NIS Agents Tearing Up the Japanese Empire - Chapter 263



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NIS Agent Tears the Japanese Empire Episode 263

The sun rises above the clouds? (3)

[A shocking terrorist attack in the heart of the United States!]

[The United States of America on Fire.]

[The United States is under attack!]

[Who is the culprit?]

Unsurprisingly, when this happened, the media cameras turned straight to the FBI.

“Mr. Hoover! What do you think about the terrorist attack in Washington, D.C.?”

“Mr. Hoover! I heard that the perpetrator of this terrible terror is still under investigation. When on earth will the perpetrator be caught?”

“Mr. Hoover! Why is the investigation so sluggish?”

“Mr. Hoover! I heard you were badly injured in the terrorist attack a while ago. Why did you come back when you weren’t fully recovered? Rumor has it that you’re thinking about the next congressional elections!”

As a result, Hoover had to wrestle with reporters every day, endure the media’s abuse, and upon his return, he had to listen to the bitter criticism of high-ranking officials, including the president.

“Shouldn’t it be time to start releasing some noticeable investigative results now?”

“Tsk, how long are you going to just take up space like that?”

“Even my dog ​​would do that.”

“… … .”

Naturally, the more Hoover was shaken inside and out, the more anger grew inside him.

Thanks to this, the investigative agents also received a lot of love and were relentlessly pressured to achieve results.

“Haa… … . He said not to come back if I don’t find evidence of terrorists today… … ?”

“What can I do with a guy who doesn’t even have evidence… … .”

“There is no evidence at the scene?”

“Evidence on the scene? That’s ridiculous. Everything visible was burned to the ground, so there was nothing to salvage.”

“Really? Usually, there are one or two pieces of evidence found at a fire scene.”

“That’s how it was originally… … But I don’t know if Geronimo stole everything that could be evidence in advance or if he used some kind of trick, but there’s nothing that could be evidence at all.”

“Oh, like that.”

All investigators could find from the house, which had burned down to the ground except for the pillars, was a bomb shell believed to have been used in the crime.

Everything else was burned to the ground and turned into ashes… … .

“All that’s left are the witnesses… … .”

“Of course I met the victim too.”

“Did you say Seungman Lee?”

“Yes, he came to the United States before the Japanese Empire annexed Korea and completed his doctorate in political science at Princeton.”

“Really? Anything else special?”

“I recently wrote a novel, and it seems to be very popular.”

“Novel? What novel?”

“wait for a sec.”

The investigator took a copy of [The Pacific War] out of his briefcase and placed it on the table.

“The Pacific War?”

“It’s a book about another great war and the Japanese Empire invading the United States, and people seem to really like it.”

“Really? Is this really that fun?”

“It’s fun. I can see why people are so excited about it.”

“Really? I heard recently that people are more upset because the writing of Volume 2 has been suspended indefinitely.”

“You mean the Washington Bookstore Riots?”

“Yeah, that one.”

* * *

Let’s turn back the clock for a moment… … .

It was a time when Hoover was being beaten up by the press, dragged to hearings here and there, and beaten up from all sides.

So, just after a fire broke out at Dr. Seungman Lee’s house, the house was completely burned down.

Just before the news spread throughout America that the publication of Volume 2 of [The Pacific War] had been indefinitely extended by the publisher’s notice.

When Washington readers first heard the news of Dr. Seungman Lee’s assassination in the newspaper, they rushed to bookstores.

“Food! Food! Mr. Food!”

“Smith, you again… … .”

“I heard that writer Seungman Lee’s house was attacked by terrorists. Do you have any news?”

“Terrorism? What terrorism? And what news do you want me to give you… … ?”

“No, if we do this, won’t the second volume of Pacific War come out?”

“Huh? Oh! Now that I think about it, I did get a letter from the publisher this morning… … .”

As expected, the letter contained the story that the doctor had personal problems and was unable to write for the time being.

That is to say.

“Are you saying that there won’t be a second volume?”

“yes……?”

In these situations, people usually feel regret and look for another book or just turn away.

But now things are a little different.

At the time, there was not enough space for even one volume, so word of mouth spread that it was an immortal masterpiece written by the greatest writer of the century, and there were many people who had not even read the first volume.

How angry must one be to hear the news that the best-selling new book that had moistened the hearts of readers who had been suffering from a drought of new works by great authors for a long time was not published due to terrorism.

If the writer was sick or the next government could not come to power due to personal reasons, I would have just let it go.

No, even so, the readers would have sent postcards like crazy demanding the next episode be released immediately, but this was an act of terrorism that went against the ordinary reasons.

Now that things have turned out that way, the readers… … especially the readers who haven’t read even the first volume are furious.

“What kind of crazy guy terrorized the writer’s house!”

“Uh… … The publisher said that for the past few days, people who are presumed to be Japanese have been continuously sending postcards.”

“Japanese……?”

The letters that came in from the publisher all mentioned Japanese people who had sent protest postcards to the publisher.

So what… … . It was obvious what would happen next.

“The Japanese people didn’t like the book so they terrorized the author?”

“Oh! I heard that rumor too. I heard that the terrorist named ‘Geronimo’ who attacked Roosevelt’s tomb and assassinated Taft was Japanese.”

“Oh, you mean the New Vegas Times article?”

