Chapter 46 Section 46: Housekeeper Wan Molin is Arrested

Due to the unanimous support of the whole people for the Anti-Japanese War, Dai Li, the director of the military command, came up with an idea. He wanted to urge all the Hongmen, Qinggang, and Lijiao at home and abroad to be incorporated into an important organization, so that countless members of gangs all over the country could Standing under the banner of the Anti-Japanese War, unite and struggle, and contribute their huge latent power. He told Du Yuesheng about this idea, and got Du Yuesheng's enthusiastic support.However, for the sake of convenience, Du Yuesheng also suggested that Dai Li start with the relationship of the Hongmen Youth Gang in Hong Kong.Therefore, in the summer of 1940, Dai Liwan invited Wu Tiecheng to come forward and once invited guests in Hong Kong. Hong Kong Hongmen leaders such as Mei Guangpei and the head of the Hakka Youth Gang Du Yuesheng attended the meeting. Dai Li drew the blueprint for the People's Action Committee of the Republic of China based on this big banquet held by Yizhen Shengzai.

In order to set up the "People's Action Committee", Du Yuesheng went to Chongqing again, this time because he had plenty of time, he did not take the plane, but arrived in Chongqing via Kunming from Hanoi. At this time, all the leaders of the gangs from all over the country have gathered together. The owner of the mountain, the dragon head, the rudder and the uncles gathered in Nanquan Hot Spring to set up a meeting. The grand meeting was unprecedented. He was unanimously elected as the chief leader of "Achieving Heaven in One Step".Although Du Yuesheng dared not accept that he said that he was weak in virtue and ability, he still took the top spot in the end.

Due to the large number of gang brothers and their influence in every corner of the country, since Du Yuesheng took the actual leadership responsibility, the People's Action Committee has indeed done a lot for the nation.For example, assisting government officials to carry out military service, mobilizing people from all over the country to help refugees, donating money, fighting guerrillas, and engaging in various underground work. The most prominent scene is donating money and donating 20 aircraft at a time. The "Aircraft Dedication Ceremony" held during the 8-year Anti-Japanese War once constituted a touching close-up shot of passionate emotions and spectacular scenes.

When Du Yuesheng was working vigorously in Chongqing, supporting the work of the Anti-Japanese War, and doing it with great fanfare, the time came in late December 1940. Suddenly, a bad news came from the secret radio station between Chongqing and Shanghai. Wan Molin was arrested in front of the Cangzhou Hotel. The thugs at No. 76 Jisfell Road, Wang Jingwei's Secret Service Headquarters, were dragged horizontally and arrested, and tortured immediately. Tiger benches, pepper water, ironing boards... beat him to death, and his body was bruised.The urgent telegram from Shanghai said: "Whether Wan Molin can survive the "doing" of him so ruthlessly like the enemy and puppets, there is a lot of doubt about whether he can hold on."

Upon receiving this news, Du Yuesheng and Dai Li were shocked and extremely anxious. Because the problem is not only Wan Molin's personal safety, but Wan Molin is equivalent to the general transportation of Chongqing underground workers in Shanghai. possibility of destruction.Therefore, after Du Yuesheng and Dai Li got the news, they immediately called Wu Kaixian and others to leave the residence immediately and change their contact information.At the same time, Du Yuesheng returned to Hong Kong in a hurry, trying his best to rescue Wan Molin.In the underground bloody battle between Chongqing and the enemy and puppets, Du Yuesheng entered a stage of fighting with gold and iron horses.

How was Wan Molin arrested?It turned out that after 1940, on November 19, Japan officially recognized the puppet regime of Wang Jingwei and issued a joint declaration of Japan, "Manchu" and "China".On this day, Wang Ji’s government was opened, and the gang was full of joy. In Shanghai, they invited a large number of diplomatic envoys from countries on the axis of virtue, justice, and Japan, as well as senior officers of the Japanese army, to take the "Tianma" special car and rushed to Nanjing to join in the signing ceremony.Therefore, the news was immediately reported to Chongqing via the Shanghai Secret Radio Station.Dai Lidang immediately decided to blow up the special train, causing heavy casualties and dealing a head-on blow to Wang Jingwei, embarrassing him.

