Yes, Prime Minister of Japan

After a severe beating, these people were taken to a detention center and severely punished on charges of espionage with the intention of "subversion".

After arresting the people, Higashikawa Yukami led everyone to the bar in Minami Katomi.

Five months pregnant, Nanka Tomomi sat at the bar with a maternal expression on her face, her belly bulging. Next to her was Kannon Taki Aotori, who was personally cleaning the bar.

Higashikawa Yukami tossed the car keys aside, sat down, and said:

"We just arrested a few underground resistance fighters. They're the kind of useless cowards who can't even see the current state of society. But they actually dared to attack us; they're really giving us a hard time."

"Hello, Mother Bluebird."

The other policewomen sat down and greeted Guanyinlong Qingniao.

Looking at the other women, Guanyinlong Qingniao covered her mouth and chuckled softly:

“Oh dear, I am a Communist mother, yet I gave birth to a spy daughter.”

Everyone was somewhat surprised, never expecting that Higashikawa Yukimi's mother was actually a Communist.

Higashikawa Yukami immediately started babbling:

"Yes, yes, yes, your daughter is disgraceful. A Communist mother gave birth to a lackey daughter. Your daughter not only slept with a married man, but also with that mother..."

The daughter learned the true meaning of talking nonsense to each other: when she couldn't beat her own mother in a one-on-one fight, she would expose the evil deeds of Guanyinlong Qingniao in front of others.

Sure enough, the bluebird mother's expression froze.

But Higashikawa Yukami started to change course again:

"It's alright, everyone here is a sister, who hasn't been to the Milky Way?"

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Indeed, they were all in the same bed.

Then everyone suddenly realized, wait a minute, do Guanyinlong Bluebird and Nankadomi count too?

So everyone's eyes sharpened as they looked at Nan Jiaduomei's pregnant belly, who had been smiling silently.

"Yes."

Domi from Southern California rubbed her stomach and did not deny it.

As Tokyo's most affectionate woman, Minami Katomi is now very happy.

After making a few jokes, Higashikawa Yukimi got down to business:

"It's almost 2031. Whether from South Korea's or Japan's perspective, isn't it time to crown Xinghe as a prince? The United States is going to hold an emperor coronation, so it wouldn't be wrong for us to have a prince coronation, would it?"

Previously, this matter faced considerable resistance, as the United States had raised the banner of freedom and democracy globally, resulting in a decrease in the number of kingdoms worldwide, and royal families generally shifted towards becoming celebrities associated with fashion items.

But now the United States itself can no longer bear the identity and status of a free and democratic nation, and it is about to begin its transformation and reform. Japan would be more than capable of crowning a prince.

Guanyin Takigakure deliberately got angry:

"You know your mother is a Communist, and you still say that on purpose? Tomorrow I'll find Yajima and teach you a lesson."

The question of whether or not Li Xinghe should be given the title of prince is a subject of intense debate among various factions of the Japanese Communist Party.

Everyone knows that for Li Xinghe, who lacks legitimacy to rule, the title of prince was inevitable sooner or later; otherwise, the issue of succession to the next Emperor, Nakahito, would be unexplained. Li Xinghe must first be granted the title of prince before the investiture ceremony for Nakahito as crown prince can be held. Even after the coronation, he would still be a "red prince," meaning he would still have to follow the path of socialist transformation.

However, many factions within the Communist Party alliance that leaned more to the left and were anti-imperialist and anti-capitalist were quite opposed to Li Xinghe's status as a "red prince," finding it utterly absurd and suggesting that it would be better to have the entire Emperor's family abdicate and then simply and openly transform Japan into a republic.

However, due to years of Japanese attacks, the latter group is small and has little to no voice.

Higashikawa Yukami started spouting nonsense to argue with her mother again:

"Xinghe is still my boyfriend, and you still managed to seduce him into bed, didn't you? Yeah, I said this just to disgust you."

Kannon Taki Aotori glanced at the girls present, including Ryuzaki Hibari, and was also furious. She pulled Higashikawa Yukami into a small room and began her motherly punishment:

"You're asking for it! I'll fuck you to death, you brat!"

Higashikawa Yukami wanted to resist firmly, but her mother, who knew every part of her body, easily broke her defenses with her fingers. In the end, she was forced to admit that she was the stinking bastard who deliberately provoked her mother.

After dealing with Higashikawa Yukari, Kannon Taki Aotori also had a bit of a headache.

Are we really going to crown Li Xinghe as a prince?

This problem has been troubling people including Aokijima and Hiroshi Yajima.

