Yes, Prime Minister of Japan

"Marching by Candles!"

Holding candles aloft, hundreds of thousands of protesters approached the intersection of Hangang-daero and Itaewon-ro at night. This is the western side of the Yongsan base, a short distance to the east is the Korean War Memorial, and just one road south is the Yongsan Building where Lee Sung-ha now lives.

Standing on the roof of the Longshan base, Li Xinghe raised his binoculars and looked at the 50-person candlelight gathering organized by the opposition coalition at the distant crossroads.

Li Xinghe said speechlessly:

"They even hung up the American flag, which is really speechless."

"After all, they rely on the US military presence to maintain peace," said Li Daiyao's sister, watching the drama unfold with great interest.

Previously, this flag was flown by brainwashed pro-American right-wingers in South Korea. Now that the right wing has been dismantled by Lee Sung-ha, many have likely switched sides to the Communist Party, bringing this habit with them. Or perhaps the pro-American elements have reached their final moment and are forced to reveal their true allegiance.

In any case, for these South Koreans, being close to the United States and accepting the presence of US troops is reasonable.

However, given that they oppose the United States and have no US troops stationed there, it's absolutely unacceptable for these South Korean politicians to want to sit at the table and start playing their own game.

Li Xinghe joked:

“If you allow them to have U.S. troops stationed there, and you also allow them to sit at the table and play cards, they’ll be willing to support you. Unfortunately, I’m not willing.”

Because it's no different from before. They still maintain close ties with the United States, with covert lobbying groups operating in both countries, ultimately becoming British or Indian-style troublemakers.

After observing for several days, Duchess Olympia raised a question:

"So the core question is actually, where exactly does the United States stand in East Asia?"

"Yes."

The South Korean issue is the American issue.

This is what inevitably happens after the United States gradually withdraws from East Asia. Neither the pro-American left nor the right can maintain the original political order, and they are forced to start riots.

And these people are unwilling to admit their problems. It can only be said that if a group of people shout "independence and self-reliance" but in practice they are boundless and dependent on a certain country that cannot be spoken of, readily using it as a "guide to civilization," and their attitude towards those who point out problems is "you can't insult my father," then it can only mean that there is a double standard hidden in their hearts that they cannot openly acknowledge, even though they may not be aware of this twisted mentality.

The South Koreans standing opposite Li Xinghe, apart from the extreme nationalists who support the unification of North and South Korea, are mostly pro-American elements who harbor double standards without realizing it.

Of course, they believe their pro-American stance has its justification.

Their reasoning is that without the presence of US troops, South Korea would have to face China, Japan, North Korea, and Russia simultaneously, a power imbalance that is far too great.

But perhaps they didn't consider that, as victims of World War II, if they hadn't been so arrogant, who would have bothered to slap them?

As the candle march reached its climax and the national anthem began to be sung, hundreds of thousands of people also arrived from the north side of the Longshan base.

Compared to the Korean Democratic Alliance members who were holding candles, these people were younger and more diverse. They held torches aloft and also had white cloths wrapped around their foreheads with the words "Asia-Pacific Innovation" written on them.

These people shouted angrily:

"You have candles for marching, we have torches for marching!"

The two groups then began to confront each other on the street.

From throwing junk at each other to using torches as magical attacks, and yelling through megaphones to disrupt each other's rallies and mobilizations. You Lin Yongyong, I Lin Kong, you Lin Zai Zai, are you even here...

The opposition has raised the strongest banner they have used before:

"Where is the magnificent land of three thousand miles now? Eighty million people weep together in sorrow!"

The pro-Li faction was not to be outdone, raising their banner of mockery against the other side:

"The pro-American and pro-European traitors will surely die, and the people of Asia-Pacific will share the glory."

Thanks to the mixed Chinese proverb education in recent years, these two banners now have more Chinese characters, so that Koreans don't just know their pronunciation but not their meaning. However, because they understand the deeper meaning of each other's slogans, both sides become increasingly angry and embarrassed.

"Kill you!"

"Damn it, die!"

It's unclear who threw the first punch, but the huge square quickly turned into an unrestricted fighting tournament as hundreds of thousands of people crowded together.

At the crossroads, everyone was boxing, and no one knew who was who; they just kept trying to pull the white cloth off each other's foreheads.

"You want to revolutionize the Asia-Pacific region, you lackey!"

"You pro-American, pro-European bastard, do you even deserve to be called Korean?"

The two sides fought fiercely, resembling a snowball fight among students in winter. This prompted a large number of police officers who had been waiting nearby to rush forward and separate them. Special police fired tear gas canisters, and mounted police charged forward, wielding batons to beat rioting civilians nearby.

