After arriving at the No. 4 reception room of the detention center, Tang Xiaosheng saw a middle-aged man, about 30 years old, wearing a pair of black-framed glasses, white skin, a suit and leather shoes, and he looked like a crepe man.

This middle-aged man is the defense lawyer that Xiaolongnu hired for Tang Xiaosheng, and his name is Zhao Weiliang.

"Hello, Mr. Tang, my surname is Zhao. At the request of your girlfriend, Ms. Long Xiaoxuelong, from now on, I am your defense lawyer. Zhao Weiliang introduced himself.

"Hello." Tang Xiaosheng sat across from him.

After a few brief greetings, Zhao Weiliang went straight to the point and said: "Mr. Tang, I already know the materials about Xia Bai's murder case and the content of the police prosecution against you in the morning. Frankly, the situation is far from rosy. ”

Tang Xiaosheng said calmly: "If you don't say it directly, I am prepared. ”

Zhao Weiliang nodded and analyzed: "As far as the materials released by the police are concerned, there is not only sufficient and detailed physical evidence of this murder case, but also witnesses to the murder process, plus you have the motive to commit the crime, the time to commit the crime, and the ability to commit the crime, if the trial is really held, the possibility of being found guilty is very high." ”

Tang Xiaosheng explained in a deep voice: "I know that the police have found a lot of evidence of my crimes, but I am innocent, I did not kill Xia Bai, and those so-called evidence are all perjury." ”

Zhao Weiliang lifted his glasses and said, "Mr. Tang, as your defense lawyer, I will definitely fight for your legitimate rights and interests to the greatest extent, and you can rest assured of this." It's just that the court pays attention to evidence in its judgment, and if the facts are clear and the evidence is sufficient, the defense lawyer is powerless to do anything, and at most he can only make some efforts in sentencing and strive to reduce the punishment. ”

Tang Xiaosheng was silent for a while, he also knew that the current case was extremely unfavorable to him, there were both human and material evidence, and it was indeed quite difficult for the lawyer to defend him, so he asked: "Lawyer Zhao, in the current situation, if the trial is really held, what will be the outcome?" ”

Zhao Weiliang slowly explained: "Judging from the evidence released by the police so far, there is a high probability that the crime of intentional homicide will be convicted. The crime of intentional homicide is divided into severity, and if convicted, there are two possible sentencing. ”

After a pause, he continued, "The first possibility, if the judge determines that you killed Xia Bai in excessive defense, it is a relatively minor act, and the sentence will be lenient in sentencing, and a sentence of not less than 3 years but not more than 10 years in prison. ”

"What about the second possibility?"

"The second possibility, because there is a certain entanglement of interests between you and Xia Bai, involving economic interests such as the heirs of the Long Group, if the judge believes that your motive for killing is for your own interests, this is an act of murder for money, and the circumstances are more serious, and the sentencing will be dealt with severely, and you may be sentenced to more than ten years in prison, life imprisonment, or even death."

"Death penalty?"

Tang Xiaosheng frowned slightly, eased up, and asked, "From your point of view, which of the two types of sentencing is more likely?" ”

Zhao Weiliang thought for a while and said, "As far as the current situation is concerned, I think the probability of being sentenced to a heavy sentence is about seventy percent. But if new evidence emerges, the situation is not easy to say. However, you can rest assured that in terms of sentencing, I will definitely try my best to defend you and strive for a lenient sentence from the court. ”

Talking about this, Tang Xiaosheng has a more comprehensive understanding of the whole case, which is similar to what he guessed, and the situation is very bad. If he can't find evidence to prove that he didn't kill someone, once the trial begins, then what awaits him is most likely a long prison sentence, or even the death penalty.

"Mr. Tang, can I ask you a personal question?" At this time, lawyer Zhao Weiliang suddenly asked cautiously.

Tang Xiaosheng said lightly: "You just ask." ”

Zhao Weiliang sank and asked in a low voice, "Do you have a mental problem?" ”…,

Tang Xiaosheng was slightly stunned, his question was really a bit strange.

