Recently, Ms. Sun from Lushan, Henan, reported that after her mother passed away in 2008, her identity was forged, and she was married to her maternal uncle who had previously served as the deputy secretary of the local political and legal committee. Additionally, the inheritance was sold off by her aunt, sparking public outrage.
According to reports from mainland Chinese media, Ms. Sun posted on social media platforms that on December 3, 2008, her mother, Zhao, passed away, leaving her, a 9-year-old at the time, in the care of her aunt. On December 17, someone executed a property entrustment document and a lawyer’s witness certificate in Zhao’s name, authorizing her aunt to sell a property in Shijiazhuang. Two days later, the property was sold, and the proceeds were received by her aunt.
In 2018, when Ms. Sun reached adulthood and went to a notary office to handle her mother’s inheritance, she found that only a commercial property was registered under her mother’s name. The notary informed her that she was not her mother’s only child and that there was a marriage registration record for her mother in 2009, preventing the inheritance notarization.
The termination notarization decision provided by Ms. Sun showed that “the deceased Zhao died on the 6th day of the 11th month of the lunar calendar in 2008, and it was verified by the notary office that the deceased Zhao got married in 2009.”
The “Marriage Registration Statement” indicated that on December 25, 2009, Ms. Zhao married Mr. Zhao Pin. Ms. Sun confirmed that Mr. Zhao Pin was her maternal uncle who had served as the deputy secretary of the Political and Legal Committee of Lushan County. The photo in the statement under the column for the woman named “Zhao” was actually that of her aunt, Ms. Ma, and the two had other children registered under their names.
Regarding the speculation about the source of funds for jewelry under her mother’s name, Ms. Sun stated, “The jewelry was purchased by my mother and me during a trip to Guangdong. We selected raw materials, had them appraised, had craftsmen carve them, and then carried them back to Shijiazhuang in burlap sacks to be sold. My mother bought a lot of books on jewelry appreciation and was devoted to learning during those years.” She also mentioned, “If the related departments verify that the funds corresponding to the jewelry were indeed sourced from my uncle, I voluntarily give up my inheritance rights to that part of the estate.”
On March 9, Ms. Sun stated that she had always insisted on submitting an “application for escalating the investigation,” not because she was unwilling to wait for the outcome but because the core behaviors in question occurred locally in Lushan County. If there is misconduct by local public officials, she is concerned about the independence and impartiality of the investigation. Currently, the case has been taken over by a higher-level investigation team in Pingdingshan City.
Ms. Sun further revealed that after the incident surfaced, her uncle and aunt contacted her multiple times, requesting to meet and asking for the removal of related videos. She insisted, “My demands are very clear – to hold relevant individuals criminally responsible in accordance with the law, as well as any legal responsibilities of public officials behind the scenes. I will not accept any form of private settlement.”
This incident has garnered attention on social media platforms.
Netizens commented, “I saw this girl with the surname Sun on Douyin a long time ago, and today I finally saw her making headlines…”
“This case not only exposes the greed and illegality of the aunt and uncle but also raises questions about the role of the staff who facilitated these procedures. How can a deceased person get married, especially to her brother?”
“What did her mother do before she passed away? Was she a businesswoman? Otherwise, how did she accumulate so much wealth? If not, is it possible that her uncle embezzled money and entrusted it to her sister for safekeeping, with properties registered in her sister’s name? When her sister died, the uncle wanted to retrieve the embezzled money but couldn’t admit it, so he resorted to these means, not expecting his niece to be unaware and directly report the case.”
“Buying and doing business are normal activities, but the question is, where did the initial funds come from? Most likely, it was obtained through embezzlement by the uncle, making it a money laundering scheme.”
“It’s clearly a puppet scenario. The girl was young at the time and unaware of these matters. When she grew up, she thought the money was earned from her family business. Eventually, she unknowingly disclosed it to someone and filed a complaint. Now, everything is lost, and most of that money was probably embezzled by her uncle…”