Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 1074 - 937 Affectionate on One’s Own Accord_2

Chapter 1074: Chapter 937 Affectionate on One’s Own Accord_2

The two had been partners for the better half of their lives; although they occasionally disagreed, when it mattered most, neither had ever let the other down!

Luzhikov looked at Kornov with appreciation, his old companion certainly hadn’t disappointed him.

These words were, in fact, Luzhikov’s own thoughts, but it was not convenient for him to voice them himself.

Otherwise, if his subordinates heard this, they might start to have doubts.

Thinking that Luzhikov, in order to save himself, would rather sacrifice everyone else!

That would be completely counterproductive...

But, coming from Kornov, it seemed entirely reasonable, and the others were more receptive to it.

...

As expected, after Kornov finished speaking, the atmosphere in the living room changed.

The tension and pressure that had been present eased considerably.

The dozen or so faction hard-core members also expressed their loyalty to the faction and to Luzhikov, insisting that they would never betray the faction, and even if they were sent away, they could never bring trouble to Luzhikov!

"Rest assured, Governor, Speaker, I am definitely able to withstand the test. No matter how the investigation team treats me, I will never implicate any of our comrades within the faction!"

"Exactly! We’re all old-timers who’ve seen the world and weathered storms, I don’t believe we can’t handle this little situation."

"I don’t know about others, but I swear to heaven that no matter the situation, I won’t tell the investigation team anything that could harm our faction!"

"Me too, I also dare to swear..."

The atmosphere immediately warmed up, and Luzhikov exchanged a knowing smile with Kornov.

Gathering everyone for this meeting today had this purpose in mind!

First, to get everyone on the same page, and also to prepare everyone mentally. When facing the investigation team indeed, not to speak out of turn!

...

"Haha, let me tell you a funny story. It seems the female lawyer we had bribed to use against Mikhail has now been recruited by Mikhail as his Secretary. Furthermore, for this Joint Investigation Team, Mikhail has appointed her as his representative to investigate us!"

A faction member suddenly said to everyone with a laugh.

He was so well-informed because he was the one who had planned to stop the CBD Project demolition and had bribed Dania to incite homeowners to protest.

Honestly, he had considered, once the protest was over, to have Dania "taken care of"!

Not only would this silence a witness, but it would also frame Mikhail with a huge scandal, the kind that couldn’t be shaken off!

Unfortunately, things changed too quickly.

The protest, which was thought to last several days, ended in just one morning.

And that damnable traitor Dania went over to Mikhail’s side that very day, even helping him persuade the homeowners to sign the demolition contracts willingly.

She transformed, becoming the Assistant to the Duma’s Deputy Speaker...

Now, they couldn’t lay a hand on Dania anymore.

Eliminating an unknown little lawyer wouldn’t matter to anyone; the Police station would probably file a case just to go through the motions.

But if the Deputy Speaker’s Assistant of the Duma was killed, that would blow things up!

Moreover, at this point, doing away with Dania would only pose a huge risk without any benefit, and one would have to be insane to commit such a foolish act.

...

Upon hearing this news, everyone in the living room was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.

"Haha, does Mikhail not have anyone else to use, to let a junior lawyer lead the investigation team? I was a little worried at first, but now, I’m not scared at all."

"Hey, is this female lawyer very pretty? I’ve heard that Deputy Speaker Mikhail is young, handsome, and wealthy, very popular with the ladies, and his team of beautiful Assistants is quite famous in the Duma!"

"You should have told us such important news earlier! If we had known sooner, the mood just now wouldn’t have been so tense, ahaha."

"This is simply ludicrous! At the end of the day, Mikhail is too young. With so much power in his hands, he’s starting to be reckless."

...

Even Luzhikov was taken aback, before turning to ask Kornov, "Is that really the case? Is the Duma messing around like this?"

Kornov shook his head with a bitter smile and said,

"I don’t know either. But when the investigation team was established, it was Mikhail who personally took the role of the leader. With his rank and position, no one can object.

As for that young lawyer, she must have been assigned by Mikhail to take charge of the daily work of the investigation team.

That is, to replace Mikhail himself as his representative.

Although it does seem rather reckless, if you look at the procedure, there’s really no issue."

Luzhikov nodded and said with a smile,

"In that case, I have a speculation.

Could it be that with the investigation team’s actions, Mikhail intends to warn us, yet does not plan to decisively break ties and fight to the death with us?

So he raises the board high but only gently drops it down.

On the surface, the investigation team seems to be of high caliber, fierce and formidable.

But he only nominally heads the team, sending a young secretary to oversee the investigation team’s work.

You should understand the implications of these unusual actions..."

Upon hearing this, Kornov’s eyes lit up, and he slapped his thigh abruptly, blurting out, "Yes! That’s indeed a possibility... No, it must be so!"

Their conversation left the people beside them confused and unable to comprehend.

"Governor, Speaker, what are you two talking about?" one of the members couldn’t help but ask.

Luzhikov gave a slight smile and patiently explained to everyone,

"Based on Mikhail assigning his new secretary to the investigation team, I can infer that this matter might not be as serious as everyone thinks.

He formed an investigation team, maybe just because he got wind that someone from our faction was plotting against him behind his back.

While it hasn’t caused him any substantial harm, since he knows about it, he must respond!

For a person of his status, it is impossible not to react after being provoked; otherwise, it would harm his prestige!

But for some reason, possibly just not wanting to make a big deal out of it,

he doesn’t want to push us into an irreconcilable conflict and completely fall out with our faction.

Therefore, he spearheaded creating a high-profile investigation team with a clear target, to investigate officials in Moscow State. That sends a clear message—it’s targeting our Moscow Faction.

In this way, both in our eyes and those of outsiders, it would seem that Mikhail is preparing to take action against us!

But cleverly, he assigned a young female secretary to host the daily activities of the investigation team.

Furthermore, this secretary is someone our faction would inevitably pay attention to, a detail that is sure to be noticed by our faction but easily overlooked by outsiders.

This is very intriguing!

If it is as I suspect, then Mikhail is truly no simple man.

Reaching his current high position seems not only due to his uncle’s influence and having a good wife, but he himself is also very smart and full of ideas!"

Kornov added from the side,

"What the Governor means is that Mikhail might not actually be as hostile towards us as it appears.

Everyone doesn’t need to be too nervous; the investigation team might just be going through the motions."

The analysis of the two seemed quite reasonable, and the core members of the faction all nodded in enlightenment, indicating they understood...

But is it really as Luzhikov speculated, that Wang Ye initiated this investigation team just to scare them a bit?

If Wang Ye were to hear what Luzhikov had just said, he would probably only have one word to describe it.

And that would be, wishful thinking!