Yes, Prime Minister of Japan

"You haven't settled the account for the smuggled export of semiconductor manufacturing equipment with me yet."

"I'm not going to settle your account. You didn't pay anything. I gave 5 million to your sister Dai Yao and 5 million to Ms. Dongchuan to get their businesses up and running. How many dollars do you have in your pocket? Take less. It's easy to attract attention."

Li Xinghe felt humiliated, but thinking about the great cause, he accepted the loss.

But he did make a fortune. The project budget was 1000 million US dollars, David Womack took 150 million, Li Xinghe took 150 million, and Li Xinghe originally wanted to embezzle the remaining 700 million, but now he still has to pay Norinco 170 million US dollars for the purchase of guns and ammunition.

This is in line with the usual practice, where 70% of the fees are embezzled and the remaining money is subcontracted layer by layer.

But at least it got done.

Whenever there is a real need to activate this warehouse, those militiamen will be able to tell which guns are equipped with which bullets, which way to pull the safety, and make sure the magazines are not damaged.

And this is exactly the result Li Xinghe needs.

So everyone is happy.

......

David Womack isn’t completely gone.

In the evening, Li Xinghe and Enola invited him alone to taste Ningxia beach lamb in a high-end Chinese restaurant.

While David was cutting the meat, he instructed Li Xinghe:

"Write another application for an Army base, and you will be the chief officer, and your main task will be to keep this warehouse. You happen to be a second lieutenant in the Army, which meets the criteria for a platoon leader. We will apply for Army salaries, field subsidies, and warehouse management fees based on a platoon of 39 people plus you, a total of 40 people. This funding will be approved at least $400 million per year, and I will give you $100 million as base security and maintenance funding. In addition, this base will also bid for Pacific Allianz warehouse insurance, and we have tentatively set the premium at $50 per year. What do you think?"

Li Xinghe's hands trembled, and he was slightly shocked.

There are always strong people who are good at corruption. They eat the soldiers in the army and eat the warehouses in the warehouses.

Since the US military stationed in Japan had issued a directive to build a decentralized military warehouse, Li Xinghe took 1000 million to build a military warehouse. This was a military contract, and the US generals would not be too greedy.

But the military warehouse has been built and someone has to guard it!

The only option is to upgrade the discrete military warehouses into so-called US military bases.

Although the purpose of this warehouse is to reduce the pressure caused by US military bases, it does not prevent more US military bases from being built to protect it.

This is the conflict between theory and reality. The US military said there was nothing they could do.

In the past two decades, most of the US military's projects have increased spending in order to reduce expenses. It is also reasonable to add another Japanese artillery tower on the Japanese territory.

He had some doubts:

"No, this isn't Afghanistan or Iraq. If we do this, we might be caught..."

Who knew that Major General David was not worried at all and said:

"Don't worry. Based on my experience in the Ukrainian battlefield, we can find a Chinese ship to ram a Japanese ship, or let the Japanese and Chinese fight, or find an American LGBT soldier to take the blame. As long as the friction is created, any account book can be easily destroyed. Look at the children of those parliamentarians who made a lot of money in Ukraine before the war. Who will pursue them after the war?"

"What if there is no war?"

"There will definitely be a war. Russia has been patient with Ukraine for eight years, but it still took action. The hatred between China and Japan is even deeper. I am sure that if we provoke them a few more times, there will definitely be an accidental conflict."

In short, they are willing to ignite local tensions in order to protect their embezzled wealth.

"Ok."

Li Xinghe admired him immensely.

The so-called military bases commonly seen by the US military are actually the Japanese artillery towers from World War II. There are not many troops stationed there, sometimes only a few dozen people squatting inside, and there is not even a heavy machine gun.

US military bases with personnel in place are considered to have real combat effectiveness. In fact, there are a large number of US military bases that cannot be identified and it is hard to say whether they exist or not. In any case, the huge amount of funds issued by the Ministry of Defense every year have all disappeared into thin air.

But this US military base does not exist at the moment. It is purely an excuse for Major General David Womack to suck the blood of his soldiers and embezzle funds.

He used the Void Warehouse to upgrade the Void Military Base, approved 400 million for himself, gave 100 million to Li Xinghe, and had 300 million left. He could also borrow the public funds of the US military stationed in Japan, and insure Li Xinghe's Allianz Insurance for 50 US dollars, which was considered to be a return of Li Xinghe's bribery.

But even so, he received at least $300 million a year in blood-sucking funds and huge kickbacks from designated outsourced projects.

