Reborn Bao Guowei, I really didn’t want to be a great writer!

Chapter 523: National Martyrdom! Destruction and Rebirth!

"By the time Bingwen was sent to the hospital, his condition was already critical. Fengtai County is not too far from Shanghai, but it took a long journey, first by car and then by train, traveling day and night, and it took a whole day to reach the Shanghai hospital."

"He was shot four times, two in the torso and two in the back. Fortunately, his reaction was different from that of an average person, and his physique was much better than that of an average person. Otherwise, given such a close distance and the fact that the murderer was a former soldier, he would have had no chance of surviving. His own reaction and that of his apprentice Cao Yanhai played a big role."

In the Sacred Heart Hospital, Fang Xinchuan stood in front of Bao Guowei's bed and explained to the people in front of him.

After learning that Bao Guowei was injured, he rushed over from the school and worked with the doctors at the Sacred Heart Hospital to help treat Bao Guowei. He also brought some important medical equipment.

"In fact, if the gunshot wound is not fatal, the main cause of death is not trauma, but excessive bleeding and wound infection. Bingwen is lucky. The charity troupe brought the latest tourniquet and various necessary medical supplies, which allowed him to make it to the hospital. However, a shrapnel still entered Bingwen's brain, causing his coma."

Fang Xinchuan spoke calmly and looked at the people in front of him. These people were Bao Guowei's most trusted friends and family.

Lao Bao, Zhang Taiyan, Zhang Nianyue, Xun Ge'er, and Lin Yutang.

Apart from Du Yuesheng and the owner of the Sacred Heart Hospital, they were the only people who knew about Bao Guowei's situation.

At this moment, Bao Guowei, lying on the hospital bed, looked pale and unconscious.

The five people standing aside also looked haggard, waiting quietly for Fang Xinchuan to tell them about Bao Guowei's situation.

"With the current medical level, I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to remove the shrapnel in his head."

After hearing Fang Xinchuan's words, everyone present felt as if they had fallen into an icy cave.

Especially Old Bao, looking at his son who was once full of vigor and vitality, now lying on the bed dying.

He stared at his son with his wrinkled eyes, and at that moment he actually felt a little regretful.

He didn't want his son to have any future, even if he was just a vain and prodigal son like before.

But it is much better than losing your life.

Lao Bao doesn't have that much patriotism in his heart. He just wants his children to be safe and live well.

Seeing that the mood in the arena was not right, Fang Xinchuan hurried to make amends.

He exhaled, tried his best to stay rational, and forced a smile on his face.

"Don't be too pessimistic. The good news is that Bingwen is not in danger of death. The medicine he invented saved him. Penicillin can prevent wound infection. The oxygen mask and ventilator invented by Mr. Xiang can prevent him from having difficulty breathing and hypoxemia.

There will be no problem in surviving.”

Zhang Nianyue used her hands to cover her tears that were about to flow. She had never felt so powerless as she did at this moment.

Surprisingly, Zhang Taiyan, who was the first to hear that Bao Guowei had fainted after being attacked, had a pale face and looked several years older, but he was the one who stood the straightest.

He stroked Lao Bao with one hand and his daughter with the other, and suddenly he seemed to have become the pillar of the family again.

Xun Ge'er's eye sockets were sunken and he spoke in a concerned voice.

"No danger to life means"

"Bingwen won't die, but it will be difficult for him to wake up." Fang Xinchuan replied.

Nowadays, the medical community has not yet proposed the concept of "vegetative state", but there are still some observations and records of patients who have been in a coma or unconscious state for a long time.

With penicillin and a ventilator, life can still be maintained by supplementing nutrition through intravenous drips.

But how to wake the patient up becomes an almost unsolvable problem.

"Whether or not he can wake up depends on Bingwen's own will and God's will."

Fang Xinchuan's emotionless voice echoed in everyone's ears.

Life is saved.

But it’s hard to wake up.

This was undoubtedly a result that was completely unacceptable to everyone. Bao Bingwen was once so high-spirited and had become a rising star in the literary world.

