Introduction
The window was broken, and the sound of breaking was followed by howling wind and icy air. The sound of breaking aroused the vigilance of every passenger in the car, and everyone was alert and looking around.
The train stopped, and the sound of friction between steel and steel stirred up in the hot Mars . Under the tense atmosphere were hurried footsteps, the opened safety, and the dark gun barrel protruding from behind the bunker. The gun barrel and the night They merged into one, and the silhouette of the gunman was vaguely visible in the cold moonlight.
Picture丨In December 1949, Mao Zedong visited the Soviet Union
This is a brand-new and beautiful train. At this time, every movement on the train silently shows that this is a special train. If the mountain is not high, there will be immortals. The specialness of this car comes from its passengers - Chairman Mao, and Chairman of the Soviet Joint Conference of Ministers Malenkov who was invited by Chairman Mao.
In 1955, Malenkov, Chairman of the Soviet Joint Meeting of Ministers, visited China. At the invitation of Chairman Mao, he boarded a special train for the southern tour to visit the construction results of important projects in various parts of New China. This was originally an invitation to demonstrate national strength, but something went wrong near the end.
The glass was broken
The time was 19:10 in 1955, in Hangzhou. The special train gradually entered a high-speed driving state. Chairman Mao and Malenkov on board were taking a short rest in the second carriage of the special train. The only thing separated from them by a wall were guards who maintained a high level of concentration.
These sculpture-like guards are in the third carriage. Half of them remain seated and half remain standing in order to protect and support them as quickly as possible.
Picture丨Malenkov
Among these serious and silent guards was a soldier named Wang Fang, who came to the Zhejiang Provincial Public Security Bureau as a special police officer responsible for the security of Hangzhou.
is an old friend of the old revolutionary Chairman Mao who served as the chief of security and annihilated enemy spies before the founding of New China (Wang Fang was the protector of Chairman Mao when he visited Zhejiang. According to statistics, he completed the task of protecting Chairman Mao 38 times). Wang Fang has alertness and senses that are different from ordinary people. Even after the founding of the People's Republic of China, she was transferred to the grassroots level. As a public security officer, she never left behind these two "old skills" that she relied on for a living.
Although Wang Fang himself is already familiar with security work, Wang Fang did not relax for a second. The people in the carriage are too important, both to the people and the country.
19:00 Chairman Mao specially called Wang Fang and told him that he requested the train to leave 20 minutes in advance, so the special train scheduled to leave at 7:30 had already left Hangzhou Railway Station at 19:10 .
The train's early departure has to be said to be a means of protection, but this time's early departure made Wang Fang feel bad for some reason.
Picture丨On January 31, 1954, Comrade Wang Fang, then director of the Zhejiang Provincial Public Security Department, accompanied Comrade Mao Zedong to inspect the Qiantang River in Hangzhou.
Wang Fang’s nerves were tense, and his brain maximized his senses of smell and taste. , Hearing increases by several levels under the action of nerve secretions. The images of all the possible dangers that could occur were flashing through his mind. This was a habit that Wang Fang had developed while performing security missions, and it was a habit that was rooted in his bones.
10 minutes passed and the train moved forward smoothly. 20 minutes passed and the train moved forward smoothly. Half an hour passed and the train entered the area of Xiaoshan County . Just as the train passed through a tunnel at the west gate, the carriage behind Wang Fang suddenly There was a harsh cracking sound. Wang Fang, who had just changed her shift, suddenly stood up and rushed out of the box.
Wang Fang who left the box did not alert Chairman Mao but took the guards who also heard the noise to trace the direction of the sound and search one by one.
At 19:50, Wang Fang, who had already found two carriages, pushed open the door of the sixth carriage. One minute after pushing the door open, Wang Fang's shout was heard.
Introduction
The window was broken, and the sound of breaking was followed by howling wind and icy air. The sound of breaking aroused the vigilance of every passenger in the car, and everyone was alert and looking around.
The train stopped, and the sound of friction between steel and steel stirred up in the hot Mars . Under the tense atmosphere were hurried footsteps, the opened safety, and the dark gun barrel protruding from behind the bunker. The gun barrel and the night They merged into one, and the silhouette of the gunman was vaguely visible in the cold moonlight.
Picture丨In December 1949, Mao Zedong visited the Soviet Union
This is a brand-new and beautiful train. At this time, every movement on the train silently shows that this is a special train. If the mountain is not high, there will be immortals. The specialness of this car comes from its passengers - Chairman Mao, and Chairman of the Soviet Joint Conference of Ministers Malenkov who was invited by Chairman Mao.
