1937年陈为人病逝后，中共上海办事处主任潘汉年立即委派秘密党员徐强负责管理中央文库。不久，抗日战争爆发，上海沦陷。隐蔽在上海法租界的中央文库，先是处于日伪特务四面包围之中，继而陷于敌人脏腹之内，危险至极！从1937年8月开始，日本侵略军驻上海宪兵司令部和上海警察 In 1937, after Chen Wei-chen died of illness, Pan Han-nian, director of the Shanghai office of the CPC, immediately assigned Xu Qiang, a secret member, to manage the Central Library. Soon, the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, Shanghai fall. The central library concealed in the French Concession in Shanghai is surrounded by the Japanese spy agency and surrounded by enemies. It is extremely dangerous! Beginning in August 1937, the Japanese Invaders stationed the Shanghai Gendarmerie Command and the Shanghai Police