Tackling the Thug: A Replay of Events
The people of Nanjing are truly warm-hearted. Tang Yugun stepped out of his booth and saw a young woman standing on the edge of the fast lane, anxiously trying to hail a ride. "I was curious as to why she was stopping cars here?" Tang Yugun wondered. At this moment, a black Mazda sedan stopped. The driver was Li Jiabin, a young man from Nanjing, with his girlfriend in the car. Then, Xiao Liu rushed forward for help, saying, "I'm an outsider and I need to return to Shanghai tonight, but my bag was snatched, leaving me unable to go home. Please help me chase after it." Li Jiabin suddenly remembered seeing a man carrying a bag crossing traffic against the flow, so he got out of the car immediately.
Li Jiabin Stops His Car to Pursue
Shanghai Girl Speaks
After subduing the thug, Li Jiabin asked, "Why did you snatch someone's wallet?" "I am an outsider who came to Nanjing to work but couldn't find a job. I haven't eaten for several days, too poor, wanting to snatch some money to buy food," said the thug. "Snatching money in broad daylight, what kind of hero is that?" Li Jiabin rebuked. Subsequently, Li Jiabin and security guard Tang Yugun escorted the thug to the duty booth along with Xiao Liu. By then, two police cars from the special patrol had also arrived, taking the thug away for investigation.
A few days ago, Xiao Liu came to Nanjing. Yesterday morning, after finishing her business, she visited Xuanwu Lake. Around noon, she reached a secluded area near the entrance of the Xuanwu Lake tunnel by the lake road. At this time, a thug had already been following her quietly.
Journalist (asking Li Jiabin's girlfriend): What's Li Jiabin's personality like? Did you stop him when he risked danger chasing the thug?
Thief Snatches Bag
After a while, Xiao Liu, whose bag was snatched, and security guard Tang Yugun found their way over.
At this point, Tang Yugun, the booth attendant, also arrived. Li Jiabin said, "You should quickly call the police. If we wait, the thug might escape. I'll go after him first." He turned on the hazard lights, parked his car by the roadside, and pursued the thug against the traffic.
It's claimed that due to not finding work in Nanjing and running out of money, evil thoughts arose.
Foreigner Gets Robbed
Under the bridge where Li Jiabin pinned down the thug, he shouted loudly, "I'm here, over here!" Xiao Liu and the security guard heard and entered the bridge tunnel. Xiao Liu looked around shouting, "Where's my bag?" Li Jiabin let the security guard hold down the thug, while he found the large bag in the nearby grass and retrieved the wallet, handing it to Xiao Liu. After checking, Xiao Liu exclaimed, "The money's gone!" Li Jiabin questioned the thug, "Where's the money?" "In my pocket," the thug replied. Li Jiabin found a stack of bills in the thug's upper pocket and handed them to Xiao Liu to count. "None missing, exactly 1000 yuan," Xiao Liu confirmed. Everything else in the bag, including the iPhone, camera, bank cards, and ID were still there.
Shanghai Girl Speaks
Journalist: It's illegal to stop at the tunnel entrance. Why did you stop when you saw someone hailing a ride? Hearing about the bag theft, you went after the thug without hesitation, weren't you afraid of the danger?
Li Jiabin: Seeing a woman urgently hailing a ride, I thought she must be in trouble, so I stopped to help if possible. Knowing she was an outsider and her bag was stolen, I immediately thought of the man with the bag who just ran past and chased after him without thinking twice. My only thought was to catch the bag snatcher.
Journalist: In the midst of traffic, you chased against the flow. Didn't you think what if the thug was extremely dangerous and armed with a knife or other weapons?
Next to the forest is the entrance to the Xuanwu Lake tunnel, with vehicles rushing by. The thug crossed the forest, jumped down the steps, entered the fast lane at the entrance, and sprinted towards Xin Zhuang. Xiao Liu chased to the edge of the forest, exhausted and out of breath, standing on the fast lane facing the speeding vehicles, "Seeing the bag thief run far ahead, I couldn't run anymore and could only wave to stop cars, hoping someone would help." Xiao Liu described afterward.
