In 1955, the Chairman's Special Train was attacked in Zhejiang. The criminal was only sentenced to 3 years, or was suspended . What's the secret? The Chairman's Special Train was attacked in Zhejiang. Why was the criminal only sentenced to 3 years? Chairman Mao: He didn’t mean it!
There is a proverb in the West called "Curiosity killed the cat". In the eyes of Westerners, cats are magical animals with nine lives and will never die. But, in the end, because the cat was too curious, it ended up trapping itself to death. There is a story behind that proverb, about a poor cat who was so curious that he wanted to know what was in the jar on the dining table, so he fell into the boiling soup and died.
" curiosity killed the cat " is to warn people not to be too curious. People's curiosity must have a certain limit. Sometimes too much curiosity can lead to disaster. In June 1955, a shocking case occurred in Xiaoshan County, Zhejiang Province that shocked the government and the public. It originated from the curiosity of a farmer. If it were not for the magnanimity of the chairman, he almost lost his life in it. .
At 19:10 on June 18, 1955, a train slowly drove out of Hangzhou Railway Station. At this time, a group of idle farmers were chatting about mountains near the west gate of Xiaoshan. Among this group of people, there was a middle-aged man named Cao Wensheng. He was usually honest and friendly and didn't talk much. He just gathered together to have fun.
19:45 or so, a train roared by. Cao Wensheng couldn't help but take a second look. It was a beautiful train that he had rarely seen before, and he suddenly became curious. As the train passed the crossing, something strange happened to him. He casually threw a pebble he was playing with in his hand. He only heard a soft "thumping" sound, and the train rushed past him...
After the "handy" incident, Cao Wensheng did not remember this little thing in his heart. After hanging out by the railway, he went home to sleep. Great sleep. Unexpectedly, the police came to his door three days later and handcuffed him directly. He would never have thought that what he threw casually on the night of the 18th would be a shocking case. In the past few days, the public security organs of the provinces, cities and counties, and even the leaders of the Ministry of Public Security, were nervous.—— It turned out that the train he threw was not an ordinary train, but a special train led by the central government.
What is even more disturbing is that it is not an ordinary central leadership train, because the owner of the special train is a great leader who is respected by people all over the world, and there is also an honorable guest on the train who even the chairman respects very much - the Soviet Union Chairman of the Council of Ministers Malenkov .
It was a very sensitive era, saboteurs were everywhere, and people's minds were always taut with a string of struggle. The chairman's train was attacked, and the suspects were either enemy agents or nearby bad elements. During the President's trip, such a big incident happened in Zhejiang. If the case is not solved as soon as possible, it will be difficult to explain it to the people of the country, and even the people of the world.
When the president leaves Beijing, he usually takes a special train. Even if it is a visit, he does not take a plane. The special train is actually the chairman's mobile office when he leaves Beijing. Because the special train is so important, the security work of the central leadership's special train has always been very scientific and rigorous.
At that time, Wang Fang, the director of the Zhejiang Provincial Public Security Department, was responsible for the security of the Chairman’s train. Wang Fang, formerly known as Wang Chunfang, was a native of Dongdu Town, Xintai City, Shandong Province. He participated in revolutionary work in October 1937. During the Anti-Japanese War, he was responsible for security work in the army. After the founding of New China, Wang Fang successively served as the Public Security Department of the Hangzhou Municipal Military Control Commission. Deputy Minister, Deputy Director and Director of Hangzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau, Deputy Director and Director of Zhejiang Provincial Public Security Department.
After receiving the task, Wang Fang stayed in the third carriage next to the chairman's reception carriage. When the special train passed through the west gate of Xiaoshan City, he suddenly heard a muffled sound of "bang". Based on experience, Wang Fang judged that it was the sound of broken glass.He was shocked: "No, something happened!"
He quickly led people to check each carriage one by one. When he got to the sixth carriage, people were shocked to find that a thumb appeared on a glass window on the right side of the train. A hole the size of a hole, which was obviously broken by something.
The first judgment that flashed through Wang Fang's mind was that enemy agents or bad guys were causing damage. Fortunately, after he discovered that the chairman's wing was fine, his nervousness eased slightly.
Although it was a near miss, it was no small matter. Questions flashed through Wufang's mind: who were the saboteurs, how did they detect the running time of the special train, what crime tools were used, and what was the purpose? What? We have to solve the case quickly and reveal the answers one by one.
After careful investigation by the provincial, municipal and county level three public security organs, it was found that the car window glass was not penetrated by bullets, but by general parabolic objects. In the end, it was discovered that the "murder weapon" was a stone picked up by the roadside. During the reconnaissance process, enemy agents and bad elements were eliminated step by step from committing the crime, and then the scouts focused their attention on the villages near the crime scene. In the end, investigators identified the suspect as Cao Wensheng of in Caojiacun, .
After being taken to the public security organ, Cao Wensheng discovered that he had committed a heinous crime, and he truthfully confessed the situation at the time. After explaining everything, he fell into deep fear, thinking that he must be dead this time.
The case has been solved, but how should Cao Wensheng deal with it? He did not intentionally attack the special train. As for his punishment, the county, city, and provincial public security organs could not come to a conclusion, so they sent it directly to the Ministry of Public Security, which finally alerted the chairman. After hearing the case report, the chairman not only did not blame Cao Wensheng, but instead excused him and asked for help.
The chairman told the comrades handling the case that Cao Wensheng was just a poor farmer who had never seen the big world. He thought the train was new and threw a stone out of curiosity. It was understandable. Besides, it didn't cause any major accidents. Just criticize and educate them, and there is no need to go to war.
In the end, Cao Wensheng was sentenced to three years in prison, suspended for the crime of undermining railway traffic safety. Cao Wensheng did not suffer much during his imprisonment and was released after 23 days.
(picture from the Internet)
