Yes, Prime Minister of Japan

Grady and Li Xinghe had a long talk:

"The Joint Chiefs of Staff basically agrees with your suggestion, Mio. Jeju Island is a key location that hinders the joint operations of the Chinese Navy and Russia. We should build more seaports and missile bases..."

Li Xinghe only said:

"Could we take the remaining soldiers from Okinawa with us?"

What will happen to the remnants of the two divisions left on Okinawa Island, whom even the Indo-Pacific theater doesn't really want to deal with?

Even Li Xinghe didn't want it.

First, there aren't enough troops; the Japanese government wouldn't provide much funding. Second, they aren't all their own people, so they're prone to disobeying orders.

After two consecutive back-and-forths, Grady slammed his fist on the table in frustration.

"Don't ask, the answer is that everything is in the plan."

The US's usual tactic for dealing with veterans, firefighters, and victims is to stall for time. Once those tens of thousands of people have found work on their own, they'll bring in a few representatives for a group photo, give them some compensation, and that's it.

Anyway, no matter how many times it was said, the Pentagon still didn't approve the budget for these wounded soldiers to go home.

After leaving the Joint Chiefs of Staff office, people from several nearby offices came over to praise Li Xinghe:

"Seriously, man, it's great that you're willing to go back."

To the guys at the Pentagon, Li Xinghe was a really good guy for leading his wounded and disabled soldiers back to Japan.

What a sucker!

"You love America very much?"

Li Xinghe thought they were supporting the East Asian rivalry.

The answer they gave was:

"You have no idea how desperate it felt when, during wargames, the map was covered with Chinese troops while we only had a few divisions, a few battalions, and a few old ships. With you, we can get a lot more military units on paper. Two divisions, a fleet, and several missile ships."

Li Xinghe was utterly speechless.

I thought these officials were loyal and devoted to the country, but it turns out they were just trying to make the accounts look better when they did military exercises every year.

But who isn't like that?

Today, Scarlett, the red-haired beauty accompanying Li Xinghe for safety reasons, asked curiously, "We've been talking about the wounded soldiers for so long, why hasn't anyone rescued them yet? I saw on the Chinese news that many American families are taking Okinawa passports and going to Zhejiang to work by direct ferry."

China has not concealed the news from Okinawa. Chinese-language social media vividly recounts the tragic fate of the American soldiers on the island, even going so far as to interview those involved in the incident in Wenzhou. These individuals possess local Okinawan identity cards and have fled to China to work, doing jobs such as modeling, coaching, and piloting aircraft. Their lives are far less comfortable than those of the first batch of American soldiers who defected to the Communists.

Li Xinghe gave her some advice:

"The news of the defeat cannot be easily spread. If they come back and spread the inside story on the island, then there will be a big problem. Even if the media says that the United States lost the battle in Okinawa, once all the trapped Americans are nominally brought back to the United States, this matter will be over. Soldiers with American citizenship should find their own way back, and green card soldiers without citizenship should not come back."

Ultimately, the United States cannot afford to lose face.

Neither the Pentagon nor the White House wanted them to return home alive and spread the truth. This is the fundamental reason why, despite being able to afford the shipping costs, they were unwilling to provide them with tickets.

This situation is somewhat similar to the Japanese army's practice of dumping wounded and disabled soldiers in Southeast Asia after their defeat at Midway.

"I see..."

Scarlett followed behind with her head down, filled with regret.

As the daughter of a typical U.S. military general, Scarlett was deeply disappointed by this.

As long as the current Great American Dynasty can maintain stability and avoid major upheavals, it will still be the richest country on Earth.

But the problem is that there's no way to avoid making changes.

If the Soviet Union was like a stagnant train, with everyone swaying back and forth until Gorbachev finally swayed it off the tracks, then the United States was like a dilapidated giant ship in the ocean, relentlessly speeding along in the vast sea, with no idea where it was headed.

……

Chief Mora of the CIA also summoned Li Xinghe.

However, she only talked about work tasks. Lee Sung-ha's return to Tokyo this time was not only to establish a Japan-Korea communications office to represent the White House in exerting influence on Japan and South Korea, but also to reorganize the CIA's East Asia Bureau and expand the influence of the intelligence agency.

The entire G-series Centaur was running so fast their feet barely touched the ground.

Emmanuel went to New York to pick up her daughter Enya. Her elderly parents, who were reluctant to part with their granddaughter, had a big argument with her, causing a rift in the family. However, she was soon officially appointed by the White House as the Deputy U.S. Ambassador to Japan, Director of the Military Attaché's Office of Intelligence, and White House Intelligence Director in Tokyo, and was given the rank of Major of O4 according to her position.

