Chinese police say they are hunting for 55-year-old Ao Zhizong, who fled his village in Fujian Province, southeast China.
Not only did the local government closely monitor the situation, but also intervened, offering a financial reward for anyone who would provide information on the whereabouts of the killer or provide evidence proving his death.
The pursuit of a man has captured the attention of millions of Chinese, but surprisingly many of them do not want to see the man in police custody, but, on the contrary, hope that he remains free.
A user of Weibo, a Chinese Twitter-like platform, wrote: “Uncle, run, I hope you find happiness for the rest of your life.”
And the American network “CNN” says that the sympathy that appeared with the fugitive killer is unusual with an alleged killer in China, where the perpetrator of this crime is punishable by death.
According to Chinese police, the fugitive is the prime suspect in the October 10 attack.
Police did not provide any details of the attack, while local media reported that the killers’ victims belonged to different generations and were the killer’s neighbors.
The two killed in the attack were a 70-year-old man and his daughter-in-law, and other family members were wounded.
And the media says that the killer was an ordinary man, but he was in a state of conflict with his neighbors over the background of housing, which put him in a state of frustration.
Perhaps the general sympathy in China with “O Jie Zong”, to many reports that he rescued a boy from the west at sea, and also rescued two dolphins before they drifted to the shores.
Many blamed the man’s transformation from savior and hero into murderer on ills of local governance in the country, including abuse of power.
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