Interstellar: Start as a cleaner.

Chapter 998 Prepare to cause trouble

"Please spare us, we are just free mercenaries."

"We can give a ransom..." The two mecha masters knelt on the ground, trembling all over, and both of them were filled with fear.

Because from the beginning to now, only a few seconds had passed, less than ten seconds, and the ten mechas of the entire mercenary group were dispatched from the road train, and then quickly returned to defend. Now the entire mercenary group has been almost wiped out, and the leader was killed instantly after starting the action.

The others were almost all fought face to face. The two mecha masters had no idea how the other mecha did it, but they knew that the target of the mission was too abnormal and might be a mecha grandmaster.

But now nothing else matters, what matters is that you survive.

"Who are you? Why are you attacking me?" The two men breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this. Now they no longer thought about what to do next.

The actions of the two people are actually a rule of the mecha master. That is, when the mecha master opens the cockpit and kneels down, it means that the mecha master will no longer be able to use the mecha, and it also means surrender.

This is like a swordsman dropping his sword in surrender, then this swordsman will never be able to use the sword again.

"We are the A-level Puffer Mercenary Group. We received..." One of the two quickly answered.

"We don't know who issued the mission. We also followed the commander's orders. The commander started the attack before you..." another person added.

After listening to this, Yang Bo was not surprised, because he had never thought of finding out who the culprit was from these people. Without 100% certainty, the person behind the scenes would not do it himself.

The models of the Mercenary Guild and the Bounty Hunter Guild also provide perfect confidentiality services for those behind the scenes.

"Get out!" After hearing this, Yang Bo told the two men to get out.

It seems that the level of these two people is not high. Although their mecha operation skills are okay, Yang Bo cannot use these people, and the other party will not use mechas in the future.

When the two heard this, they kowtowed quickly and turned around and ran away. They also knew that the person in front of them was a shareholder of Black Star Company. If they didn't run away, they would be in trouble if the police from Vichi City or the armed personnel of Black Star Company came.

The two men’s mecha was no longer needed, this mecha was Yang Bo’s trophy.

The road train and the mecha that had exploded and burned in the distance were still burning. The mecha batteries and the road train batteries were not so easy to burn completely.

The entire space is dark and filled with burning metal dust, which causes serious pollution.

If it were in the Union, the local government wouldn't know how much it would cost to clean up, but in the Federation, no one cares.

Ten full minutes passed before the police from Vichi City finally arrived. After seeing the scene, they felt even more relieved.

These federal police, no matter which city they are from, will never show up as long as there is a conflict. After all, they are paid very low salaries. Is it necessary for them to risk their lives to maintain security?
If the matter is too big, the company's armed forces will naturally come to deal with it.

The company's guards arrived later than the police. When the director of the company's security department saw the scene, his jaw dropped in surprise.

"Director Li?" The security chief was a bald white man. He got off the fighter plane wearing armor and came in front of Yang Bo's mecha.

"Minister Zhu, you guys reacted really quickly. How long has it been since I sent out the distress signal?" Zhu Keli was standing in front of the mecha. When he heard the sound from the mecha, he knew that this time things were going to be troublesome.

"Director Li, actually I'm on leave today..." Minister Zhu realized that this matter was not simple. Such a thing happened while he was on vacation. The story behind this was not simple.

Moreover, several other deputy ministers of the security department happened to have something to do and were not in Vichi City, but Zhu Keli had no way to explain more.

"Hmph, you can do whatever you want. I have to go to the board meeting." Yang Bo just snorted coldly inside the mecha.

Although Li John was the second largest shareholder of Black Star Company in the past, he had almost no say in personnel matters. After all, Li John's foundation was not as strong as that of the largest shareholder.

The company’s security department is also the company’s military department, so the managers in this department are almost all people of the major shareholders.

Yang Bo has no good solution for this problem for the time being. The cultivation of talents is not a one-time thing. If he wants to poach others to work for him, he needs all kinds of calculations and intrigues. Yang Bo is not good at these things at all.

