Yes, Prime Minister of Japan

"The Prime Minister's Intelligence Office? This is Intelligence Officer Seikawa. I have ordered the relevant spokesperson not to mention Okinawa."

"No" means "must".

The tighter the cover-up here, the more chaotic things get outside.

Now, Li Xinghe has officially put Okinawa into the hellish pressure cooker to cook. As for whether he can cook a good soup, it depends on whether the seasonings of the various situations are added properly.

Lin Youzi, standing at her secretary's post, sighed:

"You're so mean."

Li Xinghe then spread his hands out:

"I'm sorry, but this is the price of joining the new order."

At this moment, Li Xinghe remembered the basic attributes of Lin Youzi and her daughter Lin Meng: they were absolutely anti-government bomb terrorists.

Li Xinghe made the following suggestion to Lin Youzi:

"As a fake Okinawan independence terrorist, why don't you blow something up too?"

"So what are you prepared to give in return?"

Lin Youzi leaned against the desk, her mysterious and complex eyes fixed on Li Xinghe.

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Author's Note: Thank you all for your support. 3900 words updated. During the Chinese New Year holiday, the update length will be slightly reduced by 1000 to 2000 words as I'll be busy with family matters.

Chapter 569: Okinawa Belongs to the United States, Trump's Amazing Plan (4500 words, Happy New Year's Eve)

Ms. Lin Youzi looked down at Li Xinghe from her elevated position.

Li Xinghe countered with a question:

"You're not alone, are you?"

It's quite obvious that people like Lin Youzi, who suffered greatly in the Self-Defense Forces, left the military in middle age, and then began to take revenge on society because of political injustices, are probably everywhere in the Self-Defense Forces. The most classic example is still Yamagami Tetsuya. Li Xinghe was quite certain that Lin Youzi had some accomplices in contact with, and they were planning to bomb this damned Japanese government.

Lin Youzi did not deny it:

"Hmph. If you gave me a nuclear bomb right now, I'd be happy to drive my car into the Capitol with it and detonate it along with those politicians. I might even blow the Imperial Palace to smithereens too."

This is the true bomb-wielding quality a real anti-government hero should possess—ready to charge into battle without hesitation, carrying a bomb at the drop of a hat. It seems Lin Meng is indeed Lin Youzi's biological daughter.

But Li Xinghe needed Lin Youzi alive right now, so he hurriedly said:

"Please don't do that. Lin Meng's work and life are pretty good right now. Let's think this through. I guarantee you'll have the opportunity to bomb the Imperial Palace and the National Assembly."

"I'll count this as a favor." Lin Youzi was finally satisfied.

……

The news media's reaction was suppressed by Li Xinghe, and it didn't begin to take effect until several days later.

Starting August 1st, the U.S. military in Okinawa cut funding for two regiments of the 8rd Expeditionary Force. Therefore, even with funding from the Japanese Self-Defense Forces, the mess halls for U.S. troops in Okinawa were placed under rationing, with each person receiving only one piece of bread per day. Gasoline and electricity were also rationed, and even drinking water became a scarce commodity.

In their desperate struggle for survival, American soldiers in Okinawa have also begun to act recklessly.

While Koide Chodai and his associates were secretly purchasing US weapons, they simply cut open the military base's warehouse and let Koide Chodai and his fellow US soldiers take whatever they wanted. Years of war preparedness had left the Okinawa base with a large stockpile of firearms and ammunition, including night vision goggles, bulletproof vests, radios, and other items, all of which were being sold at a 90% discount.

Since they couldn't sell all the weapons and ammunition, they started dismantling military vehicles, rotorcraft helicopters, armored vehicles, tanks, and all sorts of military equipment to sell the precious metals, engines, and spare parts.

If all else fails, US military personnel with Chinese contact information will go live, randomly attack Japanese and South Korean tourists on the streets, and even solicit donations from Chinese viewers.

But none of this can hide the fact that everyone is starving.

what is it now?

The most common way is to dine and dash.

They barged into restaurants, demanded lunch while tourists were present, and then forcibly left, claiming they didn't understand Japanese. This tactic was originally used by many soldiers to get by, but when 1.4 soldiers were dine-and-dash all over the island, even the Okinawans couldn't stand it anymore.

There are only 140 million of them in total, which means that every restaurant will be visited by men who dine and dash every day.

At this time, the people of Okinawa deeply experienced the predicament of Sun Youfu, the shopkeeper in "Underground Transportation Station." They kept detailed accounts, but the American occupation forces refused to settle a single penny.

