The company dogs in Night City have always adhered to one iron law.
Property belongs to the company, life belongs to oneself.
No matter if the final outcome is being disposed of or getting fired, it’s better than dying now. As long as you’re alive, there’s room to maneuver.
The salesman first stopped his companions from raising their guns, then straightforwardly pulled car keys out of his pocket and offered them with both hands.
"Sir, please don’t get agitated, this car is temporarily yours now."
Previously, he couldn’t recognize which gang this gray-looking guy in front belonged to, but seeing the outfit and the mercenaries in black evacuating the crowd, how could he not know that this guy was one of those mercenaries causing turmoil in Night City recently?
These people kill without blinking, eat without salt, not caring if you’re a company dog or a gang member; there’s no one they wouldn’t dare to offend.
Making a few thousand bucks a month, risking his life for what? More importantly, the gun was pointed at his head.
Better not to mess with them, better not to mess with them.
Jianxue didn’t expect the other party to back down so completely.
He glanced at the car keys, then at the group, and pointed his gun at the roadside fire hydrant. Dıscover more novels at noⅴelfire.net
"Connect the hose and fight the fire for me."
"There’s truly no way."
The salesman chuckled bitterly.
"The water sources in Night City are all company assets, and these hydrants have been dry for over a decade. Without payment, not a single drop will come out."
Jianxue was shocked, pointing at the vast ocean beside him.
"All this water can’t be used for firefighting?"
The salesman shook his head.
"The Watson District beachfront belongs to Huang Ban Corporation; forget about taking water from there, even passing over the sea, you have to pay them."
"If caught illegally using water resources, you’ll face massive fines, and if you can’t pay, those companies have many ways to use your body to pay back."
Last time, opening the gates for water in Taiping Continent was all thanks to the Internet Supervisor’s connections; this time, he has no reason to handle these matters.
Hearing this, Jianxue almost blacked out on the spot.
The gun in his hand could vent his anger by killing the company dogs in front, but it would absolutely not shake the corporate foundations even a bit, nor exchange for water that could fight the fire.
"Arnold, take these guys to evacuate the populace, write down their names. If they dare to run, make sure they pay for it."
Are these kinds qualified to be called firefighters?
Enraged, he looked toward the distant Ganbi Mansion standing by the shore, pointed his gun originally lowered directly at the luxury hotel glowing red from the raging flames.
Water splashed in the pool.
On the azure rippling surface, glamorous men and women in swimsuits stretched their limbs wantonly, showcasing their beautiful bodies to those spectators at poolside, droplets slipping from their cheeks to necks, finally pausing for a moment on their fair collarbones.
But the spectators’ attention was entirely not on them at the moment, they stood at the balcony edges with champagne in hand, interestedly observing the fiery scene several streets away, even leashing the girls beside them, leaving the nude beauties on the other end kneeling to wait for the next summoning.
With their sex doll chips activated, they felt no shame or violation of dignity.
Lucius Laine, wearing sunglasses, sighed: "It’s been years since Night City was this lively."
Obviously as the current mayor of Night City, watching large areas fall into flames, yet there was no hint of tension or urgency on his face, only a bit of delight.
A Huang Ban executive beside him said, "Indeed, last time it was Hansen attacking Night City that caused such commotion, just wondering whose handiwork this is now."
"Whoever it is, we might want to thank them."
Lucius Laine poured his champagne onto the floor beside, and the female kneeling eagerly licked the golden liquid flowing over the tiles.
"This fire has burned away quite a bit of trouble for us."
The Watson District always was the oldest block in Night City and an old industrial area, filled with mixed characters and complicated ties, blocking any progress.
Like the old factories, many owned before the Huang Ban tower nuclear explosion, holding the land doing nothing, just waiting for Night City to inflate the property value then sell.
But others aren’t fools; ignoring the higher radiation levels there, with such absurd land prices, new companies find it easier to start anew and building factories in Santo Domingo.
Regarding the gangs, many have companies backing them, eager to stir trouble for anyone entering the scene, like Tiger Claw gang occupying Kabuki, irregularly built, with the highest population density and crime rate in Night City, hard for NCPD or city council to handle.
Now this fire wiped out the entire Watson District, cleaning out those sticking like gum on the land, leaving behind a fertile ground waiting for development, capable of offsetting the losses from past Taiping Continent incidents.
Compared to potential investments and gained interests, losing a few lives is insignificant.
Moreover, these ’low-quality population’ were always a developmental burden for Night City; fewer of them is a blessing.