Yes, Prime Minister of Japan

Now, the stepmother hasn't spoken, and the teacher is speaking on her behalf.

Chiyo Hina clenched her fists. If looks could strike, Katayama Mizuo would probably have been sent flying by a million iron fists by now.

Don't come and cause trouble!

The author says:

Author's Note: Thank you all for your support. Here's 4200 words. Since February only has 28 days, after trying to write 2 words a day for a few days, I felt a lot of pressure and my writing slowed down. I realized that no matter how I calculated it, I couldn't reach the maximum of 27 words for revenue sharing, so I decided to give up. My expected goal for this month is about 25-26 words.

Chapter 595: Tokyo's Most Heinous Traitor, This Country Can Only Be Sold By Me (4800 words)

"Teacher, don't cause trouble, this is a family matter."

Li Xinghe is a bit bald.

The plot twist came so quickly that even Kokubun Makabe didn't have time to react.

The stepmother substituted for him, but the teacher tried to steal the opportunity.

"Ah, that's... but I clearly..."

Katayama Mizuo looked at the group of serious women in the room, suspicious, but too embarrassed to call her out.

"I'll explain to you later... oh no, go find Yukimi-chan, she knows better, cough cough."

Li Xinghe hurriedly shooed Katayama Mizuo out the door.

Upon discovering that Section 9 of the Public Security Bureau was disturbing him, Kokubun Makabe immediately reaffirmed his confidence with Chiyo Hinahime via his mobile phone:

"It's alright, Chiyo-mama, don't worry. I, Makabe, will do my best to make this date a success. Let me tell Hoshigawa about your situation first."

As a pure woman who is passionate about collecting Li Xinghe's dating CGs and has no other hobbies, Kokubun Makabe is very pure.

I want to read Li Xinghe's story.

There were also accidents.

Therefore, she has always been an excellent observer, and among the small team, besides Mizukage Tenpei and Shikamichi Watanuki Sumire, she has never relinquished her position as the second best in needlework. Her goal is not to hide, but to collect the most beautiful and attractive CGs.

Still as pure and lovely as a female college student, Chiyo Hina, who had to dress more maturely, sat next to Li Xinghe. Her neat and delicate face was slightly flushed, and her long hair flowed freely.

She introduced Li Xinghe in a soft voice:

"This is a luxury cruise ship called 'Swan Princess,' from the United States, owned by an Atlanta-based travel company. The Public Safety Inspection Agency unexpectedly discovered that this cruise ship, which claims to offer global travel, had several different passengers while transiting Singapore. In Tokyo, almost all of them were officials from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, representatives of conglomerates, and representatives of financial oligarchs from the United States. They were discussing bailout investment deals involving major companies such as Nissan, Nippon Insurance, Panasonic, Toshiba, Fujitsu, and AliExpress."

While it's called a bailout investment, Japan often turns its bailout efforts into a harvest when facing pressure from the United States.

Conversely, when the United States granted Japan investment qualifications, it was essentially saying, "Son, pay tribute to your father."

This inequality in status is clear even to ordinary Japanese people who are politically indifferent.

"Oh ho, a traitorous party!"

Li Xinghe couldn't sit still any longer.

Holy crap, you traitors didn't even call me!

The brain-dead bureaucrats at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, seeing the Prime Minister leading the way in selling out the country, secretly followed suit. However, they were of a higher class; they disdained to attract investment for factory owners, but instead wanted to directly obtain dollar liquidity from American financial oligarchs and then rake in kickbacks.

If during the three-month clearance sale signed by Shinjiro Koizumi, Chinese business owners mainly bought various small but excellent enterprises and factories, then the bureaucrats of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan's most elite but most incompetent government, still offered up several of Japan's most valuable but bankrupt Mio Corporations while habitually kneeling before their American "daddy."

Those who know, know that these people are used to kneeling before the US; they're spineless and have no kneecaps.

Those who don't know the situation might think they deliberately dumped heavily indebted large companies on the US, digging a hole and dragging down American capital.

Kokubun Tsukiyaki, hands on hips, muttered to herself:

"The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry is really embarrassing itself. According to normal procedures, these companies on the verge of bankruptcy should be auctioned or transferred publicly, right?"

Long ago, under Kakuei Tanaka, Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) was a pillar of the nation, promoting economic development and pouring money into creating a golden age of prosperity. However, as it has evolved, METI has become a piece of junk, unable to control TEPCO (Tokyo Electric Power Company), resulting in the Fukushima nuclear disaster; its agriculture, fisheries, and livestock industries are all failing; its industrial policies are so incompetent they've caused companies to collapse; it colludes with the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries to create chaos and feed the nation only one-eighth of its food supply; and it rakes in money with the Ministry of Finance.

