Xu Haiou, in Cangnan County in the 1990s and even in southern Zhejiang and northern Fujian, was a name that made people tremble with fear. There was a saying at the time: When a child cries, parents only need to say: If you cry again, ask Xu Haiou to take you away, and the child will immediately stop daring to make a sound.
How about Xu Haiou? When most Wenzhou people hear this name, they will think of three words - underworld.
Recently, a reporter asked Xu Haiou on the bus to Taishun. The Taishun driver still gave a thumbs up, "Boss Cangnan!"
Indeed, in the 1990s, His sphere of influence extends from Ruian in the north to Fuding in the south; one of his business cards can be sold for 5,000 yuan; he is very familiar with both black and white, and his "power" is even greater than that of the county party committee secretary. Things in some government departments are not settled. Things that cannot be settled by government departments must be solved by him... 1 After the gang was established in 1992, he has been firmly on the throne as the number one gang in Wenzhou. Until 1996, Xu Haiou's gang was crushed by the police, and in 1998, Xu Haiou was shot.
More than ten years later, the reporter came to Lingxi Town, Cangnan County, and found some of the Ma Chai of Xu Haiou’s gang, and learned about the situation of Xu Haiou’s gang, as well as the police’s handling of the case at that time, and learned in detail The life of Wenzhou gangsters at the end of the last century, and the ups and downs of Wenzhou's No. 1 gang.
Xu Haiou emerged with his strength
On April 23, 1961, Xu Haiou was born in Lingxi Township Street, Cangnan County (then part of Pingyang County), ranking second among three brothers. , named "Xu Yunou", the Xu family ranks in the "Yun" generation. His name is "Xu Yun'ou", and he ranks among the people of the Xu clan whose name is "Yun".
"Studying between the ages of 8 and 15, unemployed between the ages of 15 and 30, arrested for gambling between the ages of 30 and 31, and released without a job at the age of 31 without prosecution." This is what Xu Haiou said on the Cangnan County Procuratorate's arrest document. autobiography. .
Lingxi Town was very small back then, and the main central area was concentrated in the current Shangjie (Old Street) area. An acquaintance of Xu Haiou told reporters that Xu Haiou was 180 centimeters tall and weighed 90 kilograms as an adult. He was very strong. After graduating from junior high school, he began to mingle in society and do physical work such as transportation. Due to the rise of martial arts at that time, he also followed the trend of Nanquan and learned Nanquan.
"To be honest, he is not very good at Kung Fu, but because of his great strength, most people are not his opponent." said an insider. Xu Haiou once won a prize in a weightlifting competition in Wenzhou, which shows that his strength is no greater than that of ordinary people.
Xu Haiou’s original rider told reporters that there are two theories about their boss’s fame: First, in the early 1980s, when Pingcang and Cang counties were divided, Xu Haiou, who was only in his early twenties, was in Lingzhou. A martial arts performance was held on the hill in front of Xizhen Park. He performed the kung fu of breaking a boulder with his chest, showing his amazing strength, and his fame spread in the small town; secondly, Lingxi was the one who really became famous, and the second one was Lingxi. What made him famous was the battle between Lingxi and Jinxiang Qiaotou. One day, the four "Jiangnan" faction fought with the "Nangang" faction at Jinxiang Qiaotou, Lingxi Town, Cangnan over the dragon boat incident. These four were all very brave and unbeatable. At this time, Xu Haiou happened to be passing by. "When the road was rough, he drew his sword to help." He rushed forward and took care of the opponent in a few strokes.
Cangnan is divided into two factions, Nangang (Southern Fujian) and Jiangnan (Wenzhou). The two factions often fight.
The gang was established on Xu Haiou’s 31st birthday
In the early 1990s, Xu Haiou was arrested for gathering people to gamble. After being released from prison, Xu Haiou followed the trend and first opened a fruit market on the streets of Lingxi Town, and later opened a freight department.
On the evening of April 11, 1992, it was Xu Haiou’s birthday. Chen Nanri and Dong Jiayu, their buddies who usually hung out together on the street, took Xu Zhenjun, Zhang Zide, Yan Weijun, Yi Jiqu, Fu Guolian and Wang Liang Diao and more than 20 people came to congratulate him. After three drinks, everyone gathered in the living room on the second floor of Xu's house to discuss.
At this time, Chen Nanri suggested that since there are so many brothers here, why not join forces to "do it", use their fame to expand their power, and elect Xu Haiou, the most prestigious among them, as the boss. Those present were unanimously in favor of the idea.
