On August 14, 1940, there was a case of ** in the Zhang Mansion on Hua Gezhen Road in Shanghai.
The deceased was Zhang Xiaolin, a well-known gangster in old Shanghai, and the person who shot him was actually his bodyguard Lin Huaibu. A person's bodyguard is naturally the person he trusts the most, why did Zhang Xiaolin's bodyguard kill him?
Speaking of which, since the fall of Shanghai, Zhang Xiaolin has felt that he is very majestic.
Before this, Zhang Xiaolin's heart had always been a little aggrieved, why did he say that?
It turned out that since ** Rong was kidnapped by the warlord son Lu Xiaojia, although Du Yuesheng rescued him in many ways, in Zhang Xiaolin's opinion, if he hadn't studied at the Zhejiang Military Academy and knew some warlord figures, even if Du Yue Tiansheng was willing to give out more foreign goods, ** Rong might not be able to return safely.
However, Rong's spirit has been frustrated a lot. But for some reason, Du Yuesheng's limelight overshadowed Zhang Xiaolin. Although the three of them are known as the rogue three hengs, they are ranked first by Du Yuesheng, ranking second, and he, who is quite familiar in the military circles, is the younger brother.
It stands to reason that Zhang Xiaolin is older than Du Yuesheng; According to their ability, Du Yuesheng and ** Rong have not read any books, but Zhang Xiaolin's foreign ink drinks the most, and he has some martial arts. In short, Zhang Xiaolin thinks that with his ruthlessness and ambition, he is the one who should be the big brother.
After the Battle of Songhu, the Japanese occupied Shanghai.
Due to the turbulent situation, the once glorious hooligan Sanheng had to terminate the cooperation in business and go his separate ways.
For the aging **Rong, although Du Yuesheng persuaded him to go to Hong Kong for refuge several times, he is used to living in Shanghai, ** can he be willing to go?
In addition, he was not in good health and was worried that he would die in a foreign land, so he refused Du Yuesheng's invitation. But he also refused the invitation of the Japanese and has been living a simple life.
Zhang Xiaolin felt that whether it was Du Yuesheng, who was on the run, or ** Rong, who was a turtle with a shrunken head, he couldn't look down on it. He is a bastard, no matter how the world changes, he talks about "those who know the times are handsome".
Didn't Zhang Xiaolin always want to be a big brother? As long as the Japanese support him, not only will he earn a lot of money, but he will also get what he wants to be a big brother.
Therefore, Zhang Xiaolin did not wait for the Japanese to invite, so he took the initiative to throw himself into the arms of the Japanese and got the position of "supervisor of the Chinese Commercial Exchange".
At the same time, Zhang Xiaolin also established the "New Asia Peace Promotion Association" to help the Japanese purchase grain, oil, supplies and other daily necessities.
During that time, Zhang Xiaolin sent his subordinates to other places to buy all kinds of daily necessities at low prices. More often, Zhang Xiaolin bought and sold by force, and even snatched by force, so he made a great fortune in national distress.
In order to please the Japanese, Zhang Xiaolin also sent disciples to all walks of life to propagate the fallacious theory that we must "coexist and prosper" with the Japanese. and constantly sabotage anti-Japanese rescue activities, hunting and killing patriots.
Du Yuesheng once persuaded Zhang Xiaolin to stop and don't do foolish things.
But Zhang Xiaolin was valued by the Japanese at this time, and he made a lot of money from the Japanese by buying and selling. Therefore, he was greedy and couldn't listen to Du Yuesheng's words at all.
At that time, in order to resist Japan, the national ** also opened up a battlefield behind enemy lines in the occupied areas. One of them is the anti-Japanese hoe team led by Dai Li.
Zhang Xiaolin's rampant attitude brought great obstacles to the resistance against Japan, so after receiving Jiang Zhongzheng's instructions, Dai Li issued an order to assassinate Zhang Xiaolin to Chen Gongshu, the head of the Shanghai District of the Military Command.
However, the military commander's hoe team made two assassinations in succession, both of which failed, which caused Zhang Xiaolin to increase his vigilance. Not only did he get a gendarmerie from the Japanese to stand guard outside his mansion, but he also reduced the number of times he went out.
In addition, Zhang Xiaolin also hired people with strong martial arts skills as bodyguards everywhere. When he went out, there were always more than 20 bodyguards in front of him and behind him.
Therefore, if the military commander wants to assassinate Zhang Xiaolin again, it is difficult to find an opportunity.
