Why did Zhang Ziqiang, the "century gangster" who blackmailed Li Ka-shing 65.438 billion yuan, finally lose to Stanley Ho?

He kidnapped Li Ka-shing's son, Li Zeju, and succeeded in reaching 654.38 billion yuan. He entered the Guinness Book of World Records because of the huge amount of robbery, and many movies and TV series are based on him. He is the gangster of the century-Zhang Ziqiang.

He has made countless major cases in his life, and even the police can't help him. Why did Zhang Ziqiang fall into the hands of Stanley Ho, the gambling king?

Zhang Ziqiang was born in Guangxi. When he was 4 years old, he fled to Hong Kong with his father and then settled down.

My father has no other skills to make a living, so he can only rely on his knowledge of Chinese herbal medicine to open a small herbal tea shop to make a living.

His father is very strict with him. At first, Zhang Ziqiang will help look after the business in the store. Later, his father saw that he began to learn badly and sent him to a tailor's shop as an apprentice. Under such strict discipline, he became rebellious and gradually began to go astray.

At that time, they lived in Yau Ma Tei, where people and snakes were mixed, and most of them were amateurs. Fighting between gangs is more common. Under the influence of the surrounding environment, Zhang Ziqiang dropped out of school before finishing primary school, and then began to join gangs and started improper business.

12 years old, was arrested for fighting and entered the police station. Later, it was more common to go in and out of the police station, leaving a lot of criminal records.

Because of his courage, 16-year-old is famous in the local area and is also called "one brother" by everyone.

Since then, even after getting married and having children, Zhang Ziqiang has not looked back. On the contrary, he disdained tinkering and embarked on a road of no return with his extraordinary mind and bold means.

At that time, a batch of Rolex arrived at Hong Kong Airport. After hearing the news, Zhang Ziqiang and four associates came to the airport. While loading the car, the escort covered his face and snatched 2,500 watches.

The division of labor was clear, the modus operandi was rapid, and no evidence was left. Although the police knew who did it, they suffered from lack of evidence, and the matter finally went away.

199 1 year, Zhang Ziqiang came up with the idea of building an airport. He and an assistant did the same thing and snatched1600,000 Hong Kong dollars from the cash truck. But this time, the police found him according to the clue.

After his arrest, he was sentenced to 18 years in prison, but he later hired the best lawyer in Hong Kong to defend himself. The lawsuit lasted for three years, and finally Zhang Ziqiang was acquitted for lack of evidence. Later, he applied to the court for compensation in turn, and finally, he got 7 million Hong Kong dollars.

Without going to jail, Zhang Ziqiang received huge compensation, which made him more and more proud and walked into the abyss step by step.

In prison, he met Ye Jihuan, who was also jailed for robbery. They hit it off and became partners.

After Zhang Ziqiang was released from prison, the airport strengthened security measures, so he could not attack the airport again. At this time, he had the idea of Li Ka-shing.

1On May 23rd, 996, he and Ye Jihuan took Li Ka-shing's eldest son, Li Zeju, and hid on the only road. A group of people forced him to stop the car. At that time, there was only Li Zeju and a driver in the car, and then they took him away by force.

In the evening, Li Zeju, who always comes home on time, still hasn't come back. The Li family panicked, made countless phone calls and asked countless relatives and friends, but no one was found. Finally, they found his car in a remote place.

At this point, the Li family also roughly knew what had happened, but did not call the police.

At noon the next day, the phone at home really rang. The two made an appointment at home as an interview condition.

As soon as he entered the door, Zhang Ziqiang pulled up his clothes and exposed his explosives. He shouted, "Call out the hidden police." But Li Ka-shing didn't panic. He took him for a walk to prove that there was no one else at home. Two people just sit down and start negotiations.

When he opens his mouth, it's 2 billion. Li Ka-shing didn't refuse. He just called the bank in front and was told that he could only raise 654.38 billion yuan. Zhang Ziqiang, who wants to get the money as soon as possible, also agreed. The next day, he tied a suit of explosives to the door, and after withdrawing 654.38 billion yuan in cash twice, he sent back the intact Li Zeju.

When he left, Li Ka-shing also advised him not to do risky business again, but he wouldn't listen.

After getting the ransom, he went to Macau to have fun and soon spent all his money.

1On September 25th, 997, Zhang Ziqiang, who became more and more brave in the Vietnam War, kidnapped Guo Bingxiang, a Hong Kong tycoon again. After being kidnapped, Guo Bingxiang's two younger brothers didn't want to pay, so he was abused for many days.

Later, it was Guo Bingxiang's wife who went to the meeting alone, negotiated with Zhang Ziqiang many times, and finally redeemed her husband for 600 million yuan.

It is precisely because of this incident that the three brothers of the Guo family also had a gap, which also led to the later "competition for production", and the Guo family declined from then on.

The first two kidnappings were so successful that Zhang Ziqiang became more arrogant, and his desire and greed gradually blinded his eyes.

He took people to Mr. He's casino many times to make trouble and hit people. Mr. Stanley Ho is not easy to mess with. Later, he sent his men to Zhang Ziqiang's hotel and taught him a lesson.

How could the arrogant Zhang Ziqiang swallow this tone, so he decided to "make a big fight".

But the gambling king has been wandering around the mall for many years and can't see through his tricks. What's more, there was Henry Fok's support behind Stanley Ho. At that time, the richest men in Hong Kong and Macao joined hands to bring Zhang Ziqiang to justice.

Zhang Ziqiang, who was hunted by all walks of life and had nowhere to escape, finally found a way out. His destination was Guangdong. Who knows, this is exactly a game set by Stanley Ho.

Before fleeing, he smuggled 800 kilograms of explosives into Hong Kong in an attempt to commit another crime.

Just arrived in Guangdong and Guangxi, Zhang Ziqiang was captured. He was sentenced to death for transporting explosives, kidnapping and robbery, and possession of guns and ammunition. He later appealed, but the court still upheld the original judgment.

With a gunshot, Zhang Ziqiang, the "century gangster", ended his crazy life.

Once he had countless opportunities to turn over a new leaf, but he still chose to go his own way without repentance, and eventually he would end up like this. This gunshot also sounded the alarm for those who want to commit crimes.