It was a regular afternoon on August 12 in Leshan, Sichuan Province, in the Chinese mainland. 19-year-old college student Zhang Kun was working a summer gig as a food deliveryman when an odd sight stopped him in his tracks: a white pillow tumbling from above, landing at his feet. 😲
When he picked it up, he noticed two numbers scrawled in what looked like blood: ‘110’ and ‘625.’ In the Chinese mainland, ‘110’ is the emergency number for police, and ‘625’… well, the meaning wasn’t immediately clear. But Zhang knew this was no accident.
Trusting his gut, Zhang dialed 110 and reported the strange pillow. Police officers arrived swiftly at the Soho building in Leshan, following up on the cryptic cry for help. It turned out a woman had been trapped inside the building, desperately seeking a way to reach out without alerting her captor.
Thanks to quick thinking from a young deliveryman and fast action by local officers, the woman was safely rescued. Her life, hanging by a thread, was saved by a crimson SOS sewn into a pillow and a deliveryman willing to take action. 🙌❤️🩹
This real-life “Study in Scarlet” reminds us: heroes can show up in the most unexpected ways. Whether it’s numbers on a pillow or a stranger’s quick response, helping others can happen in a heartbeat.
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'Study in scarlet' in Leshan: Deliveryman, police save trapped woman
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