Recently in the Yan Shi District of Luoyang City, Henan Province, customers were dining outside a barbecue restaurant when a resident from upstairs, apparently unhappy with the noise and crowd below affecting their rest, poured an unknown liquid from a high place. Over ten customers were affected, with some experiencing redness on their skin.
One of the affected customers, Ms. Wang, told Jímù News on August 10th that around 9:40 pm on August 9th, she and her colleagues were eating at a table outside the barbecue restaurant in the area when someone upstairs suddenly poured an unknown liquid down. “We and the table next to us were the most affected. My colleague’s skin turned red after being splashed, with chili noodles mixed in.” That night, they had to go to the hospital for treatment.
Ms. Wang said that she called 110 to report the incident. However, when the police knocked on the door of the upstairs residents multiple times, no one responded. That night, the owner of the barbecue restaurant waived the bill for these tables and stated that they could claim reimbursement for hospital checks and dry cleaning of clothes with receipts.
According to the restaurant owner, the man who splashed the chili water has been found; he is a resident in his 30s living upstairs, who acted out of annoyance at the noise disturbing his peace.
On August 11th, the topic of “Man splashes unknown liquid at the barbecue restaurant downstairs due to noise” skyrocketed to the top of Weibo’s hot search list.
Many netizens expressed understanding, “I can understand, indeed, being kept awake at night with noise, and calling the police is not effective.” “This kind of thing has happened more than once or twice. Should there be controls in residential areas along the street? Some shops stay open until three or four in the morning, and some people, if they drink too much, like to make a lot of noise. Residents living along the street are long tormented by noise, which is also very distressing.”
Weibo influencer “Gathered Thoughts” pointed out, “When ‘fireworks’ collide with ‘right to tranquility,’ it requires the concerted effort of businesses to self-regulate, residents to be rational, and institutional guarantees to defend the bottom line of civilization and safety.”