Before Hong Kong's return to China in 97, the rich were often kidnapped, and the more famous one was Wang Dehui, the husband of Britney Gong Nina Co., who was kidnapped twice. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 The first time he paid a ransom of $10 million and was released, and the second time he was torn up and his body thrown into the sea after a ransom of $60 million was paid, never to be recovered.

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

The person who kidnapped him was the bandit of the century, Zhang Ziqiang. Zhang Ziqiang, nicknamed "Big Rich", was born in Yulin, Guangxi Province in 1955, and settled in Hong Kong with his parents from Yunan County, Guangdong Province when he was 4 years old. Zhang Ziqiang has been in the underworld since he was a child, and was imprisoned for the first time at the age of 16, and then slowly became a leading figure in the underworld. Like what:

In February 1990, Zhang Ziqiang and five others armed robbed a meter car at Kai Tak Airport, and robbed 40 boxes of 2,500 gold Rolex watches, worth 30 million Hong Kong dollars.

In July 1991, Zhang Ziqiang and his accomplices robbed another cash car at Kai Tak Airport, robbing HK$35 million, US$17 million, with a total value of HK$170 million, which was the largest robbery since the opening of Hong Kong.

In this robbery case in 1991, the police quickly arrested Zhang Ziqiang and sentenced him to 18 years in prison. However, Zhang Ziqiang's wife Luo Yanfang knew how to mobilize the power of the news media, and also hired the best lawyer in Hong Kong, fought a lawsuit for three years, and in 1995, the Hong Kong High Court announced that Zhang Ziqiang was acquitted. After being acquitted, Zhang Ziqiang immediately countersued the Hong Kong Police Department, and finally the Hong Kong Police Department compensated Zhang Ziqiang 8 million Hong Kong dollars.

After Zhang Ziqiang's "acquittal", Hong Kong people continued to ridicule the incompetence of the police, ridicule judicial nonsense, and ridicule the press and public opinion as playthings to be used.

A year later, in 96, 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 Ka-shing, who was the first. But kidnapping Li Ka-shing is not as effective as kidnapping his son, so let's start with Li Zeju.

The time was around 6 p.m. on May 23, 1996, and Li Gongzi came home from work at the company. Zhang Ziqiang had already stepped on the road in advance, and he carefully chose a sparsely populated one-way street, and prepared to set up an ambush here.

Zhang Ziqiang's horsemanship is much stronger than that of the Hong Kong police, when the police use police pistols, his men are AK-47s, and Li Gongzi's car is clamped in front and back, and a group of robbers get out of the van, all with submachine guns and a sledgehammer. Li Gongzi refused to get out of the car, it didn't matter, the big hammer smashed the windshield with a single hammer. Li Gongzi and the driver's legs were frightened, so they had to get out of the car obediently. The robbers tied up Li Gongzi and the driver and threw them in the trunk of the van. The kidnapping operation was a perfect success.

The second step is to notify the other party's family, and the robber took out Li Zeju's mobile phone, stabbed Li Zeju with the phone, and told him: Call home, tell them that you have been kidnapped, prepare the money, and if you dare to call the police, you will tear up the ticket immediately. Li Gongzi's hands were tied, his eyes were blindfolded, the dial was dialed by the robbers, and after the phone was connected, he only said one sentence: "Hey, I was kidnapped, don't worry about me, don't call the police......"

Eventually, Li Gongzi was transferred to a remote abandoned chicken farm.

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

At this time, Zhang Ziqiang highlighted his extraordinary insight, and 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, his life is more valuable than money. You see, the Li family is the richest Chinese in the world, and they have 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 churning in the business sea, will definitely be bold, and he will not regard money as more important than his son. Today, I personally went to negotiate with Li Chaoren, just to let him see my Zhang Ziqiang's courage and show my sincerity. Wait for my good news.

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

At the same time, the Li family has been in chaos, and the Li family already knows the news of the kidnapping of the eldest son, only Li Ka-shing does not know yet, because he is having a meeting outside. Li Ka-shing was also shocked when he learned the news, although it is not uncommon for a wealthy man in Hong Kong to be kidnapped, he did not expect that it would be his turn. Hurry home.

