NOVEL NEXT WORLD Chapter 71: 63
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"The Maelstrom Gang folks were quite considerate, knowing that this exoskeleton isn't easy to transport, they even prepared a pickup truck," Alex Carter said happily as he sat in the car.
V had just called the fixer in Watson District, Regina Jones.
This set of exoskeletons could be sold for at least 160,000 eurodollars.
Even after accounting for their losses, this unexpected business deal could still net them tens of thousands of eurodollars.
"Ever since I met you, my luck has been on the rise," V said, smiling as she drove.
"Isn't that the truth! But then again..." Alex looked at V with a grin and said, "After what happened last night, are we now officially boyfriend and girlfriend?"
At the mention of this, V blushed prettily.
"Hmph, I haven't decided yet. It depends on how you perform."
"What kind of performance? Does it involve..." Alex grinned mischievously.
V knew what he meant, and despite herself, she felt a warmth in her heart that she couldn't quite describe.
The two bantered playfully all the way to the delivery point designated by Regina in Watson District.
After dropping off the exoskeleton, they turned around and headed back to the villa in North Oak District.
Last night, they had gone out drinking and "conducting business."
New furniture and other necessities hadn't been bought yet.
With nothing pressing to do now, they decided to handle it together.
Of course, for matters of aesthetics, Alex entrusted the decisions to V.
She would decide what to do, and he would take care of the payment.
Meanwhile, Alex had something more important to attend to.
He opened his contacts and found a connection he had obtained from Herman.
Kang Tao's board member, an Oriental woman named Ling Xiaohan.
"Ring...ring..."
"Hello, who is this?"
The call connected, and the face of a woman who appeared to be around thirty lit up on the screen.
Of course, appearances can be deceiving.
After all, Hanako Arasaka looks like she's only in her thirties, but in reality, she's much older.
Putting aside these thoughts, Alex spoke in fluent Chinese, "Hello, Ms. Ling, my name is Alex Carter. I'm calling to discuss a potential collaboration."
"Collaboration?" Ling Xiaohan frowned.
"Where did you get my contact information? If it's work-related, please reach out to the relevant department within the company."
She was about to hang up.
As a prominent figure, she didn't take kindly to unsolicited calls like this.
"Please wait, Ms. Ling. I believe you'll change your mind after reviewing this document."
Alex smiled confidently and sent over a file he had obtained from Herman.
"Um?"
Ling Xiaohan opened the file out of curiosity.
But in the next second, she was completely taken aback by its contents!
"On Relic's Material Structure and Solutions and Methods for Human Rejection Problems"
"Evidence shows that host brains that have not been damaged after Relic is activated..."
The wealth of data in the document left Ling Xiaohan incredulous!
These materials were precisely what Kang Tao urgently needed!
After reading it carefully, she looked at Alex again.
This time, her eyes were devoid of any dismissiveness.
"May I ask where you obtained this information? Are there any additional attachments?"
Alex smiled and replied, "These documents, including your contact information, came from one person."
"Anderson Herman. You might have heard of the name."
"Herman?" Ling Xiaohan was momentarily stunned. He's been missing... Wait a minute!
"Could it be... that incident in Wilson Plains where our convoy was attacked was you!"
Alex nodded.
"That's right, but please, don't rush to anger."
"Ha... not rush to anger?" Ling Xiaohan sneered and said, "You attacked our convoy first, then come to me with this document, and you expect me not to be angry?"
Faced with Ling Xiaohan's questioning, Alex remained calm.
He spoke calmly: "Ms. Ling, if Anderson were still alive, do you think you could easily obtain this key information from him?"
"And now I hand over this document to you without reservation, yet you accuse me of playing games."
"It's not so much an attack as it is me helping Kang Tao."
"Born from the same roots. Compared to Arasaka, I trust myself more... Oh, and by the way, I'm also Chinese, can't you tell by my accent?"
Alex smiled brightly.
It seemed like the person on the other end of the line wasn't one of Kang Tao's giants, but rather a neighbor next door.
Hearing Alex's words, Ling Xiaohan fell silent.
After calming down, she pondered.
This man named Alex Carter made some valid points.
For such critical documents, obtaining them from Herman would have required significant resources and costs.
Otherwise, they wouldn't have taken the risk to extract him from Arasaka.
Thinking of this, Ling Xiaohan asked again, "What about Herman? How much information did you get from him?"
Seeing Ling Xiaohan's interest, Alex didn't hold back.
He organized all the file names into a list and sent it over, saying, "I killed Herman, but I have all his documents here."
Hearing that Herman was killed, Ling Xiaohan nearly overturned the table in front of her.
But as she saw the list of documents sent by Alex, she calmed down again.
It was densely packed, with hundreds of file names listed.
Among them were documents Kang Tao urgently needed.
There were even many secret documents unknown to her...
At this moment, she suddenly realized.
This unexpected contact, this man named Alex Carter, held incredible value for Kang Tao!