It is Kokang and Changchun

　Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan

　"Tuk Tuk Tuk!"

　Fumio Kishida was handling official business in the Prime Minister's residence when a sudden knock on the door disturbed his already restless heart at an inopportune moment.

　"Dozo! (Come in)" Fumio Kishida shouted impatiently towards the office door.

　"Click!" The doorknob made a sound and the door was opened from the outside. An official in a suit came in. He looked like he belonged to the Kishida cabinet.

　He hurried to the Prime Minister's desk, handed a document to Kishida, and said anxiously: "Prime Minister, Fukuoka City has fallen, Saga City is under siege, and Nagasaki Prefecture and the central and western parts of Saga Prefecture will be cut off on land. The local defenders have failed many times to break out.

　In addition, the Red Bandits opened a new landing site in Oita City. The local defenders fought bloody battles and killed countless enemies. However, due to the enemy's overwhelming strength, they were still unable to stop the enemy landing force's advance..."

　"Enough!" Fumio Kishida shouted.

　"Ha!" The officer immediately bowed his head and admitted his mistake.

　Kishida Bunka swung the document and roared, "The first part is fine, but the last part about 'fighting bloody battles and killing countless enemies'—if that were true, how could those red bandits have even set foot on our beachhead?! And they're trying to whitewash their failure with such grandiose words! Shameful!"

　After Kishida finished his outburst, the cabinet member continued, "Prime Minister, the commanders responsible for the defense of Nagasaki and Saga are about to collapse. They have requested that we send ships to evacuate by sea."

　"Let them hold on, there will definitely be a way if they hold on! Promote the commander of the defending army by one rank to calm their emotions, and I will find a way to send troops to rescue them. Also, is there no good news?" Kishida said.

　The cabinet official nodded and said, "Yes, Mr. Prime Minister. Our army has made some operational progress on the eastern front. After a hard fight, we have recaptured Kusatsu City and the surrounding areas."

　"What is the ratio of casualties between the enemy and us?"

　“It’s close to 1:1, our ratio is slightly lower. But in terms of absolute numbers

　In fact, there were tens of thousands of casualties on both sides.”

　Kishida Fumio listened and laughed, "Once these red bandits leave those shipgirls, they won't even be able to fight? I've found that their advancement speed is always proportional to the input of the shipgirls.

　Although most of the Red Bandits' shipgirls have been transferred to Kyushu, making the situation there very grim, we are now much closer to Kyoto. Kusatsu is the gateway to Kyoto, and if we push harder, we might be able to recapture Kyoto before the Red Bandits occupy Kyushu Island."

　"Prime Minister, I think that even if we capture Kyoto, it does not mean that the Red Bandits will not find another way and find another city to establish a new capital." The cabinet official reminded.

　Kishida ignored the reminder and retorted, "I know, but this is where the Red Bandits once ruled the mountains. I'm sure you know how important it is to capture the capital to deal a blow to the morale of a regime.

　Anyway, once the new troops are fully rotated in, it's time to drive that bitch out of Kyoto. This woman has been leading a gang of bandits in Kyoto for long enough, and her time as a mountain king is about to end!

　"Of course, as an incentive, whichever unit can break into Kyoto and capture Ibaraki Hanaoka alive, I will personally award the unit the designation 'Higekiri' and double their military pay." Kishida held up his slightly drooping eyes and said to the cabinet official.

　Higekiri is a famous sword from the Heian period of Japan. It is one of the two swords used by Minamoto no Mitsunaka to protect the world, and was paired with the other famous sword, Kneemaru. It is said that when attacking with two swords, one strikes the face and the other strikes the knees, hence the name.

　Later, the two swords were passed to Minamoto no Yorimitsu, who gave Higekiri to his retainer Watanabe Tsuna. According to folklore, Watanabe Tsuna used this sword to cut off Ibaraki Douji's arm at Gojo Ferry, hence the name "Oni-Kiri" (Demon-Kiri).

　Obviously, Kishida's idea is to cater to the vilification propaganda of the Liberal Democratic Party's Japanese propaganda machine, and to deliberately play malicious memes to provoke the other side.

　"Oh, by the way, what's the situation in Fukushima?" Kishida asked. "The vaccine recipient who was locked up and controlled not long ago actually rushed to Fukushima to help those red bandits. I'm very worried."

　What Kishida was talking about was that some time ago, deep-sea vaccine recipients who were collectively detained and monitored in the LDP-controlled area suddenly launched a collective riot and then marched north to Fukushima.

