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

They harbor a natural aversion and fear towards the company, and only when they see Leo, a leader with background and ability, can they feel somewhat at ease.

After returning to the town, Leo didn't rest. He quickly found several warrant officers.

"Sol, go tell the chefs in the dining area to work a little harder and prepare some more semi-finished ingredients. We'll be sending them to the soldiers in Kangtao later. They're here to help, so they're our allies."

"Yes!"

Saul answered loudly, and my heart finally settled down.

Having your own people in a big company makes things much easier.

"Marvin, Joey, and Cedric, the three of you are responsible for maintaining order. Keep a close eye on the drifters and the locals without any affiliation."

"Yes!"

"Dakota, restrain the mercenaries and tell them that this has nothing to do with them and they can just watch the show."

"Yes!"

By distributing the miscellaneous tasks, Leo was finally free of any worries.

He disbanded the guard and, with the members of the Immortal Squad, patiently waited by the outdoor sports field.

A few minutes later, a dozen small black dots appeared on the horizon, which rapidly enlarged over time.

It's a floating convoy, coming from the southeast, obviously from the Sonora Mountains.

Zooming in a little closer, Leo used the 10x zoom function of his prosthetic eye to see the icon on the car body clearly—KangTao.

Alright, Kang Tao was indeed the first to arrive.

Who would have thought that bombing their satellite power plant would have such a miraculous effect? ​​He's so clever!

"Kangtao! He's from Kangtao!"

"Great, our people have arrived first!"

Among the homeless were some with relatively high prosthetic eyes, and the identity of the newcomer was quickly confirmed.

When the name Kangtao spread among the crowd, the tense and uneasy atmosphere finally eased.

As everyone knows, L is the actual leader of Wings of Freedom. Moreover, he has an ambiguous relationship with Comto; even if he is not a Comto employee, he is still closely related to them.

Given this connection, it's plausible that members of the Wings of Freedom could claim to be outsourced employees of Comtó.

If our reinforcements arrive first, then we have nothing to fear!

Chapter 307 The Flood Washed Away the Dragon King's Temple

In the blink of an eye, Kangtao's levitation convoy arrived over the town of Stone Ridge.

Four vehicles were separated from the convoy to maintain air surveillance, while the other hovercraft slowly descended toward the sports field.

The hum of the jet engines merged into a sonic wave, stirring up turbulent currents that surged wildly.

Leo glanced at the open space to make sure enough room had been cleared, then answered the call from the unknown contact.

"Hello, I'm Wen Qilu, Senior Operations Manager of Kangtao Security Operations Department. I've heard about your situation from Director Li, and I'll try my best to help you without violating principles and discipline. Tell me your thoughts."

"Thank you very much! Time is precious, so I'll get straight to the point—your mission is to find clues about the power plant attack, right? Then do it that way. Send people to search the town carefully. There are a lot of people around today, including many company employees, so just be professional and stick to your job."

"Hmm... I understand. Looks like you're not afraid of being investigated. Okay, we'll investigate more strictly and show other companies what we're capable of."

The two made arrangements in a few words, and the floating convoy continued to descend.

[Currently docked, please give way. On duty; unauthorized personnel please do not approach.]

The warning sound coming from the loudspeaker was loud but not shrill, so it didn't make people feel nervous.

After the airships came to an orderly stop, the hatches opened, and squads of Kangtao soldiers emerged, quickly forming a defensive formation on the open ground.

They kept their guns lowered, not in an attack stance, but they were not letting their guard down either.

The number of homeless people at the landing site was several times their size; were the necessary safety measures still needed—?

"Thank you for your hard work, friends of Kangtao. Here's an iced tea, just taken out of the ice bucket!"

"Have some fruit, it's already washed!"

"Welcome, welcome, warm welcome!"

The sudden surge of people caused a stir among the Kangtao soldiers.

However, before landing, the on-site commander had instructed them to maintain a friendly posture as much as possible unless they were threatened.

It can't be considered hostile behavior for strangers to hand them fruit and drinks now.

Looking at the friendly faces, the Kangtao soldiers were completely bewildered.

Should homeless people have this attitude towards the company's military?

Shouldn't we both respect and fear them, and avoid them altogether?

This was the first time the soldiers sent to Night City from both domestic and international locations had encountered such a situation. Many of them were caught in a dilemma, unsure whether to accept the offer or not, and were completely at a loss.

Fortunately, the officer in charge of the shrimp guild arrived quickly and helped them out of the predicament.

"During the mission, you must strictly abide by discipline and are not allowed to accept or take other people's property indiscriminately. However, we are currently in a rest and recuperation phase, so you may take as much as you need."

When the officer spoke, the soldiers naturally reached out their hands.

In the middle of the day, after spending half a day wandering through a mountain of garbage, who could resist a drink with ice?

Eh?

The fruits looked great, each one vibrant in color, as if they had just been picked.

And what's that smell in the air... is it barbecue?

It's quite fragrant.

That's strange, do homeless people eat so well?

It's completely different from what I've heard.

Not to mention the soldiers who usually stayed in the barracks, even Wen Qilu was somewhat puzzled:

The homeless are a group of free people who have no fixed abode and lack food and clothing. The company has rated this group as having a medium threat level.

Logically speaking, with their extremely unstable income, it would be impossible for them to afford such fresh fruit and meat.

Not to mention being so generous as to give them away casually...

Leonardo, whom the director had specifically warned about, was indeed problematic!

Since he offered to "search carefully," she figured she might as well turn the place upside down...

