When several judges heard Mei Rujiao say this, their expressions were stunned. knew that Mei Rujiao was trying to judge the Nanjing Massacre, and he couldn't care about maintaining a relationship with Joseph Jinan. Mei Ruxuan continued:

"We prosecutors in China have the power to find witnesses. Each of these nearly 1,000 people, each of whom was ruined by the Japanese and whose relatives were killed or injured, can prove the crimes of the Japanese, so why can't they testify in court? Where is the dignity and justice of the law? ”

The judges of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East had no choice but to agree. However, he also said to Mei Rujiao: "These witnesses do have the qualifications and rights to testify in court. The court may, in principle, allow them to testify. However, due to the large number of people, it is not possible for everyone to be given the opportunity to appear in court. ”

"Otherwise, the trial of the Nanjing Massacre alone will take a year. This is something that the Allied headquarters could not possibly agree to. We can only compromise and choose the most representative of them to appear in court, and the others can write the material as a testimony. We'll give it a fair adoption. ”

Mei Rujiao agreed. In fact, in real history, from the beginning to the end of the trial of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East, only 419 witnesses were used to testify for the plaintiff and the defendant, and among these 419 witnesses, 310 defended the Japanese, which is almost three times the number of 109 witnesses provided by the prosecution! These Japanese lawyers have done their best to defend these Class-A war criminals.

Compared with the Japanese, the Chinese did not try so hard for the trial of the Nanjing Massacre at the International Military Tribunal for the Far East.

For the Japanese, the Class-A war criminals were the defendants, and because they were in Japan, it was very easy and convenient to find witnesses on the spot. And. These witnesses are fully capable of accommodating their court appearances, and their accommodation, transportation, food and clothing are not a problem at all. Although nominally, the costs of these people's testimony in court are the responsibility of the defence, in reality. However, it is paid by the Japanese government.

As far as the Chinese witnesses are concerned, most of them are far away. It was very difficult to make a special trip to Japan to testify. Generally speaking, the court informed the Allied Headquarters to be responsible for entertaining and taking care of the expenses for food, clothing, housing, and transportation, and after reporting for duty, the Allied Headquarters was responsible for the arrangements and expenses for food, clothing, housing, and transportation in Tokyo.

In addition, each person will have one dollar of pocket money per day, which is enough to buy some souvenirs. The Allies did not treat these Chinese witnesses who testified in court. However, for these Chinese witnesses. Traveling across the ocean to Japan to testify is actually giving up his job in China. Gave up a stable income to support his family.

In this era, most Chinese people cannot even guarantee food and clothing. After these witnesses gave up their stable income, the financial pressure on the family was high. However, it was not possible for the Allies to provide for the families of the witnesses. And Lao Jiang didn't care about these witnesses who appeared in court at all. Left to their own devices.

There is a world of difference from the Japanese government's attitude towards Class A war criminals.

So, in real history, although there are more than a dozen Chinese witnesses. He traveled to Japan to testify about the Nanjing Massacre. But under various pressures, shortly after arriving in Japan. They asked to return to China. In desperation, the International Military Tribunal for the Far East had to adapt. These witnesses are allowed to testify in advance and be cross-examined.

The effect of such testimony and the effect of the court can be imagined. If it weren't for the rest of his life in this life, this local tyrant spent money, found a large number of witnesses from China, and provided food and clothing for his family. I'm afraid history will repeat itself. Let future generations continue to regret it.

The news that Yu Sheng was going to appear in court spread far and wide, and soon spread throughout Japan and back to China. Today's Japanese do not have any good feelings for the Chinese, and they do not admit that their defeat was due to the Chinese. It also refuses to recognize China as the victorious power.

Of course, most of the Japanese people did not know about the massacre of Chinese by the Japanese army in Nanjing. Although Li Xianglan and Marilyn Monroe's concert tour will continue to show images of the Japanese invasion of China, many Japanese still refuse that those images are real. I just think it's a propaganda conspiracy orchestrated by the Americans.

As a result, the Japanese people are increasingly questioning the rest of their lives. And the Japanese lawyer team is not at ease, and small actions are continuous. Every once in a while, there was a knock at the door. On this day, Qing Xiaoyi asked Lucy to open the door to see, but a Japanese lawyer asked to see her at the door.

