Lin Zixuan returned home with a heavy heart.

By this time, the public concession had entered a state of martial law, the protesting crowds were dispersed, and the patrols were patrolling around with loaded guns.

This is what he saw when he returned, sitting in his study, trying to write something.

For example, "a real warrior dares to face the bleak life and dare to face the dripping blood", or "if you don't explode in silence, you will perish in silence".

He picked up the pen and put it down again.

He is not Lu Xun, he can't write such a sentence, and he doesn't want to write like this.

People cannot be resurrected after death, and the only thing they can do is not to forget.

Lin Zixuan picked up the phone and called Ping Banya, asking the reporter under the Vientiane Bookstore to inquire about the list of people who were shot and killed today, and publish it in tomorrow's newspaper to hold condolences.

It's a good idea to ask for their details, including their place of origin and relatives.

This information was preserved and included in the 1925 yearbook, so that it could be consulted even in future generations.

He had his newspapers and radio stations broadcast the news to protest the massacre of civilians by the authorities in the Public Concession.

After doing all this, he breathed a sigh of relief, this matter had just begun, and there would be an even bigger storm tomorrow.

Compared to newspapers, which need to be typeset and printed, radio disseminates information much faster.

Vientiane Radio was the first media to spread the tragedy that happened on Nanjing Road, and the broadcast covered the whole of Shanghai, and even radiated to many areas around Shanghai.

At 6 p.m. on May 30, two hours after the tragedy, thousands of listeners received news of the tragedy on the radio.

A lot of people can't believe it. They called Vientiane Bookstore to inquire about the situation.

On this night, countless people could not sleep.

Lin Zixuan received many phone calls from friends in the cultural and press circles. Discuss with each other what tone they should use to cover the incident.

Most of Shanghai's newspapers are concentrated in the public concession, and there is freedom of speech in reporting. But that is relative freedom, and once the interests of the public concession authorities are involved, they must be treated with caution, otherwise they will face the danger of being seized.

Vientiane Bookstore is located in the French Concession, which may be able to avoid being seized, but who knows, Westerners have always advanced and retreated together.

As for what tone to use, Lin Zixuan's attitude is very clear.

That is, to strongly protest and condemn the crimes of the public concession authorities, and to show the hard-line attitude of the Chinese media.

At this moment. There is no distinction between parties and no interest relations, we are all Chinese, we can only have one position, and we must not be divided and disintegrated.

He didn't know how many people he could influence, he just did his best.

In Shanghai, many newspapers have foreign investment backgrounds.

For example, the majority shareholder of The News is an American, and it is inevitable that it will be tendentious when it reports.

Lin Zixuan came from later generations and knew the importance of public opinion and propaganda. Now that it has happened, we can only unite and continue to fight.

On May 31, most of Shanghai's Chinese newspapers reported on the tragedy. Some weekly newspapers even have side issues and special issues.

Foreign-language newspapers said that this was an incident in which the Chinese were hostile to foreign nationals and requested that troops be sent into the concession to protect the safety of the foreigners.

The North China Newspaper said in its report that "the students involved in the incident should be ordered" to "return to their classrooms and do the serious things that their fledgling young people should do."

This newspaper was the first English-language newspaper in Shanghai.

The newspaper was politically on the side of British businessmen in China. Its news and rhetoric reflect the interests of British businessmen in China.

At 3 p.m. on the 31st, thousands of students, workers, and small businessmen gathered at the Shanghai General Chamber of Commerce. A joint meeting was held to unanimously urge the Chamber of Commerce to issue a strike.

After urgent consultations. At 7 p.m., Fang Jiaobo, vice president of the General Chamber of Commerce, signed the general strike order.

The North China Jie Bao reported on the meeting with the following headline: "List of requirements of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce; extremists are in full power; unacceptable proposals; It is impossible to have any discussion on that basis. ”

It shows the tough position of the public concession authorities, who are completely unwilling to apologize and negotiate.

The Public Concession authorities declared martial law in the concession on June 1, prohibiting student gatherings and speeches.

They also asked foreign consulates to establish a landing force of 2,000 men to protect various public facilities, and declared a state of emergency to mobilize and convene the Shanghai "International Chamber of Commerce."

This unit began to be formed in the fifties of the XIX century.

By 1925, the "International Merchants" had about 2,000 civilians of various nationalities, the vast majority of whom were British expatriates, all of whom were armed by the British and commanded by British officers on active duty.

On June 1, workers, students and citizens gathered on Nanjing Road to distribute leaflets and give a speech when they were shot by patrols.

On June 2, the International Chamber of Commerce of the Ministry of Industry and Industry opened fire on pedestrians and tourists with machine guns at the New World Amusement Park, causing a third bloodshed, and dozens of Chinese were shot dead in just a few days.

By 4 June, all the stevedores had left the docks, as had the servants of the foreign clubs and hotels.

More than 74,000 workers went on strike in the Public Concession alone.

The situation in the Shanghai Public Concession was in an atmosphere of terror, with the streets filled with foreign soldiers with guns, and any outrageous move was met with merciless shooting.

Strikes, school strikes and market strikes have made Shanghai feel like a ghost town.

At this time, Lin Zixuan was in trouble.

On June 4, patrols in the French Concession seized the Vientiane Radio Station and the Vientiane Bookstore.

Two days ago, Lin Zixuan received a warning that he was not allowed to broadcast reports that were unfavorable to the concession authorities on the radio, and that it was more convenient to receive the radio than to buy a newspaper.

As long as you have a radio, you can hear the latest news in every corner of Shanghai.

Lin Zixuan opened a hotline, and everyone could pass the news to Vientiane Bookstore by phone, and then broadcast it by radio, and Vientiane Radio Station had the most accurate and fast news.

This caused great dissatisfaction among the authorities in the public concession, and many foreigners had the habit of listening to the radio.

They exerted pressure on the French Concession Board of Directors and seized the radio station and bookstore on charges of inciting and undermining law and order in the Concession.

Lin Zixuan had expected this, although the French did not participate in it, they had the same interests as Britain and the United States.

The strike caused great losses to foreign factories, as well as their daily lives.

The strikes of the Chinese servants had made a mess of the lives of Westerners, who hated the chaos and wanted it to end as soon as possible.

However, the authorities in the public concession have always taken a tough stance, with the United States, Britain and Japan being the most resolute.

They sent warships from all over the world to Shanghai, and the United States not only had the strongest troops in Shanghai, but also the largest number of warships, and at the height of the crisis, there were a total of 33 foreign warships in Shanghai.

At the same time, the chaos triggered by the May Day massacre is spreading everywhere, and all parts of the country are showing solidarity with Shanghai.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Beiyang Government is mediating with the ministers of various countries to investigate the truth.

On June 13, Zhang Xueliang, a representative of the Feng Army, led more than 1,000 members of the guard to Shanghai by special train to Shanghai to mediate and deal with the May Day Massacre. (To be continued.) )