Chiyo Hina gripped her son's wrist tightly, leaning on his shoulder, a rare hint of tension and exhaustion showing on her face.

"This is the first battle for the trio of me, Yueya, and Airi, who were promoted from ordinary prosecutors to the team of the second special investigation squad of the Special Investigation Department."

The Special Investigation Department of the Eastern District Prosecutors Office, as a department at the ministerial level, is led by one prosecutor and two deputy prosecutors, and then there are special investigation teams such as Team One and Team Two, each with a leader. Due to Li Xinghe's merits, the young and inexperienced, beautiful but powerful Chiyo Hinagi was given priority for promotion to Team Two leader.

"Okay, I'll go. But how should I do it?"

In any case, Li Xinghe must seize this opportunity to stop the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry from selling large Japanese companies to American oligarchs.

Dude, I have a better channel; I want to sell it to China.

Chiyo and Kokubun Makabe exchanged a glance, a hint of embarrassment showing in their clear eyes:

"Too many people know who Mom is. I want you to be in the open while we sneak in from the shadows."

"Should I go out openly? They'll recognize me, won't they?"

Li Xinghe was surprised.

Sato Airi subtly exposes Li Xinghe's true colors:

"Yes, young master. Aren't you the biggest...and that...and the American...what the heck (traitor)?"

"Am I... wait, I... damn it, am I the undisputed traitor to the United States stationed in Tokyo?"

Li Xinghe was at a loss for words.

Isn't that a bit much? When it comes to treason, the people ahead of Li Xinghe could push him from heaven to hell. Whether it's the Japanese leadership that caused the bubble economy crisis, Junichiro Koizumi who initiated neoliberal reforms, or Toru Hashimoto and Shintaro Ishihara who escalated the Diaoyu Islands crisis in 2012, which of these people who repeatedly failed at Japan's crossroads wasn't more ruthless than Li Xinghe in his actions against Japan?

But in the eyes of high-ranking politicians, he really was Tokyo's biggest and most heinous traitor.

His frequent visits to the US Embassy and Joint Command headquarters are well-known among politicians and bureaucrats, and his behind-the-scenes advice to Koizumi is also widely acknowledged. His suppression of the Self-Defense Forces mutiny is widely seen by right-wing bureaucrats as a 'limiter on US control over Japan, preventing extremist forces from seizing power.'

Even Chiyo Hinaki couldn't say it directly. After all, everyone knew where Li Xinghe had swindled the trillions of yen in capital from the United Bank, managed by Yamato Keira, from. That was military funding from the Japanese government to the US military.

Thinking of this, Li Xinghe sighed.

Sigh, I feel like I can't love anymore.

Kokubun Makabe sat down on the other side, pressing close to Li Xinghe's shoulder:

"I'll go with you."

With two beautiful women on either side of him, Li Xinghe felt the pressure from Kokubun Tsukiya's gaze and hurriedly asked:

"How will Chiyo's mother get in?"

"The ship is currently operating like a masked ball, with patrons bringing their female companions aboard. Doesn't Xinghe have a film and television company that has signed many Korean actresses? Let him gather those women together and, with our camera equipment, investigate and gather evidence."

Chiyo Hinahime said this.

Korean actresses are especially cheap and obedient, so it seems perfectly reasonable for them to participate in these masked loot-sharing parties.

However, Li Xinghe had absolutely no intention of taking any risks, so he still needed to...

Deploy troops and special police to stand by near the cruise ship, and also arrange for special police to provide protection.

But did Li Xinghe not tell Chiyo's mother about the Zhongbai Film and Television Company's business?

"Huh? You know about that too? Who said that?"

“That’s what Sister Miri said.”

That being said, Chiyo Hinaki was clearly lying, her eyes darting around.

Actually, she learned it from Zhao Lieshu. The young wife would occasionally sneak off to eat with her mother-in-law, revealing the true nature of Xinghe to her. And it wasn't just Zhao Lieshu; Chiyo Hina also frequently chatted with Li Daiyao and Li Juyan.

When Kokubun Tsukiya, feeling a little jealous, hugged Li Xinghe tightly from behind, her proud but not-so-large breasts pressing against his neck, Li Xinghe quickly gave an order in the group chat:

"Public Security Bureau Division 9, assemble."

"It's Section 9 of the Public Security Bureau, you idiot," Higashikawa Yukishi complained in the group chat.

"Alright, I support Director Higashikawa's usurpation of power and becoming the new ruler of the land." — Mayumi Saito, the forensic pathologist specializing in death.

Kasukabe Tamako, a senior staff member of Section 9 of the Public Security Bureau, said, "That idiot Mayumi is Deputy Section Chief Higashikawa."

"What are we going to bomb today?" — Mengmeng, the number one bomber in Section Nine.

