"I will die for reunification in the future, I am a martyr, and if you die for "Taiwan independence" in the future, you will be like a dog." We need this spirit, and we must slowly train people in Taiwan who dare to sacrifice for reunification."
"The people trust you and give you the power, and the result? The DPP is worse than the underworld! ”
On the streets of Taipei City, an old man with gray hair but still sharp eyes stood there cursing,
He. It is Zhang Anle, who was once the "chief protector" of the "Bamboo Gang" of the gang and the second person, nicknamed "White Wolf", but now he is standing in the street and running for the early reunification of the two sides of the strait.
I once wanted to be a scholar with peace of mind, but I could not avoid my past experiences, and while reading, I "broke through the rivers and lakes", which constituted Zhang Anle's "dramatic life".
On the evening of August 2, 2022, Zhang Anle, who is in his 70s, sat at the Grand Hyatt Taipei Hotel, ordered a drink, and sat there quietly, he told reporters, "In my heart, there has always been a dream."
Some people say that he is "the most unseemly gangster gangster", he wears a Zhongshan suit, wears rimless glasses like a scholar, how to view the legendary life of Taiwanese gangster Zhang Anle?
The "Chinese Dream" in my heart
Zhang Anle's life cannot be circumvented from his "Chinese Dream," and Zhang Anle did not shy away from saying this to everyone: "My lifelong dream is to seek reunification for the two sides of the strait and peace for the people on both sides of the strait."
This seed was planted in his heart since childhood.
Born in Nanjing in 1948, Zhang Anle came to Taiwan Province with his parents at an early age.
But the roots of the motherland's mainland are already firmly connected with him.
Don't look at Zhang Anle later joined the gang, but when he was young, he was an excellent student with excellent character and excellent learning, his parents were intellectuals, he was a news editor before liberation, and later taught in a school in Taipei.
Influenced by his parents, Zhang Anle has been very fond of ancient Chinese literature and history since he was a child, Tang poems and Song Ci, four books and five classics, Ming and Qing Dynasties, as long as it is about Chinese history, he reads.
"If you hadn't joined the gang, you would have been a university professor or a famous scholar or something," Zhang Said, adding that joining the gang was a coincidence, but it changed his life.
In 1949, millions of Kuomintang people poured into Taiwan Province, causing a strong impact on the local economy and society, and frustrated Kuomintang officers and soldiers wandered the streets and alleys all day, causing trouble.
Gangs came into being, and large and small groups and gangs appeared on campus, with the purpose of group self-protection, and developed and grew through pornography, gambling, and collection of protection fees.
Zhang Anle, who was in junior high school, was beaten by social youth on a way to school, and several passing gang members saved him.
In the process of interacting with the "big brother of the underworld", Zhang Anle found that these people were also very moralistic, and the gangs did not only fight and kill all day, but also had certain rules and regulations.
In 1964, the 16-year-old Zhang Anle officially joined the "Bamboo Gang" and named it "White Wolf", and his decision was strongly opposed by his parents.
In order to persuade him to stay away from the "underworld", Zhang Anle's parents handled several school transfers for him, just so that he would no longer deal with those people, Zhang Anle also understood the painstaking heart of his parents, and he participated in the activities of the "Bamboo Gang" while studying.
In 1966, Zhang Anle, who loved history, was admitted to the History Department of Tamkang University, and I have to say that he is indeed talented, excellent learning ability, and dare to fight.
He also mixed well in the "Bamboo Gang", not only gaining the appreciation of helping Chen Qili, but also becoming the backbone and backbone of the organization.
Although he joined late and his seniority was still shallow, through a series of reforms, he consolidated the power of the "Bamboo Gang", strengthened his strength, excellent organizational skills and flexible mind, and gradually made him the "second leader of the Bamboo Gang".
In 1970, Chen Qili, the leader of the "Bamboo Gang", was arrested by the police for killing Chen Ren on the street, and was sent to prison for 5 years.
At this time, the 22-year-old was studying for graduate school, and after receiving the news, in order to take care of the brothers in the gang and manage the gang for Chen Qili, he took over this task - to become the right protector of the "Bamboo Gang".
Forced to leave the United States
Zhang Anle, who was in charge of the gang for the first time, was determined to manage the "Bamboo Gang" into the "first big gang" in Taiwan Province, in order to embark on organization and institutionalization.
