The jobs from Ryan and Jefferson were basically upgraded versions of the ones they had commissioned before.
Jefferson himself cared deeply about the violent crimes taking place all over Night City, so it made sense for him to have Lier investigate Holt, along with the mercenaries and weapons sent in by the Europeans.
Ryan was more concerned with the connection between the Rogue AI Muramasa and the Europeans. He himself didn't seem to have much objection to the Europeans moving in; he was just focused on the AI.
Secondly, both sides had raised their offers by the same amount. Clearly, they shared a certain degree of consensus about putting Lier on the public stage.
The question was only which side Lier would choose to align himself with more closely.
The car slowly drove away. The three of them stood in the street, watching the NCPD vehicles at work. A few Centaur Exoskeletons had even arrived to seal off the scene.
Under pressure from these Europeans, the NCPD had immediately equipped itself with Centaur Exoskeletons. There were probably plenty of other new devices, too.
"So we're going to become respectable people now?"
Jack looked pretty calm, though there was a hint of unease in his voice.
The most respectable life he'd ever imagined for himself was becoming a Valentinos boss, running a casino, bar, restaurant, or some other legitimate business on the surface, and being a "godfather" in the legal gray areas.
But honestly, even the most powerful godfather in the gray-market business couldn't compare to the position Night City was offering them now.
Being able to fight was one thing; being able to hold public office was another.
That was the part that made him uneasy. The calm part was that he wasn't too far off from the most impressive