Interdimensional science and technology starting from cyberpunk

The Mackinac was parked on the side of the road. Unlike the legendary Mackinac, this was an ordinary enhanced version of the Mackinac.

The appearance is unremarkable, at best the shell is a bit harder and the seat is a bit softer.

Leal sat in the driver's seat and slammed the door.

"Get in the car, you don't want to be seen by passers-by, right?"

The passenger door was opened, and the person who entered was none other than Bryce, the network surveillance liaison of the Burger King team.

The vehicle's electronic rearview mirror had spotted the agent in Little Octopus's "Sentinel" mode, and he had been waiting for some time.

This network monitoring agent looked even more haggard than before. Obviously, the changes in Night City in recent days had increased their workload a lot, especially yesterday's massive power outage.

Santo Domingo is a poor area, but there are also functioning industrial areas. The economic losses caused by such a large-scale EMP are simply immeasurable.

Those small companies and small factories are nothing in themselves, but together they are important customers that provide profits to the higher-level companies.

And that superior company happens to be the local gangster of Night City, Ye Company.

Bryce pinched his eyebrows and lay back on Mackinac's backrest, closing his eyes as if to relax.

Lear glanced at it and could see that there were many obvious pinholes on his hands——

You must know that advanced pneumatic syringes use air pressure injection. The liquid will be pressed into the skin by high pressure and penetrate into the capillaries. It is essentially a holeless injection.

As an agent of network surveillance, Bryce would never use inferior equipment even though he had lost a lot of money to hire Lear.

But even so, holes still appeared on his hands due to repeated injections. You can imagine how frequently he injected himself with drugs during this period.

Lear commented: "Why do I feel like you, a corporate dog, work harder than us mercenaries?"

Bryce did not answer the question, but praised the car.

"This car has nice seats, wide and comfortable."

"McKinac's high-end business seats are equipped with features that ordinary people cannot buy."

No one would install something with such a low cost performance on a large pickup truck that is mainly about durability and durability.

"I told you, it turns out it's only for celebrities." Bryce sighed, took out a small box of special chewing gum from his pocket, chewed it, and got to the point:

"I want to take a look at those mercenaries. How many are still alive?"

"Three."

"You guys are so cruel." Bryce sighed, "Now the insurance company is laughing."

"Can they still buy insurance?" Lille was surprised. What company dared to sell insurance to mercenaries?

In insurance business, actuarial calculation is a very troublesome process, because the insurance company must ensure that the expected cost of the insured project is less than the insurance premium.

However, risk is an item that is difficult to accurately estimate, so insurance companies favor people with stable lives and avoid people and situations that face extremely high risks.

It can be said that high-risk insurance projects are gambling, a gamble between the insured and the insurance company.

Bryce shrugged: "Well, you know that in Europe, competition between companies is fierce, and there are many ways to deceive insurance companies.

But once I matched their information, whatever insurance they bought was meaningless.

If you have the opportunity in the future, you will come across another kind of insurance, which is for top celebrity lone wolves. Basically, it is a bet on how long they can live. "

Lille nodded slightly: "Credit default swap?"

Bryce looked surprised: "You know quite a lot, but I'm not here to discuss this with you this time. I want to dig something out of their heads.

I know you want to ask, so I'll tell you straight away: This is the request of Night City Municipal Government and Ye's Company.

The law enforcement power of network surveillance in North America is recognized, and rights and obligations are relative. Now Yeshi Company requires us to fulfill our obligations.

Alas, this is the most damning job. Ye's company didn't give us any log records, saying it was company secrets.

But they asked us to find the criminals, and they must find them as soon as possible, otherwise they will demand compensation from the Night City Municipal Government according to the law, and in the end the money will be deducted from us. "

And the law?

Lear asked: "Wait a minute, isn't the law enforcement power of network surveillance in North America tacitly allowed? How can there be any law to follow?"

"Look, this is where you have misunderstandings about network surveillance." Bryce explained, "The acquiescence was a thing many years ago, and our network surveillance now operates in accordance with the law, especially in Night City.

Mayor Lane has given us a lot of power and support, but we are also responsible to a certain extent for the losses caused by cybercrime to other companies. "

After the collapse of the old network monitoring network, the company's attributes were infinitely weakened compared to other companies, making people forget that it was essentially transformed from a network security company.

Today, most people in Night City only have an impression of them as "NCPD's network technical support department" and have no idea what this company is doing.

Of course, laws and regulations are actually just chamber pots for companies most of the time. You can use them whenever you want, and there are many outrageous regulations in them.

But in general, reading the laws and regulations is helpful in understanding some of the company's actions.

For example, now, from Bryce's words, Lear can understand that the Internet Supervision Department in Night City does bear a large part of the responsibility for Ryan.

Night City's political affairs are not incompetent at all under the pressure of the company as rumored by the outside world.

The law enforcement power of Network Monitoring is granted by Lane. In this way, although it seems that Network Monitoring is responsible for other companies, it is actually helping Lane maintain his position.

In general, Lane has indeed tied network surveillance to his side through political and economic means.

Lear thought for a while and said, "So this job was actually done by Ryan. Does he know that you came to see me?"

Bryce didn't speak, but looked ahead.

A Villefort stretch Alvarado drove through the intersection.

"Have you seen that car? It looks unremarkable, but the bulletproof parts are made of Arasaka's top-grade monomolecular armor, and the tires are military-grade battlefield-grade run-flat tires. The chassis.

All you need to know is that it's awesome. The construction and running costs are dozens of times more expensive than the Mackinac you're driving now, and it's pricey but not marketable.

There is only one like this in the entire Night City. "

Lear didn't object because he probably knew who was in the car.

Current Mayor Lucius Lane.

The "heroic mayor" who led Night City through the Unification War was also the "corporate lackey" who allowed Arasaka to return to Night City.

This car looks ordinary, the cost is probably more expensive than the "Legendary" Mackinac, and the safety level is even much higher.

Bryce watched the car drive away, obviously relieved, because his colleagues were responsible for the rest.

"The appearance of such a big shot makes the whole department very nervous - but I still have to congratulate you, the big shot is interested in you."

Lear started the car without commenting on this statement.

"I can satisfy your request, but are you ready for the reward?"

"Of course." Bryce put his hand on the window, "You're lucky. The reward this time is definitely worth it."

Lille didn't take this statement seriously at all.

This is definitely another ugly corporate style: in the end, all the things they are given are for you to work for them, and the reward is no exception.