Chapter 1133 Public opinion attack
HarperCollins Publishing House realized the market potential of the book "Nanjing Massacre" and began to arrange for Zhang Chunru to conduct signing and interviews at major bookstores, TV stations and radio stations in the United States. In the following days, Zhang Chunru traveled to many cities such as Los Angeles, Oakland, Seattle, Houston, etc.
At the same time, many important American institutions have also begun to invite Zhang Chunru to give speeches on the Nanjing Massacre, including the San Francisco Federal Club and the US Holocaust Memorial in Washington.
On January 28, Zhang Chunru received a call from Harper Collins Press, CEO Jack McKeon. McKeon excitedly told Zhang Chunru that "Nanjing Massacre" had climbed to 11th on the New York Times bestseller list. As a historical book, it has only been on the list for two weeks. It is a miracle that it can reach 11th place! When McKeon called, the audience could clearly hear the cheers, whistles and applause on the other end of the phone!
The camera cut to the scene of the speech. After the brief opening remark of the speech organizer, Zhang Chunru walked onto the podium. The whole hall burst into warm applause. Zhang Chunru smiled and told the audience the story of the Nanjing Massacre in a clear voice. After the speech, everyone on the scene stood up and paid tribute to Zhang Chunru with applause. Among them, a middle-aged Jewish woman clapped and shouted: "Zhang Chunru is a hero, she has unparalleled courage!"
At the party, Zhang Chunru was talking to several Americans about the Nanjing Massacre. An Japanese professor walked up to Zhang Chunru and provoked, "There is no evidence to prove the number of deaths in Nanjing." Zhang Chunru was stunned and immediately responded, "I will let you see the evidence!" Zhang Chunru immediately left the party scene, returned to the room to find a copy of the testimony of the Far East International Military Tribunal, and took a photo of the Japanese professor: "You want the evidence!" The Japanese professor was stunned and left in shame.
On April 22, Zhang Chunru went to Salt Lake City to sign and sell books. During an interview at a bookstore, a Korean reporter asked Zhang Chunru: "How do you think of the Japanese ambassador's comments about your "Nanjing Massacre" being 'incorrect' and 'biased'?"
Zhang Chunru was surprised when she heard this. She knew that her book would definitely be questioned and attacked by the right wing of Japan, but she never dreamed that the Japanese ambassador would jump out. However, she still said in a calm tone: "I haven't seen the relevant news yet, and I can't make corresponding comments yet. I must see what the ambassador said before I can respond!"
The camera switched, Zhang Chunru sat in front of the computer and watched Yahoo News. The camera cut to the computer screen, and the news said: In April issue, Japanese Ambassador to the United States, Kurahiko Saito, publicly criticized Zhang Chunru's schoolbag as a "very wrong description" at a press conference in Washington, DC, and many extremely inaccurate descriptions and one-sided words. Zhang Chunru's close-up shot, her eyes were so angry that they almost spit out of fire: "It's really unimaginable that even Japanese ambassadors stood up! This is a common trick, just like when they attacked Ms. Minnie Weiterin and the others!"
The camera cuts to Nanjing Gulou Hospital in early April 1940. The doctor told Weiterin, who was haggard, that she was under tremendous mental stress for many years, was overly tired, and was in menopause. In addition, her nutritional deficiency caused her physical condition to be poor. It was recommended to inject female hormones. Weiterin was unwilling to inject. Cheng Ruifang quickly advised: "You have a physical problem, and your current state cannot work at all. Injecting female hormones can restore your body to health and make you work normally again. Why should you refuse?" Hearing Cheng Ruifang say this, Weiterin agreed to receive hormone therapy.
The camera cut to the Golden Girl University. Weiterin and Cheng Ruifang, who had been injected with hormones, just walked into the school when they saw a group of people shouting to the central building: "Meiru, come down quickly! Come down quickly!" On the window on the third floor of the central building, Meiru looked at the sky with a blank expression. Weiterin and Cheng Ruifang were also startled and ran to the building and shouted at Meiru: "Meiru, what are you doing? It's too dangerous! Come down quickly!"
Unexpectedly, when Meiru heard this, she suddenly lowered her head, shouted "Liar! Liar" at Weiterin, and then jumped down from the upper floor. Meiru fell heavily to the ground, and the red blood poured out like water.
The camera cuts to Weiterin's office, Weiterin asks Chen Feiran what was going on. Meiru was already fine, but why did she suddenly commit suicide. Chen Feiran hesitated and refused to say it. Weiterin realized that Chen Feiran had something to hide from him, so she asked what was going on. Chen Feiran could not refuse and had to take out a "Purple Gold Mountain Evening News".
The newspaper published an article titled "The Real Criminal" and pointed its finger at the Westerners in Nanjing. The article condemned the refugee camps established in the previous security zone, saying that the refugee camps gathered women together and opened the door to convenience for the Japanese. As a result, even the pimped Chinese led the Japanese soldiers there to find the girls. The author claimed that "this is a despicable American way to lure Chinese women to provide *** for the Japanese."
The author of the article also pointed out Weitlin, saying that she was the mastermind: "Minni Weitlin, the acting principal of Jinling College, agreed to provide 100 beautiful women to the Japanese. In that dark day, they took twenty-one people away. She was like a brothel madam, and later she kept apologizing to the Japanese soldiers and promised to let them choose another 79 people. Not only that, she also assured them that the school gate will always be open to them..."
