In Night City, I was picked up by a female V

The password is written in the email.

After entering the password, the locked electronic door opened.

"Damn... I'm going to have grey hair from working so hard." A guy who was obviously from the Uzumaki Gang was sitting on a steel pipe in the corner. He complained when he saw V and his two companions coming.

"Wow, then we are your saviors." V raised his eyebrows and said when he saw Brick.

"That's a huge favor, bro," Jack agreed.

"Don't worry, okay? I won't forget about you, but I really don't have time now." Brick shook his neck and continued. "If we meet again in the future, I will definitely protect you."

"Brick, aren't you the boss of the Whirlpool Gang? Can you tell your men to stop?" Bai Rui put away his gun and said to Brick.

To be honest, she had been curious about this before. After rescuing Brick in the game, V and Jack should have been able to leave the factory with just his order, so why did they have to fight in vain?

"Huh, let me ask you where is Royce?" Brick's red eyes looked at V and the other two. It was obvious at first glance that they were not from the Whirlpool Gang, so Brick was very curious. Although Royce was indeed a waste, he would not be so bad that he would be killed by three mercenaries.

"We got rid of it." V shrugged and said nonchalantly.

"Fuck... I wanted to kill him myself, but forget it." Brick shook his head and continued, "You guys can leave the factory. I'll find a pager to contact my loyal subordinates. It's time to deal with those damn traitors!"

Brick was full of anger. It seemed that imprisonment did not erase his violence as a gang leader.

V and Bai Rui looked at each other and nodded.

Even if Brick can't control the Vortex Gang in the entire factory, he can greatly reduce their resistance.

With Brick's release, the factory became even more chaotic. Some of Brick's subordinates, after getting Brick's contact, immediately attacked Royce's cadres. The Whirlpool Gang was divided into two factions, fighting each other in their own base.

There were gunfire and screams everywhere, it was extremely tragic.

"Shit, this door is locked!"

V slammed the heavy metal door and cursed.

The three of them had almost taken advantage of the commotion in the factory to slip out through the back door, but they were stopped by the locked metal door in front of them.

It’s not that V’s hacking skills are not high enough to crack the door, but that this metal door is completely locked, and it’s useless even if you call Spider Murphy.

"Fuck, we're not going to go back the same way!" Jack cursed angrily while holding the gun.

"Wait, you two, don't be in a hurry." But Bai Rui looked relaxed because she knew that the door was not a problem at all. "Come on, V, Jack, you two step back."

Looking at Bai Rui's confident look, V and Jack looked at each other and honestly took a few steps back.

"No, move back a little more, come to me." Bai Rui shook his head, indicating that it still wouldn't work.

V and Jack took a few steps back to Bai Rui in confusion, not understanding what Bai Rui was doing, but Bai Rui had covered his ears in advance.

"boom!!!"

The sudden explosion frightened Jack and V, who were caught off guard, and they trembled and cursed.

Only when the flying metal fragments fell to the ground did the three of them look towards the door.

I saw a big hole blasted out at the gate.

When the smoke cleared, Arnold was holding a mutilated member of the Uzumaki Gang in each hand, his body covered in blood, which continued to flow down his body and drip onto the floor.

Arnold's arm, which was facing the door diagonally, was slowly retracting the gun barrel.

Arnold's sudden appearance and his tragic appearance made V and Jack open their eyes in surprise.

What kind of bloody battle could result in this? Jack and V looked at each other and could see the shock in each other's eyes.

Chapter 40: Pretending to surrender, regretting it later

It was the dull sound of Arnold dropping the body that brought V and Jack back to their senses.

The bloody Arnold silently stepped aside and motioned for the three to come out.

"Arnold, you are such a loyal brother!" Jack spoke first. He looked at Arnold with excitement. Together with the last time in the alley, this was the second time Arnold had saved them.

