In the mid-1930s, Shanghai had the largest number of newspapers and journalists in China, followed by the capital Nanjing.
An assassination occurred at Nanjing Railway Station, and the target of the assassination was Zhou Hexuan. Countless reporters immediately swarmed in. As a result, they found nothing. Zhou Hexuan and his entourage had already taken the train to Shanghai. The assassin was first taken to the railway station police station and then arrested.
The Kuomintang agents who arrived were taken away.
Reporters can only interview passers-by and station employees
"Hello, this is Bai Rui, a reporter from Jinling News Agency. Was Mr. Zhou Hexuan assassinated at the train station this morning?"
"There is such a thing."
"Have you seen the specific process?"
"There were a lot of people at the time, so I didn't see clearly. I only heard a gunshot, and everyone ran away in fright. Then I saw a sick man being held down by Mr. Zhou's entourage."
"Consumption ghost?"
"Yes, the assassin is a consumptive man and has been coughing."
"What was Mr. Zhou's reaction at that time?"
"Mr. Zhou didn't say anything. After handing the assassin over to the police, he checked in and entered the platform as usual, and took the train to Shanghai."
"Didn't he look panicked?"
"No, Mr. Zhou was very calm and asked the police to call a doctor for the assassin."
In the afternoon of the same day, the "Jinling Evening News" published relevant news, with the title "Zhou Hexuan was assassinated and remained calm in the face of danger, the great writer showed his humanitarian concern": "It is reported that at about 9 o'clock this morning, Mr. Zhou Hexuan, an international scholar, was assassinated at Nanjing Railway Station.
The killer was a middle-aged man about 35 years old. He shot at Mr. Zhou at close range, but was blocked by Mr. Zhou's entourage. The bullet flew past Mr. Zhou's scalp. The situation was dangerous. Afterwards, the police took the gun from the killer's body.
Four more bombs were found in the briefcase he was carrying... Mr. Zhou was assassinated by Beiyang warlord Chu Yupu in Tianjin and Japanese militarists in London because of his passionate patriotic speeches. He was shot twice and admitted to the hospital.
Hospital, he had a brush with death every time. Faced with this assassination, Mr. Zhou showed no fear in the face of danger, and with an unstable expression, he went to Shanghai according to the planned itinerary. When he left, he told the police to call the killer a doctor, because the killer kept coughing during the assassination...
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"Niang Xipi!"
In the room of Chang Kaishen's attendants, Lao Jiang received the news and slapped the table and cursed: "In the capital of the country, at the feet of the emperor, an assassination can still happen. Call Dai Li and Xu Enzeng to me immediately!"
Wang Tieqiao's Ax Gang set up a special "Nanjing Action Group" and planned to assassinate Chang Kaishen five times. Until he accidentally hit the passenger car and put Wang Zhaoming in the hospital for half a year, Chiang Kai-shek finally made up his mind to eradicate Wang Tieqiao.
The central government not only wants to crack down on the Ax Gang, but also pays more attention to the security and order of the capital. In recent years, the number of spies in Nanjing has increased wildly.
Chiang Kai-shek thought he had turned Nanjing into an iron barrel, but under his nose, another public assassination occurred. This time the assassin was Zhou Hexuan, so whose turn will it be next time? It is very likely to be Chiang Kai-shek.
Me!
Xu Enzeng and Mao Renfeng came quickly to see him and waited uneasily.
"Where's Dai Yunong?" Chang Kaishen asked dissatisfied.
Mao Renfeng immediately saluted: "Reporting to the committee, Director Dai is currently performing tasks in Shanghai!"
Chang Kaishen did not know Mao Renfeng and asked: "Who are you?"
Mao Renfeng realized that the opportunity to show his face had come, and said excitedly: "Mao Renfeng, a humble position, is Director Dai's personal secretary. Before Director Dai left, he already knew that the Japanese were going to attack Mr. Zhou, so he left the matter to his full authority.
Responsible for your humble position!"