　Initially, the government believed the drug was causing them to go mad, but later discovered the group was acting deliberately and in an organized manner, with the clear intention of heading north to Fukushima. The Self-Defense Forces stationed in the rear, upon receiving an emergency notification from the government, desperately tried to intercept them.

　Some were stopped, but faced with the collective riot and escape of more than 200,000 vaccinated people, almost all of them were filling the line, leaving the Self-Defense Forces with an empty rear area unable to stop them at all. Even with their best efforts, they only stopped more than 50,000 people and killed more than 10,000.

　The rest basically fled to the Fukushima revolutionary base. In this way, the Fukushima Prefectural Party Committee, which was worried about the shortage of troops on the front line due to the expansion of the base, suddenly felt like it had seen a great savior.

　Because these people who came here not only have strong hostility towards the Liberal Democratic Party, but also do not need to consume local food supplies. This is simply a sweet cake that cannot be more sweet for the current Fukushima Prefectural Party Committee.

　In addition, there was an example of these vaccinated people joining the army in the Central (Kansai) Revolutionary Base. After careful consideration, the Fukushima Party Committee applied to the central government for approval and began to do ideological work on these hundreds of thousands of vaccinated people, recruiting them into the revolutionary army.

　……

　In response to Kishida's question, the cabinet official said: "It won't be that fast, because the vaccinators need to be trained, and the Fukushima bandits also need to have enough equipment to equip these people.

　During these windows, we can intensify our offensive and recapture more territory, otherwise it will be too late to wait until the vaccinators are trained and equipped."

　Kishida Fumio didn't reply, merely nodding slightly. He then picked up another spreadsheet on his desk and began to examine it. "The recent suppression of the rebellion and military expansion has put a lot of pressure on our finances," he said. "After all the calculations, we have to raise taxes."

　"So what kind of taxes does the Prime Minister want to increase?"

　"It must be consumption tax. This type of tax is equal to everyone. People may not make money, but they definitely have to consume. Even those otakus, who earn less than the personal income tax threshold, have to buy things, right?" Kishida Fumio said as a matter of course.

　A cabinet official said, "But this will easily lead to strong opposition from the public. I think it would be better to adopt a more moderate approach."

　"Don't worry, I have a plan. If they strongly object, we can choose to change the tax and use another excuse to embellish it." The cunning Kishida said with narrowed eyes:

　"For example, hay fever has long plagued nearly 4% of Japan's population. We could claim that with the spring pollen season approaching, the government will vigorously implement measures to combat pollen allergies to ensure the safety and security of all citizens. We could then use this as an excuse to levy the relevant national tax."

　In response to external doubts, we can explain this: Since most Japanese hay fever sufferers are allergic to cedar pollen, it is necessary to cut down a large number of cedar trees nationwide and replace them with other trees that produce less pollen. This will inevitably require a lot of money, so taxes must be levied.

　You see, how reasonable is this explanation?

　Isn't that how much profit can be made? Everyone understands this... The citizens pay taxes for their own good, right? "

　The cabinet official immediately gave a thumbs-up: "Prime Minister Kishida is brilliant! He's so fickle! This is a really good strategy!"

　A few days later, Yokosuka

　In a late-night restaurant on a commercial street (the one that Japanese ship girls like Xiang often visited before the revolution broke out), Xi was eating omelet rice.

　After she chewed and swallowed the last mouthful of rice, she couldn't help but sigh, "I haven't been to this restaurant for a long time, and the food here is still as delicious as the first time I came. How great!"

　After saying that, she pulled out a yen note and a coin from her pocket and shouted in Mistia's direction: "Boss, good noodles! Check out!"

　"Okay!" Mistia came to Xi's table to collect the money, picked up the money and counted it, then called Xi: "Hey, Miss Xi, you gave me too little."

　"Less?" Xi hesitated for a moment, and it took him half a second to react, "Oh yeah, that damn Kishida raised the consumption tax, damn..."

　After Xi paid the extra money, he was shocked and said, "No? Isn't this price increase a bit outrageous? The original price of 1100 yen for omelet rice has suddenly increased to 1400 yen. Isn't this outrageous?"

　"Ms. Xi, this time the Kishida government has doubled the tax rate, and we had no choice but to follow suit in order to maintain our profits." Mistia bowed slightly, expressing her regret to Xi.

　"It really deserves to be called 'tax increase glasses' (Kishida's new nickname, tax increase glasses) oh cnm!" Xi cursed secretly in his heart.