The two of them stepped on each other's feet, you helped me and I helped you, and the US military spent at least 1500 million US dollars in one go.

In fact, apart from a small warehouse filled with miscellaneous weapons and mismatched ammunition, to which the spy Li Xinghe had the key, nothing real was accomplished.

At this time, Enola poured him a glass of wine and deliberately withdrew:

"You've given us too much, it's not appropriate."

The drinking sparked a conversation, and Major General David Womack continued:

"We should continue to cooperate deeply, Li, you have strong military and economic talents. I plan to build at least three fortress military groups and dozens of large warehouses in Japan based on this warehouse. If we join forces, we will definitely make money... I mean, make the US troops stationed in Japan stronger."

All Li Xinghe saw were US dollars:

"Yes, a military warehouse is a military base. Ten military warehouses require ten military bases. The money is really..."

Enola quickly kicked him.

Li Xinghe immediately tried to justify his remarks:

"Of course, these are also ten strong barriers strong enough to resist the Chinese invasion army."

Now, the two sides have reached a basic understanding.

David Womack outsourced the warehouse construction costs to Li Xinghe, and he and Li Xinghe each took 15% and the remaining 70% was used for practical work. But in fact, Li Xinghe embezzled more than half of the funds.

After the warehouse was built, David Womack took 75% of the operation and maintenance costs for himself, and outsourced the remaining costs to Li Xinghe, who maintained the warehouse at a low cost.

After working on this small project for a few years, he returned to the United States and immediately became a guest of honor at an arms company. He then enjoyed his retirement travels and a life of luxury.

As for the so-called resistance plan of the Littoral Combat Group, the decentralized military warehouses mainly used to organize reserve militia combat, the reduction of US military expenditures, the US military budget should be cut, the money should be spent where it is needed most, etc., these things have to be put aside in front of the generals' main business (making money).

Does spending this much money mean that China will be invincible?

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Author's note: Thank you for your support. The process in this article is basically a summary of some techniques of corruption within the US military.

Chapter 240: The Mentally Retarded Emperor and the Idiot Prime Minister

The Americans are still rich and powerful.

In order to embezzle a little bit of assets from the Japanese government, one has to dig holes in large-scale projects like the Asian Games. In contrast, in the United States, if one wants to be corrupt, there are loopholes in all projects, big or small, that can be exploited.

"Go find some playmates for the major general." Li Xinghe hinted at Enola and pinched her feet.

Enola rolled her eyes at Li Xinghe in disgust. She had already understood what Li Xinghe meant. She decided to find some Ukrainian women to record David Womack's ugly behavior on video for later use.

But David Womack was on high alert. He wiped his mouth and said:

"No, that's not necessary. We can't leave any evidence that you can go out casually. Our chat ends here. From now on, you are an official second lieutenant in the army. Pay attention to the security of the military base. Goodbye."

After saying that, he asked the waiter to pack up the remaining mutton and take it back to the base to continue eating it.

"This old guy is quite vigilant."

As Li Xinghe spoke, he began to calculate the income.

After deducting expenses, Li Xinghe's pocket money increased instead of decreased, with a total of 2900 million US dollars. Among them, 700 million was embezzled warehouse funds, 500 million was the website construction funds of the National Security Bureau, 1200 million was the project quota of the Malki Foundation plus various black money. Another 500 million was the payment made by Koreans to purchase the US military strategic outline. The funds of the foundation will be transferred to the super election committee to support the election of members of parliament.

He gave Enola the $100 million military base funding David Womack had given him:

"I'll take the lion's share, and you'll take the smaller share. When the $100 million in operation and maintenance fees arrives, you'll keep half, and the rest will be shared among everyone. If you include this money in the military account of Rock Logistics, it won't be counted as illegal income. We are united and help each other."

Enola mistakenly thought that Li Xinghe was going to subcontract the work to her, and felt that this was a bit embarrassing. She lifted up her platinum-blond hair and asked in confusion:

“I am responsible for the daily warehouse operations and maintenance?”

Li Xinghe has even less bottom line than her:

"No, this kind of money-making project that is made up of fancy names does not need any maintenance at all. Just lock the warehouse door, cover it with soil, and plant some green land. This one time is enough."

There is no doubt that Li Xinghe is not a good person.

To the CIA behind her, what Li Xinghe did seemed good, but in fact they were all scraps to fool their superiors.

But he was really generous in distributing money to everyone, with each person receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars a year, which greatly eased everyone's financial pressure, including Enola.

