Yes, Prime Minister of Japan

Immediately, Li Xinghe realized that Zhao Lieshu was teasing him.

Of course not. If that were the case, Kaoru Mami and Chiyo Hinaki would probably be the first to object. Kannon Taki Aotori wouldn't dare to announce her and Lee Seigawa's schedule, and Higashikawa Yukami would probably be even less likely to share a few minutes of her sex life. If Kokubun Tsukiya were in it, people would be furious if they knew she had a psychological problem and couldn't even have sex.

Li Xinghe bared his teeth and intensified his attack:

"You're just teasing me again."

"It's all about bedroom romance."

As he said this, Li Xinghe and Zhao Lieshu shared a passionate kiss, then changed positions and continued to enter and exit each other.

Zhao Lieshu pressed her legs together and, under Li Xinghe's fierce onslaught, quickly ejaculated, her juices flowing out in silvery strands, like spider webs covering her.

After a long, wet breath, Zhao Lieshu turned around and hugged and kissed Li Xinghe.

"Honey, I love you, and that's the truth."

Emerging from the small box, the four actresses who had come to create a lively atmosphere were now sitting on the sofa with Ju Yan and Xuan Zhihua, drinking water and resting. Their clothing styles were respectively that of a sophisticated lady from a nightclub, a casino dealer, an electronic policewoman, and a sophisticated urban woman. However, their clothes were quite daring, with the largest piece of fabric no bigger than the palm of a hand. Silk threads and stockings formed the most sexually alluring embellishments of their outfits, as if shouting to Li Xinghe, "Come and fuck me!"

These four glamorous female celebrities are indeed married, their husbands being either well-known anchors or sports stars. Their reasons for accepting Zhao Lieshu's conditions vary, but they share one thing in common: their families' money was drained in the cryptocurrency stock market crash, leaving them with no choice but to accept any job. This is especially true for sports star families; celebrities whose careers rely on youth will plummet if they don't adapt quickly enough.

Seeing Li Xinghe carry Zhao Lieshu out after he had made her weak all over, they stood up somewhat fearfully and bowed:

"Brother Li."

Given their status in the entertainment industry, as long as Li Xinghe, this humanoid tyrannosaurus, wants to continue this game, they can't escape.

Li Xinghe first looked at his silly younger sister.

Lee Ju-yeon and Seon Ji-hwa covered their faces, each hiding in a corner of the sofa. Influenced by Zhao Lie-sook's electric dice, both of them mistakenly believed that this whole "happy drama" was arranged by Zhao Lie-sook. At first, they tried to be discreet, but once inside, things had spiraled out of their control. Now, as they emerged, mother and daughter locked eyes, everything unspoken.

"sit."

Li Xinghe waved for them to sit down, then carried Zhao Lieshu to the washroom.

Li Xinghe turned on the hot water, prepared the bathtub, and helped Zhao Lieshu take off her clothes.

Zhao Lieshu hugged Li Xinghe's neck like a baby, affectionately pressing her cheek against his.

“There are probably 80, if not 100, actresses like them in Seoul. This global economic crisis is truly terrifying.”

"Yes."

Li Xinghe rolled his eyes and wiped her face.

Zhao Lieshu then said:

"If you really want to have some fun, I can help you negotiate a contract. Just introduce them to any big company's product endorsement, and they'll put on their little collars and let you do whatever you want with them."

That's impossible, of course.

Li Xinghe has learned to recognize her little quirks.

After washing Zhao Lieshu, Li Xinghe carried Li Juyan and Xuan Zhihua into the bathroom in turns. Then the four of them stayed in one room, while the actresses stayed in the guest room temporarily.

It was 3:30 a.m. the next day.

Li Xinghe was woken up by a phone call.

Zhao Juhuan said urgently:

"Someone is planning a coup!"

Li Xinghe was puzzled. He had indeed arranged this script for Zhao Guhuan, but it didn't include starting the coup process now. Zhao Guhuan's true supporters numbered less than a few hundred thousand; how could he dare to do it? After listening for a while, he realized that Zhao Guhuan had been coerced into the coup.

Li Xinghe asked:

"Huh? Aren't you supposed to come?"

Zhao Juhuan said anxiously:

“I don’t have that qualification now. It was Chief of Staff Kim Myung-soo who gathered us all together at the National Defense Building today and demanded that we obey his orders. By the way, he told me that he knows you and that he received $100 million from you.”

100 million.

Li Xinghe suddenly remembered that it was last year, around the time of the US-Japan-South Korea military agreement.

