Chapter 67 Do your best and leave the rest to fate!

  The second update is delivered, celebrating the collection breaking records again today, thank you all brothers and sisters for being so powerful!

  The next day, Du Haiseng's article was still making a big stir, causing endless debate among all classes in Shanghai, and indirectly affecting several leaders of the Workers' Armed Patrols, including Wang Shouhua and Chen Duxiu.

  As for Commander Chiang, after reading this article, he was also shocked and enraged. Every word in it was like a powerful blow that pierced his weak point deeply.

  This time, the purpose is very clear: one is to win over the capital family enterprises of Shanghai, and the other is to comfort several concession consulates, expressing their views on armed riots, with ambiguous relationships apparent.

  He is considering his own interests maximization, the third armed workers' uprising, when its impact suffered losses are the capitalist enterprise families, Shanghai's various concessions, and these are just supporting their own backbone forces, he can get enough thick funding support from them, to a certain extent he will not allow any harm to these classes.

  The task at hand is to deal with the Shanghai Workers' Armed Patrol Team, the Shanghai Communist International Organization. Once the Communist International Organization falls, the Workers' Armed Patrol Team will also lose its way.

  But today, this article signed by Mu Eleven made him feel very headache, the whole article is questioning, directly pointing at him as the commander of the Northern Expedition Army, indirectly reminding the Communist International to keep a clear head and even make early preparations to avoid greater losses. Chiang Kai-shek stood in his own residence, looking at the Shanghai Bund scenery outside the window, and couldn't help but touch his bald head.

  "Shanghai is indeed a place where dragons and tigers hide, for there are actually people with such extraordinary insight."

  "Have you investigated this person's background?" After a moment of thought, Chiang Kai-shek turned his head and asked the attendant behind him.

  "Oh, it's obvious that the author is using a pseudonym. We've asked the editor-in-chief of Shen Bao, but they all claim to have no idea who this person is. The only thing we know is that someone named Mu Shi-yi has published two articles in recent times, both of which have caused huge controversy, involving not just the National Government, but also the Northern Expeditionary Army, various social classes in Shanghai, the Communist International and even the armed pickets."

  "This guy is quite interesting, have his subordinates find the articles he wrote before and show them to me."

  Chiang Chung-cheng walked to the side of the sand and flipped his wide gown forward, sitting down with his legs crossed. Although he was smiling, there was a hint of coldness in that smile that made people feel a chill.

  "Have everyone collect all newspapers related to this article from the market and don't let them spread widely, it's not beneficial for our further plans."

  He paused and then said: "Make every effort to find the author himself. If possible, you know what to do."

  The subordinate nodded hastily, it was clear that the commander's words meant to make the person named Mu Eleven completely disappear from this world. As a subordinate, one had to constantly guess at their superior's meaning and thoroughly understand their instructions in order to survive in the complex and treacherous government departments and military, just like the ancient saying "accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger".

  Upon thinking of this, his subordinates hastily echoed: "I have already ordered that all newspaper offices in Shanghai have been infiltrated with our people. Whoever goes to submit a manuscript will be arrested on the spot. When I saw this article in Shen Bao this morning, I felt something was amiss and had Wu Lianhuan and Liu Yifu lead the 26th Army brothers to confiscate these newspapers."

  "Well done, you've done a great job. Jiang would love to meet this author and see what kind of great god he is, who can produce such scholarly work, unfortunately, it's not possible."

  He was well aware that leaving such a large hidden danger would eventually be detrimental to himself. This time, he came mainly to deal with the Shanghai Workers' Inspection Team and the Communist International. However, after this disturbance, even if there were controversies on the other side, they must have taken sufficient precautions. This is equivalent to making his purpose for this trip publicly known to all citizens. If things didn't go as planned, he would be in a very passive situation, which was not something Chiang Kai-shek wanted to see.

  After all, in Shanghai, it's not just a matter of what Chiang Kai-shek says, nor is it his territory to monopolize. The Northern Expedition Army, the Shanghai Liao family, and the five major wealthy families of Rong will never stand on his side.

  The success of this workers' armed uprising has deeply touched Chiang Kai-shek. Once these forces are allowed to grow and strengthen, they will pose a huge threat to the Northern Expeditionary Army and the National Government he will control in the future. Realizing the problem, he originally wanted to take the initiative, but what he never expected was that there were people on the Shanghai beach who seemed to know his affairs and thoughts like the back of their hand, and even guessed his intentions at the same time.

  This has to be said is an unexpected event, and it also makes him fall into a passive situation to some extent!

  Since the last article, Mu Eleven has been gradually spreading among various classes in Shanghai. Although there is only one work, it does not hinder his great influence. The Shun Pao newspaper also showed the potential value of this author. Just when I was worried that he would disappear after writing a commentary, I received another article from him today.

  Wu Tianyun gently put down the newspaper in his hand, his face solemn. Although he maintained a close relationship with the Communist International, he was a non-partisan person. As an outsider, he always had to be more clear-headed than those in power. If all of this were true according to Du Haisheng's words, and if future developments unfolded as he had outlined in his article, then the entire Shanghai workers' armed forces and the Communist International would be in a precarious situation.

