Yes, Prime Minister of Japan

"Then...then I'm sorry..."

Li Xinghe felt like he'd been tricked; his feelings were being laid in a trap.

But since Tsukishima Minami had been working like a slave for him all year, Li Xinghe should certainly reward her handsomely, especially since it was New Year's Eve.

So in the small tea room, Tsukishima Minami leaned on the sofa that the female police officers in the office had sat on, her skin flushed red after the large starry river entered her body, bearing the impact of the passion between the man and woman.

The biggest difference between Tsukishima Minami and other women is that she is completely silent, with only occasional muffled sounds escaping from between her lips, proving that she is deeply enjoying the pleasure after years of endurance.

After a long while, as a trickle of water flowed down her thighs and a rich aroma filled the tea room, Tsukishima Minami collapsed onto the sofa, her legs weak. Lee Seong-ha gently cleaned up the stains left by his subordinate.

"No...don't tell anyone."

Minami Tsukishima mumbled a few words in a daze, then wrapped herself in her coat and went out, walking unsteadily as if she were floating. It made one wonder if she could even drive home.

Shortly afterward, two mortars were deployed and bombarded the Ministry of Finance twice, damaging several offices and flower beds.

A declaration of crime was found at the scene:

"We are retired members of the Self-Defense Forces"

"Soldiers, we support overthrowing the Japanese government! If prices and the consumption tax aren't lowered, we'll bomb every single Finance Ministry official!"

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department stated that the suspect was calm, conducted a brief search of the scene, and left. The media also reacted calmly, reporting casually and not taking it seriously.

Netizens expressed their approval of the veterans' actions:

"They know who the enemy of the people is, and they do not harm ordinary people; they are righteous men!"

"Deliciously fried!"

"Can we blow up the Cabinet Office?"

"(Reply) Idiot, the one who's directing them to cause trouble is definitely Li Xinghe, who's at odds with the Ministry of Finance. Do you think they'll bomb the Cabinet Office?"

Human joys and sorrows are largely the same. The assessment of this bombing incident by online commentators was very accurate. This is Li Xinghe's death knell for the Ministry of Finance: if you don't restrain yourself, I'll kill your whole family after the New Year.

The Japanese people are also emotionally stable.

So what if they just bombed the Ministry of Finance? The Imperial Palace was reduced to rubble at Christmas, and you saw what Emperor Naruhito said then.

Incidentally, the Imperial Palace was burned to such a terrible state that the neighboring fire department suggested waiting until after the New Year to rebuild it, so the Imperial Palace just sat there in a wrecked state, since the Japanese government currently had no funds to allocate. Meanwhile, Li Xinghe was trying to actually turn the Imperial Palace into a military fortress, so that project remained on hold. Emperor Naruhito and Empress Naruhito went to stay at the Akasaka Imperial Palace.

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Just as Li Xinghe was about to go home for the New Year after being harassed by two pretending scoundrels and a lecherous woman flirting with the boss, the Cabinet Office next door called to invite him over for a chat, seemingly seeing him appear.

Upon entering, one sees the returning chief secretary, the elderly Mr. Nitta Shohei, explaining to Koizumi:

"The wage index for 2028 is out, and it looks terrible. Japan's income is still in a substantial recession."

In 2023, thanks to the expansion of the US dollar, the Japanese economy achieved seemingly good growth figures, and inflation continued to rise. Economists exclaimed that "Japan is about to emerge from its lost 30 years," believing that as long as "prices and inflation enter a virtuous cycle, the Japanese economy will definitely recover."

However, the actual result was that inflation soared at a rate exceeding ten percent annually, while ordinary people's wage index actually shrank year after year. The so-called 'benign inflation' that people expected was a complete lie. Once inflation takes off, it is unstoppable unless curbed by high interest rates, and given Japan's heavily indebted economy, high interest rates would be immediate suicide, while not raising interest rates would be a slow suicide.

He was caught in a dilemma between suicide and death.

Koizumi didn't understand, so she continued to ask:

"so what?"

Nitta Shohei had no choice but to be even more direct:

"Japanese stocks have crashed again, and the central bank is running out of funds to buy stocks to save the market, unless they change their current YCC policy and continue to implement a massive quantitative easing monetary policy."

With prices still rising and the wage index still falling, the market naturally opted for the most stable approach.

I'll die right here, and the Japanese stock market will explode.

Why did the Japanese stock market have to crash at the exact moment, just one day before the Lunar New Year holiday? It doesn't seem like a good outcome at all.

Seeing that Koizumi remained dazed, Nitta Shohei offered an even more helpless explanation:

"The wage index is -1.7%, the yield on 10-year Treasury bonds has exceeded 2%, and the yield on 30-year Treasury bonds is about to approach 5%! The economic problems are imminent, and we have no way out."

