Involved in Murder Case, Yunyun Tech CEO Zeng Zhixin: "Committed the Biggest Mistake of My Life"
Zeng Zhixin, CEO of Yunyun Tech, stood trial at the Taipei District Court for the murder of the company's CTO, surnamed Liang. Weeping in court, Zeng admitted his mistake, citing severe depression and despair caused by anonymous cyberattacks that devastated the company's business and personally attacked his inability to have children. The verdict is scheduled for the 30th.
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(CNA, Taipei, 24th, Reporter Xie Junlin) In the case where Yunyun Tech CEO Zeng Zhixin is suspected of murdering CTO Liang, the Taipei District Court held a hearing today to question the defendant. Zeng Zhixin admitted he "committed the biggest mistake of my life," weeping and apologizing in court, claiming that anonymous account attacks before the incident made him harbor thoughts of perishing together.
Zeng Zhixin is suspected of stabbing Liang to death with a knife and then injuring himself on March 7, 114 (2025). The Taipei District Prosecutors Office indicted Zeng Zhixin on murder charges in June of last year and transferred the case to the National Judge Court of the Taipei District Court for trial. The Taipei District Court began intensive hearings on this case starting the 21st, with the prosecution and defense making their opening statements on the 21st, cross-examining witnesses on the 22nd, and questioning the defendant on the 24th. The verdict for the whole case is expected to be announced at 2:30 PM on the 30th.
During the hearing, when the public prosecutor asked why he killed Liang, Zeng Zhixin took a deep breath upon hearing the question and then said that starting from September 113 (2024), the company began facing attacks from anonymous accounts, which affected the operation of the entire team and caused a lot of opposition and division. He suspected Liang was doing these things, causing hurt to himself and his colleagues.
Zeng Zhixin said that later, the anonymous accounts started attacking the systems used by clients. Yunyun Tech has over 200,000 clients globally, and he feared this would cause clients to immediately return products or give 1-star reviews, leading to the company's rapid demise. Within a short period, the company's core data was stolen, supplier relationships were destroyed, and the company lost NT$70 million in 113 (2024).
Zeng Zhixin further stated he "committed the biggest mistake of my life." He then lowered his head, covered his face, wept, and apologized in court: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry." He also mentioned that his inability to have children was his greatest pain, yet he was attacked by anonymous accounts with words like "not hosting a year-end party or spring banquet, not afraid of dying without heirs." Frequent personal smears left him deeply depressed.
Regarding whether the motive was triggered by an article published by Liang the day before his resignation, Zeng Zhixin believed it was a series of events, and that article just happened on the last day; other things had occurred beforehand. He saw that the first page of the article described him as a chairman who bullies employees, identical to the content attacked by anonymous accounts, "insulting my reputation."
Zeng Zhixin said that among all the things Liang pointed out, including his intervention in the team as a TPM (Technical Project Manager) and removing Liang from chat groups, "I did some of them, but what was written accused me of being a bad boss. With internal and external information smears, I couldn't defend myself. I slept very poorly that night, went to the company in the morning feeling very depressed, and finally lost my reason and control, I'm sorry."
Zeng Zhixin expressed that he had always been a very positive person, but during that time the company was under attack and he was also insulted. He couldn't think straight and felt very desperate, even having thoughts of suicide, killing Liang, or perishing together, which is why he went to buy a knife. He talked with his wife once but never sought psychological counseling.
Recalling the incident, Zeng Zhixin said he couldn't remember how many times he stabbed. At the time, the HR chief, surnamed Lu, stood up and grabbed his hand, and after Liang fell, he did not continue stabbing. The prosecutor questioned why Liang had injuries on his buttocks, and Zeng Zhixin said it might be because the knife swung at Liang while he was falling, emphasizing, "I didn't want to attack others."
According to the prosecution's investigation, Zeng Zhixin and Liang had frequent friction and grievances due to work matters beforehand. Zeng Zhixin consequently went to buy a forged chef's knife on February 26 last year and placed it in an office cabinet. Seeing that Liang published an article criticizing the company's management in the company's internal group on March 6 of the same year, and knowing Liang was set to resign on the 7th, Zeng Zhixin invited Liang and HR chief Lu to handle the handover and resignation matters in the company's conference room on the afternoon of the 7th.
