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Duan Guoxue and several senior leaders were talking on the plane about some of the difficulties they are facing. In Shanghai, the city where China's most relaxed and thorough opening up to the outside world, it seems to be more prosperous than a few years ago. The vehicles and the surging crowds on the streets, buildings with a national atmosphere and the colorful neon lights on the streets also tell everyone that it is still so prosperous here. Dialects from all over the world are filled here, and the goods from the dock warehouse are still constantly transporting. People in dark short shirts are watching the workers who are transporting goods. These people were in Shanghai a few years ago. They were thugs in various gangs or the leading heads.

Although they cannot walk on the streets with axes or pistols like before, they still occupy some places here and do things to preserve themselves. Some of them are talking leisurely, but their eyes will be staring at the streets from time to time, where several policemen representing legal violent institutions are patrolling there. Unlike the police here before, these policemen who represent the current government in Duan Guoxue are not as bribed by money as before. They will conduct the strictest inspection and confiscation of some contraband such as arms and opium, and arrest those who violate the law at the same time;

Faced with such police, the people in power of the Shanghai underground forces tried to create some trouble to warn that this is the traditional territory of these underground forces, but these policemen were still unmoved. After several confrontations with each other, these underground forces seemed to have received some hints from their supporters behind them. They no longer used radical means to interfere with normal law enforcement and tax collection by state tax authorities. However, they seemed to have reached some consensus and tacit understanding between each other, paying taxes that should be paid, customs declarations that should be declared, tobacco shops that should be closed, casinos that should be closed, and brothels that should be closed were closed; the situation that had been empty in the conflict quickly prospered again. Both sides seemed to have gains, but they also knew what they had lost.

Underground forces have lost the sources of profits such as tobacco shops, casinos, and brothels, but this does not mean that they have transferred these open and open transactions into the ground. Although they have lost their past glory, their income has also dropped a lot; however, legal business has received some preferential treatment from the new government. The unity of taxes and the ban on taxes have led to a high increase in the profits of these open and legal businesses. The yarn and weaving industries and other legal industries have gained great room for development, which also makes the traditional underground forces and some old families seem to be honest in front of the new regime. However, the leaders of the new regime know that this kind of honesty is the people who are truly wandering and developing, and there are also ambitious people waiting for the opportunity to make a comeback. After a few years, these people have begun to be unable to resist their growing strength and becoming increasingly powerful and began to be ready to move...

Outside an inconspicuous ordinary house in the city, two people were knocking on the door rhythmically. The rhythm of three fast and two slow sounded very ordinary, but for the people in the house, they relaxed a lot from the critical outbreak of tension. The pistol in their hands relaxed a little, aiming at the muzzle of the door slightly, but their index finger was still placed on the plate machine. If there was any abnormal movement at the door, I believe that the several pistols in the room would instantly spit out the bullets in the pistol without hesitation.

"Who?" After stabilizing his emotions, a person in the house stood by the door and asked the visitors outside the house, with the pistol in his hand remaining ready to be fired at any time.

"Delivery." The sound from outside the door made the people in the room even more nervous.

"What goods are you going to deliver?" The person next to the door was even more cautious and continued to ask for the predetermined connector code.

“Cans sent.”

"Candle? We don't seem to have set up candles."

"Is that true, but someone told me that you need light here.

"The outsider said a common codeword with another metaphor. When the codeword was spoken, the person next to the door opened the door to observe the door. The two ordinary people wearing long gowns and top hats were exposed. Then they opened the many plugs on the door. When the outsider went in one after another, the man looked out for a few seconds and then carefully closed the door again.

"Welcome, Comrade Zan. I have heard of your name for a long time ago. We have always heard that you are fighting the most fiercely with the reactionaries in all parts of the country, as well as the Shaanxi-Gansu region. Now I finally get what I want to see you. I am very happy to fight for freedom and revolution with you!" In the room, a few people in the room were excited and excited, suppressing their inner emotions, and surging towards the most experienced person among the two shook hands and hugged them one by one.

"Hello everyone. I am also very happy to meet everyone. I can work and fight with so many people who still maintain a firm faith under the temptations of the reactionaries. You must know that under the various temptations of the reactionaries, more and more comrades have changed their faith and have become unable to extricate themselves from the whirlpool of money, power and comfort. I can see that there are so many comrades who stick to the great faith continue to fight for our faith. I am very happy and excited!" The man surrounded by everyone responded to the respect of the people in the house for the respect of the people in the house for the house for the house for the respect of him. The words of the people in the house for the exaggeration made the people in the house even more excited. I believe that if it was not necessary to suppress the inner excitement of meeting the legendary defender of freedom. I believe that everyone in the house for the house had already cheered.

If anyone who had been and worked with Duan Guoxue before 1920, he would be surprised to see this person called Comrade Zan. This person was the impulsive and radical young man that year - Zhitong. More than 20 years have passed. Time has turned the young man who was originally young and impulsive into a mature and charming adult. Although the passage of time has made him no longer young, his passionate eyes are still so bright. It is just that some depth has been added to this brightness. His calm and sophisticated behaviors are different from those of the time.

"Comrade Zan. I am Su Zaizhong, the head of the Jiangnan District of the Social Democratic Party. It's great that you are here. Just as you said just now, more and more comrades have abandoned the great belief of resistance and fighting for freedom. They are colluding with the reactionaries in power and are lost in power and money." A middle-aged man with the same face held Zan's hand tightly and said affectionately.