Soon, after the large number of people were dispersed, the core of the democratic forces emerged. Despite the smoke bombs, water cannons, and the charge of mounted police, this group of people remained huddled together at the intersection, determined not to leave.

They sang the South Korean national anthem, resolutely opposing Lee Sung-ha.

He then raised his middle finger towards the Longshan Building, which was flashing red lights in the distance.

Li Xinghe, who saw this from the high platform, also praised it:

"Koreans are more stubborn than you might imagine."

Conversely, Australia and New Zealand, as white-majority countries that pride themselves on being 'frontier guardians,' have been remarkably peaceful in their resistance. It's as if the moment Li Xinghe's soldiers arrived, they transformed into adorable, obedient children. This was partly due to Li Xinghe bringing them a queen from England to soothe their nerves, but it also served to appease the Australians' seemingly stubborn, yet actually rather mediocre, resistance.

Why is this happening?

Olympia was puzzled, and Li Xinghe explained it to her:

"You don't understand. This is a characteristic of Confucian civilization. As a general once said, Europeans fight if they can win, retreat if they can't, and surrender gracefully if they lose. But the Chinese are different. Even if they know they can't fight, they have to grit their teeth and keep fighting. Korean culture is entirely inherited from China, and that's the secret."

In the simplest terms, these people still retain a sense of loyalty to the 'American order'.

The American order is, in a sense, another form of the Celestial Empire order. Although they themselves do not admit it, they believe it is the acceptance and recognition of the 'advanced and free world,' and they do not consider whether their own 'loyalty and filial piety' are in line with Western theories.

"Who said that? It seems there are many misunderstandings about the war in Europe."

"Qiu Qingquan".

"Oh~"

Li Xinghe thought that Duchess Olympia was unaware of this, but in fact, Olympia not only knew, but had also studied the history of the Liberation War before coming to East Asia.

Unfortunately, Li Xinghe inadvertently revealed his buttocks again. However, Olympia didn't seem to care much; these days, only a few people didn't know where his buttocks were.

After watching the show, Li Daiyao, while eating melon seeds, commented:

"So actually, they just need a dad."

"A very insightful summary."

The things Lee Sung-ha is saying to the South Korean left wing now are the same things they used to criticize the South Korean right wing. The boomerang they hurled back at them has now hit them hard.

"We should be done making a fuss today. Let's rest for now. We still have the G7 conference to continue tomorrow."

Li Xinghe led everyone back to sleep.

……

But his words may have come true; he really won't be able to sleep tonight.

Since Lee Sung-ha established the Seventh Republic, he has strictly controlled the drug abuse problem in South Korea, which is commonly referred to as drug addiction by Chinese people. Seoul police have been particularly strict in cracking down on this, so the drug problem in Seoul has gradually come under strict control.

The short-term consequence of this is that minors who are used to taking drugs are afraid to do so in public and can only hide in alleys and get high in the middle of the night.

Therefore, in a residential area on the south side of Yeouido, several police officers, while cracking down on crime in the middle of the night, caught several children on drug use instead.

"Hey! Kid, are you doing drugs? Stop right there!"

The two drugs took effect in his brain. When the child, who was high on drugs, saw this situation, he thought about how his prestigious school was about to be severely expelled and that he would be sent to a juvenile drug rehabilitation center, where his life would be bleak from then on. He couldn't help but go crazy.

They were howling and screaming:

"The police are beating people! The police are shooting!"

Then they fled into the alley.

He ran and shouted all the way, startling the nearby residents.

Upon hearing this shout, nearby households hurriedly closed their doors and windows, while residents frantically made phone calls and packed their belongings to escape, creating a peak escape period at night.

These two high school students hiding in the alley to do drugs probably never imagined that the words they blurted out while in Od state would ignite a powder keg that had been holding back for so long.

People are spreading the word everywhere:

"Arresting people! Arresting people!"

These sounds indeed alerted Yeongdeungpo-dong, which was not far away.

A staunch opposition member, witnessing the fleeing refugees along the roadside, sprinted several miles to his headquarters, shouting:

"The army has been deployed! They're going to arrest us! Stand up and fight back!"

The opposition alliance's stronghold is in Yeongdeungpo-dong, which happens to be located in the southern administrative district next to the Yeouido National Assembly.

So the large number of Christian militiamen who had gathered there picked up their rifles and blindly followed the crowd into the streets.

Ironically, many of these guns and ammunition were sent to South Korea before Li Xinghe took control, to exacerbate social conflicts and the situation. Now, it's as if the boomerang has come back to bite Li Xinghe himself.

