Washington, D.C., White House, September 27 a.m. ET

In this increasingly closely connected global village, although there have always been many thorns who disobey discipline, relying on the invincible aircraft carrier battle group and the financial tools that regularly harvest all shijie, the United States of America at this time is still a well-deserved shijie hegemon.

However, the title of Shijie Overlord not only brings glory and wealth, but also means that the troubles of the entire planet will be linked to the United States.

While the Japanese archipelago in the eastern hemisphere was in the midst of a terrifying night of rampant mobs and nuclear radiation, Washington, D.C., which is 14 time zones away from Tokyo (East 9th and West 5th Wards), was on a cloudless, sunny morning.

However, no matter how warm and bright the warm sunshine is, no matter how much the autumn scenery with maple leaves reflecting red, it cannot bring a good mood to His Excellency the President, who has just woken up and had no time to eat, and has to call an emergency meeting.

“…… Fukushima, Fukushima ...... In general, in such an emergency, it seems that I should ask, where are our aircraft carriers? ”

Hispanic President Gonzalez, who was born in a cowboy home in New Mexico and has a beard and is known for his rugged, brutal and informal appearance, munched on a lettuce ham sandwich for breakfast while spitting on the frustration in his chest, "...... But this time, our Seventh Fleet was in Japan, and it stopped at Yokosuka, less than a hundred kilometers from Tokyo, but it was completely useless! ”

He wiped the crumbs hanging from his beard with a tissue, grunted a cup of coffee, and concluded, "...... James, weishenme didn't inform me about this sooner? If we could have discussed countermeasures a few hours in advance, we wouldn't have been as passive as we are now! ”

“…… I'm sorry for not being able to let you know in time this time, Your Excellency. This is my rerequiretion. ”

Director of the National Intelligence Council, James Brown. Huck apologized to the president slightly, "...... But you should also understand that we are currently living in a shijie that is still in turmoil. War and conflict have never ceased completely. If after a terrorist attack and bombing in any country on the planet. I need to call you up right away. Then you don't want to sleep during your tenure. ”

-- In fact, both the riots in Tokyo and the "terrorist attacks" in the Fukushima area. All of them were discovered almost immediately by US reconnaissance planes hovering over the main island of Japan, and then sent the information directly back to the Pentagon via satellite.

But the problem is that the Pentagon does not want to get its hands dirty with the former at all - damage to the international image of the United States of America is still a trivial matter. Worse. Once a lot of trouble is touched, it is difficult to get rid of it easily, just like the Vietnam War in the past - it feels like meeting a stray dog on the street, so you kindly give the other party a little food, but who knows that you are actually being chased away by this leper dog.

So. In the 80s of the last century, the US military stationed in Korea did not assist President Chun Doo-hwan in suppressing the Gwangju riots. Today, the US military stationed in Japan will not help the Japanese government to suppress the anti-tax demonstrations -- not to mention the cause of this tax hike is that the Japanese government's financial capacity cannot afford the huge expenses of the US military stationed in Japan, and it is forced to extort money from the Japanese people...... Once the US military takes to the streets to suppress it, it will definitely be appropriate to pull hatred.

As for the latter, the Pentagon has clearly underestimated its gravity and harm -- if any country is responsible for any major bank robbery, it will have to work for the US military stationed overseas to assist in the search and arrest. Then the Pentagon has to go crazy...... That's not how the shijie police are! …,

What's more. When the Fukushima reactor finally exploded, it was the middle of the night on the American side, and everyone was asleep...... Because the timing is really not coincidental, and the place where it happened is a foreign country on the other side of the world, the process of transmitting this information is seriously delayed - in fact, this is also a very normal thing, considering the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster back then. However, it took nearly two days for the Western countries to react. This time, only a few hours after the Fukushima nuclear crisis erupted, the White House on the other side of the world in Washington was already holding a special countermeasures meeting. No matter how you look at it, it is already unprecedentedly efficient.

But the problem is that for the Japanese, who are in deep danger. This efficiency still seems too slow, so much so that when President Gonzalez ordered an emergency meeting of his staff and subordinates at the White House, Prime Minister Maharo Kotori also issued a televised speech that amounted to an ultimatum from Zuihou.

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“…… According to the live footage captured by the unmanned reconnaissance aircraft, the Fukushima reactor has turned into a large burning fireball...... Due to the radioactivity in the airborne dust, for the safety of the airport personnel, the front-line soldiers were forced to no longer take back the drone, but directly discard the ...... on the spot"

In the White House conference room, the director of the National Intelligence Council, James Brown. In order to make amends, Huck sent all the aerial videos and satellite images of the Fukushima radiation zone that various departments had received for several hours to the laptops in front of everyone.

Overall, the scene shown in the photo is almost a terrifying place like the end of Shijie.

-- The dark night sky was lit up by the fire, and only the ruined buildings were unbearable, and the trees around were covered with flames, and the graphite reactor in the center of the fire was burned red like a seam, and it was brighter than a lighthouse from a distance. Smoke mixed with radioactive dust erupted like a volcanic eruption, and huge plumes of smoke reached into the sky like the Tower of Babel......

