Players Invade Cyberpunk

Taking the chip handed over by Lucy, Brother Ni immediately turned around and urged the other three.

"Let's go, let's go, quickly organize the information, we're preparing to head back to Taiping Continent."

......

Pereira. Jefferson

A councilman in Night City, who previously worked in legal affairs. Lin Miao had heard that he intended to compete for the next Night City Mayor position and was even a popular candidate.

A promising partner.

Moreover, he seemed to have a strong sense of morality, although it could be just an act.

But for Lin Miao, whether it was genuine or not was unimportant; he just wanted to make money off him.

Politics in Night City is dull. The mayor can dismiss and appoint government officials at will, but it must accept the assistance of the city council.

And the city council... is actually just composed of the ten most valuable companies in Night City.

In other words, the Night City Government is essentially the companies' errand boy, responsible for handling chores and cleaning up the messes left by the companies.

And behind Pereira's backside was evidently Ye Corporation.

"It's really not easy to meet a councilman."

Lin Miao sat on the sofa, curiously surveying the room around him.

Even though he knew it was impolite behavior, there was certainly an excessive amount of hidden surveillance here.

As soon as he entered, his cybernetic eye identified more than ten cameras, along with numerous listening devices and radars.

Moreover, when he entered, a few of the cameras behind the walls immediately focused on him.

Did Councilman Pereira enjoy this setup?

Otherwise... the councilman's situation might not be very optimistic either.

"Look what you're saying." Pereira's demeanor was very humble and courteous, effortlessly surpassing Mayor Lucius Laine in looks, with a very approachable tone.

"When I learned it was you who wanted to see me, my wife rescheduled everyone else."

Lin Miao's current assets had just surpassed ten million, and of course, the money from Military Science wouldn't be all handed to him at once. In a place like Night City, where there are not even a thousand of such small companies, meeting a city councilman was indeed a challenge.

It was purely because Lin Miao's recent disturbances in Night City had been quite noticeable, and many people knew he had connections with military technology, potentially holding future prospects.

"Much honored."

Lin Miao grinned, not taking the other person's words seriously, and then got straight to the point.

"I've heard that Councilman Pereira intends to participate in the next mayoral election in 2077."

Pereira nodded.

"Yes, there is such a matter."

He then understood what Lin Miao wanted to do, which was to make a political donation, placing a bet on him.

Although most places in the United States still maintain the election system, most people know that this so-called democratic election is bullshit.

Even if all the ordinary people in Night City voted for Pereira, as long as the companies behind the scenes disagreed, he would still be defeated by his opponent.

The voting is just a process; the decision-making power lies in the hands of the companies, which is why today's mayors either remain in office for decades or disappear into thin air within a few days of taking office.

However, the facade must still be maintained.

Employment rates, crime rates are all old issues and achievements talked about time and again.

"I have a project at hand, hoping to collaborate with the city government to jointly improve the current dire urban environment and unemployment issues in Night City."

Pereira was momentarily stunned; he had thought the other party was here to offer money, but to his surprise, they were here to fish for money from him.

"I didn't expect someone like Mr. Lin from a military enterprise would be concerned about public livelihood issues…"

Such words Pereira had heard too often, using various excuses to craft names, then seeking official personnel to endorse it, the two sides establishing a project to fish money from the city government, and after the money was in hand, splitting it three to seven, leaving behind a pile of unaccounted for matters unresolved.

Pereira could only say that Lin Miao chose the wrong person; if he went looking for Horton, who only recognizes money and not people, the other party would certainly agree, but Pereira needed to cherish his reputation now, preparing for the mayoral competition.

If left with a mess of accounts, it would be very disadvantageous to him.

Moreover, Pereira was now becoming increasingly annoyed with these matters. He used to accept money, but now he preferred to lean towards being a moral paragon.

"I think you might have found the wrong person, Mr. Lin, I am not particularly interested in these sorts of matters, but if you wish, I can recommend you to Councilman Hote, who might be very willing to discuss this matter…"

"There's no harm in hearing me out first."

Lin Miao instantly knew the guy misunderstood him. The businessmen in Night City truly did unscrupulous things, but he wasn't just any Night City businessman.

He was here to upset the applecart, and after interrupting the other, he took out several documents.

"Councilman Pereira, these are several new technologies from my company, mainly applied in environmental protection and material regeneration."

Pereira took them and glanced through a few eyes, the content above detailing the annually growing and continuously encroaching garbage mountains near Night City, and the heaps of black plastic bags piling up within the city, outbreaks, and pollution, issues stretching endlessly.

And another section detailed Lin Miao's environmental protection technology, which even mentioned that it had already begun trial operations.

"If we can put these into practice, it would surely properly handle the nearly thirty thousand tons of garbage Night City produces daily and restrict the further expansion of garbage mountains outside the city."

"Of course, waste management also poses a certain burden to us. Frankly speaking, we don't profit from this matter, so I hope each company and the Night City Government can provide some subsidies."

"I've already calculated the amount, setting the subsidy at 2 Eurodollars per ton to immediately cover my company's losses, and whoever produces the waste pays Horizon Corporation for processing, meanwhile eliminating the floating garbage collection fees; it's a three-way win deal."