1932: Playing with the Japanese Communist Party with a doll

"How much money did you give him? We haven't figured out this little thing yet..."

As UMP45 continued to whisper, Xie Busheng, initially arrogant and struggling, became terrified and stunned, finally completely motionless. After a while, the odor of urine wafted in. Looking closely, everyone saw that the guy's crotch was damp; he had actually lost control of his bladder from fear.

For a full minute, the whole place was silent.

It wasn't until UMP45 curled her lips and remounted her horse that Wu Hao and the others finally woke up from their dream. They asked in disbelief and stammered:

"Comrade Ma Shiwu, what you said...what you said, is it all...true?" "Go and judge for yourselves! I wasn't wrong about these names, was I?"

In fact, looking at Xie Busheng's reaction, everyone knew that he was definitely right;

Otherwise, this guy would definitely not be so scared and would not even make a single rebuttal; however, everyone still couldn't believe what they heard and saw.

Comrade Ma Shiwu revealed so many criminal facts about the other party just by hearing a name? Putting aside her terrible memory, how did the World Revolutionary Party know all that?!

"You...you..."

As soon as the words left his mouth, several leading cadres of the Central Committee fell silent. Hadn't they known this fact for a long time?

The infiltration of the World Revolutionary Party into the Soviet area...

Everyone's mood instantly changed from joy at receiving a large amount of aid to heaviness and worry.

Deng Xixian, secretary of the Ruijin County Party Committee, ignored all that and briefly interrogated Xie Busheng in public as they walked.

The reason for being so "brutal" and unconcealed is simple.

Because Secretary Deng heard the name "Xie Chunshan" and this was the second time Xie Busheng was arrested.

As early as the beginning of February, a letter of complaint and some evidence were delivered to Ruijin, after which Xie Busheng was detained pending further investigation;

But a few days later, the Central Bureau of the Soviet Area suddenly issued an order demanding Xie Busheng's release without any investigation. This angered not only Deng Xixian but also He Shuheng, then a member of the Executive Committee of the Central Government of the Chinese Soviet Republic and President of the Supreme Court. Together, they reported the matter to Li Desheng, who secured a second order to arrest Xie Busheng and send him to the central government for further investigation. Deng Xixian had previously been puzzled, wondering why the central government had demanded his release. Now, he finally understood: Xie Chunshan was behind this! So, was the release order issued after the first arrest a forgery by Xie Chunshan, or were there genuine central government officials protecting these scoundrels?

No one dared to think further.

In short, Xie Busheng, his defenses breached, spoke his mind, confessing almost identical crimes to those UMP45 had said, even including a few names and even more vile deeds that UMP45 hadn't mentioned. This sent the entire audience into a rage.

Some young soldiers shouted angrily that they wanted to kill him, which embarrassed several central leaders.

During the interrogation, they arrived at the famous "Xie Family Ancestral Hall" and met Li Desheng and others who were holding a meeting to discuss the Xie Busheng issue. To be more precise, before entering the hall, they heard a confident voice:

"...I can guarantee with my Party spirit and personal integrity that even if Xie Busheng has problems, they are only minor and innocuous!" "Your arbitrary arrest of Party cadres without careful investigation will affect the unity among Party comrades!" "So I suggest..."

"boom!"

UMP45 jumped off her horse and kicked open the tattered wooden door. With a half-smile, she pointed a finger at Xie Busheng, who was sitting on the ox cart, reeking of urine and mumbling involuntarily for mercy. "Is this what you call...a small problem?"

105 Teacher's Persistence and Counterattack

As UMP45 scoffed, everyone in the ancestral hall turned their gazes. Leading the way was none other than Li Desheng, then Chairman of the Central Soviet Government.

Although he didn't recognize UMP45, he immediately understood her outfit when he saw it was so out of place with everyone else around him. He shook off Xie Chunshan, who was still trying to plead for Xie Busheng, and strode off the stage.

"You are the special envoy of the Shih Chien Party, right? I am Li Desheng."

"It's me. My name is...Ma Shiwu."

UMP45 showed even greater respect for the great man who single-handedly saved the Chinese revolution and laid the foundation for future communist China, bowing slightly and saying:

"On behalf of the commander, I would like to convey his greetings to you."

"commander?"

"He's the one who gave me these orders." "Hmm..."

Since Ma Shiwu didn't reveal the meaning of the "commander's" name, Li Desheng didn't ask any more questions. Instead, he changed the subject and returned to the previous question: "What did you mean by what you said when you just walked in?"

"Oh, this is the one..."

After UMP45, Wu Hao and others explained, everyone in the audience knew what had happened.

Some people still wanted to doubt the truth of UMP45's words, but when they saw Xie Busheng's ugly appearance, they immediately shut up.

Xie Chunshan panicked:

"Chairman! Comrades! I was deceived by Xie Busheng! I didn't know he was such a person! It's all his fault!" Hearing this, Xie Busheng, who was originally lying there urinating, became anxious:

"Xie Chunshan! You took 300 yuan from me! Don't even think about denying it!"

