China News Service, Chongqing, February 14 (Reporter Liu Xianglin) The reporter learned from the Wuxi County Public Security Bureau of Chongqing on the 14th that during the Spring Festival, a grand family recognition ceremony was held in Wuxi County, accompanied by the sound of gongs, drums, firecrackers, and cheers. With the help of Wuxi police, Ran Mourong, who had been kidnapped for 38 years, returned to his hometown with his wife and children to reunite with his relatives.

The picture shows villagers beating gongs and drums to celebrate the reunion of relatives who have been separated for 38 years. Photo courtesy of Chongqing Wuxi Public Security Bureau

  On February 5, police from the Chengxiang Police Station of the Wuxi County Public Security Bureau received a call for help from Zhao, saying that he was trafficked to Shandong Province as a child and now found out through the Internet platform that he might be from Wuxi Chengxiang.

  After receiving the alarm, the police immediately carried out verification work. Through visits and inquiries into the missing persons information system, they found out that the eldest son of Ran Mouzhi, a villager in Xinping Village, Chengxiang Town, Wuxi County, had been abducted. The situation was very similar to the situation described by the alarm person. The police immediately contacted criminal investigation technicians to compare the DNA of Zhao and Ran, and confirmed that Zhao was Ran Mourong, the eldest son of Ran Mouzhi, a villager in Xinping Village, who was abducted and trafficked in 1986.

  On February 13, Ran Mourong, who was abducted to Gaotang County, Liaocheng City, Shandong Province, returned to his hometown with his wife and children, accompanied by police, met his long-lost father, and received a grand welcome from relatives and friends.

  "I can't imagine seeing them again. I've known that I was trafficked for as long as I can remember. In my memory, there are mountains in front of my home, which are different from the plains where I live now. Thank you for helping me go home." Farewell Hometown Ran Mourong, who has been 38 years old, shed tears as he recounted his experience. (over)