040 Public trial of war criminals

Zhu Jingxing is not afraid of what tricks this Qiao Long Zhengnan will play, he can capture him alive in the rain of bullets on the battlefield, is he still afraid of him in his own territory?

What's more, before coming, the battalion commander had already talked to him. The battalion commander said, "In the face of major issues of right and wrong, we must be able to distinguish clearly, and if this Takashi Masao is willing to surrender and publicly condemn Japan's aggression, it will have an unexpected effect on the battlefield, and the actual effect will reduce their casualties on the battlefield." ”

So even though the probability is low, he still has to give it a try.

In the evening, Zhu Jingxing changed into a khaki military uniform, removed the brass buckle cowhide armed belt, and wore an English-style sunhat to Tonggu Prison.

Hashitaka Masao was held in a special cell, and before he met Zhu Jingxing, he had already washed up, and even the beard on his face was shaved clean. These days, Hashitaka Masao insisted on not wearing prison uniforms, still wearing the dirty Nakasa military uniform, and every day he still worshiped in the direction of the emperor as usual, and today he promised to take the initiative to surrender and asked to meet Zhu Jingxing, the deep meaning of which is naturally self-evident.

I met Takashi Masashi in an interrogation room in Tonggu Prison, where there was a table with several fixed chairs on each side, and guards standing next to them.

Zhu Jingxing was accompanied by reporter Su Hui. Su Hui always wanted to interview this prisoner of war, but after the application came, Hashitaka Masao pretended to be dead and refused to accept the interview, this time I heard that he asked to see Zhu Jingxing, Su Hui happened to be good Japanese, so he came in as a translator.

Su Hui's guard, Miao Aman, came with her, but he did not enter the interrogation room and could only stand guard at the door.

After entering the interrogation room and waiting for a while, Takashi Masao Hashi, who was handcuffed and shackled, was brought in by two swarthy and sturdy guards. Hashitaka Masao's face was pale, and he glanced at Zhu Jingxing and Su Hui, who were sitting opposite, with his spare eyes, and then walked to his seat.

"Do you smoke?" Zhu Jingxing took out a box of camel cigarettes from his pocket, and he wanted to start a conversation between them in this way.

Hashitaka Masao hesitated, but still took a cigarette, and after Zhu Jingxing lit it for him, he took a deep breath. Zhu Jingxing also ordered a leisurely suck, "Say, what do you have to say when you come to me?" ”

Su Hui translated truthfully, and Hashitaka Masao frowned, "Dare to ask Your Excellency is the commander who attacked the airport that night?" ”

Zhu Jingxing nodded.

"Roar!" Hashitaka Masao looked Zhu Jingxing up and down, this medium-sized Chinese soldier was not outstanding on the surface, but he was also a soldier who had experienced life and death, and his eyes were full of murder and fortitude.

"Can you tell me how many men you sent that night? And what was your goal at that time? Hashitaka Masao was expressionless.

Zhu Jingxing glanced at him and said slowly: "There are not many people, just dozens of brothers. The purpose is simple, to kill you. ”

The real number of people and purpose naturally couldn't tell him, so Zhu Jingxing directly said a general number.

"Roar!" Masao Hashitaka stopped talking.

After a while, Zhu Jingxing asked directly, "Say, why do you want to see me?" Did you change your mind after meeting me? ”

Hashitaka Masao smiled slightly, he leaned forward and said, "Come here, I'll tell you quietly." ”

"What are you doing here? I don't understand Japanese. You're not holding back the bad and trying to kill me, are you? Zhu Jingxing smiled contemptuously at the other party.

Hashitaka Masao's face changed slightly, like an embarrassment that had been exposed, but soon returned to his original expressionless appearance.

Zhu Jingxing took off the military hat on his head and blew it, fiddling with the brim on it casually, "I don't know what the purpose of your coming to me today is?" But definitely not to ask me these boring questions. Say, what are the conditions for your surrender? ”

Zhu Jingxing's frank and straightforward question was a bit unexpected by Qiao Takashi Masao, and of course it was also unexpected by Su Hui, who was following him. She had the impression that Zhu Jingxing was a highly educated modern officer, and before he came, his superiors had already given him an order to treat Hashitaka Masao with a good attitude and try to persuade him to surrender.

From the time he came in to the present, Zhu Jingxing's aggressive posture is a bit like he wants to force Hashitaka Masao to not surrender, could it be said that Zhu Jingxing has no intention of making Hashitaka Masao surrender at all?

An ominous thought popped up in Su Hui's mind, she knew that Hashitaka Masao led his troops to kill many of Zhu Jingxing's brothers, would Zhu Jingxing hold a grudge and deliberately retaliate?

There was a burst of gunfire outside, apparently the nearby garrison was training, and the lights in the interrogation room flickered a few times, and the faces of everyone in the room became so incomprehensible.