In 1955, Malenkov, Chairman of the Soviet Joint Meeting of Ministers, visited China. At the invitation of Chairman Mao, he boarded a special train for the southern tour to visit the construction results of important projects in various parts of New China. This was originally an invitation to demonstrate national strength, but something went wrong near the end.
The glass was broken
The time was 19:10 in 1955, in Hangzhou. The special train gradually entered a high-speed driving state. Chairman Mao and Malenkov on board were taking a short rest in the second carriage of the special train. The only thing separated from them by a wall were guards who maintained a high level of concentration.
These sculpture-like guards are in the third carriage. Half of them remain seated and half remain standing in order to protect and support them as quickly as possible.
Picture丨Malenkov
Among these serious and silent guards was a soldier named Wang Fang, who came to the Zhejiang Provincial Public Security Bureau as a special police officer responsible for the security of Hangzhou.
is an old friend of the old revolutionary Chairman Mao who served as the chief of security and annihilated enemy spies before the founding of New China (Wang Fang was the protector of Chairman Mao when he visited Zhejiang. According to statistics, he completed the task of protecting Chairman Mao 38 times). Wang Fang has alertness and senses that are different from ordinary people. Even after the founding of the People's Republic of China, she was transferred to the grassroots level. As a public security officer, she never left behind these two "old skills" that she relied on for a living.
Although Wang Fang himself is already familiar with security work, Wang Fang did not relax for a second. The people in the carriage are too important, both to the people and the country.
19:00 Chairman Mao specially called Wang Fang and told him that he requested the train to leave 20 minutes in advance, so the special train scheduled to leave at 7:30 had already left Hangzhou Railway Station at 19:10 .
The train's early departure has to be said to be a means of protection, but this time's early departure made Wang Fang feel bad for some reason.
Picture丨On January 31, 1954, Comrade Wang Fang, then director of the Zhejiang Provincial Public Security Department, accompanied Comrade Mao Zedong to inspect the Qiantang River in Hangzhou.
Wang Fang’s nerves were tense, and his brain maximized his senses of smell and taste. , Hearing increases by several levels under the action of nerve secretions. The images of all the possible dangers that could occur were flashing through his mind. This was a habit that Wang Fang had developed while performing security missions, and it was a habit that was rooted in his bones.
10 minutes passed and the train moved forward smoothly. 20 minutes passed and the train moved forward smoothly. Half an hour passed and the train entered the area of Xiaoshan County . Just as the train passed through a tunnel at the west gate, the carriage behind Wang Fang suddenly There was a harsh cracking sound. Wang Fang, who had just changed her shift, suddenly stood up and rushed out of the box.
Wang Fang who left the box did not alert Chairman Mao but took the guards who also heard the noise to trace the direction of the sound and search one by one.
At 19:50, Wang Fang, who had already found two carriages, pushed open the door of the sixth carriage. One minute after pushing the door open, Wang Fang's shout was heard.
Wang Fang: "No! Someone is attacking the special train!"
The guards quickly retreated, leaving only a small number of soldiers to continue searching with Wang Fang.
What Wang Fang said was that "the spies did not come out of nowhere". On a window on the right side of the sixth carriage, there was an irregular hole about three pencils wide, surrounded by a spider web. crack.
Picture | On December 21, 1949, when Mao Zedong visited the Soviet Union, he attended Stalin’s 70th birthday celebration meeting in Moscow.
Under the dim light, Wang Fang and several guards held pistols in both hands and searched slowly and carefully step by step. Because the train's patented glass is specially processed bulletproof glass, Wang Fang believed that such a large 'bullet case' must have been caused by the large-caliber sniper rifle .
What Wang Fang couldn't figure out even after thinking about it was what kind of bullet could be so weird and make such irregular bullet marks. Under Wang Fang's order, the guards in charge of the inspection bent down to look for bullets, but could not find even a trace of the bullets. The
bullet cannot be evaporated by its own heat, and a bullet that can create such a large hole is even less likely to break during operation. Even if it breaks, there should be shrapnel.
Wang Fang couldn't understand. Years of experience failed to make him clear up. At this time, Wang Fang also considered that it was not a bullet, but what else could it be that could penetrate a piece of bulletproof glass under a high-speed train? Woolen cloth?
The train stopped
19:45. Chairman Mao, who was chatting with Malenkov, Chairman of the Soviet Joint Conference of Ministers in the carriage, suddenly heard hurried footsteps outside.
Malenkov: "It seems that there are more guards."
Malenkov saw the extra shadow through the crack of the compartment door and couldn't help but ask Chairman Mao.
Chairman Mao: "This time is the time for the guard to change. We have eaten, but the comrades who protect the safety have not eaten yet."