Who supports him?

"We don't know, none of us know. That's why I wanted to ask you..."

Li Xinghe suddenly asked:

"Did he say that Americans are supporting him?"

"...It should be."

After hanging up the phone, Li Xinghe fell into thought. As expected of the Americans, they couldn't wait.

But which American is supporting him?

Launching a coup at this time could not possibly be based on assurances from Vance, who is about to visit.

Is this some kind of hint from the US military stationed in South Korea?

Is this beneficial to myself?

Li Xinghe pondered.

Clearly, this was an unplanned military mutiny, and it wasn't communicated to higher authorities. If the US military in South Korea gave its approval, it means their goal was to oppose the rise of pro-China factions, fearing it would threaten the high status of US forces in South Korea.

Thinking this way, we must stop this coup orchestrated by the first military attaché.

Lee Sung-ha decided to make a formal phone call to Kim Hong-kyun, the First Minister of Foreign Affairs who was helping him:

"I am Lee Sung-ha. A sudden coup has broken out in Seoul, with Chief of Staff Kim Myung-soo personally instigating the uprising. I hope you can contact North Korea immediately to obtain a promise not to create border conflicts, and then mobilize the 1st Infantry Division from Panmunjom to move south to stop Kim Myung-soo. In his haste, he can probably only mobilize the 1st Air Transport Division and the 1st Security Regiment."

Kim Hong-kyun, who suddenly woke up from his sleep, felt a wave of fear, and then couldn't control his bladder and wet the bed.

He said, "I'll go ask Yang Zhenhe, the commander of the First Division, right away."

But Li Xinghe stopped him and said instead:

"You should promise the three chiefs of staff that once the matter is accomplished, the real power of the contracted chief of staff will be abolished, and the three chiefs of staff will each have real power to govern their own departments."

This is like drinking poison to quench thirst; it dismantles the unified command structure that the South Korean military had established.

This is also the best solution in Li Xinghe's opinion.

However, at such a critical juncture, Kim Hong-kyun had no choice but to do as Lee Sung-ha asked.

Soon, the chiefs of staff tacitly agreed to the power-splitting plan. The army chief of staff, Park Ahn-soo, who was in charge of the army, ordered the 1st Division to drive south in military vehicles from Panmunjom to suppress the rebels.

……

In the darkness of night.

Outside the Gimpo base, beside the Mapo Bridge, the sounds of vehicles rumbled and voices were hoarse as a commando team drawn from the 1st Air Transport Brigade slowly assembled.

Kim Myung-soo used the loudspeaker to continuously brainwash the soldiers:

"By order of the Minister of Defense: The government's foreign affairs department is about to announce a compromise with Japan, ceding the Dokdo Islands. In order to safeguard national integrity, prevent government bureaucrats from committing treason, we must raid the Diet, arrest the compromisers, and defend Dokdo!"

The first ambitious one has already emerged.

That was Kim Myung-soo, the chief of staff of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the only person at the very top of the military attaché route in the South Korean Army.

Kim Myung-soo, who accepted $100 million from Lee Sung-ha and signed the US-Japan-South Korea military agreement, is the first military attaché to step down. Amid a huge economic crisis, national turmoil, and a growing sense of change among the people, he obtained a secret guarantee from certain individuals in the US military through his own channels. After much deliberation, he decided to take this opportunity to make a gamble.

Kim Myung-soo probably also wanted to

Before long, his few words of trying to win over Zhao Juhuan exposed his true colors.

He believes that the United States that supports him is divided into several, and the United States represented by Lee Sung-ha does not want Kim Myung-soo's coup to succeed, creating a climate of white terror against China.

He thought Li Xinghe would support him, so he immediately set up an encirclement behind the scenes.

However, he was unaware of this at the time.

Kim Myung-soo was well-prepared for this coup; he had obedient soldiers, so he divided his forces into several groups to arrest key figures.

"The acting president has been arrested!"

"Han Dong-hoon, the presidential candidate, has been apprehended."

Where is Lee Jae-myung?

“When we caught him, he jumped into the Han River and swam to the other side.”

Kim Myung-soo was speechless when faced with Seoul's number one Running Man.

"Damn it... to the Presidential Palace in Longshan!"

In the early hours of the morning, every second of delay meant failure, so Kim Myung-soo had no choice but to rush to the presidential palace.

Just as the commando team had arrested several opposition leaders and was gradually approaching the Yongsan Presidential Palace, the 1st Infantry Division stationed in Paju City had already sped across the border between Gyeonggi Province and Seoul.