The task of exploding the train was jointly carried out by the underground staff of the Shanghai Loyalty and National Salvation Army in cooperation with the Suzhou Station of the Military Command Bureau.They sent guards to cover the blasting team, and lurked to Liwangmiao on the Beijing-Shanghai railway line outside Suzhou city by night, buried the mine explosives in the middle of the railroad tracks near Waikuatang, and the lead wire was 300 meters long, leading to a dense forest. In the woods, Zhan Zongxiang and Xue Yao were responsible for pressing the button. After everything was ready, at 9 o'clock in the morning, the Tianma special car drove in like lightning. The two warriors, Zhan and Xue, hurriedly pressed the button, but there was a loud bang and the landmine exploded with great power. The Tianma special car stopped at the explosion. The abdomen was full of blood, and the sound of wailing and screaming was unbearable.This time the explosion caused all the people in the vehicle to be injured or killed, and suffered heavy losses.After the fall of the Tianma, Zhan Zongxiang and Xue Yao knew that their goal had been achieved, but they were very courageous and went out of the woods to look for the remnants of the enemy. Unfortunately, they were discovered by the Japanese army and shot intensively, killing them all.

In this explosion, the Japanese side killed two senior officers, two Japanese cabinet commissioners and many intelligence agents, as well as the Tokyu envoys and the accompanying troops. More than 100 people were killed or injured.When the news of the explosion reached Nanjing, Wang Jingwei collapsed and was extremely embarrassed. He secretly hated the underground workers in Chongqing for being too tricky.This act of sabotage not only made him suffer, but also made him very angry. Therefore, when Chongqing agent Hu Lancheng suggested to Wang Jingwei: "Unless the agent is abolished in the future, he can't be abolished, and he should directly report to the 'head of state'. Li Shiqun at No. 76 Road is under the control of Zhou Fohai, Minister of Finance, Minister of Police, and Chairman of the Secret Service Committee, and there is no such precedent in any country in the world."

Then, he proposed to abolish the "Secretary Committee" and change the "Investigation and Statistics Bureau" under the "Military Committee." After Wang Jingwei summoned Li Shiqun, he expanded its organization and established the "Investigation and Statistics Department". The first task Wang Jingwei gave Li Tuqun was to take Du Yuesheng's life, and at the same time attack and disrupt the activities of Chongqing underground workers in Shanghai. Li Shiqun is a ruthless character. He is open-minded and courageous, domineering and intelligent, and he is orderly. He has obeyed Wang Jingwei's secret orders and is full of energy. Cadres and people related to Dumen were all his key targets. Therefore, He Xingjian, Yang Jie, Lin Zijiang, Wang Tianmu, Su Chengde, Wan Lilang, Tang Huimin, Zhu Wenlong, Ma Xiaotian, etc., who were against the Wang puppet regime, all fell one after another. To fall into his trap, Li Shiqun used all means to coerce and lure them, and finally turned the weak-willed among them into the traitorous agents who worked for Tiger No. 76 again.In the second step, Li Shiqun is determined to imitate others, and he will also use the power of the Youth Gang to be responsible for action work.However, there are prominent youth gang tycoons on Shanghai Bund, but Du Yuesheng is the leader. Sworn brothers with Wu Sibao and appointed him as the "Captain of the Guard".

