Top Secret Meeting

June 3, 1928. 10 Downing Street, Prime Minister's residence, London, British Empire.

Inside the mansion representing the center of power for the British Empire, a discussion regarding the United States—the British Empire's greatest rival—was unfolding.

Everyone attending this meeting consisted of high-ranking officials of the British Empire, and even a representative of King George V took part.

Furthermore, the purpose discussed in this meeting was singular, and that was whether to seize the opportunity of the economic crisis to directly finish off the United States, Britain's greatest rival.

If it were in ordinary times, this might be a crazy idea that could never be achieved.

Yet the economic crisis had left the United States riddled with blemishes, and the internal conflicts within the United States alone were enough to cause this country to collapse.

Should Britain take action on top of that, the best outcome for the United States would be a split, while at worst it might be jointly annexed by multiple countries.

Even so, wanting to eliminate the United States also meant that Britain would have to pay a heavy price, something Prime Minister Baldwin of the relatively moderate Conservative faction was unwilling to see.

Precisely because of this, intense conversations and debates took place among the British Cabinet, with the Conservative faction and the Radical faction arguing endlessly.

In fact, it was not only among the Cabinet; from the British Royal Family and government at the top down to ordinary citizens in London, there were divergences between those advocating for war and those advocating for peace.

People's thoughts are ever-changing, and the thoughts among people can never be identical. As for the British government, currently the two largest factions were the Conservative Party and the Radical faction, corresponding respectively to Prime Minister Baldwin and Chancellor of the