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The old captain was such a smart man, how could he not see what Gloria was thinking.

So he walked over to Gloria, patted her on the shoulder, and said, "Now I can trust you."

"Huh?" Gloria opened her eyes in confusion. Why did people trust her after she told her dark history?

"What I did was illegal." Gloria said with her eyes wide open.

"Tsk." The old captain threw his hand and said, "How can making money be illegal? Don't be fooled by my glamorous appearance. In fact, my repair shop also provides 'car buying' services.

As long as you have your eyes on... no, any car you like. As long as you prepare the money, I can buy it for you."

"Stealing a car?" Gloria covered her mouth.

"Don't say it so harshly. It's called resource reuse. Look, the car you are driving is the one I bought from here." The old captain said jokingly.

Gloria finally felt relieved after hearing the old captain's confession.

Ling Luxian cast a grateful look at the old captain, otherwise the old captain was so smart and he didn't know how much time he would have to spend explaining.

"Hey~" The old captain looked at Ling Luxian proudly.

Gloria was not a fool. Seeing the two of them singing the same tune, how could she not know that Ling Luxian was not trying to harm her, but to dispel the old captain's doubts.

The unhappiness in her heart disappeared immediately.

"Since you want to be a middleman, I must help you. If I have any orders, I will share some with you. But whether you can make a name for yourself depends on yourself." said the old captain.

Gloria nodded. This was natural. One should not trouble others with one's own affairs. Being able to help was good enough. There was no need to ask for more.

Now that the old captain has agreed, the matter is settled.

However, speaking of middlemen, Ling Luxian wanted to ask the old captain what he thought of that bespectacled guy.

"Old Captain, what do you think of that four-eyed guy?" Ling Luxian asked.

"Four eyes? Which four eyes?"

The old captain was confused. There were quite a few middlemen in the underworld who liked to wear sunglasses. He didn't know which one Ling Luxian was talking about.

Ling Luxian slapped his forehead, wondering why he said the nickname he gave him.

He said somewhat awkwardly: "That's Faraday."

"Faraday?" The old captain said disdainfully, "Tsk~ He's just an idiot, obsessed with licking the company's ass, and can't even see the nature of a middleman, so he just comes out to mix with the second-rate stuff."

This aroused Ling Luxian's interest. Not only that, he also wanted Gloria to hear the old captain's opinion on the middleman.

You have to know that the old captain is a middleman who can dominate a region. As an ace middleman, his opinion is very important.

"Tell me more about it."

The old captain leaned against the car door and said, "Middlemen are the lubricants between companies, mercenaries, gangs, and citizens. Middlemen, as the name suggests, must maintain an absolutely neutral attitude. Even if you have a preference, you still have to remain neutral on the surface.

Night City is the front line of the confrontation between major companies. Companies will avoid direct conflicts, so they need to hire mercenaries to solve problems. They pay money to do things, so that no matter success or failure, they will not tear each other apart.

The middleman acts as a white glove for the company. The more powerful the middleman is, the closer the relationship between him and the major companies will be. "

The old captain paused as he spoke, apparently giving Gloria some advice.

Without waiting for Gloria to respond, the old captain continued, "But even so, he cannot be directly related to the company. It's okay to be a white glove, but it's not okay to be a dog for the company. Once the middleman has a clear company background, that person is useless.

I heard that Faraday has a deep cooperative relationship with military technology. Judging from his attitude, he is obviously being used as a doormat by military technology. Just wait and see, this guy will definitely not die well.

Oh, that's right. I'm not cursing him, I'm just being realistic."

Ling Luxian nodded. It turned out that great minds think alike. However, he looked at the problem from another perspective.

Ling Luxian believes that you can be bad in Night City, like Wakako. Wakako sells mercenaries like eating and drinking, not only that, she also sells employers.

You heard it right, she even betrayed her employer.

But you can't find fault with her, she is a high-ranking member of the Tiger Claw Gang and the wife of the gang leader who cannot be shaken.

Of course, now that she is old and ugly, she can no longer be the gang leader’s wife, but after all, she still has several good sons.

Now that Wakako is in the Tiger Claw Gang, even though her words are not always decisive, her words carry great weight.

But you can't be stupid to survive in Night City. Dexter is an example. When he investigated his employer, he found the Voodoo Gang, but he didn't think that something might happen. He was fooled by a doormat.

The Voodoo Gang was a notorious scam, and Dexter, who was in the underworld, couldn't have been unaware of it. And even though V told him that his employer wanted to poach him, he still did it anyway. It can only be said that he was too obsessed with making a comeback.

Faraday, on the other hand, was stupid and evil, and he didn't use his brain at all.

You don't tell the mercenaries the complete information when they are working. Are you asking them to guess?

I won't say more about this. When I hooked up with Arasaka, people clearly said that no one who knew about this matter would be spared. I didn't even think about whether I was among these people.

Dexter could say that he was careless and Faraday was a complete idiot, but it was quite fun that he wanted to be the boss of Watson District.

Ling Luxian said: "I heard that this guy wants to become the pillar of Watson District. What do you think?"

"I'll sit and watch." The old captain replied: "Although the boy is stupid, he is still very powerful with the military technology behind him. But if he wants to become a regional middleman, forget it."

"In your opinion, who has a greater chance of winning?" Ling Luxian continued to ask.

"As far as I'm concerned..." The old captain scratched his head and thought for a while, then said, "I think Regina has a better chance of winning. Although she is a bit nagging, she is still quite popular due to her personality.

The mercenaries under her are relatively loyal, well-connected, and strong-armed. These qualities combined are enough for her to become a middleman in a region.

Of course, the most important thing is that there are not many powerful characters competing with her. Faraday, who has the most potential to defeat her, has no chance of reaching that position because of his obvious corporate bias.

But that woman is a little weird. I always feel that she is acting as a middleman, isn't it for the purpose of making money? "

"You're right." Ling Luxian sighed and said, "She's doing it for the people's livelihood."

"Wow, an idealist. But these days, not many idealists can have enough to eat." The old captain said with some admiration.

"Aren't you the same?" Ling Luxian turned around and smiled at the old captain.