But boy, Crimson Federation, as long as you perform well enough, there will be plenty of talented people coming to you.

This is also another meaning of Yang Bo’s action this time. As long as you are strong enough, there will be many people who will depend on you.

Inside the Black Star Company’s security command center, Tate’s face was calm, but he was cursing in his heart. A dignified A-rank free mercenary group, is this all they are capable of?

In fact, Tate didn't know the progress of the battle, because the battle took place at an ultra-low altitude, and in order to avoid suspicion, Tate did not come to the command center early.

The armed forces of Black Star Company have been slow to go out because of Tate's tactics. Some are on vacation, some are on business trips.

It will take some time to delay, and no one can be blamed for the sudden incident anyway.

When the police arrived, Tate was surprised by the situation they reported back. It was as if a big war had broken out at the scene.

Once the company's armed forces arrive, we will be able to see more clearly.

The entire area was filled with violently burning mecha wreckage, road train wreckage, and the entire space was filled with a layer of gray.

Combined with the light from the burning debris and the energy fluctuations it emits, those who didn't know might have thought it was an armed conflict, not an attack.

The wreckage of the eight mechas had been completely destroyed, leaving only the glow of the burning batteries of the mechas scattered across an area.

Although these mechas are only the fifth and sixth generation mechas of the Alliance, they are already considered very advanced in the Federation, because some forces are still using older equipment such as tanks.

The highway train was still exploding and the police were investigating the scene. None of this really mattered. What mattered was that although John Lee's mecha looked damaged, it could still fly.

Tate also heard what Li John said and knew that he was in trouble. There would definitely be personnel changes in the armed forces this time.

"idiot!"

"Stupid!"

"James, you're an idiot!" Tate walked out of the company's security command center and called James, cursing at him.

"......" James also received news that the Free Mercenary Union had reported the failure of the mission.

Moreover, the Puffer Mercenary Group was almost wiped out this time, and some people from the Free Mercenary Union were watching from a distance. The Mercenary Union collected a handling fee, so they will naturally give an explanation for issuing the bounty.

Of course, this is not the most important thing. The key is that James is in trouble and the mercenary union demands compensation from James.

Because the mission target information provided by James was inconsistent, the Puffer Mercenary Group suffered huge losses.

Of course, if James is willing to pay the mercenary union to investigate the mission target information, then the mercenary union will be responsible if there is any discrepancy between the mission target information and the mission target information.

The purpose of the Mercenary Guild doing this is mainly for the development of the guild, because the strength of the mission targets is different and the mission amounts are also different.

Otherwise, someone could post a very high-level task at a very low price, and the mercenaries who received the task would be committing suicide.

Not only will the bounty money paid by James be confiscated, but he will also face huge compensation.

As for the amount of compensation, the Mercenary Union has not yet assessed the losses. After deducting the handling fee, the rest of the compensation will be paid to the Pufferfish Mercenary Group.

The Puffer Mercenaries suffered heavy losses this time, including eight mechas, a modified road train, a command center, laser cannons, and more than 30 people.

“Chairman…” James was now numb. After being scolded by Tate, he didn’t know what to say.

"Go to hell!" Tate was also angry. This matter made him too passive. An A-level mercenary group couldn't deal with Li John?

"I didn't expect the opponent to be so strong. One person almost wiped out an entire A-level mercenary group." James said this with tears in his voice.

"Hmph!" Tate hung up the phone directly because he didn't know what to say, and Tate felt that what James did this time was good for him.

At least I have tested Li John's true strength, which will be very helpful for my future plans.

"This bastard Li John is really good at hiding. It seems that he is at least a mecha master."

"Although this incident has put me in a passive position and there will be some troubles later, this loser James has done a good thing." After Tate hung up the phone, he walked towards the company entrance while thinking to himself.

"Director Li, are you okay?" As soon as he arrived at the company's door, he saw Li John who had just got off the mecha, and Tate asked hurriedly with a concerned look on his face.

