The Creators: From Night City

The car stopped steadily, and the combatants poured out of the car and blocked the entrances and exits of the entire apartment building in an orderly manner. Two electromagnetic sniper rifles were set up on the commanding heights not far away. This group of drug dealers had no way to escape today.

A team of 10 people led the way and escorted Jiang Bing into the building.

Boss Jiang has no habit of commanding from behind, and he always leads the way and goes to the scene in person for every mission.

As soon as the group reached the elevator, the elevator door, which had been taken over by a hacker in the team, opened at the right moment.

According to the operating instructions in the soldier's manual, a normal assault on a high-rise building must be carried out by taking the stairs, but Jiang Bing, Jack, and Vincent in the elevator are not normal people, so naturally they will not follow these rules.

On the 4th floor, when the three people were getting out of the elevator, the combat personnel who were walking up the stairs arrived just in time. Everyone continued to crowd around Jiang Bing as they turned a corner, but they didn't expect to run into a sex doll who opened the door and came out of an apartment.

Jiang Bing twitched his nose slightly and immediately determined that the other party had just finished work and was about to leave.

Looking at the people in the corridor who were fully armed with guns and cannons, the sex doll was stunned.

However, as a sex doll in Night City, she undoubtedly has sufficient experience in saving her life.

She immediately pressed herself against the wall with her hands raised. She had no intention of turning around to knock on the door and go back into the house, nor did she intend to open her mouth to scream.

This is Night City, after all. If she dares to scream like a brainless extra in a cliché TV show, she might be met with a barrage of bullets the next second.

The other party's extremely cooperative behavior also earned her proper security.

An armed man escorted her downstairs, while the rest continued to grope towards the end of the corridor.

Drug dealers generally lack a sense of security, so inexpensive equipment such as cameras is basically indispensable.

If installed outside the door, it can be used to check the security of the base. If installed indoors, it can effectively monitor the occurrence of embezzlement.

But there is also a disadvantage to doing this, that is, in front of powerful hackers, these drug traffickers are basically running naked, and all their secrets will be discovered clearly.

This drug manufacturing den is not large. A row of apartments connected together is sufficient to accommodate all equipment installation needs. Compared to spacious abandoned warehouses and factories, although the apartment building has a narrow space, it also has an incomparable advantage.

hidden.

However, the concealment advantage painstakingly created had long since disappeared after being infiltrated by hackers, and the personnel configuration and security situation in the room had long been clearly discovered.

The combat team had no intention of knocking on the door at all. Two special wall-breaking explosives were directly stuck to the wall. Without any hesitation, the team leader counted down three times and directly blew up the wall. Amidst flying smoke and dust, a team of people filed in along the big hole and entered the room.

Suddenly, dense gunfire rang out from inside.

But even though the explosions and gunshots resounded throughout the apartment building, no one dared to go out in the middle of the night to watch the excitement.

The entire apartment was as quiet as death. The residents of the entire 4th floor seemed to have fainted. The crackling sound of gunfire rang out in the drug manufacturing den, and no complaints from the neighbors could be heard.

The gunshots soon stopped, and the team leader immediately pushed open the thick metal security door and welcomed his boss in.

Unexpectedly, the boss behind "Shanshan" was not the Whirlpool Gang, but the Tiger Claw Gang. The bodies beaten to death at the scene all had the typical Tiger Claw Gang style, and several captives were killed very straightforwardly, directly stating that "Shanshan" was the Tiger Claw Gang's money-making tool.

After a brief interrogation, the truth soon came to light.

The Tiger Claws' main source of income in the past was nightclubs, casinos, and the Mewtwo Experience Bar. They rarely touched drugs themselves. Drug transactions in Tiger Claws' territories such as Japan Street, Little Chinatown, Kabuki District, and Charter Hill had to pay them money, and they mainly made a profit from this part of the protection fee.

However, a chance coincidence allowed the Tiger Claw Gang to acquire professional talents. Based on the idea of ​​trying their luck, they reluctantly entered this new field. Unexpectedly, "Shanshan" became very popular once it was launched, and the Tiger Claw Gang made a lot of money both openly and secretly.