"You, you, you, you...you are talking nonsense!"

"What nonsense! It's clearly in my house..."

The ugly scene of the two men biting each other caught everyone's attention, and the news even spread outside. The faces of the central leadership comrades were as dark as the bottom of a pot.

On the first day of welcoming the special envoys from the World Revolutionary Party and the generous aid, something as embarrassing as this happened. It's really...

Wu Hao was about to have them dragged down and locked up first to avoid embarrassment, but he heard Li Desheng angrily issue an order: "Guard Platoon!"

"exist!"

"Take these two away and lock them up separately! And Qian Liping, the deputy director of the supply department! Arrest her too!" "Yes!"

Four members of the guard platoon, who had been closely following Li Desheng since the Jinggangshan period, quickly emerged to apprehend the two Xies, while two others went next door to capture Qian Liping. Wu Hao's expression changed slightly, but he remained silent.

Ultimately, both the Xie brothers and Qian Liping were under the jurisdiction of the Soviet government, and as the secretary of the Soviet Central Bureau, it was difficult for him to intervene; the situation was different from before...

However, Li Desheng took the initiative to suggest to him:

"Comrade Wu Hao, I suggest that we immediately search Xie Busheng's residence! And summon all of the people he confessed to, such as Chen Jingkui and Zhu Xiuxiu, to be isolated and interrogated! And verify the evidence!" "...Comrade Runzhi, the comrades from the World Revolutionary Party have just arrived, and we..."

Wu Hao wanted to wait until the comrades from the World Revolutionary Party left before dealing with these damn bastards, but Li Desheng shouted in front of UMP45: "Comrade Wu Hao! Don't you understand? The comrades from the World Revolutionary Party are right here! They need us to make our stance clear right now!"

Wu Hao glanced at UMP45, who was humming a little tune and seemed completely unconcerned about the mess, and was shocked. Yes!

It is precisely because comrades from the World Revolutionary Party are here that corrupt elements like the two Xies must be dealt with severely, quickly, and strictly!

Otherwise, if such a bad behavior were to occur to a political party that barely holds 20 or 30 small counties and hasn't even captured a single major city, and is currently facing immense difficulties, then what's the point of supporting them? Thinking of this, Wu Hao no longer hesitated and, in accordance with Li Desheng's suggestion, quickly issued various orders.

At least half a platoon of Red Army soldiers rushed away.

Here, Li Desheng apologized to UMP45 with a wry smile: "I'm truly sorry, Comrade Ma Shiwu, I'm sorry to have embarrassed you."

"Haha, it's okay. This actually has nothing to do with our World Revolutionary Party. This is an internal matter of your Communist Party organization. I shouldn't have said anything." "No, no, if you hadn't spoken out, we wouldn't know how long these corrupt officials would hide in our ranks and harm the people..." "It doesn't matter. Even if I didn't speak out, these corrupt officials would be dug out sooner or later. I believe the Communist Party can do this..."

UMP45 tried to change the subject.

"Alright, Comrade Li Desheng, let's begin handing over the support supplies and..."

"Please wait a moment, Comrade Ma Shiwu. Before the handover, I have something I must first clarify with the comrades of the World Revolutionary Party." "...Okay, please go ahead."

Li Desheng glanced at Wu Hao and the others, then turned back and looked directly at UMP45, who was much shorter than him but considered quite tall for the period.

"Comrade Ma Shiwu, I'd like to ask, is it true that long ago, your S.P.R.C. had a deep understanding of the Chinese Communist Party, perhaps even planting spies within it who were then tipping you off?"

"..."

As soon as these words were spoken, the temperature in the entire room dropped significantly.

Many people hesitated to speak, but then, remembering that this was a collective decision made by the Party Central Committee some time ago, they quickly shut up and carefully observed UMP45's expression. The woman smiled softly.

"If I say no, you certainly won't believe me. So the answer is what you think. Within the entire CCP, there are intelligence personnel from our S.R.P. in almost every corner..."

The temperature in the room dropped even lower.

No one likes the feeling of being watched.

Some even began to secretly look around, as if this would reveal who the "S.E.R. Party spy" was. Only Li Desheng remained calm and composed:

"So, what is your goal? To control the Chinese Communist Party?"

"Of course not. Please rest assured. We are only gathering intelligence and trying to understand you in order to decide whether our S.R.P. should assist the Chinese Communist Party in its revolution." "Our hidden agents will never do anything to harm you. Apart from gathering and transmitting intelligence, they will obey all your rules and orders.

"In terms of intelligence gathering and transmission, they are first and foremost members of the SRP, but in everything else, they are first and foremost members of the CCP;"

"I pledge this upon the honor of the World Revolutionary Party and my life."

UMP45 continued to smile calmly, as the commander and everyone else had come up with this story, so she felt no guilt at all. This attitude, seen by everyone, actually made them feel a little better.

Li Desheng still looked normal:

"...So, your SRP didn't just do this to the CCP?"

