Original subtitles

"Zhou Tianyi 18 mo."

"Abducted February 4th 2014 in Fuzhou"

"Reward for information."

"Call 13607532793 (Father)"

"More repost,"

"more hope"

My child is missing. Have you seen her?

Her name is Zhou Tianyi, if you see her,

please call the police

Thank you

Excuse me, could you take a look at this photo

- Excuse me - Nope, didn't see her

Thank you

Her name is Zhou Tianyi,

if you see her, please call the police

Thank you

Thank you

Hey it's yours

When?

- On February 4th - How did you lose her?

On the street

Did you search online? You should do it

I know that you are suffering

But all babies look alike

Tianyi

Tianyi

So cute

Lei Da of Foziling Town

Anhui Province

Abducted from his home village, 4pm

September 21, 1999. He's now 17

Radar? How can a Radar go missing?

It's been 15 years

Where have you been searching?

You're not gonna find him. Listen

Report this to the police, understand?

Ask them for help

Ask the police for help

It was taken when he was little

Please don't get upset if I say this

You won't find him

You won't stand a chance this way

Your son is 17 now

Even if you run into him on the street

You won't recognize him

The world is vast, you won't find him

Let it go

How can you say this

All parents love their children

If this were your son, wouldn't you look for him?

You're an ass

I was talking to him. It's none of your business

Why did you cut in?

Do you have children?

Yes

If your child was missing, would you look for him?

My child is safe at home

But if he were missing, wouldn't you?

I tell you

Don't push me

Don't you feel sorry for him?

How would you know how I feel?

Don't fight!

What do you want?

How did you start fighting?

All right

You are so merciless. Landing now. Forget it

Landing

"An Hui to Hubei, then to Fujian"

"Missing Child Notice"

I found this notice on my way to school

What a cute kid

Forward this note. Her mom waits for her to come home

Hey

that's not allowed

Dude

Please do me a favor

when you get the chance

- Sure - Thank you

This one is younger than the previous one

The money is not only for me

If she dies, I will lose money

20,000

No way. I asked for a boy. This is a girl

Girls are great. You can sell them when they grow up

But I want a boy. Get out

15,000

Get out!

Think it over

Girls are great, really

Get out!

I mean it

15,000

6,000

Hug me

Mom Mom

Where are we?

Wuyi Mountains

I've been to all the places I've marked

You've been to so many places

How much do I owe you?

You're going to pay?

Yeah

I don't have enough now. Can I pay you back later?

How much do you owe other people?

Not too much.

Don't bother

It's on me

What's your name?

Really, you don't have to

How about this

"Young man in Wuyi Mountains for one motorcycle repair"

Do you have computer?

Yeah

This way

Where are you going?

Quan Zhou

Are you sure that you can find your son there?

I don't know

hope so

How irresponsible can you be

to let your child go missing?

Back then, I owned an orchard

His mother and I were planting trees

While his grandma watched him at home

When we came home, he was gone

All parents wish their kids be taken care of

All the children on these cards are missing

If you know anything about them

leave a message online

Every message gives new hope

I was abducted too

All I remember is that I was four

and that man who took me

Probably a child trafficker

He pinched me along the way

I remember there was a chain bridge near my home

and a bamboo grove

and

My mother had a long braid

Do you remember any names of

your friends there?

Nope

Any siblings?

I don't remember

Did your father

read you any stories?

I don't remember

Did you have a favorite food back then

like peppers, or noodles?

All I remember is:

a chain bridge near my home

a bamboo grove

Mom's long long braid

Nothing else

Every night, I go over these images in my mind

I worry that I'll forget them

I'm always longing for a dream

where I can see the place I was born

and my mother

But I had never dreamed of them

I don't understand

Why mom won't visit me, even in my dreams

What is your name?

My name is Zeng Shuai

As you know, that's not my real name

I don't remember my real name

"User Name: Candygirl"

In Donghai Town, Fujian, a boy named Shi Anyi

has a background similar to your son's

Shi Anyi is 17 now, senior high school student

He is not their biological son

The family has never told him where he came from

He has a scar on his foot

"To Quanzhou"

Pull over

You, on the motorcycle, pull over

Motorcycle, pull over

Pull over now

Pull over

Do you have a death-wish?

