(China Daily)
Updated: 2008-06-03 09:57

Dressed as police, four knife-wielding men from Jixian, a county in Shanxi province, broke into a millionaire's home with the intention of robbing him of two million yuan ($285,660).

But, the robbers got 10 million yuan after the man misread the robber's gesture of two fingers as 20 million.

Wang bargained with the robbers for half the sum, fearing they would harm him and his family.

The robbery is the biggest ever reported in Shanxi. The robbers were captured last month, and the money has been recovered.

(Chinese Business Morning View)