The Domestic Response

"Congratulations to Mr. Mikhail on being elected Deputy Speaker and Chairman of the Economic Committee. I hope that under Mr. Mikhail's efforts, China-Russia relations will only continue to improve."

The ambassador spoke sincerely.

He was the only person in the entire embassy who knew Wang Ye's true identity.

When the higher-ups had informed him of this secret, they had repeatedly stressed that he must keep it confidential. Under no circumstances, in any setting whatsoever, was Wang Ye's identity to be revealed.

Furthermore, whenever Wang Ye needed assistance from back home, they were to do everything possible to provide it.

To be honest, after hearing the higher-ups describe Wang Ye's rise, the ambassador had felt as though he were listening to a story.

It was simply too outrageous...

At the time, Wang Ye had only been a Duma deputy and a member of the Economic Committee. He could only be considered someone beginning to emerge in the political arena.

But considering that he had not even been twenty at the time, it was indeed hard to believe.

The ambassador had always been somewhat skeptical of Wang Ye's story. He felt there had to be more to it.

If things had truly happened as the files described, an ordinary eighteen-year-old student who had arrived in Moscow to study abroad in early 2001—

Could have become a billionaire and a rising political star in less than two years?

There had to be some unknown story behind it. Otherwise, no matter how absurdly good his luck was, he could not possibly have reached Wang Ye's current heights.

But a few days ago, the ambassador had discovered that Wang Ye had suddenly transformed yet again. He had actually become the leader of the Third Faction, Deputy Speaker of the Duma, and Chairman of the Economic