Maria was promoted to First Class Counselor and appointed Director of the CIA Tokyo Bureau, nominally Li Xinghe's superior.

But as everyone knows, Li Xinghe and Maria's relationship has always been reversed.

Enola, also known as Lin Mulan, had a slightly special position. Because of her close ties with the Democratic Party and the media, she was assigned as the head of the political team.

Jill is the action team leader, May is the head of the intelligence and logistics department, and Scarlett is assigned to the intelligence office of the Green Mountain Command, which is the same office where Maleki's team used to be.

As for Li Xinghe himself, it was enough that he could call Vance's private cell phone. He didn't get any special promotion in rank or position, since he was too young. He let Emmanuel, Maria, and others help him with the promotion process.

For this reason, although they returned to Tokyo on a transport plane again, the Maleki team flew from Reagan Airport to Haneda Airport in different batches.

The six-hour flight flew by.

Li Xinghe had just stepped off the plane and reached the corner of the airport when a large-framed woman with flowing long hair appeared, exuding an even more dignified and noble air.

The beautiful woman stopped Li Xinghe in the airport restroom.

Shui Jingtianping held Li Xinghe and sniffed him intensely:

"Hmph, you've been running around for a month without even returning a phone call. Have you found someone new?"

This past month, the women in the house have been in an uproar. Everyone is itching to unleash their 'revenge spending' when Li Xinghe returns. Shui Jing Tianping, without consulting anyone else, guessed that Li Xinghe would likely return to the country around this time and secretly contacted Enola to confirm that Li Xinghe would appear then.

So, amidst the fearful gazes of several men, Li Xinghe was pushed into the women's restroom by Shui Jingtianping in one go.

The two sat facing each other on the toilet, and Li Xinghe pinched Shui Jingtianping's cheek:

"Not joining the Chinese, British, and American forces?"

The beautiful woman then snorted:

"Hmph, now only one of me and Hua Yingmei can live!"

Shui Jingtianping and Hua Yingmei are at odds again.

However, this time it wasn't because of anything major, but because Hua Yingmei was signing a death sentence every day, executing people too quickly. Besides winning the applause of the Japanese people, she seemed out of place in the judicial system, which led to a considerable conflict between the Supreme Court and Hua Yingmei. As a result, Shui Jing Tianping had to superficially distance himself from her.

Anyone familiar with the Japanese judiciary knows that it is directly aligned with those in Europe and America. Judges who advocate severe punishment, like the one who throws bricks at a university, are rarer than male members of the Imperial Family. Even if one's inner self supports severe punishment, to survive in the judiciary, one still has to grit their teeth and support cautious punishment and the abolition of the death penalty.

This is probably why it's easy to win over the people but difficult to appease the officials.

But it doesn't really matter.

Since the two sisters have always shared the same base plug, whether the tops are aligned or not doesn't really matter.

The water mirror balance was about to move, and it was pressed against Li Xinghe's face, making him feel a lot of pressure.

As he unbuttoned Shui Jingtianping's shirt, he asked:

What is she doing now?

The water mirror balance was also quite ruthless:

"She's just promoting herself. She goes to Fuji TV every few days to show off her old face, interacts with her female hosts and lovers, signs a death warrant every day, and argues with law professors on social media from time to time."

The public overwhelmingly sided with China, Britain, and the United States, supporting the killing of more people, the killing of as many as possible, and the killing of all the social scum.

Therefore, in the eyes of the legal community, although Roh Yu-chi and Hua Ying-mei are career politicians, they are deliberately feigning a "populist approach," which makes them very uncomfortable. This year, unusually, the current Minister of Justice was not invited to the judicial examination.

As they talked, the Water Mirror Balance became incredibly accommodating, completely enveloping Li Xinghe's head and body, and then enjoying a tender moment with him for over half an hour.

There weren't any particularly intense actions; it was mainly about getting some pleasure first.

An hour later, the two, who had been cuddling for a long time, finally came out of the bathroom. Then, Shui Jingtianping pulled Li Xinghe aside and kept complaining about the recent political jokes.

Just as Li Xinghe and Shui Jingtianping were standing together, looking like a handsome young man being held hostage by a powerful woman, a middle-aged man unexpectedly appeared in front of them.

In November, when it's cold, a long trench coat is a good choice.

But he slightly unfolded his trench coat, revealing many small bags of rice on his body.

The rice vendor lowered his voice:

"Want some rice for 10000 yen for 5 kilograms?"

Li Xinghe was shocked:

"How many?"

What the hell? What are you doing, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries?

Seeing his surprise, the rice merchant assumed he was a gigolo and immediately began lowering the price.

