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He could imagine what kind of earthquake would be caused in the evil land of East Suburbs when the [Purge Order] and [Employment Benefits] were combined.

This will become the bloodiest battlefield, and hundreds of people will die here!

"This is crazy..."

Shocked, he inadvertently spoke out what was in his heart.

Leo shook his head slowly and retorted: "Catching all the bandits and criminals in one fell swoop and restoring peace and stability to the eastern suburbs, how can this be considered crazy? I believe that the residents of the Bad Land must be happy to see the scene I expect.

So, Chief Thor, what is your answer?"

The tremendous pressure made the family head overwhelmed. Countless thoughts were fighting in his mind and he couldn't think calmly at all.

Panam felt almost the same way. Who could have thought that such a horrific change could be caused by a simple commission?

The members of the Eternal Life Team exchanged glances quietly and chatted animatedly in the team channel.

Even they were shocked by Leo's generosity, not to mention these wanderers who had never seen the world.

The silence lasted for a long time. Seeing that their heads were about to smoke, Leo had to take a step back:

"I know it must be difficult to make such a decision, after all, it concerns the fate of the entire family. But with all due respect, Chief Thor, the Bright family is already on the verge of collapse, so you want to cooperate with the biotechnology company to find a way out. But——"

He paused for a few seconds until both of them looked at him.

"Choosing biotechnology is a bad move. What they like most is homeless people like you who know nothing and have no legal status. They use you to conduct human experiments."

"…Human experiments? What evidence do you have?"

Panam put aside his chaotic thoughts and tried to stay calm.

"The evidence is with the Red Ochre Tribe. You are all wanderers, so you should be able to contact them and send someone to inquire about their situation. Then you will realize how stupid it is to cooperate with biotechnology.

By the way, I'll give you a friendly reminder, don't have any physical contact with the victim, otherwise losing an arm would be the least of your worries. Also, don't investigate further, the person conducting this human experiment is a biotechnology company, but the client is military technology, which is not your business."

Biotechnology and military technology...

The vagrants wouldn't dare to mess with just one person, let alone two.

Just as Thor was about to decline, his expression suddenly changed, and he turned to look at the person beside him: "Panam! You are not allowed to conduct an investigation on your own! Acting impulsively will only put the entire family in danger!"

Panam's expression suddenly turned ugly. "I am the kind of person who has no brains! But... we can't just ignore it, right? Red Ochre belongs to the same state of Adecado as us. I remember their camp is just over there on I-80."

"Panam..." Thor was furious and stretched out his tone, "The Bright family is in trouble now, can we -"

Panam raised his hand and interrupted him forcefully: "Saul, don't forget, your suggestion is to sign a contract with the biotechnology company and do things for them!"

"I...I...I don't know anything about red ochre!"

"Does it matter? If you're wrong, you're wrong. You've already made the wrong decision once. Now shut up and stop talking!"

In front of the members of the Immortal Team, Panam staged a "rebellion" and made the family leader Thor so angry that his face turned red.

After dealing with the annoying Lao Deng, Panam turned to Leo and said, "We need some time to verify your information and tell the tribe members about your invitation. Although we are a family, everyone is free and has the right to choose their own future."

This is indeed a very wanderer-like statement.

Vera smiled and had a good impression of Panam.

Leo nodded without comment: "No problem, then we'll come back tomorrow and bring some good guys with us as reinforcements."

He thought about it, then suddenly took out another money chip and threw it to Panam.

"I'll leave my car and cargo here for now. There's 30,000 euros in the chip. I'll consider it as hiring the Bright family to help me guard the cargo."

Panam raised his eyebrows and casually threw the chip to Thor without any greed.

Thor was a little panicked.

He did a quick calculation and found that the things L left here, including the car and the goods, were worth tens of millions of euros. If something went wrong, even if he sold the Bright family, he wouldn't be able to afford the compensation...

"You, you just left like that?" He spoke a little unclearly.

Leo stopped and turned to look at him: "What else? You expect me to live in the wilderness just to guard this little thing?"

