Start in Night City - #398 - Chapter 398

How can we get enough benefits to impress the Shining Group?

Lidya Su has never been able to figure this out.

It wasn’t until Lucy pried open the electronic brains of Yanan and Flores one after another and read all the information that Su Xiao finally knew why the Shining Group

A deal will be reached with the elite represented by Flores.

Because the elite class actually controls the locations of several secret treasure troves left behind by Captain Cuvatro.

Who is Captain Cuvatro?

He was Bolivia’s head of state and supreme commander of the armed forces during the Fourth Corporate War.

Because when he launched the coup, his position was captain.

He felt that there was God’s will in the dark, and the word “captain” sounded quite easy to pronounce, so he did not give himself a promotion or title.

Although he is the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, his position remains that of Captain.

Captain Cuhuatero ruled Bolivia for a full forty-two years.

During his reign, Bolivia could not be said to be prosperous and full of spring, but at least it could be said that the people were in dire straits and in a state of smog.

However, although under his governance, Bolivia is celebrating the Chinese New Year like Wang Xiaoer – every year is worse than the previous year, but Captain Cuevatero’s personal assets are rising like a rocket.

In addition to the entire country being his back garden, according to folk rumors, he also secretly hid several secret treasures throughout Bolivia.

These secret treasure troves contain astonishing wealth.

Someone may ask.

Bolivia is just a poor country. Even if it collects all the taxes for 90 years, it will only have so much money.

Where can I get so much money and a secret treasure trove?

In fact, this is related to the fourth corporate war.

The fourth corporate war began in 2021. At the beginning, there were only two ocean development companies, CINO (International Maritime and Ocean Corporation) and OTEC (Ocean Technology and Energy Corporation), because of the competition for a third-party company-IHAG (International Merchant Marine). company) remaining in control of its assets and reached a deadlock in negotiations.

The competition between the two sides is quite fierce.

After the brutal financial confrontation, relations quickly soured.

OTEC hired military technology to protect its interests and temporarily gained the upper hand in the fight.

Naturally, CINO was not to be outdone and signed an employment contract with the Arasaka Group.

At this point, the fourth corporate war, also known as the Ocean War, officially broke out.

As in the early stages of corporate conflict, the first strikes unfold quietly in the shadows—mid-level corporate employees are assassinated, and shady information is stolen or exposed.

Both sides hired cyber hackers as a strike force. They launched massive hacking attacks on the enemy’s cached data and stocks, which in turn caused huge fluctuations in the global economy.

These incidents forced network surveillance to impose a temporary communication blockade on Arasaka Company and Military Technology, but the fun had just begun.

By the time European banks successfully mediated the conflict between CINO and OTEC, the real conflict had quietly shifted to between Military Technology and Arasaka.

In early 2022, a new conflict between the two security giants has begun. Today, this war is called the Shadow War.

This also marks the second stage of the fourth corporate war.

Conflicts during the Shadow War phase were more open and brutal than before.

Mercenaries and netrunners swarmed into the two security companies and launched open military operations and raids on the enemy’s military and scientific research institutions.

While the nature of the conflict is instinctive, the Internet’s deadliest battles begin as corporations and hired cyberrunners unleash a new generation of devastating viruses on their opponents.

Some of these codes are still running even years after their creators have died, leaving vast areas of dark, unpatched space in cyberspace.

In June 2022, both Military Technology and Arasaka Corporation believed that there was no need to stick to small-scale surgical operations, so the conflict entered the third stage-thermal weapon warfare.

The conflict between the two companies escalated into an all-out war.

Some cities, such as Rio de Janeiro, were razed to the ground and their residents either killed or forced to flee their homes and become refugees.

When the conflict reaches this stage, no other part of the world can remain immune except Asia and Europe.

They are forced to choose sides:

Either side with Military Technology or Arasaka.

The conflicts of the Fourth Corporate War certainly affected Bolivia as well.

Bolivia is located in the core of South America. Although it is cut off from the sea by Peru and Chile, these two countries were also in the midst of serious civil strife at the time.

In fact, not only these two countries, but most countries in Central and South America have been hit hard by the devastating virus spread by the fourth corporate war.

