Chapter 859, a new round of public opinion

Then, Wu Shaoting came to the other side of the prison. The place where Xiong Xiling was detained was not as comfortable as Tang Shaoyi. Although it was also a single room, there was no desk or bed here, just a layer of wet straw laid on the ground. A guard from the Secret Service stepped forward and slapped the prison door and shouted inside.

Xiong Xiling, who had not eaten for a day, almost fainted and fell asleep. She was awakened by the sudden noise. She felt that the sky was turning and finally sat upright on the ground. With the lights in the corridor, he squinted his eyes and saw clearly the figures standing at the door of the prison, and immediately cheered up.

"Hmph, don't think that putting me here and suffering will make me afraid of you. Wait, sooner or later, you will know that when the people of the whole country start to spit on you, you will eventually fall to where I am today."

"Xiong Xiong, even if I want to break my head, I can't figure it out. You accuse others of going to extremes, betray democracy, and trampling on the republic all day long, but have you not discovered that you are the one who really goes to extremes?" Wu Shaoting looked at Xiong Xiong's unrepentant look, and suddenly felt disgust in his heart. He was not afraid of any struggle in the political arena, because according to the current situation, no such struggle can really threaten himself. But he had to be wary of that. Once he met a defender with extreme thoughts like Xiong Xiling, simple things will sooner or later become complicated.

"I'm going to extremes? If you hadn't your ambitions got bigger and bigger, how could I have come to this point! If you cannot overturn your dictatorship, the Republic of China will inevitably bear more terrible consequences than war." Xiong Xiling said gritting his teeth.

Wu Shaoting sneered, and Ren Zongyuan and others standing behind him kept shaking their heads and sighing. They finally realized what "obsessed" is and what "madman" is!

Taking a deep breath, Wu Shaoting sighed and said, "I understand, not only an extreme guardian, but also a conscientious madman. You never have to think rationally when doing things, but only rely on a so-called belief and determination. Today, what Director Pu said made me feel very touched. You always praise democracy and republic, but do you really know what democracy is and what republic is? You impose the unwilling things of the Chinese people on them, and when you look back, you still say that it is for the people and the country, which is ridiculous."

Xiong Xiling retorted contemptuously: "Do you think that using some sweet news reports can cover up your dictatorial behavior? The people are all in your instigation, but I believe that they will see through your face sooner or later. Today, under your rule, they can misunderstand me, spit on me, and even take my life, but I will never blame them. When the people at dawn know the true meaning of republic and the true meaning of democracy, they will burst out all the accumulated hatred! To you!"

Wu Shaoting said coldly: "If the people of Liming don't know what democracy is, then what is the meaning of democracy?"

Xiong Xiling snorted and said angrily: "These are all your one-sided words."

Wu Shaoting smiled sarcastically. He really understood Xiong Xiling. The other party was getting deeper and deeper. If he used a "crazy man" to explain it, he might be able to restore his reputation. He shook his head slowly. His face suddenly changed, and he looked cold and ruthless, and said, "I know you will not give up, and I don't expect to convince you anything. You must still be counting on foreigners to overthrow my rule and then make a comeback. But I will tell you now, don't say that I will not let the Allies bully our China at all. Even if the Allies force me away, your Qingyuan Conference will not be revived. I won't kill you now, but it will ruin you. From now on, you will never want to go out to see people again, let alone return to the political stage. What you don't want to see the least, I let you see it alive and witness it with your own eyes!"

Although Wu Shaoting did not say too clearly, everyone present knew the meaning of this statement, especially the last sentence. Xiong Xiling is an extreme democrat, so what he least wants to see is of course the emergence of dictatorship. Now Wu Shaoting deliberately puts out his words to attack Xiong Xiling's essence, and also indicates what actions he will take next.

"Wait, one day you will know the consequences, just like Yuan Shikai, everyone betrays their relatives and will not have a good end. It doesn't matter if you imprison me, Xiong Xiling, alone. Unless you can imprison thousands of fighters who believe in democracy, there will be people who will continue to oppose it, and it will become more and more intense!" Xiong Xiling shouted outside the iron gate.

Wu Shaoting smiled coldly, ignored Xiong Xiling, and turned around and left along the corridor.

Ren Zongyuan and others looked at Xiong Xiling's crazy look and shook their heads unconsciously and sighed.

"He's really crazy!"

"He is wrong, not fighting power at all, but fighting this era!"

"Forget it, don't say too much, let's go!"

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Two days later, reports on the National Assembly were full of controversy, and what attracted the attention of the common people in the city was the incident of Xiong Xiling's treason being exposed. There was constant discussion on the streets and alleys, and no one expected that Xiong Xiling would appear after Tang Shaoyi. It was even reported that even the leak of Tang Shaoyi was Xiong Xiling behind the scenes. The whole country was shocked, from the elderly at least in the next year, and even some children who had just started school were deeply affected and scolded Xiong Xiling.

Famous scholars from Hunan jointly signed a letter to the Civil Affairs Office of the Provincial Government, demanding the removal of Xiong Xiling's hometown in Hunan. The Fenghuang County Government secretly instructed the young and strong people in the villages and towns to smash the archway built by Xiong Xiling when he passed the Jinshi exam. Not only that, relatives and friends who used Xiong Xiling as their favor also hurriedly stood up and declared that they had to sever their ties with Xiong Xiling. Even the former mentors, students, and classmates felt sorry in their hearts, they had to deal with their relationship with Xiong Xiling in a low-key manner.

In just two days, news of newspapers and news electricity was spread rapidly across the country. Except for some remote wilderness areas, the whole of China knew about Xiong Xiling's crimes. One spread to ten thousand times, and it was inevitable that it would add fuel to the fire during the spread. Public opinion seemed to have lost control. All the most vicious and angry curses revolved around the three words "Xiong Xiling".

On February 4, after being released, Tang Shaoyi published an article written by himself in the "Republic of China Times", describing the "real inside story" about the leaked incident of the Sino-German Covenant. He wrote thousands of words in a slew and described the entire process of the incident in detail, including his conversation with Xiong Xiling in advance, and was tricked by Xiong Xiling to fabricate a copy of the Sino-German Covenant. In order to make the article appear more realistic, he even described the tone, attitude, and every move during the conversation.

Once the article was published, it pushed the entire Xiong Xiling incident to a **. The people of the whole country began to believe in two things. One was that the Sino-Germany Covenant was just a treaty of commercial cooperation, not a military alliance emphasized by the great powers of the Allied Powers, and the other was that Xiong Xiling was the culprit for China's international dilemma.

From this day on, protests across the country rose to a higher level again. The Chinese no longer criticized the thief, but also passed on their excess anger to the Allies. While scolding Xiong Xiling, the excited people also scolded the Allies for being indiscriminate and framed China, trying to use excuses to expand more interests in China.

The protests outside the Nanjing City Embassy District were originally suspended on the day of the National Congress. These fanatical patriotic groups were more concerned about the changes made by the First National Congress to China. However, after reading Tang Shaoyi's article, coupled with some emotional speech inducement, it revealed that foreigners deliberately made bad intentions and intended to annex Outer Mongolia, *** and Qingdao. So the protests that paused a little broke out again, and this time it was even bigger than before, and more citizens joined the protest camp.
Chapter completed!