There is a strange phenomenon in Hong Kong, that is: on the surface it is very modern and prosperous, but Hong Kong people are obsessed with Feng Shui.
In Hong Kong, whether it is a company opening, buying a property, or a real estate developer starting construction, many people will ask a Feng Shui master to check it in advance. Even the rich and famous people firmly believe in Feng Shui.
Feng Shui
This atmosphere has led to Feng Shui masters being very comfortable in Hong Kong, and many Feng Shui masters have appeared. However, this industry is a bit mysterious, so it is a mixed bag.
Some criminals rely on their own knowledge of the I Ching to commit fraud in Hong Kong, and the most serious of them are even seeking money and killing people.
In 1998, the biggest murder case since the opening of the port occurred in Hong Kong - five women died mysteriously in an apartment at the same time.One of the women was the wife of the chairman of the board of directors of a listed company.
The scene of the crime
As the police conducted a thorough investigation, it was discovered that the murder case was related to the client blindly trusting the Feng Shui master and drinking the "fairy water" specially prepared by the Feng Shui master.
So, what is going on? Why did Feng Shui lead to death?
Feng Shui master turned into a "murderous demon". What was his motive for killing? What kind of punishment was he received in the end?
It was past 6 pm on July 21, 1998. It was already the time for various companies in the office building to get off work. Mr. Xu, chairman of the board of directors of
Hong Kong Qiaowei Group ( was listed on Hong Kong on June 23, 1998), discovered that he could not contact his wife Lin Chunli no matter what.
Lin Chunli also serves as the executive director of the company. She comes to the company to work on weekdays. She has a separate office in the company.
According to employees, Lin Chunli left the office in a hurry in the morning without saying where she was going.
That night, Lin Chunli did not go home all night, which was something that had never happened before.
Mr. Xu mobilized all the employees of the company, as well as many relatives and friends, to inquire about Lin Chunli's whereabouts, but found nothing.
However, the company's finance gave him a piece of news - after Lin Chunli left the office, she also went to the company's bank to withdraw 770,000 Hong Kong dollars.
After learning the news, Mr. Xu became more and more worried about his wife's safety and worried that she might have been kidnapped after withdrawing the money.
Mr. Xu tossed and turned all night, unable to sleep. At dawn the next day, he decided to call the police.
At around 9 a.m. on July 22, Mr. Xu hurriedly walked into the door of the police station in Central District, Kowloon, and said to the police in an extremely anxious tone:
My wife Lin Chunli has been missing since yesterday afternoon! Before disappearing, he also went to the bank to withdraw 770,000 yuan.
After hearing this, the police initially suspected that Lin Chunli was targeted by bad guys after withdrawing the money. After getting the money, they kidnapped her to a secret place.
But not long after, the police received a second report:
A woman named Cai Xiuzhen also disappeared mysteriously, and her family could not contact her anyway.
And before she disappeared, she also withdrew 220,000 Hong Kong dollars!
The police felt something was strange. The two disappearances both involved people who withdrew huge sums of money on the same day and then disappeared.
A huge question mark hovered in the mind of the police officer responsible for handling the case: Was really robbed of money and then kidnapped?
According to the investigation, the police also got a clue: Lin Chunli and Cai Xiuzhen are very close friends.
The police also investigated the bank where Lin Chunli and Cai Xiuzhen went to withdraw money before they disappeared. Bank staff reported:
They came alone to withdraw money at that time, and they seemed to have natural expressions and good moods. It didn't look like he was being coerced.
So, why did the two of them disappear inexplicably after withdrawing the money?
The police began an in-depth investigation into the social relationship between Lin Chunli and Cai Xiuzhen, hoping to find some clues.
learned about the situation from the families of Lin Chunli and Cai Xiuzhen and found that both of them had a good relationship with another woman named Xu Shunqin.
The police immediately contacted Xu Shunqin, but they called her home phone many times, but no one answered.
On the afternoon of July 23, the Hong Kong police sent several officers to Xu Shunqin’s home to find out. She lives in Block C, Telford Garden 501.
