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

"But to be honest, I still prefer lying on the sofa, enjoying the air conditioning, drinking an iced cola, and watching TV~"

He held his cup to V's lips, tilting it slightly.

V obligingly took a sip and even swallowed a piece of ice, chewing it with a crunching sound.

A warm atmosphere spread through the living room, quickly taking on a slightly ambiguous temperature.

Just then, a disruptive text message arrived—

Anonymous: After the airborne convoy made an emergency landing, the escort team came out of the carriages and attempted to build a defensive position on the open ground. But in the end, no battle broke out, or rather... the battle was over in an instant.

There were no signs of combat at the scene; it could only have been the work of a hacker team. You gained access to the convoy's internal network and launched a Puppet attack on the unsuspecting defenders. Right?

[It's Valerie, I've verified it.]

Pure White gave feedback and casually changed Anonymous to her real name.

Leo: Do ​​you think I'd tell you?

Valerie: I'm just enjoying this puzzle-solving fun. Just wait, I'll figure out your method soon.

Leo: Do ​​as you please.

"Who is it?" V asked sharply, nestled in his arms.

“Valerie,” Leo readily admitted, “she’s investigating the accident scene, trying to reconstruct our modus operandi.”

V scoffed dismissively: "She'd never guess, that's magic!"

"It's subspace technology..."

"Anything is fine, just don't tell her that she's still with Arasaka and can't be trusted!"

"Ok, I know."

Leo smelled the vinegar again and quickly soothed her.

After a while, V successfully shifted his attention elsewhere: "By the way, is there anything you need in the convoy?"

"Let me see..."

Leo projected his consciousness into the singularity space.

The number of robots in the space suddenly increased, and the combat robots that once belonged to the military science department were all turned into pure white minions.

Several war vehicles had their doors open, and robots were cleaning the interiors with rags. The bodies of combatants were piled up in a corner of the space, which looked somewhat gruesome.

"These corpses are not easy to dispose of. Let's buy an incinerator and burn them, and scatter the ashes into the ocean in the DC universe."

The catgirl in the maid dress shook her head vigorously, objecting: "It's such a waste. The implants they have are all military-grade. They can be removed, modified, and still be used. I'll clear some space later and bring back the prosthetic surgeon's chair. I'll dismantle them all and practice my skills."

Leo hesitated for a moment, wouldn't this make him a street cleaner...?

Pure White saw through his thoughts and snorted in dissatisfaction: "The Cleaners capture living people and dismantle their prosthetics and organs, while I'm just removing prosthetics from enemy corpses. It's just making use of waste, completely different!"

“That seems to be true…” Leo was convinced by her and turned his gaze to the largest hovercraft. “The cargo hovercraft hasn’t been activated yet? Why don’t we just try brute force?”

Chunbai shook her head: "It's best not to. This is our own car; it would be such a waste to damage it. I've already controlled the internal robots to crack it; with a little more time, we can get it working."

In addition, the cargo inside the vehicle has been inspected; all the equipment we need is there, and there are even a considerable amount of human cloning equipment.

"Human cloning equipment... No wonder biotechnology is in such a hurry. If this gets exposed, it will definitely be another scandal. In that case, if we hide the equipment and use it ourselves, they should thank us!"

Leo chatted with Chunbai for a few minutes, then felt his body being shaken by V, and his consciousness quickly returned to reality.

After telling V the good news, he proudly tilted his head back:

"Everything's settled. I'll go back to DC and bring back the Alcohol-2 crop. I'll use this precious commodity to exchange for Kangtao's unlimited support. Then, when I conquer Pacific Island and start a company, I won't be as constrained as I am now!"

V was happy for his achievement, but at the same time there was a hint of unease: "We must be extremely cautious in doing this. The potential profits from the ethanol-2 crop are too great to be out of control for any large company."

"I know…"

Leo understands this perfectly well. He knows his own situation best. His "mysterious background" is fake. If something really happens, no one in China will protect him.

When he gets back to DC, he needs to have a serious discussion with Poison Ivy about how to find the safest way to make Comto rely on him as a partner, instead of kicking him aside.

As night deepened, it was soon time for the communal bath.

Perhaps spurred on by Valerie, V was very proactive today, with an air of wanting to devour him whole…

Tuesday, May 3th.

After skipping four days of class, Leo returned to Arasaka Academy.

"See you tonight!"

V reluctantly said goodbye to him and sped off to Misty's psychic house. She really needed a fortune teller to do some divination lately, even if it was just for comfort.

Leo watched the vehicle drive away, then turned and walked towards the "school gate".

After successfully passing through security, he got lost for a while before finding his classroom.

Thinking about it carefully, school started on March 9th, and it's been half a month now. This is only the second time he's been to school. It's like he's not even really attending school.

Stepping into the classroom, the sense of unease intensified—everywhere I looked, there were unfamiliar classmates, and I hadn't exchanged a single word with any of them…

He shook his head and walked to his usual seat in the last row, where he finally saw a familiar face.

"Hey, David, long time no see!"

Hearing his voice, David paused, stopping the strange act of rubbing behind his ear: "Huh? You actually came! You've been skipping class for four days, everyone's saying you're going to drop out!"

The two are the same age and often chat together in the Green Field classroom, so they are quite familiar with each other.

