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

Valerie saw that she was in a daze and didn't say anything more.

She opened the intelligence she had obtained from Rogner and quickly found an unfamiliar phone number.

"I need to make a phone call, please be quiet."

The female assistant nodded quickly and made a zipping motion over her mouth with her hand.

Valerie smiled at her and dialed the phone—

"Whoosh—whoosh—"

Li Ao, who was enjoying himself with the people at Shijishan, received an unknown call.

"Unknown contact, Pure White, where did this call come from?"

Pure White replied in the team channel: "The other party is quite straightforward, directly using the Arasaka Company's name. We'll only know who it is after we accept the call."

Leo looked up and thought for a moment. He didn't seem to know anyone in Arasaka. Should he answer the phone or not?

While he was thinking, the phone kept ringing; the other party was clearly very persistent.

"What's wrong?" V noticed he was in a daze and asked with concern.

Leo quickly shook his head: "It's nothing. I just received a call from Arasaka Company, I don't know who it is. But what's meant to be will be, so I'll just answer it."

Accept the call.

Arakawa's icon appears in the top left corner, but there is no human figure.

"Hello, Mr. L, I would like to meet with you."

A pleasant female voice came through, which made Leo's heart stir. What was this vague sense of familiarity? It seemed like he had heard it somewhere before.

Without thinking, he instinctively asked, "Who are you? One of Arasaka's people?"

"That's right, it's the Arasaka Counterintelligence Department. We'd like to consult you about some issues concerning the eastern suburbs. Would it be convenient for us to meet?"

Counterintelligence Department!?

Leo was jolted awake, his heart pounding like a drum—he knew that department so well!

And...and this voice! He suddenly turned to look at V, who looked completely bewildered.

By the way, it's a bit like V, but more mature and pure, unlike V's English which has a bit of a Spanish accent.

"Why aren't you saying anything? My personal advice is that you shouldn't refuse. Avoiding the issue will only increase Arasaka Corporation's suspicions about you."

Leo suddenly felt his mouth was dry, and quickly licked his lips:

"I've just been searched by three companies, and now it's Arasaka's turn? I'm truly flattered to be valued like this. Also, it's not very polite to be secretive when talking to someone on the phone."

As he spoke, to show his sincerity, he first turned on the live video feed.

"You talk a good game, but what's with you wearing a mask? Anyway, I think we really need to meet."

They also turned on live video feed over there.

Yes... V!

Leo knows this face so well, he kisses it ten times a day!

The distance between the eyes, the angle of the eyebrows, the thickness of the upper and lower lips... everything is so familiar, just like the two V's next to it!

What's different is that Company V's hair is jet black, styled into a stylish wolf tail hairstyle. And her eyes sparkle with intelligence!

"...V?"

After much hesitation, Leo still chose this title.

V stared blankly at him, noticing his gaze was elsewhere. She moved closer to him, only to find he still wouldn't look at her…

Why are they ignoring me after I called them? What's going on?

Leo reached out and pressed her head down to keep her from causing trouble.

Company V watched him quietly, his slightly narrowed eyes revealing a thoughtful expression.

"interesting…"

After a long pause, she gave this answer, leaving Leo completely baffled.

"Let's meet. I'll be waiting for you at the Rebirth Bar for just one hour."

"Click."

She hung up the phone as soon as she finished speaking, so fast that Leo didn't even have time to react.

No?

Hanging up the phone without waiting for a reply?

Is this a assumption that he will definitely go?

His rebellious streak was at play; he insisted on doing the opposite... and it wouldn't work.

That's V-Shockwave Unit 3, we still have to go see it!

"The trip is canceled! There's no time to stay here for dinner! Everyone, get on the bus, let's head to Laisheng Bar!"

Chapter 321 The Gathering of the Three Vs

"What happened?"

Leo was reciting his speech one minute, and then he canceled all his schedule the next, naturally arousing the confusion of his friends.

V is particularly prominent among them.

She had a premonition… a strange premonition, that what was about to happen was neither good nor bad.

Her intuition, like a beating heart, kept warning her.

Leo dismissed Saul and the others with a few words, then hesitantly explained to them, "I received a phone call and met a rather... special person. I don't know how to explain it, just look at the photos."

He sent a screenshot of the phone call to the team channel.

"Ah...ah, what!?"

"...V!?"

Sasha, Jack, and Panan form the Shock Team, watching the two "twins" in the group.

V was dumbfounded—someone else is imitating my face?! And she even dares to use my codename?!

Wait, why did I say "again"?

V, looking completely bewildered, turned to look at Vera, then looked even more bewildered.

Another one?

This is wrong!

"Who is that person?!" V exclaimed anxiously, "This is never going to end! How many Vs are there in Night City? There must be something wrong here!"

Leo knew she was in a hurry, but he didn't dare tell her the "good news" of "only three V's," otherwise someone would get beaten up tonight...

He could only say, "She said she was from the Arasaka Counterintelligence Department and wanted to find me to learn about the situation in the eastern suburbs."

This reason is quite reasonable. After all, as the "owner" of the eastern suburbs, the company would definitely come after him after he caused such a commotion.

It could even be said that the people from Arasaka would call before they came, which was much friendlier than the other companies that came to search directly.

"They arranged to meet at the Rebirth Bar, which I think shows some sincerity. Besides, you've all seen her face; something's fishy about this. I think it's necessary to meet her. What do you think?"

Leo consulted with everyone and posed the question to his friends.

