In my impression, Japan is still elusive, although it is a close neighbor of ours, with a narrow cultural belt and many similarities in inheritance. Many of the scripted dramas we come into contact with are mostly ugly to Japan, and even if they are not ugly, there is a sense of alienation that cannot be seen clearly.

Chrysanthemum and knife, a Japanese double treasure. Its culture has a dual character that is both contradictory and integrated. Here, I have no intention or ability to evaluate such a cultural mother country and a cultural carrier with a thousand-year-old history. Looking at the heavy information in my hand, I thought of the Japan in my impression, and suddenly gave birth to a strange and familiar sense of gloom.

In my opinion, there are many things that Japanese people can't do with common sense, especially in Japan during World War II. At that time, Japan was completely in a state of madness, and its behavior was characterized by the stinging bones of a snowy saber and the apocalyptic atmosphere of ashes flying from the ashes of the ruins.

I looked at Yang Muyun and asked softly, "Uncle Yang, does this 'Great Red Lotus' military mission have anything to do with the immortal Qing Shui Liang?" ”

"Ryo Shimizu must have joined this military mission back then. However, it is still unclear how Ryo Shimizu's immortal state has anything to do with this mission. Yang Muyun said.

He saw that I was pondering, and he asked what I was thinking.

I was very depressed, because I vaguely guessed the content of this secret military operation.

I said, "I don't know what the meaning of Lu Dao's 'Big Red Lotus' is the code name for military operations. ”

Yang Muyun looked at me and said, "There are two possibilities. The first is that the status of this military operation is very important, and the name "hell" is used to indicate the status and importance of the operation. The second possibility is more incredible. ”

"What?" I asked.

"That is, this military operation does have something to do with ......," he paused, "and it does have something to do with hell." ”

"By hell do you mean real hell?" I became more and more sure that Yang Muyun's guess was similar to what I thought.

He nodded: "Whether it is China or Japan, in their cultural context, there is the concept of 'hell'. We Chinese also call it Hades, which is the world where people go after death. ”

I was breathing heavily, as if I had touched the edge of something huge.

"If you are connected to that mysterious immortal Qing Shui Liang," Yang Muyun said, "I am more inclined to the latter in the meaning of the code name 'Big Red Lotus'. This action of the Japanese may really have something to do with hell. ”

I broke out in a cold sweat, I was really talking about ghosts in broad daylight, and the atmosphere seemed to be solemn.

Yang Muyun continued: "There is one thing I really don't understand. If their actions really have anything to do with hell, it is very unreasonable. The concept of hell belongs to the field of folklore, so how can it be linked to military operations? ”

"Do you think that 'hell' or 'underworld' is just a concept, not an objective existence?" I asked.

Yang Muyun smiled, neither affirming nor denying, he said: "I only trust my own judgment. There is no evidence of hell yet. ”

Hearing him say this, he seems to be confident. I suddenly had an idea, does this Yang Muyun still have any special information?

I asked, "Uncle Yang, did you find Qing Shui Liang?" ”

Yang Muyun smiled and shook his head: "There is no whereabouts so far." I see what you mean, you're trying to ask me what's next, right? ”

I nodded.

He took the folder, flipped through it, and found a piece of paper and handed it to me. I looked, and it was written in a few short sentences.

Order No. XX of the military aircraft of the base camp:

On June 7, Showa 11, the Imperial Military Command Department hereby ordered the Army Nakasamizu Kishijiro. One. It was the highest cause of the empire, and in view of this, it was necessary to complete the preparations before the thirteenth year of Showa. Two. All necessary materials are prepared, and the Military Command Department is specially approved. Three. This operation is a military aircraft, top secret, and must not be leaked.

Yang Muyun said: "The eleventh year of Showa is 1936, and the thirteenth year of Showa is 1938. This army lieutenant Kishijiro of the Mizube was the actual commander of the Great Red Lotus's military operations. In 1936, the base camp issued an order for him to complete the initial preparations for the Great Red Lotus within two years. ”

"Two years? Or is it just a preparation? "I wondered.

"Yes." Yang Muyun nodded appreciatively: "You have discovered a very important detail. What kind of action is it to complete a preparation in two years, and to approve all the supplies? When I saw this material, I had the idea that it seemed to be a project that took two years to complete. ”

Yang Muyun took out an old photo from the folder and handed it over.

The photo is black and white, and the person on it looks like a Japanese soldier. He was dressed in a Japanese army uniform, with a military cap and round nearsighted glasses hanging from the bridge of his nose. The person looks very normal, not ugly, looks like an ordinary teacher, but his eyes feel like a very strange temperament. I can't say it at all, because there is this temperament, which makes this person reveal a kind of gloom.

Zhilu said, does he remind me of who is coming? I remembered Li Damin. Of course, these two people don't look the same, but they have something in common in their temperament. I pondered for a long time, only to realize that this same thing should be a kind of ghost.

Half-human, half-ghost.

"This person is the operational commander of the 'Great Red Lotus' back then, Mizube Kishijiro. After the end of World War II, he was escorted to the International Court of Justice for trial as a war criminal. Later, he was secretly escorted to the United States, reportedly dying on the road. But according to my investigation, when escorting him into the United States, he disappeared out of thin air under many guards. Of course, this is only one version, and there can be seven or eight of them. ”

I wasn't very interested in those and just said, "This guy is horrible." ”

"You found out too." Yang Muyun said: "This face is really uncomfortable to look at, and there is a kind of coldness. ”

"What else?" I flipped through other documents.

"I became more and more interested in this matter, and continued to investigate, only to find that all the clues were broken. Regarding the 'Great Red Lotus', there is not even a single word recorded in the historical materials, which is very abnormal. Yang Muyun said.

Just when his investigation reached a dead end, a friend who specializes in history showed him a clear way. It is impossible to say that such a big operation can last for two years without any signs, and even if all the relevant files of the year are burned, there will be clues. That friend suggested that Yang Muyun check the logistics records of the Kwantung Army back then.

That's too professional.

Yang Muyun really has a lot of tenacity, and it took nearly half a year to finally find a clue.

At the end of the 11th year of the Showa era, the Kwantung Army did allocate a lot of supplies to the hinterland of the Xing'an Mountains in Inner Mongolia in the northeast. What exactly it was used for is not recorded at all. Along with the supplies, there were thousands of laborers from China and elsewhere.

It can be guessed that with so many manpower, it must be something to be built.

I raised my head to look at Yang Muyun, and suddenly my heart moved: "Where are you?" ”

Yang Muyun said very heavily: "I felt that this matter was found in this place, and it had completely betrayed my original intention to start. It was like lifting the lid of the sewer on the side of the road, but I didn't expect that it was a huge and complex underground world. Seriously, I was a little scared, and I felt a sense of panic about falling into an inexplicable abyss. I don't want to look any further. But no one expected ......" He coughed twice: "I was diagnosed with lung cancer at that time." ”

I looked at him and didn't speak.

"I was stunned. Because at that time, I was completely immersed in the historical materials of the Kwantung Army, and I was told that I was terminally ill, and I even had a feeling that it could have something to do with the hellish plan of the Japanese that I was trying to investigate. ”

I shuddered a little when he said that.

The Japanese had a hellish plan during World War II, and now the person who is studying and tracking down this plan is actually terminally ill.

Is this a coincidence? Japanese ghost movies often talk about evil curses, is this a curse from hell?

"I just let it go." Yang Muyun said: "I made a mistake in the shaft, even if I die, I have to dig out the secret of the year, otherwise I will be stuck in my throat." I sent two people there to see if there was really a project. ”

"And then?"

"One is dead, the other is crazy."