The arrogance started from Chinatown

Chapter 669: Minister to the United States is a High-Risk Occupation
Also when Chen Zhengwei went to Tokyo, New York.

Two Boer (African Dutch) youths, about eighteen or nineteen years old, stood on the street, looking into the distance from time to time.

Although it was summer, they still wore loose coats and put their hands in their pockets.

They wanted to do something big to show the Boers' resistance to British colonization.

That way they will become heroes.

And they also received news that the British ambassador would appear here today.

After waiting for a long time, with both of them feeling anxious, a carriage stopped on the street. The British Minister, Sir Edward Thornton, got off the carriage and looked up at the tailor shop in front of him. He was going to attend a banquet in two days, so he wanted to pick out a new suit.

Although he could have the tailor go to the Legation, he heard that there were several new styles coming here from England.

That's why he came to see it in person.

The two Boer youths grasped the gun handles at their waists, lowered their heads and walked quickly towards the tailor shop.

At this moment, a carriage in the distance suddenly hit someone, causing some chaos. It not only attracted the attention of the British ambassador and his bodyguards, but also attracted the attention of the two young men.

Then the two Boer youths realized that this was an opportunity, and they ran faster, coming up to the British Minister Edward Thornton from behind, and suddenly pulled out their guns and opened fire at Edward Thornton.

Boom!

Accompanied by several gunshots, Sir Edward Thornton was shot and fell to the ground.

Another bodyguard was also shot when he tried to stop it.

Then the two Boer youths turned around and fled, pushing their way through the crowd in panic.

The whole street was in chaos.

On the second floor across the street, Xu Yan was standing behind the window, watching the scene, holding a teacup in his hand.

"You know, those young people won't think when they are full of passion! One thing will occupy their entire mind." Xu Yan said to the men beside him with a smile.

He arranged the whole thing, from contacting the Boers, finding suitable targets, and having people bewitching them... to arranging today's scene.

"Brother Yan, you don't look that old!" said the henchman beside him.

Xu Yan smiled, turned and walked out, putting the teacup on the table.

The New York police were very efficient, especially with so many witnesses.

Soon, the identities of the two Boers were found out and they were wanted.

The news also reached Britain.

The British were furious.

The British ambassador was assassinated in the street in the United States, which was a major event for British diplomacy.

"Could it be that Tiger Chen who did it?" The second Earl of Granville, the new British Foreign Secretary, first asked. (The UK held a general election last year, and the new government is led by the Liberal Party.)
After all, they had taken action against Chen Zhengwei some time ago.

Chen Zhengwei guessed right.

The assassination was arranged by the British.

Although Britain is the country that received the largest share of penicillin besides the United States...but if Chen Zhengwei died, they would get more.

It doesn’t matter even if Chen Zhengwei is not dead, as we can try to sow discord between him and the US government.

Therefore, when he learned that the British ambassador to the United States had been assassinated, his first reaction was whether Chen Zhengwei knew something.

"It's unlikely. From the information we have so far, the assassins were Boers. The people at the embassy have questioned the Boers in New York and confirmed that these two people had no dealings with the Chinese."

"Also, there seems to be some connection between these two Boers and the Boer resistance group."

"Of course, we cannot rule out TIGER Chen as a suspect."

"Put pressure on the US government to catch the murderer and hand him over to us for trial! At the very least, our people should participate in the trial!"

Soon, letters of protest and pressure from the UK arrived on the desk of the new Secretary of State, James G. Bryan.

James G. Bryan took a look at the letter of protest on the table, then put it on the table with an expressionless face.

There are also letters of protest from Russia and Japan.

He suddenly felt that the position of Secretary of State was not so easy to hold, as he had to take the blame every other day.

"Talk to the Ministry of Justice, catch the two murderers as soon as possible, and then let the British participate in the trial." James Brian said to his assistant.

The next day, Russia jumped out and sarcastically stated in the newspaper: "The United States is a chaotic and disorderly country. Being a minister in the United States has become a highly dangerous job."

"Look at how many ministers from various countries have died in the United States in the past two years?"

"Oh, another president of the United States died."

“You can imagine what the United States is like.”

Then the American newspapers retorted: "The Russian Tsar is dead, too!"

Originally, the relationship between Russia and the United States was good. More than a decade ago, the United States bought Alaska from Russia, which further strengthened the relationship between the two sides.

However, starting this year, relations between the two countries began to deteriorate rapidly.

After all, Russia has lost two ministers in the United States.

The second Russian ambassador was killed, and James Garfield and the new cabinet had just come to power, so they reacted very slowly and did not respond to Russia's protests for a long time.

This made Russia extremely dissatisfied.

However, ministers from various countries deeply agree that being an ambassador to the United States is a high-risk job.

In the past two years, one Qing minister, one British minister and two Russian ministers have died.

...On the morning of June 6, when the sun rose, the sailors on the observation deck saw land in the distance.

