13-Year-Old in Sichuan Reward Livestreamers 340K RMB

Thank you, Officer. My son was misled by a livestreamer into tipping 340,000 yuan. With your help, we have been able to recover the full amount. We are truly grateful for helping us recover our loss,” said Mr. Mou on September 12, as he visited the Tuopai Police Station in Shehong City, Sichuan, to present a banner expressing his gratitude to the officers.

“谢谢警察同志，我儿子被主播诱导打赏34万元，在你们的帮助下已经全部退回来了，真的非常感谢为我们挽回了损失。”9月12日，四川射洪市的牟先生专程来到射洪市公安局沱牌派出所，为民警送上锦旗表达感谢。

Mr. Mou presented the banner to express his appreciation to the police.

牟先生送上锦旗表达对民警的感谢。

Officer Deng Dingyuan from the police station told Red Star News that in addition to tipping livestreamers 340,000 yuan, Mr. Mou’s son, Xiao Mou, also spent tens of thousands on gaming, all of which came from the family’s demolition compensation. After three months of negotiations, both the livestreaming platform and the game company have fully refunded the amount.

派出所民警邓丁元告诉红星新闻记者，牟先生的儿子小牟除了打赏主播34万元，还充值游戏数万元，这些钱是牟先生家里的拆迁款。在历时3个月的协调下，目前均已由直播平台和游戏公司全额退回。

Rewinding to June of this year, a netizen reported to the Tuopai Police Station that while watching a livestream on a short video platform, the game’s location system and the platform’s alert system indicated that a minor in Tuopai Town, Shehong City, Sichuan, was suspected of tipping a game livestreamer multiple large sums of money.

时间回到今年6月，一名网友向沱牌派出所举报，称自己在某短视频平台刷直播时，根据游戏定位和直播平台的报警系统显示，四川射洪市沱牌镇辖区一未成年人疑似对游戏主播进行多次大额打赏。

After learning about the situation, the police immediately went to Xiao Mou’s school to investigate. Through patient questioning, they found out that Xiao Mou had indeed tipped the game livestreamer multiple times on the short video platform in order to find a “master” in the game and give away game skins. Further investigation revealed that Xiao Mou had tipped over 340,000 yuan to more than ten livestreamers over the course of a little over a month. Additionally, he had spent tens of thousands more on in-game purchases and virtual items.

了解情况后，沱牌派出所民警立即前往小牟所在学校了解情况。经民警耐心询问了解，得知其为了在游戏里认师傅、送皮肤，确实在某短视频平台多次打赏游戏主播。进一步核查发现，小牟在一个多月时间里，频繁打赏10余名主播共计34万元，另外还因充值游戏、购买道具等花费数万元。

Deng Dingyuan told Red Star News that after learning of the situation, the police contacted Xiao Mou’s father, Mr. Mou, who was working in Shenzhen. Mr. Mou had been working away from home for an extended period, while his son lived with his grandparents. Xiao Mou sometimes used his grandmother’s phone to watch livestreams and play games. The large sums of money he tipped came from the family’s demolition compensation fund.

邓丁元告诉红星新闻记者，了解情况后，民警立即联系了小牟在外打工的父亲牟先生。牟先生长期在深圳打工，孩子跟爷爷奶奶生活，有时候会用奶奶的手机看直播、打游戏，其所打赏的巨额钱款为家里的拆迁款。

Deng explained that at the time of the incident, the boy was 13 years old and in the sixth grade, only turning 14 in August this year. After becoming aware of the situation, the police engaged in a lengthy “tug-of-war” with the livestreaming platform’s customer service, informing them that the tipping was done by a minor. At the same time, they helped Mr. Mou collect and submit relevant information and documents and closely followed up on the refund process, assisting him in submitting appeals via mobile phone.

邓丁元介绍，事发时孩子13岁，读小学六年级，今年8月才满14岁。得知情况后，民警一边与直播平台官方客服展开“拉锯战”，告知充值打赏系未成年人所为，一边帮助牟先生收集上传相关信息资料，持续关注退款进度，积极协助牟先生用手机进行申诉。

After three months of effort, the police successfully helped Mr. Mou win the appeal. Finally, on September 10, the 340,000 yuan tipped by the “naughty child” to the livestreamers was recovered.

经过长达3个月的努力，民警终于协助牟先生申诉成功。最终，在9月10日，成功将“熊孩子”打赏给主播的34万元追回。