Drugs, gambling, and telecom fraud are the three most important links in the criminal ecological chain in northern Myanmar.
Every year, a large number of ignorant teenagers in northern Myanmar are tricked into making a living here, only to fall into the trap of criminals, where they are subjected to inhuman abuse and torture.
Among them, the most striking and terrifying is the incident known as the "Blood Slave".
All statements in this article are based on reliable information, and the sources are detailed at the end of the article.
«——·Real Oral Narrative 1·——»
In February 2022, a Chinese man was diagnosed with "hypovolemic shock" by doctors as he died in a hospital in Cambodia.
Under repeated questioning by the staff, a terrifying experience slowly surfaced.
It turned out that half a year ago, Li Yaming saw an enticing job advertisement on the Internet, promising to work in Myanmar with a high salary. Bewitched, he went alone, but he did not expect to be deceived into northern Myanmar and fall into the clutches of a telecom fraud syndicate.
Initially, Li Yaming refused to engage in illegal activities, so he was ruthlessly abused. The criminals beat him to the point that he was covered in bruises and blood.
What's even more cruel is that because his blood type "o RH negative" is a rare blood type, they actually treated Li Yaming as a "living blood bank" and became a "blood slave" dedicated to blood drawing!
In just half a year, Li Yaming was drained of more than 5,000 milliliters of blood! According to the standard of 400ml of blood donation for ordinary people, this is equivalent to about 12 times when the whole body blood is evacuated. If this continues, sooner or later he will die of anemia and excessive blood loss.
Fortunately, in a sudden Myanmar police raid, the fraud group was wiped out, and Li Yaming was also rescued.
During the interview, Li Yaming choked up and said that during the time he was imprisoned in northern Myanmar, it was like living in a walking prison, and he had to pay for his breath. Even though he was filthy and tortured, he still couldn't imagine what would happen if he fled—he would probably be chopped off or tortured alive.
Li Yaming's experience is just the tip of the iceberg. How many of our compatriots are suffering from the inhuman torture in this dark and sinful northern Myanmar? Ouyang Ziwei is another heart-wrenching case.
«——·Real Oral Narrative 2·——»
In that eerie den of fraud, Ouyang's nightmare was much more than just being broken limbs. When he was found to have secretly called his home in an attempt to call for help, the criminals tortured him mercilessly.
First of all, he was severely beaten and covered in wounds. Then, several big men pushed him to the ground and twisted his arms.
Ouyang was in great pain, and his wail was heartbreaking. But this was not enough, the gang went on a rampage again, smashing his legs with heavy objects, causing bones to shatter and limbs to deform.
But even that wasn't enough. In order to completely defeat Ouyang's desire to survive, that group of people brutally threw him into a cold and dark "dung water prison"!
The so-called "manure water prison" is actually a large cement tank used to hold sewage. These cement tanks, which were originally used to store sewage, were filled with filth and feces from toilets and other places. The stench is so filthy that even ordinary people have to cover their noses just from afar.
In addition to Ouyang, there are countless innocent people who have been subjected to inhuman abuse in the criminal dens of northern Myanmar. Many of them were a hundred times worse and more miserable than Ouyang's fate.
Some were beaten to death or had their ears, noses and other human organs cut off as a "public display" of the criminals' brutality. Others are locked in even harsher cages, where rats and snakes crawl on their bodies and eat their flesh bit by bit.
In their eyes, those innocent people who have been deceived are nothing more than "laborers" and "consumables" that can be trampled on and used at will, and it is reasonable to pay any price. Even if they are tortured and killed alive, they will not hesitate.
What is it that holds these criminals so arrogant and so unscrupulous about the lives of others? The well-publicized modus operandi of fraud syndicates in northern Myanmar may provide the answer to this mystery.
«——·Why do Chinese lie to Chinese·——»
Northern Myanmar is home to the Wa, the largest ethnic minority in Myanmar. Due to historical reasons, the Wa have always exercised a high degree of autonomy in this land, and the jurisdiction of the central government is limited.
For a long time, there was a lack of effective governance, and it became a zone "outside of sovereignty".
These lawbreakers in northern Myanmar wield the equivalent of a "mobile prison". They have an independent and powerful armed force, and they can do whatever they want on their own turf, and their opponents are unscrupulous.
These people usually use various tactics to lure their victims to northern Myanmar, promising high salaries and good salaries to make them dream. When they get their hands dirty, they immediately impose strict controls and force them to engage in all kinds of illegal activities.
Those who do not comply are subjected to merciless torture and ill-treatment. For example, those "water prisons", "iron prisons" and the like are all means of punishing rebels. Once they are caught trying to escape, the consequences are even more serious, and they will be beaten to death or maimed.
No wonder the survivors say that the whole place is a walking prison, and it is a luxury to want to get out of it.
However, the most unacceptable are the methods used to lure people into depravity. There is no shortage of "tricks" in northern Myanmar to lure ordinary people here. Among them, using the influence of Internet celebrities is an effective way.
In 2022, a northern Myanmar Internet celebrity Li Saigao caused an uproar online. The reason was that someone heard the screams of a woman who appeared to be from a torture scene in a video he posted. As a result, some people accused him of being a member of a telecom fraud gang and using his identity as an Internet celebrity to lure fans to northern Myanmar.
Although in the end, public opinion was not thoroughly investigated, but this incident undoubtedly opened up a corner of this devil's cave in northern Myanmar. What is also thought-provoking is how many Internet celebrities like Li Saigao lurk in that dark forbidden area? Are they motivated by a pursuit of good self-fulfillment, or are they another conspiracy to deceive and trap ordinary people? This mystery may not be completely solved for a while.
In any case, both China and Myanmar are aware of the grim situation in northern Myanmar and even in the entire "Golden Triangle". In order to curb the intensification of criminal activities in this land, the Chinese government has taken strong measures and has carried out fruitful international cooperation with neighboring countries.
According to incomplete statistics, last year alone, the mainland arrested 40,000 criminal suspects from relevant countries in Southeast Asia and cracked nearly 20,000 cases. Among them, more than 600 criminals were arrested who had been active in northern Myanmar.
This unprecedented scale of "arrest" has played a certain deterrent role in curbing criminal activities in northern Myanmar. But to completely eradicate the root cause of this place, I am afraid it will take a long process, and it will require joint efforts at home and abroad.
After all, as many people who have been trapped in northern Myanmar have said, it is a prison of sin with no humanity at all. Once you fall into the trap, the hope of getting out alive is almost zero.
As ordinary people, in the face of high-risk areas such as northern Myanmar, we must first have sufficient awareness of prevention and heighten vigilance. Whether online or offline, you should think twice about any temptation to pay high salaries, and don't be deceived by greed for a while.
At the same time, we must also take this as a warning, cherish the hard-won peaceful life, and never be bewitched and confused by the illusory scenes that are one-sidedly rendered.
After all, truth is often hidden where people least want to believe it. The reason why northern Myanmar has become such a terrifying hell is rooted in people's blind pursuit of a better life. Only by quitting greed and living every day in a down-to-earth manner will life be safe.
Bibliography:
1. Phoenix TV-Big News and Big History-"Sin City" Northern Myanmar-Today's Headlines (toutiao.com)