148: Chapter 148 Counterattack

On the domestic internet, the heat of these news items soared to the heavens, and the servers of major platforms were nearly crushed by the traffic!

Every platform across the entire web was dominated by news of Japan's provocations.

Trending searches refreshed their rankings one after another, followed by the word "Explosive" in red; the top ten were completely swept:

[The Japanese Prime Minister visits the Yasukuni Shrine to worship WWII war criminals, showing no bottom line!]

[Japan announces the nationalization of the DY Island, forcibly intruding into the waters in a frenzy of provocation!]

[Japan clings to the United States' thigh, publicly clamoring to restrict the Dragon Kingdom!]

[Just shook hands at APEC, Japan turns around to smear the Dragon Kingdom, double-dealing!]

[Japan repeatedly touches the Dragon Kingdom's reverse scales; this is pure death-seeking!]

Netizens across the country were thoroughly enraged. The comment sections were filled with fury and dense, heated discussions; the more they read, the angrier they became:

"I'm so angry! I'm really going to be driven to death by the Little Japanese! Do they only remember the pain but not the lesson? Was the lesson from back then not enough?"

"Just finished laughing and shaking hands at the summit, then turned around and stabbed us in the back with petty tricks. How can there be such shameless things in this world!"

"Visiting the shrine and worshipping war criminals is like flaunting their power over the bones of our martyrs. This debt must be settled clearly!"

"DY Island has been the inherent territory of the Dragon Kingdom since ancient times. This is an ironclad fact. No matter how much the Little Japanese clamor, it's useless. Get out of our waters immediately!"

"Do they really think we're soft targets? The more we yield, the more they push. This time, we must deal with the Little Japanese once and for all!"

"Easing relations? It's all a lie! The evil in their bones can't be changed. We should sanction them ruthlessly to give them a long-lasting lesson!"

"Those who offend China will be punished, no matter how far away they are! Support President Chen's move, support the country's hardline stance. No need to indulge this bunch of shameless scoundrels!"

"I suggest cutting off all interactions immediately and withdrawing all cooperation. Let's see if they're still so arrogant!"

"Bullies who fear the strong but pick on the weak—do they really think they can walk sideways just by pulling the US along? Daring to run wild on the Dragon Kingdom's turf is pure suicide!"

"Reading this news makes my blood pressure skyrocket. They must be made to pay the price, otherwise, they'll really forget how much they weigh!"

"President Chen did a great job! We should ban all their products and let them know what pain feels like!"

"The country should act quickly! Send the coast guard ships directly to drive away all the Japanese boats. Sovereignty must not be yielded an inch!"

"Plucking the whiskers of the Dragon Kingdom's tiger? Do they really think we're sick cats? This time we must counter-attack to the end, until they beg for mercy!"

"I've never been this angry. Trampling on history and violating sovereignty—this breath absolutely cannot be swallowed!"

"The whole internet calls for a hardline response! Support the country's thunderous strike, support President Chen in ruthlessly dealing with the Little Japanese, and make them completely panic!"

"What 'peaceful development'? It's all a Japanese front. Behind the scenes, it's all dirty tricks. Just hitting them where it hurts is the right move!"

Just as the entire internet was filled with public indignation and a united will calling for a counter-attack...

At the national level, a thunderous strike was launched!

The diplomatic department immediately convened an emergency special press conference.

The diplomatic spokesperson had a cold and stern expression, using strong wording to say:

"Japan's public desecration of history and worship of war criminals seriously hurts the national feelings of the Dragon Kingdom's people; the nature of this is extremely egregious!"

"Japan's unilateral escalation of the DY Island situation and illegal violation of the Dragon Kingdom's territorial sovereignty seriously violates international law and the norms of international relations!"

"Japan's collusion with external forces to encircle the Dragon Kingdom and its malicious rumors and smearing of the Dragon Kingdom internationally seriously undermines regional peace and stability!"

"The Chinese side expresses its strong condemnation of this!"

"The Dragon Kingdom has no room for compromise or concession on interests regarding sovereignty, security, and development. Whoever dares to provoke should be prepared to bear the consequences!"

"The Japanese side must immediately correct its wrong actions and pay the price for its deeds!"

Immediately after the press conference ended, three national measures were slammed directly against Japan:

First, a total freeze on all high-level exchanges between China and Japan, canceling all scheduled visits, talks, and meetings, completely severing high-level communication.

Second, a total cancellation of previously finalized hundred-billion-level Sino-Japanese economic and trade cooperation projects; all cooperation is directly voided.

Third, a total termination of all exchange activities in fields such as economy, culture, diplomacy, and science and technology between China and Japan.

In addition, a large number of main ships from the Dragon Kingdom's Coast Guard were deployed in force, sailing majestically toward the DY Island waters with all radars on and weapons on standby, conducting full-process control patrols.

Should any Japanese vessel dare to approach, they would immediately receive a forceful warning and be driven away; every inch of land would be fought for, and not a step would be yielded.

With the most direct actions, they declared to the whole world:

DY Island is the inherent territory of the Dragon Kingdom, and the Dragon Kingdom possesses absolute sovereignty!

Overnight, the actual control of DY Island was completely reversed, firmly grasped in our own hands.

The Japanese side was still being stubborn at first, with politicians still jumping up and down in clamor, pretending to be fearless.

But in just a few short hours, the global financial markets experienced a massive upheaval!

The massive capital of Tianxing Group flooded into the Japanese financial market like a towering tsunami.

The nikkei index plummeted in a straight line, cascading down and repeatedly triggering circuit breakers; trading was forced to pause multiple times, and the entire stock market completely collapsed.

The Yen exchange rate was also diving frantically, depreciating all the way; currency credit directly collapsed, and purchasing power shrank significantly.

The Japanese financial market was a scene of wailing and bloodshed; major conglomerates, banks, and investment institutions suffered across-the-board massive losses, with the damage being unbearable to witness.

Foreign capital was also fleeing in a frenzy, and local capital was simply unable to resist, collapsing at the first touch.

Following that, the industrial blockade led by Tianxing began to exert its full force.

The Chinese markets for Japanese automobiles, electronics, components, and high-end equipment were directly cut in half.

Japanese giants like Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Sony, and Panasonic saw their sales in China plummet instantly; channels were taken offline across the board, cooperation was entirely interrupted, and revenue was directly halved.

The stock prices of major enterprises crashed simultaneously, and market values evaporated frantically. High-level Japanese corporate executives wailed everywhere, completely helpless.

Japan was plunged into a state of massive domestic panic, and the entire country was in chaos.

The stock market collapsed, the exchange rate collapsed, exports collapsed, and enterprises collapsed—it was simply a state of being besieged from all sides.

Factories stopped work on a large scale, a wave of layoffs swept the country, and the unemployment rate rose frantically.

Prices skyrocketed, citizens scrambled for supplies, and the streets were in total disarray as the crime rate climbed steadily.

The Japanese politicians who were so arrogant before were now collectively silent, not even daring to show their faces, behaving like shrinking turtles.

The big bosses of Japanese conglomerates were even more anxious, spinning in circles and seeking help but finding no way out, only able to worry in vain.

The high-level officials of the Japanese government were completely desperate, repeatedly releasing signals for peace and desperately trying to communicate and ease relations; their posture was lowered to the extreme, their tone humble to the point of absurdity, without a trace of their previous arrogance remaining.

When this news reached the domestic internet, it was met with a wave of cheers.