2077: V really knows how awesome he is

Upon hearing this, V suddenly had a flash of inspiration and stroked his chin, saying, "It doesn't seem like it's impossible."

"Ok?"

Now, not only Meredith Stock, but even Joanne Koch, who started the topic, was dumbfounded.

"Did that nano-repair fluid mess up her brain that day?" Meredith Stock asked Joanne Koch.

“Although there are no such side effects…” Joanne Koch looked at V: “Why don’t you still come and get checked out?”

“My brain is perfectly fine!” V said irritably.

"Then why did you say you wanted to win over Saburo Arasaka!"

“I have a plan, but some details haven’t been sorted out yet,” V said seriously. “Let me think about it more carefully. If things can really develop the way I want, it’s not impossible for ‘Arasaka Saburo’ to be on our side.”

"you sure?"

"Let's give it a try. The longer we stay at odds with Michiko Arasaka, the worse it will be for us."

"Okay, tell us the details when you've thought it through, although I don't think it's going to work out."

call ended.

V began to plot in his mind.

Unlike her two friends, V is an experienced person. She knows that Arasaka Yoriyuki stole the Relic chip containing Johnny Silverhand's consciousness, and she also knows that Arasaka Yoriyuki will stage a scene of filial piety in the Konpaku Building, strangling his own father, Arasaka Saburo, with his own hands.

Last time, the Relic chip was inserted into his own brain, but what if this time it was inserted into Saburo Arasaka's brain?

Is it possible for Johnny Silverhand to possess Saburo Arasaka's body and be reincarnated?

V thinks it has great potential.

Johnny, that idiot, hates the company so much, he'll definitely be on my side. At that point, not only will he lose Arasaka's cutting-edge technology, but he might even completely control Arasaka!

V felt a surge of excitement. With all of Arasaka's power gathered, she refused to believe she couldn't heal herself.

Thinking about it this way, everything became clear, as if a ray of light had appeared after a period of uncertainty, and a brand new path had opened up for the uncertain future.

However, more details need to be established in order to achieve this goal. At least this time, there won't be two stupid idiots hiding behind the TV wall while Arasaka Yorinobu is being filial to his father.

V was making plans in his mind when Meredith Stock called.

"V, something's happened! A spy from one of the companies has infiltrated our underground factory!"

"Damn it!" V cursed. "Have they caught him yet?"

"I'm chasing after him!"

"Your location."

"The highway south of Coronado Farm."

V immediately walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, his eyes lit up with blue light, and looked down. The bustling city had transformed into a data fortress made up of 0s and 1s.

Humans and machines were no longer different; they had all become constantly jumping code. With the help of powerful computing, V broke into Night City's traffic control system in just 242 milliseconds. She jumped around through the traffic violation cameras, like a flying fish swimming in the sea, and found Meredith Stock's location in a few breaths.

A military-grade high-tech dog was driving on the highway, closely following Mizutani Jun's MZ2. The other driver was very skilled and powerful; the dog was like a heavily armed giant, yet it was helpless against the agile and nimble little thief.

"Is that the car in front?" V's voice suddenly came from the car's voice assistant.

"Damn it, you hacked my system again! I've already upgraded it!" Meredith was startled. "Yeah, it's that one over there. That thing is as slippery as an oiled anal bead, it's fucking difficult to handle!"

You said I was being fancy, but you're not exactly simple either.

V mentally grumbled, then saw the highway ramp not far ahead and immediately had an idea: "I'll make him detour to the solar power plant and take care of him there."

As soon as he finished speaking, V uploaded the "vehicle hacking" information to the Mizutani Jun MZ2 ahead via the traffic violation camera, instantly taking over the vehicle's autonomous driving system and completely taking over the Japanese sports car.

With a click, the doors of the Mizutani Jun MZ2 locked, the steering wheel broke free from the driver's control and swerved sharply, causing the high-speed vehicle to drift into the ramp.

Meredith Stock's military-tech magic hound followed closely behind.

