From Gotham to Night City, my infamy is known to all.

"Alright, you can figure out the specific action plan yourselves, just remember—the Immortal Squad's motto is survival first; only by living can there be a future."

Leo reiterated his expectations for the Immortal Squad, telling her not to be too impulsive or reckless.

V scratched his head blankly, feeling that such a discouraging principle was not suitable for a mercenary team, as it lacked any drive.

Leo then looked at Sasha and Vera. Both of them were clearly defined support players, one responsible for network support and the other for driving and providing support. There was nothing more to say about them.

"If we encounter a large mission or a shortage of manpower, we'll call on Mann's team. Pure White has a team fund account; if we don't have enough money, we can just ask her for it."

That's about it. If you have any further questions, you can contact me via chat software, and I'll handle it remotely.

First Signs of Talent: Chapter 207 Vivian's Token of Love, GET!

After Leo outlined the general direction, the team members also shared their individual plans.

Sasha has already stated that she wants to build a professional hacker base station and aim to emulate the expert-level hackers of large companies.

Jack is in charge of overseeing the Rebirth Bar, conducting initial screening of clients, building relationships with other mercenaries, and maintaining the activity level of the Immortal Squad.

Vera wants to continue building the garage and, while she's at it, purchase a batch of equipment for maintaining and modifying weapons, and set up an indoor weapons workshop.

These are all shared facilities for the team. Leo took it upon himself to forgive her 30 yuan debt, considering it an initial investment.

As the main combatant, V proposed upgrading his cybernetic implants, replacing all the old ones with the best models available on the market. He even wanted to install more.

The others readily agreed, all wanting to strengthen themselves and contribute more to the team.

Leo pondered for a moment and then instructed, "Upgrading or installing a prosthetic body is fine, but you must listen to Old Wei's advice and not do anything reckless."

V nodded obediently, but her eyes darted around.

Leo immediately decided that he should tell Old Wei before leaving to keep a close eye on things.

After everyone had finished speaking, the impromptu meeting came to an end.

Leo wanted to show off, so he staged a traditional scene of serving tea and seeing off guests.

Unfortunately, the people present were all foreign friends, and they failed to understand what he meant.

Someone as straightforward as V even wanted to give him some more hot tea.

"Ahem..." Leo coughed awkwardly twice. "I need to pack my bags. Everyone, you can go home now. I'll be back in a week, so there's nothing to worry about."

Hearing him say that, Jack and the others stood up and said goodbye to him in a graceful manner.

Sasha lagged behind, repeating once more that she would teach him hacking skills when he returned, before reluctantly entering the elevator.

Ding--

The elevator doors slowly closed, blocking the figures of the group behind them.

Leo was briefly disappointed, but quickly regained his composure and turned to look at... V, who was looking at him with suspicion.

"……What's wrong?"

He forced a smile and pretended nothing had happened.

V squinted, moved closer to him, and sniffed him, as if searching for something.

Leo suddenly recalled a classic line from a poet: "A tiger in the heart, yet a rose in the hand."

At this moment, V is like a tigress sniffing a rose...

After a few tense seconds of waiting, V did not launch an attack, and the tense atmosphere dissipated.

"Speaking of which, what did Sasha say to you in the urn?"

Leo understood; the next step was the interrogation.

He carefully considered his words before answering, "It's to thank me for helping her get revenge. Didn't I tell you about that later?"

V hesitated and nodded.

Skip that for now, but it's not over yet: "That girl in Mann's team has placed a request with you, but can she afford our team?"

When the topic turned to Rebecca, Leo felt even more uneasy. But he also knew that the more uneasy he felt, the less he should think, otherwise he would definitely make a fool of himself.

"She wants to use Old Man Sunrise's inheritance as payment. You've probably heard of him, right? He's practically a legend."

He bypassed V's intuition test by telling the truth, and incidentally asked questions to distract her.

