Chapter 120
Although I know that the company must attach great importance to the issue of collectors, 01 has personally spoken out this time, and he must be serious about it.
But Li Pan didn't expect that before he could complete the deal and buy the spaceship to ensure his escape, the first batch of cadres would be coming.
Yes, the first batch, the general managers who attended the fourth manager meeting of 0791 that day, will send people on business trips. Although some of them are still in the stage of preparing prosthetics and props, a total of four people in the first batch directly bought them locally The cosmic prosthetic body has been linked and is now waiting for quarantine at the customs. The relevant processing documents have been sent to the office.
Li Pan looked at the numbers of these four people: 0674007, 0544007, 0213007, 081007...
"...No, what's going on? Why are there so many 007s? Is it auspicious for 007 to go on a mission?" "
Because they are here to compete for the position of general manager. Ah." Ah Qi brought the coffee and explained, "Our company is all temporary workers, and we are numbered according to the order of joining. However, because temporary workers are transferred more frequently, and some companies have a longer experience, it is not It's very convenient for management, so when you join as a regular employee, they will be re-numbered according to the change in job title."
Li Pan glanced at the management directory of the Human Resources Department handed over by A Qi and roughly understood it.
The general formal employee establishment of a subsidiary, from 01 to 06, corresponds to the company's general manager, four directors of personnel, technology and logistics, and a director of Callisto's Callisto base. Subsequent numbers are based on performance, that is, the quantity and quality of tasks completed. The number 007 generally belongs to those who rank first among cadres and have the best performance in various business abilities and comprehensive strength.
By the way, the 01 head office is in a special situation because there are many departments and they work in two shifts. The manager and director have both principal and deputy positions, so 01044 is actually a fairly high-ranking cadre.
In short, the number 007 means that this person is stronger than ordinary employees, an elite cadre, and a manager-level or minister-level person in ability. However, because there are no job vacancies in the local company and the first six seats are already filled, there is no room for advancement and I can only settle for a cadre position. But in essence, they are still beating workers. In terms of salary, benefits, authority and human resources, they are still inferior to managers and ministers.
It doesn't matter if they are temporary workers who are lying idle, but since these employees who can become full-time employees have been selected as chief business pacesetters, they obviously want to work hard in the company's sequence, go one step further, get a promotion and a salary increase, and marry Bai Fumei as the CEO. Reaching the pinnacle of life.
So now there is a 0791 plane, and you can be the general manager after completing the task. Doesn't that mean you have to seize the opportunity to get a promotion and a salary increase to compete?
"Mad, a group of overtime dogs have been sent to get us involved, remind everyone to be vigilant!"
Although these four 007s have arrived, in order to deal with the collectors, and the lessons learned from the overturn of 01044, we will not take it lightly and use level four ordinary weapons. Prosthetics have all ordered specialized Level 5 combat prosthetics from large companies. Therefore, to come to Earth, it takes a long time to apply for approval from the Security Bureau, and it also takes a long time to go through customs quarantine. Based on the efficiency of customs, it takes at least a week. of.
So Li Pan gave Aqi and Yamazaki Ayato the responsibility of handling the bureau's paperwork and assisting the 007s in customs clearance.
On the other side, due to the recent interference from the company, there has been a temporary peace between the Ye family and Gao Tianyuan. Although the two major groups are busy digesting the inheritance of the Tokugawa and Fabius families and have not made any big moves for the time being, some personnel and social activities have begun to happen. Contacts with various managers and business people, contacting, visiting, hooking up, looking for connections and entrusting business are troublesome. After all, the company has so many tax shelter warehouses, so it has to make a few incoming and outgoing orders to fool the tax bureau.
Li Panke was too lazy to take care of these interpersonal interactions, so he simply left all public relations activities, information exchange and business troubles to Maiko Shiranui and Kotaro Seimai to handle.
As for the logistics department, you don't have to worry about it. As long as there are no monsters running amok, you can just let Lao Liu Lama Husky make a fuss about boxing and practicing in the warehouse.
As for himself, he took Ashiya Shiki with him on the mission.
The monster mission still needs to be done. Li Pan still owes 0113 two keys and has not paid them back. God knows when the corporate war will start again. I feel really guilty for not worrying.
Well, so I have to bring along Ashiya Shiki, who is currently the most powerful person in the company. Let him deal with the monster, and Li Pan will get the reward.
