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57 Novels.com has no pop-up advertisements to read novels online, the website URL: , register to get a free bookshelf. Before the return of Hong Kong in 1997, rich people were often kidnapped, and the most famous one was Wang Dehui, the husband of Nina Nina, who was kidnapped twice. , after paying a ransom of $10 million for the first time, was released; for the second time, after paying a ransom of $60 million, the ticket was torn apart, and the body was thrown into the sea and could never be recovered.

In addition to Wang Dehui, another famous kidnapping target is Li Kshing's son Li Zeju.

The person who kidnapped him was Zhang Ziqiang, a gangster of the century. Zhang Ziqiang, nicknamed "The Big Rich", was born in Yulin, Guangxi in 1955. He settled in Hong Kong with his parents from Yunan County, Guangdong when he was 4 years old. His father actually smuggled to Hong Kong and opened a herbal tea shop on the street to make a living. Zhang Ziqiang has been involved in the underworld since he was a child. He was imprisoned for the first time at the age of 16. After that, he gradually became a prominent figure in the underworld. Later, he went out independently and did several "big business". for example:

In February 1990, Zhang Ziqiang and other 5 people robbed the watch car at Kai Tak Airport with arms and robbed 40 boxes of 2,500 gold Rolex watches worth 30 million Hong Kong dollars.

In July 1991, Zhang Ziqiang and his associates robbed the unpaid car again at Kai Tak Airport, robbing HK$35 million, US$17 million, and a total value of HK$170 million. It was the largest robbery since the opening of Hong Kong.

In this robbery in 1991, the police quickly captured Zhang Ziqiang and sentenced him to 18 years in prison. But Zhang Ziqiang's wife, Luo Yanfang, knew how to mobilize the power of the news media and hired the best lawyers in Hong Kong. After three years of lawsuits, the Hong Kong High Court announced in 1995 that Zhang Ziqiang was acquitted. After Zhang Ziqiang was acquitted, he immediately countersued the Hong Kong Police Department. In the end, the Hong Kong Police Department also compensated Zhang Ziqiang 8 million Hong Kong dollars.

After Zhang Ziqiang's "acquittal", Hong Kong people kept laughing at the incompetence of the police, the nonsense of the judiciary, and the fact that the news and public opinion were used playthings.

A year later, in 1996, Zhang Ziqiang began to plan a new "big business". Zhang bought a newspaper with a list of Hong Kong's richest people, and he started with Li Kshing, who was the first. But kidnapping Li Kshing is not as effective as kidnapping his son, so let's start with Li Zeju.

The time was around 6:00 pm on May 23, 1996, when Mr. Li returned home from get off work. Zhang Ziqiang had already stepped on the road beforehand. He carefully chose a sparsely populated one-way road, and was going to set up an ambush here.

The firepower of Zhang Ziqiang's Ma Zai is much stronger than that of the Hong Kong police. When the police took the police pistol, his staff were all ak-47s. Carrying a submachine gun, and a large hammer. Li Gongzi refused to get out of the car, it didn't matter, the big hammer smashed the windshield. Li Gongzi and the driver's legs were so frightened that they had to get out of the car obediently. The robbers **** Mr. Li and the driver and threw them into the trunk of the van together. The kidnapping was a perfect success.

The second plan is to notify the other party's family. The robber took out Li Zeju's mobile phone, stabbed Li Zeju with the phone, and told him: call the family and tell them that you have been kidnapped, prepare the money, and if you dare to call the police, immediately Just tear up the vote. Li Gongzi's hands were tied and his eyes were blindfolded. The robber helped to dial the number. After the call, he only said one sentence: "Hey, I was kidnapped, don't worry about me, don't call the police... …”

In the end, Li Gongzi was transferred to a remote abandoned chicken farm.

Zhang Ziqiang said, I will go to Li's house to ask for money. The other robbers were shocked and said: You go alone, what if you can't come back?

