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

As one of the 25 international safe zones in Nanjing, John Rabe sheltered more than 650 refugees in his villa.

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

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

Chairman of Nanjing International Security Zone!

"Today, the host country that has treated me well for 30 years is encountering serious difficulties. The rich have fled and the poor have to stay. They don't know where to go. They have no money to escape. Are they facing being collectively

Is there a danger of massacre? Shouldn’t we try to help them? At least save some people?”

This is why John Rabe stayed to help these Chinese people.

He once asked the German government for help and the Japanese government to establish an international safe zone, but neither achieved good results.

Hitler, the head of state of Germany, 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 flatly refused, saying this in their reply to John Rabe:

"The Japanese government has learned of your application to establish a safe zone, but unfortunately has to reject it.

If the Chinese military mishandles civilians or their property, the Japanese government cannot bear any responsibility. However, as long as it does not conflict with Japan's necessary military measures, the Japanese government will strive to respect this area."

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

The Japanese authorities found that their polite answers had been used by a German, and they could only do nothing.

Those hateful Japanese soldiers would often climb over the wall of Rabe's villa in an attempt to rape the women who took refuge here. In this case, Rabe, who was wearing a government armband, would give a salute.

Then shout "Deutschland" and "Hitler", and the Japanese soldiers will immediately become very polite and then leave in despair.

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

However, there was news that due to pressure from the Japanese government, the German side was preparing to let him return to the country.

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

"hey-hey!"

When Rabe came to the yard, he suddenly saw a Japanese soldier climbing onto the wall again.

He hurriedly saluted: "Deutschland, Hitler!"

Normally, these Japanese soldiers would immediately change their attitude.

But this time it was different. This damned Japanese soldier actually climbed over the wall and entered the yard as if no one was watching.

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"Rukawa-kun."

Lieutenant Nomoto returned the pass to Meng Shaoyuan: "Nanjing is very chaotic, and the air makes me very unhappy. Those Chinese people are trying to pass through our defense zone and run to the so-called safe zone. I really don't understand, these Europeans and Americans

Why should we care about China’s affairs?”

"Show what they call mercy."

Meng Shaoyuan curled his lips disdainfully: "In this way, when they return to China, they can publicize the so-called good deeds they did in China to add some reputation to them."

"Yes, your analysis is spot on." Lieutenant Nomoto felt the same way: "Yesterday, there were several Chinese who wanted to sneak past our defense line and run to the safe area. As a result, I ordered them to set up machine guns.

They were all beaten to death."

Meng Shaoyuan smiled, very happily.

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

"There may be Chinese spies mixed in, and my mission is to find them." Meng Shaoyuan said nonchalantly: "Hey, who lives in that villa in front of you?"

"John Rabe, a German, is our ally." Lieutenant Nomoto said with disdain: "Can you believe it, the idea of ​​the so-called international safe zone was first proposed and established by our allies."

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

Lieutenant Nomoto had a strange smile on his face: "There were many Chinese women there, some of them very young and beautiful. Our soldiers tried several times to get in and bring out one or two women, but unfortunately they all failed.

That damn Rabe is still there, twenty-four hours a day, and it seems like he is always waiting there."

"What's so difficult about this?" Meng Shaoyuan looked disdainful: "I think I can easily turn inside and rape a Chinese woman, and even bring one out."

"Hey, stop bragging, Rukawa-kun."

"You think I'm bragging? Hey, are there any weapons in there?"

"No, if there are weapons, it can give us an excuse to enter."

"Why can't I try it if I don't have a weapon? I can make a twenty-dollar bet with you."

"real?"

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

"Twenty yuan, I bet you."

Lieutenant Nomoto happily agreed.

Meng Shaoyuan smiled happily.

The surrounding Japanese soldiers were all smiling, waiting for "Rukawa Kaede" to make a fool of himself here...

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"Deutschland, Hitler!"

John Rabe gave a standard salute.

Every time, the Japanese soldiers turned back in embarrassment.

However, this time the Japanese soldier actually rolled into the yard.

God, crazy, are these Japanese desperate?

John Rabe suddenly discovered that these were not real Japanese soldiers, but just wearing Japanese military uniforms with the rank markings removed.

Then, the Japanese whispered a name:

"John Magee!"

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"I witnessed the crimes of the Japanese with my own eyes. They killed people in Nanjing and raped them. They tied the injured Chinese soldiers behind their backs, executed them and then threw them into the pond... Chinese people in Nanjing, regardless of gender, old or young, all lived in Nanjing.

In hell..."

Two days ago, Nanjing Daoshengtang missionary John Magee met Rabe. He said with great pain: "I can't do anything, I can't help the Chinese, but I quietly used my camera to take pictures.

It was a crime committed by the Japanese. It is very dangerous to carry these films. I must take them out of Nanjing and find a way to make them public to the world!"

This is Maggie's request!

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Maggie really had no choice. He saw the brutality of the Japanese, but he underestimated their shamelessness!

On December 19 last year, Magee was attending church with her children in the garden of Panting's residence when two Japanese reporters who spoke English came.

Magee thought this was 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 and the arrest of 14 people from the church across the street.

The monk asked Magi to take in the nun, the Japanese army massacred innocent civilians, etc.

Magee did not see the newspaper, and he may never know that his story was ultimately presented as a completely confusing report.

In addition to newspapers, Japan also produced films that glorified the aggression.

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

"Nanjing" is full of scenes of Chinese people waving in welcome and Japanese people handing out sweets 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, the 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 including shootings

Many scenes... I couldn't take pictures of everything I saw, and even if I did, I would have to edit them."

He also mentioned the Chinese people who waved to welcome him at the city entry ceremony, "They had no choice but to wave casually."

Therefore, Ma Ji decided to record the tragedy that happened in Nanjing and let people all over the world know the truth about what happened in Nanjing!

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"John Magee!"

The "Japanese soldier" said the name accurately.

"Who are you?" Rabe was shocked and didn't understand why the "Japanese" would bring up this name in front of him.

"Listen, there is no time." Meng Shaoyuan whispered: "I know that Ma Ji took a lot of film and recorded the atrocities of the Japanese. I have a way to take it out, but now is not the time to talk in detail."

Mr. Rabe is a very smart man, but since the other party was able to accurately mention Magee and the film, he did not have to hesitate too much: "Tomorrow at noon, we will meet at the Nanjing International Committee, Deputy Director General George Fitch!

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To be continued...