In 1965, the Jilin Provincial Prison launched a campaign to atone for the crime, which soon aroused heated discussion among prisoners. At that time, most of the prisoners in this prison were traitors and war criminals, and when they heard about this opportunity, they quickly moved their minds and wanted to make a contribution by revealing some secrets. At that time, a traitor from the former Northeast Anti-Japanese League reported his old teammate, and it was this report that unveiled the mystery of Yang Jingyu's murder hidden for 25 years!
This traitor of the Northeast Anti-Japanese League was named Wang Zuohua, who was originally a soldier of the Northeast Anti-Resistance Gun Company, and after the rebellion of the division commander Cheng Bin, he also followed Cheng Bin to the enemy camp and became a lackey of the Japanese, but was arrested and imprisoned after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War. At that time, Wang Zuohua reported to the prison: I know who the real murderer of Yang Jingyu is! This news quickly attracted the attention of the prison side, because everyone knew that Yang Jingyu had committed suicide, and at this time, once the traitor revealed a valuable secret, it would undoubtedly break Yang Jingyu's previous account of being killed.
Although the prison did not believe Wang Zuohua's words, considering that he had the identity of the Northeast Anti-Japanese Rebels, it still attracted relative attention. Soon after, Wang Zuohua confessed that the murderer of Yang Jingyu was named Zhang Xiruo. According to Wang Zuohua's recollection, Zhang Xiruo was a machine gunner at that time, and he was an ammunition man, and after joining the enemy camp, the two also participated in the pursuit of Yang Jingyu. After besieging Yang Jingyu, knowing that he was running out of food, the Japanese demanded that Zhang Xiruo kill him with a machine gun, and Zhang Xiruo did not think about it, and directly pulled the trigger in his hand.
After shooting Yang Jingyu, Zhang Xiruo was still very proud to tell others and was proud of it. However, with the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japan, Zhang Xiruo also knew that his sins were heavy and he would definitely be punished, so he returned to his hometown before the end of the war. Moreover, when he was separated from Wang Zuohua, he also stressed to him that he must not tell him about his killing of Yang Jingyu, and Wang Zuohua also agreed to this out of comradeship.
Previously, when he was in prison, because he did not have the opportunity to perform meritorious performance, Wang Zuohua did not intend to tell this secret. However, with the advent of Dai Sin's meritorious service, he undoubtedly wanted to seize this opportunity, so he directly revealed zhang Xiruo's crimes and interrogations. After being checked by the public security organs, Zhang Xiruo was immediately arrested according to the information provided by Wang Zuohua and punished as he deserved.