At the end of 1979, nothing earth-shattering happened. The whole country focused on a few indifferent social news.
For example, in October, the play "If I Were Real" based on the Shanghai fraud case that summer was performed publicly. Because it was a work that further satirized the idea of privilege, it triggered heated discussions among audiences from all over the world.
In November, the Hangzhou villain "Er Xiong", who was born into a family of generals, was arrested and sentenced to death in accordance with the law. The people strongly supported this.
Also in December, when the "great man" met with Japanese Prime Minister Ohira Masayoshi, he proposed for the first time a concept that was new to most people - "moderately prosperous."
Although this word would later become a household name and unknown to everyone, at this time people were still unfamiliar with it, and few people understood the true meaning and great significance of this word.
As for the people in the capital, unlike other places, a particularly lively mass incident broke out.
This is because on October 24, the Beijing City Government took the lead in proposing an implementation plan for increasing the sales prices of major non-staple foods and issuing subsidies based on superior documents.
The Beijing City Government has decided to increase the prices of eight major non-staple foods, including meat, poultry, eggs, milk, fish and vegetables, by approximately 30% starting from November 1. However, the price adjustment
After that, each employee will receive an additional five yuan monthly subsidy for non-staple food.
This is my country's first attempt at price reform. It is also the first large-scale price increase for commodities since the long-term price freeze. Its impact is directly related to the livelihood of thousands of households. The resulting effects and subsequent reactions are indescribable. Not sensational.
The effect was immediate. At the end of October, a vigorous "rush buying craze" soon formed among the people in the capital. It was a nationwide movement that was spontaneously formed as every household did not sell out.
Everyone changed their frugal style for many years and spent all their savings on groceries at grocery stores without hesitation. They were so crazy that they wanted to empty out the inventory in the store.
As a result, in just a few days, the grocery stores in Beijing seemed to have been looted. Everything within the price range was sold out. There were even more "smart" owners who bought a lot of related products.
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This is obviously a farce from today's perspective. But those who have personally experienced this era know very well that the reason for it comes only from a kind of indescribable sadness and helplessness. For no other reason than that, the people are really afraid of poverty!
Of course, this is only the general situation. If in the memory of most people in the capital, 1979 was calm, at most it was a false alarm, and then it turned to 1980. But in the capital police and the north and south
But in the eyes of the "players" in the city, it's a completely different story.
These two relatively special social groups have only one feeling. They are exhausted and frightened.
As for Hong Yanwu and most of the people around him, their blood was filled with tears, they had nowhere to complain, and they even left behind regrets that are almost irreparable.
And all these results were caused by one person, that is, "Shen Chenghuang" who escaped from prison in Qinghai and returned to Beijing.
In fact, as soon as "Shen Chenghuang" boarded the train back to Beijing, the Beijing City Public Security Bureau received relevant information from the Qinghai Provincial Public Security Department.
As the fugitive’s place of origin, Beijing certainly has the obligation and necessity to track down the whereabouts of the fugitive within its jurisdiction. Moreover, after learning that “Shen Chenghuang” had killed two inmates in the labor camp who had grievances with him before escaping from prison, the capital city
They take it more seriously.
Therefore, the Municipal Bureau not only immediately assigned the details of the fugitives to the Dongcheng Branch, and the police station under its jurisdiction where the original registered residence of "Shen Chenghuang" was located. It also specially increased police forces at train stations and long-distance bus stations in the city, and police officers were deployed throughout the city.
Additional patrol workers' militias were dispatched.
It's a pity that the level of attention is still not enough.
"Shen Chenghuang" is not an ordinary fugitive. This former "King of North City" not only knows the society and environment of the capital very well, but also possesses excellent martial arts. He has never met an opponent in his life, and he can really do it with just one stomp.
It made half the capital tremble.
It would be too easy for him to find a stable place to stay in the capital.
Even because the underground society is shady and insulated from the official public. Not long after he returned to Beijing, he did not attract much attention from the Beijing police, and immediately defeated the "players" in Beicheng and made them obey.
In fact, almost overnight, many "old gunners" at the big docks in Beicheng were murdered by him.
Not only to avenge old grudges, but also to regain his prestige. First, "Crooked Boy Liu" of Longfu Temple in Dongcheng had one of his legs broken and an arm broken by him. He knelt on the ground in public to beg for mercy and surrender.
Next came Beixinqiao's "Big Scar". Without any resistance, he took a knife and "opened" two large intersecting gashes on his face, which further confirmed this nickname.
Then he stuffed the "Ma Walnut" from Xi'an Gate with nails in his mouth, then kicked him hard until his mouth was full of pulp.
Finally, there was "Dapeng" from Xisi, who was famous for his bravery. He led his men to resist without fear of death. Unfortunately, the difference in strength was too great. All seven of them were stabbed with three swords and six holes, and their hands were nailed to the wall.
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After that, many people suffered bad luck one after another. There were even rumors that the two "old guns" who had retired from the world, "Crazy Bear" and "Fifty-Four Sword" were all found by this man.
They were pressed down in the water tank and choked to death one by one. Their bodies were thrown into the Tonghui River.
So for a while, everyone in Beicheng's well-known playboys was in danger. No one dared to go out, for fear of encountering this ruthless devil. They could not help but contact each other secretly to discuss ways to deal with "Shen Chenghuang".
But the biggest characteristic of gangsters is selfishness. There is a shortage of elites in Beicheng now, and no one can carry the banner of a leader. The "old gunners" who came here back then are afraid of this man to their core.
The final result turned out to be that twenty of the young "masters" surrendered one after another. Even after meeting the "Shen Chenghuang", some secretly "stabbed" their opponents, saying that so and so was still dissatisfied, while they themselves hurried away.
Gouzi, who knelt down and begged "Master Shen" to return to the position of "King of the North City" in order to do the hard work of dogs and horses.
It's just that everyone in Beicheng didn't expect that "Shen Chenghuang" really didn't mean it. They had their own plans. They said that he came back to collect some money to go on the road and to take someone with him, so he just gave it to Beicheng.
The current "leaders" have issued two major orders.
The first is that they are required to collect 1,000 yuan for each "hand" within five days to "pay tribute", and the second is that they must find the whereabouts of "Tang Xin'er". If these two conditions are met, he will leave the capital and be fine from now on. But if
If you can't raise the money and can't find anyone, then let's just wait and become disabled one by one.
Under such circumstances, no one dared to neglect. People from all walks of life in "Beicheng" were immediately in a panic.
On one side, they mobilized their own troops and sent everyone out to inquire about the news. On the other side, they got on the bus frantically to "catch points." Some people even went as far as "Langfang" and "Jinmen" and took the risk of going to the "Folan Cabinet" to steal watches from stores.
Anyway, when it was time to pay, even those "hands" who had already suffered a lot had basically put together the money. But as for the whereabouts of "Tang Xin'er", the people in Beicheng were not sure.
Really clueless.
This is not surprising. The place where "Tang Xin'er" lives has been placed under the control of Nancheng, and she is no longer on the same path as these people. She has been living in seclusion for a year, and she moves within a very small range. Basically, she
The "jianghu" has been out of touch, and it will naturally be difficult to find out about this group of people in the short term.