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The paper can't cover the fire, and what goes around comes around. The delay in meeting Russian diplomats soon aroused the suspicion of the diplomatic corps.

Even the Japanese government wanted to "break away from Asia and enter Europe", so it was self-evident how serious the idea of pandering to foreigners was.

Under such a social background, if they could not buy off a few spies, they would be deluded to be a great power.

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Late at night, the Shinra Embassy in Tokyo was illuminated.

The faces of the ambassadors attending the meeting were gloomy and dreadful, and being pulled out of sleep in the middle of the night would have been a source of discontent for any normal person.

Jose, who was good at reading people's minds, discovered this himself, but at the moment he didn't have the time to reassure everyone's wounded hearts.

"Gentlemen, the main reason for inviting you all here overnight is that we have just received the terrible news that all 47 staff members of the Russian Embassy in Tokyo have been killed."

Hearing this horrifying news, British Minister Enriquez instantly denied it, "This is impossible!

We were assured by the Japanese government that the Russian diplomats were only slightly injured and no one was killed."

Casualties among diplomats are common, but the wiping out of a country's embassy staff is hard to find in the entire history of mankind.

Especially since the Japanese government had assured Enriquez, in a recent personal contact, that all the Russian diplomats were alive and well.

Jose shook his head: "Sir Enriquez, I couldn't believe it when I first received the news, but it is the truth and we have to face it.

In fact, before the Russian Embassy was destroyed, a telegram was sent to us by wireless telegraph, probably because the mob came too fast and only half of it was sent, so you can read it first."

As he spoke, he handed the telegram to Minister Enriquez in front of him.

The content of the telegram was only one simple word, but in Enriquez's trembling hands, it seemed to weigh as much as a thousand pounds.

There was no way around it, the content was just too amazing. Enriquez did not think that Jose would falsify the contents of the telegram, which was clearly "kill".

An incomplete telegram alone doesn't tell the story, but when combined with the Japanese government's reaction, it does.

Whether it was the blockade of the site, the prohibition of diplomats from viewing the site, or the prevention of meetings with Russian diplomats, it was full of suspicions.

After a pause, Jose continued, adding, "We had an agreement with the Russians to communicate once a week for forty years without interruption.

Even if they were really mentally stimulated, as the Japanese say, they should have given us a notice, and it would not have been possible for them to forget about it so quietly.

As you may have noticed, after the Japanese government troops arrived, there was no ambulance in the accompanying vehicle.

Could it be that Russian diplomats who were injured were not even treated in ambulances and had to go to the hospital on foot?

I sent someone to check with the Western Hospital near the embassy area, and there were no Russian diplomats among the patients they were admitting.

All indications are that the Japanese government is lying and that the Russian embassy staff is afraid something bad has happened to them."

The devil is in the details, and although the Japanese government had tried very hard to keep it a secret, by the time they received the information, the matter had already been settled.

The military police in charge of handling the scene were not professional forgers. Moreover, people didn't know that the scene would get out of control at first, and just assumed that it was an ordinary eviction mission.

Everything else can be explained, but the biggest flaw was the "hospital". The best Western hospitals in Tokyo are internationally owned, and most of the doctors are foreigners.

The Japanese government can keep their own people in the dark, but they can't restrain the foreigners.

No matter how much secrecy there is, it is impossible to blockade the hospitals and prevent diplomats from entering them.

As diplomats, you don't have to be good at anything else, but you have to have a good attitude. Aside from the initial shock, everyone quickly adjusted to the situation and turned their attention to Jose and Enriquez.

Now that it had happened, all that could be done now was to react positively. At a time like this, it's the overlord nation's turn to step up, and it's enough for everyone else to follow suit and yell.

The evidence was there for all to see, and Enriquez did not dare to continue defending the Japanese government. He had been prepared for this, but he did not think the Japanese would dare to play such a big game.

In his heart, he had already made up his mind that such an ally must be thrown away after it was used up.

After a quick glance at the crowd, Enriquez said with an apologetic face, "I'm very sorry to receive this news so suddenly, I need to slow down.

This problem was first discovered by His Excellency Jose, and I'm sure he already has a plan to deal with it."

Ceding the initiative, Enriquez also had to do it. The Anglo-Japanese alliance was a matter of public knowledge, and any decision made by Britain at this time would be pricked.

In the past, Britannia was naturally fearless. But not now, as Shinra was pressing on behind her. Any mistakes made at this time would be magnified.

Without any modesty, Jose said directly: "The aftermath of the problem is not urgent, the most important thing now is to first protect our own safety.

Having spent so much time in Japan, I'm sure you already know how barbaric this country is. If they can do it to the Russian Embassy, there is no guarantee that they won't do it to us.

There is no guarantee that they won't do something to us. When you meet a bunch of guys who are out of their minds, you never know what they will do next, and there is no better way to deter them than by force.

I propose that the countries form a joint intervention mission to gather everyone's strength in Asia first, and then talk to the Japanese government about the aftermath."

