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<strong>the</strong> outskirts of Shanghai. He appo<strong>in</strong>ted K'ang Sheng to make <strong>the</strong><br />

arrangements for him. Ano<strong>the</strong>r member of <strong>the</strong> CC, Ch'en Yun, also<br />

became his aide-de-camp, s<strong>in</strong>ce Ch'en Yun had been reassigned to<br />

directorship of <strong>the</strong> Intelligence Department of <strong>the</strong> CCP after Ku<br />

Shun-chang's arrest at Hankow <strong>in</strong> April, 1931. In this capacity Ch'en<br />

Yun had to obey Ch'en Shao-yu's comm<strong>and</strong>s. Ch'en Shao-yu <strong>and</strong> his<br />

attractive wife, Meng Ch'<strong>in</strong>-shu, soon moved <strong>in</strong>to <strong>the</strong> sanitarium.<br />

For <strong>the</strong> sake of <strong>the</strong>ir safety, <strong>the</strong> Ch'en Shao-yu's wanted to rent a<br />

whole floor. They asked K'ang Sheng <strong>and</strong> Ch'en Yun to consult <strong>in</strong><br />

this matter with <strong>the</strong> sanitarium authorities. Despite K'ang's <strong>and</strong><br />

Ch'en's advice that this would only arouse suspicion <strong>and</strong> endanger<br />

<strong>the</strong>ir safety, Ch'en Shao-yu still <strong>in</strong>sisted upon hav<strong>in</strong>g his way. K'ang<br />

<strong>and</strong> Ch'en reluctantly rented a whole floor of <strong>the</strong> sanitarium. The<br />

rent, which was considerable, was paid by <strong>the</strong> CC of <strong>the</strong> CCP. After<br />

mov<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>to <strong>the</strong> sanitarium, <strong>the</strong> Ch'ens never stepped through <strong>the</strong>ir<br />

door <strong>and</strong> virtually became hermits. Ch'en Shao-yu entrusted all<br />

matters, important or o<strong>the</strong>rwise, to K'ang Sheng <strong>and</strong> Ch'en Yun.<br />

Without capable leadership, <strong>the</strong> work of <strong>the</strong> CCP was <strong>in</strong> fact almost<br />

suspended. The hermitry of <strong>the</strong> Ch'ens lasted until July or August,<br />

1931. Sometime <strong>in</strong> July an agency for <strong>the</strong> CCP Propag<strong>and</strong>a Department<br />

<strong>and</strong> a secret pr<strong>in</strong>t<strong>in</strong>g house <strong>in</strong> Shanghai were raided. Some<br />

twenty-three important figures <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> Propag<strong>and</strong>a Department, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Lo Yi-yuan <strong>and</strong> Yang P'ao-an, were arrested. Afraid to stay<br />

<strong>in</strong> Shanghai any longer, Ch'en Shao-yu resigned as secretary general<br />

of <strong>the</strong> CC <strong>in</strong> July or August, 1931. Assigned to <strong>the</strong> post of CCP<br />

repre<strong>sen</strong>tative to <strong>the</strong> Com<strong>in</strong>tern, Ch'en Shao-yu returned to <strong>Moscow</strong>,<br />

where he stayed until 1937, at which time he went to Yenan.<br />

Ch'en Shao-yu tried to return to Ch<strong>in</strong>a between <strong>the</strong> latter part of<br />

1933 <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> spr<strong>in</strong>g of 1934. In <strong>the</strong> latter part of 1933 <strong>the</strong> Shanghai<br />

bureau of <strong>the</strong> CC of <strong>the</strong> CCP, of which I was a member, received <strong>in</strong>structions<br />

from <strong>the</strong> Com<strong>in</strong>tern to make arrangements for gett<strong>in</strong>g Ch'en<br />

Shao-yu to Jui-ch<strong>in</strong>, Kiangsi Prov<strong>in</strong>ce. The <strong>in</strong>struction said that Ch'en<br />

would arrive <strong>in</strong> Hong Kong via Europe, <strong>and</strong> that he was to be conducted<br />

from Hong Kong to Jui-ch<strong>in</strong>. Upon receiv<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> Com<strong>in</strong>tern's<br />

<strong>in</strong>struction, <strong>the</strong> Shanghai bureau made two attempts to <strong>sen</strong>d personnel<br />

to Hong Kong to make arrangements, but failed. Once <strong>the</strong> man who<br />

was dispatched to make <strong>the</strong> arrangements was quickly arrested. The<br />

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