What I used to think was outrageous now seems like a very prudent decision.

All of this is made better by Vance's plan to become emperor.

This is truly a year of global regression.

Chapter 874: Let it burn! Let it burn! (4600 words)

At the end of November, Li Xinghe officially met with Mrs. Usa, accompanied by his wife Hua Yingmei, and many supporting figures in Japanese politics, such as Shigeru Ishiba.

"Madam, please don't worry. Settle down here; Tokyo is your new home."

"Waaaaah~"

Despite uttering such treacherous words, Li Xinghe was actually quite honest at the moment, with several women watching him.

Madame Usa was in tears, and everyone was very serious in such a solemn occasion.

Lu Yuchi, Hua Yingmei, and Shang Qiujia joined forces to tie Li Xinghe's arms, preventing him from saying anything out of line in such a serious setting. After all, this was an official, formal political meeting, and Li Xinghe was expressing his political stance on Vance's decision to declare himself emperor.

Regardless of what people say in private, Li Xinghe must outwardly oppose Vance's plan to become emperor.

Therefore, it was politically correct for the First Lady of India, Osamu, to meet Vance's defected wife, who had by then become a beacon of democracy in the Western world, during this period.

While many right-wing parties in European countries have come to power with Trump's support, these parties also emphasize flexibility in switching sides. When Vance attempted to seize power, they allowed domestic democrats to elevate Osamu to the status of a democratic goddess.

Unfortunately, this goddess has two imperfections.

First, Usa was very clever. She didn't go to Europe, where American spies and troops were active, to avoid an unexpected and mysterious death; instead, she stayed in Tokyo, the capital of the dictatorial monster Li Xinghe. Second, she was Indian, and India, which was by then universally disliked and whose global reputation was gradually tarnishing, was constantly demanding that Usa return to India.

"In any case, I hope you can change his mind and protect the peace and tranquility of the United States."

Usa addressed the reporters, making a formal plea to Li Xinghe, similar to that of a government-in-exile.

With this statement, Li Xinghe had a pretext to interfere in the American Civil War.

Osamu was very likely the last First Lady with legitimate status before the American Civil War.

Meanwhile, in a corner of the banquet hall, Tulsi Gabbard, a defector from the United States, accepted an invitation from Duchess Olympia:

"I accept your invitation. But I just hope things don't escalate. Ideally, you should only send a contingent of Australian troops and not change the flag. Please, please, don't let people think I'm the one who's dividing America."

This was the best answer Tulsi Gabbard could give after extremely painful self-examination. (The rest of the text appears to be gibberish and unrelated to the preceding sentences.)

What the residents of American Samoa think is actually not important.

On this island of 4.3 people, their only wish is to quickly make their fortunes and leave, whether to Australia, the United States, or even China or Japan. After the economic crisis, it doesn't make much difference to them. Food comes first, then dignity.

"It's alright, the United States may not even realize that control of American Samoa has been lost."

Duchess Olympia smiled and clinked glasses with her.

"Does your butt not hurt this time?" Tulsi glanced at Duchess Olympia's firm, plump, round buttocks.

"No."

Duchess Olympia crossed her thighs, but her legs felt a little weak.

At this banquet, Olympia also encountered a formidable figure: Hanabatake Owatari Tamae, supposedly Li Xinghe's cousin, but actually of a higher generation, having been appointed as the Vice Governor of Tokyo. This stunningly beautiful woman was incredibly luxurious, almost on par with Olympia herself.

The moment the two contestants with ample buttocks met, it was as if a series of waves of energy clashed.

"Hello, I'm Olympia. I'm currently studying Japanese and Chinese. I heard you're Xinghe's cousin?" Olympia stepped forward.

"Hi there, I heard you've been...that?"

Looking at her English aristocratic air, Hanabatake Daijutsu Tamae couldn't help but use gentleness to overcome strength.

"We have a family group chat, hasn't anyone invited you to join?"

In their first encounter, Olympia was slightly at a disadvantage.

She took out her phone and added her and Queen Charlotte's accounts to the family group chat. As soon as she joined, she saw a lot of interesting content, such as them telling everyone in private where Li Xinghe was fooling around that day.

Queen Charlotte, who was hiding in a corner eating cucumber salad, couldn't bear to watch this scene. She clutched the frail little bear, her heart aching.

"How terrifying..."

Outside of the meeting.

The atmosphere in the joint operations staff room was tense.

