Tokyo Detective

Chapter 498 The Politicians Who Are Caught Between Inside and Outside

The next morning, the explosive headlines surprised the waking citizens: two suspected terrorist organizations had actually clashed in the Tokyo area. As for the murdered member of parliament...

Sorry, the killing of politicians has become commonplace in recent years, so I'm really not bothered by it.

For example, an office worker who has just eaten breakfast and is preparing to go to work might see the news and simply express a feeling.

"Another one died. I even voted for him. What a waste of my time to get to know him."

Of course, this won't affect his ability to continue working. We'll see when the two organizations fight in broad daylight. At most, the current situation will reduce the number of people going out at night.
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The attacks by the Revitalization Society continued the following night. A right-wing member of the House of Representatives from the ruling party in Kanagawa Prefecture was seriously injured and nearly died. The Yonko also continued to attack the Revitalization Society. City surveillance cameras captured footage of the two powered armored vehicles colliding multiple times.

The unrest continued on the third day, but the members of parliament were so frightened that they hid, and none of them died.

The three-day attack finally scared off some of the MPs who had verbally attacked America, and they began to consider turning against her. However, some MPs from the ruling party and the ruling coalition could not simply turn against her; they had to wait for the Prime Minister's statement.

Japanese Prime Minister Akiyama frowned as he looked at the number of people in the House of Representatives. For the ruling party and the ruling coalition, there were three numbers that were most crucial.

A minimum of 233 seats is the foundation for forming a government and maintaining basic governing capacity. If the number is below 233, the government is not even capable of forming a government and may be overthrown by a vote of no confidence initiated by the opposing party.

The 261 seats are considered an absolute majority, which can control all 17 standing committees of the House of Representatives, ensuring that the bills are reviewed and will not be vetoed at the committee stage.

Only 261 seats are needed to control the House of Representatives, which is why the Justice and Democratic Party wants to unite with other parties to exceed 261 seats. After all, it has 239 seats and needs to bring in 22 more members of the House.

The third number is 310 seats, also known as an absolute majority. This majority can overturn a Senate veto and initiate a constitutional amendment motion. It is essentially a one-man show in the entire country, and other opposition parties have no power to resist.

Not every cabinet in Japan can reach 310 seats; only a few, for example, the last four cabinets could only achieve 261 seats.

Akiyama Akechi's concerns were simple: the three dead lawmakers were all from the ruling coalition, and now his party only had 237 seats, which was dangerously low. Together with the two coalition parties, their numbers had dropped to 265, and the attack by the Revitalization Association had even caused divisions.

He thought about many things. If more members of parliament died, the number would fall below 261, which would definitely cause the coalition to fall apart. If a policeman led the members of parliament he could influence to not support the cabinet, then this cabinet would become very precarious.

"We can't do that, we should agree to their request."

National dignity and the will of the people are not as important as one's own interests.

With the Japanese cabinet taking the initiative to soften its stance towards America in certain areas, such as tariffs, it is sending a signal to Japanese society and the world that they want to move closer to America.

The members of parliament who had verbally attacked America in the previous period have also begun to change their tune, showing goodwill and aligning themselves with America, publicly stating that America and Japan are one family, ignoring the taboo of interfering in the election in the previous period.

“America is a friendly older brother to Japan, and Japan will stand with America no matter what.”

The entire nation of Japan was bewildered. Even those who saw through the changes and posted online were met with either having their posts and videos deleted or being personally visited by people to persuade them to change their ways.
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On the fourth night, the Revitalization Society did not launch any attacks on any members of parliament, which relieved the potential members of the Society, and they began to speak highly of America.

While such opportunistic behavior is somewhat undesirable, aligning oneself with America not only avoids assassination but also brings some small benefits.

The phone was turned on, and a video of a man named David Brown talking eloquently was shown.

"Because of our revitalization association's persuasion, Japan has finally realized their mistake and is willing to return to America's embrace, wearing the golden rope. The revitalization association hereby declares that it will not take any punitive actions against the Japanese councilors."

In the president's office, Winning King couldn't help but scoff.

"A golden rope, what a fitting metaphor. Director Allen, how's the intelligence investigation about the Revitalization Society going?"

"We have some initial leads. According to the investigation, Connor Miller, the Holy Judge of the Revital Society, joined the Revital Society three years ago and disappeared four months ago. It is clear that the Revital Society was already planning to step into the limelight four months ago. The FBI will investigate along this line."

King Ying nodded.

"You need to hurry. An organization with the power of the Holy Arbiters is right under our noses and we don't even know it. If one day they have a problem with our government and launch an assassination like they did in Japan, it will be a big problem. Allen, are you sure you can handle it?"

Regardless of whether he's confident or not, Alan Martinez won't reveal his true thoughts.

"I will absolutely not let the president down."

"Alright, it's good that you're prepared. How's the investigation into David Brown's line going?"

