Spy Wars: I am the Captain of the Military Police

"Enough! Isn't it troublesome enough?" Chikao Fumio shouted, and with his height of over 1.8 meters, he suppressed Sugiyama Hajime and Yonai Mitsumasa with his momentum.

Even the emperor who was sitting on the top was trembling with fear at Chikao Fumi's shout. When he came to his senses, he immediately glared at him with dissatisfaction.

"Your Majesty, these two generals are really going too far. They have been arguing for more than an hour, and the points of argument are still those trivial matters. It is of no help in solving the problem at all!" Kinu Fumio noticed the emperor's dissatisfied look and quickly lowered his head and said.

"Ah..." The emperor at the top sighed, then looked at Hirota Koki and asked, "Foreign Minister, what do the French say?"

"Your Majesty, the French are very dissatisfied. Although the boy from the Takazaki family has withdrawn from the French Concession, what he did can be said to be riding on the heads of the French. The French demand a reasonable explanation from the Empire, otherwise..."

"What else can we do? Do they dare to start a war? With the few troops they have in the concession, the Empire can wipe them out in minutes!" Sugiyama Mototsugu sat down again and shouted again when he heard Hirota Hiroki's words.

"Sugiyama Gen, let the foreign minister finish what he said." At this time, a person sitting below the emperor spoke lightly.

At this time in the conference room, in addition to Chikao Fumio and Hirota Kōki, there was also a person sitting next to the Emperor, the Minister of the Imperial Household, Yuasa Kurahira, who was in his sixties.

There were four people from the army, Sugiyama Hajime, Terauchi Hisaichi, Kurai Hitaro and Umezu Mijiro.

On the navy side, there are two people, Mitsumasa Yonai and Chief of the Naval General Staff Shimataro Shimada.

Hirota Koki bowed slightly to Yuasa Kurahira who spoke, and then continued: "Henri, the French ambassador to Japan, is now waiting for our reply at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

He demanded that the empire must severely punish the culprit who violated the French Concession, and that the empire issue an apology and compensate for all losses, and also provide a sum of compensation to appease the psychological damage suffered by the captured personnel.

"Damn it! Are the French dreaming? The Foreign Minister should refute this unreasonable demand in person!" said Mitsumasa Yonai with his eyes wide open.

"Of course I immediately raised my objection, but the French ambassador threatened that if we did not agree to their demands, France would send the French Far East Fleet deployed in French Indochina to Tianjin and Shanghai to protect the security of their concessions! This would seriously affect our upcoming war against China!" Hirota Hiroki said worriedly.

"Humph, the French are really arrogant. They dare to come here with just those few broken ships! Aren't they afraid that the Imperial Navy will crush them into powder?" said Mitsumasa Yonai with a sneer.

"General Minet, the French fleet is not that good, but isn't there the British Far East Fleet next to them?

If we have a conflict with France over the concession issue, the British may also get involved. When France and Britain join forces, it will probably cause trouble for the Imperial Navy, not to mention that other Western countries may also get involved. "Hirota Koki explained.

"Then let them come together! Our navy will not retreat!" Mitsumasa Yonai said with a sneer.

"Mine, please stop saying those angry words. Now is the critical time for the empire's war against China, and we can't allow any unnecessary trouble." Yuasa Kurahira began to persuade.

"Oh, the army is afraid of France, but our navy is not. At worst, we can just fight! The navy's cannons haven't fired for a long time. It's time to clean the rifling with shells!" Mitsumasa Yonai raised his head and said arrogantly.

At this time, the emperor finally spoke. He frowned and said, "The national policy that has been formulated cannot be changed. The empire's current target is China, which is the place that can bring benefits to the empire."

Mitsumasa Yonai quickly put away his arrogant attitude and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, we in the navy also feel that the Empire can easily conquer China, but if we go to war with the French, we will also gain benefits.

French Indochina, and even the entire South China Sea, is a vast territory. The empire can even extend its tentacles into the Indian Ocean. . . . "

"Enough, Mitsumasa Yonai, don't focus on a few small islands. What the empire needs is a vast land, and China is our goal! Moreover, the empire has been planning for so many years and has made preparations for the war. So many people have devoted their efforts to it, it is impossible to change it casually!" Sugiyama Gen interrupted Mitsumasa Yonai loudly.

Go to Nanyang! Then their army will have to rely on the navy all the time! Absolutely impossible! The vast land of China is where their army gallops!

Mitsumasa Yonai was just casually talking about the navy's idea. Seeing Sugiyama's big reaction, he spread his hands and said, "So how do you think we should deal with the French now? Should we make the Empire apologize? Should we bow down to the French in front of the whole world?"

"I..." Sugiyama Moto was silent, stole a glance at the Emperor above, and muttered quietly: "You can ask the kid from the Takazaki family to come out and apologize. After all, he is the one who caused the trouble."

As soon as he said this, the whole place fell silent, so quiet that one could hear a pin drop.

Yuasa Kurahira even closed his eyes and shook his head slightly, looking as if he was in a trance, as if to say, "I'm old, my ears are not good, I didn't hear anything."

After a long while, the Emperor finally broke the quiet and strange atmosphere, looked at Hirota Koki and asked, "Foreign Minister, what do you think of the solution proposed by Sugiyama Gen? Asking Takasaki to apologize is already the maximum that the Empire can tolerate. It is impossible for the Empire to formally apologize to France in front of the whole world."

Just as Hirota Koki was about to say something, Kinuo Fumio beside him suddenly tugged at his sleeve and nodded slightly.

Hirota Koki was not stupid. After being reminded by Chikao Fumi, he immediately came to his senses and said, "I will follow your majesty's arrangements."

Many people saw Kinuo Fumiaki's little trick, and they also knew the reason why Kinuo Fumiaki did not allow Hirota Koki to express his opinion.

It is still unknown how the nobles will react if Takuto Takazaki comes out to apologize. If the nobles think it is a loss of face, then anyone who proposed that Takuto Takazaki come out to apologize or expressed their agreement with this idea may be hated by the nobles.

No matter how you look at it, Hirota Koki is the Minister of Foreign Affairs in Chikao Fumio's cabinet, so it is natural for Chikao Fumio not to involve him in this matter, not to mention that Chikao Fumio himself is a great noble.

"Kin'o Fumi? You're the Prime Minister, so tell me what you think of Sugiyama Moto's proposal!"

Of course the Emperor also saw Chikao Fumi?'s reminder to Hirota Koki, and he was doing something tricky in front of him?

The Emperor's face darkened, and he asked directly about Chikao Fumi?!

And pointed out that Chikao Fumi? He is the Prime Minister. Hirota Koki can play dumb, but you can't.