Yes, Prime Minister of Japan

Li Xinghe said coldly:

"You're the one we're arresting! The Kichijoji missile base has been the site of the Yamagata Aritori child molestation case and the Morishita Yasuomi murder case. What exactly were you planning to do by approving this secret base? Why did you turn a blind eye to the large number of right-wing officers violating the Self-Defense Forces Law, leading to such a disaster?"

In fact, Kazuo Masuda did nothing wrong. His only mistake was that he didn't rush over to pay his respects to Li Xinghe immediately.

The incident caused an uproar among Tokyo's public servants.

Even the Vice Minister of Defense, Kazuo Masuda, has been arrested!

This is equivalent to even the highest-ranking civil servant position being unable to protect oneself?

Therefore, the next day in front of the Cabinet Office, Defense Minister Gen Nakatani came to Li Xinghe for a heated debate:

"You've gone too far!"

In the past, Nakatani Gen and Lee Seong-ha had a decent relationship, but Nakatani Gen was a member of parliament from the Seven Defense Clans, and he had his own political foundation, so he had to make a commitment to the Seven Defense Clans.

He's here to make a statement.

But Li Xinghe wouldn't let him go:

"Mr. Nakatani, I must remind you that, based on my limited investigation, I have discovered that you are involved in at least four arms purchases from the United States. The amounts involved vary, ranging from 30 billion yen, 12 billion yen, and 6 billion yen. I would like to ask you, if I were to now verify your overseas deposits with various American banks, how many years in prison are you prepared to serve?"

"I……"

Nakatani Gen was initially bewildered, then his whole body trembled with fear, a stark contrast to his previous unwavering resolve.

He knew his own problems and was even more aware that Li Xinghe had already gotten hold of his weaknesses.

As they were talking, four Ukrainian soldiers had already surrounded Nakatani Gen.

Naturally, if Nakatani Gen dared to say another word, his position as minister, his seat in parliament, everything he had would be gone. The dungeon of the Aoyama headquarters would be his only refuge.

Li Xinghe offered him preferential terms:

"Kneel down, and I will forgive you."

Nakatani Gensho still wanted to resist:

"This is the entrance to the Cabinet, I...we can go inside..."

Li Xinghe, however, showed no mercy:

"Kneel down."

In the grand Cabinet Office, at the heart of power in Japan, in a place where reporters could pass by at any moment, at the main gate that Koizumi, his colleagues, and cabinet secretaries could all see, Li Xinghe made this demand in order to completely destroy the dignity of the so-called parliamentarians.

Even though some people rushed to Koizumi Shinjiro for help, and even though some people secretly tried to beg Nakatani Gen for mercy, Li Xinghe remained cold and unyielding, refusing to forgive.

Finally, under immense pressure, Nakatani Gen slowly bent his knees, prostrated himself on the ground, and knelt down in the most traditional dogeza (traditional Japanese kneeling posture).

"Please...please don't expose me! I just want to protect my voters...I'm so sorry!"

Whether it was Koizumi, the cabinet members, or the cabinet secretaries, dozens or even hundreds of people were watching from behind the window, but they all held their breath and watched in fear as Li Xinghe stepped on Nakatani Gen's head.

It is precisely this extreme and blatant humiliation that exposes the emperor's new clothes on these congressmen.

Perhaps at this moment, the esteemed members of parliament finally realized that all the cumbersome, so-called civilized, and ambiguous political understandings of the past had been shattered. Now, a military leader is stuck in the Cabinet Office, able to mobilize the police and army at any time to investigate their backgrounds, find fault with them, and then control them. All rules are things he can trample on at will.

The Ministry of Defense and the Self-Defense Forces, the very military Japan built itself, all have to kneel before Li Xinghe.

The author says:

Author's Note: Thank you all for your support. Here's 4900 words. Mainly about the victory settlement. Also, I don't need to rest for now; my mom's blind date requirements are much more exhausting than work.

Chapter 664: Winning is the most important thing, and right-wing netizens reach their climax (4800 words)

December 29th, the last cabinet political meeting before the Lunar New Year.

As Nakatani Gen lowered his head in shame, the Vice Minister of Defense and a large number of staff were taken away by Li Xinghe for investigation. Coupled with the deaths of Uchikura Hiroaki and Morishita Yasuomi, the entire Japanese defense force suffered a great loss and could only kneel before Li Xinghe in humiliation and submit.

Shinjiro Koizumi sat at the head of the table, while Li Xinghe replaced the chief secretary and sat directly next to him in the second seat.

This change in seating arrangement more profoundly reflects the shift in Li Xinghe's status.

Under the watchful eyes of more than thirty ministers, Li Xinghe spoke:

"Ministry of Defense suffered losses this time"

We lost the 1st Division and the 12th Brigade, along with a large number of Air Self-Defense Force officers, aircraft, and bases. The good thing is, we don't have to pay exorbitant pensions and retirement benefits for these people.

