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Katayama Sen took out a letter from his pocket: "Telegram from the Comintern headquarters in Paris: If any changes occur in East Asia in the future, the Comintern will firmly stand on the side of the East Asian Communist Parties and support the red revolutionary forces in Hunan in all forms."

"The International Brigades Commander-in-Chief, Tangui, telegraphed that the International Brigades are fully prepared to stand with the true revolutionaries should the East Asian revolutionary government split apart."

The Comintern and the International Brigades have made it very clear that Paris is on their side, and the revolutionary forces in Hunan have given them a second option. Apart from the Kuomintang, they actually prefer to cooperate with the Communist Party, with whom they have no ideological conflict.

"The Comintern supports the revolutionary forces in Hunan? I didn't expect the Comintern to know about us?" Chairman Mao was somewhat surprised when he heard this news. They were just keeping to themselves in their own little world, and they didn't expect that people in the international community already knew about them.

“Chairman Mao, please don’t be modest. Some time ago, my comrades in the United States wrote to me. They’ve all heard about you over there.”

Some time ago, John Reed wrote a letter mentioning Chairman Mao and his revolutionary forces in Hunan. The French Communist Party's newspaper, Red Vanguard, also published an editorial pointing out that "especially the Red Guerrilla Movement of Zhu De and Mao Zedong, in the context of widespread hardship in China and famine sweeping through all the disaster-stricken and poor provinces, the Red Guerrillas fought across many regions and provinces in two years, seizing cities and territories, and stirring up revolutions everywhere. Their epic heroic actions are very remarkable and of great significance."

Although the Guangdong Revolutionary Government accepted the help of the Comintern, it did not join the Comintern due to ideological issues. Moreover, many people within the KMT were hostile to them, believing that such a system would not work in China. In short, the Guangdong Revolutionary Government only accepted weapons aid and even had resistance to ideological matters.

Ultimately, the KMT can only be considered a not-so-close friend. For now, they can cooperate because they share the same goal. But who knows if they will turn against each other after the goal is achieved? What if they end up siding with the Germans again? In that case, the aid would be wasted. Therefore, the Comintern prefers to support the CPC rather than the KMT. At least they are willing to accept French ideology and are relatively close friends. There is no need to worry about them running away with the Germans.

In short, Chairman Mao and his Hunan revolutionary forces had already gained some international recognition, which was why the Comintern ultimately decided to support the CPC. After development, China's red armed forces had become a force that was in no way inferior to the KMT. Given this, the Comintern did not need to put all its eggs in one basket with an unstable revolutionary government in Guangdong.

After making the arrangements, Chairman Mao set off for Guangzhou. Senior generals of the Northern Expeditionary Army who were away from the capital also went to Guangzhou one after another to discuss the next steps.

Wang Jingwei paced back and forth at home, which seemed to indicate that he was preparing to reshuffle the government positions. This put him in a dangerous position, as he believed that he would be completely sidelined after this meeting.

Then came more news: Liao Zhongkai had woken up. After a long period of unconsciousness, Liao Zhongkai had finally woken up. Although he was a little weak, he seemed to be alright. Upon hearing this news, Wang Jingwei panicked even more. He began to suspect that all of this was a trap set for him.

Because it was all too coincidental, and had nothing to do with him, he was inexplicably accused of a fabricated crime, which was truly unjust.

Just when he felt wronged, the arrival of one person changed everything; it could be said that his arrival completely altered the course of history—Wu Tiecheng, the Guangzhou Public Security Bureau Chief.

When Liao Zhongkai woke up, he was furious to hear that they had imprisoned Wang Jingwei. He believed it was a conspiracy by reactionaries to undermine the unity of the revolutionary government and demanded that they immediately lift the surveillance on Wang Jingwei. To be honest, if this order had been issued earlier, things might have been fine, but it was too late now. Under Wu Tiecheng's strong persuasion, Wang Jingwei had already made up his mind. Lifting the surveillance on him now would make it easier to carry out the operation.

When Wang Jingwei made his decision, he had already fallen into Hu Hanmin's trap. The German East Asia fleet was already preparing to set sail.

He knew that seizing power by force was not an option; he needed a strategy. Although he had previously supported cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, he was now considering turning against the Communists after facing potential threats to himself.