The cultural differences between East and West, directly defined by Jose as "not in his right mind," were not offended in the least by the people, but rather they showed their approval.

Even British Minister Enriquez thought that the Japanese were not right in the head. However, this did not mean that he was willing to form an interventionist coalition.

If the countries were to gather their military forces in Asia, it would not be possible to solve the problem through negotiation, and Japan might be ruined.

France was a good example of this, and had high hopes for Britain. No one thought that a partition occupation would paralyze France.

Japan was an important part of Britain's strategic plan, and until the Russians were hit hard, Japan's strength could not be compromised.

"Sir José, you are overestimating the Japanese. If the Japanese have the courage, they will not dare to harm us.

The Japanese do not deserve to form an international intervention mission. It is enough to transfer the fleets of our two countries in the Far East, so why bother to mobilize the troops?

As for the Russian embassy case, we can make the Japanese government give us a satisfactory explanation. If they refuse, it's not too late to take extreme measures."

It's not that Enriquez is deliberately belittling the Japanese, but these days Japan really doesn't deserve the international coalition. For no other reason than it is too poor. It's just that they are too poor. They can't make enough money even if they win, and sending troops is a loss-making business.

Of course, it didn't matter whether they were worthy or not; the point was that Britain wanted to preserve Japan's strength.

The international coalition forces sounded good, but were in fact gang robbers. If the Allied forces had been allowed to walk all over Japan, the gains made since the Meiji Restoration would have been zero.

In contrast, mobilizing only the British and Austrian navies would have been far less destructive.

If the Royal Navy did not take action, the Shinra fleet in the South China Sea alone would only be able to fire a few shots at the harbor. As long as the Japanese Navy could hold back from leaving the harbor, it would not be a big deal.

However, the premise of all this was that the Japanese government was smart enough to bow when it should. If it really annoyed the countries, Britain would not be able to bear the blame.

"It would be best if the dispute could be settled peacefully. But the atrocities that took place at the Russian Embassy must be pursued to the end and all those involved must be severely punished, not just a few scapegoats.

The Japanese government must show enough sincerity to ensure that something like this will not happen again in the future," he said indifferently.

Jose said indifferently.

Is that the end of it?

Raised high and set down gently?

Obviously, it couldn't be that simple. Jose seemed to have accepted the British proposal, but he was actually making a condition.

In short, the Japanese government had to hemorrhage money, or else it would not be able to appease everyone's wounded hearts.

In the end, international politics is all about interests, and as long as the interests are in place, anything can be negotiated.

The main reason for interfering in the Russian embassy case is that the Japanese have broken the rules and harmed the interests of all diplomats, and everyone must take a firm stand, both rationally and emotionally.

If Russian civilians, not diplomats, had been killed, we would have condemned it, but at most we would not have been moved.

Enriquez, who was also a diplomat, was also annoyed at the Japanese for breaking the rules.

He would never have stood up for the Japanese government if it was not strategically necessary. Now that Shinra had agreed to make concessions, he naturally would not continue to fight for the Japanese government.

After all, there is a price to pay for wrongdoing. Whether it is to track down the murderer, or to punish the Japanese government, it is all reasonable.

It would only be a problem if there was no lesson to be learned at all. Moreover, Japan has a track record on this issue as well.

This is not the first time that diplomats have been killed in Japan, but this time it is the most over the top.

We are all diplomats, and we must teach the Japanese government a deep lesson, both for our national interests and for our own personal safety.

Having accomplished his mission at home, Enriquez once again reverted to his imperialist face: "Of course, the righteous people of the world will not tolerate the murderers going unpunished.

The investigation of the Russian embassy case must be led by us, and the Japanese government should just do its job.

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The diplomatic corps was unanimous, and a severely worded joint diplomatic note was released.

The formerly rare Imperial Council had recently become so routine that even the Meiji emperor, unconcerned about his status, was often personally involved in the discussions.

The Foreign Minister Inouye, holding a document with a stern face, said solemnly: "The news of the Russian embassy case has been leaked, and the opinion of the Ministerial Mission has been unified, and this is the joint note we have just received.

The diplomatic mission demands that we hand over the Russian diplomatic personnel in Tokyo within 24 hours; it also demands that we send people to protect the scene and wait for the joint investigation team formed by the mission to take over the case.

In the meantime, the mission was to consider as imperial orders any tampering with the scene, any covering up of the case, any letting the murderer escape, or any other acts that might hinder the case.

This warning is not a joke, as we have received information from the British that there are already plans to form a joint intervention mission.

If what we do next does not satisfy them, they will have to form a coalition and use force. If what we do next does not satisfy them, they will have to form a coalition army and intervene by force.

The Shinra Navy is on its way here at the moment, and the Royal Navy will soon be on its way, leaving us little time."

The worst scenario was still to come. Although everyone had prepared for it, they still did not expect the international intervention to come so quickly.

The military representatives, in particular, were now all like frosted eggplants, and no longer had the same enthusiasm as in the past.