　She pondered for a moment and suddenly had an idea, but she wanted to seek Eve's consent, so she contacted Eve through the mental network and asked, "Sister Eve, because of certain reasons, I want to do this and that... babble..."

　That evening, the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo

　"Every day is so annoying, I need to go to sleep..." After a tiring day, Fumio Kishida changed into pajamas, went to bed, covered himself with the quilt, and prepared to fall asleep.

　"Anyway, the consumption tax increase bill can be implemented, and now the pressure on military spending can be relieved a little...ZZZZ"

　Feeling the double fatigue brought about by old age and heavy government affairs, Kishida fell asleep soon after muttering the last two sentences to himself.

　In the middle of the night, Kishida woke up at a fixed time as usual. When he turned on the dim night light, put on his slippers and went to the bathroom, he suddenly felt something unusual in the mirror on the sink.

　"Hmm?" Fumio Kishida turned to look at the mirror, but saw nothing except himself in the mirror.

　"It must be an illusion..." Kishida thought that he was seeing things because of his old eyesight, so he didn't pay much attention to it. He opened the glass door and walked to the toilet. After lifting the toilet seat, he started to pee.

　While peeing, Kishida always felt a little cold on his back, but when he turned his head, he found nothing. This made him a little self-doubtful.

　"I've heard folk rumors that the Prime Minister's residence has become a haunted house since Inukai Tsuyoshi was assassinated. There are many related urban legends in the market... It can't be true, right?" Kishida felt a little uneasy.

　But at this moment he still felt that it was his own illusion. After he pressed the flush button of the toilet, with a flushing sound, Kishida walked out with his pants held up, went to the sink to wash his hands and then go to bed.

　Before washing his hands, he deliberately glanced at the mirror and found nothing unusual. "What? I told you it's an illusion that people's eyesight is blurry when they get old..." Kishida turned on the faucet and rubbed his hands a few times.

　After washing for about a few seconds, when Kishida turned off the faucet and looked up, the scene in the mirror made him lose all sleepiness and his hair stood on end.

　In the mirror, he saw the figure of a young girl behind him. The girl was wearing a light blue-purple kimono and had her back to Kishida. More importantly, Kishida clearly saw that her feet were not on the ground, but floating in the air!

　"!!!" Kishida was startled. He turned around suddenly, but found nothing. But the problem was that what he saw in the mirror just now was very clear. He was sure that he saw the back of a strange girl.

　"Huff-huff-huff" Kishida's breathing became rapid. He suddenly understood why Shinzo Abe and Yoshihide Suga were unwilling to live here, and why this guy invited an onmyoji to perform rituals in the official residence during the time of Junichiro Koizumi.

　Kishida didn't have time to think any more. He flung open the door and ran out as fast as he could, shouting, "Someone! Someone come quickly! There's something unclean!"

　After Kishida rushed out, the figure of the girl from before gradually emerged. Next to her, a slightly shorter girl also emerged.

　This shorter girl had a white student hairstyle, a green vest and a long skirt. She carried two katana, one long and one short, on her back and waist respectively. She looked like the follower of the girl just now.

　The white-haired girl with a student-like hairstyle asked, "Master Youyouzi, I feel like you might have gone a little too far."

　Youyouzi waved her folding fan gently and said jokingly with an innocent look on her face, "Youmu, this is not my fault. I just stood behind him, who knew he would react so violently... This can only be blamed on the Prime Minister's poor mental quality. Anyway, the task that Eve-san asked me to do has been completed, so let's go back."

　"Yes, Master Youyouzi."

　In the corridor of the official residence, the police officers on duty in the First Division of the Metropolitan Police Department, who were responsible for the Prime Minister's security, rushed over immediately upon hearing the Prime Minister's panicked shouts.

　He hurriedly asked, "Mr. Prime Minister, what's going on?"

　"Ghost... There is a ghost..." Kishida Fumio answered breathlessly, his voice trembling.

　The captain of the police force on duty frowned when he heard this, but seeing the Prime Minister like this, he thought that the Prime Minister might have been provoked and mistook the assassin for a ghost.

　He made a quick decision, "Team Two, escort the Prime Minister to the nearest hotel! Team One and I will go investigate. Also, notify the other superiors and other units to immediately seal off the official residence and its surroundings! Not a single fly is allowed in or out!"

　As soon as Kishida checked into the hotel, security personnel and police came to protect him. At the same time, some police officers from the investigation department came to Kishida to find out the situation.

　"Mr. Prime Minister, can you describe what happened? Or what you saw?" asked Police Officer A.

　Kishida stared at the two policemen for a few seconds before speaking: "Don't be afraid of what I'm about to say."

