Chapter 232 – Toward the End of the Manchurian Incident

On December 1, 1931, the Provisional Government of Manchuria, under the full support of the Japanese Army, the Kwantung Army, declared that it had placed the entirety of Manchuria under its rule.

With Puyi installed as the head of the government in the position of Chief Executive, the establishment of the Provisional Government of Manchuria was formally proclaimed once more. That this occurred three months earlier than in the history of my previous life was, to me, quite unexpected.

However, we did not use the words “independence” or “founding of a nation.” Refraining from saying so was precisely the crucial point. Officially, we merely claimed to have established a “government.”

Furthermore, unlike in the history of my previous life, the title of “Chief Executive” that Puyi assumed was defined strictly as the head of an autonomous government. This carried a double meaning.

For