After hearing Chairman Mao's explanation, Malenkov's frown still did not loosen. , because the shadow of the guard did not decrease, but increased.
Picture丨In 1952, Comrade Mao Zedong cordially received representatives of the returning volunteers in Beijing.
When Wang Fang saw the bullet holes, he had no intention of telling Chairman Mao immediately. After all, there was a Soviet big brother in the carriage. Although the "suspected assassination of the chairman" is not a major international event, it is still a scandal that causes ridicule.
Perhaps Chairman Mao himself was aware of this. In line with the tacit understanding between Chairman Mao and Wang Fang that "family scandals should not be publicized", Chairman Mao, who had experienced half a life of turmoil, the assassination was just an episode.
The bombing of Xibaipo and the blasting during his visit to the Soviet Union were not near misses. But having said that, Chairman Mao’s train ride seems to have nothing to do with the Soviet Union. When he visited the Soviet Union in 1949, Chairman Mao’s special train experienced it once grenade blasting attack and an explosive blasting attack. Fortunately, they were all ruled out by the staff before the special train arrived.
Now taking the Soviet diplomatic envoy on a southern tour, he encountered another suspected sniper attack. It can be seen that the Soviet big brother and the new China train really have a bad relationship.
In the carriage was Chairman Mao who was comforting Malenkov. Outside the carriage were the guards who were standing ready. The train stopped at Zhuji station. At this time, Wang Fang hurriedly ran off the train and immediately went to the stationmaster's duty room to lend a phone to Zhejiang. Lu Jianguang, deputy director of the Provincial Public Security Department, called to inform him that the bulletproof car window was broken due to the assassination of the chairman.
Picture丨On February 19, 1953, Mao Zedong boarded the "Luoyang" ship at Wuhan Jianghanguan Wharf for inspection and sailed with the officers and soldiers of the ship.
At 8:30 p.m., Pan Zhenduo of Xiaoshan Public Security Bureau received a call from the Provincial Public Security Department , on the other end of the phone was an anxious and angry Lu Jianguang.
Lu Jianguang: "Hello, Xiaoshan Public Security Bureau? I'm Lu Jianguang."
Hearing Lu Jianguang's serious voice, Pan Zhenduo immediately cheered up and became nervous. At this time, he received a call from the provincial department. It was not a major case. Pan Zhenduo himself didn't believe it.
Lu Jianguang: "You Xiaoshan are in trouble. The chairman's patent is on your territory. It was attacked and the windows were broken!" Lu Jianguang explained this fact to Pan Zhenduo in an almost scolding tone.
When Pan Zhenduo heard Lu Jianguang say the words "Chairman Mao", cold sweat had already flowed down his spine. There were big drops of sweat on his forehead and neck. His hands were shaking. Trembling, Pan Zhenduo was stunned and could not even speak.
Picture丨In April 1954, Mao Zedong visited the unearthed cultural relics in the Forbidden City.
Lv Jianguang: "It's okay, Chairman. I'll be in Xiaoshan soon. You organize the manpower first."
Pan Zhenduo: "..."
Lv Jianguang: "Why, I'm scared! "
Pan Zhenduo, who was woken up by Lu Jianguang's scolding, wiped the sweat from his forehead and immediately replied: "I will investigate immediately!"
Although Pan Zhenduo had thought that it was a big case, he did not expect that the case would be so big. The "assassination of Chairman Mao" also happened on "one-third of an acre of land..."
Put down the phone and Pan Zhenduo didn't care anymore. He immediately mobilized the backbone of the Xiaoshan Public Security Bureau to customize an investigation plan, and ran away immediately after receiving Lu Jianguang Go to the train station for on-site inspection.
Lu Jianguang and Pan Zhenduo arrived at the station and searched around but could not find any clues. In desperation, they could only rush to Zhejiang Provincial Party Committee Secretary Comrade Jianghua to report the situation.
Lu Jianguang and Pan Zhenduo hurried to the conference room. The first thing they saw was Xu Jianguo, deputy minister of the Ministry of Public Security, sitting on the sofa. This is natural. After all, it was Chairman Mao’s special train that was ‘assassinated’. It was impossible for the central government not to know about it and not to send someone.
Picture丨In 1954, Mao Zedong presided over the drafting of the "Constitution of the People's Republic of China"
Xu Jianguo, a veteran cadre who joined the party in 1922, experienced the Long March, participated in the Xi'an negotiations, Chiang Kai-shek and Zhang Xueliang, and has served as the In terms of security work, he was once the director of the Central Security Department. He can be said to be a great figure in the public security organs after the founding of New China.
Seeing Lu Jianguang and Pan Zhenduo rushing over, Xu Jianguo spoke first before they could speak.
