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Chapter 358 Identity (first update, please subscribe)

"Investigators from the Ministry conducted a year-long investigation in Saigon and other places, but they could not find any survivors of the Li family."

Zhang Weilun's tone seemed a bit heavy. Last year, Li Yi'an privately asked him to go to Saigon to help find his family.

But it took us a year, and the result... was somewhat unsatisfactory!

To be precise, the result is the one that no one wants to see.

"For now, what is certain is that during the massacre on January 42, 1, the Lee family and 7 other prominent Saigon overseas Chinese leaders and their entire families were arrested by the Japanese army. Judging from Japanese information, except for those who were studying in France, Except for his son Li Yixian, all 16 members of the Li family were brutally murdered by the Japanese army..."

When Zhang Weilun put the report on the coffee table, Li Yian did not speak. Instead, he stood up, walked to the desk, took a cigar, stood by the window, lit the cigar, and stood there without saying a word. , smoked a cigar.

Looking at his back, Zhang Weilun opened his mouth, but in the end no words came out.

Li Yian stood by the window and took a puff of his cigar. He seemed lonely, but deep down he breathed a sigh of relief.

There has always been a hidden danger in Li Yi'an's mind.

identity!

The origin is unknown.

Even now as president and king, this is still a problem that needs to be solved.

After all, everyone has parents and origins, but Li Yi'an's origins are vague.

The official statement is that he is an overseas Chinese from Saigon.

What else?

There is no more information.

But this problem must be solved. After all, as the head of a country, his identity must be clear.

Because of this, Li Yian tried to perfect his identity a few years ago. After returning to Nanyang, in the process of collecting atrocities committed by the Japanese army, he discovered that the Japanese army often arrested famous local overseas Chinese families in Nanyang, and after extortion, they often carried out collective massacres. I don’t know how many overseas Chinese families that have been passed down for hundreds of years were brutally wiped out as a result.

This is true in Java, and it is also true in Saigon. Seventeen famous overseas Chinese families in Saigon and more than 1000 family members, regardless of gender, old or young, were all massacred, and among them was the family surnamed Li.

The atrocities committed by the Japanese army helped Li Nian solve his identity problem to a certain extent. In fact, several families with the surname Li in Java were wiped out, but in the end Li Nian chose the Li family in Saigon.

Because the second son of the Li family, Li Yixian, was not only similar in age to him, but he was also studying in France, and he was indeed missing. In order to avoid any eventuality, Li Yian even asked Berlin to conduct an investigation in France. However, nothing was found. As early as 42, Li Yixian disappeared.

During the war, it is not normal for someone to go missing. They may die from Allied bombing, or they may be imprisoned in a concentration camp. Who knows? With the war in chaos, I'm afraid the situation has long been in danger. If he was still alive, he would have appeared long ago, and there would be no news until now.

So, let’s borrow Li Yixian’s identity!

At this time, it was the Ministry of Justice's turn to come forward.

Just as planned, investigators from the Ministry of Justice searched for a year but could not find anyone from the Li family.

Identity...perfect solution.

At least to some extent.

"The house should still be there!"

Li Yian asked without looking back.

"The house is still there. It was requisitioned by the Japanese army during the war. When it was idle after the war, some overseas Chinese refugees lived in it. What if..."

Before Zhang Weilun could finish speaking, Li Yian waved his hand and said.

"Let them live there. They are all compatriots and they always need a place to shelter from the wind and rain...Have you found where they are buried?"

"Zhiyuan, the Japs were massacred by the river at that time. After the massacre, the corpses were thrown into the river. In the environment at that time, no one dared to collect the corpses for them, so..." Zhang Weilun could not continue, even the corpses could not be found. , this kind of thing is too tragic. At this moment, he understood where Li Yian's hatred for the Japanese came from.

Even if possible, he would not mention it. After all, this sentence actually broke all Li Yian's illusions.

Such a big family was brutally wiped out, and even no bones were left! The most tragic thing in the world is this.

"In the thirty-third year of Yongli, the ancestors of the Li family were unwilling to serve the Tartars and traveled overseas with General Chen Shangchuan. They settled in Guangnan ever since. It has been two hundred and sixty years so far..."

Before he finished speaking, Li Yi'an's eyes became a little wet, not for the Li family, but for the overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia who were brutally killed in the war. Nearly a million overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia died tragically under the butcher knife of the Japanese army. Who remembers them?

No one remembers them, they just disappeared into the long river of history.

"Zhiyuan, the deceased has passed away, please express your condolences..."

Just as Zhang Weilun was about to speak, Li Yian waved his hand and motioned for him to step back.

"I want to be alone for a while."

After Zhang Weilun left, Li Yian stood by the window and said to himself.

"Others may forget, but I will remember. Don't worry, I will remember. I will remember your efforts, your sacrifices, and you..."

……

In the next few days, the atmosphere in the presidential palace has been very depressed. Everyone knows the president's life experience. It seems that at this time, everyone also understands why the president is so cruel to the Japanese. We can also understand his "soft spot" for the Japanese.

After all, there is a blood feud between them.

Who can let go of the hatred of destroying the family?

Therefore, from then on, no one advocated repaying evil with kindness or being magnanimous in front of Li Yian.

After all, no one knows who the knife hurts.

Even until a few years later, when faced with more than 200 million Japanese prisoners of war detained in Southeast Asia, no one ever dared to make any suggestions such as "release the prisoners of war."

Some hatred cannot be let go.

In the following period, not only newspapers in Nanyang reported this incident, which made people angry and sympathetic to the president.

At the same time, heads of state from many countries, including the United States, also expressed condolences personally and officially. Of course, many people were shocked by the atrocities committed by the Japanese army. Even Marshal Mai, who is in Tokyo, said he would assist in the investigation and ensure that all murderers involved in this matter will be held accountable.

As for the French governor in Saigon, while expressing condolences, he rebuilt the Li family's mansion and ancestral temple in an official name, and invited him to go home to worship his ancestors at an appropriate time.

Of course, Li Nian wanted to express his gratitude for this. Just a few days later, he arrived in Saigon by plane. Like all wanderers who have been away from home for many years, after paying homage to their ancestors, they said goodbye to their "former" relatives and friends. Affection.

In fact, few people in Saigon knew him at all. After all, according to information from the Intelligence Bureau, Li Yat-sen went to France to study when he was 13 years old. Even a few old friends of the Li family actually only knew his name. That's it, nothing else.

After staying in Saigon for a few days, before returning to Nanyang, Li Yi'an once again stood in the Li family's ancestral grave, looking at the newly renovated cemetery, Li Yi'an said silently.

"Those who killed you, I will not let go of any of them. They will pay the price for their atrocities... As for us being a family three hundred years ago, maybe we are really a family, but not necessarily... If you spring If you know better, you should rest in peace. Well, the incense of the Li family will continue in another way in the future."

When Li Yian turned around and left, he never looked back. It seemed that he was using this method to say goodbye to the past. Of course, he was also using this method to completely integrate with this era.

Now he is walking towards the future step by step!

A few dozen minutes later, Li Nian and his party arrived at Saigon Airport. After bidding farewell to the French Governor, and about to board the special plane, the accompanying Secretary-General came to him and whispered.

"Sir, there's an urgent message from Bonn."

(End of this chapter)