Who Made Him a Lawyer?

Chapter 471: Chapter 349: Drugs!?

Xu Liang stopped the car in front of the detention center.

Across the street, Su Yu got out of the taxi’s back seat, and a man in his fifties wearing a white lab coat emerged from the front passenger seat.

Before Xu Liang could ask, Su Yu spoke:

"Senior brother, this is Director Yang from Hanhai Mental Hospital!"

"He has been deeply involved in the mental health field for many years, with extensive experience, and has even written papers on the effects of electricity on the human body and mind. He personally came this time to evaluate Lv Xiong..."

Director Yang...

Effects of electricity on the mind?

Xu Liang was taken aback, watching the stern-faced man in front of him, hesitating to speak for a moment.

"Director Yang... may I ask what your full name is?" Xu Liang asked tentatively.

Director Yang was a bit puzzled.

Why ask for a name? After all, he would be addressed as Director Yang eventually... but even though he thought this, he maintained an impassive expression and said:

"Just ’Xin’.

So, his name is Yang Xin.

Xu Liang breathed a sigh of relief, showing a smile, "Thank you for your trouble, Director Yang."

"You’re welcome."

Director Yang waved it off.

"Just doing my duty."

Mental hospital doctors are different from ordinary doctors.

In regular hospitals, patients mostly go to the hospital themselves to see a doctor, with doctors only occasionally making house calls.

But psychiatrists are different; their patients have mental issues.

For instance, some patients fear hospitals and react physically upon entering, so the doctor has to make a house call.

Especially for assessments like this in detention centers.

In recent years, the number has gradually increased, and Director Yang is already accustomed to it.

So...

"Let’s go see the patient first."

Director Yang spoke.

"Alright."

Xu Liang nodded, then stepped into the detention center.

This wasn’t Xu Liang’s first time at Hanhai City’s detention center, and he was somewhat familiar with the police here.

Plus, he had already made a call earlier, and given the importance of the case... it wasn’t long before they arrived at a special meeting room.

Similar to an interrogation room, a spacious room was separated by a giant glass pane.

Lv Xiong was inside, while Xu Liang and others were outside, they could see each other, but it was hard to hear each other speak.

Only with the provided landline phone could they communicate.

At this moment, Lv Xiong sat in the chair on the other side of the glass, staring blankly with a distracted look, slightly scratching his body with his hands.

Until a voice came from the landline.

"Mr. Lv, we meet again."

The voice sounded vaguely familiar, and Lv Xiong paused slightly, then immediately looked up.

As expected, it was Xu Liang on the other side of the glass!

Except....

Lv Xiong’s eyes were increasingly clouded, his face somewhat pale, and his eyes appeared a bit... frenzied?

"Xu... Lawyer Xu."

Lv Xiong forced a slight smile, holding the phone with one hand, scratching with the other.

Seeing this, Xu Liang’s eyes narrowed, and he said solemnly:

"Mr. Lv, have the staff at the detention center mistreated you!?"

The question was not genuine, merely aimed at easing the other’s tension and making Lv Xiong feel like someone would support him.

At the same time, Xu Liang was quite curious about the other’s current state.

Though Lv Xiong’s situation yesterday wasn’t great, it wasn’t terrible either.

He had also seen him this morning, and his condition had not been good.

Morning could be explained; after all, being transferred to the detention center today, it was very likely he couldn’t sleep and felt a bit off.

But just a morning gone by... how had Lv Xiong’s condition worsened so much!?

"N...no." Lv Xiong forced a grin.

This....

Beside him, Yang Xin paused, eyebrows furrowed.

From his first impression of Lv Xiong... the man was quite ill! But something seemed off... in any case, Director Yang felt it was very strange!

"What’s the patient’s condition?" Director Yang turned to Xu Liang and asked.

"Hallucinations, he occasionally sees some hallucinations." Xu Liang replied, not explaining the case in detail, just giving a general idea.

"Hallucinations, huh..."

Director Yang fell into thought, then snapped back and said:

"Alright, I’ve got it, we can begin the consultation."

Xu Liang nodded, looked at Lv Xiong, and advised him before speaking:

"Mr. Lv, don’t be nervous. This is an expert I brought in the mental health field, just relax and cooperate shortly."

Internally tense, Lv Xiong swallowed, stammering:

"Al... alright, I’m not nervous... not nervous..."

Xu Liang didn’t insist either, handing the landline directly to Director Yang.

Without hesitation, Director Yang took the phone, sat down in the chair, and fixed his gaze on Lv Xiong, asking in a deep voice:

"Let me ask you, in the past few months, have you experienced frequent and persistent insomnia? If not, how has your sleep quality been? Difficulty falling asleep? Or easily waking up?"

Upon hearing this, Lv Xiong contemplated for a moment, then slowly replied:

"Before coming in, I slept well, deeply. Besides farming and hunting, I had no other troubles."

"But once in the police station, I found it hard to sleep..."

As he spoke.

His facial muscles twitched, breathing deepened slightly, and one hand continuously scratched his body.

Sleep quality not problematic?

Yang Xin was a bit surprised, attempting to discern deceit from Lv Xiong’s expression, but Lv Xiong was indeed speaking truthfully.

As for being unable to sleep in the police station...

"That’s entirely understandable, nervousness leads to anxiety, and then you can’t sleep."

Director Yang spoke a reassuring remark, then considered the next question.

"Have you ever heard sounds others cannot hear, sounds that conversed among themselves, or discussed you and commented on you?"