Cyberpunk: I didn't cheat.

We can't give up! There's no other choice! I know that very well!

Lucy was very excited; her hands, which were pushing David, trembled uncontrollably.

"But if you were to tell me, I would definitely..."

David gently grasped Lucy's arm.

"I'm sorry, Lucy, I... I know you can do it, just go for it, Lucy."

David paused.

“You know what? Misty said my fate is uncertain, and I can't predict what will happen to me, but I know I will do my best!”

Lucy looked up at her lover, whose gaze was unwavering.

The two entered the room.

"Dorio, I'll do it, but on the condition that David comes with me, and Mann doesn't get involved! If you don't agree, I won't go."

Dorio considered it for a moment and nodded.

"I understand, but we need to stay in touch and update every fifteen minutes, before dawn, understand?"

David, where are the Manns?

David turned his head away.

"I have no idea!"

……

In the dimly lit underground parking lot, with the lights flickering overhead, Mann didn't respond to Dorio's call. He walked on unconsciously, as if he had walked back to that scorching afternoon many years ago.

"Mann!"

Dorio found Mann, who was running into the wall without realizing it.

Mann turned his head blankly.

Dorio?

……

Neon lights flashed outside the window, and hovercars from various companies replaced birds as they flew over the city.

pat!

hiss~

Call ~

Kim Yeon lit a cigarette while looking out at the city night view from her home in Angel.

Angel's home has little furniture and the decoration is very simple. The only thing that can be called decoration is a few printed photos pinned next to the desk.

"What a filthy city, the stench is practically seeping into my body."

"We're about to succeed! Once we escape Night City, we can do our own thing!"

There was no one in the room, and Kim Yeon was not on any communication, but a woman's voice could be heard in her mind.

"Our business? Isn't it your business? I'll find you a body to occupy, and then I'll have another blue-eyed person by my side."

"Hehehe, I'm not like them. I know how to get over that wall and how to evade the surveillance of those traitors. You can't even imagine that kind of power!"

Kim Yeon took a drag of her cigarette, then slightly opened her mouth to let the smoke drift toward her nose.

"So you've been killing people all this way just to see what you call power?"

The laughter in my mind abruptly stopped, and a woman's voice spoke coldly.

"You're the one who released the puppet, you're the one who killed, and you're the one who parasitized other people's homes. Kim Yeon, do you think you're innocent just because you feel guilty while killing? As far as I know, you're not a clean person."

"Shut up!"

Kim Yeon threw away the cigarette in her hand.

"You say I'm one of you, but why didn't I know that before?"

"You're like a program. To get you here, many functions need to be turned off, and these will all be activated at some point using specific methods."

Besides, haven't you yourself recently remembered those things?

Kim Yeon remained silent for a while.

"So, you're telling me not to contact those people because you've been activated too?"

The woman did not answer.

Kim Yeon sighed; there was no turning back.

She went to the desk and burned Angel Bishop's handwritten diary.

In the firelight, Angel's recorded past was being slowly swallowed up by the flames.

Chapter 89 Ugly

The famous philosopher Dutch van der Linde once said, "I have a plan!"

He showed us through his own actions that people need to find the right direction to make a good plan.

Yoshitaka Sato, a repressed individual with an almost insane thirst for power, devised what he believed to be a foolproof plan. He personally set up sniper positions in the locations Vito had indicated to him and also had a group of hackers monitor the entire neighborhood.

Once the cube head appears, the Arasaka Commando will engage the cube head, snipers will block their retreat, and hackers will invade.

With this level of encirclement, the square-headed guy could only surrender helplessly, allowing Yoshitaka Sato to mold and flatten him at will.

Unfortunately, Vito knew nothing about Zhu, not even Jin Yan's code name. He never expected that his casual fabrication would elicit such a strong reaction from Yoshitaka Sato.

Vito hadn't expected Yoshitaka Sato to personally lead the operation and even serve as the assault team leader. If Vito knew, he would definitely say:

"He's over fifty and shouldn't be sitting in the office. Why is he personally going to the front lines to deal with these shady characters? Isn't that just ridiculous?"

Unfortunately, Vito was unaware that he was inspired by Jimmy Heisaki to research a portable EMP device, and his engineering skills were still developing rapidly, with the research progressing quickly.

When the time comes to counter-encircle them, these Arasaka agents will be at our mercy.

Vito and Yoshitaka Sato: "Hehehehehe!"

