## Chapter 202 – 20. The Spring of China
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Because the martial law situation unfolded between late night and dawn, the full impact erupted from the morning of the 24th.
First, all State Council members tendered their resignations, and the Deputy Prime Minister bowed deeply before a sea of cameras, expressing his intention to step down.
The commanders who led the troops that entered the National Assembly under martial law also lost their positions.
Lawmakers from both the ruling and opposition parties, centered around the People’s Innovation Party, gathered at the National Assembly, issuing critical statements in turn. Citizens who had flocked there the night before waved large flags and discussed impeaching Premier Li Wei.
In fact, impeachment of Premier Li Wei had been mentioned frequently before. As this incident showed, he was quite hawkish, which caused much internal dissent, and he was often criticized for causing unnecessary friction.
But it didn’t resonate with most people. Impeachment was a political nuclear bomb to be used only in extreme situations, and the reasons didn’t seem compelling enough to warrant it.
But not anymore. Fuelled by the immense anger of the entire nation, the impeachment of Li Wei began to blaze fiercely.
“Burning up Christmas Eve real nice.”
According to the Meteorological Administration, the current temperature is about -3 degrees Celsius. Of course, the mansion always maintains a comfortable temperature, but when the outside temperature is low, you can’t help but feel it a little. But it’s really heating up in here.
It’s the perfect feeling for enjoying a cup of coffee and leisurely observing the situation.
“This time, the Militaris operation was a complete success. They’re being hailed as guardians of democracy online.”
“Haha…”
Guardians of democracy… The Koryo Group is the very embodiment of corporate dictatorship ruling Asia, and Militaris is its gun, yet they’re guardians of democracy.
“Isn’t this just our group’s PR? It’s hard to believe that’s the real sentiment.”
“Of course, that’s part of it, but considering that identified individuals, influencers, and streamers are also making related statements, I don’t think it’s just that.”
“Really?”
I checked.
They were speaking in quite agitated tones, and the general content was as follows:
‘These moronic higher-ups try to recreate Tiananmen at every opportunity. China must not unite. If it unites and becomes huge, the government also becomes huge, and then it will commit these crazy acts again.’
‘Tiananmen’
‘Communist Party’
‘Golden Shield’
‘Censorship’
Perhaps these are the roots of the current bizarre Militaris support phenomenon?
If the Chinese Communist Party hadn’t been defeated in World War III, and if China hadn’t been divided into twenty pieces, and if all the CCP’s heinous acts hadn’t been exposed to the world, Shanghai would still be under the Communist Party’s control, and they wouldn’t be enjoying even a semblance of democracy.
That’s etched into the minds of Shanghai citizens as a kind of PTSD.
So even in a situation where a foreign company leads an army and storms the National Assembly, they’re actually praising it, under the pretext of protecting democracy. That’s the most important thing.
“I’m seeing all sorts of things in this life.”
Anyway, the situation completely changed overnight.
Premier Li Wei, who had boldly gathered representatives from the Twenty States of China to hold the China Summit, resolved on One China, and even declared a refusal to pay reparations, instantly became a man without a rope.
With impeachment already being discussed and angry citizens taking to the streets, the scale of the protests growing, it’s difficult for Li Wei’s actions to have any real effect.
In particular, the ‘One China Declaration,’ ‘China Summit,’ and ‘Refusal to Pay Reparations’ were almost immediately nullified.
The representatives dispatched from the Twenty States of China for the summit were the ones who were most embarrassed.
They were at a loss throughout the martial law and have remained silent until now.
Perhaps they’ll just spend some time and then withdraw?
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Breaking) Twenty States of China Delegation Targeted for Arrest by Martial Law Forces…! Political Fallout.
Breaking) Malfunctioning Military Satellite, Turns Out to Be Highly Planned Crime…. ID Used Belongs to Martial Law Lieutenant Colonel….
Breaking) Militaris Feels Great Pride in Defending Democracy…. ‘Democracy’ Must Take Priority Over Collectivism.
Around lunchtime, the PR campaign began in earnest.
The things Li Wei had planned were quickly exposed, and the things he hadn’t done and hadn’t planned were all attributed to Li Wei and his martial law forces.
In particular, the revelation that the martial law forces were behind the attempt to arrest the representatives of the Twenty States of China and the ‘satellite accident’ that caused the missile to fall into the sea off Shanghai once again stirred up public sentiment in Shanghai.
In fact, there were even orders written by Li Wei himself for these two incidents, making it impossible to deny.
Of course, it was all fabricated.
Naturally, Li Wei himself denied it. But no one listened to him, as he had already begun to cross the river of impeachment.
This wasn’t limited to Li Wei.
