Colonel Humphrey was confused. Is there anything in the Vienna Convention that mercenaries cannot enjoy the treatment of prisoners of war? It seems that there is, it seems that there is not...hell, he has never read the "Vienna Prisoners of War Convention" at all!
Moreover, how can being denied prisoner of war treatment be equated with being sentenced to death? What has he done to make him die?
"I, what did I do wrong? Why do you do this to me?"
Faced with the threat of death penalty, Colonel Humphrey also panicked, and his elegant and calm gentlemanly demeanor disappeared without a trace.
Of course Zhuge Weidao would not answer Humphrey's question, but said to him in a majestic tone: "Colonel Humphrey, please answer truthfully, are you British or Indian?"
Hearing this kind of question, Humphrey became very angry. Is it British or Indian? Wouldn't you, a military inspector, look at it? Blonde hair, brown eyes...who do you think he is?
Thinking of this, he spoke curry-flavored English: "Sir, I am an Indian... Although I am 100% English, I have become an Indian national, so I am an authentic Indian. ”
"That's right..." Zhuge Weidao looked at Humphrey, "How do you prove that you are Indian?"
"How to prove it?" Humphrey didn't know what to say for a moment.
He actually did not lie, and after Emperor William's "legal usurpation", he granted citizenship to the Indian Empire to every white man who followed him. Of course, Humphrey was also a citizen of the United Kingdom, not a British Overseas National. And Humphrey doesn't remember any British National (Overseas) passport... There are only two types of British nationals: home nationals and dependent nationals, and there are no overseas nationals at all!
When Humphrey was surrounded, Guo Xiaobao, who was sitting next to Zhuge Weidao, spoke kindly: "Colonel Humphrey, I am Major Guo Xiaobao, the attorney prepared for you by the Malayan War Criminals Tribunal. What's wrong with you? If you understand, you can ask me."
And the lawyer... Humphrey became more and more upset the more he heard this!
Although he still doesn't know what happened? But one thing is for sure, he can’t take this matter lightly!
"Lawyer Guo," Humphrey asked, "can you tell me what happened?"
Guo Xiaobao did not answer, but looked back at Zhuge Weidao. Zhuge Weidao took out a black and white photo from his briefcase and handed it to Guo Xiaobao. Guo Xiaobao took the photo, stood up, walked to Humphrey, and handed the photo to him. Humphrey took the photo and took a look... "bodies lying on the ground"! They are all wearing Han Chinese costumes.
"This was taken near Gota Baharu!" Guo Xiaobao said seriously, "A total of 119 people were killed...the ones who died were all civilians, expatriates from the Ming Dynasty, and they were beaten to death The bullets are from the new Bess rifle!
The Army Military Prosecutor's Office has begun investigating the matter...and you are a strong suspect! Because you are the supreme commander of the Gotabaharu garrison, even if you could not personally order this to be done, it must have been done by your subordinates.
If you are not an Indian, you lose your status as a prisoner of war and are no longer protected by the Vienna Convention, and then..."
Humphrey now realized the seriousness of the problem!
This must have been done by his defeated soldiers! Who else could it be? The Japs attacking Kota Bharu? They are the dogs of the Ming Dynasty, how dare they kill the residents of the Ming Dynasty?
"I am an Indian! I really am an Indian!" Humphrey really wants to be an Indian now.
Because he cannot be an Indian, he is not protected by that "convention", so the Ming Dynasty's Military Procuratorate can punish him however they want?
"But you just said that you are a real British!" Zhuge Weidao said, "Since the Ming Dynasty and Britain are not currently at war, as a British national, you are not a legal belligerent, but a mercenary... We The Military Procuratorate can use all means to interrogate captured mercenaries!"
This is going to cost lives! Humphrey already felt that the man who called himself "Ge Qingyun" was very dangerous. There was a kind of hatred in the way he looked at him... Could it be that he had relatives who were killed in Kota Baharu?
"I am really Indian!" Humphrey's English became more curry-flavored. "Although I am an Anglo-Saxon from England, I have Indian nationality!"
"How do you prove that you have Indian nationality?" Zhuge Weidao said seriously, "Humphrey, it's not that I don't believe you, but our Ming Dynasty's judiciary is based on evidence. Let me ask you... do you love India? ?"
Love India?
Humphrey thought to himself: "Do you, a Major of the Ming Dynasty, think that India is as worthy of love as your Ming Dynasty? Who would love her except Emperor William?"
Thinking of this, Humphrey shook his head and said: "No, I don't love India! Although I am an Indian, I don't love India at all."
"Oh?" Zhuge Weidao laughed, "Why?"
Humphrey said: "Because in India, most people with my status do not love India and are ashamed of their Indian identity."
"Why is this?" Guo Xiaobao couldn't understand. As a citizen of the new Ming Dynasty, in his eyes, there is no difference between India and Western powers - they are both almost bad! Therefore, he could not understand how an Indian elite trained by British colonists viewed the civilization and progress of the British Empire.
"Because they think India is rotten, poor and backward," Zhuge Weidao could understand the thoughts of those "high-ranking Indians", "And Britain...is slightly better than India!"
Guo Xiaobao looked disdainful, "It's not much better. Britain is a small country and has always been a remote country. It just developed by taking advantage of the frequent wars in Europe to suck the blood of Europe, and then conquered India and exploited it... Wait for India After liberation, we have got rid of British exploitation, abolished the caste system, implemented equalization of land, established compulsory education, and developed industries, and we will be able to catch up with Britain in a few decades."
After listening to Guo Xiaobao's words, Zhuge Weidao couldn't help but frown again - in addition to being confident and silly, the Chinese in this timeline also have a special sense of salvation, thinking that Ming Dynasty is the savior, and always want to save Ming Dynasty's " The combination of "equality", "equal land" and "emphasis on education" is exported to the whole world! It is quite similar to the developed United States in some respects!
"Han Fulai," Zhuge Weidao looked at Han Fulai, "You are an Indian, so you must know the situation in India very well. Tell me, is it possible for what Lawyer Guo said to be realized in India? To be honest... ....This is related to your fate!"
Of course Zhuge Weidao was not looking for the instigator of the Gotabaharu massacre, because there was no such massacre at all. His real purpose in coming to the Malacca Prisoner of War Camp was to find a traitor!
And if you want to seal a traitor, you must first find a British traitor who is willing to cooperate - the traitors are all under the control of the British traitor. As long as you deal with one British traitor, there will be hundreds of Indian traitors below. How easy is this?
However, the current Ming Dynasty conquers people with virtue and governs the country and the army according to the law. It cannot hang up and beat all the British in the Malacca prisoner of war camp... so Zhuge Weidao can only "use tricks" to scare A British officer in a prisoner of war camp.
Humphrey was just the first one to be frightened. If he didn't agree, Zhuge Weidao would have no choice but to replace him. Although Zhuge Weidao is a member of the core group of the number one aristocratic family in the Ming Dynasty, he is a rear admiral, the admiral of the First Aviation War, and the admiral of the naval aviation. It can be said to be a high-ranking position! But there was no way he could blatantly kill a foreign prisoner of war who had become a prisoner... Not only was he helpless, but the chief of staff of the Nanyang Army, Major General Zheng Guoxian, was also helpless, even though the commanders of the Malacca prisoner-of-war camp were all his subordinates. .
"Impossible, India's national conditions are completely different from those of the Ming Dynasty. She, oh, it should be that what they need is not liberation, but conquest..." Han Fulai seemed to have realized something at this time, but he He kept his composure and began to teach Guo Xiaobao according to Zhuge Weidao's wishes.