“…… It looks like purgatory, doesn't it? This is truly a tragedy. ”

President González smiled wryly and shook his head, wondering whether he was sympathetic or gloating, or both," ...... So, what kind of efforts did our Japanese children do to save this damn purgatory? ”

“…… Almost nothing was done! Your Excellency the President, since yesterday, the Japanese Government has been largely paralyzed, unable to quell the riots, let alone cope with the nuclear crisis. Most of the orders issued from the Prime Minister's Office in Nagata Town were simply ignored. ”

The Secretary of State shrugged his shoulders, picked up another stack of papers and waved it gently, "...... According to the analysis of the White House think tank, when the riots in Tokyo broke out yesterday. Former Japanese Prime Minister Shota Ebihara's approach was basically the same as that of successive Japanese governments after the war, that is, he stood by and delegated the power to deal with the situation when it happened. Be prepared to wait until the situation gets out of control before stepping up and putting all the blame on the police. However, government bureaucrats, including the police, have already colluded with the opposition LDP and are ready to use this opportunity to overthrow the cabinet in one fell swoop...... The result of this intrigues. Even the former prime minister died of a heart attack in anger, the riots in Tokyo could not be suppressed, and Zuihou led to the paralysis of the government and the complete loss of control of the Fukushima nuclear crisis. Although the conspirators who planned all this in the first place are probably regretting it now, it is clearly too late! ”

“…… Other words. At a critical juncture of national life and death, Japan's civil servants are still collectively learning from Gandhi's example and playing 'non-violent non-cooperation' with the ruling party? Should I say that I am really Japanese?!! ”…,

President González continued to shake his head, "...... Or have we tamed the Japanese government so well over the years that we have become complete pets, unable to deal with anything but coquettishness? It's a head-scratching. Furthermore...... They actually changed three prime ministers in a month? Is this new prime minister of Zuihou still a female pop singer? Alas, it's so hard to know what to say......"

His Excellency the President flicked the pages of the report with his fingers. He sighed faintly. He still remembers the beginning of this month. Reception of Prime Minister Yoshida at the time on his visit to the United States. But by this time of the month, not only Prime Minister Yoshida had already died in the crash, but even the successor of Japan's prime minister...... Because the Japanese are so diligent in changing prime ministers, the president, who has a lot of opportunities, really can't remember his name.

Moreover, for what is currently happening, it simply does not matter what the name of the dead former prime minister is. Isn't it? Even the current new prime minister of Japan is in the eyes of the top White House executives who are confident that they can dominate Shijie. It's just a joke.

“…… Actually issued a zuihou ultimatum to the United States? If we don't promise to help resolve the nuclear crisis, we will take back the military bases in Tokyo. And no longer sponsor military spending, and even invite other countries to come to the rescue? Hehe, should I say, is it really the way of thinking of a spoiled little girl? Just want us adult men to blindly accommodate her and take care of all the troubles for her, but I don't want to take any responsibility? ”

Looking at Prime Minister Kotori Yumashiro's Zuihou-style televised speech through the large LCD screen, President González shrugged his shoulders and said, "...... In my opinion, running a country is like flying an airplane, where passengers can choose where to fly, but the plane must be controlled by a professional captain. If the captain is voted for among the passengers, and the vote is re-elected every five minutes - I just want to say that the vertical dive, of course, is very fast and passionate, and it will not immediately meet God with all the passengers, but there must be only two endings, crash or disintegration in the air! ”

President Gonzalez, who had been a pilot for a while in his youth, commented on Japan's new prime minister to the audience.

“…… So, should we help this coquettish little girl to change the plane named 'Japan' to a stall tailspin? ”

His Excellency the Secretary of State, who was also a former pilot, immediately chimed in and pointed out the crux of the moment.

-- At this point, all the cards of all parties have almost been spread out on the table: the Japanese side is broken and broken, seeing that the Fukushima nuclear crisis has gone out of control and half of the country is about to become a radioactive wasteland, and it is simply trying to drag the United States into the water without hesitation; The United States is in a dilemma, and is unwilling to give up its military base in Tokyo and let Japan, a fat sheep that can be repeatedly sheared, get out of control, but the Pentagon and the White House are really reluctant to use the lives of hundreds of American boys and a large number of expensive military planes to extinguish the radiant flames emitted by the Fukushima reactor and make them sacrifice for the Japanese people, just as the Soviets saved Chernobyl.

You know, pilots and marines are worth a different level at all - in the age of jets, the cost of training a qualified pilot is at least as much gold as his weight. The Pentagon can bear the annihilation of a regiment of Marines without changing its face, and then as long as the prisons and immigration offices go around, they can immediately get enough scum and illegal immigrants to fill the shortfall. But if thousands of skilled pilots are lost at once, the air liliang of the United States of America will be broken by this! …,

The most terrible thing is that, according to the analysis of relevant experts, this time the Fukushima nuclear disaster. I'm afraid it's much more serious than Chernobyl!