Telford Garden, Hong Kong
When the police came to the door of Xu Shunqin's house, they found that the lights were bright inside. They knocked on the door several times, but no one answered.
A policeman shouted at the door, but still no one answered.
At this time, a police officer looked up and found a pair of scissors wrapped with a red rope on a large bronze mirror hanging above the window of Xu Shunqin's house.
This is not uncommon in Hong Kong, and the police guessed that it was to ward off evil spirits. A police officer headed by
could only shout at the door: If you don't open the door, we will break in! There was still no movement inside the door.
In the end, the police could only force entry and opened the door of Xu Shunqin's house.
The police officers
who were investigating the scene did not expect that as soon as the door opened, a very shocking scene appeared:
A woman in brightly colored robes lay on the ground in the living room, looking straight at the ceiling,
There was white foam around her mouth, and it was obvious that she was dead.
Immediately afterwards, the police discovered four more female corpses:
In the bathroom and the kitchen, there was an adult female corpse respectively. They were also wearing Taoist robes.
In the bedroom, there were also the bodies of two underage girls.
It was discovered that the two underage girls were Xu Shunqin’s two daughters, one named Li Yingxi and the other named Li Yinghui.
5 female corpses, from three families, died in the same apartment at the same time. This is the biggest murder case since the opening of Hong Kong.
The police officers present quickly reported the situation to their superiors. The police chief was shocked and took it seriously. Therefore, he dispatched Senior Superintendent Cai Jianxiang, who is experienced in criminal investigation, to bring a large number of police officers and forensic doctors to the scene.
After on-site investigation, it was found that there were no wounds on the bodies of the five deceased, which was inferred that they had not fought with others before their death.
At the scene, no murder weapon was found, but several strange things made of mirrors, scissors and red rope were found.
In addition, there were three red notes on the altar in the living room. The contents written on these three notes once attracted the attention of the police. The contents are:
xxx (should be the husband’s name) is having an extramarital affair outside, and I sincerely hope that he can return to his family.
My husband has a lover outside and often does not come home. Now he has filed for divorce from me. I am worried about my life after the divorce and that I will not be able to provide for my little daughter to study.
xxx, I am devoted to you, you. ． ． It seemed like he was cheating on me.
Because the three adult women were all wearing Taoist robes, and combined with the notes written at the scene and the strange things made with scissors and mirrors, the police concluded that the three women performed rituals together before their death.
But the question is: Why did he die mysteriously after performing the ritual? Suicide or homicide?
If it was suicide, why did his two underage daughters also die?
If it was homicide, who was the murderer?
The results of the forensic examination came out soon. Cyanide, a highly toxic substance, was found in the bodies of the five deceased people.
In addition, the police officer responsible for investigating the bank also obtained the following information from the bank staff:
When they withdrew the money, the bank staff specifically asked them what they were using for withdrawing so much cash at once. .
Both Lin Chunli and Cai Xiuzhen answered that they would use it for rituals. After completing the rituals, they would come back and deposit the money back into their accounts.
And the two seemed to be in a good mood at the time.
In addition, the family members of Lin Chunli and Cai Xiuzhen also reported that neither of them showed any signs of committing suicide after seeing through the world of mortals.
According to these two clues, the tendency to commit suicide can basically be ruled out.
Xu Shunqin's bank statement also shows that she also withdrew 300,000 Hong Kong dollars from the bank on July 21.
In addition, the police searched everywhere for the 1.3 million Hong Kong dollars that the three deceased people had withdrawn from the bank, but the strange thing was that there was no trace of so much cash!
htmlOn July 22, the police also received a report:A married woman (surnamed Yao) committed suicide by jumping off the building in Block T of Telford Garden.
There are also some strange things made of scissors, mirrors, and red strings in her home.
In her home, I also found small notes reflecting her emotional difficulties and depression!
is Telford Garden again! Is there some secret connection between this?
Following the investigation of the woman's husband and family, it was discovered that Yao Menglin (pseudonym) had very close contacts with a Japanese sect during her lifetime.
Yao Menglin is very loyal to this sect. She will send a sum of money to this sect every month.
