25. Just when he had reached this “dead end,” Chen Dingli, a counterrevolutionary element from among his former gambling buddies, saw what was weighing on his mind and pointed out a “future path” for him—joining the counterrevolutionary organization. At first, he did not dare and hesitated, but the deception of “big money” and “high office” hit Li Changkuan’s weak points. Believing he had found a way forward to a “life,” he actually joined the counterrevolutionaries.
