Snow Leopard: Building the Strongest Elite Group through Robbery

Kawai Jiro looked at Prince Asaka in front of him.

He didn't know how to answer that question.

If he answered seriously, Zhou Weiguo would likely be in trouble; if he didn't answer seriously, he might get himself into trouble. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Your Highness, I don't think Zhou Weiguo will cause any trouble in this matter."

"Oh." Prince Asaka gestured for him to sit down and then asked, "Why do you say that?"

“Your Highness, although the 14th Division used poison gas, it made adjustments later, sending out the female soldiers and wounded who hadn't had time to evacuate from the Independent Brigade. Zhou Weiguo is a man of honor and doesn't like to owe favors. The 14th Division's actions have already appeased his anger. Now, the conflict is between him and the 3rd Division. In other words, as long as we don't do anything to the 3rd Division, Kyoto is safe for the time being.”

That makes sense; Nan Zaolin said the same thing.

Prince Asaka nodded; "Then you can draft a plan. There shouldn't be any problems today, right?"

Drafting a plan was easy for Kawai Jiro; he finished it in less than noon, and Prince Asaka took the document to the Prime Minister's residence.

The Prime Minister is in discussions with the military police, as things have become quite serious, especially with the 14th and 3rd Divisions being so disobedient. They've put the entire cabinet in a difficult position, and if this isn't handled properly, things could get out of hand in Kyoto.

"You've arrived. We were just discussing strengthening the defenses of Kyoto, especially increasing the number of plainclothes officers, to ensure that nothing happens to Kyoto. What do you think?" The Prime Minister gestured to the seat next to him for Asaka to sit down and asked.

Setting her briefcase aside, Asaka's gaze fell on the military police commander's face, then he shook his head; "Not good?"

Not good?

What, is the solution you came up with after thinking about it all day not very good?

The Prime Minister looked at Asaka with some confusion; "Why do you say that?" What is he working so hard for? Isn't it to resolve the current crisis in the Empire?

No matter how great the empire's victory, it cannot cover up what's happening in Kyoto. If something happens in Kyoto, what's the point of victory or defeat?

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, some scoundrels in our empire have long been in cahoots with him. We called in quite a few plainclothes officers on previous occasions, but what was the result? We couldn't even see a shadow of them. What does that tell us?"

"Scoundrels, scum of the empire! Why don't they just die?" The prime minister broke down, cursing loudly.

Prince Asaka's face twitched as he tried to console himself.

Well, I'm not talking about me. I just offered some protection to Zhou Weiguo and did nothing else. If we're talking about scoundrels, then it has to be Nan Zaolin. That bastard's whole family is betraying and gossiping, and he even shamelessly buried poison gas bombs left by Zhou Weiguo in his own garden.

If we're talking about shameless scoundrels, then Nan Zaolin definitely comes to mind.

“Prime Minister, Zhou Weiguo’s threat to us is impossible to guard against. Therefore, I personally believe that instead of trying to defend against him, it would be better to let him vent his anger.”

To vent...to release.

The Prime Minister stared at Prince Asaka in surprise for a long while before saying, "You are also a member of the Empire."

Instead of thinking about how to resolve this matter, you're making sarcastic remarks here, even suggesting letting him vent his frustrations. Is this something you can just let him vent at will?

If he's venting his anger, how can this place possibly be any better? Definitely not.

What a terrible idea! It's really... He didn't know what to say.

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, the mistakes made by the 14th Division and the errors in decision-making recently have transformed into a conflict between the 3rd Division and him. If the sacrifice of the 3rd Division is used to ensure the safety of the entire Kyoto, I believe it is worthwhile."

After saying that, he took out a document and handed it to the Prime Minister. "This is a plan devised by Jiro Uei. Of course, if the Prime Minister believes that we can devise a proper plan to ensure that the 3rd Division and Kyoto are safe and that we can eliminate him, then this plan is useless."

This…this…

The Prime Minister dared not say he could guarantee that none of this would happen.

The military police commander standing nearby, Kuroki, said, "Why don't we use the guards?"

Baka! I never expected you, Kuroki, a scholar, to be so vicious! Mobilizing the guards—what are you trying to do? Using the royal guards who are by His Majesty's side for Zhou Weiguo's sake?

Of course, Asaka believed it wasn't impossible to send someone; if they were, they could certainly take Zhou Weiguo's life. But the problem was...

"In that case, let's not say anything more." After reading the document, the Prime Minister put it aside and looked at Kuroki. "To mobilize His Majesty's personal guard for the sake of an officer, do you want His Majesty to know our incompetence or to publicize the incompetence of the Imperial Army?"

Asaka's tense heart immediately relaxed. Since the Prime Minister had already said so, there was no need for him to say anything more. However, in order to make sure that the person in front of him would not have such thoughts again, he still spoke up.

"The Prime Minister is right. Moreover, we cannot be sure that we can solve the problem once and for all. After all, it is not enough to just get rid of Zhou Weiguo. We must also eliminate all his people. But the problem is, we do not seem to have that capability."

His men were scattered, not all of them were in the command post.

"It's not worth it to let the world know our incompetence for the sake of Zhou Weiguo, or to let countless people in Beijing bear this sin for the sake of a shameless villain."

Two reasons made the military police curse inwardly.

You guys think about so many things, but why don't you ever think about me?

You all have a word to say, and I'm already mobilizing manpower. If nothing goes wrong, that's fine, but if something does happen, I'll be the one to take responsibility.

How vicious! Truly vicious to the point of being dead.

Kuroki was cursing, and at that moment, Kiyoshi Kōzuki in Beiping was also cursing, but he wasn't cursing the headquarters, but rather insulting the Fifth War Zone and the Mountain City Command.

"Shameless, they are truly shameless. I really don't understand how the military department of such a huge country could do such a disgusting thing. They are simply despicable, no, they are not even human."

Having insulted Yamashiro, Kazuki Seiji turned his gaze to the two people in front of him. One was the director of the Mei Agency, and the other, technically, was from Yamashiro and, to be precise, a descendant of the previous dynasty: Kawashima Yoshiko.

"Useless idiots, good-for-nothings, are you all just sitting around doing nothing? You say you're comparable to Bithigh Technology? This... this is the kind of skill your Mei Agency has that's comparable to Bithigh Technology? They've already gone to attack the Seya Detachment, and you still haven't figured out where they are? Are you all pig-brains? Huh..."