Chapter 50: Extras

This article is an excerpt from the Internet, allowing readers to understand the kidnapping of Li Zeju that happened in 96:

Zhang: Talk to Li Xiangjiang.

Li: I am Li Xiangjiang.

Zhang: Very good, my name is Zhang Ziqiang.

Li: Zhang Ziqiang?

Zhang: Mr. Li, I think you've heard my name.

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 Xiangjiang didn't panic at all, and said: Then Mr. Zhang, if you have any requirements, please say.

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

This sentence surprised Li Xiangjiang, and he didn't expect such a powerful robber. After a slight pause, he said: Very welcome. What time is it? We're here for you.

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 Xiangjiang lives in a big 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 Xiangjiang 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 Xiangjiang has called the police, so he will use this sentence to trick the other party.

After listening to this, Li Xiangjiang 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 it is necessary to be a man and do things according to his word. If Mr. Zhang doesn't believe this, I'll show you.

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

At this moment, the doorbell of the Li family suddenly rang. Zhang Ziqiang jumped up reflexively and stood behind Li Xiangjiang, this meaning was obvious, if something happened, he was ready to arrest Li Xiangjiang as a hostage.

Li Xiangjiang didn't know who would come to him at such a night, so he asked the maid to take a look. The person who came at the door was indeed here because of Li Gongzi, but the key reason was that Zhang Ziqiang's Ma Zai was not reliable.

Do you still remember Zhang Ziqiang setting up an ambush to kidnap Li Zeju? They tied Li Zeju to their van and left, but what to do with Li Zeju's car? Zhang Ziqiang instructed a horse boy to drive the car to a remote place and throw it away. The boy drove the car to a parking lot by the sea and left, but the place was not remote, and soon the car caught the attention of the patrolling police.

First of all, it was a very high-end presidential sedan, and the front windshield was all shattered, and the key and the carry-on bag were not taken away. The police soon found out that the car was Li Zeju's car. Even if he is a fool policeman, he should know that Li Zeju has an accident nine times out of ten. But the police's investigation went in the wrong direction, and they thought that in order to find Li Zeju, they should first find his driver, so they put all their energy on finding the driver. But the driver was locked up in a chicken farm with Li Zeju at this time, how could you find him?

Someone in the police knew a media reporter and broke the news. The reporter heard that Li Zeju had an accident, so his first reaction was to go to Li's house to verify the news. His reaction was correct, but unfortunately he wouldn't know that the kidnappers were negotiating with Li Xiangjiang in the living room of the Li family at this time.

Of course, the servant of the Li family would not let this person enter the door, and sent him away in a few words. To be a servant of the Li family, he must be a very clever person, and the lie he made up for the reporter is like this: Li Gongzi's car had a small car accident, and the driver was injured, but Li Gongzi himself was not in the car. The reporter thought that if the driver had a car accident, it would not be news at all, so he went home.

The servant came back and reported the truth. Li Xiangjiang and Zhang Ziqiang both breathed a sigh of relief and continued to negotiate. 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 [Mr. Li's family background is far superior to that of Li Xiangjiang]. 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. [At this time, Zhang Ziqiang was 41 years old]

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 be entrusted by the brothers to borrow 2 billion from Mr. Li! All cash, no 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 Xiangjiang 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 Xiangjiang was willing to hand over all the 40 million cash he had in reserve 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 Xiangjiang: 40 million, there is a "four" word, it is really a bit unlucky, otherwise, I will return 2 million to you, I will only take 38 million, and after taking the money back, I will definitely not treat Li Gongzi badly. Li Xiangjiang agreed. So the final ransom amount is 1.038 billion, but do you know that the Hong Kong stock code 1038 happens to be Cheung Kong Infrastructure, a company owned by Li Xiangjiang.

After Zhang Ziqiang went back, he told the other accomplices that Li Xiangjiang had promised to give 1 billion Hong Kong dollars, so everyone should not slack off Li Gongzi and go to withdraw the money tomorrow. All the robbers were so happy that they couldn't sleep.

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 walked up and shook hands with Li Xiangjiang 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 Xiangjiang 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 Xiangjiang judged that these people were too poor so they embarked on the evil road, and now the first pot of gold has 1 billion yuan, how good it is 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 Xiangjiang'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.