He Zudao was very familiar with the vast majority of high-ranking political commissars. His job was to engage in political propaganda and ideological work. Generally speaking, when fleet political commissars looked for He Zudao, he would always receive them. Inviting the political commissar to sit on the palm-mat fabric sofa in the office, He Zudao began to listen to the complaints of the Yangtze River Fleet Political Commissar. After listening, He Zudao suggested: "I suggest you go to the new psychological counseling department and talk to them."

The political commissar became agitated as if scalded by burning charcoal, "What? That department that catches criminals and madmen?"

The People's Internal Affairs Committee was the first unit in the People's Party to create a psychology department, followed by the behavioral psychology department of the public security system. The coverage of this department and discipline soon exceeded the scope of these two powerful departments. Next came the Discipline Inspection Commission and many departments related to social behavior, but the comrades of the People's Party had a very poor impression of these two departments. The initial purpose of these two departments was to find various counter-revolutionaries and psychological maladjustment symptoms. In the eyes of the comrades, it was catching criminals and madmen.

"Look, look, you are immediately not seeking truth from facts," He Zudao laughed. "Our core philosophy is seeking truth from facts, but facts have proved that to achieve seeking truth from facts requires suitable methods. This method is different for everyone. Everyone has their own characteristics, so the organization established this department and pioneered this discipline."

The political commissar knew perfectly well that what He Zudao said was correct, but he just couldn't overcome the aversion to the psychological counseling department. Turning his head away, the political commissar simply sized up He Zudao's office. The office couldn't be simpler. Except for the new fabric sofa, all the tables, chairs, and furniture in the room looked like they had been used for a while. The cleanliness and tidiness of this office were indeed at the level of a General Political Commissar. The only thing that could be called a decoration was the four characters "Seeking Truth from Facts" hanging on the wall.

There was really nothing in the room that could stimulate or comfort the political commissar, so he could only withdraw his gaze, "Political Commissar He, I think you are definitely better than that department."

He Zudao replied unhurriedly: "You haven't investigated, so how do you know?"

The political commissar hurriedly said: "Every time after listening to you, I always feel that my heart brightens up. Of course, it's because you do better than those people."

He Zudao shook his head slightly, "That's because what you hear is my logic. Everything I say is to elaborate on seeking truth from facts according to my own personal logic. If anything I say resonates with everyone, it's only because I may have pointed out the truth of things. But the way I see the truth is just my personal way. What's the use of just seeing the result? To walk on that road, one must find one's own way. As for how to find this way, I think the comrades in the psychological counseling department are more adept and professional than me."

Speaking of this, He Zudao couldn't help laughing, "But let me make it clear first. Once psychological analysis purely analyzes psychology, it becomes shamanism and religion. Our psychology department only solves one problem: how to enable comrades to treat the world and themselves realistically. It's not about engaging in some inner confession or playing those sighing literati tricks at all."

Hearing this, the political commissar was somewhat tempted, but this temptation was only momentary. The political commissar quickly abandoned this idea. Chen Ke never engaged in any psychological counseling, and He Zudao didn't engage in any psychological counseling either. Why should the political commissar go for psychological counseling?

"Political Commissar He, it's better if you just talk to me," the political commissar said.

"Alright," He Zudao replied. Forcing the political commissar to accept psychological counseling by order would only have side effects. It is unlikely to have good psychological effects with a hostile mentality. He asked, "How did you feel after saving that child?"

"Feel?" The political commissar was somewhat surprised by this question. After hesitating for a moment, the political commissar replied: "I actually don't care about the child's matter. I just felt that I should do my best to do a little more that is helpful to the revolution."

He Zudao continued to ask: "Then what did you think after hearing that the child passed away?"

"I was very disappointed; I felt very disappointed." The political commissar's tone became somewhat agitated, "I failed in this matter, and Commander Zhu Ting had predicted this result at that time. Even though I knew there was such a possibility at that time, I still believed that such a thing would not happen. So many appendectomy surgeries were performed in the base area without problems; I actually thought this kind of thing was impossible to happen."

The political commissar's original voice was fairly low, but by the end, his emotions had become completely agitated.