Intelligence assessment... a resounding success!

V's attention was diverted!

“Old Man Sunrise… I’ve actually heard of him. He’s quite famous among the street mercenaries, mainly operating in the Westbrook area.”

“Yes, yes, that’s him. I’ve even heard some gossip about him—apparently, Wakako Okada is a big fan of him.” Leo began to embellish the story.

"Wakako Okada?" V didn't recognize Lady Westbrook yet, but he had heard of her for a long time. "I heard she's had several husbands die, and even the mercenary she liked died. That's amazing!"

Leo felt a chill run down his spine, wondering what was so amazing about this.

Having heard the interesting gossip, V didn't dwell on Rebecca's request: "Old Man Sunrise's legacy is definitely worth collecting. I hope it's a good gun, preferably with special graffiti!"

Leo nodded, keeping the truth buried deep in his heart.

As for what to do next...

Just live one day at a time; life always finds a way...

V, having resolved the two questions that had been weighing on her mind, happily kissed him twice on the cheek. Then, she took a deep breath and pulled a parting gift from her pocket—

"Take this with you; hopefully it will protect you."

Leo looked down and saw a familiar commemorative coin in her outstretched hand.

It's that old U.S. commemorative coin, V's childhood souvenir!

"A token of love!?" Leo moved with lightning speed, snatching the coin away. "Since you've asked so sincerely, I'll mercifully accept it!"

V rolled her eyes dramatically.

"It's a loan! Not a gift! Remember to return it when you come back! By the way, I also need to go back to my old place and bring back any useful things."

Leo knew that the residence she mentioned was a rented room in the H10 skyscraper, so he reminded her, "Be careful when you go back to get your things. We were so high-profile last time, I'm worried that the Cleaners might stake out and retaliate."

V scoffed: "The scavengers are like pack animals; they have no affection for each other. They won't retaliate; they'll just frantically fight for any vacant space. Besides—"

She gave a thumbs-up, pointing to herself, "Given the strength of both sides, I'm the one in 'danger.' They'd better pray they don't run into me, otherwise I'd be willing to send them to hell even without any reward."

Leo put the coin into his spatial storage and gave her two thumbs up to show his admiration.

Next comes packing.

He left enough supplies for one person to use for a month in the space, and put out all the other ingredients to make room for the next batch of goods.

This naturally includes Batman's "Extinct Species Gift Pack".

V felt a toothache just looking at the box and advised, "Why don't you take that box with you? I don't know how to explain it to anyone who sees it..."

Leo thought for a moment and then came up with a bad idea: "I'll teach you a way. You can process these ingredients into minced meat, make fish balls, shrimp paste, or something similar, and share them with everyone. Remember to keep the shells and such safe. I'll take them to the other side and throw them away next time I come back."

“Such good ingredients for fish balls…” Seeing his stubbornness, V could only nod. “Alright, I’ll process them and then take them out, so no one can tell where they came from. Also, there are too many ingredients, so I’ll send some to Mrs. Wells and Old Mr. Wells. Oh, this box of honey won’t do, I can’t explain it.”

"Just say it's artificially synthesized!"

"..."

V was speechless. Everyone else was selling counterfeit goods as genuine, making huge profits. Leo, on the other hand, was doing the opposite, claiming genuine goods were fake and giving them away as gifts, essentially throwing money down the drain…

After clearing the space as much as possible, Leo sat on the sofa, intending to discuss the arrangements for the "return point" with V.

But V clearly had other ideas; she pounced on him and pinned Leo to the sofa.

The storm of kisses soaked his face, almost suffocating him in the passionate embrace.

As her kisses moved downwards, Leo received the service he had demanded twice before but had failed to obtain.

After a long while, the panting in the living room gradually subsided.

V went to the bathroom, and when she came back, she whispered in his ear, "You must come back alive. Even if you die, you must die where I can see you, so I can avenge you..."

