In June 1984, Zhao Yanxiang grew up in an ordinary rural family in Jianghua County, Hunan Province. Her childhood was not a happy one, as her father was addicted to alcohol and gambling, and even committed domestic violence against her mother, which eventually led her to run away from home.
In such a family environment, Zhao Yanxiang was forced to drop out of school and stay at home before she even finished primary school.
At the age of 13, with a yearning for a better life, Zhao Yanxiang followed the sisters in the village to work in Zhaoqing City, Guangdong Province. Her slender figure is full of hope for the future, but she doesn't know that fate is quietly weaving a cruel web.
Two years later, in 1999, Zhao Yanxiang was 15 years old and working as a waitress in a hotel. At this time, a guest named Ouyang Chong walked into her life. Ouyang Chong was very enthusiastic about Zhao Yanxiang, often bought gifts for her, and took her out to eat and play.
The innocent Zhao Yanxiang was moved by his enthusiasm and gradually let down her guard.
However, it was just an elaborate scam. Zhao Yanxiang, who was not deeply involved in the world, agreed without hesitation after Ouyang Chong proposed to take her to Dongguan to play. However, waiting for her was 55-year-old Hong Kong businessman Cheng Tzu Tai.
It turned out that Ouyang Chong was a "human flesh" trafficker.
In Zheng Citai's villa in Dongguan, Zhao Yanxiang suffered the biggest nightmare in her life. Zheng Citai's greedy gaze lingered on the girl's immature face, and the desire in her heart was like a beast.
Under the temptation of money and the coercion of violence, Zhao Yanxiang lost her most precious innocence.
In that nightmarish experience, Zhao Yanxiang's heart was deeply imprinted like a scar that can never heal. Her eyes were no longer the innocence of the past, but full of vigilance and vague hatred.
However, under the temptation of Zheng Citai's money, Zhao Yanxiang finally chose to give in.
For more than two months, Zheng Citai began to show indifference to Zhao Yanxiang, and truly realized the behavior of "use up and discard". Zhao Yanxiang had no choice but to return to Zhaoqing. This experience profoundly affected her life path, causing her to become self-defeating and change boyfriends frequently.
However, she did not cut off contact with Zheng Citai, and even began to introduce other girls to him.
Zhao Yanxiang planted the seed of revenge in her heart under Zheng Citai's actions, and when the time is ripe, this seed will take root and sprout.
Time flies, and Zhao Yanxiang is 22 years old. Over the years, she has learned how to survive in this complex world and has become more sophisticated. However, the deep pain in my heart has never gone away.
In February 2006, at a dinner, Zhao Yanxiang met Qian Yuhua. Qian Yuhua was born in May 1968, originally from Guangzhou, and is the second oldest in his family. When he was young, he was smart and clever, and he excelled in both character and learning, but because of his playfulness, he went astray and embarked on the path of crime.
Qian Yuhua has a unique past, when he was sentenced to life in prison for stealing a car in 1992 at the age of 24. However, fate gave him a chance to start over. While serving his sentence, he met Wang Cui, a girl from Guangzhou who came to the prison to deliver goods.
The two met and fell in love, and Wang Cui fell in love with this man who was serving a prison sentence desperately.
Due to his good behavior during his sentence, Qian Yuhua received four commutations and was finally released on parole in December 2003. After being released from prison, he registered his marriage with Wang Cui, and seemed to have ushered in a turning point in his life.
However, the reality is always cruel. Life after marriage is not as good as the two imagined. The couple often quarreled over money and other issues, and their relationship gradually became weaker. At this time, Qian Yuhua met Zhao Yanxiang by chance.
They soon became a couple in love, as if they had found the other half of each other's lives. They rented a house in Baiyun District, Guangzhou, and lived together and spent a wonderful time living together.
However, the happy days did not last long.
