In 1957, a historical event occurred in a small town in Jiangxi Province that people still talk about today. That year, an old man named Ling Fengwu, who had been restricted because he was suspected of being a remnant of the Kuomintang, was about to go to Nanchang to handle an important matter, when the public security organs suddenly came to investigate.
Back in the spring of 1957, Ling Fengwu was originally just an ordinary English teacher in a small town in Jiangxi, living an ordinary life. His past suddenly became the target of an investigation by the public security organs. During the rule of the Kuomintang, Ling briefly served as the director of the Jiangxi Detention Center, and this history became his "crime". Just as he was about to go to Nanchang to deal with some personal affairs, public security officers suddenly visited, and his plans had to be suspended.
At this time, Ling Fengwu was anxious, and he knew that once he was characterized as a legacy of the Kuomintang, he might face endless trouble. At this critical juncture, Mr. Ling took out a letter from the drawer, which was written to him by Fang Zhichun, vice governor of Jiangxi Province. In the letter, Fang Zhichun asked Ling Fengwu to go to Nanchang, and his words were earnest, and it seemed that the matter was of great importance.
The letter immediately attracted the attention of the public security officers present. Puzzled, they asked: Why would a former Kuomintang person now have dealings with high-ranking Communist Party officials? Only then did Ling Fengwu slowly speak, revealing a past that had almost been sealed in the dust of history.
It turned out that Fang Zhichun was not an ordinary provincial vice governor, and his cousin Fang Zhimin was a revolutionary martyr who died bravely during the Anti-Japanese War. It is said that after Fang Zhimin was secretly executed, his bones have not been found, and it has always been a big stone in Fang Zhichun's heart. Back then, it was during Ling Fengwu's tenure in the Jiangxi Detention Center that Fang Zhimin was imprisoned there, although the two did not directly intersect, but Ling felt extremely respectful of Fang Zhimin's sacrifice.
In 1957, shortly after the founding of the People's Republic of China, the country began large-scale industrial construction. During this period, the Nanchang area also developed rapidly, and the construction of a chemical fiber factory made this land mentioned again. At the construction site of the chemical fiber factory, workers accidentally dug up several skeletons. The discovery caused an immediate sensation, as the bones had apparently been buried for more than a decade and were likely the remains of revolutionary martyrs during the Anti-Japanese War.
The police quickly intervened, and a team of experts was called in to identify the remains. After some efforts, the identity of the bones was finally confirmed, including Fang Zhimin's bones. This discovery not only brought comfort to Fang Zhimin's relatives, but also allowed Fang Zhichun's wish to come true.
Behind this, the role played by Ling Fengwu is crucial. It was during his tenure as the director of the detention center that he learned about Fang Zhimin's situation, and after liberation, he did not forget this history, but retained the clues related to this history in a unique way. Although he was a member of the Kuomintang, his respect for revolutionary martyrs transcended the boundaries of political positions.
After learning all this, Fang Zhichun knew the importance of Ling Fengwu to find Fang Zhimin's bones, so he wrote a letter to ask him to go to Nanchang, hoping to use his memories and clues to find the exact location of the bones. This letter is not only a letter of request, but also a respect for historical cognition and nostalgia for heroes.
Because of her past identity, Ling Fengwu faced a lot of incomprehension and doubts. At the beginning of the police investigation, he was almost defined as a "counter-revolutionary", but it was this letter, along with his faithful memory of history, that gradually changed people's perceptions. From a suspect KMT remnant to a key figure in helping revolutionary heroes recover their bones, Ling Fengwu's image has changed dramatically in the public mind.
This event also reflects the complexity of history. In the tide of politics, everyone plays a different role to a greater or lesser extent, and there is an unknown side behind each role. Ling Fengwu and Fang Zhichun are about redemption, respect and memory, and it reminds us that in the long course of history, understanding and tolerance are sometimes more important than simple labels.
Ling Fengwu and Fang Zhichun are not only a story about history, but also a kind of human brilliance that transcends the boundaries of time and identity. In that turbulent era, a misunderstood former Kuomintang and a Communist vice governor with a sense of family and country jointly completed a sacred mission to recover the bones of heroes.