"You guys go first, I'll be there soon." V said, logging out of the network and instantly returning from the Coronado Farm in Santo Domingo to his physical body on the Abandoned Tower in the company square.

A sudden feeling of stagnation washed over me, as if I were sinking into sticky mud.

But the feeling came and went quickly. V didn't have time to think too much and immediately ordered people to arrange for a hovercar.

By the time she arrived at the solar power plant outside the city, Meredith Stock had already taken control of the situation.

The door of Mizutani Jun's MZ2 was pried open, and a young man was pinned to the ground by two military technology soldiers who kept shouting, "Let me go! If you've got the guts, fight me one-on-one! What's the point of having more people than me!"

V frowned: "Chinese?"

Meredith Stock spat out his cigarette butt: "Still Cantonese, from Kangtao."

V turned his head and almost burst out laughing because Meredith Stock had a dark circle under his left eye and a bruise on his nose.

"If you dare laugh, I'll beat you up."

"Ahem." V quickly suppressed a laugh: "This kid did it?"

"Otherwise!" Meredith Stock was also furious: "This kid is really good at fighting. If we didn't outnumber him, we really wouldn't have been able to handle him. The saying that 'everyone in China has skills to practice and everyone knows martial arts' is definitely not a lie."

Well, not really.

However, V didn't explain much. Instead, she walked towards the young man in Kangtao. She needed to find out what the boy had taken from the factory and whether he had given it to anyone else.

"You damn Americans! If I wasn't driving one of those little... Japanese cars, you wouldn't dare point your fingers at me!"

The young man originally intended to call out "little Japanese," but upon seeing V, an executive from Arasaka, approach, he changed his mind.

"It seems you recognize me," V said condescendingly. "I'm not Japanese."

“But you work for the Japanese!” the young man switched to Mandarin.

V had no intention of getting bogged down in historical issues, and simply asked, "Name, age, and position in Kangtao."

The young man's eyes were firm: "I won't say anything!"

V snorted coldly: "Then you might be in for a bit of trouble."

"It's no use. Chinese people are tough as nails. Don't waste your breath on him. Just get it out of his head. Once you've got it, burn his brains." Meredith Stock offered advice from a professional perspective.

V decided to listen to her, but as soon as her eyes lit up with blue light, the young man immediately backed down.

"No, you two sisters, why don't you try slapping me across the face? How will you know how cowardly I am if you don't even lay a hand on me?"

V looked at Meredith Stocker: "You call this a tough nut to crack?"

Meredith Stock was also speechless: "Chinese people shouldn't act like this."

The young man quickly replied, "There's an old Chinese saying: 'A wise man submits to circumstances.'"

"Alright, stop talking nonsense." V interrupted the young man: "What did you take just now? Did you send it to anyone else?"

"Absolutely not, or I'll stay single for the rest of my life!" the young man swore. "All the videos and photos I took are here, and I'm returning them all to you now. I just beg you two ladies to spare my life."

V received the information, checked it, and nodded to Meredith Stock.

Without a word, Meredith Stock pulled out his pistol and pointed it at the young man's head.

"Kid, blame yourself for seeing something you shouldn't have!"

V did not stop him; she was not a saint. Even if Meredith Stock did not act, she would have.

The young man was terrified and screamed, "No, don't kill me! I was wrong, please spare my life..."

Click, the pistol is chambered.

Just as Meredith Stock was about to pull the trigger, the young man closed his eyes in fright and shouted, "I can do things for you! I can get you the blueprints for the Comtau smart gun!"

Ok?

Meredith Stock pulled the young man up.

V asked, "Can you really get your hands on Camtau's technology?"

The young man's eyes darted around, and he stammered.

Meredith Stock punched the young man in the stomach, causing him to bend over like a shrimp.

"Yes, I really can, cough cough."

V asked again, "Your name, age, and job title."

"Xu Zhong, 19 years old, head of the security department of Kangtao."