Xu Jianguo: "Secretary Jiang is unable to arrive for the time being. I will listen to your report on their behalf."
Lu Jianguang: "Reporting to the leader, we have inspected the carriage and can conclude that the glass was damaged from the window, and spies have been ruled out. The possibility of getting on the special train."
Xu Jianguo: "This matter is not trivial. The leader on the car is Chairman Mao, and there is Comrade Malenkov of the Soviet Union. The nature of the attack on the special train of the leader is very serious. I will give you two 24 hours. , we must investigate this case and uncover the enemy agents who committed the sabotage!"
Lu Jianguang and Pan Zhenduo: "Yes, we promise to complete the task."
Xu Jianguo: "How is your Xiaoshan Public Security Bureau handling it? Do you want the provincial department to send more manpower? "
Pan Zhenduo: "Reporting to the head, Deputy Director Lu and I have organized the entire county's security forces. Except for those who are on duty, we have sent them out to search for suspicious elements. We have also asked comrades from the county committee to organize cadres and officials from various districts and townships in Xiaoshan. Party members conducted door-to-door interviews with residents along the Ximen Daokou railway line, focusing on people with complex historical backgrounds. "
After leaving Xu Jianguo's place, Pan Zhenduo led the Xiaoshan police backbone to Hangzhou Station again, and they walked back along the railway. We walked and checked carefully all the way, but still found nothing. Since on-site investigation was not feasible, we could only start with the suspects.
Picture丨In September 1955, Mao Zedong issued a warrant conferring the military rank of Marshal of the Republic to Zhu De, Peng Dehuai and others.
While constantly narrowing the scope, Pan Zhenduo and other public security cadres investigated the people who had been to the railway one by one that day, and finally determined 60 There were many suspected suspects, but after three hours, more than 40 people were excluded, and only 20 people could not provide evidence of alibi between 19:00 and 20:00 on the night of the incident.
While the investigation of the 20 people was continuing, Xu Jianguo’s phone call came to Pan Zhenduo.
Xu Jianguo: "After our verification, the holes in the glass were not caused by bullets. The bullet holes and cracks caused by the bullets hitting the bulletproof glass are inconsistent with the facts. They should be caused by weapons projected from high altitude. Users It should be something like a slingshot. Of course, this is just a guess and needs to be verified. "
Although Pan Zhenduo got useful information, the time left to solve the case in 24 hours was getting less and less, and the police were under great pressure. , 24 hours of continuous high-load and high-pressure investigation put many people into coma.
Pan Zhenduo probably suddenly thought of something and Xu Jianguo opened his mind. Pan Zhenduo immediately brought his men and searched nearby fellow villagers along the way, focusing on four types of elements: landlords, rich peasants, counterrevolutionaries and bad elements who traditionally like to undermine the construction of the motherland. He moved away from his body and investigated the villagers near the crime scene.
Picture丨From September 15 to September 27, 1956, the Eighth National Congress of the Communist Party of China was held in Beijing.
After changing his mind, Pan Zhenduo quickly got a clue. A villager named Cao Wensheng walked into him. vision. Judging from his status, Cao Wensheng was a poor farmer for at least three generations. He barely lived on one-third of an acre of land. He didn’t even have a decent wooden board in his home. After Cao Wensheng’s elder brother died, Cao Wensheng married his own Sister-in-law, now she only has two children who have not grown up, and an extremely rotten wooden bed.
When Pan Zhenduo recalled taking Cao Wensheng away, he only remembered his wife holding Cao Wensheng tightly, with tears everywhere on her face.
In fact, Cao Wensheng is an honest farmer. He is often bullied by his fellow villagers because of his dull nature. In the words of the villagers, he is an honest farmer who will not fight back if you hit him.
After hearing the explanations from the villagers, Pan Zhenduo also felt that people like Cao Wensheng should have nothing to do with saboteurs, and that the attack on Chairman Mao's special train was probably a misunderstanding.
Things became clear
In the early morning, Xiaoshan County Public Security Bureau.
The person whose hands were handcuffed was a 55-year-old farmer. His name was Cao Wensheng. At this time, Cao Wensheng had slumped in a chair, his clothes wet with cold sweat. Cao Wensheng never thought that he would get into trouble, but here he is.
Pan Zhenduo: "Cao Wensheng, we know that you are from a poor peasant background, with good background, and you are not a class enemy. Anyone can make mistakes, and poor peasants must bear responsibility for their mistakes. Be honest in exchange for leniency."
