People in various parts of Henan drove to the area where Xia Fugang went missing, leaving behind car keys, food, drinks, and water, and writing "Wishing you safety" on the vehicles to publicly express their support.
There are reports that the Central Theater Command has dispatched troops to participate in search and capture operations, but the actual mission is to protect Xia Fugang; this claim has not been independently verified.
Xia Fugang, a renovation worker from Henan, is accused of clashing with a village official bully and causing multiple casualties in the official's family; he subsequently entered a cornfield and went missing, prompting a police search.
It is reported that approximately 10,000 local people in Henan were dispatched into the mountains to search for Xia Fugang, but he has not been captured for several consecutive days.