"Comrade Su Zaizhong. On behalf of the International Social Democratic Party Struggle Committee, I would like to express my warmest greetings to you. The International Social Democratic Party Struggle Committee highly appreciates you and everyone here who still maintain their strongest beliefs and expresses sincere praise." Twenty

After going, Zan Zhitong was no longer the radical and angry young man back then, but became a calm and wise fighter. He was already smart and knew how to arouse others' emotions and comfort and gather any friends.

Following Su Zaizhong to the second floor of the house, there were already several other people waiting for Zan Zhitong to arrive. Just like the scene downstairs, the people here expressed their admiration for Zan Zhitong, the legendary freedom fighter, before they sat down one by one. Today, the theme of these people gathered together began.

"Comrades, I won't say much nonsense. I'm here for nothing else, but for everyone to continue to fight and fight for our cause of freedom. Although our situation is not ideal now, even worse than more than ten years ago, being able to maintain a firm belief in such an environment means that we are still firm fighters who fight for freedom and ideals. I believe that with everyone's joint efforts, we can defeat all reactionaries!"

Although the opening words of Zan Zhitong are still a bit old-fashioned, no one here feels bored. Everyone likes flattery and everyone likes to be praised. Especially as people at the bottom, they can get higher-level leaders than themselves, and the praise from their superiors is the most useful. In this regard, no matter who they are, they are the same, Westerners and Easterners are the same.

"Mr. Zan, tell us what to do!" Su Zaizhong first recovered from the compliment and asked eagerly as he grasped the theme of today's meeting.

"Don't worry, first of all, I want to inform you of some of the current work achievements and adverse situations of our Social Democratic Party's free organization in the entire China."

Zan Zhitong's words lifted everyone here. For them, it is the most joy to get the news that they are not lonely. No one wants to be lonely on the road to pursuing their dreams. Everyone wants thousands of people to work with them.

"After Duan Guoxue, who is in power, has taken over the highest throne of China's power, our Social Democratic Party has faced the most severe situation since its founding. In the political struggle, they seized the point of our armed opposition to the state regime and kept us in an unfavorable situation of political image. At this point, all warlords with military armed forces in the country were also accused of this; in military terms, facts have proved that he has absolutely strong armed strength, and no one can confront such an army in front of their army; other warlords do not work, we can't, and even the Japanese devils do not, and now, even the big brother of the Soviet Union proves that they cannot do it!"

"In terms of force, the power he has is unimaginable. It's like a fighter on the ring. A single person is not his opponent at all. We, like other armed forces, are like infants and toddlers. Facing him as powerful and high-level boxing champion, our blow to him makes him feel a little pain at most, but as long as he punches, he will fall to the ground and fail!"

"At this point, I have to admit that he did a good job. He made full use of the people of the country to us. When many warlords fought each other, Ninyin accumulated his strength. I spent a while in his sphere of influence for a while, and I had personal experience. He even didn't know about Li Delin, the leader of the Guangxi clan, and Bai Jiansheng, was brought under his command. This made people ignore him. He pushed his subordinates in front of the stage and kept his halo behind these two people and manipulated the puppet in front of the curtain. This Ninyin mentality was a joke that was talked about by many warlords and politicians five years ago. Five years later, these jokes have become another kind of joke."

"I have to say that everyone despises him. The current situation is actually the fate of everyone despising him at the beginning. And we are also part of these people."

Zan Zhitong's words made the people present look solemn. Those who can be here are not fools. Although the miracle created by Duan Guoxue seems very mythical, if you think about the path he has taken carefully, these people with the most experience in fighting know that in political struggles, they are not afraid of open power, but are most afraid of the knife stretched out from the secret. Anyone who despises his opponent will not have a good end. What's even more terrifying about this section of Chinese studies is that he has a knife that can break through all defenses, and now he has a reason to stab the knife openly with confidence.

"The situation facing our Social Democratic Party is very unfavorable and very unfavorable. Many people in our party, inspired by his joint governance of the country, have put down the weapons of struggle in their hands and turned to his camp. They have given up their beliefs and beliefs in struggle. These people are no longer worthy to call themselves members of the Social Democratic Party."

Speaking of this, Zan Zhitong picked up a pair of scissors on the table, took off her coat, carefully cut her inner clothes along the stitching, and took out a thin piece of paper from it.

"This is the latest instruction from the International Social Democratic Party Struggle Committee of the Moscow International Social Democratic Party in the Soviet Union. For these party members who have lost their faith, they will be automatically expelled from the Party. What they do will not represent the Social Democratic Party. Only party members with the purest proletarian concept and firm belief can be recognized by the International Strike Committee! Comrades, we are not isolated. In the faraway Moscow, we still have a powerful revolutionary pioneer supporting us!"

Zan Zhitong's words made everyone excited. They lowered their voices and exchanged their inner joy and excitement. Zan Zhitong did not stop them from doing this. He handed the paper in his hand to someone around them for them to circulate. He picked up the water cup on the table and drank water, waiting for them to circulate.

"Comrades, you are the first party members I saw. The committee will soon announce this instruction to the whole of China and the world. By then, those who have entered the work of the reactionary government and assisted the work of the reactionary government will be expelled from the party. The Social Democratic Party will take up weapons again to fight against all reactionaries. The road to revolution is still full of blood and ups and downs. Everyone should be vigilant and not relax at all."

"Comrade Zan, tell me, what do we do!" Su Zaizhong couldn't help but ask again.

I originally wanted to finish this chapter, but time is not allowed. From this afternoon, Yimu will help a friend organize a wedding, decorate a new house, wedding reception and wedding banquet, and I will probably not be able to finish it until tomorrow night. I will try to post tomorrow's chapter before tomorrow afternoon.
Chapter completed!