A man leapt onto a ride-hailing car’s hood to retrieve his girlfriend's lost phone in southern China.

The video was filmed in the city of Xiamen in Fujian Province on December 10.

A woman lost her phone in a ride-hailing car. Desperate to retrieve it, her boyfriend took matters into his own hands, leaping onto the car hood to confront the driver.

The woman argued with the driver while searching for her phone and her boyfriend labeled the driver a "thief" and demanded the return of the missing device.

According to Mr Chen, a witness, the couple had lost the phone during their ride and traced it to another ride-hailing car, coincidentally their own.

The woman, distressed and in tears, explained that her phone, containing crucial data and her deceased father's photos, was left in the previous ride. Despite offering compensation, the driver denied having seen the phone.

The couple attempted to locate the driver through the ride-hailing platform but faced obstacles from customer service. The driver continued taking new orders, making it challenging to pinpoint his location. Frustrated, they reported the incident to the local police but struggled to obtain the driver's contact information.

Chen described the pursuit as complex, involving two hours of tracking via GPS. Finally, seizing an opportunity during a red light, the boyfriend jumped onto the car hood to prevent the ride-hailing car from leaving.

The crowd grew, and the boyfriend called the police. Only then did the driver retrieve the woman's phone from the trunk and return it.

On the afternoon of December 12th, a staff member from the Xiang'an Police Station confirmed police involvement, stating that the situation had been resolved, and the driver had returned the phone.

The video was provided by local media with permission.

12月10日，福建厦门。一女子遗失手机在网约车上，男友跳上引擎盖要求司机归还。现场视频显示，女子扒开网约车后门边找手机边和司机理论，男友则跳上了引擎盖指着网约车司机大喊“小偷”，要求司机归还手机，
据知情人陈（化姓）先生介绍，这对情侣乘坐网约车时，女生的手机丢失，通过定位发现手机是遗落在了网约车上，想追上那辆网约车时打到了自己的车。
陈先生说，接上这对情侣时是晚上7点左右，女生上车时就很着急，激动得一直哭，经询问后女生说是手机掉在了刚才打的网约车上，手机里有很重要的资料还有她已故父亲的照片，对她非常重要。在车上时女生给网约车司机打电话，说明了情况，并称愿意付钱给司机补偿，但网约车司机说没有看到，随后女生再打电话，该司机就不接通了。“这个女孩手机设置了关机需要输入密码，所以，捡到手机是无法关机的，我看了一下应该是司机捡了，定位一直在跳。”
网约车司机一直在接单，定位一直在变，期间男生曾联系网约车平台，希望客服提供网约车司机送单地点，但客服称要有确切的证据，拒绝提供。随后陈先生又带着两人去到马巷派出所，派出所查出车辆是网约车公司的车，查不到网约车司机的真实电话号码。
陈先生称，“过程很复杂，跟着定位硬追了2个小时才追到。”追到时趁着网约车司机等红灯时两个人就冲了过去，为了防止网约车离开，男生跳上了引擎盖。围观的人也越来越多，男生也报了警，司机才从后备箱拿出女生的手机归还。

12日下午，翔安分局新店派出所一工作人员称，此事派出所是有出警，目前已经协调好，司机已经将手机归还。