After leading several thousand men out, those who knew nothing about military affairs belatedly asked:

"What do we do now?"

They had no contingency plan whatsoever, after all, many people with military expertise had been implicated and arrested in the Yin Xiyue case.

At this moment, the mastermind behind the scenes, Jin Shengjun, the representative of the Democratic Party, hurriedly pointed to Yeouido and shouted:

"Occupy Yeouido, occupy the National Assembly! As long as we control this place, their G7 conference will not be able to convene, and the world will see our resistance."

This seems like a good approach.

Sacrifice, indeed! Sacrificing oneself in the National Assembly Hall to resist Li Xinghe—what a great propaganda piece!

Li Xinghe's Seven Kingdoms Conference was forced to be suspended after only one day due to a rebellion, what a shameful scene that was.

So the organizers, including Chen Shengjun, Kim Minseok, and Kim Byung-ki, led their team toward the National Assembly building.

When Christian guards began rushing out of their hiding places and gathering on the south bank of the Han River at night, those who wanted to stop the war knew it was too late.

The South Korean troops, who had been watching them closely, were overjoyed.

It's finally moving again.

The special forces soldiers, who were gathered at the foot of the Longshan base and were beating up training dummies in the training room to vent their anger, received their first order to deploy.

Colonel Li Donghu, deputy commander of the 101st Special Operations Battalion, picked up the Mixue Ice Cream bottles piled on the table:

Wishing everyone great success!

The Mixue Ice Cream on the cup features a snow king holding a military baton, just like the epaulets on the 101st Special Forces uniform.

This is a meme originating from the Seoul coup, when the 101st Special Operations Unit accidentally caught members of the Korean Farmers' Cooperative protesting on the Han River Bridge. The famous photo of them holding a stick to beat fresh oranges in one hand and a military baton to beat the farmers in the other became widely known.

They rushed to their vehicles, and the 101st and 202nd Special Operations Battalions, fully armed, rode south in armored vehicles, crossing a bridge less than a few miles away, and heading towards Yeouido.

But as soon as they landed on the island, they were attacked by a firing position, and two soldiers were wounded.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be the Yeouido Pure Gospel Church, the world's largest evangelical church, which was swarming with Christian militiamen armed with light weapons. The church is conveniently located at the intersection where the Seogang Bridge leads into the Yeouido National Assembly district, with the National Assembly Building diagonally opposite it.

This cathedral, with its advantageous geographical location, became a fortified firing point blocking the main road, the Xijiang Bridge.

The special operations team lacked the heavy firepower to destroy the church and temporarily withdrew to request support.

Seeing the special forces retreat, the Christian militia were even more delighted and fired shots into the air, and a large number of them moved into the church and set up defenses on the church dome.

Now he's a Korean in the church.

It was the early morning light.

Accompanied by Park Jin-hee, Lee Dong-ho, and others, Lee Sung-ha arrived at the forward command post, still grumpy from waking up.

"What the hell is going on with your intelligence agencies? Didn't they say they weren't going to cause trouble today?"

Who would have thought that two drug-addicted kids would cause such a huge mess?

The subordinates said with concern:

"That's the largest evangelical church in South Korea, no, the largest in the world, capable of holding 2.5 people for sermons in the center..."

Undoubtedly, bombing this place would cause a global uproar. Although this so-called 'Yeouido Pure Gospel Church' is essentially Buddhist in its spiritual core, its actions involve spreading the gospel and using shamanistic practices like handshake healing to defraud believers. Even churches in the United States have criticized them.

But this kind of church is all too common in South Korea. The cult leader fell ill in his early years, was close to the American base, made a living by working for the Americans, and then claimed that he was saved by converting to Christianity (in reality, he used advanced American medicine). He then began to form churches to preach, and married the daughters of believers, used the houses of believers, and ate the food of believers.

This church serves as a case in point. Its leader, Cho Yong-gi, married the daughter of his first believer and amassed 70 followers by constantly preaching the healing power of the Holy Spirit. He built the largest evangelical church on Yeouido Island. In his later years, he was arrested for embezzling 130 billion won.

He was also described by the South Korean cultural community as a prime example of "a mentally ill person becoming a cult leader."

And now, this largest evangelical church in the world, and the center of the church, has become the front line of war.

It just so happens that it originated from the US military bases stationed in South Korea, from the American evangelicals, and it was the power of the Americans that gave Cho Yong-gi the foundation to gather people's hearts and wealth in South Korea.

This seems to be a testament to destiny, witnessing the end of America's cultural reach in South Korea.