Picture丨May 1957 , Chairman Mao met with representatives of the Youth League in Beijing
Hearing Pan Zhenduo’s words, the honest Cao Wensheng thought not of what he had done these days, but whether he would die. That day, the Public Security Bureau went crazy and sent people to the village Anyone with a bad background was questioned inside and out. Now that he was arrested, he was probably going to the execution ground. Moreover, at that time, Cao Wensheng didn't even know what he had done in the past two days. He just A farmer, working in the fields, eating and sleeping, is gone!
Seeing Cao Wensheng who wanted to say something but dared not, Pan Zhenduo patted the table and looked at him seriously.
Pan Zhenduo: "Cao Wensheng, please believe that the government will treat you leniently, but if you refuse to explain, you are standing on the opposite side of the people. Now it is the party and the government that have helped the poor farmers stand up and allowed you to have a family. When you become a father, your life will get better and better, and you will become richer and richer. If you become a die-hard, what will the whole village think of you?"
Pan Zhenduo broke through Cao Wensheng's heart. At the line of defense, Cao Wensheng looked at the dim lights and told the story of what happened that day.
Cao Wensheng: "On the night of the 18th, a few friends and I were chatting on the mountain at the railway entrance. That day I took a slingshot and planned to shoot a pheasant to replenish my wife's health. Because I didn't knock down the pheasant, I happened to hear something when I was going down the mountain. When the train rang, I threw a stone towards the train. "
Pan Zhenduo: "Then did you know that you broke the train glass?"
Cao Wensheng: "I don't know."
Pan Zhenduo then took Cao Wensheng to the place where the window was broken and asked Cao Wensheng to identify it. The place pointed out by Cao Wensheng was consistent with the spot where the stone hit the train. Cao Wensheng was detained in the police station.
Picture | In 1957, Chairman Mao Working on the plane
But the matter did not end there. After Cao Wensheng was arrested, Cao Peixing, who had been the mayor of the township and was with Cao Wensheng that night, found Chairman Mao
Yes, paper cannot hold fire after all. The news about Chairman Mao in Xiaoshan County was still leaked. Of course, even if he knew that Chairman Mao was in Xiaoshan County, it was impossible for Cao Peixing to see Chairman Mao.
But Cao Peixing also had a stupid idea. After Cao Wensheng was taken away by the police. He ran to the train station and waited, but in order to attract Chairman Mao's attention, Cao Peixing made a scene at the train station and forced the train station guards to kick him out. If Chairman Mao's guards had not informed Chairman Mao, Cao Peixing would not have seen Cao Peixing.
Explaining what happened to Chairman Mao, Chairman Mao immediately sent someone to find Pan Zhenduo.
In front of Chairman Mao, Cao Peixing looked at Pan Zhenduo and said, "I threw the stone, arrest me. "
Picture丨On May 25, 1958, Mao Zedong waited for the Ming Tombs Reservoir construction site in Beijing to participate in voluntary labor.
Pan Zhenduo looked at Cao Peixing who confessed, and the anger in his heart was coming out. When looking for someone, no one opened his mouth, and he found the confession ratio. Everyone is positive.
Pan Zhenduo: "You are sure to plead guilty. You must know that once you plead guilty, it will be written in history. There will be leniency for those who confess, but crimes will always be punished by law. Cao Peixing, you have to think carefully about whether you did this. You are a party member and a former township cadre. If you deliberately replaced others so that the government could not find the real culprit, do you think your admission of fault is meritorious or meritorious? Had? "
Pan Zhenduo's words made Cao Peixing think about it for a long time. After all, Cao Peixing decided to work harder and give an explanation to Cao Wensheng.
Cao Peixing: "Let me tell the truth. After Cao Wensheng was arrested that day, his wife came to see me. She cried and begged me to save Vincent. She said that Vincent didn't understand anything and throwing stones was just for fun. Now that he was caught, he would definitely be shot. I have been a party member and a township head. If I admit my mistakes, the government will not make things difficult for me, or at least I will not be shot. "
Chairman Mao: "So, you agreed.
Cao Peixing: "Yes, Chairman,"
Chairman Mao: "You just agreed?" "
Cao Peixing: "I saw so many people sent by the government, and I was afraid that Vincent would really be shot. If he died, his whole family would not survive. As I got older, I thought I would take his place, so I came to plead guilty and lied to the government. "
The case had twists and turns, but Cao Peixing moved Chairman Mao.
Picture丨In 1959, Khrushchev visited China
Chairman Mao, who still remembered the incident after returning to Beijing, called Xu Jianguo and suggested to him, "Cao Wensheng destroyed Traffic safety is a criminal act, but fortunately it did not cause serious consequences. Considering that Cao Wensheng has no subjective criminal intention, it is recommended that he be treated leniently, with criticism and education as the main focus, and a suspended sentence be considered. "
Xu Jianguo: "Let him go? "
Chairman Mao: "Let him go. "
Xu Jianguo agreed with Chairman Mao's view and finally decided to sentence Cao Wensheng to three years in prison, with a suspended sentence.
