Love in the Courtyard: Starting with Engineers

Inside the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, the president is yelling at the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the Treasury, with reports of the stock market crash and photos of the riots on the table starkly contrasting.

"We must immediately shift our focus away from domestic issues! If this continues, our country will be completely thrown into chaos!"

The Defense Secretary stood up and responded, "Mr. President, we have a plan."

"We can deploy more fighter jets, Aegis warships, and the latest air defense systems in Japan."

"This will both demonstrate our military deterrence to international capital and stabilize their confidence, and also direct public anger towards China."

The finance minister nodded repeatedly: "That's right! As long as we spread the 'China threat' theory and make the public believe that China is the cause of our economic crisis and social unrest..."

"They will forget their grievances against the government."

The president's expression softened slightly: "Good! Execute immediately! Have the propaganda department go all out to portray China as the world's greatest threat!"

In just three days, the official media of the United States began to frantically spread the theory of the Chinese threat.

"China's military expansion threatens Asia-Pacific security"

"China's technological monopoly has led to global economic imbalances." "China's financial attacks caused the US stock market to collapse."

Such comments flooded the internet, and coupled with the "maliciously edited footage" of the South China Sea naval exercises, instantly ignited anti-China sentiment within the United States.

New York's Chinatown, once bustling with activity, is now a scene of utter devastation.

A group of masked thugs wielding sticks vandalized a Chinese-owned store, scattering shards of glass everywhere.

The chants of "Down with China" were jarring and offensive. A Chinese business owner tried to stop them but was punched to the ground by a thug, bleeding profusely.

"Stop! You can't do this!"

Chen Ming, the chairman of the Chinese union, led dozens of Chinese people to rush over, forming a human wall with wooden sticks to protect the injured compatriots and the remaining shops.

The riot leader arrogantly shouted, "You Chinese, get out of the US! You've ruined our lives!"

He turned to the Chinese people behind him and shouted, "Let's unite and protect our own businesses!"

"We protested to the government, demanding that they severely punish the rioters and stop inciting anti-China sentiment!"

"Protest! Punish the rioters severely!" the Chinese shouted in unison, their voices echoing throughout Chinatown.

Subsequently, the Chinese labor union formally submitted a letter of protest to the government of the United States, and at the same time contacted the global Chinese community, creating strong public opinion pressure.

The M country government turned a blind eye to this and instead secretly condoned the rioters' actions, attempting to further divert domestic attention through this method.

Meanwhile, the military deployments of Country M began to proceed in full swing.

Dozens of fighter jets landed at the Japanese military base in Okinawa, and three Aegis-equipped warships entered Yokosuka Port. The air defense system is also being installed and tested at an accelerated pace.

Inside the Japanese Prime Minister's official residence, the Prime Minister looked at the documents regarding the military deployment of the United States, a smug smile on his face.

The Defense Minister stepped forward and said, "Your Excellency, the military forces of Country M are in place, giving us even greater confidence!"

"The international community is now focused on the China threat theory, and we can take this opportunity to launch another attack on China."

"Well said!" The short prime minister slammed his hand on the table and stood up.

"Notify the Ministry of Defense to immediately formulate a plan to harass Taiwan's islands and reefs in the South China Sea."

"This time, we'll join forces with Country M to teach China a lesson and show them our power!"

Soon after, Japan openly declared at the United Nations General Assembly: "China's military expansion and technological monopoly have seriously threatened regional peace and stability."

"We are absolutely not afraid of threats from China, and we will expand our security patrols!"

Meanwhile, Li Yu was holding an emergency meeting to advance the plan to encircle and suppress Japan's industries.

"Lou Zhenhua, how's the price adjustment for semiconductor products going?" Li Yu asked.

Lou Zhenhua opened the report: "President Li, all adjustments have been completed."

"Our new generation of memory chips outperforms similar Japanese products by 30%, but is 20% cheaper."

"The performance of communication chips has improved by 25%, while the price has decreased by 15%."

"Customers around the world are placing orders like crazy, and Japanese electronics companies are losing all their orders."

"Very good," Li Yu nodded.

The official inspector then added, "President Lee, Japan's electronics industry has experienced a massive contraction."

