"Then we can't stop there, or these robbers will get an inch! Putting aside the 'August 26 incident', Dongzhou Bay was once a sphere of influence under our jurisdiction, and Japan had the courage to ask the British for it! Rundstedt was furious.

"The 'August 26 Incident' was actually the beginning of friction in East Asia, and the Japanese were no longer targeting the Jiaozhou Peninsula." FBI Director Oliver said meaningfully.

"The Japanese must not be allowed to make a bad decision, and the Ministry of Defense can lodge a solemn protest with the Japanese side on this!" This was stated by the Acting Minister of Justice, Obaden von Holwig.

"Protest, protest, protest fart! Your Excellency, a child says to an adult, 'You can't snatch my chocolate cone,' but does that work? Rundstedt choked Obaden hard.

"But we can't reach it! Your Excellency, General. ”

"That can't let the Japanese do whatever they want there! Germany's armed forces are also not vegetarians. ”

"Dongzhou Bay is on the far west coast of the Pacific Ocean, Your Excellency General, your army cannot be deployed there for the time being."

"Joke! That was our territory! ”

"But that piece of land was also illegally occupied by us, and it is no different from the Japanese illegally snatching it from us, Your Excellency."

"Okay, let's stop arguing, diplomacy is also the way to solve problems, and we can't swallow our anger no matter what. Now, everyone must unify their thinking and limit the scope of their embassy in Berlin while making a solemn protest to Japan. In addition, transfer all the pressure to Britain and force Britain to hand over the murderers. Eric finally set the tone.

After Eric's decision was made, Rundstedt said no more, and at this moment, he also understood the president's helplessness.

When the meeting was adjourned, it was already very late, and Army Commander-in-Chief Rundstedt, Air Force Commander-in-Chief Hugo Sperler, and Navy Commander-in-Chief Franz von Hipper, quickly boarded their cars and rushed to the airport, from which they took a special plane to a small island in the Mediterranean, where they will personally take part in directing the local garrison's landing exercise on the islands of the navy, land, and air forces on 2 September.

On 28 August, major newspapers in New York reported that the Japanese prime minister had questioned and condemned the German Confederation's accusation that Japanese agents had used chemical weapons to assassinate former German Air Force Commander-in-Chief Toth on a British cruise ship during a telephone conversation with British Prime Minister Lloyd George the previous day.

The Japanese side said, "Japan is indignant at the criminal acts committed by criminals on board the Royal Cruise Line" and believes that "organizations and individuals who use chemical weapons to commit crimes should be severely punished."

However, the Japanese side flatly denied the recent incident in which the German Federal Government accused Japanese secret agents of assassinating former German Air Force Commander-in-Chief Toth on board a British Royal Cruise Line.

British Prime Minister Lloyd George also said that in the absence of any evidence, Britain would not insist that Japanese agents were responsible for this incident, but all the evidence collected by the British Royal Police on the cruise ship was against Japan.

In response to the "August 26 incident", the British government will not stop there, believing that the truth will come out one day.

Subsequently, the British Commonwealth government issued an ultimatum, warning the murderers that it was better to turn themselves in, and announced the expulsion of several Japanese diplomats in London, and the suspension of all high-level bilateral contacts planned by Britain and Japan during the year.

Next, the investigation has been carried out in Huaxia, but there is no progress in the slightest.

As the matter gradually got bigger, there was a lot of accusations around the world, and some media even suspected that the British government was responsible. This led to a constant wrangling between the British and Japanese governments, and a rift that would be difficult to bridge.

As long as the "August 26 incident" became cold, Ambassador to Britain Andreas von Schmidt would find ways to stir up the situation and hold many press conferences to express Germany's demands.

Anyone with a discerning eye knows that there are many suspicions behind this matter. If the British government really wanted to assassinate the former commander-in-chief of the German Air Force, there were many opportunities before that, why not carry it out, and choose to do it on a domestic cruise ship to Huaxia, and after Toth was cut from his post, it is obvious that the accusations against Britain are groundless.

However, there are also media that believe that the German government did it, and if we analyze it from the perspective of the confrontation between the old and new German governments, Toth is a typical conservative in the imperial period, and in order to eliminate dissent, it cannot be ruled out that the Federalist Party carried out this murder.

It can be seen that the German federal government is more likely to direct and act on its own.

After the assassination of Toth, the United States, France, Germany, Britain, Japan, and other countries all insisted on their own words and made no end of noise, demanding that the other side give a thorough explanation, including providing information about his poison to the International Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.

Despite Japan's repeated denials, France still expressed unconditional support for Britain's approach.

As the incident further fermented, many countries began to expand their imagination to speculate that Japan may be the protagonist of the assassination, but in fact the German president was the real operator.

As the impact of the incident grows greater, the pressure exerted by the United States on Japan is also increasing, and the United States needs Japan to come out at this time to make a statement, on the one hand, to show its image as the world boss, on the other hand, to give an explanation to Germany, and at the same time let Britain get rid of suspicion as soon as possible.

The message released by the United States at this time is very clear: If Japan fails to act according to the intentions of the United States, the United States will put Japan in a disadvantageous position in the fields of energy supply and international discourse.