V was the first to respond: "See her! I absolutely have to see her! I refuse to believe it. Vera's situation is already outrageous enough, how could there be another like her! If she was born looking like that, and her usual code name is V, then I... I... I..."

Leo couldn't stand it anymore. They were already so guilty, they should stop with the oaths and promises.

"Okay, okay, get in the car first. The other party is very domineering, saying they will wait for an hour."

He pushed the smoking V towards the parking lot, and the others obediently followed.

Just before getting into the car, Panan hesitated and asked, "Should I go with you too?"

Leo answered without hesitation, "Absolutely. Team members need to live close by so that we can help each other in case of an emergency. I'll rent you a room in the apartment; you can just move in with your bags."

Panan wanted to say something, but Vera gently pushed him, and he unconsciously lifted his left foot and stepped into the carriage.

There's nothing more to say now that things have come to this. She was dressed in casual clothes, carrying a small handgun, and was taken away in a pack.

Once in the vehicle, everyone immediately began to carefully inspect the weapons and equipment.

Leo instructed, "Everyone, get ready for battle. Arasaka is not one of us. If a conflict arises, we must act when necessary. With our team's combat strength, we won't suffer losses unless we encounter more than five times the number of company elites."

Pure White retorted, "Even five times the damage wouldn't be a loss. I have Bartmores' legacy in hand; one infectious disease can wipe out a whole bunch. I'm hacking into the city's traffic monitoring network near the Rebirth Bar. If I discover that Arasaka's large force is gathering or war vehicles are approaching, I will notify you immediately."

"Alright, Vera, let's go!"

Chi-

With a slam on the gas, the eight tires of the limousine screeched against the ground at high speed, carrying the six members of the Eternal Life Team away from the bustling town of Stone Ridge Mountain.

The journey was smooth, and most of the vehicles we encountered were coming from the city center, and they all had the company's logo on them.

There were also many hovercraft in the sky. Leo even saw Arasaka's armored hovercraft formation, which seemed to be heading towards the Eastern Border Inspection Station.

However, so much time has passed, the alliance of the three companies should have already obtained the "evidence" by now. Arasaka is being incredibly slow this time, not even understanding the principle of speed in warfare.

Upon arriving at Hongfeng Pass, they found that security checks were much stricter.

The company's military has taken over NPCD's temporary checkpoint, sending over a dozen military mechs and various advanced scanning devices.

However, these instruments were useless in the face of singularity space, and the limousine passed through security smoothly.

Once inside the city, NCPD police cars and patrol officers could be seen at almost every intersection, and the car radios were full of information about the martial law in the eastern suburbs and the power plant explosion.

Leo couldn't help but sigh: "It's a pity we can't admit to this, otherwise we'd all be legends today..."

Panan, adjusting the Achilles-the-Archive precision rifle V had given her, couldn't help but purse her lips upon hearing this:

"Do you city folks have some serious illness that you're trying to gain fame for? You want to take on such a dangerous thing? What's so great about that legendary title?!"

"You don't understand. Compared to death, being a nobody for life in Night City is far more painful. Don't you think so, V?"

Leo wanted to get V, who had been silent since earlier, to talk.

Turning my head, I saw her gesturing wildly with her hands, her face a grumpy expression that looked like she wanted to start a fight.

"What are you doing?"

V gestured several more times, completing a small combo, before turning to look at him: "I'm thinking about attack combos. If we really fight, I'm going to start with a chokehold, then follow up with a flying knee strike, and finally use a guillotine to rip her head off!"

Leo's face twitched as he listened: "Don't be so violent. What if she's born looking like Vera, and her name starts with a V...?"

"What a coincidence! That's too much! I don't believe it!"

V, puffing out his cheeks, clenched his fist and began studying another deadly mini-combo.

Leo shook his head and said nothing more.

He began to recall—Company V seemed to come from a middle-class family in Night City and was well-educated. She must be the kind of intelligent, beautiful, and sassy urban woman with a charming voice, right?

The character's overbearing personality in the game, who seems to attack everyone he encounters, is clearly unreasonable and must be a fabrication!

Very good!

He'd wanted a beautiful and capable female secretary for a long time, and finally he was going to live a carefree life where the secretary could do whatever she wanted and do whatever she wanted!

Just then, Pure White suddenly issued a warning in the team chat—

"Pure White: Attention all personnel, an anomaly has been detected on the bridge connecting the Japanese Town area to the Kabukicho area. Three Chevrolet Emperor 620 Lagna Arasaka-class armored vehicles are waiting at the end of the bridge, seemingly waiting for us."

"Pure White: The vehicle system has been successfully hacked. All three vehicles are confirmed to be fully loaded with twelve Arasaka elite agents. Unknown communication target detected, tracking in progress... Target confirmed: A passenger-type airborne vehicle without weapon systems is patrolling above the bridge. Hacking the airborne vehicle will alert the target. No action has been taken yet."

Before the words were even finished, the real-view map loaded, allowing everyone to see the three armored vehicles at the end of the bridge from the perspective of the traffic camera.

The Arakawa logo is prominently displayed on the car body, creating a vacuum zone within a ten-meter radius.

Leo's gaze turned westward onto the map.

The Rebirth Bar is just at the next intersection after you get off the bridge. Company V is so inconsiderate; they agreed to meet at the Rebirth Bar, but instead they blocked them on the road they were most likely to take.

How could someone be so mean...

It seems more likely that the personality type is the kind that causes headaches in games.

He stole a glance at Vera. The homeless mother was much kinder; it was a pity V was too watchful, and he didn't get a chance to make a move…