Chapter 34: Execution of Gao Shigui

Master Ba is taboo at this time.
Seeing that Wang Mazi had the same idea as the neighbors, He Daqing and the others tactfully began to change the subject.

While He Daqing and the others were chatting,
He Yuzhu noticed that many gangsters dressed in black appeared on both sides of the street, and they were occasionally stopping passers-by to ask questions.
Seeing this scene, He Yuzhu was startled, thinking that these guys reacted really quickly.
It wasn't long after that they started the interrogation.

Fortunately, he did the job cleanly and efficiently today, there were not many witnesses, and his strong marksmanship did not make these thugs suspect him.

But even so, He Yuzhu plans to stay quiet for a while.
Wait for the next right opportunity.

Soon, the group followed the crowd to Xuanwu Gate.

Xuanwu Gate, Zhengyang Gate and Chongwen Gate are collectively known as the Front Three Gates, and outside these gates is the prosperous Outer City.
Zhengyangmen, also known as Longmen, is the most prosperous downtown area in Beijing. There are many shops outside the gate, and the business is bustling. Dongzhimen is even more different from it.

There are shops such as Liubiju, Tongrentang, Duyichu, Fengzeyuan, etc., with plaques facing each other;

There were jewelry stores, silk stores, grain stores, and grocery stores, all of which were very popular at the time.

Chongwenmen is also known as [Hademen] and [Jiumen]. Outside the city is the Wine Road, and most of the fine wines enter the capital through this gate.

This is also the Beijing Customs.

It is the only one among the nine city gates that is not closed at night and is guarded by soldiers all night.

Xuanwu Gate was also called the "Death Gate" because of the vegetable market outside the gate. It has been a place for executions since ancient times.

But there are also many guild halls here.
It is a place frequented by cultural people.
Therefore, most of the things sold here include classics, history, literature, four treasures of the study, calligraphy and paintings, seals and antiques. The famous Liulichang in Beijing is located here.

So when He Yuzhu and his companions arrived at Caishikou, they saw that the place was already crowded with people.

Not only were the streets filled with ordinary people,
Even the teahouses, taverns and major guild halls on both sides of the street were filled with literati and poets waiting to watch the fun.

The topic everyone discussed,

Most of them are related to the gold yuan reform in the past two days.

Some self-righteous intellectuals looked down on soldiers like Gao Shigui, sneering at them for being brainless and willing to take on any dirty job.
It is only right that he is now treated as an abandoned child;
Some laymen were obviously more interested in the lost 500 million gold yuan notes, and were discussing what would happen if they got that much money.
This caused his companions to pour cold water on him and then argue loudly.

Hearing this, He Yuzhu couldn't help but curl his lips.
He now has 500 million gold yuan notes, but he dare not do as they say, for fear of causing big trouble.

Soon, more than a dozen military vehicles arrived at Caishikou, carrying Gao Shigui and others with their mouths gagged, hands tied behind their backs, and skin and flesh torn.
The crowd suddenly became excited, and clods of earth were thrown at them.

The soldiers on the vehicle suffered as a result and had to fire warning shots to calm the angry people down a little.

At this time, Jia Zhang rushed to the side of the road, sat down on the ground, took off her shoes, and slapped the ground with her shoes while crying loudly.

Not only did He Yuzhu and the others feel confused,

Even the common people who came to join in the fun and didn't know what was going on asked others about the situation.

When they knew about Lao Jia's situation,
More and more angry.

Soon, Gao Shigui and others were pushed and shoved off the military vehicle by the soldiers.

Then, the famous one-eyed Lin Wenhua appeared in front of everyone wearing the uniform of the Secret Service and holding a document.

Seeing this smiling tiger who could stop a child from crying, the common people present were all terrified.

The reason why everyone is afraid of him is that

This guy has been running rampant on the overpass for more than 20 years and is the biggest bully in the outer city.

Together with Bai Wenguang, the sitting tiger, Sun Hongliang, the fake good man, Zhang Dequan, the East Tyrant, Sun Yongzhen, the South Tyrant, Fudecheng, the West Tyrant, and Liu Xiangting, the North Tyrant, the six evil men who have done all kinds of bad things are collectively called "One Dragon, One Tiger, and One Good Man", the Four Tyrants of the East, West, South, and North. Few people who make a living near the overpass are not afraid of them.

Because if you are careless and bump into a few people, you will be killed by them in no time.

In 46, Lin Wenhua transformed himself into a major spy of the Beijing Security Bureau.

Gao Shigui, who killed Lao Jia with ease, was just a small fry in front of him.

Then, Lin Wenhua directly opened the document in his hand and announced the crimes of Gao Shigui and others to the people at the scene.
The content is similar to that published on the wall poster and there is not much difference.

After the charges were read out and the identity was verified,

Then a dozen executioners in military uniforms, white masks and black sunglasses got off the car.
“Firing squad!

Turn left and right!
Line up! "

Accompanied by dozens of gunshots,

Gao Shigui and others fell to the ground with their mouths blocked and whimpering as if they had something to say.

Ended his career as a dog.

There was a burst of enthusiastic cheers from the crowd.
Jia Zhang was even a little crazy, crying and laughing, shouting "retribution", which took everyone a while to comfort her.

After quickly executing Gao Shigui,
The soldiers dumped the bodies onto a truck and took them directly to a mass grave. The others followed Lin Wenhua in another direction.

The whole process takes no more than 5 minutes, which is incredibly efficient.

He Daqing and others were chatting while passing through Xuanwu Gate. At this time, Yan Bugui said with a painful look on his face,

"Lao He, let's go to Xijiaominxiang and take a look.

Let's see if the bank really only issued one or two hundred license plates as Gao Shigui and his friends said."

Seeing that Yan Bugui was still thinking about exchanging gold yuan coupons at this time,
He Daqing laughed and joked,
"I say, Old Yan, why are you still thinking about this at this time?
Even if they lied, the dollars and legal tender we have have already been exchanged for gold yuan coupons, so there is no way to regret it!"

Even Wang Mazi said,

"Teacher Yan, this is a decision from above. Gao Shigui doesn't have the courage to do it."

But Yan Bugui was concerned about his own money and didn't care about these things.

He just heard those people say that I had 500 million gold yuan notes and so on, and he even felt sorry for the lost gold yuan notes.

"Since we're here, let's go take a look. I'll always feel uncomfortable if I don't go and confirm it."

Looking at the stubborn Yan Bugui, He Daqing and Wang Mazi smiled at each other and finally agreed with a smile.
"Fine,
We are already here, it is only a few steps away, let’s go to the banking district in Xijiaominxiang to take a look.”

Seeing that He Daqing agreed, He Yuzhu followed him with an indifferent look on his face.

Soon we arrived near Xijiaomin Lane.

At that time, Beijing was mostly composed of hutongs and courtyards, with few high-rise buildings.
The few Western-style buildings are mostly concentrated in the banking district of Xijiaominxiang and the embassy district of Dongjiaominxiang.
In 1948, Xijiaominxiang was home to 17 banks and money houses, including the Central Bank, Farmers Bank, Daosheng Bank, Citibank, and Fushunde Money House.

It is the richest place in the whole of Peking.

(End of this chapter)