When Li Ka-shing returned home, he was faced with a major choice: Should he call the police or not? Lao Li made a round of phone calls, consulted some old friends from the past, and finally decided not to call the police! Because he had no confidence in Hong Kong's police and judicial system, did he remember that Zhang Ziqiang was acquitted of robbing a cash truck? The Hong Kong Police Department even compensated him 8 million Hong Kong dollars, and it is estimated that this kind of miraculous thing will only happen in Hong Kong. Of course, at this time, Li Ka-shing did not know that the kidnapper was Zhang Ziqiang. So Li Ka-shing 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 conversations in this article are from Zhang Ziqiang's confession]

Zhang: Talk to Li Ka-shing.

Li: I am Li Ka-shing.

Zhang: Very good, my name is Zhang Ziqiang.

Li: Zhang Ziqiang?

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

Unlike all the other robbers, Cheung, whose name is a household name in Hong Kong, never worries about being recognized, but rather that he is not well-known enough.

Li Ka-shing did not panic at all, and said: Then Mr. Zhang, please tell me what you want.

Zhang: In order to show my sincerity, I will come to the house in person to talk, are you welcome?

Li Ka-shing was taken aback by this sentence, and he didn't expect such a powerful robber. After a slight pause, he said: Very welcome. What time is it?

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

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

Li Ka-shing lives in a large house halfway up the mountain, and because Zhang Ziqiang has stepped on the road many times, he has long been familiar with the road. Soon, he came to the door of Li's house and rang the doorbell.

At this time, Li Ka-shing was already waiting at the door of the living room, Zhang Ziqiang entered the door generously, and the first thing he said was: Mr. Li, please call the police in your house out. Zhang Ziqiang is still not sure whether Li Ka-shing has called the police, so he will use this sentence to deceive the other party.

After listening to this, Li Ka-shing was not excited at all, but said with a smile: I have been in business all my life, and I have no particularly successful experience, but I have a deep understanding that I must be true to my word and do things. If Mr. Zhang doesn't believe this, I'll show you.

In this way, Li Ka-shing took Zhang Ziqiang to visit the Li family's mansion, and every closed door was opened for Zhang Ziqiang to see. Zhang Ziqiang was satisfied, because it showed that Li Ka-shing did not call the police. The two returned to the living room and continued to negotiate the conditions.

Here's a classic conversation between the two, in a friendly and candid atmosphere.

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

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

Zhang: Opportunities are different for everyone. I also wanted to be a successful businessman, but I was born with a lack of reading and read too little.

Lee: 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 I didn't have much money at home. Alas, actually, life is very short, and it is not as good as a tree. A tree can live for hundreds or even thousands of years, but a person can only live for a few decades. Before the age of 30, the brain has not yet grown, and after the age of 40, the brain degenerates. Therefore, I don't have the patience to go step by step, and I will only be able to make ends meet for the rest of my life. [Old end note: 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 just want to settle in. Today, I am entrusted by an organization in Hong Kong to negotiate with you on the matter of Li Gongzi, and a group of brothers from this organization want to eat and want to eat as well as possible. In this way, Mr. Li is rich and rivals the country, and he is also an 'enemy' of a big country, so we will not open our mouths, and we will be entrusted by the brothers to borrow 2 billion from Mr. Li! All cash, not new banknotes.

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

Zhang: Okay, then you hurry up and solve it earlier, so that Li Gongzi can go home earlier.

Zhang Ziqiang did not say that he was the leader of the kidnappers, but made up a fictitious "organization", and then pretended to be the middleman found by the organization. Li Ka-shing didn't tell a 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 discussion was that at most, only 1 billion could be withdrawn, and there would be no more. But in order to show his sincerity, Li Ka-shing was willing to hand over all the 40 million cash he had at home to Zhang Ziqiang. Zhang Ziqiang said he accepted. In just a few minutes, the two negotiated the price.

When Zhang Ziqiang loaded cash into his car, he said to Li Ka-shing: 40 million, there is a "four" word, it is really a bit unlucky, otherwise, I will return you 2 million, I will only take 38 million, after taking the money back, I will definitely not treat Li Gongzi badly. Li Ka-shing agrees.

So the final ransom amount was 1.038 billion, but did you know that the Hong Kong stock code 1038 happens to be Li Ka-shing's company Cheung Kong Infrastructure.

