Speaking of gangs, there was " Tiandihui " in ancient times, and then there was the movie "The Godfather". They were all mysterious organizations that looked extremely majestic and domineering, either "justice", elegant and elegant, or glamorous, and unattainable for ordinary people.
But in real life there is a "unique" gangster boss. He was born into a poor family and had a hard time in his life. He went through ups and downs but was not keen on power struggles. Although he was only 158 cm tall and weighed only 70 kilograms, he wrote another "gangster" legend in his own way.
In Lin Huiyin's poem , "April day on earth" is a beautiful word, but April 2005 was not. This year, the boss of Taiwan's gangster Xu Haiqing choked because of sushi and died ineffective rescue. While lamenting his desolate years in his later years, his death also made the whole of Taiwan sad and sad.
01 Taiwan has sent "Mosquito Brother"
On April 6, 2005, the death of an old man in Taiwan made this day a very lively day. There were many citizens looking forward to it standing on the streets of all sizes. They were all looking at those well-dressed and famous figures in Taiwan's "jianghu". However, there were no less than 40,000 people coming, almost half of the underworld came. Who is worthy of such a big battle?
"Hello Brother Mosquito!" In Shanghai in the 1930s, Xu Haiqing was surrounded by his younger brothers all day long and called "Brother Mosquito". is only 1.58 meters tall, so he is not outstanding among men, but height does not determine anything. It is because he is short and quick in action, and his nose looks like a mosquito, so everyone respectfully calls him "Brother Mosquito".
is different from the underworld in stereotype , and Xu Haiqing is willing to "mediate more".
"Brother Mosquito, the police can't solve the problem of Seven Sage Gang and Shazai Di Gang. Do you want to come forward?" In 1983, Taiwan was in a turmoil. At that time, the two local gangs were bleeding because of the territory. Even the police were helpless in this lawless behavior.
"Go and do it, this matter has not ended for more than a month." After Xu Haiqing gave the order, they set off.
Xu Haiqing carefully analyzed the strength, nature, consistent style and what he wanted from the two gangs at that time. He was well aware of human nature. It was nothing more than everyone talking about the conditions and then fighting for them something that was beneficial to them, so that Taiwan could be peaceful.
Later, he invited two gangs to negotiate together, and finally successfully ended the protracted struggle with his strong prestige and precise control of them.
This incident also further improved Xu Haiqing's status as "Brother Mosquito". At that time, no one in Taiwan dared not to give "Brother Mosquito" a face. Although
has superficial fear and fear, he does have deep admiration because he has accomplished something that even the Taiwanese police cannot complete, which means he has gained reputation in the "black and white".
1985, Xu Haiqing was already 74 years old. He gradually became a little tired and planned to open a casino and slowly fade out of the "world". However, although he wanted a stable life, he would still come forward when he had to come forward.
Once, two other gangs in the south had problems and needed him to mediate himself, but an accident occurred on the road, causing Xu Haiqing to be seriously injured and unable to move. After that, he either asked someone to support him or sit in a wheelchair when he went out. This made him, who was already thin and weak, lose to 70 pounds at once, and looked even more haggard.
But even so, Xu Haiqing still tried his best to "work" while caring for his old age. When he was young, he had never been seen or needed by others. Now he can get everyone's respect and trust, and he thinks this is a very worthwhile thing.
1988, Xu Haiqing encountered a big dispute in Taiwan again.
That year, there was a very terrifying shooting criminal in Taiwan named Yang Rui. He and his accomplices often wandered around the streets and alleys of Taiwan and committed all kinds of evil. They also often intimidated rich people with the purpose of making money. They were like "bandits" at that time.
Because it has strong military equipment, the Taiwan police are also at a loss for this. Yang Rui and the others even targeted several professional casinos in Taiwan and conducted long-term huge blackmail on them, with a total of up to 50 million NT$2.
Faced with the social environment at that time, the casino did not expect to escape. He could give money, but he wanted to give less, so he asked Xu Haiqing to come out.
Xu Haiqing himself also has the habit of gambling, so he knew that it was appropriate to take out some money in this place for "harmony". Later, he personally negotiated with Yang Rui's side to reduce NT$50 million to NT$5 million, so that both sides would look good, which avoided another war without gunpowder in Taiwan.
"Liang Po is old, can he still eat?" Why did Xu Haiqing insist on mediating disputes between gangs with a serious illness? Where did his "sense of justice" and "sense of mission" come from?
02 has been an orphan since childhood, and has been pursuing "turning over" all his life
Rather than saying that Xu Haiqing could not let go of the identity of a gangster brother and a life that would always be respected by thousands of people, it is better to say that he is just trying hard to be recognized and strive to create value and live a normal life.
1911, Xu Haiqing was born in Taipei City, Taiwan. His parents died one after another when he was a child. Later, his grandmother brought him up by selling waste.
grandma loves this grandson very much. Although she lives in poverty, as long as Xu Haiqing wants, his grandmother will do her best to satisfy her, and even drag her elderly body to work hard work. It can be said that she is a bit spoiled. In that era when the economy was underdeveloped and no one took care of it, grandma was the only warmth in Xu Haiqing's life.
But my grandmother is old and can't take care of him for the rest of her life. In 1921, Xu Haiqing's grandmother died of serious illness. Xu Haiqing, who was only 10 years old, became a complete orphan. From then on, he no longer had happiness or support.
