A 19-year-old man from Hebi, Henan Province, took a taxi from Shanghai Hongqiao High-speed Railway Station to Pudong New Area. He had agreed with the driver on 100 yuan privately, but he accidentally paid 1010 yuan when paying. He asked for the money back to no avail and committed suicide a few days later.
On July 21, the man’s brother, Mr. Guo, told Jiupai News that the youngest brother in the family was in the accident. He was about to turn 19 and came to Shanghai for the first time. He was going to stay with his cousin who was working in Shanghai, “but I didn’t expect such a thing to happen just after arriving in Shanghai.”
Mr. Guo introduced that on March 29, his brother got off at Shanghai Hongqiao High-speed Railway Station and was going to take a taxi to the Baojiayuan community in Pudong New Area. When he left the station, he privately agreed on a fare of 100 yuan with a driver of an operating vehicle. Due to an operational error, he paid 1010 yuan. The driver received the money and drove away. After the brother found out, he asked for a refund through WeChat message, but the driver did not respond.
On the evening of April 3, the elder brother learned from his companions that his younger brother had suicidal thoughts. He rushed to Shanghai from Henan on the 4th, and then searched with his family and the police. After nearly 6 days, he finally found his younger brother’s body in Suzhou Qionglong Mountain on the evening of the 9th, and confirmed that he drank pesticides to commit suicide at around 3 am on April 6.
Mr. Guo added that the driver had never contacted them since the incident. At first, he could get through when he called the driver, but later he could no longer get through. After handling his brother’s funeral, Mr. Guo sued the driver in court, “He did not show up at the trial on July 16.”
Mr. Guo remembered that on March 29, his younger brother was going to Shanghai to join his cousin who worked there. “It was not his first time to travel far away, but his first time to Shanghai.” After getting off the train at Shanghai Hongqiao High-speed Railway Station, his younger brother was not familiar with the exit method of the high-speed railway station, so he discussed with a driver of an operating vehicle at the exit and took him from Shanghai Hongqiao High-speed Railway Station to the vicinity of Baojiayuan Community in Pudong New Area for 100 yuan.
According to Mr. Guo, before getting off the car, his brother paid the driver by scanning the WeChat QR code to transfer money. However, due to an operational error, he paid the driver 1,010 yuan. Afterwards, the brother who had recovered from his shock left a message to the driver through the WeChat payment record: “Hello, I paid too much here, can I get it back?” But this message has never been replied.
On the 31st, accompanied by his cousin, the brother went to the Yangyuan Police Station of the Pudong Branch of Shanghai to report the case, but the police only helped to provide the driver’s license plate information, and more information could not be provided.
“After this incident, he did not look for a job and has been living with my cousin.” Mr. Guo said that at around 7 pm on April 3, Mr. Guo learned from his cousin that “my brother is missing” and was also told that his brother had thoughts of committing suicide. But at this time, his brother could no longer be contacted.
Early in the morning on the 4th, Mr. Guo rushed to Shanghai from his hometown in Henan, and began to look for him after arriving at 4 pm. He also called the police station to report the case and retrieve the surveillance information. Later, through various surveillance checks, it was learned that the brother had run to Suzhou.
Mr. Guo said that his brother had worked in Suzhou before. With the help of Suzhou police, Mr. Guo then checked the relevant surveillance and finally found his brother’s body in Suzhou Qionglong Mountain. “A tourist took the initiative to report that a body was found in the mountain.”
On the 10th, Mr. Guo met his brother in the funeral home. His brother’s body had already shown signs of decay. The police said that when he found his brother, there was a bottle of dichlorvos around him.
Mr. Guo thought that after losing contact with his brother, he had searched for his brother’s news on the entire Internet. At 9 am on April 6, he received a message from his brother’s classmate. At about 4 am that day, his brother sent two 10-second voice messages to the classmate. In the voice messages, his brother’s voice was very vague and it was difficult to understand what he was saying. It was not until the early morning of the 10th that Mr. Guo repeatedly listened to the recording and found that his brother said in the voice, “I drank half a bottle of DDT. I will tell my family in a few days.”
[2] The family took the driver to court and demanded the return of the overpaid fare
Mr. Guo said that including his brother, there were originally 5 people in the family. His brother was the youngest child in the family. He would turn 19 in September and was a bit introverted. His parents were both in their 50s. His father was ill and no longer worked. The family mainly relied on his mother’s odd jobs. The family’s financial conditions were average. After his brother’s death, his parents cried every day and suffered a great mental blow.
“He was originally planning to go to Shanghai to work in a factory, but he didn’t expect this to happen as soon as he arrived.” Mr. Guo said. After the incident, he found the driver’s contact information through a lawyer, but he only got through once. “I called and said that my brother overpaid a little bit, but you didn’t return the money to us after taking the extra money, which led to my brother’s death.” Mr. Guo added that no one spoke on the other end of the phone and hung up after Mr. Guo’s statement. Later, the phone could no longer be connected.
On April 16, after handling all the affairs of his brother, Mr. Guo sued the driver in court. According to the “Shanghai Pudong New Area People’s Court Summons” provided by Mr. Guo, Mr. Guo filed a lawsuit with the court for a taxi transport contract dispute, and the case was heard at the Waigaoqiao Second Court at 2 pm on July 16.
“He did not show up at the trial on July 16. I couldn’t contact him either.” Mr. Guo said helplessly, “My main request now is to meet this driver and ask him to apologize to us.”
On July 22, Jiupai News learned from Mr. Guo’s attorney, Lawyer Li, that the main claim in the case was to ask the driver to return the overpaid fare.
