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BackSelf-proclaimed "Onmyoji" Wu Yousheng was involved in two murder cases and has been defrauded and intimidated for many years
Self-proclaimed "Onmyoji" Wu Yousheng was involved in two murder cases and has been defrauded and intimidated for many years
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Self-proclaimed "Onmyoji" Wu Yousheng was involved in two murder cases and has been defrauded and intimidated for many years

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  • Wu Yousheng, a 57-year-old man who calls himself an "onmyoji", is suspected of tricking his father into buying a murder son and poisoning his godson to get bail.
  • He has long threatened believers with ancestral punishments to extort money.
  • He once committed fraud in the name of Zhang Anle, the White Wolf of the Bamboo Union Gang.

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Why It Matters

Wu Yousheng calls himself an Onmyoji, intimidating believers on the grounds of punishment from his ancestors. He has been running the Zulingshan Association in Luzhu, Taoyuan City for a long time and has committed fraud. He has a long criminal record and once committed fraud under the name of Zhang Anle, the White Wolf of the Bamboo Alliance Gang.

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Wu Yousheng’s residence is also the site of the World Chinese Ancestor Sacrifice Organization. (Photo by reporter Zheng Shuting)

Wu Yousheng, a 57-year-old man who calls himself an "onmyoji", is suspected of two murder cases. He not only tricked his father into buying a murderer, but also poisoned his godson to obtain high insurance money. It is reported that Wu Nan has a long criminal record and has been running rampant as an "Onmyoji" for many years. He even calls himself "Peacock" in the name of Zhang Anle, the boss of the Bamboo Union Gang, "White Wolf". Some victims were forced to use money to solve the problem, otherwise the whole family would be punished by their ancestors. If the victim refused, they would threaten him with "I am a Buddha during the day and a devil at night." If the victim was informed that the victim would call the police, he would be asked to double the amount of money, and Wu Nan was sentenced for this.

Since January 2011, Wu Nan has established the "Chinese National Taiwan Zulingshan Cultural Promotion Association" in Luzhu, Taoyuan City and serves as the chairman. He claims to have divine power and can eliminate disasters. He recruits believers to come to the association to handle matters, and then uses various names to make money from the believers' pockets. If someone refuses to comply, he will use all kinds of bizarre claims to threaten and take money, and some people are even forced to sign promissory notes.

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One victim pointed out that when he went to the Zulingshan Association with his friends, Wu Nan asked him to "prepare 3.5 million yuan within three days" and threatened "I know all the people in your family." Later, his tone became more and more serious, saying, "It's useless for you to call the police", "My name is Peacock, I am Buddha during the day and devil at night", "If I call the police, I will add 1 million yuan," which made him feel very scared at the moment. Wu Nan also mentioned Zhang Anle that day, and Zhang Anle's photo was also hung in the association. The victim's brother who accompanied him also testified that Wu Nan had been asking his brother to take out money to deal with it, otherwise the whole family would be punished by the ancestors, and the consequences would be serious.

Wu Nan has a long criminal record and is suspected of drug addiction. After being arrested, he suffered a drug addiction during interrogation. However, he only admitted that he was entrusted by Chu's father to kill Chu Nan, and denied killing his godson to obtain insurance money. He could only tell as much evidence as the prosecutors had.

What to Watch

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  • Wu Yousheng will face a more severe criminal trial

    Likely · Within months

Open Questions

  • What specific evidence does the prosecutor have that Wu Yousheng poisoned his godson?
  • Is Wu Yousheng really addicted to drugs, and how much does it affect his crimes?
  • Is there anything else that happened to the victim that has not been revealed?

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