Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 1041 - 920: This is Extortion

Chapter 1041: Chapter 920: This is Extortion

After reviewing the documents, Wang Ye frowned in deep thought; there was something peculiar about this matter.

Recently, he hadn’t offended anyone either, so why was someone suddenly targeting him?

After much deliberation, Wang Ye still couldn’t determine which faction was scheming against him.

Of course, the most likely suspects were the Moscow Faction.

But their main rivals should have been the Hilarwick Group, that is, Grezlov and the Kremlin; his own threat to the Moscow Faction wasn’t that significant yet.

Speaking of which, the Moscow Faction had been particularly low-profile for a good while since they suffered a major defeat in the recent Duma election.

As for other factions, Wang Ye could think of no one else.

It couldn’t be the Hilarwick Group trying to mess with him, could it?

He had good relationships with major figures within the Hilarwick Group, like the Kremlin, Khodorkovsky, Medvedev, Shao Yigu, and Korokolli.

Then there was the faction led by Rilinov, which was even less imaginable, as it was founded by his own uncle, Khodorkovsky!

In the information collected by his assistants, the leading figure among the residents who signed the joint petition against the demolition was a female lawyer, who also was a social media influencer on Facebook with fans numbering between seven and eight hundred thousand.

Now, it was this Dania who was most enthusiastically involved!

She had also contacted the press and some popular influencers on Facebook to share the article she had written.

Clearly, the article attacked the Moscow CBD project and hinted darkly at Wang Ye, the project’s lead, accusing him of being overambitious.

It must be said, Dania had written an article that was quite provocative, otherwise, it wouldn’t have caused such a stir online.

Perhaps, to understand which forces were truly behind all this, he could start an investigation from this Dania...

...

"Fellow neighbors, hear me out!

The ones who are anxious now are not us but the demolition team."

"I have already inquired; this so-called CBD Project was something Mikhail, the Director of the National Economic Committee, came up with on a whim."

"To boost his own reputation and achievements, Mikhail forced some of the major enterprises in the country to each put out a large sum of money to build skyscrapers."

"But does our city really need these skyscrapers?"

"I think not!"

"Look at Western Europe’s developed countries; except for London, most cities don’t have that many skyscrapers. Is Moscow’s economy more developed than London, Paris, or Milan?"

"Then why should we build such tall skyscrapers!"

"Of course, what those officials want to build doesn’t concern us much."

"But now they want to drive us out of our homes, leaving us homeless!"

"And they’ve only given us a little compensation!"

"That’s why we can’t stand it, and must resist resolutely!"

...

In an open square within the neighborhood, a large crowd of homeowners gathered, a young woman fervently speaking before them.

The people gathered were all summoned by Dania, and naturally, the woman speaking was Dania herself.

Listening to her lengthy speech, some homeowners felt a resonance, expressing deep agreement.

Yet, some homeowners seemed unconvinced, and someone raised questions on the spot.

"Miss Dania, what you said makes sense, but there is one aspect I think is debatable, and that’s the compensation we’re getting for this demolition. It’s actually quite good.

"Not only do we get new houses to live in, but we are also provided a monthly subsidy of several hundred US dollars before we get the new property, which is more than my salary!"

"Honestly, I have never heard of such compensation before, and besides, these houses were initially distributed free by the unit."

"If the government were really strict, they could just take them back, and we wouldn’t have a say."’

The homeowner who raised these questions seemed thoughtful and was quite satisfied with the compensation scheme provided by the demolition team.

Dania patiently listened to him until he finished, then responded with a smile:

"Sir, there are two misunderstandings in your statement, which is why you think the compensation scheme is reasonable."

"But after I explain these two points, perhaps you’ll understand why I say this compensation scheme is not fair."

"Firstly, these houses now belong to us, the homeowners!"

"The government originally assigned the houses to us or our families for free, and yes, some homeowners bought their houses from the previous homeowners."

"But that doesn’t matter because the property registration clearly states that the houses belong to us!"

"Therefore, there is no need to worry about the government bringing up old issues and reclaiming the houses."

"They don’t have the right!"

"Oh, I forgot to tell everyone, I am a lawyer myself, so you can rest assured that everything I say is based on the law!"

"Since we don’t have to worry about the property rights, we can discuss the second point."

"That is, whether everyone truly understands the market value of these houses?"

Dania deliberately paused at this point, glancing around at the homeowners present.