Another point is that the International Brigade is now returning to Guangzhou, and it seems they are preparing to leave, which has further solidified his desire to seize power.

Chapter 101 The Guangzhou Incident

Wang Jingwei's current idea is to pin the blame for seizing power on the Communist Party, because the Communist Party now has a powerful armed force and is flirting with the Comintern, which has caused dissatisfaction among many within the Kuomintang.

He could use these discontented voices within the Kuomintang to eliminate Liao Zhongkai while simultaneously weakening the Communist Party, achieving two goals at once.

On this day, Li Zhilong received an order. The person on the other end of the phone said that Deng Yanda, the director of education at the Whampoa Military Academy, had relayed an order from Wang Jingwei, the commander of the Guangzhou city defense, instructing the Naval Bureau to send a warship to Whampoa to await orders. Li Zhilong did not suspect anything and ordered the Zhongshan warship to sail to Whampoa.

Not long after the warship set sail, another call came in, saying that the French military advisory group wanted to visit the Zhongshan warship and asked if it was in Guangzhou. Li Zhilong found it strange that the orders were coming out one after another, but he didn't think much of it and called back to ask Wang Jingwei for instructions, asking him if the warship needed to be brought back from Huangpu.

Wang Jingwei was in a meeting at the time and was somewhat surprised when he heard the news. When did he give the order to send the warships out?

He didn't pay much attention at the time and told the person who came that he hadn't given any orders. Since it had already been driven out, he could just drive it back. But soon after, he suddenly realized that this was like a pillow being delivered to someone who was sleepy!

He quickly left the meeting and immediately found Wu Tiecheng, the director of the Guangzhou Public Security Bureau. "The Communist Party is plotting a coup to overthrow the revolutionary government. Order martial law in Guangzhou immediately!"

At this moment, Wu Tiecheng was also confused. Although Hu Hanmin had bribed him long ago, he had not been told about these top-secret plans, so he was also very bewildered.

"The Zhongshan warship left port without my orders, plotting a coup. They're treating them like the Aurora and us like a provisional government. Luckily, I was careful. Their fate will be the same as those people's; they can't succeed!"

Wang Jingwei issued orders to immediately purge the party representatives and political workers in the army in Guangzhou, arrest Li Zhilong, occupy the Zhongshan warship and the Naval Bureau, surround the armed pickets, "protect" the International Brigades Advisory Group, monitor the Guangzhou CPC Committee, "protect" the conference hall, set up sentry posts and impose martial law throughout the city, and report to Committee Member Liao Zhongkai when the time was right.

Everything happened so fast. Because everyone else was completely unprepared and unaware of the situation, the police and army quickly occupied the important areas. By the time Wang Jingwei had finished making his arrangements, the meeting here had just ended.

Everyone walked out of the conference hall. Liu Yuan looked for Chairman Mao outside, but after looking around, he couldn't see him come out even though everyone inside had left. Just as he was getting anxious, he discovered that Chairman Mao had already come out and was buying rice sausage to eat.

"Chairman Mao!"

Liu Yuan quickly ran over and tried to pull the chairman away in a low voice. He had to ensure the chairman's safety this time, so how could he allow him to run around?

"Don't rush, Xiao Liu, let me finish buying and then I'll leave. I've come all this way to Guangzhou, I have to eat something, right? Hey, boss, give me extra chili."

Just as Liu Yuan was about to pull the chairman away quickly, a problem arose in the conference hall. After the meeting ended, everyone was leaving when Zhang Guotao, a member of the Provisional Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, suddenly realized that he had forgotten his bag in the conference room. He returned to his seat and saw that there was another briefcase "left behind" in the conference room.

Zhang Guotao didn't think too much about it. He took the bag and went out to return it to the person who had left it. But when he got to the door, the briefcase suddenly exploded.

At this time, Wang Jingwei was leading his soldiers to capture Li Zhilong. Li Zhilong was caught off guard and was quickly captured. Soldiers boarded the Zhongshan warship one after another. Just as they were about to take control of the Zhongshan warship, a loud bang was heard. The Zhongshan warship had actually opened fire!

Wang Jingwei was shocked by the shelling. What was going on? Could the Communists really be planning a coup? Was this for real? Before he could even process what was happening, a soldier ran up to him to report that the conference hall had been attacked, a huge explosion had occurred, someone had hidden explosives there, Wu Tiecheng and the pickets had opened fire during their standoff, and a fight had broken out. Now the whole of Guangzhou was in chaos!