"Shigui, a collector has escaped from the site now. Our mission is to investigate the recently reported case of suspected monsters and find the murderer of 01044. But don't panic,
I am experienced. You can deal with the monsters later. Come on, I'll be on guard nearby, don't worry, if I find the collector coming I will remind you to evacuate."
"Okay boss."
Ashiya Shiki didn't have any objections. When he arrived at the mission location, he went in to investigate the exorcism. Li Pan was squatting in the shuttle to blow on the air conditioner and provide support.
Specifically, this investigation task was about a robot killing incident. Anyway, it was discovered when the company was browsing short videos. There was an anchor who was killed by a robot while doing a live broadcast.
Hmm...
well, as we all know, the technology most strictly controlled by the scientific ethics committee is artificial intelligence. It is unlikely that there will be a robot rebellion, so the company thinks it may be something like a monster apostle.
However, Li Pan thinks that the possibility is not high. Even if there is no AI and no monsters, a lot of humans will die at the hands of machines. Maybe it is just a simple leakage of electricity?
After all, Earth 0791, although it is bursting open due to the coming and going of those demon gods, and some messy and weird things will follow it, it is still essentially a world of physics. There are still very few instances where monsters actually appear. As far as the current results of the company's business department are concerned, except for the few monsters that Li Pan received, no one else has actually encountered any real ones.
Most of the business investigations sent by the superiors are actually plots that are close to science, such as why the turned-off light suddenly flickered, why the dusty door suddenly opened, why the decorated vase suddenly overturned, and why the dog was in the middle of the night. If you suddenly scream in agony, you can actually ask a few electricians to repair the problem and the problem can be solved.
Even if there really is some supernatural and non-scientific phenomenon, the local onmyojis are very experienced, not to mention that the six paths of the Ashiya family and the big tengu can be captured and sealed at will. Ryu naturally can be easily dealt with, and the more powerful ones can be used as dogs by their subordinates as their own shikigami, which can be done by one person.
Moreover, there is no silver key reward for such tasks that are confirmed as false alarms by investigation, so it is just a waste of effort.
So Li Pan glanced around and didn't see anything from the nearby apartment, so he didn't take it too seriously. He lay down in the air-conditioned car and surfed the Internet. After waiting for an hour, Ashiya Shiki came back to report. .
"No monster was found. It was a live broadcast script set by the tenant. He privately modified an industrial robot and jumped up from behind to forcefully perform tasks in search of excitement. However, he used too much force and the rubber sleeve fell off. Then the drill bit pierced the hemorrhoid and cut it directly from the valley road. Went in, causing lacerations and massive blood loss..."
"Okay, okay, no need to describe the details, call the NCPA to collect the body, the next one will follow."
Well, in fact, it is basically such a boring task, logistics The department just visits the warehouse to pull goods, and the sales department also goes to door-to-door sales to collect junk. It is a small company with only a few people in total. If someone says that he is actually a member of the top safety committee in the world, he can easily kill Ye Shi and Gao Tianyuan. Who would believe anything you say...
Of course, such a running chart is still necessary. At least the wrong options are screened out. When the 007s arrive, they can go straight to the topic, saving their precious time.
So Li Pan and Ashiya Shiki took a shuttle to investigate. When the two of them were eating fast food at noon, Li Pan complained about the 007s in the company. Ashiya Shiki was curious and said, "Manager, speaking of numbers, Kotaro's number is
034 , Rama in the logistics department is 03, then there are thirty people in our company? How come we have never seen them before?" "
Oh, they are temporary workers in the logistics department, responsible for the management and maintenance of the external warehouse. They usually go to the warehouse to check in. It's about attendance."
Li Pan drank an orange-flavored cool baboon and explained casually,
"Our company has forty-two outsourcing warehouses. These thirty people are organized into six engineering teams, and one team is sent to a facility every day to do engineering maintenance and safety. For inspections, it is enough to conduct a weekly inspection of all facilities.
In addition, according to the eight-hour work system, arrange three shifts for them at staggered peaks, so that there are manpower on duty 24 hours a day for emergency response. In case any warehouse calls the police, As long as it is a general engineering circuit problem, there will be personnel on duty to maintain it. Of course, if it is a monster warehouse alarm, it will be reported directly to me and the logistics department." Li Pan also conveniently used the engineering troop scheduling mode. After all, the
army Someone has to be on duty anytime and anywhere, and all equipment needs to be maintained and maintained. I have long been used to it.
