Chapter 69: News Figure (Part 1)

  On the second day after Tang Xiaosheng was sent to a mental hospital, more than a dozen reporters from various media outlets arrived at the hospital. They all came for Tang Xiaosheng, but the story begins with Xia Bai and Long Xiaoxue.

  Two years ago, when Xia Bai and Long Xiaoxue got engaged, they were widely reported by the media. Because Xia Bai's father and Long Xiaoxue's father are both among the top billionaires in the country, this engagement was jokingly called the "most valuable" engagement in the country.

  A year ago, Long Xiaoxue was possessed by the spirit of Little Dragon Girl and suffered from mental illness, so the wedding was postponed, which also attracted media attention at that time.

  More than half a month ago, Xia Bai was arrested by the police for hiring someone to commit murder, which caused a sensation.

  A few days ago, Xia Bai escaped from prison in a bizarre incident. Later, news emerged that he was stabbed to death with a dagger by an extra actor named Tang Xiaosheng. After the incident, many media outlets reported on it in detail and speculated about the various interests behind the murder case, while Tang Xiaosheng also became the focus of attention.

  Yesterday, the Beijing Municipal Procuratorate held a press conference to announce that after a forensic psychiatric evaluation, Tang Xiaosheng was diagnosed with severe schizophrenia and had completely lost his ability to recognize and control his behavior, therefore he would no longer be pursued for criminal liability and was released not guilty.

  As soon as the news came out, the media was in an uproar, thinking that things were too bizarre. They questioned Tang Xiaosheng's appraisal result, and more than a dozen journalists from various media outlets flocked to the Beijing Huashan Hospital to understand how this appraisal result was made.

  In order to embody the principles of fairness, openness and justice, Beijing Huahua Mental Hospital has decided to allow five experts who conducted a judicial psychiatric appraisal for Tang Xiaosheng to accept interviews with media reporters, and to showcase the process, materials, basis and conclusions of the appraisal one by one to the media.

  When facing media reporters, the five identification experts were all confident and claimed that Tang Xiaosheng's mental identification results would definitely not be wrong. They said he not only suffered from extremely severe schizophrenia but also had serious neurological disorders. Under the patient explanation of the five experts, most media reporters finally gradually recognized Tang Xiaosheng's identification results.

  After this little episode, Tang Xiaosheng also secretly wiped a cold sweat. Fortunately, the media reporters finally believed in the appraisal results. If they really pursued it, the trouble would be big. He thought that this matter should have ended here, but he never expected that all of this was just the beginning.

  On the third day of Tang Xiaosheng's confinement in a mental hospital, the Beijing Metropolitan Evening News published a news report titled "Bizarre Love Affair: Suspect and Deceased Fiancée", accompanied by a photo of Long Nü feeding Tang Xiaosheng.

  Yesterday, a reporter unexpectedly took a photo of Tang Xiaosheng's life in the psychiatric hospital while interviewing there. At that time, it was lunchtime, and a beautiful woman was feeding him beside him.

  Later, after investigation, the journalist found that the woman who fed Tang Xiaosheng was actually Long Xiaoxue, and was shocked. Because Long Xiaoxue is Xia Bai's fiancée, while Tang Xiaosheng is a suspect in Xia Bai's murder case. Now, after the murder case occurred, Long Xiaoxue lives with Tang Xiaosheng in a mental hospital, and their relationship is still so intimate, which can lead to many speculations.

  And this news, once reported, also caused a sensation.

  On the fourth day, many media outlets published related reports, analyzing the relationship between Tang Xiaosheng, Long Xiaoxue and Xia Bai, and some conspiracy theories and interest-based speculations were also raised.

  However, what drew the most attention was Sina's report, which analyzed the incident from another angle, with a particularly eye-catching headline - "The Love of a Psychopath and a Rich Heiress".

