The old man who sells porridge in Guangxi isGangsters years ago
With the support of two medical staff, the rickety figure of the old man slowly marched towards the county seat of Tianyang County, Guangxi. Thin, he thanked the doctor beside him all the way, but suddenly stopped when he was about to arrive at the county hospital.
What appeared in front of me was not the expected destination, but the county public security bureau. The old man's face was covered with worry and panic, and a hint of unease flashed in his eyes.
Do you still want to resist? The old man was stunned, like a deflated ball, and sat down on the ground in a dejected manner. What is unexpected is that this old man who lives a difficult life and makes a living by selling porridge is actually Liu Zhi, a Kuomintang staff officer who killed the revolutionary hero Wei Baqun 28 years ago.
Once, in 1960, Zhong Feng, then director of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Public Security Department, came to the unit on time, however, on the desk, a long-awaited letter caught his attention.
The moment Zhong Feng opened the letter, he originally thought it was just an ordinary people's petition, but as he read it further, his face became more and more gloomy, and finally he even slapped his palm on the table angrily.
So, what exactly is written in the letter that makes this man, who once served as an officer of the Executive Department of the Security Department of the Third Army of the Red Army, so emotional? It turned out that the letter was written by Yang Zheng, then the deputy county magistrate of Donglan County.
Yang Zheng is also a revolutionary veteran, and he wrote the letter for only one purpose, that is, to severely punish the ** who killed Wei Baqun back then.
Wei Baqun, a native of Donglan, Guangxi, was one of the senior generals of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army. In 1916, he joined the protector who opposed Yuan Shikai, and later returned to Guangxi to devote himself to the peasant movement.
In December 1929, Wei Baqun led the Baise Uprising, established the Right Jiangsu Rebellion ** and served as the commander of the Third Column of the Seventh Army of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army. This highly decorated revolutionary general was assassinated in 1932, the great cause of the founding of the People's Republic of China has been accomplished, and it has been 11 years since the founding of New China, but the ** who killed him has not yet been punished by law.
How can this make the comrades-in-arms of the year feel at ease?
Zhong Feng looked at Yang Zheng's words full of pain and felt deep sympathy. He immediately picked up the ** and dialed the person in charge of the public security department of the Baise Prefecture. "After all these years, why hasn't that ** been caught yet? ”
In fact, the local public security department cannot be blamed for being irresponsible, after all, a long time has passed, and the data and records of the year are not as secure as the current electronic documents, a lot of personal information was lost in the war, and the investigation process is very difficult.
Moreover, the main task at that time was to arrest the Kuomintang reactionaries in the country, and the human resources were also very limited. But no matter how great the difficulties may be, we must not let those revolutionary heroes down.
Zhong Feng resolutely ordered that the Public Security Department send professional personnel to set up a special case team and immediately begin to investigate the whereabouts of the real culprit.
Fan Hengrong, the director of the detention center of the Public Security Department, took on a difficult task - to find out the real culprit who killed Wei Baqun. He was deeply outraged and determined not to give up until the case was solved.
Although this was a case more than 20 years ago and was very difficult to investigate, Fan Hengrong, with his years of police experience and rich background knowledge, decided to start from within the KMT.
He focused his attention on Xu Jiayu, the magistrate of Donglan County of the Kuomintang that year. According to the Kuomintang soldiers, on the third day after Wei Baqun was killed, Xu Jiayu held a popular meeting with the Kuomintang commander Liao Lei to warn the people not to resist anymore, otherwise Wei Baqun's experience will become a living lesson for them.
He is the one most likely to reveal the truth, and Xu Jiayu was sentenced to 15 years in prison after liberation and is still serving his sentence in prison. In the face of the interrogation of **, Xu Jiayu did not hide it, probably because he had spent more than ten years in prison and had no intention of resisting.
Like pouring beans on a bamboo tube, he quickly recounted the events of the year. And in Xu Jiayu's narrative, ** discovered an even more astonishing truth. It turned out that the person who killed Wei Baqun was none other than his guard captain Wei Ang.
His accomplices also included Wei Ang's wife, Chen's uncle, and the guard Luo Riyuan. And the culprit who planned all this was Liu Zhi, a captain and staff officer of the command of the Kuomintang Baise People's League.
In the right Jiangsu Weiyi**, Wei Baqun served as a member of the committee and became the commander of the third column. In October 1930, due to the needs of the war, the Red 7th Army left the Youjiang area after being reorganized in Hechi, Guangxi.