Chapter 474 Crystallized Apoptosis Syndrome

"Are you two the poison masters who developed 'Sparkling'?" Jiang Bing stood in front of a couple huddled in a corner, sizing them up.

The two men have very ordinary appearances. Although they are both wearing protective clothing, one can still see that they both have a strong bookish air. They give people the impression of being typical intellectuals, not AKA gangsters.

"We can work for you." The wife of the couple surrendered very quickly.

"Please don't hurt us. The recipe for 'Shan Shan' is in our heads. You want us to give it to you." The husband also joined in.

Jiang Bing became more and more curious as he watched the two men's performance. It seemed that they did not look like drug lords and gangsters who were ready to face death. Instead, they looked like two pure intellectuals who were extremely timid.

"Part-time job?" Neither of them was handcuffed. They obediently followed Jiang Bing out of the door and walked downstairs on their own initiative.

The husband of the couple smiled unnaturally, obviously his sore spot had been touched by Jiang Bing.

"Come, stand here." Jiang Bing brought the two of them to a camera. The hacker in the team controlled the camera to collect facial features of the two people, and then connected it to the Night City resident database, and quickly found the specific information of the two people.

These two people are really highly educated.

The wife is Claire Harper, a PhD in organic chemistry, and the husband is Nathaniel Brooks, a nuclear physicist.

The two originally worked as teachers at Night City University, but resigned half a year ago and have no employment records since then. They must have been staying here, seeking enlightenment in Longchang.

"Were we caught by the Tiger Claw Gang?"

Jiang Bing casually mentioned the biggest possibility, but seeing the complicated expressions on their faces, he immediately realized that there was something hidden.

Sporadic gunshots were heard again in the room. It was the armed men shooting the Tiger Claw Gang members again.

The gunshot frightened the two men so much that they shuddered and immediately raised their hands to beg for mercy, fearing that it would be too late and they would be shot to death by Jiang Bing.

"Tell me, what's going on between you two? Be careful not to lie, or it will affect your fate." Jiang Bing became curious about this high-quality couple.

"We have a daughter who lives in the medical building of the trauma team." The husband hugged his wife, thinking that if they died here today, no one would bear the high hospitalization expenses, and their daughter would definitely die. So he made up his mind and told her everything.

"She suffers from a rare disease and needs high medical expenses every month to stay alive. We have no other choice but to take this risk."

"So you thought of making drugs?" Jiang Bing asked with a frown.

"Clark's major is stereochemistry in organic chemistry. We have thought about it for a long time. This may be the fastest way for us to make money." The husband answered honestly.

"So 'Sparkle' is your wife's creation."

"When I was in school, I was studying pharmaceutical molecular biology, which was a related major." The wife gave her own answer.

Jiang Bing played with the 'Sparkling' he brought from the 'Dance of Death'. The red medicine bottle also attracted the attention of the young couple.

Jiang Bing noticed that the two of them surprisingly showed some guilt and confusion on their faces.

"So you two know what you're doing?"

"There's nothing we can do about it. We can't just watch Elara die like this. She's only nine years old." The wife looked gloomy.

"I'm just a nuclear physicist. I can't carry anything. I've studied for half my life, but I can't even find a way to make quick money. This is the only choice we have. After all, I can't build nuclear bombs and sell them." The husband sighed and said self-deprecatingly.

The speaker may not have meant it, but the listener took it seriously. Jiang Bing's eyes clearly lit up.

"You can build a nuclear bomb, but can you miniaturize it?"

"Of course, of course." When talking about his profession, the husband immediately became confident.

"The theory of miniaturizing fusion and fission bombs has long been very mature, and theoretically there is no difficulty."

"Using a mixture of helium-3 and boron hydride fuel, instead of traditional deuterium and tritium, and releasing energy through a proton-boron fusion reaction, can greatly reduce the size and weight of the fission instrument. This not only allows the creation of a 'portable nuclear bomb', but also eliminates neutron radiation pollution."

The other party immediately gave a series of academic terms. Seeing that Jiang Bing was interested in this aspect, he immediately racked his brains to continue to explain the relevant knowledge, trying hard to prove his value and seek a chance to survive.

