According to an employee of Jinyu Hotel, many hotel staff were taken away by the police for investigation that night, leaving only a few staff to handle check-out matters. The Paper previously reported that in the early morning of March 16 this year, 16-year-old Diao jumped into

The Paper reporter Chen Xuhou intern Zhang Yao

Jinyu Hotel in Boluo County. Picture of this article The Paper reporter Chen Xuhou

html On the evening of April 30, the Jinyu Hotel in Boluo County, Huizhou City, Guangdong Province was seized by the police overnight and guests who had checked in on the same day were required to check out overnight. According to an employee of Jinyu Hotel, many hotel staff were taken away by the police for investigation that night, leaving only a few staff to handle check-out matters; it is still unknown when the hotel will open.

The Boluo Jinyu Hotel came into public view, and it was related to an incident of a girl falling into the river. The Paper (www.thepaper.cn) previously reported that in the early morning of March 16 this year, 16-year-old Diao jumped into the river and died on the Boluo Dongjiang Bridge. On the evening of April 29, the Boluo police reported that Diao had a quarrel with her boyfriend before falling into the river.

The KTV in the hotel has been closed since April 30.

Many of Diao’s friends told The Paper that on the eve of his fall into the river, Diao had been drinking at the KTV of Jinyu Hotel and was drunk by guests. Before the incident, Jinyu Hotel KTV had used many "mommies" to hire many young girls to provide escort services, including more than 10 underage girls, the youngest of whom was only 14 years old.

On the afternoon of the 30th, The Paper visited Jinyu Hotel and found that the hotel has 6 floors, of which the first floor is the lobby, the 2nd to 4th floors are KTV, and the 5th to 6th floors are guest rooms. At that time, the hotel was still operating normally and rooms could be checked in, but the KTVs on the 2nd to 4th floors were closed. In this regard, the hotel front desk staff said that the hotel KTV began to close on the 30th and "has not been open in the past few days."

Regarding Jinyu Hotel’s suspected use of minors as escorts, The Paper has not yet contacted the relevant person in charge of Jinyu Hotel for confirmation. On the evening of the 30th, the relevant person in charge of the Huizhou Municipal Public Security Bureau responded to The Paper saying that the case was under further investigation.

html On April 30, the local police sealed off the Jinyu Hotel overnight, and guests who had checked in that day were required to check out overnight.

html Half of the 86-story building is KTV

Jinyu Hotel is located in the southeast of Boluo County, Huizhou City, backed by Boluo Dongshan Provincial Forest Park. There are many KTV, foot massage and other leisure and entertainment venues nearby the hotel, as well as a square next to it. At night, this area starts to get lively.

Jinyu Hotel is a 6-story building with more than 20 small rooms on the first floor. In the elevator waiting area in the lobby, floors 2-4 are marked as "Club KTV". Local people who have spent time at the KTV told The Paper that Jinyu Hotel is well-known locally, and its internal KTV is also very popular.

html In this 06-story building, floors 2-4 were all KTVs.

At about 18:00 on April 30, The Paper visited Jinyu Hotel and found that the hotel KTV had been closed and even the lights were not on. The front desk staff informed that the hotel KTV was closed that day and "has not been open in recent days."

The Paper noticed that the KTV in the hotel is called "Jinyu Club" and its contact number shares the same number as the hotel front desk. The front desk staff of Jinyu Hotel said that the hotel and KTV are together, but they don't know whether the owner is the same person.

According to the results of Tianyancha, Boluo Jinyu Hotel is a small and micro enterprise , which was established in May 2013 and is 100% owned by Lu Shaofeng. The company was once a dishonest company announced by the court, and was once listed as a high-consumption enterprise with restrictions.

On the evening of the 30th, the local police sealed off the Jinyu Hotel overnight, and all guests staying there were required to check out overnight. A police officer at the scene said that it was a "criminal seizure." An employee of Jinyu Hotel revealed that many Jinyu Hotel staff were taken away by the police for investigation that night.

At the entrance of the hotel, there is a sign saying "No Minors Entering".

Accused of using underage girls to accompany drinks

In the early morning of March 16 this year, a 16-year-old girl named Diao jumped into the river at the Boluo Dongjiang Bridge and died. On April 29, one month after the incident, some media revealed that before Diao fell into the river, he had been drinking at a hotel KTV and was being drunk by guests. This matter has attracted great attention from the outside world.

On the afternoon of April 29, Diao’s mother Li Huiqun received a notice to go to the county public security bureau to take notes. Later, Li Huiqun called his youngest daughter Xiaomei (pseudonym), his daughter's friend Xiaofang (pseudonym) and others to take notes together.Li Huiqun revealed that the transcript of that night lasted from about 17:00 to about 6:00 the next day.

Li Huiqun and Xiaofang both said that they had made transcripts before, but the police mainly wanted to understand what happened before and after Diao fell into the river. It was not until the transcripts on the evening of the 29th that they focused on asking them about the situation of the escort at the Jinyu Hotel, and the situation in which Diao was persuaded to drink while accompanying him on the eve of his fall into the river.

Xiaofang told The Paper that she is 15 years old and met Diao about a year ago. In mid-February this year, she met a "mommy" named Long through Diao, and began to make money by accompanying drinks at Jinyu Hotel KTV. It was not until after Diao fell into the river that she stopped drinking with him.

