Nowadays, when the globalization of the world is becoming more and more serious, the combination of different races and different countries has become a very common phenomenon. When two people come together, across countries and races, there should be a deep love in this way.
The story takes place in an ordinary town in Missouri, USA, where Ji Mengqi, a female master's degree from Xi'an, China, won the opportunity to exchange at the University of Missouri in the United States with her excellent academic achievements. Here, she not only learns what she hadn't been exposed to before, but also meets her husband Joseph, and the two quickly confirm their relationship and get married, and later have a cute mixed-race baby.
But the sweetness of love does not last forever, maybe love will have a period of exhaustion, cultural and personality differences gradually appear, and two people continue to have contradictions. Joseph's desire to control Ji Mengqi began to increase, and his words revealed disrespect for Ji Mengqi's cultural background.
In 2019, one evening later, Ji Mengqi disappeared after an argument with her husband and has never been seen since. In the midst of that quarrel, loud arguments and shrill cries and howls were heard around the people. Joseph's words were sharp and threatening: "You should be grateful to live here, you know? I can even bury you in the ground and no one will know." ”
The next day, the parents who were far away in China kept contacting their daughter, but they were anxious when they did not answer the phone and did not reply to the messages. Through Ji Mengqi's friends, he tried to find out what was going on, but Joseph told the visiting friends that Ji Mengqi had temporarily run away from home due to some small disputes.
Ji Mengqi's friends don't believe this statement, they feel that Ji Mengqi, as a woman who has just become a mother, cannot leave her child for no reason. What's more, from their long-term contact, Ji Mengqi has always been a woman with a strong sense of responsibility.
Soon the U.S. police began to intervene in the investigation, and her foreign husband became the first suspect. His alibi was full of holes, as well as his previous threats to his wife, which made him increasingly suspicious. The police investigation revealed that Joseph had driven to the nearby Rami River on the day of Ji Mengqi's disappearance, and the four-hour outing he explained was actually more than 20 hours.
Two years later, Ji Mengqi's body was suddenly found in a remote national park. The autopsy report showed that she was hit in the chest with a heavy object. The police then found a bloodstained hammer in Joseph's garage, and the evidence was conclusive.
After a months-long trial, Joseph was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. In court, the grieving parents appeared as witnesses with a heavy heart, and they provided evidence of the mental and emotional abuse that Ji Mengqi had suffered during her lifetime. During the trial, Joseph's violent tendencies and contempt for Ji Mengqi's culture were gradually exposed, raising social concerns about the potential problems in cross-cultural marriages.
In announcing the verdict, the judge pointed out that this is a tragedy caused by cultural incomprehension and extreme personal behavior, and it also serves as a warning to the importance of potential conflicts within cross-cultural families. Although Ji Mengqi's family has received justice from the law, the pain of losing their relatives cannot be healed.
Ji Mengqi's story is a tragedy and a microcosm of the clash of cultures and personal values. In this increasingly globalized world, cross-cultural marriage may seem like the new normal, but before we get carried away by love, we must learn how to respect and understand different cultural backgrounds.
The harmony of every cross-cultural family is a direct reflection of the diversity and inclusiveness of society, love is very important, but just because love is far away from the ocean, which requires everyone to think carefully. True love can cross mountains and seas, not just a simple union.
It also reminds us that social and legal intervention is necessary in the face of violence and conflict within the family. Only in this way can we truly protect those family members who are in a vulnerable position and avoid more tragedies.
Let us remember Ji Mengqi's story, not only to commemorate a life that suffered misfortune, but also to promote us towards a more understanding and respectful society.