……

Lin Xiaohan's meeting with Lucius Ryan went very smoothly. Contour will invest in building an industrial park in Night City, but this move has aroused the vigilance of the Arasaka Corporation. This meeting is seen as a test by Night City Mayor Lucius Ryan to break free from control.

After the meeting, Lin Xiaohan returned to the Gambi Building.

"Chairman Lin, Zhu's position has reappeared."

Lin Xiaohan didn't take it to heart.

"Another smoke bomb?"

His subordinates immediately reported this.

"It's questionable. The monitoring team, Panlong, also discovered that Arasaka sent a group of hackers to take over the neighborhood. Our people have spotted their hackers."

Lin Xiaohan tapped the table lightly with her hand.

"The Panlong Squad is lying in wait to monitor Arasaka. I'll go back to the interrogation room tomorrow. If Zhu Qi really shows up, kill him on the spot!"

"clear."

Lin Xiaohan answered the phone at headquarters.

"As intelligent autonomous driving continues to advance, this time there are both risks and opportunities. Without the courage to ride the waves, how can we achieve leapfrog development?"

“Chairman Lin, the collapse of the old network already destroyed our autonomous vehicles once, and the hidden crisis has not yet been resolved. We…”

"By 2077, we must achieve full autonomous driving in China. We must seize the opportunity. This is one of our few chances, and we must take it."

"understand!"

……

The Night City branch building of Zeta Technology Company.

"Zhu has been releasing his location online, and someone must be doing this to cover for him."

"Every time a signal is released, we send out a grasshopper armored squad and a hovercraft together."

"Yes, sir."

“We have the capability to launch a sweeping attack, so we should do it. This is a great opportunity to take down Arasaka.”

"Sir, what should we do with Zhu?"

"Capture her if you can, eliminate her if you can't. We can't let her go to other companies, especially Arasaka and Military Technology!"

“Understood, sir. One more thing, Thomasino went to his estate in Night City.”

……

Military Technology Night City Branch Building.

"Hello, this is Billy Stone. I'm requesting to connect to President Miles!"

"President Miles has made a phone request, please wait."

“I am Rosalind Miles, please speak.”

"Your Majesty, Zhu's signal has appeared in multiple areas of Night City. Requesting the activation of the Night City Joint Logistics Command for assistance in the arrest."

Billy Stone's request for the Joint Logistics Command's cooperation was completely unfounded. The Joint Logistics Command had withdrawn from Night City after the end of the Unification War, so his sudden request for their help was suspicious.

"The Joint Logistics Command has only two covert agents in Night City."

"Requesting that an agent become a branch advisor to assist in the operation to capture Zhu?"

Rosalind Miles sneered inwardly. Wanting both agents meant someone had bribed Billy Stone to pull off some big scheme behind the scenes.

"Activation approved. Awaiting the release of agent data."

Miles ended the call and spoke to his assistant beside him.

"Activate two Night City spies, at the basic level, and be prepared to discard them."

"Yes, Your Excellency."

At this time, a team of experts came to the White House office to report on their work.

"The initial progress of the Black Wall project is going very smoothly."

Miles nodded slightly, his face revealing neither joy nor anger.

……

Dog Town, Gemstone Blue Club.

"She can't fly out of Night City, she can only run on the ground with her bird claws and contact those people in the wasteland. Isn't that Angela in the wasteland? Let them rob any car they see, I'll cover the losses, and I'll give them some money if they catch her."

"Yes, Colonel! But according to the information, Angela Ace has already been killed by the Wanderers."

"Then find other night ghosts. A deserter is a deserter; he can't even handle someone carrying a rake."

"Yes!"

After giving instructions to his subordinates, Kurt Hansen pushed open the office door and walked into the bustling club.

Many Night City celebrities were chatting and laughing, while corporate spies from Military Technology and Zeta Technology were exchanging information at the circular bar, and NCPD Chief Jerry Fort was waiting for him in a booth.

Colonel Hansen received praise from the celebrities as he walked to his booth and sat down, where his bodyguard, the Ghosthound, poured drinks for the two of them.

"Fort, you must have heard that someone everyone wants has run into Night City. To be honest, I'm quite interested too."

Jerry Ford keenly observed the needs of the various companies in Night City, and he said, feigning difficulty.

“Colonel, you know I have Lucius above me. He’s been getting very close to the company lately, and I don’t want to cross him.”

Hansen waved his hand, and a Ghosthound soldier handed him a gold chip.

"My men will go find someone, but your men need to keep their eyes closed, understand?"

Ford accepted the chip without making a sound.