from night city

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.

"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.

Su Xiao smiled slightly.

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

But there is another reason.

Why do so many legends who stand at the top of Night City fail to resist the company?

Why are Arasaka and military technology leading the unification war?

Why is the Fourth Corporate War called this instead of the Second U.S.-Japanese War?

If we want to change the world dominated by corporations, we must first change the new America.

If you want to change New America, you must first change Night City.

If you want to change Night City first, it's not enough for just one person or a team.

Use magic to defeat magic.

By the same token, companies will only be defeated by companies.

Chapter 223 Too far from heaven, too close to Arasaka (3K)

During the period before Jefferson Peralez called, Su Xiao was not idle.

In the past few days, he has been wandering around the Night City looking for venues for the company.

Since you plan to open a private military company, this company must not exist only on paper.

Even scavengers can find a place to engage in "creation", so they must not be inferior to those who cut kidneys.

At first, Su Xiao thought of using her apartment in the Valley area as the company address.

Just like those private detective agencies in town.

But soon he dismissed the idea.

Contributing the place where you live so that you have no place to live is the next best thing.

The main reason is that although the apartment in the valley area is a duplex structure, it can only be used as an office and reception place at best, and cannot take on more functions.

At the same time, there is also a lack of room for expansion.

For the same reason, he didn't plan to locate the company in Company Square.

Moreover, the rent in Company Plaza is more expensive, and there is no need for that.

Immediately afterwards, he turned his attention to the industrial area in the north of the city in Watson District, Santo Domingo and Taipingzhou.

In the next few days, he visited these areas respectively.

He spent a lot of time inspecting the city.

Then, he excluded the industrial area in the north of the city first.

On the surface, there are a large number of abandoned factories and warehouses in the industrial area in the north of the city, and the rent is also cheap. Both Rogge and the Mox Gang also rented a large warehouse in the industrial area in the north of the city in case of emergency.

However, there is a huge hidden danger in the northern industrial zone, which is that it is too close to the Arasaka seaside and is only separated from Arasaka by a wall.

You must know that the industrial zone in the north of the city was not in such a depressed state back then.

In the early years, there were many industries here, providing thousands of jobs. It could be called the Little Manchester of the Night City.

But all this prosperity came to an end after Arasaka returned to Night City.

Arasaka's lawyers and bankers caused the factories and companies in the industrial zone in the north of the city to spill blood on the shopping malls one after another.

As a result, the Chengbei Industrial Zone changed like this.

The industrial zone in the north of the city no longer provides employment opportunities, leaving many people unemployed.

Outdated factories and workers have been abandoned by the times, leaving empty chimneys to bear witness to the glory of the past.

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The bloody lesson was before his eyes. Su Xiao would not build the company in the industrial zone in the north of the city unless he was showing off.

Too far from heaven, too close to Arasaka.

This is a true portrayal of the industrial zone in the north of the city.

Even though the current patriarch of the Arasaka family and the CEO of Arasaka Company is Arasaka Yorinobu, if you place all of yourself on others, it is tantamount to handing the other party a knife.

This is an extremely stupid approach.

Even if Su Xiao knew that Arasaka Yorinobu was a person who wanted to overthrow Arasaka and change the current situation in which the company dominates the world, he would not put his company in danger.

After inspecting the industrial zone in the north of the city, Su Xiao's next stop was Santo Domingo and Taipingzhou.

But neither location was suitable.

Because of rampant gangs, crime, and extremely poor security.

Let’s talk about Santo Domingo first.

The dominant local gang is the Six Street Gang.

Although the Clementi family has been destroyed, the other families of the Sixth Street Gang are still there.

The valley area of ​​Santo Domingo can itself be considered the industrial area in the south of the city, but the river valley area is dirtier and more desolate than the industrial area in the north.

Most factories declared bankruptcy and unemployed people were displaced. The remaining factories that were still operating had to sign contracts with security companies to fend off gangs.

Why do giant companies such as Kang Tao, Arasaka, Military Technology, Biotechnology, and Qiluji Optical choose to open their companies in the company square in the city center?Instead of Santo Domingo, where land is cheaper?

A company is not only composed of armed personnel, but also includes a large number of civilian personnel and valuable equipment.

These cannot withstand turmoil.

The company square has a good public security environment. Employees do not need to worry about stray bullets when commuting to and from work. When sitting in the company building to work, they do not need to be afraid of a grenade being thrown in from outside...

If the location of the private military company is chosen in Santo Domingo, Su Xiao can almost imagine that there will be endless troubles in the future.

The same is true for not choosing Taipingzhou, and Taipingzhou is even more chaotic and full of dangers.

Su Xiao picked and picked, but there was no suitable and satisfactory address.

Seeing that it was already noon, I was feeling a little hungry.

That's it, let's eat first.

He found a restaurant and parked his motorcycle on the side of the road.

When I walked into the restaurant, I found that there were not many customers inside.