The Villain Knight Doesn't Want to Be a Hero

Lin Qiao shook her head to deny it.

"There is nothing wrong with the idea of ​​sending dirty information about biotechnology to Channel 54, which is backed by military technology."

"But you've misunderstood the fact that there is no commercial conflict between military technology and biotechnology."

"This means that instead of offending the other party for the so-called justice, it is better to use these dirty tricks to achieve facts that are beneficial to oneself."

And this is what military technology is doing.

He took out a tablet and gave it to Sasha, who had lost his hacking ability: "If you don't believe me, you can check it yourself."

“…”

She took the tablet computer handed to her by Lin Qiao with some trembling.

He tapped it a few times with his fingers...then his expression became increasingly ugly.

[Congratulations on the close cooperation between military technology and biotechnology in multiple fields....]

Such a title seemed extremely glaring to Sasha.

The report was written by a reporter from News Channel 54.

The release time is this morning.

This is the company. It has already controlled every aspect of people's lives. Even if someone presents evidence against it, the final right of interpretation is in its own hands.

Chapter 319: Sasha's Choice

"..."

He put down the tablet in his hand in frustration.

Sasha had an expression on her face that looked like she was crying or laughing.

The resistance that he thought was a last-ditch effort ended up not even causing a splash.

Big companies still do whatever they want, they just earn a little less, but they haven't restrained themselves.

The truth obtained with all his efforts did not pierce the darkness and bring light to the city, but made the neon lights of military technology even more dazzling.

Knowing that everything he had done had become someone else's trick, Sasha took a few deep breaths and managed to calm himself down.

".....Main.....How are they?"

As if she was worried about hearing some bad news from Lin Qiao, her tone became a little hesitant.

"Fortunately, at least there shouldn't be any problems in the short term."

But the subtext of this sentence is that it may not be the case over time...

But fortunately I didn't hear the worst news.

But this is not good news at all.

'It was my fault.'

Sasha leaned against the bed in a somewhat depressed mood. The shirt she was wearing could not hide her figure at all.....it was even more attractive when it was vaguely visible.

After scratching his hair in annoyance, he let out a long sigh.

There is no good ending for offending the Corporation in Night City.

Maybe she should have listened to Man Yin's advice at that time, or just stayed upstairs instead of hoping for a lucky glimmer of hope...

Although he was ready to throw himself into the fire and sacrifice his life, when he survived and looked back, he realized that everything he had done was an illusion, and he had dragged his companions into the water. All that was left was guilt and regret.

I kind of don't know how to face them.

"If... I had died there, maybe the situation would have been much better..."

After a long silence, Sasha let out a frustrated sigh.

"Indeed, if that's the case, Man Yin and the others should just find a way to distance themselves from you instead of being implicated like they are now."

Lin Qiao affirmed Sasha's statement, and then looked at her playfully.

"But unfortunately, you didn't die from the guns of the biotechnology security robots, nor did you die from the explosion and the impact of falling from the building. Instead, you survived."

"How is it? Are you disappointed?"

Hearing this, the former felt even more sad.

When I was young, I could only watch my mother die in agony; when I grew up, I finally discovered the truth but could do nothing about it, and even now I have to implicate others.

She is really useless...

"What about you? You went to so much trouble to save me, what do you want to do?"

"Me? I've already done what I wanted to do. Now I'm just a spectator."

Whether it is the advanced mimicry of genetic factors, the experiment of implanting false memories, or the minor mind manipulation experiment, these have all been done long ago.

Although the results were mixed, they were generally on the positive side - and he also eliminated the influence on Sasha.

"What about you? What do you want to do?"

"..."

Facing Sasha who kept her head down and remained silent, Lin Qiao smiled.

He pulled out a gun and a bottle of medicine from behind his back and placed them on the bedside table next to Sasha.

"It's easy to die. A bullet or a poison wrapped in sleeping pills can make you leave this world without any pain."

"After that, I will hand over your body to Biotech... Of course, whether they will give up hunting down Maine or not is none of my business."

"And for the sake of technical confidentiality, I will also restore your body to its original state before the treatment."

These words made Sasha's body stiffen, as if Lin Qiao could see through her thoughts.

She did have similar thoughts.

