A Remarkable Figure

What Wang Ye had said were all the obvious reasons.

He had not mentioned the true, deeper significance.

Because the time was not right yet. Many people in Russia, including those at the top, still did not clearly understand the importance of the Crimean Peninsula.

Or rather, Crimea was not yet their primary concern. The domestic situation was still far from stable—how could they spare attention for matters outside the country?

At this point, the only people who truly understood Wang Ye's intentions behind investing in Crimea were probably Putin, Gebliev, Angelina, and a handful of others!

As for Shoigu, he might have been one of the core figures in the Kremlin faction, but not every secret was accessible to him.

After all, everyone had their own specialty. Shoigu's responsibilities probably did not include the country's long-term strategy or foreign relations.

So, from his question, Wang Ye could tell that he did not know the real purpose behind Wang Ye's investment in Crimea.

In Wang Ye's memories of his past life, Shoigu was also an exceptionally remarkable figure!

He looked like a kindly little old man—short, not particularly burly, with a round nose and an almost overly good-natured air about him.

Even now, within the Kremlin faction, Shoigu was not the most prominent figure.

Even Korokoli probably held more influence within the faction than Shoigu did.

But Wang Ye knew that over the next twenty years, the people around Putin would come and go, yet one person would remain valued by him from beginning to end.

His promotions might not have been fast, but they were steady and solid!

He had not come from a military background, yet he would firmly control the nation's armed forces on behalf of the Kremlin and even carry out sweeping military reforms.

He would