So, is there any connection between Yao Menglin's death and the case of five corpses in Building C 501, Telford Garden?
Yao Menglin’s husband confirmed that his wife was familiar with Cai Xiuzhen and had gone to a Japanese sect to participate in activities together.
The cause of Yao Menglin's death has been determined to be suicide. As for the cause of suicide, it should be an inner collapse caused by emotional difficulties. As for whether it is related to the Japanese sect, it cannot be determined.
After all, there is freedom of belief in Hong Kong, and citizens are also free to join any religious group. What is the background of this Japanese sect
? Why do believers die one after another?
With suspicion, the police began a secret investigation into this sect and interviewed some other believers of this sect. According to believers' reports: When
first joined this sect, they felt that the organization staff "careed" about them, which gave people a sense of trust. After gaining the trust of believers,
calls on believers to hand over money every month. According to this sect, handing over one-tenth of their monthly income is not an exaggeration.
In addition, this sect’s interpretation of death is very unique:
They believe that death is not terrible. Death allows believers to meet each other in heaven and avoid suffering on earth.
However, this sect does not encourage mass suicide.
Although this sect is suspected of brainwashing and money-making, it is obvious that there is no direct and inevitable connection between the sect and the Telford Gardens Five Corpses Case. This Japanese sect was banned after being investigated by the police and can no longer engage in religious activities in Hong Kong.
Next, we must find out who is behind the scenes.
Since the five people died after doing the ritual, it is most likely that the person who came to do the ritual for them did it.
But in 1998, Telford Garden had not yet installed surveillance cameras, so it was impossible to know who came to Xu Shunqin’s home to perform rituals.
The police can only investigate from the social relationships of the deceased and obtain some information from the mouths of the deceased's family members.
After the five-corpse case came to light, Bi, the boyfriend of one of the victims, Xu Shunqin, suddenly disappeared!
The police began to collect some information about Bi:
Bi was about 50 years old at this time and opened a trading company in Hong Kong.
He is very interested in Feng Shui and the Book of Changes in his spare time. He once called himself "Maoshan Taoist ", claiming that he was proficient in Buddhist rituals and could help improve wealth and enhance family harmony.
So, could the man behind the scenes be Bi?
First of all, he is Xu Shunqin's boyfriend, and Xu Shunqin is very close to Lin Chunli and Cai Xiuzhen, so he is very familiar with the family and financial status of these three women.
Second, he disappeared immediately after the incident. Could it be that he was absconding in fear of crime?
Third, he claimed to the outside world that he was proficient in legal matters, and he had also done legal matters at the crime scene.
For this reason, the police are highly suspicious of Bi.
While the police were doing everything possible to find Bi, Bi showed up on his own initiative. He also took the initiative to come to the police station:
Bi said that before the incident, he left Hong Kong and went to the mainland because of company matters.
He also showed his departure records and told all about his itinerary in the mainland.
He said that he was Xu Shunqin's boyfriend, so he knew that the police should be highly suspicious of him at this time, so he took the initiative to clarify.
Because there was perfect evidence to prove that he was not present, the police lifted their suspicions against him.
So, who was the person who did the crime on the day of the incident?
After investigating the family members of the three deceased, the police obtained some clues:
html On July 21, Xu Shunqin called a relative and said that he would invite a Feng Shui master named Li Yuhui to come to his home to perform rituals.
Cai Xiuzhen’s family also said: Cai Xiuzhen once mentioned Master Li to them, saying that Master Li was very powerful and could help solve many problems.
Accordingly, a man named Li Yuhui, who was dubbed the "Feng Shui Master", became a key figure in solving the case.
After investigation, it was found that there is indeed a person named Li Yuhui who is involved in the Feng Shui industry in Hong Kong. He has been engaged in the Feng Shui business in Hong Kong for a short time.
Detailed information about him was quickly placed on the desk of the chief of the Hong Kong Police Station:
Li Yuhui came to Hong Kong in 1995 in the name of visiting relatives. Since then, he has been in Hong Kong under the banner of "Guangdong's Famous Feng Shui Master". Engage in some fortune-telling and ritual activities.