We are all adults, the time to follow the heart from the heart, hard to stand up to that is based on the verbal threat of countries.

The Shinra navy and the Royal Navy are both on the move, so it's no longer a matter of mouthpieces. A bad operation, the two masters are really possible to hit over.

In the face of the top powers, we all still know the strength gap. Let's not talk about anything else, just look at the navy's strength gap.

Whether it was the British Far Eastern Fleet or Shinra's South Sea Fleet, it was an existence that was capable of defeating the Japanese Navy.

In particular, the South Pacific Fleet of Shinra has recently added a "super battleship" to its service. A single ship alone could defeat all the battleships of the Japanese Navy.

It was not that the enemy was too strong, but mainly that the Japanese government was too poor. They could only look to Britain and Shinra for a revolution in naval technology, and did not even have the courage to get involved.

Not to mention the replacement of super battleships, even the old battleships, the Japanese government could not afford to replace.

To this day, they are still using old ships bought from the British during the Spanish-Japanese War, and warships auctioned off from France after the European War.

Even the most advanced warships will be outdated one day. There is no doubt that these warships, built more than ten or twelve years ago, are now on the verge of obsolescence.

Facing a dreadnought-class super battleship is a story of slaughter and slaughter, and there's no way to fight against it.

Of course, being behind is behind, but it also depends on who you're competing with. Faced with two big rogues, Britain and Shinra, naturally there was no comparison.

But in the Asian region, Japan is still the number one naval power, even though there are only two independent countries in Asia now.

The Chinese government said it will continue to work with the Chinese government to improve the quality of life of the people in the region.

The next step is to deal with the matter carefully, or else it could kill the empire at this juncture.

The Far Eastern Empire is a good example. The Empire is not as thick as they are and cannot afford to be tossed around.

How is the investigation of the murderer going? The embassy has given us only 24 hours, so we can't afford to lose any ink."

I can see that Ito Hirobumi is very tired at the moment, and obviously hasn't been worrying much lately.

Kodama Gentaro replied bitterly, "The military police have already apprehended those involved in the case, but the outcome of the trial is very negative.

So far, more than two hundred people have asserted that they planned the crime themselves and had nothing to do with the others.

But no one has been able to say exactly how they planned it. If we hand over the investigation to the Ministerial Delegation, I'm afraid something big will happen."

Other people investigating the case are afraid that they won't find the murderer. The problem is that he is investigating the murderer.

The problem is that he is looking for the culprit behind the crime, not a few scapegoats to take the blame. If he had just handed over a few people, he could have solved the problem and the Japanese government wouldn't have had to worry.

The Prime Minister Okuma Shigenobu immediately exclaimed: "With such people, why worry about the prosperity of the empire? If ......"

Without waiting for Okuma Shigenobu to finish his sentence, the Meiji emperor glared at him. The meaning was very clear: don't lament, what is needed now is to find a way to solve the problem.

The people's patriotism was strong, and their willingness to die for the country was naturally a good thing, but it was also a problem if they loved it too much.

Now, for example, they are being used, and they don't know it yet.

One is still excited about getting the Russians killed, not realizing that it has brought Japan to the edge of a cliff.

Driven by fanatical thinking, each and every one of them took the initiative to take the blame on themselves and directly cut off all leads.

Now it was the Japanese government that was investigating itself, and it didn't matter yet. Once the investigation team formed by the Ministerial Corps took over the investigation of the case, it was a very different story.

Anyone who has admitted to it, it is certain that there will be one to count, and all will be sent to the guillotine.

It didn't matter if they played themselves to death, the point was that it would be perceived by the mission as the Japanese government using dead men as scapegoats, and would continue to hold them at bay.

After calming down, Okuma Shigenobu reorganized his language and said, "Your Majesty, the most important thing now is to keep the right to investigate the case. As long as the power of investigation is in our hands, the situation is under control.

Ministers are actively involved mainly because they feel threatened by the embassy case and need a security guarantee.

In this regard, we can accommodate them. For example, increasing the police presence in the embassy area and prohibiting any procession near the street.

Anything else we need, we can let them have it. As long as the core interests of the Reich are not at stake, we can accommodate them.

In addition to concessions and moral reassurance, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs prepares a generous gift for each of the ministers. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs prepares a generous gift for each country's minister, and finds an opportunity to send it to them.

As long as the ambassadors' emotions are stabilized, the rest will be easy."

There's nothing wrong with it. These days, all the ministers in foreign countries have enormous power.

Most international issues are handled by these ambassadors. Only a few of them really need to report back home before making decisions.

By pacifying these people, we can stabilize the governments.

As long as the ambassadors did not cause trouble, the Japanese government would have to face only one Russian Empire. Even though the two sides were still far apart in strength, Japan was able to defend itself.

Hirobumi Ito shook his head: "Okuma, you're thinking too simply. European countries take diplomatic embassies very seriously, and the Russian embassy case has been handled to the bottom line of each country.

This is not something that can be solved by bribing a few ministers, and the empire is afraid that it will lose a lot this time."

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