Cyberpunk: From Dogville to Legend

Chapter 91 Clash of the Middlemen (3.6K words, first update)
The moment Rebecca was cornered by the Scavengers, Lin Yue received feedback from the Dogtown intelligence network.

Lin Yue, who had already been wary of Hanz, remained calm.

Although Angie controls the Animal Gang in Dogtown, the Savage King's tribe is also rapidly expanding in Taiping Continent. The Savage King in her past life memories truly deserves the title of the real leader of the Animal Gang. She is an agile and powerful member of the Animal Gang—her iron hammer can smash people into dust.

With that guy around, Angie couldn't control the entire Pacific Continent, not to mention that Mr. Hans has many connections that he can use, both overtly and covertly.

After a brief moment of thought, Lin Yue had already devised a plan.

"Send your people up there, I'll cover the cost."

"Those who are related to Hans need not be kept."

Lin Yue tapped his finger on the table, giving An Qi instructions with ease.

To his surprise, Mr. Hans had gotten involved with the cleaners; this guy was resorting to any means necessary to squeeze out some business.

It has to be said that this is a good way to disgust oneself, namely, to sabotage Lin Yue's commission.

Therefore, having made contingency plans, Lin Yue began to bring in the Animal Gang regardless of cost. Even if this commission resulted in a loss, he was determined to ensure that Hanz would not gain any advantage.

Why did I save so much money?
That's exactly what they were wary of Hans's move!
Angie was also extremely efficient in her actions. With her eyes shining, she directed her men to launch a strong attack on the [Unknown Territory] Cleaners' lair while on the phone.

Angie's methods of managing her subordinates were quite brutal—

"Whoever finds that mercenary first, after this trip, I'll let him pick any mercenary he wants at the club, and I'll give him a huge raise!"

The animals, brimming with hormones, couldn't handle this stimulation and began frantically trying to get rid of the pleco.

Lin Yue waited quietly. A middleman can't do too much. Sometimes, it's best to entrust things to subordinates. Having a strong heart is the best quality a middleman can have.

Angie called back a dozen minutes later, panting, "Boss, it's resolved. Not only that, I also sent a team to cause trouble for Hanz in Taiping Continent. Now, several mercenaries in the city are being blocked by our people."

Lin Yue's eyes lit up as he transferred money to An Qi, not a penny less, and even a little extra. This woman was very clever; she even took care of his revenge.

Rin: "Do it your way."

Angie: "Okay, boss."

Rin suddenly interrupted, "How was that mercenary who fought the Cleaners?"

Angie paused for a moment, then said with a half-smile, "Before our people even got there, that guy was fighting that group of cleaners all by himself. I suspect if we had gone any later, your mercenaries would have taken care of them all."

Lin Yue knew perfectly well that An Qi was being modest, so he thanked her and sat heavily on the sofa.

He was relieved that Rebecca was alright. He finally breathed a sigh of relief. He had been very worried about this strong girl after hearing the news that the Cleaners had surrounded her.

Just as Lin Yue was wondering if Dorio and Mann would be seriously injured, Rebecca sent him a text message.

It's a selfie.

Her face was a little dirty, and she flashed a "V" sign at the camera. It was sent to Rin, with the caption: "Boss, more money, too many people! You'll give me more...right? My hands are sore from typing all this XD"
What a character!

Lin Yue shook his head helplessly, thinking to himself that he was quite an oddball among middlemen.

Generally speaking, the price of a commission is fixed before the job is assigned, and no one will act as a middleman to raise the mercenary's salary after the job has started. However, Lin Yue had to admit that this was indeed a mistake in his intelligence, and he could only give Rebecca an additional 10,000 euros.

Rebecca sent a thank-you text message.

Right after the cleaner incident was over, Mann and his team also resolved their troubles.

After a period of systematic training, the abilities of these two powerful attackers have gradually become apparent.

They handled the entire case cleanly and quickly, without any problems. The client was very excited when they called back.

"Mr. Lin, if I may be so bold, you are the real big shot here!"

Therefore, it is extremely rare for a middleman to have such a successful mercenary. Clients judge by efficiency, and this is also the most effective way to spread positive word-of-mouth.

After receiving the money, Lin Yue immediately transferred the wages to Mann and the others, thus concluding the commission completely.

Of course, Lin Yue wouldn't dwell on today's unpleasant incident and cause any trouble for Hanz.

It was already agreed beforehand that after two months, everyone would rely on their own abilities. Since it was a fair competition, increasing the intensity was within the reasonable range of the game. Playing gentlemanly games in Night City was pure nonsense—Lin Yue couldn't be more willing to use dirty tricks.

At this moment, all he wanted was for Hanz to lose all his businesses except for the Ghost Hound; that would be the best outcome.

His competitive spirit was ignited, and he thought for a moment, then muttered to himself, "Then let's keep playing, Mr. Hanz."
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My mind is heavy with worries at this moment.

The atmosphere in Mr. Hans's workspace was not very good.

The well-known middleman sat with his legs crossed, sipping the strong tea in his cup.

A bodyguard bowed his head and reported the results of all the day's operations in detail. Of course, the bodyguard was also sweating bullets, because he felt that none of the news today would make his sugar daddy happy.

In contrast, Mr. Hans remained completely unfazed by whatever the people behind him said. At this moment, he was inwardly sighing: on the one hand, he admired the excellent combat skills of Rin's mercenaries, and on the other hand, he had a general idea of ​​Rin's methods and even figured out her tactics.

Rin hasn't dragged Arasaka into this yet, all thanks to the Animal Gang. So, is Rin trying to reach into Dogtown to get information and make money? Nobody complains about having too much money. In Hans's opinion, this kind of behavior is exactly what a corporate dog would do to find a way out.

