"Zhou Tianyi 18 mo."
"Abducted February 4th 2014 in Fuzhou"
"Reward for information."
"Call 13607532793 (Father)"
"More repost,"
"more hope"
My child is missing. Have you seen her?
Her name is Zhou Tianyi, if you see her,
please call the police
Thank you
Excuse me, could you take a look at this photo
- Excuse me - Nope, didn't see her
Thank you
Her name is Zhou Tianyi,
if you see her, please call the police
Thank you
Hey it's yours
When?
- On February 4th - How did you lose her?
On the street
Did you search online? You should do it
I know that you are suffering
But all babies look alike
Tianyi
So cute
Lei Da of Foziling Town
Anhui Province
Abducted from his home village, 4pm
September 21, 1999. He's now 17
Radar? How can a Radar go missing?
It's been 15 years
Where have you been searching?
You're not gonna find him. Listen
Report this to the police, understand?
Ask them for help
Ask the police for help
It was taken when he was little
Please don't get upset if I say this
You won't find him
You won't stand a chance this way
Your son is 17 now
Even if you run into him on the street
You won't recognize him
The world is vast, you won't find him
Let it go
How can you say this
All parents love their children
If this were your son, wouldn't you look for him?
You're an ass
I was talking to him. It's none of your business
Why did you cut in?
Do you have children?
Yes
If your child was missing, would you look for him?
My child is safe at home
But if he were missing, wouldn't you?
I tell you
Don't push me
Don't you feel sorry for him?
How would you know how I feel?
Don't fight!
What do you want?
How did you start fighting?
All right
You are so merciless. Landing now. Forget it
Landing
"An Hui to Hubei, then to Fujian"
"Missing Child Notice"
I found this notice on my way to school
What a cute kid
Forward this note. Her mom waits for her to come home
Hey
that's not allowed
Dude
Please do me a favor
when you get the chance
- Sure - Thank you
This one is younger than the previous one
The money is not only for me
If she dies, I will lose money
20,000
No way. I asked for a boy. This is a girl
Girls are great. You can sell them when they grow up
But I want a boy. Get out
15,000
Get out!
Think it over
Girls are great, really
Get out!
I mean it
15,000
6,000
Hug me
Mom Mom
Where are we?
Wuyi Mountains
I've been to all the places I've marked
You've been to so many places
How much do I owe you?
You're going to pay?
Yeah
I don't have enough now. Can I pay you back later?
How much do you owe other people?
Not too much.
Don't bother
It's on me
What's your name?
Really, you don't have to
How about this
"Young man in Wuyi Mountains for one motorcycle repair"
Do you have computer?
Yeah
This way
Where are you going?
Quan Zhou
Are you sure that you can find your son there?
I don't know
hope so
How irresponsible can you be
to let your child go missing?
Back then, I owned an orchard
His mother and I were planting trees
While his grandma watched him at home
When we came home, he was gone
All parents wish their kids be taken care of
All the children on these cards are missing
If you know anything about them
leave a message online
Every message gives new hope
I was abducted too
All I remember is that I was four
and that man who took me
Probably a child trafficker
He pinched me along the way
I remember there was a chain bridge near my home
and a bamboo grove
and
My mother had a long braid
Do you remember any names of
your friends there?
Nope
Any siblings?
I don't remember
Did your father
read you any stories?
I don't remember
Did you have a favorite food back then
like peppers, or noodles?
All I remember is:
a chain bridge near my home
a bamboo grove
Mom's long long braid
Nothing else
Every night, I go over these images in my mind
I worry that I'll forget them
I'm always longing for a dream
where I can see the place I was born
and my mother
But I had never dreamed of them
I don't understand
Why mom won't visit me, even in my dreams
What is your name?
My name is Zeng Shuai
As you know, that's not my real name
I don't remember my real name
"User Name: Candygirl"
In Donghai Town, Fujian, a boy named Shi Anyi
has a background similar to your son's
Shi Anyi is 17 now, senior high school student
He is not their biological son
The family has never told him where he came from
He has a scar on his foot
"To Quanzhou"
Pull over
You, on the motorcycle, pull over
Motorcycle, pull over
Pull over now
Pull over
Do you have a death-wish?
