In 2007, a statue was added to the second floor of the exhibition hall on the former site of the comfort station in Liji Lane, Nanjing, showing an old woman with a painful expression, and most remarkably, the statue's eyes were always weeping.
The pedestal is inscribed with the words: "Please wipe away her tears." ”
You may not know that the image of this old woman originates from a real victim of the war of aggression against China, to be exact, she was forced by the Japanese to become a "**".
The victim had passed away the year before with a lot of pain and endless regret, but she always had a wish in her heart, that is, to see her daughter who was far away in Japan again.
So, you might want to know the true identity of this old woman and the haunting hardships she endured?
In October 1938, although the Japanese invading army occupied Wuhan and Guangzhou, it was actually unable to continue to advance. At the same time, in order to protect their own interests in China, the Western powers began to gradually alienate Japan, making Japan's position in the international community unprecedentedly isolated.
When faced with the fact that the war of aggression against China had become protracted, the Japanese military leaders did not weaken their ambition to destroy China. When it was learned that China could still obtain strategic materials through the passage of Hong Kong, Macau, Burma, and Vietnam, the Japanese army came up with another poisonous plan.
At that time, the main force of their army was still in central Guangdong, and in order to cut off China's supply routes in southern China, they decided to send their air force to bomb. However, since the bombers could only depart from their bases in Taiwan and Sanzao Island, which were too far away from Yunnan and Guangxi to carry out a total blockade, they turned their attention to Hainan Island, which was strategically located.
Bombers from Hainan Island could cover the passage between China and Burma, and Hainan Island also had a large number of strategic resources needed by the Japanese army to sustain the war. In addition, using Hainan Island as a base made it more convenient for the Japanese army to attack Southeast Asia in the future.
At the beginning of 1939, the devils invaded the beautiful Hainan Island, breaking the originally peaceful life of the people on the island. Among them is Lin Shigu, a Li girl born in 1920, whose hometown is located in Gangpo Village, Guangpo Town, Lingshui County, in the southeast of Hainan Island.
Lingshui County is a place where the Li, Miao, Hui and Han people live together, and the people of all ethnic groups have lived and worked here for generations, and the folk customs are simple.
Lin Shigu is the eldest daughter in the family, her father died early, her mother was frail and sick, and she has taken on the burden of the family since she was a child. In 1938, 18-year-old Lin Shigu fell in love with a young man from the Huang family in the neighboring village, the man was simple, hardworking, and considerate, and often helped Lin Shigu's family farm and take care of relatives.
In 1939, Xiao Huang proposed marriage to Lin Shigu, who was only 19 years old, and both parents agreed. Since then, Lin Shigu's lifelong events have been settled, and if everything goes well, she will live an ordinary and happy life.
However, the invasion of Japanese devils shattered this beautiful scene. One day, Lin Shigu was found by a devil battalion officer on a country road, and when the devil officer saw her outstanding appearance, he immediately had evil thoughts.
During the conversation between the devil officer and Lin Shigu, Lin Shigu realized that the devil officer wanted her to be his wife. Through the investigation, the devil officer quickly found Lin Shigu's residence, and brought a few devil soldiers to the door to force the marriage.
Lin Shigu was working in the fields, but she was violated by a devil officer, who repeatedly defiled her body and even threatened her family, despite her resistance. Although Lin Shigu is a weak woman, she is unwilling to endure such humiliation.
However, considering the safety of her family, she can only choose to swallow her anger and accept this unbearable fate.
Xiao Huang learned that his fiancée was being bullied, and angrily picked up the sickle to find the devil officer desperately, but Lin Shigu tried her best to hold him. Although Xiao Huang understood her dissuasion, he still decided to marry her.
However, her fiancé's thoughtfulness made Lin Shigu's heart even more painful. In the war-torn era, Lin Shigu, as a weak woman, felt helpless and confused. A few days later, Xiao Huang went to visit Lin Shigu, and the devil officer suddenly appeared, grabbed Xiao Huang and beat him severely.
Xiao Huang was beaten to the point that his nose and mouth were bleeding and he collapsed on the ground, and the devil officer threatened him not to come again, otherwise he would be beaten to death. Despite this, Xiao Huang was still worried about Lin Shigu and went again after recovering from his injuries.
Unfortunately, he was hit again by the devil officer, was beaten even harder, and died shortly after. Lin Shigu was very distressed when she heard the bad news, but she didn't expect that her nightmare had just begun.
