Chapter 182 Liquidation (Third update, please subscribe)
Zamboanga in April 1945 has become a city of overseas Chinese.
With the stationing of the security forces, many overseas Chinese rushed to Zamboanga after learning the news. After all, in this war-torn period, living in a place with the protection of one's own people has absolutely no safety. question.
However, in just a few days, the overseas Chinese population in the city increased from more than 4,000 to nearly 10,000. Almost overnight, the city became a predominantly Chinese city.
And they were not the only ones who came here, there was also a guerrilla group that came out of the mountains.
Overseas Chinese guerrillas - Like almost everywhere in Southeast Asia, only overseas Chinese stood up to resist the Japanese invasion. As for the natives, almost all chose to cooperate with the Japanese army.
Looking at the guerrillas coming out of the rain forest in front of him, Li Yian's eyes fell on the flag behind them. It was a Chinese national flag with the words "Mindanao Anti-Japanese Guerrilla" written on it. During the Japanese occupation of Mindanao, they have been fighting the Japanese army and have persisted to this day.
Some of these people are school teachers, some are store clerks, some are farmers, some are students, and some are company employees. They have different identities. The only thing that remains unchanged is the Chinese heart in their hearts. Before the Japanese came, they not only They broke up their families to help the country, and even launched the "One Bowl of Rice Movement" - eating one less meal a day and donating the money saved to the country. After the Japanese army came, they abandoned their homes and businesses one after another and rose up to resist!
In this war, they sacrificed, they dedicated... They...
Looking at them, Li Yi'an didn't know what words he should use to comfort such compatriots, because he Do you know, in another world, when peace comes again, what is waiting for them?
Well, now that all has to change. It is also destined to change.
Looking at their thousands of words, they finally turned into one sentence.
“Thank you for your hard work.”
It’s not too late, because the time is just right.
"Sir, thank you for your hard work. How can the Chinese not fight against the little Japanese? Now that the little Japanese have withdrawn to the rain forest, if the sir's troops want to go into the mountains to clean up, we can be the guides and lead the way for the troops. We are familiar with the terrain in the rainforest.”
The dark face of Zhang Xueze, the guerrilla leader, was full of expectation. He was looking forward to following the large troops and going into the mountains to avenge the Japanese. After all, in the past few years, Little Japan had killed tens of thousands of overseas Chinese here.
They still owe blood debt!
"I know that the little devil owes everyone a blood debt, but right now, the most important thing is not revenge!"
Li Yian said directly.
"The little devils in the mountains are left to the Americans to take care of. It is not our place. There is no need to bleed for them. Even if there is a blood debt, they will be screened one by one in the prisoner of war camp, as long as it involves the killing of compatriots. , leave no one alive, kill them all, now..."
Li Yian said while looking at the more than 300 guerrillas in front of him.
“Now, the most important thing is to protect ourselves - to protect the interests of us Chinese. We shed blood and sacrificed for this land. When the natives welcomed the Japanese, we were the only ones resisting the invaders. , in protecting this land, now, after victory, we deserve to be rewarded!"
Before Zhang Xueze and the guerrillas understood, Li Yi'an pointed to the place rebuilt in the distance with the help of the troops! urban area, said.
"Our compatriots live there. Your task is to protect them, and... to prevent our blood from being shed in vain! In this city and the surrounding cities, there are many people who are related to the Japanese army. We should liquidate the cooperating traitors, confiscate their property, and then redistribute it. This is the reward we should receive!”
What!
Chief Li's words made Zhang Xueze and others look stunned for a moment, and then their faces slowly showed joy.
Taking away from the big ones, no, I should say robbing the big ones. Who doesn’t like this kind of thing?
No, it’s not about taking advantage of the big players, it’s about liquidating those traitors. Of course, to liquidate Filipino traitors, there must be a name. Under Li Yi'an's suggestion, the guerrillas became the Zamboanga Resistance Army, and the Zamboanga City Self-Resident Committee was also established. In a word, it focused on legitimacy. .
As for the US military, they were also happy to have an official organization to coordinate with them. In this way, a temporary official organization with overseas Chinese as the main body made its debut in Zamboanga. What happened next was, of course, a simple matter. It was to set up an investigation committee to liquidate the "Filipino traitors" who cooperated with Japan during the Japanese occupation. It only took half a day for the committee to list up to 500 people. A list of multiple people was then ordered directly for arrest.
"Sir, sir, don't kill me, I am willing to donate all my property..."
When Mahathir was dragged out of the luxurious mansion by the police of the Zamboanga Police Station, he himself was While escorting the car, the police posted a seal on his mansion. From now on, this mansion and all the properties in Mahathir's name have become "properties to be liquidated."
Unlike the "rough" way in which the French liquidated gang traitors without trial, in order to liquidate "Filipino traitors", the Self-Construction Committee has ordered the organization of a special court to speed up the trial. This kind of court is composed of four people who are responsible for the trial. Well, one more than the Soviet-Russian Three-person Commission. It only tries once, and it is the kind that does not allow appeals.
The outcome of the trial is either death penalty or not guilty. Naturally, most of the results were death sentences, and very few people were found innocent. After all, those brought to court are all "Filipino traitors" with conclusive evidence.
"Mr. Mahathir, the prosecutor has accused you of collaborating with the Japanese army during the Japanese occupation, causing the death of many people. Do you admit the charge?"
In the special court, Zhao Chenggang, a lawyer who had obtained a law degree from the University of Manila before the war, wearing a legal robe, asked the Filipino traitor in the audience.
“If you plead guilty to the charge, this court will grant you some leniency based on your attitude.”
Once you hear it, you can be lenient, Mahathir nodded repeatedly.
"I, I plead guilty, I plead guilty, Your Honor, I plead guilty, I cooperated with the Japanese, it was a last resort! It was because those Japanese were too barbaric, so I was forced to cooperate with them of..."
While Mahathir cried and complained about how he was "forced" to cooperate, the photographer on the side recorded his confession and, of course, his confession of how to cooperate. .
"Your Honor, since the defendant has pleaded guilty, I request the court to impose the death penalty on him to comfort the Filipino people who were killed by him..."
The prosecutor's words fell into Mahathir's ears, and he He couldn't help being surprised and said quickly.
"Your Honor, I confessed, I confessed, I want to be lenient, you said, you can be lenient!"
Mahathir's plea to the judge At that time, Zhao Chenggang did not understand his request and said.
"Since you have confessed, there is no need for review by the judges. I declare that you are guilty of treason and murder. Although you confessed your crime, whether it was treason or assisting the invaders in murdering others, , are all serious crimes and are subject to death according to the law, and all property will be confiscated!”
The final verdict made Mahathir dumbfounded and he shouted repeatedly.
"Judge, judge, you lied to me, you lied to me, God cannot forgive you..."
Faced with Mahathir's curse, Zhao Chenggang muttered in his heart.
"The curse works, the little devil would have been dead a long time ago!"
Then he picked up another file and said.
"Next..."
When another person was brought in, a gunshot was heard in the yard, and just like that, Mr. Mahathir, who owned tens of thousands of acres of land, became A dead body was then thrown into a truck like a wild dog. The bed of the truck was dripping with blood. When you opened the hood, you could see that it was already filled with corpses...
(This chapter End)