- Are you rushing to hell? - I'm sorry
Motorcycles are not permitted on highways
Yes. I know that
I just wanted to take a shortcut
to get there faster
Please
Give me another chance. Thank you
Thank you
Where are you going?
Quanzhou
You're going in the wrong direction
Follow the police car
You got a map?
Yes
Come here
Look
This is the toll gate
Right here
Go straight ahead and turn right
onto a dirt road
with paddy fields on one side
When you arrive at Fuzhou
Follow the signs and head South
for another 150 km
You'll be in Quanzhou
- Thank you - Got it?
Yeah
Keep it. Stay on the right track
Thanks
Please don't rain
Don't rain
Please don't rain
"Highway patrol, RMB 200"
His classmate's peer said he was adopted
He's got a scar on his foot
But this classmate refused to take us to him
Is the boy willing to see me?
Always asking if they are his biological parents
He's rebellious
The father finally admitted
that he was given to them
But they don't know where he was from
He may not know
or he may not want to tell
Many families in that town
pay traffickers for kids
They believe more children means more happiness
Excuse me, how can I get to Shishi village
Be careful when you're there
- Right over there - Ok
They're here to see you, Mr. Shi
My friend
My name is Lei Zekuan
I heard that your son was brought to you
May I meet him?
An Yi
Do you remember when you were little
you had a puppy named
Blackie?
Do you remember you had a friend
Xiaoman?
When you were little
a nail went through your foot
Do you still have the scar now?
Yes
No, it's here. Your left foot
Show me. Let me see your left one
What are you doing?
I want to take a look. Just for one moment
You have the wrong guy. Get out of here
Go home
The police have your case on file
Wait at home. OK?
My child is missing, what's the point of going home?
Take me back
I may be wrong. Maybe it was the right foot
Let him take a paternity test with me
- Please - Don't touch my son
Let me take him to get tested
I've been searching for 15 years
Let him get tested, please
Please
Fix it
Can't do it
Fix it please
Fix it
It's impossible
The engine is flooded already
Fix it for me
I can't
Let go
How many times have you been beaten like this?
This is the first time
I wonder if my parents are looking for me like that
I'm sure they are
Only when I'm on the road
can I feel that I can face my conscience
No matter where he is
I hope he knows his father is looking for him
Do your parents treat you well?
They do
Did they beat you?
No
I've always known I'm not their son
But I didn't dare tell them
Parents with missing children
can shout it out everywhere
I dared not shout
I used to worry that
I wouldn't have time to grow up
and find them before I die
Now I've grown up
I worry that
I won't have enough time to find them
before they die
Your father would have slept like
this as well
He wouldn't risk losing you
Did you go to college?
No
You must have been a bad student
Of course not
I'm not a registered resident.
I cannot take the entrance exam
I was a hard-working student
And popular with the girls
But there are two elder sisters in my family
So I have no right to get registered
My father tried to get around it
but couldn't
So I don't have an identity card
I'm an illegal resident
surprised?
Without an ID card
I can't take planes or trains
or open a bank account
I can't even get married
That's why I must find my family
to prove I was abducted
Only then will the authorities let me get registered
If my son is alive
He'd be taking his college entrance exams this year
I wonder if he's qualified to take it
Where are you going?
To find a job, make some money
I'll drop you off at your next stop
I don't know where that is
Can you visit a place with me?
Where?
A chain bridge
It's from an online-friend
Something about it seems familiar to me
But I'm not sure
It's kinda far from here, in Sichuan
Over 2,000 km from here
Will you go with me?
"Fujian to Sichuan"
Are you going to let me eat or not?
You guys look friendly
Doesn't seem like you have any sins from previous lives
I'm finished
So am I
Cutie, where will you spend night?
Ahh
What a view!
I must find a sweetheart
and fall in love here
Anything familiar?
