Chapter 33: Secretly Joining the Party (Continued) Flying Pig Net

  "Alright! Wait for me a moment, I'll pack up my things and then follow you!" Seeing Qin Keqin nod in agreement, Lin Aofeng hurried back to his seat and packed up his belongings. Hu Guofu, who was sitting not far away, couldn't help but size up Qin Keqin, who was standing at the door waiting for Lin Aofeng, and let out a sigh: "No wonder Aofeng doesn't like Yuyan, people are just incomparable."

  Just as Hu Guofu was distracted, Lin Aofeng finished packing up and said goodbye to Xi Junmai before quickly running out of the classroom, pulling Qin Keqing's hand as they walked towards the school gate. Coincidentally, Hu Yuyan had come to the classroom looking for her brother and saw the backs of Qin Keqing and Lin Aofeng as they left. The smile on her face instantly disappeared, and she gritted her teeth as she stared at the two of them, thinking to herself: "Lin Aofeng, Qin Keqing, you pair of shameless people, I will definitely make you pay the price!"

  "Yuyan, how did you get here?!" Hu Guofu walked out of the classroom and asked, tapping on the shoulder of Hu Yuyan who was lost in thought.

  "What?! Hu Yuyan was startled, then smiled and said to her brother: "Brother, today Zi Han returned from France, Father asked me to remind you not to forget to pick her up!"

  Hu Guofu glared at his sister with a bad temper, then couldn't help but burst out laughing and said: "Don't worry! I'll definitely bring your sister-in-law back!"

  "Ke Qian, what kind of guest is it?! Why is it so mysterious?!" On the way to Qin's house, Lin Ao Feng couldn't bear his curiosity and asked. Qin Ke Qian smiled and shrugged her shoulders in response: "I don't know either. I only know it's an important guest. You'll find out when you get home, won't you?"

  "Alright! Even if I'm asking in vain!" Lin Aofeng made a strange sound, and took advantage of Qin Keqing's distraction to kiss her face. Qin Keqing, who was suddenly attacked by Lin Aofeng, hurriedly covered the face that had been kissed, let out a cry, and started chasing after Lin Aofeng to playfully hit him.

  In the midst of laughter and noise, Qin Keqing brought Lin Aofeng back to her own home. As soon as they entered the door, Qin Keqing quickly ran to her mother's side and asked, "Mom, who exactly came to our house today?! It's all so mysterious. Dad even told me to call Aofeng over."

  Qin Keqing's mother smiled and said: "He was a classmate of your father's when he studied in France."

  "Mom, are you talking about Uncle Zhou?!" Before Qin Keqin's words fell, Zhou Enlai and Qin Guozhong walked in one after the other. Zhou Enlai smiled and said: "So many years have passed, but Keqin still hasn't forgotten this uncle of hers!"

  "Auntie Zhou!" Qin Keqin ran to Zhou Enlai's side in a few steps, hung her hands around his neck and acted coquettishly. Zhou Enlai smiled and teased: "I really didn't expect that the naughty girl from back then would now have a husband's family." Only then did Qin Keqin come to herself, let go of Zhou Enlai, pulled his hand and walked in front of Lin Aofeng, saying: "Auntie Zhou, he is my fiancé, his name is Lin Aofeng!"

  Without waiting for Qin Keqing's introduction, Lin Aofeng stretched out his hand and said with a face full of reverence: "Mr. Zhou, nice to meet you! I've been admiring you for a long time!"

  Zhou Enlai shook hands with Lin Ao Feng and curiously asked: "Do you know me?!"

  Lin Ao Feng nodded and said: "Head of the Huangpu Military Academy's Political Department! You are our young generation's idol!"

  "Haha" Zhou Enlai burst out laughing and pointed at Lin Ao Feng, saying: "I now know why Ke Qiang is so infatuated with you!"

  "Uncle Zhou!" Qin Keqin pouted, quietly leaning against Lin Aofeng's side and performing a two-fingered Zen. Lin Aofeng, who was caught off guard, gritted his teeth and didn't dare to make a sound, looking at Qin Keqin with pleading eyes. Qin Keqin gave Lin Aofeng a white eye, meaning "Good boy, you know what's good for you!" and released the soft flesh around Lin Aofeng's waist.

  Qin Keqing's mother, who had seen all this, sighed and said: "Zichen, the guests are waiting outside, let's go in and talk!"

  "Look at me, I've forgotten all about it!" Qin Guozhong said with a smile: "Come on in, please!"

  After dinner, Qin Guozhong took Lin Aofeng and Zhou Enlai into the study. After they sat down, Qin Guozhong suddenly spoke up: "Enlai, I want to introduce Aofeng to join the party, what do you think?"

  Zhou Enlai thought for a moment and said: "In principle, I agree with him joining the party. But I don't know much about him yet. I think we should wait for a while before discussing this matter."

  Qin Guozhong nodded and said: "I was too impatient!" Then Qin Guozhong turned to Lin Aofeng and said: "Aofeng, this time your Uncle Zhou came to Shanghai..."

  Before Qin Guo's words were finished, Lin Ao Feng interrupted: "Uncle, I know the purpose of Uncle Zhou's trip to Shanghai this time. I don't think it's a good time to launch an armed workers' uprising now. Although Sun Chuanfang suffered a defeat in Jiangxi and mobilized most of his main forces to confront the Northern Expedition Army, there are still two divisions of Sun Chuanfang's troops stationed on the outskirts of Shanghai, with one army each in Zhejiang and Jiangsu. Even if the armies in Zhejiang and Jiangsu were tied up and couldn't arrive in time during the uprising, the two divisions stationed by Sun Chuanfang on the outskirts of Shanghai are not to be underestimated, they can suppress the uprising at the first opportunity."

