The Big Show Begins! (Part One)

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To be honest.

As a Japanese man who had spent many years in northeast Huaxia with his parents during his childhood, Sugawara Keisuke's Chinese was even better than that of many native Huaxians.

For example, he could casually recite many ancient Huaxian poems, write thousand-character essays in classical Chinese, and even accompany himself on the clappers while singing several Song lyrics—the last of which was beyond the ability of many Huaxians.

But

At that very moment.

After hearing Wang Anyi's words, Sugawara Keisuke's face clearly showed a hint of astonishment.

See you again in a while?

What the hell was that supposed to mean?

After all.

The Diaoyu Islands were still in Across the sea's hands, and there were practically no significant maritime disputes between Huaxia and Japan.

(Note: This is not a typo. The original name gets censored, so from now on we'll use "Diaoyu" instead of "Diaoyu" with the other character.)

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's main task was currently to help the Seventh Fleet contain the Bear Navy. Occasionally, they escorted ships for Across the sea or went for a cruise around Korean waters.

The Huaxia Navy's main combat-readiness task, on the other hand, was to target the other side of the strait. Their strategic objectives weren't quite a hundred thousand miles apart, but at the very least, they lay to the south and north of each other.

If nothing unexpected happened.

After Wang Anyi and Sugawara Keisuke parted ways, they would probably never meet again in this lifetime—unless Huaxia and Japan fought another naval battle.

Perhaps many years later, when Sugawara Keisuke was old and frail and writing his memoirs, he might dredge up this episode from his memory, then chat a little about the transaction with the calm acceptance of someone who had seen