Tokyo Detective

Chapter 474 The Ruling Party's Fierce Counterattack
The voice coming from the Prime Minister's office startled the group of administrative staff, who couldn't help but look at the current Chief Cabinet Secretary, Takamori Masada, who was packing his things, as the Central Election Commission would release the final results within a week, barring any unforeseen circumstances.

Within 10 days, the Prime Minister will issue a decree to convene Parliament, and then a new Prime Minister will be elected.

Takamori Masada gestured to his subordinates to wait a moment. As the Prime Minister's first secretary, he had indeed noticed that Ryota Morinaga was acting strangely and hoped that he wouldn't go crazy and at least make a graceful exit, otherwise it would affect the next general election.

A knock sounded on the door, and when Masada Takamori entered the room, Morinaga Ryota, who had just let out a heart-wrenching scream, had returned to normal.

"Prime Minister, should we tidy up the official residence?"

"Longsheng, don't worry, we haven't lost yet."

Upon hearing this, Takamori Masada frowned. Ryota Morinaga hadn't mentioned any backup plans to their cabinet.

"what's your plan?"

“A few days ago, CIA Director America contacted me and we talked a lot. They also didn’t want to see a less pro-American party come to power, which could help us overturn the election results.”

Masada Takamori's eyes widened immediately.

"What? You actually want to overturn the election results? Prime Minister, you need to think this through. If we fail, it will definitely be considered sedition. The ringleader will be sentenced to death or life imprisonment, and the participants will be sentenced to 3 to 10 years in prison."

Ryota Morinaga waved his hand.

"As expected of a former judge, you immediately pointed out the consequences of failure. But you also said it was a failure. With America's support, our success rate is very high. Haven't similar things happened before?"

"This is completely different in nature. This is the first time since World War II that a regime has been overthrown in Japan. It is different from what happened back then."

In the 79 years of Japanese politics, there have only been two borderline incidents. The first was the security struggle in 1960, which forcibly extended the ruling party's life. The second was Aso's delay in handing over power in 2009.

Japan has not experienced a coup d'état like those in some countries for decades. Even when the Justice and People's Party (now the opposition party) lost to the Democratic Party of Japan (now the ruling party) after 38 years of rule since World War II, it did not lead to any so-called subversion but instead resulted in a peaceful transfer of power.

It is conceivable that if the Democratic Party loses, or even if it wins, the subsequent impact will be extremely serious, potentially dragging the country into an abyss of no return.

This is the first time the bottom line has been crossed, but it will certainly not be the last. Those who follow will learn from this. If the country is to accidentally break the law that the defense forces never interfere in internal affairs, then it will become the second Thailand.

Article 3 of the Defense Forces Act states that military involvement in politics constitutes "rebellion," and commanders can be sentenced to death.

When Masada Takamori thought of the military interfering in politics, he was reminded of the era when the whole country was in a state of chaos, and a chill ran down his spine.

"I said with a gloomy face."

"This can't be blamed on us. It was the Justice Party that broke the rules first. Now that we've both fallen out, do you think they'll let you and me off the hook after they come to power? After all, we were the ones who sent the Special Investigation Department to arrest them. Think about the political struggles in South Korea, and how many of their presidents have had a good ending? Last year's president is still in prison."

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Ryota Morinaga's words were like seductive music, bewitching Takamori Masada. The first secretary finally gritted his teeth and nodded, which relieved Ryota Morinaga.

If he cannot persuade the other cabinet ministers, his and America's plan will be difficult to implement. Now that he has the help of Takamori Masada, who is most popular in the cabinet, he should be able to win the support of half of the cabinet ministers.
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Just as many media outlets were predicting a change of government based on the vote count, news of behind-the-scenes manipulation by the Democratic Party of Justice and the release of "evidence" of forged ballots suddenly surfaced online.

Of course, netizens were just watching the excitement at first, since it's difficult to stir up trouble by posting a few pictures and videos online.

But while everyone was watching TV dramas during prime time, the ruling party's election strategy committee suddenly held a press conference in the evening, announcing that the opposition party had committed fraud during the election campaign.

Ghost votes and old-age votes are minor issues. The most serious problem is that the ruling party can produce evidence to accuse the opposition party, namely that the electronic voting systems in key constituencies (4 wards in Tokyo, 2 wards in Osaka, and 2 wards in Fukuoka) were hacked on the night of the election results.

When the ruling party's spokesperson was pressed about the source and reliability of the evidence, the still-attractive 40-year-old woman revealed a source that shocked everyone.

"This is the chain of evidence uncovered by the CIA, sent by America's official sources. It is legitimate evidence provided to us by our allies."

The spokesperson named Murakami Mei was not wrong; evidence of foreign interference in the country's internal affairs is "legitimate."

According to the Japan-America Security Treaty signed during the 1960 security struggle, one provision is the sharing of intelligence between the two countries, and America even has the legal right to monitor Japan. This is why America was able to openly send people to Japan to monitor society not long ago, because it was all legal.

Therefore, the evidence provided by America is absolutely useful in Japan and is enough to become a reason for the ruling party to launch an attack.

"That's what Murakami Mei said coldly."