Lin Youzi pointed to the blackboard and repeatedly emphasized:

"An economic crisis stemming from the depreciation of the US dollar is imminent, and a global economic tsunami is on the horizon. In the coming months, we must be highly vigilant and on high alert, especially in Southeast Asia. Regional ambitious wolves like Indonesia and India, which are fond of expansion, must be dealt with absolutely decisively!"

The coalition forces will deploy defenses around Singapore.

To prevent neighboring countries from going crazy once an economic tsunami begins.

When Li Xinghe entered the conference room, Lin Youzi teased him again:

"Several raw material exchanges in London, Malaysia, Singapore, Europe, and Canada have been forced to attempt to close because of you."

"The international raw materials market is already at its breaking point with China's massive buying spree. Other countries have contracts for raw materials, but you only want the goods, not the money. Do you know how many unlucky futures speculators have been driven bankrupt and homeless this year?"

Gamblers who speculate in futures often start with leverage of 10 or 20 times. Most futures contracts are not actually delivered during the trading period, since everyone is making money from this financial transaction.

But since the beginning of this year, two mad dogs have suddenly appeared in the international futures market.

They had massive amounts of US dollars and bought whatever they saw in futures trading. Gold, silver, and copper, the three traditional precious metals, were all snapped up by these two madmen, and they only wanted the physical goods, not the cash, driving many futures speculators into bankruptcy. In addition to gold and silver, platinum, palladium, aluminum, nickel, and other precious metals also saw their prices skyrocket.

After the prices of precious metals were driven up, these two mad dogs then moved into other metal trading markets, causing prices of steel, zinc and lead, oil, natural gas, wire rod, and other metals to rise across the board.

It's not just the metals trading market; their presence is everywhere in all sorts of international markets. Frozen beef, soybeans, soybean meal, and flour from the United States, Brazil, and Argentina; crude oil, gasoline, and kerosene from the Middle East and Southeast Asia; and coal from various countries—basically, every market that uses the US dollar for transactions has been overwhelmed by the ubiquitous presence of the dollar.

These two mad dogs are, of course, China and Li Xinghe.

With so many US dollars in hand, everyone spent money like crazy throughout the year, converting worthless greenbacks into valuable physical goods.

"What are you talking about? I call this a sincere transaction."

Li Xinghe shrugged and sat down to arrange military affairs.

The Japanese Self-Defense Forces will also undergo a large-scale reorganization, with the majority of its troops being deployed in the southwest as a preparation.

After making the arrangements, he still had to go back and work hard to squeeze every last drop out of the kidneys.

The closer it gets to November 2nd, the day of the midterm elections, the more anxious people become.

During her vacation, Yui Koshiyama visits her brother at the Tokyo Ministry of Defense, only to find a group of obsessed men repeatedly praying to gods and Buddhas in the room.

Watching the clock tick away, He Yang couldn't help but stand up and pace back and forth, muttering to himself:

"Burn...burn...burn..."

Zhang Xiaoqian squatted in the corner, tormenting a poor broom.

Hu Zhantian was lying on a cot, while Xu Baofeng was upside down in the corner.

They all had the same idea:

"We're all about to lose it. When is Vance's bullshit coronation plan finally going to begin?"

It's fair to say that everyone is waiting for the US to bomb them with something big.

By the morning of November 1st, Eastern Time, it was already night in Tokyo.

In May, Gao Tiao made phone calls to various departments, informing them of the results:

"Vance announced that, in accordance with the powers of a wartime president, he would temporarily freeze the 2030 U.S. midterm elections, invalidate all candidates, and allow existing members of Congress to serve their terms. He would also declare a state of war between the United States and Mexico and send troops into Mexico."

"It's burning! It's on fire!" He Yang jumped happily onto the table, imitating Tarzan.

The Ministry of Defense's Joint Forces headquarters erupted in cheers, and Zhang Xiaoqian slapped his thigh in exasperation:

"Damn, it's on fire! The great fleet is setting sail!"

After more than two months of repairs and modifications, the Tamamo-no-Mae and the Japanese ships set sail again. The aircraft carrier battleships, on the other hand, are currently on duty at sea thanks to their robust and simple construction.

The newly formed Shinano-class destroyers—the fifth Nagato-class—are required, in principle, to continue outfitting and sea trials, but must be ready for immediate combat. Their carrier-based fighter jets, helicopters, and personnel will be temporarily stationed at Yokota Naval Base in Tokyo.

Dame Olympia hurriedly made a phone call to Australian President Penny Wong:

"Dispatch the Canberra, full speed ahead into the Pacific!"