Thor felt that there was something wrong with his words - tens of millions of goods could not be considered "this little bit of stuff"...

Before continuing to move forward, Leo said loudly:

"Captain Thor, I read the History of the Wanderers before I came here. The second article of the first edition of the Wanderers' Code states that the weight of your words is as important as your importance.

I first approached the Bright family simply because you are the closest to Stone Ridge Mountain. If you are unwilling to cooperate, I can change the head of another family and start over. I am sure that as long as the young people in your family see my recruitment notice, they will come to me on their own initiative.

So… should you be my mouthpiece and pass on the message, or wait for someone else to get this position and have the initial say? The choice is yours, think about it carefully. "

After saying this, he led his people out of the carriage, crossed the homeless camp, got on the car, and drove away.

Goods worth ten million were just left there.

If the drones weren't still patrolling, these three trucks would be as if no one wanted them.

"This is a big deal..."

Panam casually opened a few boxes and looked at the neatly stacked smart weapons and ammunition inside. He seemed to have seen the future of the Bright family.

No one could refuse such a wealthy employer, and the young people in the family would become his fanatical fans, rushing to join the gang that had not yet been established.

Thor also understood this, and the balance in his heart had already tilted.

Even the head of the family cannot stop the desire of his people to pursue a better future. The consequence of trying to stop a chariot with a mantis arm is that the family will be torn apart and completely disbanded.

"Panam, gather the elders of the family... Oh, forget it, gather everyone and hold a meeting in front of the campfire. This kind of thing can't be hidden at all, so let everyone speak freely."

Panam nodded and walked out of the car.

*

On the other side, Leo and others have already started their return journey.

V, who was used to a hard life, felt his heart bleed when he thought about such a large amount of goods being dumped next to the homeless camp:

"I say... Leo, isn't your decision too casual? Such a large sum of money, human heart can't stand the test."

Leo pulled her into his arms and kissed her twice:

"That's exactly the effect I want. There's a line in our ancient poem: It's easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it's hard to go from luxury to frugality. I want to use this method to shatter their values, so that they can no longer endure the hard life they used to take for granted.

Then I can use money to control them and train them to be soldiers loyal to me!"

V blinked. "Soldiers? Not gang members?"

"It's all the same. Those who have proven their ability and loyalty can join the company's security department and get regular employment. It can be considered a clear promotion channel for them."

Leo turned his head and looked at the desolate bad land.

"The most useful knowledge I learned from Arasaka Academy is how to sell hope. Because hope can make people sacrifice their lives and do whatever it takes..."

Rise to Fame: Chapter 272 Leo: "The middleman from the eastern suburbs? Just a little Karami."

"Then the hope you sell had better be real hope, otherwise you will become the next Arasaka or Biotech..."

V leaned in his arms for a while and then stood up on his own initiative, afraid of pressing on the wound he had just undergone surgery.

"I have different ideas from them, just wait and see!"

Leo replied confidently, stretching out on the back seat.

Seeing that their conversation had come to an end, Sasha turned around impatiently, leaned on the back of the chair and asked: "Leo, what is the Red Ochre Tribe? Can you tell me about it?"

Leo had expected this to happen.

After all, "biotechnology" is a sensitive word to Sasha. If you whisper it in her ear in the middle of the night, she might even open her eyes.

"Okay, wait for me to look at the information first..."

Leo agreed and quickly urged Chunbai to take out the information he had found in advance so that he could review it again.

After taking a quick look, he began to explain:

“The tragedy of the Red Ochre Tribe originated from Project Nightingale—a commission from military technology to biotechnology, hoping to use technological means to enhance the physical fitness of military technology soldiers and make them immune to biological and chemical weapons.

The senior biotech executive in charge of this research chose a radical human experiment method, and the subjects were the Red Ochre tribe, who knew nothing about the consequences. This experiment is still ongoing, and according to the intelligence I have obtained, it will not be long before a big mess comes out. "

Sasha's expression turned serious: "What kind of big basket?"

