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Chapter 398

A True Man, Born Between Heaven and Earth, How Can He Languish Beneath Another for Long? (4K)

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How can you get enough benefits to impress Sparkle Group?

Su Xiao has never been able to figure this out.

It wasn't until Lucy pried open Cyberbrain of Yanan and Flores and read all the information that Su Xiao finally knew why Sparkle Group

We will make a deal with the elite represented by Flores.

Because the elite class actually controls the locations of several secret treasure troves left by Captain Cuatro.

Who is Captain Cuatro?

He was the head of state of Bolivia during the Fourth Corporate War period and concurrently served as the supreme commander of the armed forces.

Because when he launched the coup, his position was captain.

He felt that there was God's will in the dark, and the word "captain" sounded quite easy to pronounce, so he did not get a promotion or title.

Although he is the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, his position remains that of captain.

Captain Cuatro ruled Bolivia for a full forty-two years.

During his reign, Bolivia could not be said to be prosperous and full of spring, but at least it could be said that the people were in dire straits and in a state of smog.

However, although under his governance, Bolivia is celebrating the New Year like Wang Xiaoer - every year is worse than the previous year, but Captain Cuatro's personal assets are rising like a rocket.

In addition to the entire country being his back garden, according to folk rumors, he has secretly buried several secret treasures throughout Bolivia.

These secret treasure troves contain astonishing wealth.

Someone may ask.

Bolivia is just a poor country. Even if it collects all taxes for 90 years, it will only have so much money.

Where can I get so much money and a secret treasure trove?

In fact, this is related to Fourth Corporate War.

Fourth Corporate War started in 2021. At the beginning, there were just two ocean development companies, CINO (International Maritime and Ocean Company) and OTEC (Ocean Technology and Energy Company), because they were competing for the remaining asset control of a third-party company, IHAG (International Merchant Shipping Company), and fell into a deadlock in negotiations.

The competition between the two sides is quite fierce.

After the brutal financial confrontation, relations quickly soured.

OTEC hired Militech to protect its interests and temporarily gained the upper hand in the fight.

Naturally, CINO was not to be outdone and signed an employment contract with Arasaka Corporation.

At this point, Fourth Corporate War, also known as the Ocean War, officially broke out.

As in the early stages of corporate conflict, the first strikes unfold quietly in the shadows - mid-level corporate employees are assassinated, and shady information is stolen or exposed.

Both sides hired cyber hackers as a strike force, and they launched massive hacking attacks against the enemy's cached data and stocks, which in turn caused huge fluctuations in the global economy.

These events forced NetWatch to impose a temporary communication blockade on Arasaka Corporation and Militech, but the fun has just begun.

By the time the European Bank successfully mediated the conflict between CINO and OTEC, the real conflict had quietly shifted to between Militech and Arasaka Corporation.

In early 2022, a new conflict between the two security giants has begun. Today, this war is called Shadow War.

This also marks the second stage of the fourth corporate war.

The conflict in the Shadow War stage is more open and cruel than before.

Mercenaries and netrunners swarmed into the two security companies and launched open military operations and raids on the enemy's military and scientific research institutions.

Although the nature of the conflict is instinctive, the Internet's deadliest battles begin when corporations and hired cyberrunners unleash a new generation of devastating viruses on their opponents.

Some of this code continues to run even years after its creators have died, leaving vast areas of dark, unpatched space in cyberspace.

In June 2022, Militech and Arasaka Corporation both believed that there was no need to stick to small-scale surgical operations, so the conflict entered the third stage - Hot Weapon War.

The conflict between the two companies escalated into an all-out war.

Some cities, such as Rio de Janeiro, were razed to the ground, and their residents were either killed or left their homes and became refugees.

When the conflict reaches this stage, no other place in the world can remain immune except Asia and Europe.

They are forced to choose sides:

Either stand on the side of Militech or stand on the side of Arasaka.

Fourth Corporate War's conflict, of course, also affected Bolivia.

Bolivia is located in the core of South America. Although it was cut off from the sea by Peru and Chile, these two countries were also in the midst of serious civil strife at the time.

