EDIT CONTAINS 4:3 MATERIAL<br/> <br />More details are emerging in the story about a prominent Chinese politician and his wife who is being investigated for the murder of a British businessman.<br/> <br />The now former Chinese Politiburo member Bo Xilai and his wife Gu Kailai are at the center of a police investigation involving the murder of Briton Neil Heywood<br/> <br />Reuters has learned that Gu had asked Heywood to move a large sum of money to an overseas account and that she became furious when he demanded a larger than agreed upon cut of the money.<br/> <br />Sources say Heywood threatened to expose the offshore transactions... so Gu hatched a plan to have him killed.<br/> <br />It's believed that 41-year old Heywood was killed here at the secluded Nanshan Lijing Holiday Hotel in November of last year.<br/> <br />Sources say police think Heywood had consumed a poisonous drink.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) WANG KANG, A CHONGQING CULTURAL ENTREPRENEUR WITH CLOSE LINKS TO OFFICIALS, SAYING:<br/> <br />"The murder was said to take place at the Nanshan Lijing Holiday Hotel in Chongqing's Nan'an district. I have been to that hotel before. It is not a luxurious hotel, but has a nice view of the mountain and river. It is located in a quiet area, very suitable for carrying out a murder as nobody would notice."<br/> <br />Fast forward to February of this year when Bo was confronted about his wife's involvement in the death.<br/> <br />China's central government eventually became involved and stripped Bo of all his party positions.<br/> <br />A government investigation is ongoing.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN LIU WEIMIN SAYING:<br/> <br />"The Heywood case has entered the judicial process, and China is conducting an investigation. Investigation takes time, I believe China will handle the case based on law and release information in real time."<br/> <br />There are still plenty of unanswered questions... how much money was involved, and how would Heywood have have moved it offshore?<br/> <br />For now Bo and his wife Gu remain in police custody.<br/> <br />Julie Noce Reuters