However, Wei Baqun stayed, leading only a hundred people to stay behind and continue the armed struggle. Even though he only had half a battalion in his hands, Wei Baqun still succeeded in assembling the local armed forces in Donglan, Fengshan and other places, forming a combat force of about 2,000 people, and once again provoked the heavy task of revolution in the Youjiang area.
On the Kuomintang side, the Gui warlord Bai Chongxi commanded thousands of troops and carried out a large-scale "encirclement and suppression" of the Youjiang area for several months from the spring of 1931 to November, but each time Wei Baqun successfully escaped and brought huge losses to the Kuomintang troops.
In August 1932, Bai Chongxi gathered tens of thousands of troops and launched an unprecedented large-scale military operation against the Youjiang area where Wei Baqun was located, in an attempt to completely destroy the Youjiang revolutionary base area led by Wei Baqun.
However, in the face of the enemy's frantic attack, Wei Baqun showed firm faith and resolute military strategy, leading thousands of troops to successfully resist the well-equipped enemy, much to Bai Chongxi's deep shame and anger.
He knew that as long as Wei Baqun was still in the Youjiang region, he would not be able to truly and firmly control this area. So, he began to plan the assassination of Wei Baqun, and offered a reward of 7,000 yuan, hoping to attract people to help him complete this task.
He had already succeeded in arresting Wei Baqun's guard captain Wei Ang.
Ever since the Kuomintang reactionaries wanted to assassinate Wei Baqun, they privately sent soldiers to get close to him. Liu Zhi was one of them, and he and two other soldiers disguised themselves as peasants and searched the Donglan area every day for clues about Wei Baqun.
Although they were unable to find Wei Baqun, they accidentally discovered the residence of Wei Baqun, the captain of the guard, Wei Ang, and captured his wife, Chen's uncle. Chen's uncle was not a revolutionary fighter, and after being tortured, she became as docile as a sheep.
Knowing that Wei Ang had not returned home for a long time, Liu Zhi asked her to try to contact her and make an appointment to meet on the mountain in Donglitun, Donglan County, and Chen's uncle also agreed. However, Wei Ang, who had never suspected his wife, rushed to the agreed place and was caught by the Kuomintang who were ambushing here.
In the interrogation room, Liu Zhi inflicted all kinds of torture on Wei Ang, but he resolutely refused to reveal any information and did not answer anything he asked.
Liu Zhi knew that hard ones would not work, so he used sugar-coated shells. He promised Wei Ang that if he could send Wei Baqun's head to the Wuzhen Kui Xinglou of the Kuomintang headquarters in Donglan County, he would get a small western-style building in Liuzhou and 30,000 oceans.
Wei Ang was accustomed to a hard life, and his wife, Chen's uncle, was also on the side to persuade him. Under the ** of money, Wei Ang finally failed to stick to the bottom line and agreed to Liu Zhi's request.
Due to overwork and malnutrition, Wei Baqun fell ill with malaria and became seriously ill. However, when Wei Baqun needed help the most, his fellow clansmen and guard captain Wei Ang took advantage of the weakness and successfully betrayed him by taking advantage of the advantage of fighting bravery and seniority.
Despite Wei Baqun's high vigilance, he was fooled by Wei Ang's disguise and eventually fell into his trap. Facing the weak Wei Baqun, Wei Ang was not impatient or impatient, he pretended to be concerned and proposed: "Uncle, you are so sick, why don't you go to the cool breeze cave (incense brush hole) in Donglitun to hide first, and I will get you some chicken and glutinous rice to replenish your body." ”
In the face of Wei Ang's kindness, Wei Baqun did not have the slightest doubt, and the group set out on the road to the cave. On October 18, 1932, Wei Baqun's physical condition improved, and he discussed future strategies with Chen Hongtao, political commissar of the 21st Division of the Red Seventh Army, in a cave.
The two finally decided to leave Youjiang temporarily and take the troops to Guizhou. After the meeting, Chen Hongtao and others left first. At this time, only Wei Baqun and Luo Ri, the guard at the door, were left in the Cool Wind Cave.
Soon, Wei Ang and Chen's uncle arrived at the Cool Wind Cave as usual, bringing food and medicine to Wei Baqun. Wei Baqun was sharp-minded, and also asked the guards to watch carefully, make sure that there were no people following Wei Ang, and let them in only after confirming that it was safe.
