Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 1092 - 946: Aftermath of the Meeting

Chapter 1092: Chapter 946: Aftermath of the Meeting

The farce below the stage concluded, and the meeting continued.

Grezlov announced that the impeachment of Luzhikov was approved, and from that moment on, Luzhikov was no longer the Governor of Moscow State!

The subsequent prosecution, investigation, and even interrogation of Luzhikov by the Joint Working Group no longer faced any legal obstacles and could proceed unabated!

As soon as Grezlov’s voice had died away, Dania dialed her phone and issued the order for the immediate arrest of Luzhikov!

She feared that if the night dragged on, more complications might arise, and she was even more apprehensive that Luzhikov, upon learning of the Duma vote results, might immediately go into hiding or take desperate measures.

Therefore, in fact, before today’s Congress began, Dania had already communicated with the personnel from the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the workgroup and arranged for the Special Action Team and a large contingent of Ministry of Internal Affairs Police to be positioned outside the state government building!

As soon as the Congress vote was successfully passed, they would immediately proceed with the arrest!

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Meanwhile, Luzhikov was in his office in the government building of Moscow State, anxiously following the developments at the Duma.

He knew the outcome of the vote as soon as it came out.

The events that unfolded at the meeting today, especially the collective "defection" of the Moscow Faction members, were even harder for Luzhikov to accept than his removal from the governorship!

If his Faction’s members had continued to support him, then even if the Duma had approved his impeachment and he was dismissed and indicted, there still would have been a hope for a turnaround.

After all, the dozens of faction members would have been closely monitoring the interrogation against him and would have been speaking out and lobbying on his behalf from outside the chamber.

In such a case, the Joint Investigation Team would definitely not dare to act rashly during his interrogation.

But now, even his own Faction members had collectively betrayed him, which meant that the entire Duma was almost no longer under any influence from his faction.

The Joint Investigation Team would be even more unrestrained in dealing with him...

Thinking this, Luzhikov silently cursed "useless bums."

Kornov, that useless bum, had screwed him over!

If it hadn’t been for Kornov promising him that the Hilarwick Group members had already been taken care of, and that there would be an exciting scene during today’s Duma Congress vote, so he could just sit tight in the state government building and wait for the show to unfold.

He had believed Kornov’s nonsense and had gone to the state government building for a normal day at work, also to show his staff his composure in the face of danger...

But it backfired!

The Hilarwick Group members did cast quite a few dissenting votes, but the problem was that his own faction members collectively turned against him!

If he had known this would happen, he would have thought of other escape plans much earlier. By this time, he might already have been abroad, how could he still be sitting in the state government office waiting for someone to come and arrest him!

Without much time to think, Luzhikov pondered briefly, then immediately picked up his phone and dialed a number.

After giving a few curt instructions, he hastily hung up the phone, stood up, grabbed his briefcase, and started frantically gathering a few important documents from his drawer, ready to leave the office.

But before he could even get out the door, he heard the sound of police sirens on the street outside.

He frowned, hurried to the window, and looked down, only to freeze in place.

He saw a stream of cars with flashing police lights speeding down the street below the building, and with the piercing sound of brakes, squadrons of riot police in camouflage uniforms with helmets and black face masks rushed out of the vehicles, swiftly surrounding the entire state government building.

Luzhikov let out a long sigh, the briefcase dropping to the floor, but he no longer had the desire to pick it up.

It was all too late!

His opponents clearly weren’t willing to give him any chance...

......

The events of today’s Duma Congress had not ended with Luzhikov’s downfall.

The behavior of the Hilarwick Group members, as well as the collective "betrayal" of the Moscow Faction members, was just the beginning of their impact!

After the Congress ended, Wang Ye had just returned to his office when the members of the Moscow Faction...

No, they should now be called the Liberal Faction, as they had indeed become "free."

A Congressman from the Liberal Faction, representing fifty-two Congressmen, came to Wang Ye’s office to express their loyalty to him.

Wang Ye recognized him, he was the one who stood up to face the accusations of the Hilarwick Group members with quite eloquent speech, capable of distorting the truth with ease...

In front of Wang Ye, the Congressman seemed somewhat restrained, not quite at ease.

This was understandable, for they had defected from the Moscow Faction and had a falling out with Kornov. Although they should have no issue serving their current term as Congressmen,

But they had now become rootless within the Duma!

In a place like the Duma, the difference between having a powerful backer and not having one was immense...

Considering they had pledged allegiance to Rossiyana, and Rossiyana’s Royalist Party was still in the opposition, the next election was still four years away.

During this time, they could only hope that Deputy Speaker Mikhail would take care of them. Otherwise, their life within the Duma would be quite difficult.

His visit this time also carried a bit of the nature of "paying homage."

Of course, Wang Ye was cordial, telling him and asking him to convey to the remaining fifty-one Congressmen to focus on their work. If anyone troubled them or they suffered any grievance, they could come to him, and he would stand up for them!