[3][4] In February 2015, Liu Wei and his brother were given the death penalty and executed for murder, running a mafia-style gang, gunrunning, and other charges.
His father, Liu Zhangke (刘章科), was a veteran of the Korean War and a physics teacher and died in 1990.
[8] Liu Wei dropped out of high school and went to ride a tricycle to sell popsicles and snacks.
Then, Liu Wei began to recruit people from secret societies to buy guns and ammunition and expand his power.
[9] In 2000, Liu Wei charged a high protection fee by threatening violence and seized shares without paying a penny.
[9] On January 6, 2006, on the day of the auction, Huang Changqing won the right to sand mining with a bid price of 2.8 million yuan.
[9] At the end of 2006, Luo Hongyong (罗洪勇) wanted to bid for the right to sand mining in the first reach of Yazi River (鸭子河) in Nanquan Town (南泉镇), Shifang City, and asked Liu Zhongwei (刘忠伟), a criminal of another case "Umbrella", to come forward and ask Liu Wei for help.
Later, Liu Wei held 50% of the shares in the sand field operated by Luo Hongyong and made a profit of more than 4 million yuan.
At the time, Zhou Yongkang was Party Committee Secretary and top leader of Sichuan and provided protection for Liu Wei's gambling ring and illegal mafia activities.
[14] Liu Wei ordered his men to attack and kill three other people, including rival gang boss Chen Fuwei.
This resulted in Bo Xilai and Zhou Yongkang being sentenced to life in prison, as well as their associates Li Chuncheng and Deng Hong being arrested and imprisoned.