Naturally, Li Shiqun did not dare to neglect the task of assassinating Du Yuesheng that "Chairman" Wang had given to him face to face.After he completed the enhanced deployment on the 76th, he planned to capture Du Yuesheng's housekeeper Wan Molin first. Wan Molin Zhongji was tied up at 4 o'clock in the afternoon on December 21, 1940. At this time, the underground anti-rape work in Shanghai was at its climax. The Kuomintang sent three senior officials to stay in Shanghai. Jiang Bocheng, a member of the Standing Committee of the Central Committee, was the representative of the Central Committee. Leadership responsibility, Wu Shaoshu of the Central Youth League also set up another unit in Shanghai to collect intelligence.Wan Molin was ordered by Du Yuesheng to try to cover and assist these three officials.The three senior officials also regarded him as their right-hand man, and Wan Molin was indispensable in terms of transportation and communication.In addition, Wan Molin has a more urgent job, which is to pay money. Dai Li borrows Du Yuesheng's hand to allocate money to Wan Molin from time to time. The underground work in Shanghai requires special funds, and the executors have to go to Wan Molin To pick it up at hand, sometimes you have to notify him in advance:

"Mr. Wan, the order from above is to 'do' someone." Wan Molin asked how much he wanted, nodded his head and went to pick it up. After the task was completed, he received the money correctly, but if the funds were insufficient, Wan Molin would adjust it. There are countless examples like this. The case of Zhu Sheng assassinating Fu Xiaoan, Wan Molin paid the work fee of 20,000 yuan, which is an example. To lure and kidnap Wan Molin, Li Shiqun resorted to the trick of "the wild tiger lurking in its nest". One of Wu Shaoshu's intelligence agents, Zhu Wenlong, had already been secretly bought by Li Shiqun. Li Shiqun ordered Zhu Wenlong to lie about the false information that his identity had been exposed. Using Wan Molin's secret call line, he made three phone calls with Wan Molin and asked him to pass on a message. "Extremely important" information.Wan Molin had to be cautious because the rumors were too tight. He shied away twice, and the third time he made an appointment at 4:00 p.m. and then rescheduled it at 8:00 p.m. The meeting place was at the front door of the International Hotel, where the lights were just on and there were many people walking around.This is the border of Great Britain. Unexpectedly, he patted Zhu Wenlong on the shoulder when he walked around behind Zhu Wenlong. Four big men rushed forward, untied his hands in public, and tied him tightly. Wan Molin immediately turned to the American military police standing guard nearby. Shouting "Help!" American military police came over to intervene, and the person in No. 76 took out the arrest permit from the British Concession. At this time, Du Yuesheng was in Chongqing. He was shocked by the news that Wan Molin had been arrested. He hurried back to Hong Kong. I personally sent a telegram to Xu Caicheng, asking him to start with the Japanese and force No. 76 to release him.Xu Caicheng was originally an important cadre of Shi Liangcai. After Shi Liangcai was assassinated, he became close to Du Yuesheng and Qian Xinzhi. He once joined the Shanghai Local Association as a textile industry player. After the fall of Shanghai, the local association had no leader, so Xu Caicheng became a secretary under Huang Yanpei Long, so he is regarded as Du Yuesheng's representative in Shanghai.Taking advantage of Japan's military and political factions, and the fact that they all like to hook up with Chinese tycoons, they swayed, carried out the tasks assigned by Du Yuesheng, and only wanted to take advantage of the Orientals. Wan Molin was imprisoned in No. 76, and used all kinds of poisonous tortures such as pepper water, tiger stool, and Xuelihong, but he gritted his teeth desperately and refused to do so.Otherwise, there is a great possibility that Shanghai's underground workers will catch them all.However, no one can predict how long he will last.According to the equipment of ordinary intelligence officers, an omniscient and omniscient "traffic liaison" like him should have a small poison bottle inserted between his teeth. Once caught, he would immediately bite through and commit suicide. However, he was sent by Du Yuesheng Intelligence personnel, it was inconvenient for anyone to ask him to install this at the beginning; the second emergency solution was to send someone to prison and secretly execute