When Wang Cui found out about her husband Qian Yuhua's extramarital affair, she was furious. Qian Yuhua decided to divorce his wife and marry Zhao Yanxiang, who was 16 years younger than him. However, Wang Cui put forward a harsh condition: unless Qian Yuhua can come up with a divorce fee of 400,000 yuan, she will never agree to divorce.
After difficult bargaining, the divorce fee was finally reduced to 100,000 yuan. But even so, for Qian Yuhua and Zhao Yanxiang, a shy couple, this is still an astronomical amount.
The economic embarrassment forced the two to be anxious, Qian Yuhua's mood became impatient and irritable, and Zhao Yanxiang often fell into deep thought, the past flooded into his mind like a tide, and Zheng Citai's shadow surfaced from time to time.
Just when the two were looking for money, Mrs. Cheng Citai from Hong Kong called Zhao Yanxiang and asked her if she had added a new girl.
This call was like opening a Pandora's box, and Qian Yuhua was full of anger and jealousy after learning that it was Zheng Citai's call. He hated this rich businessman who once possessed Zhao Yanxiang, and even more hated that he couldn't raise the money to marry Zhao Yanxiang.
At this moment, Qian Yuhua had a terrifying thought in his heart: Why didn't he get a sum of money from Zheng Citai? It can not only relieve hatred, but also solve economic problems. The idea was endorsed by Zhao Yanxiang, and the two began to plot a dangerous plan, one that would completely change their fate.
January 25, 2007, Shenzhen Railway Station Hotel. Zhao Yanxiang stood in front of the mirror and looked at her face deeply. There was tension and determination in her eyes, which were part of her carefully planned plan for revenge.
That morning, Zhao Yanxiang wrote back to Mrs. Zheng and told him that he had a beautiful sister. The 63-year-old Zheng Citai was very happy to hear the news, and rushed from Hong Kong to the Shenzhen Railway Station Hotel at noon that day.
Zhao Yanxiang had already used a fake ID card under the pseudonym "Huang Qing" to book a luxurious double room. Qian Yuhua held the murder weapon in his hand and hid in the bathroom waiting for the opportunity. Their hearts were beating so fast that they were about to jump out of their chests, but they knew that there was no way back.
Mrs. Zheng came to the room with great anticipation, unaware that she was walking into an elaborate trap. Zhao Yanxiang forcibly endured the disgust in her heart and pretended to greet him enthusiastically.
Suddenly, there was a sound of a faucet in the bathroom, and Zhao Yanxiang made up that it was a girl who was taking a bath, Zheng Ci believed it to be true, her eyes narrowed into a slit, and she happily waited for the arrival of the "erotic encounter".
However, Qian Yuhua has never dared to act. Although he is an old Jianghu, he still took the plunge when he robbed with real guns. It wasn't until Zhao Yanxiang went into the bathroom for the third time to urge him that he suppressed the timidity in his heart, drank a few sips of osmanthus wine, and then covered his face with a towel and rushed out.
The sudden situation frightened Zheng Ci too much. Qian Yuhua grabbed Zheng Citai's neck with his left hand and threatened: "We only want money, don't you call." However, Zheng Citai did not admit defeat, but instinctively began to resist.
In order to control the situation, Qian Yuhua hit Zheng Citai on the head with the handle of a switchblade and pushed him to the ground. After Zheng Citai was completely subdued, Zhao Yanxiang was furious, and the grudges accumulated over the years broke out in an instant: "I was raped by you when I was a teenager, and you ruined my life."
Now I just want to ask you for a little money, but you only give us 1 million, and we will leave when we get the money."
But Mrs. Cheng did not intend to bow down, he refused to pay the ransom or reveal the bank card password. The cunning Zheng Citai even offered to write a check, but Qian Yuhua was not fooled.
Seeing that the plan was blocked, Qian Yuhua became angry, rode on Zheng Citai, put a switchblade against his neck, and threatened: "If you don't give the password, I will kill you!" And cut Zheng Citai's neck.