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Author's Note: Thank you all for your support. Here's 5300 words. I don't know why, but even though my head felt like it'd been hit when I woke up this morning, I still managed to write 5300 words. I won't split it up; I'll post it all at once.

Chapter 530: The leader of the anti-coup is hanged, and the US, Japan, and South Korea open fire on each other (4400 words)

The journey to the Presidential Palace in Yongsan felt like coming home; the building used to be the Ministry of National Defense building.

K21 infantry fighting vehicles led the way, followed by buses fully loaded with airlifted soldiers. Kim Myung-soo and many of his headquarters staff officers advanced together in the vehicles, making plans as they went.

"Your Excellency Chief of Staff, do you really have authorization from the Minister of Defense?"

One of the advisors sensed something was wrong and kept probing.

"Of course it's authorized!"

Kim Myung-soo made a firm and irrefutable announcement, demanding that the army accelerate its advance.

On the other hand, having learned from the lessons of the 2024 coup, when the coup began in the early hours of the morning, many politicians immediately started live-streaming on TikTok and YouTube to mobilize voters:

"Fellow citizens, we are now facing a major crisis!"

Does the Ministry of National Defense have grounds to declare martial law in certain areas?

As for Lee Jae-myung, who jumped into the Han River to escape, he certainly couldn't have crossed the river alone on a reed. In fact, he jumped into the river from his temporary residence in Yeouido, the National Assembly, swam across the Han River which is less than 5 meters wide, climbed to the south side of the Han River, and with the help of a driver in Gangnam District, circled back to the National Assembly.

This time, however, Kim Myung-soo will not allow the opposition to continue scaling the wall to enter the National Assembly building, and has deployed heavy troops to guard the gate.

Moreover, he no longer sent the 707 Special Forces who were just going through the motions, but instead mixed his own personal guards with new recruits transferred from other places, completely surrounding the entire Capitol. Anyone who approached would face the refusal of the machine gun positions.

However, when the air transport unit headed to the Mapo Bridge intersection in Yongsan, it was intercepted by the 1st Division.

The 1st Division, driving the same type of infantry fighting vehicle, made a temporary stop at the intersection, blocking their way.

First Division Commander Yang Zhenhe shouted at them:

"Go back empty-handed!"

"This is the First Division. Chief of Staff Kim Myung-soo has not been authorized by the Ministry of National Defense. The martial law in Seoul is a complete coup! It is an endless, chaotic rebellion."

Yang Jin-hyuk's sudden interception brought Kim Myung-soo's coup plan to an end.

At this point, they were only a few kilometers away from the presidential building.

"Fire! Let the infantry fighting vehicles fire!"

Kim Myung-soo shouted from inside the command vehicle, but the staff officers no longer dared to perform their duties and jumped out of the vehicle to escape.

To stop him, the First Division, which had been rushing day and night, actually only sent a few hundred men, and both sides were in great danger.

At the critical moment, it was Li Xinghe who helped Zhao Juhuan escape from the Ministry of National Defense building, using the Ministry of National Defense's helicopter to broadcast messages while flying in the air:

"Acting Defense Minister Kim Sun-ho has announced that he did not authorize Kim Myung-soo to deploy troops into Seoul, nor did he authorize him to mobilize the 1st Airborne Brigade. Martial law in Seoul is completely illegal. The Acting Defense Minister orders all officers and soldiers to return to their barracks. All officers and soldiers, return to your barracks!"

This citywide broadcast dealt Kim Myung-soo a heavy blow.

The soldiers who had lost the battle chose to compromise and slack off.

Does such an order actually exist?

Soldiers wandered aimlessly through the streets. Soldiers from the 1st Air Transport Brigade and the 1st Division were particularly helpless, crowding around their buses, K21 armored vehicles, or roadblocks, silently gazing at the sky.

This time, even expired bread rolls weren't enough, so people could only helplessly buy instant noodles at convenience stores to stave off hunger while being chased and scolded by citizens.

After daybreak, U.S. Forces Korea Commander Xavier Brunson announced to television: "All soldiers are to return to their barracks and are prohibited from participating in any coup attempts."

Although South Korea decided to reclaim peacetime operational control of the South Korean military in 1994 and requested the United States to reclaim wartime operational control in 2006, this wartime operational control has not been regained from 2006 to 2008, then to 2014 and 2017, and all the way to 2028.

Therefore, the direct order from the Commander-in-Chief of U.S. Forces Korea was tantamount to the final decision on whether Kim Myung-soo would enter Seoul by imperial decree or through a coup.