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Lucy observed from the side that the atmosphere in Mann's squad was good, except for the dark-haired girl who seemed a bit down.

"Lucy, how long have you been doing this?"

As Lucy was thinking, V came to her side and asked her.

"I haven't been in Night City for long."

Lucy glanced at the red-haired woman beside her and answered in a flat tone, while the horned giant was helplessly pushed aside.

“Same as Ke Ling, oh right, I’m V, and that guy with horns on his head is Ke Ling, you can call him that too.”

V remarked something, then introduced Lucy to the members of their team, a total of four people, two of whom were newcomers to Night City.

Lucy looked at Ke Ling, who had just come to her rescue; the man was standing next to the dark-haired girl who seemed to be in low spirits.

After being pushed aside by V, Ke Ling went to Sasha's side. He had noticed earlier that Sasha had a preoccupied expression on her face.

"What's wrong? Ms. Cat Head, does she look like she's in trouble?"

Ke Ling sat down next to Sasha and asked directly, having already guessed what it was about.

"Ke Ling"

Seeing that it was Ke Ling asking, Sasha bit her lip, her expression somewhat conflicted, as if she was deciding whether or not to answer.

Do you remember the personal matter I had to deal with that night?

After some hesitation, she decided not to hide it from Ke Ling, since Ke Ling was also one of the parties involved.

"What's wrong? Is there a problem?"

Ke Ling thought to herself, "So it really is because of this."

That day he saw the materials Sasha sent, which were some damaging information about "biotechnology," and Sasha forwarded them to "News 54."

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Chapter 55 Despair and Humanity

"They didn't report it."

Sasha replied, her expression a mixture of fear and annoyance.

She was prepared to die in order to transmit this information, and if it weren't for Ke Ling, she would most likely have died because of it.

But what she desperately tried to transmit disappeared without a trace; News 54 didn't report on it at all.

They reported on the attack on the biotech company but made no mention of the information she sent.

All the information was about a drug, a painkiller called [name omitted].

This painkiller has significant side effects, which can cause users to gradually develop neurodegenerative diseases, such as cerebral ischemia, brain damage, epilepsy, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and Huntington's disease.

Sasha's mother died because of the side effects of this drug.

The biotechnology company was fully aware of the drug's side effects from the beginning, but they withheld the relevant data and still chose to launch the drug and promote it extensively.

If this news breaks, it will definitely be very detrimental to biotechnology companies.

Because to this day, it remains a best-selling drug for biotechnology companies.

It's easy to imagine that over the years, countless people must have died from the side effects of this drug.

"Channel 54 certainly won't report this; they are the mouthpiece of military technology, serving the new America, and biotechnology is collaborating with military technology."

Ke Ling shook his head. The impact of these top-secret documents was too great. How to handle them was no longer up to News 54, but rather up to the big shots standing behind them.

News Channel 54, having obtained this information, will most likely receive hush money from the biotechnology company, and the matter will be closed—it's that simple.

"how so"

Sasha's expression froze for a moment; she hadn't thought that far ahead at all.

News 54 is a traditional American media outlet that monopolized the broadcast of over 100 news channels within the United States as early as the beginning of the century.

Today, the vast majority of news media broadcasting in the United States have been acquired by News 54.

In the entire New America, apart from WNS News, which consistently contradicts News 54, there is practically only this one voice.

As a result, it selectively emits sound?

"Isn't this normal? When have you ever seen News 54 report on negative news about military technology and the new America?"

Ke Ling looked somewhat helpless. If the company wanted to dominate everything, then monopolizing the news media and creating an information cocoon was almost inevitable.

Military technology dominates the new America, and News 54 is something it must control. If it can't even control its mouthpiece, how can it talk about domination?

"Should I send this information to WNS News?"

Sasha looked somewhat helpless. If News 54 couldn't report it, what about WNS News, which always contradicted News 54?

"It's worth a try, but it's highly unlikely to work. Does this involve Zhuoma Pharmaceutical, a subsidiary of Peizhuo Petrochemical?"

Ke Ling hadn't seen the specifics of this, but the fact that no word of it had leaked out proved that it must be extremely complicated.

