First, Changsha A was a street rogue and participated in the Revolutionary Army suicide squad during the 1911 period, so he heard the names of several revolutionary army leaders. After the Second Revolution, the Beiyang government searched the revolutionary party in a large-scale search, and A transformed himself into a detective of the Yangtze River Detective Team.
(Note: In 1912, Yuan Shikai stole the fruits of the revolution and became the president. In 1913, the revolutionary party armed and overthrew Yuan, but soon failed. Sun Yat-sen and Huang Xing ran away from Japan.)
A After becoming a detective, he inquired about the whereabouts of the revolutionary party, but found nothing and was scolded by his boss many times. So he worked harder, wandering in teahouses and taverns in plain clothes every day, and following the suspicious people when he saw them.
One day, he saw a suspicious person in a teahouse. He was wearing a suit and acting strangely. A certain A looked for an opportunity to chat with him, pretended to be close, and then criticized the current affairs, which gradually led to the revolution. The other party looked around and said to him mysteriously: "To be honest, I am Huang Keqiang (Huang Xing)'s classmate. During the Second Revolution, I was once the chief of staff of Bai Wenmo. I heard that the search was a bit relaxed and I just returned from Japan." A certain A was overjoyed when he heard this and secretly caught a big fish, which could get a bounty of 1,000 yuan. It would be even better if he followed the clues and caught a few remnants.
So he said nonsense: "That's great, you and I are fellow members. I was originally the secretary of Sun Wen . I just came back from Nanyang and was ordered to contact the officers above the regiment and above who were scattered everywhere to make a comeback. Since my kindness is Huang Keqiang, there must be many acquaintances in the army. We should take revival as our mission and leave life and death aside." The guest nodded and said: "Extremely! Extremely! We all try our best to contact us. Tonight at 7 o'clock, a certain tavern will gather together to discuss major events."
After the two separated, A thought that the opportunity to make a fortune had come, so he ran back to the detective office excitedly and found a major leader of the rebellion. Worried that the other party would bring more people, the next day, the detective department went to the police station to borrow people. At 7 o'clock in the evening, he went to a tavern with live ammunition. The customer in the suit also arrived on time with dozens of military and police. A certain A pointed at the other party and shouted, "Snatch it quickly! He is Huang Xing's classmate." The man also pointed at him and shouted, "This is Sun Yat-sen's secretary!"
It turned out that at that time, Tang Xiangming was appointed as the governor of Hunan. The Governor's Office set up a separate investigation office to investigate and arrest revolutionaries everywhere. The so-called Huang Xing is the person from the Military Inspectorate.
Secondly, Wang from Anhui is a businessman who went bankrupt due to poor management. After being in Shanghai for a long time, I even pawned my clothes and was left with little clothes, and I was dressed like a beggar all day long.
One evening, Wang sat in a shabby tea house drinking tea. Looking at the cheapest tea leaves in the cup, he frowned and sighed. At this time, a man wearing a top hat and a cloak came over. The man sat down next to Wang and said slowly, "Why are you so depressed? Seeing that your kindness is not a inferior person, why are you so down and out?" Wang was moved and told his name and origin and the reasons for his frustration. Finally, he shed tears and said, "I am already at the end of my journey, I can only jump into the Huangpu River!" The man laughed and said, "A man with seven feet should do something. How can he seek a short-sighted view when encountering setbacks! I have a way to make you rich." Wang heard that he begged the other party to point out a clear path. The man whispered, "I am a revolutionary. A leader is ready to start a rebellion in Nanjing. He is short of people who can contact you. If you are willing to join the party, you will naturally have an official position. If you are interested, I can be your introduction." Wang immediately stood up and bowed and thanked, "If you are willing to support me, I will be grateful!"
The man wearing a hat waved his hand and said, "We are comrades, so don't be polite. It's too late today. You can go to No. 40 Baochang Road to register for the book at 4:00 tomorrow afternoon. I will wait for you there." After saying that, he took out dozens of yuan banknotes and said, "You can change your clothes first with this little money. You can't see our superiors in such a ragged way."
Wang was very grateful, and changed his clothes the next day and went to No. 40 Baochang Road on time.The man in the top hat really took him to meet someone. The man asked him a few questions briefly and said, "I approve you to join the Revolutionary Army. Now there is a secret letter that you need to send to Nanjing. Let's set off tonight." In addition to the secret letter, the leader also gave him a pistol, ten bullets, and a badge.
In the middle of the night, Wang went to the train station. As soon as he walked past the iron fence gate, a man jumped out of the shadow and shouted, "Stop!" Wang turned around and wanted to escape, and the man took out his pistol and pressed his head. Then he found a secret letter from his collar, and then he flipped out a pistol, bullet, and badge from his pocket, which read "Chinese Assassination Party Member." As for the secret letter, he said that he sent Wang to assassinate the general, and hoped that his colleagues would actively contact and assist.
Wang was arrested and did not interrogate his accomplice and was executed by shooting. Those who framed him were police detectives and received a bounty of 3,000 yuan.
Third, a certain B was originally from Dongting Mountain. He got rich in business and lived in a two-story building on Chuanxin Street, Shanghai with his wife and concubine. The rent in Shanghai is very expensive, so he plans to rent out the idle room on the first floor. After an advertisement was posted at the door, a man came to rent it. The man was alone and claimed to be working in a foreign bank.
After living in for a month, the man said he would go to Nanyang to handle business and asked Mr. B not to flip his things and would come back in two months.
At noon the next day, someone suddenly knocked on the door. After opening the door, he saw five or six plainclothes men holding guns. The great men were in full force and rushed in. I rummaged through the cabinets upstairs and downstairs, and I saw something valuable. A certain B wanted to shout for help, and one of them pressed his gun and said, "We are detectives from a certain agency. After receiving a secret report, you colluded with the rioters to create dangerous items privately." At this time, one of them shouted downstairs: "Finally found!" and then took out a round thing in the tenant's room.
Five or six people said at the same time: "It's a bomb!" and then carefully put it in a box. A certain Yi was trembling and defended himself: "I really don't know." The person who led the team said: "No need to say much, you will be clear after seeing the official." One person took out a foreign torture and tortured him. Mr. B repeatedly begged to pay the money to make peace. At first, those people disagreed, and the wife and concubine of Mr. B begged hard, and finally spent 1,000 yuan to avoid disaster. After taking care of the foreign and valuable things at home, they barely collected enough money. The people left with bombs, and most of the property of a certain B were gone.
The story comes from "The Dark Scene of Old China". The works in them were short essays published in newspapers and were called "dark novels" by Lu Xun. Lu Xun objected to such novels, probably because such stories are not only too dark, but also easily inspired by bad people. However, as the last genre of ancient novels, it still has a small place in the history of literature. Most of the stories in this book were created between 1915 and 1918. In 1991, Jilin Literature and History Society was revised and published.
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