Chinese businessman jumps from car on Cambodian highway, escapes kidnapping by four locals, mastermind suspected to be compatriot

According to local news on March 5, another kidnapping incident involving Chinese nationals occurred in Cambodia, fortunately, the victim managed to escape risking his life.

The incident took place on the 3rd of this month, shortly after a Chinese man named Liu Sen (transliterated) entered Phnom Penh International Airport, he was invited to get into a red Toyota sedan by supposed airport pick-up personnel. However, what happened next was beyond his expectations.

According to the Cambodian police, as the car Liu Sen was in reached the highway, three Cambodian men who had been waiting there asked to get into the car. The driver obediently stopped the car, and immediately the three men got in, two of them grabbed Liu Sen's arms, and the other strangled his neck and stole his mobile phone.

Liu Sen did not surrender without a fight; he struggled with the three men inside the car. Later, he seized an opportunity to jump out of the car window while it was driving on the third ring road, fortunately, there were no vehicles speeding behind at that time, otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

Afterward, Liu Sen ran to a nearby restaurant for help and called the police. The police did not disclose whether the four people in the car chased him during his escape, only mentioning that they were local Cambodians, and the specific identities of these individuals and details of the involved vehicle are still "under investigation."

According to Liu Sen, who is now 38 years old, he has been doing business in Australia since 2016, dealing in car glass. The reason he came to Cambodia this time was that in December last year, his friend Wang Jianwei (transliterated) introduced him to a very profitable business deal.

Later, Liu Sen was introduced to a Chinese man named Feng Zhiye (transliterated), who claimed to have just established a company in Phnom Penh and wanted Liu Sen to act as the legal representative of the company, promising him dividends every month.

Such a "good deal" greatly tempted Liu Sen, so he flew from Australia to Cambodia. Little did he know that he would encounter such a calamity before even seeing the supposed company, but fortunately, he managed to turn danger into safety.

The Cambodian police have not yet determined the mastermind behind this kidnapping, but if what Liu Sen said is true, then Feng Zhiye, who invited him to Phnom Penh, is indeed very suspicious.