Although this brother was unwilling to go out for a drink and chat with them, he was definitely a loyal friend. They were trapped in this factory, and Arnold came in alone to clear a way for them.

Just by looking at him, you can tell how fierce a battle the other party had experienced.

For a moment, Jack was so moved that he almost wanted to become sworn brothers with Arnold.

"I owe you an apology, Brother Arnold." V looked guilty. She had always been wary of this strange mercenary, but she didn't expect that he would rush in to save them so resolutely.

Now, all doubts disappeared automatically, and V only felt guilty about his previous unfriendly attitude towards Arnold.

"Let's go out for a drink, everyone together, it's my treat!" V patted Arnold's shoulder with a sincere look in his eyes.

But Arnold was wearing sunglasses, so his eyes couldn't be seen. Just when Jack and V thought the other was going to say something in the silence, Arnold simply turned around and left, leaving the two people in shock with their mouths open.

"Haha, maybe this is just his style." Jack shrugged with a smile. He was beginning to get used to Arnold's silent style.

"Yeah, our new buddy doesn't like to talk much." V also smiled and didn't care. In their hearts, this silent Arnold is already a member of their team.

The two of them followed Bai Rui and Arnold and left.

In response to this, Bai Rui could only say that you are thanking the wrong person.

Seeing the two's changing attitude towards Arnold, Bai Rui felt more and more guilty. If he now revealed the fact that Arnold was actually a robot controlled by her, would the two people, who were angry and ashamed of being deceived, team up to beat him up?

Bai Rui thought about it and realized that this might be a big possibility.

By then, the two people who have lost face will definitely ask me to treat them to meals for a month.

It seems better to keep it a secret from them for a while longer.

Bai Rui nodded and made a prompt decision that did not go against his ancestors.

It was extremely silent along the way. There was not a single enemy. Or rather, there were enemies, but they were all lying on the ground like cold corpses.

All the enemies were dealt with when Arnold arrived.

The walls of the corridor were covered with splattered blood, like twisted abstract paintings, and the ground was covered with almost unrecognizable limbs and arms of the Whirlpool Gang. If you were not careful, you would step on a sticky piece of liver or kidney fragments, so Jack and V had to be careful where they stepped.

The two looked at each other and were shocked by Arnold's methods.

No wonder he was covered in blood, probably from when he tore the enemy apart with his bare hands.

Just by looking at the cruel scene in the corridor, both of them could imagine how those desperate Vortex Gang members were torn to pieces alive by Arnold.

If Bai Rui knew what the two were thinking, he would just say nothing.

In fact, I just had no weapons in my hands, so I just tore apart a few guys who were in the way. Just keep a low profile.

All the way back, until the rolling door of the workshop that Arnold blew open, there was not a single enemy.

They did escape, and both Bai Rui, V, and Jack breathed a sigh of relief.

They never thought that the pitch-black streets of Night City were so beautiful at night.

But just as they walked into the rain outside, they heard a humming sound and a drone with a military technology logo printed on it flew over.

The drone emitted a blue light, scanned the four people, and then flew away again.

Bai Rui frowned.

These are the people from Military Technology. If I'm right, they are Stout's people.

She didn't expect that they would encounter Stout's troops this time when they came out so soon. It seems that this old lady does have some skills.

"Military technology, sending these lousy things flying around all day long." Jack, holding two "Golden Bitch" in his hands, looked a little tired. Even this energetic big guy couldn't stand such a hard fight. "Let's go out first."

In the rain, the hovercraft roared over, and the spotlights illuminated the open space outside. There were also several bulletproof SUVs parked at the gate, and Meredith Stout was already waiting for them at the gate with her hands folded.

"That Militech bitch...?" Jack frowned and said in a low voice.

"It should be..." V's relaxed body tensed up again.

As soon as they got out of the factory, they ran into people from Military Technology, who were obviously waiting for them. It was not clear whether Military Technology was a friend or an enemy, so the two of them immediately became alert.

