Preface
A secret that has been sealed for 47 years, a seemingly ordinary newspaper, what kind of sparks will be rubbed between this, and what kind of content is written in this newspaper?
Let an old man cry bitterly when he sees it, and say that his identity can finally be made public.
Now let's go back to the last century and learn about this dusty past.
A shocking spy case
One day on September 13, 1999, an old man was reading an ordinary copy of "Yangcheng Evening News" on the side of the street, which was what he had to do every day.
The old man's name is Liang Huan, and he has lived in Haizhu District of Guangzhou City for many years. In today's era of the Internet, we may not understand why Lao Liang reads newspapers every day.
You must know that in those days, newspapers were the best way for ordinary people to get information from the outside world, and on September 13, Lao Liang saw a headline in the newspaper.
The content is "Searching for Eight Days to Find the Little Hero of the Year", a title that looks very positive makes Lao Liang tremble with excitement.
What is the news that can make a 78-year-old man so out of shape?
I saw Lao Liang's mouth silently muttering: "It's been 47 years, I've been guarding this secret for so many years, and now that it's been revealed, my identity should be able to be revealed." ”
This article in the newspaper that day said about a little hero named Zhang Rongji, who found a strange box on the way to school around the National Day in 1954.
Out of curiosity, he gave the item to the police uncle. I thought it was a small thing, but I never expected this small box to be a terrifying bomb.
With this box bomb as an introduction, the police quickly followed the clues and arrested more than 20 spies.
This case can be called the first spy case in the early days of liberation, and everyone may not have thought that the small box at the beginning was actually brought by Lao Liang.
What is the reason for this? Could it be that Lao Liang is also a member of the secret service? So why hasn't he been arrested for so many years?
Ordinary porters are not ordinary
The story of Lao Liang is a long story, in 1949, our new China had just been founded. And the Kuomintang is still eyeing us.
As a large port on the mainland, Guangzhou has naturally become the main location for the spies to lurk, and every time there is a big festival, especially the National Day, it is a good time for the spies.
Today, Shenzhen is a large, cosmopolitan city, but at that time it was only a small fishing village.
However, because it is very close to Hong Kong, the spies use it as a transit point. Almost all the spies who enter the country have infiltrated through here.
At that time, there was a Luohu Bridge in Shenzhen, which was the only way to connect the two places, with the railway station in Luohu at one end and the railway station in the New Territories on the other.
Because there is a large flow of people and materials here, there is a group of porters who beg for a living here, and Lao Liang is one of these porters.
On October 19, 1949, it was the day that changed the trajectory of Liang Huan's life.
On this day, a staff officer surnamed Xu of the mainland People's Liberation Army found him, and the purpose was very simple, that is, to develop Lao Liang into an "informant".
Ordinary work is not affected in any way, and you only need to pay attention to the suspicious people and things around you at work to provide some information to the PLA.
At that time, Lao Liang was only in his early twenties, and after learning of Staff Officer Xu's intention, he agreed to the other party's request without hesitation.
Later, after many secret surveys and inspections by Staff Officer Xu. Lao Liang officially became a "special agent" of the mainland People's Liberation Army.
"Running in both directions" skillfully penetrates the enemy's interior
After Lao Liang became a special intelligence officer, he carried out his own tasks every day in addition to carrying goods. In this way, several years have passed, and Lao Liang has completed his own work conscientiously every day.
Until one day in 1953, Lao Liang found a suspicious person, a person named Zhang Fuzhi walked into Lao Liang's sight.
This person drinks every day in addition to gambling, and this person's actions are very weird, facing the doubts in his heart, Lao Liang reported the matter to Staff Officer Xu.
Later, through a variety of investigations, it was confirmed that this Zhang Fuzhi was indeed a spy, and he was also the webmaster of a Hong Kong spy station.
Staff Officer Xu decisively gave Lao Liang a task ----- penetrate into the enemy. But the other party is a senior spy leader, and he will flee if there is any disturbance around him.
How can you approach the other party without revealing a trace? Maybe God is helping Lao Liang, this Zhang Fuzhi has long wanted to find a few downlines in China, and Lao Liang has long been in his plan because of his outstanding performance.
With the reason of "going both ways", Lao Liang took the initiative to find Zhang Fuzhi and said that he wanted to smuggle something to make money, and then relied on his incorruptible tongue to successfully gain the initial trust of the other party.
