Beitai is an important industrial town established by Chen Zikun, half of the GDP of the entire Jiangdong Province is in this city, and the steel and military industry are urgently needed to build a new China in the future, so it must be preserved at all costs.

Previously, Chen Zikun had secretly ordered his cronies to launch an uprising when necessary and formally break with the reactionary Kuomintang authorities, but no one expected that the situation would be so rapid, and he thought that at least the Kuomintang could support it until the early 1950s, but he did not expect that it would collapse in just a few months, and the People's Liberation Army would go south to the Yangtze River just around the corner, so Chen Zikun's arrangements and deployment would inevitably be delayed.

In order to confuse the enemy and find another way out, more than half of the family members were in Shanghai, while Chen Zikun and Xia Xiaoqing and Lin Wenjing remained in the provincial capital, and if they dared to launch an uprising, they would inevitably suffer.

Chen Shou questioned, if an uprising is launched, what will happen to the family members in the provincial capital? Liu Xiaoyong said that his family is also in the provincial capital, since ancient times, loyalty and filial piety are difficult to achieve, as a soldier, to be responsible for the country and the nation, that is the great righteousness.

As they spoke, both of them lost their tempers, Chen Shou pulled out a gun and slapped it on the table and said, "Boy, you were still playing with mud when I was doing big business in Nantai, can it be your turn to speak here?" ”

Liu Xiaoyong did not show weakness, and said: "If the age is useful, Wang Baguan'er in the river is the oldest." ”

The two of them were blushing and their necks were thick, and the guards behind them were also angry, but quarrels were quarrels, and no one dared to do anything to use guns.

Xiao Lang and Gai Longquan persuaded each other hard, but they couldn't persuade each other at all, Chen Shou was an old qualification of the Jiangdong Army, Chen Zikun's hardcore descendant, Liu Xiaoyong was a representative of the Shaozhuang faction and military cadets, and he also had a large number of supporters in the army.

was in the middle of a lot of trouble, when suddenly the officer on duty came to report: "Ou Guangwu has sent an ultimatum, telling us to withdraw from the defense area within an hour, otherwise we will be punished as a mutiny!" ”

The two people who were still tense broke out at the same time: "Damn, fight!" ”

Ou Guangwu helped them make a decision, the soldiers must fight under the city, the war means a break, we must quickly notify the marshal to make arrangements as soon as possible, the telephone line between Beitai and the provincial capital is open, but now it can't be called, fortunately there is a transmitter.

In the telegraph room of the official residence on Fenglin Road in the provincial capital, the translator was receiving the cipher telegram from Beitai, and immediately handed it over to Chen Zikun after deciphering it.

After reading it, Chen Zikun immediately ordered: "Restore the power and revolt!" ”

After sending the telegram, Chen Zikun paced back and forth in the office, his mood was extremely complicated, the flagpole in the courtyard fluttered the blue sky and white sun flag, he followed this flag and fought, paid countless efforts, and now he is going to break with it, the vicissitudes of life, thousands of changes, just like yesterday.

Thinking back to the ninth year of the Republic of China, he met Chiang Kai-shek in Shanghai, when he was still a penniless gangster, but later he rose to prominence and faced complete failure within a few years of becoming the leader of the country, which is embarrassing to think about.

"I saw him rise up a tall building, I saw him feast on his guests, and I saw his building collapse." Chen Zikun sighed, pressed the electric bell, and Liang Mao walked in.

"Assemble the guards, I have something to say." Chan said.

There is a battalion of guards in the Fenglin Road official residence, well-armed, well-trained, loyal, a water of American-style military uniform, steel helmet and leather boots khaki uniform, the cap of the ship is decorated with the blue sky and white sun badge, an order, in addition to the guards on duty, more than 400 soldiers gathered in the courtyard, waiting for the marshal to speak.

Chen Zikun was dressed in military uniform, wearing a pistol at his waist, his eyes were blazing, scanning the crowd, and everywhere he went, the soldiers puffed up their chests to be reviewed.

"Brethren!" Chan shouted.

Everyone snapped upright, and the sound of their heels hitting each other was shocking.