However, Japan does not seem to have taken the US intimidation to heart, because since entering the Huaxia Building, Japan's ambitions have become bigger and bigger, and considering that it will turn against the United States on the issue of East Asian interests in the future, there are not many days of hypocrisy and wrongdoing.

At this moment, Germany is also worried when it condemns Japan, because what Japan has done in Huaxia can be described as shocking, and most of the German expatriates living in Dongzhou Bay have seen it.

It is found that this incomprehensible oriental nation has always played its cards according to the routine, and may be a tooth for a tooth or an eye for an eye at any time, and perhaps East Asia is already in the midst of others' pursuit.

Eric felt that he should find out the details of the opponent before playing his cards.

After Max returned to Berlin from London, he rushed to the presidential palace without stopping. After giving his condolences, Eric decided to lead a team with Manfred Albrecht Richthofen, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Second Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Air Force, and General Trot's widow to deal with Thoth's funeral.

Max happily accepted the assignment, for he had only heard of such a place as the Mansion in legends, but had never been there.

Next, when Eric asked about the views of all walks of life in London on the "August 26 incident", Max always laughed and did not answer, and later after Eric's repeated urging, he said four simple words: "a mess".

"Will the British be silent about this?" Eric asked worriedly.

"Do you think people will stop it?" Max asked rhetorically with a smile.

"I'm asking you, my chief sir, why are you asking about me?" Eric said inexplicably.

"You don't know?" Max asked in deliberate surprise.

"I'm in Germany, how can I know about England?" Eric said with a smile.

"You should be very clear, Mr. President. But I never expected that the ambassador you sent to England would be Mr. Andreas von Schmidt, a young man who is no ordinary good man! Max's eyes lit up as he spoke of Andreas.

"I'd like to hear that, Max, I'm interested." Eric saw Max complimenting Andreas and wanted to know how the young man was doing there.

"This kid's father used to be a good friend of mine, and he was a diplomatic all-rounder, covering Asia, Africa, Europe, and the United States, and during the imperial period, it was a role in calling for wind and rain in the international community, but it is a pity that the Union did not survive the famine before the founding of the country, and starved to death on the way to escape......" Max said here, extremely emotional.

"Since there is such a capable person, why didn't you recommend it to me earlier?" Eric said deliberately angrily.

"At that time, I didn't even know that there was a president of a country like you in this world, who do I recommend it to?" Max said with a smile.

"Then you can recommend Andreas to me later." Eric continued.

"I didn't see him until a few years later in London, and I didn't know where the family had gone into exile, but they didn't expect to return to Berlin." Max said this, and sighed a little in his heart, "This boy behaves in the style of his father, and I never dreamed that he would be of use to you, and that he is an ambassador to England." ”

"This is thanks to the Acting Chancellor, Mr. Hans Luther, and without him, such a talent would have been wasted." Eric said with emotion.

"The attention of all walks of life in London to the 'August 26 incident' is higher than that in Germany, and it has to be said that the British people are far more sensitive to the current situation and politics than Germany. Now Japan and Britain are biting each other, and the two sides are basically nonsensical except for harsh words. You can start by looking at the local news, which I bought near the airport this morning. Max said as he pulled out a copy of the day's newspaper from his handbag.

"I'll put the newspaper here first, I'll read it later, and you tell me about Andreas's work, and why the British government won't be able to ignore the 'August 26 incident'." Eric had always wanted to know about this.

"This kid has a thorough understanding of the psychology of the Americans, and he has long known that the US government has been aiding the Huaxia government in a big way, not only politically, economically, but also militarily, and Germany's aid plan is actually in the hands of the Americans." Max opened the conversation box "Toth's death made the Americans very angry, thinking that it was a broken arm, so they constantly put pressure on the British government to investigate thoroughly." ”

Max took a sip of tea, took the newspaper from Eric's hand and opened it, pointing to the headline for Eric to read for himself.

"You go on." Eric's eyes did not pay serious attention to the newspaper.

"Andreas succeeded in making friends with the U.S. ambassador to London through his father's influence, and even if Japan and Britain took a break, the kid would immediately hold a press conference to revisit the matter, and use his American friends to build momentum so that Britain, the United States, France, and other countries could not get out of it......," Max said with relish, and Eric was fascinated.

"This kid didn't disappoint me......" Eric was very happy.

"What's the president's next step? After the other aid entourages arrived in Huaxia, they were already leaderless, and although the United States and Huaxia people did not say anything, they were actually waiting for Germany's next decision. Max said.

"Military aid continues, and it can't be over just because Toth is dead," Eric said.

"Mr. President, I must have been prepared." Max smiled mysteriously.

"What did I have to prepare for when it happened suddenly? It's just that the matter of military aid to China cannot be carried out in a hurry. Otherwise, it will be a joke for others. Isn't it important that the Americans have always favored China, and that we are now very coincidentally with them, which will greatly benefit our future military investment at home, and make them feel that Germany and the United States are of the same mind. Eric said very seriously.

"Who are you going to send to replace Toth as the leader of the aid to China?" Max asked.

"There was a colonel adjutant among the members of the Chinese aid team last time, you only need to bring a copy of the "Letter of Appointment" appointing him as the leader." Eric then pulled out the "Letter of Appointment" from the mountain of papers on his desk and handed it to Max.

Max took a closer look, slipped it into his handbag, and then said goodbye to Eric and went home to rest.