- Are you rushing to hell? - I'm sorry

Motorcycles are not permitted on highways

Yes. I know that

I just wanted to take a shortcut

to get there faster

Please

Give me another chance. Thank you

Thank you

Where are you going?

Quanzhou

You're going in the wrong direction

Follow the police car

You got a map?

Yes

Come here

Look

This is the toll gate

Right here

Go straight ahead and turn right

onto a dirt road

with paddy fields on one side

When you arrive at Fuzhou

Follow the signs and head South

for another 150 km

You'll be in Quanzhou

- Thank you - Got it?

Yeah

Keep it. Stay on the right track

Thanks

Thanks

Please don't rain

Don't rain

Please don't rain

"Highway patrol, RMB 200"

His classmate's peer said he was adopted

He's got a scar on his foot

But this classmate refused to take us to him

Is the boy willing to see me?

Always asking if they are his biological parents

He's rebellious

The father finally admitted

that he was given to them

But they don't know where he was from

He may not know

or he may not want to tell

Many families in that town

pay traffickers for kids

They believe more children means more happiness

Excuse me, how can I get to Shishi village

Be careful when you're there

- Right over there - Ok

They're here to see you, Mr. Shi

My friend

My name is Lei Zekuan

I heard that your son was brought to you

May I meet him?

An Yi

Do you remember when you were little

you had a puppy named

Blackie?

Do you remember you had a friend

Xiaoman?

When you were little

a nail went through your foot

Do you still have the scar now?

Yes

No, it's here. Your left foot

Show me. Let me see your left one

What are you doing?

I want to take a look. Just for one moment

You have the wrong guy. Get out of here

Go home

The police have your case on file

Wait at home. OK?

My child is missing, what's the point of going home?

Take me back

I may be wrong. Maybe it was the right foot

Let him take a paternity test with me

- Please - Don't touch my son

Let me take him to get tested

I've been searching for 15 years

Let him get tested, please

Please

Fix it

Can't do it

Fix it please

Fix it

It's impossible

The engine is flooded already

Fix it for me

I can't

Let go

How many times have you been beaten like this?

This is the first time

I wonder if my parents are looking for me like that

I'm sure they are

Only when I'm on the road

can I feel that I can face my conscience

No matter where he is

I hope he knows his father is looking for him

Do your parents treat you well?

They do

Did they beat you?

No

I've always known I'm not their son

But I didn't dare tell them

Parents with missing children

can shout it out everywhere

I dared not shout

I used to worry that

I wouldn't have time to grow up

and find them before I die

Now I've grown up

I worry that

I won't have enough time to find them

before they die

Your father would have slept like

this as well

He wouldn't risk losing you

Did you go to college?

No

You must have been a bad student

Of course not

I'm not a registered resident.

I cannot take the entrance exam

I was a hard-working student

And popular with the girls

But there are two elder sisters in my family

So I have no right to get registered

My father tried to get around it

but couldn't

So I don't have an identity card

I'm an illegal resident

surprised?

Without an ID card

I can't take planes or trains

or open a bank account

I can't even get married

That's why I must find my family

to prove I was abducted

Only then will the authorities let me get registered

If my son is alive

He'd be taking his college entrance exams this year

I wonder if he's qualified to take it

Where are you going?

To find a job, make some money

I'll drop you off at your next stop

I don't know where that is

Can you visit a place with me?

Where?

A chain bridge

It's from an online-friend

Something about it seems familiar to me

But I'm not sure

It's kinda far from here, in Sichuan

Over 2,000 km from here

Will you go with me?

"Fujian to Sichuan"

Are you going to let me eat or not?

You guys look friendly

Doesn't seem like you have any sins from previous lives

I'm finished

So am I

Cutie, where will you spend night?

Ahh

What a view!

I must find a sweetheart

and fall in love here

Anything familiar?