"Yes, it's not just the CCP. As for the KMT... well, actually, they were the ones we initially assisted..." UMP45 said this half-truthfully, with a normal expression.

"Of course, after only a few years of investigation, we were certain they would eventually degenerate into reactionary representatives of the big bourgeoisie and big landowners, so we gave up and instead intensified our efforts to understand you."

After these words were spoken, many senior CCP officials, including Wu Hao, breathed a sigh of relief.

They have already seen how powerful the SRP is. If such a powerful force were to go to the aid of the KMT, the future of the CCP would be bleak. Li Desheng's "questioning" continued:

"So, you also have a deep understanding of them?"

"Yes... although not as deep as I know you, but almost there!" "When did you decide to abandon them and support us?"

"Well... I don't know much about this, but it should have been before the April 12th counter-revolutionary coup by the Kuomintang in 1927!" "... You knew about that suppression a long time ago?"

"Yes."

"Do you know the exact time?" "Yes."

"..."

As soon as these words came out, a question came from the crowd: "If you knew, why didn't you remind us!?"

Wu Hao and the others recognized the owner of the voice, but they deliberately avoided looking, let alone blaming anyone.

Among those present here, how many of you do not have relatives or friends who died in that "counter-revolutionary coup"? It is normal to feel resentment and hatred in your heart.

Rather, this resentment and hatred, to a certain extent, constitutes the current Chinese Communist Party. Li Desheng slowly asked:

"In fact, this is also the question I want to ask. Can you answer us?" "Wait a moment."

UMP45 closed her eyes, seemingly trying to form her words. After a moment, she spoke:

"First, we hadn't decided to assist you at that time, so there was no need to remind you. Second, even if we had made the decision, we wouldn't have the obligation or responsibility to remind you of everything."

"We have always believed that independence, self-reliance, and seeking truth from facts are the key to a political party's long-term survival and development. If we need to remind and help them with everything, the Communist Party will only become a babeish party, a disabled party, a useless party, and will never be able to grow..."

This statement was so correct that no one could refute it. Li Desheng nodded slightly, and even showed an expression of great approval on his face. But then he realized the problem and quickly restrained himself.

"Third, we judged at the time that there were serious capitulation and opportunist tendencies within the Chinese Communist Party, and that it had even considered abandoning armed struggle. Such a party was naturally not worthy of our engagement. Without that lesson, how could the Communist Party have embarked on the path of armed struggle, and how could the entire party have deeply understood the true nature of the Kuomintang?

"In fact, it was only after you began armed resistance against the reactionary rule of the Kuomintang that we increased our attention to you and ultimately decided to formally contact you and provide you with assistance."

When these words were spoken, many people had embarrassed expressions on their faces.

At that time, many people within the party not only believed that the KMT could be fully trusted, but even advocated that the CCP be completely incorporated into the KMT. Li Desheng nodded:

"Well, I have one last question."

"Please say."

“Why did you choose us in the end?”

"The reason was simple: our commanders could not bear to see a political party that once held great promise and a bright future become a puppet party under Soviet control, ultimately leading to the complete failure of the Chinese revolution."

The room was silent for a few seconds, and Li Desheng smiled and stretched out his hand:

"Now, I believe in the ideas of your S.R.P.... Welcome, communist comrade."

The 106 route can be argued for, but corruption must die!

"Counting! 2980 $100 bills, totaling $298,000! Three teams have completed the count, and everything is confirmed!"

“计数!10O面额日元纸币956张，共计95600日元! 200日元纸币10张!共计2000日元!三人清点完毕，确认无误!

"计数!一元龙洋45个!一元袁大头1876个!孙小...孙先生纪念银币100个!川洋523个!广东五毫币1025个.….三人清点完毕，确认无误! ”“计数!黄...黄金256斤又6两4分!三次...三次测量无误! 三次测量无误!三次测量无误!”

"Count! 235 jin of silver... refined salt... coarse salt... certain medicines... brand new radio and parts... speaker parts... banknotes... passbooks..."

By the end of the reading, the counter's voice was trembling.

In the Xie Family Ancestral Hall, under the watchful eyes of all members of the Central Bureau of the Soviet Area and senior leaders of the Central Executive Committee, the support materials and funds of the Shijie Revolutionary Party were carefully counted.

Although we had already known the total value of this aid, when we actually saw it with our own eyes and heard it with our own ears, we were so happy that we almost fainted.

This terrifying level of terrorist support has never been seen since the founding of the Communist Party of China.

At this moment, even the "Soviet-educated faction" and the "pro-Soviet faction" had completely forgotten the Communist International and Moscow, which basically only shouted slogans but did not provide money and issued various orders at every turn.

(Note: still “they thought”) Look at the S.R.P.!

Not only did they give so much money, they also sent people to Shanghai and Hong Kong to purchase so many scarce materials, and then risked transporting them into the Soviet area! Even a heart of stone would be shaken!

"...Comrade Ma Shiwu, this this this this this..."

Even Li Desheng and Wu Hao were speechless at this moment: "It's really...it's really..."