Ashiya Shiki seemed to be quite interested, "I see, but aren't you worried about surveillance and theft?" "The duty
list and passwords are all arranged by Shiba, and are rotated randomly, and they generally don't enter the warehouse, they just check. It's just peripheral circuit equipment.
This kind of rotation is at least better than letting them guard a warehouse for a long time."
Li Pan is not worried about this. Everyone has a price, and human betrayal is unavoidable, but the pastor helped him recruit all There is a small family working as a part-time worker. Although the salary of temporary workers in the company is low, TheM Company has a high credit guarantee in the security system and can easily borrow low-interest loans.
Moreover, Li Pan only needs them to work for eight hours and do some simple engineering maintenance, and the remaining sixteen hours can be used freely, whether they work part-time or do side jobs. Compared with other low-level workers in Night City, this is already quite a lot. A secure position.
Of course, every general manager has different management methods. When the general manager of 0791 is replaced by 007, if temporary workers are used as props and consumables, I don’t know if they can continue to work in this company. .
However, Ashiya Shiki's reminder is also reasonable. The security environment in the Night City has indeed deteriorated at a speed visible to the naked eye.
While we were having lunch at a fast food restaurant in a commercial street, two waves of people were robbed at gunpoint. The first wave of people were driven away by Ashiya Shiki using magic, but the second wave of people collided with the belated NCPA. , the two sides exchanged fierce fire, fired hundreds of rounds of bullets, but no one was killed, and then fled. The NCPA casually arrested a few homeless people for cross-examination.
The investigation in the afternoon was even more speechless. Ashiya Shiki still couldn't find any monsters, but his wallet was almost stolen.
There were also a bunch of mentally retarded gangsters who were probably underage and had relatively precocious faces. They formed a group to steal the float vehicle, and then the float vehicle applied to use the plasma cannon to fight back. It woke up Li Pan who was lying in the car and taking a nap, so he had to open it. The car door burst out and threw the gangsters into the trash.
Well, not only the corpses of the Tokugawa and Fabius families attracted a pack of wolves to fight for, but even the remains of the carrion left by the Tojo Society and the Shura Society also attracted a lot of maggots.
After all the local gang leaders in the Night City were defeated, a lot of unowned land was left vacant in the city. No one collected the protection fees for nightclubs in the commercial streets, so various lower-level gangs sprung up like mushrooms after rain. The company at least maintains the dignity of a civilized person, engaging in business wars, bribery, jumping off buildings, and so on. The gangsters were more direct, directly killing people, setting fires, and shooting with machine guns.
We have entered a new era of the Warring States Period, fighting for each other, fighting in the streets, and fighting for the scraps that fell out of the company's mouth.
"Don't our company support a force? It would be easier to work in a place like this." Ashiya Shiki looked at the cut trouser pocket and suggested sincerely.
Li Pan snorted coldly, "It's useless. If you throw a bone, the dog will remember your goodness for the rest of his life, but cockroaches are not well-raised. Cockroaches just want to live on their own... Let me go to Sakura Park in the old capital area." I'm sorry to bother you with today's daily report."
"Okay, take care."
For some reason, Masako Akiyama didn't answer the call, and Li Pan didn't reply to text messages when he contacted her about doing business there. I had no choice but to come to Qiu Shan Gym again in person.
The result was good, the Akiyama Gym brand was removed, the debt was mortgaged, and the bank took it away...
Li Pan was dumbfounded when he saw it, thought about it, and contacted Principal Koga.
Principal Koga, "Not tonight, I'm practicing in the mountains. You go find Kiriko."
Li Pan, "...No, I'm not here to hook up with you, I'm here to have sex with Ayako Akiyama..."
Principal Koga, " What! Caiko is still a child who has not graduated!"
Li Pan said, "No, I actually want to find her mother..."
Principal Koga said, "Nani! I want to find her mother too! Do you like threesomes that much!"
Li Pan was angry, "Fuck you! Don't accuse someone of his innocence out of thin air! When did I... Well, I invited you last time, but this time it's different! It's business!" Principal Koga stopped teasing him and
said I asked for an address and came over,
"The Akiyama family's financial situation is very poor. I heard that the family went bankrupt and Ayako temporarily suspended school. It seems that it is because they can't repay their debts. Their prosthetic services have been shut down, and I can't track the real-time location. This is the address she updated before taking leave of school. It is used to send tuition loan bills. You can try your luck."
