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In the midst of frenzied hysteria, the Japanese right-wing forces officially took the stage, the stage Qin Shan had prepared.
The curtain can finally be raised.
Chapter 116: We Can't Live a Simple Life Anymore
In the history of the common people, there is a tradition of subordinates overthrowing their superiors. However, the subordinates overthrowing their superiors in the common people is different from our uprisings. After the subordinates overthrow their superiors, they basically still respect their former masters as masters and truly "purge the court of corrupt officials." However, in our society, are kings and nobles born with special privileges? "Purge the court of corrupt officials"? Please remove the "corruption" part.
Emperors are emperors every year, this year I am the emperor, this is the norm for humankind.
What kind of bullshit bloodline is this? I'm not even that picky about my dog, and you, an emperor, are less than my dog?
Most importantly, how many emperors have come and gone in the Central Plains? When you have ability, everyone is respectful; when you have no ability at all, everyone just treats you like dirt!
There are royal families with unbroken imperial lineages, but in Europe, hemophilia is rampant, and emperors who live a sedentary life are often mentally unstable by this generation. The purity of bloodlines is simply inbreeding, and they will eventually be eliminated by nature.
Of course, the Japanese emperor was just a figurehead. The only time they actually had any real power was during World War II and the brief period of the Taika Reform. For the rest of the time, they were basically just figureheads; even the bells of their superior companies were more powerful.
Logically speaking, after the underworld leader staged the coup, the next step should have been to uphold the emperor's authority and expel foreign invaders. He should have brought out the emperor's tablet to use, regardless of its usefulness or age. Having it would establish legitimacy, and in a chaotic situation, this tablet would be a powerful appeal.
But Qin Shan's script was definitely unpredictable. Just as the far-right in the Japanese were performing "King Xuan of Qi," other factions in Japan, realizing what was happening, rushed to the Imperial Palace, preparing to move the Emperor and his family away ahead of schedule.
Poor Emperor Naruhito, who was the most miserable emperor in Japan since World War II, has no authority or ability. But in order to avoid being used by the far right, he can only run away with the temporary leaders of the Democratic Party and the Liberal Democratic Party.
Why is it temporary?
Because those above were all taken to live broadcasts on TV Asahi, they had no choice but to fill in.
These temporary leaders are now praying that the far right will stage a physical version of divine retribution against the traitors, directly killing all the top leaders. In this way, they can easily take over. Otherwise, given the current situation in Japan where seniority matters, by the time they can take the position, they will basically be in their seventies or eighties. Enjoying life is indeed something that should be done as early as possible. If you can do it in your forties or fifties, don't wait until you are eighty or ninety.
The poor Japanese soldiers are so old they're almost unbearable to look at.
Their relocation operation was exposed, and the two sides immediately began to fight over Emperor Naruhito, shouting "Great Japanese Empire, Itagaki" while cursing "traitor Nishihito".
Neither side noticed that while they were vying for Emperor Naruhito, other members of the Imperial Family had already been purged one by one. To ensure everything went smoothly, Qin Shan, along with his wife, sister-in-law, Pinghai, and Changchun, thoroughly cleaned up the Japanese Imperial Family. Once the list was filled with crosses, Lexington used magic (a kind of supernatural skill) obtained from World Four to remotely control a member of the Democratic Progressive Party.
This person was actually dead, but puppetry doesn't need to consider these issues. Using supernatural power, the wounds on his body were forcibly repaired, and Beizhai was implanted with a remotely controlled strong AI through the system's built-in supernatural network. Thus, the newly minted supernatural Japanese senator was born.
Then, the man pretended to be confused for a moment, then roared decisively and charged towards the nearest far-right soldier, performing a demonstration of tearing apart Japanese soldiers with his bare hands.
There is a kind of beauty in Japan joining the anti-Japanese national united front.
"Kill! Exterminate all those who are not citizens!"
Under his influence, the Democratic Progressive Party and the Liberal Democratic Party suddenly felt they were invincible.
Unexpectedly, a superhuman has awakened on our side at this moment. It's truly a stroke of luck! The righteous army is in the East! Charge!
