It is Kokang and Changchun

　In the following days, the public was very concerned about the results of the investigation, but the answer given by the police was that the person in charge was released on bail. What was the reason?

　At the press conference, a policeman held up a sealed plastic bag and showed it to the reporters below. The plastic bag contained something that looked like a certificate, and the most eye-catching thing on the cover was a white gear and a golden wheat ear sticking out of the hole in the middle.

　The police said: "Everyone, it is obvious that Mr. Kono was a member of the JCP (Japanese Communist Party), and according to our investigation into his life, he participated in the student movement in the Showa period, that is, in the 60s, when he was young, and served as a leader of one of the organizations.

　There is no further physical evidence at the scene, so we have reason to suspect that the suspect, Kono Hiramine, may have had ulterior motives in this case and is seriously suspected of endangering Japan's political security."

　As soon as this speech ended, the audience was in an uproar.

　A young female reporter was recording everything the police officer said, seemingly holding back something. Finally, she raised her hand and asked the officer a question.

　"Hello, Mr. Sheriff. I'm Hime Haitang Yudachi, a reporter from Miura City, Kanagawa Prefecture. I'd like to ask if this conclusion is too far-fetched, and can it be interpreted as a political bias in your handling of the case?"

　"I've already said that Takano Hiramine has a criminal record. He participated in the Showa Student Movement and was even a team leader. So there's a strong suspicion that he has this kind of purpose. And those student movements in the past involved acts of vandalism, smashing, burning, and other acts of damaging public property." The police chief answered the question from the female reporter below.

　"Then may I ask if Mr. Takano has ever done anything like this?"

　Although Ji Haitang Yu Li argued tit for tat, he still couldn't win over the old foxes and shameless people on the stage.

　The Heisei recession (referring to the economic recession and stagnation that almost covered the entire Heisei era) since the 90s and the negative attitude of the Japanese authorities have been constantly wearing down the patience of ordinary people, especially the working class.

　Moreover, since 2011, the people of Fukushima Prefecture have been extremely dissatisfied with the Fukushima government's subsequent handling of the nuclear accident and chemical plant explosion, and the credibility of the Fukushima government has plummeted in the hearts of the people of Fukushima.

　In other words, the current Fukushima society is like a powder keg that may explode at any time.

　The obviously unfair verdict made by the local police today was like a spark dropped into a bucket.

　At noon the day after the case announcement meeting, the mayor of Fukushima Prefecture was in his office dealing with the details of the investment promotion that had just been negotiated the day before.

　Suddenly, the door of the county governor's office was opened without warning, and a clerk staggered and held the door handle, panting.

　The county chief angrily scolded, "Watanabe! Don't you know to knock on the door before entering? You're old enough to know this basic etiquette, don't you still need me to teach you?"

　"Mr. Magistrate, I'm very sorry for being rude. It was an urgent matter, so I didn't knock..."

　"What could possibly make you so anxious?"

　"Outside, there's a demonstration going on. A huge crowd has surrounded the county government building. They're all here to demand justice!"

　At this time, hundreds of people were protesting outside the gate of the Fukushima Prefecture government compound.

　One of them, wearing a helmet and looking like a leader, was calling on the crowd with a loudspeaker.

　The crowd held many banners, all of which expressed demands regarding recent hot topics and long-standing social issues, mixed with the new and old grudges of Fukushima residents towards the local government.

　"We strongly demand that the Kono Hiramine case be re-investigated!"

　“Demand that the nuclear accident compensation promise be fulfilled!”

　“Give me back a clean natural environment!”

　"Increase the efficiency of pollution cleanup around chemical plants!"

　"Since you think it's safe after being diluted, why don't you drink it yourself? Where is that guy who drank treated water at a press conference many years ago?!"

　The protests are growing louder and louder, but the mayor of Fukushima Prefecture has yet to show up.

　Inside the government office building, the Fukushima County Governor gently opened the curtains, revealing a small gap. He looked at the crowded entrance downstairs and immediately pulled the curtains back.

　"These guys!" the Fukushima Prefecture governor lashed out, adding, "We clearly had a deal on a new project, but with these guys messing around, it's likely to be scrapped! They're still talking about compensation. How will we get the money to pay them if we don't attract investment and boost the economy? The public is always so short-sighted."

　The staff next to him nodded repeatedly in agreement.

　Then the Fukushima prefecture governor said, "Where's the police station? Call them right away and tell them to kick them out!"

　"There are more protesters at the police station right now, and they can't deploy most of their officers!"

　At the Fukushima Prefectural Police Station, thousands of people gathered at the police station entrance to petition the police.

