As a meritorious veteran in charge of the Kuomintang secret service, Dai Li made outstanding contributions to Chiang Kai-shek both during the civil war and the anti-Japanese period.
Through his hands, he not only killed many Japanese, but also executed a large number of traitors, and at the same time, it also formed a fatal deterrent to officials at all levels within the Kuomintang.
Of course, his hands were also stained with the lives of innocent people and people with lofty ideals in our party.
It was such a powerful and elusive Kuomintang spy leader who died in the plane crashing into a mountain on March 17, 1946.
His death was unexpected, but it was the eagerness of the vast majority of the people, and even the Kuomintang officials were happier than anyone else, because the sword of deterrence hanging over their heads had finally disappeared.
Premier Zhou also commented that Dai Li's death made the Chinese revolution 10 years ahead of schedule.
While people celebrate Dai Li's death, there is also a lot of speculation about the actual cause of his death, and there are at least three or more theories circulating in the world.
The first is the murder theory, however, there are many people who murdered Dai Li, and the one who can be ranked is naturally Chiang Kai-shek, followed by Zhongtong, Ma Hansan and other suspects.
The people's suspicion of Chiang Kai-shek stemmed from Dai Ligong's suspicion of being a high-minded master.
In 1928, Dai Li took refuge under Chiang Kai-shek's door and began to collude with Chiang Kai-shek.
After that, Dai Li's development was smooth sailing, and with Chiang Kai-shek's rise to power, his power and status also rose.
After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, although Chiang Kai-shek was the de facto ruler, Dai Li, behind him, was also a force to be reckoned with.
Because, after years of hard work, coupled with Dai Li's successful incorporation of a large number of loyal and righteous salvation troops, Dai Li's military strength was rapidly formed.
In addition, Dai Li's contacts with American intelligence also made him very well-informed, and the cooperation of the Americans not only brought Dai Li's intelligence, but also gave him the confidence to compete for power.
With the endorsement of the Americans, Dai Li's ambitions are no longer limited to intelligence and spies, but he has extended his hand to the real military field, that is, the army.
Navy, aviation, and other forces were also touched by Dai Li, and this situation was naturally undesirable for Chiang Kai-shek.
Therefore, according to Chiang Kai-shek's style of acting, the first strike is the measure he tailor-made for Dai Li.
In addition, the theory that Ma Hansan assassinated Dai Li has always been popular.
After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, Dai Li made a lot of money by rectifying the problem of traitors, among them, Ma Hansan formed a grudge with Dai Li because of this incident.
As a high-ranking Kuomintang official, Ma Hansan also amassed wealth, and in his dealings with Kawashima Fangzi, he used 18 golden arhats and nine dragon swords to allow Kawashima Yoshiko to escape.
Dai Li saw that Ma Hansan had robbed him of his opportunity to collect money, so he was ready to take action against Ma Hansan, but the vigilant Ma Hansan deliberately transferred the Nine Dragons Sword to Dai Li in exchange for "forgiveness".
However, this false security did not reassure Ma Hansan, so Ma Hansan arranged for his lover Liu Yuzhu to accompany him on the plane that Dai Li flew to Qingdao on March 16.
And Liu Yuzhu received an order to plant a bomb to kill Dai Li.
As for the feud between Zhongtong and Dai Li, it is also well known, and if it cannot be resolved, it is naturally suspected of assassination.
Female spy of the military commander
The second theory is that Dai Li died at the hands of a pilot with two knives.
On March 16, when Dai Li was preparing to take off at Beiping Airport, suddenly, his pilot, Zhao Xin, was replaced by a new pilot, Zhang Yuanren.
Although Zhang Yuanren is a pilot, his flying level is very limited, and he has only mastered some preliminary theories of ascent and descent.
Zhang Yuanren won the opportunity to fly through bribery, just to go to Shanghai to speculate on the US dollar as soon as possible.
The complex meteorological conditions near Nanjing are not something that Zhang Yuanren can deal with, and accidents are inevitable.
This statement has a clear statement in Zhao Xin's book "Before and After Dai Li's Fall".
As for the third statement, it was poured out by an 82-year-old Hong Kong woman.
Her identity is not simple, her name is Chen Hua, she is the mistress who has followed Dai Li for the longest time, and she is also the lover that Dai Li treats sincerely.
Before Dai Li went to Beiping, he had said in front of Chen Hua that Chiang Kai-shek was dissatisfied with him, and even had the intention of committing suicide at one point.
After Dai Li's death in a plane crash, the military commander also questioned Chen Hua when he began to investigate.
Chen Hua has seen 13 photos of the scene, and among these photos, she has found a detail, which is formed by Dai Li's daily style.
She later recalled that the video footage she retrieved showed that the right hand of Dai Li's corpse was raised, and it appeared to be pinched, which did not match the characteristics of other parts of the body.
According to this phenomenon, Chen Hua thought of Dai Li's habitual movements when shooting, and understood that Dai Li must have a gun in his hand at this time.
Chen Hua speculated that Dai Li's death of the pilot with a pistol on the plane led to the plane crash, all of which was a manifestation of Dai Li's suicide.
Although it was put forward by Dai Li's closest mistress, there are relatively few people who agree with the view of suicide, but this possibility cannot be ruled out.
All of these points are still hotly debated, but whatever the secrets behind them, Dai Li's death is a good thing for China.