Without the $50, it would take her 12 years to pay off her micro-plastic surgery loan.

Therefore, she crouched beside the table with her eyes as white as silk, and said softly:

"I'll be out in a bit. Do you want me to call you Honey?"

But Li Xinghe didn't understand the situation, he straightened his suit and tie, and said seriously:

"No, please call me Congressman Smith from now on."

Of course, Lin Mulan didn't understand his Chinese pun. Smith is a synonym for American men. She just thought he was mocking the corruption of congressmen.

Maybe he also meant that he wanted to run for parliament in the future.

“Asian faces are a negative indicator.”

Enola reminded him.

"It's okay, being elected in Japan is a plus," said Li Xinghe.

"..."

Enola felt that there was indeed some communication barrier between the two of them. It was too difficult not to understand each other's jokes.

That night, Li Xinghe and Enola parted quickly.

She was going to deal with the subsequent accounts, while Li Xinghe went to nearby stores one by one to ask for surveillance footage in order to obtain indirect evidence of David Womack's actions. If something went wrong in the future, she would definitely not be a scapegoat.

A few days later, the sports meet closed silently.

The Asian Games ended in such a scandal.

After 11 years of preparation, the prefectural governor Omura Hideaki, the mayor Kawamura Takashi, and the president of the largest advertising company Dentsu, who were present at the opening ceremony, all ran away and disappeared at the closing ceremony.

No one paid any attention to the 6300 billion yen hole. On the contrary, candidates for local councillors in Aichi Prefecture are all using "dealing with the assets left over from the Asian Games" as a title, hoping to use it as a stepping stone to their positions.

Those unfinished construction sites and abandoned places still have room for secondary use.

It was not until October that the Special Investigation Department of Nagoya City "woke up from the dream" and announced its intervention in the investigation.

......

Home.

The beautiful female college dormitory next door was filled with the chattering and laughter of women. Li Xinghe was lying on the balcony, swaying and resting.

Next to her, Higashikawa Yukimi was eating yogurt shaved ice while listening to the surveillance video. Fuji Rie was watching Li Xinghe's phone with a vigilant look. She had recently heard some bad family rumors, saying that her cousin Fuji Hinako seemed to be arranged to have a baby, and Li Xinghe was the only male in their family.

Then I remembered that they knew each other, which was very suspicious.

Downstairs, Miyake Maria was taking a nap in the live broadcast room, Azuma Ai was carefully trying to please Li Xinghe's two mothers, and Kunibu Yueya was lying on the sofa as if she was at home, looking at the tablet in her hand to handle government affairs, tapping her beautiful legs wrapped in black stockings on the table bit by bit. As a secretary, Sato Airi was so tired that she fainted on the sofa.

The wonderful noon moment soon ended.

Someone rang the visiting bell.

My wife Ai wiped her apron and walked forward, turned on the video doorbell, and found that there was a girl with a cool and elegant temperament like a young lady outside the door. She was wearing an elegant light green long skirt, and her chestnut shoulder-length hair was neatly tied into two small braids behind her ears. Her big round almond eyes were like gems, and there was a beauty mole on the left side of her lip, which made her whole temperament look unique.

She saluted, "I'm Kunibu Makabe, and I've come to visit you as Chiyo-san's academic advisor."

"Ah, you're looking for dad, wait a minute."

Azuma Ai took off her apron and went to open the door, and her word "Dad" almost made Kunibu Makabe's brain freeze.

Fortunately, she was smart enough to guess that this was Li Xinghe's adopted daughter.

When Kunibu Makabe entered the room, he met his sister who was sitting on the sofa.

"Makabe?"

"elder sister."

The two sisters looked at each other, Kunibu Yueya got up and went upstairs, calling down Li Xinghe, Higashikawa Yukimi and Fuji Rie.

She said sarcastically, "Come and watch Chiyo-san's tutoring together."

Kunibu Makabe took out his textbook very seriously, and asked Miyake Maria, who was sleeping in, to come out and sit down together to make up for the lessons.

When Jian Meixun came downstairs after her nap, she saw a room full of beautiful girls and her expression immediately changed.

Looking at the girls in the room, she asked Chiyo Hinahiki in amazement: "Are there any more?"

If I hadn't seen Chiyo Hinaki's excessive covetousness towards Li Xinghe that night, this sentence would have had no special meaning.

But what she actually wanted to say was ironically, you, an old woman, also want to sit at their table?

When Chiyo Hinaki felt that her sister's words were a bit harsh, the doorbell rang again.