bullyxtreme Chapter 1093 Trial
Chapter 1093 Trial
Mr. Lin, the businessman representative, stood up and said, "The Japanese invaders' actions were undoubtedly barbaric and inhumane. What kind of punishment can we use to make them afraid and serve as a warning? As far as I know, what they fear most is being beheaded. In that case, why don't we use beheading to carry out the death penalty!"
“I think the best option is to punish them with the most terrifying and horrific way of dying!”
Mr. Lin's words caught the attention of many in the room and sparked a wide discussion.
After more than an hour of discussion, more and more participants favored this method of execution, and in the end, beheading as the method of execution received 80% of the vote.
Without a doubt, this was the highest number of votes, so it was ultimately decided that if the court sentenced Hoshino Masao and 13 others to death, then they would be beheaded.
On March 22, the High Court held a hearing for Masao Hoshino and 13 others, with the hearing taking place at the racecourse.
Anticipating that a large number of people might come to watch the trial, Tian Tao, after reporting to Zhang Yunhe, requested that a company of elite soldiers be dispatched to assist the bailiffs in maintaining order and security at the scene.
However, both Tian Tao and Zhang Yunhe misjudged the public's enthusiasm for watching prisoners being tried in that era, and underestimated the public's hatred for the Japanese invaders.
That morning, before the trial even started, more than 30,000 people had arrived at the trial site by 8:00 a.m., and the number of people increased as the trial time drew closer.
Upon seeing this, the on-site security commander immediately called Tian Tao to report. After listening, Tian Tao asked Zhang Yunhe to increase the number of troops maintaining order at the scene to a battalion. Furthermore, he ordered the establishment of a clearly defined area around the trial site with cloth strips, strictly prohibiting anyone entering the trial site from going to other areas at will, and even more so from entering the area within the cordon.
At nine o'clock in the morning, the judge and jury members took their seats in the dock.
The scene was noisy, but the noise subsided considerably as the judge and jury members arrived. Although many people were still talking quietly to each other, it had little impact on the overall trial proceedings.
Most of the judges in the High Court are foreigners. In order to avoid any unexpected situations, the presiding judge appointed by President Liu Weimin was not a foreign judge, but a Chinese judge named Zuo Zhihua.
Judge Zuo sat in the presiding seat and looked around the courtroom. At this time, the number of spectators in the stands around the racecourse had exceeded 5, a number that far exceeded the racecourse's normal capacity.
"Dong dong dong," Judge Zuo picked up the gavel and struck it a few times. The sound was transmitted through the microphone to the surrounding loudspeakers, which then amplified the sound.
"Silence! Silence! Everyone in the audience, please keep quiet in the courtroom. If anyone violates the courtroom order, I will have bailiffs and security personnel remove them!"
Judge Zuo's authoritative voice rang out from the loudspeaker, and all the spectators in the racecourse listened attentively, causing the noise to subside once again.
Seeing that the effect was good, Judge Zuo immediately said into the microphone: "Time's up, the trial is officially beginning. Please have the bailiffs escort all the criminal suspects up one by one!"
As Judge Zuo's voice fell, a few seconds later, two bailiffs escorted one criminal suspect to the trial scene. But as soon as these Japanese soldiers appeared, the scene immediately erupted like a bucket of cold water being poured into hot oil.
"Hang them!"
"Kill them! Not killing them is not enough to appease public anger!"
"Even tearing these demons to pieces wouldn't quell the hatred in my heart!"
"Damn Japanese devils, I curse your ancestors for eighteen generations! My entire family of 33 was killed by bombs dropped by those Japanese devils! Now I'm all alone! Waaah!" On the east side of the stands, a thin, middle-aged man in his thirties was cursing Hoshino Masao and the others while weeping bitterly.
Those around him, deeply moved by his words, all wept, for each of them had loved ones who had perished at the hands of the Japanese invaders.
Faced with the deafening roar of the explosion, Judge Zuo did not strike the gavel to stop it. He knew that the public needed to vent their emotions, and that forcibly stopping them might not only be ineffective but could also provoke resentment from the public.
The suspects were led one by one into a waist-high square enclosure and their restraints were removed.
A few minutes later, the emotions of tens of thousands of people had been vented, and the noise gradually subsided.
"Your Honor, all 13 suspects, including Hoshino Masao and Nagase Kiichi, have been brought to the scene!" The bailiff captain leading the team reported to Judge Zuo.
The judge nodded and turned to Huang Faxiang, the head of the prosecution, saying, "Prosecutor, you may begin!"
“Yes, Your Honor!” Huang Faxiang stood up and immediately read out the conclusions reached after the trial and investigation, accusing Hoshino Masao, Nagase Kiichi, and others of their crimes.
At this moment, Zhang Yunhe was watching a training exercise demonstrating combined arms warfare, with armed helicopters providing aerial fire support.
The red and blue teams participating in this training were from two different battalion-level combat units, the 1st Division and the 2nd Division.
In this operation to land on Nansan Island, the air support provided by armed helicopters played a significant role, quickly eliminating machine gun emplacements and ground bunkers on the Japanese positions, leaving the Japanese without sustained fire support and unable to stop the landing force's advance.
Moreover, the Japanese artillery positions were discovered by reconnaissance helicopters very early on, and the armed helicopter battalion that received the news quickly dispatched three helicopters to completely destroy them with machine guns and cannons.
Without artillery support, the Japanese were at a complete disadvantage in terms of firepower and were no match for the landing force.
From this battle, all the senior colonels saw that armed helicopters could play a role in future wars that no other weapon could replace.
Transport helicopters and medical helicopters also played a significant role in this war, demonstrating extremely high efficiency in supplying frontline soldiers and transferring wounded soldiers and medical supplies.
"Boss, the public trial at the racetrack has been going on for over half an hour, and the prosecutor has completely refuted Hoshino Masao and his lawyer!" The secretary walked up to Zhang Yunhe and reported in a low voice.
After listening, Zhang Yunhe asked, "What was the reaction of the people at the scene?"
"The crowd was outraged. Boss, you didn't go to the scene. If you had, you would know how hated those Japanese devils are. There were over 50,000 people there. I wouldn't say all of them, but almost 99% of them were shouting for the judge to sentence those Japanese devils to death. They wanted to be torn to pieces to vent their hatred!"