He wrote a series of literary works including "To Live", "The Old Man and the Sea", "The Rural Teacher", etc.

He made Chinese people famous overseas, washed away the stigma of "the sick man of East Asia", and made countless Westerners, when talking about the East, no longer think of the money-hungry Manchu, but of a graceful young Chinese man who was knowledgeable and full of justice.

I don’t know when, but in the hearts of many people, Bao Guowei has been regarded as their spiritual support.

Zhang Taiyan spent his life studying Chinese classics and participating in patriotic political activities, from refuting Kang Youwei's reformists, to opposing Yuan Shikai's restoration, and finally confronting the Kuomintang government under Chiang Kai-shek.

Throughout his life, Zhang Taiyan focused on the word "fighting". In his later years, he finally could not fight anymore. Fortunately, Zhang Taiyan found an excellent successor.

Bao Guowei is much younger than Zhang Taiyan, and the aura of "fighting" in him is also purer.

The most important thing is that this kid is a genius, a genius in all senses of the word, not only in literature, medicine, and economics, but even in terms of understanding human nature, Zhang Taiyan feels a little inferior to him.

In Zhang Taiyan's eyes, his apprentice will surely become a figure like Leonardo da Vinci and Edison in the West.

Even Zhang Taiyan, who was extremely disappointed with the future of the country and wanted to find a way to redemption in Chinese studies.

Finally I saw hope in Bao Guowei.

But now he is lying there like this. Although he is not dead, as a writer he can no longer express his views or write, and he can only rely on others' care every day.

How is this different from death?

"Mr. Taiyan." Fang Xinchuan walked up to Zhang Taiyan and said, "Mr. Bingwen is no longer able to make decisions. He left behind many inventions and ideas, many of which have achieved results and are of great benefit to the country and the people. After thinking about it, I can only find you and let you handle these matters on his behalf."

Zhang Taiyan didn’t know what those important achievements the other party was talking about were, but he knew the abilities of his apprentice.

In the past, Zhang Taiyan announced to the public that he would pass on his mantle to Bao Guowei.

Now that his disciple has fallen, he, as a master, cannot show weakness and must carry on Bao Guowei's will.

He nodded and said, "I'll go with you after I take care of Bingwen's affairs. Don't worry, after this, I will definitely come back even if I have to bear the consequences with my old bones!"

Zhang Taiyan's voice trembled slightly, but his eyes were unusually firm.

He had retired in the past, but now, Zhang Taiyan had to take up the banner left by Bao Guowei and continue to fight against those people.

Even if the road ahead was difficult and dangerous, even if there was a high possibility of losing his life, Zhang Taiyan was willing to do it.

Because he knows that there are more than just a small group of people following Bao Guowei. Invisibly, through the spread of his works and ideas, countless young Chinese people have regarded Bao Guowei as their role model and are working with him for the future of the country and nation.

How can this flag fall?

Fang Xinchuan looked at the old man whose hair turned white overnight and sighed. He didn't want to see the sad scene in the room anymore. He was afraid that he would also have an emotional breakdown, so he turned around and left silently.

The moment the doctors left the room, the emotions were like a flooding tide that could no longer be suppressed.

"My son~Guowei~"

Lao Bao's heart-wrenching cries echoed in the room.

At this moment, the old father regretted extremely. Why did he force Bao Guowei to be successful in the past?

If he hadn't paid so close attention at the beginning, perhaps Bao Guowei wouldn't have worked so hard?

In fact, Mr. Bao had long been proud of his son's achievements. He always said, "Enough is enough, as long as you are safe."

But Bao Guowei seemed to ignore all this.

At this moment, Old Bao finally understood, from the moment Bao Guowei became famous.

Bao Guowei is no longer just his own Bao Guowei.

"How could this be! How could this be!" Lin Yutang could no longer suppress the emotions he had been holding back for so long, and he stamped his feet and cried bitterly.

Bao Guowei brought him surprises, brought him hope, and helped him fulfill his long-cherished wish of inventing.

Lin Yutang was filled with joy. For a moment, he really began to believe in the powerful nation and country that Bao Guowei had once described to him.

