Reborn in Russia as a Big Shot

Chapter 107 Uninvited Guest

Andrei's surgery was a success. Unlike Peter, Li Xiang didn't wait outside the operating room; he didn't even go to Moscow.

But they didn't leave Russia.

Only after receiving confirmation did Li Xiang begin booking his plane ticket to prepare to go home for the Chinese New Year.

Li Xiang's investment immigration only resulted in Singapore permanent residency; he hasn't changed his nationality yet. He doesn't need a visa to return to China and can stay as long as he wants.

Singapore permanent residency can be obtained with money, there are no residency requirements, and the price is not high.

But obtaining citizenship is much more complicated; you need to accumulate 10 years of residency within a 12-year period.

The attitude is very clear: you can come and stay, but you cannot enjoy the same treatment as other citizens.

Later, Singapore adjusted its immigration policy, making a complete reversal. It significantly increased the difficulty of obtaining permanent residency and lowered the threshold for citizenship, making it a case of "don't come if you don't have money, and it's easy to stay once you come."

Li Xiang didn't know exactly when it was changed, but before he transmigrated, the Singapore investment immigration program had already risen to over 100 million RMB.

Li Xiang's decision to immigrate to Singapore is primarily aimed at preparing for future tax planning.

Russia began taxing the world in 2001, regardless of nationality, only based on identity.

Anyone who resides in Russia for 183 days within a 12-month period will be considered a tax resident.

In theory, it is required to report global income to the Russian State Tax Service, but legal requirements and the ability to enforce them are two different things.

The Common Reporting Standard (CRS) was established in 14.

At that point in 08, the only country in the world with the capability to effectively impose global taxation was the United States.

China enacted global taxation legislation as early as 1980, but only began to attempt to collect taxes in practice after joining the CRS system.

After receiving news that Andrei's surgery was successful, Li Xiang deliberately waited an hour before calling Elena to let her know he was safe.

Judging from Elena's reaction, she probably already knew.

This shows that she had other sources of information and was very concerned about Andrei's health.

As for why we care? That depends on how you interpret it.

According to the information Li Xiang had, Andrei and Elena planned to have a child through artificial insemination one to two years later.

No one would have guessed that the father of Elena's child would be a man she hadn't seen for over a year.

The plan seems perfect, but it has a major flaw.

Andrei has liver cancer. If he's unlucky enough to die on the operating table, it's hard to say whether Elena will be able to have another child.

But there are no "what ifs" in life. Andrei is still alive, and he could live for many more years.

Besides Elena, who is in Vietnam, there is another person who is also very concerned about Andrei's surgical outcome.

Before Christmas, Andrei visited his brother-in-law Robert at IK-10 prison in Chita Oblast, and also saw his fellow inmate, Mr. Ho.

According to relevant regulations, visits to convicted prisoners are subject to video surveillance only, with no mandatory audio recording, and prisoners are entitled to a certain degree of privacy.

But if Andrei came to visit the Ho family, and their conversation wasn't overheard, would anyone believe it?

At most, it's illegal wiretapping, and cannot be used as evidence.

On the surface, the two didn't say anything, just caught up in the past. As for whether there were any hidden messages behind it, that remains to be seen.

Andrei had only met with Hodgson a few days earlier when Hodgson's current wife, Inna, came to visit him in prison. This was quite normal, given that Christmas was approaching.

Ruishi.

Inna and her daughter Nastya waited by the phone for Andrei's surgery results.

Her twin sons, Gleb and Ilya, have just turned nine and don't know much about their family.

In Russia, the age of adulthood is 16, and Nastya is already 17. Inna treats her daughter Nastya as an adult.

After waiting for several hours, the phone finally rang.

Seeing her mother lost in thought and not moving for a while, Nastya reminded her, "Inna, the phone is ringing, answer it."

Inner said in a trembling voice, "I'm a little scared."

"I'll take it."

After Nastya answered the phone, the other party only said one sentence before hanging up. Nastya, beaming with joy, reported to her mother, "Andrei is still alive! Does that mean there's hope for Dad's release?"

Inna breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Two months ago, your brother Pavel went to see Andrei's son-in-law, a Chinese man. They had arranged to meet in Miami, but he didn't show up."

"Your father said that if Andrei's surgery is successful this time, he wants me to go find that person too."

"During prison visits, there's wiretapping, making conversation inconvenient and limiting the amount of information we can exchange. I have no idea what they're trying to do."

Nastya asked, "When are we going to find Andrei's son-in-law?"

Inna patted her daughter's head and sighed, "I don't know who it is yet. Ask your brother; he'll definitely know."

Li Xiang's plan upon returning to China was to first go back to his home in Dongguan, and then return to his hometown of Qingdao with his parents at the end of the year.

As soon as the plane landed and I turned on my phone, Lao Li called.

"Have we arrived in Guangzhou?"

"You timed it really well."

"Your mom asked me to call every five minutes. I'm waiting for you in the parking lot of Zone A. Call me when you get there."

"Why did you come to Guangzhou?" Li Xiang was slightly surprised.

Old Li said irritably, "What do you think? If you don't want me to pick you up, then don't tell your mom your flight time next time. This question is unnecessary. Bye."

Li Xiang came out of the international flight exit and found Lao Li in the parking lot.

"You've been driving this old car for so many years, why don't you just get a new one?"

"As long as it can run, that's fine. I have more feelings for it than for you; at least it doesn't make me angry."

Li Xiang was sitting in the passenger seat. Old Li glanced at his son and reminded him, "Seatbelt."

"You're not even a member, yet you're criticizing me."

"I forgot." Old Li fastened his seatbelt, started the engine, and said, "You can pick up your wife when she gets back yourself, don't bother me."

"She's not coming back. People celebrate Christmas, not Chinese New Year. Is she missing her child?"

Old Li was a little confused. He turned on the turn signal and said, "Her uncle is here."

"They came the day before yesterday."

"Your mom wanted her to stay at her house, so she asked me to send her to a hotel. What are we going to do if Natasha doesn't come back?"

"Should we take him back to Qingdao Island with us? Does he even know we're leaving for the Lunar New Year?"

"I'll ask Natasha, she shouldn't be asleep yet at this hour." Li Xiang chatted briefly with Natasha, then told his father, "Natasha doesn't know, I didn't tell her."

"She has several uncles. Which one is it, and what's his name?"

Old Li said, "I only know a few words of Russian, and I can't understand them very well because they speak in long strings. You should ask your mother; they're having a good chat."

After hanging up with his wife, Li Xiang called his mother. After a brief exchange of pleasantries, he asked, "My dad said Natasha's uncle came to our house. Do you know his name?"

In fact, Li Xiang already knew the answer in his heart, but he still had a bit of wishful thinking.

"Mike, he said he saw you on Christmas Day when you and Natasha's brother drove him to the hospital."

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