Xu Haiou did not refuse. He then proposed to appoint Chen Nanri as "strategist", or "second in command"; Dong Jiayu as "financial manager", or "third in command". "Third in command". The gang was officially formed on Xu's 31st birthday.
The "Jianghu Tour" of Xu Haiou's gang
From April 1992 to November 1995, Xu Haiou's gang traveled to Lingxi Town, Qiaodun Town, Chixi Town, and Mazhan Township in Cangnan , Puting Township, Longgang Town and Fuding County, Chongqing City and other places have launched a series of "actions"! ".
Fuding established political power
One day in April 1992, Xu Haiou's men Liu, Shen and others were gambling by the waterside at the junction of Zhejiang and Fujian. For some unknown reason The Fuding County gangster "Ximen The water pipes and others rushed to Fuding County. The other party may have heard the news and released Liu and Shen early, so there was no conflict or fight between the two parties. Xu Haiou's shipping department later opened a branch in Fuding. , and has a close relationship with the "local snakes" here.
A member of the Xu clan told reporters that at that time, a clan member in Fuding was involved in a crime. They asked Xu Haiou to take action and set up a table of wine in Fuding. It was done.
Market
In 1992, the Chinese medicinal materials and tonic market (i.e. ginseng antler market) located on Zhonglu, Lingxi Town, Cangnan County, has become the largest ginseng market in the country. There are nearly a hundred operators in the Rong market. The market order is mostly managed by the "Law of the Jungle".
At that time, Zheng, the leader of the "Freezing Factory" gang in Guantang area of ??Lingxi. Dao Yuan has always been eyeing this piece of fat, and he and Huang Chunmiao and others opened a ginseng antler market store at No. 221 of the market. The ginseng antler market sells and buys, and collects "transaction fees" from the operators.
How could Xu Haiou and others give up such a profitable place? In February 1993, Xu Haiou, Chen Nanri, Dong Jiayu and others opened a store at No. 184 of the market, named "Ginseng Rong Ginseng Rong" "Tonic Medicine Store". Xu Haiou is in charge of the behind-the-scenes, Chen Nanri is the general manager, Dong Jiayu is the accountant, Chen Ruohuang is the cashier, Cai Fuzheng and Lin Yunbiao have been responsible for the store for a long time.
One mountain cannot accommodate two tigers. The conflict finally broke out.
On March 8, 1993, Cai Fuzheng and Huang Chunmiao had a conflict while purchasing a batch of Northeastern ginseng. Immediately, the two sides began to gather people, Xu Haiou and Xu Yun. Ge Ge gathered hundreds of people and prepared a large number of sabers, water pipes and other weapons. Zheng Daoyuan and Huang Chunmiao also gathered a large number of people. A total of more than 200 people from both sides were ready to fight. Later, the relevant departments stopped the mediation. , a bloody battle did not start.
After that, Zheng Daoyuan and his group also realized that they were not strong enough and withdrew from the ginseng market. They charge "transaction fees" ranging from 0.3 yuan to 2 yuan per kilogram. They call themselves "ginseng and antler exchanges", and the operators call them "second tax offices" or "black shops".
From the end of 1993 to 1994, Lin Libin, Jiang Weiman, Li Shuhong and others from the "exchange" often patrolled the market and acted as thugs to help collect "transaction fees." Li Shuhong even drove a three-wheeled motorcycle equipped with police lights with great fanfare. Cars patrolled the market, collected money, and beat people.
Li Gang killed key members
In July 1993, Dong Mingguang, the leader of the "Death Squad", refused to repay the money he borrowed from the team members and refused to call. Reply, violate team discipline, cause dissatisfaction among team members. On July 20, Xu Haiou and others invited Dong Mingguang from Qiaodun Town to Lingxi Town. At about 8 o'clock that night, Xu Haiou, Chen Nanri, Dong Jiayu, Dong Jia? Chen Nanri, Dong Jiayu, Yi Jiqiu, Chen Ruohuang and others gathered at the Waiting at the intersection of Chengzhong Road and Xueshi Road, Yi Jiqiu and Xu Zhenjun each held a pig-killing knife.
After Dong Mingguang arrived, Xu Zhenjun and Yi Jiqiu immediately rushed forward and cut Dong Mingguang's chest, arms and other places, and then fled the scene.
