Cyberpunk: 2075.

Chapter 466 79. Good chess
Carl actually already knew that the Night City Council was planning to abandon Taiping State and not include Taiping State's crime rate statistics in Night City.

When the last NCPD chief was still alive, when he proposed to lay off NCPD police officers and collect police fees, he proposed a motion to the city council to cancel the management of Taiping State and the Badlands on the edge of Night City and exclude these two places from the management of Night City;

After the bill was submitted to the City Council, it was dealt with by a crazy "gunman". Carl had always thought that this bill would be buried in the city council's negotiations with the death of the former NCPD chief. He did not expect to hear the announcement of the policy from Mayor Lucius Lane today.

Although only Taiping State was mentioned and it was not considered the Badlands, after the mayor said this, he had actually excluded Taiping State from the Night City system.

What does it mean when an area no longer has crime statistics?

First of all, it means that there will no longer be NCPD personnel managing that area. Then, taxes, electricity and water supply will no longer be provided to that area. Then, the city council stated that that area has become a de facto no-man's land, and anyone or any gang can occupy it. They will not have any intention of interfering.
Now Taiping Prefecture is actually not much different from No Man's Land, but the public announcement is always different. It is equivalent to others peeing secretly in the swimming pool, while you are peeing while standing on the swimming pool deck. The action is too "open" and "exposed".

"After this policy is announced, the few residents of Taiping Prefecture will probably not have an easy life. The amount of smuggling and special trade there will probably rise to a new level. That place will become a holy place for various gangs to hide their filth."

The recklessness after complete relaxation will be terrible. In the environment after abandoning the last bit of underwear, Carl can foresee the "bright" future after Taiping State just by thinking about it.

Carl continued playing, and the screening of Mewtwo continued.

“We understand that this decision may cause some questions and discussions, but we firmly believe that this is for the long-term development of our city and the well-being of our residents. Our goal has always been to build a safe and prosperous Night City where every citizen can live, work and play with peace of mind. We believe that through our joint efforts, both Taiping State and Night City will have a brighter and safer future.”

The entire recording of Mewtwo didn't take long. After the official announcement that Taiping State would no longer be under the management and statistics of Night City, and various political commitments, Mewtwo then fell into garbage time, and Carl simply accelerated and skipped the irrelevant content that followed.

After Carl took off Mewtwo and fell into thought, Oliver came over.

"Well, I thought you would be interested in this content."

He pointed to the ACPA next to him and said, "If we have anything in the future, we can hide it in Taipingzhou. The city council has announced that it will no longer care about that place, so we can use it as a warehouse."

It can be seen that Oliver was very excited. It was obvious that Mayor Lucius Lane's suggestion was very much to his liking.

As a local of Night City, he thought that the damn place Taiping State should have been opened up long ago. It has been stuck in the same rut for so long. It would be better to get Taiping State out of Night City cleanly and efficiently now. That way, no matter it is used to transport things or as a warehouse, there would be no need to worry about the city council coming to inspect. His friends in the transportation and logistics center would also be able to transport more goods and make more money.

“Do you agree with this policy?”

Looking at Oliver's performance, Carl realized something, but he still asked a question, and his question was nodded by Oliver as a matter of course:
"Of course I agree. Who in the city would disagree with this? You can ask Jack when he comes back. I'm sure he'll agree. This is definitely a good thing. Taiping Prefecture is already a bad place. Every time we have to drag it out, we waste police force and money to go there. We could use that time and money to improve the city and replace the old facilities in the city."

"I think that even if the city council saves the money spent on Taiping State, it will not be used on other neighborhoods." Having said this, Carl understood the meaning of Oliver's words.

That is, people in Night City except Taipingzhou, or citizens from other neighborhoods who make up the majority of Night City's population, all support the city council's policy of getting Taipingzhou out of Night City's management system. In their opinion, instead of throwing money into the shit pit, it is better to stay away from that stinky place.

Support means that the policy will be welcomed.
The policies proposed by the mayor are welcomed by the vast majority of citizens. It sounds like
Carl immediately searched for the time of the mayoral election. As he expected, the mayoral election was very close. If the current mayor Lucius Lane wanted to be re-elected, he would have to face challengers in the city council.

Carl's eyes swept over the name of Jefferson Perales, the mayoral candidate challenging Lucius Lane, and he already understood why Lucius Lane gave up Taiping State at this juncture.

Lucius Lane made a good move.

People's memory is always time-bound. Take news as an example. Unless it is extremely important news, the fresher the news is, the deeper the impression it leaves in memory.

At a critical moment in the mayoral election, Lucius Lane launched a major initiative that was widely welcomed by citizens and will undoubtedly deepen their impression of his wise decision-making.

If a mayoral election is held at such a critical juncture, it is foreseeable that Lucius Lane's approval rating will be significantly improved due to the fresh memories of the citizens. And if this policy really makes the entire city better afterwards, then there is no need for the entire city to improve. Lucius Lane only needs to pick out a few aspects and hold a press conference, then his victory can almost be said to be secure.

It seems that if nothing unexpected happens, the next mayor will still fall on Lucius Lane.
Carl remembered the perfunctory attitude that Lucius Lane had towards Arasakase Nobuo when he first met Lucius Lane and saw it from the side.

If you think about it carefully, something seems to be wrong.

The abandonment of Taiping State's management means that the citizens of Night City have given up on a bad place, but if someone wants to infiltrate that unmanaged place, it can be said to be easy.

Carl thought about the arrangements made by the New America when he was in Dog Town before. There were already elite agents from the New America in Dog Town. How could Taiping State possibly avoid it? And now that the arrangements have been relaxed, doesn't it mean that if the New America is determined, it can set up countless safe houses like Alex's bar underground in Taiping State, and bury a large number of forces in Taiping State without anyone knowing.

Being perfunctory to Arasakase Nobuo. Is it really just being perfunctory to the prince Arasakase Nobuo? No matter how much Arasakase Nobuo has a feud with Arasaka Saburo, he is the only heir of Arasaka Company in a clear sense. As a dog supported by Arasaka, he should not be disrespectful to his master no matter what.

Unless, the dog is no longer eating the dog food fed by this owner, and he already has a new and better owner.

If this incident is considered a loss of respect for Arasaka, then why did a politician who became the mayor because of seeking help from Arasaka lose respect for Arasaka?
None of Arasaka's sphere of influence in Night City is close to Taiping State. This policy is obviously more beneficial to the Six Street Gang which is close to Taiping State.

Behind the Six Street Gang is the New America.

Behind the New America.
Isn't it just military technology!
(End of this chapter)