"Chairman Tate, I don't think you are qualified for the position of chairman. I am the second largest shareholder of the company and I was attacked. It took me ten minutes to send out a distress signal before the company sent someone to rescue me, and the person was even behind the police." Tate didn't expect that John Li would not give him any face and directly blame him.

"Director Li, this was an emergency and the security department was indeed negligent in its duties..." There were already many shareholders at the company's gate. Today was supposed to be the shareholders' meeting, and something like this happened. Tate had no way to deny it.

"Chairman Tate, is this a simple dereliction of duty? I was attacked by ten mechas and a laser cannon. As a shareholder of the company, I asked for help the moment I was attacked. Shouldn't the company's armed personnel have rescued me at the first opportunity?" Tate was interrupted by John Lee before he could finish his words.

"I am a shareholder who still holds 11% of the shares, and the company treats me like this? What about the other shareholders around me? Chairman Tate, do you wish all of us shareholders would die?"

"More than ten minutes, a full ten minutes, which is later than the police. Are you, the chairman, in charge of the company's personnel structure? Was it you, Tate, who instructed not to rescue me, a shareholder?" Yang Bo accused Tate in an excited tone.

The other shareholders around also spoke up at this time. The first one to speak was Peter from last time: "This matter is really too outrageous. Director Li sent out the distress signal for so long."

"That is, our shareholders were attacked in their own place, and the company was unable to rescue them in time. What caused this?"

However, a shareholder from Tate's side also spoke up and said: "This matter is indeed outrageous, but the responsibility should not be on the chairman, but on the security department, mainly because it happened too suddenly."

"There's no way the chairman can directly intervene in this kind of emergency, right?"

"I think so too."

Hearing this, Yang Bo sneered and said, "Then I suggest that the company's armed forces department take no measures in response to shareholders' requests for help in the future. What do you think?"

Without waiting for anyone to answer, he asked again: "Cut off one-third of the armed forces and distribute the remaining funds as dividends. We can use these dividends to ensure our own safety."

When Pete heard this, he laughed and said, "I think it's okay to lay off two-thirds of the company. After distributing the saved money as dividends, we can each strengthen our own armed forces. When the company encounters problems, we can just send more people."

"Yes, this is a good idea. The current management of the company's armed forces department is like this. It would be better to just divide the money among everyone. I don't know why the armed forces department can't guarantee the safety of shareholders with so much funding every year?"

"I guess our company's armed forces department is different from other companies."

"I guess someone has set their sights on Mr. Li's shares and wants him dead."

"If you put it that way, then could it be that the people who attacked Mr. Li were instigated by those who want Mr. Li's shares?" "Tsk tsk, it looks like we have to be careful in the future. Some people will do anything for shares."

Hearing this, Yang Bo chuckled and said, "After today's shareholders' meeting, I will mortgage my company's shares to some big banks. Otherwise, it would be a pity if I get killed one day and the money is not spent."

When Tate heard what John Li said, he said, "Let's talk about it in the conference room. The company must investigate this matter thoroughly and give an explanation to all shareholders."

"Haha, you're sacrificing the pawn to save the driver, Chairman Tate. If you don't give me a satisfactory answer to this matter, I will oppose any proposals of the company in the future." Yang Bo laughed, then looked at Tate and said.

Yang Bo naturally knew that the company's shareholders, no matter how big or small, were all shrewd people who were always thinking about scheming against others, so he had to muddy the waters.

This time, the first thing to start with is the personnel of the company's armed department. There are so many management positions in the armed department. Although he doesn't have anyone, there are others. Now the main focus is to deal with Tate, that is, the Bobby family.

He may not get any benefits, but Tate and the Bobby family must pay the price.

"Don't worry, Mr. Li." Tate took a deep breath and promised with a serious face.

However, Tate disagreed, because there were only a few people like Li John in the company, and the management of each department of the company required relevant expertise, and it was not possible to transfer people casually.

Now these managers of the armed forces will definitely not be able to keep their positions, so I can use these positions to win over other shareholders.

Tate had no choice but to think this way, because he had indeed lost the initiative this time.