Government functions have been paralyzed, assets in national banks have evaporated due to the virus, and social unrest has intensified.

In all of Central and South America, Bolivia is the only stable country.

Captain Cuvatero is a soldier. He does not believe in cyberspace and the Internet. He believes that only what is in his hand is the safest.

Therefore, during his administration, the military government used pen and paper extensively for work and storage. Even if computers had to be used for some tasks, operators were prohibited from connecting to the Internet.

In addition, no matter it is a large transaction or a private sale, the use of electronic bank accounts is not allowed, and all settlements will be made in cash.

Doing so will certainly result in extremely low efficiency and

A lot of trouble and cumbersomeness, but when the virus of the Fourth Corporate War spread, it was a blessing in disguise that it avoided the impact of the virus, making Bolivia the only country in Latin America that was not affected by the virus.

In addition, since Captain Cuvatro himself came to power through a coup, in order to prevent others from following suit, he not only maintained the rule of the military government, but also maintained a standing army.

This standing army is naturally incomparable to the security forces of established giants.

But using it to punch a nursing home in Peru or kick a kindergarten in Chile is nothing to worry about.

If Bolivia had an outlet to the sea, it would not take much effort to travel from Bolivia to the new United States where military technology is located.

Seeing this, Arasaka and Military Technology risked their lives to send money to Bolivia.

Arasaka wants Bolivia to poke military technology in the butt. As for military technology, it does not ask Bolivia to be on its side, but as long as it can keep Bolivia neutral, it will be considered a success.

Therefore, the two giant companies serving Bolivia, a poor and backward country, became the most absurd scene in the fourth corporate war.

No one can calculate how much economic assistance Arasaka and Military Technology have provided to Bolivia.

But what is certain is that the Bolivian citizens have not benefited at all.

Even though Captain Cuvatro’s personal assets were so large that he did not dare to deposit them in Swiss banks for fear that those companies would be jealous and freeze them, he did not distribute any money to the people.

Instead, several secret treasure houses were built in some unknown places across the country.

After Captain Cuwatro’s death, people discovered in his presidential palace that Captain Cuwatro had built an annex to store his astonishingly valuable wealth.

But even so, folk legends still say that this wealth is just a drop in the bucket compared to the property in Captain Cuvatro’s secret treasure house.

It’s a pity that since the death of Captain Cuhuatero, no one has been able to find the whereabouts of the secret treasure house, whether it is the presidents of Bolivia, the rebels, or the Shining Group that has always been in a corner and separatist power.

Even in the first few years after Captain Cuvatro’s death, groups of people came from all over Europe and the United States. These people had professional expedition teams, but most of them were ordinary people.

These people were all attracted by the secret treasure house of Captain Cuhuatero in Bolivian folklore.

This is a scene that has not been seen since the American Gold Rush.

Unfortunately, no one could find Captain Cuhuatero’s secret treasure house, but many Europeans and Americans died in Bolivia.

After all, this place is not safe, especially after the death of Captain Cuvatero and the political situation is turbulent.

When he was there, except for the Shining Group, the country was at least unified. Although the rule of the military government made the people live under high pressure, at least they didn’t have to worry about war.

It is definitely incomparable to Seris, Japan and European countries, but at least it is much better than Latin America and other countries that are still mired in poverty and civil strife.

Although Bolivia is also poor, it is not in chaos.

After the death of Captain Cuvatero, the military government immediately collapsed. Although a democratically elected president soon came to power and reorganized the cabinet, due to its weak military power, it was unable to stop the opposition.

This led to the opposition forming anti-government forces to split the country. At this point, Bolivia has fallen into a long war and the tragedy of brothers fighting each other and fighting in the same room.

The hope of reunification and peace has been buried in the long-term darkness. The long-term war has made the people unable to see hope.

The people have been suffering from war for a long time. Human tragedies such as displacement, uprooting their homes, separation of wives and children, and destruction of families are common. The suffering is unspeakable.

Until the arrival of Dawn Military Company.