Nothing
Is that the bridge?
A little bit
but I'm not sure
I've been trying very hard
But still can't think of anything
I understand
Do you think that one's memory can suddenly go blank?
What if I have forgotten everything
No you won't
Maybe you don't remember because you've never seen it before
When you were little
Would you come this far to play?
Of course
I must have seen a chain bridge
A bamboo grove
and mom's long braid
Pardon me
is your son missing?
Look at me
do you recognize me?
Get out of my way
Madam wait
Do you know
if someone here is missing a child?
No
Wait a second
Sorry
To be honest
I know this isn't the place
There's nothing familiar here
And the mother
whose son has been missing for 19 years
She never said that she had a long braid
That's all right
Many young mothers wear braids
That's why I came with you
But I still want to see her
I know she's in this village
She knows I'm coming
and she wants to see me too
Don't go
I don't care if she's my mother.
I have to see her
I simply want to see a mother
I must see one
I can't let you go
Please, let me go and see her
Just three seconds
You know she's not your mother
That mother is full of hope
expecting to see her own son
She's been waiting for 19 years
If you go knowing that she is not the one
Do you know how cruel that is for her?
I came all the way here
Why can't I just see her?
Do you know how cruel it is for me?
I know
But you're still young
She may be in her fifties
You can't imagine how disappointed she will be
Don't go
I won't let you go. You can't go
- Leave me alone. - You can't go
Listen
I've seen
over 400 parents who have lost their child
Some are divorced
Some go crazy
Some are still searching
Some of them
are dead
There is one mother from Xinjiang
She had looked for her son for 10 years
One day, she met a boy who was so similar to hers
Even though she knew he wasn't
She took him home and raised him as her own son
Three years later
the boy's birth parents found them
Three days after they took him back
she couldn't take it any more
committed suicide
I don't want to let them down
And I don't want to let you down
Not this one
I really need to go
I can't look at bridge pictures any more
The more I look
the hazier the memory
You know what
there are 170,000 pictures of chain bridges online
How can there be so many chain bridges in China?
The places I have been to are big cities, densely populated
I believe my son is somewhere in a big city
Whenever I lose hope
I always think
Looking for my son in a country of 1.3 billion people
Is like looking for a needle in a haystack
But I try to convince myself
that missing children have been found before
I've been searching for 15 years, son
You only started a few days ago, right?
Not this one
Zeng Shuai
Here
I'm here
Why didn't you stay close?
Tell me if you need to buy something!
Let me know when you stop to buy things, OK?
Shh
Can you lower your voice?
All those beautiful girls are staring at us
They probably think you're my dad
Then stay close to me
Can't believe I'm still getting scolded at this age
- Go ahead - How embarrassing
Lei
Lei Zekuan
Here
What's wrong with you?
Nothing
What's wrong with you?
Nothing. I...
You're so ready to tell me off
I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Let's go
You go ahead
Do you think
all these people believe that love is forever?
The lovers who put their locks here
Will they stay together all their lives?
Have you been in love before?
Yes
First love was in high school
and ended after graduation
Her family thought of me as an abandoned child
A boy of unknown origins.
What future would I have?
So her dad really told me off
Never say you're abandoned
Okay?
But that's who I am
I don't care where your next stop is
Take the train and leave
And you?
Going back to Fujian
Why?
No reason
What do you mean by that?
I have no intent to be here
You asked me to come
You have to be responsible for me, understand?
I don't want it
I don't want your money
I don't want it
Go if you want
Give me my flags
Stop it
I'm hungry
"Police emergency call"
Give my baby back
I want to see the woman who gave birth to me
I want her to know
I miss her
Go sleep, son
Sleep tight
See if you can remember anything else in your dreams
I'm not the only one
On the same day
two boys in my village were abducted
He and I were sold to the same town
We grew up together
But he didn't want to find his birth parents
He has a good life
and doesn't want to lose what he already has
So I cannot talk about him
I can only mention myself
"Update:"
"Seeking village that lost two boys on the same day"
"with a chain bridge and a bamboo grove"
"One mother had a long braid when she was young"
"Send"
"Chain bridge"
I'm fine
Everything is fine
I'm still looking
Yes
"Bridge Street Police Station"
Hello. Bridge Street Police Station
Hello
Can you recall that in 1992, is there any
Hello?