  Recently, there have been many conspiracy theories circulating in the media about the relationship between Tang Xiaosheng and Long Xiaoxue. I'm not sure what the truth is, but I only believe what I see. Long Xiaoxue, a rich girl, an ethereal beauty, could have had the most luxurious, romantic, and sweet life that ordinary women dream of. Unfortunately, she gave all this up voluntarily. She chose to accompany a man with mental illness in a psychiatric hospital, silently taking care of his daily needs, feeding him, dressing him, and working tirelessly without complaint. I don't know what keeps her going, but the word "love" involuntarily pops into my mind. In this materialistic society, how many people are willing to quietly persevere for these two words?

  After this report was published, it immediately attracted the attention of many netizens. In less than an hour, more than a thousand Sina Weibo users commented on the post:

  "Floor 1312: ╄随颩颵遥╄[Guangdong Shenzhen]: Wooooo... After reading this report, I believe in love again."

  "Post #1313: Da Xue Cang Rong Dao [Guangdong Shenzhen]: A white rich beauty actually fell in love with a short, ugly and poor mentally ill person. Yuan Fang, what do you think about this?"

  "Floor 1314: Camera Soul Baby Nana [Hong Kong]: So touching! Wishing love all the best!"

  "Floor 1315: I want to go back to Mars [Fujian Fuzhou]: Long Xiaoxue is indeed beautiful, asking for her life photos or photo album!!! 1197009807@qq.com, good people live a peaceful life..."

  "Floor 1316: Tie Fang Ai [Sichuan Dazhou]: Look down on the floor above, and also wish love."

  "Floor 1317: Long Xuan Cheng [Jiangxi Ji'an]: Contempt for floor 1315, also wishing love."

  ……

  The discussion among netizens became increasingly intense, and within one day, the number of follow-up posts exceeded 14,000, with most netizens choosing to bless Tang Xiaosheng and Little Dragon Girl.

  However, there are also different voices. Some netizens have questioned Tang Xiaosheng's identity and believe that he must have an extraordinary background, otherwise a goddess-like woman like Long Xiaoxue would not follow him so devotedly.

  Accompanied by such doubts, on the fifth day, NetEase News broke out with a news message titled: "Tang Xiaosheng's True Identity - Construction Worker".

  In the body of the news, the reporter wrote: "At a construction site on the north second ring road in our city, a foreman told reporters that Tang Xiaosheng had worked here before. The foreman praised Tang Xiaosheng for his hard work, moving 6,000 bricks in one afternoon and carrying 200 bags of cement in one morning, saying he was a young man who could endure hardship."

  It's a coincidence. On the same day, Tencent News also had a similar report with the title: "Tang Xiaosheng used to be a dishwasher too".

  In the report, it was written: "At a private restaurant in our city, the owner told reporters that Tang Xiaosheng had worked as a dishwasher at his store. The owner said that Tang Xiaosheng left a deep impression on him, he did things neatly and efficiently, and was a very diligent young man."

  After the two reports were published, the doubts about Tang Xiaosheng's identity also disappeared. Everyone understood that Tang Xiaosheng did not have any extraordinary background, but was just an extra actor, a construction worker, and a dishwasher, a genuine poor man living at the bottom of society.

  After Tang Xiaosheng's bittersweet experience was reported, many netizens felt that his story was very inspiring, and he was able to get a girlfriend like Long Xiaoxue who is considered a goddess. At the same time, even more netizens were moved by Long Xiaoxue's actions, and her love for Tang Xiaosheng which transcended worldly conventions.

  In the following days, discussions about Tang Xiaosheng and Long Xiaoxue's romance grew more frequent. As soon as you opened a news website or flipped through a newspaper, you could always find some related reports. In an increasingly materialistic society, this kind of romance between a rich beauty and a poor guy always easily captures the attention of the masses.

  As the protagonist of these reports, Tang Xiaosheng suddenly felt a great deal of pressure. Having been unknown for so many years, he was suddenly being focused on by numerous media outlets, and he was somewhat overwhelmed.

  And all of this is actually just the beginning.