"Then it's 9500 yen...9000 yen, I can only go down to 8999 yen at most, that's the lowest I can go. If the Chinese guerrillas invade, even 2 yen won't be enough to buy it."

Prime Minister Abe had been trying to curb inflation in Japan throughout his life, but without success. However, since 2020, the inflation he created has finally risen, and now the consequences are coming back, with the Japanese people desperately pleading for inflation to recede.

Please stop raising prices, I beg you.

When it comes to rice prices, it's an inflationary issue that the Japanese are powerless to stop even as prices soar to the sky. No matter what measures are taken, rice prices just keep rising, like gold.

One of the key reasons for the continuous price increases is these middlemen rice merchants who are hiding their identities.

In short, rice prices have become detached from supply and demand, and are now primarily driven by the cash reserves of rice traders who are hoarding and speculating. As long as they have money, they can keep driving rice prices sky-high. What's even more ridiculous is that Japanese rice traders are constantly spreading rumors that China is about to attack Japan, and that if they don't stockpile rice now, they will starve, thus creating a new wave of panic buying of rice.

Seeing that Li Xinghe did not react, the rice merchant put away his coat and urged him:

"Should I buy it or not? This is top-quality rice that I got directly from the agricultural, forestry, and fishery reserves."

Li Xinghe felt a sense of familiarity.

It's back; that feeling of the ground being covered in insects is back.

There was no American-style iaido, no frenzied battles between the far left and far right in the streets, only groups of good and bad people busy making a living roaming the streets. Rice vendors and vegetable thieves, in front of Li Xinghe's big stick, all turned into fish in the pot.

"Don't go."

Li Xinghe and Shui Jingtianping exchanged a glance.

Then Li Xinghe pulled out a pistol and handcuffs, pointing them at the rice dealer: "Kneel down! I'm a policeman! You're reselling warehouse rice, trying to sell it to me, aren't you?"

He took out his phone and called his subordinates.

A short while later, police cars from Section 9 of the Public Security Bureau arrived, and the female officers got out and arrested millet merchants illegally selling smuggled rice near the airport entrance.

Everyone cheered and surrounded Li Xinghe, each giving him a kiss that left his face covered in lip prints.

Li Xinghe felt that I was very comforted.

Tokyo amusement parks are still the most fun.

The author says:

Author's Note: Thank you all for your support. 3600 words. This month is finally over. I updated a total of 26 words in 28 days this month. I'm exhausted. I'll take a short break today and put in more effort tomorrow.

Chapter 633: Li Xinghe's Bureaucratic Intrigue and Wan Kaka's Global Tax Collection (5100 words)

Rice vendors were fleeing in all directions at the entrances and exits of Haneda Airport.

Police are arresting thieves who illegally sell rice. Although Japanese law does not prohibit the private sale of rice, it mandates that all rice must be traceable to its place of origin. Who knows if the rice in the pockets of rice vendors is Fukushima rice?

However, even Fukushima rice is not affordable for the general public because the price is too high. Fukushima rice has exceeded 8000 yen per 10 kilograms, and the price is close to that of imported pork and beef, and is already twice as expensive as chicken.

Now it really is a case of "why not eat meat porridge?"

Even worse news is that, in an effort to protect domestic agriculture, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries plans to increase taxes on imported meat and flour. Rice substitutes such as udon noodles, flour, and dried noodles, which were once inexpensive in supermarkets, are also experiencing skyrocketing prices.

Of course, there's no need for the members of Section 9 of the Public Security Bureau to worry about any of this, because they can use their connections with their boss to buy cheap imported products from discount supermarkets.

Higashikawa Yukimi stood on tiptoe and completely embraced Li Xinghe:

"I'm finally back."

Because of the height difference, Li Xinghe's face was pressed against Xue Shijiang's chest, and the soft, fleshy feeling was very charming.

"You're annoying him."

Mizukami Tenpei teased from the side, causing Higashikawa Yukimi to blush, feeling a surge of irritation at Mizukami Tenpei's luxurious air. It's a pity Yukimi-chan didn't inherit Kannon-taki Aotori's large breasts. But Yukimi-chan isn't completely flat-chested either; she's still quite well-endowed among Japanese women.

Higashikawa Yukami and Mizukage Tenpei stood together; one was excessively tall and charming, the other alluringly voluptuous. The two beauties truly attracted everyone's attention.

After the other female police officers arrested the rice dealers, they took turns sexually harassing and assaulting the boss.

Master Yuzi hugged him, kissed him first, then touched him, and pinched Li Xinghe's testicles: "When are you free? I can't wait to 'go' to him."

Lin Meng, standing on tiptoe, said, "Um, you can come visit Qingshan Manor sometime."