　In front of the crowd, there was a line of riot police. They were fully armed, holding explosion-proof shields and batons, and their faces were obscured by their heavy helmets.

　The police and the public were deadlocked over the truth of the Kono Hiramine case, and finally the police had to use tear gas.

　Non-lethal weapons such as ammunition were used to disperse the demonstrators and some of the leading figures were arrested.

　That evening, the Fukushima Prefecture government declared martial law, canceling all political activities and prohibiting rallies and marches throughout the prefecture.

　On the online platform, discussions and information related to the case were actively deleted. For some extreme and radical remarks, the police followed the Internet cables and arrested the persons who made the remarks offline.

　Xiang only learned about the Fukushima incident today later. During the two days of the accident, Xiang had been checking the impact of nuclear pollution on the ecological environment around the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.

　When she heard the news online, she immediately rushed back on foot. What? Walking is too slow? Come on, these are shipgirls. Their running speed is equal to their maximum cruising speed.

　What does a speed of 38 knots mean on land?

　In the early days of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, there was a GIF where a cheat seller ran up to a moving car, drove alongside it, and asked the player driving the car, "Brother, do you want to buy a cheat?"

　Well, that's pretty much what it feels like to sail on dry land.

　Chapter 40: Azure's Fourth Anniversary

　"No, no, I just want to go to China! It's the anniversary celebration, why wouldn't I, the poster girl, go?"

　In a sea view villa in Los Angeles, Saratoga was rolling on the floor throwing a tantrum.

　Her older sister, Lexington, was trying to calm her naughty sister.

　"Sarah, come on, stop it. Relations between China and us haven't been good lately, so it's understandable that your application to go to China was rejected. Losing your temper won't change the facts. Be good~"

　Saratoga knew that this wouldn't solve any problems, but she was unhappy. She said:

　"I know, but I just want to go to China. They invited me to be a guest on a live broadcast, so how can I not go?"

　"Even if we can't go, can't we still live stream it remotely? Why are you so determined to go to China, Sarah?"

　Lexington couldn't understand why Saratoga was so obsessed with the other side of the ocean.

　Saratoga replied, "Because I... I also want to visit Monkey Mom..."

　Of course, Little Gaga concealed his plan to team up with Veneto to find Monkey Mom.

　"Sara, be honest with your sister." Lexington saw through Saratoga's true intentions. "Are you looking to settle scores with the artist? That's not the behavior of a good kid! Besides, are you really as ordinary as the fans on the other side of the strait describe you to be?"

　Lexington then looked at the small, slightly larger hill on his sister's chest. (Referring to the original pre-modification illustration, the small Gaga is still there.)

　Saratoga pouted and said, "No! That's not big enough! I wish I could be like my sister, or like me in Kan-R!"

　"Sarah, you don't have to take it too seriously. It's precisely because you take it too seriously that everyone likes to make fun of it." Lexington touched little Gaga's head and mediated.

　"And do you know why everyone likes to 'persecute' you? It's because everyone likes you that they like to make fun of you. It's one of the ways they express their affection for you.

　So, Sarah, please keep being yourself. Lexington will always have your back!

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　Ever since President Mumu was called to the police station before New Year's Eve in February this year, every step in the operation of "Azur Lane" has been like walking on thin ice.

　When the planner asked whether they would hold this year's anniversary celebration, President Mumu pondered over it for several days, and his hair fell out one by one.

　Finally, she made a decisive decision: "Do it. Not only do it, but do it on a grand scale. It would be best if the entire world knew about our Azur Lane IP."

　The planner had never expected his boss, who usually had a strong desire to survive, to react like this. He was very surprised and asked, "This... President, should we be a little more timid?"

　President Mumu disagreed and said, "When the German army was at the gates of Moscow, Stalin still held a military parade on Red Square. Why not? Just do as you are told."

　As soon as these words were spoken, all the Manju employees in the conference room looked at each other in surprise.

　In fact, the reason why President Mumu became so brave was that the relevant departments had previously informed President Mumu through the contact information collected previously that there were changes in the policy on "Azur Lane".

　"Ms. Lin, we've changed our approach regarding your game. According to the latest instructions, we've decided to prioritize your game and that of your neighboring competitor as a key cultural development project, aiming to export our ACG culture through these games. So please keep up the good work and continue to promote it."

　President Mumu was extremely happy and excited when he received the notice. If he had to use a metaphor, it would probably be like Fan Jin passing the imperial examination.

　Although President Mumu didn't understand why the big guys above suddenly let go, it was still a good thing.

　According to the special regulations of the relevant departments for Blue, all large-scale satellite activities of Blue must be reported and approved before they are launched.

　President Mumu felt relieved, but not completely.