Zhao Weiliang added: "As far as I know, more than half a month ago, you were sent to the Jinghua Psychiatric Hospital because of schizophrenia, is this true or false? ”

Tang Xiaosheng did stay in a psychiatric hospital, but at that time, he was entrusted by Guo Yang to go to see Guo Yixiang in the psychiatric hospital, so he pretended to be a mental patient, relieved himself, and said: "Lawyer Zhao, I did go to a psychiatric hospital. ”

Zhao Weiliang nodded and said, "If you really have a mental problem, this is great, maybe there is a turning point in this case at present." ”

Tang Xiaosheng was stunned for a moment, and after thinking for a while, he finally understood what Zhao Weiliang meant.

As far as he knows, there are relevant provisions in the Criminal Law that if a mentally ill person causes harmful results when he is unable to recognize or control his own behavior, and it is confirmed by legal procedures, he may not bear criminal responsibility.

In other words, if Tang Xiaosheng can be recognized by the court as a mentally ill person and has completely lost the ability to recognize or control his own behavior, he can escape the punishment of the law even if the evidence of the crime is conclusive.

"Mr. Tang, in view of the fact that you may be suffering from schizophrenia, I will quickly collect relevant materials in the next few days, and then submit an application to the procuratorate for your forensic psychiatric evaluation, hoping to pass it." Zhao Weiliang told his arrangement.

After that, the two exchanged some relevant details of the case, and the whole meeting lasted more than half an hour.

After lawyer Zhao Weiliang left, Tang Xiaosheng was also taken back to the lobby of the detention center by the prison guards, and his mind began to think about the question that Zhao Weiliang mentioned before leaving, the question of whether he suffered from schizophrenia.

As far as the current case is concerned, it is very unfavorable to Tang Xiaosheng, the murder has only happened for less than two days, and there has been a lot of evidence pointing out that he killed Xia Bai. And he is more worried that this may be just the beginning.

Obviously, someone wanted to blame him for Xia Bai's death, and even wanted to kill him. In order to achieve this goal, the other party provided a lot of evidence to the police, not only full and detailed physical evidence, but also human witnesses.

The physical evidence was processed, and it was clearly taken out of context to confuse the public. As for human witnesses, needless to say, they must be perjured by someone else. Since the other party has the ability to make a false testimony, I am afraid it is not difficult to make a second, third, or even more. If unfavorable evidence keeps emerging, Tang Xiaosheng feels that his future is worrying.

Human life is at stake, if the case continues to develop according to this model, Tang Xiaosheng may really have to take his own life. He didn't want to sit still like this, and he didn't want to die in vain.

He felt strongly that he should take the initiative to do something. While the trial has not yet begun, new perjury has not yet appeared, the charges have not yet been established, and there may be a glimmer of hope.

After leaving the reception room, Tang Xiaosheng was thinking about this matter repeatedly, and the current situation did not allow him to relax in the slightest.

At eight o'clock in the evening, after his first day in detention, he returned to his cell alone, still thinking about the case.

After an afternoon of deliberation, he felt that there was very little evidence to be found to prove his innocence. On the night of his meeting with Xia Bai, he didn't find anyone present at all, and it was difficult to find human and physical evidence to exonerate himself. If he can't prove his innocence, the consequences of waiting for him can be imagined.

Tang Xiaosheng didn't want his fate to be led by the nose like this, and he didn't want to stay in the cell and wait for death, he knew that he had to do something. For the whole night, he sat on the bed in his cell and thought quietly, sleepless all night until dawn.

And in this sleepless night, he kept pondering the question that Zhao Weiliang mentioned today, about whether he was mentally ill. If Tang Xiaosheng is really found to be seriously mentally ill, then he can be acquitted without criminal responsibility.

After a night of repeated consideration, Tang Xiaosheng found that this was the only way he could think of at the moment.

Of course, Tang Xiaosheng also knew that he was not mentally ill, but at this point, he made a risky decision: he decided to pretend to be crazy and stupid, pretending to be a patient with severe mental illness.