A missing 15-year-old boy that disappeared from Shenzhen last month is safely back home after being located in Changsha, Hunan province, reports Shenzhen Daily.
The middle school student disappeared 28 days ago from Shenzhen’s Bao’an District with only RMB1,000 in his possession. The vanishing act raised a considerable amount of concern among netizens and prompted many Shenzheners to join in the search.
The big break in the case came on Saturday morning, when the boy’s father, surnamed Li, received a call from a Changsha resident who claimed to have seen his son (or someone that fit the description) at a local bookstore. Strangely, the caller refused to reveal his identity.
“He sent me a photo of the boy whose figure and profile looked like my son and I took a high-speed train to Changsha the same day,” explained the boy’s father.
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When he arrived at the Changsha bookstore on Saturday afternoon, however, the boy had already left. Li wasn't ready to give up though, and began searching the area, contacting former classmates in the city for help.
“At around 11pm when I passed by a small shop, I heard a voice that was so familiar and I was sure it was from my son,” Li told Shenzhen Daily.
The two returned home to Shenzhen on Sunday by high-speed train.
“I would like to thank many people, especially that kind man in Changsha who contacted me, but he refused to take our money as a reward,” Li said.
It is still unclear why the boy left home and the father has yet to ask him what happened, claiming he wants his son to calm down and “prepare for the upcoming high school entrance exam.”
[Image via Huffington Post]
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