At that very moment, Jinyan.com's live broadcast also began. Among the surrounding Japanese people, some of the bolder ones held up their phones to broadcast live, while others even squeezed inside to do so. They were really going all out for viewership. Some television stations, after learning about the situation in the area, were on their way to the outskirts of Tokyo.
The main battleground between the two sides is currently in Saitama. The far-right, which is getting increasingly agitated, has begun to deploy heavy weapons regardless of casualties. Meanwhile, the Japanese government's army has also arrived. Soon, the two sides have fought a bloodbath in Saitama.
Under normal circumstances, both sides would exercise restraint, as it would be detrimental to international image.
But the far right is abnormal to begin with, and since they are puppets remotely controlled by Qin Shan, they can do anything when they go crazy. Qin Shan doesn't need to ask these far right to do specific things. As long as the officers above say "free to fire," the rest can be left to the soldiers below. The Japanese Self-Defense Forces are quite professional in harming ordinary people, and they will definitely not stop harming you just because you are a citizen of their own country.
By adjusting the pace of the battle, the overall situation on both sides is actually a stalemate. A stalemate means that both sides have enough time to deploy troops. After the initial panic, the DPP and LDP lawmakers quickly returned to normal as reinforcements gradually arrived and began to make various comments. Although they may not be of much use and may even cause more trouble, they are, after all, professional politicians who have been in politics for a long time and have the ability to analyze the current situation.
Their conclusion was that the far right must not be allowed to grow stronger. They needed to increase troop numbers, mobilize all available forces, and take down the far right's non-citizens in one fell swoop.
Don't forget, there are still a bunch of former Japanese aircraft carriers sailing freely around Japan. If the other side feels that Japan has done enough and joins in, Japan may have to fight a civil war first. Even if Japan wins in the end, everything Japan has achieved will disappear and it will fall back to its international status before the First Sino-Japanese War.
Having been a major global economic power, Japan finds it difficult to accept becoming a small country; at least, Japan's elites cannot accept it.
Even if they were to acknowledge a father figure, they felt they should maintain the dignity befitting a great nation.
Since that's what they think, Qin Shan can only help them save face. Don't be afraid, the dead never cry out in pain.
"You over here, us over here, then like this, and finally like this, understand?"
"clear!"
Qin Shan's assigned task was very simple: to use his extraordinary power to stir up trouble all over Japan, igniting all the internal contradictions within Japan to a fully activated state. Every country has internal contradictions, and the severity of these contradictions is directly correlated with the country's economic development. After being tossed around by the aircraft carrier fleet for several months, Japan's economy was already on the verge of collapse. This was just the right moment for them to fall off a cliff, delivering a direct kick to their heart.
From north to south, Qin Shan selected several regions on a map of Japan as intervention points. These places were all places with various conflicts, and even if there were none, conflicts could be created out of thin air.
For example, the Fukushima nuclear wastewater in Japan, in an era of impending doom, it's not unreasonable that it would provoke a Godzilla, a bunch of aliens, or even the creation of the Sea Monster. And because of these monsters, it's not unreasonable that the surrounding areas would fall into ruin.
Qin Shan's goal was that after the Japanese civil war ended, Japan's population should not exceed ten million.
This is also for their sake. Think about it, such a small island, without industry, and ravaged by civil war, how could it support the previous population of 1.25 million? It couldn't, it simply couldn't. Before the Meiji Restoration, Japan's peak population was only a little over 30 million. Considering the quality of life of these people, relying solely on agriculture, Japan's maximum carrying capacity was only a little over 20 million. Every additional person on that basis would become a burden on the country.
They don't have our ability to develop land into farmland, so helping Japan complete its family planning policy is a cultural activity that is welcomed by people all over the world, especially in Asia, in order to prevent the world from being destroyed, to save world peace, and to fight against evil.
Given the current situation, Motherland only needs to contain Japan, while I, the behind-the-scenes boss, have to consider many things.
Naruto's pronouncements are really useful (laughs).
