Chapter 8 Zhang Xiaolin was stabbed to death

On August 14, a gunshot alarmed Shanghai and even the whole of China. On the second day, it became a hot spot for newspapers such as Shenbao to report.This gunshot was not directly related to the Anti-Japanese War, but it was explicitly or implicitly related to the general situation of the Anti-Japanese War. Zhang Xiaolin was stabbed to death. Zhang Xiaolin (1877-1940), born in Cixi, Zhejiang Province, was originally named Xiaolin and later changed his name to Yin.He was originally a local ruffian in Hangzhou. In 1912, Ji Yunqing, a rogue from the Qing Gang, came to Shanghai, worshiped Fan Jincheng, a "big" generation of the Qing Gang, as an "old man", and became a member of the "Tong" generation of the Qing Gang.

He first made ducks and sold tonics, and then relied on his skills to join "Mapi Jinrong", recruited many disciples, and became one of the leaders of the Green Gang in the French Concession. In 1920, Huang Jinrong, Zhang Xiaolin, and Du Yuesheng relied on gang forces, warlords, and concession authorities to jointly transport opium.Zhang Xiaolin relied on feudal warlords and the troops of Songhu Guard He Fenglin to transport the opium from Wusongkou to Shiliupu. Du Yuesheng sent the small eight-legged party to the French Concession, and Huang Jinrong took care of everything in the French Concession. The three became famous in Shanghai. The leader of a well-known drug cartel has made a fortune.

In 1937, the Japanese army launched the August 13th Incident, and the Chinese army rose up to resist. By the end of October, the war situation had deteriorated. Chiang Kai-shek was overwhelmed and prepared to abandon Shanghai.In order to prevent the "three tycoons" Huang Jinrong, Zhang Xiaolin, and Du Yuesheng from being used by the Japanese puppets, Jiang telegraphed Du Yuesheng, asking Du, Huang Jinrong, and Zhang Xiaolin to leave Shanghai and go to Hong Kong. Du Yuesheng told Zhang Xiaolin what the general meant.Zhang Xiaolin said angrily: "Chairman Jiang is too tired, this is our private matter, why bother so much?"

The arrangement of the status of the "three tycoons" was originally Huang, Zhang, and Du, but in the mid-1930s it became Du, Huang, and Zhang.Zhang Xiaolin made his debut earlier than Du Yuesheng, and his qualifications in the Youth Gang were a generation higher than Du's. He even saved Du's life. Zhang Xiaolin is not only jealous of Du Yuesheng, but also dissatisfied with Chiang Kai-shek.It is a foregone conclusion that the Japanese will take over Shanghai. When Chiang Kai-shek is planning to retreat, Zhang Xiaolin secretly rejoices, and makes a wishful thinking: Shanghai is full of Huayang, and various forces are intertwined. people.Among the three important tycoons now, Huang Jinrong has stated that he will not work for the Japanese. Du Yuesheng went to Hong Kong Island, which gave him an excellent opportunity to dominate Shanghai.

Sure enough, in early November, Shanghai fell.The Japanese Army Commander Matsui Iwane was dispatched from Shanghai to use the tactics of Chinese control to find traitors to serve him. He sent someone to invite Zhang Xiaolin, who was on an "autumn excursion" in Moganshan, but was actually waiting for an opportunity. He said that he had something important to discuss and asked him to return to Shanghai as soon as possible. . After Zhang Xiaolin returned to Shanghai, Japanese representatives Kenji Doihara and Nagano visited Zhang's residence on Huagebei Road in the French Concession.After a while of secret talks, a dirty deal was reached...

After Zhang Xiaolin openly surrendered to the enemy, he immediately arranged for his disciples to coerce all walks of life to "coexist and co-prosper" with the Japanese. People went to other places to buy grain, cotton, coal, and medicine for the Japanese army, forcibly lowering prices and even armed robbery.He also took this opportunity to recruit troops, recruit disciples, and expand his strength. Seeing that Zhang Xiaolin was willing to serve the enemy as a traitor, Chiang Kai-shek instructed Dai Li, the director of military command, to sanction him.Dai Li then issued an anti-rape order against Zhang Xiaolin to Chen Gongshu, the head of the military-controlled Shanghai District who was lurking in Shanghai.Chen Gongshu formulated the anti-rape plan and dispatched an action team.Chen Mo, the leader of the operation team, had been trained in the higher education class of the Central Military Academy. Before the Anti-Japanese War, he was the leader of the inspection department of the Shanghai Garrison Command.After accepting the task, after a period of investigation, he found out Zhang Xiaolin's daily routine, and even his habitual sitting position in the car when he went out.