"This government!" Chen Zikun stretched out his hand and pointed to the blue sky on the flagpole, and said excitedly: "It's rotten, the Kuomintang Chiang Kai-shek is exhausted, our 30 million people in Jiangdong have to go their own way, and we can't be used as cannon fodder for them anymore. ”

After speaking, he took off the peach-shaped cockade surrounded by Jiahe on the big-brimmed hat and threw it on the ground, and the golden plum blossom on the collar and the star on the shoulder were also taken off and thrown on the ground together.

The soldiers followed his example and took off all the rank insignia associated with the Kuomintang.

After the March 18 tragedy 23 years ago, he also made such a move, taking off the five-color star emblem of the Beiyang government, and now it is a historical juncture to make a choice, I hope this time I still did not choose the wrong path.

Suddenly, the adjutant came to report that Liu Zhi had invited him to the banquet in the evening.

"Just say I'll participate." Chen Zikun said very calmly.

Since it was decided to revolt, the family members who were far away in Shanghai must be evacuated as soon as possible, Chen Zikun made a long-distance phone call, but unfortunately, the line was overhauled and could not be reached, so he used the radio to send a secret message to make contact.

In Shanghai, on the street near Chen's Mansion, a radio listening car was parked in the corner, and the interpreter of the Secrecy Bureau intercepted the secret message, but could not decipher it, so he had to ask Shen Kai, who had been transferred back to Shanghai.

Shen Kai made a great contribution to killing the senior spy Yan Qingyu, won Mao Renfeng's appreciation, and was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel, and he was responsible for the task of monitoring the Chen family.

"It's not good, Chen Zikun wants to betray the party-state!" Shen Kai was shocked and hurriedly hung up the phone to Director Mao Renfeng in Nanjing.

Mao Renfeng has been instructed by Chiang Kai-shek to use all means when necessary, and immediately decisively said: "Immediately detain Chen Zikun's family, and Chen Zikun's brother-in-law Lin Wenlong is a ** element, and he must be arrested and dealt with strictly." ”

"Yes!" Shen Kai hung up the phone, revealed his fierce face, and led his subordinates to go straight to Chen's mansion.

The guards of the Chen Mansion are very weak, and it is okay to deal with ordinary thieves, and they can only be caught in front of the agents of the Einsatzgruppen of the Secret Bureau, the agents are like gods and generals from the gate, the wall, and the back door break in, and the guard's gun has not been pulled out and pressed to the ground, Yao Yilei and Jian Bing are playing mahjong, and when they heard the screams of the servants, they hurriedly came out to check, and saw that it was Shen Kai who led the team, and asked unhurriedly: "Xiao Shen, what are you doing?" ”

Shen Kai said politely: "Madam, I'm sorry, in order to protect your safety, please don't go in and out at will." ”

Yao Yilei was furious: "What do you mean, do you want to put us under house arrest?" ”

Shen Kai said: "Madame, this is what Shangfeng means, and I am just carrying out orders." ”

Yao Yilei shouted: "I'm going to call Mao Renfeng and Li Zongren!" "I turned around and picked up the phone, there was no sound, and the phone line had already been cut.

The housekeeper of the house came over with a telegram and said in a low voice: "Madam, there is a call from the provincial capital, and the master tells us to leave quickly." ”

Yao Yilei said: "I can't get out." After thinking about it, he rushed upstairs to open the jewelry box, took two gold bars, and planned to go down to bribe the agents to let people out, inform his daughter Chen Yan not to go home, and Chen Nan had to run away quickly.

But as soon as she went downstairs, she saw her daughter coming in from outside, and she looked ignorant: "Mommy, why are there so many people in the family?" ”

Shen Kai said: "Miss, we are ordered to protect you. ”

Chen Yan said: "Is it my father's order?" ”

Shen Kai smiled and said nothing.

Yao Yilei said: "Yan'er, come in!" ”

Pulled her daughter in and slammed the door shut.

Shen Kai lit a cigarette and instructed his subordinates: "Don't mess around, wait for the instructions of the peak." ”

The spies knew Chen Zikun's identity, so they naturally did not dare to act rashly, did not enter the western-style building, and only patrolled and monitored the courtyard.