  Zhou Enlai asked: "What if there was a strange army helping out on the periphery when Shanghai rose up in revolt?"

  Lin Ao Feng bitterly smiled and said: "Unless your trump card is the Northern Expedition Army. But it seems this doesn't seem very realistic."

  Zhou Enlai furrowed his brow and looked at Lin Aofeng with a slanted head, saying: "You seem to know something?!"

  "Don't forget, my teacher is Jiang Baili, he's Sun Chuanfang's chief of staff!" Lin Aofeng said as he walked to the side, poured three cups of tea, and handed one to each of them. He picked up his own cup and took two sips before saying: "As they say, an enemy's enemy is a friend. You've been constantly inciting Shanghai workers and students to go on strike, the Japanese have long since hated you to the bone. Although the little Japanese won't directly send troops to intervene, their intelligence agencies aren't pushovers either. They'll definitely use Sun Chuanfang's hands to deal with you."

  It was only then that Zhou Enlai realized the difficulties this uprising would face far exceeded expectations. ... Seven or eight minutes passed in an instant, and it wasn't until then that Zhou Enlai snapped back to reality, laughing as he said: "Sorry, I just zoned out for a second!"

  "Don't worry!" Qin Guozhong said: "Enlai, Jiang Baili has said that Ahfeng has already surpassed him in strategic deployment. I think Ahfeng can help you, what do you think?!"

  Zhou Enlai was taken aback and immediately looked at Lin Aofeng, asking: "Lin Aofeng, what do you think of our party?!"

  Lin Ao-feng said thoughtfully: "The Chinese Communist Party is the vanguard of the Chinese working class, and at the same time, it is the vanguard of the Chinese people and the Chinese nation. I firmly believe that only under the leadership of the Communist Party can a new society without exploitation and oppression be established. However, this road is fraught with difficulties and dangers, but I am willing to sacrifice my life for a better tomorrow, for the sake of our children and grandchildren."

  On the night of October 23, 1926, the CPC Jiangsu-Zhejiang Regional Committee and the representative of the National Government in Shanghai, Niu Yongjian, cooperated with Xia Chao, the governor of Zhejiang Province who had just defected from warlord Sun Chuanfang, to launch the First Armed Uprising. Unfortunately, Xia Chao's military campaign failed, and the First Armed Uprising ended in failure. Thanks to Lin Aofeng's reminder and assistance, many CPC cadres who participated in the action escaped capture.

  "Dong, dong, dong, dong, dong"

  Zhou Enlai, who was anxiously waiting for news, heard the knock on the door and immediately opened it. After the person at the door came in, he looked outside to make sure there were no followers, then closed the door, poured a glass of water for the newcomer and asked: "Comrade Lin Ao Feng, have all the people been sent away?"

  Lin Ao Feng took over the teacup and said: "Don't worry! The people have already been sent away. I personally saw them off from Shanghai."

  "It's all right now!" Zhou Enlai let out a sigh of relief and continued, "Fortunately, I listened to your opinion at the time and made preparations, otherwise we would have suffered a great loss this time."

  Lin Ao-feng put down his teacup and said, "Mr. Zhou, it's not that I'm pouring cold water on you. From today's actions, it's not hard to see that the Nationalist Party is unreliable. Niu Yong-jian has a well-equipped plainclothes team at his disposal. This plainclothes team hasn't made a move all night, if they had joined the fight, perhaps the outcome would have been different."

  "Alright!" Zhou Enlai advised: "You'd better stop complaining. Things have come to this, and it's no use complaining anymore."

  Lin Ao Feng muttered a few more words, raised his wrist to glance at his watch and said: "Mr. Zhou, it's getting late, if there's nothing else I'll take my leave first."

  "Alright! Be careful on your way!" After seeing off Lin Ao Feng, Zhou Enlai hastily changed into another set of clothes and followed him out.

  Time flies, a month has passed and the uprising's turmoil has gradually subsided. On the weekend of November 28th, Lin Ao Feng came to Zhou En Lai's residence as usual: "Mr. Zhou, is there anything you need me to do today?"

  Zhou Enlai mysteriously walked around Lin Ao Feng twice, suddenly stopped and said seriously: "Comrade Lin Ao Feng, I have something to tell you, your application to join the party has been approved!"

  "What?! Lin Ao Feng was taken aback at first, then reacted and asked: "Mr. Zhou, is this true?!"

  "This is certainly true!" A man with a thick Hunan accent came down from upstairs.

  "Mao Zedong, Mr. Mao?!" Lin Aofeng looked at the person in front of him with some disbelief, then pinched his own face and said, "I'm not dreaming."

  Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai exchanged a glance, and both of them burst out laughing. Zhou Enlai took out the letter of approval and said: "Comrade Mao Zedong and I are your sponsors for joining the party."

  "Great!" Lin Ao Feng took over the document and looked at it, excitedly jumping up.

  A moment later, Lin Biao followed Zhou Enlai and Mao Zedong upstairs. Zhou Enlai took out a party flag, hung it on the wall and said: "Comrade Lin Biao, now raise your right hand, clench your fist, and follow me to pledge allegiance to the Party: keep secrets strictly, obey discipline."

  "Keep secrets and obey discipline."

  "Sacrifice personal interests, class struggle."

  "Sacrifice personal interests, class struggle."

  "Strive for revolution, never betray the party."

  "Strive for revolution, never betray the party."

  "Affiant."

  "Witness: Lin Ao Feng!"

  After the oath, Zhou Enlai tightly grasped Lin Ao's hand and said: "I hope you remember the party oath, be loyal to the party, wholeheartedly serve the laboring masses, and shed every last drop of blood for New China!"

  Lin Aofeng nodded and said: "I will never forget the oath of joining the party, please rest assured of the organization, and I beg the organization to test me."