Pertinent Legal Provisions Article 253-1 of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China Basic Facts In June 2020, the defendant, Xiong Changheng, invited the defendants, Xiong Changlin, Xiong Gonglang and Xiong Changqiang, to engage in business activities of selling finished Wechat accounts containing citizens' personal information that could be used for social activities, making little profit during this period due to lack of experience. In order to seek more interests, at the end of September 2020, the defendants, Xiong Changheng, Xiong Changlin, Xiong Gonglang and Xiong Changqiang, jointly invested to buy on the Internet software called "Weiqibing" (marketing software based on the computer version of Wechat running with multiple-clone and multiple-account intelligent mass texting, addition of friends, join in and withdrawal from groups, and fan clearing), used it to illegally add Wechat friends, and made the finished Wechat accounts for sale. In October 2020, Qin Yingbin (on the run), a friend of the defendant, Xiong Changheng, invested CNY50,000 (who owned 40% of the shares); Xiong Changheng invested CNY20,000 (who owned 20% of the shares); the defendants, Xiong Changlin, Xiong Gonglang and Xiong Changqiang, invested in a certain number of computers and mobile phones (who owned 10% of the shares respectively); the defendant, Fan Jiacong, did not invest (who owned 5% of the shares); proceeds from another 5% of the shares were used for the company's overheads. Later, they bought office desks, computers, second-hand mobile phones and other items together, rented Linglongge Building, Wuhua Road, Hezhou Sub-district, Fengcheng City, Jiangxi Province, and set up "Fengcheng Changwen Trading Co., Ltd.". Qin Yingbin was responsible for the procurement of blank Wechat accounts and sales of finished Wechat accounts. The defendant, Xiong Changheng, was responsible for the internal management of the company and recruitment of employees. The defendants, Xiong Changlin, Xiong Gonglang, Xiong Changqiang and Fan Jiacong, and hired employees were directly involved in the illegal production of finished Wechat accounts with the "Weiqibing" software. Qin Yingbin sold 2