Compared to his classmates, David preferred to spend time with this unpretentious rich kid.

Leo chuckled and changed the subject: "Oh, no, I've just been busy lately. But you, what's with that long face so early in the morning? Didn't you finish your homework?"

David sighed and began touching the back of his ear again, where the nerve slots were empty.

"It's much worse than that. My personal data chip was stolen this morning while I was on the subway..."

Leo was taken aback; that was indeed quite unlucky, equivalent to losing his wallet.

Wait... a subway pickpocket?

"Did you see the thief clearly?"

“If I had seen it clearly, I would have caught them…” David rubbed his neck in frustration. “I was listening to music and didn’t pay much attention, but I vaguely remember seeing a woman with very bright hair walk past me. I can’t remember if it was pink or blue, but it was quite noticeable…”

"A conspicuous subway pickpocket with brightly colored hair, and she's a woman..."

Leo repeated these keywords, his eyes slowly widening.

This description sounds just like—Lucy the Subway Thief!

Chapter 328 Rebecca's Date Invitation

Wild, shimmering NPCs have appeared, and Leo's desire to collect them is rising.

David found the "Arasaka escaped mining card" that was nowhere to be found, even though it was pure white. Could it be that there is some kind of mysterious attraction between the protagonists?

Leo thought about it and rejected the idea. He felt that the main reason he couldn't meet Lucy was that he never used public transportation.

The members of the Immortal Squad all travel by car, putting them on a completely different level from Lucy.

Money ruined them...

It seems that having a lot of money can sometimes be a burden...

After a few words of reflection, Leo immediately gave instructions to Pure White:

[Pure White, hack into the subway's surveillance system! Use David's travel routes and times as clues to find Lucy!]

[It's already underway; there have been quite a few thefts on the subway lately, and Lucy is a repeat offender~]

[Find her, calculate her route tomorrow, I'm sending out the invincible V-Shock One to capture her!]

[Fine, fine, you should start thinking about what to do with him after you catch him. If you're thinking of keeping him in your room, you can expect to be torn in two by V's bare hands.]

Ah... well, let's just bring them back first.

After assigning the task to Pure White, Leo patted David on the shoulder and said earnestly, "Be more careful next time. It's a peak season for chip theft."

David was on the verge of tears.

An unexpected accident made his already meager personal finances even worse.

Just thinking about the replacement fees for lost cards and the cost of a subway pass makes his heart bleed—for at least half a month, he won't even have the money to rent a Mewtwo card...

"Damn thief!" he cursed through gritted teeth.

Leo patted his shoulder hard, comforting him, "It's okay, if I ever catch her, I'll definitely get revenge for you! I'll beat her until she screams!"

"Uh... not necessarily. If we catch someone, we can just hand them over to the NCPD."

"You're still too soft-hearted. It's okay, watch me!"

Leo looked at David, a wave of emotion washing over him:

David, what a good man!

Your wife is great, she's mine now!

Oh, your mom too...

Ah this! ?

In that case, wouldn't David be mine...?!?

Leo looked at his freshly born "good son" and fell into a state of confusion.

David couldn't understand what was wrong with his deskmate either. He was like he was on drugs, sometimes excited, sometimes confused, and now he was looking at him with a kind, benevolent look!

"……Are you OK?"

David was afraid.

"It's nothing, it's nothing..." Leo regained his senses. "I just upgraded my prosthetic body a few days ago, and the soft stimulant has made my head a little messy."

David accepted this explanation and began the process of reporting the loss online.

With Lucy on his mind, Leo lost all interest in chatting. He reclined in his internet chair, gazing at the ceiling and dreaming of a wonderful future with a harem.

Shortly after, the preparatory bell rang. He adjusted his seat and suddenly realized that the person to David's left was a Japanese-American girl, not that... little villain whose name he couldn't remember.

He secretly sent David a private message:

"David, why did you switch players on your left? Where's that guy?"

David glanced furtively at the pretty girl on his left and replied, "Tanaka Katsuo changed her seat as soon as she entered the classroom on Monday morning. She moved to the middle seat in the first row."

Leo looked over and happened to meet the other person's gaze.

After a few seconds of eye contact, Katsuo Tanaka looked away, pretending not to see him.

Eh?

This person's attitude is off...

Leo remembered that this guy really liked to "chat" with him. Even Pure White found him annoying, saying that he always tried to test him when he opened his mouth, and that he clearly had ill intentions.

How come this person ran away after skipping class for a few days, and is even acting like they're avoiding me?

After a moment of thought, he realized that his father must have found out about his feat in the eastern suburbs and abandoned his original plan.

Hmph, at least he knows what's good for him.

Five minutes later, the lighting in the classroom changed, and the AI ​​teacher appeared in front of everyone.

Her eyes swept over the crowd, lingering for a moment on Leo's face:

"No one is absent, great! Let's begin today's lesson."

Leo and his classmates put on the Ed-U neural connection device, and in a flash, they were back in the green classroom.

The morning passed quickly.

Ring ring ring——

At exactly 11:00 AM, the clear sound of a bell came from afar, interrupting the class.

The AI ​​teacher didn't have the bad habit of running overtime; it simply said "get out of class dismissed" and brought the students back to reality.

Bright light streamed down from the ceiling.

Leo blinked and reached out to massage his temples.