Wang Jingwei felt dizzy and disoriented. He should have realized it long ago. How could all of this be such a coincidence? From being wrongly accused to Wu Tiecheng coming to persuade him, and then to Li Zhilong's phone call, everything was too smooth, just like a script. He understood that he had been tricked and set up.

"Go back immediately! We must stabilize the situation! Quickly!"

He didn't know if he would make it in time. His lust for power made him so easily manipulated. The German fleet had already arrived, and everything was unfolding according to the script Hu Hanmin had designed. Let them wait and see; he would reap the benefits once the Germans arrived.

"The Communist Party is plotting a coup, and Wang Jingwei is trying to seize power and establish himself. Now is a time of crisis for the Party and the country, and we must take action!" Hu Hanmin stepped forward at this moment, and now it was his turn to shine.

Liu Yuan was protecting Chairman Mao tightly. Fortunately, they were far enough away, otherwise the explosion would have been dangerous. Everyone at the scene was in chaos. The soldiers and police who came to quit smoking didn't know what was going on either. They had been ordered to come and establish martial law. Why did an explosion suddenly happen?

Chairman Mao quickly recovered from the shock of the explosion. He was surprised that it was happening so fast, that they were so impatient. After several years of cooperation, they were about to be killed so soon.

"Xiao Liu, quick, let's go to the French military advisory group!" Chairman Mao hurriedly got up, pulled Liu Yuan, and rushed to the advisory group. Because no one knew what the situation was like now, the workers' pickets must have been in trouble, because they were the only armed force of the Communist Party in Guangzhou, and these people would not let them go. Now, only the Comintern's International Brigades could be relied on.

Guangzhou was in chaos. Wu Tiecheng had already engaged the picket team in a firefight as planned. Soldiers and police who were unaware of the truth were also drawn in. Taking advantage of this opportunity, he led his troops away to the Guangzhou Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. He had previously received instructions to kill all of these people.

When Wang Jingwei arrived, everything was in chaos, with gunfire everywhere. He felt a darkness before his eyes, realizing that the situation was beyond his control. He immediately thought of Wu Tiecheng and knew he had to find him, as he was the one who had caused all of this.

When Chairman Mao arrived at the French advisory group's residence, it was already surrounded by troops. When they saw Chairman Mao approaching, they all raised their guns and ordered him to stop.

"Make way! I am a member of the Central Committee of the Revolutionary Government, the Central Propaganda Committee member, and the General Committee member of Hunan! Let me in!"

"Excuse me, but by order of Commander Wang, no one is allowed to enter." The leader ordered the soldiers behind him to lower their guns and saluted Chairman Mao in apology.

"Guangzhou is in chaos! There was an explosion at the conference hall, and the fate of those people there is unknown. You're still here blocking people's way. Are you planning a coup?!"

"coup?"

The leading officer was stunned. They couldn't bear this charge. They didn't even know why they had come here. They were suddenly transferred here by an order. Now they were being accused of plotting a coup. How could they explain that?

"What are you all standing there for! Get to the conference hall now! How long are you going to block my way here? A coup is punishable by death! Can you handle the consequences?!"

Upon hearing this, the officer no longer hesitated. He couldn't bear the consequences, so he quickly ordered his men to rush to the conference hall. After Chairman Mao successfully entered, he immediately went to find General Tangui, the commander-in-chief of the International Brigades, to discuss the next steps.

The situation inside the city is currently chaotic and unknown, making it easy for others to take advantage of the confusion. If this continues, serious trouble will ensue.

"Given the current situation, we must fight back hard. This is a conspiracy by reactionaries within the Kuomintang. They are taking advantage of the contradictions between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party to completely overthrow the revolutionary government. We absolutely cannot show weakness, otherwise the revolutionary achievements of so many years will be destroyed!"

"Although we don't control most of the troops inside Guangzhou, we have an absolute advantage in strength outside the city. As long as the International Brigade can stabilize the situation inside, we can launch a counterattack as soon as reinforcements arrive!"

