Jimu News Reporter Du Guangran
After 33 years, Li Jingwei (real name Li Fangfu), a man who successfully searched for his relatives with a hand-drawn map, took his mother, second brother Li Fangsong and others on the road back to his hometown. The distance from Henan to Yunnan is about 1,700 kilometers and takes nearly 18 hours of driving. Li Jingwei and his second brother Li Fangsong took turns driving and arrived at their hometown in Zhaotong, Yunnan on May 29. Li Jingwei said frankly that he was so anxious to come back this time because he wanted to visit his father's grave and pay homage. More importantly, he wanted to severely punish the human traffickers who abducted him.
Li Jingwei, a 37-year-old man, successfully searched for his relatives by drawing a map of his hometown from memory. On New Year's Day in 2022, he reunited with his biological mother at the Lankao County Public Security Bureau in Henan Province. The video of him kissing his mother Yang Huilan on the forehead left a deep impression on many netizens.
Before meeting her son, Yang Huilan, who had lived in Zhoukou, Henan for many years, said in an interview with a reporter from Jimu News that if Jing Wei wanted to return to Yunnan to visit his father's grave, she would go back with him. After more than five months, Yang Huilan fulfilled her promise. She and her second son Li Fangsong accompanied Li Jingwei from Henan and returned to his hometown in Zhaotong, Yunnan.
"I have been recalling all the past experiences along the way, and they are vividly in my mind." On the evening of the 28th, Li Jingwei's biological mother Yang Huilan told reporters that she had not returned to her hometown for more than ten years. After so many years, the family came back again, and Jingwei also I was very excited as I followed my colleagues. I went back in a hurry this time, and I didn’t know how long I would stay. Along the way, she looked out the car window and recalled all the past, with mixed feelings in her heart.
Li Jingwei's second brother Li Fangsong said that he was very anxious to return to his hometown this time. He and his brother took turns driving without thinking of taking more rest. The car basically never stopped and kept driving forward. Everyone plans to worship ancestors, build tombs, visit relatives, and also plans to walk along the hand-drawn map again.
In Li Jingwei’s memory, his home was in a valley. There was a road high up in the back mountain. About 1 kilometer down from the village, there was a large river about 70 meters wide. When he was about 4 years old, he was coaxed from his home by a bald neighbor to the road in the back mountain. After several twists and turns, he took a train to Henan. The appearance of his parents faded in and out. He remembered that his face shape, eyes and forehead were like his father's, and his lips were like his mother's.
In the 33 years since Li Jingwei was abducted, many changes have occurred in his family. In order to find him, his mother Yang Huilan left her hometown in Zhaotong, Yunnan, and traveled to one city after another. His father was injured and died, and his sister, brother, and sister-in-law died suddenly and unexpectedly. After Li Jingwei reunited with his family, he was very sad to hear the news. He quit his job in Guangdong and secured enough flexible time. He has been waiting for the opportunity, hoping to severely punish the traffickers.
On the evening of the 28th, Li Jingwei was interviewed by a Jimu News reporter and said that he had been looking forward to returning to Yunnan for a long time and was quite anxious. At about 8 pm on the 27th, he received a call from Deng Fei, the founder of the anti-trafficking campaign on Weibo, asking him to rush back to his hometown in Zhaotong. Li Jingwei did not hesitate, immediately called his mother, second brother, and sister and set off. He had been waiting for this moment for a long time. They didn't stop much on the road and kept on going, hoping to get home soon. "Everything I look at feels very familiar, and every road has a sense of déjà vu. This is my home."
He said that after many years, he finally looked forward to the day when he could go home. This time he came back with a little more time. something more important. He hopes to severely punish the traffickers and clear his name. No matter how long it took, he worked hard to find a home, just hoping to return to Li Fangfu one day. He believes that the successful search for relatives cannot be the end, but only the beginning.
html On the morning of the 29th, Li Jingwei and his party arrived in Zhaotong, Yunnan. The brothers also bought new clothes for their mother. Li Jingwei took several videos while sitting in the car and wrote in the text: "Thank you everyone. I am getting home and will go see my father tomorrow. The closer I am to home, the calmer I feel."Source: Jingchu.com