Shen Kai left a team of people under house arrest for the Chen family, and personally drove to Fudan University to arrest Lin Wenlong.

Lin Wenlong is a professor of Chinese literature at Jiangdong University, and now he is doing academic research at Fudan University, and Shen Kai is his primary school classmate, and the relationship between the two has always been very good, so seeing Shen Kai's visit, Lin Wenlong is very happy: "Old classmate, what are you looking for me?" ”

Shen Kai smiled and said, "Come with me, you'll know in a while." ”

Lin Wenlong did not suspect fraud, got into the car with him, and drove until he woke up outside the prison of the Songhu Garrison Headquarters: "Shen Kai, you want to arrest me?" ”

Shen Kai smiled hideously: "Old classmate, you often make reactionary remarks in the newspaper, thinking that our Secret Bureau doesn't know that it is your pseudonym, subverting the government, the crime is unforgivable, and I can't help you this time." As soon as he stretched out his hand, there was a click, and the handcuffs were put on Lin Wenlong's wrist.

"Stooge! You lackey of the reactionary authorities! Lin Wenlong smacked Shen Kai's face.

Shen Kai was not angry, took out a handkerchief to wipe his face, and said: "Old classmate, for the sake of my love when I was a child, I don't care about you, but fortunately you are spread out in my hands, and if you want to replace someone else, I have to bury you alive." ”

Lin Wenlong said: "Then what are you going to do with me?" ”

Shen Kai said: "I will let people kill you and then bury you, so that there is a lot less pain, who let us be old classmates." ”

Lin Wenlong's legs are a little weak, he is a cultural person, a scholar, a professor, not the kind of revolutionary who has the courage to sacrifice for his ideals, he suddenly learned that he would be executed, and in a moment thousands of thoughts rushed through his heart, he actually calmed down, helped his glasses, brushed his tie, and said to Shen Kai: "Do you have a pen and paper, I want to write a suicide note." ”

Shen Kai ordered someone to take Lin Wenlong to prison, brought him a pen and paper, and said, "You can write as you like, and there will be a few hours before you are on your way." ”

After four hours like this, Shen Kai didn't come back until the night, and at this time Lin Wenlong had already written a suicide note, sprinkled with thousands of words.

Shen Kai threw the suicide note aside without looking at it, and said, "Okay, take off your clothes." ”

Lin Wenlong smiled disdainfully, took off his suit, and untied his tie.

"Take off your pants and shirts." Shen Kai smiled strangely.

Lin Wenlong still did as he was told, taking off only his underwear, and Shen Kai didn't stop: "Glasses, watches, leather shoes." ”

"You are so particular about killing people, so let's go, come with a stripe and go with a stripe." Lin Wenlong took off his glasses and watch, took off his leather shoes, and only had shorts, vest and socks on his body.

Shen Kai handed over a set of clothes, shirts, pants, long shirts, and a pair of cloth shoes: "Change into this." ”

Lin Wenlong was puzzled, but vaguely guessed something, and hurriedly put on new clothes.

Shen Kai's assistant dragged a corpse in from outside, the body was about the same age as Lin Wenlong, his hair was also parted, and he was only wearing underwear.

They put Lin Wenlong's clothes on the corpse, put leather shoes on the dead man, and put glasses on them.

"Let's go, old classmate." Shen Kai smiled and pushed Lin Wenlong.

When they came to the black pine forest behind the prison, a pit had been dug in the ground, and the agents put the body wearing Lin Wenlong's clothes into it and buried it with a shovel.

"I can only send you here, keep going, someone will pick you up, goodbye, old classmate." Shen Kai stretched out his hand, Lin Wenlong hesitated, but still held his hand, and the two shook hands tightly and did not separate for a long time.

"Let's go." Shen Kaidao.

Lin Wenlong nodded and left quickly.

There were three gunshots behind him, piercing the night sky, and the birds flew away, Lin Wenlong couldn't help but turn around, Shen Kai was holding a pistol with green smoke curling and waving to himself.

He knew that it was an old classmate shooting himself off.