The Rise of the Writers of the Republic of China - Chapter 1047

   The attitudes of China and the United States are surprisingly consistent with regard to the crime of the US military stationed in China. That is to hear the judgment quickly, to minimize the impact of the case before the situation expands.

   In Stilwell’s words, even the US military agencies near the crime scene should make a judgment and deal with it as soon as possible.

   What was the result?

   It is often the U.S. temporary military court that “enforces the law with impartiality”. However, the verdict must be handed over to a formal institution and signed by a military judge. The military judge will revise the sentence on the grounds of insufficient evidence, and transfer the soldiers involved to another place to continue their posts—even if they are too lazy to move to another place, anyway, the Chinese don’t know .

   China and the United States have been fooling themselves again and again, deceiving the Chinese people into confusion.

   But this time, there were twists and turns, and the three American officers refused to accept the judgment of the temporary military court. They insisted that it was Zhou Hexuan who instigated the mass beating, causing serious physical and psychological trauma to them, and Zhou Hexuan and his bodyguards must be severely punished.

   At the same time, they do not admit their guilt. Mocking and pulling female students, they said it was a normal social interaction; shooting a Chinese policeman, they said it was self-defense resistance; driving a car and hurting passers-by, they said it was an accident when avoiding the attack.

   One of the guys who was kicked out even wrote a letter to an American reporter in China, and he mixed up the rumors and turned black and white, and it seemed that it would lead to an international diplomatic incident. Fortunately, the United States also has a wartime news control system. This kind of press release that damages allied relations needs to be strictly reviewed, and the manuscript is ordered to be cancelled before it is published.

  The U.S. military stationed in Chongqing followed suit, protesting the Chinese people’s slander and demanding severe punishment of Zhou Hexuan, the mastermind of the wounding. They even sent a telegram to the U.S. military headquarters in China (Yunnan), and even Stilwell, who was on the front line in Myanmar, knew about it, and asked the U.S. military office in Chongqing and the U.S. embassy in China to properly handle the matter.

  Chang Kaishen immediately summoned Zhou Hexuan for fear of affecting Sino-US relations. It probably means to let Lao Zhou take a step back and pay some compensation to finish the matter, and said that the temporary military court of the US military will also cooperate, and Zhou Hexuan only needs to ask a lawyer to appear in court.

   Zhou Hexuan was so angry that he slapped the table and walked away, saying that if he wanted money or not, he would die. Whoever wants to lose money will pay it himself.

  What Zhou Hexuan did not expect was that Lao Jiang really planned to allocate funds to help him lose money…

  Before the second hearing, US Ambassador to China Goss and US Far East Division Assistant Director and Chargé d’Affaires Acheson visited at the same time.

   “Mr. Zhou, I’m sorry!”

   “You two, please take a seat.”

  Goss went straight to the topic and said, “Mr. Zhou, you should be clear about the purpose of our visit this time. China and the United States are allies, and the alliance cannot be destroyed by a trivial matter. Therefore, I think this matter should be played down.”

   Zhou Hexuan sneered: “What do you want me to do?”

  Goss said: “Mr. Zhou asked a lawyer to represent him in court, and we will also punish the US military involved in the case, and you only need to pay a compensation.”

   “Then, how should the US military involved in the case be punished?” Zhou Hexuan asked.

   “Accidentally wounding people, picking quarrels and provoking trouble.” Gauss said.

Zhou Hexuan said: “I don’t think it should be tried by a temporary court. If it is changed to a formal military court, then I am willing to appear in court in person. As far as I know, most of the judgments of the US military temporary court were changed when the military judge signed it. “

Gauss was a little embarrassed. Just as he was about to speak, Aiqisen suddenly interjected: “Mr. Zhou, the Far East Department of our country and the U.S. Army Aid China Command are of the same opinion. Everyone takes a step back and minimizes the big issue. Please Mr. Zhou take the big picture as the Heavy.”

