In July, 1942, Chen's ward chief asked him to attend a meeting at the local temple. When he arrived, he saw a crowd of young men standing in a line. He wasn't sure what was going on, but he lined up too.
1942 年 7 月，保正（即日治時期的里長，權位極大）叫陳千武到廟裡開會，一到廟口，看到很多年輕人在排隊，他也不明就裡地跟著排。