He divided the entire gang into 8 halls and developed each other, but set a unified rule that each gang member must abide by, and for a time, the "Bamboo Gang" became the most influential gang in the local area.
The growth of power has brought about the expansion of people's rights, and the internal conspiracy for power and profit has arisen, which makes the young Zhang Anle very tired.
At this time, the "Bamboo Gang" has been stabilized, Chen Qili has also been released from prison, and at Chen Qili's reception banquet, Zhang Anle told him that "he wants to quit the gang."
Later, when talking about the reasons for quitting the gang, he said: "My parents' persuasion was on the one hand, and another factor was that I wanted to continue my research on the mainland. ”
The reason why tamkang university was chosen in the first place was because in the Institute of East Asian Studies of Tamkang University, there is a lot of information about the mainland of the motherland.
"The mainland of the motherland is my hometown, and I must go back to see it one day in the future" Talking about his feelings for the mainland of the motherland, Zhang Anle did not shy away from it.
He had given up his research to manage the leaderless gang and take care of the livelihood of his brothers, but now it was time to pick it up again.
Chen Qili looked at Zhang Anle and couldn't help but say a sentence: "In the future, I still have to hand it over to you young people, who dare to engage in splittism, you give me the first one to stand up." ”
At the end of 1975, Zhang Anle, the second leader of the Bamboo League, dropped out of Tamkang University during his graduate school and went to the United States to start a new journey in his life.
The purpose of his coming to the United States, in addition to continuing to study history, also wanted to find opportunities to develop on the mainland of the motherland, "from Taipei to the United States, and then from the United States to Beijing" Zhang Anle wanted to go to the mainland at that time, he had to pass through the United States.
Only as a "scholar in the United States" can he return to the mainland.
He has graduated from the University of Nevada in Las Vegas and Stanford in the United States, and obtained a degree.
"Big Brother Underworld" transformed into a top elite, his transformation can not be described as amazing, originally thinking that with the identity of "well-known scholars", he could set foot on the land of the mainland of the motherland.
Since Zhang Anle left, the "Bamboo Gang" has also begun to transform, combining the former "business" with modern business operations, catering, construction, engineering, and business to all over the world.
At the same time, the Kuomintang was in turmoil, and the "Chiang Family Dynasty" was frequently rumored to be in crisis, and in order to curb the rhetoric, politicians began to deal with the gangs.
A writer of Chinese descent named Liu Yiliang wrote an article exposing chiang ching-kuo and the kuomintang's internal secrets, which annoyed Taiwan's intelligence departments and instructed the "Bamboo Gang" to send people to the United States to assassinate Liu Yiliang.
In this way, Zhang Anle met his old friend Chen Qili in the United States who had been separated for many years, and when he heard about the purpose of Chen Qili's visit, Zhang Anle, who was deeply suffering from the struggle for power, gave Chen Qili a wake-up call and told him to be careful of the other party's silence.
Zhang Anle's reminder sounded an alarm bell for Chen Qili, who decided to put "insurance" in his old friend Zhang Anle, leaving a roll of tapes before leaving, so as not to be framed in the future.
Things have indeed reversed, and the news that "Taiwan gangsters wantonly killed American citizens" has triggered dissatisfaction in the United States, and Chen Qili has become a "scapegoat."
Zhang Anle stood up for the rescue of Chen Qili, and with his own strength, he turned the tide, "a small audio tape, changed the situation in the Taiwan region".
Soon, retaliation ensued, Zhang Anle was designed to be arrested for "suspected drug trading", although Zhang Anle was the "second in command", he absolutely did not do drug business, which was a clear frame.
Under the eaves, Zhang Wasle was forced to serve a 10-year sentence in the United States, which also delayed his desire to return to the mainland by another 10 years.
The motherland continent haunted by dreams
Life in american prisons did not make Zhang Anle depressed, reading and writing is his hobby, he used these 10 years to read a lot of books, published a lot of articles.
While obtaining 2 bachelor's degrees, he also embarked on the path of believing in Marxism. In addition to having a lot of time in prison to read books, there are people from all over the world.
Zhang Anle has known many socialists, "I have read Capital several times, and I have deeply felt Mao Zedong Thought, especially the proposal of 'peaceful reunification, one country, two systems'," he said affectionately.
