Chapter 374 New Battlefield
Jefferson, Holt, Stout and the Arasaka representatives all remained silent in tacit agreement.
This matter can be solved very well.
No one really knows why Arasaka brought the aircraft carrier here, but Arasaka is a Japanese company after all. Super aircraft carriers are certainly terrifying, but in North America, the new American military does not have the pressure to project military power across the ocean and has the support of air fortresses.
After this back and forth, both parties increased their investment, but the balance has not been broken, but the total investment has increased again.
Arasaka and the people from Military Technology also knew this. Both parties had a tacit understanding and didn't say much, but stared at Ryan silently.
No one knew what they were thinking, but Ryan was shuddering a little - although he was used to this kind of shuddering.
"Very good, we can discuss the details later. After all, this meeting is not over yet."
Ryan said easily, preparing to transition to the next topic.
Prompting giant companies to invest resources, these resources will eventually make Night City richer and richer——
Of course, it will also become more and more dangerous.
The escalation in the intensity of the fighting is not entirely a good thing, because as Holt said at the beginning, a huge number of small and medium-sized companies are the main taxpayers of Night City.
The assets of multinational companies in Night City are only a small part. Even if they lose completely, the most they can do is withdraw from the city. They don't care about the "life or death" of Night City at all.
However, there are a large number of small and medium-sized local enterprises. If the existing order of Night City collapses or changes drastically, a large number of them can go bankrupt overnight.
Although they are not in the parliament, Ryan knows that he must represent these companies to a certain extent, because they must be the last ones who want Night City to die suddenly.
The situation is now very dangerous.
Military Technology and Arasaka have a long-standing feud, and Pezo Petrochemical's old rival is also trying to open the port of Night City through a patent safety incident.
And network monitoring intelligence shows that those mercenaries may not only be supported by Su Petrochemical, but also come from other parts of Europe.
If Europe is involved in this matter, there may be support from multinational companies such as EBM (European Business Machines) and IEC (International Electrical Corporation).
This is a bit careless.
Night City has attracted several giants who have launched corporate wars, and they are all old rivals.
Military Technology and Arasaka, Pezo Petrochemical and Su Petrochemical, and maybe the European giants.
Compared to the bickering in parliament, this is what makes Ryan feel more stressed.
Giant companies are looking at both opportunities and crises, and attracting investment is drawing chestnuts from the fire. He must take some insurance measures: find a new battlefield for these powerful giants.
“We can work out the details later, then let’s talk about the second thing, about the situation in Taiping Prefecture.
I am thinking whether we should rethink the strategy of Taiping Province. As we all know, after the Unification War, there was a lot of land there that developers could not afford to continue developing. "
Everyone in the meeting pricked up their ears and were a little surprised by what Ryan said——
As the largest area in Night City, Taiping Prefecture was originally expected to be built into a world-class financial, commercial and tourism center.
As a result, it became a lawless place due to the Unification War and was completely abandoned by Night City!
You must know that the municipal government has long given up on crime statistics there - without statistics, the crime rate is zero!
This trick was played by Ryan himself. He used this method to reduce the overall crime rate in Night City by several points, but now he wants to return to Taiping State?
Anyway, this is an opportunity. The only thing that needs to be dealt with is the special area on Taiping State:
Dog Town.
Lane Yi's eyes lit up and he sent an investigation report on Taiping Prefecture to the meeting members——
This is even a recent survey!
This means that compared to the apparent move to abandon Taiping State, Ryan has actually been paying attention to this territory!
The most eye-catching one: Ryan hinted that another big party might be brewing in Dogtown!
Such banquets are good opportunities for smuggling and covert transportation.
Ryan agreed to the company's increased investment and found them a new venue.
The congressmen and representatives all tacitly said to their own think tanks: What an old fox who is always looking for trouble. The situation in Dog Town is much more complicated than that in Night City.
After Ryan handed out the documents, he sat back in his chair: "We have a lot that we can do. Maybe you already have ideas?"
The brain implant of the congressman representative is running at high speed, and a new discussion is about to begin.
And Ryan knew that this time he still didn't need to say much.
As for whether Night City, a powder keg filled with too much gunpowder, will be blown to pieces?
He could only hope that the winner would be a Night City native.
After all, he is a politician, not a soldier.
But he also knew that there was little hope.
"Vote Peralez!"
What a coincidence.
Lille got off the bus from Dramain and when he raised his head, he remembered that this H4 skyscraper was David and his mother's home.
The H4 skyscraper is located in the west of Santo Domingo. You only need to cross the bridge to the north to reach the Lijing District, which is considered a slum area adjacent to the main city.
Some working-class people who are relatively wealthy compared to Santo Domingo but relatively poor in scenic areas will choose to live here. Although it may be far away from where they work, the subway is very close.
The H10 skyscraper where Lille and V live is located in Little Chinatown. Although you can still see a large number of homeless people downstairs, you can occasionally see the NCPD hurriedly driving through the streets with sirens on.
But compared to the H4 skyscraper, it is still much better——
It may be chaotic outside the H10 skyscraper, but most people's eyes reveal shrewdness and cunning.
Outside the H4 skyscraper, some people were wearing Mewtwo headbands that they picked up from somewhere. They were sweating on the street. There were even people who exposed their lower bodies. You could see some kind of electric motor on the place where the big steel cannon prosthesis was installed. Toy.
Relatively speaking, more people are addicted to cheap pleasure.
The elevator of the skyscraper plays Jefferson's propaganda video to canvass people. If it's just the first time to visit Night City, you will definitely be confused by this kind of propaganda video:
Ordinary citizens do not have the right to vote, so whose votes is candidate Peralez seeking?
Does the company also rely on television media to determine the voting rights?
After staying for a long time, they will know: Thanks to the fine traditions of Night City, some people with guns can "vote" directly with their weapons.
After all, here, if you really don't like a candidate, you can actually pull out a gun and kill the person who disagrees with you.
The meaning of publicity is somewhat subtle.
Ding.
The stairs stopped, and Lille stepped out of the elevator and looked up towards Kanek's home.
What's even more coincidental is that Lille actually saw his little brother——
David followed his mother very reluctantly, without changing the slippers on his feet, and followed with a bitter look on his face.
His mother Gloria walked in front, holding a bag of something in her hand.
It seems to be heading towards Kanek's home?
Just as Lille was about to take two steps forward, the little octopus poked him.
[Little Octopus: Brother, the monitoring in the building has been modified. There are problems with the timestamp and content. 】
[Little Octopus: People from the trauma team are here too. 】
Ding--
Another elevator behind him also stopped, and two men wearing the daily uniforms of the trauma team stepped out of the elevator and walked towards Kanek's house.
Lear raised his eyebrows and slowed down.
[Lille: What kind of amendment? 】
[Little Octopus: There is a section of surveillance that is repeated. There is a high probability that this person named Kanek has escaped. 】
