Chapter 4 Chapter two

"I know this man." An Zhongliang was very sad. He stared at the photo on the certificate for a long time, and his protruding eyes behind the lens were covered with tears. Ask the Japanese devils for a reward!" An Zhongliang threw the stalker's certificate and letter into the burning fireplace, and burned it together with many documents of the executive committee, and then turned around and pressed Zheng Shaobai on a cowhide mask. He sat on the armchair next to him and said, "Okay, Shaobai, this matter is over, don't think about it, everyone is here, let's have a meeting!"

An Zhongliang turned around, pressed both hands on the desk in front of him, his thin upper body leaned forward, his long wet hair hung on his protruding cheeks, his two protruding goldfish eyes were slightly raised, and over the On the upper frame of the gold-rimmed glasses, he looked at the seven executive committee members, two women, five men, who were sitting scattered in the living room: "Everyone, the situation is very urgent! The traitorous Beijing government and the reactionary warlord Zhao Yulin finally tore off the fake face and fought with the Japanese. , British imperialism openly stood together. Zhao Yulin’s third brigade marched into Qingpu a few days ago, every comrade’s head was marked with a price, and the strike workers are bleeding every day, the situation is quite serious!”

Zheng Shaobai turned sideways, put one hand on the back of the chair, stared blankly at An Zhongliang's thin face, nervously waiting for further instructions from the leader of the labor union and the leader of the revolutionary party.He very much hoped that the chief would immediately raise the issue of retreat and make a decision.In fact, the matter is very clear, the fleshy breasts of the workers can't stop the hot guns of the soldiers of the third brigade supervised by Zhao.The supervisor is a good murderer. If you dare to fight recklessly, he dares to use a lance. Two years ago, this bastard used a lance to deal with students demonstrating in the provincial capital.

"...However, it must be explained that this 148-day general alliance strike jointly initiated by all walks of life in Qingpu has dealt a severe blow to the Japanese and British imperialists' aggressive forces in Qingpu, and strongly supported Shanghai, The national movements in Qingdao and Guangzhou have achieved unprecedented success!" When he said this, An Zhongliang clenched his fist and waved it in the air a few times. "According to reports from people in charge of trade unions in various industries in Qingpu, the Japanese and British imperialists suffered heavy losses in the Qingpu factory. Daxing Spinning Factory and Dongfang Locomotive Factory are on the verge of closing down. Yongkang and Yongfu No. During these 148 days, the direct loss of capital and profits caused by our workers and people from all walks of life to the Japanese and British imperialists should be calculated in millions of yen!"

Gao Ming, the vice chairman of the United Strike Committee who was sitting next to An Zhongliang, also leaned over the table and stepped in to emphasize: "More importantly: this national movement has fully demonstrated the strength of our working class and demonstrated the strength of our working class. The dedication and revolutionary enthusiasm of the working class. Thirty thousand workers recognized the face of the imperialists and their lackeys in this anti-imperialist labor movement. Although they shed some blood, they also accumulated experience in struggle. In the past we said: 'The world is Laborers', some people shook their heads and said it was empty words. Today, I want to say: 'Qingpu is for laborers', no one will shake their heads again?! This 148-day glorious struggle is against the empire It is a grand exercise of communism! When the dawn of national liberation hangs over their heads, they will definitely break free from the chains and run towards their own bright world! This is also an unprecedented and great success..."

The two revolutionary leaders talked a lot about success and didn't mention whether to withdraw or not. Zheng Shaobai couldn't hold back anymore, he stuck his head out of his elders, and asked in a daze: "Mr. An, Mr. Gao, please talk about the moment! What are we going to do now? Just now Mr. An also said that Director Zhao’s third brigade has already entered Qingpu, we...we can’t wait to be caught, be...beheaded..." Gao Ming waved his hand and interrupted Zheng Shaobai: "Okay, time is short, let's listen to Brother Zhongliang!" An Zhongliang calmly tossed the hair hanging from his forehead back, adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose, and pressed both hands on the table. "Mr. Gao Ming is right, and I also believe that the glorious awakening of the working class in the struggle is a major sign of our success. However, this overall awakening does not mean the firmness of each individual worker! Follow up tonight Zheng Shaobai's guy was also a laborer in the past. I knew him, but he degenerated into a lackey who begged for rewards from the imperialist consulate! And in the joint committee composed of leaders of various industrial unions, some people also asked the Police Department and Superintendent Zhao Tell the secret, we will sell our heads one by one!"