Who knows, just when the military commander's hoe team was at a loss, Zhang Xiaolin died under the gun of his bodyguard Lin Huaibu.
Here's how things went.
Lin Huaibu is a Shandong man, and he was originally the doorman of the Zhang Mansion. Because of his accurate marksmanship, he became Zhang Xiaolin's bodyguard.
Originally, Lin Huaibu was introduced to Zhang Xiaolin as a bodyguard by Zhang Xiaolin's driver Ah Si, so he had the best relationship with Ah Si.
On August 14, 1940, Wu Jingguan, director of the Hangzhou Tin Foil Bureau, came to visit Zhang Xiaolin.
At that time, Ah Si was washing the car in the courtyard downstairs, and suddenly Lin Huaibu walked in from outside, hoping that Ah Si would go and talk to Zhang Xiaolin and grant him 5 days off.
Ah Si has followed Zhang Xiaolin for many years, and knows that when Zhang Xiaolin meets guests, no one is allowed to disturb him, so he refuses Lin Huaibu's request.
Unexpectedly, Lin Huaibu sneered at Ah Si, which provoked Ah Si to ridicule each other, and the two quarreled downstairs.
Because the quarrel was too loud, it affected Zhang Xiaolin's reception, Zhang Xiaolin stretched his face out of the window angrily, scolded Lin Huaibu, and asked him to get out of the house quickly.
Lin Huaibu was not afraid of Zhang Xiaolin's anger, but also scolded Zhang Xiaolin, saying that he had deducted his salary, so angry that Zhang Xiaolin shouted loudly and asked Ah Si to unload his gun.
Lin Huaibu also scolded and reached out to take out the gun, just when everyone thought he was about to unload the gun, he suddenly raised the pistol and shot it at Zhang Xiaolin, who was standing in front of the window.
Because the bullet hit the center of the eyebrow, Zhang Xiaolin died on the spot.
In order to check Zhang Xiaolin's death, Lin Huaibu rushed upstairs quickly, first gave a shot to Wu Jingguan, who was patrolling and calling the police in the French Concession, and then made up a few shots at Zhang Xiaolin who fell to the ground.
But soon he was hugged by a bodyguard, and when he was about to struggle, the French Concession patrol had already come to the door.
Seeing that he couldn't run away, Lin Huaibu simply threw away the pistol and said, "The eldest husband does things by himself." So he took the initiative to arrest him.
Later, because Lin Huaibu insisted that he killed Zhang Xiaolin because he was dissatisfied with Zhang Xiaolin, and there was no other evidence, Zhang Xiaolin was finally sentenced to 15 years in prison.
However, there have always been two theories about Lin Huaibu's killing of Zhang Xiaolin.
First, it is believed that he was instructed by Du Yuesheng.
Because the reason why Lin Huaibu was able to work in Zhang Xiaolin's mansion was because he was very familiar with Du Yuesheng's housekeeper Wan Molin, and it was under Wan Molin's introduction that Lin Huaibu met Ah Si and was introduced to Zhang Xiaolin by Ah Si. Obviously, Du Yuesheng can't get out of it.
The second is that he is the killer of the successful rebellion of the military commander's hoe and traitor team.
According to Chen Mo, the leader of the hoe and rape action team, in his later years, because he never had the opportunity to assassinate Zhang Xiaolin, he found the daring Lin Huaibu among Zhang Xiaolin's bodyguards, and promised him that as long as the assassination was successful, he would not only get a bounty of 50,000 silver dollars, but also get him an errand in the patrol house in the future.
Lin Huaibu had long been dissatisfied with Zhang Xiaolin's actions, so he reached an agreement with Chen Mo, which eventually led to the shooting.
Soon after Lin Huaibu was imprisoned, the Japanese took over the prison and interrogated Lin Huaibu many times, and tortured him to the fullest, but he still did not admit that he was instigated.
It was not until after the liberation that Lin Huaibu regained his freedom, and ** affirmed his killing of Zhang Xiaolin back then, and awarded him the title of "Anti-Log Soldier".
Later, Lin Huaibu returned to his hometown in Shandong, where he made a living by showing slopes to the production team, and lived a very poor life until his death.
As for who Lin Huaibu was instructed to kill Zhang Xiaolin, he did not say it until his death, and this also left a mystery that cannot be solved for future generations.
Reference historical materials: "The Past of Gangsters in Old Chinese Society", etc.).