A brief introduction to the author of my book Confessions

Chen Ran, 1923 12 18 was born in Xianghe County, Hebei Province. I moved to Beijing with my family the year after I was born. Later, he moved because of his father's job transfer and went to Shanghai, Wuhu and other places. After the outbreak of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, he went into exile with his family in Yichang, Hubei and other places.

In the summer of 1938, 15-year-old Chen Ran joined the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Movement in western Hubei and participated in the "Anti-Japanese War Zone" led by China.

1939 In March, Cheng Jihua introduced him to China * * *, and in July of the same year, he went to the front line of Shayang, Hubei Province with several comrades of the Anti-Japanese War Troupe to help children in distress.

1940, Chen ran went to Yan' an, the revolutionary holy land, with the approval of the organization. However, due to the chaotic war situation and malaria, he failed to do so. A few months later, he arrived in Chongqing to meet his family.

/kloc-in the spring of 0/942, because Chen Ran defected from the same party group in Yichang Anti-Japanese War Troupe to Zhongchang, the organization decided that Chen Ran would leave Chongqing immediately and temporarily cut off contact with the organization. Later, the organization would take the initiative to send someone to find him. Chen Ran fled to Jiangjin for refuge. During his refuge in Jiangjin, he suffered from severe dysentery, poverty and illness, and returned to his home in Chongqing in the autumn of 1942. After nursed back to health, Chen Ran's body gradually recovered, but she also lost her organizational relationship.

At the beginning of 1945, the party called for extensive "democratic youth" activities in Jiangguan area through the weekly magazine "People". Chen Ran actively responded to this call, actively United the progressive youth around him, set up a reading club, and was injured in the "Cangbaitang Incident" at the beginning of 1946 to help the young people who were beaten by secret agents.

At the beginning of 1947, under the leadership and support of He Qifang, the Cultural Committee of the Southern Bureau of the Communist Party of China, he participated in the preparation of Wandering Chongqing magazine, which made young people in the Chiang Kai-shek area see light and hope with its gloomy face and healthy content.

1in July, 947, the underground party in Chongqing decided to edit the "Forward". At the end of 1947, he was reabsorbed into the party and served as a member of the special organization of "Forward Newspaper", responsible for the mimeographed work of the newspaper.

1March, 948, due to the further severe struggle situation, Liu, the secretary of the special department, and Jiang Yiwei, the propaganda Committee member, were transferred successively, and Chen Ran was appointed as the acting secretary.

On April 22, Chen Ran was arrested by Kuomintang agents for betraying a traitor and detained in Scout Baigongguan Prison. Kuomintang agents used tiger benches and other torture on him. He was tortured to death and his legs were badly injured, but he persevered, a secret of the Conservative Party. In prison, he studied culture, history and military knowledge seriously and actively resisted the guards. He also wrote the news from Huang Xiansheng, a senior general of the Kuomintang, on a note and secretly passed it on to his cellmates. This is the so-called "attack in prison".

19491On October 28th, Chen Ran was publicly killed by Kuomintang agents in Daping execution ground in Chongqing, and he was under 26 years old when he died. When he was about to die, he shouted slogans and stood up straight with several bullets in his body, which made the executioner tremble with fear. He fulfilled his solemn oath to the party with his own life: "As long as there is breath left, we must fight for the revolution to the end!" " "1942, due to the Chang Zhong rebellion of the same party group as Chen Ran in Yichang, Hubei Province, the organization decided that Chen Ran would leave Chongqing immediately and cut off contact with the organization temporarily, and then the organization would take the initiative to send someone to find him. Chen Ran fled to Jiangjin for refuge. During his refuge in Jiangjin, he suffered from severe dysentery, poverty and illness, and returned to his home in Chongqing in the autumn of 1942. After nursed back to health, Chen Ran's body gradually recovered, but she also lost her organizational relationship.

1945 10, Chen Ran came to COFCO and worked as an administrator in a repair and processing factory in Yemaoxi, south bank of Chongqing. Chen Ran, who lost contact with the Party, was not depressed, but still actively engaged in revolutionary work such as uniting and educating the masses. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, in order to expose the conspiracy of the Kuomintang Chiang Kai-shek clique to fake peace talks and real civil war, Chen Ran actively participated in various gatherings, called for peace and democracy, and opposed the dictatorial civil war. 1945 10 10 According to the October 10th agreement reached through negotiations between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, the Kuomintang reactionaries were forced to hold a political consultative conference in1946 10. During the meeting, some CPPCC representatives held several gatherings in Chongqing Cangbaitang to inform all circles of the progress of the meeting. Chen Ran takes an active part in the meeting every time to understand the current situation. Kuomintang reactionaries sent a large number of spies to make trouble in an attempt to sabotage the CPPCC meeting. One day, vicious Kuomintang agents rushed into Cangbaitang and beat CPPCC representatives and participants. Chen Ran fought back, was seriously injured, and was sent to the hospital for treatment, only to survive.

