Many residents have noticed that beggars posing as cyclists have been frequently appearing on the streets of Fuzhou recently.
At 18:30 on the 15th, netizen "Situ Xiya" passed by the parking lot of the Jindun Hotel on Dongda Road and saw a young man wearing a cycling helmet sitting by the roadside, with a piece of paper in front of him that read: "Cycled thousands of miles, ran out of funds, asking for some water and a little money to get back to Xiamen."
Netizen "Situ Xiya" said that a kind-hearted person asked him for his ID number and name to help buy a bullet train ticket, but the man claimed he didn’t have his ID with him. To the surprise of the netizen, during the conversation with the kind-hearted person, the man even shed tears.
This Weibo post attracted the attention of many netizens. Netizen "Ye Yiqing 2012" recognized this "familiar face": "I saw this down-and-out 'knight' three days ago in the Yangqiao Road area, with the exact same getup."
Subsequently, more and more netizens said they had seen similar cyclists begging in different parts of Rongcheng, sometimes even a man and a woman appearing together.
How can you tell if a cyclist is real or fake? Some professionals offer advice: First, observe the bicycle tires—if they are brand new, it doesn’t match the story of a "thousand-mile ride"; second, look at their attire—professional cyclists are unlikely to have a clean and neat appearance, and their skin tone, shoes, and other details will also differ from ordinary people, which can be noticed upon closer inspection; finally, genuine cyclists usually have panniers mounted on their bike frames and may also carry large backpacks with some camping gear.
During interviews, some residents suggested that when encountering unclear situations, it’s best to call the police.