According to Japan's YCC (Yield-Corruption) policy tool red line, a 0.5% yield on 10-year government bonds would lead to excessive debt interest burdens when interest rates are at 0%. This red line has been repeatedly breached until there is no turning back. The more than one trillion yen saved through the disastrous military spending policy, even when used to cover interest rate losses, may not be enough.

This reflects the structural contradictions in Japanese society.

In the past, the Japanese government borrowed more and more national debt using a zero-interest-rate policy, and then used this money to forcibly prop up the Japanese stock market and numerous zombie companies. The zero-interest-rate subsidies also caused many companies that had lost their market competitiveness to become zombie companies, surviving by exchanging new debt for old debt. This formed the monetary policy known as YCC, which ensured the survival of the Japanese economy and businesses through continuous quantitative easing.

This rigid social state is the current situation in Japan after the bubble economy. Everyone can see the problems, but no one can solve them.

When new reformist politicians like Junichiro Koizumi were elected, the government's characteristic of "crackdowns lead to death, reforms lead to chaos" became apparent. A large number of privatized companies died out on the spot, and the Japanese government had no choice but to spend money to buy their stocks, making itself the number one stock market manipulator in Japan, using a double-edged sword to support Tokyo's financial market.

Then, during the Koizumi era after the pandemic, this approach changed as the US dollar raised interest rates and the yen depreciated, leaving the yen with only two options: protecting the exchange rate or protecting the bond market.

Now, it seems that neither of them can be saved.

When Koizumi Shinjiro saw Li Xinghe enter, he deceived himself by saying:

"There's always a way out..."

But where is the road?

Li Xinghe sat down and pondered.

In a sense, it was precisely because of the major economic problems that the various factions in Japan, especially the opposition parties, allowed Lee Sung-ha to lift the 29-year election ban.

Since the economy is already on the verge of exploding, the only way to make oneself appear virtuous and capable is for it to explode in the hands of a dictator.

Otherwise, what if it explodes on your own hands?

Both times, left-wing parties came to power in Japan, but both times they failed to govern and disintegrated, to the point that they couldn't even survive.

Only then did Li Xinghe offer his sharp commentary:

"In the current situation, you either have a strong determination or you play dead. There have been endless voices saying that Japan has emerged from recession after the pandemic, but what has happened? It's just a bunch of fools deceiving another bunch of fools."

Koizumi discovered that his life as a dictator wasn't as wonderful as he had imagined, and hurriedly asked Li Xinghe:

"How to do?"

Li Xinghe, who had a million ways to help, comforted him, saying:

"I'm sending a signal to the outside world that after the New Year holiday, China, Japan, South Korea, North Korea, and Russia will hold a high-level meeting under my chairmanship to reach cooperation on energy, tourism and visa-free working, the automotive industry, and financial cooperation. I'll exaggerate as much as I can to give the market high expectations. I don't mind if you call me a traitor."

He emphasized:

"I'll say it again. Selling out your country isn't shameful. As long as you get a good price for it."

As long as the Japanese gradually accept their regression to a developing country stage, recognize reality, and tighten their belts, Japan can still get by, and there's nothing wrong with that. Compared to African countries, Japan's economic foundation is perhaps a little too strong.

Nitta Akira's face turned pale, but he couldn't persuade Li Xinghe and Koizumi, and could only sigh helplessly.

After a brief exchange, Koizumi happily entrusted Li Xinghe with the economic policies as well, saying he only needed to do what was best for him.

Takikawa Masami, accompanied by little Christine, saw Li Xinghe out at the door.

In the entryway, Takikawa Masami gently kissed Li Xinghe's cheek, then picked up little Christine and kissed Li Xinghe's cheek as well, smiling and winking.

"We won't visit your home; this is a New Year's gift."

"It's a gift."

Little Christine smiled and said that too.

Unseen by Koizumi and the servants, Takikawa Masami quietly lifted her skirt, revealing a small electric toy inside her underwear. She handed the remote control to Li Xinghe.

"Connected to the internet."

Takikawa Masami winked, implying that Li Xinghe could remotely control and play with the toy at will, while she could only unilaterally control the toy's speed.

"You're really something."

Li Xinghe stuffed the remote control into his pocket and said goodbye to Xiaoquan's family.

According to Japanese custom, on New Year's Day, people eat kagami mochi (mirror rice cakes), pine pine (door-shaped pine decorations), stay up all night, and then visit temples to pray.

Li Xinghe barely managed to drive home in the afternoon.

