death of hope

Chapter 16 "Flying Windfall" (16) Major Clients
The welcoming lady in a short skirt came over with a hypocritical smirk on her face;
"Sir, what can I do for you?"

"I would like to inquire about the private security business."

"There's a booklet of business advice guides on the shelf, so you can pick one up and read."

"I want to know more about it, so I have to go upstairs, right?"

Seeing Roy dressed in cheap pauper clothes, with wine stains on his shirt, and muddy footprints on his feet,

The welcome lady did not hide the disgust in her eyes and tone at all:
"Sir, please wear shoe covers before entering the elevator, you will step on the dirty carpet."

Roy has long been used to others' contempt and neglect, but he doesn't care much:

"I'm not a salesman, miss, I want to be a member of your company."

"Then you have to take the elevator up to the third floor to the reception room, and please wear plastic shoe covers to avoid stepping on the dirty carpet."

"I heard that your company has a black gold membership service."

The welcoming lady covered her mouth and smiled slightly:

"Black gold membership? That's very expensive, and ordinary entrepreneurs can't afford it."

"I have money."

The lobby manager who had been sitting at the table heard this, glanced at Roy, and then looked at the muddy supermarket shopping bag in his hand.

He came over, pushed the welcoming lady away roughly, and gave her a hard look:
"Miss Tiana, is this how you treat VIPs from the company?"

The welcoming lady was terrified, she whispered:
"Manager, I...I see that he is dressed poorly...so..."

"Short-sighted!
You're sending VIPs to rival companies! "

The lobby manager lowered his voice: "Miss Tiana, you are going to entertain other guests now, and I will personally receive this gentleman!"

"OK……"

"Wait, don't leave yet! Call Elliot in the VIP reception room and ask him to clean the VIP box and prepare a cup of iced coffee."

"Okay... I'll go now."

I don't know if it was because of the tight stockings or the high heels, but the sales lady sprained her feet and walked with a limp, looking ridiculous.

"Hey...fuck...a bunch of trash, clumsy!"

The manager turned his head, and his furious face instantly changed into a respectful expression:

"Hi sir,
I'm the lobby manager at Norton Corporate Headquarters-

Heiss Benberg,

What is your name please. "

"My name is Roy."

"Sorry, Mr. Roy, I was so negligent just now,

That girl is our intern. She has only been here for half a month, and her professional level is still lacking. Now, I, an old employee, will serve you wholeheartedly. "

"Oh, thank you,
I heard about the name of Norton Security from a friend, and I want to consult about business. "

"I can tell that your friend is an expert,

On the Terra home planet, as long as it involves private security customization business, our Norton company is the most professional and top-notch in the industry. Please take the elevator with me to the 20th floor. Let's find a more comfortable place to discuss in detail. "

"The lady just said that the reception room is on the third floor."

"Guests like you can't go to the ordinary reception room to line up, let's go to the VIP reception room."

"Excuse me...do I wear shoe covers?"

"Of course not."

With a "ding bell", the elevator arrived, and the inside was as spacious as a freight elevator, with glittering golden decorations, and the decoration was as grandiose and luxurious as the hall.

The smart ring light on the top simulates natural light, which is quite comfortable and not dazzling at all, much more comfortable than the dazzling LED spotlights in low-rent houses.

Soft and soothing music is played in the solid wood speakers, and the thick plush carpet makes people feel a little unstable, like stepping on soft cotton candy.

(Fortunately... I wiped the soles of my shoes with a mat before I came in, otherwise I would be so dirty if I stepped on them...)
Probably to prevent brain hemorrhage in older passengers, the elevator moved slowly.

On the 6th floor, the lobby manager Heise Benberg suddenly said:
"Mr. Roy, please turn off the gun safety, so as not to fire."

Roy panicked: "My gun is not a metal structure...how did you find out?"

"Above the revolving door in the lobby is a scanner, a military-grade technology that can detect spy weapons made of polymer materials."

"so smart?"

"Our business at Norton is not limited to private security,

At the same time, it is also one of the military contractors of the federal government of Terra. It has the authorization to use a variety of military technologies. If you need a professional and honest company to ensure the safety of yourself and your family, we are the right place for you. "

(So ​​it turns out, the money in the bag must have been scanned too, which is why the guy smiled.)
"My gun, don't I need to store it?"

"Of course not, sir."

Roy said anxiously: "To be honest, I don't have a license to hold a gun, and this gun is not registered."

"I see that you are an honest gentleman."

Haisi Benberg leaned close to Roy's ear and whispered:
"Sir, we don't care what the client does, whether it's an entrepreneur, a mercenary, a criminal or a killer, as long as you pay, you can become a member of Norton."

After hearing this sentence, Roy felt more at ease;

"Please rest assured that I am a law-abiding Terran resident, and I will not use weapons unless my safety is threatened."

(They have military tech and weapons and certainly don't care that I carry this poor little pistol.)
On the 20th floor, two beautiful ladies in tight oriental cheongsam greeted them from left to right. Roy secretly swallowed his saliva as he peeked at the smooth white legs under the slit of the cheongsam.

(Damn it! I really should have studied hard back then, the scenery of a big company is good.)
The two entered the airtight VIP box, and Roy sat on a soft sofa with a massage function, and he could see the company's garden through the floor-to-ceiling windows.

A waiter in a tuxedo knocked on the door and came in. The iced coffee in the crystal cup was very attractive, and it looked like a freshly ground high-end product.

"Please feel free to drink, we also provide a variety of free drinks for you to choose."

"Thank you."

Facing the bowing and laughing waiter, Roy was a little embarrassed,
He has always been despised and neglected in his life, and he has never received such respect. He knows in his heart how much he is——

It was the banknotes in the bag that earned him his status, not him. If he was a penniless poor wage earner, he would have been kicked out by the security guards long ago.

Picking up the crystal cup and taking a sip, the sweetness is just right. The fragrant and slightly bitter coffee and cocoa taste reverberates between the lips and teeth, which is much stronger than the cheap instant coffee sold in vending machines.

Hess Benberg respectfully handed him the leather bound membership guide booklet:

"Please take a look."

The first few pages were full of bragging about the size and development of Norton, and it was only on the tenth page that I saw the main topic.

There are two common forms of attendance for private security services;

One is that after encountering danger, the customer presses a button to transmit a wireless signal and calls the service through the company's satellite.
The other is to implant a vital sign monitoring chip in the customer's body. After an abnormality is detected, the company's headquarters will send someone to work.

(End of this chapter)