Diao’s sister Xiaomei is 14 years old and is still in junior high school. She told The Paper that she met "Mummy" Long through Xiaofang and worked as a bartender at Jinyu Hotel KTV for about 2 weeks. "I felt that the guests were not polite, so I stopped going."

Li Huiqun said that the eldest daughter Diao was a bit rebellious. After not studying, she worked as a waiter in a restaurant, earning a monthly salary of more than 3,000 yuan. It was not until after the incident that the parents learned that Diao had been drinking at the Jinyu Hotel for about a month. Before that, Diao had only told her parents that she worked as a cashier in the hotel.

According to Xiaofang, Xiaomei and others, before the incident, there were several "mommies" in Jinyu Hotel, and one "mommy" managed 4-5 accompanying girls. Among them, Diao, Xiaofang, Xiaomei and others were all managed by Long. It is estimated that there are dozens of escort girls at Jinyu Hotel, including about 15 underage girls, the youngest of whom is only 14 years old. Moreover, the remuneration of all escort girls is basically the same. "The salary is fixed and is paid daily. For example, if it is 400 yuan a day, 'Mommy' will be given 70 yuan, and the actual income will be 330 yuan."

Xiaofang said that she works as a waiter mainly to make money; if the guests want to play dice, everyone may drink more. The transfer records provided by Xiaofang show that in February and March this year, she received money from others or "mommy" Long on many occasions, ranging from several hundred yuan.

Regarding the above statement, The Paper called Long several times, but no one answered the phone. According to the contact information provided by Li Huiqun, The Paper called a manager surnamed Zhang at Jinyu Hotel, and the other party said that the number was "wrong."

The Paper noticed that near the entrance of Jinyu Hotel, there were doormen guarding the hotel, and there were also warning signs "No minors allowed to enter" produced by the Boluo County Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau. Xiaofang and Xiaoli said that when they were accompanying the guests, they had seen the "no minors allowed" warning sign at the door, but no one ever stopped them or asked them about their identities.

html In the early morning of March 16, Diao jumped from the Boluo Dongjiang Bridge.

hopes that the police can conduct an in-depth investigation

html On the evening of April 29, the Boluo police reported that after preliminary investigation, the deceased Diao had an argument with her boyfriend Peng on the evening of March 15 due to a relationship dispute. Then he took a motorcycle to the Boluo Dongjiang Bridge and sent a WeChat voice message to his friend saying that he wanted to commit suicide. When his friend arrived at the scene to dissuade him, Diao jumped from the bridge. Currently, this incident is under further investigation.

Li Huiqun is not satisfied with this result. She hopes that the police can conduct an in-depth investigation. Li Huiqun told The Paper that after her daughter fell into the river, her family wanted to see the surveillance video of Jinyu Hotel, but the other party said that due to the aging of the equipment, the surveillance video was no longer available. So far, there is no clear explanation on this matter. Regarding this issue, The Paper once asked the front desk staff of Jinyu Hotel, but the other party evaded it by saying they were not clear.

Li Huiqun also hopes that the police can find out who Diao was drinking with on the night of the incident and what their identities were.

According to Li Huiqun and others, before falling into the river, Diao had been drinking at the Jinyu Hotel and was forced to drink. Xiaofang was also a bartender at this wine party. She told The Paper in detail about the entire process of being a bartender.

According to Xiaofang, at about 20:00 on March 15, she and Diao were drinking in a private room on the second floor of Jinyu Hotel KTV. They were eight men and one woman. They were playing dice and everyone drank a lot of wine, "red, white, and beer." During this period, the guests hugged their waists and held hands. In the middle of the process, Diao came out and said that he had vomited blood due to drinking, but Xiaofang did not see any blood.

Afterwards, Diao called her boyfriend, seemingly asking for help, but the two parties quarreled on the phone. At about 23:40 that day, Diao left the KTV and left a message to Xiaofang, "I'm tired, please take care of my sister," revealing the idea of ​​committing suicide. About 10 minutes later, when they learned that Diao was on the Boluo Dongjiang Bridge, Xiaofang and two other underage girls rushed there, but they failed to persuade Diao to commit suicide.

Xiaofang said that when she left the KTV, the guests had not left. In the early hours of the morning, a customer transferred her and Diao's remuneration for drinking that night, a total of 600 yuan. "Because she left early, the money was deducted."

html On the evening of March 15, Xiaofang (pseudonym) and Diao were drinking together at Jinyu Hotel. In the early morning of the next day, a customer transferred 600 yuan to Xiaofang as a reward.

According to Li Huiqun and Xiaomei, Diao’s boyfriend Peng was about 17 years old, neither studying nor working. He had been in love with Diao for about three years, and the two had quarreled before. On the evening of March 15, after a quarrel with Diao, Peng deleted Diao’s WeChat account. Shortly after Diao jumped into the river, Peng was detained by the police for other matters and sent to the detention center.

To this day, Xiaofang and Xiaomei still can’t figure out why 16-year-old Diao jumped into the river that night. In their eyes, before that night, there was nothing unusual about Diao, everything was normal.

Editor in charge: Wen Xiaoxiao

Proofreader: Shi Jun