"Who?" "who is it?" "what happened?" It was Zheng Shaobai first, and then other members of the executive committee in the living room also asked. An Zhongliang shook his head: "It's not clear who this person is. I only know the names, addresses, and frequent places of every comrade here. They have been captured by the Police Department and the detective team of Superintendent Zhao! Tomorrow, uh , it's already midnight, it should be said that it's today, this morning, they are going to split up and arrest the whole city!" Zheng Shaobai's heart skipped a beat, his scalp was numb and his whole body was cold.Hey, he and everyone in this room are caught in the hands of Superintendent Zhao and the Police Department. Seeing that a catastrophe is imminent, Mr. An Zhongliang and Gao Ming are still in the mood for a meeting, and they are still talking about it Success!It's hard for them to hold their breath!

After thinking about it, I don't think it's strange.An Zhongliang, Gao Ming, um, and Ji Boshun who was sitting across from each other were all hard-hearted revolutionaries. They were both college students who came from Beijing half a year ago, and they worked hard for their jobs.The Revolutionary Party gave them money, and they were proud to be responsible for the Revolutionary Party (at that time, Zheng Shaobai thought that all professional revolutionaries received money).But he was not. He was a fitter in the Dongfang Locomotive Works, and he had to earn a living by working hard. Even if he ran back to his hometown in Zaozhuang, he had to plan food on the land.Although he is also a revolutionary party, the revolutionary party has never paid him money, and he has never expected them to pay money.When he joined the Revolutionary Party, it was because An Zhongliang and Gao Ming, who could read and write, looked up to him and could tell him stories.He loved listening to stories since he was a child.Focusing on the colorful stories of the Three Emperors and Five Emperors to the present, he joined the party, got mixed up with them, and felt refreshed walking on the street.Afterwards, I saw that there were good buddies gathered around them, like Wang Mazi Wang Shousong from Yongkang Factory, and Wu Yinlin Wu Heimian from Daxing Factory.He felt that he was also a half-god.At that time, everyone was afraid to show his face. He stood up for the word of loyalty. With the help of the gentlemen of the Beijing Revolutionary Party and the brothers in the factory, he established the locomotive factory labor group, was promoted to the joint strike committee, and was promoted to the joint strike committee. Because of Gao Ming's support, he became a member of the executive committee.Among the eight executive committee members, he is the youngest one.

Before joining the executive committee, Zheng Shaobai knew that there was a revolutionary party and wanted to join the party.An Zhongliang and Gao Ming didn't mention it.He mentioned it himself, saying that he wanted to be a party member like them.Mr. Gao Ming, An Zhongliang, and Ji Boshun were all very happy, and praised him for his courage, awareness, and brains.Immediately ask him, which party do you want to join? Zheng Shaobai thought it was strange to ask, are there still two revolutionaries?After listening to the two gentlemen's details, I realized that there are really two miles.One is called the Kuomintang and the other is called the Communist Party.Mr. An Zhongliang is from the Kuomintang, and Mr. Gao Ming and Mr. Ji Boshun are from the Communist Party.This puts Zheng Shaobai in a difficult situation. One girl is not good for a second marriage, and a whole body is not good for a second Xu. You have to be careful when choosing one of these two good revolutionary parties.

Zheng Shaobai thought carefully for a few days and chose the Communist Party.The basis for the selection is: In terms of numbers, two of the three gentlemen from Beijing have the Communist Party. The Communist Party seems to be stronger.Furthermore, Mr. Gao from the Communist Party told stories better than Mr. An.Especially the section from "Negotiations in Shandong" to the "May 30th Shanghai Case" made his eyes water.That's right, that's right, Mr. Gao can also sing "Lotus Falling", and he teaches him to sing every night: "... I remember that in the light years before the Qing Dynasty, the thing was opium smoke. British opium and soil were all available. When I met Lin Zexu, the imperial envoy, I burned the foreign opium. With a cry of smoke, a great war broke out in Guangdong..." Pinpin that tune, that taste, can you not join the Communist Party? !So Zheng Shaobai joined the Communist Party.