But in this moment, everything disappeared.

In his grief, he couldn't help but ask himself soul-searching questions.

"Nowadays, the world cannot accommodate a scholar who works for the country and the people. Is there still hope?"

At this moment, his trust in the national government completely collapsed.

In the room, only Brother Xun remained rational.

He was not an emotional person by nature, and he rarely showed sadness or happiness on his face.

I rarely cry when I am sad.

Xun Ge'er sat next to Bao Guowei, walked forward and held Bao Guowei's cold hand. His usually clear words sounded a little hesitant at this moment.

"Bingwen, please wake up soon. You once promised me that when the country prospers, you will hold a memorial ceremony at my tombstone and let me know.

Now that you have fallen into a coma, you have completely forgotten the promise you made before.

How can a person go back on his word? "

After saying this, the tears in his eyes finally slid down his cheeks.

Bao Guowei is dead?
Bao Guowei is missing?

Bao Guowei went abroad for medical treatment?

Did Bao Guowei become a fool because of the shooting?
For a month, all kinds of true and false news were flying around, but because people around him deliberately concealed the fact that Bao Guowei was in a coma was never known to the public.

The government said it would investigate the cause, but more than a month later, there was still no news.

It was as if Bao Guowei had disappeared from the face of the earth.

At the same time, the management of the Jianghuai floods was still a mess due to the extremely poor execution of the National Government, even with the efforts of the Hua Xia Ji Min Hui to raise funds.

It should be noted that as of now, Chiang Kai-shek has already made up his mind to carry out disaster relief.

In the news newspapers, related human tragedies are still happening continuously, with floods sweeping across the country, submerging farmland, and causing shocking deaths and displacements.

Then I think of the assassination attempt on Bao Guowei.

Anyone with a discerning eye would speculate whether this was the work of those people in the Kuomintang government. In order to prevent Bao Guowei from finding out about the incident, they killed him.
In Shanghai, countless students were outraged by this and took to the streets, shouting slogans.

"Give justice to Mr. Bingwen! Give justice to the people affected by the disaster in Jianghuai!"

With a loud bang.

Chiang Kai-shek, who was far away in Nanjing, received the news of student demonstrations in major cities and was so angry that he swept all the documents on his desk to the ground.

Even his favorite teacup shattered to the ground.

"Damn it! These people are rebelling, aren't they? They all want to rebel, aren't they? How have I, Chang Kaishen, ever done anything wrong to them? Why do they treat me like this?"

The little hair that was left on Chiang Kai-shek's head had long since fallen out, and his bald forehead was extremely conspicuous.

Chen Xun'en stood aside, silent as a cicada.

He knew that Chiang Kai-shek was very angry and did not dare to say anything. He could only wait for him to vent his anger.

It can only be said that too many things have happened that are unfavorable to Chiang Kai-shek in recent days.

All I could hear was Chang Kai-shen shouting hysterically.

"That old fellow Hu Hanmin is against me?"

"Wang Zhaoming has established his own faction in Nanyue, and he is also going to rebel against me?"

"There are also Yan Xishan and Feng Yuxiang in the north. Even if I let them go, they will still rebel against me!"

"Now, Bao Bingwen was assassinated, and I am blamed for it. Do I really need to assassinate him!!!"

Chiang Kai-shek was so furious that if he had done this, it would have been fine.

The most crucial thing is that he had no idea what was going on when he heard the news of Bao Guowei's assassination. Chiang Kai-shek even sent a condemnation telegram for the first time, demanding a thorough investigation of the matter.

He felt that he had done his best, after all, Bao Guowei often made remarks that "subverted" him.

But it still is unpopular among the people.

Chiang Kai-shek may still not have figured out why he is unpopular among the people.

To be honest, Chiang Kai-shek did hate Bao Guowei. He hated him for not wanting to work for him and for spreading those dangerous remarks.

But compared with Bao Guowei's contributions, these were not enough to make Chiang Kai-shek kill him.

Both Bao Guowei's various inventions and his international influence are of use to Chiang Kai-shek.

