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this is the tragic story of Gan soujiong.
can you imagine being stabbed and tortured as the wolrd watched on live streram?
chinese food bloger Gan soujiong doesn’t have to imagine it.
that was what happened to him , and a fem minutes later , he was dead.
but why exaxtly did his killer choose to stab him on live stream? and was there a way to have saved his life?
this is the tragic stroy of Gang soujiong.
this tragic stroy began with love,in this case not romantic love
A love for food and travel.
Gan souion ,29-year old was a food lover through and through,and he loved the feeling of delicicous cuisine. hitting his tongue as a davored ever last bite.
the only thing he loved almost as much as food was travel , he loved visiting new places.
he loved visiting new places and exlporing the conection between gorgeous landscape and mouth-watering cuisine.
he believed food could tell a story.to him ,food wasn’t just food . it provided a window into the culture and history of a plcase.
and he loved discovering all the diverse tastes that exst in the world.
He was born in China.bit as his 20s were passng him by, the realized that he wanted something different.
he wanted to explore beyond what he already knew.he needed to see the world.
so he decided to work hard to make money that would allow him to live his dream.and fortunatelly for Gan, he made enough money and suddenly his dram was within reach. he could feel it in his fingertips. he packed up his things ,said goodbye to his family and friends,and set sail for his first destination….Africa.
Gan intended to spend some tme exploring Africa before his love for food and travel took him somewhere else.bit when he got to africa …he fell in love .evem though he had a little in common with the natives. the continent felt like home for him.
so he decided to stay longer than he had planned,to figure out why he felt this way, but even as hewas making thid decision, he lmew that he would likely never leave this continent that was already home to him.
out of all the african countries that Gan had been to, Zambia stood out the most to him.
he loved the food, the people , and the atmosphere so much that he never wanted to leave.so he decided to settle in Zambia. Gan felt a magnetic pull in Zambia, almost like he was always meant to be there , he didn’t knwot what it was.
but he decided to follow his gut believing that soon enough it would be revealed to him. and Gan was right.not long after he settled in Zambia , he met a women named margaret and everything began to make sense. he knew in his gut tht margaret was the reason he felt a magnet pull.
when margaret and Gan , met,they immediately became friends and a short while into their friendship they fell in love. Gen knew the way he felt about margaret was special, and he had never felt that way about anyone. and by december 2022,Gan was ready to porpose to margaret and begin his new life with her.
he began to look forward to the day he would make margaret his forever,but unfortunately … that day never came.
at the time Gan met margaret , he was just a regular guy, he hadn’t become a famous food blogger yet. but as he explored Zambia ‘s wonderful tgerrain and ints mouth- watering food , he had a ight bulb momemt.
he knew that what he was experiencing was was unique and needed to be shared with other people.so he decided to bring the world in on his daily adventures in Zambia.
he created a social media platform, his platform of choice was TikTok,and he chose a witty namen”fatty Goes to Africa.”
he started sharing Zambia ‘s gorgeous sights
delicious cuisine, and culture with his followers on TikTok.
he and margaret were taking people on TikTok, through shops, markets , and resturants in Zambia.they made videos of themselves buiyng local delicacies , shopping for local spices,sweet treats ,they shared every step of their adventure with people on TikTok.
and soon enough their light and humorous videos began to attract people. and qhat had started as a fun hobby generated millions of views and followers. before Gan knew it ,his fanbase was reaching 5 million followers.
a lot of his fan base were from china , just like Gan and like Gan , they too dreamt of the day that they would gt to explore the world and try out new food.Gan’s followers quickly connected to his light and fun character
as well as his love story with margaret.
When Gan hit 5 million followers , his life changed.but as his followers increased , so did the demands for his channel. Gan wanted to make his channel better and get his cointent out faster.and have 5 million followers.meant he was making money.
Gan was making more money live streaming now than he ever did before, so he decided now was the best time to bring on people.
he knew he no longer had to make his videos himself. he wanted to have a team of people to help him with the growing demands of his channel. and because there’s a growing community of young chinese people in africa.
some of whom were also influencers.Gang decided to connect with them and create this team of influencers.
Gan knew how much his life had changed through live streaming, so he brought them on board.so their livescould also change. they began to create content together with Gan as the leader in a way.
this is where Gan met Feng Zhengyung. feng zhengyung was a 37-year -old vlogger with an account titled:
” AYUN FLOATS AROUND THE WORLD”
Gan and Feng seemed to connect well.they had shared interests but what they both loved the most was sharing content with the world.
at first , Feng and Gan seemed perfect for each other , but the closer you look, the more you discover that something about Feng was not right.
well, every one on Gan’s team got along well and their personalitites clicked
Feng didn’t quite fit in. the members of the team didn’t really like Feng’s TikTok posts. they were dull and a little cringe-worthy. the team didn’t feel lkke his TikTok posts were a match for the group’s dynamics.
while everyone else thought feng was off ,Gan didn´t care. he liked feng and his akwards TikToks didn’t faze him a bit.
but it was hard not to see that while Gan and Feng seemed similar on the surface, deep down, they were very different.
while Gan made funny ,welcoming TikToks.