He Zudao listened quietly, watching the political commissar's emotions becoming more and more agitated, but he said nothing. The psychological counseling department had learned a lot from political commissars at all levels. After discussion, the comrades believed that interrupting others and pointing out the wrong logic in their words was very efficient. A command system like the army can achieve some effects in a short time. However, if one wants to truly make people gain insight, one must first let the other party continue the topic according to their own logic, and finally let them summarize their own logic. Guys who cannot seek truth from facts will find that their logic conflicts with the facts.

He Zudao listened quietly, and sure enough, the political commissar slowly revealed this trend. After pouring out his feelings, the contradiction in the political commissar's heart focused on two main points: the effort to save the child failed, and this failure could have been avoided. Since a failure occurred, there must be a responsible person, and the political commissar could not determine the responsible person in his heart. He Zudao was temporarily unsure whether the political commissar thought he or Fleet Commander Zhu Yao should bear greater responsibility.

When the political commissar couldn't continue speaking, He Zudao said: "Do you think the child's mother did wrong?"

The political commissar first nodded reflexively, then frowned and shook his head, "Political Commissar He, I originally thought there was a problem with the child's mother. If she had followed the doctor's advice, this child might not have died. But now I feel again that even if the child's mother listened to the doctor's advice, this child also had the possibility of dying after surgery. I feel there are unclear things in this, but I think Commander Zhu Yao's attitude towards the masses is too cold, which is not the sentiment a People's Party member should have at all."

"Then where do you think Commander Zhu Yao was wrong?" He Zudao continued to guide the topic downwards.

The political commissar's voice rose quite a bit, "Commander Zhu Yao thinks that either finish the process or take one step and count it as one step. He only sees how to do it and doesn't care about the result at all."

Facing such a severe accusation, He Zudao still remained silent. It is normal to encounter such doubts and confusion in political work. In fact, most political disputes revolve around similar issues.

After criticizing Zhu Yao in a high profile, the political commissar's tone lowered a bit, "But facts have proved that Commander Zhu Yao's judgment of the future was correct. Unless I disobey the order of the Military Commission, things can only develop like this. Even if I say anything, the current fact is that Commander Zhu Yao was not wrong. So I can't figure this out."

He Zudao continued to listen quietly. He knew he should remain silent at this time, but He Zudao couldn't help considering whether he should forcefully implement the psychological counseling system. The political commissar had used more than half an hour speaking up to this point, while He Zudao originally thought the reception time would be at most half an hour. Professional psychological counselors, however, would have enough time to solve these problems.

But since it started, He Zudao had to try his best to solve the problem. So he continued to be silent.

The political commissar's train of thought could no longer continue here. He actually discovered the problem himself. He believed that everyone had responsibilities to bear, but he dared not blame the people, nor did he dare to blame the Military Commission, let alone the system of prioritizing military tasks. But the child was innocent, and the disappearance of such a life was actually undeserved. And the political commissar at least didn't want to blame the disease. When people can't find a responsible person, they often push the responsibility to germs that have no thinking ability at all. After all, the political commissar had studied medical knowledge. If he did so too, what difference would there be from the feudal superstition of believing in supernatural forces like the "God of Plague"?

Various thoughts mixed together. The political commissar originally felt he had figured out the main point a little, but then fell into more confusion. If simply admitting that Zhu Yao's cold approach was correct could be considered a solution, the political commissar happened to be most unwilling to admit this line of thought. If one has no feeling for human life and only uses a so-called "scientific" perspective to understand the world, the political commissar absolutely cannot admit that is revolution.

Seeing that the political commissar's train of thought in this round finally ended, He Zudao asked: "Do you think the child's death is wrong?"

"Yes." The political commissar answered very simply.

"Then I hope you do the following work: reformulate the action plan for this time with the line of thought you think is correct. Can you?" He Zudao said.

"Okay." The political commissar replied.

He Zudao nodded, "And this discussion will also become our typical case, which will be fully discussed in the training of the Political Department later. So you have to cooperate with the psychological counseling department for psychological analysis."

The political commissar was stunned, "This..."

"This is an order." He Zudao did not give the political commissar a chance to refute. The execution strength of the Political Department's orders was not weaker than that of the military department, and orders from superiors to subordinates had more binding force.

