Start in Night City

Even the Night City TV program, "Business Talk" has made it clear:

——Elizabeth Kress, the former president of the new United States, is the former president of Military Technology.

The current president of the new United States, Rosalind Miles, is also the former CEO of Military Technology.

Do you think it's a coincidence?

In the past, the military-industrial complex still found a puppet to be the president, while it sat behind the scenes.

No more pretense now, let’s show off.

Just go ahead and become the president yourself.

…

Jefferson's face was as dark as water, as if he was deep in thought.

Everything that needs to be told has been told, and Su Xiao is ready to leave first.

Just don't bother him now.

But when Su Xiao put the car on the door and was about to open the door and leave, she heard Jefferson suddenly say: "Wait a minute, Su."

"Anything else, Mr. Peralez?"

"Can you give me a price?"

Su Xiao looked at Jefferson doubtfully: "Huh?"

Jefferson said directly: "I know you are very capable. I want to hire you as my security director. Don't worry, I will never treat you badly in terms of remuneration."

Although Jefferson is still only a mayoral candidate, competing with Wilton Holt for the mayor's seat.

But whether it was polls or anything else, Jefferson was way ahead.

Let's put it this way, if Lane is still alive, it's hard to say who will win between Jefferson and Lane in the end.

After all, no matter how many stains Ryan has, he has ensured the independence of Night City after all. This alone is enough for him to have a group of fixed fans.

But now, Lucius Lane is dead, and Jefferson's opponent is only Wilton Holt.

He is not only Ryan's henchman, but also a complete lapdog who begs for mercy from the company.

Because when Huo Te faced the company, he didn't even pretend to be anything. He turned on the green light, as if he wished others wouldn't see that he was the company's dog.

Therefore, the next mayor of Night City is 100% Jefferson's.

If he agrees to Jefferson Peralez's invitation to serve as his security director, Su Xiao's status and power will naturally rise accordingly.

This is also a very useful way for many people from civilian backgrounds to break through the restrictions of their own origins and cross class.

However, in this world, everything has two sides.

When you gain something, you are destined to lose something.

Take a rich person as an example. What he gets is money, but what he loses is troubles.

——Okay, just kidding.

But seriously speaking, if you agree to Jefferson's invitation, it actually means that from now on, you will be branded with Jefferson and tied to Jefferson's chariot.

When one is prosperous, both are prosperous; when one is lost, both are harmed.

The future seemed bright for a man who would soon be mayor.

But don’t forget, politics is the dirtiest power game in the world.

Even the builder of the city, Richard Knight, was assassinated without any explanation, and this major murder remains unsolved to this day;

Even Lucius Lane, who safeguarded the independence and freedom of Night City, was killed by an electronic virus in the club for unknown reasons, and even the cause of death was tampered with...

The position of security director is not easy to do.

If someone

If you want to harm Jefferson, you will first attack yourself.

Agreeing to Jefferson's invitation was tantamount to voluntarily exposing oneself to the spotlight.

Lidya Su is not that stupid.

After all, the wisdom of our ancestors is - build walls high, accumulate grain widely, and be king slowly.

Although this passage was originally intended to be an opinion on the strategic policy of pacifying the world, it is quite appropriate to use it here.

In short, just don’t be a pushover.

After thinking about this clearly, Su Xiao declined with a look of regret on her face.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Peralez, and it's not that I'm being modest, but you'd better find someone else. I'm not suitable for this job."

Jefferson was a smart man. He heard that Su Xiao was not being polite, but really had no intention of doing so. He nodded and stopped pressing.

Since the topic of security came up, Su Xiao took advantage of the situation and said, "Mr. Peralez, who is responsible for your security now?"

"Ye's Company."

Hearing Jefferson's answer, Su Xiao immediately frowned: "Ye's Company?"

Seeing Su Xiao's confused look, Jefferson also became surprised: "What's wrong? Is there any problem?"

Lidya Su said nothing.

But more than ten seconds later, Jefferson suddenly received a communication request.

The person who requested to connect to the communication line was none other than Su Xiao, who was very close at hand.

He was stunned for a moment, and wanted to ask Su Xiao what he was doing, but he saw Su Xiao using gestures to tell him not to speak.

Jefferson hesitated, but finally passed the request.

"It's an encrypted channel so only the two of us can hear it and no one else can hear it but the two of us."

Jefferson said in surprise: "Why are you doing this? You don't trust my security?"

"It's not that I don't believe it, it's just in case the walls have ears." Su Xiao looked around and saw that none of Jefferson's bodyguards behaved unusually. This is good news, "Mr. Peralez, I need to take the liberty to ask you. one question."

"Please say."