At 8 p.m. that night, the two left the hotel in a hurry and looted Mrs. Zheng's belongings — two mobile phones and 2,000 yuan.
The next night, the hotel staff noticed the unusual situation and quickly called the police. By the time the police arrived at the scene, Mrs. Cheng had already died. According to the forensic examination, the time of her death should have been between 9 and 11 o'clock on the night of the case, and the cause of death was subdural and subarachnoid hemorrhage caused by mechanical injury.
And just like that, a tragedy intertwined with greed, hatred and despair played out in this ordinary hotel room. Zhao Yanxiang and Qian Yuhua, after implementing this terrible plan, with fear and a hint of relief, slipped into the night of Shenzhen and began their journey to death.
After the incident, Zhao Yanxiang and Qian Yuhua fled the scene of the crime in a panic like frightened birds, naively thinking that as long as they avoided this period of limelight, they could start a new life.
According to the prior plan, Zhao Yanxiang returned to her hometown in Hunan first, while Qian Yuhua stayed in Shenzhen to find out the news.
However, they underestimated the efficiency of the police. The murder of a wealthy businessman in Hong Kong shows that the police attach great importance to it, and a comprehensive criminal investigation was immediately launched. When the police collected evidence at the hotel where the crime occurred, they found that the resident ID card used by the suspect to register for accommodation was forged.
By carefully reviewing the surveillance footage, the police quickly zeroed in on the suspects, a man and a woman.
However, the net of justice has quietly unfolded. On February 2, 2007, just one week after the incident, the Jianghua County Public Security Bureau in Hunan Province received a report that two suspicious persons had appeared in Weizhukou Township, the jurisdiction, with physical characteristics highly similar to those of the suspects in the Shenzhen robbery and murder of Hong Kong tycoon Cheng Tzu-tai.
That night, the police immediately launched an operation and surrounded the entire house where Qian Yuhua and Zhao Yanxiang were located. At around 4 a.m. on February 3, the police took decisive action, broke down the door, and quickly subdued Qian Yuhua and Zhao Yanxiang, who were sleeping.
At this point, this short period of fugitive life has come to an end, and the two of them have been escorted back to Shenzhen, where they face further interrogation and legal sanctions.
On August 20, 2007, the Guangzhou Railway Transport Intermediate Court held a trial in Shenzhen to hear the sensational case of the robbery and murder of Zheng Citai, a wealthy Hong Kong businessman. During the trial, Zhao Yanxiang tried to put all the blame on Qian Yuhua, claiming that she was forced to participate.
Qian Yuhua took all the responsibility on himself, claiming that the entire case was claimed by him alone and had nothing to do with Zhao Yanxiang.
However, the scales of the law ultimately gave a fair ruling. After the first-instance verdict, Qian Yuhua was sentenced to death, and Zhao Yanxiang was sentenced to 13 years in prison. Although both appealed, the final verdict did not change.
As the gavel fell, Zhao Yanxiang realized that she had ruined her life for revenge. Qian Yuhua also paid with his life for his greed. The case ended with justice being done.
This case is like a mirror, reflecting the many problems of society. It reveals the vast gap between the rich and the poor, showing how some rich people use their position and wealth to exploit the vulnerable.
At the same time, it also exposes the psychology of some young people who take risks for money.
Zheng Citai abused her wealth and status to bully the weak, and finally paid the price with her life. His actions not only ruined Zhao Yanxiang's childhood, but also indirectly led to his own tragic end.
This incident is a reminder that the abuse of power and wealth will eventually bear its own consequences.
Zhao Yanxiang and Qian Yuhua pursued money and revenge, and chose to take risks, although they took revenge on others as they wished, but at the same time lost their freedom and future. Their choices show us that revenge does not solve the problem, but only brings more harm and suffering.
This incident teaches us that everyone's choices will bring results, and that we should value life, respect others, and use reason and law to deal with conflicts, rather than resorting to violence.
Only in this way can we avoid tragedies and create a more just and harmonious social environment.