Yes, Prime Minister of Japan

"The country has reached the brink of danger. I have worked so hard to clean up the land that these bastards have ruined, only to be targeted again by the deliberate sabotage of the yakuza. A group of yakuza in Kanagawa Prefecture arrested a citizen representative in broad daylight. I am furious."

Who would dare to provoke Li Taige?

The soldiers were filled with awe.

Li Xinghe continued:

"Just two years ago, the body of a minor boy was found on the banks of a river in Kanagawa. A 16-year-old boy had a chance encounter with the local yakuza group, the Inagawa-kai Yamakawa-gumi, by the roadside and was brutally tortured by the gang for 11 hours. During the torture, at least three people discovered the abuse and called the police, but when the Kanagawa Prefectural Police arrived at the scene, they chatted with the gang members for a long time just a door away and never thought to go in to investigate. This led to the innocent death of a young man."

The Yamakawa-gumi, a branch of the Inagawa-kai in Kanagawa Prefecture, was originally a yakuza organization composed of young Korean gangsters in Japan. With hundreds of members and more than a dozen subordinate gangs, it was the third largest yakuza group and an important core force of the Inagawa-kai headquarters.

His voice gradually lowered and became angry:

"This poor child was abandoned by the gang on the riverbank in the middle of the night. He was starving, freezing, in excruciating pain, naked, and covered in wounds. He lay on the riverbank, desperately pleading for help. Twenty-one hours later, the young boy who had been abandoned on the riverbank froze to death in the cold night wind after being subjected to extreme abuse."

While reading this file, Li Xinghe was indeed enraged. This wasn't even the most outrageous part, because around 2000, the gang had committed numerous heinous crimes.

Despite this, many movies and games have whitewashed the Japanese Yakuza, turning them into a cultural symbol of Japan.

What angered him even more was:

“If the normal legal process is followed, the gang suspected of murdering the young student will only send out a gang leader to apologize and hand over a few gang members who participated in the torture and murder to the police. The judge will sentence the gang leader to a maximum of 20 years, and the others to 10 years to 3 years of probation.”

If Li Xinghe doesn't interfere, this is the limit of punishment that the Japanese judicial system, which adopts a cautious and lenient approach to sentencing, can impose.

Gang leaders and their subordinates suspected of abusing, murdering, and abandoning minors will only serve a maximum of fourteen years in prison before being released to continue their gangster activities and make big money.

This is not Li Xinghe making things up; the case is real, and the verdict is real.

Because Japan's yakuza problem is so serious, and the number of civilian deaths caused by police inaction is countless, dating back to the last century. The police have even invented the term "soucha ga no bu sho ji" (not investigating thoroughly) to cover up their shame.

Everyone's breathing became heavy.

The anger of Li Taige was conveyed to everyone through real cases.

“Since the end of the war, the US military stationed in Japan has caused countless harms, and I have basically cleared them out. Can gangs be more terrifying than the US military, to the point that they can freely and wantonly torture and kill minors?!”

"If that's all there is to it, how can I explain this to his mother? How can I compensate a single mother who has lost her only child? And how can I explain to the people that I allowed such dark, backward, and corrupt elements as gangsters to still exist in the country I govern?"

Li Xinghe held up one finger:

"In Japan, there is no such thing as a member of parliament who doesn't know the head of a yakuza group from his hometown." — Junichiro Koizumi. This statement was made by the former Prime Minister Koizumi, who was elected Prime Minister of Japan in 2001.

It wasn't until the Yamaguchi-gumi arrested and killed a police officer in 2004 that Japanese society finally realized the seriousness of the yakuza problem and enacted laws to restrict yakuza activities, granting police the power to arrest members of organized crime groups. From that point onward, Japanese yakuza activities were gradually brought under control.

He slowly clenched his fist again:

"And I must say, in my country, there is no such thing as a gang leader who hasn't died!"

Immediately afterwards, Tawara Senjohime displayed Li Xinghe's attendance allowance.

Each person's attendance allowance starts at 15 yen, with an additional 2 yen for each additional day of service, an additional 5 yen for killing a member of the resisting yakuza, and an additional 15 yen for each additional month of service. Those who perform exceptionally well are promoted early and can even pursue officer training at the Self-Defense Forces University.

The elite members of the Self-Defense Forces were immediately invigorated.

Anger was ignited.

We are angry at what angers the ruler! We are anxious about what is urgent for the ruler!

The Self-Defense Force soldiers gripped their batons tightly, as if they had been given a level 10 energy boost, wishing they could strike ten times a second to beat the gangsters and vent their righteous anger.

Li Xinghe waved, pointing to the exit of Jingguotai:

Codename: Marineford War!