As she pondered, Leo had already approached with the members of the Immortal Squad.

He looked closely at the short-haired, neat, and dashing female compatriot, but what came to mind was Meredith, who liked to stab people with Fujitsu's fake weapon.

If I remember correctly, her position was also Senior Operations Manager.

After a brief eye contact, he extended his hand in a friendly manner: "Leonardo DiCaprio, it's a pleasure to meet you."

“Wen Qilu, I’ve already introduced you.” Her gaze swept over the enthusiastic homeless people, focusing on the food they brought. “It’s clear you’ve invested a lot of money here.”

Leo nodded in agreement: "That's right. I put in a lot of effort to stabilize the eastern suburbs, and then this happened. Could you please have your soldiers stand guard for us for a while after the inspection to prevent people from other companies from going in and causing trouble? I've already spoken with Director Li, so it should be fine, right?"

"Hmm... okay."

He'd already brought out the department head, so what could Wen Qilu say? Anyway, the director was on his way; she'd let them talk it out themselves.

"Then let's begin the mission. According to intelligence, the joint convoy of military technology and biotechnology is also arriving soon."

She turned to face the soldiers and shouted.

"Rest time is over, prepare for action."

The Kangtao soldiers, who were feasting, immediately stopped eating and resumed their serious demeanor.

But the power of "he who eats another's food is bound to him" has already become apparent; their gazes toward the homeless around them have shifted from wary to neutral to somewhat friendly.

Leo led his men aside, not disturbing the other side's mission.

The soldiers of Kanto quickly divided into groups and began searching the town with various instruments, leaving no stone unturned.

Soon, they discovered a large quantity of organic food, as well as Kangtao products that could only be described as massive.

Smart pistols, smart ammunition, QianTai's prosthetic body suits, and even the new equipment in the power plant are all "made in China".

What a mess! They've completely destroyed their own territory...

Looking at it this way, those foods are probably also... Oh well, they should have said so earlier if they were family.

Wen Qilu deleted several suspicious items from her observation record, then became numb and lost all motivation.

Kangtao's professional soldiers, equipped with military-grade inspection equipment, thoroughly searched the town in just a few minutes, but found no clues.

This is just an ordinary abandoned town; there are conservatively estimated to be several thousand such towns in the old United States.

The only difference is that this place is managed and is thriving.

"No problem, everything is normal." Wen Qilu sent the investigation report back to headquarters, her handsome phoenix eyes suddenly narrowing. "No, something's wrong. There's a problem. It's coming from the southeast. Be prepared."

Leo followed her gaze—at the edge of the sky, more hovercars appeared, roughly twenty in number.

Wen Qilu explained softly, "It's a joint investigation team of military technology and biotechnology. They didn't find any clues in the Sonora Mountains, so they've been following our route like a shadow."

"As expected."

Leo was not surprised at all.

The largest, and possibly only, formal organization in the eastern suburbs is his Wings of Freedom.

The convoy had an accident here, and he is undoubtedly the prime suspect.

Those small outposts have no chance of hiding the airships; the companies will definitely head straight for his headquarters, trying to find clues there.

If Kang Tao's people are not there, or do not support him, he will definitely be harassed later and may even suffer financial losses.

But now, unless it's a vice president or CSO, then his side should have the most impressive roster.

Chapter 308 The Unfriendly Meredeststout

Thinking of this, he quickly sent a text message to Li Qixuan—

[Leonardo: Boss, the military technology and biotechnology people are almost here, you'd better hurry up too. Is it really that fun that the big shots always make their grand entrance last?]

After the text message was sent, a reply was received quickly.

[Li Qixuan: With such a big incident in Night City, people back home are calling to inquire. Do you think I'm idle? Wen Qilu is my direct subordinate; with her here, nothing will go wrong. I've also boarded the airship; we'll be there soon.]

Leonardo DiCaprio: Okay.

Once he was sure his backup plan was in place, Leo waited patiently.

Two minutes later, the levitation convoy arrived over the town.

They adopted the same strategy as Kangtao—leaving a few vehicles in the air to keep watch, while the others went to the outskirts of town to find landing sites.

Soon after, the combined forces appeared before Leo and his men, accompanied by their two leaders.

Leo, the male head of biotechnology, was a complete stranger to her, but he was very familiar with the woman sent by the military technology team—a woman with a deep golden wolf tail hairstyle, strong features, and sharp black eye makeup, who looked very assertive and not someone to be trifled with.

Meredest Stott!

This person really can't resist muttering things; he thought about it once and it just popped into his head.

The female officer, dressed in professional women's clothing, strode closer and stopped steadily when the distance between them was no more than three meters.

"Wen Qilu, it's a pleasure to meet you."

She clearly recognized the female officer from Contau and gave her a curt greeting before turning her gaze to Leo. "This must be L, the one stirring up trouble in the eastern suburbs, or should I call you Leonardo DiCaprio?"

When facing Leo, she was not so polite.

Before he could speak, she forcefully pointed at him and said, "Are you too ashamed to show your face? You wear a mask all the time, playing the mystery card, huh? Take it off. When you're talking to a company representative, you should at least maintain basic manners."

Leo frowned. This woman's temper was even worse than in the game. She deserved to suffer a great loss in the future.

"I think you're being impolite, but never mind, I'm a gentleman and I'm always more accommodating to ladies' requests."

As he spoke, he removed his mask, revealing his "Eastern face".

Everyone's eyes quickly focused on his face, but their attitudes were completely different.