Being assassinated again and again, Zhang Xiaolin was terrified and felt that it was safest to hide at home.He asked the Japanese for a squad leader of the Gendarmerie to be stationed at the house, and set up two guards inside and outside the gate, and anyone who came to visit without his consent was not allowed to enter. Because Zhang Xiaolin's whereabouts were unpredictable, Dai Li was deeply dissatisfied with the inability to complete the task of anti-corruption under the command of the military, and urged him to step up the task.The district chief Chen Gongshu and the action team leader Chen Mo decided to change the method and use the inside line, and Zhang Xiaolin's bodyguard Lin Huaibu would execute it.

As early as the first assassination of Zhang Xiaolin failed, and Zhang Xiaolin took strict precautions, Chen Mo had already started another preparation, trying to instigate Lin Huaibu. Lin Huaibu, from Shandong, was 25 years old at the time. His father was the brigade commander of the Beiyang government and had some contacts with Zhang Xiaolin.Later, due to the death of his father, his family fell into poverty, so he came to Shanghai to be admitted to the police station in the French Concession, making up for the vacancy of a Chinese arrest.Once when dealing with a traffic accident, he met Zhang Xiaolin's car driver Ah Si, and called Ah Si an "old man".Soon, recommended by Ah Si, Lin Huaibu jumped into Zhang Zhai and became a guard.Later, when looking for bodyguards for Zhang Xiaolin, Ah Si gave Lin another helping hand, saying that Lin Huaibu had excellent marksmanship and could hit the heart of Aisi on a poker card dozens of steps away.Zhang Xiaolin was skeptical and asked Lin Huaibu to try it in public.Lin Huaibu fired three shots in a row, the gun shot through the red heart, and shot down a flying sparrow with another shot, attracting applause.Zhang Xiaolin really praised him a few words and hired him as his bodyguard.

With national justice and 50,000 silver dollars, Chen Mo successfully won over Lin Huai's department, and agreed that Lin Huai's department would stay by Zhang Xiaolin's side as an insider and wait for orders to perform various tasks. In early August 1940, Chen Gongshu and Chen Mo met with Lin Huaibu and instructed him to sanction Zhang Xiaolin within a few days. After he succeeded, the Military Command Headquarters would try to clear it up. There was no danger of his life. On August 14, Lin Huaibu was not dispatched, and he planned to find an opportunity to start on this day.At about 1:00 p.m., a car entered Zhang's residence. It was Wu Jingguan, Zhang Xiaolin's protégé and director of the Tin Foil Bureau, who came to discuss business, and was ushered to the living room on the second floor by the housekeeper.Lin Huaibu decided to wait for Zhang Xiaolin to send the guests downstairs.

After a while, the butler came downstairs and said that he was going to Cuifang Building on Sima Road to call the bureau.When Lin Huaibu heard this, he secretly complained.The so-called game is to go to a brothel to invite prostitutes to come out, come to serve wine and gamble, and the game of gambling can last until late at night.So, is there no chance to start? We can't delay any longer, we must try to get rid of adultery today.When Lin Huaibu saw Master Ah Si cleaning the car in the yard, he made up his mind and leaned over and said, "I have some private matters, please go upstairs and tell Mr. Zhang, Master, and give me five days off." Ah Si shook his head: "Mr. Zhang There are rules, no servants are allowed to disturb you when meeting guests, it's not like you don't know."

