Cyberpunk: I didn't cheat.

Vito and Jack didn't get involved in the Snake Clan's internal affairs regarding the traitors; they were currently muttering to each other next to the magician Merrimack.

"Vittor, your car probably needs a major overhaul."

Jack touched the damaged parts of the Magician's car and said, his tone tinged with heartache.

"This isn't my car. My car doesn't have this many bullet holes!"

This was Vito's first car, and he usually took good care of it, so he really didn't want to see his beloved car damaged like this.

"The gangs in this badlands have incredible firepower, it's like a war. Look at that guy over there who got shot in two, he actually pulled out a man-portable missile launcher and pointed it at us, I was so scared I quickly smacked him twice!"

Jack pointed to the corpse of a night-wandering ghost and said to Vito, still feeling lingering fear.

"These aren't ordinary bandits anymore; we have to strike hard! Jack, I think your equipment needs an upgrade. Relying solely on Reason and the Golden Fierce Woman is putting you at a disadvantage in the wasteland!"

Vito nodded in agreement.

"Alright, I'll get a Defender to supplement our firepower later."

At this moment, Jack lowered his voice and said to Vito.

"Actually, I think Toby is pretty unlucky."

"How so?"

"When this 'Sparkling' stuff first came out, it was a short-acting stimulant, and many people who worked high-intensity jobs probably took some."

Then things started to go wrong. I heard from Lao Wei that more and more people were becoming addicted to Flash. Lao Wei said that Flash had secretly added a lot of new things, like paracetamol and the like, which I didn't quite understand.

But the end result is that more and more people unknowingly become drug addicts!

Vito was deeply moved after hearing this. He had seen many drug addicts in Night City, sometimes lying directly on the roadside, and sometimes lying in abandoned houses.

When Vito dressed up as a blockhead, passersby and gang members were terrified of him, but drug addicts would always stare at him blankly, their eyes like a stagnant pool.

On one occasion, Vito saw a group of drug addicts living below the Scavengers' stronghold, surviving on scraps thrown away by the Scavengers.

"Night City will treat everyone equally, even if you only visit the city from time to time."

On Max's side, the matter of the traitor was almost resolved. After a public trial by the Snake Gang, the traitor Toby was executed by firing squad members he had betrayed.

beep~ beep~

Vito received a phone call from Wakako Okada.

"Hello, this is Vito. The medical dispute mediation team will not be accepting cases for the next three days."

"Heh, Vito, you're really interesting. What have you been up to lately?"

"I didn't do much, just took on odd jobs to make ends meet."

"Really? Why don't you come and sit in my little shop? Don't you know the address? I'll send it to you now."

"No need, Wakako. I've had a little friction with the Tiger Claw Gang recently. I'll come visit you again in a few days after we've resolved our differences."

"I've heard about it, but is your way of resolving conflicts to find another Tiger Claw gang nightclub for a massacre?"

"Maybe we'll see if the Tiger Claw Gang knows what's good for them."

"Perhaps you need me to mediate your relationship with the Tiger Claw gang. Trust me, this will be good for your business. For just 30,000 euros, I can make sure the Tiger Claw gang stops bothering you."

Wakako's voice was very soft, as if she were talking about a trivial matter, but Wakako had the ability to interfere in every aspect of the Tiger Claw Gang.

"No, Wakako, I quite enjoy teasing kittens. They jump around and can't hurt me, so I can only stand there and rage helplessly."

Wakako laughed for a while longer.

"You're quite an interesting young man. Come visit my shop when you have time. My business and yours are a good match, but hurry, because I'm known for being impatient."

"I will. I'll go as soon as I'm done with this. This time, definitely."

After hanging up the phone, Vito jumped onto the magician's body.

"Jack's gone. We need to hurry. Send Toby's personal terminal to T-bug so she can impersonate Toby."

Jack took Toby's data and terminal from Carol and began contacting T-bug.

It was already evening when the group returned to the Snake Gang camp.

We're already on Max's large transport truck; this place is practically turning into a conference room.

"Next, we'll put meat in the truck to attract the hornets. Max, Snakebang is shipping a batch of goods. I'll put some chips in the shipment, and I'll also put a tracking device on the truck as a double precaution."

This shipment needs to be large enough to be taken back to the Bayonet Gang's stronghold. You're in charge of preparing all of that.

My hacker will impersonate Toby, explaining why the Bayonet Gang failed this time, while also revealing information about the Snake Gang's important shipment.

As for the delivery person, I have a small suggestion: Carlo is quite good.

Max lit a cigar, and the way he held it in his mouth made him look like he was grinning maliciously.

"Should we send the bomb in with us? We can detonate it remotely after you've collected the data!"

Vito felt that the old man wanted to blow him up too.

"No need, we'll deliver the EMP bombs ourselves. But your idea is quite good, and I'll incorporate some of it."

Max also handed Vito a cigar.

"Alright, I'll go prepare the goods right away. You all rest and recuperate in the camp for now, but I hope you won't tell anyone else about Sami."

Vito took the cigar but didn't light it.

"Okay, do you have any alcohol at the camp? Jack and I have been running around all day, we need to relax."

Max patted Vito's arm to reassure him.

"Of course, I'll have Carlo send it to you."

Vito nodded, thanked him, and left the transport vehicle. Jack secretly sent Vito a message.

"Did Max just dump everything on Toby?"

Vito replied.

"It's almost certainly all Toby's fault. The old guy was playing the victim with us a few days ago. Now that the Snake Gang's internal problems are resolved, we should be careful. I'm preparing a backup plan."

Back at the temporary tent that Snake Village had prepared for him, Carlo brought over two baskets of wine.

"Thank you for helping the Snake Clan get rid of the mole, Vito. I'll transfer you a commission fee to express my gratitude. Oh, and your car, the family is already fixing it for you. They're all quite skilled; your car will be brand new tomorrow."

Vito pulled Carlo down to sit and drink with him, and the three of them drank and chatted like that.

……

"These Yakuza are all complete idiots! That Jotaro Seiho was supposed to be bait to lure out the Block Head, how could he have been killed by the mercenaries!"

Yoshitaka Sato is very angry lately; he feels like nothing is going right.

Yoo Young-cheol, who was abandoned by the company, was perfectly eliminated by Arasaka using a scheme to kill him, but recently, his data was leaked and was even discovered and interfered with by the Dove faction (Arasaka Michiko's people).

"Go and make contact with those two mercenaries. I've lost patience with watching them do chores. Try to bribe them first, and if they don't cooperate, use threats!"