The atmosphere in the meeting room was somewhat oppressive, the other deputy directors remained silent, simply observing the confrontation between the Director and Vladimir.
Liudmila was cowering in a corner, hoping everyone would ignore him.
Whatever decision the heads the Bureau made, he would comply with, as he had no right to speak up here.
The Director drummed his fingers on the table absent-mindedly, his mind racing with thoughts.
In this matter, Vladimir's words carried some weight.
Moreover, Vladimir was backing up his argument with Mikhail's prestige, forcing the Director into a difficult situation with his grand principles.
The key issue lay in how they were going to define the misconduct committed by the grassroots police personnel - the extortion of foreigners.
All of them, including the members of the police system, would prefer to pass it off as an isolated, exceptional case that would not lead to any severe consequences.