Because the scandals in Japan are so huge, many content creators who previously paid no attention to Japan are now starting to follow Japanese news. Meanwhile, most of the content creators in Japan are returning to China. China's embassy has opened a special transfer channel for Chinese citizens to help them leave Japan.
Of course, this is on the premise that you have a passport. If you don't have a passport, then I'm sorry, we can't verify your identity. Please stay in Japan. We believe that life here will get sweeter and sweeter. Ganbatte (clenched fist, cheer up).
Now is a good opportunity to clean up the mess. How can you bring back the garbage that you finally managed to clear out? Let them burn themselves and dedicate themselves in their spiritual homeland. You can't even die for it (Japan), so what makes you think this is your spiritual homeland?
Ignoring the scene of Japanese people crying and begging around the embassy, countless onlookers in China were overjoyed.
"Quack, I want to see this! I want to see this!"
"Okay, okay, suddenly even iced cola doesn't seem as interesting as this live broadcast."
"These creatures must not be released; it is recommended that they remain at the scene of the incident."
"Boycott Runren's return to China, summon the dragon of desire!"
Among these "runners" were some who had special interests connected with the country. However, when one of these runners was attacked by avengers after returning to China, and the official's entire family was also killed, the country immediately and firmly declared, "You'd better die abroad."
Then an even more interesting plot unfolded: these pawns, abandoned by vested interests in China, immediately began to present evidence on JinYan.com, proving that they had been so-and-so's lackeys, what they came to Japan for, what illegal operations they had carried out, and the distribution of benefits, etc.
You want us to die? Fine, let's all explode together!
Unsurprisingly, angry avengers immediately emerged in the country, launching a thorough household registration elimination game in the name of chivalry.
The central government reacted extremely quickly, immediately arresting no fewer than 80,000 people, even those connected to the highest-ranking officials, showing no leniency. The trials were broadcast live 24 hours a day, from arrest to trial, with the prisoners' actual situation only visible when they went to the toilet. However, the toilets were all newly built and independent, and the scene inside the toilet was also broadcast live after the prisoners came out, ensuring that no one manipulated the entire process behind the scenes.
What, you're asking about a prisoner's privacy?
Seriously, I'm speechless. Look at the crimes these prisoners committed. To still be in contact with Japan at a time like this, even trying to influence central government decisions, is blatant treason. You respect the privacy of traitors? You're a true humanitarian pioneer! Send them to Sun Prison and fuck them! (Angry)
After sentencing, the lightest sentence is life imprisonment, a new punitive life imprisonment with no probation, no medical parole, and no reduction of sentence. They are to work in the Northwest until they die, and their labor is broadcast live to the people of the whole country every day. They work 18 hours a day, ensuring that they are on the road to repairing the earth for the motherland until they die.
The remaining criminals were sentenced to death, specifically by firing squad, with the executions broadcast live. There was no euthanasia, ensuring that every criminal received their just deserts and died a clean and thorough death. In this way, the domestic interest ties with Japan were completely severed, and the domestic will was highly unified on the issue of taking action against Japan, with no one daring to object anymore.
However, it seems that Japan doesn't need China to intervene directly now, because the unrest across the country has turned into a chaotic war like the Warring States period. Each region can only protect itself, and the central authority of the Japanese government has been completely lost. Apart from Tokyo, which can barely maintain a relatively peaceful state, the whole of Japan is full of vitality and everything is thriving.
No one knows how long this civil war and chaos in Japan will last.
Section 117: Ukraine, the object of envy, jealousy, and hatred
"So, this matter is basically unrelated to the supernatural, but there are indeed supernatural beings who have suddenly awakened and joined the battle."
"Compared to what happened in Ukraine, what happened in Japan is entirely the result of natural evolution."
"It's also possible that there are superhumans involved, such as the Dragon of Desire, but that's already as common as natural phenomena for us."
"Then, what about the possibility of intervention from another world?"
"Fairy Yunmeng said they have no interest in what's going on here; they're too busy."
"Okay, the initiative is not on our side now."
In the capital city, a group of bigwigs are having a meeting to discuss the results of their investigation over the past period.
