- The penniless man was forced to sell everything he owned, including his phone
- He was forced to go to a police station to ask for help
- He traveled back to the station to return the £22 he had borrowed from an officer
A man in China who borrowed £22 to get home after being left penniless after losing his job traveled more than 200 miles to pay off his debt to a friendly policeman who lent him money.
The man, who has not been named, was working in China's Hubei province when he was fired and left without money.
He didn't even have a phone, because he sold it for cash, and he couldn't afford to travel anywhere.
He walked to his local police station, Yinji Police Station on the outskirts of Xiangyang, and asked for help as he could not contact his friends or family.
There, a police officer, whose surname is Luo, bought him a meal and lent him 200 yuan (£22) to travel home to his parents in Henan province, 350 kilometers away.
The man (pictured, left) walked to his local police station, Yinji Police Station on the outskirts of Xiangyang, and asked for help as he could not contact his friends or family.
He left a note saying, “Today I borrow 200 yuan from a police officer at Yinji Police Station. When I get home, I will ask my parents for money to pay back the police loan.”
The grateful man left an acknowledgment of debt note that read: “Today I borrow 200 yuan from a police officer at Yinji Police Station. When I get home, I will ask my parents for money to repay the police loan.”
He was later seen walking into the Yinji Police Station with a bag of oranges and asked the officer at the counter where Officer Luo was.
After sitting down in a room together, the unnamed man explained that he was back at the station to return the money to the officer.
Video of the event reportedly shows Yuo refusing the money but sharing the oranges with the man. He is heard saying: 'Helping others makes us feel happy.'
But as he left, the unnamed man put the money in Luo's pocket before walking away.
The story melted the hearts of Chinese social media users. One said: 'A police officer provides selfless help, and the boy has a heart full of gratitude.'
Another said: 'It's great when two kind-hearted people meet.'