Placid frowned: "That matter has been resolved, it’s unrelated; this is a separate transaction."
Even though he also felt there was something fishy, what Lin Miao brought up was far beyond the scope of their previous discussions, but those medications and diagnoses from the doctors were bona fide.
At this moment, Brigitte spoke: "Tell them not to come tomorrow, cancel the transaction, I will allocate funds to the clinic."
Absolutely something’s off.
Brigitte’s intuition was telling her that this company harbored ill intentions, and all they’re doing is manipulating their sense of security while having ulterior motives.
Upon hearing this, Placid’s voice grew louder.
"Why? If you’re afraid they’ll play tricks, we can arrange more people to monitor or inspect the drugs..."
Seeing the other side dare to question her, Brigitte’s brow furrowed even deeper.
In the past, everything she said was accepted unquestioningly, and yet today the opponent argued against her for a company.
"They’re a company, not those doormats you’ve used before!"
Brigitte turned around, glaring up at this apprentice who was several heads taller. His skills were all learned from her.
The only flaw was Placid’s excessive sympathy for other Haitians.
"Those companies never place our lives in their hearts. Their feigned benevolence is always just to gain more from us!"
"Maybe these guys are targeting the Sea God’s subnet!"
This was the Voodoo Gang’s greatest secret, she couldn’t allow any risk.
"They’re a hospital, at most linked with bars and military technology, without any connection to the network."
Only in this matter did Placid refuse to back down.
Even though those doctors might not match up to chief physicians, they were wholeheartedly treating the Haitians, and even the monitoring devices he placed in the tents found no anomalies with these doctors.
Moreover, these doctors never took a break; they exerted themselves even more than their own doctors.
Especially with the words they said to patients when departing, it made Placid feel deeply touched.
Are there doctors with more medical ethics than this group anywhere in the world?
Damn it, compared to this group, doctors in Night City are downright bastards!
"We need these doctors; our compatriots need them, at least for now we can’t send them away."
Placid’s repeated defiance of her decisions made Brigitte increasingly feel that the person in front of her was slipping out of her control.
Aware that she couldn’t continue suppressing Placid right now, lest his character backfire, Brigitte could only soothe:
"Then let’s wait and see, but if you discover anything suspicious about this group, you’d better come up with a reasonable explanation."
With that, Brigitte turned and went back into the control room.
Placid watched her back, unable to dispel the suffocating frustration and could only find a place to relax alone.
"Kassel, keep an eye on Placid."
Returning to the control room, Brigitte’s face was as dark as a soot-covered pan.
"If he shows anything suspicious or meets anyone privately, notify me immediately."
The hacker known as Kassel hesitated a bit because Brigitte’s attitude clearly indicated she suspected Placid had betrayed the Voodoo Gang and reached some secret agreement with that company.
Although, in his view, Brigitte was making a mountain out of a molehill, Placid’s loyalty to Haiti was beyond doubt, but since she was his mentor, he could only comply.
Closing the blinds, Michelle didn’t turn as she asked Mossley, sitting on the sofa:
"Do you think he knows Brigitte?"
Blaise Mossley shook his head, "Not at all, but he should have heard of Brigitte’s name and knows she’s a high-ranking member of the Voodoo Gang, just not aware that she’s the leader."
"Then what makes him think Brigitte will take the bait?"
"I don’t know, but he knows quite a lot about the Voodoo Gang, I suspect he has surveillance devices or an informant inside; this level isn’t just hearsay."
Michelle looked troubled; dealing with the company was far more stressful than facing Brigitte.
Especially this unseen guy, who dared to drag the Trauma Team and military tech into acquiring a company and managed to escape unscathed.
His ambition and means are concerning.
To fixate on the Voodoo Gang at this time, though claiming to provide a good living environment and work for Haitian compatriots, how much can one trust a company’s promise, who knows?
"This is an overt strategy..."
Not that no one ever targeted Haitians and the Voodoo Gang before, but the Haitians banding together like porcupines, coupled with the Voodoo Gang’s skilled hacking techniques, made almost no gang or company willing to deal with this prickly porcupine with little meat.
Yet their approach precisely exploited the internal conflict between the Voodoo Gang and the Haitians, aiming to implode this tough nut from within.
If Michelle didn’t intervene, a fissure that could never heal would form between the Haitians and the Voodoo Gang.
On the surface, the Voodoo Gang is the Haitians’ spear, but in reality, Haitians are also the Voodoo Gang’s shield.
Without the protection of the Haitian populace, the Voodoo Gang hackers would have long been caught by Internet Supervisors or hunted down by other gangs and companies.
If it weren’t for the Internet Supervisors, if they hadn’t already targeted the Voodoo Gang, he truly didn’t want to get involved with this company recently notorious in Night City.
"Is he really important to you?"
Mossley said nothing.
But this already expressed his and the Internet Supervisor’s stance.
At least in the eyes of the Internet Supervisor, the Haitians plus the Voodoo Gang aren’t as important as the opposite party.
Michelle sighed deeply, "Ah... hope he keeps his promises..."
Lin Miao rubbed his temples.
"Whose idea was this?"
The group of players in front split into two lines in an instant, revealing a bewildered Potato in the middle, with at least seven or eight people pointing fingers at him.
"Damn, are you even brothers? Just sold me out like that?"
The head’s voice was sharp, "I have no brother like you! Only someone like you would think up such shameless, low, filthy, dirty tactics; it has nothing to do with someone of my noble character." Discover more novels at novel✦fire.net
Brother Ni also patted Potato on the shoulder.
"Brothers are meant to be tossed aside, just understand."
Lousy Warrior: "You’re just dragging us down with you; damn, I don’t even know how to face people anymore."
Besides Potato, all the players, including Lin Miao, looked embarrassed.
This bastard’s tactics were too absurd, making Lin Miao wonder if maybe he should just let it go...
"Damn, this move is about strategy and deception; history is written by the victors."
Potato fumed, "Besides, in the end aren’t I gonna end up like you guys? If we’re gonna suffer, we’ll suffer together."
Lin Miao quickly stopped them, he didn’t want to hear any more of this odorous plan.
"Do as you please, have fun, just make sure not to mess things up above ground; cleaning up is quite a hassle."
The players plotting against the Voodoo Gang was always Lin Miao’s intentional guidance and indulgence, although he didn’t expect this bunch to actually want to use such a method to penetrate the hacker-filled underground stronghold.
"Ha! Like I said, this is definitely a killer move."
Having received Lin Miao’s permission, players went downstairs either cheerfully or cursing.
Lin Miao watched them, murmuring to the system:
[Mark all players involved in the real-world sewer combat; after this mission, if the marked players survive, they’re banned from entering my office for three days.]