Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 672: It’s Time to Turn Against Each other_1

Chapter 672: Chapter 672: It’s Time to Turn Against Each other_1

The atmosphere in the meeting room was somewhat oppressive, the other deputy directors remained silent, simply observing the confrontation between the Director and Vladimir.

Liudmila was cowering in a corner, hoping everyone would ignore him.

Whatever decision the heads the Bureau made, he would comply with, as he had no right to speak up here.

The Director drummed his fingers on the table absent-mindedly, his mind racing with thoughts.

In this matter, Vladimir’s words carried some weight.

Moreover, Vladimir was backing up his argument with Mikhail’s prestige, forcing the Director into a difficult situation with his grand principles.

The key issue lay in how they were going to define the misconduct committed by the grassroots police personnel - the extortion of foreigners.

All of them, including the members of the police system, would prefer to pass it off as an isolated, exceptional case that would not lead to any severe consequences.

However, Mikhail and Vladimir in the conference room were hyping up the incident’s impact!

Claiming it would undermine the business environment, discourage foreign investment, and even tarnish the nation’s image...

This was intolerable!

Yet, the Director could not ignore it, the words came from Deputy Speaker Mikhail, a figure currently gaining popularity among political elites.

It didn’t seem worth it to offend such a big shot over this.

However, acting in accordance with Vladimir’s view to develop a detailed plan, to reform the work style from top to bottom was not realistic either.

What a bother...

......

Deep in thought, the Director finally looked up, hesitated, and sincerely said:

"Vladimir, you know the circumstances of our police force, particularly our grassroots personnel.

Don’t forget, you are a part of us too!

Is this matter genuinely as serious as Chairman Mikhail claims it to be?

I don’t think so!

You must trust our grassroots police, they know their limits when they ask for money, usually just five hundred or a thousand rubles, they would neither ask for more nor dare to.

This amount of money is trivial to the affluent Asians, particularly the Chinese Business Owners.

Over the years, have you heard of anyone escalating it?

No!

Therefore, Mikhail’s claims that it will affect the business environment and damage the national image might have been said impulsively.

We shouldn’t take it too seriously.

Nonetheless, we still need to show our basic attitude.

Here’s the plan. When you meet Chairman Mikhail tomorrow, tell him that we will seriously consider improving our police system. We will draw up a plan as soon as possible.

We will report to him once the plan is drawn."

The Director intended to delay the issue!

Considering the heavy workload at the Duma, Chairman Mikhail could not possibly focus on the Moscow police system all the time.

Once he forgets about it, the problem would be over. Who would be bothered to develop an improvement plan...

......

Vladimir felt helpless after hearing the Director’s ideas.

In the end, he was only a Deputy Director, the second in command!

The decisions made by the Director did not entirely refute his ideas. He only stated that it cannot be rushed and should be done slowly.

It seemed fair enough...

What could he do about it? He couldn’t flip the conference table in anger, could he?

If he did that, he would be the one at fault. It’s a taboo in the bureaucracy!

Thus, he was forced to nod in agreement, "In that case, tomorrow, Liudmila and I will meet Chairman Mikhail at the Duma to express our profound introspection. I can’t guarantee that Chairman Mikhail will agree. Let’s see how things go."

The Director quickly responded, "Of course! If Chairman Mikhail has further instructions, you can convey them back to us. We can discuss it again together. Needless to say, if we can’t handle it, I may have to report to higher authorities."

His words implied an underlying threat. As for who he was threatening, he was obviously "warning" Mikhail.

Although the Moscow City Bureau was not of a high level, it was not a standalone entity.

It has a "parent" organization and strong backing!

The authority over the Bureau held a significant rank. Mikhail, as Deputy Speaker, would you be able to bear the responsibility if this escalates into a conflict between the government and the Duma?

Moreover, would Chairman Grezlov from the Duma really tolerate your reckless actions?

......

The next day, shortly after Wang Ye arrived at his Duma office, Yelena reported, "Chairman, there are two police officers outside. They said they came to report to you from the City Bureau."

Wang Ye understood why they were there. Because last night, Vladimir had already informed him over the phone.

He nodded and said, "Let them in."

Soon, Yelena ushered in Vladimir and Liudmila.

Seeing Vladimir didn’t surprise Wang Ye. He gave a slight nod, but didn’t invite them to sit.

Vladimir and Liudmila were left standing in front of Wang Ye’s desk, while Wang Ye was seated behind his large office chair, leaning against the backrest, observing the two men.

"Start talking. What’s your bureau’s explanation for yesterday’s incident, and what remedy do you plan to implement?" Wang Ye requested calmly.

Vladimir then formally reported the results of yesterday’s city bureau meeting.

He emphasized that they would take Chairman Mikhail’s instructions seriously and formulate an action plan as soon as possible to show to Chairman Mikhail...

After listening to it, Wang Ye frowned, "So you’re telling me, there won’t be any changes in the short term? I haven’t heard a specific timeline from start to end. When will the plan be finalized? When will it be executed? When will it achieve the desired effect?"

His consecutive questions left Vladimir without an answer.

He naturally did not know how to respond. Perhaps if the Director were present, he wouldn’t be able to answer these questions either.

Since the City Bureau had no intention of making any changes...

Seeing that the two remained silent, Wang Ye continued, "I recall asking for the person in charge from the City Bureau to come. Has Vladimir taken up the post of Director of the City Bureau? You were a Deputy Director, weren’t you?"

Vladimir awkwardly smiled, "No... I’m still the Deputy Director..."

Before he could finish, Wang Ye’s expression darkened, and he said coldly, "What? Does your Director think that my words as Deputy Speaker Duma don’t matter? Or is it that your City Bureau is no longer going to accept the Duma’s supervision?"

Wang Ye appeared ready for a fall-out...