Chapter 917, No need to talk

Lu Zongyu cleared his throat and continued, "No further ado, please pay attention to the ministers. The scenes you will see and the evidence we will present later are all on-site filming and the on-site evidence from Fengtian City to Nanjing overnight through an airship." After he said that, he nodded to the technician waiting near the projector under the rostrum.

After receiving the order, the technician quickly installed a roll of film, and then the lights in the hall were turned off and the curtains were pulled up. When the projection equipment was turned on, the technicians shaking the handle of the turbine while adjusting the projected light, and finally played a series of black and white pictures on the curtain of the rostrum.

Lu Zongyu stood by and explained each picture. All of these scenes were taken on the spot by Wu Shaoting's office in Sujiatun Military Camp, including the messy scene at that time. Wu Shaoting was shot afterwards, the bloodstains on the ground, the close-up of the bodies of four assassins, the pistols used by the assassin, etc. Of course, these evidences have been processed or not, and are not practically convincing. However, at the end of the screening, the scene of Akihiro Nakamura during interrogation appeared, and even the person's diplomatic documents, official materials and family photos were disclosed, which once again sparked discussions in the audience.

"Akihiro Nakamura, a native of Tokyo, was 39 years old. He graduated from the Department of Political Science and Law of the Imperial University in 199th year, and then joined the Kurume Prefecture Legal Affairs Bureau. Two years later, he joined the Constitutional Friendship Association, and was transferred from Kurume Prefecture to assist the Constitutional Friendship Association in organizing the party election and the party administration. In 1908, he was transferred to the Governor of the North Korean Governor's Office as Foreign Secretary, responsible for planning the legal work of the merger of North Korea and ***. It took two years to complete the preliminary preparations and officially promulgated the regional political and legal regulations for the merger of Japan and North Korea. Therefore, he was commended by Emperor Meiji and awarded the second-class Hiroshiki Shigeqi. In 1912, he was recommended by the North Korean director Masato Desun and returned to China to serve as the Foreign Affairs Review Officer of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs." Lu Zongyu introduced the information of Akihiro Nakamura in detail.

The ministers from all countries were sighing. Faced with such detailed news, it can be seen that the *** people were unable to shirk this time.

However, due to the complex international political relations at present, every minister is not easy to express his attitude. At this moment, any step of their statement may affect the changes in the entire Far East.

Lu Zongyu took a breath slightly, turned to the minister Hamaguchi Yuyuki with a serious expression, and asked sternly: "Minister Hamaguchi, do you have anything else to say now?"

Yuyuki Hamaguchi whispered a few words with his adjutant, and finally stood up with a heavy heart and said, "I cannot express any remarks about this matter for the time being, but for now, our Embassy in China is not aware of this incident at all. At the same time, I have sent rational questions to your government as the Minister of *** to China. I personally doubt the reliability of this information and the authenticity of the assassination of your head of state."

Lu Zongyu said coldly: "What you mean is that this assassination incident was our China falsely accusing you? Humph, let me tell you that at that time, not only our head of state Wu Zhenzhi, but also the accompanying officials of the Ministry of National Defense and military and political officials of the three northeastern provinces. In full view of everyone, you actually want to deny it? In addition, I might as well tell you that the mastermind Nakamura Akihiro, who was the assassination of our head of state, has been escorted to Nanjing."

Yuyuki Hamaguchi retorted: "Even this does not mean that this matter has any connection with our official government. As far as I know, on the day of the incident, several generals from the local army of the three northeastern provinces tried to launch a mutiny. Perhaps these generals from the three northeastern provinces deliberately hired ronin to assassinate them in order to cover up their eyes."

Hearing this, the audience started to talk again, and different languages ​​and tones were boiling for the same thing. Although the ministers of various countries heard a little about the news that the local troops in the three northeastern provinces launched a mutiny, this was very different from the official news released by the Nanjing government. Whether it was related to the assassination of Wu Shaoting was temporarily unsure. It was only Hamaguchi Yuyuki's sudden rebuttal obviously left a way out for the ministers of various countries who were originally hesitant. If the situation was on the side of the *** side, they might be able to use this excuse.