Soon, it wasn't just restaurants; American soldiers with nowhere to eat even forcibly knocked on the doors of Okinawans' homes, trying to "befriend" them and mooch their lunches. Or they would simply act as highway robbers in front of schools and government canteens, forcing cars to stop and then swarming in to snatch all the elementary school students' lunchboxes.

As a tourist destination that relies on tourism for its economy, the way the US military is operating is like having cockroaches everywhere in your home; the number of tourists will immediately and noticeably decrease. After all, nobody wants to be robbed by soldiers, and the Japanese police won't even care.

Gradually, the people of Okinawa got to know the taste.

A woman from Okinawa with an American boyfriend was sent to investigate. She discovered that the US military had cut a large portion of the funding for the Okinawa base, leaving the soldiers to fend for themselves. They were all penniless, forced to use free water in parks to shower.

At this time, the Ryukyu Kingdom Martial Arts School, which had grown from a small school, had already opened its second term, with first-term students now serving as training instructors, and the number of applicants had exceeded five thousand.

Japanese media finally couldn't suppress the news from spreading.

China and South Korea have both begun reporting on this:

"The Okinawa crisis has erupted! The reason is that the Third Expeditionary Force of the Marin is short of funds, and the soldiers are not even getting enough to eat?"

"8 crimes in 7 days: US military personnel in Okinawa have turned into American cockroaches."

News of insufficient military funding, soldiers starving and turning into beggars and robbers, even flowed back into the United States, leading to a collective report from American media criticizing the Pentagon for being utterly insane.

The Qingshan Joint Command, with its self-righteous arguments, saw its civilian officers, who had their eyes on billions of dollars in military spending, racking their brains to write a stage play to explain themselves:

"A quota is a quota; it's not like it was just cut this year. The requirement to relocate two Marine Corps regiments from Okinawa to Guam and Hawaii began in 2022, and it wasn't officially implemented until last year, with the US and Japanese governments jointly contributing $86 billion for the relocation. Logically, the relocation should have been completed last year. Therefore, after receiving the delayed military funding from the Japanese government, we didn't allocate funds for these two regiments of 9000 personnel. There was nothing we could do about it!"

In short, the ownership of these 9000 people already belongs to Guam and Hawaii, and the funding should be provided by the Indo-Pacific theater of operations; it's none of our business.

The Indo-Pacific Command naturally resorted to clichés:

"The relocation work has been temporarily halted due to soaring costs. In the absence of a completed relocation, the responsibility should fall to the U.S. military stationed in Japan."

Even with mild intellectual disability, the main [symptoms] will be found.

The blame lies with the Indo-Pacific theater. $86 billion is enough to build another nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, yet the Indo-Pacific theater, with so much money, can't even build bases for two Marine Regiments.

Even with a massive budget, a camp of 9000 people, filled entirely with temporary container housing, would only cost $5-6000 million, less than one percent of the budget. There's no way they'd be left starving in Okinawa. It's hard to imagine how much money was embezzled in the Indo-Pacific theater.

With so much funding, Chinese construction teams could build a 20-acre floating city or start construction on the Type 006 aircraft carrier.

Upon learning of this, the Pentagon was caught in a dilemma, with its spokesperson speaking ambiguously, only saying that it would try to bridge the gap between the two sides.

But Li Xinghe was determined to starve them. The Indo-Pacific theater had embezzled $86 billion, and it was a given that they didn't have the money to take them away.

What about these 9000 people and their 20,000 family members?

Is it really possible to starve these 30,000 people to death on Okinawa Island during a prosperous year, when the US military budget has reached a new high?

The world's media are paying attention.

So how should we handle it?

The White House asked the Pentagon to find a solution, the Pentagon asked the Indo-Pacific Command to find a solution, the Indo-Pacific Command shifted the responsibility to its subordinate unit, the Joint Command, whose civilian staff had already decided to embezzle the fixed budget and were naturally unwilling to return it, only agreeing to talk to the Japanese government.

With both the Japanese prime minister and cabinet resigning, there is no government.

Therefore, the interim spokesperson stated:

"I'm sorry, our country currently has no prime minister and is holding new parliamentary elections. All matters can be discussed after the elections are successful."

Then all Japanese political parties began to avoid the media.

They will absolutely not spend any more money; the US military is a black hole. It's better to remain silent at this point.

If hardship is inevitable, then let the people of Okinawa suffer even more.

The small island has been transformed into a giant pressure cooker, with the pressure gradually increasing.

……

In August, the United States had a Victory Day commemoration of the victory in the war against Japan, which was later changed to Victory Day.

On this important day, the White House announced that President Trump will deliver a keynote address at 4 p.m.

Shouldn't we be talking about the escalating crisis involving US troops in Okinawa?

