On April 6, 2005, Xu Haiqing, Taiwan's "final arbiter of the underworld", passed away, and his funeral shook the entire Asian gangster community. Not only did all the "demons and monsters" in Taiwan attend the scene, but even the boss of Japan's largest organization went to Taipei to mourn.
The Japanese black boss was very surprised by the scene inside and outside Xu Haiqing's mourning hall filled with couplets and wreaths sent by Taiwan's "dignitaries." He said, "This is something we don't even think about in Japan. ”
So, who is the black boss of "Brother Mosquito"? What kind of underworld experience did he have? And why do Taiwanese "dignitaries" respect him so much?
Hsu Haiqing, a native of Taipei, Taiwan Province, was born in 1911 and experienced hardships in his early years. His parents died when he was young, and he lived with his younger brother, sister and grandmother.
The hardships of life can be imagined, as the saying goes, the children of poor families are in charge of the family early. When he was 5 years old, Xu Haiqing began to pick up fruits discarded by merchants in the "Hegoutou" area of Wanhua District to help his grandmother earn living expenses.
In 1921, his grandmother died, and Xu Haiqing had to pull a big cart alone in the "Hegoutou" to support himself, his younger brother and sister. In that dark and troubled world, without a little ruthlessness and strengths, low-level people like Xu Haiqing could not escape the fate of starvation.
However, with his perseverance and courage, he finally got out of the predicament and became a respected "mosquito brother".
River ditch head"The name of this area covers the area of Emei Street, Wuchang Street and Huanhe South Road, which was once the largest fruit distribution center in Taipei and a gathering place for all kinds of people on the island.
Therefore, Xu Haiqing has met many Taoist figures since he was a child. Over time, it is not surprising that he began to get involved in the rivers and lakes. Xu Haiqing looks elegant and elegant, less than 1.6 meters tall, and has a thin build, but he is unambiguous when fighting.
He's lightning fast, and he's always able to knock his opponent to the ground in the first encounter, so he got it"Brother Mosquito"'s nickname symbolizes his dexterity and ability to bite each other like a mosquito.
Although he fights fiercely, he is not the kind of person who has no bottom line, but a very righteous person, who is cheerful and has a clear distinction between right and wrong, and never bullies others.
So, in his early twenties, he was"River ditch head"The Taoist people in the area are elected as"Big brother"Whenever there is a grievance dispute, people will come to him to judge and settle it.
Xu Haiqing is a native of Taiwan, who learned Japanese during the Devil's colonial period, and Japan*** has a profound influence on Taiwan. As a result, he had close ties with Japanese gangsters.
After Japan's surrender, he founded an organization called the "Banana Qingguo Association", which became a bridge of communication between the Kuomintang Taiwan authorities and local black bosses. At the same time, he also exported bananas from Taiwan to Japan, and established close relations with gangs such as the Yamaguchi-gumi and Sumiyoshikai.
However, it was during the "228 Incident" that really got him involved in the "228 Incident" that broke out in February 1947. At that time, the Taiwanese people were dissatisfied with the exploitation of the Kuomintang and rose up to resist.
The authorities carried out a high-pressure crackdown on this rebellion, which led to a large number of *** cases. However, Xu Haiqing successfully resolved many conflicts by virtue of his status in the rivers and lakes, further enhancing his status in the "black and white".
With the fall of Chiang Kai-shek on the mainland, the Kuomintang fled to Taiwan. Along with the Kuomintang, there were also the Shanghai Qinghong Gang forces, who shared life and death with them. Chiang Kai-shek was a member of the Green Gang, relying on these *** forces, he rose step by step, ** ruled for 22 years.
After arriving in Taiwan, Chiang Kai-shek imposed 38 years of harsh spy rule and martial law in order to maintain his rule, and repeated the mistakes of the past, once again colluding with the gangsters.
As a result, Taiwan's gangster forces have taken advantage of the situation to rise and have been given unprecedented opportunities for development.
During that period, the Kuomintang put on a "democratic" posture on the surface, but in fact, many disgraceful matters were taken over by gangsters. For example, the assault and assassination of *** people, and private money transactions are also handled by gangsters as "white gloves".
As a result, the gangsters in Taiwan have established close ties with politicians everywhere while reaping huge economic benefits. In order to win the hearts and minds of the people, the Taiwan authorities will also accept some locals to join the "parliaments" of various localities.
In this way, Taiwan's "black gold politics" has appeared in history. After Chiang Ching-kuo lifted the "party ban" in 1987, many political parties emerged on the island. In order to raise campaign funds and canvass for votes, all parties turned to gangsters, and the leaders of the gangs took the opportunity to successfully clear their hands with the help of their status.
It can be said that black and white have realized their respective interests in using each other.
During this period, the "Bamboo Union Gang" led by Xu Haiqing developed rapidly, successfully becoming the largest gangster organization on the island of Taiwan, and has maintained it to this day. As a result, Xu Haiqing became the pioneer of Taiwan's "underworld politics" and was elected as the first councilor of Taipei City.
In the process, he accumulated a wealth of network resources and eventually became Taiwan's "gangster godfather".
Xu Haiqing, the godfather who stood alone on the Wanhua turf in Taipei with his extensive political and business relations and good popularity, had deep roots and huge businesses in various fields such as catering, entertainment, casinos and grocery stores in his early years, and even had more than 100 younger brothers at his peak.
He had a unique vision and divided his younger brother into three teams, namely the team responsible for tough guy fights, the team responsible for casino operations, and the team dedicated to entertaining police officers and "fellow businessmen" from other places.
