March 20th, 1946: dispatched by Chinese National Government, as the Chinese judge of Far-East International Court, Mei Ru'ao flies over to Tokyo. His Chinese collegues and friends in Tokyo hold a welcome party for Mei, during which Gu Yuxiu seriously gives Mei a precious sword as a gift. Journalist Xiao Nan from Da Gong Newspaper is responsible for the report of Far-East International Military Court. He witnesses Mei's excitement during the party, but he foresees that Mei's journey would be very hard. China encounters challenges from judges all over the world. The Japanese right-wing plans to assasinate Mei, which is known later by Xiao Nan and therefore fails. Seven war criminals are sentenced to gallows.