As the saying goes, money can make things go round. Driven by money, Daniel's speed of doing things is unprecedentedly efficient.

He was said to complete the company registration within five days, but he did it in just three days!

After the "atlas" security consulting company was successfully registered, Lu Qi took advantage of the situation and made a very tempting proposal to Daniel:

Become a legal consultant at Atlas and earn an annual salary of 150,000!

Daniel accepted the olive branch offered by Lu Qi without hesitation.

He also doesn’t want to continue to live in the municipal court, defending criminals who cannot afford lawyers, which is time-consuming but does not make much money...

After the company is successfully registered, it means that Atlas Security Consulting Company can officially open its business and accept client entrustments.

However, before that, Lu Qi still has one thing to do, and that is to recruit troops for Atlas!

Lu Qi, the company's CEO and chief security adviser, is responsible for muscle; Rick, the company's chief intelligence officer, is responsible for intelligence and logistics; Daniel, the legal adviser, is responsible for legal affairs.

Such a configuration, in Lu Qi's opinion, is a bit uninteresting.

Although the company's size and business direction do not require it to hire a large number of retired military personnel to enrich its team like Merriweather did.

However, the most basic security advisory team is still needed.

After careful consideration, Lu Qi also needed an accountant who could file taxes and calculate accounts, and a hacker who could help make his work easier and simpler.

It just so happens that he already has a suitable candidate in mind...

...

In downtown Vinewood, outside a coffee shop.

Lu Qi, wearing a black motorcycle jacket, was sitting at a table in the corner, scrolling through his phone boredly, checking all the news on social networking sites.

Judging from his actions and the fact that the coffee was no longer steaming, he seemed to be waiting for someone.

At this moment, a fat man with glasses and a cane, wearing a plaid shirt, pulled out a chair and sat down opposite.

Looking up, Lu Qi couldn't help but raise the corner of his mouth and said hello:

"Hey, man!"

The person coming is none other than the mastermind and criminal genius - Lester!

As soon as Lester sat down, a waiter with a menu in his hand immediately came to greet him.

"Sir, what would you like to drink?"

"I…"

Before Lester could answer, Lu Qi said first:

"Give him a strawberry milkshake with sugar and milk, thank you."

"OK, just a second."

After the waiter left, Lu Qi turned to look at Lester again and said with a smile:

"Your taste is similar to that of a high school student..."

"What do you know? Supplementing sugar is the best way to keep your brain active. This is all based on science. You should follow my example."

"Okay, I'll try again next time."

After chatting for a while, the drinks were quickly served.

After taking two big sips of the milkshake, Lester put down the straw in his hand and asked:

"Tell me, what's going on?"

Shrugging his shoulders, Lu Qi got straight to the point:

"I recently opened a security consulting company, and I still lack reliable manpower. I would like your help."

"What's the meaning?"

"Do you remember the hacker we had at the jewelry store last time?"

Hearing this, Lester subconsciously pushed up his glasses, and then said: "You mean Paige Harris?"

"Yes, that's her. Her performance at work last time left a deep impression on me. I have a job and I want to talk to her. Can you help me ask her out?"

After a pause, Lu Qi spread his hands and continued: "You know, I am a rookie and don't understand the rules of this industry. As a big shot in this industry, it is safer for you to be the middleman. You

What do you think?"

Lu Qi's words were very helpful to Lester, who always longed for respect from others.

His face turned slightly red, Lester lowered his head and took another sip of strawberry milkshake before speaking again:

"This... shouldn't be a problem. You have already worked together last time, and we are all peers, so she shouldn't refuse."

While talking, Lester still couldn't help but asked the doubts in his heart:

"Speaking of which, why did you suddenly think of opening a security consulting company?"

"Oh, that's it..."

After listening to Lu Qi's explanation of the origin of this idea, Lester also felt that this was a very good business opportunity.

After all, people like them do all kinds of illegal activities all day long, just to make money? Who would challenge the bottom line of the law when there are safer and lower-risk ways to make money?

Immediately afterwards, at Lu Qi's strong request, Lester also boarded the pirate ship named "atlas" and took on accounting related work.

As for Lester's remuneration, it is not based on the annual salary model like Rick and Daniel, but is paid based on the dividends from each commission fee.

With Lester in charge of the company's accounts, Lu Qi didn't have to worry about the IRS knocking on his door.

Ten percent is not much.

...

The next day, under Lester's introduction, Lu Qi and Page Harris met at a coffee shop in Lobota.

From the first meeting in the jewelry store, Lu Qi admired Miss Peppa Pig very much.

This young lady is about the same age as Lu Qi. She is a bit cool and doesn't like to talk much. However, when it comes to hacker skills, she is top notch.

Lester himself admitted that Page was the most powerful hacker he had ever seen.

Of course, when saying this, Lester did not include himself...

Page was a little curious about Lu Qi, a guy who had worked together before, and didn't know what his intentions were.

Lu Qi didn't hesitate and directly offered his poaching price - an annual salary of 200,000 yuan and a 50% bonus on each commission fee!

Although this price is very high, both in the normal workplace and in this circle. However, in Lu Qi's opinion, being able to hire a top hacker is definitely worth the money.

Hearing Lu Qi's intention, Peggy was also a little moved.

In the eyes of many people, the life of a hacker is that as long as you stay at home and have a computer, you can remotely invade the system and manipulate all kinds of information.

Of course it is.

The premise is that this computer must have top-notch system software and military-grade hardware configuration.

And these things can't be bought casually in a computer city. A small piece of military-grade computer hardware costs tens of thousands of dollars on the black market!

The last time she participated in the jewelry store job, it was because Peppa needed some money to upgrade her equipment.

After the upgrade, the remaining money was just enough for her to live on...

After thinking about it for a few minutes, Page readily agreed to Lu Qi's invitation and became another employee of Atlas Security Consulting Company.
Chapter completed!