Li Xiwen was practicing boxing on the deck at the time. When he heard the shout, he stopped practicing, picked up a hand towel and wiped the sweat from his head. He then went to the captain and asked, "Have we arrived in Tokyo yet?"

"Not yet. This is the Izu Peninsula south of Tokyo. Over there is Oshima. To reach Tokyo, we need to sail north and enter Tokyo Bay. But before that we will pass Yokosuka, which is an important naval port in Japan!" As the captain spoke, he glanced at the Warrior next to him and shrugged.

"How long will it take to get there?" Li Xiwen asked.

"Five hours!" the captain said immediately.

Li Xiwen glanced at the time. It should be about time. His senior brother should be up by then.

"Should we say hello to Japan first?" asked the captain.

Sailing a warship into the Tokyo Bay without even notifying the other side in advance is a violation of international practice and could easily cause diplomatic tension and conflict.

"Senior brother hasn't gotten up yet, so drive over there first."

It was past ten in the morning when Chen Zhengwei got up from the boat, yawning, and slapped Lin Changning on the butt.

Then look out the window and you can see the land in the distance.

"Are we there?" Chen Zhengwei raised his eyebrows, pulled up his pajamas, put them on and went out.

"Brother, we have arrived in Japan and are heading to Tokyo Bay. Should we say hello to Japan? The captain said it will cause diplomatic tension." Li Xiwen asked.

Until now, no one knows what Chen Zhengwei is going to do.

"What hello?" Chen Zhengwei walked onto the deck in his pajamas, took the cigar from the henchman and lit it. He could see that there were many fishing boats in the surrounding waters, trying to avoid the fleet.

On the surrounding fishing boats, the Japanese fishermen were looking at these huge ships nervously.

Chen Zhengwei recalled the map of Japan in his mind, and then said: "Notify other ships and prepare for battle!"

"Brother Wei, are we going to fight?" Li Xiwen was a little surprised.

"They slandered me in the newspaper! You saw it!" Chen Zhengwei said lazily.

"I fucking hate it when people slander me!"

Li Xiwen felt that going to war over this matter was too much of a joke. After hesitating for a moment and just about to speak, Chen Zhengwei kicked him in the butt.

"Go quickly."

At noon, when the fleet was about to reach the Miura Peninsula and pass through the Uraga Channel, the Japanese Navy received the news.

On the one hand, he hurriedly notified the Daijokan, and on the other hand, he dispatched two warships still in the port to intercept, namely the cruiser Hiei with a displacement of 2248 tons and the Seikaze with a displacement of 600 tons, which was converted from a merchant ship.

The two ships, along with some other small boats, conducted interception operations in the Uraga Sea and Tokyo Bay.

At the same time, the king summoned the officials of the Daijokan to a hasty meeting, and no one knew why the meeting was held in a hurry.

"A fleet is entering Tokyo Bay!" said Navy Minister Junyoshi Kawamura.

"A fleet? How many ships? Who are they? What is their purpose?" asked Prime Minister Sanjo Sanemi with a frown.

"I don't know, the other party didn't notify us! At present, we only know that there are 10 ships in total, most of which are warships... The largest ship among them is even bigger than our Fuso!" Navy Minister Kawamura Junyi said in a deep voice.

Hearing this, everyone's expression changed slightly.

The fact that they were not notified in advance showed that the other party had bad intentions.

"They were hanging the American flag!" Kawamura Junyoshi continued.

"Americans again?" Everyone frowned even more, even though their country's doors had been opened by the United States using warships more than 20 years ago.

However, the United States does not have much influence in East Asia now, and it still needs Japan's help if it wants to open up the North Korean market.

How could there be such a large fleet, and coming with such a strong momentum?

While everyone was thinking about it, Foreign Minister Inoue Kaoru's face suddenly darkened: "Could it be because of that incident?"

Everyone looked over.

"The Chinese in America! Chen Zhengwei! The man who was involved in the massacre of our immigrants to Hawaii!"

"The American flag, the huge fleet, it's very likely it's him."

"He is a cruel and ruthless person who is vindictive. He is probably protesting against us because of our statements in the newspaper."

Hearing this, everyone's expressions changed.

Navy Minister Kawamura Junyoshi stood up angrily: "He committed such a big crime in Hawaii, and he dared to come to Japan! This is really too much!"

"If a conflict comes between us, do we have a chance of winning?" Emperor Meiji asked in a deep voice, looking unhappy.

Navy Minister Kawamura Junyi paused for a moment, then said, "No!"

"Because our most powerful Fuso is in Korea, the only warships currently in Yokosuka Port are the Hiei and Seikaze, as well as a few smaller warships that are about to be eliminated!"

"But we have to show our toughness and ask the British to step in!"

While the group was still discussing, the lookout on the mast of Chen Zhengwei's ship quickly waved flags downwards.

"Brother Wei, there is a warship ahead, it seems to be trying to intercept us!" The henchman said to Chen Zhengwei after seeing the flag signal.

"How many?"

"Two larger ones, and five or six smaller ones!"

"Sink them!" Chen Zhengwei grinned.

(End of this chapter)