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Early Signs of Talent: Chapter 192 Leo: "Vera's hands, warm and soft..."

At 7:30 p.m., the company square was brightly lit and bustling with activity.

Today is Sunday. Even though the working class in 2076 has reached its peak of competition and has basically entered a year-round, no-rest mode, there are still quite a few tourists gathered near the company square.

The most eye-catching of them all are the Mewtwo Stars, with their bizarre outfits and custom-made prosthetic bodies.

Secondly, there are groups of three to five company employees.

Leo sat in the passenger seat of the Thrace 388, looking at the pedestrians on the street through the one-way mirror window.

It's easy to tell which people belong to which company just by looking at their company logos.

Perhaps due to their superior strength, there were a lot of Arasaka employees in the company square, about a dozen scattered around, divided into several small circles.

After a brief reconnaissance, Leo turned his gaze to Vera beside him.

Her beautiful blonde hair was so dazzling that even as night deepened, it could not conceal her unique charm.

What captivated him even more was her gentle personality. If it were V here, and he stared at her for a while, he would most likely get a response like "What are you looking at?" that seemed to be an attempt to start a fight.

But Vera was different. She noticed Leo's gaze, but just smiled gently, like a saint.

“Vera…” Leo tried to build rapport with her, “Come to think of it, this seems to be the first time we’ve been alone together. How are you feeling about your current team? Are you having any trouble adjusting to life here?”

Vera slowed down and turned to look at him: "Compared to my past life as a vagrant, my new life here is like a dream."

The team atmosphere is great; given time, it will definitely become a warm, family-like team.

Hearing her say that, Leo felt relieved.

It seems that as long as they continue to wave the banner of high welfare and high benefits, they can win over the gentle "herbivore" Vera.

I just don't know how to start a romantic relationship with her; she's a bit too laid-back...

While Leo was distracted, Vera parked the car in a temporary parking space on the side of the road and, as planned, disguised herself as an ordinary tourist who had come to the company square to relax.

She then continued, "I feel like I was guided by fate to join this team. Not only is there Vivian, who is strikingly similar to me, but also you all who have so much in common with me."

"Common ground? What do you mean?" Leo asked curiously.

“We’re all lonely,” Vera said, a hint of melancholy in her eyes. “You, me, Vivian, Sasha—we’re all homeless people who have lost our families and our homes. Even Jack has lost the status and position he worked so hard to achieve over a decade, as well as his ex-girlfriend and gang brothers, and has become a lonely man.”

It's incredible that people like us could come together and form a team. But that's why I feel it's fate...

Leo hesitated before placing his left hand on the back of hers and gently holding it. “In my country, people always like to lament the unpredictability of fate, but I think that unpredictability is not necessarily a bad thing. People like us who are already at a low point in our lives, as long as we can keep moving forward, will one day find happiness and hope.”

"I hope so... It is true. I wandered aimlessly across half of America, only to find my home in Night City, a place everyone avoids. Fate is truly amazing."

Vera placed her other hand on the back of Leo's hand and held it gently; the warmth of her palm traveled through her skin to Leo's heart.

Leo noticed that her palms were different from V's; they were very soft and not rough like one would expect from someone who frequently handles machinery. He wondered how she took care of them.

Their hands overlapped for a moment, then Vera naturally moved her hands away and turned to look out the window.

Leo blinked, not daring to make any further advances towards Vera.

She's a moderate; perhaps I should spend more time with her in my daily activities to win her favor.

*

Before we knew it, it was eight o'clock.

From this moment forward, the biotechnology company's security system may be subject to update and maintenance at any time.

Leo roused himself and entered the public channel—

"L: Everyone get ready, the mission could begin at any time."

"Mann: Understood. We're in position and have identified the best attack location around the company square."

“V: We did the same. We confirmed the route in advance and can walk into the company building within five minutes.”

Jack: I've circled around here a few times and found a few small paths that are good for escaping.

Rebecca: I'm fine too, my guns are all in top condition, I'm ready to cause a ruckus anytime.

Everyone responded with great energy and high spirits.

The tension in Leo's heart quickly faded in this atmosphere, and he took out the Yinglong intelligent submachine gun and started playing with it.

Suddenly, Pure White sent him a message—

[Stop messing around. Didn't you want to become a tech expert and hacker? This time, I'll show you the workflow of a remote-assisted hacker.]

Okay, what should I do?

[You don't need to do anything, I'll just pull you into a hacker network. Wait a moment...]

Suddenly, a large number of windows popped up in Leo's eyes, with massive amounts of code scrolling rapidly.

Suddenly, my vision blurred, as if splitting into two screens. My left eye still saw the normal scene inside the car, but my right eye saw a small hand holding a dried banana and stuffing it into its mouth.

He instinctively opened his mouth, but only swallowed a mouthful of air.

[What you're seeing with your right eye is Sasha's field of vision. During the mission, she and V agreed to give me partial access, allowing me to receive image information using their prosthetic eyes.]

Leo understood and watched with great interest as Sasha ate the dried fruit piece after piece.

When she occasionally lowered her head, he also experienced the visual pressure of her large breasts from a first-person perspective.

After a while, he noticed a switch icon in the upper right corner of his field of vision. After selecting it with his brainwaves, his field of vision switched to the driver's seat, where he saw V's agile and powerful hands.

She was idly cracking her knuckles, making a crisp, snapping sound.

After a few twists, she suddenly looked up and blinked rapidly.

Leo was surprised: You can sense that too?

He quickly switched back to Sasha's view and continued watching her eat.

On the other side, V looked around uncomfortably, but finding nothing unusual, he returned to his relaxed, idle state.

Through this experience, Leo discovered the joy of being a hacker and began learning more under Chunbai's hands-on guidance.