After the Abyss Generals, the world became a battleground of great conflict, with daily changes being exceptionally intense. Humanity knew very little about the power of the superhumans, but even so, after each major upheaval, domestic investigators would gather evidence and analyze it, risking all sorts of dangers to collect evidence from the front lines, all in an attempt to understand the extent of the impact of superhuman power on the world and whether humanity could understand superhuman power through current technology.
However, due to Qin Shan's control, the current supernatural power system on Earth is under his monitoring and management. Taking advantage of the gap in various countries' inability to understand and master supernatural power, he directly deployed a large number of supernatural skills to various countries, creating an effect similar to the US PRISM program.
However, while the US PRISM program can still be detected, the anomaly in Qinshan is unlikely to be detected by any country in the short term.
You can't just say that suddenly appearing superhumans are anomalies, can you? These anomalies occur worldwide and are completely different from each other. If they are related, it's just collision and destruction. Congratulations, even if Sherlock Holmes came, he couldn't possibly find anything useful by looking at the crystallized crater.
Despite the numerous difficulties, experts from various countries have analyzed a wide range of possibilities, making bold inferences and carefully proving their points, hoping to seize the initiative in this new era.
The most uncontrollable factor comes from the superhumans and their awakening. Their outbursts and disappearances are completely uncontrollable and cannot be controlled at this stage, especially those avengers who sacrifice themselves to the Dragon of Desire after completing their revenge. How can they investigate Dio? They can only collect the bodies of the poor victims. If they are unlucky, they won't even leave behind a corpse.
In short, we held many meetings, had many discussions, and brainstormed even more times, but very little of the information was truly effective. Even when a flash of inspiration came, it was useless in reality, couldn't be investigated, and it was still a vicious cycle.
It's not that national power is insufficient, but rather that the two sides are not on the same track. The Earth as a whole is still on a parallel path with the supernatural power system. You can't expect to solve mathematical formulas with political thinking.
Politics and mathematics are both within the realm of human comprehension. The knowledge Qin Shan, this old relic, brings represents the difference between Earthling and Trisolaran thought. Humans struggle to understand each other; how can you expect Earthlings and aliens to achieve universal harmony simply by exchanging glances?
Yuri said he wasn't even that awesome.
"Alright, next topic. Ukraine is now undoubtedly the world's largest country with the most superhumans. Is this due to Ukraine's intense war environment, or is there someone else interfering?"
This is something that countries around the world are very curious about. The reason why the war between Ukraine and Russia was able to end peacefully was largely due to the sudden emergence of a large number of awakened superhumans in Ukraine, who then turned the tables and killed them. This is clearly an abnormal situation and is worth studying.
Some people once suspected that this was the work of the Dragon of Desire, but the American Civil War has proven that the contractors of the Dragon of Desire need to provide a large number of sacrifices. Regardless of the type of Dragon of Desire, its contractors are destined not to live for long. The Avengers are even more so; they die after completing their revenge.
However, so far in Ukraine, there have been no cases of superhumans sacrificing themselves to anyone, and some of these superhumans have even returned to their daily lives without any apparent problems, which is very worthy of further study.
Fairy Yunmeng investigated and concluded that it had nothing to do with the Dragon of Desire.
Oh, they also offered a possibility: when a nation is pushed to its limits, if an abyss descends upon the world, there is a certain probability that a large number of superhumans will awaken, and these superhumans will exhibit the characteristic of "convergence of wills," which simply means being imprinted with a mindset for a common goal.
This was obviously made up by Qin Shan, but as long as it's plausible, it can serve as a basis for many subsequent scripts.
For example, if I happen to go to some special world in the future and happen to be able to help, then I can use that as the basis for the emergence of superhumans, giving the whole world a reason, regardless of whether the other party is willing to accept it.
This is a longer-term plan, and it's not needed at the current stage. It's about preparing an outline first and then filling in the story.
But other countries will definitely have wild thoughts after hearing this reason. They also want superhumans, lots and lots of superhumans. They want them, they really want them, they're so envious and jealous that they'll be biting their handkerchiefs with envy and jealousy.
However, the prerequisite is daunting.
