Chapter 16 sequence

Dear Mr. Yoshito Sugitani: You spent so much precious time patiently reading my long letter, which I wrote intermittently for two months and sent as a package to save money, and gave me so much encouragement and affirmation, I was moved and overwhelmed. sorry. What makes me very emotional is that the Japanese commander Sugitani who was stationed in Pingdu City during the Japanese War of Aggression against China mentioned in my letter is actually your father.For this reason, on behalf of the deceased father, you apologize to my aunt, my family and the people of my hometown. We are deeply moved by your attitude of facing history squarely and your spirit of daring to undertake.By definition, you are also a victim of war.In your letter you mentioned the life of fear and fear with your mother during the war and the life of hunger and cold after the war.In fact, your father was also a victim of the war. If there was no war, as you said, he would have been a surgeon with a great future. The war changed his fate and changed his character. man becomes a murderer.

I read your letter to my aunt, my father and many of us who lived through that war.After hearing the letter, they all sighed with tears in their eyes.When your father was stationed in Pingdu City, you were only a four or five-year-old boy. There is no reason for you to bear the crimes your father committed in Pingdu City, but you did it. You bravely carried the sins of your parents on the ground. Your own shoulders, and you are willing to use your own efforts to atone for the sins of your parents. Although your spirit of responsibility makes us feel distressed, we know that this spirit is very precious, and it is this spirit that is most lacking in the world today. If If everyone can soberly reflect on history and self, human beings can avoid many stupid behaviors.

My aunt, my father and my fellow countrymen warmly welcome you to Northeast Gaomi Township again.My aunt said that she would accompany you to visit Pingdu City.My aunt also whispered to me that she had no bad impression of your father.Among the officers of the Japanese army who invaded China, there were indeed many vicious, brutal and savage ones as shown in Chinese movies, but there were also gentle and polite ones like your father.My aunt's evaluation of your father is: a not-so-bad person among the bad people. I returned to Gaomi at the beginning of June and have lived in Gaomi for more than a month. During this period, I did some social surveys to prepare for writing the play with my aunt as the material.At the same time, at your request, I will continue to write letters to tell you the story of my aunt. Following your instructions, I also try to write as many things as I have experienced in the letter by the way.

My aunt, my father asked me to say hello to you and your family on their behalf! People from Northeast Gaomi Township welcome you! tadpole July 2003 in Gaomi