Qing Xiaoyi didn't want to think about it, so she categorically refused. According to the practice of the common law system, a strict distinction is made between "prosecutorial witnesses" provided or requested by the prosecution and "defense witnesses" provided or requested by the defendant's defense lawyers. A witness provided by one of the parties to the proceedings shall not have any dealings or contacts with the parties to the proceedings or their representatives after they have been granted the status of a witness permitted by the court.

Even if this kind of contact and interaction is only of a ceremonial nature, it is not allowed! This is a strictly enforced customary rule in common law systems. Therefore, under normal circumstances, both parties to a lawsuit should try their best to avoid correspondence or contact with witnesses on the other side.

If you don't pay attention to this circumvention, then once you are denounced. A lawyer or agent who contacts a witness is suspected of "colluding with witnesses". With this suspicion, the court will decide to give the person a penalty of suspension from appearing in court. At the same time, the court will also suspend the colluded witnesses from testifying and declare their testimony null and void.

Qing Xiaoyi has been in the United States for several years, so she naturally knows these rules, and after discovering that the Japanese lawyer knocked on the door, she easily launched the Japanese conspiracy. The Japanese have hundreds of lawyers, and it's not a big deal to give up one. Of the nearly 1,000 witnesses in China, only one of Yu Sheng's lives has a huge influence

Once this Japanese lawyer really enters the door, or has some contact with Yu Sheng and Qing Xiaoyi, and is photographed. Then, don't think about being a witness for the rest of your life, the Japanese will inevitably find someone to denounce this lawyer and the rest of your life. This is like playing chess, using a pawn in exchange for a rook or a general of the opponent, which is an absolutely cost-effective deal.

In fact, the Japanese are also afraid of influence for the rest of their lives. Although people have a psychological tendency not to admit their guilt in order to avoid obligations and punishment. However, once the facts are clear and there is no escape, it will be accepted. The influence of the rest of his life is enough to make some Japanese people who still do not admit it and do not face up to the facts. Psychological defenses collapsed.

Therefore, this strategy can only be used. As long as Qing Xiaoyi lets the Japanese lawyer in, he will jump into the Yellow River for the rest of his life and can't clear his suspicions. But I didn't want to, Qing Xiaoyi, who has always been weak and elegant, and enthusiastic about others, actually asked an American female soldier to send this Japanese lawyer directly to the Allied headquarters. Locked up.

Allied headquarters also issued a warning to these unscrupulous Japanese lawyers not to harass Yu Sheng and his family again before trial. This time, the Japanese lawyer team is finally honest.

July 15, 1946, eleven months after Japan's surrender. Tokyo, Japan, the trial hall of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East. Yu Sheng appeared in court as the first Chinese witness to appear. The reporters in the press gallery were going crazy at this point, and their men were constantly murdering countless films and reels.

The President is Wilbur of Australia. "If the court allows it," Wilber said. The prosecution wants to call a witness: Mr. Yu Sheng! ”

The rest of his life took his life to court. According to the rules of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East, the first thing to do after the master of ceremonies introduces the witness into the courtroom from the witness lounge and ascends to the witness stand, the oath is taken. According to the system of the American and British law systems, the oath of witnesses is very important. The testimony of all witnesses must be confirmed under oath. If the witness refuses to take the oath, then the witness's testimony will be considered invalid and the witness's testimony cannot be admissible as evidence in court.

Although, this oath is taken in cases where the witness claims that he does not believe in any religion. There are exceptions, but the rest of your life is at the time of taking the oath. "Although I don't believe in any religion, I can swear by my wife who died at the hands of the Japanese, by my own bloodline, and by the souls of countless people who died in battle. Not a single point more. Not a single point less! ”

As soon as the rest of his life said this, the courtroom fell silent, and only the rustle of the reporters who were holding pens and notebooks and frantically recording them remained. Wilbur followed the procedure and asked, "Could you please tell us your full name?" ”

"The current name is Yu Life. The surname is Yu, and the name is born. Before the Japanese invaded Nanjing. His name is Yu Sheng. ”

Wilbur then asked, "When and where were you born?" ”

Yu Shengdao: "I was born on November 2, 1914 in Nanjing, China. ”

Wilbur asked, "Where did you get your education?" ”

Yu Sheng said: "I didn't go to university, I only went to elementary and middle school, and I received a private school education at home. Then he inherited the martial arts hall in his family. For the rest of his life, there was an uproar in the press gallery and the audience. As a powerful cultural person, as a famous director at home and abroad, he didn't go to college! It's big news that catches the eye.

