During the Wannan Incident, the Kuomintang's passive resistance to the Japanese invaders seriously affected the outcome of the war. After the defeat, the Kuomintang publicly attributed the failure to the Communist Party and asked all newspapers in Guilin to publish the Kuomintang's directive. The remarks seriously misled the people.

The staff of National Salvation Daily were very indignant when they heard the news released by the Kuomintang and expressed their desire to clarify the truth. Xia Yan saw that the article they wrote clearly stated the facts and the truth was clear, so he suggested that he publish it now.Suddenly, a notice came down. The Kuomintang Party solemnly informed that all samples published by newspapers must be submitted for review. Only after they are submitted for review can they be published on a large scale. Those who publish privately will be closed down.

There had been a solemn announcement, and Xia Yan asked Li Kenong what to do next. Li Kenong conveyed Comrade Zhou Enlai's oral instructions, asking them to restrain their voices of resistance now. Li Kenong also told everyone to be cautious, and then left because of something.Xia Yan decided to secretly seduce Chen Cang and send Liu Hancao a review sample. There was no problem at all, but it was indeed a different newspaper they would publish tomorrow.Other comrades immediately went to do it. That night, Liu Hancao had been waiting in the Political Department, carefully reviewing the layout of each newspaper, thinking that everything was under control.

Xia Yan went to the printing house non-stop. At first, the person in charge of the printing house was worried that printing this edition of the newspaper would cause the workshop employees to lose their jobs. When they saw Xia Yan gave them a sample that Liu Hancao had reviewed, they finally breathed a sigh of relief. The printing house kept printing the newspaper all night long.

Late at night, Li Kenong hurriedly found Xia Yan and asked him to get a ticket and evacuate Guilin overnight. According to the assassination list issued by the Kuomintang, his and his names were on it. Xia Yan wanted to wait until the newspaper came out the next day before leaving. However, the situation was urgent. Li Kenong also warned that new comrades would take over his post. This was also Comrade Zhou Enlai's decision. In order to preserve combat effectiveness, Xia Yan took a plane to leave Guilin.

On this sleepless night, Comrade Zhou Enlai also issued the Twenty-Article Declaration in Chongqing, asking the Kuomintang to clarify the truth to the public, personally condolences to the families of the martyrs who died in the Wannan Incident, and restore freedom of speech.Zhou Enlai's instructions were quickly published in Xinhua Daily, and patriotic compatriots at home and abroad immediately denounced Chiang Kai-shek's hypocrisy.

Liu Hancao secretly met with Lu Wenzhou, the leader of the underground secret service. The tasks given to them by Shangfeng always came via telegram. He was worried that he would not be able to get Li Jishen's consent when taking action. Lu Wenzhou directly reminded him that when necessary, he could bypass Li Jishen and act alone.With these words, Liu Hancao felt confident.

The next day, Liu Hancao was very angry when he saw the content of the National Salvation Daily. He immediately worried all the soldiers, preparing to close the newspaper and arrest the people responsible for printing.Liu Hancao chuckled and then took out a telegram, which contained a secret letter from Chiang Kai-shek. Due to the pressure of public opinion at home and abroad, Chiang Kai-shek suspended all anti-G actions in Guilin.Liu Hancao saw the telegram, verified the authenticity of the content, and immediately canceled the order to seal the National Salvation Daily.

Lu Wenzhou brought the assassination list and asked Liu Hancao to execute Li Kenong immediately. However, there was a company of people guarding Li Kenong's office. Lu Wenzhou did not have that many people at all, so he had to borrow Liu Hancao's soldiers. At present, Liu Hancao did not have enough authority, so he had to take him to see Li Jishen.After Li Jishen saw the secret order, he quickly found someone to deliver the letter to Li Kenong.When Liu Hancao's people arrived, the house was already empty.

The editors of the newspaper began to move to Yan'an. Because his wife was pregnant, Comrade Ai Wu could only wait until his wife gave birth before leaving. Ren Suning decided to stay in Guilin after consideration. She was reluctant to leave the orphans who survived the Japanese massacre and wanted to accompany them to take care of them.