Cyberpunk: 2075.

Chapter 387 149. Propaganda
What Blanca had informed Carl in advance, that military technology would come after Carl, happened faster than expected.

To be more precise, not long after Carl sat down at the Wild Wolf Bar in the evening and was about to eat some French fries, a customer wearing a windbreaker and looking quite ordinary sat down next to Carl and introduced himself:
"Nice to meet you, KK. I'm Smith."

Hearing this standard American name, Carl guessed that it was not a real name, but that did not prevent him from looking at the person who called himself Smith.

The man in a windbreaker who sat next to Carl and introduced himself was about thirty years old, male, and had an extremely ordinary appearance, with blond hair and blue eyes, a standard Caucasian appearance. He was the kind of person who could be ignored at a quick glance on the street. After Card stared at his face for a few seconds, he realized that this was also a disguise.

He might have installed a prosthetic body similar to the behavioral characteristics synchronized face plate, so it can't be said to be inconsistent, and the face actually looks very real, but as someone who has used the behavioral characteristics synchronized face plate, Carl has a feeling that this is not his real appearance.

After looking at him for a few seconds, Carl responded to his self-introduction: "Smith, I don't think I know anyone with this name."

"We'll get acquainted soon enough."

Having said this, Smith took the initiative to reveal his identity in his words: "Military Technology has a job that KK and your team want to complete, and I will communicate with you as a representative."

He said right from the start that he was sent by Military Technology, which was quite honest. But the people from Military Technology showed up unexpectedly quickly.

It was consistent with what Blanca said, that someone in the military technology department wanted to get a job for him, so it was indeed easier to get things done with someone on the inside.

After thinking about it in his mind, Karl remained calm on the surface, but expressed doubts: "Military Technology, the people from Military Technology wore ordinary windbreakers, sat next to me in the bar, and talked about business with me casually. This doesn't sound very reliable."

As he said that, Karl looked Smith up and down: “I didn’t see any of the corporate dog’s iconic suit on you.”

"If everyone wears a suit to work, then no one will deal with the dark side hidden under the glamorous appearance."

"Why do I feel that the things those guys who are dressed in suits and look respectable are doing under their so-called glamorous surfaces are dark enough?"

Karl didn't mean to delve deeper into this topic. He just stared at Smith, his eyebrows slightly raised, his meaning was very clear.

Since you are a military technology person, you have to show it and prove your identity.

"I know that you have cooperated a lot with Ms. Blanca, the director of our company. I could have relied on Ms. Blanca to introduce you, but I am here on behalf of the company, so I naturally brought my own proof method."

Smith had brought a suitcase with him, and he now placed it in front of the corner sofa where Carl and he were sitting.

"Kacha."

He opened the suitcase and what emerged from it were euros.

"Here is 400,000 Euros in cash, it's a deposit."

The suitcase that Smith carried with him was not a flat one, so Carl could roughly judge its thickness through the gap. Judging from the thickness and size alone, if the money in the suitcase was real, it would indeed be around 400,000 euros.

When Smith was asked to prove his identity, he directly showed him cash. What does this mean?
"You can take this batch of cash for verification first. Once you have confirmed the authenticity of this batch of cash, I think you will not have any doubts about my identity."

"If the money is real, there is no need to question it."

Four hundred thousand, and this is just the deposit.

Mercenaries don't care about complicated things. As long as the money is paid, the identity verification is passed. In other words, as long as the financial resources are sufficient, the employer can claim to be from any company. After all, whether the employer reveals his identity is a voluntary act in the employment process. "Do you mind if I use this money to verify it?"

"Please."

Smith sat in his seat and watched Carl close the suitcase, pick up the suitcase and leave, and then come back after a while.

Carl went to the street to find an online banking device, verified the box of money, and then confirmed that there were indeed 400,000 yuan in it, and it was all real money.

"It's real money. It's definitely more than enough as a deposit."

Carl said this, but expressed his doubts:

"However, I don't understand why you revealed your identity. You hired me and my team on behalf of the company, so you should know our approximate price. You don't need to reveal your identity to us for this kind of money. It's hard for me to understand why you revealed your identity to contact us and handed over cash."

With this money, instead of handing it over to a middleman to transfer the task and hide your identity, what does it mean to take the initiative to reveal your identity?
"Because this is cash, we also have to meet in person."

In response to Carl's doubts, Smith, who was a wealthy employer at the moment, said, "Some things can only be done after you sincerely reveal your identity and meet in person with cash."

'Cash, it's easier to get things done in person.'

Carl looked at Smith, who had obviously hidden his name and appearance but wanted to reveal that he was a military technician and needed cash, and he finally understood.

If cash transactions have any advantage over online payments, it is that cash transactions are difficult to track.

Even for top hackers, it is difficult to track clues related to a specific task if they only start from the transaction flow. In addition, Smith concealed his identity and name during the meeting, so it is almost impossible to find out who commissioned Carl's team to carry out the task. However, the most critical military technology identity was revealed.

What this means is that, when investigating, we can only find out that it is a military technology commission, but we cannot find the specific personnel. There is no one to hold accountable, and no one to look for.

When doing things, you should show your name, but you cannot let others know who did it.

"Let's talk about the mission."

After Karl understood Smith's idea, communication became much easier: "Let's discuss how much the full payment is."

"As expected of you, the leader of the city's top mercenary team. You understand things very quickly, KK."

A smile appeared on Smith's normal face, and then he stated the commission.

The content of the commission was extremely simple, yet shocking enough.

"We would like to ask you and your team to go to Southern California to get a document related to the presidential campaign for our company."

　ps. In reality, America is also running for election

　　
　
(End of this chapter)