Cyberpunk: 2075

Blanca informed in advance that military technology would find Karl, but it happened faster than expected.

To be more precise, not long after Carl sat down at the Wild Wolf Bar in the evening, when he was about to eat some French fries, a man in a trench coat,

The seemingly ordinary guest sat next to Karl and introduced himself:

"First time meeting, KK, I'm Smith."

Listening to this standard name of America, Karl guessed that it was not her real name, but this did not prevent him from taking a look at the person who called himself Smith.

This person, who was wearing a windbreaker and sitting next to Karl to introduce himself, was about thirty years old, male, extremely ordinary in appearance, blond and blue-eyed, with a standard Caucasian appearance. One glance could ignore the presence that he had ignored in the past. For this person, after Kaldo stared at his face for a few seconds, he realized that this was also a disguise.

He may have been equipped with a prosthesis similar to the behavioral synchronization face, which is not uncoordinated. The face actually looks very real, but as someone who has used the behavioral synchronization face, Carl has a feeling that this is not his real appearance. .

After sizing him up a few times, Carl responded to his self-introduction: "Smith, I don't think I know anyone with that name."

"We'll get to know each other quickly."

Saying this, Smith took the initiative to reveal his identity in his words: "Military Technology has a job that you and your team want to complete, and I will communicate with you as a representative."

When he first came up, he said that he was sent by Military Technology, but he was very honest... ． .However, the people from Military Technology arrived unexpectedly quickly. I told Blanca that someone at Military Technology wanted to work for him. It was indeed because there was someone inside who could do things well.

After thinking about it in his mind, Karl remained calm on the surface and just expressed his doubts: "Military Technology. The people from Military Technology were wearing ordinary windbreakers. They sat next to me in the bar and casually talked about business with me. It sounds like this. It’s not very reliable.”

As he spoke, Karl looked Smith up and down: "I didn't even see the company dog's iconic suit on you."

“If everyone wears a suit to work, no one will deal with the dark side behind the shiny exterior.”

"Why do I feel that what those guys in suits and all dressed up like people are doing is dark enough under their so-called glamorous surface?"

Karl didn't mean to delve too deeply into this topic. He just stared at Smith and raised his brows slightly. The meaning was very clear.

Since you are a member of military technology, you have to express yourself and prove your identity.

"I know that you have a lot of cooperation with our company's director, Ms. Blanca. I could have relied on Ms. Blanca for introduction, but I came here on behalf of the company this time, so naturally I brought my own method of proof. "

Smith had brought a suitcase with him, and he now placed the suitcase in front of Carl and the sofa in the corner where he was sitting.

"Kacha."

He opened the suitcase and revealed Euros.

"Here is 400,000 euros in cash, which is the deposit."

The suitcase Smith carried with him was not a flat suitcase, so through the gaps, Karl could roughly judge its thickness. Judging only from the thickness and size, all the money in this suitcase must be real. Yes, that is indeed about 400,000 euros.

When Smith was asked to prove his identity, Smith directly handed over cash. What does this mean?

"You can accept this batch of cash for verification first. After confirming the authenticity of this batch of cash, I think you won't have any more doubts about my identity."

"If the money is really real, there is no need to question it at all."

Four hundred thousand, and that's just the deposit.

Mercenaries don't pay attention to things that are too complicated. As long as the money is in place, the identity verification is passed. In other words, as long as the financial resources are sufficient, the employer can claim to be from any company. Anyway, whether the employer discloses the identity is the hiring process. a voluntary act.

"Do you mind if I take the money to verify it?

"Please."

Smith sat in his seat and watched Carl close the suitcase, pick up the suitcase and leave, and then came back after a while. Carl went to the street to find the online banking equipment, slightly verified the box of money, and then confirmed that it was There was indeed four hundred thousand in it, and it was all real money.

"It's real money. As a deposit, it's definitely more than enough."

Karl said this, but expressed his doubts:

"It's just that I don't understand why you want to reveal your identity now. You hired me and my team on behalf of the company. You should know our approximate price. You don't need to take the initiative to reveal your identity to us for this money. It’s really hard for me to understand the behavior of revealing one’s identity and handing over cash like this.”

With this money, what does it mean to take the initiative to reveal your identity instead of handing it over to a middleman to hide your identity?

"Because it's cash, you have to meet in person."

Regarding Karl's doubts, whether he was actually a military technician or not, Smith, who was considered a wealthy employer at this moment, said: "Some things can only be handled easily after you sincerely reveal your identity and meet on the spot with cash."

Cash, meeting in person is easier to do. ‘

Carl looked at Smith, who had obviously hidden his name and appearance, but wanted to reveal that he was a military technology personnel, and also wanted to use cash, and he understood.

If there is any advantage of cash transactions over online payments, it is that cash transactions are difficult to track.

Even for top hackers, if they only start from the transaction flow, it is difficult to track clues related to specific tasks. In addition, Smith hid his identity and name in the meeting method, and it was almost impossible to find out who commissioned Carl's team to perform the task. However, the most critical military technology identity was revealed.

What it means is that this is a commission that can only be found out that it is a military technology commission, but the specific personnel cannot be found, and there is no one to hold accountable, and no one to find.

You have to show your name when doing things, but you can't let others know who did it.

"Let's talk about the mission."

After Carl understood Smith's idea, communication became much easier: "Let's discuss how much the full payment is."

"As expected of you, you are the boss of the top mercenary team in the city. You understand very quickly, KK."

Smith smiled on his ordinary face and then told the commission.

The content of the commission was extremely simple, but it was shocking enough.

"We would like to ask you and your team to go to Southern California and get a document related to the presidential campaign for our company from there."