If Kita Ikki had to explain the difference between the People's Party's bureaucratic system and the Japanese bureaucratic system, the great earthquake finally allowed him to articulate it. The Japanese bureaucratic system exists to command others to serve them, whereas the People's Party's bureaucratic system, in addition to having the traditional management and command functions, also has the function of leading others to get things done.

In terms of social organization, China is much more "organized" than Japan. This can be seen from the composition of class cadres in schools: class monitor, study commissary, sports commissary, arts commissary, squadron leader, team leader. All of these actually form a complete social organizational unit. Compared to the Japanese bureaucracy which is solely responsible to superiors, the high degree of organization in the Chinese system is more like a *true* bureaucracy.

Japanese schools also have similar models, but the problem lies in the fact that student cadres have inherited the nature of Japanese bureaucrats, where their characteristics as oppressors far outweigh their role as servers. Now, what Kita Ikki had to do first was to organize the students under him. In the face of a natural disaster like an earthquake, unorganized individuals are not only insignificant, but their safety is also even more unreliable.

However, Kita Ikki discovered that he first had to deal with the Japanese bureaucratic system. It wasn't just the Social Investigation Group's building that had collapsed; the majority of Takushoku University's buildings had also collapsed. Many of the school bureaucrats were dead or injured, and those who were lucky enough to escape unharmed appeared in the school looking disheveled and covered in dust.

In the midst of the chaos, students were running around like headless flies, and Kita Ikki's team, which still had some organization, immediately became the core force that many tried to attach themselves to. A school official of god knows what rank ran over to Kita Ikki and started shouting. This fellow, who looked to be in his forties, was half-bald and covered in dust and grime, looking extremely wretched. Shouting at students in such a state held no appeal to begin with, let alone the content of his shouting. He wasn't concerned about whether the students were safe, nor was he telling them to be careful; instead, he was ordering the students to run out and find rescue personnel. In the chaotic disaster zone, how could rescue personnel be found so easily? And even if they were found, what then?

Compared to this fellow's actions, which were full of the style of a Japanese superior officer, Kita Ikki's approach of asking students to line up and restore order was much more persuasive and appealing. Seeing that the students were completely unmoved, the school official obviously got angry and started roaring with a tough attitude. But as he roared, his dust-covered face twisted like a clown.

Kita Ikki didn't want to argue or conflict with this official. This was not the time for arguments. He stepped forward and said, "With so many refugees constantly pouring in, if we go look for rescue personnel now, we won't find anyone, and the order in the school will quickly collapse."

Hearing the word "refugees," the official's face twisted even more. As a person in charge at the school, he could still yell at students. But in a great earthquake, students could scatter at any moment. Those refugees were not members of the school to begin with, so whatever the school official shouted would have no binding force on them at all. This was also one of the reasons why the official wanted the students to go find rescue personnel; only people with broader law enforcement powers could suppress these refugees.

"Then, sir, what do you suggest?" the school official immediately asked nervously.

"Since this is a school, naturally the students should be responsible for the management of the school!" Kita Ikki replied.

The school official glanced at Kita Ikki and the students who obviously wouldn't listen to him, but said nothing more.

Seeing that the internal conflict was temporarily settled, Kita Ikki immediately continued the actions that had just been interrupted. Among the students, those who looked kinder were sent to guide refugees to the open grounds first. Those who were strong and fit were responsible for saving people and security work. The relatively weaker ones were responsible for maintaining order and guiding the panicked students and refugees.

To the great surprise of the school official, in such a chaotic situation, Kita Ikki actually had students find two Japanese flags. He used one of them to make an army flag, and wrote the four big characters "Takushoku University" on a large piece of white cloth. Using wooden poles, he raised the three flags high. Kita Ikki shouted orders: "If you meet students from the school, tell them to gather under the Takushoku University flag. Arrange male refugees in the open space under the Japanese flag, and try to get the elderly, weak, women, and children to gather in the open space under the army flag."

The students weren't very clear on why Kita Ikki was doing this, but seeing the flags flying high, they felt an inexplicable sense of stability in their hearts. After accepting the orders, everyone began to carry out the tasks assigned by Kita Ikki.

After several hours of effort, the students and teachers of the school began to reassemble. Kita Ikki did not stop those who were anxious to flee home. For those who were unwilling to flee on their own, Kita Ikki ordered everyone to wrap a cloth strip with the four characters "Takushoku University" written on it around their heads, and follow the team organized by Kita Ikki to maintain order at Takushoku University.

In this critical moment, anyone who dared to stand up and organize everyone, and could effectively organize everyone for self-rescue, had sufficient appeal. There were opponents, of course, but no one dared to openly challenge Kita Ikki's status at this time.

Before night fell, Kita Ikki's command ability was also reaching its limit. The biggest characteristic of the People's Party's way of doing things lay in the emphasis on logistics and summarization. When Kita Ikki attended lectures, he preferred to learn how to be a leader. As an outsider, the People's Party naturally wouldn't give him any key training. But within the People's Party, logistics and summarization courses were always the focus. A group of students had more than enough enthusiasm, but they hadn't received such professional training. After half a day of hard work, even the students standing in place maintaining order had shouted themselves hoarse and could barely make a sound. The students with the best physical strength were also exhausted and could run no more. However, because Takushoku University was orderly under the command and arrangement of these people centered around Kita Ikki, refugees instinctively flocked here as soon as they saw such a seemingly orderly place.

As night fell, more and more refugees surged towards Takushoku University. With the burning Tokyo as a backdrop, under the dark sky mixed with red flames, the chaotic column of refugees seemed endless from a distance.

*This might be my limit,* Kita Ikki thought to himself. Regardless of what magnificent plans he had in his heart to transform all of Japan, facing the rolling tide of people, Kita Ikki felt that he was already exhausted. What gave him even greater psychological pressure was that those students didn't realize the situation of Kita Ikki as the leader; they were also frightened by this tide of people. Everyone looked at Kita Ikki with nervous eyes, expecting Kita Ikki to issue more orders.

The People's Party always talked about the mass line, and Kita Ikki realized he had only heard about it. If he could have mobilized the masses more during the day and mobilized the people who had already been taken in, Kita Ikki wouldn't just have this bunch of exhausted students to use now.

But this thought was instantly denied by Kita Ikki. He was now just a guy living off the empty shell of Takushoku University, which had lost its command system. Kita Ikki couldn't shit gold or piss silver, nor could he perform miracles like the five loaves and two fish. How could he settle down that group of terrified refugees and organize them effectively?

However, the swarming refugees were increasing in the dim light faintly illuminated by the fire, getting closer and closer. If they were allowed to approach like this, a stampede would likely occur in the darkness. The People's Party loved to hold meetings, and whenever they held a meeting, they would inevitably report on many incidents. Most of the incidents reported were not good things. Various mass stampede incidents across the country had happened more than once or twice.

His chest full of passion had long been consumed after an afternoon of effort. At this time, Kita Ikki was burning with anxiety, but surprisingly, his heart calmed down. "Since we no longer have room to accommodate more refugees here, let's hurry up and shout, don't let other refugees crowd in." Kita Ikki chose the honest approach.

The students had been taking in refugees all afternoon. In their exhausted brains, they had become accustomed to "taking in." Hearing Kita Ikki speak words of refusal, many were stunned.

Seeing that the students weren't moving, Kita Ikki said, "Find some refugees who have calmed down and ask them to help us shout together!"