Shortly after Xiao Huang's death, brutal Japanese officers sent their men to forcibly take 19-year-old Lin Shigu away. When the Japanese soldiers brought her to the officer, the beastly officer smiled lewdly and began to say something unpleasant.
The traitor translator next to her told her: "Taijun praises you for being beautiful, likes you very much, and wants you to be his wife." At this time, Lin Shigu had lost consciousness and just stood in place in a trance.
Suddenly, she began to run as she should, but was soon caught by two Japanese soldiers and thrown into a bathing room.
Lin Shigu was imprisoned by the devil officer, sexually harassed and abused, and had nowhere to escape. Her beauty seems to have become a stimulus for the devil officer, who sometimes coaxes her and sometimes acts violently against her.
Lin Shigu lives in fear and despair every day, and her life can be taken away at any time.
Lin Shigu's life is like a helpless leaf, at the mercy of the waves of fate. The devil officer's rhetoric made her gradually believe that he really liked her and would bring her happiness.
However, a month later, he had a new prey, and Lin Shigu became his plaything. Under the turn of the devil officers and their fellow beasts, Lin Shigu became numb and desperate, like a walking corpse.
The young women on Hainan Island also suffer from the evil deeds of devils. After the devil occupied Hainan Island, a large number of comfort stations were established, and countless young women were forced to become *** and suffered from the torture of life worse than death.
This is a hard-hit area, and young women of all races have become victims of devils and beasts. Core idea: It describes the evil deeds of the devils during the invasion of China, as well as the suffering and despair of women.
On July 19, 1939, Lin Shigu's hometown suffered a catastrophe. That night, hundreds of Japanese devils set out from Lingshui County and surrounded Gangpo Village.
Most of the villagers had fallen asleep, unexpectedly in the wake of the disaster. Suddenly, the whole village was thrown into chaos, and the Japanese devils carried out heinous burning, killing and looting.
The evil continued throughout the day, and more than 300 people in the village were killed, and the devils not only robbed the people of their belongings and livestock, but also set fire to the entire village.
Lin Shigu's family also lost their lives in the catastrophe. At that time, the young Lin Shigu didn't know it, but what she was waiting for was another, bigger disaster.
In 1940, the year after the flesh and bones fell into the devil's cave, Lin Shigu's body underwent abnormal changes, and she would vomit every day. She had a sense of foreboding, and sure enough, her belly began to grow gradually.
She knew she was pregnant, and to make matters worse, the devil officer might be the father of the child. The anger and struggle in Lin Shigu's heart are indescribable, she is still a big girl, and she doesn't know what to do with this unknown child in her womb.
Although she had considered terminating the pregnancy, out of maternal instinct, she felt that the child was innocent.
In the midst of painful struggles, Lin Shigu decided to give birth to her daughter. However, looking at the daughter in her arms, she fell into endless contradictions. She was worried that carrying this Japanese blood would ruin her life.
She even thought about falling to her child, but the power of motherhood made it impossible for her to do so. She told herself in her heart that this was her own daughter. She took her daughter through the dark years until the Japanese surrendered and the Devil officers forcibly snatched her daughter.
The child is the heart of the mother, and this daughter has become her only hope in those years. This blow of separation of flesh and blood, life and death, made her heart like a knife.
Faced with the threat of the devil officer, Lin Shigu resolutely hugged her daughter. However, the inhuman brute mercilessly snatched the child from her hands and brutally kicked one of her ribs.
However, Lin Shigu's suffering did not end there. What happened to her was not understood by the villagers, but suffered endless fingering behind her back. Although she couldn't defend herself and could only endure everyone's indifference and accusations, she never gave up and only hoped to see her daughter again.
Decades of suffering and pain have put Lin Shigu under tremendous physical and mental pressure. However, she is only tenacious to live, and her only hope is to find her daughter.
It wasn't until 2006 that a reporter heard about her ordeal and she confided all her painful experiences. At the end of the interview, she helplessly begged the reporter to help her find her daughter, hoping to regain her lost happiness.
86-year-old Lin Shigu, because she failed to find her daughter, regrettably finished her life. Lin Shigu's experience is only one of the countless crimes committed during the Japanese invasion of China, but for her, it is the whole life.
Regrettably, Japan has not sincerely apologized to the Chinese people for its past crimes. To forget history is to betray, and therefore, we must never forget the heinous crimes committed by our enemies.
Future generations should fight hard to get justice for all the victims who have been.