Lin Huaibu had nothing to do, so he deliberately provoked him: "Hmph, you always say how Mr. Zhang thinks highly of you, it seems that you are no different from me, bragging!" As Lin expected, Ah Si really became angry, and the two started arguing with you and me. Ah Si's self-esteem was greatly frustrated, he threw away the rag in his hand, rolled his sleeves and clenched his fists: "You ungrateful bastard, dare to say one more word?" Unexpectedly, Lin Huaibu's voice was even louder: "You are the bastard, I am afraid you will fail? I want you to look good if I don't know you!" At last the snake was lured out of the hole. "What are you arguing about?" Zhang Xiaolin's voice came from upstairs. He heard the endless scolding below, disrupting the conversation with the guests, so he couldn't help standing up, and stepped in front of the window to ask sharply. Zhang Xiaolin hated Lin Huaibu for being disobedient, and he swept his face in public, he couldn't help being furious, and scolded with his fingers: "You idiot grandson, you don't do anything when you're full and quarrel, I call one more Japanese soldier, I don't need you anymore !" Lin Huaibu didn't show any weakness: "The monthly salary is only 40 yuan, which is not enough to support the family. I don't want to work for you anymore!" Zhang Xiaolin got angry at the bullfight, leaned out of the window and roared, "Si, take down the gun of this gray grandson and let him go!" "There's no need to rush, I'll go by myself!" Lin Huaibu reached out to draw his gun from his waist. The onlookers thought that Lin Huaibu was really going to hand in the gun and leave, but he waved his hand at Zhang Xiaolin, and the gun rang.Sure enough, he had pierced Yang Zhigong with a hundred steps. The shot hit Zhang Xiaolin's face, and Zhang was killed on the spot.According to reports at the time, after being shot, Zhang even said "Okay, okay" twice, and then fell to the ground. Lin Huaibu was young and strong, and his skills were even more nimble. He was still yelling when the gunshot rang out. In No Man's Land, rushed into the room where Zhang Xiaolin's body was.At that time, Wu Jingguan was dialing the phone to call the Japanese military police. After dialing the number and before he could make a call, Lin Huaibu raised his hand and shot Wu Jingguan in the back of the head. The red part was blood, and the white part was brain matter, just like a big flower blooming. .The two traitors, one teacher and one apprentice, took a wrong step, and finally died unexpectedly. With a loud "plop", Wu Jingguan's body fell onto the table. Lin Huaibu easily killed two traitors. With a smile on his face and no fear, he ran down from the third floor cheering all the way. He calmly walked past 28 bodyguards with guns, and rushed to Huagebiao Road Go, running and crying: "I killed the big traitor! I killed the big traitor!" No one went up to arrest him, and Lin Huai's bodyguard colleagues just said: "Old Lin, a good man is a good man when he does things!" "Of course," Lin Huaibu said proudly, patting his chest, "I will never run away." Then, holding the gun in his hand, he ran to Hua Gebei Road, and when Annan's patrol arrived, he handed over the gun without saying a word , tied up. The next day, "Shen Bao" and other newspapers in Shanghai published the news of Zhang Xiaolin's death: Zhang Xiaolin was shot to death in the Huage Jielu massacre yesterday, and the murderer was Zhang's bodyguard. When the news reached Hong Kong, Du Yuesheng was sitting in a teahouse.He felt sad for a moment, and burst into tears under the eyes of everyone.He cried and said: "Mr. Zhang wants to be a traitor. His death is of course deserved. However, I know in my heart that this must be done by Chen Mo and the others. My apprentice killed my brother. In terms of loyalty, I am I really can't stand the reason!" Someone persuaded: "In terms of loyalty in the world, Mr. Zhang should not be a traitor, betraying the country and oppressing his compatriots. Moreover, Mr. Du tried to persuade him to stop him, but he ignored it." "Yes," Du Yuesheng stretched out his hand to wipe away tears, "I pulled him several times, and he scolded me several times, not because I was afraid of being scolded by him, after scolding, he still refused to come out." Zhang Xiaolin resolutely refused Du Yuesheng's persuasion, but the result was that the high-ranking official didn't succeed, and instead lost his life for nothing. As the boss of the underworld, it is not surprising that he was assassinated and died.However, Zhang Xiaolin's special identity and filthy collusion with the Japanese made his death have other meanings because of the times, and the wave of national resistance inevitably spread to the loyal people inside the underworld.