Chapter 1379 - 448: Detroit Journey_2

Chapter 1379: Chapter 448: Detroit Journey_2

Why have I become like this?

Eh?

Sigh

Am I not a genius?

Shouldn’t I be sitting in a luxury car, laughing at these homeless people for not working hard?

On the street, Walt wandered aimlessly, his eyes hollow and lost, not knowing where he should go.

His mind was full of past memories of bright lights and lavish partying....

Maybe he should dismantle his regulator and trade his clothes for some boosters...

"Sir...sir!"

A hand waved in front of Walt twice before he realized it was a tall Mexican who had stopped him.

At first, Walt was a bit annoyed, how did someone of such low status stop...

The slight anger that rose in his heart dissipated; he had seen street gangs kill people more than once, and this time, he might become a victim.

Given his current status, no one would even collect his body if he died.

Walt asked, somewhat defensively,

"What do you want? To laugh at me? Or do you want these clothes?"

"No, no, no."

Miranda was a bit puzzled by why this guy was so agitated. He pulled out a 50 Orokin bill from his pocket and held it in front of Walt, saying,

"Our program needs some audience members to participate in an online interview and interact live with the host."

He had been following Walt all morning, confirming that this guy had a high status before, but is now certainly bankrupt, making him a suitable interview subject. Lin Miao had already agreed.

But when Walt heard about a TV program, he became even more agitated.

"Oh, you plan to drag me onto TV and embarrass me in front of hundreds of thousands of people? That’s what would make you happy, right?"

"What kind of show is it? Let me guess, is it Olive Show or Talktalk...."

He used to enjoy watching these shows but never thought he would one day be a clown in one.

"Uh... have you heard of the Federal Government’s newly established Efficiency Department and Lin Miao?"

"...."

Hearing that name, Walt started to calm down and nodded.

"I’ve heard of it."

Even if he hadn’t heard of the Efficiency Department, he should know of that person’s renowned reputation.

After all, the world’s biggest topic of discussion right now is in Cuba, and both sides just had a massive battle, reportedly giving Europe a slight advantage.

As for news about the visit to Detroit, Walt did not know.

"Mr. Lin wants to invite a group of guests to speak with him face-to-face and exchange views on the recycling factory. I don’t know if you’re willing to accept."

This guy isn’t with the Cleaners, trying to lure him somewhere to harvest his organs?

Even at the peak of his career, he couldn’t meet that person, much less now when he’s lost everything.

"Do you take me for a fool?"

Miranda didn’t waste any more words and directly pulled out a terminal to display an image.

In the image, Lin Miao was already seated on a chair, and Pan’an, dressed in a suit, sat on the other side of the table.

The woman next to them he didn’t recognize, but Walt would never mistake Lin Miao’s face, a face now etched in the memories of anyone with a bit of status in the United States.

"Damn it..."

He was a bit incredulous, then realized it, feeling a surge of ecstasy.

This was his chance, the opportunity to shed this damned homeless identity!

Even if it’s a gamble, every businessman is a gambler.

"Fine, I accept!"

Besides Walt, other Adcardo members entering the city found a few more homeless people, unemployed workers, and employed workers to participate in the interview.

And for this, neither the neighborhood gangs nor the company elites in the city center had any clue, and nobody cared about the whereabouts of a few homeless people.

Even those Efficiency Department elites sent by Lin Miao for research were the same.

Where could these people go?

They’d go to the city government for data retrieval.

The demographic statistics for cities across New America aren’t done door-to-door but depend on AI estimation.

You’d be lucky to find any real information.

As the most critical tool of politics—news propaganda, Voice of the Horizon has been Lin Miao’s most powerful propaganda weapon since its inception.

Although it lacks the entertainment value of later-developed software and doesn’t have as many monetization channels, it’s ad-free, with no paywall plugins, more professional, and never redirects you to loan and shopping sites, tempting you to spend all your money.

It’s cleanliness alone makes it indispensable for ordinary people, not to mention the added DOMO inspection function later on.

Users with this software currently receive a notification on their terminals.

[Ding—]

[Federal Efficiency Department Head, Lin Miao invites you to watch, exclusive Voice of the Horizon program interview; Detroit Trip]

This is not just a program exclusive to Detroit residents but can be seen by everyone in New America.

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Detroit and every city in New America are very similar, each completely monopolized and controlled by several large corporations.

General Motors, Ford, Chrysler, the three automotive giants are the Huang Ban Military Sciences here.

At the same time, they are the largest vehicle outsourcing manufacturers for companies like Military Technology and Midnight Military.

General Motors CEO Christopher was somewhat surprised looking at this pop-up window.

"Detroit Trip... what is this?"

Why hadn’t any of those Efficiency Department employees mentioned this?

But no matter what, whatever this guy is doing, he has to take it seriously. Nobody dares underestimate this man who challenged all of Europe.

The program has two viewing modes, one is the simplest terminal projection or simply watching on a screen, the other is superdream, almost no different from sitting in the audience at the scene.