
Recently, the 19-year-old college entrance examination candidate Peng Yuxuan was suspected of being deceived to Myanmar and then lost contact, which has attracted widespread attention. On July 13, a reporter from Dahe Daily “See” learned from Mr. Zhao in Yunnan that he had taken an online car-hailing car with Peng Yuxuan to Lincang, Yunnan on July 2. The passengers suspected that Peng Yuxuan had been defrauded and advised him to go home early, and Peng Yuxuan agreed. The next day after they separated, Mr. Zhao received a WeChat message from Peng Yuxuan reporting that he was safe.
Currently, Peng Yuxuan has been out of contact for more than a week. The most recent post in his circle of friends was on July 1, and the content was “working”.
The Chinese Embassy in Mandalay said that it was difficult to find him without a specific location. The family said that the police have intervened.
Mr. Zhao told the reporter of Dahe Daily “See” that he took the high-speed rail from Kunming to his hometown Lincang on July 2. When the train arrived in Dali, it stopped operating because a section of the railway track was washed away by water. He and Peng Yuxuan, who was on the same train, got on the same online car-hailing vehicle, and each paid about 220 to 240 yuan for the fare. In addition to him, Peng Yuxuan and the driver, there were two other passengers on the online car-hailing vehicle. Peng Yuxuan was wearing a white T-shirt and trousers that day, carrying only a bag. He looked in a good mood and took the initiative to lend his charging equipment to Mr. Zhao.
According to Mr. Zhao’s recollection, Peng Yuxuan said in the car that his Guizhou friend provided him with free travel expenses and invited him to Yunnan. Mr. Zhao vigilantly told Peng Yuxuan that he was a local from Lincang, which was not a tourist city, and suspected that he had encountered “electronic fraud.” There happened to be another person from Guizhou on the car, and after listening to Peng Yuxuan’s description of the “Guizhou friend”, he also felt that it was unreliable.
Mr. Zhao said that Peng Yuxuan looked like the kind of student who was not very experienced in the world and would be happy because of other people’s free hospitality. After everyone’s persuasion, Peng Yuxuan showed fear. But no matter how his companions asked, Peng Yuxuan never revealed who the contact person was. Mr. Zhao suggested that Peng Yuxuan return to Xi’an immediately after a day’s rest in Lincang. Peng Yuxuan agreed on the spot and added Mr. Zhao on WeChat. Mr. Zhao told Peng Yuxuan that if he was coerced, he could contact him and he would help call the police.
They set out from Dali at about 12 noon and arrived at Lincang Meng’a Bus Station after about 4 hours, and then went their separate ways.
The next day, Mr. Zhao asked about Peng Yuxuan’s situation. Peng Yuxuan sent Mr. Zhao a location of Dali, Yunnan, and told Mr. Zhao that “Lincang has nothing and is not fun”, without clearly stating whether he had left Lincang. Mr. Zhao replied: “As long as it is safe.”
It was not until he saw the news on July 13 that Mr. Zhao realized that he had not stopped the young man. On July 13, he tried to send a message to Peng Yuxuan, but received no reply.
Peng Yuxuan’s latest two Moments were posted on July 1, with the location of Kunming, and the content was “Going south to work” and “Working”.
@彭宇轩妈妈 posted on social media that her son was a repeater and his scores passed the undergraduate line, but he thought it was not very ideal, was in a bad mood, and did not eat much. When filling out the application form, there was a gap between the major and the expected one, and her son once told her that he “did not want to go to school anymore”.
After filling out the application form on June 28, her son took about 1,000 yuan to Xi’an to visit his girlfriend Xiaojia for three days. On July 1, after arriving in Yunnan, her son told Xiaojia that the so-called “aunt” did not pick him up, but gave him 500 yuan to stay in a hotel. After he found the hotel himself, he ordered takeout. Xiaojia said that Peng Yuxuan posted a ticket to Yunnan on WeChat Moments, but Ms. Yang said she did not see that WeChat Moments. The reporter checked with Mr. Zhao, and he said he did not see Peng Yuxuan posting a ticket on WeChat Moments.
On July 9, Ms. Yang found that her son’s phone suddenly worked, and the person who answered the phone seemed to be a Burmese. He said that the phone was his, but the SIM card was given by a Burmese friend, and the location of the call was Pangkham Park in Myanmar. Later, the phone was unreachable and shut down. Some media reported that Peng Yuxuan was last seen on July 3, at the Menglian Port in Pu’er City, Yunnan Province.
Peng Yuxuan’s missing timeline:
On June 22, Peng Yuxuan said he was going to work as a summer job to earn money.
On June 27, he said the location of the job was in Kunming, but he did not give any specific details.
From June 28 to 30, Peng Yuxuan stayed with Xiaojia while in Xi’an.
On July 1, the school was on vacation, Xiaojia returned to her hometown in Hanzhong, and Peng Yuxuan flew from Xi’an to Kunming.
From July 1 to noon on July 4, Xiaojia and Peng Yuxuan kept in touch.
On July 1, Peng Yuxuan sent Xiaojia a boarding pass for a flight to Kunming at 5:15 p.m. that day, and then arrived at Kunming Changshui Airport at around 8 p.m. that night, and happily said that someone had given him 500 yuan to stay in a hotel.
At noon on July 2, Peng Yuxuan took a car to the next location and introduced that his job was mainly moving goods at the beginning. He also sent a screenshot of the weather information in Linxiang District, Lincang City.
On July 3, when Xiaojia asked him what he was doing, Peng Yuxuan replied that it was not the time to talk yet. He revealed that he was in Myanmar and sent a map of the China-Myanmar border near Yunnan and a photo of his body covered in mud. He said that he was free and safe and could make money.
On the afternoon of July 3, he sent a message saying that he was in Myanmar, did not disclose the content of his work, and did not let Xiaojia tell his parents.
From late at night on July 3 to the early morning of July 4, Xiaojia and Peng Yuxuan had a video call for nearly an hour. He told his classmates, “I am already an employee of the company and now live in a hotel.”
At about 12 noon on July 4, the last location sent by Peng Yuxuan showed the Meng’a Port Comprehensive Cultural Station in Menglian County, Yunnan Province, and said that he would go to his residence later.
After 2 p.m. on July 4, Xiaojia completely lost contact with Peng Yuxuan.
On July 5, Xiaojia found Peng Yuxuan’s mother and told her about the situation. One of Peng Yuxuan’s classmates added Ms. Yang on WeChat and said that before Peng Yuxuan disappeared, he had induced her to transfer money to him through WeChat.