"Why don't you look for Arasaka or an established security giant like Military Technology? Instead of looking for a mysterious company like Ye's Company?"

"Is this important?"

"I'd like to know, if I could."

Jefferson hesitated for a moment and felt that he could trust Su Xiao, so he didn't hide it.

"Because a large amount of my campaign funds came from Ye's Company, and when I was studying, I was sponsored by Ye's Company to complete my studies. Otherwise, a poor boy like me who was born on the streets, How can you afford to go to school?"

Su Xiao thought for a while: "Jefferson, I suggest you find another company to provide you with security. It's better to find an established security giant for peace of mind."

"Why? Have you found out anything wrong with Ye's company?"

Jefferson had been helped by Ye's Company when he was a student. Even after becoming a congressman, Jefferson continued to receive funding from Ye's Company.

Although not all of his political donations were provided by Ye's company, they also accounted for a large proportion.

If he wants to replace Ye's company's security, then Ye's company will definitely withdraw its funding for him, and he will become an ungrateful villain who burns bridges.

Over the years, he had gotten along very happily with Ye's Company. Ye's Company had never cheated him, and he really couldn't think of any reason why Ye's Company wanted to harm him.

"No problem, this is just a suggestion I gave as a friend."

Intuition told Su Xiao that something was wrong with Ye's company.

As for what was wrong, he couldn't say.

If it were anyone else, Lidya Su would not mention it even if she felt something was wrong, because it was purely thankless.

But he had a good relationship with Jefferson Peralez, so he was willing to take the risk to give Jefferson a heads-up.

Of course, if Jefferson didn't listen, that was his business.

Jefferson instinctively felt that there was no need to change security, either because it was too troublesome or simply because it was unnecessary.

But Lidya Su also had good intentions.

Therefore, he did not refuse bluntly, but said tactfully: "Let me think about it."

Jefferson pulled out a suitcase from under his seat, which was full of cash.

Bank transfers or credit chips can be traced, which is why cash will still be popular in 2077.

"If I don't hold you up any longer, I'll give you your reward now."

But Lidya Su did not pick up the suitcase, but waved her hand.

"I don't want payment, but I need you to do me a favor."

"Okay, you tell me, as long as it is within my capabilities, I will do my best."

"Do you know PMC?"

"PMC? Military security contractor?"

Kontao, Arasaka, and Military Technology are not pure military security contractors. Private security services are only one of their three major businesses (the other two major businesses are banking and manufacturing).

Of course there are serious military security contractors, but they are not stationed in Night City.

Because in Night City, most of the security cake has been eaten up by the Yusan family mentioned above.

The remaining part is also divided among middlemen.

There is simply no place for military security contractors.

The reason why Su Xiao asked Jefferson for help was that not everyone could be a military security contractor.

Only those with PMC business qualifications recognized by the Ministry of Defense are true military security contractors.

Just like transferring an Internet cafe, the most valuable thing is the certificate.

Without this business qualification certified by the Department of Defense, it is not a military security contractor, but a security company.

If you want to open a private military company in the new America, don't even think about it without a ladder to the sky.

But this is not New America, but Night City.

Night City is not only an independent city, but also an independent country.

Although there is no army, there is still a department of defense.

It's just that in order to cut "unnecessary" expenses, the city hall outsourced its defense business to the old security giants mentioned above, so the Ministry of National Defense in Night City is basically an empty shell.

Many people don't even know that Night City has a Department of Defense.

Although the Night City Ministry of National Defense only occupies a small office in the city hall, except for a few civil servants who serve as facades, there is not even a security guard on night duty.

But this kind of Ministry of National Defense is also the Ministry of National Defense.

The certificates issued by it are still recognized by others.

Therefore, as long as Jefferson helps Su Xiao obtain business qualifications, Su Xiao can use Night City as a starting point to establish a private military company.

Jefferson thought he had guessed the reason why Su Xiao had just rejected him.

"So that's what happened."

If Su Xiao wants to build a company, like Kang Tao and Arasaka, he will naturally not be happy to be someone else's bodyguard captain.

Jefferson didn't think of anything else.

He knew that Lidya Su was quite famous now.

But no matter how famous you are, if you don't jump out of the mercenary profession, it's just a knife in the hands of a middleman.

He only thought that Su Xiao was getting bigger and stronger and wanted to create greater glory.

"I understand, don't worry, leave it to me and I'll help you handle it."

The Ministry of National Defense in Night City is just a Qingshui Yamen with no real power. It is too easy to get rid of it. At most, you only need to spend some money, and you don't even need to owe a favor.

And problems that can be solved with money are not problems.

Lidya Su smiled slightly.

In fact, his purpose in establishing the company was not just what Jefferson thought.

But there is another reason.