If I had known that Li Yuehan had such abnormal strength, I would definitely not have made this choice. It’s all because this damn bastard Li Yuehan hid too deeply. If it weren’t for this test, I wouldn’t have known that this insidious and despicable guy actually had such strength.

"Hmph." Yang Bo snorted coldly, then walked into the company headquarters with others. The company headquarters was at the core of the company's territory.

Other people in the company looked at the shareholders who entered the building and started talking.

"Fuck, Mr. Li is too strong."

"That's right. Look at this scene. Mr. Li is probably at the level of a mecha master."

"About the same. Mr. Li's mecha is much more advanced."

"You can see it online. There is already a video, but it's intermittent."

"Tsk, tsk, how did these reporters get this video footage?"

"It seems like someone filmed it specifically?" The largest free news website in the Crimson Federation already has video footage of John Lee being attacked.

However, after watching it, the company's employees discovered that it seemed like someone had deliberately filmed it from a long distance.

Yang Bo was also inside the company at this time. Peter sat next to Yang Bo and whispered, "Look at this."

Yang Bo looked at the virtual projection of Pete's smart watch. The projection was only the size of a palm, but it was very clear and of course it could be enlarged.

"Huh?" Yang Bo looked at the perspective of the video and felt it was a bit strange.

"Most of the people who attacked you were from certain unions. These unions will track missions and ensure that they are completed, especially high-value missions." Pete explained in a low voice.

Yang Bo nodded. Pete's guess made sense. After all, the mission of the Puffer Mercenaries was an A-level mission, so it was natural for the union to send people to track them.

When it comes to large bounties, you must make sure the person who issued the task is satisfied. At the same time, you can also collect information about the target task and the mercenary group.

This information can all be monetized.

"Fuck!" Pete stared at the video in amazement. Although the video was not very complete, for example, Yang Bo shot down the radar of the weapon compartment of the road train at the beginning, but it could not be seen because of the distance and angle.

The traces of laser emission can be seen in video footage, as the energy fluctuations can be captured.

You can see Li John's mecha flying on the side of the road. It suddenly moves, and then a laser shoots over the mecha.

Then Li John's mecha could not be seen anymore because it had fallen down. However, in less than a second, a section of the road train carriage shook violently, and Li John's mecha could be seen on the side of the road train carriage.

Immediately afterwards, Li John's mecha flipped over the carriage of the road train, and at the same time, this section of the carriage imploded instantly. You could see that the carriage suddenly bulged up, and the contents of the carriage sprayed out from one side.

Li John's mecha picked up the mecha laser gun again and slaughtered the attackers in armor who had not yet reacted.

The video is only 4.89 seconds long, but within these 4.89 seconds, a tenth-generation mecha goes from being attacked to being a killer.

It can be clearly seen that more than eight mechas were scrapped and more than twenty attackers were killed. The number of deaths in the carriage was unclear, but Li John's mecha killed nineteen attackers with its laser weapons.

That's why Pete looked like he saw a ghost. There were eight mechas. Although some of them were fourth and fifth generation, there were also eighth and ninth generation.

Moreover, these mechas are the ones who are launching the sneak attack, while Li John next to them is the one being attacked.

The attacking side also had a road train with laser cannons and dozens of armed men in armor.

It took less than five seconds from contact to the end of the battle.

Pete felt a chill on his back because John Li was too powerful. Although the Crimson Federation also had a history of mechas fighting one against many, there were also examples of mechas turning the tide.

But this was the first time this happened to him, and Li John was too fast, and the entire battle rhythm was controlled by Li John from the very beginning.

What is needed to master the rhythm of battle is, of course, to predict the opponent's reaction and to respond on the spot.

"Grand Master?" Pete asked in a low voice, looking at John Lee who was sitting next to him and did not look like a master at all, while reading the comments under the video.

"I don't know. I said I didn't know how I did it at the time. Do you believe it?" Yang Bo breathed a sigh of relief after watching the video. The video footage was incomplete and many things about himself were not exposed.

The reason why Yang Bo took such heavy measures against those mechas was, of course, to destroy the combat data of the mechas.