Tangui was waiting for the Communist Party's attitude. After all, he could only act if the Communist Party was determined to resist; otherwise, he could not succeed by acting alone. Now that he heard the statement from this powerful figure within the Communist Party, he knew he had not misjudged him and immediately ordered the International Brigades to take action to quell this counter-revolutionary rebellion.

Taking advantage of the chaos, Hu Hanmin has gained the upper hand. The army in Guangzhou is now actually his people. Wang Jingwei is just a pawn and is no longer useful. Wu Tiecheng is carrying out a massacre at the Guangzhou Committee of the CCP. Martial law is now in effect throughout the city, and anyone on the street could be shot.

When Wang Jingwei arrived at Wu Tiecheng's place, he began to question him. Before he could say more than a few words, he saw Wu Tiecheng pull out a pistol. Wang Jingwei knew something was wrong and was shot down with a single shot.

From beginning to end, he was just a pawn in someone else's game. Thinking of this, he gave a bitter laugh, his vision went black, and he lay down on the road.

The International Brigades acted swiftly. Their equipment was far superior to that of the troops inside the city, and these men were seasoned veterans with exceptional military skills. They gradually gained the upper hand. Chairman Mao had already made contact with the troops outside the city and were on their way to Guangzhou.

Now it's a race against time, to see if the German warships arrive first, or if the reinforcements from outside the city get back first.

After receiving the notification, the German East Asia fleet set off for Guangzhou. Since they were confident that nothing would go wrong, they sent two cruisers and two transport ships. China did not have its own fleet, so this was sufficient.

As the German fleet prepared to depart, Japan had already received intelligence that if the Germans succeeded, it would be a devastating blow to the Guangdong revolutionary government and would also have some impact on Japan. If the Germans succeeded, Japan's "Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere" plan would be delayed for an unknown period of time, so they had to act immediately.

So when Tanaka Giichi handed the intelligence to Emperor Hirohito, the young emperor only thought for a moment before immediately ordering the fleet anchored in Taiwan to set out and intercept the German fleet. After so many years of keeping a low profile, the Japanese Empire was finally able to challenge this old empire.

The fighting inside the city continued, but it was no longer as chaotic as before. Many troops realized they had been tricked and surrendered, some even immediately turning to the other side. The situation was becoming increasingly unfavorable for Hu Hanmin, who could only pray that the Germans would arrive as soon as possible.

His prayers soon took effect; German warships arrived, and two cruisers were providing cover for the transport ship as it hauled soldiers ashore. However, just as everything was going smoothly, an unexpected turn of events occurred: more warships approached from afar. Before he could even wonder if they were reinforcements, the Rising Sun Flag on the warships revealed their identities.

The number of warships that came was significantly more than that of the Germans. In order to demonstrate "imperial majesty," Japan even sent an aircraft carrier, the "Hosho," which was originally on a mission near Taiwan. Taking advantage of the opportunity, Hirohito ordered it to be deployed as well to deter Germany. East Asia was within the sphere of influence of the Japanese Empire, and any action would have to be taken after consulting them in advance.

In the Japanese fleet, there was an excited captain. This was his first important mission since becoming captain. He was Isoroku Yamamoto, captain of the cruiser "Isuzu". This was his first time facing the navy of a powerful empire.

Compared to the four ships sent by Germany to East Asia, Japan clearly had more ships, including an aircraft carrier, four cruisers, and one battleship. If a real war broke out, the German navy would obviously be at a greater disadvantage.

Soon the German East Asian Navy received a message from Japan saying that they were interfering with the normal shipping of the Japanese Empire and asking if they could leave, as the Japanese government did not want friction between the two countries.

These words made it very clear: Japan did not want Germany to interfere in China's affairs, nor did it want to see Germany completely control China. The two fleets were just locked in a stalemate. The German fleet also sent a message to the German East Asia Headquarters, asking what to do next and whether to send more warships. They would then see who could hold out the longest.

Orders soon came from German East Asia: "Withdraw immediately to avoid conflict."

After receiving the order, they did not linger and led their ships back to port. In fact, the order to retreat was issued by German East Asia itself. In principle, such matters concerning the interests of the empire should be reported to the German Emperor so that he could make the decision.

However, these officials all understood that if the emperor were to make the decision, they could prepare for war. How could that great man allow the Japanese dwarf to ride on his head? If both sides continued to increase their troops, and a minor accidental clash occurred, another major war would break out in East Asia.