The prosecution stated that on the afternoon of March 7, Zeng Zhixin hid the chef's knife in the left chest pocket of the vest he was wearing before heading to the conference room to meet with Liang and Lu. After the three discussed whether Liang should withdraw his article, Zeng Zhixin pretended to leave the conference room, walked behind Liang, and used the chef's knife to fiercely stab Liang from behind in the head, back, and neck at least 9 times. After Liang was rushed to the hospital, he was pronounced dead on the same day due to massive bleeding from puncture wounds to the upper left lung lobe and multiple muscle injuries. (Editor: Li Xizhang) 1150424
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(CNA, Taipei, 24th, Reporter Xie Junlin) In the case where Yunyun Tech CEO Zeng Zhixin is suspected of murdering CTO Liang, the Taipei District Court held a hearing today to question the defendant. Zeng Zhixin admitted he "committed the biggest mistake of my life," weeping and apologizing in court, claiming that anonymous account attacks before the incident made him harbor thoughts of perishing together.
Zeng Zhixin is suspected of stabbing Liang to death with a knife and then injuring himself on March 7, 114 (2025). The Taipei District Prosecutors Office indicted Zeng Zhixin on murder charges in June of last year and transferred the case to the National Judge Court of the Taipei District Court for trial. The Taipei District Court began intensive hearings on this case starting the 21st, with the prosecution and defense making their opening statements on the 21st, cross-examining witnesses on the 22nd, and questioning the defendant on the 24th. The verdict for the whole case is expected to be announced at 2:30 PM on the 30th.
During the hearing, when the public prosecutor asked why he killed Liang, Zeng Zhixin took a deep breath upon hearing the question and then said that starting from September 113 (2024), the company began facing attacks from anonymous accounts, which affected the operation of the entire team and caused a lot of opposition and division. He suspected Liang was doing these things, causing hurt to himself and his colleagues.
Zeng Zhixin said that later, the anonymous accounts started attacking the systems used by clients. Yunyun Tech has over 200,000 clients globally, and he feared this would cause clients to immediately return products or give 1-star reviews, leading to the company's rapid demise. Within a short period, the company's core data was stolen, supplier relationships were destroyed, and the company lost NT$70 million in 113 (2024).
Zeng Zhixin further stated he "committed the biggest mistake of my life." He then lowered his head, covered his face, wept, and apologized in court: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry." He also mentioned that his inability to have children was his greatest pain, yet he was attacked by anonymous accounts with words like "not hosting a year-end party or spring banquet, not afraid of dying without heirs." Frequent personal smears left him deeply depressed.
Regarding whether the motive was triggered by an article published by Liang the day before his resignation, Zeng Zhixin believed it was a series of events, and that article just happened on the last day; other things had occurred beforehand. He saw that the first page of the article described him as a chairman who bullies employees, identical to the content attacked by anonymous accounts, "insulting my reputation."
Zeng Zhixin said that among all the things Liang pointed out, including his intervention in the team as a TPM (Technical Project Manager) and removing Liang from chat groups, "I did some of them, but what was written accused me of being a bad boss. With internal and external information smears, I couldn't defend myself. I slept very poorly that night, went to the company in the morning feeling very depressed, and finally lost my reason and control, I'm sorry."
Zeng Zhixin expressed that he had always been a very positive person, but during that time the company was under attack and he was also insulted. He couldn't think straight and felt very desperate, even having thoughts of suicide, killing Liang, or perishing together, which is why he went to buy a knife. He talked with his wife once but never sought psychological counseling.
Recalling the incident, Zeng Zhixin said he couldn't remember how many times he stabbed. At the time, the HR chief, surnamed Lu, stood up and grabbed his hand, and after Liang fell, he did not continue stabbing. The prosecutor questioned why Liang had injuries on his buttocks, and Zeng Zhixin said it might be because the knife swung at Liang while he was falling, emphasizing, "I didn't want to attack others."
According to the prosecution's investigation, Zeng Zhixin and Liang had frequent friction and grievances due to work matters beforehand. Zeng Zhixin consequently went to buy a forged chef's knife on February 26 last year and placed it in an office cabinet. Seeing that Liang published an article criticizing the company's management in the company's internal group on March 6 of the same year, and knowing Liang was set to resign on the 7th, Zeng Zhixin invited Liang and HR chief Lu to handle the handover and resignation matters in the company's conference room on the afternoon of the 7th.
The prosecution stated that on the afternoon of March 7, Zeng Zhixin hid the chef's knife in the left chest pocket of the vest he was wearing before heading to the conference room to meet with Liang and Lu. After the three discussed whether Liang should withdraw his article, Zeng Zhixin pretended to leave the conference room, walked behind Liang, and used the chef's knife to fiercely stab Liang from behind in the head, back, and neck at least 9 times. After Liang was rushed to the hospital, he was pronounced dead on the same day due to massive bleeding from puncture wounds to the upper left lung lobe and multiple muscle injuries. (Editor: Li Xizhang) 1150424
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