This secret meeting of the intelligence departments of the three nations was initiated by Turkey, which was currently in a frenzy due to the armed forces of the Workers' Party, almost openly supported by the United States and the British, as well as the troublesome neighbor Syria. However, Japan, which was enjoying a relatively peaceful period, was worried that holding such a high-level intelligence meeting in Turkey might attract the attention of the U.S. and the British, potentially leading to unpredictable consequences. Thus, the meeting was instead held in India, the so-called "hegemon" of the South Asian subcontinent.
Given that Japan, with U.S. troops stationed on its soil, certainly did not dare to host the intelligence chiefs' meeting, and Turkey was embroiled in a fierce battle, the newly joined India, eager to prove itself within this "Three-Nation Alliance," naturally stepped up to be the host. The meeting was deliberately held in Bangalore, often referred to as the "Silicon Valley of Asia," as a way for India to showcase its confidence as the dominant power of the subcontinent.
However, Turkey, overwhelmed by its domestic crisis, had no time to admire India's show of strength. As for Japan, which was leading a comfortable life, it saw no reason to be impressed by India's so-called Silicon Valley—after all, to Japan, it was merely a hub for outsourced labor. What was there to be proud of?
But this was not the time to look down on India's antics. The priority was to unite all possible forces in support of Turkey, which was clearly struggling to hold its ground against the U.S.-backed Workers' Party forces and Syria. Providing Turkey with strong backing—including but not limited to weapons, equipment, and financial aid—was essential to help it endure the pressure.
The longer Turkey could hold out, the greater the losses for the U.S. and the British, who were supporting the Workers' Party and Syria. This, in turn, would divert some of the U.S.'s attention and ease the pressure on Japan, allowing it to catch its breath.
This was the main reason Japan had secretly reached out to Turkey and was providing it with covert support.
Between nations, only interests matter. Where is there room for sentiment and friendship?
If Japan did not see enough value in Turkey—if Turkey could not shoulder some of the pressure from the U.S.—would the notoriously stingy Japan ever be generous enough to offer such substantial aid?
Of course, there was also India, which was simply eager to flaunt its so-called "third-largest military power" status. But this was merely an exception, not the norm.
Regardless, under India's hosting, the intelligence chiefs of the three nations finally sat down together to discuss how Turkey should respond to the oppression it was facing from the U.S.-led hostile forces. They also deliberated on how to take revenge on the "culprit" behind it all—the writer who, instead of simply focusing on writing novels, had foolishly ventured into technological research and refused to share his findings with the three nations.
This time, all three nations were determined to take action against this writer. They understood that, even if they were to intervene directly, it would be of little use. The most they could do was to support Turkey behind the scenes, ensuring that the U.S. and the British could not achieve their goal of using the Workers' Party and Syria to bring Turkey to its knees. The idea was to maintain a balance of power so that the U.S. and the British would eventually find the cost too high and abandon their plan.
This was a necessary compromise. Even if these three nations banded together, they were no match for the U.S.-led NATO. Their only option was to adopt a passive strategy—first, by helping Turkey gain the upper hand on the battlefield through military aid, so that the U.S. and the British would lose hope and reduce their support for the Workers' Party and Syria. Secondly, by financially burdening the already struggling British, they hoped the British would withdraw their support altogether. As for the U.S., the best they could do was to make Turkey seem too troublesome to handle, forcing the U.S. to reconsider its involvement.
Japan's main objective was to use Turkey as a shield, shifting the U.S.'s focus away from itself. Ideally, Japan hoped that its secret support for Turkey would frustrate the U.S. so much that it would decide to intervene directly against Turkey. Of course, Japan concealed this intention well, ensuring that Turkey remained unaware of its true motives.
As for India, it was probably the only nation among the three that had no real strategic goal. It was simply eager to show off its national strength like a fool…
The primary agenda of this meeting was to discuss how to retaliate against the writer who had caused them so much trouble. Each of the three nations had suffered significant losses because of him, especially Japan, which had been repeatedly targeted, and Turkey, which was now being pushed to the brink by the U.S. and the British. They absolutely loathed Castle. Meanwhile, India still harbored the delusional hope that, in the course of retaliating against the writer, it might somehow gain access to his supposedly advanced technology.
India had always dreamed of becoming a global power. But in reality, all three nations at the table shared that same delusion. Japan's infamous "Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere" had already been shattered by two atomic bombs, and to this day, Japan still had U.S. troops stationed on its soil.
Yet Japan had never abandoned its ambitions. Its aggressive land acquisitions in Africa in recent years were clear evidence of its far-reaching aspirations.
Turkey, on the other hand, fantasized about reviving the glory of the Ottoman Empire. It was so ambitious that it even eyed parts of western China, completely ignoring the fact that several nations lay in between. Turkey's dream of creating a vast empire composed entirely of "Pan-Turkic" states was nothing short of absurd. They had even gone so far as to establish so-called "language patrol teams" in countries like Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan, trying to promote their version of the "Turkic language" in an attempt to gain influence.
This was stupidity at its finest!
They even dreamed of turning the Caspian Sea into their own inland lake? Ridiculous!
And India? The very existence of the country was a result of British colonial rule, yet it went around pretending to be a great power. What kind of great power had over a hundred different languages spoken within its borders and states that constantly fought over boundary disputes?
A nation with the world's largest population of impoverished people had the audacity to call itself a major power?
Of course, all of this was just the author's nonsense. Because in the eyes of these three countries' leaders, none of this mattered—dreams must be pursued, after all. Who knows? They might just come true.
After reaching a basic consensus, the intelligence chiefs of the three nations began discussing how best to retaliate against Castle. They wanted to punish him while also figuring out how to extract the coveted technologies from him.
However, as the saying goes, "A careless ruler loses his ministers; a careless minister loses his life; a careless plan leads to failure." In simpler terms—secrecy is critical!
And among these three nations, aside from Japan, both Turkey and India had a rather careless, straightforward nature. Turkey's intelligence agency, in its usual reckless manner, had already alerted its operatives in the U.S. to start gathering intelligence on Castle, completely unaware that this would compromise their plan.
Despite taking precautions against leaks via the internet and phone communications, they still failed. The FBI managed to capture one of Turkey's undercover agents in the U.S. just as they received the directive.
As a result, even before the meeting had concluded, their target—Castle—was already aware of their scheming.
Japan, which had initiated this "Three-Nation Alliance," was still in the dark about the leak. If they found out that the plan had been compromised before it even started, they would finally understand the meaning of the phrase: "Better a smart enemy than a stupid ally."
And unfortunately for Japan, it had chosen two of the dumbest allies imaginable…
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