Chapter 26Ulaanbaatar
Sergei was immensely rich due to significant mining concessions in eastern Russia. He had, like many wealthy Russians, made many enemies, but unlike a number of other Russian billionaires, had used his money to help his countrymen. He invested heavily in social care in his home town of Vladivostok and was seen as a benevolent populist. He was also a member of the Elders and had originally supported Zheng until Jochi created the schism; after which he became his most fervent critic and had supported his expulsion from the council. He knew Shaka was no more than a puppet for a much darker and dangerous force that he didn’t understand, the Professor. “You are making a big mistake,” he said looking across at the new President.
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