Please call me Cyber ​​Demon King

"It's all over the news, do you want to hear it?"

Before Lao Wei started the surgery, he asked Ke Ling a question. When Ke Ling nodded, he went to fiddle with the old-fashioned radio next to him.

The prosthetic surgeon is also half doctor and half engineer. In addition to being skilled with a scalpel, Lao Wei is also proficient in using wrenches and screwdrivers.

"Beep beep~~~"

The radio soon picked up the volume, and the radio host's voice began to ring out.

"Devor Collins? A fake identity! All that poor kid from Haywood is a lie! This guy is a demon created by the biotechnology company!"

As Old Wei's surgery began, radio broadcasts filled the air, the hosts sounding incredibly excited.

"If you've seen the enforcement footage released by the NCPD, you'll understand why I say this: that wasn't even human!"

If you ask me, listeners, that thing is definitely a bioweapon developed by a biotechnology company. They've achieved results from their research on islands in the Northwest Pacific!

It is well known that most of the southern part of Night City belongs to biotechnology companies, all the way to the border. Perhaps their protein labs are just a front, and they are actually full of experiments like these.

Now, their experimental subjects have escaped and want to taste human blood. I bet silver bullets will sell out quickly, since silver bullets are useful no matter if it's a werewolf, a vampire, or a demon.

Remember my words, listeners: always carry some silver bullets when you go out. That monster named Davo Collins is still on the run in Night City!

The radio program continued, but of course, the topic had changed. When they first started listening, the host had obviously been talking for quite a while.

"They're quite good at riding the wave of trending topics."

Ke Ling made a sarcastic remark, but to be honest, what this guy said was quite reasonable.

"They all have a keen sense of smell, they know best what the hot topics are."

Old Wei smiled and continued working, changing the subcutaneous armor on Ke Ling's upper body.

It had been a long time since anyone had managed to frustrate the Terrorist Mobile Squad. When the news broke, the entire Night City was abuzz with excitement.

What was the reaction from the biotechnology company?

Ke Ling was very curious. Surely a biotechnology company that had been unfairly accused of something couldn't just remain silent about it?

"The biotechnology company has publicly denied it, but nobody believes it. After all, what happened this afternoon was in the news, and everyone knows that you escaped from them first."

Old Wei took out a pair of prosthetic eyes and began to replace Ke Ling's. Even without the biotechnology company's involvement, people would think of them after such an incident, let alone the fact that it was caused by them.

"That's really..."

Ke Ling laughed out loud. He believed that the people at the biotechnology company must be sweating profusely right now. Others might not know the inside story, but how could they not know?

Indeed, the biotechnology company was holding an emergency meeting, and all the executives of the Night City branch were urgently summoned together.

"What's the deal with this Davo Collins? Can someone explain it to me?"

At the head of the table, Valentini rubbed his temples, his gaze sweeping over the company executives seated on either side.

In reality, they are less like executives and more like a group of mad scientists; the biotechnology company itself is more like a research institute disguised as a company.

Thanks to the invention of alternative fuels, biotechnology companies, even when they were just small companies with only one office, were already living a comfortable life by relying on their patents.

As long as they hold onto their patents firmly, they will never have to worry about the company's survival.

Therefore, most of the company's management are researchers, and they spend most of their time on various research projects. Research results are the sole criterion for determining their position in the company.

When Valentini first learned about this news about Davo Collins, he had no doubts. He believed it must be the research result of some mad scientist in the company.

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However, the silence in the meeting room gave Valentini a bad feeling.

"So, this thing is actually a product of another company?"

Valentini looked at the silent, mad scientists with disbelief on his face, a single thought running through his mind.

"This is impossible!!!"

If even they, who are far ahead in biotechnology, can't do it, then what other company can?!

"Is it possible that this is actually an experimental subject that escaped from the Northwest Pacific? Aren't they researching things like Armillaria ostreatus over there? Could this thing be some kind of bacterium-like organism?"

One possibility has been suggested that the sensation of the body splitting in two and then rejoining itself looks as if the body has been reconnected by mycelium.

"You mean that the test subject traveled across the entire Pacific Ocean to Night City?"

Valentini's lips twitched. He knew these mad scientists had wildly different ways of thinking, but this was just too outrageous!

Friday~~~

Chapter 103 Going to Other Worlds to Avoid the Storm

The biotechnology company's meeting ultimately yielded no results, and the colleagues in the Northwest Pacific division did not claim this Davo Collins.

Of course, the colleagues who were culturing the fungi expressed great interest in this Daivo Collins and hoped that they could be provided with some samples after he was caught.

In addition, our colleagues in Europe have also expressed their concern. The person has not yet been caught, and we still don't know where he came from, but we have already pre-ordered several samples.

"No matter what, let's figure out a way to capture this Davo Collins first."

