Chinese hitmen jailed over repeatedly outsourced murderThe hapless assassins kept passing on the contract, each time taking a cut of the cash, in the hope that someone lower down the chain would actually carry out the killing. But when the man with the lowest price got his marching orders, he decided instead to fake the murder -- and enlisted the help of the intended victim. Mo, in turn, handed the job to another would-be killer, Yang Kangsheng, for 770,000 yuan. Yang, spotting what he thought was an easy way to make a quick buck, hired Yang Guangsheng for 700,000 yuan. All five -- plus the man who originally ordered the hit -- were jailed last week, for terms ranging from two years and seven months to five years.

Source: Standard Digital October 23, 2019 10:41 UTC