China News Service, Chengdu, December 2 (Wang Jue Yang Bo) "Thank you so much! Finally let me have my long-cherished wish. Without your help, we might not be able to see each other again in this life." Zhao Xueting’s mother-in-law, Zeng Lanying, had tears in her eyes and gratefully said to the police at the confession meeting held in Anhan Square, Gaoping District, Nanchong City, Sichuan Province.

  It is understood that Zhao Xueting, who had been lost for 13 years in Gaoping, Nanchong, recognized her parents. Zhao Xueting, who was shy and lovely, has now grown into a tall girl. The family can't hide their excitement and hug each other tightly.

The "blood is thicker than water" family affection also infected the police and citizens at the scene.

Zeng Lanying recalled that on the morning of July 31, 2008, Zhao Xueting, who was only 4 years old at the time, was buying things with her at the Gaoping District Comprehensive Market. When she paid, Zhao Xueting went to the side to play. When Zeng Lanying recovered, Zhao Xueting was gone.

Zhao Xueting went home with her family.

Photo by Yang Bo

  The parents and relatives of Zeng Lanying and Zhao Xueting searched for no results and reported to the public security organs. Due to technical constraints at the time, only a vague video at the time could not determine the suspect who abducted Zhao Xueting.

For more than 10 years, Zeng Lanying and Zhao Xueting's parents traveled to Guangxi, Guangdong, Fujian and other places to find relatives, and found relatives through the Internet, posting missing persons notices and other methods. There is still no news about Zhao Xueting.

  Due to the limited investigative conditions at the time, Nanchong Gaoping Police did not obtain other valuable clues during the investigation, resulting in a deadlock in the case.

After the establishment of the National Public Security Agency's Information System for Finding Missing and Abducting Children in 2009, Gaoping Public Security collected blood samples from Zhao Xueting's parents and entered the DNA data into the national public security agency's anti-trafficking information platform.

A long wait began like this...

  In 2021, Nanchong City Public Security Bureau received an important message from the national public security agency’s information system for finding abducted and missing children. It used the "Portrait Comparison System" and "Abduction DNA System" to compare and compare a large number of human figures and biological samples. The comparison revealed that the biological samples of Liu Mouping and Zhao Xueting from Huilong Town, Gaoping District were consistent.

Recently, the public security organs, through re-collection and re-comparison, finally determined that Liu Mouping is Zhao Xueting, fulfilling this broken 13-year family reunion dream.

  It is understood that since the launch of the "Reunion Operation" of the Ministry of Public Security, the Gaoping District Bureau of the Nanchong Public Security Bureau has reorganized 23 abducted children in the district, established one case and one file, and went to Guangdong, Fujian and other places to re-examine the year. In the case of children being abducted, the DNA of the parents of the abducted children shall be collected again.

Up to now, the local police have produced more than 30 relevant transcripts, collected 53 blood samples of the parents and siblings of the abducted children, and collected more than 10 photos of the abducted children. They have successfully helped 5 families to reunite.

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