Rin, the worst thing you could have done was to reach out to Cuba.

If Cuba knew that someone had evidence of their dealings with Dogtown, there would be someone even more restless than Cuba itself. Hans still trusted the intelligence network in South America.

Mr. Hans looked up at the ceiling and slowly said, "Those mercenaries hired by the Next Life were taken care of by the Animal Gang? It seems our Ms. Angie has already made her stance clear..."

The bodyguard behind him hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and cursed under his breath, "That bitch from the Animal Gang is just messing with us. We've already offered very good terms; they're really giving us the cold shoulder—"

Hanz reached out and interrupted.

He rarely swore, and in some ways he was quite similar to Emma.

"You mean this lady doesn't know what's good for her? I think you're wrong. This is the kind of person who can truly achieve great things... She knows very well who gave her her position, and she knows who's behind us. She won't gain anything by coming here; she'll just become a pawn that can be discarded at any time. If she agrees, Rin won't be so difficult to deal with..."

Hanz couldn't understand why Arasaka's dogs were all so loyal.

Perhaps in some ways, Pedro Petrochemical should learn a thing or two from Arasaka.

After saying this, Hanz squinted his eyes as if he were in a daze, and continued to drink his slightly hot tea.

He silently thought to himself: Since we're going to play, let's continue.

I placed an additional bet.

In some ways, Hans found the feeling he had back in the company; playing against strong opponents makes the game more interesting.

Hans: "Have you found out anything about the animal gang's spies over at the Cleaner's place?"

The bodyguard replied, "I've figured it out."

Hans waved his hand, "Get rid of them all—"

"Have your people find out the extent of Angie's activities in Taipingzhou, and have my old friend's shady associates deal with her, teach them a lesson... After all, this place is not yet fit for this lady to rule."

The bodyguard received his boss's order, nodded slightly, and strode out of Hanz's workshop.

Hanz's eyes lit up, and he began making calls to arrange subsequent actions.

Aside from the first time Lin Yue learned of his connection with Cuba, this middleman, who had been operating in Taipingzhou for a long time, never showed any panic. At least for now, he wasn't going to use the Ghost Hound card. Let's see who can take the initiative right under the colonel's nose next.

Just then, Mr. Hans received a call that put him at ease; it was Cuba calling... finally!

Are you aware of the internal strife within the Arasaka district?

The person on the other end spoke with a South American accent.

Hans shook his head. "That Arasaka guy is too cautious. The information he gave me wasn't very detailed, and now we can't get any more information."

Mysterious man: "Hmm, for someone in your position to have managed to get these things is quite an achievement considering all the years you've worked for the company... Brick, so how did you determine what this Arasaka employee meant?"

Hans said in a nonchalant tone: "He wants to make money and, incidentally, get the exclusive agency for the Dogtown business for Arasaka. If he gets that position, he'll definitely be Arasaka's most loyal dog. From now on, your people will only be able to cooperate with Hansen. You should know that this colonel has a lot of partners."

The mysterious man denied it, saying, "That's not necessarily true. This person might not be willing to work diligently for Arasaka... You know, there's a regular meeting of the Arasaka Yoru Castle board of directors about Arasaka selling weapons to this colonel. The internal investigation has already stopped. Those people from Arasaka have cleaned up their mess, so we can't get their most internal information for the time being—but there's something you should take a look at."

Inside Mr. Hanz's prosthetic eye, an evaluation report and data on Arasaka employees were placed in front of him.

This document is exactly the same as the one Abernathy saw!
Hans frowned. "It's not good news. Is this spy in Ghosthound or Dogtown...? We're missing a lot of information. Is this thing reliable?"

The mysterious Cuban man said, "The Japanese aren't cooperating. Their internal purge is over. Everyone wants to do business with Kurt Hansen, and they're all lining up for military technology. Let them know that Arasaka is selling arms; nobody will benefit from it."

Hans pondered for a long time, "Does this mean that Rin doesn't currently have the support of Arasaka's higher-ups?"

The mysterious figure said, "The Cuban Group supports you and Hansen. Arasaka is starving and anxious because their weapons supply is in trouble... They're more worried than anyone else. Now is not the time to consider who's behind Rin. You need to find a way to investigate and test his bottom line. The worst thing you could have done was leak information and let him know so much... The group is even considering getting rid of you..."

Having experienced the reshuffling of the top management at Peizhuo Petrochemical, Hanz naturally understood what the other side meant. Rin, in her position, knew far too much. Where exactly did the information come from?

The guy on the other end of the phone felt he had given Hans a "good enough reminder," and then said:

“We tipped off Hansen to be wary of the spies Arasaka sent into Dogtown—now that the Great Purge of the Netherhounds is over, intelligence shows that the guy hasn’t even gotten close to the Netherhounds yet. I must say your rescue measures were pretty good; at least you managed to find out that the guy was Arasaka, which bought us some time. You’ve made up for it.”

"Since you both have your own little secrets, then use forces other than the Ghost Hound to suppress him. He won't dare to openly let Arasaka get involved. At most, he'll use some of Arasaka's people to put up a last-ditch resistance. If he wants to do business, let him do it for now—"

"Once our hackers are free to work and find out about Rin and his background, you can take care of him... In a few days, I'll send someone to give you something: our assassins' [behavioral characteristics]. The technology isn't particularly advanced, so it's best to find someone you trust to impersonate him. This will allow you to completely control any ambitious guys in the Hound of the Underworld. Even if Hansen falls, Dogtown cannot fall."

Hans finally heard the best news he'd heard in months. "I'm so grateful!"

The mysterious man sneered, "Don't be so quick to thank me. I hope you can subdue him for now."

The workspace fell silent once more...

(End of this chapter)