Chapter 14 Victims

But said that when Liu Daolin was in power, he was strong and dominated one side, but for the attitude of the north, he always adhered to the view that if he could make peace, he would not fight, and the reason for this was nothing more than human sophistication, and many of the governors and ministers with many names were old friends and old acquaintances of Liu Daolin in his early years, and in his later years, he also worked together to promote peace talks, and the North-South Joint Military Tribunal was a witness to the initial conclusion of peace talks, with the purpose of sanctioning increasingly frequent conflicts, restricting the forces of all parties, uniting the public to counteract, and unanimously reaching the outside world.

At the time of its establishment, Liu Jin was very supportive of this decision, but what he never expected was that he was the first to be sent to the trial seat.

Only three days elapsed between detention and trial.

For three days, even the ruins of the hospital have not been cleared out, so how can we collect evidence and investigate the truth?

One witness after another was invited, but most of them were hearsay without real evidence. The only thing that had some weight was the operator of the telephone bureau, and she was able to prove that there was a call from the Yukuntai to the Nanpingshan outpost, but then the non-commissioned officer of the outpost refuted that they had received an emergency shelter order, and if this order was issued from the Yukuntai, it would be reasonable, so this testimony was also listed as doubtful and not counted.

The trial began in the afternoon, and the witnesses were summoned round but without progress, and it was like a farce of self-amusement compared to the trial. Liu Jin even felt that he was thinking too seriously about this matter, and the goal of the group of people in the War Department might not be him at all, probably just trying to use an excuse to drag him down, so as to take the opportunity to create some other incidents.

If it was just an ordinary arson explosion, it was not difficult to falsify the evidence. But this time, the accusation against Liu Jin is too clear, how easy is it to find a piece of shell fragment? What is even more unexpected is that outside the courtroom, thousands of fishermen spontaneously petitioned for Liu Jin, they did not believe that this young marshal who fought the storm side by side with them would do such a unconscionable thing as blowing up the hospital, let alone allow anyone to slander this hero who guarded their homeland without evidence.

The petition began when Liu Jin was brought into custody in the courtroom, and after seeing the so-called Japanese investigation team enter the courtroom, the petition escalated into a protest that afternoon, and then intensified, with workers on strike and students on strike, quickly turning into a march against Japanese interference in the administration of justice. The British Consulate also heard rumors that some British citizens were missing in the explosion, and they would not miss every opportunity to seek compensation.

As a result, this already huge public trial finally became a hearing, but after listening to the "gossip" all day, even the tabloid reporters began to yawn for days, and the nature was lacking.

The last witness was brought to the witness stand, and for fear of reprisals, the witnesses wore hoods, and the judge naturally did not ask for his name, but only asked the question the Nth time in a matter:

"Witness, please tell the court what happened on the afternoon of the explosion at the Jinjiutang Public Hospital.

"That afternoon we received a notice that there was a storm and asked everyone to leave their posts and take shelter in a safe place." The man's voice sounded silly, and he paused at this point, as if he was thinking about something, and then said, "But as soon as I returned to the camp, I received an urgent call from Yu Kuntai, saying that the fleet was ambushed in the open sea and needed support, and asked us to immediately activate the Nanping Mountain Giant Cannon and shoot at the designated targets, one of which is the Jinjiutang Public Hospital." ”

After speaking, there was a little commotion at the scene, after listening to a day's nonsense, and finally heard some useful testimony, the camera flashed, that is, in the dazzling magnesium light, the witness slowly took off the hood, this move, so that the media reporters were puzzled, but after a short period of confusion, they immediately realized that there would be more fierce material after this, so the magnesium light flashed again.

Liu Ang was woken up by the commotion from his drowsiness, and he was sleepy-eyed and wanted to ask what was going on, but when he saw the faces of the witnesses clearly, the whole person came to his senses, but he saw him stand up and frequently signaled to the judge to suspend the trial, but it was too late, and the man who took off his mask sneered and said:

"What you want me to say, I've said word for word. Now it's time to say what I want to say. ”

This time, the man's pronunciation was exceptionally clear, his voice was loud, and he was like the man who was wearing a mask just now, only promised, and like a fool.

The person in front of him turned out to be the adjutant next to Liu Jin, Li Chengtai.

Liu Jin naturally recognized him, and in his astonishment, he received a deep look from him, so calm and resolute, with a slight relieved smile.

"None of what you just heard is true." Li Chengtai said, "In order to blame Yun Shuai, even if some people know the truth about the fire and explosion, they still buy people's hearts everywhere, coerce and lure, and try to confuse the public, lest the world be chaotic!"