"Capitalism has drawbacks, socialism will eventually replace capitalism, and I think it will not take long for China to be unified," Zhang Anle became a follower of Marxism after leaving prison.
Taiwan is the place where he grew up, the mainland of the motherland is his hometown, adhering to one China, the early reunification of the two sides of the strait has become the goal of Zhang Anle for the rest of his life.
In 1997, Zhang Anle, who was released from a prison in the United States, was wanted, and he could not return to Taiwan, so he hid in the mainland and began a 16-year business road on the mainland.
The first time he set foot on the land of the motherland, Zhang Anle deeply sighed that every flower, grass and tree of the motherland continent deeply fascinated him, and he also returned to his hometown to visit.
The earth-shaking changes brought about by reform and opening up have greatly shocked Zhang Anle, and the progress of economy and science and technology has also made Zhang Anle understand.
The Communist Party of China is sincerely for the people, and under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, China will surely move toward a better future.
During his 16-year business trip on the mainland, Zhang Anle firmly set his inner goal and worked hard to "realize reunification across the strait at an early date." China's future is bound to be full of hope.
In order to wait for the opportunity, he began to do business in the mainland, but he did not expect that even business was very clever, founded Taoluo Group, became the world's largest manufacturer of hard hats, accounting for 45% of the global market share.
In 2004, in order to counter the separatist forces in Taiwan, he announced the establishment of the China Unification Promotion Party, whose purpose was not to participate in elections or seek public office, but to promote the peaceful reunification of China.
Zhang Anle said: "I have experienced everything I should have experienced, and my life is rich enough, I have my own career in the mainland, I have my own family in Taiwan, my children and grandchildren are full of halls, and I have no worries about the future." ”
He was ready to start fighting for his dream.
Sow the red seeds
In 2013, Zhang Anle returned to Taiwan with the goal of striving for cross-strait reunification, and as soon as the plane landed, he was arrested and faced with the influx of the media.
He smiled frankly and held a propaganda brochure he had written himself, "Peaceful Reunification, One Country, Two Systems -- The Best Guarantee for the Happiness of the People of Taiwan."
"The reason for my return is very simple, and I will not hide it, that is, to recruit party members; cross-strait reunification is the trend of the times, and there is only good for the people of Taiwan and no harm; 'peaceful reunification, one country, two systems' is the best."
Mixed with decades of underworld career, Zhang Anle is not afraid in the face of the media position, what to say, the momentum of the former gang boss still exists.
"I've always wanted to have a split debate with them, but unfortunately they don't want to talk to me," said Mr. Zhang, who has been roaming the streets and in the media all along the years since he returned to Taiwan.
On every major festival of the motherland, he would take to the streets to publicize cross-strait reunification with the members of the party organization for promoting the reunification of China, hold high the five-star red flag, and sing "Great China."
At every rally, Zhang Anle would say emotionally, "Compatriots, we are Chinese, we must keep this in mind, do not want the Chinese United States or some Japanese plot, they are engaged in separatism, they want to bring us down."
On cross-strait relations, he has always advocated looking at problems from the perspective of historical development, holding that "cross-strait problems should go with nature and come to fruition, and history tells us that there is no good result in violating the law of historical development." ”
"The economic trade between the two sides of the strait will only become closer and closer, and continuing exchanges is the best choice, and only after the economy takes off will there be political stability and will it bring a good foundation to the two sides of the strait."
Over the past few decades, the China Unification Promotion Party has grown to tens of thousands of people, and Zhang Anle's efforts to sow red seeds have shown results.
The rivers and lakes are long gone, and the big guys who used to run across the rivers and lakes will no longer be like in the past, sword and light sword shadows, axes and candle shadows, fighting and killing, but respectfully, harmoniously, and politely protesting.
The police said that he was an illegal assembly, he dismissed everyone, one person stayed behind to continue the protest, some media said he would only shout, he took people to sit in the hotel and drink quietly,
Some people say that he is "old in his twilight years," and some people still call him the "godfather of gangsters," but in Zhang Anle's heart, he does not care about these things, and only the goal of "early peaceful reunification of the two sides of the strait" is his wish for the rest of his life.
The wheel of history is rolling forward, and the road ahead cannot be smooth, but as long as all the sons and daughters of the Chinese nation, including compatriots on both sides of the strait, work with one heart and one mind and struggle in unity, the task of complete reunification of the motherland in the future will certainly be realized!