Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 1076 - 938: The Sun Sets in the West_2

Chapter 1076: Chapter 938: The Sun Sets in the West_2

This large office was also that common type of suite, with the secretary’s workspace outside and the director’s office inside.

The middle-aged man gestured, and two young men stepped forward from behind him, resting their hands on their waists as they walked inside.

In the inner office, a rotund man in a suit must have heard the conversation outside and was getting up to see what was happening.

As they met face to face, the man from the Ministry of Internal Affairs showed his ID again, and with his other hand, he displayed a document stamped with a large blue seal.

He announced to the chubby director, "Alexander, we are from the fifth division of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and we also belong to the Duma Clean Government Work Group.

After an investigation, you have been found colluding with businessmen and embezzling public funds, and you are suspected of a crime. Now come with us for an interview!"

Alexander’s face turned pale with fear as he said, "The Ministry of Internal Affairs has no right to arrest people in our state. Even if I’m suspected of a crime, it should be handled by the judicial authorities of the state. What does that have to do with you?"

He knew very well.

Once taken away by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the odds were not in his favor!

After all, the Ministry of Internal Affairs was within the domain of the Hilarwick Group, which had always been at odds with his own Moscow Faction.

As he spoke, he reached for his mobile phone while muttering, "You have overstepped your boundaries! I will inform the Governor, and he will lodge a protest."

The man from the Ministry of Internal Affairs watched Alexander calmly, without much explanation, but waved his hand, and two young men by his side stepped forward, flanking Alexander.

One of them rudely snatched Alexander’s mobile phone away, and the other pulled out a pair of shining handcuffs from his belt.

With a "click," they expertly cuffed Alexander’s hands in front of him.

Alexander was dumbfounded, apparently unprepared for this scenario. He might never have imagined he would one day be handcuffed and taken away on the spot...

......

The Ministry of Internal Affairs personnel still saved Alexander some face by allowing him to drape a suit jacket over his handcuffed hands when they took him away.

Though it didn’t seem to make much of a difference...

The news of Alexander’s arrest spread throughout the entire Finance Bureau Building in no time, and all over the political arena of Moscow State!

Upon receiving the news, Luzhikov’s expression fluctuated.

Although Alexander’s position wasn’t very high, he was Luzhikov’s absolute confidant, having handled the "money bag" for him for so many years, a position of great importance!

Moreover, Alexander had been one of the participants in the Faction hard-core Meeting a few days ago, and Luzhikov had not expected that he would be the first to be arrested so soon after!

Luzhikov hesitated, unsure of his next move.

According to his original plan, since Mikhail was all bark and no bite, planning to let go lightly after a big show, Luzhikov intended to play along.

If a subordinate was taken by the Joint Working Group, they could pin whatever charges they liked, and he would not refute them.

Let that unlucky one be the scapegoat, as long as he himself was safe, everything remained in place.

That unlucky one could be compensated later.

But he hadn’t expected the Joint Group to act so ruthlessly, arresting one of his closest associates as the first target!

This made it quite difficult for him.

To let go of him directly was hard, he couldn’t bear it.

But if he didn’t let go, was he supposed to openly confront the Joint Working Group?

Wouldn’t that affect the "bigger picture"!

After much hesitation, Luzhikov still made a call to Kornov to discuss the matter.

Clearly, Kornov had also heard of Alexander’s arrest.

As soon as the call connected, he spoke in a hurry, "Has Alexander been arrested? I was just told about this."

"Yes, I’ve just received the news too. It was a direct action by the fifth division of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, bypassing everyone in the state. Ah, this has caused quite an impact!" Luzhikov sighed.

Kornov hesitated for a bit before proposing, "So what do you think, are we protecting Alexander?"

Luzhikov let out another long sigh and said with a bitter smile:

"That’s precisely why I’m undecided and wanted to discuss it with you.

To be honest, I haven’t had much contact with Mikhail and don’t understand his way of doing things or his character very well.

You’ve been working with him in the Duma, so you should know more about him, right?"

"So what do you think we should do next?"

"Should we, as agreed, painfully cut off a limb and give up Alexander to reconcile with Mikhail?"

"Or say..."

Kornov said very straightforwardly:

"It’s really hard to say!

Mikhail is a complex character, inscrutable.

Sometimes he’s very gentle, like a nice old man.

But sometimes he acts with ruthless decisiveness, not even leaving a chance for his enemies to survive!"

"Have you forgotten that massacre from a few years ago?"

However, it seems that Mikhail has been much more restrained in the last two years and hasn’t caused any major disturbances.

Could it be because he’s in such a high position that he’s started to care about his reputation, not wanting to stain it anymore?"

Speaking of which, both Luzhikov and Kornov knew too little about Wang Ye!

Wang Ye has always been absolutely merciless towards enemies, especially those he deemed beyond reconciliation.

Incidents like the massacres weren’t just one or two isolated events...

It’s just that Luzhikov and the others didn’t know about it!

Especially in Moscow, Wang Ye did restrain himself, but abroad, he acted without any scruples!

......

After hearing Kornov’s words, Luzhikov became even more hesitant.

After pacing for a long time, he spoke with a trace of uncertainty:

"How about...

we just wait and see how the situation unfolds.

If they stop at Alexander or if they continue to arrest only small fry without hitting the core of our faction,

then... we’ll have to sacrifice Alexander.

However, when it comes to sentencing, I’ll find someone to soften the blow, to ensure he doesn’t get too harsh a sentence, and he won’t have to serve too long in prison, we’ll get him out."

Of course, having sacrificed for the faction, we wouldn’t treat him unfairly..."

Kornov sighed inwardly; Luzhikov had aged!

If this were a few years ago, it wouldn’t matter if it were a Deputy Speaker Duma, and even if the Kremlin wanted to start something, Luzhikov would have definitely stood his ground.

He would have led the Moscow Faction to resist firmly to the end!

Now, without even showing up to say hello, they directly arrested Luzhikov’s right-hand man, and Luzhikov could only find a way to step down gracefully...

But what could they really do?

Kornov was very clear about why this was happening, and it wasn’t just because Luzhikov had gotten old.

More importantly, the entire Moscow Faction was already in decline, old...

......

"Alright then, let’s continue to observe and see what Mikhail plans to do next, what else he will pull off. But I have to remind you to prepare for the worst-case scenario!" Kornov warned.

Luzhikov laughed, "Target me? That’s unlikely! After all, I was elected by the voters, neither the Duma nor the Ministry of Internal Affairs have authority over me..."

But he stopped mid-sentence, tentatively asking Kornov, "The Duma doesn’t have the power to remove an elected Governor, does it?"

Because year after year, the Duma had introduced so many various regulations, Luzhikov, not being a scholar of Law, was even less familiar with the relevant clauses.

So suddenly, he was not so sure whether the Duma could really reach him.

After all, he too had thought that the Duma couldn’t do much about the officials in the state, but reality had told him he’d thought too simplistically!

If Wang Ye wanted to get him, there were plenty of ways!