Li Xinghe started with a hilariously absurd joke.

Everyone wanted to laugh, but they also genuinely felt the hellish element hidden within the joke. What Li Xinghe said was all true; so many officers and soldiers died or were wounded, which greatly reduced military spending.

Just as Japan saved hundreds of billions of yen in military spending after the US military base in Okinawa was completely overturned, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief, the complete elimination of the military has actually made fiscal expenditure healthier.

Seeing that the ministers were all holding back their laughter, Li Xinghe said:

"We currently have over one trillion yen in leeway in our finances. But because of this, we need to rebuild the 1st Division and the 12th Brigade, and we need to replenish our ranks with a large number of soldiers who have clean backgrounds and strong combat capabilities."

After this conversation, both Nakatani Gen and Saito Satoshi had blank expressions.

This is incredibly difficult for Japan. They can't even meet their annual conscription targets; where are they going to find enough soldiers to fill two divisions?

"Where are we going to find so many soldiers?"

It's worth noting that even the Americans couldn't get the Japanese Self-Defense Forces to expand their personnel.

Therefore, Li Xinghe skillfully responded to the ministers' questions:

"Doesn't China have a lot of people? There are also a lot of Ukrainians and Russians. Just let them join the army. All we need is manpower, and where that manpower comes from isn't that important."

Although Li Xinghe supports granting full citizenship to Chinese citizens, it is not easy to do directly at present, but there are ways to circumvent it.

To put it bluntly, the so-called problem of Chinese people being unable to enter the Japanese civil service promotion system is simply a combination of the Japanese people's xenophobic, arrogant, and self-righteous flaws. It's difficult to quickly eliminate this sense of exclusion, so as a historically experienced Chinese person, the best approach is to circumvent this sentiment.

We can learn from so many minority dynasties in history and directly set up a bicameral system.

Japanese people went to the Self-Defense Forces, while others went to the US-Japan Joint Forces.

Once the Chinese population reaches the 200 million that Li Xinghe envisioned, through the joint US-Japan military infiltration into Tokyo, the voter base will be basically solid, and he can then manipulate the Tokyo election.

Although the military expenses are paid by the Japanese, the Japanese government can still imply to the media to promote the idea that these multinational mercenaries are hired to protect Japan's security, making both the government and the people happy.

Questions are still being raised:

"No, no, no, if that happens, wouldn't the Japanese army be completely..."

The unspoken implication is that since you are of Chinese descent, you're probably planning to form a Chinese army and create your own personal guard.

Li Xinghe feigned impartiality:

"If someone could declare that they could independently assemble all the necessary combat personnel and equipment within six months, and effectively utilize the reorganized force without requiring hundreds of billions in expenditure, I would be willing to step down. Is there such a person?"

Wherever his gaze fell, the ministers all bowed their heads.

nobody.

Nobody can do that.

So Li Xinghe sat down leisurely and continued making arrangements:

"The newly organized units will be assigned under my command to form the 1st Combined Division and the 2nd Combined Division, stationed in the Eastern Army's area of ​​responsibility from Tokyo to Niigata. Is there any problem with that?"

Upon hearing this, the cabinet fell silent.

If what Li Xinghe said is true, then it means that the unknown number of troops under Li Xinghe's control are going to expand by more than 10,000 people all at once? What the hell are you trying to do?

But they couldn't bring themselves to say it.

Li Xinghe then made the following arrangements:

"I will use the units under the Japan-U.S. Joint Command as the core, with the exception of the Coastal Operations Brigade, the 1st Combined Division stationed in southern Kanto and near Tokyo, and the 2nd Combined Division stationed in Gunma Prefecture to Niigata Prefecture. The initial budget is set at 400 billion yen, to be completed within six months."

Even if you put up a map, you'd find that Li Xinghe's demands are terrifying. He wants to seize control of the Kanto Plain, including eight administrative units—Tokyo, Ibaraki, Chiba, Kanagawa, Gunma, Saitama, Tochigi, and Niigata—as well as dozens of military bases.

Even if there are bases of the Air Self-Defense Force and the Maritime Self-Defense Force inside, Li Xinghe has spread out the army. How can the Maritime Self-Defense Force and the Air Self-Defense Force, which do not have enough manpower, suppress him?

The crackdown on the ministers came to an end, and Li Xinghe appeased them with a small gesture:

"Of course, I assure you all that I will not interfere with the Tokyo garrison. It will be under the full responsibility of General Nagumo Riku. My troops will not enter Tokyo without official orders."

The ministers were immediately relieved.

This seemingly illusory security actually gave many ministers a sense of 'secretly reassuring security'. It was as if every time Li Xinghe bowed his head, they felt at ease, believing that Tokyo was truly safe.