After all, there are many cases where companies have killed survivors in order to cover up scandals.

The four men walked out of the door, Stout smoked a cigarette and stared at Arnold in the middle.

"You thought you would never see me again, didn't you?" Stout squinted his eyes, staring at Arnold whose bloodstains were gradually washed away by the rain. "Naive little brat."

"So?" Arnold responded casually.

But Arnold's words shocked V and Jack who were watching the show.

Man, you can talk!

"You know what? You're a cunning guy, and your methods are pretty good..." Holding a cigarette in his mouth, Stout stared at Arnold in front of him and thought about what happened before he came here.

After she returned, she prepared to raid the location of the tracking chip while asking someone to check on the mercenary named Arnold.

But it turned out that this person seemed to have appeared out of nowhere.

A powerful mercenary who operated in the Watson District and did some work for middlemen Virgina Jones and Dexter Deshawn, but nothing before that, as if he had appeared completely out of thin air.

There is no such person either on the black market, in the NCPD database, or even in the border entry records.

This aroused Stout's curiosity. As a company executive, her sixth sense immediately told her that this guy was definitely not an ordinary mercenary. Even without mentioning his mysterious origins, his strength was first-rate.

Maybe this guy can help me.

Stott thought so.

It is almost certain that she will be promoted as she solved the convoy robbery case.

As her wealth grew, she needed more useful people. Although this mercenary had offended her once, he had proved his ability, so Stout developed a desire to recruit talented people.

After all, much of the dirty work has to be done outside the company.

Thinking of this, Stout narrowed his eyes and said, "Are you willing to continue to help me?"

"As long as the pay is good enough."

Bai Rui wanted to get in touch with the military technology company, so how could he not be happy? He immediately manipulated Arnold into agreeing.

"Hmph, see you next time. The company is very satisfied with you." Stout smiled and shook off the ash. She had expected that this guy would not refuse.

Yes, the company has a bad reputation, but the compensation is very generous, enough to make these street mercenaries work hard.

"Flathead..." Stout glanced at the box in V's hand. "With so many stolen goods in the company's fleet, it's normal to accidentally lose a flathead."

"As for the others, wait for my news..." Stout said, turning to the agents who got out of the car behind him and shouting, "Seal off the entire area!"

Bai Rui knew what she meant.

It refers to the Centaur exoskeleton armor, which is a big thing and Stout can't take it out of his pocket.

Bai Rui knew the whole story clearly, but V and Jack didn't understand it so well. After listening to the charades between Arnold and Stout, they could only shrug their shoulders and leave with Arnold.

"Huh, I thought we couldn't get out this time." Under the drizzle and looking at the night sky, Jack seemed to have recovered from the deadly fight in the factory just now.

"Yeah, if we hadn't fought hard and Arnold hadn't helped us, we would have died there." V also sighed.

"Hey, tell Dexter that we got him the stuff. Later, the four of us will go to Laisheng to get together and have a few drinks. You know..."

Under the sparse night lights, three people and one machine walked on the desolate road, giving it a feeling of an old western movie.

Tonight's battle is over, and tomorrow's challenge is coming.

There may be a lot of troubles in the future, but at least you have to have a good sleep first.

At least that's what Bai Rui thought after a tiring day.

Chapter 41 You jump to conclusions because you don't understand Bai Rui

"Now that we have the crew cut, what are we going to do?"

"Now do what I hired you to do - go get that biochip. Come chat at the Afterlife nightclub tomorrow, and I'll see you then."

"Okay, I'll go there."

"See you later, Miss V."

V ended the call with the middleman, DeShawn.

Bai Rui was sitting at the table, tearing his short flat head into pieces.

Bai Rui was busy with his phone. While visually inspecting the structure of the small flat head, he wrote and drew on his PDA, taking note of the various structural shapes.

"Well, this part can be replaced by silicon alloy..."

"Good, smart choice, this stealth design is amazing..."