German East Asia is not Germany. Japan still holds the dominant position in Asia. Having operated here for so long, they don't want to lose everything at once. They're doing just fine and don't want war.

When the Kaiser asks, just say that by the time they got there, they had already failed, and that the landing would only result in losses and no reward. Anyway, he's in Berlin, far away from the emperor, so why would he come to ask in person?

As the German fleet returned to port, the Japanese fleet erupted in thunderous cheers. It was a great success; they had successfully repelled the world's strongest power. A great victory! The men on deck shouted "Long live the Emperor!" and celebrated their triumph.

With the return of the German fleet, Hu Hanmin had no chance of winning. He had calculated everything, but he hadn't expected the Japanese to intervene, and even with their intervention, he hadn't expected the Germans to retreat.

The International Brigades soldiers had taken control of the entire battle and surrounded them. Hu Hanmin had fewer and fewer people around him. Before he was captured, he chose a relatively dignified way to die: suicide.

With Hu Hanmin's suicide, this farcical coup finally came to an end. This coup caused enormous losses to both the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, including the bombing of the conference hall and the massacre by the committee. To recover, a thorough and genuine change was necessary.

This change will be another astonishing transformation in Chinese history.

Chapter 102 Aftermath Work

The farcical coup was over. Soldiers of the International Brigades found Hu Hanmin's body upstairs. He had chosen a relatively dignified way to die: suicide by taking medication, at least leaving behind a complete body.

Wang Jingwei was not so lucky. He was shot in a vital spot by Wu Tiecheng. His face was twitching violently, and it seemed that he struggled in pain for a while before he died.

The troops inside the city had long since ceased resistance; their will to fight had vanished the moment they learned they were on the side of "rebellion."

Wu Tiecheng led a small group of die-hards in a stubborn resistance. When he learned that Hu Hanmin had committed suicide, he had no reason to continue. He tried to disguise himself and escape, but was captured alive by patrolling soldiers.

With the killing or arrest of Wang Jingwei, Hu Hanmin, and Wu Tiecheng, the unrest in the city gradually subsided. To prevent the German fleet from launching a surprise attack, the Japanese fleet patrolled the area for a while before leaving, buying much time for the suppression of the rebellion.

The main culprit was brought to justice, but martial law in the city was not lifted. Several exits from the city were blocked, and no one could leave the city until the truth was thoroughly investigated.

Soldiers of the International Brigades patrolled the streets, and reinforcements from outside the city arrived, surrounding the area in layers. This "coup" caused enormous losses to both the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, as well as to the Guangdong Revolutionary Government.

The bombing of the conference hall nearly wiped out the top Kuomintang officials. Liao Zhongkai was not spared this time. His health had been failing since he was shot, and the explosion killed him.

The CCP committee in Guangzhou also suffered heavy losses. The Central Committee had previously moved from Shanghai to Guangzhou, and this sudden attack resulted in the deaths of a large number of high-ranking committee members. If the top leaders of both parties suffered such heavy losses, then it goes without saying what happened to those below them. Citizens in Guangzhou were massacred. It all seemed like a pre-arranged event. Although the coup was quickly quelled, the impact was enormous.

In the initial operation, these people seemed to have a list, and they massacred leaders of progressive organizations in Guangzhou. The guild halls of the Guangzhou Citizens' Union and the Guangzhou Workers' Committee were burned down, and everyone inside was slaughtered.

They can only be thankful that they did not succeed in seizing power. Otherwise, if a purge of this scale were carried out in the entire area controlled by the revolutionary government, all the achievements of their Northern Expedition would be lost in less than a month, and their grassroots organizations would suffer a devastating blow.

The entire revolutionary government would then exist in name only, its beliefs and ideals would collapse overnight, and it would soon become a toy for certain powers, a tool for controlling China.

The most furious parties in this coup were not the Communist Party or the Kuomintang, but the Comintern and the International Brigades. Although they had long anticipated that a conflict would break out and the worst outcome would be the split of the revolutionary government, they did not expect that the fighting would start so quickly. The core of this revolutionary government, Liao Zhongkai, had just been assassinated a few days ago, and some people could no longer suppress their ambitions, which shows how deep the contradictions within the Kuomintang were.

What the Comintern found most unacceptable was that German warships had sailed over during their internal strife, which was clearly premeditated.