As a separately established department, Li Xinghe borrowed many heavily armed special police officers from the garrison command, as well as his own subordinate troops.

……

Port area.

The Swan Princess cruise ship.

That evening, on a brightly lit luxury cruise ship in Tokyo, where the economy was in decline and prices were constantly rising, officials from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and representatives of oligarchs gathered to discuss who would sell a large number of companies on the verge of bankruptcy.

The meeting, originally intended for officials from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry to divide the spoils with American oligarchs, was interrupted by an uninvited guest.

A handsome young man, with a face like jade, booked the largest private room to board the ship:

"How could such a great conference be complete without me?"

Although he wore a mask, it was just a pair of glasses, which was tantamount to revealing his identity when boarding the ship.

But no one was surprised by his appearance; it would have been unreasonable for him not to attend the traitorous party.

To everyone's surprise, not only did Li Xinghe arrive, but he was also accompanied by a formal female companion wearing a butterfly mask that obscured her face, yet dressed in a luxurious long gown. And it wasn't just the female companion; in addition to reserving the largest private room, he also brought along a large entourage of twenty or thirty K-pop female celebrities wearing anime-style headgear and oversized trench coats.

Anime headgear, you could call it a mask, right?

Lee Sung-ha was still kind; he didn't force these hardworking, almost slave-like Korean Wave actresses to appear in public.

No, buddy?

The elites on board were dumbfounded.

Are you here to betray your country, or to throw a lavish party?

Bringing so many women, are you trying to blind us?

Li Xinghe, who attended the meeting and seemed to have his own personal spotlight, unexpectedly ran into Yagi Koji, the Vice Chief of Staff of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, on the ship. They had known each other since the Okinawa Incident.

What is he doing here?

The two knew each other, and their identities were obvious even though they were wearing masks, so Yagi Koji didn't hide his identity. Instead, he took Li Xinghe to meet officials from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.

"This is Takahide Soeda, the acting secretary to the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry."

"Takehiko Matsuo, Councilor for Economy, Trade and Industry."

"Overall review officer Tatsuji Narita, policy review officer Masashi Mogi."

"Planning Investigator Shigemitsu Nakajima..."

Li Xinghe was also shocked by the scene after Yagi Koji introduced it to him.

Almost all those in power at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, including ministers, chief cabinet secretaries, and heads of various important economic departments, were present.

Is this a plan to sell off all the major Japanese companies at once?

Li Xinghe felt he had made the right choice in coming here.

Perhaps if I hadn't shown up tonight, the scene of American capital collectively reaping the benefits of Japan would have been repeated, reminding the Japanese of the deadly slaughter of 1985 and 2008.

That won't do. Only I can sell this country, and I get to decide who gets to sell it.

How could this batch of lush chives be given to an impotent old American man?

"How could Chief of Staff Yagi be here..."

Li Xinghe asked in a low voice.

Koji Yagi sighed, "There's no other way. The battle of Naha, Okinawa, took away our bargaining power. Now the United States knows that Japan can't even defeat the guerrillas supported by China. Their oligarchs and military-industrial complex are putting forward even more demanding terms for us. In order to rescue the captured soldiers, I had no choice but to come here as well."

The problem still lies with Li Xinghe regarding his feelings.

The Battle of Naha exposed the true nature of the Japanese Self-Defense Forces, revealing them to be nothing more than a mediocre civil servant force utterly devoid of combat effectiveness and fighting spirit.

However, while Koji Yagi might be considered somewhat human, the officials of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry are far from being human.

They were also discussing things like 'introducing American capital to revitalize Japanese companies' and 'finding more trainees from Southeast Asia'.

Li Xinghe stood by, armed with a gun and a club:

"Everyone, please pay attention to the Self-Defense Forces. There are still over a thousand Self-Defense Force officers being held in Okinawa. Right now, even if the Self-Defense Forces were to recruit globally, no one would come to help, right? Perhaps... perhaps we could find some cheap trainees in Southeast Asia? What should we call them, military academy trainees? How much salary are we going to offer, 12 yen a month?"

Li Xinghe is satirizing the "trainee system" led by Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, which brings in cheap labor from abroad under the guise of "university trainees," only to have them work day and night in various illegal factories. Both the high-intensity work and the low wages are notorious examples of slave factory conditions.

However, despite this terrible system, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry keeps spending money to buy whitewashing articles praising the trainee system as wonderful. Even though you are like cattle, coming to Japan to work for a few years and dying suddenly, Japan is a free and wonderful country with an average annual income of 460 million yen (excluding dispatched part-time illegal workers and trainees).

Since the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry thinks the trainee system is good, and the Self-Defense Forces are suffering from a shortage of personnel due to defeat in the war, why not combine the two into one, find military academy trainees from abroad, and then send them to Okinawa to work as combat laborers?