Wang Ye's plan was not actually that simple.
There were still some things he had not revealed, not even to Zhirinov.
Whether Rosiana could ultimately win this election was not particularly important to Wang Ye.
After doing so much behind the scenes, his true purpose was merely to stop someone from trying to pull off a "two-man act"...
Because if that happened, the balance of power in politics would be shattered within a few years, and the Duma's room to survive would be severely squeezed. That was something Wang Ye could not accept.
Nor could the Silovik Group be allowed to dominate alone!
If Wang Ye wanted to maintain his relatively detached position, he had to balance the different forces in politics.
For him, after becoming Duma Speaker in the next term, the weaker the person who entered the Kremlin, the better. That way, he could continue expanding the Duma's powers until it resembled America's Congress.
Rosiana fit that role, and Medvedev had fit it before as well. Either of them winning would be fine.
But Medvedev, who had received the Kremlin's full support and recognition, who had united the entire Silovik Group, and who might even become the current Kremlin's "stand-in," did not meet Wang Ye's requirements.
So Wang Ye had to move against him.
After discussing the details with Zhirinov, Wang Ye got up and took his leave. What happened next would depend on Zhirinov.
Wang Ye was not worried that Zhirinov would botch things. There was a reason he had chosen Zhirinov to handle this matter.
First, Zhirinov would not betray him!
Zhirinov had returned to the Duma and become a deputy speaker with considerable real power thanks to Khovchenko's immense financial backing—Khovchenko being Wang Ye's "real uncle"!
Without Khovchenko's support, Zhirinov alone could never sustain an