After the outbreak of all-out civil war, the Chongqing office of the Communist Party of China and Xinhua Daily were forced to evacuate to Yan 'an 1947 at the end of February. Chongqing is plunged into white terror. Chen Ran founded Wandering magazine with several progressive young people, uniting many enthusiastic young people. 1in the summer of 947, Chen Ran found an underground party in Chongqing and resumed organizational relations. In order to mobilize the people in the Kuomintang-controlled areas against Chiang Kai-shek's civil war dictatorship, the Chongqing Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China founded Advance Newspaper in the autumn of 1947. Chen Ran was appointed as the special secretary of the "Forward" and undertook the most confidential printing work. Chen Ran is the acting director of a small factory in Chongqing. During the day, he must be in charge of the factory. At night, he can print newspapers in advance.

There is no mimeograph, so you can only seal it on wax paper with a bamboo. Only 30-50 copies can be printed on a piece of wax paper. Chen Ran faced up to difficulties, studied printing technology hard and learned to carve steel plates. Later, the municipal party Committee decided to be rigid and print it by itself. This can not only save manpower, but also shorten the turnaround time and reduce the exposure risk. In this way, the work of the advance newspaper was undertaken by Chen Ran and another comrade in charge of listening to the radio (that is, the martyr Liu Guozhi).

Because of the special fighting environment, the two comrades who run the newspaper can't meet each other. They only exchanged "revolutionary salute" and "hold your hand" in their letters. Two passionate hearts warm and inspire each other. They worked together in Qi Xin to make the "Forward" published as scheduled, and the sonorous voice of revolution echoed in the mountain city.

1949101October 28th, just before the execution; A pair of heart-to-heart newspaper friends hold hands tightly.

With the increase of newspaper circulation, the task is getting heavier and heavier. Stereotyping, printing, distribution and other work are almost all done by Chen Ran alone at night, and he has to go to work in the factory as usual during the day. Have superhuman energy, high vigilance and sense of responsibility; Make careful arrangements and do your best to complete the arduous tasks assigned by the party. The secret publication of Advance Newspaper in Chongqing caused great panic among Kuomintang reactionaries. Chongqing authorities ordered three times to solve the case within a time limit. It was not until April 20th that 1948 learned of the official residence of Advance Newspaper from the traitor. The superior sent someone to inform Chen Ran that there was a traitor in the party and that the Advance Newspaper should be removed as soon as possible. He was asked to print the last issue of the newspaper on the 22nd. At 7 o'clock in the evening, the municipal party Committee sent someone to pick it up, and then it was quickly transferred. 2 1 in the evening, Chen Ran suddenly received an unsigned short message: "Recently, the river has skyrocketed, and Wen Jun wants to buy a boat. I just hope you have a smooth sailing and a safe journey. " This short message was written directly to him by a comrade who works inside the enemy.

Chen Ran could have been out of danger immediately after receiving the letter, but he insisted on printing the last issue of the Advance at 5 pm on the 22nd. Hardly had he burned the waxed paper when footsteps came outside the door. Chen Ran pushed open the window and hung the prepared broom on the nail under the windowsill, which was a signal to the comrades. Just then, several undercover agents broke into the house and ran away with Chen. In the Baigongguan concentration camp, the enemy was afraid that Chen Ran would spread the news to other "political prisoners", so he was imprisoned alone in a small car room upstairs. The "White House Edition" of the "Forward" was born in this damp cage.

It turned out that Chen Ran's cell had long been broken by his cellmate, so as to get in touch with his cellmate downstairs. Through this small hole, the prison party organization handed Chen Ran half a pencil and some cigarette boxes of paper, asking him to write the news outside on paper and pass it on. Chen Ran endured severe pain, regarded his cell as a battlefield and immediately went into battle. On a piece of cigarette paper, he solemnly wrote down the first issue of "Forward" published by Baigongguan. In this way, the news of our party and army's recent victory has spread all over the prisons in secret, which greatly encouraged the comrades who persisted in their struggle in prison. Chen Ran also managed to get in touch with General Huang Xiansheng next door. General Huang promised to take advantage of the opportunity of breathing fresh air to shove the newspaper through the door to Chen Ran. Chen Ran has been getting the latest news from the newspaper. Since then, the news of our army's successive victories has often appeared in the advance report of Bai Mansion. When comrades were tortured by poison, disease and pain, they felt full of strength after reading the advance report in prison. A five-star red flag.

1October 28th, 1949, 10, Chen Ran and other comrades were taken out of Baigongguan and Zhazidong and shot dead in Daping. When the reactionary and evil guns were aimed at them, Chen Ran and his comrades shouted: "Long live Chairman Mao!" "Long live People's Republic of China (PRC)!" Chen Ran died at the age of 26. Although his life was short, he lived gloriously and died heroically!