Whether you need to hire a lawyer can only be said to depend on the expectations of the parties to the case.
First of all, the crime of trusting is definitely not a serious criminal offence. According to the provisions of the Criminal Law, those who knowingly use information networks to commit crimes, provide them with technical support such as Internet access, server hosting, network storage, communication transmission, or provide them with assistance such as advertising promotion, payment and settlement, if the circumstances are serious, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years or criminal detention, and shall also or shall only be fined.
For minor offences, whether it is necessary to hire a lawyer depends on the expectations of the parties themselves. If the parties have their own ideas to fight for probation or even not to prosecute, they will definitely need to hire lawyers to communicate with the investigation organs and judicial organs and conduct effective defense in order to achieve an ideal result. If the client doesn't care about it and doesn't mind actually being punished for a few more months, then there is no need to hire a lawyer according to his personal situation.
Legal basis:
Criminal law of the people's Republic of China
Article 287
Whoever uses computers to commit financial fraud, theft, corruption, misappropriation of public funds, theft of state secrets or other crimes shall be convicted and punished in accordance with the relevant provisions of this Law.
Article 287-1 Whoever commits any of the following acts by using information networks, if the circumstances are serious, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years or criminal detention and shall also or only be fined:
(a) to establish websites and distribution groups that commit fraud, teach criminal methods, make or sell prohibited items, controlled items and other illegal and criminal activities;
(2) publishing information on manufacturing and selling drugs, guns, obscene articles and other prohibited articles, controlled articles or other illegal and criminal activities;
(3) publishing information for the purpose of committing illegal and criminal activities such as fraud. If a unit commits the crime mentioned in the preceding paragraph, it shall be fined, and the directly responsible person in charge and other directly responsible personnel shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of the first paragraph. Whoever commits the acts mentioned in the preceding two paragraphs and constitutes other crimes at the same time shall be convicted and punished in accordance with the provisions of heavier punishment.
Article 287 bis knowingly provides technical support such as Internet access, server hosting, network storage and communication transmission. , or provide advertising, payment and settlement assistance, if the circumstances are serious, they shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years or criminal detention and shall also or only be fined. If a unit commits the crime mentioned in the preceding paragraph, it shall be fined, and the directly responsible person in charge and other directly responsible personnel shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of the first paragraph. Whoever commits the acts mentioned in the preceding two paragraphs and constitutes other crimes at the same time shall be convicted and punished in accordance with the provisions of heavier punishment.