206: Chapter 206: To instigate, to incite, to encourage! A desperate Japanese gambler!

In the Japan Cabinet meeting hall, the vast majority of people were keeping their heads down, silent.

206: Chapter 206: To instigate, to incite, to encourage! A desperate Japanese gambler!

In the Japan Cabinet meeting hall, the vast majority of people were keeping their heads down, silent.

The times have changed...

In just two short days, the international situation in East Asia and even the entire Blue Star has completely changed!

Thousands upon thousands of Exoskeleton Armor soldiers...

Aerospace Fighter squadrons achieving manned moon landings...

Breaking through Controlled Nuclear Fusion to usher in an era of infinite energy...

Although the public in various countries were still slow to realize it, government officials everywhere understood that the Eastern dragon, China, which had been sleeping for so long, had suddenly awakened in an unimaginable way, reshaping the entire Blue Star!

If that were all...

What terrified the Japanese politicians even more was that after this Chinese dragon opened its eyes, its gaze was fixed squarely on Japan!

Look at how the Chinese are operating.

First, the official side stepped out to play the "good cop," saying they strongly encouraged Japan to actively establish a close bilateral partnership with China, while attaching a heap of outrageously absurd conditions!

Before they could react, China's major official media followed up by specifically interviewing Professor Ai Chongfeng, the key figure leading China's technological revolution, who openly clamored to wipe out Japan, directly playing the "bad cop"...

After this series of actions, even a fool could see that China was determined to use Japan to make an example of itself!

What made it even more painful for the Japanese politicians was that if it were only a matter of economics, facing the strongly rising China, they could just hold their noses and accept it, and everyone would be happy...

After all, even the big boss, the Eagle, the world hegemon, had repeatedly suffered setbacks in front of China.

But the conditions China proposed... were simply too harsh!

Every single one of them concerned Japan's national dignity!

Especially the first and foremost one, which demanded they hand over all the hero memorial tablets from the Jingjiao Shrine to China!

This was clearly an attempt to grind the dignity of the Japanese nation into the dirt!

In the eyes of Japanese politicians, agreeing to these conditions would be better than eating shit!

Even if they agreed to just one of them, these politicians would likely have to commit seppuku to atone for their sins!

Soon, someone in the silence erupted.

"Baka-yarou!!!"

"The Chinese are bullying us too much!!!"

A high-ranking Self-Defense Force general in uniform stood up, looked at the people present, and roared.

"What are you hesitating for?!"

"Have you all forgotten the Bushido spirit of the Japanese nation?"

"We, the people of Japan, must never suffer such humiliation!!"

Beside him, a politician in a suit raised his head.

"Watanabe,"

"The situation is stronger than the people..."

General Watanabe roared.

"The heroic people of Japan! We fear no enemy!"

Hearing this, another politician sneered.

"Well said!"

"Watanabe, do you intend to take your katana and chase after the Kunlun Generation II armor that flies and burrows?"

"Or raise your Browning and aim at a Xuan-Nu Fighter Jet flying at Mach 100?"

Once these words were spoken, the anger on General Watanabe's face turned into embarrassment.

"Uh... our Japanese military power is still among the top in the Blue Star, don't boost the enemy's morale..."

Someone else spoke up.

"Watanabe, have you ever imagined this?"

"Suppose China announces to the entire Blue Star without hesitation!"

"Their Xuan-Nu Fighter Jet formation will carry Mushroom Bomb warheads and immediately set off to bomb Tokyo!"

"According to the flight speed of the Xuan-Nu Fighter Jet, they could reach above our heads in about two and a half minutes!"

"As the commander-in-chief of the three armed forces, how do you plan to respond?"

General Watanabe was flustered: "You!..."

Seeing the situation trending toward loss of control, Prime Minister Meima at the head of the table waved his hand.

"Enough!"

"These assumptions are not valid!"

"China will not do this; the international community will not agree, and their own citizens will not agree!"

Speaking of this, Prime Minister Meima looked helpless.

"Since everyone cannot come to a conclusion, let's discuss this later!"

"The meeting is adjourned for today!"

"As for where Japan goes from here, I'd better go ask for the opinion of Lord Trump from the Eagle..."

Everyone was just about to disperse, but when they heard Prime Minister Meima's last sentence, everyone was instantly in an uproar.

"What?"

"Still listening to the Eagle??"

"Prime Minister, what time is it now? Why do we still have to listen to the Eagle?"

"The Eagle has already proactively softened its stance toward China!"

"A clay bodhisattva crossing the river can barely save itself! How can the Eagle, this clay bodhisattva, protect us in Japan?"

"Exactly!"

"If we keep listening to the Eagle, they might just package us up like a Nyotaimori and deliver us straight to China!"

This setup is extremely vicious, striking directly at the foundation of the Eagle's hegemony.

If you want to talk, the door is open; if you want to fight, we will accompany you to the end!

"Prime Minister Meima!"

At this moment, a member of parliament stood up abruptly.

"I solemnly propose a motion!"

"Regardless of whether we agree to China's conditions or not!"

"We, Japan, must withdraw from our status as a member of the Western Alliance!"

The member of parliament looked anxious.

"Among all the Western Alliance countries, Japan has the deepest grudge against China!"

"Now, China's spearhead is pointed directly at us!"

"If Japan continues to stay in the Western Alliance, the Eagle might just sell us out!"

"At that point, we would be sold out and still be counting the money for the Eagle!"

Prime Minister Meima laughed, then looked at this member of parliament with a calm expression.

"Councilor Kitahara, your proposal is good,"

"But you seem to have forgotten that we, Japan, are different from other Western Alliance countries!"

Prime Minister Meima stood up and walked step by step to the middle of the meeting hall.

He looked around at everyone and said word by word.

"We, Japan!"

"Have no army of our own, only the Self-Defense Forces controlled by the Eagle!"

"We, Japan!"

"All our weapons and equipment come from the Eagle!"

"We, Japan!"

"Our economic lifeline and industrial lifeline are both controlled by the Eagle!"

"We, Japan..."

Prime Minister Meima's voice was low, but every word hit the hearts of the Japanese politicians like a heavy hammer.

"...After World War II, we, Japan, became the running dog of the Eagle!"

"Yes!"

"A ridiculous running dog!"

"If it were any other country challenging the Eagle's hegemony, we, Japan, might still have room to maneuver!"

"But it just so happens that this country is China!"

"Facing China!"

"Other countries can sit on the fence, but we, Japan, absolutely cannot!"

Speaking of this, Prime Minister Meima looked at General Watanabe with a solemn expression.

"General Watanabe!"

"You are not wrong!"

"We, Japan, have no way out!"

"In a moment, I will have a heads-of-state call with Lord Trump!"

"Regarding this, I hope everyone understands one thing!"

"I am not going to consult Trump!"

"I am going to incite, instigate, and agitate!"

"From yesterday's leaders' meeting, I discovered that Lord Trump seems to be showing signs of cowardice when facing China!"

"We, Japan, will absolutely not allow this!"