To those farmers who had worked the lands of Hualien for over 30 years and sworn that this was to be their final resting place, this was a bolt from the blue.
對於誓願「埋骨」台灣，在花蓮這塊處女地辛苦耕耘了三十多年的日本移民而言，無異是晴天霹靂。