On the bus back to Shanghai, Lin Zixuan fell into deep thought.

He knew that once the tragedy really happened, Shanghai would fall into a period of chaos, so he let Feng Chengcheng and his children stay in his hometown in Wuxi, and he returned alone.

He really couldn't think of a good way to do what was coming.

If you try to dissuade the enthusiastic students from marching, not only will it not work, but they will also be considered accomplices of foreigners.

If the incident happened in the French Concession, he could still ask Feng Jingyao to control the situation, at least the patrol house would not shoot indiscriminately.

But in the Public Concession, he did not have too useful relations.

The only way to do this was to ask the directors of the Shanghai General Chamber of Commerce to mediate and bring the situation under control, and to call on Shanghai's cultural circles to get involved and put pressure on the authorities in the public concession.

He had met several times with the general director of the Public Concession, Fei Xinton, and might be able to negotiate a settlement with the Japanese businessmen and workers' representatives.

Strikes and marches are normal actions to fight for one's own rights and interests, and once a person is killed, it will turn into a political event.

Lin Zixuan returned to Shanghai on May 28, and students could already be seen marching on the streets of Shanghai, handing out leaflets.

He went directly to No. 470 North Suzhou Road, Zhabei District, where the Shanghai General Chamber of Commerce is located, to inquire about the strike of Japanese yarn mill workers.

The Lin family is also engaged in the textile industry, so it is not surprising to inquire about this matter.

The situation is not optimistic, and the Japanese manufacturers have taken a tough attitude, and now it is not only a contradiction between factories and workers.

The patrol house in the public concession arrested six students who were marching to speak at Wenzhi University and Shanghai University.

On May 27, more than 800 people from more than 60 groups from Daxia University, Nanyang College and other schools gathered. The Shanghai Federation of Organizations for the Rescue of Arrested Students was established, and it was decided to publish a special issue. Organize a team of speakers to fight against the authorities in the public concession.

The Public Concession will be tried by the Public Authority to accept the complaint of the Ministry of Industry Bureau. The arrested students will be tried by a Japanese judge on the 30th.

Although the people of the Shanghai General Chamber of Commerce felt that the problem was thorny, a similar situation had occurred before, and as long as the tide passed, the arrested students would naturally be released.

Lin Zixuan urged the directors of the General Chamber of Commerce to mediate, but it was obviously not taken seriously, and the other party was just perfunctory.

They don't realize the gravity of the matter, and a storm is coming.

He had no choice but to go back to Vientiane Bookstore and ask Ping Banya to denounce the practice of the Public Concession in tomorrow's newspaper.

At the same time, students are urged to exercise restraint and calmness, and try not to conflict with patrols. Keeping yourself safe is the top priority.

He also contacted familiar newspapers and magazines in Shanghai to publish similar articles, reminding students to stay safe and not to be impulsive.

On May 29, Lin Zixuan met with the general director, Fei Xinton, an American lawyer, in the Public Concession Ministry of Industry Bureau Building at No. 193 Hankou Road in Huangpu District.

He was extremely indignant at the recent demonstrations in the Public Concession, and he felt that the students had been instigated to make trouble, and that the Bolsheviks had done so.

Western countries did not have a good impression of the Soviet Union and did not approve of violent revolution.

Lin Zixuan talked to him about trying to resolve the conflict. Conduct negotiations, refrain from the use of force, and settle peacefully.

Fei believed that there could be no compromise on the troublemakers, and both the British and Japanese directors were in favor of a tough stance within the Ministry of Industry. Otherwise, such incidents will occur more often in the future.

He also blamed the matter on the chief inspector of the Public Concession, Mak Gaoyun, and said that the patrol should also ensure his own safety if the troublemakers took drastic action. Patrols have the right to defend themselves.

Lin Zixuan pointed out that if there is violence, there will be serious consequences.

Fei Xindun was not impressed. He believed that the Public Concession was fully capable of protecting its own security.

Lin Zixuan came out of the building of the Ministry of Industry and found that he was insignificant. It doesn't play a big role in such a big event at all.

He wanted to remind the students and persuade them to go back to school, but this would inevitably lead to scolding, which was what Hu Shi in Peking had been scolding all the time.

He negotiated with the Ministry of Industry and would be considered a radical.

There will be no compromise on either side, and the end result will be a tragedy.

However, those students who died were living beings, who might have a bright future and become the pillars of the country, but they ended their young lives at the sound of gunfire.

Even in later generations, even the name will not be remembered.

For a while, Lin Zixuan looked around in a daze, not knowing where to go.

In this era of change, some people enjoy themselves, some people sacrifice, some people are full of ambitions, some people have to get by, and everyone has their own life.

I only hope that the blood of those who sacrificed will not be shed in vain.

On May 30, Lin Zixuan made his last effort.

He recruited a group of people from Feng Jingyao and mixed in with the student parade for only one purpose, that is, to control the situation and not to give the patrol a chance to shoot.

Feng Jingyao was very puzzled by Lin Zixuan's approach, and didn't understand what this son-in-law was going to do when he ran back from Wuxi.

Lin Zixuan didn't have anything to say, he didn't know if it was useful to do this, just to make himself feel at ease.

He followed the procession to Nanjing Road.

Many students knew Lin Zixuan, and they were very excited that this cultural celebrity could come to participate in the parade, and even students from Shanghai University once listened to Lin Zixuan's lectures.

They hugged Lin Zixuan, handed out leaflets, and gave speeches, full of passion.

At about l0:00 a.m., the public court of the public concession announced that the six students should be detained or released on bail of 100 yuan, but they must be accompanied by the summons and wait for the "special trial".

This incident was like a primer that angered the students who were waiting outside for the results.

The students tried to storm the trial hall, but were stopped by the patrolmen, and the two sides clashed.

At this time, the patrol of the arrest house was dispatched in all directions, and some of the students who were giving speeches on the street were taken to the old gate arrest room on Nanjing Road and imprisoned.

After noon, more and more students took to the streets.

At 2 o'clock in the afternoon of the same day, more than 100 speakers, including some audience members, were detained in the Laozha detention room.

This move by the public concession authorities aroused the resentment of the people, and students, workers, shop assistants and some citizens flocked to the old gate from Nanjing Road.

The entire Nanjing Road, starting from the racecourse to Zhejiang Road, was crowded with protesting people, blocking the road and causing the tram to stop.

Dozens of British and Indian patrolmen stood in front of the Laozha Detention House, where the protesting crowd still rushed forward to demand the release of the detained students from the concession authorities.

The situation spiraled out of control.

Lin Zixuan was coerced by the crowd and didn't know where he was, but fortunately, there were bodyguards who followed him and pulled him out of the crowd.

Just as he was trying to find his way, suddenly, there was a non-stop sound in the distance.

The gun went off!

There was a commotion in the crowd in front of them, running towards the rear, and the people in the rear were still squeezing forward, and the scene was very chaotic.

Lin Zixuan looked at the chaotic crowd, and a sense of powerlessness came to his heart, everything was inevitable. (To be continued.) )