251."Your Honors,just have a look at the direction that I point at.That slim women at the public gallery is Kyuutarou's wife,a puerperal mother who is in urgent need of kindness and solicitude.It's you who refuted her reasonable request,it's you who impelled her to consign her newly born son to an orphanage and asked to spend the imprisonment with her husband.It's you,Your Honors,who caused all these.Oh,My God,I pray you show your mercy to these poor..."
252.The presiding judge banged his gavel,interpreting Irving once again.He remarked facetiously,"My God,you've talked too much,great lawyer Irving,your speech is so lengthy that it has exceeded the permitted time limit.Now even the God cannot help you to continue your speech." After these words,the presiding judge banged his gavel once again,announcing loudly,"That is the end of the statement of the accused.Now take the suspects under the first trial back to the custody!"
253.During the whole course that day,Kyuutarou said nothing but his replies when asked.His face showed no expressions,and he just narrowed his eyes,looking at the front.Mieko,who sat at the public gallery,signaled him for several times,but he made no responses at all.Mieko was too familiar with such expressions of her husband.She knew he was speculating.He speculated through the trial that day,until the end of the first trial,but she had no idea what he was thinking about.
254.Three days later,Mieko was approved to have an interview with husband.The day when she visited the prisoner,Kyuutarou wiped her tears with paper towels,wiping her tears tacitly.During the long visit,only Irving let out one single remark,"The Longjiang aspect in China has written to inform us,General Jiu Yueshuang was going through procedures for his trip to Japan.It is predicted that he could be here within 15 days."
255.The half day visit came to an end soon.Before the departure,Mieko told Kyuutarou gently,"Our son resembles you.I've asked Mom Aki to bring him up for us.Mom Aki is already 72 years old,but still she loves children..." Before she could finish her words,Mieko was interrupted by Kyuutarou.He remarked firmly,"I know it.Let's give our son to his grandpa General Jiu Yueshuang,but ask him not to reveal any information on us to our baby.Please!Help Mr.Irving to arrange it well,Mieko." Mieko nodded,with tears in her eyes.She turned away and left in silence.
256.The next day,several media reported remarkably that Kyuutarou Hibachi and his 16 partners began simultaneously to fast today to protest the unfair judgment of the first trial although they had not talked it over,and that the puerperal wife of Kyuutarou fasted together with them.The day when the news was reported,nearly ten thousand people gathered outside the prison where Kyuutarou was in custody; below the prison walls,on the road and around the green belts were all sitting and fasting crowds; some social groups had driven three or four vehicles equipped with a variety of amplifiers.Protest speeches echoed over the tall walls of the prison.
257.It was getting dark.Near the midnight,some people in the crowds started to revile at the police on guard.Among the reviling voice,people threw rocks,beer bottles and brickbats at the police,several policemen were injured,and the guarding troops broke the ranks.Right at that moment,a mass of military guards arrived by trucks to reinforce guarding crown,the police threw riot and teargas grenades at the crowds,and the riot was running further...Such situation continued for one day,two days,and three days,and five people had been killed in the riot.
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258.In the face of social turbulence,several media made a special interview with Kyuutarou who had fasted for four days.Being extremely weak,he accepted the interview and replied the journalists in the prison.
259.Mieko was lying in bed to watch TV that day while the media were jointly broadcasting a live program.A TV program host asked,"Mr.Kyuutarou,what do you think if the judgment on you in the first trial is fair not?And what do you think of the social turbulence caused by the judgment on you?" Kyuutarou moved slightly to one side of his,facing the camera and speaking in a low voice,"First,I thank all the circles of the society and the multitude of people who have shown their solicitude and support to me.Thank you all.Meanwhile,I thank the news media which have paid so much attention to me and provided this chance today for me to meet with more people.Now I'd like to take this chance to say a few heartfelt words to the circles of the society and the multitude who have shown solicitude to us,that is,to abate disputes,stop turbulence,forge peace,live in harmony,co-exist equally,protect peace,resist wars.As for the current support activities,the turbulence caused by us,I only want to sincerely tell you to go home,and make the society right here recover its quietness.Don't bleed for us.We don't deserve such a large scale of turbulence." When he spoke up to this,Kyuutarou in the camera coughed slightly,and had a rest for little while.