Nothing

Is that the bridge?

A little bit

but I'm not sure

I've been trying very hard

But still can't think of anything

I understand

Do you think that one's memory can suddenly go blank?

What if I have forgotten everything

No you won't

Maybe you don't remember because you've never seen it before

When you were little

Would you come this far to play?

Of course

I must have seen a chain bridge

A bamboo grove

and mom's long braid

Pardon me

Pardon me

Pardon me

is your son missing?

Look at me

do you recognize me?

Get out of my way

Madam wait

Do you know

if someone here is missing a child?

No

Wait a second

Sorry

To be honest

I know this isn't the place

There's nothing familiar here

And the mother

whose son has been missing for 19 years

She never said that she had a long braid

That's all right

Many young mothers wear braids

That's why I came with you

But I still want to see her

I know she's in this village

She knows I'm coming

and she wants to see me too

Don't go

I don't care if she's my mother.

I have to see her

I simply want to see a mother

I must see one

I can't let you go

Please, let me go and see her

Just three seconds

You know she's not your mother

That mother is full of hope

expecting to see her own son

She's been waiting for 19 years

If you go knowing that she is not the one

Do you know how cruel that is for her?

I came all the way here

Why can't I just see her?

Do you know how cruel it is for me?

I know

But you're still young

She may be in her fifties

You can't imagine how disappointed she will be

Don't go

I won't let you go. You can't go

- Leave me alone. - You can't go

Listen

I've seen

over 400 parents who have lost their child

Some are divorced

Some go crazy

Some are still searching

Some of them

are dead

There is one mother from Xinjiang

She had looked for her son for 10 years

One day, she met a boy who was so similar to hers

Even though she knew he wasn't

She took him home and raised him as her own son

Three years later

the boy's birth parents found them

Three days after they took him back

she couldn't take it any more

committed suicide

I don't want to let them down

And I don't want to let you down

Not this one

I really need to go

I can't look at bridge pictures any more

The more I look

the hazier the memory

You know what

there are 170,000 pictures of chain bridges online

How can there be so many chain bridges in China?

The places I have been to are big cities, densely populated

I believe my son is somewhere in a big city

Whenever I lose hope

I always think

Looking for my son in a country of 1.3 billion people

Is like looking for a needle in a haystack

But I try to convince myself

that missing children have been found before

I've been searching for 15 years, son

You only started a few days ago, right?

Not this one

Zeng Shuai

Zeng Shuai

Zeng Shuai

Here

I'm here

Why didn't you stay close?

Tell me if you need to buy something!

Let me know when you stop to buy things, OK?

Shh

Can you lower your voice?

All those beautiful girls are staring at us

They probably think you're my dad

Then stay close to me

Can't believe I'm still getting scolded at this age

- Go ahead - How embarrassing

Lei

Lei Zekuan

Lei Zekuan

Here

What's wrong with you?

Nothing

What's wrong with you?

Nothing. I...

You're so ready to tell me off

I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Let's go

You go ahead

Do you think

all these people believe that love is forever?

The lovers who put their locks here

Will they stay together all their lives?

Have you been in love before?

Yes

First love was in high school

and ended after graduation

Her family thought of me as an abandoned child

A boy of unknown origins.

What future would I have?

So her dad really told me off

Never say you're abandoned

Okay?

But that's who I am

I don't care where your next stop is

Take the train and leave

And you?

Going back to Fujian

Why?

No reason

What do you mean by that?

I have no intent to be here

You asked me to come

You have to be responsible for me, understand?

I don't want it

I don't want your money

I don't want it

Go if you want

Give me my flags

Stop it

I'm hungry

"Police emergency call"

Give my baby back

I want to see the woman who gave birth to me

I want her to know

I miss her

Go sleep, son

Sleep tight

See if you can remember anything else in your dreams

I'm not the only one

On the same day

two boys in my village were abducted

He and I were sold to the same town

We grew up together

But he didn't want to find his birth parents

He has a good life

and doesn't want to lose what he already has

So I cannot talk about him

I can only mention myself

"Update:"

"Seeking village that lost two boys on the same day"

"with a chain bridge and a bamboo grove"

"One mother had a long braid when she was young"

"Send"

"Chain bridge"

I'm fine

Everything is fine

I'm still looking

Yes

"Bridge Street Police Station"

Hello. Bridge Street Police Station

Hello

Can you recall that in 1992, is there any

Hello?