"I won't die! I'm waiting for a house full of children and grandchildren!"

Leo grabbed her and retaliated in kind.

First Glimpse of Talent: Chapter 208 Pure White: "The time has come! Rebel against my handsome father!"

At 7 PM, the countdown timer turns red, indicating that the journey can be initiated at any time.

The two on the sofa were having a great time when Pure White, oblivious to their surroundings, jumped in and ruined the fun: "Stop playing! Stop playing! Do you really have to do this before such an important operation? Stupid carbon-based life forms are incredibly boring!"

Leo initially didn't want to pay attention to her, but she kept playing air raid sirens in his head, successfully ruining his mood.

Left with no other choice, the game had to end abruptly, leaving V with a somewhat resentful look in his eyes.

The two took a quick shower together and went out hand in hand.

Upon arriving at the garage, the Oracle took control of the surveillance cameras, temporarily restarting them.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Leo stored the "Shadow Car" containing the Stone Sword into his spatial storage, and then got into the thugs' bulletproof car with V, speeding towards Old V's clinic.

Along the way, V would kiss him affectionately every time they stopped at a red light, and their relationship became even closer as they were about to part.

Fifteen minutes later, they successfully met Old Vieira, who, as always, was watching a boxing match.

"Why are you here at this hour? Are you feeling unwell?"

Old Wei's gaze automatically skipped over V and went to Leo.

Leo quickly shook his head and told them about his desire to have a custom-made facial skin replacement prosthetic.

"That kind of shiny, chrome-plated skin?" Old Wei casually searched online and found a female singer whose entire body shimmered with metallic luster.

"Yes, but I only need a detachable prosthetic to cover my face, and it would be best if my appearance could be slightly adjusted."

"Use it as a disguise mask? Hmm... easy, just make a mold of your face, it'll be ready in a couple of days."

Old Wei was indeed very knowledgeable and quickly guessed his purpose.

He didn't say much, turned around and went into the examination room, where he found the ready-made molding tools.

Leo gave him an admiring look and actively cooperated with him to complete the face model making.

After that, he bought a silver full-face mask from Old Wei, which had a built-in external camera jammer.

As his fame grew, he also developed a need to conceal his true appearance.

The mask, along with five sets of simple skin replacement prosthetics, cost a total of 2 euros.

After paying the bill, he said goodbye to Old Wei and walked out of the clinic with V.

Standing on the entrance stairs, Leo sent a private message to V—

"Leo: I'll be leaving and returning from the same location, so I'd prefer to set my return point near Old Vivi's Clinic for easy access to medical care. I'll let you know the exact time before I come back next time, and you can come pick me up."

V: Okay. By the way, was there any noise when your subspace technology was activated? I just saw several homeless people outside the clinic.

“Leo: I have a kind of invisibility ability. Let’s go back to the car first and let any potential monitors or cameras see me leave the clinic. Then I will leave invisibly and head to Misty’s shop. You can drive back yourself; leave the rest to Pure White.”

V: Understood, let's get started.

The two left Old Wei's clinic hand in hand, swaggering back the way they came, and even deliberately lingered in front of the vending machine for a moment so that the surveillance cameras could capture their image.

After a series of battles with the air, they returned to their car.

"I have to go now, V. See you in 7 days. Give me a video call if you miss me. Practice with that Centurion training suit when you have time; you might need it someday."

V responded with a passionate kiss.

Immediately afterwards, she witnessed Leo's figure vanish into thin air.

No… she just couldn’t see him anymore, but she could still feel his warmth on her lips and touch the “invisible man” in front of her with her palms.

"V, I really should go. Don't hold me back, this skill's duration is limited..."

After Leo activated his cognitive distortion protection, he was still under V's hard control for half a minute before he was able to escape.

After waiting a few seconds, he chose a moment when there were no pedestrians around the car and got out.

Click.

The car door opened just wide enough for a person to squeeze through sideways.