Feng made , unconfortable posts.
and it son became obvious to their followers.while Gan’s TikTok followers kept growing,Feng’s were not.
Feng was struggling with his followers, and nothing he did seemed to be working.
he’s page just wans’t growing like Gan’s.and that’s when the hatred started to build in Feng’s mind.
Feng was jealous of Gan’s easygoiung demeanor. which had garnered him a large following.
and more the more he struggled with his followers ,the more he resented Gan.at this point, Feng really wasn’t getting along with the rest of the team ,and the only thing keeping him there was Gan.
but after Gan noticed Feng’s presence in the group was causing tension, he had to take action.
Gan let Feng go from the fatty goes to africa team .
and at first , Feng seemed to take it well.
things were civil between feng and Gan, and there was no bad blood.they evenremained friends.Feng understood why Gan had to let him go.
and decided to focus his full attention on creating content for his own channel. he continued to travel around the world . making content.his started spitting his time between Nepal and Zambia.
meanwhile Gan’a TikTok account just kept growing.it was looking lie nothing could stop him.
but smething was already brewing under the surface , and undbeknownst to Gan, it was headings traight for him.
at some point in 2022, Gan an Feng’s relationship turned sour,
and Feng started to hatch a plan to exert revenge on Gan,
a revenge that will end Gan’s life.
the first strain on Gan and Feng’s friendship came when Gan was headng to china for a while,it’s unclear why he was going back home,
but many speculated that he probably missed his family. and friends and wanted to visit them for a while.
when Feng got word that was headling back to china ,he reached out to G an with a requiest.
he handed him 10. 000 Yuan , the equivalent of 1400 american dollars, and asked him to use the money to purchase a new iPhone from China for him.
but when Gan returned from china ,there was no iPhone, and neither did Gan give Feng his money back.keep in ming that these are just Feng’s claims.
Feng was so upset by what he felt Gan had done to him that he decided to hop on TikTok to throe shade at Gan for robbing him.
while none of Feng’s claims were ever proven ,it still had some impact on Gan’s followers.
some of them felt some type of way about what Feng claimed Gan had done to him. it just didn’t sit right with them.
you see , Gan’s followers were used to Gan being funny and friendly ,they had never heard anything negative about him on TikTok.
this is because Gan just made content and minded the business that paid him.
but once Feng started throwing accusations at him
Gan’s followers suddenly started to seee him in a new light.they started wondering if the Gan they knew was the real Gan.
some of them thought Gan was a freaud , while other thought he was a nasty person who had pretended to be funny and likable just to gain followers.
what made it even worse was that Feng was a smaller influencer compared to Gan , so it kind of looked like a david and Goliath situation where Gan was the bigger influencer taking advantage of a smaller influencer like Feng.
but what Gan’s followers didn’t know was that though Gan was the bigger influencer.
Feng was the one preying on Gan’s kind and easygoing nature.
but,they would soon find out in the worst way possible.
at this point , it was obvious to Gan that Feng was not the friend he thought he was .he was a real -life villain with a disturbed mind amongst many other issues
but he still decided to let it go and not draw to much attention to Feng’s video by responding.
but the longer Gan stayed silent, the more traction feng’s video was gtetting.
so Gan decided to go live to shut down feng’s claims. he adrdressed feng’s claims and called them false. he addressed feng’s claims and called them false.now because these videos has been taken down , we don’t know the exact words Gan used , or how he denided feng’s allegedly false claims.
but what we do know is that according to Gan, Feng never gave him a dime to get him a phone.you ‘d think Feng will take the video down after Gan called his accusations false. but no. Feng only doubled down on his claims.
he insissted that he had given Gan money for a new phone without getting the phone as Gan had promised .
Gan responded still denying claims and a bitter back and forth ensued.
as time went on , Feng’s accusations, got more and more outragous, he kept throwing accusation after accusation at Gan. i dont know what kind of response he was hoping fro from Gan
but Gan didn’t rise to the occasion and jsut kept it clean.
in one video ,Feng claimed that Gan had sent Covid infected food to his home. bt he didn’t stop there, he kept piling it on.
in another video , Feng also claimed that Gan had sent his associates to his house to smash it.
one thing was clear to everyone following the story at that time ,though feng seemed to easily throw allegations out , he never seemed to have any proof to back them up and people started to regard his allegations suspiciously.
but it wouldn’t matter wether or not people believed Feng’s allegations because Feng had convinced himself that he had to do something about Gan’s treatment of him.
DECEMBER 4TH . 2022
December 4th ,2022 started out like any other day.Gan and his friends were visiting Nepal.
