Chapter 648: Chapter 647: Fuse
Compared to Luo Bin, who only believed in modern high-tech, leaders of the Korea Noble Families such as Park Ban-seong and Jin Zhongmei trusted in more things.
They all had Martial Artists following and protecting them.
Of course, compared to Divine Continent Country, where Martial Arts were relatively more developed, the small Korea had far fewer Martial Artists, and thus even fewer top-tier experts.
As one of the top tycoon families, the Jin Family could only cultivate the strongest Martial Artist to a Unique Tier level of combat power.
It was rumored that Korea had two National Guardian Level experts, one stationed long-term at Qingwa Palace, and the other as the chief instructor of the Military Department.
Therefore, the operation by Yang Fei and his four colleagues to help Li Xuanyu carry out assassinations in Korea was nothing short of a dimension-reducing strike to their enemies.
An hour had passed, and out of seven targets, four were already dead, including key figures such as Jin Zhongmei and Park Ban-seong.
The efficiency of the operation, of course, was due to the small size of the country and the fact that all targets were in the same city.
Following the sequence of beheadings including Luo Bin, Park Ban-seong, and Jin Zhongmei, the long-standing issue of the country’s politic body being controlled by consortium capital became apparent.
The pro-Federation faction lost their spokespeople, and with more and more VIPs getting assassinated, many commands could not be relayed.
Meanwhile, the faction led by the Li Family threatened, solicited, and tempted some of their members crazily.
In such a situation, the scales started to tip one-sidedly.
This was a sleepless night.
Korea had undergone a regime change!
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That night, both sides were engaged in assassination operations.
Although the Li Family’s Financial Group, represented on this front, eventually emerged victorious, many of its high-level members were still attacked by the enemy.
Li Xuanyu was aware that if Yang Fei and his group had not been there to eliminate the seven hardest targets immediately, the outcome of this long-fermenting but suddenly erupting war would still be unknown.
Even if her side could have won, the cost would likely have been devastating.
At 4:37 a.m., when Cui Chicheng called to say that the Forbidden Army had been completely controlled, Li Xuanyu’s tense heart finally settled.
While the assassination operation was important, the real key to success was to get the guns under control.
Subsequently, one piece of good news after another came in.
By 5:30 a.m., the reports related to this major upheaval were already drafted, and the next step was to soothe and guide public opinion.
First stabilize the internal situation, then deal with the Federation across the ocean.
Inside a lavishly decorated manor, Yang Fei and his four companions were arranged to stay and rest after completing the assassination operation.
From the moment they disembarked the plane, they had been thrust into this operation, and despite none of them having slept through the night, everyone was in good spirits and no one was resting.
All five were in a state of excitement.
Yang Fei, though the leader, was visibly excited and said, "Does anyone else feel a bit unreal?"
Umekawa Taro nodded silently, "It’s like a dream. Was it too easy?"
Xu Yunshan said, "Yeah, it feels too easy. Did the fate of a country really just change at our hands?"
Xu Liangyou coughed and corrected, "We were just one of the participants. The real change was brought about by the native tycoon capital groups represented by Li Xuanyu."
Xu Xiao said, "I think whether we can solidify this victory or not, the most critical factor will be the Federation’s response."
A heavy feeling fell over everyone.
That was indeed the most crucial part.
After all, it was Luo Bin who was killed, and they had taken control of the Federation Soldiers.
"Given the Federation’s years of arrogance as the world’s hegemon, they should respond at once."
"It’s highly likely they’ll carry out a military strike."
"Check out the news."
"Right, let’s see how well they’re controlling the situation. Since people like Li Xuanyu have taken this step, they certainly have a plan for dealing with the Federation. Let’s see how they’ve arranged it."
Turning on the TV, each channel in this nation known for its variety shows was uniformly broadcasting major news from Qingwa Palace.
The victors made no attempt to hide the events of the previous night, revealing them to the public.
The defeated, with their years of collusion with stationed troops, money and power transactions, illegal appropriation of national assets, and treasonous behavior in exchange for glory, had their litany of crimes widely reported.
While the media exposed the various crimes of the defeated, they also vociferously condemned the treacherous actions of the losers, swaying public opinion. Online, the citizens of the country united in a chorus of condemnation against those defeated.
"This way of guiding public opinion is something Korea is quite adept at. Domestic stability should be no problem," Umekawa Taro said.
Yang Fei and the others nodded in agreement.
If they couldn’t even stabilize the internal situation, Li Xuanyu and the others wouldn’t have triggered such a significant change.
The key was the international impact.
Just then, the screen cut from detailing the various crimes of the executed bigwigs to the host, who appeared looking excited as he reported, "We interrupt with a breaking international update. The leader of the Southern Dynasty has just made a public statement, expressing support for our country’s expulsion of the troops, and declared that should the Federation intervene militarily, the Southern Dynasty will not stand idly by..."
The image shifted, and San Pang appeared, with his resonant and powerful voice declaring to the world one thing: Don’t provoke war.
Especially starting a war near the Southern Dynasty’s border.
This was something the Southern Dynasty would never allow.
Although he didn’t explicitly name the Federation, it was clear to any discerning observer that his words were directed at them.
When the nest is overturned, no egg remains intact. The Federation’s military presence in Korea has long been opposed by the Southern Dynasty. Now that Korea has finally man-ed up and taken control of the troops, this was also beneficial to the Southern Dynasty’s future security.
"I really like San Pang. He’s got guts," Yang Fei said with a smile.
Umekawa Taro nodded in agreement: "Yes, the young people really admire him. It’s clear he was in contact with them beforehand, or else San Pang’s response wouldn’t have been so swift. But just him speaking out isn’t enough, it won’t suppress the Federation’s arrogance."
No sooner had he spoken than leaders from many Asian nations made speeches, uniformly supporting Korea’s internal cleansing operation. Some openly expressed dissatisfaction and skepticism about the Federation’s troops stationed in another country, while others were more subtle.
Regardless of how, the ability of Li Xuanyu’s team to get so many country leaders to make statements so promptly was evident.
Then, Yang Fei and the others saw statements from various departments of the Divine Continent.
The spokesperson for foreign affairs expressed support for Korea.
The Military Department stated that starting from today, it would join the Southern Dynasty in an indefinite military exercise on the eastern front.
Clearly, the Divine Continent shared the Southern Dynasty’s stance.
The Federation can cause countless wars in the Middle East or Africa, and we might turn a blind eye, but you cannot wage war on the border of an Asian neighbor.
The peace and stability of Asia, the Asian countries all have the right to maintain.
"Are the Asian countries really this united?" Watching the news, Yang Fei was suddenly a bit stunned.
Although he didn’t really pay much attention to the political situations of other countries, his impression was that things weren’t like this.
Umekawa Taro knew a bit more about this area and was also stunned.
After a moment, he shook his head and said, "It’s just lip service, after all. Now, let’s wait for the Federation’s move. If the Federation still regard themselves as the world’s hegemon and carry out a direct military strike, then we’ll see if these vocal countries will actually support with actions."
The Xu brothers tensed up, Xu Yunshan looked at Umekawa Taro and asked, "So, are you saying there might be a war?"
Umekawa Taro slowly nodded, "Given the Federation’s style, they will take action. I always feel that Korea’s huge change this time may ignite the fuse for a new world order."