Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 167: Preparing to Take Drastic Measures_1

Chapter 167: Chapter 167: Preparing to Take Drastic Measures_1

At night, the Xiao Ying Hotel was brightly lit and bustling - the busiest time of the day.

Wang Ye parked his car in a secluded corner and didn’t go into the hotel; instead, he made a call.

The car’s engine was still running, but he manually switched off the headlights.

The black Mercedes Benz was like a powerful beast concealed in the darkness, its engine emitting a low rumble.

After about two minutes, a man hurriedly walked out of the hotel lobby and looked around from the top of the stairs.

Wang Ye flicked his headlights to signal him, and the man immediately started walking towards the car.

The car door opened, and a tall figure climbed in — it was Anton, the security manager of the Xiao Ying Hotel.

Seated in the passenger seat, Anton asked in surprise, "Mr. Mikhail, what’s the matter that brought you here?"

Indeed, it was strange for Wang Ye to drive over to the hotel and not go in.

If there was an urgent matter, Wang Ye could have simply called Anton to come to his apartment.

Without explaining, Wang Ye asked in a grave tone, "Anton, can you find some reliable retired comrades who’d be willing to kill for money?"

Such an idea could be unthinkable in China, even if you considered it, there wouldn’t be anyone readily available.

But in Russia, especially in Russia of 2001, it was not unusual.

Here, it was rumored that a life was priced at just five hundred US dollars...

Anton paused momentarily but didn’t react violently. After some thought, he answered hesitantly, "That’s not really a problem. I have many comrades. They’re having a hard time because they can’t find a suitable job after retirement. However, if it’s just regular civilians... they may not be willing."

This was to be expected; after all, they were not professional killers, and they’d probably hesitate to kill ordinary people.

Wang Ye understood his apprehension and immediately said, "No, it’s the Russians from Car City."

Upon hearing it involved Russians from Car City, Anton readily agreed, "No problem! Forget about money, even if you don’t pay, I can find people to handle this!"

Those who didn’t know about the two Car City Wars might not understand why Russians harbored deep hatred for the people of Car City.

Especially Anton and those who had personally experienced the Second Car City War, the mere mention of Car City made them seethe with resentment.

Because many of their comrades might have lost their lives there...

"By the way, how many targets do you want to be taken down, and how many people should I find?" Anton inquired further.

"Possibly two or three, five or six men should be enough, it doesn’t matter if there are more. There might be similar tasks in the future," Wang Ye replied.

This time, he was seriously contemplating murder.

Perhaps due to the previous assassination attempt on Khodorkovsky, Wang Ye had started to consider directly eliminating his adversaries as a viable solution to his problems.

Of course, he just asked Anton to prepare for it. Whether they would eventually proceed would depend on the following developments...

If Lokayev suddenly changed his mind and stopped causing trouble, naturally, Wang Ye wouldn’t resort to extreme measures.

After all, he didn’t want his hands stained with blood...

Once committed to such deeds, it would be hard to stop.

...

Anton nodded, indicating his understanding. He said, "Alright, I’ll handle it right away. I might need to go back to the hometown since some of my more familiar comrades are there. Although I have comrades in other places, I might not be able to contact them in a short time."

It was quite normal, considering that cell phones were not prevalent at that time, and contacting them would be difficult if they didn’t have a landline at home.

"Go and find Kaja later. I’ll ask her to give you the money, and take one of the hotel’s cars. Get it done quickly," Wang Ye instructed.

After Anton left the car, Wang Ye called Kaja to get fifty thousand US dollars from the finance department and arrange a vehicle for Anton.

As for why he was giving Anton money, Wang Ye didn’t explain, and it wasn’t necessary.

Kaja agreed without asking any questions.

However, before hanging up, she casually asked when Wang Ye would come to see her.

She now worked at the Xiao Ying Hotel and usually got off work late. With such a large suite available, she decided to live there for convenience.

Of course, she might occasionally stay at their apartment.

Actually, Wang Ye was just downstairs, but considering that he had just "sacrificed" himself to Angelina, if he went up now, he probably wouldn’t be able to do anything. Hence, he chose not to.

He told her he would accompany her when he had time and would stay at the Xiao Ying Hotel tomorrow night.

Because Wang Ye remembered that tomorrow was Yanzi’s birthday, and the party was being held at the Xiao Ying Hotel, he could go up to see Kaja after attending the party.

When he returned to the apartment late that night, he found that Angelina was still awake, leaning against the headboard and engrossed in a book.

Angelina didn’t ask what Wang Ye had been doing. As a businessman with a substantial enterprise, she understood that he would have certain matters that he couldn’t share with her.

She was quite understanding.

Gently, she helped Wang Ye remove his coat and brought him a cup of warm milk.

...

The next morning, when Wang Ye arrived at the New Sun Market, it was strangely quiet around the Management Office, with nobody creating disturbances.

He was surprised and wondered if Lokayev and his men had changed their minds and decided to stop causing trouble.

He asked Big Head Kong, "Where are the Russians? Didn’t they come to block the entrance today? And was there anything strange that happened?"

"Nope. I arranged for security to be on night shift yesterday, and nothing happened all night, even today," Big Head Kong replied, looking confused.

Although Big Head Kong found it peculiar, he didn’t let his guard down and still had security personnel patrol outside during the day.

It was better to be safe than sorry.

The Russians were unpredictable, and one could not guess what they would do...

Time passed quickly, and soon it was afternoon, but nothing unexpected had happened.

Looking at the time, Wang Ye noticed it was almost five. He put on his coat.

He bid Angelina goodbye, saying he wouldn’t be home that night as he was attending a friend’s birthday party and asked her to go home and rest early.

Then, he left with a few bodyguards in tow.

The birthday party was for Yanzi, and all the invitees were Chinese friends of Yanzi’s.

Angelina wouldn’t have known many people there and might have felt uncomfortable, so Wang Ye didn’t bring her along.

More importantly, Wang Ye had promised Kaja yesterday that he would spend the night with her. Bringing Angelina along would have been inconvenient...