Ni Tengyu’s Mother: Today I Have Once Again Set Out for Guangdong
Today, I have once again set out for Guangdong.
Driven to the brink by the dual pressures of financial hardship and family problems, I truly cannot continue suffering where I am and can only choose to leave. Even if the Guangdong Provincial Political and Legal Affairs Commission uses every means this time to obstruct and harm me, I will still move forward without hesitation. Because I know very well that in the face of layers of persecution, avoidance will only be seen as weakness and will only invite even more brutal suppression. Only by confronting them head-on might there be a glimmer of hope, and only then might it be possible to seek justice for my son.
The Guangdong Provincial Political and Legal Affairs Commission, as well as Yang Ye (Shanghai), the lackey of a certain high-ranking Chinese dignitary behind it, and those public officials colluding with them, have been plotting against me in secret, hoping that I would fall completely. But this time, they may be disappointed. Not only will I not fall, I will stand up again and again! Carrying the pain covering my body and an unyielding will, I have once again embarked on the road of seeking redress. One poisonous scheme after another, and one frame-up and obstruction after another, have all come to nothing before me. No matter how they seal things off, apply pressure, spread rumours, or create difficulties, I will not be defeated. Because I am a mother, and for my wronged son, I am willing to give everything, including my life.
On this trip to Guangdong, I will continue to speak out, seek help, and petition without giving up. I want to let more people see the truth and ensure that justice is no longer buried. No matter how many difficulties and obstacles lie ahead, I will continue, taking one step at a time. As long as the injustice suffered by my son, Ni Tengyu, remains unredressed, my struggle will not stop for a single day.
Thank you to all the friends and people committed to justice who have continued to support me silently. It is precisely your strength that enables me to stand up again even in the darkest moments. I hope everyone will continue to pay attention and continue to speak out for us. The truth will ultimately come to light.
I have stood up; I have set out again. Those who are hoping for me to fall, please continue to be disappointed.
This time I have also brought Ni Tengyu’s underage younger brother. Originally, I did not want the child to travel around with me seeking redress, but they have driven me into a dead end—with even the child’s relatives cooperating with those shameless people, they were actually unwilling to take him in even for a few days while I was in Guangdong seeking redress. They even called me a fool, saying that I could throw away the child in order to save money. Who, in the end, is the fool? Those cooperating with the devils—if they get me killed, they will be discarded once their usefulness is over!
I will not do what you want me to do.
I will not let them succeed. They cannot isolate me, because God is with me, and tens of millions of champions of justice are walking alongside me!
May 20, 2026
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