Wilber was also a little surprised, he didn't have much contact with Yu Sheng, but he also knew that Yu Sheng's cultural literacy was not low. However, the International Military Tribunal for the Far East is not a place for gossip, and Wilber did not dwell on the issue. Then he asked, "How long have you lived in China?" ”

Yu Shengdao: "I have lived in China since I was born until December 12, 1937. ”

Wilber then asked, "On December 12, 1937, did the Chinese army and the Chinese in Nanjing put up any resistance to the Japanese army?" Tell me what you know about the Japanese attack on Nanjing. ”

Yu Sheng replied: "On December 1, 1937, my wife Ye and I whispered that we heard the news that the Japanese army had captured the Jiangyin fortress and ordered an attack on Nanjing. Later, various news gradually came, and on December 2, 1937, we heard that the Chinese navy had been completely annihilated in the Sino-Japanese naval battle of Jiangyin. At this time, my wife Ye Qingyu and I had already begun to plan to escape. ”

"On December 12, 1937, I told a senior brother who had practiced martial arts in the martial arts hall that Tang Shengzhi, the general of the Nanjing garrison, planned to give up street fighting. An order was given to retreat and break through the encirclement, and the resistance of the Chinese army collapsed. I heard that the Chinese army would cross the river from Xiaguan and withdraw to Pukou. So he took his wife and prepared to flee with the Chinese army. It's safer this way. ”

President Wilbur then asked, "So, how many civilians are ready to cross the river with the Chinese army at the Xiaguan Ferry, just like you?" ”

"It's a lot, and the river is full of floating debris. A large number of people are ready to cross the Yangtze River with the help of these floating objects. ”

"So, did these civilians encounter the Japanese army when they crossed the river?"

"I got it."

"So, on December 12, 1937, after the Japanese soldiers encountered Chinese civilians at the Xiaguan ferry port in Nanjing, how did they treat the Chinese civilians?"

"At the time of crossing the river, the Japanese Navy appeared. There were five gunboats, four destroyers and four coast guard boats, all of which had machine guns on board. When these warships spotted Chinese civilians on the river and at the Shimonoseki ferry, they began to concentrate their fire and shoot the Chinese civilians crowded on the Shimonoseki and the river. ”

After Yu Sheng finished this memory, McManus of the Japanese lawyers' group interrupted Yu Sheng's narration: "If Your Excellency the Judge allows it, and I think that if this kind of testimony can be given here, then the court seems to have given the prosecution too much freedom of speech, especially since I have previously brought to the court's attention that the prosecution has spent a lot of time proving the existence of conspiracy, and this kind of testimony is allowed, but no defendant can be associated with any conspiracy." I know it's ......"

At this time, the trial of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East reached this time, and the eleven justices headed by Wilber basically understood the Japanese delaying strategy. But whenever a Japanese lawyer speaks, he will talk nonsense for a long time in a legal theory.

Wilber interrupted McManus and said, "You and I both know that at this stage, that connection can be established through the testimony of the prosecution. ”

McManus pleaded, "I know, Mr. President. ”

Wilbur continued, "I'm not done yet! I've said it at least twice, and you've heard what I've said. Repeated objections for the same reason are disrespectful to the court! ”

McManus pretended to apologize and stalled, "Well, I'm sorry if I made that impression on you, Your Excellency, but I'm just trying to do my part. The life of this gentleman I represent is at stake, and I will do my best to protect it, and I will do everything I can for him......"

Seeing that this McManus was about to start, Wilber interrupted, "You should follow the rules of the court and do your duty in an orderly manner!" (To be continued.) )