Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 1027 - 913: A Great Humiliation

Chapter 1027: Chapter 913: A Great Humiliation

For Gu Qima, he originally wanted to stay out of the fray and watch the tigers fight from the mountain.

If Yushchenko and Yanukovych injured each other in the battle, maybe he would have a chance to come out and pick up the pieces, and even be re-elected for another term...

Such things, he absolutely couldn’t say outright, nor dare to do openly.

Because his prestige within the country wasn’t strong enough to support such actions.

So Gu Qima originally was prepared for both scenarios.

Either retire gracefully and if Yanukovych, who had a good relationship with him, became president, that would be best; if not, even if Yushchenko was elected, it wouldn’t be a big problem, since he had a fair relationship with both.

They surely wouldn’t settle old scores with him once they were in power.

Or Yanukovych and Yushchenko would be deadlocked, even fighting each other to death, with neither being able to take office.

At the same time, no one else more qualified could be found to inherit the presidency.

Then his, still competent, and quite prestigious "former" president stepping out for another "transitional" term wouldn’t be impossible...

So at the beginning, he acted a bit strangely, never publicly supporting any candidate.

Unfortunately, Mikhail’s trip to Kiev changed everything...

Gu Qima was quite familiar with this newcomer who had rapidly risen like a rocket in the Moscow political arena over the past two years.

He knew even more about the astonishing network of contacts behind Mikhail, beyond his public roles as the Deputy Speaker of the Duma, chairman of two major committees, and the largest energy tycoon.

The Kremlin, the Duma, the Romanov Family, the European Royal Family, Khodorkovsky, A Bu...

Too many people and too many powers were inseparably linked to him, and Mikhail was the only one who could connect such vast forces.

So his coming to Kiev was not only his personal intention but also represented the will of the Russian state, and Gu Qima had no choice but to comply.

He was forced to take sides, starting to lean towards Yanukovych and Yulia, as this duo was the choice Mikhail had internally decided for the next term!

However, as time passed, Gu Qima increasingly felt that his choice was the correct one.

Because Mikhail indeed was not just famous for nothing, but truly powerful and capable.

In Moscow, far thousands of miles away, he still firmly controlled the situation in Kiev.

He made his moves silently and in advance, especially the "independent prosecutor" who seemed entirely unremarkable just a few days ago, played a decisive role last night.

Especially when she decisively imposed martial law and conducted mass arrests, when the report reached the Presidential palace, it really gave Gu Qima a scare!

Natalia could be said to have "acted first and reported later," deciding on her own to lock down the city before informing the Presidential palace, instead of the Presidential palace ordering the lockdown and then leaving her in charge...

The order of these events had to be clearly understood, because they were of great significance!

Last night, Gu Qima also almost stayed up all night, constantly keeping up with the latest developments.

By dawn, the mass arrest operation had ended smoothly, and the efficiency of the operation impressed Gu Qima!

He knew very well that the personnel under Natalia, nominally transferred from the Crimea judicial system, clearly could not just be managed by the visible action teams.

Behind the scenes, who knew how many real elite soldiers had been silently investigating for how long...

Otherwise, it would be completely impossible to so precisely control Yushchenko’s faction and certain foreign NGOs’ personnel in Kiev City, especially since many were very well hidden!

By today, Gu Qima had resigned himself to his fate.

He knew that with Mikhail’s support, Yanukovych and Yulia would definitely be able to take office smoothly.

Even to make Yanukovych and Yulia’s governance smoother, Mikhail had directly eliminated Yushchenko, a potential competitor...

The "traitor" label was pinned down, and Yushchenko could never recover!

In that case, Gu Qima had no other thoughts but to retire peacefully.

However, because he had provided quite a lot of help to Mikhail in this process, Gu Qima also received significant promises from Mikhail.

The most important of these were two:

One: After Yanukovych took office, he would immediately issue a "pardon order," declaring that no charges would ever be pursued against Gu Qima for any crimes (before retirement).

Two: Provide "lifelong safety guarantees" for Gu Qima, whether he wanted to go to Moscow or Crimea, or stay in Kiev. The local departments would provide him with security services to ensure that no accidents would occur.

The other concerns like asset security, high retirement pension, medical services and the like are not worth mentioning.

This was the treatment that Gu Qima deserved!

After all, during his term, Ukraine underwent its most challenging period, and during the same period, Russia, Belarus, and Japan didn’t have it much better...

Although he hadn’t managed to significantly improve Ukraine, he had at least maintained basic national stability and prevented society from collapsing, which in itself was no small feat!

He also positioned Ukraine favorably worldwide, befriending many countries, and the technologies and equipment sold even significantly aided some countries!

So, Wang Ye’s assessment of Gu Qima was that even if there were no merits, there were certainly efforts!