Reaching an Understanding

Gebliev got the answer he wanted and was immediately overjoyed. The smile on his face grew much brighter.

Now it was Wang Ye's turn to probe the Kremlin's stance.

As though he did not care much, he asked, "I heard my uncle also poached quite a few people from the First Faction this time. Gryzlov must have quite a headache. I wonder whether there'll be any response."

Wang Ye did not mention the Kremlin, because on the surface, the Kremlin did not belong to the First Faction.

But in truth, everyone knew that the First Faction was firmly controlled by the Kremlin. Gryzlov was merely a figurehead in the public eye.

Khovchenko might give Gryzlov a headache by poaching people from the First Faction, but the ones truly suffering were the Kremlin!

Gebliev did not evade Wang Ye's question. Perhaps he also wanted to reveal some information, so Wang Ye would not make a wrong judgment based on inaccurate intelligence.

He said with a smile:

"Although quite a few people were poached, the First Faction is a massive organization. It can afford such minor losses.

"Besides, most of those they took were people from the government, along with some opposition figures.

"How should I put it? These people do have a certain reputation, and some even held important positions in the past.

"But they are no longer in key positions, after all, so they cannot accomplish much.

"As for pinning their hopes on next year's election, hehe..."

He did not say the rest outright, but his words radiated immense confidence.

Gebliev was telling Wang Ye that although next year's election had not even begun, the outcome was almost certainly already decided!

So he had better not bet on the wrong side...

Wang Ye understood that even without Gebliev's reminder.

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