This was the final conclusion of the meeting, but everyone, including the person in charge Valentini, was pessimistic about whether they could seize the opportunity.

The biotechnology company is a European firm headquartered in Rome, Italy, but its staff in Night City is far fewer than those of other companies in the new United States.

Now that the Dave Collins affair has been exposed, other companies will definitely be interested and will get involved; they don't have any advantage.

What frustrates Valentini the most is that not only is it highly unlikely they will catch Daivo Collins, but they may also be targeted by other companies because of him.

"Which company's bastard is this?!"

Valentini was completely baffled, and there was nothing he could do, because even he himself immediately thought of his own company.

"finished."

In the old house in Watson District, Old Wei completed the surgery and neatly put away his tools.

"Thanks, Old Wei, you've been a great help."

Ke Ling got up and stretched. The prosthetic eye was still the same as the previous one from the Qilu Si, and the back door had naturally been deleted by Lao Wei.

"I suggest you leave the city and find a quiet place to hide for a while. This matter will probably continue for some time."

Old Wei spoke calmly; he was a man who had seen many storms and could impart a lot of experience to Ke Ling.

"After a while, the big companies will shift their attention from you to biotech companies, and by then the biotech companies probably won't care about you anymore."

Old Wei pointed out the crux of the problem: for other companies, it would be great to be able to pick up a freebie and capture this experimental subject who escaped from the biotechnology company.

But if they can't catch them, the biotech company can't just run away. If you really want the technology, you can still find a way to get it from the biotech company.

Of course, biotechnology companies are not to be trifled with. As a research institute disguised as a company, their laboratories have always maintained strict secrecy.

Getting into a biotechnology company's lab won't be much easier than hacking into the Ye Group's data fortress; there'll be plenty of fun to be had then.

"I understand."

Ke Ling nodded; what Lao Wei said was quite easy to understand.

The corporate dogs at biotech companies are really unlucky because they genuinely don't have the technology.

"You can come back after this matter has cooled down. To be on the safe side, you can get a new face and change your body shape."

As Lao Wei picked up his bag, he said to Ke Ling, "These are all very simple things."

He had also worked as an illegal prosthetic doctor, giving people new faces and altering their body shapes, which was common practice among illegal prosthetic doctors.

Night City is forgetful; one hot topic after another emerges, and office workers won't waste too many resources on something that doesn't generate any profit.

If they can't find the target for a period of time, they will naturally find excuses for themselves, such as the target being eliminated or being taken over by another company.

"Old V, here are these two chips for you. Please give them to V and Jack."

Ke Ling took out the "breathing method chip" and handed it to Lao Wei. He had already sent a message to V and Jack to let them know that he was safe and to tell them that he had left something for them.

"no problem."

Old Wei didn't ask what it was, and simply agreed and put the chip away.

Goodbye, Old Wei, I'll be back.

Ke Ling waved to Lao Wei, preparing to leave in a very dashing manner.

"Of course you have to come back. Remember to pay me back the 12,000 you just paid."

Old Wei nodded and said it as a matter of course.

The subcutaneous armor only covered the upper body, so we can discount it. Plus, with the Crossroads Eye, the price we should pay is still right.

Old Wei's words made Ke Ling pause in his tracks, looking embarrassed. Good grief, he had forgotten that he still had to pay.

"Ahem, I'll pay you back when I get back?"

Ke Ling did not transfer money to Lao Wei. He did not want to take advantage of Lao Wei for free; he was just unsure whether transferring money using a chip would be discovered.

Logically, such transaction records should be easy to find, so cash transactions are still the most reliable.

"Just pay me back when you come back. You might need the money once you leave the city."

Old Wei, on the other hand, was very carefree and not worried at all that Ke Ling's death outside would turn the accounts into bad debts.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. With Ke Ling's physique, as long as he isn't blown to bits by a large-caliber weapon, probably no one can do anything to him.

"You can use the money in the chip without worry. I checked the identity the priest gave you, and there's no problem. Your identity information and bank account information don't match."

Old Wei was aware of Ke Ling's predicament, but he was also experienced in this kind of situation.

The chip was given to Ke Ling by him, and the fake identity was arranged with the help of the priest. Both of them are seasoned veterans and would not make such a common-sense mistake.

"Goodness, so it turns out this Davo Collins really has nothing to do with me?"

Ke Ling couldn't help but sigh, "Aside from borrowing the name, it seems there's absolutely no trace of him."

As expected, there are always ways to circumvent policies. Cyber ​​vagrants aren't stupid; they have plenty of ways to protect themselves.

"Don't you think about it? If money were so easy to disappear, who would want to do this kind of work?"

Old Wei smiled and shook his head. Of course, for large transactions, cash is still safer.

In addition, the existence of a middleman is also a form of protection. The money passes through the middleman's hands, which is a form of protection for both the cyber wanderer and the client.