Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 1077 - 939: Major Life Events

Chapter 1077: Chapter 939: Major Life Events

Caught off guard by Luzhikov’s sudden question, Kornov also felt a bit uncertain.

He hesitated for a moment before responding with some doubt:

"I remember... it’s not allowed, right? Right, as a governor elected through an election, under what circumstances can you be impeached?"

"Only when the incumbent governor is found to have committed illegal criminal acts, if the prosecutor opens a case for investigation and formally charges them, then the Kremlin can submit, and the Duma Congress can make a voting decision, if the votes in agreement exceed sixty percent, then an official dismissal can be granted..."

As he spoke, Luzhikov’s voice grew quieter and quieter.

Because he faintly felt that something might be amiss. Even with such a stringent procedure, to impeach him from his position might not be as difficult for Mikhail as it seemed!

This impeachment procedure involved too many departments, the conditions were too stringent, and under normal circumstances, nearly no one could push the entire process to completion, which is why "historically," there has never been an elected governor who was impeached.

Of course, this "history" is only just over a decade long...

Therefore, whether it was Luzhikov or Kornov or anybody else, nobody had ever thought that one day, an elected governor like Luzhikov, moreover a veteran of the political arena with a deep foundation, might also face the risk of "overturning"!

Kornov too had thought of this, and he subconsciously continued Luzhikov’s words:

"These procedures seem like nothing difficult for Mikhail.

Moreover, now that they have arrested Alexander, it is obvious that they have solid evidence and can convict Alexander.

If it stops at this, then that’s one thing, but what if Alexander is just an opening, and their real target is you..."

On the phone, both of them fell silent.

Obviously, the scenario they speculated on wasn’t impossible to occur!

In fact, it could be said that there were faint signs of the situation developing in that direction...

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After talking on the phone, both Luzhikov and Kornov took certain measures in response.

Though he still found it a bit hard to believe, could Mikhail really dare to touch him?

But it’s better to be safe than sorry, and he also couldn’t just sit idly by waiting for doom.

Thus, he took advantage of the situation with Alexander’s arrest and spun a story around it.

First, representing Moscow State, he lodged a protest with the Kremlin and the government, arguing that Ministry of Internal Affairs personnel had arrested someone without informing the state, and that too from such a critical position in the Finance Department, causing the state’s work to be very passive.

Besides, he also made a joint TV speech with the speaker of the State Council.

Both expressed that in the past few years, the development speed of Moscow State has been swift, with the economy booming, having already become the economic powerhouse of all Russia!

This meant that the governor and council members elected by the votes of the entire state’s electorate were very competent...

In addition to these, he also activated faction resources and mobilized media associated with the Moscow Faction to launch a propaganda offensive.

If someone paid attention, they would notice that recently, in newspapers, magazines, and on television, the number of articles and programs praising Luzhikov had suddenly increased.

These publications introduced Luzhikov’s political career, recounted his struggle, and praised his achievements in office...

Though these things seemed useless and were not very forceful measures,

They did have some effect, admittedly.

At the very least, they brought Luzhikov into the "spotlight," making him a media focal figure, so if someone wanted to make a move against him, they would need substantial reasons and evidence to do so.

Otherwise, there might be public skepticism.

Why would a high-ranking official with such high prestige and excellent performance be suddenly arrested and interrogated? Could there be some political conspiracy at play...

This was also a method of self-protection, inconspicuous and non-provocative, not inciting the other side to take more radical measures.

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Of course, apart from these "civil" measures, Luzhikov also prepared for the worst case scenario.

He also made some defensive preparations in terms of "military"!

Although the strong departments like the Police System were controlled by the Hilarwick Group, and the army was something he couldn’t intervene in,

Luzhikov also controlled a portion of the Armed Forces, namely the private military force established under the guise of a private security company, just like the Wagner Group under the name of Wang Ye!

However, the security company under Luzhikov’s control was definitely nowhere near the scale of Wagner.

With just over a thousand personnel, the number of armed personnel with combat capabilities might only be in the hundreds. In terms of weapons and equipment, they couldn’t even compare with Wagner.

But for self-protection, that was enough; at the very least, they could resist a bit when the Ministry of Internal Affairs came to make an arrest, buying Luzhikov some time to make decisions rather than being utterly defenseless.

Of course, if the Ministry of Internal Affairs came with full procedure to invite Luzhikov to "cooperate with the investigation," unless Luzhikov wanted to "rebel," he really wouldn’t be able to resist.

But if it came to that, it couldn’t be ruled out that Luzhikov wouldn’t "desperately fight back"...

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While Luzhikov was busy working on various fronts, Dania wasn’t idle either.

After having Alexander from the Finance Bureau arrested, she had the interrogation specialists from the Ministry of Internal Affairs expedite the interrogation of Alexander to get "the real deal" in the shortest possible time.