Lost and Spy

Chapter 531 The so-called truth

Consulate General of Japan in Shanghai.

Shanghai, New Year's Day.

Today is the day when the consulate invites personnel from foreign consulates and heads of foreign institutions to hold a New Year reception.

It will be carried out simultaneously with the embassy in Nanjing.

This is a very important day.

This is Japan's best chance to re-present its image to the world.

1933年2月24日，国联大会以42:1投票通过否认伪“满洲国”合法性的声明，要求日本将东北归还中国。

Japan, the only country that voted for itself, looked extremely aggrieved.

At the venue, Japan's Special and Plenipotentiary Ambassador Matsuoka Yosuke spoke out:

In order to hold back the new communist Soviet Union and resist the expansion of the Bolsheviks in the Far East, Japan established Manchukuo to take the lead regardless of bloodshed and sacrifice, but it was not understood by Europe, the United States and other countries!
He announced on the spot that Japan withdrew from the League of Nations, and then led his men to exit angrily.

When Yosuke Matsuoka returned to Tokyo, a large number of people gathered at the train station to greet him. Yosuke Matsuoka, who had withdrawn from the League of Nations Congress gracefully, walked through the crowd like a triumphant general.

On March 3, the Japanese government issued a circular officially announcing Japan's withdrawal from the League of Nations.

After the outbreak of the Songhu Anti-Japanese War, Japan continued to suffer from strong political and public pressure internationally, forcing them to fight fires everywhere.

Recently, there are also some news that the Japanese army occupying Nanjing committed "very unbearable and terrible" evil deeds in this historic city in China.

Of course, the Japanese side tried their best to deny it, and all argued that it was a slanderous rumor.

For this reason, they specially instructed the officers on the front line to rush to take a lot of photos and forge a lot of evidence in an attempt to prove that the "Imperial Army" of the Great Japanese Empire is a "friendly army" that has won users from the local Chinese people!
Both Shanghai and Nanjing have made full preparations to ensure the success of this reception.

Consul Okamoto Ji of the Consulate General of Japan in Shanghai is personally in charge of the reception.

Just this morning, he received a call from the Nanjing embassy. The German named John Rabe, on the first day of the new year, all the servants and employees paid him a grand New Year greeting. The refugees were in the yard A neat line of people bowed three times to him.Many young girls thanked Rabe for protecting them and saving them.

The Chinese presented him with a piece of red silk cloth 3 meters long and 2 meters wide, with the words "You are a living Bodhisattva of hundreds of thousands of people" written on it.

This is a bad sign.

And this also confirmed from another aspect how important today's reception is, and how heavy the pressure is on me.

Both inside and outside the consulate are facing enemies, and the Japanese are more nervous than each other.

Soon, the reception will begin.

At noon, foreigners have come to the consulate one after another...

……

Great Bright Cinema.

Meng Shaoyuan walked into this cinema.

In the past, almost all American movies were screened here, and it was also the favorite place for SH citizens to come to.

Wu Jingyi arrived early.

The projectionist was brought in.

He looked a little scared.

Inexplicably, since yesterday, he has been controlled.

Yesterday was New Year's Eve, and he actually stayed in the cinema all night.

Several people with special weapons kept watch over him.

Of course, the attitude is still good.

His wife and children were taken to the cinema, and they prepared food and drinks, and told them that as long as they successfully followed their orders on the first day of the new year, he would be free.

But what are these people going to do?

"name?"

Meng Shaoyuan looked at him and asked.

"Ma Guisheng."

"Shanghai people? How many years have you been in this business?"

"Yes, I'm from Shanghai. I've been in this business for three years."

"That's a veteran projectionist." Meng Shaoyuan said lightly: "Today, I want you to show a few rolls of film, starting on time at two o'clock in the afternoon. You can go to debug it."

Along with the film, Ma Guisheng also received a check for three thousand oceans.

Ma Gui grew up so big that he has never seen such a large sum of money.

"This... is this for me?" Ma Guisheng still couldn't believe it.

……

"Your Excellency the Consul, there don't seem to be many reporters here today, and most of them are Japanese reporters."

"Go and see, what's going on?"

"Also, Yoshio Manda from the Army Department came and said that there might be terrorist activities against the reception today."

"Don't panic, go, call the Bureau of the Ministry of Industry, continue to put pressure on them, let them send more patrols, and let our people take strict precautions."

"Yes."

……

"gentlemen."

After the adjustment, Ma Guisheng came out, his eyes were red, and his voice choked up when he spoke: "After preliminary adjustments, the film can be projected normally...I saw it, it's too miserable, too miserable... so many compatriots what……"

He suddenly squatted on the ground and cried loudly with a "wow".

"Get up and wipe away your tears."