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It is because they know Captain Cuvatro’s secret treasure trove that the elite will exchange this secret with the Shining Group in exchange for the Shining Group’s support in seizing power.

The above is the information dug out of Flores’ electronic brain.

And from Yanan’s electronic brain, even more information can be obtained.

As the number two figure in the Shining Group, the intelligence Yanan controls is completely beyond what Gustavo, a quasi-high-level executive, can compare to.

His electronic brain even has the location of the safe house where all the top executives of the Shining Group are located.

But after careful consideration, Su Xiao just asked Takemura Goro to bring the most elite team to the safe house where the number one figure of the Shining Group was located.

He has the opportunity to catch all the top executives in one fell swoop.

But he made the exact opposite choice.

Because in Yanan’s electronic brain, the information obtained is that the only people with real brains and resourcefulness in the Shining Group are No. 1 and No. 2.

This is also the reason why we negotiated with the Bolivian elite and sent a key and important high-level person like the number two person over.

Because other people in the Shining Group really can’t afford to take the lead.

Therefore, Su Xiao felt that there was no need to kill all the top executives of the Shining Group.

It would be better to eliminate the number one figure, and then free up the position of the boss of the Shining Group, and let the remaining senior executives fight for power.

Shuguang Military Company can take advantage of the situation within the Shining Group

During the fighting, they took the opportunity to attack the anti-government armed forces and get rid of the anti-government armed forces.

When only the fragmented Sparkling Group is left in Bolivia, it will be much easier to deal with a divided Sparkling Group by then.

As for whether the other senior executives of Shining Group will fall into the trap, and whether they will join forces to fight against Shuguang Military Company…

Lidya Su thinks the problem is not big.

As long as he doesn’t reveal his hostility to the Shining Group first, it is unlikely that other senior executives of the Shining Group will unite to fight against Dawn Military Company.

What’s more, in reality, there are far more divisions than unity.

And there are many examples of countries still unable to put aside their prejudices and fight against the enemy together even when the country’s survival is at stake.

Not to mention that the Shining Group is not a country yet, it is just a group that produces and sells Shining. It is just a ragtag group of people. If they don’t fight for the position of the boss of the Shining Group, it is already good.

Chapter 337: A man was born between heaven and earth, how can he live in depression for a long time (4K)

The news that the boss of the Shining Group was killed in his safe house soon seemed to have wings and fly to all the territories under the control of the Shining Group.

The No. 1 figure was killed in the safe house, and the No. 2 figure was captured by Bolivia’s Free Alliance Army (anti-government forces) at a port in Chile leased to the Shining Group, along with representatives sent by the Bolivian elite.

This made other senior executives of the Shining Group have to suspect that the murder of their boss was also caused by the anti-government armed forces.

The rebels have no excuse for this.

Because after taking over the capital, Dawn Military Company, which had been standing still, suddenly took the initiative and launched a fierce attack on the anti-government armed forces in northern Bolivia and western Bolivia.

Due to the flawless operation of Dawn Military Company in eastern Bolivia, it has gained a lot of support and popular support, so much so that the people under the control of the anti-government armed forces are eagerly anticipating the arrival of Dawn Military Company and preparing for the arrival of the company. Master Wang.

Originally, the anti-government armed forces were inferior to Shuguang Military Company in terms of hard power.

Now it is up to ordinary people to provide intelligence to Dawn Military Company, and many people are even willing to take risks and actively lead the way for Dawn Military Company.

The anti-government armed forces were completely defeated and routed thousands of miles away.

A large number of anti-government armed militiamen became prisoners.

What makes people laugh or cry is that some of them are soldiers of the former government army. They originally surrendered to the anti-government forces half a month ago, but now they surrendered to Shuguang Military Company.

Surprisingly, Dawn Military Company’s attitude towards the prisoners was that they did not accept them all, nor did they execute them all.

Instead, they were all transported to the capital for a public trial.

Although most of the anti-government militias have suffered a lot of bloodshed.

But it must be judged first and then dealt with.

Some people may think this is just a formality.

But no matter what outsiders think, this form is very important.

This directly determines that Shuguang Military Company is different from the former government troops and anti-government armed forces.