Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 1090 - 945: Hidden Trump Card

Chapter 1090: Chapter 945: Hidden Trump Card

Grezlov’s face was a spectacle too.

His mouth slightly agape, his eyes rounded in astonishment, his face full of disbelief.

The scene below had shocked him profoundly!

The uniformly raised arms even made Grezlov wonder if he was seeing things—were all the seated members in the region from the Mikhail or Rilinov factions?

Thinking back to his own faction’s voting performance, his face felt scorching hot, as he realized the stark difference!

His faction members, for their own selfish gains, had actually protected the arch-enemy of a faction at such a critical moment.

If they had managed to protect it, it would have been justifiable, proving that his own faction’s influence in the Duma was still significant enough to sway the course of events.

But the problem was, they failed to protect it while also disgracing themselves...

This just made his faction look like a bunch of clowns!

It’s easy to imagine that, after the meeting ended, his faction members’ performances would become a joke, widely circulated...

Rilinov, on the other hand, had a face full of surprises; he too had never expected Wang Ye to have such a trick up his sleeve!

What is called a turnaround from the brink?

This was it!

Everyone thought the outcome was predetermined, that Wang Ye was about to face his first major defeat in the Duma!

But what happened? At the least likely moment, the least likely event occurred, and he actually turned it around!

At a glance, out of the more than sixty Moscow Faction members, absolutely more than fifty had raised their arms!

This was almost equal to turning the entire Moscow Faction’s force in the Duma upside down...

Although it was unclear how Wang Ye managed this, and what price he paid or promises he made, the difficulty was undoubtedly very high.

Unlike the other three speakers, Wang Ye watched the unfolding scene below with no change in his expression, remaining calm as if everything was within his control.

Of course, it actually was under his control...

Don’t forget, aiming at the Moscow Faction wasn’t a recent idea; Wang Ye had begun preparations several months ago, only keeping them hidden until now.

To outsiders, Wang Ye seemed constantly busy and hardly interacted with members of the Moscow Faction, so absolutely no one expected him to turn so many Moscow Faction members!

But don’t forget, with Wang Ye’s current status and contacts, many things didn’t require his direct involvement; just a word from him, and there were plenty of people to do the work for him.

However, this time the credit for turning the Moscow Faction members goes to Wang Ye’s fiancée, Rossiyana...

Or should we say, to the two ace players under Rossiyana, Stekhov and Du Jin!

Though their official positions weren’t high, their reputations weren’t small, and their influence substantial, being long-term residents and workers in Moscow, they had good personal relations with many of the Moscow Faction members.

Following Wang Ye’s order to turn the Moscow Faction members, Rossiyana assigned this important task to Stekhov and Du Jin.

The two moved subtly, making private contacts with numerous Moscow Faction members, not approaching them bluntly for defection but engaging them in talks about politics, the economy, development, and careers...

Since the change of tenure, the Moscow Faction members had been having a particularly tough time in the Duma.

With reduced seats and diminished influence, the members were sidelined, and as internal conflicts within the faction intensified, most grew dissatisfied with the faction.

Everyone felt that Luzhikov and Kornov had been performing worse each year, leading the faction astray.

For these members who already harbored different intentions, ideological work became much easier...

Rossiyana promised them that if they were to switch allegiances and join the "Royalist Party," they would receive resources and financial support for their seats in the next Duma Election!

Moreover, joining her Royalist Party had another advantage: they would no longer be suppressed by other factions!

Clearly, Rossiyana’s identity was well known, and her relations with the Kremlin and Mikhail...

So, many of the Moscow Faction members were swayed and had already secretly reached an agreement with Rossiyana, ready to enter the embrace of the Royalist Party...

Actually, it wasn’t their fault, because the decline of the Moscow Faction was obvious to any clear-eyed observer.

If they didn’t secure a good way out for themselves, then in the next Duma Election, most of them would probably have to pack up and leave.

This was the trump card Wang Ye had long prepared to use against Luzhikov!

This time, with the escalating conflict with the Moscow Faction, Wang Ye played his hidden trump card!

...

Members of the Krakow Group from the first area stared, dumbfounded, at the Moscow Faction side.

Those still-raised arms seemed as though they could slap them across their faces at any moment...

They had turned into clowns!

That was the first thought that came to mind for many Krakow Group members.

One Congressman couldn’t hold back anymore, suddenly stood up, glaring at the Moscow Faction members with raised arms, and furiously said,

"Have you gone mad?

Do you know what you are doing?

The vote today is to impeach Luzhikov!

He is the core of your Moscow Faction, a symbolic figure. How can you do this to him?"