"Damn it, the section chief came to spy on us personally, are you kidding me?!" Meredith Stock raised his hand and slapped him hard across the face.

"Really, I'm not lying!" Xu Zhong was almost in tears: "It was that bitch Jiang Ping who framed me, I had no choice but to come!"

Jiang Ping is the same old aunt of Kang Tao, and Abernathy's lover.

"You and she don't get along?" V asked.

"She's the one who doesn't get along with me!" Xu Zhong said indignantly. "I'm not on her side, but she keeps harassing me. If she's so capable, she should go fight the big shots up there. What kind of ability is it to keep targeting a working-class guy like me? I can't choose my own background!"

V and Meredith Stock exchanged a glance, and the latter put away his gun.

Kang Tao has always been a troublemaker within the company alliance, and Jiang Ping is the root of all this. V has always wanted to deal with her, but hasn't found a suitable opportunity. Now, Xu Zhong has become a breakthrough point.

V's eyes lit up with blue light, and Xu Zhong was surprised to find that his ICE had been breached in an instant.

“I’ve placed a magic puppet on you,” V said. “I’m giving you three days to get the blueprints for the Comtau L-69 Zoe smart shotgun. If you can’t do it, you can expect your brain to be burned.”

Xu Zhong almost jumped up: "The Zhuo formula is a state secret!"

“Then I’ll burn your brains right now.” V’s eyes lit up again.

"No, no, no, I'll do it, I'll do it, please have mercy, sister!" Xu Zhong quickly begged for mercy.

"Then it's settled. Don't try anything funny. This is for your own good." Meredith Stock said coldly, "Get lost."

Xu Zhong looked at the vast, empty solar power plant, swallowed hard, and said, "Could you give me a car?"

Meredith Stock shot him in the foot: "Run!"

"Yes, yes, I love running! I'm going to run now, I'm going to run now!"

Xu Zhong scrambled away.

V and Meredith Stock watched him disappear from sight.

"His skills are unlike those of an ordinary section chief." The blonde, slicked-back-haired woman lit a cigarette.

V shrugged: "I hacked into Xu Zhong's personal system and got real-time monitoring of his physical data. Although he was crying and screaming, his heart rate remained basically unchanged."

"If he weren't the actor who played Mewtwo, he'd definitely be a well-trained super soldier," Meredith Stock exclaimed. "Only 19 years old, the Chinese are fucking awesome!"

V nodded.

Xu Zhong is not a character in the game's storyline, but this is a real world, so anything is possible.

"What do you think is the meaning of Contau sending him to make contact with us?" Meredith Stock asked.

"At least they didn't want to kill us, otherwise what we did would have been exposed long ago." V sighed: "The big companies are really full of hidden talents. We're dancing on the edge of a knife, our feet are tired and our hearts are even more tired."

“Who says otherwise?” Meredith Stock stubbed out his cigarette. “Let’s go get a drink.”

"your treat?"

"Damn, your salary is much higher than mine."

"That's all hard-earned money."

"mine too!"

The two ultimately didn't get to drink together because V received a call from David.

"V-sister, could you come here for a second? Lucy... went inside again."

Chapter 27 Jigsaw Puzzle

At the Watson District NCPD headquarters, V met David.

The young boy who once climbed to the top of Arasaka Tower has now returned to school. Under the scholarship system, he can not only continue his studies but also save some money to help support his family. Gloria no longer needs to work three jobs or remove prosthetic bodies from the dead. She no longer needs to work night shifts and can finally rest properly every day. As for David's expulsion from Arasaka Academy, V naturally resolved the matter with a single sentence.

Everything is developing in a good direction.

Except for Lucy.

This light blue-clad girl still roams the streets, making a living by stealing money chips from others on the subway. V knows from the anime that she is the mining card girl used by Arasaka to excavate lost technology from beyond the Black Wall, and she did indeed find relevant records in the company's secret files. She is willing to help Lucy clear her name and give her the status of a full-time employee of Arasaka, but unfortunately, the other party is not grateful.