The weapons carriage of the road train was also hit and caught fire, and the data from the radar attacking the weapons carriage was lost.

As for the two intact mechas left behind by the attackers, they were of course towed back by the people in Xiaoyao Manor. No one dared to stand up and say who the mechas belonged to.

Anyway, if these mechas were handed over to the police station, they would be destroyed by those guys. Even the undamaged road train carriages were taken back by the people from Xiaoyao Village.

"I believe that when people encounter great danger, they have no time to think about how to deal with it. However, this also requires sufficient strength. Mr. Li, please take care of me in the future in the company." Pete's tone of voice was a little flattering.

why?
Because of the operation level of this mecha, it is almost invincible in the city.

In conflicts between the Federation, various companies, and cities, mechas are the mainstream.

"There is an opportunity this time. The management of the Armed Forces Department will definitely deal with it, but I don't have anyone under my control. As a major shareholder, I am indeed not good at management." Yang Bo replied in a low voice.

"Yes, we shareholders must be careful. Some people hope that something bad will happen to us small shareholders. Is the chairman really going to understand the situation or discuss countermeasures?" Pete nodded. Tate had just gone out and said that he wanted to understand what happened and deal with this emergency first.

"Well, I don't want the company to not send anyone to rescue us next time we are attacked." Yang Bo nodded.

When Pete heard this, he muttered to himself: You slaughtered the other party in less than five seconds, it doesn’t matter whether the company saves it or not.

But Pete also knew that what Li John wanted was an attitude. After all, not every time you have good luck, you will get lucky.

Moreover, this time Li John exposed his true strength. If the person behind the scenes comes again, he will probably make targeted arrangements.

"Mr. Li, you are really amazing."

"Boss Li, you are so awesome. It's lucky that it was you who did this. If it were us, we would have been killed long ago."

"Mr. Li, you're famous now." Other shareholders also saw the video. Five or six small shareholders didn't care whether they were shareholders or not. They approached Li John and spoke in a somewhat attentive tone.

The expressions of other shareholders were complicated, and some were even a little restless. These restless shareholders were the shareholders who had conflicts with John Li.

The level of mecha skills displayed by John Li is too abnormal. If such a person controls the mecha to carry out decapitation operations or raids, the target of the attack will most likely be killed.

Most of the small shareholders present here do not have enough assets to own ten mechas.

"Luckily I still have some strength. If it were you, I'm afraid it would be over."

"How will others view our company and the shareholders? As shareholders of the company, the company's armed forces department actually does not protect or rescue us?"

"The company has too many problems under the management of the major shareholder. If nothing changes, this kind of thing might happen to you next time." Yang Bo nodded, without being modest, and started talking about other things.

These small shareholders are indeed worried because although there is no direct evidence this time, the major shareholders are closely related.

Not to mention the attack, why was the armed forces reacting so slowly?
And if he doesn't change, then people from other companies, or his enemies, seeing that it took ten minutes for his company to come to the rescue, will they take risks to get him?

These small shareholders had these thoughts in their minds, and after hearing what Li John said, they became even more worried.

Li John was strong and escaped the disaster, but what about me?
"Mr. Li, what do you say we should do?"

"Mr. Li, you are also a major shareholder. We will listen to you."

"That's right!" these small shareholders said quickly.

"No matter what the reason, all the management of the armed forces department will be fired, and we will also investigate whether these management have any connection with the attackers." This is exactly the effect Yang Bo wanted.

"Let's recommend some of our own people to the management of the armed forces and don't let certain people interfere, otherwise the next time might be the same."

"Also, the chairman must be held responsible for this matter. We can't just let it go like this."

"There are other departments of the company that need to be investigated. The Armed Forces Department was so perfunctory this time, what about other departments? Maybe the money earned by the company was transferred away by certain people." Yang Bo was ready to make a big deal about this matter.

"Mr. Li, you said it well!"

"I've been wanting to check the accounts for a long time."

At this moment, Tate came back in a hurry: "Everyone, this time the matter has been investigated clearly."

(End of this chapter)