Hang on a second

I was saying

Did two kids in your village

get abducted together in June 1992?

Are you from the Department or the sub-bureau?

I'm not from the Department nor the sub-bureau

I'm just a volunteer

Is it...

Hello

Hello?

In 1992

Two kids went missing at the same time

What does that mean?

Hello, Fei

Deng Pengbo of Liaocheng Village

said diesel is missing at the stone factory

Sure

And the Yu brothers are fighting again

over the land issue

What is this about?

A girl called. Some nonsense about

two kids went missing at the same time

Yes

Two boys did go missing in the next village years ago

before I was born

Hello

This is the Bridge Street Police Station. Who is this?

Are we going?

In Bridge Street Town, Chongqing

two boys went missing in the afternoon

of June 15, 1992

One is Yang Bin, the other is Mao Xuesong

Mao's parents are Mao Kejin

and Weng Guiluan

The mother had a braid when she was young

Is this lu?

Is Mao Xuesong with you?

Yes, he's here

He's there. The Mayor is here

Just a second. I'll put you on speaker

Hello, Xuesong

Mao Xuesong

This is the mayor

On behalf of our village, welcome home

Come

Son

I'm your father

Son

How are you?

Ask him for me

How did I get lost?

I miss you so much

I should not have lost you

One day, your mother took you to the market

You wanted to eat tofu jelly

She bought some and let you sit down to eat it

She turned around for a moment

and you were gone

They demolished the chain bridge

in 2002 to build a highway

The bamboo grove next to it was cut down, of course

That means it's all gone

There is nothing waiting for me

Your parents

I'm sure mom has cut off her braid

I'm afraid to go home

Whenever I'm home

I can't bear to look into their eyes

My wife and my mother

are so disappointed when I return alone

My mother has been walking on eggshells these 15 years

She's terrified that we'll be angry at her

Her life is a living hell

My wife has also been walking on eggshells

She's afraid we won't get through this

She is also

living in hell

I'll go get my hair dyed

Please wait half an hour

OK

I've told you that I have two elder sisters

from my foster family

My adoptive father is worried about losing me

I've known this all along

Before I started this trip, he told me that

He wanted me to marry my sister

So even if I found my birth parents

I'd still be part of his family

Will you?

My sister is so good to me

She's 3 years older

Whenever I ran away

she always went out to find me

When I cried, she always held me in her arms

Perhaps it is her father's will

She has never married

Then why don't you just keep treating her as your sister?

Hey

is my hair done?

Your outfit is so old fashioned

Was it for your wedding?

Yes

is it?

Yes, it is

Should I change it?

Take my motorcycle

When I get my ID card

I would like to take a train

I am warning you

don't you dare to sell my motorcycle

"Mao Xuesong, Welcome Home"

It's pretty funny, huh?

Are they here to welcome me?

I am Mao Xuesong

Dad

Mom

My boy

Every night, mother dreams of you

crying with hunger

We thought you were dead

Don't smile

Ready

Finished

Come here

to have your finger prints collected

Follow the instructions

Right thumb

Amitabha

Master

I'm always wondering

Why it is my son

and not anyone else's, who is missing

Amitabha

Master

I always feel

as if there is just a sheet of window paper between us

But I cannot poke through the paper

Please tell me

will I find my son back?

If he comes, fate gathers

If he is lost, fate dissipates

If you search, fate grows

If you give up, fate dies

Roads travelled and paths crossed

Everything happens for a reason, for a purpose

Will you please tell me

Is he still alive?

Every inch of earth

You live on it and you die on it

Every living thing

has once been your parent

Almsgiver

Do good deeds

You will find him when the time comes

"The child will return to his parents"

"and live a happy life"