In fact, not only these two countries, but also most countries in Central and South America have suffered a huge blow due to the devastating virus spread by Fourth Corporate War.

Government functions have been paralyzed, assets in national banks have evaporated due to the virus, and social unrest has intensified.

In all of Central and South America, Bolivia is the only stable country.

Captain Cuatro is a soldier. He does not believe in Cyberspace and the Internet. He thinks that only what is in his hand is the safest.

Therefore, during his administration, the military government used pen and paper extensively for work and storage. Even if computers had to be used for some tasks, operators were prohibited from connecting to the Internet.

In addition, whether it is a large transaction or a private sale, the use of electronic bank accounts is not allowed, and all settlements will be made in cash.

Doing so will certainly result in extremely low efficiency and

A lot of trouble and cumbersomeness, but when the Fourth Corporate War virus spread, it was a blessing in disguise that it avoided the impact of the virus, making Bolivia the only country in Latin America that was not affected by the virus.

In addition, since Captain Cuatro himself came to power through a coup, in order to prevent others from following suit, he not only maintained the rule of the military government, but also maintained a standing army.

This standing army is naturally incomparable to the security forces of established giants.

But if you use it to punch Peru nursing home or kick Chilean kindergarten, that's no big deal.

If Bolivia had an outlet to the sea, it would not take much effort to go from Bolivia to New America where Militech is located.

Knowing this, Arasaka and Militech risked their lives to send money to Bolivia.

Arasaka wants Bolivia to poke Militech in the butt, but Militech does not ask Bolivia to be on its side, but as long as it can keep Bolivia neutral, it will be considered a success.

Therefore, the two major Mega Corporations served Bolivia, a poor and backward country, which became the most absurd scene in Fourth Corporate War.

No one can calculate how much economic assistance Arasaka and Militech have provided to Bolivia.

But what is certain is that the Bolivian citizens have not benefited at all.

Even though Captain Cuatro's personal assets were so large that he did not dare to deposit them in Swiss banks for fear that those companies would be jealous and freeze them, he did not pay any money to the people.

Instead, several secret treasure houses have been built in some unknown places across the country.

After Captain Cuatro died, people found in his Presidential Palace that Captain Cuatro had specially built an annex building to store his astonishingly valuable wealth.

But even so, folk legends still say that this wealth is just a drop in the bucket compared to the property in Captain Cuatro's secret treasure house.

It's a pity that since Captain Cuatro's death, no one has been able to find the whereabouts of the secret treasure house, no matter the presidents of Bolivia, Anti-government Armed Forces, or Sparkle Group who has always been in a corner and separatist power.

Even in the first few years after Captain Cuatro died, groups of people came from all over Europe and the United States. These people had professional expedition teams, but most of them were ordinary people.

These people are all attracted by the secret treasure house Captain Cuatro in Bolivian folklore.

This is a scene that has been repeated since the American Gold Rush.

Unfortunately, no one could find the secret treasure house of Captain Cuatro. Instead, many Europeans and Americans died in Bolivia.

After all, this place is not safe, especially after Captain Cuatro died and the political situation was turbulent.

When he was there, except for Sparkle Group, the country was at least unified. Although the rule of the military government made the people live under high pressure, at least they didn't have to worry about war.

It is certainly incomparable to Ceres, Japan and European countries, but at least compared to Latin America and other countries that are still mired in poverty and civil strife, it is much better.

Although Bolivia is also poor, it is not in chaos.

After the death of Captain Cuatro, the military government immediately collapsed. Although a democratically elected president soon came to power and reorganized the cabinet, due to its weak military power, it was unable to stop the opposition.

This led to the formation of the Anti-government Armed Forces separatist country by the opposition. At this point, Bolivia fell into a long war and the tragedy of brothers fighting against each other and fighting in the same room.

The hope of reunification and peace has been buried in the long-term darkness. The long-term war has made the people unable to see hope.

The people have been suffering from the war for a long time. Human tragedies such as displacement, uprooting their homes, wives and children being separated, and families being destroyed are common and unspeakable.

Until the arrival of Dawn Military Company.

It is because they know the secret treasure house of Captain Cuatro that the elite will exchange this secret with Sparkle Group in exchange for Sparkle Group's support in seizing power.