That afternoon, I learned that my wife was in the hospital for surgery because she was ill, and on the way to the hospital, I happened to pass by the camp of Nanping Mountain, and found that the fort was abnormally activated, so I went to check. When I arrived, the console was destroyed and the first shells had been fired, so I urgently activated the suspension procedure, and shortly after the stop, an explosion occurred in the direction of the hospital.

Haven't you been making a big fuss about the fact that there is one less shell in the ammunition depot? Since there are only two shells missing, one of which has fallen into the open sea for all to see, and the other one is in the chamber, it is impossible for the hospital to be blown up by the Nanping Mountain cannon! ”

After speaking, the audience was in an uproar, this was too far from the expected ending, and the judge muttered for a long time before asking:

"The witness said so, but what evidence is there?"

"Yes! The Nanping Mountain Cannon is proof of this! You can find someone to put the shells back into the rails, and you'll know that what I'm saying is true! However, let me remind you that there are very few people in China who know how to operate the cannon back rails. ”

What Li Chengtai said is true, the giant cannon was originally built for a decisive battle, if it starts, it will inevitably be when the war is at the last moment, and there is no turning back when the bow is opened, and the arrow is on the string, how can there be a reason to retreat halfway. So even Liu Jin's cronies, like Li Chengtai, who knew how to operate the cannonball, didn't know how to return the cannonball to the rails, let alone other soldiers.

Those who can complete this operation, except for the German engineers who built the fort back then, I am afraid that Liu Jin is the only one left.

"At the same time as aborting the shell firing, I revised the launch trajectory, and if someone rashly starts the cannon, the first target is the initiator of this farce!" Li Chengtai said this, looked at the Ye family and his party in the auditorium, and sneered: "Miss Ye, you are so self-conscious." ”

"You talk nonsense!" Ye Qiuluo stood up slowly, pointed at Li Chengtai and said loudly: "You are so bold to make a big statement here without evidence!" ”

But Li Chengtai ignored her hoarseness and said to himself:

"Presumably at this moment, the Imperial Kuntai has been searched by you, have you not found what you are looking for? The unicorn coat of arms is not in the Kuntai at all, where the lady is, the coat of arms is there! And you didn't expect that Mrs. was not in the Imperial Kuntai at all today at the time of the incident!

I originally thought that intercepting the phone line of the Imperial Kuntai was just to listen to information, but I didn't expect that I could listen to it, and of course I could make a call! If I'm not mistaken, there must be a phone call in the military's call log, which was dialed from the Yukuntai to the Nanpingshan Fort, and you don't need anyone to answer at all, as long as you have this record! Fortunately, Madame was not in the Imperial Kuntai at all, otherwise she would have really fallen into your way! ”

"Okay, even if it's really as you said, it wasn't the Nanping Mountain Giant Cannon that blew up the Jinjiutang Public Hospital, and the giant cannon was not activated by the order of the Imperial Kuntai, but you still can't prove that this matter is not Liu Jin's personal vendetta and intentional!"

In the face of Ye Qiuluo's accusations of being intriguing, this time, Liu Jin took the case:

"As I said a long time ago, I don't know where the Japanese you're talking about is! I don't have any personal vendetta with him! Besides, if I really want to murder him, I have 100 ways to make him die without dispute, why bother to make it so earth-shattering, the world knows! ”

As soon as Liu Jin's words fell, the door of the trial hall was pushed open, and it was Lu Canghan who led a group of naval soldiers to break in, holding a brown paper bag in his hand, and without saying anything, he went straight to the trial seat, threw the paper bag in front of the judge, and said sharply:

"This is what I just found from the rubble of the hospital! See for yourselves! ”

Confused, the judge opened the brown paper bag and poured the contents on the table, but it was a gold token with a unicorn pattern and a blackened cross badge.

When Ye Qiuluo saw that thing, his eyes widened, and he asked:

"Since it's evidence found in hospital waste, how can it be in your hands?"

"I want to ask Miss Ye about this matter, what is the intention of the group of Japanese experts you invited, who found evidence and did not send it to the court, but sent it to the Japanese Chamber of Commerce?" Lu Canghan glanced at her, then looked at the judge and said:

"I also brought the people who found these evidences, just outside, do you want to summon them in as well?"

The scene was chaotic enough, and the judge, not wanting to make any more trouble, waved his hand and asked:

"What do you want to illustrate these two things?"

Both of these are the belongings of Yun Shuai's wife Lin Wanjing. The Cross of St. Michael's Medal, do you recognize the British Ambassador here? Even in normal times, it is impossible for a young marshal to do such a thing that loses his conscience, and it is even more impossible on that day! Lu Canghan said, his voice couldn't help but tremble, he tried to calm down a few times before he forced his choking down and said loudly:

"Because on that day, Madame was in Jinjiutang Public Hospital! She herself was a victim of this explosion! ”