Shi Jianqiao

Shi Jianqiao

In the Warlord Era (1916-1928), when a Chinese assassin named Shi Jianqiao was 19-years-old, her warlord father was defeated and executed by a rival, Sun Chuanfang. Shi spent her 20s tracking Sundown, killing him in 1935. Chinese society was so moved by her act of filial revenge that the court pardoned her.

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