The above is the information dug out from Flores and Cyberbrain.

And from Yanan and Cyberbrain, the information obtained is even more.

As the second-in-command of Sparkle Group, the information controlled by Yanan is completely incomparable to that of Gustavo, a quasi-high-level executive.

His Cyberbrain even has the locations of the safe houses where all the top brass of Sparkle Group are located.

But after careful consideration, Su Xiao just asked Goro Takemura to bring the most elite team to the safe house where No. 1 Sparkle Group was.

He has the opportunity to kill all the top executives in one fell swoop.

But he made the exact opposite choice.

Because in Yanan's Cyberbrain, the information obtained is that the only people in Sparkle Group who are really smart and resourceful are number one and number two.

This is also the reason why we negotiated with the Bolivian elite and sent a key and important high-level person like the number two person over.

Because the other people in Sparkle Group really can't afford to take the lead.

Therefore, Su Xiao feels that there is no need to sweep away the entire top management of Sparkle Group.

It would be better to eliminate the No. 1 figure, and then vacate the position of the Sparkle Group boss, and let the remaining high-level officials compete for power.

And Dawn Military Company can take advantage of Sparkle Group

During the fight, take the opportunity to attack Anti-government Armed Forces and eliminate Anti-government Armed Forces.

When Bolivia is left with only a divided Sparkle Group, it will be much easier to deal with a divided Sparkle Group by then.

As for whether the other senior executives of Sparkle Group will fall into the trap, and whether they will unite to fight against Dawn Military Company...

Su Xiao doesn't think it's a big problem.

As long as he does not reveal his hostility towards Sparkle Group first, it is unlikely that other senior executives of Sparkle Group will unite to fight against Dawn Military Company.

What's more, in reality, there are far more divisions than unity.

And there are many examples of people who are still unable to put aside their prejudices and fight against the enemy together even when the country's survival is at stake.

Not to mention that Sparkle Group is not a country, it is just a group that produces and sells glitter. It is just a ragtag bunch of people. If they don't fight for the position of the boss of Sparkle Group, it is already good.

Chapter 337: A man was born between heaven and earth, how can he live in depression for a long time (4K)

The news that the boss of Sparkle Group was killed in his safe house soon seemed to have wings and fly to all the territories under the control of Sparkle Group.

Number one was killed in the safe house, and number two was captured by Bolivia's Free Alliance Army (Anti-government Armed Forces) at the port leased to Sparkle Group in Chile, together with representatives sent by the Bolivian elite.

This made other senior executives of Sparkle Group have to suspect that Anti-government Armed Forces was responsible for the murder of their boss.

Anti-government Armed Forces can't argue with this.

Because after taking over the capital, Dawn Military Company, which had been standing still, suddenly took the initiative and launched a fierce attack on Anti-government Armed Forces in northern Bolivia and western Bolivia.

Because Dawn Military Company operates flawlessly in eastern Bolivia and has gained a lot of support and popular support, so much so that the people under the control of Anti-government Armed Forces are eagerly anticipating the arrival of Dawn Military Company and filling their buckets with wine to welcome the king.

Originally, Anti-government Armed Forces was inferior to Dawn Military Company in terms of hard power.

Now it is the common people who provide information to Dawn Military Company, and many are even willing to take risks and actively lead the way for Dawn Military Company.

Anti-government Armed Forces was completely defeated and defeated thousands of miles away.

A large number of Anti-government Armed Forces militiamen became prisoners.

What is ironic is that some of them are soldiers of the original Government Army. They originally surrendered to Anti-government Armed Forces half a month ago, but now they surrender to Dawn Military Company.

Surprisingly, Dawn Military Company's attitude towards the prisoners was that they did not accept them all, nor did they execute them all.

Instead, they were all transported to the capital for a public trial.

Although most of Anti-government Armed Forces's militiamen have suffered heavy blood debts.

But it must be judged first and then dealt with.

Some people may think this is just a formality.

But no matter what outsiders think, this form is very important.

This directly determines that Dawn Military Company is different from the original Government Army and Anti-government Armed Forces.

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