Chapter 84: Revolutionaries

The Gregorian New Year of the eleventh year of the empire has just passed, and the Lunar New Year is coming. N.ET/*Small*Say.com/No pop-up ads full text TXT downloadHowever, Wuhan, an important town in central China in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, is full of lights and lights on the streets of the New Year's atmosphere, and even the air seems to be frozen. On this day, the sky was cloudy, and the clouds were pressed very low and low; The cold snap from Xinjiang and Outer Mongolia caused the temperature in the three towns to plummet. The cold, damp northwest wind whined the wires on the poles - a blizzard was coming!

At this moment, however, I wonder how many people are worried about the Middle East -- since the beginning of the dispatch of troops to the Middle East last year, after the expeditionary force launched the Battle of Baghdad, there seems to be no news in the Middle East, and the last thing people want to see is played out there - trench warfare!

Originally, many people imagined that as soon as the Imperial Royal Guard landed, the barbaric Turkish soldiers would be wiped out without a fight, and the remnants of the defeated army and government officials would flee to Turkey one after another...... In an instant, China will liberate the Arabian Peninsula, which is already in dire straits......

However, the end result was breaking through everyone's eyes, and news reports came from the front, and the wounded, thousands of wounded, were transported from the Arabian Peninsula to the newly developed colony to be treated, and through those news reports people saw the cruelty of war.

At the same time, a worrying event has happened, more and more people have received call-up letters, according to the newspapers, the army has expanded from 1.25 million before the war to 6 million, and the navy has expanded from 250,000 before the war to 500,000, nearly 7 million troops, which is unprecedented in Chinese history.

As for the real situation in the Middle East battlefield, even the reports of the journalists are not very detailed, anyway, most of the war news is sent by those reporters according to the standard manuscripts provided by the press service of the expeditionary force, with a fixed format, fixed words, and even too many reports, some people can memorize them backwards, and sometimes it is enough to change the time and change the terminology!

When a relatively large battle is over, it is customary for all walks of life to stop work and classes, and gather in the square in front of the town hall or parliament building with the national flag, often in the afternoon, because the afternoon is the shortest, and then they will hold a lantern game to express their contempt for the enemy and their love for the glorious guards.

Of course, the thieves who did not shine in the eyes of the happy people were even more grateful to the soldiers in front of them for their victory, and they were now able to exceed the task targets very conveniently, and as for the rest, there seemed to be nothing to do.

But what about the truth?

No one knows what is happening at the front, and on the battlefield, the army has the right to restrict the interviews of reporters, but the reports sent back by the reporters in the form of removing officials, and I am afraid that only those interviews with meritorious servicemen will attract the attention of the people, and this is always the case in war.

However, for more people, they still experienced the inconvenience caused by the war, first of all, the railway was always delayed, and then, the market began to scarce materials, and the factories always gave priority to ensuring exports, not only because the profits of exports were greater, but also because exports could create more foreign exchange, and the corresponding domestic supply was compressed, which directly led to the lack of supplies in the market.

But the war also had the benefit of expanding production as much as possible in almost every factory, and while the workers were working overtime to speed up production, the workers' working hours were also extended, twelve hours, thirteen hours, or even longer, and the direct reward was that the workers' incomes increased exponentially. …,

After more than a year of participating in the war, the scarcity of materials in the market has been alleviated to a certain extent, and at the end of the year, in order to ensure the supply of the domestic market, the government requires enterprises to ensure the supply of the domestic market before and after the Spring Festival.

However, in this Spring Festival, there are always some discordant voices, for example, there will always be some "open-eyed republicans" who oppose the war, and there will also be some people, because they lost their relatives in the war, and turned to support the demonstrations of students, people, and even some well-known people called for the end of the war, their reason is very simple, China should not shed blood for Westerners. Read with me H-U-N Mix * H-U-N Mix * Small - Say - Net, please keep it in mind

And there are also those who accuse the government of using the war, suppressing public opinion, excluding public opinion, turning the army into concentration camps, sending large numbers of dissidents into the army, and even killing them outright......

Due to the closure of the New Year, various schools are closed, and many people stay in school for the New Year, those high school students and college students who have nothing to do after the holiday have poured into the teahouse, and the teahouse business is particularly prosperous. The proprietors of the teahouse were both happy and sad about the unexpected situation, for the young students would always talk freely in the teahouse about things that seemed to them to be the most perverse ones—republicanism, abdication, and even assassination...... Only let these teahouse owners make money at the same time, but they can't wait to coax this group of masters out.

At the Deyue Tea House near the Dazhimen Railway Station in Hankou, students dressed in various clothes are secretly spreading the gossip that the Guards have suffered a "fiasco" on the front line and that the front is deadlocked. Some laughed it off; Some are happy on the tips of their eyebrows and smile in their hearts......

What kind of people, what kind of thoughts, this is true.

