After a while, following the guards, a tall and thin man in his thirties came, this person had a wilting expression, frowned, and looked sullen all over his body, Lu Daya said to Hu Xuan: "This is Wen Yuanbing, today's action, let Lao Wen cooperate with you." ”

Hu Xuan was stunned in his heart, did Lu Daya want to send someone to monitor his actions? But it's not like that. Listening to Lu Daya again: "Lao Wen is our new helper, he is a painter, as long as he takes a look at his eyes, he can draw the appearance of people vividly." The ability is very big. When you need to draw someone, you tell him. ”

Only then did Hu Xuan understand that Wen Yuanbing's purpose was to observe the "leaders" among the people at any time, and then draw a portrait for Lu Daya's secret service for reference. At that time, although there were cameras, they were still "advanced technology" and were not popular, and the kind of elementary old-fashioned cameras belonged to the exclusive supplies of major events, and they needed to be lit when taking pictures, which was time-consuming and laborious, and was too ostentatious, but it was not as convenient as a painter who used his brain to memorize at any time and then hand-painted into a portrait.

"Okay, please give me more advice." Hu Xuan laughed.

Wen Yuanbing smiled, and when he laughed, it was not much different from crying, with a sad face.

4

Hu Xuan and Wen Yuanbing walked out of the Lu Mansion and came to the door of the Education Hall along the street, Wen Yuanbing always bowed his head, Hu Xuan didn't ask, he didn't say a word, just like a stuffy gourd.

On the square, at this time it was already a sea of people, the flags of various mass organizations were played, "trade unions", "peasant associations", "chambers of commerce", "student unions" and other large and small flags were planted in different positions in the square, and in the crowd, several banners were also pulled, "swear to fight for national rights", "protect national sovereignty", "support Shandong brothers" and other large character banners, very eye-catching. On the steps in front of the Education Hall, a young student is giving a loud speech. There were bursts of applause from time to time.

Wen Yuanbing was still listless, and Hu Xuan said: "Old Wen, you can't do this, General Lu sent us two here, we have to work." ”

Wen Yuanbing drooped his head, "Master Hu, I have a little headache and want to sit and rest, didn't you go to some chamber of commerce?" You just go for it. Come back to me later. As he spoke, he sat down on the stone by the side of the road, refusing to move.

Hu Xuan smiled and didn't force him. Walked straight into the crowd.

The speeches of the young students on the steps were high-pitched and earnest, counting the betrayal of the Beiyang government, the repeated betrayal of the people's interests and national rights and interests, and other situations.

In the crowd, Hu Xuan found Jiang Yu Niang and told her about the meeting in the Lu Mansion just now, Jiang Yu Niang nodded, "This is very good, you will continue to mix in their team in the future, you are not afraid of 'promotion and fortune', and strive to be a nail that penetrates the enemy, however, you also have to be very careful, Lu Daya is not a fool, and at the same time, they are all vicious guys, you must pay attention to your own safety." ”

After a while, the crowd on the field gathered more and more, and Manager Ma really brought more than 20 people from the Willow Weaving Society to the square and played a big slogan of "Willow Weaving Society supports Shandong". In fact, the real large number of people in the willow weaving club have long been in the crowd on the field. A-Ning also pretended to complain to Manager Ma, "We've been doing a lot of work in the past two days, what are we going to do here." It's not easy to make money, and it's a net delay in effort. ”

"You only know how to work," Manager Ma reprimanded: "This is a big thing, a big national event, how can we fall behind?" Besides, this is also to expand the momentum of our willow weaving society. ”

In the empty field, the bustling crowd was surrounding the steps of the front door of the Education Hall, listening to the speeches of the young people, and the young people on the stage raised their arms and chanted slogans while giving speeches, and the thousands of people below followed him to shout slogans, and the sound was deafening and resounded through the sky.

Xiao Fuzi took a telegraph office worker, pushed through the crowd, came to Jiang Yuniang's side, and whispered: "I just got the news that the Beijing government has released the arrested students. ”

"Okay, this news, I should tell you right away."

"I'll make an announcement." Ah Rong, who had a loud voice, and Xiaoyue and Xiaojuan, squeezed through the crowd and jumped to the front steps, Ah Rong was tall, standing with the boy who had just spoken, and she was not much shorter, she waved her hand to everyone, and said loudly: "Fellow villagers, classmates, I have good news for you, in the demonstration in Beijing, the students arrested by the government have been released. ”

Below, a round of applause rang out.

Aron continued: "What does this mean? It shows that the protest of the popular groups has been victorious. Let's think about it, when has the government been so merciful to the voices that dare to resist? They have always arrested, beaten, and killed, and the people are the objects of oppression in their eyes, slaves in the palm of their hands, but this time, under the pressure of the people of all sessions, they released the arrested students in only one night, which is enough to prove that the power of public protest is not what it used to be, it is enough to deter the government and affect the overall situation, and it also shows that our protests, marches, and demonstrations are correct and reasonable, so they have been warmly supported by the people of the whole country, and the masses have responded, which has formed a national wave. forced the Beiyang government to retreat. ”

Next to him, the young man who had just given a speech waved his fist and said: "If they are not released, we will continue to protest, strike and boycott, demonstrate and petition, and unite the people of the whole country to resist the Beiyang government." The 40,000,000 people of the whole of China should unite to see what they can do to suppress them, and if they want to kill or fight, they will kill all the people of the whole country, but I am afraid that the government will not have the ability to do so. ”

At the foot of the steps, there was a lot of emotion, some applauding, some cheering. Ah Rong finished speaking, and smiled heartily: "I'm done." Then jump down the steps. Xiaobai jumped on the stage, and he waved his hand to everyone according to the plan predetermined by Jiang Yuniang and others, "Brothers and sisters, let's go to the parade and go." ”

"Let's go, let's go." The crowd responded, everyone raised flags, opened the banners by special people, and walked along the street and forward. Because there were too many people, the students and workers who were responsible for maintaining the order of the queue, under the command of Da Jiang, Ah Bing, Xiao Niu and others, shouted slogans in turn, walked through the street, like a rolling torrent, surging forward.

In the crowd, Duan Laosan and Shi Suo and others commanded the members of the armed team to reconnoiter and defend at any time, on both sides of the road, there were many military police, but they just watched, did not stop, saw people rushing over, they held spears, and retreated aside.

Wen Yuanbing sat on the side of the road, looking blankly at the crowd in front of him, swarming by, and someone shouted to him: "Let's go." He didn't say yes, and someone asked, "Hey, man, what's wrong with you, are you sick?" He ignored it. After a while, Hu Xuan walked over, "Brother Wen, what's wrong with you, let's go." ”

Wen Yuanbing shook his head, "You go, I have a terrible headache, I'm afraid I won't be able to paint today." ”

Regarding Wen Yuanbing's strange state, Hu Xuan had already mentioned it when he chatted with Jiang Yuniang just now. Jiang Yuniang said: "There are two possibilities that are the greatest, one is that he has a hard time in his heart, and he was sent here by Lu Daya, but he was helpless, so he was depressed. The second is that he is pretending, putting on a detached posture, deceiving others, and continuing to pay attention to observation. ”

Hu Xuan pulled him up from the side of the road, "Brother, why are you like this, the boss sent us over, we have to complete our duties, even if we deal with the errand, we have to go for a while, right, if you don't stay and meet General Lu, how can you explain?" ”

"Alas," Wen Yuanbing sighed. (To be continued.) )