"The Democratic Party will absolutely not allow other political parties to deceive the people of the whole country by cheating in order to win. If the goal is to win, do you really think that such unscrupulous means can lead Japan to create a future?"

The flashing lights kept going off, this was destined to be headline news, proving that even after the election, the war between the two parties was far from over.
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In front of the television, Yuki Suo lay asleep on Naoki Hanyu's lap. The girl was very sleepy because her brain had been constantly stimulated in recent days. The doctor said this was a good thing, a sign that her memory was about to return.

Naoki Hanyu isn't a neurosurgeon, so he really doesn't know if the chief physician at the University of Tokyo Hospital was lying, since the original prediction of recovery within two months has now exceeded three months.

But he didn't have time to care about Suo Yuki anymore, because the outcome of the opposition party's victory or defeat was also related to his own future. He had originally wanted to personally investigate whether someone was targeting Suo Yuki.

Seeing her man's expression turn serious, Akimoto Seiko couldn't help but reach out and grasp his hand. Interfering in the transition of political parties was an extremely dangerous thing, but unfortunately, she could only be a foot soldier at best.

"I will always be by your side."

Naoki Hanyu patted the other person's hand.

"Don't worry, this little problem is no problem for me. But I'll have to trouble you to keep an eye on Yuki these next few days, as I'm busy right now."

"give it to me."

This night is destined to be a sleepless one for some with ill intentions, for a greater storm is brewing and will soon erupt.
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The next morning, some opposition-held constituencies experienced unexpected changes as local organizations suddenly filed lawsuits against their respective local election management committees in eight high courts, alleging that the committees rigged the election.

(Ordinary courts have no jurisdiction to hear cases involving members of Congress and local officials; only the High Court or even the Supreme Court has that authority.)
However, the opposition party has been in power in Japan longer than the ruling party and is stronger in the judicial and law enforcement systems. As a result, five of the eight high courts immediately dismissed the lawsuit filed by the local organization, while only three pretended to hesitate and delayed.

The opposition parties are no pushovers either; they've been in power in Japan for more than three times longer than the ruling party.

Of course, the opposition parties couldn't remain calm when they heard that America had intervened. After all, this was America, who was once the heavens to Japan and is now their father country.

While the ruling party's methods were hampered by the legal system, he and America had an even more ruthless tactic: public opinion and protests.

On the third day after the election, “election fairness protection alliances” suddenly appeared in many places. These civic organizations launched protests in many small constituencies where the ruling party lost, with some having hundreds or thousands of participants, and others having tens of thousands.

The largest numbers of people are still from Tokyo, Osaka, and Kanagawa, with Tokyo reaching as many as 100,000 and still growing.

The opposition was already somewhat upset by the involvement of some media outlets in broadcasting the protests, but when two of the six major television networks joined in, it made them realize that America's influence in Japan had been mobilized. They understood their rivals well and could not persuade the two major television networks to support them regardless of the consequences.

Nagata-cho is bordered by Sakuradamon to the east, the Imperial Palace to the north, and Akasaka Palace to the south. It is home to important institutions such as the Prime Minister's Official Residence, the National Diet Building, the House of Representatives, and the House of Councillors.

Normally there shouldn't be many people during working hours, but now the phrase "a sea of ​​people" is very apt. It's as if the entire town is surrounded by protesters, making it impossible to move, and even the traffic police can't clear the traffic.

There were so many people that many couldn't get into Nagata-cho and could only protest at Sakuradamon, a kilometer away. Since important government departments were there, the Metropolitan Police Department had to mobilize a large number of officers, but the vast majority of them were from the regional police department and the security department.

In the square in front of the Capitol Building, countless protesters held banners, placards, and shouted slogans.

"We protest the Justice and People Party's election fraud; we don't want liars."

"Don't be a scammer." X999
"For a new national election."

"A new general election." X999
Amidst the deafening roar, Naoki Hanyu and Yamada Yamato watched quietly, finding the scene even more aggressive than the farmers' cooperative protest.

The farmers' association was calling on honest, hardworking farmers to protest, and many of them planned to stage a sit-in, while in front of them were more radical young people.

In regions where color revolutions have occurred, these groups are the easiest to organize by foreign forces, since they are genuinely given money.

Yamada Yamato watched as the riot police were jostled and swayed from the crowd and couldn't help but ask.

"Minister, should we go and help?"

Naoki Hanyu pointed down in surprise.

"There are over 100,000 people protesting down there, and the Metropolitan Police Department has deployed 5000 officers. If we throw our small force down there, we won't even make a splash. Do you really want to go down?"

"I didn't think well enough."

Yamada Yamato scratched his head. He was no longer the young detective he used to be and could no longer act impulsively.

According to the plan, he will have the opportunity to be promoted to police inspector next year. By then, he will be a 30-year-old police inspector with a wife and children, a true winner in life.

The most important thing is that the protest action is not under the jurisdiction of the Criminal Investigation Department, and the Criminal Investigation Department is still very busy. It would be best if they could spare 800 people out of more than 5000 people. It would be better to ask the patrol officers from the other departments to come and help.

(End of this chapter)