“Yeah, there was a guy named Donnie Vermillion who put it together really well.”

Starting with this strange media outlet called the New Vegas Times, all sorts of yellow journalism began to swarm in and start churning out sensational articles.

“Seungman Lee is a prince from a kingdom called Joseon, and the Japanese are trying so hard to kill him. He is truly a pitiful man.”

“Who said that? This is it… I don’t understand why the Japanese are so cruel.”

“If he doesn’t like something, he goes out of his way to chase after it and try to kill it or recruit it.”

“Isn’t that all? Even within the U.S. government right now, there is no one who has not received money from the Japanese government, and it is hard to find someone who has not been entertained by a Japanese prostitute.”

“The world is coming to an end.”

As even the media got involved and tried to sabotage the situation, all kinds of conspiracy theories began to spread everywhere.

As things got more complicated and fake news started to spread, the major media outlets in Washington couldn’t help but react sensitively to the news…

“Is there any good news about Japan?”

“well.”

“Aren’t there any articles that are as sensational as those in the cheap third-rate newspapers on the street, but not fictional?”

“I think I should look for it… … .”

“Then why don’t you find it quickly?!”

Major media outlets also pointed their cameras at the Japanese government to write special articles related to Japan.

But just because it’s a day or two behind doesn’t mean that a story that will make people interested in the Japanese government will suddenly pop up…

“Is there a record of the Japanese army massacring good Christians here in Jeam-ri?”

“What?! Is that real?”

“Yes, a man named Professor Schofield wrote a report based on the photos taken there and the testimonies of survivors.”

“Really? That’s right.”

Naturally, the news spread through the newspapers throughout the eastern United States, including Washington, New York, and Philadelphia.

“But why is this report in our newspaper archives?”

“Who put this there?”

“I don’t know, but it came out when I looked into it.”

“Wow, that’s really interesting.”

Some people were puzzled by the mysterious reports that suddenly appeared in their archives, but they later shut their mouths when they saw that their newspaper was selling more than other yellow journalism and that the generous bonuses that came with it.

Thanks to this, each newspaper company completely forgot that an unidentified Asian cleaner had been visiting the archives that day.

and.

Washingtonians all heard the news.

Among them, there were readers who went around bookstores all over Washington waiting for [The Pacific War].

Among them, die-hard fans who were really into the book became very angry and caused small commotions all over the streets.

“Are you Japanese? Are you a terrorist?”

“You’re the one who terrorized this doctor!”

If they saw an Oriental wandering the streets, they would swarm him and beat him up, causing a commotion.

Up until this point, it was a common scene of racial discrimination in this day and age, but it became a headache when the yellow press bit about it.

[American Citizens Condemning Terrorists]

As expected… … when the New Vegas Times article was published across the country, the whole country was turned upside down.

* * *

[Shock! Japanese soldiers massacre Christians!]

[The truth of that day is now revealed… … .]

[True evil reveals itself!]

-bang!

Tokyo, the capital of the Japanese Empire.

The Imperial Palace, located in the heart of Tokyo.

Here lived the Emperor and his family, the supreme rulers of the Japanese Empire and the center and spiritual pillar of the Japanese people.

And there, in the deepest part.

The Emperor’s personal office.

Normally, this would be the place where the Emperor or Crown Prince would sit and conduct business, but unfortunately for the Japanese Empire, both of them are currently bedridden due to chronic illness or accident, so the Emperor’s second son, Yasuhito, is conducting business in their stead.

Ruling over the vast nation of the Japanese Empire was an extremely difficult and arduous task for Yasuhito, who had just reached the age of majority.

With subjects who would not listen to him, the domestic situation in disarray, and diplomatic circumstances that had been changing at every moment since the Great War…

However, Yasuhito, who had been running the government with great difficulty with the help of Prime Minister Takaaki Kato and the support of the Japanese people, was so angry that his face turned red when he saw the newspaper that had flown in from all over the United States.

“What is this… … . What is this?”

“… … .”

“Prime Minister.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

“Is this true? I mean, did this actually happen?”

“… … Yes, Your Majesty.”

“Then you should have been careful not to let this fact become known!”

Yasuhito quickly threw the newspaper at the Prime Minister.

However, the newspaper fluttered in the air and soon landed gently on Prime Minister Kato’s head.

“This was something that was already completed before Soshin even entered politics.”

“But why is this news suddenly spreading in the US? No, why is the major US media making a fuss about exposing the corruption of our Japanese Empire!!!”

Then, Kato, who was lying face down on the floor, bowed his head even further and said.

“Your Majesty, I have heard rumors that a bomb exploded at the grave of former President Theodore Roosevelt in the United States, and that former President and current Chief Justice of the United States, Taft, was assassinated, and that the perpetrator was a Japanese person.”

“What? Japanese? No, which crazy author is messing with American politicians!”

“Your Majesty, if I think about it carefully… … this appears to be the work of a Korean, not a Japanese.”

Yasuhito’s anger subsided for a moment at Kato’s words.

“Korean? Why did you think so?”

“Your Majesty, have you ever heard of a man called the Ghost of Gyeongseong?”

“The Ghost of Gyeongseong… … .”

This was the first time that the existence of the Gyeongseong Ghost appeared in an official Japanese document.