Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 1028 - 913 Humiliation_2

Chapter 1028: Chapter 913 Humiliation_2

However, his historical mission had already been completed, and it was time to yield his position to the younger generation...

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Today’s live TV broadcast speech, apart from Natalia, was also presented by Gu Qima, because only the two of them were qualified to make a televised speech today!

Anyone else, at this time, had no right to make a nationwide speech, including Yanukovych and Yulia, since neither of them had officially taken office...

Subtly, this created an impression on almost everyone.

It was that Natalia could now sit on an equal footing with Gu Qima, the incumbent president...

As for what level her "independent prosecutor" was, the vast majority of people were unclear and uninterested, they only saw that the martial law orders for the entire city of Kiev were announced by Natalia, the large arrest operation was directed by her, and the pronouncements of treason were also made by her...

Moreover, with Gu Qima’s "praise," Natalia’s status was directly elevated.

So, once Yanukovych took office, having Natalia take over the role of Attorney General wouldn’t meet any objections, right?

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February in Kiev, still in the midst of severe winter.

Today brought a rare clear sky, the sun hanging in the heavens, but the temperature was too low, making even the sunlight that beamed down feel cold.

In the morning hours, the entire city of Kiev remained silent, only occasionally interrupted by the piercing sound of a police siren.

This was because the citywide martial law had yet to be lifted, and all ordinary citizens were still confined to their homes.

But some people, had already started to get busy.

Natalia hadn’t slept all night, but even after the operation ended, she still had no time to go back to sleep.

She only managed to snatch half an hour of rest on her office desk and then had her Secretary make her a cup of strong black coffee, ate something, and got busy again.

The various action teams had brought back a large number of "suspects" and physical evidence, and the less important witnesses and evidence could be left to her subordinates for review.

But the important figures, mainly Yushchenko and several of his assistants, as well as the foreign election consultants, had to be personally interrogated by Natalia, and she had to quickly make a strong case out of this affair!

To avoid complications, there were too many external interfering factors to ignore.

While Natalia was personally interrogating Yushchenko and others, Gu Qima’s Presidential Palace and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had already started bustling.

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"I present a serious protest!

Just last night, in front of our Embassy doors, personnel from the independent prosecutor’s office fired shots at our innocent nationals!

This matter must be explained to us, or else, your side will bear full responsibility and face corresponding consequences!"

The United States Ambassador to Ukraine came to see Gu Qima early in the morning and, as soon as they met, he started fuming with anger.

It goes without saying that the United States holds a special status; after the Former Soviet Breakdown, it was the only superpower in the world, without peer!

Therefore, the United States Embassy in Kiev also had privileges, and ambassadors from other countries did not have such ease of access to Gu Qima.

But whenever there was something concerning the United States, they would go directly to Gu Qima, utterly disregarding Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs...

Last night, the United States Embassy suffered what could be called a "humiliation."

Right outside their own embassy’s doors, their citizens, and those with "special status" were shot dead in the street!

Even in front of the embassy staff, no one was able to stop it.

Even the bodies were dragged away...

If it were just the shooting death of one person, to be honest, it wouldn’t have been a big deal. But as the ambassador knew, last night’s events in Kiev caused quite a stir, uprooting many of the covert operations he had long been setting up!

Yushchenko, in whom great hopes had been placed, not only had lost the election but was now under arrest.

The long-planned mass rally was also nipped in the bud before it could begin...

All these things happening one after another, how could the ambassador not be irate!

You must understand these were the most important aspects of his work since becoming ambassador, none more so!

Now it was all over; how would he report back to his superiors after returning?

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He was anxious, but Gu Qima was not in a hurry.

He cheerily signaled the staff to bring steaming, fragrant coffee for both of them, along with a variety of breakfast items.

"Mr. Ambassador, have you had breakfast?

Would you like to join me for a bit? I didn’t get much rest last night either. With such a major event happening outside, although I wasn’t personally directing it, one must keep an eye on it at all times. I was afraid that something might go wrong!

Fortunately, that female prosecutor’s ability to work is indeed outstanding, everything well within her grasp.

By the way, what were you saying just now?

Why was that American shot on the spot, and moreover, why did he go to your embassy in the middle of the night?"

Gu Qima asked back without revealing anything.

The ambassador was at a loss for words; he surely knew what had really happened, but he couldn’t divulge those underlying reasons.

He immediately changed the subject:

"I have not yet received detailed investigation results on this matter, but I can tell you, it is extremely serious!

I will officially represent the United States and submit a diplomatic note to your side, demanding that your related personnel give a sufficient reason for why they shot the American.

Also, as far as I know, many terrible things happened in Kiev City last night.

A great number of innocent civilians were arrested or even shot!

This is absolutely a regression of democracy, an act of tyranny!

An unforgivable crime..."

In just a few words, Mr. Ambassador had characterized the nature of last night’s mass-arrest operation, certainly not something positive.

Gu Qima was not easy to deal with either; having been in power for so many years, he had always been able to navigate between major powers. He definitely had some real skills.

Naturally, he could not be fooled by the American ambassador.

He put down the coffee cup he was holding and said with a smile:

"Mr. Ambassador, there is something I want to remind you of.

That is, last night’s operation was fully under the authority of the office of the independent prosecutor.

If they dared to undertake such an action, then I believe they must certainly have obtained sufficient evidence.

Before the final interrogation results come out, I advise you, Mr. Ambassador, to respect judicial freedom, which is also the same in your country, right?"

The ambassador from the United States was left speechless.

Because the system of the independent prosecutor was originally "learnt and adopted" from the United States.

In the past, to investigate certain illegal activities of a sitting president, the United States innovatively created the independent prosecutor system.

That is, a prosecutor is authorized by the highest institution to be exclusively responsible for a particular case. In that case, the independent prosecutor has supreme authority!

No matter who is involved in the case, they have the right to investigate, even the president himself.

And during the investigation, no person or department can interfere with their work.

Now, Natalia is such an independent prosecutor; she is in charge of the General Election fraud case, and those who have been arrested can be said to be figures related to the election...

Therefore, no one can criticize her actions.

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Having been thwarted twice in a row by Gu Qima, the American ambassador was a bit furious as well.

He stood up abruptly, his face full of anger, and said, "It’s useless to say anything now, because among those arrested, there are more than a dozen of my country’s nationals, and it’s said that there are also some British nationals, so personnel from our Embassy and the British Embassy must participate in the related interrogations, to ensure the protection of our nationals’ civil rights."

Gu Qima pursed his lips slightly, with a smile that wasn’t quite a smile, and said:

"I’m afraid I cannot grant your request, as this is the work of the independent prosecutor, and I cannot interfere.

However, you may apply to the office of the independent prosecutor, perhaps they will consent."

As for the backstage maneuvers the United States had been conducting, Gu Qima was not unaware. Before, as it didn’t touch his own interests and it was rather inconvenient to offend them, he turned a blind eye.

But now, as he was about to retire, he no longer needed to give face to anyone!