Xinyi's mother said that everything that happened afterward was because of the cell phone.

She said that when Hsin-yi was little, she just watched cartoons and scrolled through videos.

As I got a little older, I fell in love with those single-player games.

Later, when I entered elementary school, I became obsessed with online games.

What team formation and teammates? Even adults don't understand these things, but Xinyi does.

Gradually, Xinyi's attention shifted away from her studies.

When Xinyi was in fifth or sixth grade, she even started dating her in-game partner.

Xinyi's mother said that at the time she didn't understand what a couple in a game was.

She was so angry when she heard Xinyi calling the other person "husband" while playing a game that she beat Xinyi up.

However, when the elders in the family found out, instead of disciplining Xinyi strictly, they blamed her for hitting the child.

She even said the child is too young to understand those things, and that calling him "husband" was definitely a result of being influenced by him.

In short, Xinyi is not at fault; everyone else is.

Later, in an effort to appease Xinyi, the elders even bought her the latest model of mobile phone.

At the time, she was against it and discussed the dangers of the matter with her elders.

He also bluntly stated that if things continue like this, they will only harm the children.

But the elders in the family just said it's a virtual game, not real.

They also said that the purpose of studying is to have food to eat when you grow up, and that their retirement pensions are more than enough to spend. Even if Xin Yi doesn't work when she grows up, they can still provide her with a comfortable life.

With the support of her elders, Xinyi became even more unrestrained in playing games.

Therefore, she had no way to discipline Xinyi anymore.

Later, Xinyi met a boy in the game who was supposedly about the same age as her.

At first, the two chatted and did quests together in the game.

Later, they spent almost 24 hours a day together. Even when they slept, they would play games on their phones and fall asleep listening to each other's voices.

Then one day during the summer after graduating from sixth grade, Xinyi disappeared.

Xin Yi's mother said that she was at work that day when she received a call from Xin Yi saying that she was going to visit her uncle's house for a few days.

She didn't agree at the time, but when she got home from get off work, she found that Xinyi was gone.

She remembered that Xinyi had called during the day saying she was going to her uncle's house to play, so she immediately called her uncle. On the phone, her uncle said that Xinyi was at his house.

They said they'd let Xinyi stay for two days and then send her back.

She was finally relieved.

However, the next evening, Xinyi's uncle called to ask her if Xinyi had come home.

The family then realized that there was a big problem.

It was only at this point that Xinyi's uncle said that Xinyi hadn't gone to his house at all yesterday.

Instead, Xinyi called him and begged him, saying she wanted to go to a classmate's birthday party and then stay overnight at that classmate's house.

Xinyi said that if she told her mother, her mother would definitely not agree.

That's why she went to her uncle for help, asking him to cover for her.

The eldest uncle always doted on Xinyi the most in the family, but he didn't agree casually. Instead, he talked to the classmate who was having her birthday on the phone to confirm that the classmate had invited Xinyi to their house for her birthday before agreeing to cover for her.

However, her uncle asked Xinyi to come to his place the next day, and Xinyi agreed. To ensure Xinyi's safety, her uncle even asked for that classmate's phone number.

Who knew that the next day, the aunt, who had learned that Xinyi was coming to the house, prepared a table full of Xinyi's favorite dishes. The family waited for Xinyi to come back for dinner, but she did not return for a long time.

When I first called to urge her, Xinyi answered the phone and said she was on her way back.

However, after waiting for an hour without seeing Xinyi, when she called again, the phone was switched off.

At this point, Xin Yi's uncle became anxious and immediately called the classmate who was having a birthday party to ask.

At first, the classmate said that Xinyi did indeed celebrate her birthday, but they had so much fun that Xinyi left a little late.

They also said that Xinyi's phone might have run out of battery, and asked them to wait a little longer.

So the family waited for another half hour, but Xinyi still didn't come home, and they immediately felt uneasy.

Xinyi's uncle called the classmate again. This time, the uncle spoke sternly and explained the seriousness of the situation to the classmate, who then told the truth.

It turned out that she hadn't celebrated her birthday at all. Instead, Xinyi had asked her to lie to her uncle.

So Xinyi didn't stay overnight at that classmate's house at all yesterday.

Upon hearing this, Xinyi's uncle realized the seriousness of the situation and immediately called her.

To put it bluntly, from the very beginning, it was Xinyi who planned the whole thing.

Xin Yi's mother immediately called the police, and the whole family rushed to the police station to meet her.

Since Xinyi's phone can no longer be located, we have no idea what her purpose was in doing these things.

It wasn't until Uncle Hat learned that Xin Yi usually liked playing games that he suspected she might have gone to see her boyfriend.

So Uncle Hat logged into Xin Yi's game account through special means.

It was only from Xinyi's chat history that I learned that Xinyi really did go to see her in-game partner.

However, the chat history did not show Xinyi's destination.

Uncle Hat then pulled up Xinyi's WeChat chat history.

They didn't know until the results were revealed that Xinyi actually thought a complete stranger she had never met would treat her better than they did!

However, even the WeChat chat history failed to reveal Xinyi's destination.

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