Yes, Prime Minister of Japan

Like South Korea and Japan's domestically built warships, the sophisticated electronic warfare suites and vertical launch missiles inside these ships all rely on the United States. A series of South Korean military products, such as the K2 tank and KF-21 fighter jet, depend heavily on the supply chains of Europe and the United States for their core components. The KF-21 uses the American General Electric F404 engine, while the K2 tank's engine and transmission are supplied by Rheinmetall of Germany.

The dependence of South Korea's arms industry on the supply chains of Europe and the United States is evident.

If Rheinmetall and GE were to cut off supplies, South Korea's arms industry would be forced to revert to producing artillery shells.

This is why Li Xinghe disregarded those councilors.

You're talking about industrial upgrading, but can you actually upgrade?

My penis can't get hard, is it time to upgrade?

Faced with this situation, Li Xinghe had no choice but to say:

"Go ask the Chinese privately if Chinese manufacturers can provide it."

When we finished eating, news came from outside:

“Seoul District Prosecutor Lee Woo-ho has requested a serious investigation into corruption in the military canteen of the 30th Armored Brigade.”

Li Xinghe, Zhao Juhuan, and Zhao Lieshu all wore unpleasant expressions.

Why didn't they finish investigating earlier, and why did they have to start now?

Then, as news of Li Xinghe's impending departure spread, more legal manhunts began.

The prosecutors even considered launching a coordinated attack, preparing to include the $100 billion aircraft carrier purchase case, the purchase of a retired US aircraft carrier, and the soldier salary increase case in their investigations, aiming to completely overturn them.

This exposes the biggest weakness of Lee Sung-ha and Cho Gu-hwan's Seventh Republic. In the judicial system, they only amended the major policy changes regarding the definitions of North Korea, the nation, and the people, but failed to address the truly critical legal details.

In particular, the abnormal problem of South Korean politics being so volatile, with the prosecution repeatedly seizing power like hyenas, has never been corrected.

Li Xinghe had to hold a small meeting with Zhao Juhuan, Su Yumin, Hong Zhuangyuan, and others to discuss how to deal with the situation.

“After all, political power is limited, but the power of the procuratorial organs is unlimited.” Hong Zhuangyuan was very afraid.

Why do South Korean prosecutors wield so much power?

Because only the prosecutors of this country simultaneously enjoy independent investigative powers, prosecutorial powers, and the power to command the police.

In most countries, the police handle cases and prosecutors prosecute, but in South Korea, prosecutors are responsible for the entire process and even direct the police. Having simultaneously gained the power to prosecute and the authority to command the police, prosecutors also enjoy independent investigative powers, free from interference from any other agency.

With high status, high income, and unlimited power, South Korean senior prosecutors are so powerful that even chaebols dare not easily offend them.

Li Xinghe's eyes widened:

"What about Yikong? Bring out the 101st Special Operations Brigade."

But this time, even Zhao Juhuan had to stop Li Xinghe:

“It’s okay to beat up ordinary people, but it’s absolutely unacceptable to beat up prosecutors! Especially since you’re a prosecutor yourself, you know the consequences of doing so.”

If others don't mention it, I guess everyone has forgotten that Li Xinghe himself is a former Japanese prosecutor, and he is very clear about the power of prosecutors in terms of enjoying privileges.

He curled his lip:

"Come on. We all know where these South Korean prosecutors get their privileges from; they're just a bunch of spies."

The privileges of South Korean prosecutors are quite humorous.

As prosecutors are always portrayed as patriotic and dedicated in film and television, the source of their privileges actually lies in the secret police rule of the Japanese Governor-General's Office, primarily used to arrest anti-Japanese fighters. Then there's the need for secret police politics by Syngman Rhee, the first major figure in the Republic of Korea. Because the police's reputation was already utterly ruined, and objectively, the Korean police were as corrupt as the Japanese invaders, prosecutorial privileges were specifically granted to prosecutors.

These prosecutors were essentially still parasites sent out by Syngman Rhee, and this espionage system persisted until the fall of Chun Doo-hwan and the establishment of the Sixth Republic. Subsequently, amidst the chaos of the democratic factions coming to power, the prosecutor's office transformed from parasites into hyenas, successively eliminating the Public Security Bureau, the Police Bureau, and other departments over a decade, standing at the forefront of judicial power.

In other words, in just 40 years, South Korean prosecutors have transformed from a century-old spy ring into guardians of the nation, and then, characterized by 'political persecution,' have repeatedly targeted former presidents, thereby gaining supreme judicial privilege.

The military government's power reforms have entered a deep-water zone, and it has stepped into the same river again.

After calming down, Li Xinghe asked Zhao Juhuan:

What do you think we should do?