I worked myself to the bone, providing money, guns, and soldiers to help the Chinese fight against Germany, only to find out that they had conspired with the Germans to betray me. It turns out I was the clown all along.

They worked themselves to the bone and gained nothing, and were almost betrayed. The Comintern needs a reasonable explanation.

Before anyone could figure out what was going on, the situation was in complete chaos. Was this Wang Jingwei trying to seize power, Hu Hanmin planning a coup, or the Communists launching a revolution?

Why did the Germans come? Why did the Japanese come? Did they reach some kind of agreement with Japan or Germany? After providing aid for so long, did they end up clinging to the coattails of imperialism?

The Communist Party, including both the left and right wings of the Kuomintang, was implicated in this matter. Although the Comintern sided with the Communist Party, it could not be made a fool of. Therefore, the Comintern would not provide any assistance to the revolutionary government until the truth was uncovered.

If this is a ruse orchestrated by the Communist Party or the Kuomintang to gain the support of the Comintern, then the Comintern should consider withdrawing from East Asia. This scheming is truly disheartening. France needs friends, not to use francs to support a cunning and ungrateful wretch.

All the breakthroughs now hinge on one person: Wu Tiecheng. He is the only surviving person involved in the coup, and we must obtain some useful intelligence from him.

Wu Tiecheng is currently under surveillance in jail. He made such a grand promise when he recruited him, so how did he get arrested so quickly? Isn't this just playing with people's feelings?

Hu Hanmin is already dead. If he wants to leave himself with a good outcome, he has to say everything he needs to say. The leader is dead, and he can't get any benefits now, so why risk his life?

Soon the revolutionary government organized a ten-member investigation committee, with the Kuomintang and the Communist Party split equally among the members, to investigate the conspiracy behind the coup. This temporarily established ten-member investigation committee is currently the highest authority of the revolutionary government. In order to prevent the Qing Dynasty in the north from taking the opportunity to cause trouble or to prevent any problems from arising in the army, they did not issue any personnel transfer orders, so as not to provoke any overly sensitive people.

The interrogation went smoothly. Wu Tiecheng had nothing to hide. Only by telling everything he knew could he have a chance of survival. He quickly confessed the intelligence he knew. Hu Hanmin had contacted him a long time ago. At first, he sent people to deliver gifts, and later he gradually tried to recruit him. What he wanted to do was to turn Wang Jingwei against him and make Wang Jingwei cause trouble.

Wu Tiecheng hadn't held out much hope. Wang Jingwei was already the second most powerful figure in the government, and it was unrealistic to try to win him over and get him to cause trouble. Would he agree so easily? He didn't want to end up getting arrested himself.

Hu Hanmin didn't say anything to Wu Tiecheng's question, but just told him to do as he was told, and that he would make all the necessary preparations beforehand to ensure everything went smoothly. After some time, Wu Tiecheng finally understood what Hu Hanmin meant.

Liao Zhongkai had made too many enemies and was assassinated. He suspected that this incident was somewhat related to Hu Hanmin. Rumors of Liao Zhongkai's possible assassination had already spread throughout Guangzhou. He had threatened Hu's interests, and people both inside and outside the party wanted him dead.

It is unknown which faction carried out the assassination, but soon rumors spread that Wang Jingwei had attempted to assassinate Liao Zhongkai, because Wang Jingwei's negligence in this assassination attempt was too great.

As the city's defense commander, he had no guards around Liao Zhongkai, which explains why the assassin was able to succeed so easily. The fact that so many guards failed to capture the assassin after the attack raises some questions.

Why were there no guards around Liao Zhongkai? Why didn't the assassins be caught despite the large number of police officers present? Wang Jingwei has not provided a reasonable explanation for this. Logically, if he had nothing to do with this matter or was wronged, he would definitely have come forward to explain. His silence on this matter can only be attributed to Wang Jingwei having something to hide.

In fact, Wang Jingwei did have some selfish motives. He was not very satisfied with being in the second-in-command position for so long. Back when Sun Yat-sen was still alive, his position was not much lower than Liao Zhongkai's.

His current identity made him feel somewhat unbalanced, so he never paid much attention to Liao Zhongkai's defenses. This time, Liao Zhongkai's assassination attempt was indeed somewhat related to him.