Business Information Identity

Chapter 17: Textbook

Next, people were chosen one by one until only four people remained, with Nie Zuo among them. There were also three girls left. Nie Zuo cursed in his heart, as I am, but I can't be so looked down upon. Nie Zuo already had some understanding of the three girls: one was a well-behaved child at home; one wanted to play and was good at bar-hopping, going to nightclubs, with someone's name tattooed on her arm; and the last one was not very good-looking, but the saying goes that ugly women start early, so maybe she was the most suitable choice.

Sure enough, the girl who was not very good-looking was selected by Wei Lan. Zhang Meiling chose the well-behaved child. At this point, Cao Kai couldn't stand it any longer and asked, 'Wei Lan, why don't you choose him?' He gestured with his hand, indicating Nie Zuo, which also showed Cao Kai's upbringing; he pointed downwards with his palm, indicating Nie Zuo's position, rather than pointing directly at him with his fingers.

Caught by surprise, Wei Lan asked, 'Can he be chosen?'

'Of course,' Cao Kai replied.

'Then I'll choose him,' Wei Lan said, 'I thought he was the manager's friend.'

Nie Zuo shook his head, saying, 'I just arrived a bit early, thank you, Manager Wei, for taking me in.'

Wei Lan covered her mouth with laughter, saying, 'Sorry, I really didn't know you could be chosen. Otherwise, I would have chosen you first.'

Cao Kai asked, 'Why?'

Wei Lan replied, 'Um... I think he's the most composed. At first glance, he gives off a sense of reliability that makes you feel at ease. He's the perfect man who can give women a sense of security.'

'Thanks for the compliment, I'm honored, but I just happen to look a bit naive on the outside.' Nie Zuo say。

Cao Kai said, 'Alright, you two can go off duty. There will be an assessment here at 9 am tomorrow morning. I don't like people who are late, even if they have legitimate reasons because it's my time you're wasting with your reasons.'

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On the bus, Nie Zuo casually flipped through what he claimed was a textbook, finding it quite interesting. The textbook categorized commercial spies into several levels. The first tier is the lowest, consisting of information collectors who are dispatched to competitors' companies, malls, supermarkets, even fast food chains, to gather information about customer flow and local preferences. The next tier is secondary information, primarily collected through the internet, media, and other means from any angle about the opponent. These information gatherers must have a certain ability to analyze intelligence and also require the target company to have a low level of defense. The third tier involves hacking, infiltration, theft, and other illegal means to obtain target information. Starting from the third tier, it belongs to the field of professional commercial spies. Cao Kai referred to the third tier as 'soft violence,' which means that there's a bottom line of not using violent means and not causing harm to people. Currently, most professional commercial spies belong to the third tier.

The fourth tier, violent commercial spies, forcibly obtain target information through means such as abduction, hostage-taking, and assault. These individuals can no longer be called professional commercial spies but should be referred to as violent criminal gangs formed to obtain commercial intelligence. There are currently three notorious gangs in the world. Their common points are fixed gang members, possession of various weapons, expertise in various combat skills, and brutal methods. They are more similar to commercial mercenaries in nature, and their methods are also the most effective. However, due to the use of violence, it will lead local police to treat them like enemies, deploying a large number of law enforcement resources to deal with them. Additionally, it will also involve the enterprises or merchants who hire them, so the crime is not frequent. In the past five years, there hasn't been a case of the fourth-tier commercial spy crime globally.

The focus of Cao Kai's basic textbook is on the third-tier technical spies, where there are many people involved in this kind of spy work. They generally form relatively stable teams based on needs, usually including one hacker, one agile member, one who excels in undercover work, and one for commanding and planning.

The bus took Nie Zuo out of City A and arrived at Xin Yang Town. Nie Zuo received a call from Mai Yan: 'Today you need to shut yourself off to study the materials.'

'I heard that, a few dozen pages of materials, is that okay?' Mai Yan asked.

Nie Zuo smiled and replied, 'Mai Zi, don't doubt your man's abilities.'

'Ugh, Yu Zi wants to talk to you.'

Yu Zi is Mai Yan's best friend, an actress of the third rank, and her voice was, 'Nie Zuo, I'm inviting you for dinner tonight to celebrate you finding a new job.'

Nie Zuo sighed, 'Yu Zi, you're playing a game, not the other way around. You can't come to me because you can't pass the level.'

'indexes laugh, you guessed it. I tell you, there have already been seven people who have passed the level, and the top ten will win big prizes. If you don't help me, I...' Halfway through her words, the scream of Mai Yan could be heard, and Yu Zi sneered, 'You know what?'

“Alright, I know, just give me your phone and I will help you pass the level.”

“No way, the camera automatically takes pictures after each level is cleared, and random shots are taken during the process to avoid cheating. You should study hard and make progress every day. Your girlfriend will play for a day, goodbye.”

Nie Zuo laughed and hung up the phone, got out of the car, lowered his hat brim a little, walked around for a while, turned left into an alley, at the end of which was a boxing club. A fifteen-or-six-year-old kid with a cigarette in his mouth standing at the door greeted him: “Brother Zuo.”

“What are you smoking for?” Nie Zuo quickly stretched out his left and right hands, but the kid was on guard, his head ducked backward, but then he didn't expect Nie Zuo's left hand to be a feint, Nie Zuo's left thumb and index finger flicked, sending the cigarette flying seven meters away.

“Brother Zuo, don't do that.” The kid wanted to run but was caught by Nie Zuo's big hand locking his right shoulder joint, Nie Zuo pulled out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket.

“Bell, I told you, you don't have a smoking habit now; you smoke just to look cool. But smoking is not cool, and it will lead to an early death.” Nie Zuo crumpled the cigarette and put his arm around this kid named Bell: “Let's go practice.”

“Brother Zuo.” The boxing club wasn't very crowded, just seven or eight people, a man in his thirties called out and came over to push Bell aside, whispering: “A strong contender came from the East City, five thousand yuan a match. How about it?”

“No, I don't fight underground matches.” Nie Zuo shook his head.

“Then we'll lose our reputation in Xin Yang Town. This brat is extremely arrogant.”

“Let it be lost, then. Boxing is for fitness, not for showing off.”

Brother Yang laughed: “Stop bullshitting, boxing is about taking lives. Are you really not thinking about giving it a shot? Brother Zuo, one match will bring you fame. With your skills, I guarantee you can drive a Porsche in a month and own a villa in two years. Think about it? Otherwise, I have to ask the lunatic.”

“The lunatic is much stronger than me.” Nie Zuo said: “Brother Yang, don't make things difficult for me. If I go to fight underground, Brother Xiao Yun will definitely strip me alive.”

“Xiao Yun isn't your dad.” Speaking of Xiao Yun, Brother Yang was also a bit afraid, nodding: “Alright, then I'll set up the lunatic. Tomorrow night at 12, same place. You come to watch, and you will not be short of benefits.”