Wu Han in 1935.
Wu Han Yip (1902 - 1935) was a Chinese-Dutch archaeologist and waiter.
Biography[]
Half Chinese, half Dutch, Wu Han was studying political science when his parents and sister died in an influenza outbreak. Their ashes wound up in the possession of the notorious gangster Lao Che, who used the promise of a proper burial to force Wu Han into servitude.
In 1933, Indiana Jones met Wu Han in Shanghai on his way to Mongolia. Upon learning of Wu Han's predicament, Jones stole his family's ashes from Lao Che, thereby securing his friend's freedom. The encounter inspired Wu Han to return to school, this time studying archaeology.
In 1935, Wu Han assisted Jones when he was hired by Lao Che to obtain the ashes of Nurhachi, the first Emperor of the Manchu Dynasty, in exchange for the Peacock's Eye, planning to fly the diamond out to London by way of Bangkok. The night before Jones was to meet with the gangster at Shanghai's Club Obi Wan, Lao Che's son Kao Kan attempted to steal the urn from him. While Jones fended him off, he asked Wu Han to be his back up at the club.
Armed with a snub-nose revolver, Wu Han disguised himself as a waiter and held onto Nurhachi's urn until Jones called him over during the meeting. Flanked on both sides by Kao Kan and his other son, Chen, Lao Che reneged on the deal and had poisoned Jones's drink to keep the diamond and Nurhachi. Concealed under a tray, Wu Han pulled his gun on the gangster while Jones demanded the antidote Lao Che flaunted in front of him. Sudden celebrations at a nearby table proved enough of a distraction to allow Chen to shoot Wu Han with his own hidden weapon. Wu Han fell into Jones' arms and succumbed to his wounds.