Chapter 358 Identity (first update, please subscribe)
“Investigators from the Ministry conducted a year-long investigation in Saigon and other places, but failed to find any survivors of the Li family.”
Zhang Weilun's tone seemed a bit heavy. Last year, Li Yian privately asked him to go to Saigon to help find his family.
It took us a year, but the result... was somewhat unsatisfactory!
To be precise, the result is the one that no one wants to see.
"For now, what is certain is that during the massacre on January 7, 1942, the Lee family and 16 other prominent Saigon overseas Chinese leaders and their entire families were arrested by the Japanese army. Judging from Japanese information, except for those who were studying in France, Except for his son Li Yixian, all 137 members of the Li family were brutally murdered by the Japanese army..."
When Zhang Weilun put the report on the coffee table, Li Yian did not speak, but stood up, walked to the desk and took a stick Cigar, stood by the window, lit the cigar, stood there without saying a word, and started smoking the cigar.
Looking at his back, Zhang Weilun opened his mouth, but after all, no words came out.
Li Yian stood by the window and took a puff of his cigar. He seemed lonely, but deep down he breathed a sigh of relief.
There has always been a hidden danger in Li Yi's heart.
identity!
The origin is unknown.
Even now as president and king, this is still a problem that needs to be solved.
After all, everyone has parents and origins, but Li Yi'an's origins are vague.
The official statement is - he is an overseas Chinese in Saigon.
What about other than that?
There is no more information.
But this problem must be solved. After all, as the head of a country, his identity must be clear.
Because of this, Li Yian tried to perfect his identity a few years ago. After returning to Nanyang, in the process of collecting atrocities committed by the Japanese army, he discovered that the Japanese army often arrested famous local overseas Chinese families in Nanyang, and after extortion, they often carried out collective massacres. I don’t know how many overseas Chinese families that have been passed down for hundreds of years were brutally wiped out as a result.
The same is true for Java, and the same is true for Saigon. Seventeen famous overseas Chinese families in Saigon and more than 1,000 family members, regardless of gender, old or young, were all massacred, and among them was the family surnamed Li.
The atrocities committed by the Japanese army helped Li Nian solve his identity problem to a certain extent. In fact, several families with the surname Li in Java were wiped out, but in the end Li Nian chose the Li family in Saigon.
Because the second son of the Li family, Li Yixian, was not only similar in age to him, but he was also studying in France, and he was indeed missing. In order to avoid any eventuality, Li Yian even asked Berlin to conduct an investigation in France. However, nothing was found. As early as 1942, Li Yixian disappeared.
During the war, it is not normal for someone to disappear. They may die from Allied bombing, or they may be imprisoned in a concentration camp. Who knows? With the war in chaos, I'm afraid the situation has long been in danger. If he was still alive, he would have appeared long ago, and there would be no news until now.
So, let’s borrow Li Yixian’s identity!
At this time, it was the Ministry of Justice’s turn to come forward.
Just as planned, investigators from the Ministry of Justice searched for a year but could not find anyone from the Li family.
Identity... perfect solution.
At least to some extent.
"The house should still be there!"
Li Yian asked without looking back.
"The house is still there. It was requisitioned by the Japanese army during the war. When it was idle after the war, some overseas Chinese refugees lived in it. What if..."
Before Zhang Weilun could finish, Li Yi'an waved his hand and said.
"Let them live there. They are all compatriots and always need a place to shelter from the wind and rain...Have you found where they were buried?"
"Zhiyuan, At that time, the Japs carried out the massacre by the river. After the massacre, the corpses were thrown into the river. In the environment at that time, no one dared to collect the corpses for them, so..." Zhang Weilun could not continue, even the corpses could not be found. This kind of Things were too tragic. At this moment, he understood where Li Yian's hatred for the Japanese came from.
Even, if possible, he was unwilling to mention this matter. After all, this sentence actually broke all Li Yian's illusions.
Such a big family was wiped out, with no bones left! The most tragic thing in the world is this.
“In the thirty-third year of Yongli reign, the ancestors of the Li family were unwilling to serve the Tartars and traveled overseas with General Chen Shangchuan. They settled in Guangnan since then and have been here for two hundred and sixty years...”
< br> Before he finished speaking, Li Yi'an's eyes became a little wet, not for the Li family, but for the overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia who were brutally killed in the war. Nearly a million overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia died tragically under the butcher knife of the Japanese army. Who remembers them?
No one remembers them, they just disappeared into the long river of history.
"Zhiyuan, the deceased has passed away, please express your condolences..."
Just as Zhang Weilun was about to speak, Li Yian waved his hand, signaling him to step back.
“I want to be alone for a while.”
After Zhang Weilun left, Li Yian stood by the window and said to himself.
"Others may forget, but I will remember. Don't worry, I will remember. I will remember your efforts, your sacrifices, remember you..."
...
In the next few days, the atmosphere in the presidential palace has been very depressed. Everyone knows the president’s life experience. It seems that at this time, everyone also understands why the president He would be so cruel to the Japanese. We can also understand his "soft spot" for the Japanese.
After all, there is a blood feud between them.
Who can let go of the hatred of destroying the family?
So, from then on, no one advocated repaying evil with kindness or being magnanimous in front of Li Yian.
After all, no one knows who the knife hurts.
Even until a few years later, in the face of more than 2 million Japanese prisoners of war detained in Southeast Asia, no one ever dared to make any suggestions such as "release the prisoners of war."
Some hatred cannot be let go.
In the following period, not only newspapers in Nanyang reported this incident, which made people angry and sympathetic to the president.
At the same time, heads of state from many countries, including the United States, also expressed condolences personally and officially. Of course, many people were shocked by the atrocities committed by the Japanese army. Even Marshal Mai, who is in Tokyo, said he would assist in the investigation and ensure that all murderers involved in this matter will be held accountable.
As for the French governor in Saigon, while expressing condolences, he rebuilt the Li family's mansion and ancestral temple in an official name, and invited him to go home to worship his ancestors at an appropriate time.
Of course Li Nian wanted to express his gratitude for this. Just a few days later, he arrived in Saigon by plane. Like all wanderers who have been away from home for many years, after paying homage to their ancestors, they met with their "former" relatives and friends. Friends, let’s talk about parting.
In fact, few people in Saigon knew him at all. After all, according to the information of the Intelligence Bureau, Li Yat-sen had already gone to France to study when he was 13 years old. Even though there were several old friends of the Li family, in fact, I only know his name, but nothing else.
After staying in Saigon for a few days, before returning to Nanyang, Li Yi'an once again stood in the Li family's ancestral grave, looking at the newly renovated cemetery, Li Yi'an said silently.
“Those who killed you, I will not let go of any of them. They will pay the price for their atrocities...As for us being a family three hundred years ago, maybe we are really a family, and it is not Definitely...if you know anything, you should rest your eyes. Well, the incense of the Li family will continue in another way in the future."
When Li Yian turned around and left, he never looked back. He seemed to be using this method to say goodbye to the past. Of course, he was also using this method to completely integrate with this era.
Now he is walking towards the future step by step!
A few dozen minutes later, Li Nian and his party arrived at Saigon Airport. After bidding farewell to the French Governor and about to board the special plane, the accompanying Secretary-General came to him and whispered.
"Sir, there is an urgent message from Bonn."
(End of this chapter)