Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 1431 - 1115: Both Sides Suffer_2

Chapter 1431: Chapter 1115: Both Sides Suffer_2

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Grezlov and Rilinov conspired for a long time that evening. The next day, the headline of the largest national newspaper boldly announced, "Shocking! The Secrets Behind Medvedev!"

In this report, starting from Medvedev’s entry into the political arena, his first ten years in politics were unremarkable. It was only after his "senior brother" took over the Kremlin that he followed and joined the Kremlin Office, though he held a minor position as an ordinary staff member.

Later, there was a sudden leap in his career when he was appointed President of the Russian Gas Industry Group, marking a significant turning point in his life.

During his tenure as President of the Russian Gas Industry Group, Medvedev was quite high-profile. He once clashed with Duma over a natural gas pipeline issue, although it ultimately ended in failure...

Moreover, during his time at the Russian Gas Industry Group, he repeatedly used his authority to secure private benefits for his family and friends!

But since it was done covertly, it went unnoticed at the time.

After serving nearly three years as President of the Russian Gas Industry Group, Medvedev achieved almost no notable success; he merely maintained the normal operation of the Group.

Yet under these circumstances, he was inexplicably promoted to Prime Minister, a meteoric rise!

No one could clearly explain the reason the Kremlin chose him as Prime Minister or what capabilities they saw in him.

During his tenure as Prime Minister, although it appeared that the National Economy developed quite rapidly—this became a significant reliance for his participation in the General Election, and he often boasted about his achievements at various occasions.

But those who truly understood high-level politics knew well that these years of Economic Development were actually not much related to the Government’s efforts.

In recent years, it was the National Economic Affairs Committee that was truly leading the Economic Development of the country!

All major Economic Policies and principles were introduced and implemented by this Committee, with government agencies merely acting as executing departments—clearly, Medvedev had no merit in this...

This article completely exposed Medvedev’s "underpants" and didn’t save any face for the Kremlin—it nearly pointed fingers and accused the Kremlin of unprincipled nepotism.

Clearly, this was the counterattack that Grezlov and Rilinov had planned after their consultation!

If Medvedev wanted to tarnish his own reputation, then let him be unceremoniously dragged down as well.

If one must die, they all die together; no one survives!

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Last night’s TV report and today’s newspaper headlines indeed caused a nationwide sensation.

After all, it involved the two candidates, Grezlov and Medvedev, both popular figures. Now that both of their scandals had burst forth one after another, voters were confused—were these two men good or bad? As the new round of General Election began, who should they vote for...

It is said that after today’s newspapers came out, the Kremlin was furious and threatened to arrest the entire management of the newspaper!

Of course, this was just a rumor among the people—after all, even the Kremlin couldn’t do whatever it pleased; to arrest someone, the person must be confirmed to have broken the law.

Medvedev, of course, was also panicked and immediately went to the Kremlin.

Upon arriving at his Father-in-law’s office, before he even had a chance to sit down, Medvedev angrily said, "Grezlov must be insane! Producing such a nonsensical report with malicious intent! And how could such news be published? There must be something wrong with that newspaper’s editorial department."

The Father-in-law was not in the mood to discuss these things. Since Medvedev’s side could use Channel One to attack Grezlov, it was only natural that the other side could also use their resources to strike back at Medvedev.

However, he had not expected that Grezlov would have such a trick up his sleeve and retaliate so decisively. It seemed that the conflict between both parties had become irreconcilable.

In fact, regarding Medvedev using the issue of Grezlov’s son as leverage, the Kremlin did not approve, believing it would set a bad precedent and lead to everyone in the political arena feeling endangered.

However, Medvedev was quite insistent at the time, and the Father-in-law did not strongly oppose, thinking that although such tactics were somewhat excessive, they were probably effective.

Moreover, Grezlov, who has been at Duma, while renowned and experienced, doesn’t hold much actual power, so even if he wanted to retaliate, he wouldn’t find an immediate solution.

Unexpectedly, Grezlov’s retaliation came swiftly and harshly...

Now it was their side that had the headache.

After all, Grezlov’s son’s case could not be directly linked to Grezlov himself for the time being, but the allegations of Medvedev using his power for personal gain directly affected him.

How to handle this second round of the General Election now...

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With a long sigh, the father-in-law said helplessly: "This time you’ve all gone too far, but since you started it, and he reacted, there’s nothing much to complain about. The key now is to think about how to get through this difficult situation."

Medvedev also looked troubled. To be honest, some of the things reported in the newspapers he did indeed do, while others were deliberately slandered.

If he were given some time, he could clear his own name.

But the problem is, the second round of the General Election is about to begin, and going into it with a "big black pot" on his back, one doesn’t need to think too hard to know the outcome.

Although Grezlov would also be affected, it was clear that he would not be as impacted as much as Medvedev.

"How about... I make a TV speech, firmly deny the allegations in the report, and also sue them for maliciously spreading rumors and defaming my reputation?" Medvedev suggested tentatively.

This was also a solution, after all, the newspaper is not a judge and cannot directly convict Medvedev; at most, it just exposes some so-called inside information and secrets. But whether they are true or false, that has to be determined by the authoritative departments.

If Medvedev strongly denied it and said he was wronged, to a certain extent, it could indeed mitigate some of the impact...

The father-in-law frowned and thought for a moment, then decisively said: "This is necessary and feasible. But merely denying it is not enough, because since they dared to release this material, they must have some evidence in their hands. Even if most of the allegations cannot be confirmed, as long as they can prove you did one or two disgraceful things, it would still be a significant blow to you! Therefore, we need to address the issue fundamentally."

"Fundamentally? What do you mean?" Medvedev was a bit confused, not understanding his father-in-law’s point.

His father-in-law sighed inwardly, although his disciple was very talented, he was still far behind someone else!

If Misha were standing in front of him, he would have understood what was being said right away, and could perhaps even propose a better solution...

No way around it, it was his choice to choose this disciple!

He patiently explained: "I think if this continues, you and Grezlov are bound to both suffer, which would only benefit Rossiyana. Maybe she’ll just directly receive over 50% of the support rate in this round of elections.

Grezlov must also understand this.

So, to completely resolve this issue, you should have a discussion with Grezlov, agree not to use these mutually destructive tactics anymore.

Both sides withdraw accusations, not plotting against each other, and focus on the election.

This will prevent future troubles and minimize impact."

The father-in-law’s point was clear, since both sides held their "trump cards", neither should play them to avoid both suffering while Rossiyana profits!

Although Medvedev was somewhat reluctant, he had to admit his father-in-law made sense.

After all his and Grezlov’s maneuvers, if they both ended up mutually damaged, and when the second round election results came out, both would be eliminated, making Rossiyana the biggest winner!

That would indeed be ironic...