"However, at this volume, the fuel needs to be concentrated into a supersolid crystal, confined using a ring-shaped superconducting magnet, and detonated with femtosecond laser compression."

"Although the high-precision instruments required are expensive, they can be purchased on the market if you are willing to spend the money."

"However, high-purity nuclear raw materials, such as uranium-235 and plutonium-239, are basically monopolized by major companies and countries. They are simply not available on the market. Even if some 'yellowcake' is released on the black market, it is only used by major organizations to lure them."

"Don't worry about that." Jiang Bing looked at the other person like a weasel seeing a chicken.

"Can small and medium-sized nuclear reactors be developed?"

"No problem, as long as we have the raw materials and equipment support, it's not a big problem." The husband, eager to survive, replied hurriedly.

"What's your daughter's full name? How much does her treatment cost per month?" After hearing this, Jiang Bing changed the subject and inquired about the couple's weaknesses.

"Ella Seraphina Brooks, the cost of treatment for one month is 13 euros." The husband trembled his lips a few times, and the pros and cons went over in his mind again and again, and finally squeezed out a number from his mouth.

No wonder the two were forced to come and make drugs. This amount of money is indeed a huge sum of money for ordinary people (including the middle class).

What's more, this money has to be paid continuously on a monthly basis.

"What disease do you have? How much does it cost to completely cure it?" Jiang Bing continued to ask while sending a message to Aurora using the data tablet, asking her to use her connections to inquire about the situation.

"Elarra's disease is incurable, sir. I wonder if you have heard of 'crystallized apoptosis syndrome'. It is a rare gene mutation disease that can only be maintained with expensive drugs to prevent the symptoms from worsening." Compared to her husband who studies physics, his wife, who has a background in medical chemistry, has a more thorough understanding of the disease.

Are there any diseases that the trauma team cannot treat?

The other party's words successfully aroused Jiang Bing's curiosity.

Jiang Bing raised his hand and called two armed men, ordering them to first force the anxious Breaking Bad couple into the vehicle downstairs. He then sent all the information from the conversation to Aurora for her to verify.

Nathaniel Brooks's identity as a nuclear physicist can be regarded as a talent that [Anti-Entropy] urgently needs. If everything is really as he said, Jiang Bing is ready to give the two of them a chance to redeem themselves for their crimes.

The sins of Night City are rewarded by [Anti-Entropy].

Chapter 475 Goodla 66

There weren't many valuable things in this "Shanshan" drug-making workshop. Apart from a relatively valuable can of desugared β-acid, there were only beakers, glass bottles, common reaction kettles, pipettes, and distillation equipment. There were no other high-value items.

"BOSS, a group of hackers found something interesting." Vincent came out of the room with an expression of indifference and handed Jiang Bing an encryption chip.

This type of chip is generally used to transmit some encrypted information. Although the encryption level is not high, it is completely sufficient to fool hackers and ordinary people with average skills.

Of course, they are no match for the professional hackers of [Anti-Entropy].

[Lyuzaki:

Pay attention, boy! Those two chemists want money, so give them some!

We give them whatever they want these days, but there's one thing: while they're resting, you have to install the high-definition hidden cameras I gave you and record their operation procedures. I've already found a chemistry expert and am waiting to record the video.

Once you figure out the formula, you can just kill these two idiots and take their bodies to the same bay where you took them to "soak in the hot springs" last time. No one can bargain with the Tiger Claw Gang over and over again.

If it works out, you can be the top card in Yunding for three days, but if it goes wrong, you can find a cool place to lie down and shoot yourself in the face.

In this regard, Jiang Bing could only say that it was in line with the Tiger Claw Gang's style of doing things.

Although Aurora has left the biotech industry, as a top figure in the industry, his network of contacts will not disappear with his departure.

The good thing about working in technology is that the status and resources brought by technology will not be lost when the position changes.

She took action and soon found out everything about the current situation of the nine-year-old girl named Ellara Seraphina Brooks.