"There was a massive death among the people who participated in the human experiments because the research was ridiculous and the side effects were very serious."

"Side effects... these bastards-!"

The word triggered Sasha's PTSD.

In her excitement, the alloy claws in her hands popped out, leaving several deep scratches on the back of the chair.

Leo quickly patted her shoulder, afraid that she would go crazy again like she did that day.

Fortunately, this time she only lost control for a moment and quickly regained her composure.

"Um... Leo, we can't just turn a blind eye to this matter. If we can get evidence that Biotech is conducting illegal human experiments on homeless people, it will definitely come in handy in the future!"

Looking at her pleading eyes, Leo smiled casually:

"Of course I know that. Some of the information about the Nightingale Project is in the Impala Motors Company in the northeast corner of North Oak District. We can steal the information when we have time.

I will also protect the people of the Red Ochre Tribe. When we face off against Biotech in the future, they will serve as living witnesses. Add to that other dirty tricks, and we will combine them into a combined punch. I guarantee that they will be beaten to a pulp!"

"Yes, that's it!" Sasha became excited again. The more she looked at Leo, the hotter her heart became. "I love you so much~!"

As she spoke, she couldn't help but open her arms.

And then... she was hugged by V who forcefully penetrated her.

"Okay, okay, don't get excited. If you want to deal with biotech companies, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future."

V patted her back and pushed her back into the seat.

Leo wasted a lot of time talking but didn't get any "reward", and he immediately became depressed.

But he also knew that dealing with V required skill and brute force would not work, so he had to be patient for now.

V finally managed to push Sasha back, but before she could breathe a sigh of relief, she heard Vera joining the conversation.

"I can assure you that your good deed of saving the Red Ochre Tribe will be rewarded. News spreads quickly among the wanderer families, and every good deed or evil deed of yours will spread throughout the Badlands and the Wasteland, attracting the attention of more wanderers.

A benevolent leader who provides stable jobs and safe homes, and homeless people will flock to you from all over America and make you their king."

"The king of wanderers? That sounds good..."

Leo was about to take the opportunity to fantasize when he was interrupted by the message sent by Chunbai in the team channel.

"Pure White: Wait a minute, there's an old woman named Dakota Smith who wants your number. She says she's the middleman for this part of the Badlands in the Eastern Suburbs."

"Leo: Got it, give her the number."

Just seconds after sending the message, his personal phone rang.

After taking a look at the caller's profile picture, he chose to answer the call.

"Hello, the famous L. What brings you to the bad land of the eastern suburbs?"

The person who spoke was an old woman with wrinkles all over her face and her long hair was a little gray.

In appearance, she was about the same age as Roger, but without his cocky arrogance.

Leo knew this person, but he didn't have a deep impression of him.

"Hello, Ms. Dakota, it seems you have spies in the Bright family. You knew I was coming so quickly."

"That's right. They've been here for two months, and we've had a lot of dealings." Dakota didn't deny it. "Let's talk about you, L. Why didn't you stay in Night City and come to the East Suburbs to make such a big fuss? What do you want to do?"

"I want to set some rules for people who make a living in the eastern suburbs. Well... maybe you can be of some use to me, so let's meet and talk. I'll be at your garage soon."

"It seems you have investigated me. Okay, I'll wait here."

"No, you got one thing wrong." Leo retorted, "You didn't wait there, but you came out and talked in my car."

Dakota frowned. "Are you sure? I'm the middleman in charge of this area. In your words, I'm the local boss."

"I don't care whether you want to be a snake or something else. But you have to understand that you'd better listen to me in my territory. I will wait for you for five minutes after I arrive. If you want to talk, come. If you don't want to talk, you have nothing to do."

Without waiting for her reply, Leo hung up the phone.

"Vera, drive a few hundred meters along the road. There is a car repair shop on the south side of the road. Stop there."

"Okay, I know that garage."

Having overheard the conversation, V was curious about the caller: "Who is it?"