Li Xinghe parked the car at the intersection, took a deep breath, and the real test began.

The matter of betraying the country after the Lunar New Year happened after the Lunar New Year.

Let's talk again.

First, we need to withstand the whole family's juicing spree; that's today's big battle.

The author says:

Author's note: Thank you all for your support. Here's 4800 words. Time to start selling out the country, sell it as much as you can.

Chapter 667: Naked Night Talk about Family Affairs, May Cult Fights White Dog (4300 words)

New Year's Eve in Japan (Gregorian calendar).

There was a pine tree decoration at the entrance and a mirror rice cake inside. Since the elderly people in the family lived together but did not live together, when Li Xinghe returned home, the old men did not come to disturb him. Instead, they went about their own business after the video call ended.

The house was newly decorated today. Ai Azuma and Tao Niizawa both changed into cute little cheongsams, dressed up in their imagined Chinese New Year outfits. Several mothers sat in a corner whispering. Misato tried her best to look normal, but couldn't hide her four-month pregnant belly gradually protruding. Rie Fuji and Maria Miyake sat on the second-floor balcony whispering to each other, while Valeria awkwardly tried to learn how to take care of her three daughters.

My phone is bombarded with random messages:

"It seems that Shika Michiko has rushed back to Niigata Prefecture to prepare for her fan club meeting."

"Kokubunya went to Osaka to develop a second market, Tsukisawa was just preparing to work on his first independent case, and Makabe is unexpectedly missing. It seems he went to Shanghai to do on-site research."

"It was Yuki-chan who complained that she was sitting between Bluebird Mom and Nanka-tomi, and always felt like an unexpected third party."

"Have you prepared a New Year's card for Makiko Tanaka?"

"Have the subordinates of Section Nine of the Public Security Bureau received their year-end bonuses?"

It was a chaotic yet fulfilling New Year's Eve. Everyone was busy, but the atmosphere seemed to be gradually shifting in a strange direction. At this time last year, Li Xinghe had been working tirelessly all night.

After dinner, sweat was already streaming down Li Xinghe's back.

"Everyone, come with me, I have something important to tell you." Jian Meixun clapped her hands and led everyone upstairs.

Everyone sat in Li Xinghe's bedroom on the second floor.

Kaoru Mami closed the curtains tightly, not letting in any moonlight. Misato Mami and Chiyo Hina knelt on the bed, while the other women knelt in a row. The only thing that made Li Xinghe unable to hold back was that Ai Azuma and Taihou Niizawa also squeezed in.

"Okay, turn off the lights now."

Mikasa clapped her hands and took a deep breath:

"Everyone take off their clothes, completely naked. This is called being completely honest with each other."

"Take off your clothes?"

"I hope everyone will speak frankly and honestly in the dark."

Mikasa took the lead in removing her usual criminal queen attire, revealing the family's most voluptuous breasts and buttocks, looking incredibly alluring in the shadows.

Then everyone took off their clothes, completely naked, even throwing their underwear all over the floor.

In the dimly lit home, indistinct human figures kept flashing past Li Xinghe. Pieces of discarded underwear fell around him, and the hot breaths and the friction of skin against skin created a palpable sense of being surrounded. He could sense at least five women clustered around him.

The women teased each other:

Who pulled my leg?

"Don't move."

"Is someone sneaking a bite?"

Li Xinghe remained silent. He couldn't very well just shout, "Don't hold my big Xinghe!"

He didn't even know who the woman who was clinging to him was.

The current situation is like stepping on landmines; if I step on either Ai Azuma or Tao Shinsawa, I'll be in big trouble.

After everyone had undressed, and after Mikasa had inspected and touched everyone, she seemed to know where Li Xinghe was. She sat down next to Li Xinghe and said:

"Mom wants to talk to you in detail. You should know what this coup means for our family. The lives of many of us have been changed overnight."

Although the temporary coup plotted by Li Xinghe and Koizumi was a resounding success, the vulnerable Self-Defense Forces were quickly dealt a heavy blow under Li Xinghe's deception, and the far-right Japan Restoration Party was also ruthlessly purged by Li Xinghe.

But the consequences may be greater than Li Xinghe imagined.

Another group of far-right figures, such as Yuichiro Tamaki of the Japanese Nationalist Party, quickly took over, becoming the most popular right-wing party in the Diet. The Tokyo bureaucracy, while outwardly compliant with Li Xinghe and Koizumi, seemed to still believe they could maintain control over administrative affairs as they had in the past.

The current political scene is like a mess; even Koizumi himself may not know where the boundaries of his power lie.

The bureaucrats hated this reality, and it also caused chaos in the future of Li Xinghe's family.