Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 1467 - 1133 The Ceremony Begins_2

Chapter 1467: Chapter 1133 The Ceremony Begins_2

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Everything was ready, Wang Ye gestured for everyone to step back, seated alone in front of the large living room’s bay window, lit a cigar, and leisurely observed the scenery outside while mentally going through today’s itinerary.

When the clock struck eleven forty, Bakova came over, bowed and whispered, "Boss, it’s time to set off."

She, too, had been an "old-timer" following Wang Ye around for many years, witnessing his rise from a mere Congressman to the pinnacle of power!

Truth be told, she might have been even more excited than Wang Ye himself recently.

Wang Ye extinguished the cigar in his hand, stood up and took a deep breath, nodded, and then turned to walk out of the hall.

Outside the door, a sleek, glossy black stretched Jaguar was parked in the small square, and beside it stood Korokolli in military dress uniform with a large-brimmed hat, who would soon escort Wang Ye to the Kremlin.

This car was also specially customized by the Russian Auto Group, with a reinforced elongated body and bulletproof glass windows and body, approximately seven meters long, powered by a V12 engine.

Mounted on the front of the car was a small tri-color National Flag, fluttering in the wind!

Seeing Wang Ye stride down the steps, Korokolli straightened up and snapped a precise salute.

Wang Ye nodded towards him, Korokolli reached out to open the rear door of the car, observing Wang Ye as he bent to sit inside, then he shut the door, turned around and settled into the passenger seat.

The car slowly started, drove out of the mansion gate, with the already assembled motorcycle squad and two black Land Rovers beside it immediately beginning to move; the motorcyles led in a fan-shaped formation, followed by the two black Land Rovers and several uniformly formed motorcycles at the rear.

The entire motorcade proceeded at a steady speed along the clean, wide road.

Since the streets had been closed off early in the morning, the entire route was devoid of any other vehicles and pedestrians, with only the periodically patrolling policemen and National Guard by the roadside.

Wherever the motorcade passed, everyone raised their heads to salute and watched as the motorcade disappeared into the distance.

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At this time, inside the Kremlin, everything was also proceeding in an orderly fashion.

At the ceremony site, within the Andrey Hall, all the guests were already in place, with today’s spectators alone amounting to over five thousand!

The venue was divided into outer hall, middle hall, and inner hall, and guests were arranged in halls corresponding to their status and identity.

Celebrity stars from the entertainment circle and business representatives naturally had to stay in the outer hall, among them included many old acquaintances of Wang Ye.

For example, Big Head Kong from the New Sun Group, who had known Wang Ye for many years as an "old friend."

He was actually aware of Wang Ye’s real identity, but being a wise man, he never discussed "Mikhail’s" identity in front of anyone, including his family, truly keeping a tight lid on it!

For such a clever person, Wang Ye certainly did not treat him badly; the New Sun Group had rapidly grown over the years, expanding its branches to the capitals of several neighboring countries, with annual profits reaching billions of US dollars.

As a minority shareholder of the Group, Big Head Kong naturally made a fortune.

Additionally, there were Ruan Xiaozhu, Nalan Yaqi, Kaja, Donia, and even Zhang Xiaoxi and Li Fuzhen!

It could be said that today was not only about Wang Ye but also about many, many people!

Wang Ye attaining the summit was extremely significant for everyone present...

In the middle hall, there were the stalwarts of the Political Arena of Russia, including the Governors and Speakers from various states, members of the Duma, the Upper House, and heads of government departments.

As for the inner hall, where Wang Ye would take the oath, it was occupied by global dignitaries and royal families, though the number of people was not too many, only a few hundred.

However, in a corner of the inner hall less likely to attract attention, there was a group of "special" guests.

Perhaps to express a friendly and open attitude towards foreigners, the organizing committee specially selected some tourists from the foreign travel groups that had arrived in Moscow in recent days to attend today’s inauguration ceremony, including tourists from Asia, Europe and the United States, and even from other regions within Russia.

I don’t know if it’s a coincidence or what, but Wang Ye’s parents are also among them ...

It started a few days ago, although Wang Ye’s parents knew that their son was about to take that position, they also knew that it was too significant and there could not be any accidents.

Therefore, they simply didn’t call Wang Ye to talk about this, let alone think about coming over in person.

But Wang Ye took the initiative to call home, and he arranged for his parents to come and attend the ceremony.

Because Wang Ye believed that on such an important day, it would be a great regret in his life if his parents were not present!

Besides, as long as everything was arranged properly, there should be no issues. Given his current control over the situation, he really didn’t need to worry too much, because even his father-in-law had already tacitly approved the "legitimacy" of his succession. Who else would dare to create trouble...

So, after a phone call from Wang Ye, the related departments became busy. Wang Xueqing helped Wang Ye’s parents register for a "travel group" overnight and handled the international travel procedures as quickly as possible.

Then, just two days after they arrived in Moscow and were "preparing" to go to Petersburg, they were "coincidentally" selected to attend the ceremony and appeared in the Kremlin today!

At this moment, the elderly couple felt so excited that they could hardly breathe!

However, Wang Xueqing occasionally reminded them to control their emotions, especially when Wang Ye comes in later, they must not cause any big disturbance as that would complicate things.

Of course, Wang Ye’s parents also understood how important today’s ceremony was and, no matter how excited they were, they would pay attention to restrain themselves...

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As the time approached twelve o’clock, while Wang Ye’s convoy was still on the road, the preliminary steps had already begun inside the Andrey Hall.

That is, the guard of honor was escorting the three symbols of presidential power into the hall!

The first item was the presidential flag, which is the main symbol of presidential power.

It consists of three stripes of equal width: white on top, blue in the middle, and red on the bottom, which are also the colors of the Russian national flag. The flag has a golden national emblem in the center and is bordered with golden lace.

The flagpole has a silver handle engraved with the president’s name, his father’s name, and the duration of his term.

The flagpole is metal-clad and shaped like a spear.

After Wang Ye takes the oath, this presidential flag will be placed next to his office desk, and another replica flag will be placed at the presidential residence, which is above Wang Ye’s mansion on top of the mountain!

The second item is the presidential emblem, which looks like a thick golden necklace.

It is made entirely of gold, a square cross with all four ends extending out, the front inlaid with rubies and each end spaced 60 millimeters apart, with protruding thin edges.

The front of the cross is embedded with the pattern of the national emblem, and the back has a round pendant in the center, surrounded by the motto "For Benefit, Honor, and Glory" and the year of its casting in 1994, with a laurel branch below. Through the laurel branch, the emblem is connected to the chain.

The chain is also made of gold, silver, and enamel with 17 links; 9 in the shape of the national emblem and 8 shaped like knots with the motto "For Benefit, Honor, and Glory." The back of the chain has a white enamelled pad, with the names, fathers’ names, and years of service of the previous presidents engraved in golden letters.

The third item is the only official text of the Constitution!

When Wang Ye takes his oath, he will place his hand on this original copy of the Constitution.

After the oath concludes, this original will be handed over to Wang Ye for safekeeping until the end of his term, when it will be given to the next person in line to continue its custody.

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The three symbols were delivered by the guard of honor to the chief justice of the Constitutional Court for temporary safekeeping, awaiting to be handed over to Wang Ye later.

On the pure white lectern in the inner hall, the father-in-law and the chief justice of the Constitutional Court had already been waiting.

As the time nearly hit twelve, Wang Ye’s convoy had already passed through the Savior Tower’s gates and entered the Kremlin, soon to arrive!