On October 13, the Qingfu Town Government of Gao County told China Newsweek that police are investigating the case of female street vendor Ms. Hu, who took her own life after receiving a bad review. The Gao County Public Security Bureau said it responded at the first instance and is handling the matter jointly.
On October 6, a customer in Gao County, Yibin, Sichuan, who had purchased 10 yuan of self-selected fried dishes without potatoes, posted warning posts on multiple platforms; female vendor Ms. Hu subsequently took her own life and died.