"Oh, this child is really pitiful--"
A place called "Hegoutou" on Emei Street, Wanhua District, Taipei City. People here can often see a skinny child pulling a heavy truck, shuttled through the crowds coming and going every day. Although they would give him some pity out of sympathy, they did not help him too much.
hegoutou This place was the largest fruit market distribution center in Taiwan at that time. It had convenient transportation and a large number of people. Xu Haiqing often made a living by handymen in this area. Over time, he also met more and more people. Of course, there were good people and bad people.
At that time, although he was young, he was smart and observant. Perhaps because he had been in trouble for a long time, he could often quickly understand other people's thoughts and react quickly. may have been deceived by bad people or suffered a lot. Xu Haiqing gradually found his own way of survival from the turbulent bottom of Taiwan.
As Xu Haiqing's personality became more tenacious and charming, he was loved by many "friends on the road". When he was just in his early twenties, he was elected as the leader "big brother" by everyone. Xu Haiqing knew that this day was not easy, so he became more decisive and cautious. When he was managing his subordinates, he clearly rewarded and punished them, and divided them into three groups to let everyone "do their own duties", using the "enterprise-oriented" management model to manage the gangsters, which caused a lot of sensation at the time, and looked like Shang Yang's style back then.
Xu Haiqing's family
After Taiwan was restored, he established the "Banana Green Fruit Guild", and opened up the sales of Taiwan's bananas to Japan, and thus met some Japanese gangs, which made him gradually become famous.
With his current status, no matter what he does, it can be reasonable. However, what is different from traditional gangsters is that he is clear and decisive in dealing with things. chose to be a "police helper" and has been using his "stealing position" to mediate disputes in Taiwan.
"Brother Mosquito" had become a well-known name in Taiwan at that time. He was once elected as a "city clerk" because of his "identity" and became the first person to "politicize underworld".
As he got older, he was exhausted and had the idea of opening a casino to spend his old age. Xu Haiqing's biggest hobby and mistake in his life was that he was obsessed with gambling.
In his later years, even if he was in his 90s, he was still very itchy. If he really couldn't gamble, he would buy Mark Six lottery. Later, because he was addicted to it again and again, he spent tens of millions of dollars on buying Mark Six lottery, which laid the groundwork for the desolation of his later years.
03 Daughters can't get married, the sigh behind the legend
"Who dares to marry the daughter of the gangster boss as his wife? It would be strange if the husband and wife quarrel in the future and the father-in-law is not beaten to death when he comes forward!" Xu Haiqing's wife's tone was full of helplessness and helplessness, as if she expressed her unknown sorrow that her husband hid under the reputation of the "Taiwanese gangster godfather".
Xu Haiqing has a total of four daughters. In his later years, he almost exhausted his family property due to gambling and could only rely on his daughters to support him. At that time, his eldest daughter was in her fifties but had not yet married. No one dared to marry her four daughters. This made Xu Haiqing's wife look worried, but she was also helpless.
Sometimes Xu Haiqing would attend some wedding and funeral banquets in Taiwan as guests, and the host would send him a red envelope to express his gratitude. He would also barely earn some living expenses by relying on this, and some of his good friends would sometimes help him.
Although his life in his later years was dull, the days of buying lottery tickets, drinking coffee and massage every day were the life he yearned for "quitting the world".
In March 2005, Xu Haiqing accidentally choked while eating sushi in a restaurant in Taiwan, causing brain hypoxia. Later, he was sent to the hospital and died on April 6 after failed rescue. After receiving the news, the bigwigs in various places decided to jointly establish a " funeral committee " as soon as possible to bury him.
The weather is clear and the streets are empty. More than 40,000 people wore black suits and masks and mourned the "different politician". Even several major gangs in Japan were present at that time. One of the memorial staff said bluntly: "We are here to express our respect for Brother Mosquito, and at the same time remind the public that we have always been here. There are many friends here."
Xu Haiqing used his life to write a modern legend in the entire Taiwan region. This legend also represents the entire modern history of Taiwan. No one except him can match the title of "the last gang godfather of Taiwan".
says he is a gangster and he is full of justice and resolves countless conflicts. He says he is greedy and he will let go of everything for his livelihood. He says he is addicted to gambling and does not know how to get lost.
But he may just satisfy his regret of not enjoying himself when he was a child. His life was full of ups and downs and miserable colors. Xu Haiqing is such an "alternative gangster".
In fact, if you can choose not to be a gangster, who is willing to become a gangster? From Xu Haiqing's education of his children, we can see that he also has a heart that yearns for a normal life and a warm family.
His four daughters all graduated from college and have stable jobs. Xu Haiqing said: "I don't want my children to follow in my footsteps, and I will never let this happen."
On the day when everyone sent Xu Haiqing to be buried, the bosses of the gang discussed declaring this day as "Safe Day of the Underworld". No gang is allowed to make trouble or fight disrupt public order in order to commemorate him.
Lucky people are healed by childhood all their lives, and unfortunate people are healing their childhood all their lives.And successful people choose to heal others even if they have suffered, and leave all the pain to themselves.
reference
Jiangdu online "Who is stronger than Xu Haiqing or Chen Qili? 》
World News News "The First Person in the Underworld in Political Affairs"