Sending away the political commissar of the Yangtze River Fleet, He Zudao also felt helpless. Adhering to the attitude of seeking truth from facts would bring great pain to people. If one could really reach the realm of seeking truth from facts, that would probably be the realm of God. The formal name of the psychology department established by the People's Party was actually "Human Ethology Research Center." The research direction stuck to "seeking truth from facts," so most of the first batch of research results were "counter-common sense."

One of the sharpest examples is the characteristics of human thinking. The latest hypothesis suggests that human cognition is a process where "thinking combines observed fragments into coherence using imagination." Even though this hypothesis still has many problems and is even "incomplete" itself, its core is that human observation and analysis capabilities cannot have a comprehensive determination of every movement link. Therefore, the basis of all cognition is various fragments and pieces. Even with the help of various instruments and devices, it is only possible to approach the truth infinitely, but impossible to depict the accurate truth.

Just such a cognition caused a huge sensation in the discussion. Everyone believes that what they see is real. But this theory, based on the factual basis of materialism, proved that humans cannot see the truth now. This shook common sense first.

Fortunately, the philosophy of the People's Party is Marxism and materialism. Political classes have long repeatedly talked about relative truth and absolute truth, so at least it didn't cause chaotic thinking. However, how to guide everyone's actions based on this scientific attitude made the heads of the comrades studying theory explode.

More importantly, the bunch of "lunatics" in the Human Ethology Research Department also coldly raised another very practical question: "Even if one is willing to accept the attitude of seeking truth from facts, one still encounters so many problems. Then for those who choose not to accept seeking truth from facts because they feel pain, how should we persuade them to undergo huge pain to face the facts?"

Although Zhou Shuren did not participate in this ethology discussion, as if having telepathy, he wrote an article, mentioning in a question-and-answer format:

"Suppose there is an iron house, without windows and impossible to destroy. Inside there are many people fast asleep, and they will soon suffocate to death. However, they pass from slumber to death without feeling the sorrow of dying. Now you shout loudly, waking up a few relatively sober people, making these unfortunate few suffer the irremediable agony of death. Do you think you are doing them a favor?"

"However, since a few have woken up, you cannot say there is absolutely no hope of destroying this iron house."

Yes, although I have my own convictions, when it comes to hope, it cannot be obliterated, because hope lies in the future. I absolutely cannot use my proof of its non-existence to refute his claim of its possible existence.

Because of this article, plus the medical professional background Zhou Shuren himself possessed, the Human Ethology Research Center simply sent an official invitation letter to Zhou Shuren, wanting to hire him as a researcher.

Let alone the issue of the "Human Ethology Research Center" recruiting people everywhere, deeper discussions on the "mass line" gradually emerged. Originally, many people thought based on experience that "people are born different." Now there were gradually more material research foundations. Thanks to the tolerant atmosphere and system for science within the People's Party, some comrades simply raised the question of "initiative in self-transformation."

Party members of the People's Party have all been tested, or rather birds of a feather flock together; this group of people all have a considerable degree of initiative. If one simply equates the initiative of these people with everyone having such strong initiative, it is obviously an unscientific cognition.

If inferring with a fairly narrow scope, there is a "paradox." The process of seeking truth from facts brings "greatly increased success rates based on different interest pursuits." Then has seeking truth from facts itself become a kind of success study? Isn't this reversing cause and effect?

Similarly, if discussing based on the nature of the world, combining the theory and practice of social transformation, there is another problem: how to promote human beings to "move forward"? If some people feel they can accept their situation, then how to treat these people.

Most critically, someone proposed to clearly define "ruling class" and "ruler" "on a scientific basis." This undoubtedly opened an extremely troublesome door.

Compared with the ideological confusion caused by the theoretical hurricane of these people, the little trouble of the Yangtze River Fleet Political Commissar was nothing at all. As the General Political Commissar, He Zudao himself couldn't even simply push these ideological studies to the comrades in the party branch. After all, at the practical level of ideological work, political commissars are duty-bound.

Many comrades with firm revolutionary concepts believe that revolution is to establish an equal world. So if the theoretical department comes up with a theoretical basis that "people are born completely unequal," the consequences would be completely subversive.

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