OSAKA (TR) – Osaka Prefectural Police are hunting for two men who ambushed a Chinese company executive at gunpoint in an Osaka City parking lot early on Tuesday, making off with a luxury wristwatch, reports Nippon News Network (Oct. 6).
According to police, the 45-year-old victim was about to enter his vehicle during the early hours of the morning when the duo suddenly attacked him from behind.
During the assault, one suspect leveled a handgun-like weapon at the executive. The second suspect pinned the victim down and demanded in heavily accented Chinese, “Come here.”
Fearing for his safety, the executive pleaded with his attackers. “I’ll give you my watch, just spare my life,” he reportedly told them. After handing over his high-end wristwatch, the victim seized the brief distraction to flee the scene.
The suspects, described as middle-aged men who are not believed to have any prior acquaintance with the victim, then jumped into a separate vehicle parked nearby and sped off into the night.
“I was terrified,” the victim later said. “The watch doesn’t matter. Safety is what’s important.”
Osaka police are currently investigating the incident as a case of robbery resulting in injury.