At this time, Zhang Ziqiang showed his extraordinary knowledge. He said very confidently: This, you don't understand. You haven't studied the hearts of these rich people. When people are poor, money is more important than life. Once a person has money, life is more precious than money. You see, the Li family is the richest Chinese in the world. I am afraid there is too much money to count? But how many sons does he have? And how much money can buy a son's life. A person like Li Chaoren who is tumbling in the business world will definitely be brave, and he will not put money more important than his son. Today, I personally went to the door to negotiate with Li Chaoren, just to show him Zhang Ziqiang's courage and to show my sincerity. You wait for my good news.

Although Zhang Ziqiang is a gangster, he does not advocate violence, but if he can outsmart him, he will not use force. At this time, Zhang Ziqiang drove alone to the meeting.

At the same time, the Li family was already in chaos. The Li family already knew the news of the kidnapping of the eldest son, but only Li Kshing didn't know because he was having a meeting outside. When Li Kshing knew the news, he was also surprised. Although it is not uncommon for rich people in Hong Kong to be kidnapped, he did not expect that it would be his turn. Hurry home.

When Li Kshing returned home, he was faced with a major decision: should he call the police? Lao Li made a round of phone calls, consulted some old friends, and finally decided not to call the police! Because he has no confidence in Hong Kong's police and judicial system, do you still remember that Zhang Ziqiang was acquitted for robbing a money-transporting car before? The Hong Kong Police Bureau even compensated him 8 million Hong Kong dollars. It is estimated that this kind of magical thing will only happen in Hong Kong. Of course, Li Kshing didn't know that the kidnapper was Zhang Ziqiang at this time. So Li Kshing decided to stay at home and wait for the call. Sure enough, not long after, Zhang Ziqiang's second call came.

[Author's Note: All the dialogues in this article are from Zhang Ziqiang's confession]

Zhang: Talk to Li Kshing.

Li: I am Li Kshing.

Zhang: Very good, my name is Zhang Ziqiang.

Li: Zhang Ziqiang?

Zhang: Mr. Li, I think you must know me.

All the other robbers were afraid of being recognized, but Zhang Ziqiang was different. Zhang Ziqiang was a household name in Hong Kong. He never worried about being recognized, but worried that his popularity was not big enough.

Li Kshing didn't panic at all, and said: Then Mr. Zhang, please tell me if you have any requirements.

Zhang: In order to show my sincerity, I will come to the mansion to talk in person. Are you welcome?

This sentence surprised Li Kshing. He did not expect such a powerful robber. After a short pause, he said: Very welcome. When will it arrive? We are always welcome.

Zhang: I'm already on my way to your house. I don't think I need to repeat it. You should know how to measure distance.

Li: Please rest assured, as long as the safety of the dog is guaranteed, I promise not to call the police.

Li Kshing lives in a big house halfway up the mountain. Since Zhang Ziqiang has stepped on the road many times, he has already been familiar with the road. Soon, he came to the door of Li's house and rang the doorbell.

At this time, Li Kshing was already waiting at the door of the living room. Zhang Ziqiang entered the door generously. The first sentence was: Mr. Li, please call the police at your house. Zhang Ziqiang is still not sure whether Li Kshing has called the police, so he uses this sentence to deceive the other party.

After listening to this, Li Kshing was not excited at all, but said with a smile: I have been in business all my life, and I don't have any particularly successful experience, but I have a deep understanding that being a person and doing things must be true to what you say. If Mr. Zhang does not believe this, I will show you.

In this way, Li Kshing took Zhang Ziqiang to visit the mansion of the Li family, and every closed door was opened for Zhang Ziqiang to see. Zhang Ziqiang was very satisfied, because it showed that Li Kshing did not call the police. The two returned to the living room to continue negotiating conditions.

The following is a classic dialogue between the two, the dialogue atmosphere is friendly and frank.