What does it mean when a nation is driven to its extreme? It means national subjugation and genocide!
For a country at the level of a permanent member of the UN Security Council to have fallen to that point, do you really think nuclear weapons are just for show? Look at the American Civil War. Although the two sides fought like madmen, they still had a bottom line: they refused to allow other countries to interfere in the American Civil War. If any other country dared to interfere, they would be dealt with with nuclear weapons. Anyway, our situation was already bad enough, so we didn't care if it got worse.
Under this deterrence, the United States successfully ensured that there were no external forces interfering during its civil war.
It's not entirely impossible. For example, China still sells goods to the United States. And now that the United States has completely abolished tariffs, transactions are still conducted in cash. If there is no cash, then China sells some overseas interests and domestic physical resources in exchange. All things considered, it earns more than before.
No wonder Anglo-Saxon capitalists love watching others fight; they make a fortune from it!
The United States now has a large number of superhumans, but a significant portion of them are Avengers. This shows that wartime could easily produce food for the Dragon of Desire in large quantities. Other countries dare not gamble on this situation; if things go wrong, everyone would explode on the spot and spiral into the sky.
The only certainty is that the awakening of superhumans is random and has nothing to do with mental assessment, strong will, or the explosion of one's inner universe. Some people wake up as superhumans, while others survive on the verge of death and still breathe their last without closing their eyes. This randomness is incredibly despairing, and the patterns are completely determined by rolling dice.
"In that case, let's strengthen our cooperation with Ukraine for now."
It's darkly ironic, but Ukraine's most valuable asset right now is actually its extraordinary individuals—those who are utterly loyal to Ukraine and who follow Zelensky in raising the red flag.
What red Superman?
The issue of Zelensky's drastic change in temperament has been discussed by various countries, but there's really not much to discuss. Considering the situation in Ukraine, it would be truly inhuman if Zelensky didn't become somewhat erratic or experience any serious emotional changes. If you were someone who had become a superhuman, and suddenly possessed immense power while having an enemy who wanted you dead, what would you do? You would definitely put up a fierce resistance, right?
In short, other countries can only feel envy and jealousy at what happened in Ukraine. Even Fairy Yunmeng said that it was a low-probability event and it was best not to gamble on that possibility. What, are you more powerful than professional superhumans? Then why don't you mass-produce superhumans?
Countries have now discovered that no matter the problem, once it reaches the level of superhumans, there is very little that they can discuss. It is either unsolvable, incomprehensible, or even if they can understand it, they cannot solve it.
This sense of powerlessness is something no one in a position of power likes, but that's reality; all that's left is to face it and struggle.
We can't just do nothing and lie down and wait to die; that would be a lack of patriotism.
Leaders of countries at the level of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council are basically bound to the fate of their countries and share their fates. Therefore, no matter what the reality is, they will try their best to make things better. Moreover, the current situation in their countries is much better than before.
While Qin Shan was carrying out the Avengers' purge, he also helped reduce the burden on the Chinese server. Now, the integrity index of the domestic civil service system has reached the highest value in history, the national happiness index has soared, wages that had not increased for many years have been able to rise, inflation has stabilized, and housing prices have also settled down smoothly. Everyone has a bright future.
You see, as long as we kill the greediest guys, the rest of the problems are no problem.
Section 118: The Middle East, Judgment Day
(We need some NPCs, so we'll select them from the readers who post comments (~―▽―)~)
“We are victims of genocide during World War II. We are innocent. All we want is a real home. What have we done wrong?”
At the United Nations General Assembly, the Israeli representative was roaring with tears streaming down his face; one might think he had been knocked unconscious.
The incident stemmed from the complete breakdown of relations between Anglo-Saxon and Jewish capital after the American Civil War. Under these circumstances, the United States naturally could not continue to care about the fate of Israel. The United States itself was undergoing a comprehensive contraction, so how could it possibly have the energy to devote to Israel, its "living father"?
In the past, it was all about interests, but now that the United States is struggling to protect itself, it has no energy left to care about what's happening in the Middle East.
As for Jewish capital in the United States, they originally came from Europe. Guess why they went to the United States?