"I don't know where I got my courage..." Recalling the scene of rushing to the bus to fight with a man and successfully grabbing a knife and throwing it out of the window, Yang Zhixin, the delivery boy, felt a little scared now, but he didn't think so much about saving people at that time.
At about 3:50 p.m. on May 21, an injury occurred on a bus at Dongfang Square Road, Ziliujing District, Zigong City, Sichuan Province, causing concern. That night, Ziliujing Branch of Zigong Public Security Bureau reported that the 52 year old suspect Ni, who was mentally disabled and had a history of epilepsy, suddenly convulsed and fainted while taking the bus. After the bus driver rescued him, Ni suddenly scratched the driver and a passenger with his art knife. At present, the suspect has been controlled, and two injured people have been sent to hospital for treatment, without life danger. The case is under further investigation.
▲ Taken out by Yang Zhixin and Yuan Wei Red Star News reporter learned from many interviews that when the incident happened, the suspect beat the driver. Many people came forward to dissuade him and tried to subdue him, including the injured passengers and Yang Zhixin, the delivery boy who passed by the scene. On May 22, Yang Zhixin was interviewed by Red Star News and told the story of his own rescue.
I saw someone wielding a knife on the bus
He rushed into the car, grabbed the knife and threw it out of the window
Yang Zhixin, 34 years old, worked as a mechanic in the factory before and became a delivery boy of Meituan crowdsourcing at the end of 2022. He is introverted and not good at talking.
On the afternoon of May 22, Red Star News reporters met Yang Zhixin, the delivery boy. As he recalled, when the incident happened, he rode his battery car around the street, waiting for orders. Suddenly, he heard someone crying for help. Hearing the sound, he saw a man waving a knife in his hand on a bus parked at the roadside. Without enough time to think, Yang Zhixin put down the battery car and rushed to the bus in three or two steps.
Yang Zhixin can't remember the details, only that there were two or three people on the bus trying to subdue the man. After getting on the bus, he fought with the man for a few minutes, and finally successfully grabbed the art knife from the other side and threw it out of the window.
"His strength is still very strong," said Yang Zhixin. Fearing that the man would continue to resist, he forced him to a seat until the police arrived.
Later, the nearby duty station, together with the police on duty, rushed to the scene and successfully controlled the suspect Ni with the help of him and other people.
"I don't know where the courage came from"
I hope that similar things will not happen again
The scene of Yang Zhixin grabbing the knife to save people was also witnessed by other citizens on the scene. A witness told Red Star News that the bus had just stopped at the time of the incident. Then, a delivery boy passed by, rushed into the car and held the man at a seat, snatched the art knife from his hand and threw it out of the window. Then, the police arrived at the scene and completely subdued the perpetrators. After several minutes of intense fighting, the delivery boy was so tired that he sat on the ground.
Yang Zhixin told Red Star News that at the moment of rushing up, "I don't know where the courage came from". When things are over, I feel scared. In these two days, he rested at home and adjusted himself.
After the incident, Yang Zhixin's brave behavior was praised by local people and netizens. Some netizens said that they should praise and reward the takeaway boy and promote the positive energy of society.
In this regard, Yang Zhixin said frankly that his relatives and friends also praised him for "doing well" and "doing well", but from his heart, he didn't want to become the focus of attention, only hoped that similar things would not happen again.
At about 6:00 p.m. on the 22nd, Red Star News reporter learned from Meituan's delivery office that in order to praise Yang Zhixin's righteous act, Meituan's delivery decided to award him the honorary title of "Pioneer Rider" and reward him.
Red Star Journalist Yuan Wei
Editor Zhang Li Editor in Charge Li