Unexpectedly, his nephew, Wei Ang, was the real threat. When night fell, Wei Baqun went to bed early after taking the medicine because he was not completely **, and Luo Ri was on guard outside the cave, and this was the best time to start.
Wei Ang held the shell gun and stood behind Wei Baqun, but as the sky gradually brightened, he still couldn't do it. Chen's uncle couldn't help but whisper to urge him to act, just for the glory and wealth of the future.
Wei Ang closed his eyes and shot Wei Baqun twice, and when he opened his eyes, he was lying in a pool of blood, no longer breathing.
Luo Ri, who was at the entrance of the cave, heard the gunshots and immediately rushed to the cave. However, as soon as he entered the cave, a black muzzle was aimed at his head. Considering that they were comrades-in-arms, Wei Ang did not kill Luo Ri as well, but forced him to cut off Wei Baqun's head.
Seeing that the situation could not be changed, Rozh did not resist and acted according to Wayon's request. In the end, they put Wei Baqun's head in the basket and hurried to the county seat to receive the bounty before dawn.
The Kuomintang Donglan Bandit Propaganda Team brutally killed Wei Baqun, and hung his head ostentatiously on the Wuzhen Kuixing Tower, and even soaked it in potion and put it in a fish tank, so as to transport the head to various areas of Youjiang to deter the people.
However, the killer received the reward and disappeared without a trace. Although the cause of Wei Baqun's death was revealed, the real ** has never been brought to justice. Xu Jiayu's account aroused the anger of the public security officers present, and they clenched their fists one after another, determined to arrest Wei Ang and others.
Fan Hengrong also secretly vowed to make every effort to arrest the culprit Liu Zhi. After investigation, Liu Zhi's identity was **, he is a native of Tianzhou Town, Tianyang County.
After the liberation, Liu Zhi was married locally, but disappeared soon after, and most likely returned to his hometown. After learning the news, Fan Hengrong immediately set off for Tianyang County. Recalling that experience, Fan Hengrong said with emotion that the public security team only had three horses at that time, and in order to support him in handling the case, the team specially gave him the best one, and the rest of the public security could only move forward on foot.
In the dozens of days of trekking through mountains and rivers, Fan Hengrong's butt grinded out a cocoon. However, the hard work paid off, and when he finally arrived in Tianyang County, he unexpectedly found that Liu Zhi's wife was still there.
However, after some inquiry, Fan Hengrong was disappointed because, according to Liu Zhi's wife, Liu Zhi had been incognito on the eve of liberation and had not returned home for decades. Just when Fan Hengrong was disheartened, Liu Zhi's wife revealed a key piece of information, she said that Liu Zhi got married again in the mountains on the border of Debao and Tianyang and became a son-in-law.
This news lifted Fan Hengrong's spirits, and he rode to Debao again despite his fatigue. While talking to the local police, an old man who bought porridge for a living caught Fan Hengrong's attention.
When Fan Hengrong found a person in the village who was very similar in appearance to Liu Zhi he was looking for, he did feel a burst of joy. However, the local police told him that the old man was connected to a group of secret Kuomintang reactionary forces, but there was not enough evidence yet.
In order not to startle the snake, the arrest operation must be carried out in secret. So, there was a scene of pretending to be a doctor, and Fan Hengrong interrogated Liu Zhi in the Donglan County Detention Center. Faced with the ironclad facts, Liu Zhi confessed to his crime of plotting to kill Wei Baqun.
In his confession, the police also learned the whereabouts of Wei Ang and others. It turned out that after Wei Ang and others brought Wei Baqun's head to the county, Liu Zhi did not pay them 30,000 yuan as agreed, but only gave them a few thousand yuan, and the promised small western-style building was not fulfilled, but only let them live in one of them.
Once with a huge sum of money, the Weons had little left over because of their excessive profligacy. During the war, they left Liuzhou, and Wei Ang was killed shortly after returning to his hometown of Hechi, leaving only his wife to remarry and live in Rongshui.
With the assistance of **, Chen's uncle was also successfully arrested. In the end, both men confessed to their crimes. The Donglan County People's Court sentenced Liu Zhi and Chen's uncle to death, but because of their advanced age, they died in prison before they could carry out the sentence.
This 28-year-old case has finally been resolved, and ** has been duly punished. We want the souls of our ancestors to be at peace in heaven. References: "Investigation of the Murder of Martyrs Wei Baqun", "Baise Uprising", "Wei Baqun" and "Guangming**".