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Police in Jeju, South Korea, are investigating the murder of a Chinese national believed to have been killed during a cryptocurrency transaction.

Jeju West Police Station announced that four Chinese nationals—two women and two men, including one in his 60s — are under investigation for the killing of a man in his 30s at a luxury hotel in Jeju City on February 24, according to local news outlets. 

The suspects allegedly fled with 85 million won ($63,500) belonging to the victim, according to local media. 

The case came to light when an acquaintance of the victim reported him missing after he failed to return from a cryptocurrency deal. Police arrived at the hotel room around 5:10 p.m. and found the victim dead with multiple stab wounds.

Shortly after, one suspect, a woman in her 30s, surrendered at a police station in Seogwipo. Authorities then apprehended two other suspects at Jeju International Airport as they attempted to leave the country.