Zhang: I have always admired Mr. Li as a superman in the Chinese community. When I was in the watch business more than ten years ago, I had the honor to sell watches to Mrs. Li, and today I am very honored to interview you.

Li: Actually, in the ups and downs of the business world, everyone will have a chance.

Zhang: Opportunities are different for everyone. I also want to be a successful businessman, but I am born with deficiencies and study too little.

Li: I haven't read many books either.

Zhang: But Mr. Li has patience and tenacity, and he also found a rich man's daughter as his wife. I didn't have the patience to go step by step, I found a wife, and the family didn't have much money. Alas, in fact, life is very short, not as good as a tree. A tree can live for a hundred years, or even a thousand years, but a person can only live for so many decades. Before the age of 30, the brain is not fully developed, and after the age of 40, the brain degenerates. So, I don't have the patience to go step by step, and I'll just have food and clothing for the rest of my life. [Note from the old side: Zhang Ziqiang is 41 years old at this time]

Li: What kind of life does Mr. Zhang want to live?

Zhang: I don't want to live a poor life. In fact, we people just want to settle down. Today, I was entrusted by an organization in Hong Kong to negotiate with you about Mr. Li. All the brothers in this organization have to eat, and they want to eat as much as possible. Well, Mr. Li is rich enough to be the enemy of the country, and he is still a big country. We don't want to be a lion. We are entrusted by the brothers to borrow 2 billion from Mr. Li! All cash, no new notes.

Li: Even if I give you so much, I'm afraid I won't be able to withdraw cash. I don't know if banks in Hong Kong can withdraw so much cash. Do you think this is good, let me call and ask?

Zhang: Well, then you hurry up and solve it earlier, so Mr. Li will be able to go home earlier.

Zhang Ziqiang did not say that he was the leader of the kidnappers, but made up an "organization" and then pretended to be the middleman hired by the organization. Li Kshing didn't lie. He really didn't know if he could withdraw so much cash, so he called the person in charge of the bank to discuss. The result of the negotiation is that at most 1 billion can only be withdrawn, and there will be no more. But in order to show his sincerity, Li Kshing was willing to give all the 40 million cash that he kept at home to Zhang Ziqiang. Zhang Ziqiang accepted. In just a few minutes, the two negotiated the price.

When Zhang Ziqiang loaded cash into his car, he said to Li Kshing: 40 million yuan, there is a "four" character, it is a bit unlucky, otherwise, I will refund you 2 million yuan, I will only take 38 million yuan, take After the money goes back, he will definitely not treat Li Gongzi badly. Li Kshing acknowledged this.

So the final redemption amount is 1.038 billion, but did you know that the Hong Kong stock code 1038 happens to be the Cheung Kong Infrastructure, a company owned by Li Kshing.

After Zhang Ziqiang went back, he told the other accomplices that Li Kshing had promised to give 1 billion Hong Kong dollars, so everyone should not neglect Li Gongzi and go to withdraw the money tomorrow.

The next day, Zhang Ziqiang called and asked if he could come and withdraw the money? The other party replied: 500 million has been prepared, come and get it. Zhang Ziqiang had loaded up 38 million yuan before, because he had little money, so he could install it in his own car, but this time, 500 million yuan was too much, so the Li family prepared a big van very considerately. Zhang Ziqiang drove away in the Li family's cart with 500 million in cash. The two parties agreed that at 4 p.m., they would take the remaining 500 million. The 1 billion cash was all taken out from HSBC.

When he took the money for the second time, Zhang Ziqiang also brought an accomplice, because he found that it was a little tired to transport 500 million in cash alone. After all the money was loaded, Li and Zhang had another classic conversation.

Before Zhang Ziqiang left, he walked up and shook hands with Li Kshing to say goodbye. He said: If I do this, will your Li family hate me?

Li: Don't worry, I often teach my children to have the power of a lion and the heart of a bodhisattva. Fight with the power of a lion, and treat people with the heart of a bodhisattva.

