Vanishing Point 《消失的人》

In a mahjong parlor, Yan Wu is given a final ultimatum by the boss—he must repay the 30,000 yuan he owes as soon as possible. With no other choice, Yan Wu turns to his father for help, but the conversation ends in a bitter argument. Moments later, when Yan Wu returns to the living room, he finds that his father has died from a sudden heart attack. Stunned and disoriented, Yan Wu chooses not to call the police. Instead, in order to keep his father’s pension, he decides to hide the body.

Elsewhere, early the next morning, Tang Yu pulls up to the building, waiting for his son Xiao Nuo to come down so he can drive him to school. As he listens to the radio, he briefly zones out. After few minutes, he asks his wife why Xiao Nuo hasn‘t come down yet. But she replies that their son already left. They search the entire building—Xiao Nuo is nowhere to be found. Xiao Nuo is missing.

In another scene, Yutong sits in her brother’s car, discussing about her rent. Her brother reflects on how quickly time has passed. A seemingly offhand comment catches Yutong’s attention—she asks if he’s been secretly investigating all along. He hesitates, then nods. Yutong recalls something that happened four months ago: she had woken up from sleep to find she had been assaulted. But the perpetrator still hasn’t been identified.

Three seemingly unrelated incidents, all occurring in the same building, ultimately converge

into an unimaginable conclusion.