But when this thought was ruthlessly pointed out, Sasha felt as if someone had poured a basin of cold water on him. His whole body turned cold, and the fire burning in his heart was extinguished, and he calmed down.

Will biotechnology let Main and his team off for this reason?

As long as it can be explained clearly who blew up the factory in Santo Domingo, it would be fine.

——Well, actually I don’t know how to do it.

"It seems that you also know that committing suicide will not solve the problem, so take back this ridiculous expression and thoughts."

Lin Qiao revealed a sighing look, just like the expression he makes when he sees other people coming to their senses after doing something stupid.

"....You went out of your way to save me and come to me to say these things. It shouldn't be just to laugh at me, right?"

Sasha had a complicated expression.

Even if I think about it carefully, the other party should be trying to persuade me to give up the idea of ​​suicide, but the method he used...

It's just not that pleasing.

"It's not true, but that doesn't stop me from laughing at you."

“…”

So Sasha's expression became more complicated.

"At the moment, what I can do for you is also your choice. There are only two ways—"

Ignoring Sasha's complicated psychological changes, Lin Qiao raised two fingers.

"First, I will reinstall all your prosthetics, and then let you go."

"As for whether you want to go find Maine and the others, or leave Night City, or do something else, it's all up to you."

But of course, in order to keep his own abilities secret, he would erase Sasha's related memories before letting him leave.

"anything else?"

Sasha did not answer immediately - based on her previous experience as a mercenary, in situations like this where you have to choose between two or more options, the one proposed last is often the most valuable.

Of course, the risks involved are also the greatest.

"Second, I need you to do something for me. In exchange, I can help you get corporate immunity so that you won't be hunted down by Biotech."

"What do you need me to do?"

"Don't worry, I'm definitely not asking you to wear a miniskirt and cat-ear maid costume and become a maid. But if you have this hobby, it's not impossible..."

"No!" He covered his chest with both hands, expressing a stern refusal.

"Okay, okay, if there's no, then there's no, why are you shouting so loudly?" Facing the gazes of the two women in the room at the same time, Lin Qiao curled her lips.

"I need you to go inside Arasaka and help me monitor something and the people who might be paying attention to it..."

"Impossible." Sasha refused before Lin Qiao could finish her words.

No, this can’t be said to be a rejection, it’s just that I really can’t do it.

Not to mention that she is now wanted by biotechnology companies, and she is in a situation where people will come to her door if she shows her face outside.

Even without all of this, it would be impossible to do all of this.

Different from file theft or destruction and obliteration of the target.

Surveillance

Just by listening, you can tell that it will take quite a long time to complete the task.

If it was an ordinary person, it would be fine, but the problem is that Lin Qiao chose Arasaka as his target...

The outrageousness of this matter is no less than a drug dealer entering the DEA to monitor the movements of the police - if you want me to die, just say so, don't do this nonsense!

"Calm down, I didn't say I would let you go to Arasaka like this."

After comforting Sasha, Lin Qiao spoke slowly.

"A member of the Arasaka Special Operations Group, with the privilege of acting independently, whose weight is even higher than that of the Arasaka Counterintelligence Department in Night City... What do you think of this identity? By the way, this is not a disguise that can be used once and then forgotten, but a permanent one."

"Are you...kidding me?"

Sasha immediately thought that he should call the mental hospital and contact someone for a bed.

But I've never heard of cyberpsychosis having this symptom?

"Don't worry about it. Just tell me whether you agree or not."

“…”

Looking at Lin Qiao's confident and playful expression, Sasha was silent for a while.

If this is false, then of course it goes without saying that Lin Qiao is just having hysterics, but what if it is true...

At least she had no reason to refuse.

"What do you need me to do now?"

"Wait."

"Wait? Wait for what?"

"Wait for me to arrange the prerequisites and wait for people to come to Night City."

Chapter 320 The show begins

The next day

boom--!

The sun had not yet risen, but as a flash of light in the early morning streaked across the sky and finally fell to the ground, the entire Arasaka entered a state of emergency.

Beep—beep—beep—!

A shrill alarm sounded in Arasaka Tower.

[Notice! All combat readiness personnel must assemble urgently! Senior management personnel must come to meeting room 42-01 immediately! ]

[In addition, general staff, please return to your workstations immediately and work normally. ]