Finally, the time has come to write the third episode of "The Devil's Feast".Originally, I intended to do this work earlier. This is due to the sudden misuse of photos in "The Devil's Feast" (Vol. 2), which the author did not expect.In order to find out the truth, deal with this state of affairs, and fight against those who want to use this incident as an excuse to take advantage of the fire to "destroy "The Devil's Sate"", out of helplessness, the time to start writing the third episode has been greatly delayed .Here, I sincerely apologize to all readers.

The whole story about the misuse of photos has been published in the monthly magazine "Wenyichunqiu" (January 1983 issue).Due to this incident, not only the second episode, which became a "problem", but even the first episode had to be discontinued.In addition, the scheduled publication of the compilation of lectures, essays, etc. "Never Repeat the Devil's Feast" has also been postponed indefinitely. All this happened without the author's knowledge.My intention of concentrating on writing "The Devil's Feed" is to expose the mistakes made by the Japanese militarism and tell the truth about the war to the next generation who don't understand the war, so as to prevent those tragic and stupid mistakes from repeating.But this intention was distorted, and "The Devil's Feast" became the target of those who were unwilling to expose Japanese militarism and attempted to revive the forces of militarism.

Since I published this work through the "Red Flag" newspaper, and because my secretary and collaborator Shimosato Masaki was also a reporter for the "Red Flag" newspaper, some people said that "The Devil's Satiety" was a policy propaganda of the Japanese Communist Party.In fact, "The Devil's Feast" was written based on my personal beliefs that I am neither "left" nor "right". The belief that underpins my writing "The Devil's Feast" is that I hope to add a stone (a long-cherished wish) to the cornerstone of the struggle against militarism and the maintenance of peace and democracy.This has nothing to do with the influence of "Left" and "Right".

For a writer, writing a third episode to revive a temporarily discontinued "The Devil's Feed" is a bigger responsibility than clarifying the issue of misuse of photos. Although it is difficult to meet readers again for a while, but starting to write the third episode here, and having the opportunity to meet readers again, as the author, I am extremely happy and full of emotion. When this book is about to go to press, the first and second episodes of "The Devil's Feed" will also be published with a new look. After writing the first and second episodes, I wanted to see the base of Unit 731—the bungalow.

Based on the testimonies and aerial photos of the former army personnel, and through the precise "full picture" drawn by the former army personnel, I have formed an imaginary map of the facilities of Unit 731 in my mind, and I even saw it in my dreams. However, the imaginary map cannot be separated from the scope of imagination after all. Unit 731 was first set up near the Beiyin River in the suburbs of Harbin in 1933.Beginning in June 1938, a large-scale military special zone of about 6 square kilometers was delineated in an area about 20 kilometers south of Harbin.The area was then known as Binjiang Provincial Bungalow.Here, they spent more than a year building various facilities of the army.

However, this area "designated" by the Kwantung Army as a special military zone is the territory of other countries, not Japan's inherent land.Were there no residents in the bungalow?Where, if any, have these people gone?When expropriating land and houses, did the Japanese army make compensation?How are these people doing now?Some people say that Unit 731 has contributed to local medical treatment and epidemic prevention. What is the memory and impression of the local people on Unit 731? The first and second episodes of this book are based on the courageous testimony of the perpetrator.However, Unit 731 is a large-scale unit, and the division of labor within the organization is very detailed. The scope of division of labor in each unit is very narrow and professional. Therefore, some people in the original unit doubted that "Unit 731 really Have you ever done such a cruel thing?" "Can you write "The Devil's Feed" just by hearing about it?"

In order to confirm what Unit 731 has done, the most reliable method is on-the-spot investigation.If Unit 731 has not committed any crimes, then there will be no traces left; if Unit 731 has contributed to local medical treatment, then perhaps the local residents will be grateful. Collecting only the testimony of the perpetrator and not hearing the voice of the victim is tantamount to missing the wheel of the car, which is too one-sided. Going to the local area, can you hear the real voice of the victim?According to rumors, all the "Marutai" were slaughtered, and there was no survivor, but is it true?Even if there are no survivors, are there no survivors?In any case, I want to personally confirm the "site" of Unit 731.

In September 1982, the Chinese embassy officially issued a notice of consent to entry.We applied for an entry visit in the spring of this year. Since I was a reporter from the "Red Flag" newspaper, the reply from the Chinese side came a little later. The condition from the Chinese side is: Mr. Xiali will not be a reporter of the "Chiqi" newspaper, but will accompany me to the "Devil's Satiation" live interview as my secretary.In addition, an interpreter may accompany you. I proposed to the Chinese government the items I wish to investigate and the conditions for my visit to China.The items to be investigated are as follows:

1. Facilities (remains): 1. Various facilities and buildings related to Unit 731 in and around Harbin, especially the remains of the Japanese Consulate (before 1936) the headquarters of the Harbin Gendarmerie and the third unit of Unit 731; 2. The remains of bungalows and the surrounding countryside; 3. Changchun: The remains of the 100th Troop of Mengjiatun; 4. Shenyang: Footsteps of Masaji Kitano (1942-1945, Commander of Unit 731) of China (formerly Manchuria) Medical University; 5. Beijing Military Museum; 6. If the schedule allows, visit Sun Wu, Hailaer, Mudanjiang, Linkou and other detachments of Unit 731 and the site of the Anda Experimental Site.

2. Interview the victims, bereaved family members and relevant personnel. 3. At the end of the war, after the withdrawal of Unit 731, they may abandon local experimental specimens, records, photos, experimental equipment and all other relevant materials, as well as the confession records and lists of former troops kept by the Ministry of Public Security of the Chinese government. 4. The development of the bungalow facilities after the war, the current utilization status, survey records, local history of the bungalows and photos after liberation. 5. It is rumored that the U.S. military used bacteriological weapons in Chinese territory during the Korean War, the investigation records at that time, and the confession records and audio tapes of the captives of the U.S. Air Force soldiers who were said to have engaged in germ warfare at that time.

We roughly put forward the above "greedy" requirements, and the conditions for visiting China are: 1. All the expenses of the visit to China shall be borne by me; 2. The schedule is all drawn up according to my ideas, free to change; 3. There is no restriction on the written content of the interview items; 4. The translation is with me. After we made the above requests, the Chinese side agreed to all of them.Before realizing my visit to China, I communicated with the Chinese embassy several times, and received enthusiastic help from Mr. Cai Zimin and Zhang Yuliang, Mr. Nomura Rehei, Mr. Tawa Teruo and other people who wish to remain anonymous. . In addition, the Chinese Writers Association provided vehicles for interviews in various cities during the visit to China, and I would like to express my sincere thanks to you all. There are three of us, besides me, Shimosato Masaki and the translator (the translator is Junko Tokunaga, a Chinese lecturer at Tokyo Women's University). On September 14, 1982, on the eve of our expected visit to China, we suppressed the excitement of our first visit to China, stayed in a hotel at Narita Airport, and prepared to leave the next morning.