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In 1951, the Beijing Public Security Bureau arrested two American Tsinghua professors, and just when all the students were still confused, a message came:
Both husband and wife are American spies!
It turned out that due to the deterioration of relations between China and the United States, the two who had been lurking in China for many years were preparing to flee and return to China. But he never thought that at this moment, the identity of the two spies was discovered by a student who got along day and night, and the two were arrested by the public security organs after being reported by him.
So how exactly did their espionage work come to be discovered by the students? What happened to the two in the end?
In 1941, the Pearl Harbor attack broke out, in order to protect the rights and interests of the United States, Roosevelt announced his entry into the war, and the Pacific War officially began, and the United States urgently needed a large number of young soldiers to rush to the front line to fight. It was in this context that the two became members of the U.S. military.
Among the couple, the man's name is Walter Liket, who changed his name to Leaker after coming to China; The woman's name is Adele Likert, and when she came to China, she changed her name to Li You'an. The reason why the two got acquainted was because after they joined the U.S. military, they both became Japanese translators.
After a long period of contact, the two developed feelings and came together. It was also during this period of time that they were all required by their superiors to carry out spy training for the purpose of better obtaining intelligence about the Japanese army.
Soon the war ended, and the two did not choose to remain in the army. After some discussion, they decided to come to the University of Pennsylvania to get rid of the control of the army. After coming to the university, both of them have a strong interest in Chinese culture.
Therefore, they chose to major in Chinese to learn more about culture. But as everyone knows, it was their decision that made the couple become spies later。Because they studied very hard when they were studying, after graduation, they were both assigned to teach in the same school.
It was here that something happened that changed their lives. It turned out that after coming to the school to teach, the husband and wife have been teaching diligently and educating people. Their conscientious and responsible school leaders also saw it, and it was because of their diligence that they got the opportunity to go to China for an exchange.
The two were very happy to receive the notice, and while they were still discussing matters related to going abroad, an uninvited guest found their home. The man was none other than their former comrade-in-arms, Anders, who stayed behind after the two left the army and became an intelligence officer.
The Ricks didn't understand what Anders meant by coming to them now, so Rick asked him why. Seeing his friend speak, Anders stopped talking and directly told the two of them the purpose of his trip.
It turned out that the navy military learned that the two were going to China to teach, so they hoped that when the two were working, they could help them collect some valuable things by the way, and they would provide them with a good reward afterwards. But in the face of Anders's **, the two were still unmoved.
Although they had never really been spies before, they knew that no matter which country they caught, they would not show mercy to the spies. So, without even thinking about it, they rejected Anders's unreasonable request.
Seeing that the two did not agree, Anders said again: "After you go to China, you don't need to steal any confidential information. All you need to do is secretly record the intellectuals who want to come to the United States or are interested in the United States when you go to work, and give us the list. ”
There's no risk at all, and you're going to be paid a lot of money, so why not? Again, you are trained in this area, this matter is not difficult for you at all, think about it, after all, it is more profitable than you teach. ”
Hearing Anders's madness**, the couple gradually relented and agreed to Anders's request. That's all,In 1948, Li Ke and his wife got on a plane together and came to Shanghai, China, thousands of miles away. The two of them, who originally planned to develop in Shanghai, heard that the People's Liberation Army was about to attack Shanghai as soon as the plane landed.
At that time, in order to hold Shanghai, Chiang Kai-shek deployed 20 divisions around it, as if a major war was imminent. In Shanghai, people are even more panicked, and people have hoarded shopping materials, which has made Shanghai look like the people are not making a living, and there is no longer the prosperous scene before.
After seeing such a scene, the two of them also began to panic, and this situation was completely out of their plan. Moreover, they did not want to get involved in the war, and the two were tired of the war in their early years, so they chose to continue their studies after the war ended.
But now in the face of this situation, how should Li Ke and his wife choose?
In 1951, the American professor and his wife at Tsinghua University were both **, and the reason was that the students discovered their espionage!
After the failure of their plan to settle in Shanghai, the two immediately left for Beijing. With the help of friends, the two were given the opportunity to study Chinese at Tsinghua University, and in view of their excellent English skills, the school also hired them as teachers in the English department.
Because at that time, there were few English teachers in Tsinghua University, and the level was relatively not very high, so the school was in urgent need of a group of English teachers. Now, the arrival of Mr. and Mrs. Li Ke can obviously fill this gap, and Tsinghua University is even more desperate.
After the two took office, the school offered them as much as twice as much as the other teachers, which shows that the school attaches great importance to the two. And Li Ke, who got the money, naturally will not be perfunctory, and they are also "conscientious" in teaching.
Since the two of them had received professional spy training before, the two of them were easy to fool the students. Soon, they were deeply loved by Tsinghua students with their humorous teaching methods and approachable characters.
Aside from other issues, this method is still very effective in terms of their teaching effectiveness. Under the leadership of the two, the English proficiency of Tsinghua students has indeed improved to a certain extent, and after seeing this effect, the school even awarded them a scholarship of $150 per month.
This was something that many people couldn't get at the time. In addition, in order to win over more students, the husband and wife began to deliberately condone in many aspects in order to gain their favor and trust, including cheating.
Since its establishment, Tsinghua University has always existed as a top university in China, and it has extremely strict requirements in terms of student training. This aspect of student discipline and violation is even more important, especially cheating, which the school simply does not allow to happen.
