Although the process of reading the verdict was somewhat tedious, as the 1,231-page verdict was read from November 4 to 12, Downing was still very excited to hear it, because the verdict affirmed that Japan's domestic and foreign policies during the period under review (1928-1945) were aimed at preparing and waging wars of aggression.

The International Military Tribunal for the Far East also pronounced sentences on many war criminals, including seven Class-A war criminals, including Hideki Tojo, Kenji Dohihara, Seishiro Itagaki, Ishine Matsui, Hyotaro Kimura, Hiroki Hirota, and Akira Muto, and were hanged on the death rack of Sugamo Prison in Tokyo in the early morning of December 23, 1948. In addition, Sugiyama committed suicide after learning that he had been declared a Class-A war criminal, but former Foreign Minister Yoyo Matsuoka and former Admiral Osamu Nagano died of illness.

The International Military Tribunal for the Far East also sentenced 16 people to life imprisonment (Sadao Araki, Shingoro Hashimoto, Shunroku Hatata, Kiichiro Hiranuma, Naoki Hoshino, Konobu Kaguya, Koichi Kido, Kuniaaki Koiso, Minamijiro, Keijun Oka, Hiroshi Oshima, Kenri Sato, Shigetaro Hatota, Toshio Shiratori, Mijiro Umezu, Sadaichi Suzu); Two people were sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment (20 years for Shigetoku Togo and 7 years for Shigemitsu Aoi).

In addition to the Tokyo trials, the Allies also tried Class B and C war criminals in Manila, Singapore, Yangon, Saigon, and Boli. According to statistics, the total number of Japanese war criminals of various types prosecuted by the allies was 5,423, and 4,226 were sentenced, of which 941 were sentenced to death.

Although the Tokyo Trial was a serious and just trial, which punished war criminals, upheld the dignity of international law, and made significant contributions to the development of the cause of human peace, which was of epoch-making significance, this trial was not perfect, not only was Kido Koichi and others later released from prison, but what is even more exaggerated is that Kishi Nobusuke, who was originally designated as a Class A war criminal, was actually acquitted in 1948, and became the prime minister of Japan in 1957.

Although Tang Ning was strongly dissatisfied with this, it was impossible for him to do anything about it with his temporary strength. However, there are some things he can that he will still vigorously support, such as Yan Zhen's blatant defection.

Yan Zhen publicly broke with Downing in February 1949 and left Okinawa, and this incident became well-known in Okinawa. made Tang Ning lose face, but in fact, this was negotiated between Yan Zhen and Tang Ning.

Before the breakup, Yan Zhen found Tang Ning in private: "Tony, I'm sorry, I think it's time for me to leave." Thank you so much for taking care of me during this time, but now something happened that forced me to get out of here and do something that I knew I was going to die but had to do. ”

Tang Ning was very surprised by this, because he felt that he had been good to Yan Zhen for more than a year, and it could be seen that Yan Zhen also enjoyed the process of training the Okinawa Escort Team, but he had already said that he was going to do something that might kill him, which was completely understandable, but he asked with some curiosity: "I know I shouldn't ask about this, but I'm still a little curious." I don't know if you can tell me and I'll see where I can help you. ”

Yan Zhen pondered for a long time before slowly saying: "There are some things that maybe I said Tony you won't understand, a few days ago I accidentally heard from you that Okamura Ninji is about to return to Japan from Shanghai, this guy whose hands are stained with Chinese blood will actually be acquitted by the chairman, if I don't know this news, it's just that, now that I know, then I must not let him go." ”

For Okamura Ninji, I believe that every Chinese will be no stranger, this Japanese army general born in 1884, served as the commander-in-chief of Japan's Chinese dispatch army at the end of the Anti-Japanese War. Located in the third place of the Showa warlord's three feather black. He graduated from the Japanese Army Non-commissioned Officer School in 1904 and participated in the Russo-Japanese War in April 1905.

After the outbreak of the '918' incident, he served as deputy chief of staff of the Kwantung Army. After the outbreak of the All-out War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, he participated in the Japanese invasion of China, and was promoted to commander-in-chief of the Japanese invasion of China in 1944. On September 9, 1945, on behalf of the Japanese invasion of China, he signed the instrument of surrender in Nanjing. In February 1949, he was dramatically tried by the Kuomintang military court for Chiang Kai-shek's patronage and was 'acquitted', and was later hired by Chiang Kai-shek as a senior instructor in Taiwan, and the Japanese right-wing forces appointed him as the vice president of the 'Japanese Comrades-in-Arms Association'. He died in Tokyo in 1966.

In fact, when he learned that Okamura Ningji, a war criminal, was acquitted, Tang Ning was also extremely angry and wanted to kill him, but Tang Ning really couldn't do it. Because Okamura Ningji is different from the traitors and Lee Teng-hui he killed before, their status in Japan is already very low, whether the Japanese themselves can eat and live is two words, who cares about the life and death of a few Chinese, and although Lee Teng-hui has a Japanese name, everyone still regards him as a Taiwanese, plus Tangning's status as a US ** official, so no one cares.

But Okamura Ninji is different, his status in the Japanese military is quite high, even if he is designated as a Class A war criminal, but when he returns home, he can still enjoy the scene of elementary school students holding flowers and welcoming him, so Tang Ning can't afford to publicly assassinate Okamura Ninji, and he can't order his men to risk their lives to do this, first of all, he can't explain to the members of the escort team why he wanted to assassinate Okamura Ninji, and secondly, Okamura Ninji hasn't done anything bad in the Ryukyus, So Junichi Aoyama would not agree to send Ryukyu youths to take this risk, and as for former Japanese officers like Shimada and mafia elements under Yoshiko Matsuda, they couldn't count on it.

Therefore, when Tang Ning learned that Yan Zhen wanted to assassinate Okamura Ningji, although he couldn't express support on the surface, he still wanted to help him very much in his heart, so he pretended to ponder for a while and said: "Mr. Yan, I know what Okamura Ningji has done in China, so I can understand your current mood and the decision you made. Although I can't accompany you to do this, I can provide you with comprehensive support, whether it is weapons and ammunition, various equipment, intelligence information, or retreating ships, I can help you arrange. But promise me one thing! ”

For Tang Ning's answer, Yan Zhen was both surprised and grateful, as for Tang Ning's request, he didn't pay much attention to it, everyone promised to help him so much, and it was natural to have a little thing, so he replied: "Thank you Tony for your help, if there is anything you need me to do, just say it." ”

Tang Ning said slowly: "I need you to play a play with me!" Because once the assassination of Okamura Ninji happens, the chain reaction will be very large, and then Mr. Yan, you won't be able to stay in Japan, and I can't afford this joint responsibility, so we need to play a break drama. (To be continued.) )