For fear that Mr. An Zhongliang in the Kuomintang would be unhappy and had joined the Communist Party, Zheng Shaobai immediately went to Mr. An to explain.Mr. An patted him on the shoulder generously and said: "Brother Shaobai, if you join the Communist Party, you can join the Communist Party. In fact, everyone who joins is the same. Both sides are pulling the car of China. They are both for the purpose of overthrowing the reactionary warlords and imperialist powers. Let the Chinese working people and all the people live a good life!" Mr. An's generosity made Zheng Shaobai feel ashamed, and Zheng Shaobai forgot his original intention of being the same, and sincerely said: "Mr. An, then...then I will join you again. Be a Kuomintang!" Mr. An laughed and said, "Silly brother, if you join the Communist Party, you are joining the Kuomintang. Your Communist Party joined our Kuomintang collectively in the name of individuals more than a year ago!" He went back and asked Mr. Gao Ming, and Mr. Gao said, "Yes, the KMT and the Communist Party are now cooperating. Our Communist Party has indeed joined the KMT. However, there is still a difference." Mr. Gao gave him a lot of reasoning, saying that the Communist Party It is a political party of the working class, and it will practice socialism and communism in the future, while the revolutionary goal of the Kuomintang is only to realize the Three People's Principles.The goal of the Communist Party is relatively ambitious, but the goal of the Kuomintang is not ambitious enough.Zheng Shaobai was extremely confused when he heard it, and even though he kept nodding, he thought in his heart: Isn't it all the same thing, whether the goal is ambitious or not, as long as it is good for the poor buddies, they are all good people, and the two parties are both revolutionary party. The eight executive committee members in the room are all from the revolutionary party, some from the Communist Party and some from the Kuomintang. Mr. Gao Ming is the leader of the Communist Party, and Mr. An Zhongliang is the leader of the Kuomintang.Now he knows, seriously speaking, Mr. An Zhongliang's party gang is bigger, and Mr. An's officials are also bigger. Mr. An's party controls Mr. Gao's party, and Mr. An is undoubtedly the one who decides things.As soon as Mr. An talks about withdrawing, he will leave immediately. He must not let the vicious dogs of the Police Department and Superintendent Zhao catch him alive... Thinking about it this way, Zheng Shaobai realized his absurdity: What is the Communist Party and the Kuomintang? I'm afraid that if the meeting is over, it will have nothing to do with him anymore, it's like watching a big show, once the meeting is over, who will have anything to do with whom? ! The problem is that we have to evacuate, we have to evacuate quickly, don't let others take it alive, they will take people from the whole city at dawn! Thankfully, Mr. An finally talked about the issue of withdrawal: "...in view of the current dangerous situation and the substantive victory of the general union strike, the comrades in charge of our two parties held an emergency joint meeting yesterday and decided to stop the general union strike and implement The six comrades of the committee immediately evacuated Qingpu." six?Which six?Is there him?Zheng Shaobai's heart hung in his throat again. An Zhongliang drank his saliva and continued: "These six comrades are: Ji Boshun, Sang Ye, Gao Ming, Zheng Shaobai, Ling Feng, Zhang Xiaohan. Because He Gongcheng and I rarely showed up in this strike, and we are locals , stay to deal with the aftermath, and continue to lead the legal struggle." Only then Zheng Shaobai heaved a sigh of relief, turned around, and looked at the short and fat He Gongcheng, crying for him in his heart.He Gongcheng was the same as him. He was a worker who carried big bags on the pier. He joined the Kuomintang last year. It is extremely wronged. At this moment, Zheng Shaobai's gaze towards He Gongcheng was sincere and compassionate. But He Gongcheng didn't notice that He Gongcheng was smoking silently there, his eyes were squinted by the smoke, as if he was dozing off. For a while, the room was very quiet, no one spoke, and the matter was obvious: the comrades were originally birds in the same forest, and when disaster came, they would fly separately.At that moment, if Zheng Shaobai was not afraid of being the first to leave and lose face, he would have stood up and slapped his butt.Zheng Shaobai figured at the time that those who were ordered to evacuate still sat still, probably because they were afraid of losing face. Zheng Shaobai looked provocatively at Sang Ye and Ling Feng who were sitting on the same sofa by the fireplace.Sang Ye is a female worker in Daxing Cotton Mill, Ling Feng is a teacher in a girls' middle school, Zheng Shaobai thinks that these two women should leave first, they will leave first, no one will laugh at them.woman! Two women were talking with their heads down. The provocative gaze could not hit their faces. Zheng Shaobai was a little disappointed. "... Everyone, do you have any comments? If not, then it's settled! The executive committee will stop public activities from today and go underground..." An Zhongliang looked at Zheng Shaobai