When the news that Cao Wensheng had not been sentenced to death reached Xiaoshan County, everyone was shocked. Cao Wensheng smashed Chairman Mao's train and after attacking Chairman Mao, he still came out of the public security bureau without being shot?
Many people thought they had heard wrong, until Cao Wensheng returned home and continued. After working in the fields, the people of Xiaoshan County had to admit this fact.
23 days later, Cao Wensheng left the Public Security Bureau. He also had mixed feelings in his heart. After pleading guilty, he had already made plans to be executed. He was desperate. When he was shot, he even thought about whether he had paid for a piece of glass with his life. He had punched a hole in the glass, and he was about to be hit in the head with a gun.Unexpectedly, the final result turned out to be "a narrow escape from death", and Chairman Mao did not deal with himself. So after leaving the Public Security Bureau, Cao Wensheng was constantly grateful to Chairman Mao and the country.
Lu Jianguang: "You Xiaoshan are in trouble. The chairman's patent is on your territory. It was attacked and the windows were broken!" Lu Jianguang explained this fact to Pan Zhenduo in an almost scolding tone.
When Pan Zhenduo heard Lu Jianguang say the words "Chairman Mao", cold sweat had already flowed down his spine. There were big drops of sweat on his forehead and neck. His hands were shaking. Trembling, Pan Zhenduo was stunned and could not even speak.
Picture丨In April 1954, Mao Zedong visited the unearthed cultural relics in the Forbidden City.
Lv Jianguang: "It's okay, Chairman. I'll be in Xiaoshan soon. You organize the manpower first."
Pan Zhenduo: "..."
Lv Jianguang: "Why, I'm scared! "
Pan Zhenduo, who was woken up by Lu Jianguang's scolding, wiped the sweat from his forehead and immediately replied: "I will investigate immediately!"
Although Pan Zhenduo had thought that it was a big case, he did not expect that the case would be so big. The "assassination of Chairman Mao" also happened on "one-third of an acre of land..."
Put down the phone and Pan Zhenduo didn't care anymore. He immediately mobilized the backbone of the Xiaoshan Public Security Bureau to customize an investigation plan, and ran away immediately after receiving Lu Jianguang Go to the train station for on-site inspection.
Lu Jianguang and Pan Zhenduo arrived at the station and searched around but could not find any clues. In desperation, they could only rush to Zhejiang Provincial Party Committee Secretary Comrade Jianghua to report the situation.
Lu Jianguang and Pan Zhenduo hurried to the conference room. The first thing they saw was Xu Jianguo, deputy minister of the Ministry of Public Security, sitting on the sofa. This is natural. After all, it was Chairman Mao’s special train that was ‘assassinated’. It was impossible for the central government not to know about it and not to send someone.
Picture丨In 1954, Mao Zedong presided over the drafting of the "Constitution of the People's Republic of China"
Xu Jianguo, a veteran cadre who joined the party in 1922, experienced the Long March, participated in the Xi'an negotiations, Chiang Kai-shek and Zhang Xueliang, and has served as the In terms of security work, he was once the director of the Central Security Department. He can be said to be a great figure in the public security organs after the founding of New China.
Seeing Lu Jianguang and Pan Zhenduo rushing over, Xu Jianguo spoke first before they could speak.
Xu Jianguo: "Secretary Jiang is unable to arrive for the time being. I will listen to your report on their behalf."
Lu Jianguang: "Reporting to the leader, we have inspected the carriage and can conclude that the glass was damaged from the window, and spies have been ruled out. The possibility of getting on the special train."
Xu Jianguo: "This matter is not trivial. The leader on the car is Chairman Mao, and there is Comrade Malenkov of the Soviet Union. The nature of the attack on the special train of the leader is very serious. I will give you two 24 hours. , we must investigate this case and uncover the enemy agents who committed the sabotage!"
Lu Jianguang and Pan Zhenduo: "Yes, we promise to complete the task."
Xu Jianguo: "How is your Xiaoshan Public Security Bureau handling it? Do you want the provincial department to send more manpower? "
Pan Zhenduo: "Reporting to the head, Deputy Director Lu and I have organized the entire county's security forces. Except for those who are on duty, we have sent them out to search for suspicious elements. We have also asked comrades from the county committee to organize cadres and officials from various districts and townships in Xiaoshan. Party members conducted door-to-door interviews with residents along the Ximen Daokou railway line, focusing on people with complex historical backgrounds. "
After leaving Xu Jianguo's place, Pan Zhenduo led the Xiaoshan police backbone to Hangzhou Station again, and they walked back along the railway. We walked and checked carefully all the way, but still found nothing. Since on-site investigation was not feasible, we could only start with the suspects.
