Reborn in Russia as a Big Shot

27. Knowingly breaking the law

Marina was at a crossroads in her life. She had been very anxious for the past six months, but after working in Mineral Water City for more than a week, she finally made up her mind.

He joined the Moscow Modern Theatre to cleanse his NTV resume of its past by entering the system.

She accepts Mogarov's advances emotionally and uses their romantic relationship to gain access to his film and television resources.

But in the few days since she left Moscow, many things have changed.

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A café near the Moscow Modern Theatre.

"Didn't we already agree to give me some time to consider? How come the positions are suddenly full?"

Marina went to the Moscow Modern Theatre to report for duty, but was met with a cold reception.

Since it was inconvenient to speak in the workplace, she arranged to meet with her introducer, Popova.

"It's full, that's all there is to it, there's nothing I can do about it."

"Then can you tell me who replaced me?" Marina's acting was quite good; she grabbed Popova's hand, tears welling up in her eyes.

"Hey, let me tell you the truth, there's no one to replace you. They just don't want to hire you anymore."

"Why?" Marina's composure crumbled instantly.

Popova and Marina weren't very close, but since the words were already out in the open, they might as well get to the bottom of it.

"Someone as smart as you, don't you know who you've been hanging out with lately?"

"I haven't been in contact with anyone," Marina said, looking confused.

Popova reminded her, "The guy you answered."

Marina asked, puzzled, "SnowFlying is a Chinese brand, is there some taboo about that?"

"You didn't even check his background," Popova said, covering her mouth with her hand and lowering her voice. "That Chinese man is backed by Khodorkovsky."

"Tell me yourself, at this juncture, if you get involved with them, which state-owned enterprise would dare to hire you?"

"I was wondering why Mogarov's attitude suddenly changed. I called him and said I wanted to be with him, and he said he needed to think about it some more." Marina couldn't help but swear, "Damn it, he knew what was going on and didn't even warn me!"

Popova said, "You've always been very careful on political issues, and we all thought you had voluntarily taken sides."

"Am I stupid? Standing with them would be suicide." Marina gritted her teeth in anger. "It's only been a few days, how did the news spread so fast?"

Popova sighed, "That's how it is in our line of work. We all hope that someone will get into trouble. If someone exposes something bad, it will be the talk of the town in less than two days."

Marina grabbed Popova's hand again, composed herself, and said with teary eyes, "This was my oversight. I really didn't know the other person's background. I'll go cancel the job offer right away. Could you please try to get me a permanent position again?"

"I can try, but to be honest, the chances are slim. You should wait until next year."

"How about I add some more money?" Marina asked, unwilling to give up.

"It's not about the money." Popova pulled her hand away from Marina's. "You understand some things."

"Cutting ties with you was a top-down process; it was done with just one phone call."

"Re-hiring you would be a bottom-up process, requiring reports and approvals at each level. Even if everything goes smoothly, the entire process would take more than six months."

"Just listen to me, wait until next year. With your qualifications, there won't be any problems."

-

A mysterious guest arrived at the St. Petersburg police station today—Krylov, the operations captain of the Federal Drug Control Service.

"Is there any operation that requires our cooperation?" The deputy director personally came to receive them.

Krylov cut to the chase and explained in detail: "We are monitoring the Green Mountain City villa district, 17 October Street."

"During the wiretapping, we unexpectedly discovered that one of the guests, Subda, attacked Sasha, an outer member of the Tambov gang, with a double-barreled shotgun last night."

At this point, Krylov glanced at the clock on the wall.

"Subuda has already bought a plane ticket to South Korea for tonight, and her flight will take off in six and a half hours. I hope you can open a case immediately, send people to detain her in the country."

The deputy director looked troubled. "How can we open a case if no one reports it? We need to find the victim you mentioned first. We only have six and a half hours; that might not be enough time."

"You can find a fake eyewitness to report the case," Krylov continued. "I came to you not for this attack, but to search 17 October Street under the pretext of investigating the attack."

"The attack was yours, so if you find any important evidence, the credit will naturally go to you."

"As for the false witness who filed the report, he doesn't need to appear in court. Just make sure he doesn't recognize Subuda when he identifies the murderer, and that'll be the end of it."

The deputy director, with a shrewd and calculating look on his face, said, "You are a federal agency, and we certainly cannot refuse your cooperation, but finding false witnesses... that is knowingly breaking the law."

"How about this, you go find the witness, and we'll handle the case as usual. I'll make the arrangements right away, and we'll act immediately as soon as someone reports a case."

"Okay." Krylov's lips twitched violently.

-

Li Xiang had already arrived at the Moscow airport when Marina suddenly called, wanting to see him.

"A friend of mine is flying from St. Petersburg to South Korea tonight, and I promised to see her off at the airport. What's wrong? Why are you in such a hurry? Can't we do it another day?"

"What's your flight number? I'll go with you. It's been a while since I've been to St. Petersburg, so I'll take a look around."

Marina had already prepared herself mentally.

Whether Li Xiang's actions were intentional or not, this "collateral damage" will not be easily resolved.

To withdraw the GG license, besides paying the penalty for breach of contract, we might have to study hydroelectric technology for a few more nights as compensation, which would require a trip to St. Petersburg.

"Do you like me? I have a girlfriend, and I'm about to become a father."

Li Xiang's subtext was...

I've already explained my situation. If you still insist on clinging to me, then it's not my problem anymore.

"Flight number!" Marina was so angry she laughed.

"I'll buy your plane ticket. You can just come directly here. I'll be waiting for you at the airport."

Li Xiang's physical fitness remained at a normal level, but because of the system's [Energy] as a reservoir, it was like having an extra power bank that could quickly replenish his energy.

Even if you're exhausted to the point of collapse, just two to three minutes of rest will make you fully recovered.

Before coming to Moscow, he conducted a special experiment to see how far his physical abilities, combined with his Lv3 300 stamina points, could support him to run.

In the end, I barely managed to run a half marathon.

It's not that he's exhausted or lacks stamina; it's that he hasn't received professional training and his knees can't take it. From a purely physical standpoint, Li Xiang is still just an ordinary person.

Before Marina even arrived at the airport, Aunt Dalia called.

Dalia: "Something happened at home."

"What's wrong?" Li Xiang's first reaction was to check Dalia's system panel, but because of the distance and limited updated information, he found nothing unusual.

"The police said Subuda is suspected of murder and have taken him away. They're searching his house now." Dalia is usually a very impulsive person, but at this moment, she was unusually calm, so calm that Li Xiang felt a little uneasy.

"They're just enforcing the law normally, don't do anything reckless," Li Xiang warned.

"I know what I'm doing. I'm a grown man, why do you need to worry about me? Just come back."

17 October Road has been cordoned off; people can only enter after the search is completed.

Dalia stood at her front door talking to Li Xiang on the phone, her eyes fixed on villa number 23 not far away.

The house that the Federal Drug Enforcement Administration used for surveillance.

I'm so angry I could grind my teeth to dust!