Weiterin sat on the ground as if she was lost, tears kept flowing and her body trembled.
Cheng Ruifang removed the newspaper into pieces, grabbed Weiterin's shoulder, and shouted: "This is nonsense! It's the trick of the Japanese! We all know that it's not the case at all! You have protected those women and girls to the greatest extent! Mingni, this is not your fault at all!"
Weiterin's lips kept shaking, as if she wanted to say something, but in the end she didn't say anything. She slowly stood up and walked out of the office in dismay.
Weiterin collapsed, she didn't eat or drink, and she seemed to be aged in a teenager. She sat on the bed and told Cheng Ruifang that she was responsible for all the problems facing Jinling Academy and for all the sufferings suffered by refugee women and girls, especially for the women and girls who were taken away by the Japanese soldiers. She also said: "I had a premonition. Now I have reached the end and have no strength to move forward. I failed, sadly failed."
Cheng Ruifang advised Wei Tellin, the faculty and staff of Jinmeng University, and the missionaries of Nanjing City also came to persuade him. Everyone said that Wei Tellin did better than anyone else, was a hero of Nanjing City, and a good principal loved by everyone. But Wei Tellin seemed to have lost her soul, and could not listen to anything, and kept muttering to herself, saying that she was sorry for the girls who were caught, and that she was a pathetic loser. Mrs. Sulston, who was acting in school affairs, believed that Wei Tellin was not suitable for continuing to stay in Nanjing in this situation and should send her back to the United States for treatment.
On May 14, Weitlin was accompanied by Miss Shuz and Pastor Mech of the United Christian Missionary Association, and prepared to return to the United States. The faculty and staff of Jinwo University came to say goodbye to Weitlin and send her blessings. Cheng Ruifang shed tears and choked and said, "Mingnie, you must come back. We agreed to enjoy our old age together in Nanjing."
When Miss Schutz and Pastor Mech took Weiterin out of the Jinnmiao University campus, they were both shocked by the situation in front of them. There were thousands of people standing outside the school gate, the women and children Weiterin saved from the guns of the Japanese. These survivors knew that Weiterin was going back to the United States and came to see him off. While crying, they said goodbye to Weiterin: "Miss Hua, take care of yourself! Miss Hua, you must come back!"
Weiterin smiled blankly, as if she could not hear anything, as if her soul had flew away, leaving only an empty shell.
On May 14, 1941, Casarine, the female secretary of the United Christian Missionary Association of America. Weiterin and Casarine were talking in the room. Weiterin's condition seemed much better than when she left Nanjing, at least she was awake. Casarine told Weiterin that she needed to buy something and would come back soon. Weiterin asked Casarine to go with peace of mind, that she was fine.
But after Casarine left, Weitlin immediately turned on the gas switch in the kitchen and wrote on a note: "I believe I will never be able to return to normal. I would rather die than be mentally ill. I am a sad loser."
Weiterin sat on the edge of the bed and took out a photo tremblingly. It was a photo in front of the Central Building of Jinnu University, with Cheng Ruifang, Chen Feiran and other staff from Jinnu University, as well as many refugees. Looking at the familiar faces in the photo, Weiterin's tears rolled out, and she whispered: "If I can have another birth, I will be with you. China is my home." After that, Weiterin put the photo under the pillow, then lay on the bed, slowly closing her eyes.
While Weiterin took out the photo, the audio-visual sounded. It was one of the three wills left by Weiterin. She said that she had 710 yuan in a bank in the Magic City, donating the money to Jinnu University, and donating the seven acres of land she bought last year to Jinnu University. At the end of the will, Weiterin wrote: "Jinling immortality!"
Sobbing sounded in front of the screen, and no one could control his tears. Weiterin saved tens of thousands of women and children in Nanjing, but she failed to save her life.
In the Cemetery of Sherberd Town, Michigan, Weiterin's funeral is underway. Few people attended the funeral, only Weiterin's relatives and staff of the United Christian Missionary Guild. The pastor read the Psalm 23. Yorkmo, executive secretary of the United Christian Missionary Guild, said sadly: "Minnie Weiterin is also a victim of war atrocities. She fought bravely and fell like a warrior."
Time was cut to April 1998, and Zhang Chunru was interviewing the New York Times. Zhang Chunru said angrily: "This is a common trick of the Japanese right wing, and I will never be defeated by them." She asked reporters: "Can you imagine a German ambassador to the United States comment on this book about the Jewish Holocaust?"
The reporter did not answer Zhang Chunru's question, the answer was obvious. He smiled and asked, "What are your plans?"
Zhang Chunru stared at the reporter and said slowly: "Since Ambassador Saito Kurahiko believes that my book is a very wrong description and there are a lot of inaccuracies, then I am willing to have a public debate with him on a national TV station about the so-called 'inaccuracies'! I challenge Mr. Saito Kurahiko, and I hope to have a public debate with Mr. Saito Kurahiko!"
A series of newspapers appeared on the big screen, including the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and the Times. The titles were almost all "The author of the Nanjing Massacre requested a public debate with the Japanese ambassador."
Almost everyone sat upright in front of the screen, and everyone knew that the final orgasm of the movie was coming. Everyone hoped that Zhang Chunru would refute Saito Kurahiko in the open debate, and they also believed that Zhang Chunru could do this!
Chapter completed!