Hang on a second
I was saying
Did two kids in your village
get abducted together in June 1992?
Are you from the Department or the sub-bureau?
I'm not from the Department nor the sub-bureau
I'm just a volunteer
Is it...
Hello
Hello?
In 1992
Two kids went missing at the same time
What does that mean?
Hello, Fei
Deng Pengbo of Liaocheng Village
said diesel is missing at the stone factory
Sure
And the Yu brothers are fighting again
over the land issue
What is this about?
A girl called. Some nonsense about
two kids went missing at the same time
Yes
Two boys did go missing in the next village years ago
before I was born
Hello
This is the Bridge Street Police Station. Who is this?
Are we going?
In Bridge Street Town, Chongqing
two boys went missing in the afternoon
of June 15, 1992
One is Yang Bin, the other is Mao Xuesong
Mao's parents are Mao Kejin
and Weng Guiluan
The mother had a braid when she was young
Is this lu?
Is Mao Xuesong with you?
Yes, he's here
He's there. The Mayor is here
Just a second. I'll put you on speaker
Hello, Xuesong
Mao Xuesong
This is the mayor
On behalf of our village, welcome home
Come
Son
I'm your father
Son
How are you?
Ask him for me
How did I get lost?
I miss you so much
I should not have lost you
One day, your mother took you to the market
You wanted to eat tofu jelly
She bought some and let you sit down to eat it
She turned around for a moment
and you were gone
They demolished the chain bridge
in 2002 to build a highway
The bamboo grove next to it was cut down, of course
That means it's all gone
There is nothing waiting for me
Your parents
I'm sure mom has cut off her braid
I'm afraid to go home
Whenever I'm home
I can't bear to look into their eyes
My wife and my mother
are so disappointed when I return alone
My mother has been walking on eggshells these 15 years
She's terrified that we'll be angry at her
Her life is a living hell
My wife has also been walking on eggshells
She's afraid we won't get through this
She is also
living in hell
I'll go get my hair dyed
Please wait half an hour
OK
I've told you that I have two elder sisters
from my foster family
My adoptive father is worried about losing me
I've known this all along
Before I started this trip, he told me that
He wanted me to marry my sister
So even if I found my birth parents
I'd still be part of his family
Will you?
My sister is so good to me
She's 3 years older
Whenever I ran away
she always went out to find me
When I cried, she always held me in her arms
Perhaps it is her father's will
She has never married
Then why don't you just keep treating her as your sister?
Hey
is my hair done?
Your outfit is so old fashioned
Was it for your wedding?
Yes
is it?
Yes, it is
Should I change it?
Take my motorcycle
When I get my ID card
I would like to take a train
I am warning you
don't you dare to sell my motorcycle
"Mao Xuesong, Welcome Home"
It's pretty funny, huh?
Are they here to welcome me?
I am Mao Xuesong
Dad
Mom
My boy
Every night, mother dreams of you
crying with hunger
We thought you were dead
Don't smile
Ready
Finished
Come here
to have your finger prints collected
Follow the instructions
Right thumb
Amitabha
Master
I'm always wondering
Why it is my son
and not anyone else's, who is missing
Amitabha
Master
I always feel
as if there is just a sheet of window paper between us
But I cannot poke through the paper
Please tell me
will I find my son back?
If he comes, fate gathers
If he is lost, fate dissipates
If you search, fate grows
If you give up, fate dies
Roads travelled and paths crossed
Everything happens for a reason, for a purpose
Will you please tell me
Is he still alive?
Every inch of earth
You live on it and you die on it
Every living thing
has once been your parent
Almsgiver
Do good deeds
You will find him when the time comes
"The child will return to his parents"
"and live a happy life"