Especially this time, Bao Guowei led the charity performance troupe into the disaster area, setting an example for all sectors of society and greatly boosting the atmosphere for disaster relief.

It also enabled Chiang Kai-shek's campaign to clean up the bureaucracy and deal with corrupt officials during the flood to proceed more smoothly.

For this purpose, Chiang Kai-shek even issued a commendation order and publicized it publicly.

"President, please calm down." Chen Xunen spoke slowly, his face full of hatred. "The people are all ignorant, they don't know the good intentions of the president."

Chiang Kai-shek exhaled from his chest and said: "Warlords in various places have different intentions. Wang Zhaomin in the south has set up his own faction. The Guangxi clique is eyeing them covetously. The remaining forces of Yan and Feng are also in the dark.
Now the floods in the Yangtze and Huaihe River regions are getting worse. It is really difficult to sort out the situation! " He walked to the window sill, looking at the rainy weather outside, and seemed to feel infinite melancholy.

Then, Chiang Kai-shek turned around and asked Chen Xun'en.

"It's been a month since Bao Bingwen was assassinated. Why haven't we heard any news about him? Is he alive or dead?"

Chiang Kai-shek finally asked this, and Chen Xun'en hurriedly found a document on the ground and handed it to him.

"I was just about to show it to the president. This is the investigation report submitted by Du Yuesheng from Shanghai. He caught the assassin and has been investigating and interrogating him."

"Is Du Yuesheng also investigating?" Chiang Kai-shek frowned.

"Yes, he seems to be friends with Bao Bingwen." Chen Xunen replied.

Chiang Kai-shek didn't care about this. He focused his attention on the document and opened it to read.

As he watched, his expression suddenly became serious, and he turned to Chen Xunen and gave instructions.

"Quick! Send a telegram to Zhang Xueliang in Peking!"

"Hateful! Damn it! Damn it!"

After reading the investigation report, Zhang Xueliang cursed three times in succession!

In particular, he saw that Shi Yousan colluded with the Japanese and sent his subordinates to assassinate Bao Guowei, while his subordinates sneaked into the victims and bribed a victim with one hundred silver dollars. The two of them jointly planned the assassination.

Shi Yousan’s assassination of Bao Guowei is hateful!
Shi Yousan colluded with the Japanese and betrayed him. How despicable!

Zhang Xueliang could not help cursing, "This damn Shi Yousan, I treated him well, but he turned away from me and secretly defected to the Japanese?"

Wang Yizhe, a close confidant standing by, could not help but remind him, "Marshal, there has been some movement from Shi Yousan recently. It seems that he is planning to join forces with the Japanese?
This kid has always been erratic, so you have to be on guard."

Zhang Xueliang said confidently: "I have known about this guy's movements for a long time. I thought he might be a traitor, but I didn't expect that he would hook up with the Japanese."

Zhang Xueliang was not a fool. How could he not hold back against a "traitorous slave" like Shi Yousan?
Besides, Shi Yousan had offended all the forces. Even Chiang Kai-shek had sent telegrams to him asking him to be careful of Shi Yousan.

Chiang Kai-shek even had the idea of ​​asking himself to capture Shi Yousan.

Zhang Xueliang had refused before, but now he has to start considering it.

Zhang Xueliang couldn't help but sigh.

"Bingwen is too stubborn after all. The bright ones are easily stained, and the tall ones are easily broken. If he is too ostentatious, it is only a matter of time before he gets into danger.

now"

When he saw the news that Bao Guowei was unconscious, he couldn't help feeling a little regretful, especially the weapon drawings that Bao Guowei had mentioned earlier.

"I hope he can wake up!"

He sighed and said firmly.

"But before that, as his brother, I must help him avenge his grievance!"

Not only Zhang Xueliang wants him dead, Chiang Kai-shek also wants him dead. All the people in China who support Bao Guowei will definitely want to tear Shi Yousan into pieces!
Zhang Xueliang now had a perfect reason to send troops!
This battle is a just battle, and also a battle for him to win the hearts of the people!
Wang Yizhe, however, said with some worry at the side.

"Marshal, should we be more cautious about the Japanese?"

