Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 1421 - 1110 Who is the Sacrificial Victim_2

Chapter 1421: Chapter 1110 Who is the Sacrificial Victim_2

This is equivalent to the Duma Members already having predetermined positions before the meeting begins, determined to give the Ministry of Internal Affairs a hard time...

...

On the other side, in the Ministry of Internal Affairs building, Minister Yefrogen is getting ready to head to the Duma.

His complexion does not look good, and his heart is even more uneasy.

His intuition tells him that this time, he might become the "sacrificial lamb"...

Last night he met with Medvedev and even told him about his plan to find a scapegoat to bluff his way through, but Medvedev didn’t say much, just meaningfully said, "Temporary sacrifice is for greater benefits! As long as the election is won, everything will follow."

Minister Yefrogen is not foolish; he knows what Medvedev’s "sacrifice" implies without needing to ask.

It’s not likely that Medvedev himself would be sacrificed!

So, who else could be sacrificed?

Seeing the fierce determination of the Duma, along with the political shock caused by the attack on Chairman Grezlov, someone of ordinary status definitely couldn’t carry this blame!

Perhaps only himself, the Minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, could be the "offering" to quell the anger of the Duma...

Thinking about it, it’s sad too. He has not been in office for long, not even having warmed his seat, yet this trouble arises.

Minister Yefrogen also wanted to proclaim his innocence, to tell everyone that he hadn’t even taken control of the Ministry of Internal Affairs yet, and should not be blamed.

But clearly, no one is interested in hearing his defense...

Although he had a premonition, when things came to a head, he had no choice but to face it.

While going downstairs, Minister Yefrogen also ran into the First Deputy Minister, Vladimir, whose relationship with him has always been somewhat tense, though not to the point of breaking down, their usual conversations being rather indifferent.

That’s normal; after all, Vladimir came up through the Police System and naturally disdains Yefrogen, a "newcomer". Moreover, supported by powerful backers, Vladimir isn’t afraid of Yefrogen doing anything against him.

As for Yefrogen, being new and unfamiliar with the workings of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he naturally dared not move against Vladimir, but in another two or three years, once he is firmly in place, he probably won’t tolerate Vladimir anymore.

Unfortunately, he wouldn’t make it until then...

Seeing Yefrogen, Vladimir rarely showed a smile on his face, greeted him cheerfully, "Minister, you came to work so early today? Are you going out on official duties... Ah, I almost forgot, today there’s a hearing at the Duma, you’re going to the Duma, right? I heard the shooter who attacked Chairman Grezlov has been caught, and they’ve been secretly interrogating him these past few days, any results?"

The task of arresting the shooter was personally overseen by Yefrogen and did not involve Vladimir’s personnel, as he feared they might be uncooperative and slack in their efforts!

Unfortunately, even with his personal involvement, they did not catch the person...

A forced smile appeared on Yefrogen’s face as he dryly said: "Yes, going to the Duma for a meeting. Ah, the old gentlemen of the Duma just can’t appreciate the hardships of us grass-roots workers. Simply moving their lips demands results, as if our work is that simple."

Vladimir laughed heartily, "Then I wish the minister good luck, haha."

After saying that, Vladimir turned and walked away. He didn’t need to attend the Duma hearing today as a "defendant", but Yefrogen didn’t see the sneer that appeared on Vladimir’s face.

It seemed to mock the fate that Yefrogen would soon have to face.

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At exactly ten o’clock in the morning, inside the Duma Congress Conference Hall, all the participants had already arrived.

On the podium, Chairman Grezlov, Wang Ye, and Rilinov took their respective seats.

Out of the 450 congressmen supposed to attend, only 426 were present, the absent ones had various reasons for taking leave.

Aside from Duma personnel, Minister Yefrogen brought along a few Ministry of Internal Affairs workers, who also turned out to be the "focus" of today’s venue, as they would soon take the stage to be "interrogated" by the Duma Members.

Additionally, Medvedev and Gavriil also came personally to the meeting hall to observe, indicating the importance they placed on this meeting.

As Chairman Grezlov was directly involved, Wang Ye presided over today’s Congress.

After a brief opening speech, Wang Ye announced sternly, "Next up, Minister Yefrogen from the Ministry of Internal Affairs will provide a detailed account of the case and present the investigation results."

Minister Yefrogen, with an assistant carrying a folder, approached the podium in the center of the hall.

Facing hundreds of eyes and the solemn atmosphere in the venue, Yefrogen couldn’t help but swallow hard, feeling his heartbeat quicken.

Standing at the small podium in the center of the hall, he felt extremely uneasy, as if he were a criminal surrounded by scrutinizing, ill-intended stares.

He took a deep breath, forced himself to calm down, and began to open the folder and explain the case to the esteemed Duma Members.

Naturally, during his speech, he emphasized how, since the shooting incident, he had almost lived at the Ministry of Internal Affairs building, and even personally directed the SWAT team to apprehend the suspects several times.

There were multiple encounters with the resistant suspects, and he narrowly missed being hit by stray bullets...

This naturally served to showcase his own efforts; even if there were no merits, there were certainly hardships, aiming to garner some sympathy.

Fortunately, he had not failed his mission; two days ago, they successfully apprehended the gunman who targeted Chairman Grezlov and through interrogation, clarified the case.

According to Yefrogen’s explanation, these few gunmen had no one orchestrating behind them; many years ago when Grezlov was still a congressman, he had initiated a bill which led to significant losses for the gunmens’ families, harboring resentment ever since, plotting revenge.

Originally, this hatred wasn’t enough to risk coming to Moscow to commit murder, as everyone knew that shooting at the Duma Speaker in Moscow meant that even if successful, one could hardly escape Moscow alive.

However, seeing Grezlov frequently appearing on TV interviews and joining the race for the Kremlin recently, they couldn’t suppress their emotions any longer, feeling impoverished while their "foe" enjoyed public admiration; they felt the world was unjust!

After discussions, they decided to come and take their revenge...

The "story" told by Yefrogen sounded plausible, but many in the audience were aware that these details must have been fabricated by Yefrogen, even the alleged suspects were likely scapegoats arranged by Yefrogen!

But proving that Yefrogen was lying was quite difficult, after all, he was the Minister of Internal Affairs; hunting down criminals was his profession...

Yefrogen finally stated, "The three culprits are currently detained in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, guarded by special police. As soon as the meeting concludes today, we will officially prosecute them, striving to settle this case quickly to restore justice to Chairman Grezlov!"

If Yefrogen’s "story" goes unexposed, then he might just escape this ordeal!

Even if Duma brings up the issue of public safety, comparatively speaking, Yefrogen’s responsibility is much lighter; after all, this shooting is not due to poor security, but the "cause" planted by Grezlov himself had borne this "fruit".

If anyone is to be blamed, blame yourself for your previous negligence in your duties and offending others.

Meanwhile, Medvedev would also find it convenient to speak out in his defense, and perhaps, with some effort, even keep his position.

Grezlov and Wang Ye exchanged glances, Wang Ye nodded, then signaled to Rilinov.

Now was the critical moment, but it wasn’t yet time for Grezlov and Wang Ye to speak; this matter should appropriately be addressed by Rilinov.