But there will always be those who will take risks, but since Leek arrived, the authority of the school has been challenged. It turned out that at the time of the exam,When Li Ke found out that a student was cheating, not only did he not stop Li Ke, but on the contrary, he would pretend to turn a blind eye or help hide it.
After some students are caught cheating by other teachers, he will also take the initiative to intercede for them. Therefore, many teachers are dissatisfied with Li Ke's behavior and have reported this situation to the school, but the school often chooses to suppress these things in order to care about Li Ke's face.
However, the Leaks knew that it was not enough to win over some students. They want to win over more ** intellectuals, and teachers will be their better targets. After all, after wooing the teacher, they can go through the teacher to woo some of their students.
In this way, the more money they can earn, so the two often hold parties in their homes in the name of communication, and invite many teachers and students to attend. After many times, they attracted a group of ** teachers and students from Tsinghua University.
After handing over their list several times to Anders's dark line in China, they also received a large sum of money. After seeing how much money can be earned by simply submitting a small list, their appetite gradually grew.
Li Ke asked his wife Li Youan to discuss whether they could take the initiative to obtain some valuable information on their own. In this way, will you be able to get more bonuses, Li Youan agreed with Li Ke's idea, so the two planned to start to find out some information from the mouths of these co-opted people.
In the face of the lucrative pay, they have completely forgotten the consequences of being a spy when they are caught. Since both of them had received professional training before, they naturally knew the useful information that the military wanted, and they could naturally distinguish the level of those intelligence.
After that, they will always take the opportunity to talk to students and teachers to deliberately lead the topic to something more sensitive. When they hear something that they think is valuable, they record it and give it to the dark line.
Although the two of them made a lot of noise when they were courting teachers and students at school, they have always been very cautious when transmitting information. If you have money, you must also have a life to spend, they don't want their behavior to be discovered by China, otherwise it will be a fate.
It is precisely because of their prudence that they have been in China for several years, but with the outbreak of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, the international situation has changed drastically. Li Ke and Li Youan's espionage was eventually exposed.
And what caused the two to show their stuff during this period?
In 1951, two American professors at Tsinghua University were discovered by students because of their espionage acts!
In 1950, in order to safeguard the lives and safety of the people on the border between China and North Korea, our volunteers officially sent troops to North Korea to fight against the "joint **" led by the United States. This suddenly lowered the already not very good relationship between China and the United States to a freezing point, which also caused Li Ke and his wife in China to be seriously affected.
Although the two countries have not yet fought on each other's soil, Li Ke realizes that if he continues to stay in China, the two will soon become the target of public criticism. So he immediately called Li Youan to discuss matters related to returning to China, just as Li Ke thought, in fact, the two were targeted by one of their students before the outbreak of the war.
This student is Ying Ruocheng, because this student's family background is very strong, plus he studied in the United Kingdom. So after Li Ke learned about the situation, he took the initiative to contact Ying Ruocheng, and Ying Ruocheng thought that Li Ke and the others were out of the student's concern.
At first, he was willing to associate with them, but after several exchanges, Ying Ruocheng found that the two Li Ke often promoted some topics such as how liberal and beautiful American policies were when they gave lectures, which was obviously a private job in the name of classes.
After a long time, he gradually began to pay attention to the behavior of the two. He also found some clues during this period, but he didn't say anything because there was no evidence. However, during a class, Lick brought up the topic again.
Because Ying Ruocheng has studied abroad, he also knows that foreign countries are not as beautiful and free as Li Ke said. So when Li Ke mentioned the relevant issue again this time, Ying Ruocheng couldn't help it anymore and debated with Li Ke in class on the spot.
As the debate became more and more intense, Li Ke, who couldn't bear it, began to be a little annoyed, and even roared: "Your country's system is fundamentally false!" As soon as the words came out, everyone present was stunned, they didn't expect such a respected teacher to say such a thing.
It is for this reason that many students have begun to distance themselves from Likela. On the other hand, Ying Ruocheng was even more sure that Li Ke had an ulterior secret behind this, so he privately reported the situation to the comrades of the Beijing Public Security Bureau.
Therefore, before the outbreak of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, Li Ke and his wife were targeted. Therefore, when the two of them packed their things and went through the relevant procedures for leaving China, they were told that they had to stay in China for a while. Things have come to this point, and Li Ke also knows that he can't escape this time.
In July 1951, after the Beijing Public Security Bureau obtained evidence of the crimes of Li Ke and his wife, they were immediately arrested. During the interrogation of Rick, he denied everything。Seeing that Li Ke refused to speak, the public security turned the focus to Li Youan.
After many inquiries, Li Youan could no longer bear it and confessed all the facts of the crime. The police informed Li Ke of the situation, and at this moment Li Ke also decided not to hide it anymore and confessed to their espionage crimes. After learning that the couple had been exposed, the United States launched an assassination operation against them.
Fortunately, we found it in time and saved Li Ke's life. After that, the two were sentenced to six and four years in prison respectively for espionage. Later, in order to allow Qian Xuesen to return to China, the Chinese side released the two in exchange for Qian Xuesen's safety.
And when they returned to the United States, they also wrote a book about their own special experience in China.
It can be seen from this incident between the two of them that in the process of development and construction, our country will inevitably suffer from the concerns of some people with ulterior motives. In the face of this situation, we should always be vigilant, and every citizen should escort the security of the country.