The main suspect in the Guo Congyuan case, Gong Wenli, was arrested on Long Beach Island for luring Guo with the promise of buying a house, committing a similar crime three years ago using the same pretext.

On May 18, the Philippine National Police announced that law enforcement officers launched a raid at a well-known hotel on Boracay Island at 2 PM the previous day, successfully arresting two Chinese fugitives. These included the main suspect in the Guo Congyuan kidnapping and murder case, Gong Wenli