Since these people had been smuggled in and had no legal status-"people" who officially did not exist-the corporations could exploit them however they pleased without worrying about any consequences.
Even if they worked them to death, they only had to throw the bodies into the sea, or simply dump them in a landfill.
And if those trying to cross the border had no skills whatsoever, if they were the lowest of the low, they would be delivered straight to the Scavengers or to underground studios that filmed Black Market Dreams.
For instance, aside from people kidnapped in the middle of the night, the "actors" in Seihou Jotaro's Black Market Dream productions came from a guy named Jaehyun, who shipped undocumented immigrants to him.
So when Jack realized that Su Xiao's plan was actually to find a human smuggler, he could not help feeling uneasy.
"Is this reliable?"
"Most likely, there won't be any problems."
It was Su Xiao's first time too, but he trusted McCoy not to deceive him.
Seeing how confident he looked, Jack said nothing more.
There was little else to do after that. They stayed in their cars and waited for the checkpoint to open.
As they waited, more and more vehicles arrived behind them.
Just as Su Xiao had said earlier, if they had waited until eight in the morning to arrive right on time, they would have had to join a long line again.
Their patience finally paid off, and the checkpoint opened.
The gate at the checkpoint entrance slowly rose at last, while the barriers outside gradually lowered.
The traffic began moving, though very slowly.
The checkpoint had only three inspection lanes, meaning they could inspect just three vehicles at a time.
It took a little over half an hour before their turn finally