It is not uncommon for mentally ill people to commit acts of violence.
But Liu Qing's situation of killing people unconsciously is rare in the world.
There was a heated discussion in the psychiatric office about Liu Qing's condition.
"Everyone!" Gao Yue spoke, signaling everyone to be quiet, and said to Yang Xiao:
"Officer Yang, based on the case you described, I analyzed it from a professional perspective and I think there are three possibilities.
The first one is that the person involved is lying and she remembers what happened.
Second, the person involved has multiple personalities, and the person who killed the person was the person’s second personality.
Finally, in the category of mental illness there is a condition called pathological semi-awake state. "
"Pathological semi-awake state! Professor Gao, can you explain it?" Yang Xiao is not an expert on mental illness and has little knowledge of these related terms.
Literally it means that a person is awake but not fully awake.
Gao Yue explained:
“It’s a state between sleep and wakefulness.
Patients mainly suffer from confusion and perceptual impairment, that is, they have no sense of external physical and sound stimulation, and are accompanied by fear, motor excitement, and even hallucinations, delusions, and impulsive dangerous behaviors.
The patient's behavior is often accompanied by unconscious automatic actions, and the behavioral process is difficult to recall.
The state of the person involved at the time of the murder can only be determined after further diagnosis. "
"Understood!"
Gao Yue explained in great detail, and Yang Xiao nodded silently. The first two situations were expected. The first was nothing more than Liu Qing pretending to have amnesia. She had complete behavioral control when killing people and needed to bear corresponding legal responsibility.
The other one is a mental illness and does not need to bear criminal responsibility.
Only this third situation was the first time Yang Xiao heard about it and asked:
"Professor Gao, if the murderer was in the third condition when she committed the murder, does she need to bear criminal responsibility?"
"This..." Gao Yue hesitated for a while and replied:
"This is very rare.
There are no more than ten medically documented cases worldwide.
There have been no corresponding cases in our country.
According to foreign cases, medical science does not include this situation in the category of mental illness, and crimes require corresponding responsibilities.
Domestically, because there is no precedent, I cannot answer your question. "
Gao Yue can only help Yang Xiao by providing professional consultation.
Yang Xiao did not have the procedures of the judicial authorities, and Gao Yue could not directly intervene in the case, let alone express personal opinions without authorization, so he was very cautious when answering.
Just when Gao Yue thought Yang Xiao only wanted to ask these questions, Yang Xiao took out a transparent evidence bag from his pocket and asked again:
"Professor Gao, is it possible that Liu Qing's illness is man-made?
Well, what I mean is that Liu Qing was not sick, but someone made her sick, or made Liu Qing think she was sick. "
"What do you mean?" Gao Yue looked at Yang Xiao doubtfully.
Yang Xiao didn't know how to explain it, so he turned on the UHF transmitter in front of Gao Yue.
This is exactly the purpose of Yang Xiao rushing back to Chengdu from Mingzhou.
If you just want to ask a few questions, there is no need to make this trip. You can ask them over the phone.
Bah!
A sharp, piercing sound echoed in the office.
Many doctors raised their hands to cover their ears.
Yang Xiao only turned on the UHF transmitter for a few seconds, then turned it off and said:
"Professor Gao, our police found this thing from the suspect's husband.
I roughly looked at the suspect's medical record, which was the first case record of the suspect's first visit to Mingzhou People's Hospital. "
Yang Xiao dug out the oldest one from the thick list of medical cases. It was the case when Liu Qing first went to the hospital. It recorded Liu Qing's self-report describing her condition:
"...whistle-like sounds often appear in the ears, and I can't hear where they are coming from, as if they are coming from my head...I have been suffering from insomnia for a long time, and there are cases of forgetfulness and trance..."
At that time, Liu Qing's mental state was still very good, but the strange sounds that often appeared in her ears put her on the verge of collapse.
The hospital provides Liu Qing with treatment based on tinnitus.
But the situation didn't get any better.
On the contrary, it is becoming more and more serious.
In the end, Liu Qing was diagnosed with auditory hallucinations and severe neurasthenia, and her mental state also became abnormal.
When Liang Zhiqiang turned on the UHF transmitter, the sound it made made Yang Xiao feel that it was almost the same as what Liu Qing had described when he went to the doctor. Yang Xiao suspected that Liu Qing's illness was not accidental but man-made.
Or maybe Liu Qing is not sick at all, and someone made her think she was sick!
In order to verify his guess, Yang Xiao immediately drove back to Chengdu with the evidence and sought expert help.
Gao Ming picked up the evidence bag and looked at the audio transmitter inside. His expression gradually became serious and he said:
"Officer Yang, in the outpatient clinic of our department, we have also received patients who have worked in low-frequency or high-frequency environments for a long time and have developed mental abnormalities.
This situation is not impossible.
This kind of high-frequency sound wave is very harmful to the human body, causing irreversible damage to the eardrum, extreme mental stress, and insomnia.
Living in this kind of noise pollution for a long time is likely to cause mental disorders.
Can I see the patient? "
Liu Qing's condition is a rare research topic for Gao Yue.
She asked Yang Xiao to see Liu Qing.
Yang Xiao wanted this.
Both parties immediately decided to go to the Mingzhou City Detention Center.
Gao Yue and the two graduate students she brought got into Yang Xiao's police car and headed to Mingzhou.
Mingzhou City Detention Center.
It was already six o'clock in the afternoon when Yang Xiao arrived with Gao Yue and her two students.
Tong Ran and Mao Anping received the news and waited in front of the detention center with the procedures for interrogating Liu Qing.
They told Yang Xiao that the request to postpone the closing of the case was rejected by the municipal bureau leaders, and that the case would be handed over to the procuratorate for trial in three days, and then Liu Qing and Long Yaping would be prosecuted.
Liu Shanhe moved very quickly.
He has already found a lawyer and submitted an application for a mental evaluation of Liu Qing to the procuratorate in advance.
There is not much time left for Yang Xiao.
He decided to interrogate Liu Qing immediately.
Wow! Wow!
The clang of shackles echoed in the corridors of the detention center.
Liu Qing was escorted by two female police officers to the interrogation room.
This is special treatment for felons in detention centers.
Liu Qing's situation is different from other criminal suspects awaiting sentencing. In view of Liu Qing's unstable mental state, she was held in solitary confinement.
In just two days, Liu Qing's spirit seemed much better, her face became rosy, and her mood became more stable while sitting at the interrogation table.
This interrogation was specially arranged for Gao Yue and Liu Qing to meet.
Yang Xiao did not speak in the interrogation room.
Gao Yue had been looking at Liu Qing and observing her since she entered the interrogation room, and asked:
"Liu Qing, how do you feel?"
"Very good!" Liu Qing glanced at Gao Yue strangely. This woman didn't look like a police officer, and she didn't have an aggressive aura.
