Our reporter Zhao Chungen - On the evening of the 11th, Xiao Fan, who came to Changchun to work, was taken away by the police because he was listed as an online fugitive by the Zunyi police. His girlfriend, Xiao Wei, and their company leader both stated that at the time of the incident, Xiao Fan was in Changchun and could not have committed a crime in Zunyi.
Boyfriend came to Changchun to work after discharge
"We've been together for three or four years. He was discharged last year and has never been in a fight. The police arrested the wrong person," Xiao Wei said emotionally. She said her boyfriend Xiao Fan is 24 years old, from Shanpen Town, Zunyi County, Guizhou Province, and was discharged at the end of 2009.
"When he was in the army, he received commendations!" Xiao Wei said that Xiao Fan was once dispatched to Wenchuan to participate in post-earthquake rescue operations, "At that time, he was a squad leader and led his comrades to save five children, receiving commendations in the army."
On March 2nd this year, after being discharged, Xiao Fan didn't find a suitable job in his hometown, so he came to Changchun and started working and learning at a design company with Xiao Wei, who was about to graduate from university.
Caught by the police while staying at a hotel
After coming to Changchun, Xiao Fan sometimes stayed at school and sometimes stayed outside with his girlfriend. At around 9 p.m. on the 11th, they went to a hotel near the Heping campus of Jilin University, where the hotel registered their identity information. "Unexpectedly, soon after, the police came and took him away!"
Xiao Wei said that they had only been at the hotel for more than an hour when two policemen came to their room and asked for their ID cards. "My boyfriend showed his ID card, and the police officer said there was something wrong with his ID and needed to take him for investigation, just telling me to wait for a call."
After waiting for three or four hours in the hotel, Xiao Wei still didn't receive a call from the police. In the early hours of yesterday morning, she went to the Xianyang Square Police Station but didn't see her boyfriend. The police said that Xiao Fan had a case against him and required further investigation.
Listed as an online fugitive
In the morning of yesterday, Xiao Wei told the situation to the company manager, Mr. Guan. Mr. Guan went with her to the Xianyang Square Police Station. This time, the police clearly told them that Xiao Fan was an online fugitive.
The police showed them the online fugitive information, which included Xiao Fan's ID photo, ID number, and home address.
The online fugitive information stated that on March 21st this year, Xiao Fan, along with two other people, smashed a bathhouse in Zunyi County, injuring people before fleeing, and was subsequently listed as an online fugitive. "He was in Changchun on March 21st, we were studying at the company, and never went back. How could he possibly go back to Zunyi to commit a crime?" Xiao Wei firmly believed that the police had arrested the wrong person.
Colleague: Xiao Fan was indeed in Changchun at the time of the incident
Mr. Guan confirmed that on March 21st this year, Xiao Fan was indeed in Changchun.
He said that Xiao Fan came to his company on March 6th and has been learning and working at his company ever since. On March 18th, Xiao Fan even paid 3000 yuan for training fees to the company, and this amount is reflected in the company accounts.
In early April, due to work matters, Xiao Fan returned to his hometown once, but came back quickly and has been at the company ever since, "Most importantly, on March 21st, the day of the incident, I and other colleagues can confirm that Xiao Fan was in Changchun." For this reason, he also felt very confused.
Changchun Police: Arrested according to online fugitive information
Yesterday afternoon, the Xianyang Square Police Station stated that according to the online information, Xiao Fan was listed as an online fugitive. As for the details of the case, the Changchun police did not know. The online information and case details were all released by the Zunyi police. The Changchun police are only responsible for capturing the person and then handing him over to the local police. As for the situation described by Xiao Wei, the Changchun police do not have any knowledge of it.
Currently, the Changchun police have contacted the Zunyi police and are waiting for the Zunyi police to come and take the person away.
Family: Same name, wrong person arrested
After her boyfriend was arrested, Xiao Wei immediately contacted Xiao Fan's family and asked them to check with the local police.
Xiao Fan's cousin said that they went to the local police station to check, and found that the person wanted online had the same name as Xiao Fan, without a single difference. The Zunyi police were targeting another person, and the online information was about the suspect, not Xiao Fan. As for why the Changchun police found the online fugitive information to be Xiao Fan's, the family is unclear about it now.
Zunyi Police: Chief is handling the matter
So, who is the person being wanted online? Yesterday afternoon, an officer from the Shanpen Town Police Station of Zunyi County, Guizhou Province, said that they already knew about this matter, but were unclear about the specific situation. Xiao Fan's family had already gone to the police station to report that the wrong person was arrested, "The chief is handling this matter, he has already gone to the county, and other situations are still unclear."
"Hope the police can clarify things as soon as possible, don't let the real suspect escape, and get my boyfriend back soon!" Xiao Wei said.
Currently, the police in both places are investigating the matter.