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.