"For the sake of the children, let their flesh and blood become the lubricant for the tank tracks!"

"For the sake of the children, there must be no mercy. I want to see your blood-stained military boots trampling on the doors of these gangs!"

Chapter 760: Six Strikes Per Second Is Not the Limit, Star River Points to Tokyo Bay as a Vow (5400 words)

Black sky, black rain.

The police officers were extremely cautious downstairs at the Metropolitan Police Department building, where the fat imprints of the truck that had crushed the Harada family into a pulp were still visible.

"He's back."

This one sentence already tells everyone that Li Xinghe dealt with someone at the Metropolitan Police Department today.

That is indeed the case.

In the conference room on the top floor, a room with the best view of Tokyo, everyone felt as restrained as if they were in prison.

Tsukishima Minami and Musashi Yama, their expressions strained, flanked Li Xinghe, while Yamato Keir, holding a police baton, looked around erratically.

Under their scrutiny, high-ranking officials in the Japanese police system were treated like prisoners.

Police Commissioner Yoshinobu Kusunobu, Metropolitan Police Department Commissioner Yoshimi Ogata, Deputy Commissioner General Yuji Sakoda, Police Chief Yuko Sano, and others sat in a row on a high place, yet they felt like prisoners about to be publicly tried.

Immediately afterwards, twelve Metropolitan Police Department chiefs walked in.

The twelve people, including the Minister of Criminal Investigation, Kohei Kanazawa, the Minister of Public Security, Taishi Hasegawa, and the Minister of Security, Ryuta Seishi, sat in the middle sofa chairs, but everyone was trembling with fear, wishing they could kneel on the ground. Who dared to sit down properly?

Following them, dozens of mid- to high-ranking bureaucrats from the police department, planning departments, and other agencies entered like demons from hell and lined up in a row.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, Li Xinghe waved his baton:

“Among you, some have close ties with politicians, some hate me, some oppose me, some are corrupt, some are lazy, some are incompetent, some are stupid, some are cunning… some even have shady connections with the United States.”

The sound was as flat as raindrops.

But to high-ranking police officials, it was like a thunderbolt, striking their very souls.

"Please...please explain clearly."

The police officers were completely stunned.

Li Xinghe asked:

"The tragedy involving the 16-year-old student in Kanagawa Prefecture—I don't need to ask any further questions, do I?"

Police Chief Yuko Sano, pale-faced, hurriedly began her routine of shifting blame as the person in charge of police affairs:

"This is a matter for the Kanagawa Prefectural Police; the Metropolitan Police Department is not in a position to interfere..."

Li Xinghe's expression immediately changed:

"From now on, stop spouting nonsense about local or central affairs. You and I both know very well that being the head of the police headquarters in a local county is just a stepping stone in your careers. Local areas have autonomy, but the police do not."

Japanese police are a prime example of what is called a self-governing entity, but in reality, they operate as an independent kingdom. While they have learned from the independent local police departments in the United States, they actually adhere to a Confucian-style centralized government system.

"But the law stipulates..."

Who wrote the law?

Although laws are not easy to amend, Lee Sung-ha can still issue cabinet executive orders.

He raised his hand and took out a document:

"This is a cabinet order to ban riot groups. From now on, riot groups will directly enter the illegal field. Any established and named group that is involved in the sex industry, minors, gambling, or loan sharking will be regarded as a suspected riot group and will be subject to unified supervision and crackdown."

The officers were immediately terrified.

They were already in the police force before the multiple amendments to the Anti-Organized Crime Act in 1991 and 2004. Who doesn't have some personal relationship with gangsters?

Li Xinghe had this in mind, which is why he kept them all at the police station.

Li Xinghe tossed the order onto the table and said calmly:

"But I want to kill them first, then ban them."

"I've had you all sit here to show you my resolve. So that some of you won't be so oblivious and secretly send me intelligence!"

The high-ranking police officers, drenched in sweat, hurriedly stood up and saluted Li Xinghe with trepidation.

"what!"

Some of those who were truly close to the yakuza groups knelt on the ground and bowed deeply, begging Li Xinghe to forgive them and grant them a way out of retirement.

Li Xinghe waved his hand, instructing Yuedao Nansha to remove the badges from all the kneeling officers and proceed directly into retirement procedures.

Punishing you is a way of showing my love for you.

As for the punishment, please see the video.

Under the watchful eyes of the senior police inspectors, the Self-Defense Forces assault battalion, which was heading to Kawasaki City in Kanagawa Prefecture, sent back a live broadcast signal.

……

Kanagawa Prefecture, Kawasaki City, Kawasaki Ward, No. 6-5 Minamachi.

