Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 1073 - 937 Affectionate on One’s Own Accord

Chapter 1073: Chapter 937 Affectionate on One’s Own Accord

Seeing that the two "leaders" had spoken, the other faction members began to speak up.

"After all, our faction’s voice in the Duma is too weak, we have no right to speak! The responsibility falls on you from the Duma side; look at us, we haven’t lost in consecutive elections!"

"Heh, what a joke. Last year, the faction concentrated our resources and funds on the state elections; barely any funds and resources were allocated to the Duma side. And our opponents each made heavy investments. As a result, we naturally ended up with many fewer seats. You can’t blame us for that."

"Why did we focus our resources on the state elections? Aren’t the reasons clear? It was because the decline in the Duma was already apparent, and any further effort would have been futile. It made more sense to concentrate our superior resources and hold our base in the state firmly. The results also proved that our choice was correct; both the Governor and the State Council won by large margins."

"Enough, let’s all say less. Don’t think the Duma side is unimportant. Now you see the consequences, right? The Duma is troubling the state, directly forming a Joint Investigation Team. Because we have so few seats in the Duma, we can’t stop them! However powerful your state force is, what good is it? Could you actually dare to resist in front of the Joint Investigation Team?"

...

The living room was in chaos, everyone divided into two factions and began attacking each other.

Even a seasoned faction like the Moscow Faction was not harmonious internally. Due to differences in interests and stances, it was largely divided into two main groups.

These were the Duma and the state; the people from both sides often had different thoughts and choices.

At the same time, naturally, Kornov was the representative on the Duma side, and Luzhikov was the representative of the state force...

Of course, for the entire faction, the state force was much more significant than that of the Duma!

Now, among the more than ten people in the living room, only four were from the Duma, including Kornov, with the rest coming from the state.

This number also illustrated the comparison of forces within the faction.

Hearing the noise of the argument, Luzhikov felt a headache coming on again. It seemed that as the faction gradually declined, internal contradictions were emerging.

Generally, when a faction is growing and prospering, internal conflicts are rare and problems are overlooked.

Because everyone knows that the faction’s cake will keep getting bigger, and in the future, everyone will get a sufficiently large share.

But as the faction goes downhill, internal conflicts begin to intensify.

The same principle applies; as the faction’s cake gets smaller, everyone will definitely scramble to take their share first because if you’re late, you might not get any!

...

Kornov could hardly bear to listen anymore and, with a stern face, reprimanded:

"Enough!

Let’s all say less. What time is it now, and we’re still quarreling?"

Only then did everyone stop, but their expressions were not good-looking; clearly, some were still resentful.

Kornov turned to look at Luzhikov, "Gathering everyone here today, you surely didn’t want to see us argue, right? Now that the faction is facing such a difficult situation, we should also put aside our personal interests and unite to get through this crisis before considering anything else."

Luzhikov nodded and also spoke:

"Kornov is right. What we need now is unity, to work together!

Otherwise, the Joint Investigation Team will break us down one by one, and when the time comes, everyone will be in danger, and no one will be able to escape!

It’s clear that the target of this Joint Investigation Team is our faction!

To be more precise, it’s us in this room.

Of course, perhaps Kornov and the others from the Duma might not be included, but clearly, once we in the state have issues, those of you from the Duma will not fare any better."

Kornov nodded slightly, admitting he agreed with Luzhikov’s opinion.

He added, "I’d like to interject here, which is that the ultimate target of this Joint Investigation Team is very likely Luzhikov.

But initially, they may start by making examples of individual members within our faction, such as the ones present here.

Should that situation arise, then I preemptively warn everyone.

Don’t think about pinning the blame and muck on Luzhikov to save yourselves!

Everyone must understand that as long as Luzhikov remains the Governor, the situation won’t be too bad,

Even if one of the colleagues here gets arrested or something, those of us on the outside can still get you out.

But if Luzhikov has any trouble, our faction will face true doom!

By then, no one will escape and all will pay a heavy price!"

Kornov wasn’t foolish; of course, he understood the principle of mutual dependency.

Everyone relied on the Moscow Faction or, to put it another way, on Luzhikov, the "big tree" below.

Ordinarily, for personal gains and interests, he could still compete with Luzhikov for more resources.

But at a critical moment, all other members of the faction could be temporarily abandoned, with the only one that could not be is Luzhikov!

As long as Luzhikov was protected, any price paid would be worth it!

There were some things Luzhikov might not conveniently say himself, so they had to be said by someone else.

Kornov was also straightforward; in this critical moment, he set aside personal losses and gains, boldly coming forward to speak on behalf of Luzhikov.