Recently, I learned from several parents seeking their lost children that the ninth abducted child in the “Mei Yi Case,” Ouyang Jiahao, has been successfully located. This milestone means all nine abducted children involved in the case have now been found, bringing nine families back together at last.
I reached out to Ouyang Jiahao’s father, Ouyang Guoqi, for confirmation. He shared with me over the phone, “We have already reunited with our son. However, he is currently at work and hasn’t returned home to Hunan yet.” He also mentioned that the police informed them that Jiahao was located using advanced facial recognition technology through big data.
For some background, Ouyang Jiahao was born in November 2002. In 2005, his parents were renting a place in Xian Village, Zengcheng District, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province. On May 26 of that year, at around 9 a.m., while Ouyang Guoqi’s wife was busy in the kitchen, their son was playing just outside their rented home. In just a few short minutes, he vanished. Ouyang later discovered that his son had been abducted by a man named Zhang Weiping, who confessed that he sold abducted children through a woman known as “Mei Yi.” After Jiahao was taken, Ouyang Guoqi returned to his hometown in Hunan, relying on farming and odd jobs for survival. For 19 years, he never gave up the search for his son.
Finally, Ouyang Guoqi has found his son, and the long-awaited family reunion is on the horizon. He expressed his profound gratitude, saying, “Throughout this journey of searching for my child, I am extremely thankful to the police and the volunteers who assisted in the search, as well as to other families in similar situations who supported and encouraged each other. Without these people, I wouldn’t have been able to persevere until the end.”