"It was really the Japanese who did it?" Chang Kaishen was not surprised.
Mao Renfeng replied: "The identity of the assassin has been identified. He is Zhang Wanteng, deputy chief of the Land Affairs Section of Jiangning County. In his early years, this man was the logistics director of a department under Sun Chuanfang. In the 18th year of the Republic of China, he served as a civil servant in the Shanghai Municipal Government. Due to illness,
He resigned and rested for a year, then passed the civil service examination and entered the Jiangning County Government to work. His wife and children are all in Nanjing and have been controlled by the Secret Service. We suspect that Zhang Wanteng is a Japanese spy!"
"The assassin is the deputy chief of the Civil Affairs Section of Jiangning County?" Chang Kaishen stood up suddenly, even more surprised than when he heard about Zhou Hexuan's assassination.
Jiangning County is known as the "No. 1 County in the World". Due to the expansion of Nanjing's urban area year by year, most of the areas under the jurisdiction of Jiangning County have overlapped with the main city of Nanjing. The "Land Affairs Section" of Jiangning County is actually the "Land Affairs Bureau".
The deputy director of the Land Affairs Bureau of the first county in the Republic of China was a Japanese spy and personally assassinated Zhou Hexuan. This sounds like a fantasy.
Chang Kaishen's first reaction was: The Japanese are crazy!
Even if Zhang Wanteng has no background and his political future is not promising, he is at least the deputy land affairs deputy of the first county in the Republic of China. Such a high-end spy should be fully protected and even spare no effort to help him get promoted. Maybe he will be transferred to Nanjing as an official one day.
possible.
If such a spy could be used as a killer, wouldn't the Japanese feel panicked at the loss?
Chang Kaishen's second reaction was: furious!
Although Jiangning County is not under the jurisdiction of the Nanjing Municipal Government, a large part of its jurisdiction overlaps with Nanjing City. A Japanese spy actually became a "high official" in the capital. Chang Kaishen felt a sense of shame and fear of being fooled.
"Check, check thoroughly!"
Chang Kaishen was furious and ordered Xu Enzeng: "All civil servants in Jiangning County will be investigated thoroughly by me. Including those who took the exam to select civil servants, they must all be severely punished, and those who promoted the killer will be fired.
Party membership!”
This involvement was too big. Xu Enzeng was sweating on his vest and accepted the order: "Yes, I am entrusted. I will start the investigation immediately!"
Chang Kaishen asked Mao Renfeng again: "Dai Li asked you to be responsible for protecting Zhou Mingcheng. How did you end up like this?"
Mao Renfeng complained bitterly: "I have closely monitored all suspicious targets in Nanjing City. Who would have thought that the killer turned out to be the deputy section chief of Jiangning County? I am not doing well in my humble position. Please punish me!"
"Did anything come out of the interrogation?" Chang Kaishen asked.
Mao Renfeng replied: "The killer suffered from a severe cold, had a fever and was unconscious, and is currently in a coma. Before he fainted, he underwent a preliminary interrogation at the station police station. This person insisted that no one was responsible for the assassination.
Instructed by the Communist Party of China, he is a "peace advocate" within the Kuomintang and believes that "alliance with Japan to suppress bandits" is the way to revitalize the country. However, Zhou Hexuan's anti-Japanese speeches in recent days have seriously threatened the future of the country. Therefore, he was so indignant that he
As a patriotic party member, he spontaneously went to the station to assassinate Zhou Hexuan."
Chang Kaishen sneered: "The Japanese know how to distance themselves from each other, but they actually poured dirty water on the party-state."
Mao Renfeng said quickly: "Don't worry, Commissioner. Once the killer's illness is cured, I will immediately interrogate him severely and I will definitely find out his accomplices!"
"Be careful he commits suicide!" Chang Kaishen said sternly.
"Remember this humble position!" Mao Renfeng stood at attention and saluted, feeling hot in his heart. He finally registered with Lao Jiang.
