Nanjing, No. 1 Xiaofenqiao, Guangzhou Road, International Safety Zone.

As one of the 25 international security zones in Nanjing, John Rabe has taken in more than 650 refugees in his villa.

In less than four square kilometers of the international security zone, a total of 250,000 Chinese lives have been saved.

As the general representative of the Nanjing branch of Siemens AG and the deputy minister of the Nanjing branch of the German ** Party, Johann Rabe is now more concerned about his other identity:

Chairman of Nanjing International Security Zone!

"Today, the host country, which has been kind to me for 30 years, is experiencing serious difficulties, the rich have fled, the poor have to stay, they don't know where to go, they have no money to flee, aren't they in danger of being massacred? Shouldn't we try to help them? At least save some people, right? ”

This is why John Rabe stayed to help these Chinese.

He once appealed to the German government for help and the Japanese government for the establishment of an international security zone, but he did not get good results.

The German Führer Hitler did not want to lose the Far East and did not want to destroy the alliance with Japan, so he adopted a neutral attitude.

The Japanese authorities, on the other hand, flatly refused, saying this in their reply to John Rabe:

"The Japanese government has been informed of your application for the establishment of a safe zone, but it has to regrettably reject it.

If the Chinese military mishandled civilians or their property, the Japanese government cannot bear any responsibility for this. However, as long as there is no conflict with the necessary military measures of the Japanese side, the Japanese Government will strive to respect the area. ”

The clever Rabe, who found a breakthrough from the last sentence, caught the loophole, and the international security zone was thus established.

The Japanese authorities found that their polite answer had been taken advantage of by a German, and they could only do anything in vain.

Those hateful Japanese soldiers will often climb over the courtyard wall of Rabe's villa in an attempt to sharpen the woman who has taken refuge here, and in this case, Rabe, who wears an armband, will make a ** salute, and then shout "Germany" and "Hitler", those Japanese soldiers will immediately become very polite, and then leave in disgrace.

Mr. John Rabe is using his wisdom and efforts to protect every Chinese refugee here.

However, there was a rumor that under pressure from the Japanese government, the German side was ready to let him return to China.

He didn't want to leave here, he felt that he still had the obligation and ability to help these poor Chinese.

"Hey, hey!"

Rabe, who came to the courtyard, suddenly saw a Japanese soldier climb over the fence again.

He hurriedly made a ** salute: "Germany, Hitler!" ”

Normally, these Japanese soldiers immediately change their attitudes.

However, this time it was different, this damn Japanese soldier actually climbed over the wall and entered the courtyard as if no one was around.

……

"Rukawa-kun."

Lieutenant Nomoto returned the pass to Meng Shaoyuan: "Nanjing is very chaotic, and the air makes me very unpleasant. Those people are trying to get through our zone of defense and run to the so-called safe zone. I really don't understand very well, why do these Europeans and Americans bother with China's affairs? ”

"Show what they call mercy."

Meng Shaoyuan pouted disdainfully: "In this way, when they return to China, they can hype up the so-called good deeds they have done in China to add some fame to them." ”

"Yes, you're doing a good job." Lieutenant Nomoto felt the same way: "Yesterday, there were a few Chinese who tried to sneak past our defense line and run to the safe zone, but I ordered them to set up machine guns, and all of them were killed. ”

Meng Shaoyuan smiled, smiling very happily.

But if there was a micro-expression expert who saw this smile now, he would definitely tell Lieutenant Nomoto that it was an extremely angry laugh.

"Maybe there will be Chinese spies mixed in, and my mission is to find them." Meng Shaoyuan said casually: "Hey, who lives in that villa in front?" ”

"Johann Rabe, a German, our ally." Lieutenant Nomoto said disdainfully, "Can you believe that the idea of the so-called international security zone was first proposed and established by our allies. ”

There were two Japanese soldiers, constantly wandering around the wall, looking up at the villa from time to time.

Lieutenant Nomoto had a strange smile on his face: "There are a lot of women in there, some of them are still very young and beautiful, our soldiers tried several times to get in, and brought out one or two women, but unfortunately they all failed." That damn Rabe haunted, twenty-four hours a day, it seemed like he was always waiting there. ”

"What's so hard about that?" Meng Shaoyuan looked disdainful: "I think I can easily turn into it, rape a Chinese woman, and even bring out one." ”

"Hey, stop bragging, Rukawa-kun."

"You think I'm bragging? Hey, is there a weapon in there? ”

"No, if there were weapons, they would have given us an excuse to enter."