As he grew older, by the early 1980s, before he had "washed his hands", he had gradually reduced his direct management of the industry, and used his experience and connections more to help people from all walks of life resolve conflicts and assist the authorities in dealing with difficult problems.
As a result, his status has risen day by day, and he is known as the "last arbiter of the underworld".
In 1983, Kaohsiung's two major gangs, the "Shazai Gang" and the "Seven Sages Gang", fought for turf, causing serious damage and affecting innocent citizens. The Kaohsiung Police Department was helpless against this, so it had no choice but to ask Xu Haiqing for mediation.
Xu Haiqing, with his senior status, used his prestige and experience to meet with the bosses of the two sides separately and propose a peaceful solution, so that the two sides would no longer kill each other, otherwise it would cause greater trouble.
The bosses of the two gangs are Xu Haiqing's juniors, and in order to respect this senior, they had to accept his advice and finally shook hands and made peace.
In 1988, Yang Ruihe, a famous robber in Taiwan, and his subordinates traveled all over the country to rob and intimidate major casinos. In the face of this situation, Taiwan** is helpless.
Even, Yang Rui and his gang extorted NT$5,000 from several large professional casinos in Taipei. The casino owners knew about Yang Ruihe's terrifying power and could not dodge, but hoped to minimize the losses.
So, they asked Xu Haiqing to intercede. Xu Haiqing is well aware of the "rules on the rivers and lakes" and understands that the casino itself is an illegal transaction, and he should take out part of the money and distribute it to the "brothers on the road".
As a result, he succeeded in getting Yang Ruihe to reduce the extortion amount to 5 million yuan, and the result was satisfactory to all parties. However, even though Xu Haiqing is so "highly respected", his life after retirement is not comfortable.
Why is that? It turned out that although Xu Haiqing knew the dangers of gambling, he himself had been addicted to gambling all his life.
In his early years, when he gambled, he lost millions of dollars, and when he ran out of cash, he sold his property and continued to gamble. This kind of crazy behavior cannot be resisted even if there are mountains of gold and silver.
Therefore, in his later years, Xu Haiqing was almost penniless and destitute, and could only rely on his four unmarried daughters to raise him. Sometimes, his friends would give him some help.
Sometimes, he earns some red envelopes by attending weddings or funerals of underworld figures. But even then, by the time he was in his nineties, he would feel very uneasy as long as he didn't gamble for a few days.
If he didn't have the opportunity to gamble, he would have bought *** Therefore, in the years before his death, he lost tens of millions more. To make matters worse, his daughters are also affected by his underworld background, and not only do they have to pay him upside down and take care of his daily life, but four of his five daughters are still single when he turns fifty.
His wife once lamented, "Who would dare to marry the daughter of a gang boss?" If the couple quarrels and the husband gets angry, he may beat the husband to death. ”
He is the "godfather of the underworld" and the "arbiter", and his life is peerless, but the evening scene is extremely bleak. On April 6, 2005, the legendary Xu Haiqing died of illness, and Taiwan's underworld sent him on his last journey with the highest funeral, which made people sigh.
Xu Haiqing's funeral can be said to be very lively. Various underworld forces, such as the Zhongzhuang Gang, the Songlian Gang, the Tiandao League, the Bamboo Union Gang, and the Yamaguchi-gumi, as well as current and former political leaders in Taiwan, came to lay wreaths and elegiac couplets to express their condolences and respect for him.
Recently, a luxurious funeral was held in Taiwan, and the general person in charge was Zoomlion Group, and Zhang Weiyi, the chairman of the group, claimed that 20 gangs participated in the mourning, and the number of people in each gang at the scene did not exceed 500 to prevent jealousy.
It is worth noting that the gangsters present did not directly call themselves "gangs", but uniformly called each other "xx associations". Among them are Japan's largest gangs, the "Sumiyoshi family" and the "Yamaguchi-gumi", each of which sent a number of "backbones" to mourn.
Among them, Noguchi Matsuo, president of the "Noguchi Society", said that he had a friendship with Xu Haiqing for more than 30 years and must come to see him off for the last time. One of the "backbones" of the Yamaguchi-gumi said that he had come to express his respect for Hsu Hai-ching and reminded the Taiwanese public that the Yamaguchi-gumi had many friends in Taiwan.
The funeral was held on 29 April 2005 in a solemn and solemn manner.
*Responded to large-scale yakuza activities. On the one hand, they appealed to the public to pay attention to safety, and at the same time, a large number of police officers were dispatched to the scene to maintain order. On the other hand, **also warns the gangs not to take the opportunity to tandem and**.
* Indicates that if this happens, they will take action. Despite the warning, gangsters across Taiwan still participated in the event, and more than 40,000 people came to say goodbye and pay tribute to "Brother Mosquito".
Taiwanese gangsters made an exception on this day to designate it as "Peace Day" and strictly forbade their subordinates**. At 9 a.m. on April 29, people from all walks of life gathered at Rongxing Garden.
At 12 o'clock, everyone began to worship. At half past two in the afternoon, Xu Haiqing's coffin was enlightened. The funeral crowd along the way wore black suits or ** of various factions. Chen Renzhi, the "spiritual leader" of the Heavenly Dao Alliance, personally supported the coffin.
The whole scene is spectacular and breathtaking.
Taiwan's "black-and-white cooperation" is incredible, ** monitored the whole process during this funeral, and successfully arrested hundreds of gangsters who could not be found in the past, which can be called fruitful.
The life of this "mosquito brother" is the epitome of this strange cooperation. Globally, "black and white" collusion similar to Taiwan's is rare. Therefore, the "green frogs" on the island still have the delusional idea of "resisting reunification by force," and it is better to give up resistance and surrender at an early date.