Meng Shaoyuan's voice was extremely firm: "So, we must tell everyone clearly what happened in Nanjing, and present the truth to the whole world. Brother, you are an expert, please."

Ma Guisheng stood up, wiped his tears vigorously, and took out the check: "Sir, I can't accept this money. Today I will give it to everyone for free."

"This is what you deserve……"

"No, sir." Ma Guisheng laughed bitterly: "So many compatriots have died, if I receive this money, am I still a person?"

"Thank you." Meng Shaoyuan tried his best to control his emotions: "We asked people from Kodak Shanghai Company to edit these films for us, and added a commentary text. Your responsibility is to show them completely."

"Relax, sir."

At this moment, Ma Guisheng felt that he had no hesitation!

……

"John Xieweisi, Deputy Consul of the US Consulate General in Shanghai, is here!"

John S. Xie Weisi, whose real name is Seves, was born in an American missionary family in Chengdu, China. He is an authentic China hand.

At the same time, he is also one of the foreigners who hold a strong sympathy for China.

"Mr. Vice Consul, welcome."

Okamoto Jizheng welcomed him in with a smile on his face: "It is our honor to have you here, and it will also greatly promote Japan-US relations."

"Maybe." Xie Weisi shrugged noncommittally.

He knew what the Japanese were going to do today, nothing more than beautify their war crimes.

What made him very helpless was that the US government was too accommodating and weak in dealing with Japan, which also contributed to Japan's carefree attitude.

In any case, it is this land that suffers!
……

Meng Shaoyuan lit a cigarette.

People have come to the cinema one after another.

Reporters from the media, staff from various agencies working in Shanghai, and even a few officials from the Ministry of Industry and Commerce.

Among them, members of the "Shanghai Public Mutual Aid Association" Joey Fremont and Hawes.

Cai Xuefei also came down accompanied by Steward Qiu.

This is what Meng Shaoyuan did not think of: "Madam, you are not suitable to come here."

"Why?" Cai Xuefei asked back.

"Because..." Meng Shaoyuan hesitated for a while and said, "Because the movie that will be shown later will cause you extreme discomfort."

"I did it voluntarily." Cai Xuefei said calmly, "I, and everyone else, want to know the truth, what happened in Nanjing!"

……

"Dear gentlemen."

Almost all the invited guests arrived, and the cheerful Okamoto Kisho gave a welcome as usual, and then quickly changed the topic to today's real purpose.

He showed a large number of photos to the guests present.

In the photos, some Chinese people waved their hands to welcome the Japanese soldiers into the city.Some of the Chinese people took "intimate" photos with the Japanese army there.

There is even a photo of a Japanese soldier carrying an old Chinese lady on his back.

What an amazing "goodwill"...

……

Daguang Cinema, two o'clock in the afternoon.

Most of the people have arrived.

In the loudspeaker, a voice slowly sounded: "Today is the traditional Chinese New Year. I should have said something congratulatory, but I really can't say it. Let the video tell you. I must remind everyone that, Today, there are only three volumes, each 37 minutes long, which were shot by a 16mm camera. There are many volumes, but we only selected three volumes for screening, because the content in them may cause Everyone's extreme discomfort..."

After Meng Shaoyuan finished speaking, he looked at Ma Guisheng beside him, and then nodded slowly.

……

"Dear gentlemen and ladies."

Jizheng Okamoto's voice was impassioned: "What I just showed you is the strict military discipline displayed by the soldiers of the Great Japanese Empire in Nanjing, and the corruption of the national government to the extreme, and brazenly provoked this war. Wherever the troops of the Empire of Japan went, they were generally welcomed by the Chinese people, which also proves..."

Sinclair, Police Chief of the Shanghai Public Concession Bureau of Industry, and Xie Weisi's assistant walked in quietly, and the two whispered something in the ears of Director Moyers and Xie Weisi respectively.

The complexions of Moyes and Xie Weisi changed drastically.

The two discussed in a low voice for a while, and it seemed difficult to make a decision.

In the end, it was Xie Weisi who made up his mind: "Mr. Moyes, there must be something to do. Since that person has already done this, he will not stop. If we don't act, we will fall into a great passive. "

"Ok."

Moyes sighed: "This lunatic."

Then, he raised his voice sharply: "Dear Mr. Consul, please forgive me for interrupting your speech rudely, but something is going on at the Daguang Cinema. I suggest that anyone who is interested can Go there and have a look."

Jizheng Okamoto was startled: "Mr. President, what do you mean by these words?"

"The truth, don't we always tell the truth?" Moyes said solemnly: "You have the truth, but the Chinese also have their own truth, but I think we can only tell the truth with our own eyes!"

(End of this chapter)