Dong Mingguang died on the way to the hospital for rescue. Chen Nanri also ordered his subordinates Chen Xiansong and others to wash away the blood stains at the scene with water.
Out-of-court murder case
On October 16, 1993, Cangnan County Longgang Paper and Plastic Supply and Marketing Manager Station sued the "Seagull Shipping Department for reselling shipping paper" in the Cangnan County Court The Economic Court is in session. After the trial, Dong Jiayu and others believed that the speeches of the other party and the lawyer were hurtful to their feelings, so they ordered Wang Liangdao, Zheng Yuanhua and others to beat them.
Clan forces
A clan fight occurred in Cangnan
On November 5, 1994, a clan fight occurred in Cangnan Township, Cangnan County. On November 5, 1994, a clan fight broke out between the Xu and Lin surnames in Xintang Village, Mazhan Township, Cangnan County. The Xu surname requested support from the "Xu Tong Xinhui Foundation" in Lingxi. Xu Haiou led more than 100 Xu people including Ye Peng and Xu Mingpu. The surnamed tribesmen went there carrying hunting tools. More than a hundred tribesmen carrying shotguns, sabers, water pipes and other weapons rushed to the horse station in more than a dozen cars and vans to prepare for a fight. The local police station stopped it in time and the fight did not happen.
The police’s secret deployment operation was leaked and 300 police officers crushed Xu Haiou’s gang
Xu Haiou’s power is too great! During the interview, the local police pointed out that it was precisely because of the protection of a small number of cadres that Xu Haiou's gang could become so arrogant. In addition to Cangnan, there are many large and small gangs who are constantly fighting.
Starting in 1995, government departments finally began to prepare to crack down on these gangs. At 7 pm on December 5, 1995, in a small conference room in Cangnan County, Zhejiang Province, the Wenzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau announced the implementation plan for a unified attack and roundup of Xu Haiou gang members that night. Shen Qiang, then director of the Cangnan County Public Security Bureau, made comprehensive arrangements, and Chen Minquan, then secretary of the county's political and legal committee, announced operational discipline: "Those who leak secrets will be removed from office and will be dealt with in accordance with the law."
At 7:50, the participants began to deploy action plans separately. At this time, Guo Bingzhong, secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission of the County Public Security Bureau, who was on the same team as the two deputy directors of the County Public Security Bureau, excused himself from the meeting. After the meeting, Guo Bingzhong called Zhang Aibao, then director of the Anti-Corruption Bureau of the County Procuratorate, on his mobile phone at 8:20 that night. After Zhang called back, Guo told Zhang on the phone that the Wenzhou SWAT team was going to arrest Xu Haiou that night.
Zhang Aibao immediately called Xu Haiou, who had been secretly controlled by the Criminal Investigation Brigade of Cangnan County Public Security Bureau, over the phone to Jianxing East Road. Guo told Xu Haiou the content of the call and called Xu Haiou from the Cangnan Public Security Bureau. Chen from the Criminal Investigation Brigade knows whether the situation is true. Chen told Xu Haiou that Xu Haiou would not be arrested, and Xu immediately returned to the Criminal Investigation Brigade of the County Public Security Bureau.
The information leaked by Guo Bingzhong and Zhang Aibao to Xu Haiou was quickly grasped by the Public Security Bureau (in January 1997, Guo Bingzhong was sentenced to one year in prison, and Zhang Aibao was sentenced to eight months in prison).
Due to the leaks of Guo Bingzhong and Zhang Aibao and Xu Haiou's departure from the Criminal Investigation Brigade, the operation originally scheduled for 12 o'clock that night was forced to be advanced. Wenzhou and Cangnan police dispatched 300 police officers, Xu Haiou was arrested, and many criminals got wind of the crime. And escape. Among the 16 principal criminals, 10 escaped. To this day, many important members, including Yi Jiqu, have not been captured.
In early 1997, the Wenzhou Intermediate People's Court issued a first-instance verdict against the Xu Haiou Criminal Group. 43 criminals of the Xu Haiou Group headed by Xu Haiou were sentenced to death, suspended death, and fixed-term imprisonment. According to the policeman handling the case, the case files were shipped in several large iron boxes, and the entire judgment was 63 pages thick.
Around 1997, several major gangs in Cangnan were destroyed by the police.
In addition, Chen Nanri was arrested in 1999 and later sentenced to life imprisonment; Dong Jiayu was arrested in 2004 and sentenced to 20 years in prison.