"If I don't have a weapon, why can't I try it? I can make a twenty dollar bet with you. ”

"Really?"

"Of course it's true." Meng Shaoyuan said lightly: "What a boring day, we can have some fun by ourselves." ”

"Twenty dollars, I bet with you."

Lieutenant Nomoto happily agreed.

Meng Shaoyuan smiled happily.

The surrounding Japanese soldiers are all smiling and waiting for "Rukawa Kaede" to make a foreign appearance here......

……

"Germany, Hitler!"

John Rabe made a standard ** salute.

Each time, the Japanese soldiers would be embarrassed to turn it back over.

However, this time, the Japanese soldier actually climbed into the courtyard.

Oh my God, crazy, are these Japanese desperate?

John Rabe suddenly realized that this was not really a Japanese soldier, but just a Japanese military uniform with the rank logo removed.

Then the Japanese whispered a name:

"John Magee!"

……

"I witnessed the crimes of the Japanese, who killed and strengthened themselves in Nanjing, and they executed wounded Chinese soldiers tied up and then threw them into a pond...... The Chinese of Nanjing, men and women, young and old, all live in hell......"

Two days ago, John Magee, a missionary from Nanjing Daoshengtang, met Rabe and said with great pain: "I can't do anything, I can't help those Chinese, but I quietly used my camera to film the Japanese committing crimes." It is very dangerous to carry these films, and I must take them out of Nanking and find a way to make them public! ”

This is Maggie's request!

……

There is really no way for Maggie, he saw the brutality of the Japanese, but underestimated the shamelessness of the Japanese!

On December 19 last year, Mr. Magie was attending a service with his children in the garden of Panting's residence when two English-speaking Japanese journalists arrived.

Maji saw this as an opportunity for the world to know the truth, so he agreed to take pictures and spent a morning telling two reporters the horrific facts that happened in Nanjing, including the arrest of 14 people from the church, the monk across the street begging Maji to take in nuns, and the massacre of innocent civilians by the Japanese army.

Magee didn't see that newspaper, and he probably never knew that his account ended up being presented as a completely black-and-white story.

In addition to newspapers, Japan also made films glorifying aggression.

On December 14, 1937, Shigeru Shirai, a photographer from the Cultural Film Department of Toho Pictures Co., Ltd., arrived in Nanjing and began to shoot the documentary "Nanjing".

"Nanjing" is full of images of Chinese waving in welcome and Japanese giving candy to Chinese children.

However, the photographer Shigeru Shirai wrote more historical facts in his later memoirs:

"On the Zhongshan Road leading to the Yangtze River, Chinese stood in a long line along the high fence on the left...... It turned out that these were people who were about to be shot...... We saw a lot of scenes, including shootings...... I can't shoot everything I see, and even if I do, I have to edit it. ”

He also mentioned the Chinese who waved to welcome them at the entrance ceremony, "They have no way but to wave casually."

Therefore, Maggie decided to record the tragedy in Nanjing by himself, and let the whole world know what kind of truth happened in Nanjing!

……

"John Magee!"

This "Japanese soldier" said the name exactly.

"Who are you?" Rabe was taken aback, completely puzzled why the "Japanese" would come up with this name in front of him.

"Listen, there's no time." Meng Shaoyuan said in a low voice: "I know that Ma Ji shot a large number of films to record the atrocities of the Japanese. I have a way to get it out, but now is not the time to talk about it. ”

Mr. Rabe was a very clever man, but since he was able to mention Maggie and the film accurately, he could not hesitate too much: "Tomorrow at noon, the Nanjing International Committee, the Deputy Director-General, George Fitch!" ”

……

Meng Shaoyuan knew that in his own time, most people were familiar with the four-volume film with a total duration of 105 minutes shot by John Magee at the risk of death, which provided ironclad evidence for the Nanjing Massacre of the Japanese army!

But there were more than four rolls of film!

That's at least ten rolls of film!

Miss Lester, a British missionary, bravely brought the films to Japan, naively believing that if some of Japan's Christian and political leaders could see them, it might help to stop the atrocities.

She did show a film to a small group of Christian leaders in Tokyo, but her actions were quickly banned and her whereabouts have not been known since.

And the film provided to the German diplomat Rosen was almost unknown for half a century.

His mission is to get all the film out completely!

History can't always be allowed to go on the set track!

……

"Hey, Rukawa-kun, you've failed."

Seeing that "Rukawa Kaede" was driven out in a gloomy manner, Lieutenant Nomoto and his subordinates laughed insolently.

"Rukawa Kaede" was very reluctant to take out twenty yen.