He was originally from Shantou and worked for a local state-owned vegetable company. However, he resigned in 1992 and started to tinker with some businesses, but none of them were successful.
According to what he preached after coming to Hong Kong, he had been interested in the I Ching since he was a child. After resigning, he went to study the I Ching with the master. Because of his high understanding, he received the true transmission.
The actual situation is:
After he resigned, he went to a Qigong training institution in Guangzhou, where he participated in a short-term I Ching study class. Since then, he has packaged himself as a true Feng Shui master.
Originally, Feng Shui is a rather mysterious thing. Many times, I just spend money to buy comfort and seek some kind of inner comfort.
Li Ka-shing believes in Feng Shui, but Li Ka-shing became the richest man in China not by believing in Feng Shui. He relied on the right time, place and people:
He first worked in a plastic factory and ran sales, and then decided to open a plastic factory. At that time, he just happened to do the right thing. Node: At that time, plastic, as a new material, was in huge demand in Hong Kong.
He borrowed the capital to open a plastics factory from his future father-in-law.
He later joined the real estate industry, which happened to be a period of rapid development of the real estate industry, a period when pigs could fly into the sky.
There are many people who also believe in Feng Shui and have not become rich.
But it is a fact that many people in Hong Kong believe in Feng Shui. Whether they are the bosses of listed companies, celebrities, unknown people or housewives, they all rely heavily on the opinions of Feng Shui masters.
At the time of the incident, Li Yuhui had been a Feng Shui master in Hong Kong for three years.
relied on his sharp tongue and good packaging, and he quickly secured some customers. Of course, he also made money:
earned hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong dollars in just three years.
The police also investigated his entry and exit records in Hong Kong and found that he came to Hong Kong on July 19 with a two-way permit , and then left mainland Hong Kong at 8 pm on July 21.
As for the Telford Garden Five Corpse Case, the time of death of the five victims, according to forensic speculation, should be the afternoon of July 21.
Li Yuhui did not leave Hong Kong until 8 pm on July 21. It cannot be ruled out that he had time to commit crimes.
Because Li Yuhui was not in Hong Kong, the Hong Kong police could only contact him by phone and inquire about his whereabouts on July 21.
When Li Yuhui answered the phone, he seemed unhurried and answered fluently. He answered calmly:
Xu Shunqin and I originally made an appointment to have a wedding on the 22nd, but on the night of the 21st, a man came to me and said, Lin Chunli's friends told me that their religious ceremony on the 22nd was canceled due to unforeseen circumstances.
At that time, he also paid me 3,000 yuan in compensation. Because the religious ceremony was cancelled, I returned to the mainland.
This answer seems to indicate to the Hong Kong police that he was not present on July 21.
The Hong Kong police did not refute him and pretended to agree with his statement, but warned him on the phone:
Five people died in this case, which is of great significance. I hope you will come to Hong Kong to assist in the investigation.
Li Yubin also readily agreed. He expressed his willingness to go to Hong Kong to assist in the investigation. He replied:
My certificate to Hong Kong is about to expire. I need time to apply for the certificate. I will arrive in Hong Kong on July 30 at the earliest.
The Hong Kong police immediately investigated his two-way permit and found that his permit had not expired.
Obviously, Li Yuhui was lying.
Hong Kong police quickly came to Guangdong and requested the Guangdong Provincial Public Security Department to assist in the investigation.
Soon, the Guangdong Provincial Public Security Department discovered that Li Yuhui disappeared from his hometown of Shantou, along with a woman named Yin Li.
This woman is none other than his mistress.
The cunning Li Yuhui is running around with his mistress!
Fortunately, after the police investigated the exit records, it was found that he had not left the country. So, where did he escape to in the mainland?
Mainland police began a nationwide search for Li Yuhui.
was caught, he had been on the run for more than a month, but he behaved extremely calmly.
The police asked him: The Hong Kong police originally notified you to go to Hong Kong to assist in the investigation, why did you escape?
He answered calmly:
I offended some people in Hong Kong. They asked people from the underworld to harm me, so I had no choice but to seek refuge elsewhere.