Zhou Hexuan didn’t speak, but went back to the study to get a stack of archives and threw it on the coffee table and said, “You two, look at it for yourself. This is just the U.S. military’s crime files in Sichuan, from 1939 to the present, there are more than 300 cases. I don’t know whether you came to aid China in the war of resistance, or to murder and maim the Chinese people!”

   Gauss and Acheson turned a few pages, and both felt shameless.

   “Mr. Zhou, I’m sorry,” Gauss got up and bowed. “On behalf of the US military in China, I apologize to the Chinese people. I will notify the US military in China and ask them to strictly restrain the behavior of the soldiers.”

   Zhou Hexuan sneered: “If restraint is useful, what else do you use the court for?”

   Acheson asked, “How should Mr. Zhou think it should be resolved?”

   “Modify the Sino-US “Exchange of Letters”.” Zhou Hexuan said.

   “Impossible, this is a diplomatic document that the two governments have determined.” Acheson immediately objected, because the “Exchange of Letters” was signed and signed by him, thus establishing the special jurisdiction of the US military stationed in China.

   Zhou Hexuan did not give in: “Then there is only one way, to make this matter a big one, and try it as you please! At the same time, I will call President Roosevelt of your country to ask questions and file a complaint with the Allied Far East Commission!”

   Gauss frowned and said, “Mr. Zhou, let’s go back and discuss it again.”

   “No.” Zhou Hexuan said.

  The two Yankees left the Zhou Mansion, frowning along the way.

   “What?” Gauss asked.

“What else can we do?” Acheson shook his head and said, “Those idiots in the army should also be punished. Just as Zhou Hexuan said, the three officers involved will be handed over to a formal military court and tried strictly according to military law. No, He should be tried severely and sentenced to attempted rape!”

   “What about the wounded policeman?” Gauss asked again.

   “All injured Chinese shall be compensated by the military.” Acheson said.

   “That’s the only way,” Gauss sighed, “Fortunately the policeman didn’t die, otherwise Zhou Hexuan would definitely bite.”

  In the eyes of the rich, money is just a number.

   In the eyes of those in power, human life is also a number.

   Whether it is Gauss, Acheson, Stilwell, or Chang Kaishen, they don’t care about the life and death of the parties in this case. All they care about is the overall situation of the war, for which they can sacrifice everything for the little people. If Zhou Hexuan was not too influential, Zhou Hexuan would also be sacrificed.

   Both Gauss and Acheson wore a pair of trousers with Stilwell. Their current focus was to force the Nationalist government to give up its attack on the Eighth Route Army and to connect the northern and southern battlefields of China to combat the arrogance of the Japanese army.

   But Lao Jiang was stubborn and unwilling to give in, and now the conflict between the two sides has reached the breaking point.

   At such a critical moment, there must be no extravagance. As soon as the matter becomes serious, Zhou Hexuan’s social influence will inevitably arouse anti-American sentiment among Chinese people.

   Don’t say that the three U.S. troops involved are unreasonable, even if they are not at fault, and Zhou Hexuan took the initiative to provoke and hurt people, they will be abandoned by the U.S. military.

   This has nothing to do with the law, and it has nothing to do with justice.

   In the face of politics, both law and justice must stand aside.

   In just half a month, the official military court in the United States has completed the sentence and signed it into effect by the military judge. All the crimes of the three U.S. officers during their service were uncovered, one was sentenced to death, one was sentenced to 15 years in prison, and the other was sentenced to 10 years in prison. All medical expenses for injured policemen and passers-by will be compensated by special funds allocated by the US military.

   Those three officers and their comrades still refused to accept the verdict, but the opposition was suppressed by the military, and all relevant reports could not be published in China and the United States.

   Zhou Hexuan is very satisfied with this treatment, but only a little regretful. He originally wanted to use this incident to revise the Sino-US “Exchange of Letters” treaty, but the Yankee was not a fool, and actually solved the matter without the slightest loophole.

  There is no way, it is still during the anti-fascist war, and the US military is willing to make compromises for the sake of the overall situation.

   If we wait until the end of World War II, the Americans will not be willing to give in. The “Shen Chong Incident” is so big that I haven’t seen any concessions from the US military.