Impossible Not to Act
Diagram by Shen Ming and Zhang Bingjie
Yesterday afternoon, the reporter contacted Xiao Liu from Shanghai. Speaking of her experience of being robbed, she expressed gratitude, saying she met good-hearted people and that Li Jiabin was extraordinary. "There were many cars on the road then, and he stopped upon seeing my hand signals for help, then helped me chase down the thug and retrieve my bag. All my belongings and tonight's 6 o'clock high-speed train ticket back to Shanghai were inside." Last night at 6 o'clock, Xiao Liu boarded the train back to Shanghai full of gratitude. "I've exchanged phone numbers with Xiao Li; I'm very grateful to him. The people of Nanjing are truly warm-hearted."
The girl chased onto the fast lane.
Police reminded that individuals should avoid walking alone in open and remote areas as much as possible, preferably going in pairs to prevent giving opportunities to thugs.
Finding the Thug
Voice
Nanjing youth Li Jiabin said he fought with the bag snatcher right here under the bridge.
Foreigner Gets Robbed
The thug hadn't eaten for days and had scouted the location before committing the robbery.
While dodging the speeding vehicles, Li Jiabin looked around for the thug. He chased about 200 meters toward Xin Zhuang Square, arriving beside an elevated bridge. The bridge cave was about one meter high, dark inside, requiring one to bend down to see clearly. "Standing by the road, I squatted down and saw a man hiding in the bushes on the other side of the bridge cave, so I quietly crept into the cave and approached him. Due to the loud noise from passing vehicles, he didn't notice me coming," Li Jiabin described.
"Do what, don't move." Li Jiabin shouted loudly. The thug tried to run but was grabbed by Li Jiabin, fiercely resisting as they fought in the bushes. "He fought back with me, probably due to hunger, he lacked strength and was soon pinned down by me," said Li Jiabin. He made the thug lie face down, pressing his neck with his knee. Freeing up another hand, he called his girlfriend still at the booth.
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Crime Motive
Not far from the tunnel entrance, there was a small forest with a duty booth. Tang Yugun, 60 years old, recalled seeing a man running from that direction, jumping down onto the fast lane, followed shortly by a young woman. "I thought they were arguing. Later, fearing they might run into the tunnel, I quickly came out to block them."
At around 1 PM, Xiao Liu suddenly felt someone briskly following behind her. Before she could turn around, a man rushed up, snatching her black leather shoulder bag and running off. "Robbery! Someone is robbing!" Xiao Liu shouted while desperately chasing after him. The thug was about 1.7 meters tall, wearing camouflage clothing, a baseball cap, and thin. He darted through the bushes, heading towards a slope, entering a small forest. Xiao Liu continued chasing closely, but due to the secluded location, no one came to help.
Victim Seeks Help
A Tussle in the Bushes
Li Jiabin, 22 years old, has been working since graduating from a junior college four years ago. He currently works at the Nanjing Yinyin Aviation Ticket Office on Shigu Road as a regular ticket seller. Yesterday afternoon, after the reporter arrived, Li Jiabin led the reporter through the pursuit route. This section is about 200 meters long, with constant traffic on the fast lane, making even walking perilous, let alone running after a thug. Even Li Jiabin's girlfriend sighed, unaware at the time who the bag snatcher was, quite frightened afterward.
The man sitting in the bush under the bridge was precisely the thug who snatched Xiao Liu's bag. After grabbing the bag by Xuanwu Lake, he first ran to the secluded small forest, then jumped into the heavy traffic, assuming no one would stop to help. Crossing the traffic, he ran under the overpass, looking back and seeing no one chasing him, so he entered the low bridge cave, sitting in the bushes. He opened the bag, took out a wallet inside, and pulled out a stack of hundred-yuan bills. Upon seeing the money, the thug casually threw the big bag and wallet aside, focusing on counting the cash. Before he finished counting, he looked up to see a muscular man standing in front of him, startling him.
Xiao Liu, filled with gratitude, embarked on her journey home.
Police Remind: Try Not to Walk Alone in Remote Areas
Li Jiabin's girlfriend: At the time, I was sitting beside him and watched him stop the car to help the robbed woman, knowing he wanted to help again, naturally not stopping him. I know his temper; he is straightforward and enthusiastic. When someone needs help, he jumps right in. That thug must have planned this for a long time, which is quite frightening now.
The Young Man Thought Little of It at the Time
□ Fast Daily Reporter Zhao Shoucheng Intern Shi Haixu Text/Photography
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