Because if it only involved a biotechnology company, then News Channel 54 might not have been so accommodating, unless it involved Peizhuo Petrochemical.

Ke Ling also remembers that in the game, the biotechnology company had a "Nightingale" project, which was almost leaked to News Channel 54.

Judging from the way the biotech company handled the situation, they probably weren't confident they could shut up News 54, so they could only silence the reporters and employees who wanted to cause trouble.

Zhuoma Pharmaceuticals

Sasha was stunned; it had indeed appeared in that document.

Zhuoma Pharmaceuticals, a subsidiary of Peizhuo Petrochemical, is headquartered in Night City and is responsible for the development and production of pharmaceutical products.

Zhuoma Pharmaceuticals is a world leader in new drug development and is currently collaborating with biotechnology companies on gene therapy, custom bacteria and virus development projects.

“Petro Petrochemical and Arakawa have always maintained a good cooperative relationship.”

Ke Ling sighed. What did this mean? It meant that WNS News would most likely not report this information, because WNS News was Arakawa's mouthpiece in New America.

Sasha's face turned pale, clearly understanding Ke Ling's meaning, which filled her with despair.

She just wanted to do something for her mother, and for those innocent victims.

In the end, however, it turned out to be just wishful thinking on her part.

""

Ke Ling didn't say anything; he could actually understand Sasha's feelings.

In fact, I've encountered people in the game who are in a similar situation to Sasha. Their family members were killed by the company, and they burned their lives to take revenge on the company, but in the end, they didn't cause any harm to the company.

There are far too many people like this in Night City, and far too many in this world.

Their actions will not succeed, and their sacrifice will go unnoticed, merely adding another nameless corpse to the throne of corporate rule.

In this world, it's impossible for an individual to fight against a corporation unless they are a genius, like Lucky Bartommos.

Even a genius like Lucky Bartommos couldn't inflict devastating damage on the companies; he simply burned brightly and left the world with a mess.

"I will not give up."

After despair, Sasha's eyes lit up again. She was not afraid of death for this, so what were these difficulties?

"I will not give up."

Sasha looked at Ke Ling, her eyes shining brightly; she was very grateful to Ke Ling.

Thanks to Ke Ling's help, she didn't die with wishful thinking and a false dream.

Because of Ke Ling, she had the opportunity to do more, to do more for her mother and for those innocent victims.

"you"

Ke Ling's eyes widened, and he opened his mouth, but no words came out.

He originally wanted to persuade Sasha to give up, because if she kept bringing this up, it would likely attract the attention of biotechnology or even Pedro Petrochemical.

But what right or position does he have to advise Sasha to give up?

Is there anything wrong with Sasha's desire to avenge her mother and seek justice for the countless people who died because of her?

Of course there's no problem, it's just that she's somewhat out of place in this world; the humanity she radiates is simply too beautiful.

“This world, this city needs more people like you, Sasha.”

Ke Ling smiled with relief, not uttering any words of persuasion. If she herself was unwilling to do it, why should she expect others not to?

This decaying world, a world without hope or future, occasionally needs someone like Sasha.

In this world where everyone dreams big, everyone wants to get ahead, and everyone is scheming, selfish, and self-serving, we occasionally need someone to demonstrate the most beautiful aspects of humanity: a sense of responsibility, dedication, and sacrifice.

Second update~~~

Chapter 56: Does he also have many secrets?

"It's not as exaggerated as you say."

Sasha looked embarrassed; she really hadn't thought that much about it.

"I do hope that there are fewer people in Night City who have had the same experience as me."

The girl looked serious; she wasn't actually the impulsive type who would get emotional and passionate when faced with a situation.

Indeed, judging from her previous style of doing things, she is the kind of person who is steady and methodical, planning everything before taking action.

The reason she was in danger was because of this unexpected turn of events that she hadn't anticipated at all; otherwise, she could have definitely left before the guards arrived.

"You can come to me if you have any difficulties."

Ke Ling smiled, raised his fist and bumped it with Sasha's; he admired this kind of person.

"Don't worry, I'll pay you."

Sasha responded with a smile, her eyes crinkling with laughter, making it sound like a transaction involving money and sex.