The voices of those who thought the People’s Innovation Party’s actions were excessive and who criticized the Koryo Group and South Korea’s tyranny were also lumped together and thrown into the trash.
It had become a situation that was too good for the Koryo Group to manipulate.
– Yeah. It’s going really smoothly~
You can tell just by looking at Koh Minji’s mood.
Until recently, she was so reluctant to work and sighed all the time, but now she’s even humming.
She must be in a good mood because things are going so well.
– We’re planning to make a documentary, drama, and even a movie based on this.
“Huh? A documentary is one thing, but a drama and a movie?”
They really have a different approach.
I couldn’t have imagined it.
– You have to jump on these opportunities right away. We’re going to completely establish Militaris this time and prevent those Chinese bitches from uniting again. The foundation for that has been laid now.
“That’s scary.”
– Now those bastards can’t even trust each other. They gathered them together to call for One China and then imposed martial law. And they even tried to arrest them. How can they trust each other?
“But is that true? That they tried to arrest the representatives of the Twenty States of China.”
– Do you think it’s true?
“…”
As expected.
– Anyway, that’s how it is, so pick out some of your actresses who are useful.
“You’re going to use our actresses?”
– Yeah. There are plenty of roles, like the branch manager of Militaris. This is the time to make their faces known worldwide.
If that’s the case…
‘Even so, LUMINA or NokoNoko Girls wouldn’t work, right?’
They’re currently the main force of Koryo Entertainment, but they’re all idols and have no talent for acting.
So, pass.
Then what comes to mind is…
“How about Jung Gain? She just won the Pure Actress Award.”
– She doesn’t look pure at all. Isn’t she a slut?
How did she know?
Is it a woman’s intuition?
– Anyway, that’s up to you. Get some girls who look good and can act. We need to properly idolize Militaris, so we can’t have any sloppy ones.
“Okay. Leave that to me.”
– Yeah.
Koh Minji hung up.
I immediately called Jung Gain.
She, who is the best at being a plaything and a sex instructor for playthings, soon appeared before me.
“You called for me, Master?”
I explained the situation and fucked her thoroughly.
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The fact that it’s not a national army is important.
It’s very difficult for the armies of other countries to move in political situations. It can easily escalate into a diplomatic issue.
But corporate armies don’t have that. They only need to be responsible for themselves.
This is how Militaris’ corporate army operated.
It functioned correctly and admirably defended democracy. It was possible because it was a corporate army without nationality.
Of course, not all corporate armies are capable of this.
Militaris’ army has the overwhelming power to ignore the threats of the martial law forces and enter, and it has the backing of the powerful Koryo Group. Perhaps Militaris’ army is the only corporate army in all of Asia that can show such courage.
(Omitted)
As such, it seems necessary for Militaris’ corporate army to be stationed in Shanghai, which still has unstable democracy, in greater numbers and with more powerful forces. That is the way to protect the hard-won liberal democracy.
Moreover, isn’t part of the reparations we pay going to raise Militaris’ army? Perhaps we weren’t just throwing huge amounts of money into the ground. It was being used in the most important place to protect and defend our democracy.
An op-ed was posted.
Normally, everyone would have laughed it off as nonsense, but it spread throughout the community and even appeared on the news, gaining tremendous sympathy. That’s how much the image of Militaris improved in Shanghai.
The Koryo Group actively used this.
With the hawkish Premier Li Wei becoming a vegetable, the Koryo Group took advantage of this situation to confirm the reconciliation between South Korea and the Shanghai Economic Alliance and provisionally agreed to greatly ease the payment of reparations, which had been a heavy burden.
Of course, the economic benefits they are extorting haven’t decreased, as they indirectly give preferential treatment to various industries and ultimately extract almost the same amount.
And in fact, that’s more vicious. They reduced the proportion of reparations they were receiving and are now receiving it under other names, so the reparations are still there, but they’re also receiving permanent economic benefits in addition.
But these hidden aspects were not revealed.
On the surface, the two countries achieved a dramatic reconciliation thanks to Militaris’ defense of democracy, and the Shanghai Economic Alliance’s economic burden was greatly eased, resulting in tremendous diplomatic achievements.
Of course, this is the story of the People’s Innovation Party, which is opposed to Premier Li Wei.
As the Shanghai Economic Alliance, the leader of the Twenty States of China, rapidly shifted its course to pro-Korean, some Chinese states also subtly attached themselves. The Koryo Group generously accepted them and similarly adjusted the reparation payment ratio.
Of course, they received that amount through indirect routes, but since what’s important to politicians is the visible results, there was no problem.
Thus…
The China Summit and the declaration of One China, the so-called ‘Spring of China,’ which even considered war, came to an end.
It was a storm of days.