"Sony, Panasonic and other companies have closed three factories and are about to lay off more than 10,000 people."

Li Yu sneered: "This is just the beginning."

"We want to completely destroy their electronics industry, so that they will never be able to develop new technologies or produce new products again."

In Tokyo, Japan, the Sony headquarters was eerily silent. CEO Kenichiro Yoshida stared at the empty production lines, his face filled with helplessness.

The head of production said in a low voice, "Our orders have decreased by 80%, and we have a serious inventory backlog. Now we can only maintain operations by laying off employees and closing the factory."

"I know," Kenichiro Yoshida said wearily.

"Longteng's products are more powerful and cheaper, so we simply can't compete. Now the company is almost running out of cash."

Similar scenes are playing out repeatedly in major Japanese electronics companies.

With numerous businesses closing down and workers losing their jobs, Japan's economic situation is becoming increasingly dire.

Deprived of industrial support, Japanese capital began to flood into the real estate market.

Housing prices in cities like Tokyo and Osaka have surged again, with increases exceeding 30% in just half a month, and real estate stocks have also soared.

Countless people, driven by the mentality of "getting rich by speculating on real estate," are willing to take on huge mortgages and follow the trend to buy houses.

Some companies have even invested all their remaining funds in real estate.

Yukio Noguchi, a renowned Japanese economist, looked at the frenzied real estate market with a heart full of anxiety.

He publicly warned on a television program: "Japan's real estate market is now a huge bubble!"

"It lacks the support of the real economy and relies entirely on capital speculation. Once the bubble bursts, the entire economy will collapse!"

However, this warning was not only ignored, but also caused a huge uproar.

"That old man is just spreading alarmist rumors!" said an angry resident who had just taken out a loan to buy a house.

"I finally managed to snag an apartment, and now prices are rising every day, yet he wants to suppress the housing market and cut off our livelihood!"

"Exactly! He must have entered the market too late and failed to make any money, so he's jealous of us!" another property speculator chimed in.

That evening, a group of angry stock market investors and real estate speculators, armed with stones and sticks, stormed to the doorstep of Yukio Noguchi's house.

"Yukio Noguchi, come out and apologize!"

"You liar, you're trying to destroy our wealth!" they shouted as they smashed the doors and windows, shattering the furniture and leaving shards of glass everywhere.

Hiding in his bedroom, Yukio Noguchi listened to the sounds of smashing and insults outside, his heart filled with despair.

He never expected that his well-intentioned reminder would provoke such a vicious retaliation.

The next morning, Yukio Noguchi looked at his devastated home and sighed helplessly.

He told his family, "Let's leave Japan; there's no reason left here."

With tears in her eyes, the wife nodded: "Okay, we'll go anywhere, as long as we can get away from this madness."

Subsequently, Yukio Noguchi moved his family away from Japan and settled in Europe.

The Japanese government dismissed his warnings with disdain.

The government issued a statement: "Yukio Noguchi is creating anxiety!"

"The current boom in the housing market is a sign of economic recovery. We should encourage people to buy houses to boost economic growth."

Thus, the Japanese government not only failed to introduce any policies to curb the housing bubble, but instead continued to release credit and encourage speculation, allowing the bubble to grow larger and larger.

Inside the Longxing factory, Lou Zhenhua reported to Li Yu: "President Li, Noguchi Yukio issued a major warning in the media yesterday, so I had someone lead the way to smash up his house."

"He has now fled Japan with his entire family."

Li Yu had long been wary of this whistleblower of Japan's real estate bubble, and he would have his men take action against him as soon as the other party spoke.

I just didn't expect it to work so well.

Looking at the frenzied data on the Japanese real estate market on the screen, Li Yu said, "Very good. Let Rogers stir things up for a while longer. Once he's poured all his funds into the real estate market, we'll launch a full-scale attack and completely burst this bubble."

"At that time, Japan's economy will completely collapse, and there will be no chance of recovery."

He paused, then continued, "Longteng is deploying satellites to closely monitor the military movements of the US and Japan. If they try to launch an attack, we'll teach them a lesson they'll never forget."

"Let them know that the price of provoking us is something they can never afford."