  Now many of the leaders of the Communist International and the Workers' Inspection Teams are pacifists, seeking stability rather than war or division, believing unswervingly in Chiang's words.

  These are all very ominous signs, and the trend towards war is inevitable. If we don't make preparations early, the consequences will be too terrible to contemplate!

  When everyone was arguing and talking about the article, Du Haisheng, as the person involved, got up early and sat on the sand with Hu Die and Fu Hong, chatting and laughing. He didn't care how others discussed or argued, but rather how decisions were made. It was clear that he had no opportunity to contact the leaders of the Shanghai Communist International and the armed patrol team, nor did he know their decisions.

  Do your best and leave the rest to fate!

  After Hong finished telling a joke that wasn't funny, Du Haisheng forced a smile, and thought of the "April 12th Coup" and the "April 13th Massacre" in history, and couldn't help but feel a sigh in his heart.

  He has done his best, as for Chen Duxiu, Wang Shouhua, Zhao Jinrong and others, how they decide and arrange things is none of his business, do your best and leave the rest to fate, everything will be natural.

  As for that article, Hu Die and Fu Hong had also seen it in the morning. However, for Hu Die, this kind of thing was completely beyond her comprehension. Although she had been filled with nationalistic fervor after the outbreak of the war against Japan, now she was just a young woman who had been hurt by love, a retired actress.

  Yesterday evening, Du Haisheng had already let Fu Hong see the manuscript. As for this commentary article, she also had no opinion to express. If not for courtesy, there were only four words - I dare not agree!

  She thought about it all night yesterday and still felt that Du Haisheng's ideas were too radical, thinking that everything was so dark, as if there was no light to be seen under the sky. She didn't dare to agree with him, nor did she want to make any comments, so she could only choose to remain silent, just smiling and laughing, at least it wouldn't give her more trouble because of this matter.

  No one could have foreseen what would happen next, not even Du Haisheng, a modern man who had been reborn. He could only adjust his strategy based on his understanding of history, and previously he didn't want to deviate from the original historical trajectory. Now it seemed that he had underestimated things too much; being in the midst of the whirlpool, even if it was to help himself, he still had to do so.

  Yesterday, Du Haisheng, who was also sleepless, thought about many things and re-examined this life again. Now, he has unknowingly made several changes to the course of history, although very small, but enough to make him a little proud, especially in saving Hu Die, he is even more fearless, perhaps in history, there will be no event where Hu Die was occupied by Dai Li for three years.

  "Hey, we've been talking for half a day and you haven't said a word. Forget it, I'm tired, now it's your turn to talk."

  Fu Hong saw Du Haisheng's serious face and lowered head, as if he was deep in thought. She couldn't help but pout her small mouth and intentionally pretended to be very angry, asking him questions, when in fact she just wanted to make Du Haisheng happy.

  Du Haisheng didn't react until half a day later, and with a dull expression, he uttered an "oh" sound, then said: "Tell one, what to tell?"

  "You..."

  Feng Hong and Hu Die were completely speechless, it turned out that they had been fooling around for half a day, the two of them wasted so much saliva, this guy was sitting here, completely unaware of what they were talking about, his concentration was too strong.

  "What else? Of course, it's telling jokes."

  "Oh, I won't!"

  Du Haisheng replied in his usual calm tone, he really wouldn't, having grown up in a cold and stern martial family from a young age, and after becoming a soldier, he had learned an even more serious demeanor, making him tell jokes was no easier than killing him outright.

  “……”

  The two of them looked at each other in dismay again, Hu Die smiled calmly and pulled Fu Hong's arm to help Du Haisheng out of the awkward situation: "Forget it, sister. Haisheng brother rarely speaks or laughs normally, I'm afraid he really doesn't know how to tell jokes."

  "Hum! A man who doesn't understand life!"

  Her face turned red and drooped, her small mouth pouted high, she glared at Du Haisheng with a resentful expression, but in her heart, she liked this strict and disciplined man even more.

  Sometimes women's words are meant to be listened to in reverse, because they often mean the opposite of what they say!

  Du Haisheng wanted to explain something, looked at Fu Hong who was sulking, and smiled helplessly, but ultimately didn't say anything. At this time, his heart was heavy with worries about the country and its people, how could he tell jokes?

  It's not that he can't tell jokes that are harmless, but in the army, some people told very violent jokes and he had heard them before. Telling one or two jokes that would make the two women blush might be okay too.

  Although he always thought of himself as a person who doesn't like jokes about life

  Sometimes a woman can change everything for a man, but sometimes a man cannot change anything for a woman.

  At this moment, a footstep interrupted the conversation of the three people, and they all turned their heads to look towards the door.

  Zhao Wei'er, this little girl, was walking briskly towards the apartment building, ran up the stairs and smiled at the three people inside, very naturally sitting down among them in the living room.

  But behind her was Wu Tianyun, dressed in a long gown.

  Du Haisheng saw him and was taken aback, thinking to himself, how did he end up following along too...