Nepal was known for its rich culure.
serene environment , and natural plendor.
people from all over the world travel to Nepal to expercience the amgic that lies deep in the himalayas. like many people before him , Gan had been drawn to Nepal.
maybe because of kathmandu, its captial.
kathmandu is a place where doxens of aromas, flavors ,and colors danced together
tantalizing tourists to partake in its sweetness.
from its old temples to its bustling markets,it is a tourist haven.
and knowing how much Gan loved to experience food,it’not suprising that he chose to visit.
while Gan and his friends were exploring all Nepal had to offer, Feng was seething and planning different ways to get back at Gan.
but Gan would soon find out just how deeply Feng’s hatred for him ran.
on the day in question. Gan had gone live like he always did.he and his friends were checking out the food market and as they were strolling hrought the market.
one of Gan’s friends mentioned to Gan that that Feng was living in kathmandu at the time.
Gan responded ” i know . i’ve com to find him and beat him up. ” it was a joke. and Gan had no intention of finding Feng and beating him up
But that silly joke was all the momentum Feng needed to go after Gan.
you see, Feng had been harboring hate for Gan for some time now , but he never actually had access to him to do anything about it.
Gan was alwas at home ,where he was surrounded by people he knew and any attack would immediately stopped. but when Gan went live on his TikTok that day. Feng saw the perfect opportunity.
Gan was on his turf now , PLxw gw sisn’t know . surrounded by people he didn’t know. what happened next …. shocked the internet.
sometime that morning as Gan continued his livesream strolling down the market and exploring the sights before hime , what looked like a good stroll was about to turn into a nightmare.
as Gan and his friends walked on ,little did they know ,that someone was already trailing them ,and that person had a knife and one thing on his mind.
Feng was said to have tuned into Gant’s live stream and was following them close by.. waiting for the perfect opportunity to strike.and when he got he’s chans a less busy street he pounced.
Gan was stabbed several times in his back, chest and abdomen ,and he was also stabbed in the head.
but Gan wasnt the only one Feng unleashed his attack on.he also stabbed one of Gan’s friends.multiple times in the stomach ,because he tried to fight him off Gan. while the other friend ran for his life.
Gan collaps in the middle of the street. his violent shaking and loud screaming interrupted the livestream and the screen suddenly went black.
the entire market scattered as some people ran for their lives.their screams and screeches could be heard all over the market .other people stayed back , scared ,but not scared enough to pull out their phones and record the dreadful incident.
poor Gan was half lying on the flloor still alive.obviously in pain and coughing up blood.
his entire body was covered in blood. he could be seen in the video holding his stomack to observe his injuries , he kept pointing at a phone ,trying to signal to the people around him to call for help but no one came to his rescue.
feng didn’t flee the scene. he stayed and watched as Gan lay on the floor dying. he could even be seen shouting curses at him in chinese.
at this point ,things seemed bleak for Gan as no one helped him, but fortunately for him his other friend who ran away came back and when he saw what happened, he immediately called for help.
the paramedics arrived at the scene soon after but it was too late for Gan. he had lost a lot of blood and his vital organs had been seriously damaged.
although , he was taken to hospital, he was pronounced dead on the evening of december 4th.
Gan’s journey to see the world had come to a vicicous end.
but all was not lost ,though gan didn’t make it his friend who had tried to had fight feng off was going to be okay.
and as for Feng , he had accomplished what he set out to do.
and when the police tried to arrest him , he gave in and let them.but there’s more…while feng was shouting curses at Gan as he lay there dying , it was obvious that Feng did not regret what he did.he proudly justified his actions as revenge for what Gan had done to him.
what was last known of Feng was that he was languishing in jail, paying for his crimes.
but late in december 2022,Fans noticed something disturbing on TikTok. an account bearing feng’s name had suddenly appeared out of nowhere.
it wasn’t clear whether it was really Feng or someone who was trying to use the unfortunatate indicent to drum up followers.
we wouldn’t know . but that didn’t stop people from speculating.if it wasn’t someone trying to do drum up clout,does this mean Feng was let out of jail?
how could they have casily let him out of jail after so many people witnessed him stabbing and torturing Gan to death?
but people were still worried that feng could have been released.especieally when he claimed the attack was self defense.
Feng claimed that he killed Gan in self- defense after Gan sent his people to trash Feng’s house. but attacking and killing unarmed people a long time after you claimed they attacked your house , isnt exactly self- defense.- it ‘s just murder.
but in a suprising twist , one update came toward the end of december that put peoples minds to rest once and for all.
there was an update that Feng was in prison and facing a 25 – year prson sentence.
while people were happy to hear that ,no amount of prison term would bring Gan back. to celebrate the exuberant life Gan lived and the job he loved and committed himself to,
his family posted one last video om his TikTok account.
” we can’t even begin to imagine the real sadness Gan’s family mist feel after loosing him in such a horrific way .. .all becaouse of jealousy.”
and it gets even worse when you thing about it how Gan took Feng under his mentorship, helping him gain followers and boost his content.