At this time, a middle-aged man wearing a blue coat and a big-brimmed top hat with a slightly thin body lifted the thick cotton felt at the door of the Deyue Teahouse and stepped into the noisy teahouse. He looked at the lively scene with his eyes, and when he saw that it was full, he walked straight in, and a man from the teahouse who carried a large copper kettle with a long mouth came up to him and beckoned:

"Oh, sir, here comes your house! Upstairs please, upstairs - please! ”

When the teahouse led Mr. to the slightly secluded staircase, he suddenly said:

"Please enter the No. 2 tea room, the guests have been waiting for a long time."

The gentleman calmly ascended to the second floor and stepped into the No. 2 private dining room. On the wall of the small tea room, there are several calligraphy and paintings that I don't know who they are; A quaint tea table is lined with several tea utensils; At the table there was a basin of coal, and at the top of the blazing charcoal fire sat a copper kettle, the rim of which was bubbling with a wisp of mist. At this time, a tea guest sitting at the table saw Mr. come in, and quickly got up and stepped forward.

The gentleman who just entered the door is called Li Shaoshao, who is about 40 years old, and this is a reporter from the Central China News Agency of the "Imperial Daily". As soon as he entered the room, he took off his top hat and said.

"Hard, hard. It is said that those black trench coats have been checked very tightly recently. ”

"Black trench coat" is the Republican term for Bureau of Investigation agents, for the simple reason that those investigators always like to wear black trench coats, or black suits, and they don't like to wear clothes, because suits are easier and faster to draw guns.

"That's okay, the rally was held in Hong Kong, and as soon as it was over, they went their separate ways, I didn't take the train, I took a boat to Taiwan first, and then transferred from Taiwan to Fujian, so this way, it took so long, and I didn't encounter any trouble." …,

Wearing a dark gray woolen coat and a pair of myopic glasses, a man of the same age as Li Shaoshao, alias Zhou Jieru, was a person in charge of the Hubei branch of the Republican faction. He had returned to Hankow only yesterday after a meeting in Canton a week earlier, a secret meeting of the republicans.

Zhou Jieru used the boiling water in the copper kettle to make tea for Li Shaoshao, sat down again, and after a little greeting, Lao Zhou cut to the point:

"There are 172 people in total!"

Hearing this number, Li Shaoshao looked a little suspicious.

"It's all heart disease!"

Hearing this, Li Shaoshao's face changed suddenly, he works as a reporter at the Central China News Agency and has a wide range of news and information sources. In the past two months, quite a few people have died of heart disease, which is too suspicious. And now, the number has finally been determined, 172 people, these 172 people still refer to the backbone members of the Republican faction!

What's even more terrifying is that they all died of heart disease!

"So, is there any evidence that they didn't die of natural causes?"

Li Shaoshao asked.

"Not yet."

Zhou Jieru shook her head and said,

"Minister Cai asked us not to disclose this news to the outside world for the time being, because we do not have conclusive evidence to prove that they died in the assassination."

Not to mention that there is no evidence!

Li Shaoshao remembered the deceased people he knew, some people objected, they asked for an autopsy by a designated institution, they chose the most neutral university, and even professors from several medical schools to conduct the autopsy, but the results of the examination were the same as the official examination results, even if there were some slight differences, it could not change the reality of "natural death".

But...... How can it not be doubtful that 172 people had no heart disease in the past, and they did not die early or late, but they developed the disease in just two months.

"Is it possible that torture induces heart disease?"

As Li Shaoshao said this, a friend from medical school told him that torture could also cause a heart attack. At this time, the charcoal fire in the charcoal basin was burning vigorously, and the red fire reflected on their faces, reflecting the faces of the two of them red, but there was a trace of helplessness on their red faces.

No evidence!

It only takes four words to overturn everything!

Silent, Zhou Jieru's face suddenly became serious, and he suddenly said:

"This appointment with you is to convey the instructions of the party department."

Li Shaoshao looked at Zhou Jieru intently, waiting for the following.

Zhou Jieru continued:

"Since the tyrant has used assassination against us, then we must fight back with assassination, blood for blood! Before the Spring Festival, Yuan Shikai, the president of the House of Nobles, will come to Wuhan, and then we will want Yuan Shikai, the president of the House of Nobles! It's up to you! ”

A thunderous voice sounded in Li Shaoshao's ears, and after listening to it, there was no sound for a long time. He was completely stunned, assassinating the head of the House of Nobles, how easy is this! However, he also understood that if it wasn't for the difficulty, he would not put the burden on himself again, and he was a reporter for the "Imperial Daily", and when he had the opportunity to accept Yuan Shikai, if he had the opportunity, he would only need a short gun, just like Sarajevo.

After some thought, he looked up and said:

"I admit this hard bone. It's just that the outcome is still unpredictable. ”

"That's not going to work."

