Wang Ye seemed distracted throughout the day at work.
He was well aware that on the surface he would casually chat over dinner with Gavriil.
But the meeting certainly conveyed the Kremlin's intent; they wanted to ascertain his stance, which side was he on?
Didn't this mean that the Kremlin was about to take action?
Hence, he needed to respond cautiously.
A single misstep could potentially bring about a major crisis...
Conventionally, these troubles were caused by Khodorkovsky.
It wouldn't be hard for Wang Ye to resolve them. All he needed to do was delineate his position from Khodorkovsky's at some occasion or over some trivial matter, and express his resolute support for the Kremlin's faction.
Then naturally, he wouldn't be troubled any further.
However, he was unwilling to do so as he simply couldn't bring himself to...
Although it's often said that true politicians can't be swayed by emotions and should only consider pros and cons without involving feelings,