Old Zhao gave a very proper reply:

“I… I think we should consider expanding executive powers and then write a proposal in Congress…”

"Don't be ridiculous. We are a military government. If we submit proposals in Congress, they will definitely be delayed until the prosecutors start to cause trouble for you. You need to learn to use your brain."

Li Xinghe rejected him.

Zhao Juhuan then asked:

"We can't fight them, and we can't send out empty ships, 101, or 707, so what should we do... Please give me some pointers."

Being slow-witted is fine; just learn to study diligently and ask questions.

Li Xinghe asked everyone in return:

"There are only 1500 prosecutors in total. Are their crimes more numerous, or are the crimes of the entire military more numerous? Is it easier to investigate them, or is it easier to investigate the officers?"

The number of prosecutors in South Korea is approximately 1500. This ratio is similar to that of Japan, where there are 3000 prosecutors for a population of 120 million. In both cases, one prosecutor is responsible for the cases of approximately 40,000 people.

Everyone looked at Li Xinghe.

Li Xinghe made a shocking decision that stunned the world:

“Bring Moon Jae-in back. Make him clean up his mess.”

As is well known, Moon Jae-in's major reforms for the Sixth Republic aimed to reform the judicial system, dismantle the overly powerful prosecutorial system, and prevent political persecution like the "flipping pancakes" that plagued South Korea. However, he ultimately failed. He promoted Cho Kuk, who was crushed by the prosecutors; he then promoted a "Iron Lady" of the judiciary, who was also rejected by the prosecutors, resulting in a complete failure.

However, Moon Jae-in's reforms are a consequence of the deliberate leniency shown by his close friend Roh Moo-hyun during his presidency in purging military government personnel from the five major government agencies. It represents a relapse of South Korea's old problem of excessive extremism. President Moon's term was marked by efforts to reduce the power of prosecutors, essentially cleaning up the mess left by his close ally.

Before anyone could react, Li Xinghe unleashed an even more explosive move:

"Isn't there Yin Xiyue? Dig Yin Xiyue out of jail too. He's the head of the Prosecutor's Office, the President of the Prosecutor's Republic. Make him explain all the dirty deeds he's done."

Yoon Seok-youl was the prosecutor general promoted by Moon Jae-in, who single-handedly purged former presidents Park Geun-hye and Lee Myung-bak. However, in order to push for the dismantling of the prosecutor system, Yoon Seok-youl immediately turned against Moon Jae-in, defected to the right wing, and led prosecutors to the presidency.

Cho Gu-hwan didn't even dare to think about bringing Yoon Seok-yeol and Moon Jae-in back.

He opened his mouth in astonishment:

"Brother... this... can we do this?"

"You are the president of the Seventh Republic, what do you think?"

Li Xinghe countered with a question.

Moon Jae-in and Yoon Seok-youl are both typical examples of elected presidents who failed in the vortex of political struggle.

One is a person of good character, and the other is capable but has gone astray.

Zhao Juhuan thought about it and realized it was indeed a good idea.

And so that's how it was done.

……

When Moon Jae-in was taken to the presidential palace, he was already prepared to be purged.

Such things are commonplace in the fantastical history of the Republic of Korea.

The reason Moon Jae-in did not notify the media or tell anyone was that Lee Sung-ha had pardoned his daughter.

It was a very sincere life-for-life trade. He traded his daughter's life for Lao Wen's.

On the car, Moon Jae-in even took the time to use a recorder to begin dictating his life memoirs, pondering what kind of historical image he would leave behind if he were to die in 2029.

However, when he got out of the car and heard the media report, he was stunned by the shock.

Former South Korean President Moon Jae-in was brought back by Lee Sung-ha and Cho Gu-hwan and appointed as the "Director of the Office of Judicial Reform," responsible for carrying out the judicial reform tasks he had not completed.

In another car not far from him, Yin Xiyue, with gray hair, got out and stared blankly at the Presidential Palace.

Former President of the Republic of Korea (a prisoner) Yoon Seok-youl was bailed out of prison by Lee Sung-ha and Cho Gu-hwan and appointed as the "Director of the Prosecutor's Corruption Office," responsible for cracking down on prosecutorial corruption and disciplinary inspections. Yoon Seok-youl, who once served as Prosecutor General and led prosecutors in a frenzied pursuit of political opponents, was forced to expose all the filth he had done in the past and the corrupt practices of the prosecutors, writing it down one by one and making it public.

The two couldn't help but sigh:

"Magical, so magical."

The author says:

Author's Note: Thank you all for your support. 4800 words. Another day of exhaustion and oversleeping...

Chapter 698: Two Presidents as Chiefs of Staff, Emperor Lee Sung-ha of South Korea (4000 words)

"President Moon, President Yoon, please come in."

