Chapter 542 - 292: The Cause_2
Through Little Arthur’s narration, Brian and his crew learned of an important clue.
Sorin was the boss of Daddy Construction.
Of course, it was a kind of construction bag company similar to a contractor, with many temporary workers who actually didn’t have any building qualifications. Therefore, most of the projects were unattainable, and they could only do some temporary work, attracting customers with low labor costs.
The reason they could offer low labor costs was that most of the people under him were ex-convicts.
There was actually job discrimination here.
Many jobs would require job seekers to present a "certificate of good conduct," which was essentially a criminal record clearance. These varied by Federation, state, and county, but the most common was one from the current city of residence.
So, if someone who had been imprisoned wanted to find a decent job, they either had to go to some chaotic places that didn’t care about these things, work at some small workshop companies, or directly move to another state.
In short, if you didn’t start a business, it would be tough to have stable job offerings for them in a local area rife with crime.
Sorin’s dad, a hippie in his early years, served time more than once for petty thefts. It wasn’t until after Sorin was born that he straightened up and got into renovation work. To cut labor costs, he even brought in old prison mates to work.
In movies, companies mostly made up of criminals are often portrayed as having strong brotherhood ties.