Just when everyone thought Trump was going to say something about the starving Third Expeditionary Force on Okinawa, his official statement still silenced journalists around the world.

Trump shouted loudly in front of the camera:

"China should not have any sovereignty claims over the Okinawa Islands!"

Then, Trump launched into a lengthy tirade, quoting historical documents presented to him by Li Xinghe that favored a Chinese perspective, criticizing China: "Since this island left the Qing Dynasty 120 years ago, it has completely, absolutely, and irrevocably left China. It is a beautiful and precious island, and now it is our treasure. China cannot take Okinawa from us."

The reporters were all groaning and utterly bewildered.

What the hell?

What kind of nonsense are you spouting?

Is China interested in the Okinawa Islands?

In short, Trump believes that, based on various indications, China's goal is not simply to take back Taiwan, but to seize Japan's Okinawa Islands as well.

Everything here aligns with Li Xinghe's plan.

But if it ended like this, Trump wouldn't be Trump anymore.

According to the documents submitted to him by Li Xinghe, the actual legal rights of this territory have always been pending, and in a sense, it even belongs to the United States, while Japan has tacitly allowed it to be temporarily administered.

So after Trump spent a full 60 minutes accusing China of coveting the precious Okinawa Islands, he suddenly changed his tone:

"Furthermore, based on the Okinawa Reversion Agreement signed between the US and Japan, and the Potsdam Declaration, I believe that the legal sovereignty over the Okinawa Islands should belong entirely to the United States. The United States should push Japan to return the Okinawa Islands to the United States, and we will treat them with the same esteem we have for Guam, the Mariana Islands, or Hawaii, regarding them as the most precious pearl of East Asia. I am prepared to sign a legal document demanding the return of the Okinawa Islands from Japan, requiring that the islands be considered part of a US overseas territory. As for the 140 million Chinese people on the islands, I hope they will move back to China!"

In Trump's vision, owning the Okinawa Islands would mean he was representing the United States in territorial expansion. Although he was fighting against Japan, his little puppy, he could gain enormous public support.

As for the 140 million Okinawans on the island who pose a threat of instability, let them go back to China; that way, it will save Japan some trouble. He doesn't care about the outcome.

At the same time, this sovereignty crisis will effectively become a tool for him to maintain power and transition to a third term, provoking stable and controllable local conflicts.

Trump's remarks shocked the world.

This was like a thunderclap out of nowhere; a Balala the Fairies suddenly appeared in the Ultraman theater.

What are you going to do?

With the Greenland purchase issue still unresolved, is Trump about to start another saga and ruthlessly exploit his ally Japan?

If it were just the president making empty threats, that would be one thing.

Trump's White House press secretary actually went to the Chinese Embassy in the United States with documents and handed over a "Letter of Opinion on the Departure and Stay of 140 Million Chinese in Okinawa," asking China to take them all away.

They also thought it was great because Japan had been unable to control the opposition from the Okinawans. They thought that sending them all away would make Japan very happy.

Faced with such an abstract and incredible scene that no normal person could possibly imagine, the whole world couldn't contain its excitement.

The Chinese Foreign Ministry raised a question mark:

"?"

The Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs raised a question mark:

"?"

North Korea, South Korea, and Taiwan are all raising questions, practically stuffing Secretary Rubio's crotch with them. What nonsense are you all spouting?

Is Trump's brain made up of something like eating Yunnan mushrooms, seeing Ultraman while washing his head in the toilet, and having a hybridization with a cockroach, giving birth to a child? Could it be that God disrupted the laws of cause and effect to come up with the idea of ​​turning Okinawa into US territory?

"???"

The U.S. State Department, completely unaware of what Trump was up to, was also baffled.

What? A script can be written like this?

At a time when the United States urgently needs Japan to lower interest rates, stabilize the dollar-yen exchange rate, and make Japan a bridgehead for the United States in East Asia, and when the State Department is doing its best to improve relations with Japan, Trump, why are you betraying us like this?

At this moment, the whole world is confused.

Old man, are you even thinking straight?

Do you know what you're saying?

The number of calls to mental hospitals worldwide has surged.

Of course, some intelligent people noticed Trump's ulterior motives.

This incident is also recorded in the story of Yoon Seok-yeol's provocation of North Korea and his attempt to use Ko to stage a coup.

The problem is that Trump is about four years behind the times. The same thing he was trying to do was already done by Yoon Seok-yeol in 2024, and Yoon Seok-yeol unsurprisingly messed up his plan, which is why South Korean politics has been unable to produce a new president to this day.

Does a trick that has been repeatedly played by others really think it can cover up everything?