A parking lot with 10 spaces and a three-story building—this is the headquarters of the Yamakawa Group.

Unlike gangs elsewhere, Japanese yakuza, officially designated as "violent groups," are actually semi-legal, formal social organizations. All their lists are accessible to the police. Not only must they be registered, but they must also have designated business locations that cannot be fake. Their phone cards and other information are also trackable.

Therefore, stopping these gangsters is very simple: just deploy wheeled assault vehicles, surround their headquarters, and then kill them.

As a supporter of Li Xinghe, Nagumo Tadatsugu led his assault team to surround the area. He and a large number of soldiers carrying shields and batons began a kind of calisthenics warm-up in front of the Yamakawa Group headquarters.

The first warm-up exercise involves holding a military baton vertically, bending forward and raising your leg to simulate the posture of hitting or kicking with the baton.

The Self-Defense Force officers stomped their feet and brandished their batons while shouting:

"Hahaha!"

Reporters and ordinary citizens outside were still confused when they saw this group of elite Self-Defense Force personnel lining up and wielding batons, performing a "stomping the earth with big leather boots" act in front of the gang's gate.

What are you doing, showing your gymnastics performance to gangsters?

The second exercise involves holding a military baton horizontally, turning, and squatting. The self-defense officers are still exercising.

"Hahaha!"

After practicing two sets of gymnastics and re-familiarizing themselves with the basic techniques of beating people, Nagumo Tadatsugu took out a box of headbands from the car. On the pure white headbands, four characters were written in red ink: "Killing traitors is no crime." This was a political promise that Li Xinghe had personally written for them.

Nagumo raised the megaphone:

"Warm-up complete. The yakuza haven't opened the gate and are even resisting investigation. Self-Defense Force officer, prepare to move in!"

The Yakuza inside the gate were completely baffled.

You didn't even let me open the door, so why are you saying we're resisting an investigation?

The spectators outside were also watching the spectacle, chattering and making a ruckus.

"Go ahead and fire if you dare!"

"The Self-Defense Force officers are no match for the Yakuza..."

However, they actually opened fire.

A deafening roar from the 105mm smoothbore cannon jolted the ordinary, unambitious people of Kawasaki City awake.

A massive shell blasted open the courtyard gate, turning the henchmen behind it into flying chunks of flesh and bones. As blood and entrails swirled in the air, the eyeballs on their heads seemed to gleam with an incredulous attitude.

The Self-Defense Forces charged towards the smoke-filled building like wolves and tigers:

"Yamakawa Group, come downstairs and kneel in the courtyard. You have 10 minutes, or you will be considered to be resisting arrest!"

Despite saying this, the Self-Defense Force officers were already impatiently raising their Type 20 pistols, hoping the gangsters would resist arrest so they could all earn some military merit.

To minimize the busyness and meaningless paperwork during interrogations, Li Xinghe's orders to the elite assault team of the Self-Defense Forces were very simple: kill as many as possible those already registered as members of organized crime, so as to avoid protracted interrogations and investigations in court, and dealing with obstruction from the gangsters' lawyers.

Just as predicted, the Yakuza upstairs pulled out a pistol and a submachine gun.

The self-defense officer downstairs decisively pulled the trigger and opened fire, bullets shattering one sinful soul after another as they flew through the air.

A large group of self-defense officers wielded their batons powerfully, beating Yakuza until his head bled profusely in the room.

Wang Yuwei, the 50-year-old chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Yamakawa Group, was limping and crying incessantly in a corner of the restroom:

"I am Chinese, I am truly Chinese! Don't kill me!"

Like Koreans in Japan, Chinese residents are frequently involved in organized crime, because many Chinese are actually former Japanese citizens residing in Japan, or have come to Japan to seek their fortune (similar to how North Korean defectors obtain South Korean citizenship). Wang Yuwei is a typical example of a former Japanese citizen orphan.

Unfortunately, failing to come downstairs and kneel in surrender was considered resistance to arrest, which meant he was subject to a 5 yen bounty. Moreover, this was a high-ranking official who had committed numerous crimes. Wang Yuwei was beaten to death on the spot.

As a yakuza organization that originated among Koreans in Japan, it also has many naturalized Koreans in its ranks, and some even shout:

"I am North Korea..."

Before he could finish speaking, he was struck by military batons from all directions, his skull was fractured, his brains splattered, and he lay on the ground, never to rise again.

Ryuji Ikeda, the head of the Yamakawa Group, is a dropout from Hosei University. Even without using his long-forgotten legal knowledge, he can still say a few words:

“This is intentional torture and murder! I am Ryuji Ikeda, the wakatoshi (second-in-command) of the Yamakawa-gumi and the head of the Ikeda-gumi, I…”