Shi Yousan was instigated to rebel, which means that I must have taken action today.

Zhang Xueliang said nonchalantly: "Don't worry about these things. The Japanese have always been a trouble maker. I have already communicated with the Japanese cabinet. If a war breaks out, they will certainly mediate, and the League of Nations will not sit idly by.

We have also made some preparations. The Beidaying Camp has been expanded a lot, and Shengjing has also been garrisoned."

After following some of Bao Guowei's suggestions, Zhang Xueliang was full of confidence in his plan.

In particular, the Shengjing Arsenal has also moved south.

As long as we can hold on for a period of time, there will be plenty of time for mediation.

Wang Yizhe hesitated to speak to the marshal whose mind was full of mediation, but finally nodded.

Finally, Zhang Xueliang reminded: "Don't spread this news. You can say it was Shi Yousan's plan, but you must not say it was the Japanese who gave the instructions behind the scenes."

He was afraid that the news planned by the Japanese would trigger an even more violent anti-Japanese wave in the country, which would affect the mediation!
At the same time, Chiang Kai-shek issued similar orders in Nanjing.

A month later, on the evening of September 18th.

Zhang Xueliang, who was still listening to a play in a theater in Peking, received an urgent telegram from Shengjing.

"Marshal! The Japanese are making a move again!"

Zhang Xueliang, who was watching a play "Dingjun Mountain", was a little impatient.

"Didn't I tell you? Don't report relevant information to me. The Japanese have been making moves. It is highly likely that they will not dare to do so."

Wang Yizhe said anxiously: "The Japanese blew up the railway, saying that we destroyed the railway and launched an attack on Beidaying!"

"What did you say? How is this possible!"

Zhang Xueliang almost fell off the chair he was sitting on to watch the show. He quickly got up, grabbed the telegram and started reading it.

The tension on his face only lasted for a moment, and then he immediately gave the order.

"No resistance, no movement."

Such an outrageous order actually came from the mouth of Marshal Zhang Xueliang.

Afterwards, Zhang Xueliang had no more interest in watching the show, and immediately returned to the Marshal's Mansion and contacted Chiang Kai-shek, asking him to jointly contact the Japanese Cabinet and the League of Nations.

Condemn and mediate relevant actions of the Japanese.

But the development of things far exceeded Zhang Xueliang's imagination.

Even with advance preparation, Shengjing could only hold out for one day.

Zhang Xueliang's command in this battle was extremely twisted. Sometimes he ordered the troops to retreat, and sometimes he ordered them to stand by.

It can be seen how much he doesn't want to fight this battle.

Both Zhang Xueliang and Chiang Kai-shek placed their hopes on Britain, the United States, and the Japanese cabinet to stop Japan's attack.

But under Zhang Xueliang's command, how could the defenders have any intention of resisting?

Especially since the Japanese attacked all the way, and there were countless traitors who surrendered to the enemy along the way. I think the Japanese had planned this for a long time!
One day in early October, news came from Japan that the young faction had not achieved success in the "October Incident".

However, the cabinet and senior officials finally compromised.

As for whether this "compromise" was announced to the public or was really forced, it is unknown.

In short, the mediation expected by Zhang Xueliang and Chang Kai-shen was completely shattered.

The Japanese, who had already occupied large tracts of territory with ease, could not possibly stop their advance.

At this point, Zhang Xueliang finally came to his senses and tried to resist, but it was too late.

Public opinion was surging, and indignant students took to the streets again, denouncing Chiang Kai-shek and Zhang Xueliang for sitting in office and doing nothing, handing over national territory to others, and saying that the country was rotten to the core!
Dai Wangshu stood among the demonstrators, holding up slogans, with tears in his eyes.

At this moment, how he hoped that man would appear and lead everyone to rise up in resistance again!

Only after experiencing the trough did you realize how precious the "glory" that Bao Guowei once led was.

Zhang Nianyue looked at the crowd demonstrating outside the Sacred Heart Hospital for a while, then silently closed the window. She was afraid of disturbing Bao Guowei in the ward, so she closed the window tighter.

