Chapter 217: Dances with Bears (Part 1)

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Should it be said that he truly deserves to be a political strongman known as a "dictator"!

Facing Sun Cheng's intimidation, his impromptu decision showed great courage, which made him somewhat admiring.

Vladimir quickly demonstrated the methods of an iron-fisted president. After making the decision, his expression immediately returned to his usual indifference.

"Everyone, listen to my command. Lay down your weapons, cease fire..."

After loudly shouting at the soldiers attempting to rush in, he turned to Sun Cheng and said, "Mr. Frenzy, I need some time to handle these trivial matters. Could I trouble you and your men to wait for me for half an hour?"

"Of course!"

Sun Cheng's gaze flickered slightly. He wasn't worried that Vladimir would back out and seize the opportunity to gather forces and eliminate him.

For this meeting, he had mentally rehearsed countless times over the past half month, considering every possible scenario.

The optical invisibility net was just one of his many trump cards. The intentionally exposed space bridge technology was the most significant bluff to deceive outsiders.

At that moment, he confidently waved his hand once again.

Behind them, the four towering combat robots immediately retracted their weapons and vanished in front of Vladimir and the others, just as they had suddenly appeared before.

They had actually been taken back into the spherical space by Sun Cheng!

However, he knew the trick behind it.

But the others present were unaware of this. The sudden disappearance of the four massive and eye-catching battle robots caused a collective gasp of astonishment within the presidential residence, just as their sudden appearance had done.

Even Vladimir, who was attempting to maintain his composure, involuntarily twitched the corner of his eye.

Humans, as creatures, possess an innate fear of the unknown and temporarily incomprehensible.

After showcasing this move, Sun Cheng then looked at Vladimir and calmly said, "I can wait here or elsewhere. Mr. President, please take your time."

Vladimir nodded slightly and beckoned a bodyguard, instructing him in front of him, "Take Mr. Frenzy to the West Garden for a temporary rest. I'll join you shortly!"

"Understood!"

The so-called West Garden wasn't the actual name of the garden but rather a building within the Kremlin that wasn't accessible to the public. It was said to have been the garden of the Tsar's royal family, destroyed during German air raids in the Great Patriotic War. After the war, the Soviet government didn't rebuild the garden but constructed a villa-like building resembling a sanatorium on its original site.

Sun Cheng nodded, and as the bodyguard approached him with a hint of fear, he followed along and walked out.

Only when he was certain that Sun Cheng had moved far away did Vladimir's face twitch slightly, finally feeling the relief that had eluded him during the prolonged tension.

"Mr. President, what should we do..."

The head of the presidential mansion's security guards appeared in front of him only at this moment. Seeing him fully armed, it was evident that he had immediately gathered the armed forces within the mansion to protect him upon receiving the invasion alert.

Vladimir frowned and glanced at him. The events that had taken place in the presidential mansion today had clearly left him feeling frustrated.

However, he also understood that judging from Sun Cheng's mysterious demeanor, even if an entire army came, they wouldn't dare to take advantage.

He suppressed his displeasure and commanded with a slight snort, "Send a team to guard the perimeter of the West Garden. No one is allowed to approach without my orders. Additionally, summon the Minister of Defense, the Director of the Security Bureau, the First Deputy Prime Minister, and General Kirokoyev to come here..."

"As for this place..."

His gaze involuntarily turned towards the wall that Sun Cheng had just breached nearby, as well as the neatly arranged squads of soldiers outside the wall, causing his brows to furrow.

"The gunfire from earlier must have been heard by others. Instruct the soldiers to remain within the presidential palace and not venture outside. Arrange for someone to go and close the Kremlin in advance. Also, inform the Guards to dispatch a regiment and temporarily seal off the Kremlin!"

"...Yes, I will take care of it immediately!"

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Due to the fact that both the Presidential Palace of the Russian Federation and the Federal Government Building were located within the Kremlin, and a significant portion of the Kremlin was open to the public, allowing tourists to enter for sightseeing during the day.

Therefore, just as Vladimir had surmised, when the sound of gunshots and alarms emanated from the direction of the presidential residence, panic immediately ensued throughout the Kremlin.

However, this also facilitated Vladimir's communication with the outside world.

After the summons from the presidential palace was sent out, it took only about ten minutes for the main members of the Vladimir Group to gather within the presidential mansion.

Inside the Presidential Palace, in a concealed office.

Vladimir took a sip of Russian-produced red wine and then turned his gaze towards the assembled members of his small group.

Not many people had been urgently summoned by him, namely Minister of Defense Konashenkov, Director of the Russian Federal Security Service Poladanovich, First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry, and General Kirokoyev, Commander of the Moscow Military District.

Upon seeing that everyone's attention was focused on him, Vladimir wore a serious expression on his face.

"I'm sure you're all aware of the shootout that took place within the presidential mansion earlier!"

Upon hearing these words, everyone's hearts sank, but no one denied it, and they all nodded in agreement.

The Director of the Security Bureau, Boladanovich, felt somewhat uneasy. He was one of Vladimir's most trusted confidants. It was Vladimir who had promoted him to the position of Director of the Security Bureau after he had resigned from that position and assumed the role of Prime Minister.

Since the formation of the new Russian cabinet, even the prime minister has changed twice. Since the middle of this year, there have been rumors that Vladimir has become increasingly dissatisfied with the current prime minister, Mikhail. It is reported that he may be planning to change another new prime minister.

Even though the prime minister may have to change three times during Vladimir's tenure, he has stayed in the position of head of the security bureau for seven or eight years, which shows the president's trust in him.

Because of this, now that the presidential residence has been invaded and even a gun battle has occurred, Boladanovic is undoubtedly the most restless among the few present.

At the moment, he gathered his courage and spoke first: "Mr. President, the Security Bureau has been monitoring the Chechen armed forces and the spies of foreign intelligence agencies in Russia. However, we failed to discover the hidden situation in time. This is a serious dereliction of my duty. I request to resign as head of the Security Bureau, and I kindly ask for your approval!"

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