The Breaking Bad couple did not lie. Their daughter had indeed been living in the trauma team's medical building for the past six months, and the treatment costs were indeed this amount.

I guess all the money the couple got from the Tiger Claw Gang with "Sparkling" was thrown into the hospital.

Aurora: Boss, we've found out. This little girl does indeed suffer from a rare genetic mutation, primarily caused by a recessive mutation in the SLC34A2 gene, which leads to uncontrolled phosphate transport. There are very few cases of this disease worldwide. After contracting the disease, hydroxyapatite crystals continuously precipitate from the patient's extracellular matrix, causing a phenomenon called "living calcification." There's currently no record of a cure, and the longest-surviving patient only lived to 13, where they died of sudden cardiac death from coronary artery calcification.

Jiang Bing: Is there any possibility of a cure from the medical sector?

Aurora: It's really hard to do before it's released, but with Grass Mutation and Florence here, I can't guarantee it, but it's pretty close.

Jiang Bing: That's good. The little girl's father is a nuclear physicist, and he has great value for united front work. You should pay attention to this matter.

Aurora: Okay, Boss. I'll call Florence to join the consultation, but I suggest taking the patient over. That way, the information will be the most accurate and the safest.

【Jiang Bing: Got it.】

The Vortex Gang suffered heavy losses overnight, which caused an uproar on the streets of Night City. All fringe walkers, middlemen, corporate intelligence departments, New America's spies, and even the NCPD all turned their attention to this [Anti-Entropy] that suddenly stretched its tentacles from the Badlands.

The Tiger Claw Gang, which borders the Watson District's sphere of influence, is the most nervous. After all, they have already had a preliminary understanding of the means of [Anti-Entropy].

Since most of the prominent figures of the Whirlpool Gang were wiped out in this conflict, although there are still a large number of grassroots Whirlpool Gang members left in the Watson District, they are like a pile of loose sand and cannot cause any waves.

A large number of spies, reporters, agents, and middlemen flocked to the Watson District to find out the specific information of the conflict, while the protagonist of this bloody movement retreated back to the Badlands. He only cleaned up the Lingji Automobile Manufacturing Plant in the eastern part of the industrial zone and renovated it with great fanfare in preparation for resuming production.

Of course, the 'Workers' Mutual Aid Association' also opened its doors in a low-key manner in a four-story building in the more remote north of Long Beach.

People like the Vortex Gang cannot be killed with guns alone. As long as society remains oppressive and resource distribution is unbalanced, there will always be desperate people who choose to embrace violence.

Without the Vortex Gang, there are still the Storm Gang, the Circle Gang, and the Tornado Gang.

Only order can defeat disorder.

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The Badlands is now extremely safe, at least the road leading out of the city from Red Peak is extremely safe.

After the repeated encirclement and suppression by [Anti-Entropy], the Luan Dao Society was completely wiped out, and the marginal walkers had a choice but not to come to this bad land to cause trouble. After all, facing the empty bad land, there was nothing for people to hide. The electromagnetic cannon shells of [Anti-Entropy] were as fast and accurate as if they had eyes.

Of course, the disappearance of the Luan Dao Society was mainly due to the fact that the various wanderer clans became much better off with the assistance of [Anti-Entropy] materials, and when they had enough food, they knew how to behave properly.

On one side is the tribe's living standard, which is better than that of the middle class in Night City. On the other side is the Luan Dao Society, who have to sleep in the open air, have no fixed place to live, and face the constant pursuit of [Anti-Entropy]. Even a fool would know what to choose.

Vincent was driving a brand new Goodla 66 Avenger, speeding on the road. Jack was still sitting in the passenger seat, but a little girl wearing a mask and her mother were sitting in the back seat.

The two were there in name only to escort, but in reality they were there to monitor. However, after browsing the encrypted chip used by the Tiger Claw Gang to silence witnesses, the Breaking Bad couple had long since given up the idea of ​​escaping.

After all, cooperating with all the gangs in Night City is like trying to get the skin of a tiger. On the contrary, working seriously at [Anti-Entropy] is a good way out.

The premise is that [Anti-Entropy] can cure their daughter's illness.