　Police Officer B comforted Kishida: "We are from the First Division of the Metropolitan Police Department's Security Division. We are responsible for protecting the Prime Minister. We are not afraid."

　Hearing the police say this, Kishida poured out his entire experience without any tampering or concealment. If only they had adopted the same attitude towards the invasion of China, it would be great, but unfortunately, it was an unrealistic fantasy.

　As Kishida was speaking, Policeman B suddenly made a "Puff" sound and quickly straightened himself up as if nothing had happened.

　"What are you laughing at?" Kishida asked in confusion.

　"Uh... Mr. Prime Minister, I remembered something happy." Policeman B said calmly.

　"My favorite female game character has a new skin." Policeman B replied.

　At this time, Policeman A also made a rude sound.

　"What are you laughing at again?" Kishida was puzzled again.

　Police Officer A suppressed a smile and replied, "My favorite female game character has a new skin too."

　"Do you like the same character?" Kishida looked at the two policemen in front of him with a look of an old man on the subway.

　Policeman B, who finally calmed down, clarified: "No, no, no, the new skin will be released on the same day."

　Kishida was a little angry, and his voice rose a few degrees: "Hey! I'm not kidding!"

　"Okay... Mr. Prime Minister, let's get back to the point." Police Officer A continued, "Um, this ghost girl you just mentioned, is she beautiful?"

　"This isn't a question of whether she's pretty or not, okay? Shouldn't the focus be on the fact that she's a ghost? Is this always your first reaction to such things, young people today?!" Kishida couldn't help but scold.

　At this moment, Kishida wondered whether he should consider doing the same as Junichiro Koizumi and invite an Onmyoji/shrine maiden or a Buddhist monk to perform a ritual.

　Chapter 376: Chat between Two Travelers (2)

　After Kishida temporarily moved out of the Prime Minister's residence overnight, the matter was widely discussed in Japan. The government's response was that some facilities at the residence were malfunctioning, so the Prime Minister moved to a nearby hotel.

　However, the general public does not believe this statement.

　On Yahoo, one user commented: "What kind of indoor facility malfunction is so severe that the tax hike has caused people to get up in the middle of the night and sleep outside? There must be another reason."

　"Ah! I think there must be a killer or assassin or something to make this good-for-nothing so panicked? Could he be the next Yamagami Tetsuya-san?" Netizen B replied.

　Netizen C said: "No, I think Abe-san wanted to discuss state affairs with this tax increase megane, so he came to see him specifically. Isn't it true? The day after the incident, Kishida announced the withdrawal of the tax increase bill a few days ago."

　……

　Xi browsed the discussions of these Japanese netizens for a while, turned off the screen of his phone, stretched and yawned, and then smiled at Eve in the mental network and said, "Sister Eve, the actors we hired this time are quite good."

　"Oh, of course? The effect of playing herself is definitely amazing. She even scared Kishida enough just by turning her back to him." Eve replied to Xi's message while doing the work in her hands.

　"By the way, Sister Eve, I want to ask you something."

　"You said."

　"I've been curious for a long time. Sister Eve, you are now secretly developing simulated tactical humanoids in the Soviet Union. I think that according to human thinking, bionic humanoids do not meet the requirements of the battlefield. They are not service industry robots." Xifa asked.

　Eve smiled faintly and said, "I know what you're worried about. I don't think humans would refuse to send simulated tactical humanoids to the battlefield. As for the reasons, there are this, that, and that..."

　Anyway, Eve said a lot of things, arguing from the aspects of soldier psychology, human-computer interaction, ethics and morality that bionic humanoids meet the requirements of war and are acceptable to humans.

　However, Eve didn't tell Xi that, in addition to these, the more important thing was the malicious push of the "greater cosmic consciousness." This push would make humans accept the idea of ​​making war machines look like bionic female humanoids.

　In Eve's view, this drive is the root cause of almost all the changes in the world. Some might ask, isn't this a return to Hegel? Isn't this idealism?

　In fact, this so-called "cosmic consciousness" seems to have the same meaning as "rationality" in German classical philosophy such as Hegel and Kant, and it seems to imply that "the real world is a manifestation of rationality", but it is very

　Many things are not what they seem.

　This kind of thing is very complicated to explain in detail, because it involves a lot of philosophical content and concepts, and many readers will certainly be confused. However, the only thing to remember is that things that seem idealistic are not necessarily idealistic.

　How can we determine whether something is not idealism? As long as it conforms to the materialist law that existence determines thought, then it is sufficient.