She wiped the tears from her eyes and sat back down beside Bao Guowei's bed.

It has been more than two months, and many people have already given up the idea that Bao Guowei will ever wake up, but Zhang Nianyue is still waiting by his bedside.

Lao Bao, who came in to deliver food, couldn't help feeling distressed when he saw Zhang Nianyue's appearance. His back became more hunched, and he spoke in a hoarse voice.

"Nian Yue, take a rest. I'll take care of this."

Zhang Nianyue wiped away the tears from her eyes and said with a smile.

"Dad, don't worry, I'll talk to Bingwen again."

Lao Bao tried to persuade her a few more times, but Zhang Nianyue still refused to listen.

He had no choice but to let out a sigh.

"It's hard on you."

As he left, Lao Bao muttered to himself.

Zhang Nianyue sat at the head of Bao Guowei's bed, held her husband's cold hand, and talked to herself.

"Bingwen, do you know? The murderer has been found. It's Shi Yousan. I heard he has been arrested."

"The gentlemen originally wanted to hide the news of your coma, but after finding the culprit, in order to catch Shi Yousan, they had no choice but to tell you."

She explained to Bao Guowei what had happened recently, bit by bit.

Zhang Nianyue didn’t know whether Bao Guowei would hear it.

She only knew that if Bao Guowei was still conscious, he would definitely want to know.

Zhang Nianyue smiled miserably: "The good news is that you are now unconscious in bed and no longer a threat. Those people will no longer confront you."

As she said this, a tear rolled down her face again.

After calming down, she smiled again and continued.

"Bao Guowei, you don't know I'm pregnant, right?"

"You have to wake up early so that you can see our child."

"We don't know whether the baby is a boy or a girl yet."

As she spoke, Zhang Nianyue couldn't stop her tears from flowing, and she choked up.

"I wanted a man like you, but you wanted a woman. I don't know what you were thinking."

"Both boys and girls are good, but I prefer a boy."

"Because I want him to be like you."

Finally, Zhang Nianyue could no longer control her emotions. Looking at Bao Guowei, whose face was pale and thin, tears flowed out like springs!

"Bao Guowei, you bastard! You scoundrel! You dog! Why don't you wake up! What are you doing sleeping?

My home is gone! My country is gone!
What's the matter with you still sleeping?"

Although she cursed like this, Zhang Nianyue did not dare to hit Bao Guowei hard at all. Instead, she kept patting the bed.

But at this moment, Zhang Nianyue's crying stopped abruptly.

Because she found that, she didn't know if it was an illusion, Bao Guowei's eyeballs seemed to move.

She grabbed Bao Guowei's arm as if she had grabbed a life-saving straw and shook him gently.

"Kouwei! Kouwei!"

But after shaking for a long time, Bao Guowei didn't move at all.

"Am I thinking too much?" Zhang Nianyue smiled bitterly.

At this moment, her cheeks were already covered with tears. In order to prevent other people from noticing, she immediately stood up, took out some paper from the table opposite, and started wiping her tears.

After so many days, Zhang Nianyue had almost accepted the fact. She supported the Hua Xia Ji Min Hui, Ming Xin Hui and her own Women's Federation founded by Bao Guowei. She always appeared strong outside, but only when she was with Bao Guowei could she cry bitterly.

She lowered her head and adjusted her appearance.

He said with a smile on his face again.

"Mr. Zhou and Mr. Lin are going to hold a rally to call on people from all walks of life to protest together. I am attending on your behalf. I think if you are awake you will definitely go."

As she spoke, Zhang Nianyue showed a playful expression.

"Well, I'm not worse than you, am I?"

"Okay~ Nian Yue~"

"Right."

Zhang Nianyue smiled.

But the smile froze on her face immediately. She turned her head sharply and saw Bao Guowei with his eyes open on the bed!

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For well-known reasons, I can't write much later. This chapter has been reviewed once, so I can only end it here.

There will be a special episode, which will make up for the impact and progress of the following decades and fill in some unfilled gaps.

I will try my best to finish writing the extra chapter within this week and update it from time to time. Thank you to all the readers who have always supported me!
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