As the current president, the slightly balding Cho Koo-hwan greeted Moon Jae-in with a broad smile as he stepped off the stage, leading the stiff-faced Moon Jae-in and the surviving Yoon Seok-yeol into his office at the Blue House.

In this place where all three of their presidents had worked, the national situation has changed dramatically in just a few years. Vertical forces from the United States have descended from the sky, and Li Xinghe, who has the White House as his backer and Beijing as his backer, has emerged, usurping and changing everything.

"Please allow me to refuse..."

Moon Jae-in attempted to decline the position of 'Office of Judicial Reform'.

"Please don't say that. Come in first and let's talk. Maybe you'll have some new discoveries after we talk?"

Zhao Guhuan was a shameless man. After witnessing the downfall of four ambitious men—Park Jung-hwan, Yang Yong-mo, Jeon Jin-gu, and Go Chang-joon—he deeply understood what it meant to be a dog. He knew when to bark, when to bare his teeth, and then enjoy the vast empire Li Xinghe left him; that was enough.

Yin Xiyue quickly expressed her gratitude:

"The kindness of Lord Li Xinghe is of utmost importance to me."

This perfectly exemplifies the saying "first assertive, then respectful."

When Li Xinghe arrived at the meeting room, he was still discussing with the cabinet members:

“I will re-establish combat police as a subordinate force of the Office of Justice Reform.”

Combat police, also known as South Korean special police, mainly served as the backdrop for beating up civilians during the glorious years of the democratization movement. They wielded their batons faster than Il-suk.

It makes perfect sense to have former secret police officers arrest former secret prosecutors.

Moon Jae-in made an appropriate plea to Lee Sung-ha:

"Please allow me to refuse! I have already given up on politics..."

Li Xinghe flatly refused Lao Wen's request and insisted that he stay:

"No, you must do it. Because I believe the South Korean judicial system needs a gentleman to keep things in check. Next year, I will completely relinquish all affairs related to South Korea and return all power. Are you prepared to let the unfinished judicial reforms fail and the prosecutors make a comeback then?!"

That's obviously nonsense. How could Li Xinghe possibly give up the power he's already got?

He told both Japan and South Korea that he would give up by 2030, but who knows what will happen then?

But as the saying goes, a gentleman can be deceived by his principles. For the sake of the unfinished judicial reform, for the sake of the deceased Roh Moo-hyun, and for the sake of preserving his own reputation and political foundation, Moon Jae-in, despite his strong resistance, gradually agreed to take power and carry out judicial reform after several of his close confidants came to persuade him.

Yin Xiyue's case is quite simple.

He's already in jail, why doesn't he hurry up and show Li Xinghe his worth? Does he want to get executed later?

So he immediately jogged to his office, sat down, and began to write in his head about who committed crimes, who protected whom, who embezzled and accepted bribes, and who disregarded the law when he was a prosecutor. In a sense, he was similar to Puyi in the labor camp.

Yoon Seok-yeol wrote up the evidence and handed it to Moon Jae-in across the hall. Moon Jae-in issued an arrest warrant, and the police were dispatched immediately.

Where will they be detained if they're caught?

Li Xinghe instructed:

"The Xibingku Grand Hotel is too low-class. We are a highly humane team. Here's what we'll do: there's an abandoned Starbucks coffee shop near the Longshan base. Arrest them and take them there for coffee. The toilets in the coffee shop are broken, and they're not allowed to leave until they've confessed everything."

Such a malicious instruction was carried out 200% by the police officers.

Before the arrested prosecutors and their assistants could even react, they were detained in an abandoned Starbucks coffee shop.

Want some more coffee?

If you can't finish writing your confession, then go eat shit and drink urine.

From then on, drinking coffee at Starbucks became a new political meme with a distinct flavor.

……

The entire South Korean prosecutors and judicial system was shocked by Lee Sung-ha's miraculous actions.

In a single day, police arrested 16 prosecutors, all of whom were senior prosecutors and their associates. The reason was very simple and brutal: Yoon Seok-youl reported them for alleged involvement in a major case, Moon Jae-in signed the arrest warrants, and Cho Gu-hwan was responsible for carrying them out.

The public was completely unprepared to see three presidents working together, two of whom had a history of feuds, one had been imprisoned, and the other had been brought to court.

As for the instigator of all this, Li Xinghe engaged in a heated online exchange with Prosecutor General Shim Woo-cheol:

"The president's executive power is unlimited!"

This isn't just Li Xinghe talking nonsense; it's Republican theory that came back from the US, which is why Trump signed so many executive orders during his second term. Republicans meticulously prepared this legal framework aimed at expanding presidential power in order to counter the Democrats.

Legal thought worldwide is influenced by the United States, particularly in South Korea and Japan. When the West abolished the death penalty, South Korea and Japan followed suit; when the West embraced political correctness, Japan and South Korea followed suit.