Leaked Nighttime Photo from Yu Menglong’s Apartment Shows Unidentified Man in Black – Fans Identify “Stalker” Xin Qi as Possible Witness or Suspect
BEIJING / INTERNATIONAL – 10 March 2026
A grainy, low-light photograph that surfaced on overseas platforms yesterday has sent shockwaves through Chinese-language fan communities and international true-crime circles: it appears to show a tall figure dressed entirely in black standing motionless in the open doorway of Yu Menglong’s private apartment bedroom on the night of 10–11 September 2025, hours before the actor’s body was discovered on the ground below.
The image, timestamped 01:47 a.m. and purportedly taken from a hidden camera or a phone inside the room, shows the figure framed in the doorway with no visible facial features due to darkness and distance. However, netizens quickly identified distinctive physical traits—height (estimated 185–190 cm), build, posture, and a distinctive way of standing with shoulders slightly hunched—that they claim match Xin Qi, a 29-year-old man long described in fan circles as Yu’s most obsessive stalker.
Xin Qi has been a known figure in Yu Menglong fandom since at least 2019. He was repeatedly banned from multiple fan platforms for doxxing other fans, posting intrusive personal information about Yu’s daily schedule, and allegedly attempting to follow the actor to private locations. In 2022 he was issued a police warning after being caught inside a restricted filming area; in 2024 he was briefly detained after trying to enter Yu’s residential complex without authorization. Despite these incidents, he continued to appear in fan livestreams and comment sections until mid-2025, when his online presence abruptly stopped.
The leaked photo has not been independently authenticated. Digital-forensics analysts who examined copies for several international outlets report that the timestamp metadata is intact and consistent with devices operating in Beijing on the date shown, but heavy compression and low resolution prevent definitive facial recognition or clothing-pattern matching. The Beijing Public Security Bureau has not acknowledged the image or indicated whether it is part of any reopened inquiry.
Yu Menglong’s death was officially ruled an accidental fall after alcohol intoxication (BAC 0.18%). No autopsy report was made public, and the case was closed within four days. Earlier leaks—airport photos showing scars and a shaved head, audio of screams, a purported final notarised declaration alleging coercion and surveillance—have already cast doubt on the accident narrative.
The identification of Xin Qi as the figure in the doorway has dramatically escalated the #JusticeForYuMengLong campaign. The Avaaz petition demanding an independent international forensic review now exceeds 2.3 million signatures, with many new signatories citing the photo as “direct evidence of someone inside the apartment that night.”
Xin Qi’s current whereabouts are unknown. His last confirmed social-media post dates from July 2025. Attempts to contact him through known accounts have gone unanswered.
Chinese authorities have not commented on the leak. Domestic platforms remove any mention of the photograph or Xin Qi’s name within minutes. Overseas, the image continues to spread rapidly, often paired with side-by-side comparisons of Xin Qi’s known photos and the silhouetted figure.
Whether the man in black is Xin Qi, an intruder, a security guard, or someone else entirely may never be officially confirmed. What is clear is that a single blurry frame has turned a closed case into an open wound—one that millions now refuse to let heal.
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