　Therefore, before President Mumu and her team started this event, they scrapped a lot of original designs for character illustrations and skins.

　After the event is planned, it is submitted for review by the higher-ups, and then anxiously awaiting a reply.

　In the end, hard work pays off

　People passed.

　So, on the evening of May 22, the 4th anniversary live broadcast of "Azur Lane" started as usual.

　【Anniversary Celebration Live Broadcast】

　After introducing the artist's blessings with the new artwork, Game Operations Manager 22 said to the players in front of the screen, "...In addition, during this anniversary live broadcast, a special and important guest also brought us blessings. Let's take a look..."

　The two-second homepage screen flashed by, and then the picture gradually changed from white to clear, and a pink-haired loli appeared in the center of the screen.

　"Hello, Commanders! Happy 4th anniversary to Azur Lane~"

　The screen was boiling with excitement. Rows of barrages covered the sky like a group of bombers, completely blocking out the screen. If you turned off the barrages or turned on level 8 or 9 filtering, you would not be able to watch this live broadcast at all.

　[Holy crap! Is this the real Saratoga?! Yellow chicken fillet noodles, they actually invited me over?! Yellow chicken is awesome!]

　[Ah, even the real little Gaga is so cute! ]

　Isn't this god-level modeling 100 times better than the third anniversary one? (Funny)

　[Three-dimensional? Wow, I only want to see the two-dimensional Little Gaga, what should I do?]

　[Hey! The guy in front, wouldn't it be nice if your wife appeared in real life?!]

　"What are you talking about? Only kids are doing multiple-choice questions. I want both the three-dimensional and two-dimensional Saratoga!"

　Long live the file!

　"I'm very happy that everyone welcomes me so much, but unfortunately, due to some irresistible domestic and international reasons, I couldn't come to China. I can only meet you all remotely. If there is an opportunity in the future, Saratoga will definitely go to China!"

　Damn it, the enemy is on Capitol Hill! It's those politicians who are preventing us from meeting Little Gaga!

　The Chinese and American people originally had no grudges or hatred against each other, but the US government, for its own selfish interests, has to draw a gap between the two peoples!

　Comrades, guns in hand, follow me! Kill the American imperialists, welcome Gaga!

　[I suggest the Saratoga gunfire! Yeah!]

　Seeing so many comments, although Saratoga didn't understand what they all meant, she could clearly feel the love that the Donghuang players had for her.

　"...But, Sara-chan, I have to protest. You are not allowed to call me a file! And you are not allowed to call me a destroyer!"

　However, it seemed to have the opposite effect, as Saratoga's angry look seemed to have hurt the players' XP.

　[Sarah is so cute when she's angry! Medic, get over here! Health pack, I want a health pack!]

　[Good file treasure! Good frigate! We won't call you those two nicknames anymore...]

　As time passed, the short special guest segment was over, and what followed was the various satellites released by the official.

　[I guessed it right! This time, the colorful ship is the Iowa-class battleship USS New Jersey!]

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　May 26, local time, USS New Jersey Battleship Museum in Camden, USA.

　The museum is open from 9:30 to 15:30 every day, but before the opening time, the gangway of the museum is already crowded with people.

　Most of the people who came to the USS New Jersey Battleship Museum early in the morning were players of Azure International Server (US Server), so many of them came here specifically to watch the live broadcast.

　The goal is to build a holy place with luck.

　The people present waited for the server maintenance to finish, and then they logged in one by one and started building as if they were running a 100-meter race.

　But it seemed that this group of people were unlucky. After dozens of rounds, no one drove out of New Jersey.

　One of the young men had run out of Rubik's Cubes. He shouted unwillingly, "Ahhh, these are my last 20 Rubik's Cubes. New Jersey, you have to come out!"

　The young man offered a Christian prayer to the New Jersey Museum in front of him, and resolutely clicked the confirm construction and accelerate construction buttons.

　Finally, a unique New Jersey construction animation appeared on the young man's mobile phone, and he became the first player present to build New Jersey.

　This gentleman was so excited that he took a screenshot after the shipment and shouted, "New Jersey, welcome to the port area!"

　At this moment, the outline of the USS New Jersey Battleship Museum not far in front of him was glowing blue.

　Everyone was attracted by the blue light and stopped what they were doing to look at the battleship New Jersey.

　After the blue light disappeared, everyone looked at a very high-tech lady who appeared not far ahead. Especially the headdress on her forehead, it was hard not to attract attention.

　"The American battleship, the largest and most powerful Black Dragon, is here! New Jersey! I've been hearing you guys calling me New Jersey, New Jersey. Could it be that... you're my fans too? If so, I'd love to have you here!"