Zheng Shuai · Full chronicle and history

In January 2024, Shanghai entrepreneur Zheng Shuai was taken away by Shaoyang County police because his company developed VPN software. Citing financial difficulties, the police demanded 100 million yuan to "buy freedom." Although Zheng paid the money, he was still arrested. Currently, at least 64.8 million yuan has been credited to the Shaoyang County treasury. The case involves prolonged detention beyond statutory limits without a verdict, and the implicated Public Security Bureau Director Yin Xiangfeng and others were removed from office in July 2025.

On September 19, 2026, the WeChat public account “Law and Emotion” published a report by Wu Yingjiao and Liu Hu about Zheng Shuai being demanded 100 million yuan to “buy his freedom.” After verification, the article has now been deleted.

According to prosecutors' confirmation to the family members, the Shaoyang County Procuratorate issued a Notice to Correct Illegalities to the court twice in 2026 regarding Zheng Shuai's prolonged detention; the family members have not yet received the notice, and the court replied that it is still "under internal study."

According to a report dated September 19, 2026, Yin Xiangfeng, director of the Shaoyang County Public Security Bureau, and Tang Zhanxiong, deputy director, both involved in the Zheng Shuai case, were removed from office in July 2025, but Zheng Shuai remained in custody as of the report's publication.

Zheng Shuai, boss of Shanghai Maisi Technology, was taken away by officers from the Shaoyang County Public Security Bureau of Hunan at Hongqiao Airport. The investigators stated plainly that County Head Yin had set a target of 100 million yuan, demanding a transfer to offset local government finances.