The media had always moved fast, and Fang Zheng's interview was naturally released soon after, immediately causing a sensation in both Japan and the United States.
The United States was naturally furious, refuting Fang Zheng's words and stating that this had indeed been nothing more than an accident, absolutely not deliberate... But Fang Zheng did not care what the Americans said. He stubbornly insisted that this Vampire incident was absolutely an American conspiracy. Otherwise, why had they not contacted Japan's government after something happened?
Thus began their long-distance war of words. One day, the Americans cursed Fang Zheng for being unreasonable, barbaric, and thuggish. The next day, Fang Zheng modestly replied that he dared not compare himself to them—after all, they had wiped out the Indigenous Americans and seized their land to found a nation, so he still had a long way to go... Then, the day after that, the United States angrily leaked word that this was a trial for the friendship between Japan and the United States. Fang Zheng immediately responded that an ally who stabbed you in the back was worse than no ally at all.
Then the Americans warned him not to talk so big, but Fang Zheng swiftly shot back, saying that if they were dissatisfied, they could settle it with their fists. Why not send the Pacific Fleet over and see whether it would die as miserably as the New Soviet Union? If they wanted, he would even arrange the full package for them—no need to drape flags over their coffins before sending them back to the cemetery; he would ship them straight to the crematorium. How did that sound?
From the perspective of Japan's government, they certainly did not want Fang Zheng to speak so recklessly and provoke the United States. Unfortunately, his