Since 1983

After seeing the notice during the day, Xu Fei heard the news broadcast on the radio when he was at home at night.

The inspection team even went door-to-door to notify, and those party members, cadres, people, and workers who had been tried and tested were all transferred to assist in law and order.

Then the next day, it seemed that overnight Ancheng was covered with relevant notices everywhere, the government, banks, post and telecommunications offices, folk art troupes, and even my own alleys were full of big-character posters.

An easy-to-understand introduction to the crackdown campaign, mainly to encourage the masses to participate, report and expose, and actively provide clues.

Then the police force was strengthened, and the illegal activities around some people were quickly resolved. So the common people felt it very clearly. It seemed that in just a few days, those famous and famous hooligans were arrested in batches, and the streets were cleared.

Only then did they realize the central government's determination and enforcement of the crackdown. Everyone was talking about it, and it quickly expanded like a prairie fire. About half a month later, it finally reached its first climax.

"Hurry up, Xiaofei!"

"Hurry up, there will be no room for a while!"

"I'm coming!"

Xu Fei hurriedly took the last bite of his meal, locked the door, squeezed on a bicycle with his parents, and rushed to the largest main road in Ancheng.

There was already a sea of ​​people here, and it was impossible to squeeze in, so we had to find a low wall around the periphery. Xu Fei climbed onto a big tree, and he could see it clearly.

On both sides of the road, there was a mass of people's heads, and there were men and women standing nervously and expectantly. Even children were not shy about being held in the arms of their parents, and their faces were full of curiosity.

Not long after, a voice burst out from inside: "Here we come!"

In what should have been the height of emotion, the crowd took on an eerie silence, with thousands of eyes on the intersection. First, there were a few bangs, and two sidecar motorcycles appeared in sight. The policemen in white uniforms had straight backs and serious expressions.

Behind them are three trucks, each with a man in handcuffs and a sign around his neck, with his name and crime written on it, and a big cross drawn on it.

There are also two motorcycles behind it, and the propaganda slogan is played in a loop: "Catch those who may or may not be arrested, and resolutely catch; Social life is stable..."

This set of procedures has a fixed form of expression.

First, there was the public sentencing meeting, where a high platform was built, and the prisoners were escorted to the spot, and the audience was full of people. Then there is the host, who reads the crimes and trial results one by one. Those sentenced to death will be paraded through the streets and finally executed by shooting.

"boom!"

"Boom!"

The truck drove slowly and clumsily through the main road, and the people who squeezed in the front could clearly see the prisoner's face was ashen, limp and trembling, and he had to rely on the police to help him barely stand...

A small whisper spread through the crowd, from whispering to talking, from talking to noisy, and finally broke through the obstacles, rushing like a torrent.

Nothing to do with themselves, ignorant of fear, crying and crying for injustice... scattered, and finally gathered in one place, covering the entire long street profusely.

Xu Fei only stared at the prisoner in the third car, and the other party looked familiar. After careful identification, he realized that it was the man who wanted to grab the bicycle.

I don't know where the accomplice went, but he drooped his head, couldn't see his face clearly, half of his body was leaning against the policeman, and his right hand was tightly clutching the railing.

The plaque on his chest reads: Rock, Robber!

"..."

Xu Fei didn't know what mood he was in, but he wasn't excited. And Xu Xiaowen and Zhang Guiqin below are discussing eagerly:

"Fortunately, Carpenter Wang went in early, otherwise he would have been shot at this time."

"Yeah, he is also fate."

"Big ass!"

A man on the wall next to him turned his head and interjected, "You mean Carpenter Wang in Qingshui Hutong, it's too late to change!"

"I heard that the sentence is only a few years."

"In the beginning it was sentenced to several years. Isn't this a severe punishment? After the government reviewed it, it felt that it was too light, so it was added for ten years. Carpenter Wang refused to accept it and wanted to appeal. This is good, and there will be no term."

This buddy seems to be a little knowledgable, and he was spitting, "If you want me to tell you, why don't you change it indefinitely, just shoot it! Just look at the current world, all kinds of cats and dogs come out to hang around, and exercise again. Alright, get rid of these people."

"..."

Xu's father and Xu's mother stopped talking and looked at each other with an indescribable feeling. Especially Xu Xiaowen, who personally reformed in the countryside.

However, he is not a bad person!

It took about ten minutes for the street parade to drive past from beginning to end, and the crowd also dispersed.

When the three of them returned home, they were inexplicably silent until dinner time.

At the dinner table, Xu Xiaowen was eating and eating, when suddenly he said: "Xiao Fei, you should have less contact with Xiao Xu in the future, the two of you are getting too close."

"That's right, he has a serious partner. If someone reports it, you two will not be able to tell clearly." Zhang Guiqin said.

"Well, I'll pay attention later."

Xu Fei didn't refute it because it was the truth.

It is said that in 1978, China ended the movement of going to the countryside that lasted for more than 20 years. With the return of a large number of educated youth to the city and the rapid growth of the young unemployed population, a large, single, and extremely depressed restless group has accumulated in the city.

In the capital alone, there are 400,000 unemployed people, with an average of one person per 2.7 households hanging out on the streets, and this group breeds a large number of criminals.

Especially in 1983, the number of major cases rose rapidly, and it would be appalling to just pick one out, such as the famous Erwang case in Northeast China.

In February this year, a pair of brothers surnamed Wang sneaked into a hospital in Fengtian to steal. After being discovered, they killed four and wounded three and fled Fengtian. After that, he fled all the way, killing and injuring many people during the period, and was shot dead on the spot in a certain county until September.

There is also the more famous case of Chi Zhiqiang.

He is an actor from Changying Studio, and he is very popular. As a result, when he was filming in the South this year, he participated in a dance organized by the children of high-ranking officials and voluntarily applauded with a girl.

Afterwards, someone reported that the dance party was a crowd applause activity. After investigation by the police, no punishment was given because there was no victim.

As a result, a reporter came to interview him. He made up the crimes of "rape x" and "pornography", and published an article "Star on Screen, Criminal in Life" which aroused public indignation and demanded severe punishment. This buddy was only sentenced to four years in prison.

Later, he met two fellow prisoners in the detention center. One peeked into the women's restroom and was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve. Another forcibly hugged a young woman and was also sentenced to 4 years...

It sounds ridiculous, but it is the real environment of this era.

Crackdown is a special stage in a special period and cannot be judged by common sense. Especially the crime of hooliganism, this is a basket, and everything can be put in it. What obscenity, insults, gathering to fight, picking quarrels and provoking trouble, and inappropriate behavior are all considered hooliganism.

Under the influence of this ideology, many young men with long hair were forcibly cut off their heads, and even the legs of their wide-leg pants were cut off...

Xu Fei only had a literal concept of crackdown, but only after experiencing it personally did he realize how fierce it is.

From an objective point of view, the crackdown has maintained social stability, but it has also resulted in many unjust, false and wrongly decided cases.

Just like him and Chen Xiaoxu, they are indeed innocent, but they can't stand up to so many enthusiastic people who hurt their eggs. Now I will ride a bicycle to sell bags, and I might be caught!

(Those who want to send red envelopes, it is best to notify in the group first, so as not to be snatched by cheaters.)