The true biography of Yaqiao, the first chivalrous king of the Republic of China

Chapter 32 Zhao Tieqiao covered his wound with his hands and said "Bai..."

Shanghai Shipping Merchants Building, located at No. 9 on the Bund (now No. 9 Zhongshan East 3538st Road), is a three-story building with brick and wood structure, with a construction area of ​​[-] square meters. The appearance imitates the Renaissance style, and the ground floor is a stone exterior wall. The upper two floors are made of red bricks, which are strong and foreign.The gate faces east, facing the Huangpu River. The doors and windows are arched and embedded in the square building, which looks quiet and dynamic, which is unique.

On the afternoon of July 7, Wang Yaqiao took Wang Yaying, Wang Qianting, and Zheng Baozhen into his special car, and drove around the China Merchants Bureau to carefully inspect the terrain.Back at the residence, Wang Yaying drew a sketch on white paper with a pencil.The four began to work on a course of action.Wang Yaqiao took out a photo from his purse, threw it on the table, and said, "Look, 'Xiao Jin' has a big square face, a full sky, a neat suit, and a combed back hair. He is really a rare talent."

Several people picked it up, looked at it again and again, and all said that this person had an extraordinary appearance.

Wang Yaqiao said: "The main entrance and side entrance of China Merchants Bureau are the only way for 'Xiao Jin'. The main entrance is wide and it is not easy to hide, but the road in front of the gate is criss-cross, and people come and go. It is easy to retreat after getting it; the side entrance is A long alleyway, only as wide as a car, so hidden and hard to escape. 'Xiao Jin' is serious about his work. Every day at 8 am, he must take the No. 7347 Naxi car to work, and most of them enter the building through the side door. He is also an assassin. , is very cunning, and has bodyguards with him. This operation can only succeed, not fail. If there is a mistake, it will be difficult to do it again. You all talk about it and see how to do it."

Zheng Baozhen said: "My opinion is, prepare for both doors, no matter which door he enters, it will be a dead end."

"Yes, double insurance!" Wang Ganting agreed.

"Okay, you go back and arrange separately, select elite soldiers and generals, and prepare for battle. One group will withdraw when it succeeds, and don't love to fight; the other group will withdraw when it hears the gunfire, and there is no need for support. Each has a Browning pistol. It's done. After that, rewards will be given according to the old rules, and the pistols will be handed in for unified storage.”

That night, the two groups arranged separately.Wang Ganting convened a meeting with Xia Shaoen, Niu Anru, and Fei Xiangyuan to carry out a specific division of labor.In order to prevent the Browning pistols from jamming at critical moments, they closed early, dug a large hole in the kitchen floor, wrapped four pistols in wet towels, and tried them one by one.

At 8 o'clock in the morning the next day, the sun was shining brightly.As soon as the black Naxi car stopped at the main entrance of China Merchants, Liu Hua, the bodyguard, got out of the passenger door and opened the rear door. Zhao Tieqiao got off from the right side, and walked towards the building while stretching.

"Catch the thief!"

A man galloped towards Zhao Tieqiao from north to south.

When the incident happened suddenly, Zhao Tieqiao was stunned for a moment, as if he was thinking in his heart whether he should act bravely or meddle in his own business. At this moment, the "thief" had already run in front of him, and he instinctively stretched out his hand to stop him, "Bang bang " With several gunshots, Zhao Tieqiao only felt a sharp pain in his chest. "Assassin!" He screamed, covering the sore spot with his hands, and staggered toward the door.

Immediately, two young men chasing the "thief" rushed over, and the one in front shot another shot at Zhao Tieqiao's back; On the ground, the bullets flew past his ears, hitting the road with stones and flowers.

In less than a minute, the assassin disappeared like a gust of wind.

The secretary Jin Liqiu and Zhao Tieqiao's wife Huang Shi who came in the same car witnessed the whole process of the assassination.Jin Liqiu was sitting on the left side. He quickly opened the door and got out of the car, walked around the rear of the car and ran towards the gate.

Mrs. Huang, who was sitting in the middle of the back row, was terrified.She leaned over and wanted to get out of the car, but just as she lifted her butt, she quickly covered her stomach with her hands.It turned out that after being frightened, she peed in her crotch.

Not far away, there is a breakfast spot.Liu Gang led Hua Kezhi and others to come here for breakfast.Like watching a thrilling movie, Hua Kezhi and others were dumbfounded, and fled in a hurry with the crowd, even forgetting to pay for breakfast.

When Zhao Tieqiao entered the gate, the guard immediately supported him and sent him to the office.He was covered in blood all over his face, spitting blood from his mouth, and muttered, "Bai...Bai..." The guard couldn't figure out what he meant, and thought the assassin he recognized was named Bai.In fact, he wanted others to take out the Yunnan Baiyao he carried with him and rub it on the wound to stop the bleeding.

Liu Hua and Jin Liqiu arrived later.Several people saw that Zhao Tieqiao was bleeding profusely, his face was like yellow straw paper, and he was in a coma. They immediately carried him into the car and drove to Haig Road Red Cross Hospital in a hurry.The doctor rescued him urgently, quickly opened his abdominal cavity, and found that he had been hit by five bullets, one of which was the most fatal: it was shot from the right waist, passed through the liver, and pierced through the front chest, causing massive bleeding; Up to 160 times per minute... Although a blood transfusion operation was performed, there was still no cure.At about 9 o'clock that night, Zhao Tieqiao passed away and was sent to the Wanguo Funeral Home on Jiaozhou Road overnight.

Why didn't Zhao Tieqiao enter the building through the side door as usual on the day of the incident?It turned out that Mrs. Huang was going shopping on Nanjing Road that day.Zhao Tieqiao lives at No. 39 Luban Road.At that time, this street was a high-end residential area, where Wu Zhihui, a veteran of the Kuomintang, Fu Lei, a famous scholar, Zou Taofen, a publisher, and Zheng Pingru, a special agent of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, also known as "color?The prototypes of the heroine Wang Jiazhi in Caution are all residents of Luban Road.On the same day, Zhao Tieqiao's special car departed from Zhao's house. The driver's plan was to send him to work first, and then take Mrs. Huang and Secretary Jin to Nanjing Road for shopping.Since it was not convenient to turn around in the alley, Zhao Tieqiao asked the driver to drive the car to the gate of China Merchants.

That night, Li Guojie called the Minister of Communications, Wang Boqun, to report the incident, and wept and wiped his tears, expressing deep regret.The next day, "Central Daily" and "Shenzhen" and other newspapers reported on it one after another.In order to catch the murderer as soon as possible, the police also offered a reward of 500 yuan.The Li family complained loudly: "Isn't this bounty a scapegoat?"

After Zhao Tieqiao was stabbed to death, Li Guojie regained the power of Shanghai Shipping Merchants and fulfilled his promise.Guan Yunong, Xu Shiying and others who participated in the coordination all received a grant; barrister Li Cishan was hired as a legal consultant of China Merchants, with a monthly allowance of 200 yuan; Zheng Qingshi from Liping News Agency was also hired as a publicity consultant with a monthly salary of 18 yuan.Chang Hengfang, who didn't usually drink much, saw that Wang Leping's vengeance had been avenged, so she invited Wang Yaqiao to Ganshi East Road (now Jiashan Road, Xuhui District) in the French Concession, and the two of them got drunk at home...

However, when Wang Yaqiao went to take over the "Jiang'an", he met the rogue tycoon Zhang Xiaolin on a narrow road, and started a life-and-death fight...

(End of this chapter)