Picture丨In September 1955, Mao Zedong issued a warrant conferring the military rank of Marshal of the Republic to Zhu De, Peng Dehuai and others.
While constantly narrowing the scope, Pan Zhenduo and other public security cadres investigated the people who had been to the railway one by one that day, and finally determined 60 There were many suspected suspects, but after three hours, more than 40 people were excluded, and only 20 people could not provide evidence of alibi between 19:00 and 20:00 on the night of the incident.
While the investigation of the 20 people was continuing, Xu Jianguo’s phone call came to Pan Zhenduo.
Xu Jianguo: "After our verification, the holes in the glass were not caused by bullets. The bullet holes and cracks caused by the bullets hitting the bulletproof glass are inconsistent with the facts. They should be caused by weapons projected from high altitude. Users It should be something like a slingshot. Of course, this is just a guess and needs to be verified. "
Although Pan Zhenduo got useful information, the time left to solve the case in 24 hours was getting less and less, and the police were under great pressure. , 24 hours of continuous high-load and high-pressure investigation put many people into coma.
Pan Zhenduo probably suddenly thought of something and Xu Jianguo opened his mind. Pan Zhenduo immediately brought his men and searched nearby fellow villagers along the way, focusing on four types of elements: landlords, rich peasants, counterrevolutionaries and bad elements who traditionally like to undermine the construction of the motherland. He moved away from his body and investigated the villagers near the crime scene.
Picture丨From September 15 to September 27, 1956, the Eighth National Congress of the Communist Party of China was held in Beijing.
After changing his mind, Pan Zhenduo quickly got a clue. A villager named Cao Wensheng walked into him. vision. Judging from his status, Cao Wensheng was a poor farmer for at least three generations. He barely lived on one-third of an acre of land. He didn’t even have a decent wooden board in his home. After Cao Wensheng’s elder brother died, Cao Wensheng married his own Sister-in-law, now she only has two children who have not grown up, and an extremely rotten wooden bed.
When Pan Zhenduo recalled taking Cao Wensheng away, he only remembered his wife holding Cao Wensheng tightly, with tears everywhere on her face.
In fact, Cao Wensheng is an honest farmer. He is often bullied by his fellow villagers because of his dull nature. In the words of the villagers, he is an honest farmer who will not fight back if you hit him.
After hearing the explanations from the villagers, Pan Zhenduo also felt that people like Cao Wensheng should have nothing to do with saboteurs, and that the attack on Chairman Mao's special train was probably a misunderstanding.
Things became clear
In the early morning, Xiaoshan County Public Security Bureau.
The person whose hands were handcuffed was a 55-year-old farmer. His name was Cao Wensheng. At this time, Cao Wensheng had slumped in a chair, his clothes wet with cold sweat. Cao Wensheng never thought that he would get into trouble, but here he is.
Pan Zhenduo: "Cao Wensheng, we know that you are from a poor peasant background, with good background, and you are not a class enemy. Anyone can make mistakes, and poor peasants must bear responsibility for their mistakes. Be honest in exchange for leniency."
Picture丨May 1957 , Chairman Mao met with representatives of the Youth League in Beijing
Hearing Pan Zhenduo’s words, the honest Cao Wensheng thought not of what he had done these days, but whether he would die. That day, the Public Security Bureau went crazy and sent people to the village Anyone with a bad background was questioned inside and out. Now that he was arrested, he was probably going to the execution ground. Moreover, at that time, Cao Wensheng didn't even know what he had done in the past two days. He just A farmer, working in the fields, eating and sleeping, is gone!
Seeing Cao Wensheng who wanted to say something but dared not, Pan Zhenduo patted the table and looked at him seriously.
Pan Zhenduo: "Cao Wensheng, please believe that the government will treat you leniently, but if you refuse to explain, you are standing on the opposite side of the people. Now it is the party and the government that have helped the poor farmers stand up and allowed you to have a family. When you become a father, your life will get better and better, and you will become richer and richer. If you become a die-hard, what will the whole village think of you?"
Pan Zhenduo broke through Cao Wensheng's heart. At the line of defense, Cao Wensheng looked at the dim lights and told the story of what happened that day.