Zhou Jieru shook her head and said,

"In this matter, we can only succeed, not fail. Because we can't afford to lose in this matter! In the past three years, we have carried out many operations, except for the removal of some small characters, the big characters have never solved one, this time, how can we all succeed? ”

"However, I am only a reporter for the Imperial Daily, and even if I have the opportunity to get close to him, I only have a chance, and the time is so short......"...,

Looking at Zhou Jieru, Li Shaoshao said with some distress.

"I ...... I didn't shoot in the past! ”

There is no gun ban in China, if there is anything good about Chen Moran's tyrant, I am afraid that it is at this point, according to him, in Chinese history, only the Mengyuan and Manchu Qing dynasties, when these two alien races implemented colonial rule over the Central Plains, in order to prevent the people from overthrowing their colonial rule, the Han people were restricted from holding weapons, and even kitchen knives, so China did not ban firearms.

Although guns are not banned, not everyone will buy a gun and will go to the shooting range to shoot targets. As a literati, Li Shaoshao had never shot in the past, and before today, he never even thought that he would need to shoot one day.

"Guns, unless you're lucky, it's hard to work."

Zhou Jieru refilled Li Shaoshao's teacup with water and said:

"In my impression, you are an extremely staunch republican, and you believe that if the Chinese want to escape the fate of being slaves, only by establishing a republic and implementing a real constitutional government can the Chinese gain the personality of a human being."

As he spoke, Zhou Jieru kept paying attention to Li Shaoshao's expression, and only when he confirmed that there was nothing abnormal, did he speak.

"With bombs! Blow up that man! ”

Bomb!

Li Shaoshao only felt trembling, he looked at Zhou Jieru, although he couldn't speak for a long time.

How many people will die with a bomb attack?

"Yes, it is true that the use of bombs will cause some indirect damage, but for the sake of the revolution, for the sake of the republic, it can only be so!"

Zhou Jieru said earnestly.

"And if you kill Yuan Shikai, then all of China will know that we assassinated an imperial lackey, and it is the second lackey, Yuan Shikai, but he is not worthy of sympathy, he is not only a tyrant's lackey, but also owes too much blood debt, when he was in North Korea, he even adopted the policy of punishing people to kill, and people like this are not worthy of living in the world at all!"

"Hmmm......"

Silent, Li Shaoshao responded softly,

"If you want to do it, you have to plan it."

"Well, it's necessary."

Zhou Jieru nodded, and continued,

"We need to learn from the assassination of the Korean righteous soldiers in the past against the invasion, learn from their experience, and launch a deadly attack in the most unexpected place?"

The so-called North Korean righteous soldiers, for China, are "terrorists", for those terrorists, most of the Chinese people know about it in the newspapers, they were once China's allies in a certain sense, during the Sino-Japanese conflict, there were Koreans who provided too much help to China, and even the army supported them and trained them, but later, after China annexed Korea, many North Koreans trained by the military became terrorists who resisted the merger.

The root cause of Yuan Shikai's iron-fisted repression in North Korea is because of the assassinations of those people, but what is disgusting is the "indirect harm" caused to civilians when they carry out the assassinations, which is why China will call them "terrorists", and the North Korean Governor's Office has even promulgated a law that allows terrorists to be imprisoned in special military prisons without trial.

Li Shaoshao did not have much good impression of the "North Korean righteous man", the reason is very simple, in order to kill a pro-China official, that is, the so-called traitor, they would not hesitate to blow up hundreds of ordinary citizens, and even did not hesitate to press bombs in the school, it can be said that it was those "righteous men" who planted bombs in the Seoul Higher School Sports Meeting in order to kill the director of education, which directly led to the death of more than 600 teachers and students, so that the "righteous soldiers" became real terrorists and lost the support from the people, so they were quickly extinguished by Yuan Shikai. …,

And now, Zhou Jieru said that he wanted to learn from them, is he learning from their cruelty? Learn how they kill innocents indiscriminately?

"What? Do you think we shouldn't learn from those righteous people? ”

Sensing the change in Li Shaoshao's expression, Zhou Jieru asked with a smile.

"I just think those people are a little too brutal?"

"That man's methods may be brutal, if you want to defeat the dictator, you have to be more cruel and ruthless than him, the reason why we have been defeated again and again is because we think that the tyrant still has a human side, we imagine him to be too kind, so we will fail, and the tyrant will take advantage of our kindness, so that Mr. Sun will be imprisoned, our comrades will be imprisoned, and finally die in prison for no apparent reason."

In Zhou Jieru's words, it seems that everything is blamed on the tyrant's brutality, the tyrant's dictatorship, in short, he has countless excuses to justify his actions.

"Now what we're going to do is to do everything in advance, and then we're going to do it and try to be a success."

"Good!"

After being silent for a long time, Li Shaoshao agreed. They then discussed the specifics of how to proceed with the operation. After that, Li Shaoshao got up first and left the table. After a while, Zhou Jieru also walked out of the Deyue Teahouse. He glanced at both ends of the street, and then looked up at the sky, but saw that the snowflakes were already falling silently from the sky. Wrapped around his neck, he walked down an alley that was bleak, cold, and muddy......

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