Wang Yumin couldn't help feeling a bit puzzled. Although the scenario of swallowing gold to commit suicide has appeared in many works, for example, Yu in "Dream of the Red Chamber," who was tortured and had her fetus aborted by a doctor, finally chose to swallow gold and end her life.
But with the advancement of technology, people's methods of suicide are evolving rapidly, and the luxurious way of swallowing gold has not been used for many years.
"There are actually two ways to talk about the method of swallowing gold. One saying is that in ancient times, gold referred to mercury, which means swallowing mercury. This belongs to heavy metal poisoning, and once poisoned, there's no rescue."
Wang Yumin nodded; this was the first time he had heard of this explanation.
"The second type refers to actually swallowing gold. Swallowing gold is an extreme physical method of suicide. It uses the weight of gold, causing the intestines to rupture, leading to abdominal infection and death."
