It has been more than half a month since the Xuzhou eight-child mother case was exposed, and the popularity is still rising. Public opinion has now demanded that the authorities conduct a thorough investigation of the human trafficking problem in Xuzhou and even the whole country. On February 15, some Weibo netizens searched the Internet for public reports and found that in the past 10 years, there have been at least 8 tragic cases in which women died in rivers or wells in Feng County, Xuzhou alone. Two days later, a woman died, and related posts were quickly followed and forwarded by netizens.
On February 15, Weibo netizen @一江光汉三千里 shared her findings on the local old news excavation in Fengxian, and searched with keywords such as “Fengxian” and “female corpse”, and found that there have been many cases of female floating corpses in the river in the past. news, there were even two incidents in a row in September 2017. And just a month ago, a young woman jumped to her death in a lake with a two-month-old baby in her arms… This netizen asked, “Why are there so many female corpses found in the river in Feng County?”
@一江光汉三千里 posted the screenshots of the news that she found on the Internet, and also said that “just search on the Internet…”.
According to news, on November 18, 2011, a woman’s naked body was found in a pond on the south side of Yongning Temple in Fengxian County.
On October 17, 2016, a female body was found in Hanoi, Nansunzhuang, Shunhe Town, Fengxian County.
On May 21, 2017, the floating body of a middle-aged woman was retrieved from under the bridge near the East Photovoltaic Power Plant in Wangtun Village, Shizhai Town, Fengxian County.
On September 21, 2017, a female body was found in a well in Pengzhuang Village, Zhaozhuang Town, Fengxian County.
On September 23, 2017, an unnamed female body was found in Gaozhuang Hanoi, Quji Village, Shouxian Town, Fengxian County.
On March 31, 2020, a female body was found in Dongyingzi River Road, Shizhai Town, Fengxian County.
On May 13, 2020, a female body was found in Ximaidi, Tolou Village, Qishan Town, Fengxian County. The official report stated that the deceased was about 60 or 70 years old, 155cm tall, wearing a purple vest, a purple, white and black striped T-shirt, black trousers, and red old Beijing cloth shoes. No obvious fatal injury was found in the autopsy.
On January 17, 2022, a young woman was found jumping into the lake with her child at Yuanzi Lake in Liangzhai, Fengxian County. The remains of the woman and the baby were later salvaged ashore.
In addition to the above-mentioned female body floating cases in Feng County, a volunteer who claimed to have rushed to the local area disclosed on the Internet that more than 30 abducted women have died in Dongji Village, where the Eight Girls are located over the years. The real cause of death is still being investigated on a case-by-case basis.
In addition, locals also disclosed to volunteers that the vast majority of local women who were abducted and trafficked were raped, beaten and imprisoned. This is also the direct reason why women, including the Eight Girls, are driven mad. But so far, the local public prosecutor’s law has been inactive for a long time, and even acted as an accomplice.
The above-mentioned post was widely forwarded by netizens and quickly spread in overseas Chinese circles. Some netizens said, “Look at these floating corpses, think about the woman in chains, it all makes sense”, “It’s just the tip of the iceberg, there are countless Fengxian counties in China”, “In the future, whoever said that there are no horror movies in China, please go to Fengxian County. A circle”, “Some people ran away, some died, and some went crazy”, “Who knows if there are little flowers among these people”, “Those who don’t obey will become floating corpses”, “Those who commit suicide with their children in their arms” That young mother reminded me of the article in “The Sinner”. After a female graduate student was kidnapped and sold, she desperately resisted and killed her child. After being rescued, she died 2 years later. Her father took revenge and poisoned the whole village. What happened to my mother is like a piece of my heart has been hollowed out.”
Chen Hongtao, a senior media person who has been following the matter, told Radio Free Asia that the situation of trafficking in women in Fengxian is serious and common, but the problem is not only in Fengxian. The surrounding counties and cities belonging to Henan, Anhui and Shandong are also hardest hit areas for trafficking in women.
He also pointed out that local officials and even officials from the judicial department have even become accomplices, further making these women victims even more desperate: “This place has clan power, even the grass-roots government, public security and law, etc. Make concerted efforts to cover up this kind of thing. You think foreign women who are abducted and trafficked will never be able to make their mark when they arrive at this place. Those who are strong and can’t stand that kind of torture can only seek death.”
The statement was also confirmed by an insider in the Zhoukou area of Henan, the report said. The anonymous person told Radio Free Asia: In the village of our hometown, a man bought a wife with 3,000 yuan, which is from Sichuan. She just got sold a few hands. Later, when he sold it to someone else, he felt that she would run away, but she had to be beaten or tied. There are also quite a few women with mental and intellectual disabilities, and I have seen them at that time. At that time, I listened to the adults, and hit those who were disobedient. It was more common, and hit her until she was convinced. East Henan, North Anhui, North Jiangsu, and Southwest Shandong are all similar.
The insider also revealed that the tragedies of these abducted and trafficked women even continued to their descendants: “There is one in our village, a neighbor, the male owner of this family died suddenly, and his wife took him with him on the third night. He ran away with his son, leaving behind two daughters, both underage at the time. The little one was later sold.”
He believes that although the government continues to remain silent, as more and more media and netizens dig out more information on victims, the call for a thorough investigation of local women’s trafficking continues to rise, but at present, there is still no official response. .