After Zhang Ziqiang went back, he told the other accomplices that Li Ka-shing had promised to give 1 billion Hong Kong dollars, so everyone should not slack off 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 yuan has been prepared, come and get it. Zhang Ziqiang loaded 38 million yuan before, because the money was small, so his own car could be installed, but this time 500 million was too much, so the Li family also prepared a large van very intimately. Zhang Ziqiang drove the Li family's car and left with 500 million in cash. The two sides agreed that at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, they would come and get the remaining 500 million. The $1 billion cash was all withdrawn from HSBC.

When withdrawing money for the second time, Zhang Ziqiang also brought an accomplice, because he found that he was a little tired of transporting 500 million cash by himself. All the money was loaded, and Li and Zhang had a classic conversation.

Before Zhang Ziqiang left, he came up and shook hands with Li Ka-shing to say goodbye, he said: If I do this, will your Li family hate me?

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

Zhang: Mr. Li, I have remembered the Li family's words and believed them, and you have also remembered that I have kept my word, and I promise that I and this organization will not harass the Li family from now on.

At this time, Li Ka-shing did not forget to give Zhang Ziqiang some investment advice, he stopped Zhang Ziqiang who was leaving, and asked him: Mr. Zhang, please stay. There is something I don't know whether to say or not, I don't know how you will use this money, I suggest that you use this money to buy shares in our company, I guarantee that your family will not be able to eat it for three generations. Or, take the money to a third country to invest, or keep it in the bank, it can guarantee that you have a worry-free life for the rest of your life.

Li Ka-shing judged that these people were too poor to embark on the evil road, and now that the first pot of gold has 1 billion, how good it would be to do some serious business in the future, and there is no need to rob the house. Otherwise, you will sit and eat empty, and then you will come out to do bad things. This is a golden and jade good word, if Zhang Ziqiang listens to it, he will not die in the future. It's a pity that one is a businessman's mindset and the other is a robber mindset, and the two are completely different.

Zhang Ziqiang only responded to Li Ka-shing's words with two words: "Hehe." Zhang Ziqiang started the car and drove away, and suddenly he opened the window and poked his head out and shouted: Li Gongzi will go home tonight.

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

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

According to Li Ka-shing's suggestion, after getting the money, he should buy stocks or invest in foreign countries, but this is his thinking, not the thinking of a kidnapper. The kidnappers' thinking is that when they get the money, they will go to Macau to gamble. The gambler is looking for the pleasure of gambling, so winning money is not his ultimate goal.

For example, the big drug lord Ye Zhencheng made hundreds of millions of dollars through drug trafficking, but his biggest hobby is to go to Las Vegas to gamble for money. Ye Zhencheng lost a total of $41 million in the casino, and in the end, the casino felt embarrassed and gave him a Rolls-Royce. Although he can make countless money from drug trafficking, he still pursues the thrill of gambling. In the same way, Zhang Ziqiang went to the casino to pursue the pleasure of gambling.

Gambler Zhang Ziqiang lost 20 million in a casino in Macau and 60 million in two days, and Zhang Ziqiang's biggest consumption in his life was to lose money in the casino. 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 first place is still Li Ka-shing, but he has already said that he will not touch the people of the Li family. In second place are the Guo brothers, well, that's it. ------

At around 19 o'clock in the afternoon of September 28, 1997, Zhang Ziqiang and his gang repeated the previous process of kidnapping Li Zeju. But the Guo family was not very cooperative, and after some twists and turns,------。 In the end, Zhang Ziqiang asked for 600 million Hong Kong dollars, and he swallowed 300 million by himself.

Because of the successive victories, Zhang Ziqiang thinks that he is the number one bandit in the world. Since then, he has also plotted the kidnapping of 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 rob the prison to save his accomplices. Zhang Ziqiang finally planted on the 800 kilograms of explosives, and if he was just a professional kidnapper of rich people, he could live for a long time.

After Hong Kong's return to the motherland, you still do this, and you don't take the Communist Party seriously.

Zhang Ziqiang was arrested in Guangdong on 25 January 1998. The central authorities instructed that the Zhang Ziqiang case should be handled as an ironclad case, in other words, he must be shot in the mainland as soon as possible (to be continued). )