When questioned by the police, he insisted that he never went to Telford Gardens at all and had no idea what happened next.
However, the police are particular about evidence.
Hong Kong police extracted 14 fingerprints from the scene of the five corpse case. After comparison, these fingerprints completely matched those of Li Yuhui.
In addition, the police also tracked that Li Yuhui's mistress Yin Li deposited 300,000 Hong Kong dollars in the bank under the identity of a relative, and the serial numbers of these Hong Kong dollars were consistent with the serial numbers of the money withdrawn by the deceased during his lifetime!
Faced with irrefutable evidence, Li Yuhui's psychological defense was finally broken through.
He explained his motive for committing the crime and how he committed the crime.
It turned out that he and Xu Shunqin and others had not known each other for a long time. They met in early June 1998.
However, through the introduction of friends, Xu Shunqin, Lin Chunli, and Cai Xiuzhen learned that Li Yuhui, a Feng Shui master, was very effective.
4 also made an appointment to meet at a restaurant in Shenzhen. After a short exchange, Xu Shunqin and the others felt that the Feng Shui master in front of them was very powerful.
hopes that Li Yuhui can go to Hong Kong to perform rituals for them, drive away evil spirits and pray for blessings.
They also talked about their troubles in family relationships. As they grow older, their relationship with their husbands or boyfriends gradually becomes colder. They are worried about their future lives and the raising of their children.
Li Yuhui patted his chest and said: After the ritual is done, villains will not dare to stand in the way. This will ensure your family harmony and wealth.
said that the three middle-aged women were very happy. Li Yuhui immediately struck while the iron was hot and said:
"Although the three of you are not bad financially, you may be at a disadvantage in terms of life span.
But don't worry too much. You can extend your life through longevity rituals."
Now, the family's financial situation is at its worst. Okay, Lin Chunli asked eagerly:
"Master Li, do you know how to perform longevity rituals?"
Li Yuhui deliberately let it slip: "To be honest, my master once specially gave me this ritual, but I don't do it easily."
Lin Chunli When others became more interested, I asked you to make a price, and we promised not to make a counter-offer.
Li Yuhui still answered unhurriedly:
"This is not a matter of money, but it requires years of practice. However, I can give it a try.
How many years do you want to add? Prepare according to the standard of ten thousand per year. money."
He also emphasized: I did not charge this money. You can take the money back after the rituals are done.
Before leaving, Lin Chunli and the other two gave Li Yuhui 900 yuan as a deposit, and made an appointment to hold the ceremony in July. After this ritual,
will be contacted by phone. The time of the ceremony was determined to be July 21, and the location of the ceremony was chosen at Xu Shunqin's home.
The reason why Xu Shunqin's home was chosen was because Xu Shunqin was divorced in his early years and lived with two underage daughters. The family structure was relatively simple. Will be worried that other family members will object
For this reason, July 1. On the 9th, Li Yuhui arrived in Hong Kong.
html On July 20, Li Yuhui told Lin Chunli and the others some things to prepare in advance:html At noon on July 21, Li Yuhui came to Xu Shunqin’s house as scheduled and began to perform rituals.such as scissors, red paper, red rope, mirror
and Buddha lamps, candlesticks, offerings, etc. .
He also asked the three of them to write themselves down in advance. The unsatisfactory part of life.
At this time, the three women had prepared cash for the longevity ritual—a total of 1.3 million. HKD.
Before doing the ritual, Li Yuhui said to the three middle-aged women:
In order to make the practice more effective, each of you should write a note and write down what you want to pray for.
The three women wrote a note respectively.
Li Yuhui read it and then asked them to follow their own wishes. Write what you dictated again on the red slip of paper h. tml2
The three women did so, but they did not expect that it was the "Feng Shui Master" who induced them to write their "last words".
After that, Li Yuhui asked the three of them to place the 1.3 million Hong Kong dollars neatly on the altar. Then, the three women were asked to put on Taoist robes and then kneel down to salute.
