Chapter 144

It brought endless trouble to the Japanese.

It even stripped the other party of the right to normally operate nuclear power plants.

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The bizarre incident at Japan's nuclear power plant naturally attracted widespread attention.

Although the United States is currently preoccupied with the war in Syria, nothing involving nuclear matters is trivial,

and for a nuclear reactor to suddenly cease operation under normal conditions appears highly abnormal.

It is something humanity has never encountered in the peaceful use of nuclear energy.

Consequently, the International Atomic Energy Agency immediately dispatched an investigation team by plane directly to Japan to begin their inquiry.

As the matter escalated, many citizens learned that the nuclear power plants were experiencing problems,

and that the entirety of Japan would soon face a crisis of massive blackouts.

Factories would lack the power to operate, and electric vehicles would be unable to run.

If this were merely an inconvenience, it might be bearable, but people would have no electricity for entertainment or social engagements,

nor even for lighting.

This ignited the fury of the Japanese public.

Countless Japanese took to the streets, holding banners that read:

"We want electricity, we want our electricity..."

Seizing this opportunity, Kirishima Satoshi, one of Japan's nine most famous figures who had been hiding domestically and wanted by the Japanese government for forty-nine years,

sensed the growing extreme disappointment among the Japanese people toward their government.

He interpreted the total failure of Japan's nuclear power plants as divine punishment for the countless crimes Japan had committed in the past.

He called upon Japan to atone, to destroy the sinful "current Japan," and thereby allow a future Japan to be reborn.

Simultaneously, he advocated overthrowing the existing government to establish a nation that truly loves peace.

Therefore, Kirishima Satoshi and the organization he led, the East Asia Anti-Japan War Front,

purchased large quantities of arms from the DWS platform, preparing to overthrow the current Japanese government.

To this end, they carried out assassinations of high-ranking officials and other acts.

At this moment, the seventy-year-old Kirishima Satoshi, wearing glasses, sat while kneeling beside him were

the leaders of three squads within his organization: Wolf, Earth's Fang, and Scorpion.

However, beside each of these individuals lay a copy of Marxism.

In fact, this was part of the organization's internal communication; many like-minded individuals gathered together to discuss Marxism

and expose the crimes of the existing government.

Those gathered around Kirishima Satoshi were all deeply dissatisfied with the current Japanese government,

having suffered various forms of unjust treatment.

They all regarded it as their duty to overthrow the current Japanese government and establish a proletarian regime like that of the Dragon Nation.

In the past, this organization would have struggled to gain any traction.

However, with the emergence of the DWS platform,

and with Japan's economy deteriorating further, causing widespread dissatisfaction among the lower classes toward the government,

the "East Asia Anti-Japan War Front" found an opportunity for development.

This organization regarded the late founder of the Japanese Red Party, Katayama Sen, as its mentor.

Furthermore, the vast majority of its members were Red Party members; currently, the total number of Red Party members in Japan exceeded four hundred thousand.

Kirishima Satoshi was now increasingly viewed by party members as the most influential figure of his era.

He was very likely to become the party leader.

Although he had been wanted by the Japanese government for a long time,

it was precisely this forty-nine-year manhunt that caused many party members to view him as a great warrior, akin to Sakamoto Ryoma of the Meiji Restoration,

filling them with admiration.

"Leader, I have now investigated thoroughly. For some unknown reason, all nuclear power plants domestically have completely ceased operation. There is no possibility of repair in the short term; this matter seems incredibly bizarre!"

said the leader of the Wolf Squad.

"This may be the will of God; the evil-doing Japanese government will face even more punishment!"

said Kirishima Satoshi lightly through his glasses, before continuing:

"Soon, due to power failures, many enterprises will lack electricity for production.

As we have discussed, capitalists pursue surplus value; if they cannot obtain this value, they will quickly tear off their hypocritical masks. The so-called welfare system in our country is like a sheet of paper—it will shatter at the slightest poke!"

"Leader, are you saying that Japan will face massive unemployment?"

asked the leader of Earth's Fang in surprise.

"If power can be fully restored within three months, perhaps not,

but given Japan's current economy, if power supply remains insufficient beyond three months, enterprises will be unable to sustain themselves, ultimately leading to massive layoffs.

Countless people will fall into ruin and take to the streets, and those banks will absolutely show no mercy to them.

High-interest loans of various kinds will become the final straw that breaks them.

This is the cruel side of the bourgeoisie!"

said Kirishima Satoshi.

"And when that time comes, we must absorb as many of them as possible, provide them with weapons, and let them fight for their rights. Now can be described as the darkness before dawn. Gentlemen, let us strive for the great proletarian cause!"

"Hai!" everyone responded in unison.

At this moment, Lin Yi in the Dragon Nation naturally did not know

that his casual move would become one of the triggers for the civil war that would later erupt in Japan.

However, even if he did know, he would probably still recite a line:

"Horses trample Tokyo to admire cherry blossoms; wait until the red flag fills the world."

On January 22, Magic Capital University of Technology began its winter break.

Lin Yi also prepared to return to his hometown in Guizhou Province.

To be honest, since starting university, he had not returned home even once.

Of course, this was not because he did not miss his family.

Primarily, the travel expenses for a round trip were exorbitant,

and furthermore, every year at this time, he would take on part-time work to earn a sum of money during the Spring Festival.

Thus, for two and a half years, he had not returned home a single time.

Naturally, Lin Yi's parents understood very well his hardships out there.

So they never complained, only calling during holidays to say,

"Child, wear more clothes, eat some good food during the Spring Festival, and don't focus solely on making money while neglecting your health," and so on.

Although these were merely a few words of concern,

whenever this happened, he would burst into tears, vowing to make something of himself.

More than two years had passed.

Lin Yi had finally achieved some success.

With the company's profits plus military orders, before January had even ended,

due to the popularity of the 18650 batteries and the company launching three old production lines during this period for massive shipments,

Fengyi Technology's profit for the month exceeded 163.1 million.

According to projections, the company's total profit for January would surpass 200 million.

Adding the profits from December and November,

the disposable funds in Lin Yi's hands exceeded approximately 300 million.

Of course, he still owed the Industrial and Commercial Bank two hundred million in credit loans, and the new factory site would require at least another 300 million.

However, these expenses were temporarily covered by the bank.

As for those several hundred million in loans, if Lin Yi wished,

he could replace them with overseas funds at any time.

By January 22, the value of his overseas funds had already surpassed 19.5 billion USD, approaching the 20 billion mark.