Chapter 560 Press Conference

"The Russians' losses were not great, because the rescue was timely and their ambassador Chervois was safe and sound. But it is certain that almost everyone suffered minor injuries. The Russian embassy was torn to pieces by the Japanese. This is mainly related to the international image of the Russian Empire. It is extremely difficult for the Japanese government to easily calm down such a shameful thing, so the Russian Empire will definitely make Japan bleed heavily."

The people from the East African Defense Security Agency summed up the gains and losses of this operation. From the moment they brought the Japanese into the Russian embassy, ​​it showed that this operation was quite successful.

"Other countries in the embassy area are also very dissatisfied with Japan. They are also taking this opportunity to attack Japan, or blackmail it. Our East African embassy is one of them." After saying this, the National Defense Security Agency's own agents laughed at themselves. It was indeed quite entertaining.

As for other countries' attacks on Japan, this is easy to understand. The Japanese police "disappeared" on the streets of the embassy area and allowed the parade to rush into the embassy area, which naturally made the diplomats from various countries stationed there dissatisfied.

This is clearly a means for the Japanese government to exclude dissidents. Even if there were a few police officers on the scene to maintain order that day, the situation would probably have been greatly improved.

Even if Japan and East Africa have conflicts, other countries will be unhappy if Japan instigates its citizens to storm embassies, hold demonstrations in embassy districts, or engage in other activities without the consent of their governments. If it uses this tactic against East Africa today, will it use it on itself in the future?

Moreover, this time the Japanese had chosen the wrong target. Not only did they fail to resolve the East African issue, but they also caused the Russians to suffer an unprovoked disaster.

However, the Russians were probably extremely happy. They could not miss such an opportunity that came right to their doorstep. Even if they could not force the Japanese government to cede territory, they had to get a large amount of compensation.

When Russia and other countries were looking for trouble with Japan, East Africa was responsible for adding fuel to the fire. In particular, Minister Card, who was the main target of the Japanese, became even more disgusted with the Japanese government after hearing about what happened to the Russian minister. If the Russian embassy had not taken the blame this time, it would have been the East African embassy that would have borne the consequences.

Moreover, Minister Card was certain that Japan would not compensate for the losses caused by the attack on the East African embassy, ​​and might even take this opportunity to attack East Africa over the issue of the South Ryukyu Islands.

When he thought of this, Minister Kade said, "What a bastard, you are full of bad intentions."

The National Defense Security Bureau agent said to Minister Card: "Minister, when you meet with other countries later, why not take the opportunity to propose that the embassy area be jointly supervised by all countries, on the grounds that the Japanese police cannot be trusted and the safety of diplomats from various countries is at stake. It would be best to make this place a lawless place away from Japan."

"You mean the concession?"

"Haha, that's fine. Japan is targeting us this time, so there's no need to give them too much face. We also need to continue to put pressure on the Japanese government and distract their attention until the main fleet of the naval expedition arrives at the South Ryukyu Islands."

Japan would definitely not agree to rebuild the concession, which is a humiliating thing. Of course, East Africa is just to cause trouble for Japan. Who made Japan dirty? There is no way to guarantee the safety of foreign diplomats in the embassy area. Minister Cherylski is still recuperating in the hospital! This is a typical case of stealing a chicken but losing the rice.

When the East African National Defense Security Agency and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs worked together for the first time to figure out how to cause trouble for the Japanese government, everyone in the Japanese government was also in danger, especially the planners and executors who attempted to use civilian power to force East Africa to submit.

As expected, the Edo Police Agency became the first party responsible. Of course, this was done for the governments of other countries to see.

The Chief of the Edo Police Agency attended the press conference and bowed 90 degrees to apologize to all countries, reflecting the strong atmosphere of Japan's bow culture.

"This riot was caused by a mistake in the time when the police department staff took their leave. As the head of the Edo Police Department, I am deeply sorry and am willing to pay the price for my dereliction of duty. I will personally pay the medical expenses of Minister Cherzevsky and other injured people, and resign as the chief of the police department after the arrears of handling this incident, so that other virtuous people can take this position..."

Reporter: "May I ask the Minister of Justice, what is the real cause of the diplomatic incident that occurred in the embassy district? Some people say that this incident was completely led by the Japanese government and that the Japanese government was the mastermind. What do you think? And I would like to ask whether this is related to the conflict between the two countries in Northeast Asia."

"This is a complete slander. We and Russia are friendly allies separated by a narrow strip of water. As for the so-called conflict in Northeast Asia, it is an interpretation that does not conform to the facts. The cooperation between the two countries in Northeast Asia is greater than competition."

"Minister Justice, there is a rumor that Japan was targeting East Africa in this diplomatic incident, but because the people did not recognize the East African flag, they attacked the Russian embassy. I don't know if this news is true."

"Mr. Reporter, our Japanese government did not participate in anything this time, so we are not aware of this operation. Naturally, there is no statement targeting East Africa, and don't believe in rumors."

"Minister Justice, since the Japanese government was not involved, who is the culprit of this diplomatic incident?"

"We don't know the specific culprit of this diplomatic incident because of the chaos at the scene, but we have identified the suspect. We will announce the progress of this case to the outside world once Minister Chershevsky identifies the murderer."

"That Chief Justice, may I ask what the suspect's ultimate goal is?"

The chief of the Edo Police Department did not answer the question directly, but said: "They are mainly students, but most of them are deceived. Young people will inevitably make mistakes. After all, they have not yet entered society, so they lack relevant experience and are easily exploited and instigated by people with bad intentions."

"So you mean that the person who led this diplomatic incident was a student from Edo City?"

"Of course I didn't mean that. In fact, these students can only be regarded as part of the coercion and can only be regarded as accomplices. After all, most students are not so ignorant as to not even recognize the Russian flag."

Although the Chief of the Edo Police Agency wanted to use students to help him share the pressure, he could not prove their crimes, so the reason of being instigated was a good one. He had just classified these troublemaking students as accomplices and only needed to give them some verbal warnings.

However, he wanted to turn the page, but the reporters disagreed: "The Minister of Justice just said that he couldn't tell the difference between the national flags. Does that imply that your country was plotting against other countries and accidentally injured the Russian embassy?"

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Only then did the man realize that he had let the cat out of the bag, and the reporter seized the opportunity.

"It's completely false. We have no intention of plotting against any country. As for the spontaneous actions of the people, they have nothing to do with our government!"

"Oh, that's not right! Just now the Minister said that the students were instigated by someone, which means that someone planned the action, but now it has become a spontaneous action of the people. This contradictory statement fits my impression of Edo City bureaucrats who talk nonsense."

"Puchi...", a burst of laughter came from the meeting hall. This reporter dealt a heavy blow to the heart of the Chief of the Edo Police Department.

(End of this chapter)