On the morning of May 8th, Yao Ce's adoptive parents sued the Huaihe Hospital of Henan University in the first instance of the People's Court of Gulou District, Kaifeng City, Henan Province.

▲Ms. Xu Min and Yao Ce in her childhood.

Photo courtesy of the interviewee

  On the 8th, The Paper (www.thepaper.cn) learned from Yao Ce's adoptive mother Xu Min that the court was adjourned after more than an hour this morning.

In the early stage, they applied for a criminal investigation, but the case was not filed. The case is currently under reconsideration. They added a defendant in court.

  "Because of various reasons, we must consider who got the first shot by mistake and who caused Yao Ce's illness. Only from here can we find out the real reason for the 28-year misplacement." Xu Min said, "(we) ) Respect and obey the court’s decision, insist on finding the truth, and proceed in accordance with the law."

  The Paper previously reported that on February 17, 2020, Yao Ce, a 28-year-old young man from Jiujiang, Jiangxi, was diagnosed with advanced liver cancer. His mother Xu Min decided to "cut the liver and save her son", but found no blood relationship with her son.

Later, I learned that Xu Min and Du Xinzhi had the wrong baby when they were given birth in the Huaihe Hospital of Henan University in 1992.

  In April 2020, Xu Min found his biological son Guo Wei in Henan, and the mystery that the two had changed their lives for 28 years was revealed.

On July 23, 2020, Yao Ce and his biological parents sued the Huaihe Hospital of Henan University for infringement.

  On February 8, 2021, the Kaifeng City Intermediate People's Court pronounced a second instance, and Yao Ce and his biological parents received more than 1.002 million yuan in compensation.

  At about 11 o'clock in the morning on March 23, Yao Ce, the subject of "replacement of life for 28 years", died in a hospital in Beijing.

Yao Ce's adoptive mother Xu Min said in an interview with The Paper that she regretted not being able to see Yao Ce for the last time.

  After Yao Ce's death, the case of "replacement of life for 28 years" reoccurred.

In the early morning of April 21, Henan University and the Kaifeng Gulou police issued explanations and notifications one after another on the incident of "changing lives for 28 years."

The Kaifeng police in Henan reported that Xu Min accused Guo Xikuan, Du Xinzhi and his wife of suspected criminal offences against the parties involved in the case, and the police did not open the case after collecting evidence based on multiple investigations.

Henan University publicly responded to doubts about whether the “wrong replacement” was a “stealous replacement” by netizens on its official Weibo, saying that Du Xinzhi’s medical records had hospitalization numbers, incorrect bed numbers, no records of the first course of illness, lack of hepatitis B surface antigen test sheets, etc. problem.

  At noon on April 21, Xu Min said on Weibo that "there are still several key links with no answers" and listed 11 questions in the article, indicating that the truth is unclear and will never give up.

  On May 6, Xu Min told The Paper that she was suing the Huaihe Hospital of Henan University in a tort liability dispute case that was scheduled to go to court on May 8. She will go to Henan to appear in court, hoping to find out the truth of the year.

The court announcement she provided indicated: “This court is scheduled to hold a trial in the first court of the court at 9 a.m. on May 8, 2021, to hear the plaintiffs Xu Min, Yao Shibing, and Guo Wei v. the defendant in the tort liability dispute of the Huaihe Hospital of Henan University.”

  On the afternoon of May 8, the Gulou District Court announced that the plaintiffs Xu Min, Yao Shibing, Guo Wei and the defendants in the Huaihe Hospital of Henan University had a public hearing in the court on the 8th.

During the trial, the plaintiff applied in court for additional defendants, additions and changes to the claims, and the defendants requested a period of defense.

After the deliberations of the collegiate panel, the court will be announced adjournment according to law, and the opening time will be notified separately.

  The Paper, Journalist Yu Yan, Lin Jueyao