"You're very honest! As a military member, I appreciate your candor At this time, Takashi Masato was relieved, he slowly stood up, and pressed his handcuffed hands on the table, "But it's ......."

Before the words fell, Hashitaka Masao suddenly burst out, and he didn't know where to pull out a sharpened chopstick and stab it towards Zhu Jingxing's neck. At this time, the guard standing behind immediately moved and pressed him down on the table, but Masao Hashitaka still resisted like a mad dog.

"Yaga! I'll kill you! "His Majesty's samurai will not surrender to the enemy!" …… He roared hysterically, the chopsticks in his hand still clenched tightly.

After hearing the sound in the house, Miao Aman and several guards outside also broke in, and they went up and quickly held down the struggling Hashitaka Masao. Even if Qiao Takashi has a lot of strength, he can't help these four or five men from going into battle together. When a few people sent Hashitaka Masashi out, he was still babbling and scolding.

This scene just now made Su Hui a little surprised, she didn't expect that this Qiao Long Zhengnan had planned to attack Zhu Jingxing, although he had experienced a lot of winds and waves, this scene really surprised her.

On the other hand, Zhu Jingxing sat there like no one else, he should have smoked and continued to smoke, and he should have fiddled with his military hat and continued to fiddle with his military cap, as if the person who was attacked just now was not him.

"You expected this beforehand?" Su Hui walked to Zhu Jingxing's side and said.

Zhu Jingxing slapped his military hat a few times and put it on his head in a proper manner, "I don't know what tricks he will play, but people like Hashitaka Masao will definitely not surrender." ”

Hashitaka Masao used a chopstick to attempt to assassinate Zhu Jingxing, which also made the expeditionary force lose illusion about him. The headquarters of the 1st Division signed the order: the public trial of Hashitaka Masao on the same day.

Early the next morning, in front of a small square in the center of Tonggu, the 1st Division of the Expeditionary Force held a public trial of Takashi Masato to announce the verdict.

Accompanied by several Burmese traitors who tried to fabricate rumors and incite the masses against the expeditionary force, were arrested and tried together with Hashitaka Masao.

On the day of the public trial, many people came to watch. Ordinary people are the same everywhere, and it is not a big deal to like to watch the excitement, so when he came in the morning, almost all the people in the city came. Everywhere there was a dark patch, for which the expeditionary force mobilized a company of the special service battalion and two companies of the gendarmerie to maintain order on the spot.

The public trial was not complicated, first the prosecutor read out the various crimes of Hashitaka Masao and others, including *, homicide, sabotage, etc., and the crimes were really too numerous to list. After the reading, the relevant evidence was presented at the scene to prove that the crimes committed by the people on trial were true.

Finally, the judge pronounces the sentence. There are three judges, one is Du Yaohua, the director of the Military Justice Department of the 1st Division of the Expeditionary Force, and the other two are judges of the former Tonggu District Court.

After looking at the physical evidence and the crime at the scene, the three judges began a brief deliberation. In the end, the judges stood up and read out the verdict that was several pages long, and in the name of the law and the people, sentenced Takashi Masato Hashishi and others to death and execute them immediately.

After the verdict was announced, the entire public trial reached its maximum. Wearing white steel helmets and sunglasses, the military policemen of the Judge Advocate General's Office escorted Takashi Hashio and others one by one to the truck, and began to drive towards the suburbs under the escort of a group of officers and soldiers. The crowd that accompanied them also ran forward.

The speed of the car is very slow, and it can only be a little faster than the pedestrian, in addition to the fact that there are more people on the road, but also for better publicity and deterrence. The jeep at the front had several horns mounted on it, and a propaganda officer was repeatedly broadcasting warnings in Chinese and Burmese languages.

After driving for nearly an hour, the car finally arrived at its destination in the suburbs. This is a rare open field, and after the people of Tonggu gathered, the soldiers of the guard drew a cordon, and the gendarmes dragged Masao Hashitaka and others out of the car one by one. All the prisoners were blindfolded and kneeling in a row, behind them was a group of gendarmes armed with Hanyang-style rifles.

"Verify the identity! Execution! With the order of the starter, the gendarmes behind them pulled the trigger one after another, and the crisp gunshots continued to sound, and the people who fell to their knees fell one after another.

This bloody scene made the people at the scene reach the most, and they actually rushed forward to watch with their necks stretched out and their eyes wide open.

In the distance, the chapel Rev. Sean heard the gunshots and drew a cross on his chest.

Zhu Jingxing, who was standing on the side, said to the reporters Pat and Su Hui beside him: "Didn't you ask me how I felt before? I want to tell you that my feeling at this moment is that Masatao Hashitaka deserves it for the sake of his crimes. They trample on the lives of others for their own selfish interests, and the death penalty is the best place for them. ”

Pat shrugged: "I think most Japanese soldiers will get a fair trial after the war. ”

"I hope so." Zhu Jingxing didn't believe it much in his heart, after all, war is always involved in politics.