The righteous anger of the public and the relentless call for justice for Yumeng Long were met with silence and obfuscation from the state. While public pressure mounted, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) quietly mobilized subtle tactics to divert the narrative and attention.

However, these calculated performances could not mask the truth. Determined netizens meticulously tracked location data connected to Yumeng Long’s phone, revealing critical movements and deleted schedules that directly implicated individuals with high-level influence.

Simultaneously, the entirety of China’s public launched an unprecedented, creative boycott against the entertainment industry—a powerful, non-violent form of civil resistance demanding accountability for the young victim.

This exhaustive analysis delves deep into the systematic tactics used by the CCP to suppress the investigation, the compelling digital evidence that exposed a network of influential figures protecting the perpetrators, and the powerful economic blow delivered by the boycotting public.

State Suppression and The Digital Battlefield

The CCP employed various covert tactics to control the narrative surrounding Yumeng Long’s unlawful deprivation of life. A person from Taiwan reported persistent sabotage against the island’s fiber optic cables, with six continuous breaks and three others experiencing issues—an escalation that coincided directly with the peak of the Yumeng Long incident, suggesting deliberate, coordinated action beyond mere coincidence.

The global petition for justice was also targeted. Although over 662,000 people had signed, the rate of new signatures slowed dramatically. An analysis revealed that within minutes, signatures were actively being deducted from the total count. One netizen witnessed 43 signatures vanish in a mere ten minutes.

Though the website claimed regular hourly updates, the frequency and scale of the sudden drops suggested interference aimed at suppressing the appearance of global support. Furthermore, Taiwanese netizens reported that their comments related to the case on social media platforms were immediately suppressed or deleted.

The CCP’s reach extended to censorship in international forums. Reports circulated that the CCP pressured organizers of the prestigious Golden Horse Awards in Taiwan to remove Yumeng Long’s name from the In Memoriam section, an act seen by global netizens as a clear violation and an attempt to erase the victim’s memory. This led to further outrage and calls for an international boycott.

More insidious were the tactics used to deliberately confuse the public. Paid online commentators were deployed to spread misinformation and distracting gossip.

For instance, a viral photo of one suspect, Du Chang, allegedly fleeing to Taiwan with his business card was proven false; the image was actually taken at the Xi’an airport months earlier, and in the original video, Yumeng Long was even visible walking behind him, likely obscured on purpose in the cropped image. This strategic creation of confusion was necessary for the powerful individuals seeking to protect the true perpetrators.

The Hunt for the Truth and The IP Data Deletion

The investigation shifted to identifying the individuals with the highest culpability. An anonymous director within China’s entertainment industry sent a message to a prominent commentator, urging them to focus their attention and efforts on a single, primary figure—the most powerful one—rather than being distracted by lesser suspects.

This suggested the continued presence of morally upright people within the industry who were quietly seeking justice despite the danger of speaking out. The directive was clear: “Catch the ringleader first, and the rest will fall.”

The list of high-profile suspects included several influential individuals: Gigagwang Liming (linked to the influential Lipeng family), Chaija (rumored to be the illegitimate son of Kaichi), Shinchi (a high-ranking, young official at a Central State-owned Enterprise, possibly linked to Kaichi), and Chench Song (known as the “Red-Haired Monster”).

Crucially, Chench Song’s chat logs showed communication with Fangley, who was suspected of being Kaichi’s cousin. Fangley, who was seen near the crime scene but quickly fled to Chongqing, had a wife, Jang We, whose media company was linked to Yumeng Long’s manager, Du Chang—the ultimate key connecting the victim to the entire conspiracy network.

The most compelling piece of evidence came from the digital sphere. On October 29, the phone number linked to Yumeng Long’s social media account was detected at the Shanglin Shidai Luxury Residential Complex in the Chaoyang District of Beijing.

This high-end complex, built largely by the state-owned China Electronics Corporation (CEC), is strictly reserved for high-level officials and individuals with strong financial capabilities—not ordinary citizens.

The signal was traced to an individual with the initials ZY, likely named Jang Yan, who was later found to have connections to Tianyu Media, suggesting a professional link to Yumeng Long’s career.

The fact that Yumeng Long’s phone, which likely contained crucial recordings, videos, or messages, appeared in a residential area owned by a Central State Enterprise strongly implied the involvement of high-level officials or people with immense institutional influence. The phone was a critical link, yet the authorities, rather than pursuing it, chose to cover up the entire digital trail.

The Conspiracy of Silence and The Economic Blowback

A Russian vlogger, who assisted in the data reconstruction, revealed the most damning finding: location data from August to September (the period of the disappearance and the incident) had been meticulously erased from the police database.

Only a few fixed locations matching Yumeng Long’s residences remained. The question became: Why would the police intentionally delete critical IP and location records for the victim and key suspects unless they were actively working to protect the true perpetrators?

This deletion was deemed impossible without the involvement of high-ranking officials, bolstering earlier accusations that the Minister of Public Security, Wang Shaw Hong, was likely acting as the powerful protector behind the case.

The deliberate erasure suggested that the police were operating as a tool of the influential people behind the scenes, seemingly ensuring that the true criminal evidence would never be used.

The timing of the IP data deletion further suggested that the victim was likely unlawfully confined and controlled during that period, and the criminals were desperate to reconstruct and destroy any record of their movements.

In response to this systemic failure and cover-up, the Chinese netizens launched a massive, coordinated economic boycott against the involved individuals and the entertainment industry that protected them. This was a powerful, non-violent form of civil resistance. Fangley’s major film production, The Next Typhoon, which had a budget of 40 million yuan, was a catastrophic failure, earning only a fraction of its investment, as the public refused to buy tickets.

The film’s promotional materials, which controversially featured dissected fish as a form of mockery towards the public’s anger, only intensified the resolve of the boycott. The message was clear: the public would not support any project associated with the corruption and impunity surrounding Yumeng Long’s fate. Other major films involving the suspects, such as those supervised by Chench Song and starring Fan Chichi, suffered massive losses or total failure at the box office.

The Legacy of Resistance and The Unsung Heroes

The boycott was highly effective, crippling the box office of multiple high-profile films and causing significant financial ruin for the producers and artists linked to the scandal. The quality of the films did not matter; the public refused to support an industry that protected criminals. This collective action forced the state to acknowledge the intensity of the public’s demand for justice.

In another creative act of resistance, citizens began sending food deliveries to government offices, taping handwritten notes to the order labels demanding justice for Yumeng Long—a modern form of petitioning. Though the CCP immediately ordered food delivery platforms in Beijing to disable the note function, the citizens’ ingenuity demonstrated their relentless commitment to having their voices heard.

The case of Yumeng Long remains unresolved by the state, marred by institutional corruption and criminal cover-up. However, the collective will of the Chinese netizens—through their digital detective work, the exposure of high-level contacts, and the devastating economic boycott—provided a powerful counter-narrative. It demonstrated that even against the most powerful forces, the sustained, peaceful resistance of the people could exert a profound impact, proving that the truth, though suppressed, can never be completely eliminated.