Huh? Industrial area in the north of the city? Before poaching, Masako asked for 10 million. Li Pan thought she was too open-minded. He didn't expect that the family's financial situation was so tight. Even if the gymnasium was taken away, they moved directly from the city center of the old capital to the place with the worst public security. Which old industrial area has the cheapest rent?
Li Pan was a little surprised for a moment, but now he could only contact Amakusa Shiro through Masako Akiyama, so he took the subway.
As mentioned before, the industrial area is basically the territory of the Whirlpool Gang. NCPA has no police station, and mercenaries come to attack with firepower at every turn. It is the kind of place where even gangsters dare not come over. Passersby will be poached if they are not careful. Eyeballs and waist.
Li Pan also knew that entering the industrial zone in formal attire was simply looking for trouble. I simply went back to my factory and changed into a mercenary uniform. It happened that Chengzi was not there either, probably driving a big truck to pull goods, so he drove the Armored Emperor 620 and drove to the industrial zone apartment registered by the Akiyama family.
This place is said to be an apartment, but it is incomparable to Genting, or even to Li Pan's commuter area, or to the tube buildings in the suburbs. It's just a run-down motel with three floors, like a courtyard, with a parking lot in the middle, and a public laundry, fast food restaurant, barber shop, and massage parlor on the first floor. The second and third floors are small hotels converted into commercial buildings, with one bedroom and one bathroom.
Li Pan stopped the car and installed a circle of electromagnetic infantry mines next to the car to scare the surrounding people, and then walked into the apartment.
The registered address of Akiyama's family was 209. Li Pan knocked on the door, but there was no reply. He looked at the pile of bills in the mailbox, and there were many left by other tenants. For a moment, he was a little doubtful whether Masako Akiyama was real. To live in a place like this, I deliberately found a fake address online.
Just as Li Pan was hesitating whether to just kick in the door and search, or to be more polite and ask Shiba to help hack in and open the lock, he suddenly heard a noise coming from downstairs.
Li Pan was also afraid that some unsighted Uzumaki would help his car, so he hurriedly looked out from the balcony, only to see a group of gangsters surrounding a man wearing a sailor uniform, holding his schoolbag to his chest, looking timid. Girls with short hair.
Oh, it’s Akiyama Ayako.
It was the one who came to assassinate Li Pan before, but ended up cutting off his hair and almost beheading him.
However, the girls’ uniform at Wuche Academy is a sailor miniskirt? ?
Before Li Pan could say hello, he saw a yellow man reaching out to lift Caizi's short skirt and touch her butt.
Akiyama Ayako didn't tolerate him either. She grabbed Huang Mao's wrist with one hand and pulled out a kitchen knife from her schoolbag with the other hand. Click! Chop off Huang Mao's hand with a knife!
Huang Mao, "Ahhhh!"
Li Pan said, "..."
Well, although the prosthetic body amplification has been stopped due to arrears, this skill, this swordsmanship, and this look are indeed the kunoichi killers of the Akiyama family. .
The gangsters are all stupid. They probably still want to touch your butt without chopping off their hands.
But Akiyama Ayako obviously felt that chopping off his hand was not enough, so she stabbed him in the neck again with her chopped-off hand, cutting off the artery and causing blood to spurt out and splash all over the faces of the crowd.
At this moment, the gangsters woke up from the hot iron smell, screaming "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh".
It was a pity that their legs were too weak to run, so Akiyama Ayako pounced on them, cut their throats, stabbed their bellies, and chopped their heads. They killed three of them on the spot in a pool of blood. The others were urinating, rolling and crawling around.
And Akiyama Ayako stood in a pool of blood with a kitchen knife, hehehe, laughed for a while, wiped her hair, wiped the kitchen knife clean with her skirt, picked up her schoolbag and stuffed it back, and went upstairs.
It's almost like he's mentally ill...
Li Pan took out his big gun, pointed it at Black Kite, leaned against the fence at the entrance of 209 and waited.
As if she hadn't seen him, Akiyama Ayako walked all the way to the door and unlocked the door with her fingerprint.
The house had only one bedroom and one bathroom. Li Pan could tell at a glance that the house was in a mess. Bills were all over the floor, and the sheets and chairs were chopped to pieces with knives. It seemed like some insane maniac had been imprisoned, and the walls were all chopped up. There were knife marks everywhere.
Seeing her enter the room, Li Pan asked,
"Hey, where's your mother?"
"Dead."
Akiyama Ayako said coldly and closed the door.
(End of chapter)