Text/Editor: Erjiu
"Shouldn't I be happy that there is no proof that my son is dead?"
In 2014, Li Eryou's son was unfortunately killed on a "Malaysia Airlines" flight, and his life and death have been uncertain ever since.
For 10 years, there has been no news, but Li Eryou still firmly believes that his son must still be alive.
He refused the airline's compensation, refused to obtain a death certificate for his son, and stubbornly embarked on a long road to find his son.
Relatives and friends think that he is insane, but they don't know why he is so persistent:
It was because 4 years after the Malaysia Airlines crash, he received a text message from his son bizarrely.
*(The information in this article is from official media, and it is repeated at the end)
What's going on? Is his son really alive?
The "Malaysia Airlines disappearance" incident may be the most confusing incident in modern times.
The incident occurred in March 2014, when Malaysian flight MH370, originally scheduled to fly from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, suddenly lost contact with the control center less than two hours after takeoff.
With its disappearance, the 73 foreigners, 12 crew members, and 154 Chinese on board the plane also disappeared.
And Li Eryou's son (Li Yanlin) is one of these 154 Chinese.
Immediately after the tragedy, the Malaysian government began a large-scale search and rescue operation and cooperated with the international community in the search and investigation.
However, despite extensive searches and investigations, the exact location of the missing airliner has not yet been found, and the truth of the incident remains unclear.
The Malaysia Airlines disappearance has become a major mystery in aviation history, attracting attention and discussion around the world.
When he heard the news of the loss of contact with Malaysia Airlines, Li Eryou was struck by lightning, and the whole person instantly collapsed to the ground.
He couldn't believe that the son who had been on the phone with him yesterday and said he was going to bring him a gift had just disappeared out of thin air.
He picked up the phone and dialed his son's number over and over again, but there was no answer.
At that moment, his heart seemed to be swallowed by endless darkness, and pain, despair, and helplessness were intertwined, almost leaving him breathless.
However, Kuri did not give up because of this. He firmly believes that his son is still alive, but he can't be contacted for the time being.
An old farmer who has never been out of Handan, Hebei Province for half his life, in order to find his son, embarked on a long road of "traveling all over the world" to find his son.
He traveled to Malaysia several times and approached the official agency responsible for dealing with the Malaysia Airlines disappearance at the time, trying to get more information from them.
However, the official answer has always been the same: "We are still trying to find it, but we have not yet found the exact location." This made Li Eryou feel extremely disappointed, but he didn't give up because of it.
Li Eryou began to collect information on his own, he learned to use a computer, and spent a lot of time on the Internet searching for news reports about Malaysia Airlines and expert analysis...... Or even some unconfirmed rumors.
He compiled this information into a book, and also actively contacted families who also lost loved ones, encouraging each other and sharing information with each other, hoping to find their missing relatives together.
In the process, Li Eryou made many friends, and the support and encouragement of these people made Li Eryou more determined to find his son.
However, the process of finding relatives is not easy, and Li Eryou often needs to travel long distances, travel through different countries and regions, and face unfamiliar environments and language barriers.
For this reason, this old man, who has not yet graduated from elementary school, does not hesitate to teach himself English, starting with the simplest 26 English letters.
The old man is old, and he has been "facing the loess and facing the ground" all his life, and learning English can be said to be very difficult for Li Eryou.
But even so, Li Eryou still forced himself to learn, listen, speak, find his son's whereabouts, and even fell into danger many times, he never flinched.
As long as there is a glimmer of hope, he can't give up, and in the process of searching, Li Eryou has also experienced many disappointments and blows.
Received several fraudulent phone calls from people who falsely claimed to know his son's whereabouts, but each time they were trying to defraud him of his money.
These experiences made Li Eryou feel very painful and angry, but he still persevered until one day in 2017, a "bizarre incident" happened:
Li Eryou suddenly found that the avatar of his son's QQ social account turned on, and since his son disappeared, no one has logged in to this account, and the avatar is also gray.
Now it was actually showing an online status, which made Li Eryou's heartbeat instantly accelerate, and he nervously and suspiciously opened the long-lost conversation window.
"In" is the first reply sent by the other party, but it is simple but makes Li Eryou tear up instantly, he can't believe his eyes, is this true? Is his son really alive?
Li Eryou immediately tried to get in touch with his "son", but the other party never responded.
Later, he tried various ways to contact his son, but without success, despite this, the news still gave Li Eryou great hope.
By 2018, the "Malaysia Airlines Investigation Team" was officially disbanded, and the airline officials also expressed their willingness to pay 2.5 million compensation to the families of the victims.
Keli Eryou immediately refused to accept the compensation fee, in his opinion: accepting the money means that the family believes that the family has killed and passed away.
Although the authenticity of the previous QQ text message has yet to be verified, it gave Li Eryou great hope, and his heart was firm again: his son must still be alive, but he can't be contacted for the time being.
So, Li Eryou continued his journey to find his son, hoping to see his son in person one day and tell him how much he missed his child.
At the same time, he also shared the news with other bereaved families, and they discussed and analyzed together, hoping to find clues about their missing loved ones.
It's just that hope always comes with disappointment, despite the tremendous efforts of Kuri Eryou and the rest of the family.
But the exact location of the missing son has not yet been found.
The Malaysia Airlines disappearance remains an unsolved mystery, leaving countless people feeling pain and helplessness.
Now, 10 years have passed since Malaysia Airlines lost contact, but the search for his son continues.
He is still obsessed, "waiting for the child to come home".
May all the separated families in the world be reunited as soon as possible, and may every lost soul find their way home.
Resources:
[1] People pay attention to the official account "Ten Years of the Family of the Missing Passenger of Malaysia Airlines MH370: In order to find his son, he learned 26 letters to learn to use a computer, and the first time he went out of his hometown and country to find the truth":
https://www.douyin.com/video/7303892407584591156
[2] Liaocheng News Network "Malaysia Airlines Investigation Team Announces Disbandment! A father who always believed that his son was alive: there was no news of his death:
https://www.toutiao.com/article/6626572898658157069/?channel=&source=search_tab
[3] Read the special news "The family of the missing passenger of Malaysia Airlines MH370: I am still waiting for the child to come home":
https://www.xiaohongshu.com/explore/655f4a8600000000320268a9?growthChannel=shengtai_contentcoop_qqbrowser_allsearch