At this time, Li Yuhui was on the side, imitating some Taoist priests , holding a long whip, pacing around the hall, and kept mumbling words that he didn't understand.
Kneel down and bow down. , is the part of chanting sutras with eyes closed.
At this time, Li Yuhui began to prepare "immortal water": He He took out a pack of white powder that had been prepared in advance and poured it into a large bottle of mineral water.
This powder was actually the cyanide he had purchased before. At that time, he told the store owner that he planned to buy this to disinfect the fish pond.
The woman who was chanting sutras with her eyes closed had no idea about his behavior because she was concentrating on reciting sutras.
After the fairy water was prepared, Li Yuhui poured the fairy water evenly into the five prepared bowls.
Then, Li Yuhui told the three women who were chanting sutras that they could open their eyes, take a rest, and drink a bowl of fairy water first.
After that, Li Yuhui emphasized to the three women:
Before drinking the fairy water, you should find a quiet place, whisper what you want to pray for in your heart, and then drink it.
If you pray, it will not work if others hear it.
So, he arranged the three women in the living room, kitchen and bathroom respectively.
Before Xu Shunqin drank it, she also followed Li Yuhui's instructions and asked her two daughters in the bedroom to drink the fairy water.
Soon, the five women who drank the fairy water died almost at the same time.
At this time, Li Yuhui quickly put the 1.3 million Hong Kong dollars on the altar into a bag prepared in advance, then closed the door and left Xu Shunqin's home.
He thought he had done a perfect job. After that, he returned to Shantou overnight with a huge amount of cash.
On the surface, the Telford Gardens Five Corpse Case seems to be a mass suicide. If it was really summarily deemed a suicide, then Li Yuhui would be able to escape the charge perfectly.
However, there is a saying: If people don't know about , they have to do it themselves.
Through careful investigation, the police found that this was not a simple suicide case.
The "feng shui master" who prayed for people turned into a "murderous demon" and was so ruthless that he even refused to let minors go. He killed five women at once with highly toxic substances.
The motive for committing the crime was to possess the 1.3 million Hong Kong dollars.
In 1998, 1.3 million Hong Kong dollars was a lot of money. In 1998, housing prices in Beijing were only 2,000-3,000 yuan..
Seeing profit and neglecting justice, Li Yuhui had murderous intentions in his heart, and he carefully planned in advance this action of seeking money and killing people by doing things.
He thought that he had handled everything perfectly and that he could escape perfectly, but Skynet was very good and there were no leaks.
In the end, because of his heinous crime, Li Yuhui was executed in April 1999.
He has no luck enjoying the 1.3 million Hong Kong dollars he earned by murdering five lives.
The case of Li Yuhui has made Hong Kong people more cautious about hiring Feng Shui masters.
A real Feng Shui master will never become a master after learning the I Ching for a few months.
is like the Feng Shui master Cai Boli who is also highly praised by Li Ka-shing. The reason why he became a well-known Feng Shui master in Hong Kong is because of his systematic knowledge and long-term study as the support behind him. Cai Boli's grandfather was an astronomy and calendar expert.
Telford Five Corpses Case, this tragedy happened because three middle-aged women blindly believed in the words of the "Feng Shui Master".
Moreover, it can be said that the ceremony was held in a closed environment at that time, with no other witnesses, which provided favorable conditions for the perpetrators.
If the ritual is performed in a relatively open place with other people present, the murderer would never dare to do so.
The most pitiful thing in the case were the two underage girls. They drank the so-called "fairy water" purely because of their trust in their mother, and eventually died at an age like flowers.
The other three women, purely because of their trust in the murderer, drank the so-called "fairy water" without hesitation.
They naively thought that the Feng Shui master in front of them had unlimited skills and could pray for them and help them solve the problems in life.
Little did they know that the so-called Feng Shui master was actually a charlatan who cheated money. He only had money in his eyes and was full of money in his heart. Because of the smell of copper, they would even kill people to silence them for the sake of money.
confirms that sentence: devil often wears a layer of hypocritical sheep's clothing.
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"Uncovering the mystery of Hong Kong's largest murder case": "Police World" 1999 Issue 02
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