and everyone with a questioning look. Zheng Shaobai has no objection, except for the unlucky dock worker He Gongcheng, everyone probably doesn't have any objection, they have asked you to evacuate, what other objection can you have? !Really! Unexpectedly, at this moment, Mr. Gao Ming spoke and stood up. "Brother Zhongliang, I still insist on my opinion! Comrade Shaobai and I will stay with you! You are right. Comrade Shaobai and I show up too much and attract attention, but we also have advantages! We are in He is the most familiar among the workers, and he has contact with the labor groups of more than a dozen factories. If he hides in any factory, the gang of vicious dogs will not be found! Isn’t it?! Besides, Shaobai is also a local worker, and there are many in Qingpu Comrade Brother Shaobai can also protect us, right, Comrade Shaobai?" I really didn't expect that Mr. Gao, who is an accomplice of the party, would say such a terrible thing!The monkey was anxiously waiting to retreat, but the old man was about to jump into the fire pit, and he dragged him to back it up talking to himself!He has always admired Mr. Gao, and he never said a single hard word in front of Mr. Gao, so he wouldn't offend him anyway. Why did he want to harm him at this time?People's hearts are really hard to say! There was buzzing in Zheng Shaobai's ears, and there were bursts of darkness in front of his eyes. His head suddenly became very heavy, so he straightened his thick neck, lifted his heavy head and moved it. He didn't know whether he nodded or shook his head. ? It seemed to be a nod—although I didn’t know it, I could tell a general idea from the language Mr. Gao continued to speak. "Look, does Comrade Shaobai also have confidence! I said, brother Zhongliang, it's settled, we two will stay with you and persist in fighting. The more difficult times are, the more the people and workers need us ah!" "Yes! I'll stay too!" "And I!" Sang Ye from the Communist gang and Ling Feng from the Kuomintang side spoke one after another. This surprised Zheng Shaobai even more—these two female party members also went crazy, and they wanted to stay and get shot! In addition to being surprised, Zheng Shaobai felt another layer of comfort in his heart: the more lunatics left, the better for him, even if he died, he would have a few more companions.He wasn't going to sympathize with them, even though they were women, and they weren't too bad-looking—especially that mulberry leaf, who had very nice eyes, he was still not going to sympathize.Even the sympathy he planned to give He Gongcheng at the beginning was withdrawn. However, to be honest, even at that critical moment, Zheng Shaobai did not seriously prepare to die, he still wanted to withdraw.They told him to go, and he obeyed; if they didn't tell him to go, he ran away by himself: the legs grew on him, and no one could control them.He was only seventeen years old, and he had never even touched a woman's body. It wasn't worth dying for the revolution.Both Mr. Gao and Mr. An said when they told stories that the revolution was to make him and everyone else live a better life. He joined the revolution for the better life, not for death.If the revolution is about to kill him, he would rather not have a good life, but also have to live patiently and carefully.The truth is very simple. Naturally, this cannot be said out loud, as it would be embarrassing once said out.People may say that he is soft-boned and afraid of death.In fact, who is not afraid of death?It's just that everyone doesn't talk about it, and the damn thing didn't come to light. Zheng Shaobai was so smart when he was seventeen, he thought he had seen through life and the world.Looking back many years later, Zheng Shaobai didn't think there was anything wrong with it.He regretted his cowardice, but he never regretted the deep thoughts he suddenly had in the living room of No. 125 William Street at the critical moment when he was seventeen. Zheng Shaobai did not forget that it was Mr. An Zhongliang from the Kuomintang who saved his life at that critical moment. After a few minutes of stalemate in the meeting, Mr. An gently patted the table, calmly and effectively extinguishing the flames of fanaticism that were gradually spreading. Mr. An Zhongliang's words, Zheng Shaobai remembered clearly. "...Everyone, stop arguing! Now is not the time to be a hero! The joint meeting of the two parties has already made a decision on whether to stay or not, and it has been approved by Shangfeng. Everyone is going to implement it! Brother Gao Ming, are you A member of the Communist Party, even a member of the Kuomintang, must obey Shangfeng’s arrangement! I think your idea will not work, you can’t stay, and neither can Zheng Shaobai. Xiao Zheng is only seventeen years old! He’s still a big boy. We can't take such a big boy to fight. The national revolution is not something that can be accomplished in a day, and the struggle in the future will be very difficult. Even for the future, we must preserve our strength and protect our young strength!" Then, Mr. An Zhongliang made a joke with Gao Ming again: "Mr. Gao Ming, don't be afraid that someone from me, An, will rob your Communists' territory. You know that there are many people left behind by