Lu Zongyu was very angry at Hamaguchi Yuyuki's rebuttal. He was about to take out a tougher side to scold him, but at this time, Feng Guozhang, who was sitting on the side of the rostrum, suddenly stood up and walked up to the rostrum with big strodes. Feng Guozhang explained a few words to Lu Zongyu, who nodded and retreated aside.

"Minister Binkou, I invite you to the scene today, not to bargain with you. There is nothing else to talk about about your ***'s attempt to assassinate our head of state, but only asks you to give an explanation. As for whether your *** government admits it, this is no longer a category of consideration for our country. Faced with such despicable behavior, our Republic of China will inevitably make a tough response. If Mr. Binkou thought he could make an excuse through a few words of "uninformed" and "deeply doubtful", I will explain it now, then there is no need for China and Japan to try diplomatic negotiations again, and our Nanjing government will immediately take substantial actions." Feng Guozhang's expression was serious, and although his tone was not as emotional as Lu Zongyu, he was also full of powerlessness without anger. The words he said were straightforward and straight, directly focusing the topic on one point.

Yuyuki Hamaguchi immediately felt a pressure. What he was most worried about now was that China would take revenge directly. When the country was not fully prepared for pre-war, once China started the war first, the *** army would be very passive on the battlefield. This is also the main reason for planning the mutiny of the three eastern provinces and assassinating Wu Shaoting. Unfortunately, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs did not consider it too comprehensively and lacked preparations for the response measures after the mutiny and the failure of the assassination.

"Mr. Vice President, please forgive me. I did not offend or refuse the meaning just now. It is just that it is necessary to verify this matter in detail for fairness to our country." After pondering for a while, Hamaguchi Yuyuki said seriously.

"Fair? At this time, you are still qualified to say fairness? You have to give you a fairness in such a major event as the assassination of our head of state. Humph, since Minister Binkou has no explanation, today's note ends here." Feng Guozhang did not drag on the slightest, and directly finished his words, then turned around and left the court.

Yuyu Hamaguchi couldn't help but feel a little anxious. Before coming to the Presidential Palace, he really planned to delay the negotiations on this matter and gain more time for the country to deal with it. But now it seems that the Nanjing government has long had its own plans. This emergency diplomatic note was just a routine matter, and by the way, it showed China's attitude to the ministers of various countries, and had no intention of trying to communicate with him at all.

He had a strong impulse in his heart to chase after him, stop Feng Guozhang from continuing to talk, and he had to fight for the greatest conditions for the country no matter what. However, in the face of so many ministers, if he did this, it would definitely make people think that he was guilty of being a thief. In the end, he could only sigh helplessly, clench his fists and stunned for a while.

"Your Excellency, let's go back quickly and inform the country of the news." The adjutant beside him said anxiously.

"No matter what, we can do very little about this matter. If you want to blame it, you can only blame the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for being too arbitrary!" Another senior aide sighed and said.

"Takemoto, what else can we do now?" Hamaguchi Yuyu suddenly turned around and questioned Kokuha Takemoto, who was nominally his secretary. Kokuha Takemoto has always been directly responsible to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and even the exact news of the assassination of Wu Shaoting was learned from Kokuha Takemoto in the early morning yesterday. Now that things have become like this, the embassy has lost the ability to resolve the crisis, so naturally he has to "please ask" the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

"The only hope now is to win over the Allies camp on our side. Whether it is supportive from diplomatic stance or support after the war between Japan and China, this will be of great help to us." Takemoto Kokuha sighed and said meaningfully. He believed that this is the only thing that can be done now and the only effective thing.

"Appoint a meeting with the British Minister right away, I'll go there now." Yuyuki Hamaguchi explained to his adjutant.
Chapter completed!