Cao Wensheng: "On the night of the 18th, a few friends and I were chatting on the mountain at the railway entrance. That day I took a slingshot and planned to shoot a pheasant to replenish my wife's health. Because I didn't knock down the pheasant, I happened to hear something when I was going down the mountain. When the train rang, I threw a stone towards the train. "
Pan Zhenduo: "Then did you know that you broke the train glass?"
Cao Wensheng: "I don't know."
Pan Zhenduo then took Cao Wensheng to the place where the window was broken and asked Cao Wensheng to identify it. The place pointed out by Cao Wensheng was consistent with the spot where the stone hit the train. Cao Wensheng was detained in the police station.
Picture | In 1957, Chairman Mao Working on the plane
But the matter did not end there. After Cao Wensheng was arrested, Cao Peixing, who had been the mayor of the township and was with Cao Wensheng that night, found Chairman Mao
Yes, paper cannot hold fire after all. The news about Chairman Mao in Xiaoshan County was still leaked. Of course, even if he knew that Chairman Mao was in Xiaoshan County, it was impossible for Cao Peixing to see Chairman Mao.
But Cao Peixing also had a stupid idea. After Cao Wensheng was taken away by the police. He ran to the train station and waited, but in order to attract Chairman Mao's attention, Cao Peixing made a scene at the train station and forced the train station guards to kick him out. If Chairman Mao's guards had not informed Chairman Mao, Cao Peixing would not have seen Cao Peixing.
Explaining what happened to Chairman Mao, Chairman Mao immediately sent someone to find Pan Zhenduo.
In front of Chairman Mao, Cao Peixing looked at Pan Zhenduo and said, "I threw the stone, arrest me. "
Picture丨On May 25, 1958, Mao Zedong waited for the Ming Tombs Reservoir construction site in Beijing to participate in voluntary labor.
Pan Zhenduo looked at Cao Peixing who confessed, and the anger in his heart was coming out. When looking for someone, no one opened his mouth, and he found the confession ratio. Everyone is positive.
Pan Zhenduo: "You are sure to plead guilty. You must know that once you plead guilty, it will be written in history. There will be leniency for those who confess, but crimes will always be punished by law. Cao Peixing, you have to think carefully about whether you did this. You are a party member and a former township cadre. If you deliberately replaced others so that the government could not find the real culprit, do you think your admission of fault is meritorious or meritorious? Had? "
Pan Zhenduo's words made Cao Peixing think about it for a long time. After all, Cao Peixing decided to work harder and give an explanation to Cao Wensheng.
Cao Peixing: "Let me tell the truth. After Cao Wensheng was arrested that day, his wife came to see me. She cried and begged me to save Vincent. She said that Vincent didn't understand anything and throwing stones was just for fun. Now that he was caught, he would definitely be shot. I have been a party member and a township head. If I admit my mistakes, the government will not make things difficult for me, or at least I will not be shot. "
Chairman Mao: "So, you agreed.
Cao Peixing: "Yes, Chairman,"
Chairman Mao: "You just agreed?" "
Cao Peixing: "I saw so many people sent by the government, and I was afraid that Vincent would really be shot. If he died, his whole family would not survive. As I got older, I thought I would take his place, so I came to plead guilty and lied to the government. "
The case had twists and turns, but Cao Peixing moved Chairman Mao.
Picture丨In 1959, Khrushchev visited China
Chairman Mao, who still remembered the incident after returning to Beijing, called Xu Jianguo and suggested to him, "Cao Wensheng destroyed Traffic safety is a criminal act, but fortunately it did not cause serious consequences. Considering that Cao Wensheng has no subjective criminal intention, it is recommended that he be treated leniently, with criticism and education as the main focus, and a suspended sentence be considered. "
Xu Jianguo: "Let him go? "
Chairman Mao: "Let him go. "
Xu Jianguo agreed with Chairman Mao's view and finally decided to sentence Cao Wensheng to three years in prison, with a suspended sentence.
When the news that Cao Wensheng had not been sentenced to death reached Xiaoshan County, everyone was shocked. Cao Wensheng smashed Chairman Mao's train and after attacking Chairman Mao, he still came out of the public security bureau without being shot?
Many people thought they had heard wrong, until Cao Wensheng returned home and continued. After working in the fields, the people of Xiaoshan County had to admit this fact.
23 days later, Cao Wensheng left the Public Security Bureau. He also had mixed feelings in his heart. After pleading guilty, he had already made plans to be executed. He was desperate. When he was shot, he even thought about whether he had paid for a piece of glass with his life. He had punched a hole in the glass, and he was about to be hit in the head with a gun.Unexpectedly, the final result turned out to be "a narrow escape from death", and Chairman Mao did not deal with himself. So after leaving the Public Security Bureau, Cao Wensheng was constantly grateful to Chairman Mao and the country.