During the break, Koizumi, who hadn't spoken until now, softly reminded Li Xinghe:

"Isn't this too crazy?"

At this time, Takikawa Masami, as the ex-wife, returned to the Cabinet Residence, playing the role of the nominal First Lady and engaging in a superficial relationship with Koizumi. She was there to help Li Xinghe persuade Koizumi.

"How can you say that? If it weren't for Xinghe's support, you would have been a washed-up former prime minister long ago, and nobody would care about you anymore."

Although Takikawa Masami is quite cunning, Li Xinghe still needs her help to keep an eye on Koizumi and prevent this fool from being led astray by others.

Li Xinghe also gave Koizumi a warning:

"If you don't expand the armed groups that we can control, how can you guarantee that you can maintain your current position? What if someone suddenly appears and shoots you one day? Do you remember Shinzo Abe?"

The thought of Shinzo Abe sent a shiver down Koizumi's spine.

"This……"

Li Xinghe took a sip of tea and continued:

"To be honest, it's not just about the Self-Defense Forces. Right now, we're just vying for greater military and security authority. Once the organization and structure of the new forces are finalized, I'll start taking control of the National Police Agency and suppress any possible counter-offensive forces from the military, police, and gendarmerie."

Koizumi seemed to be thinking:

"I feel like something's in danger..."

"There is no such thing as a free lunch in this world. If you want to be a dictator, you have to learn to be ruthless."

However, Li Xinghe's tough stance silenced Koizumi, who essentially agreed to Li Xinghe's plan for military, police, and secret service control.

Back in the cabinet meeting room, after they had discussed for a while, Li Xinghe said:

"The last thing I want to do is to crack down on illegal Kurdish immigrants near Tokyo. As you all know, we are in a very difficult situation. In fact, our legitimacy is very low, and Japanese society has become disillusioned and indifferent to the government. Therefore, we must take action, starting with winning back the hearts and minds of the people."

To be honest, seeing a Japanese-American of Chinese descent talking about deporting illegal immigrants gives people the illusion that Trump has come to Japan.

But what Li Xinghe mentioned is actually something that can be done in today's cabinet meeting.

Therefore, after the meeting, Li Xinghe attended a press conference and calmly announced in front of countless media cameras:

"The Cabinet has reached an agreement on the latest handling of the mysterious incident involving the Self-Defense Forces. We will work to build a unified leadership between the U.S. and Japanese militaries, and therefore I will serve as the unified commander of the U.S. forces stationed in Japan and the Japanese Self-Defense Forces, while leading the coordination and cooperation between the two sides."

The Japanese were puzzled. Why is it you who's here to talk to everyone?

A fireside chat, is that right?

Then, Li Xinghe said:

"At the same time, I will announce a new issue that the cabinet has just reached: Japan will conduct a comprehensive investigation of foreign immigrants and expel illegal immigrants who have different cultural values ​​from East Asian countries. Those who identify with the values ​​of East Asian countries, understand and have cultural identity, and work hard and serve the public will be allowed to stay. This is my New Year's gift to all Japanese people."

Just as Li Xinghe said

Before they could finish speaking, officers from the National Police Agency, the Metropolitan Police Department, and the Coastal Combat Brigade had already boarded cars bound for Kawaguchi City, Saitama Prefecture, to arrest all of the more than two thousand illegal Kurdish immigrants there.

It's really funny, actually.

The Japanese public is not concerned about matters that are extremely critical and could even determine the future of Japan, such as dealing with Self-Defense Force rebels, controlling Self-Defense Force military bases, and vying for control of the Self-Defense Forces.

They are more concerned about illegal immigrants.

Whenever something happens in Japanese society, the first question Japanese people ask is, "What's his nationality?" "It must be a foreigner trying to cause trouble!"

In any case, for ordinary Japanese netizens who know nothing and are not very smart, they can blame any bad thing on foreigners, blaming immigrants from China, South Korea and Vietnam, and then use this to satisfy their worthless pride.

This problem is exactly the same as that of the American Maga; both are common ailments among the lower classes of developed countries.

This racial prejudice can be categorized into different levels. Compared to immigrants from China, South Korea, North Korea, and Vietnam, immigrants from India and Southeast Asia were seen as even more repulsive, as these people looked completely different from them, and many of them were Muslims, which made the Japanese very disgusted.

As for illegal Kurdish immigrants from Turkey, they are even more repulsive.

Therefore, when military police and special agents stormed into Kurdish residential areas and violently arrested people floor by floor, Japanese netizens cheered.

The arrested Kurds looked completely bewildered.

What are East Asian values?

This question is complicated, but people from countries like China, Japan, South Korea, North Korea, and Vietnam can answer it easily.

"Confucianism, Chinese characters, Confucius, poetry, gods and Buddhas, ancestor worship..."