him to silence him. Needless to say, Du Yuesheng would not bear this move, even if he made up his mind to kill his relatives at all costs. Obtaining Wan Molin on the 76th is like a treasure, so the guards are heavily guarded. If you encounter a big enemy, who can find a chance to strike? Du Yuesheng was anxious and anxious, so he concentrated on rescuing Wan Molin.However, Wang Jingwei hated him deeply, and he had no friendship with Li Shiqun, so he went to Chen Cang secretly, and together with Qian Xinzhi, he asked Li Beitao to go to Nanjing with a valuable gift.He visited Zhou Fohai and asked him to save Wan Molin for the sake of old friendship and give him "preferential treatment". Li Beitao originally followed Zhou Zuomin and had a personal relationship with Zhou Fohai. When he saw Zhou Fohai, he not only politely asked for help, but also imitated Du Yuesheng's tone, soft but hard, telling him to be "knowledgeable" and "be careful". Du Yuesheng's power is now It still pervades Greater Shanghai, even along the Beijing-Shanghai line.Before leaving, Li Beitao threatened boldly: "This important matter of Du Yuesheng is not settled, and it will definitely affect your 'meeting feelings' in the future." Zhou Fohai was only loyal to himself throughout his life, and he only cared about his own interests. In 1927, when he became a Communist Party member, he was caught by Chen Qun and almost died. He was once a guest of Dumen.He has always been very clear about Du Yuesheng's market and potential.Now Du Yuesheng sent Li Beitao to complain about his interests, and after a few words, he made up his mind: find clues from Wan Molin and destroy the great contribution of Chongqing underground workers. He would rather not, but Du Yuesheng's face Can not not buy.As soon as Li Beiqing left, he flew to No. 76 with a note: "Wan Molin's life is preserved and given preferential treatment." Three days later, Wan Molin was transferred from the gloomy No. 76 to the General Patrol Office on Sima Road. The Chief Inspector Liu Shaokui was not only related to Dumen, but also under Dai Li's direct command. With the care of "comrade" Liu Shaokui, Wan Molin is equivalent to ascending from hell to heaven, with extremely generous treatment and more opportunities to escape.Li Beitao successfully completed the preliminary task, so he stayed in Shanghai, secretly planning to bribe the Japanese, and quietly sent Wan Molin to Hong Kong. However, his affairs were kept secret, and Zhou Fohai learned of Li Beitao's conspiracy. He took immediate action and ordered No. 76 to bring him back to Wanmolin, and take the overnight express to Nanjing.When Zhou Fohai met Wan Molin, he made a joke with him first, and then said straight to the point: "Wan Molin, you understand what you have done. The door of No. 76 is easy to get in and hard to get out, so it is not easy for you to release. I am trying to save Mr. Du's face at this moment. As long as the joints are opened, I will let you go. I speak It counts, and you have to promise me that from now on, you will not trust people everywhere to increase my difficulties, and I ask you to wait for the good news with peace of mind." Wan Molin patted his chest and agreed.From then on, Wan Molin was imprisoned in Nanjing for a while and in Shanghai for a while, but he never tortured, beat, scolded, or made him suffer.Xu Caicheng has been trying his best to find a way out. In May 1941, he finally found a broad road. Northeast member of Congress Jin Dingxun has a deep connection with the Japanese. After Du Yuesheng got the news, he immediately called Xu Caicheng to proceed as soon as possible.Xu Caicheng invited Gu Nanqun and Zhu Dongshan to go to Jin's house together and begged Jin Dingxun to help release him. Jin Dingxun was very generous and agreed to help. Jin Dingxun took the high-level route of the Japanese decision-making agency "Kingya-institution", and persuaded Kogya-institution's senior staff officer Okada and a related giant businessman Sakata, and Sakata and Okada influenced Koya-institution to instruct the Japanese military: "If the imperial army wants to completely rule Shanghai, Du Yuesheng has an inestimable use value. At the time when many parties are fighting for Du's family, it is extremely unwise for the Wang government's agents to detain his relative and confidant Wan Molin." At this point, Du Yuesheng let out a long sigh of relief. Under the heavy pressure from the Xingya Institute and the Japanese military, which is what Zhou Fohai called "opening up the joints", Wan Molin was finally released.