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Alan Martinez ultimately decided to tell the truth, otherwise his position would be in jeopardy if he lied about everything.

"I'm sorry, but due to interference, we haven't been able to find any useful leads from David Brown's line. Perhaps the gangs that have worked with David Brown are suspects, but do we really have to continue the investigation?" "We must investigate. Allen, don't worry about the opposition, just focus on your own work."

"Yes."

As the FBI director left, Win King looked at the video again with a look of apprehension.

Although it must be admitted that America has benefited a lot from the disruption caused by the revitalization association, such as Japanese politicians siding with her and the CIA finding it much easier to contact them.

The new tariff plan is about to be implemented, and the 15% tariff remains unchanged.

However, he could modify the other conditions through the intervention of the revitalization association. He had spoken with the Japanese Prime Minister that morning, and the originally agreed-upon investment from Japan in America had been increased from 5500 billion US dollars to 6000 billion US dollars, with 90% of the profits going to America.

America increased the share of agricultural products imported from Japan from 75% to 100%, with rice accounting for as much as 220%.

Originally, Japan's import duty-free rice quota was 77 tons, with America accounting for 36 tons. Now, with the quota increased by 220%, it has reached as high as 110 million tons.

This is enough to feed the Japanese for five months, causing a huge blow to Japan's fragile agriculture. I believe that once the contract is actually signed, Japanese agricultural workers will definitely protest.

Although America did indeed benefit, King Win did not consider it a good thing. He suspected that she was connected to the organization that was trying to assassinate him, and he would be restless until he found out the truth.

Just then, King Ying suddenly came across a video that made him smile strangely.

Just as the internet was abuzz with discussion about the Japanese senator's consideration of America, the spokesperson for the Youth Salvation Association, Wu, reappeared and released two videos.

The first video is an introductory video, featuring a 2.5-meter-tall person wearing Thor powered armor walking out.

The spokesperson explained.

"This is our Youth Association's new leader, Earth Destroyer. The power armor he is wearing was captured a month ago when we sank two American warships. Earth Destroyer is a martial arts expert comparable to Heavenly Punishment."

High-ranking officials from various countries who saw the video were stunned, especially high-ranking military officials in America.

What the hell? You say it's comparable to something else? The kind of monster that Tianzhu is rarely seen in the whole world, but your family seems to be able to mass-produce it. You're kidding me. It's all bluffing and propaganda.

Despite the many doubts, the previous Earth Destroyer had already truly inherited the title of Heavenly Punishment based on his battle record, so they couldn't be 100% sure it was fake. If it were real, would they have to give him two warships to prove his legitimacy?
If other countries are more concerned about the strength of the new Earth Destroyer, after all, it was only recently that America's two warships were sunk, and the Heavenly Punishment level powerhouse has already been called a demigod-level figure who can form an army by himself online.

The second video made America even more concerned, and some members of the Japanese legislature even felt a chill.

"Given America's command of the Revitalization Association in launching multiple terrorist attacks against Japan, if America continues to act recklessly, the Youth Salvation Association is considering launching a divine retribution against America's various strongholds. This includes not only Washington, but also here, to those cowardly members of Congress who are afraid of death."

Less than an hour later, America's State Department held another clarification press conference.

"The Revitalization Association is just a deceptive organization that is not affiliated with America. Therefore, we hereby declare that certain organizations should exercise restraint and avoid causing unbearable consequences."

America went so far as to call the Japanese Prime Minister's office directly.

"Prime Minister Akiyama, we urge Japan to deal with domestic terrorist organizations as soon as possible. If another tragedy occurs, we will not rule out the possibility of using force to eliminate the Yonhap Society."

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Akiyama Akechi was completely dumbfounded. How could a foreigner resort to force? Even their so-called elites couldn't find a trace of the YMCA. It was as if it had sprung out of a rock.

Akiyama Akechi had a feeling that even if a major purge were carried out in Japan, he might not be able to find the YMCA unless all the Japanese were killed.

Now is not the time to think about these things. Akiyama Akechi is more concerned about the more than 20 members of parliament who have been declared to have been executed, and most of them are from the ruling coalition. If they are all killed, the cabinet can be dissolved.

Akiyama Akira was so anxious he was restless. The YMCA wasn't just talk; those lunatics were absolutely capable of doing it.

In particular, in the past two days, Tianzhu has been targeting the Holy Arbiter of the Revival Society from time to time. According to eyewitnesses, Tianzhu had two opportunities to kill the Holy Arbiter, but was stopped by the police and special mobile teams that arrived at the scene.

They did consider waiting for the Heavenly Punishment to kill the Holy Arbiter first, but unfortunately the councilors had already voted, and the Holy Arbiter stopped taking action.

Akiyama Akechi finally remembered a certain man, Hanyu Naoki, the powerful figure who killed the former Tenchu.

"Go and invite Director Yuzuru over for me."

"Yes."
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(End of this chapter)