“…… At the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, where the fire is currently outgoing, there are six old boiling water reactors and a nuclear power ship imported from Russia. There is also a warehouse stockpiling hundreds of tons of nuclear waste. And all this is currently burning in the fire! As a result, every hour, tens or even hundreds of kilograms of radioactive material are sent into the atmosphere by smoke and fire, and then spread rapidly in all directions......

Presently. Only one graphite boiling water reactor in the nuclear power plant has been severely damaged, and the other reactors are temporarily intact, and the disaster level in the Fukushima area has already surpassed that of Chernobyl! If the remaining five reactors were completely destroyed by the flames, and even the nuclear power plant and the nuclear waste storage warehouse became a source of contamination, it would be the largest 'dirty bomb' in the whole world. The lethal radioactive material can even drift down ocean currents all the way to Hawaii and San Diego! This is by no means alarmist! ”

The U.S. atomic energy expert, who was urgently invited to the White House conference room to analyze the Fukushima nuclear crisis to the president and others, pointed at the photo on the screen with a laser pointer and spat excitedly, "...... The amount of nuclear fuel and nuclear waste piled up in Fukushima is at least ten times more than that of Chernobyl. And the current adventurous spirit and sense of sacrifice of the Japanese are far inferior to those of the Soviets in those years! Now, they have missed the best time to plug the reactor. Want to save this disaster. More lives must be filled in - the lives of American lads! ……”

“…… How wonderful it would be if this were just an ordinary military conflict, and everything could be solved with cruise missiles! ”

After waving his hand to let the unfinished expert go, President González rubbed his bruised temples a little tiredly, "...... It's a pity that in the midst of this nuclear crisis without an enemy. Our aircraft carriers, on the contrary, have become a burden, and far from useless. You have to worry about your own safety...... By the way, we're stationed over there, Old Edward. Or what is Lieutenant General Kennedy currently doing? What measures did he take after the nuclear crisis? ”

“…… On the instructions of Vice Admiral Kennedy, our Japanese garrison is being withdrawn from Yokota Base, Zama Barracks, and Atsugi Airfield near Tokyo, while the Seventh Fleet is preparing to pull anchor and evacuate Yokosuka Military Port, and at the same time evacuate personnel from our embassy in Tokyo. ”

The Secretary of State replied, "...... In response to the Pentagon's questioning, he explained that the troops stationed in Japan lacked radiation protection equipment and did not have the relevant professional training to effectively respond to such crises. Therefore, they can only order the evacuation and evacuation, and at the same time hope that professionals will be dispatched to the country as soon as possible. ”

“…… He wants professionals? I would also like to refer to the opinion of Russian experts and launch ICBMs directly at Fukushima! ”

President Gonzalez sneered helplessly, "...... All right! First of all, Lieutenant General Kennedy and the Japanese Cabinet were informed that in order to fulfill the obligations of the Allies, we would send a special force to Fukushima to fight nuclear radiation, but it would take time for the troops to be assembled and prepared, and the Japanese side would be asked to wait patiently for a few days...... Anyway, let's talk about them first, although I would rather throw a hydrogen bomb over, it will definitely be more refreshing! ”

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When the meeting was adjourned, the participants departed, except for the National Security Adviser.

“…… Okay, now it's just you and me, Barrell, can you tell me what's going on over there in Japan? ”

President Gonzalez got up and poured himself a glass of whiskey, then asked in a low voice. …,

“…… I'm sorry, Mr. President, but I really don't understand what you mean. The gray-haired National Security Adviser Barrel replied as he meticulously packed a stack of classified documents into his briefcase, as he always did, as calm and stern as a British.

“…… Don't play dumb on me! President Gonzalez glared at Barrel fiercely and slammed his glass on the table, allowing the golden liquor to splash out," ...... Japan's most powerful superpower girl actually became the prime minister, and as soon as she came to power, she tossed such a big move, do you dare to say that there is no conspiracy behind this? Dear Mr. Magician! Isn't there any insider information circulating in your circle? ”

“…… I'm really sorry, but I'm as ignorant of what's going on in Japan, Mr. President. ”

The expression on the face of National Security Adviser, or the President's Personal Magic Adviser, Barrel, finally showed a hint of relief, "...... I need time to set up staff, confirm and investigate...... After all, Japan is on the other side of the globe, and it will take at least a few days......"

As the President continued to glare at the magician, His Excellency the Secretary of State barged in again with new bad news:

-- After receiving President Gonzalez's reply, Prime Minister Kotori of Japan made a new statement: In view of the fact that the United States has no intention of resolving the imminent nuclear crisis for Japan, the Japanese Government has formally requested assistance from the entire international community, and the Chinese side has immediately received an enthusiastic response...... At the same time, according to the intelligence of some insiders, the Chinese have already set up missile positions in Tokyo! (Your support is my biggest motivation.) )