However, Zhang Fuzhi, who is suspicious and cautious by nature, took Lao Liang to Hong Kong for an investigation by CIA agents from the United States. After obtaining a definite answer, Lao Liang successfully penetrated the enemy's interior.
The spy operation was exposed, and Liang Huan took the first credit
According to Lao Liang's own account, after he broke into the enemy, the other party began to talk to him about the idea of wanting to do a big thing in China.
Guangzhou is the primary target of these people, and the spies headed by Zhang Fuzhi said that if they can carry out a large-scale serial explosion in Guangzhou, then they will certainly cause huge losses to New China.
At that time, almost all large buildings and crowd gathering places in Guangzhou became the target of the spies, and when Lao Liang confirmed that these people wanted to cause the bombing in Guangzhou.
immediately reported the news to Staff Officer Xu, and then a sky net was silently spread out in Guangzhou.
Just before the National Day in 1954, Zhang Fuzhi asked Lao Liang to bring six high bombs and incendiary bombs to the mainland.
Perhaps worried that Lao Liang would betray them halfway, the spies also asked Lao Liang to bring his wife and children to transport the bomb together.
When the bomb passed through the Luohu Bridge, Lao Liang immediately went to a public toilet, where Staff Officer Xu had been waiting for a long time.
The six bombs were quickly sent to the professional department to eliminate the danger, and then handed over to Lao Liang to take to Guangzhou.
At that time, Lao Liang successfully settled down under the arrangement of the Guangzhou spies, and then a large number of spies came to look for him to get bombs, and the police who were squatting nearby at this time wiped out these 25 people.
This case became a big case that caused a sensation throughout the country, Staff Officer Xu became a well-known hero, and there was one person who not only did not receive any reward, but also became a sinner.
This person is Lao Liang, but don't worry, this is just the protection of the state for him. Because although more than 20 spies were captured at that time, there were more spies lurking in the country.
If Lao Liang is rashly praised, then he is likely to face crazy revenge, so Lao Liang quietly came to Guangzhou from Shenzhen to live under the arrangement of the organization.
Not only that, because he was tried by the law at the beginning, he still has value in the eyes of many spies.
During the period of working and living in Guangzhou, Lao Liang also discovered a spy with his keen nerves, thinking that he could continue to contribute to the country on the hidden front.
But he didn't expect that when Lao Liang broke into the enemy again, he was called out by two acquaintances.
After revealing his identity, he never did special intelligence work again.
Restore your reputation and return to the blue sky
Lao Liang endured humiliation and protected this secret until September 13, 1999, when Lao Liang saw the story in the newspaper.
The witnesses of this incident also saw the newspaper, and Staff Officer Xu took a few people who knew about the year to find Lao Liang together.
"Lao Liang, you don't have to guard this secret anymore, it's time for you to disclose your identity", a sentence that expressed endless sadness.
After that, Lao Liang asked his son to write a letter of appeal, and his son's inner shock after hearing the news was incomparable.
He never expected that his father would do such a great thing, and it was even more difficult to imagine how much grievance his father had to endure for so many years.
How many 47 years can a person have in his life? Lao Liang used his 47 years to guard a secret.
He withstood the gossip from the world, and it is hard to imagine how he got through all these years.
Those who lived through that era should know that if a person has a stain on his body, then the future of his children will be affected.
When the appeal written by Lao Liang's son was delivered to the Guangzhou Municipal Government, it immediately attracted the attention of the leaders, and they immediately held an emergency meeting to discuss it.
After communicating and understanding from many parties, it was confirmed that what Lao Liang said was true. After two years of investigation, Lao Liang's reputation was finally restored.
After so many years, the hat of counter-revolution on his head was finally taken off, and as the saying goes, justice that is delayed is not justice, but it is only an accident here in Lao Liang.
Because in that era, if Lao Liang was given justice, then the consequences would probably be unacceptable to us.
I don't know if anyone has seen the classic movie "Yangcheng Dark Whistle", the prototype of the protagonist in this movie is Lao Liang, maybe Lao Liang will be able to restore his reputation when this movie is released.
But in order to protect the country's reputation, he decided to make his identity public only after receiving definite information.
For a long time, there have been many people working on the hidden front on the mainland, and they have done a lot to protect the security of the motherland incognito.
Here, let's pay tribute to them!