you! One day, the nationals will The success of the revolution, you and your party's share of credit, I, An and the Qingpu Kuomintang will not snatch it! Now, you must withdraw, otherwise, the consequences will be disastrous. You were too active in the labor movement and exposed too much How can you not leave?!" Mr. Gao Ming was speechless, stood up silently, grabbed An Zhongliang's hand and shook it for a long, long time. At this time, it was almost five o'clock in the morning. Mr. An Zhongliang and Gao Ming took out several letters and handed them to each of the evacuated comrades.The letter was written to the stations, docks, party organizations and friends who sympathized with the revolution.Obviously, Qingpu Nationalist Party and the Communist Party have already made careful arrangements for the collective retreat, which is why they can hold their breath so calmly.Except for Mr. An and He Gongcheng who stayed behind and persisted, the six comrades withdrew to three places: two lesbians Sang Ye and Ling Feng went to Jinan together, Zhang Xiaohan went to Shanghai, and he, Gao Ming and Ji Boshun went to Lushun. An Zhongliang, Gao Ming and everyone said a few words, and they all gave the money and also gave it to Zheng Shaobai.How much is it?Zheng Shaobai was embarrassed to count on the spot.Ji Boshun didn't ask for money, he was from a good family, so he must have brought it himself. When Mr. An Zhongliang gave the money, he patted his shoulder and confessed to him: "Xiao Zheng, you and Mr. Ji must arrive at the pier before eight o'clock, find Lao Liu at the box office, and ask him to send you to the Yamato Maru passenger ship. I have already booked the tickets for you, and I have prepared the luggage and utensils for you, all of which are at Lao Liu’s place, remember, at eight o’clock, you can’t miss the boat!” Zheng Shaobai asked at the time: "What about Mr. Gao? Didn't he also go to Lushunkou? Why...why didn't you come with us?" Gao Ming smiled at the side: "Shaobai, you and Mr. Ji go first, and I'll be there later! There are some aftermath matters, Mr. An and I have to make arrangements!" Pausing for a while, he looked at Mr. He said, "Shaobai, be strong! No matter how many ups and downs there will be in the future, you must remember that you are our first-generation worker party member in Qingpu. You must not be shaken, and you must not scare yourself to the ground!" Zheng Shaobai was moved, and his admiration for the revolutionary party spontaneously arose.Only then do we know that the revolutionary party is dedicated and responsible to everyone who participates in the revolution.No, let him evacuate, find him a boat, find a relationship, and send him money.The remorse for my cowardice and despicable psychology began from that moment.Later, it accompanied his ups and downs all his life, until he decided to end his life.Of course, in the past few decades, he has also defended his cowardice at that time from different angles: he was only seventeen years old at that time, and he was not yet sensible; he was still unable to understand the correct meaning of revolution ;There was really no need for him to stay in Qingpu at that time; at that time... However, everything was in vain, not only could he not convince others, he could not even convince himself. In any case, at the important historical juncture of the Qingpu Revolution, he was shaken.It is not surprising that others connected this vacillation with the subsequent betrayal of the revolution. Although from then on, he decided to strengthen himself, although what happened later had nothing to do with cowardice and vacillation. I can't tell. On the day when Zheng Shaobai was seventeen years old, in the living room of No. 125 William Street in Qingpu, he thought about leaving the party and fleeing on the fifty-sixth day after he joined the Communist Party of China. This is absolutely true.He knew that the other comrades present also saw some of it, otherwise Gao Ming wouldn't have given him the farewell message of "be strong". When we parted that day, Zheng Shaobai sincerely shook hands with Mr. Gao Ming, Mr. An Zhongliang, and every comrade in the living room, and said "goodbye" to them.He thought this was not a polite word, and thought that he would see these comrades again soon.Little did he realize that he was saying farewell to some people and seeing others who were still alive later. "Goodbye" became a mournful sigh. Zheng Shaobai didn't think of this level at all at the time, after shaking hands with everyone, he asked An Zhongliang to find clothes for him.His silk coat and top hat were both wet and borrowed, and did not fit them well.But at this moment, the comrades left one by one, he didn't pay much attention, and he didn't pay much attention. He just glanced at the two lesbians Sang Ye and Ling Feng as they left.He wanted to look at Sang Ye's handsome eyes again, but he didn't see her. He only caught her back in the old floral cheongsam and half of her snow-white neck.After changing his clothes, he walked out with Mr. Ji Boshun through the front door.The front door is closer to the Nikko Terminal.He and Mr. Ji walked out of the living room, out of the gate of No. 125 William Street, and walked into the gray morning of October 18, 1925...