Zhang: Mr. Li, I remember the Li family's words are true, you also remember that my words are true, I promise that I and this organization will not harass the Li family from now on.

At this time, Li Kshing did not forget to give Zhang Ziqiang some investment advice. He stopped Zhang Ziqiang, who was about to leave, and asked him: Mr. Zhang, please stay. I don't know if I should say it or not. I don't know how you will use this money. I suggest that you use this money to buy the shares of our company. I guarantee that three generations of your family will not be able to finish it. Or, take the money to invest in a third country, or store it in the bank, it can guarantee you a worry-free life in this life.

Li Kshing judged that these people were too poor, so they took the evil path. Now that the first pot of gold has one billion yuan, it would be better to do some serious business in the future, and there is no need to rob them. Otherwise, you will sit on the mountain and do bad things when the time comes. This is a piece of gold and jade, if Zhang Ziqiang listens to it, he will not die in the future. It's a pity that one is a businessman's thinking, the other is a robber's thinking, and the two are completely different.

Zhang Ziqiang responded with only two words to Li Kshing's words: "Haha." Zhang Ziqiang started the car and drove away, suddenly he opened the window and stuck his head out, shouting, "Mr. Li will go home tonight."

Back at the chicken farm, Zhang Ziqiang said to Li Zeju, "Your father is trustworthy, we have already got the money. So we also talk about credit, and we will let you go tonight. The kidnappers asked Mr. Li and the driver to get dressed, but they were still blindfolded and drove them to the entrance of the Excelsior Hotel in Causeway Bay by car, and released them.

Zhang Ziqiang finally got 360 million in cash, because he was the boss and got the most share.

According to Li Kshing's suggestion, after getting the money, you should buy stocks or invest in foreign countries, but this is his thinking, not the thinking of the kidnappers. The kidnapper's thinking was that if he got the money, he would go to Macau to gamble. What a gambler pursues is the thrill of gambling, so winning money is not his ultimate goal.

For example, Ye Zhen, the big drug lord, made hundreds of millions of dollars through drug trafficking~www.mtlnovel.com~ But his biggest hobby is to go to Las Vegas to gamble. Ye Zhen lost a total of 41 million US dollars in the casino. In the end, the casino felt embarrassed and gave him a Rolls Royce. Although he can make countless money relying on drug trafficking, he still pursues the thrill of gambling. In the same way, Zhang Ziqiang went to the casino to pursue the thrill of gambling.

The gambler Zhang Ziqiang lost 20 million in one time in Macau casinos and 60 million in two days. Zhang Ziqiang's biggest consumption in his life is to lose money in casinos. But he felt very high, very cool, very happy.

Soon Zhang Ziqiang's money was almost spent, so he bought another newspaper and continued to study the rich list. The number one is still Li Kshing, but he has already said that he will not touch the Li family. The second place is the Guo brothers, well, that's all. ------

At around 19:00 on September 28, 1997, Zhang Ziqiang and his gang repeated the previous process of kidnapping Li Zeju. But the Guo family is not very cooperative, after some setbacks, ------. In the end, Zhang Ziqiang asked for 600 million Hong Kong dollars, and he swallowed 300 million by himself.

Due to his consecutive victories, Zhang Ziqiang thinks he is the number one gangster in the world. After that, he also planned to kidnap Macau gambling king Stanley Ho (attempted) and Hong Kong Chief Secretary Anson Chan (attempted). He even bought 800 kilograms of explosives from the mainland, preparing to armed robbery in prison to save his accomplices. Zhang Ziqiang was planted on the 800 kilograms of explosives in the end. If he only kidnapped rich people professionally, he could live for a long time.

You still do this after Hong Kong's return, and you don't take the Communist Party seriously.

On January 25, 1998, Zhang Ziqiang was arrested in Guangdong. The central government has instructed that the case of Zhang Ziqiang should be made an iron case. In other words, it must be shot in the mainland as soon as possible (to be continued.)

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