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It was only because her grandfather went out to buy some groceries that four-year-old Xiao Lingli was tragically consumed by a neighbor in a hot pot.
Even more terrifying was the fact that four other children in the village had mysteriously disappeared.
Residents speculated that these four children had also been eaten by the neighbor.
"Those little kids have not been found anywhere. Many people suspect that he harmed them."
Location of the incident: Guangdong Province, Panyu District.
On January 2, 2009, local police received a call from a resident who reported that his four-year-old granddaughter, Xiao Lingli, was missing.
When the police arrived at the caller's home, they learned that the family had come from Hunan to work in Panyu District.
Xiao Lingli's parents and grandmother worked in a factory during the day, leaving her in the care of her grandfather. That morning, her grandfather decided to go out to buy some vegetables and see if he could find any scrap along the way. Not wanting to bring Xiao Lingli along for fear it would be inconvenient, he entrusted her to their neighbor, Aunt Hua.
Since Aunt Hua's small shop was busy, she gave Xiao Lingli some snacks and told her to sit aside and eat.
However, when she finished her tasks and turned around, Xiao Lingli had vanished. Panic set in for Aunt Hua as she hurriedly searched for Xiao Lingli but found no trace of her.
At that moment, Xiao Lingli's grandfather returned home. Upon hearing that she was missing, he nearly fainted and quickly called his son at the factory.
When Xiao Lingli's parents and grandmother returned home, they searched the village but found no sign of her.
Initially, the family thought Xiao Lingli might have gone with a fellow villager to buy something. However, according to people at the village entrance, they had not seen Xiao Lingli leave the village. They also checked with Xiao Lingli's usual playmates, who confirmed they hadn't seen her that morning either.
With this information, Xiao Lingli's family was filled with anxiety and despair.
Xiao Lingli was usually very obedient; she would never suddenly go missing. At that moment, her parents began to worry that she might have been abducted by human traffickers.
However, Xiao Lingli's grandmother, Liu, believed that her granddaughter was hiding in some corner of the village. They quickly called the police.
After understanding the situation, the officers began searching the village house by house at noon.
Just then, Liu thought of someone—a man who had come from Sichuan to work in Guangzhou. His personality was quite eccentric; he often cried loudly and liked to wear women's underwear on his head while running around in women's dresses.
"He has a somewhat perverted appearance, wearing those women's clothes and pants, with fake flowers in his long hair. He even sleeps in a raincoat. He looks so different, so I was suspicious of him."
Liu arrived at Room 54 and knocked on the door.
She asked the man inside, Zhang, if he had seen Xiao Lingli. Zhang claimed he hadn't. However, to be absolutely sure, Liu decided to check inside Zhang's rental unit.
As soon as she entered the room, Liu smelled the aroma of hot pot. After searching around, they found only a pile of women's and children's clothes on the bed but no sign of Xiao Lingli.
Unbeknownst to them, her granddaughter was hiding beneath the hot pot, refrigerator, and that pile of clothes in Zhang's home.
Although Liu did not find Xiao Lingli, she still suspected Zhang. So at 2 PM, she returned to Room 54 with a fellow villager.
This time, they made a bizarre discovery: on a filthy carpet in the living room, stepping on it caused blood to splatter everywhere.
"I kicked the door open with all my strength. Once inside, I stepped down and saw bags and other items scattered around. Then I stepped into the blood; it was everywhere, so I quickly came out."
Liu hurriedly asked where the blood had come from, and Zhang calmly replied that it was just duck blood.
But Liu did not easily believe him. She quickly instructed her fellow villager to call the police while she stayed in Room 54 to keep an eye on Zhang and prevent him from leaving.
After the police returned to the scene, Zhang smiled and told them that he had just finished eating hot pot, and the blood on the blanket was from when he accidentally spilled it while eating duck blood.
Once the police had Zhang secured, they began searching the room. In the living room, they found nothing unusual, but when they entered the kitchen, they discovered a large pool of blood on the cutting board and the floor.
In the sink, there was a bowl that had not been washed yet, containing a layer of red oil and some meat.
Additionally, the police found some chopped bones in the trash can, but upon inspection, they could not immediately identify what animal they belonged to. However, when they opened Zhang's refrigerator, a human head fell out, and it was the head of the missing girl, Xiao Lingli.
Besides Xiao Lingli's head, there were many dismembered body parts inside the refrigerator. Upon hearing that their daughter had been dismembered, Xiao Lingli's parents collapsed in grief; they could not fathom that their daughter had been killed so brutally. They wished they could take a knife to Zhang themselves but were ultimately restrained by the police.
"He said there was a very small refrigerator where he kept the body parts after chopping them up," one officer reported.
Meanwhile, one group of officers began to comfort Xiao Lingli's family while another group attempted to piece together her remains. However, after completing the task, they were shocked to find that many parts of her body were missing.
The police immediately questioned Zhang, but he feigned madness and remained silent. After a prolonged standoff, Zhang finally admitted that he had cooked and eaten the other parts of her body in hot pot.
Hearing this left the officers horrified; how could someone commit such a heinous act?
News of Xiao Lingli's dismemberment spread through the village, leaving everyone stunned.
At that moment, some villagers recalled previous odd behaviors from Zhang.
In addition to wearing women's and children's clothing, Zhang enjoyed watching television at the street corner, particularly war movies. When he saw scenes of people being burned alive, he would excitedly exclaim, "Human flesh is delicious; it smells great."
This frightened nearby villagers greatly.
They initially thought Zhang might be mentally ill for saying such things and never imagined he was actually eating people. Furthermore, investigators at Zhang's home discovered clothing belonging to other children besides Xiao Lingli. Whose clothes were these?
During the police investigation into missing persons, it was discovered that there were four other children reported missing in the area. Their parents had come from Hunan to Guangzhou for work, and after their children disappeared, they suspected that they might have been abducted by human traffickers.
Some parents embarked on a journey to find their children, while others chose to leave and start anew elsewhere.
However, based on Zhang's unusual behavior and twisted psychology, the villagers believed that this was not his first crime. It was highly likely that the other missing children had also fallen victim to him.
"Those little kids haven't been found; there's been no sign of them. Many people suspect that he must have eaten them," one villager remarked.
According to information released by the Guangzhou Daily, aside from the case of Xiao Lingli, there were no further updates on the other missing children's cases. Friends watching from the screen are encouraged to discuss any additional details they might know in the comments.
After examining a substantial amount of evidence, in 2009, the Guangzhou Intermediate People's Court heard the case. Ultimately, Zhang was convicted of intentional homicide. Due to the extremely negative social impact and his cruel methods, he was sentenced to death and executed immediately.
Although the demon has faced legal consequences, the children killed by Zhang never had a chance to truly see the world before being ruthlessly murdered.
It is unimaginable how painful their suffering must have been during their torment, and how their families will carry this shadow for the rest of their lives.
From Xiao Lingli's grandmother, it was learned that Zhang had previously been driven away by villagers due to his perverse actions.
Later, with nowhere else to go, Zhang returned to rent a place here again, which ultimately led to this brutal crime.
The villagers felt that the landlord also bore some responsibility for what had happened.
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