Immersed in the joy of learning, he lost track of time.

Suddenly, the pure white voice paused and became serious.

"Pure White: Attention everyone! Changes detected in the biotechnology company's security system. Mission officially commenced! Infiltration team, begin operations immediately!"

V: Let's go!

Sasha: GOGOGO!

Leo continued to share Sasha's view, watching her push open the car door and walk briskly towards the biotechnology company building not far away.

First Glimpse of Talent: Chapter 193 V: Watch out, there's a surveillance camera behind the wall! Sasha: ?

The two beautiful girls walked a few steps apart on the sidewalk with relaxed expressions, and their ability to attract attention was beyond doubt.

From Sasha's perspective, Leo noticed that many passersby couldn't help but glance at them a few more times, but there was nothing else going on.

As they approached the biotechnology company building, Sasha pretended to apply lip balm and casually reached into her bag to activate a signal jammer.

Leo was worried about V's condition and quickly switched to take a look.

Unlike Sasha, V pretended to check his phone and secretly turned on the jammer.

The jammers produced in Dogtown's black market may look unremarkable, but a single one can cost as much as 1.2 euros, and they are disposable.

Once activated, it will automatically interfere with the detection equipment at the company entrance, providing users with a temporary secure identity.

After a brief pause, the two continued walking forward.

Seeing that V did not act unusually this time, Leo continued to use her vision, hoping for the best.

If there's any difference between V and Sasha's way of observing, it's that V's gaze always wanders around, and she'll suddenly turn in a certain direction while walking, always managing to make eye contact with the person observing her, scaring them away.

Another advantage is that Sasha is right in front of her, allowing Leo to admire the beautiful girl's graceful back view.

It has to be said that although Sasha is not as tall as V, her full curves really made his heart flutter.

suddenly,

A fist appeared in the center of her vision, blocking Sasha's graceful figure.

V: Leo, is Sasha's ass prettier or my fist?

Leo was startled, and his blood pressure soared. Fortunately, he quickly realized it was a private message, not posted on the public channel.

Leo: V, what are you saying out of the blue?

“V: You can either admit it now, or I'll beat you into admitting it after the mission is over. Choose one.”

"Leo: I was learning remote hacking techniques, it was a legitimate business, I'm innocent!"

V: You better not cause me any trouble and behave yourself.

Leo was frightened; he hadn't expected V to discover this...

Two minutes later, the infiltration team had entered the outer corridor of the biotechnology building, away from the bustling company square.

With the help of the pure white remote system, all monitoring devices were highlighted and the scanning range was displayed.

V quickened his pace and moved closer to Sasha.

The two adjusted their pace in unison, moving along the edge of the surveillance range, and quickly approached the employee passage.

Upon reaching the entrance to the passage, there stands an automatic door.

"Sasha: We've arrived at the designated entrance. As planned, I'll go and hack the door open."

V: Go ahead, I'll cover you.

Sasha looked around to make sure there were no company employees nearby, then quickly approached the control panel.

Normally, regular employees need to verify their personal information and swipe their employee cards to enter, but hackers obviously have other ways to bypass the verification.

She pulled out a personal connection cable from her left wrist and plugged it into the control panel.

A large amount of data immediately appeared in the artificial eye, which was predominantly indigo and had red and black pupils, and it kept flashing.

She closed her eyes briefly, and through V's perspective, Leo could clearly see the beautiful purple eyeshadow on her eyelids.

After a breath, Sasha opened her eyes again. The red halo in her prosthetic eye had turned green, and the door to the employee passage opened.

Sasha: Success! The security system is currently undergoing maintenance and updates; opening the door won't leave any record. Proceed!

After sending the message, she lightly leaped to the edge of the door and cautiously peered inside.

These are the basic steps of an infiltration operation: hiding in a blind spot to observe what's happening. This was the first lesson she learned at the "Dangerous Girl Detective Agency."

But this time, her efforts were in vain—she managed to dodge it, but when she turned around, she found V standing nonchalantly in the middle of the passageway, not even bothering to move away…

“V: There’s no one inside, and there’s no surveillance camera directly facing the entrance to the passageway, I can tell that. The most dangerous camera is directly above you after you enter this door, I’ve already marked it in the shared view.”

Sasha's prosthetic eye received the synchronization information, exposing several surveillance cameras hidden behind the wall.

These sensors are installed in tricky locations, just like speed cameras hidden behind bridges on highways. They are not visible when passing by and you have to turn around to find them.

Unfortunately, they were all marked by the V-shaped partition, thus losing their concealment effect.

Using the internal structure diagram, Sasha quickly located all the surveillance cameras and determined the best infiltration route.

"Sasha: After about ten seconds, the camera will create a brief blind spot as it moves. I will sprint to the front desk across the street and use a repeater to temporarily shut down the camera so you can come in."

“V: No need. I don’t understand hacking techniques, but I understand the principle of ‘the more you do, the more mistakes you make; the less you do, the fewer mistakes you make.’ I’ll just follow behind you and imitate your actions. As long as you can get through smoothly, I’m sure I’ll be fine too. In case of any problems, I’ll use S.A.R.S. to lead you in, which is more reliable than your plan.”

"Pure White: Listen to V. When dealing with big companies, the more cautious we are, the better. It's best not to touch any electronic devices, so that they won't have any clues to look for afterward."

Sasha: Got it, V, stick close to me.

V: Understood.

In the blink of an eye, a dozen seconds had passed.

Due to the main security system being out of service, a small number of monitoring probes under the auxiliary security system could not fully cover the interior, and when the probes were moved, a "safe passage" was inadvertently left open.

This temporary passage can only exist for a few seconds before it is blocked by other cameras, but for Sasha and V, those few seconds are more than enough.

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