Cyberpunk: Nirvana of Shoko Toyokawa

……

Now, Ave Mujica has pulled himself out of the vortex of the situation.

But an hour ago, they were in the center of the storm.

After completing the additional quest requirement of Aoba Mojica [Throwing matches into the tense meeting between Poppin'Party and Toyokawa], Shoko withdrew from CiRCLE with Ave Mujica.

They have done everything they could.

All that remains is to wait for Aoba Mocha to deliver the reward.

...can I get paid?

Xiangzi actually had some doubts.

It wasn't that she doubted whether Aoba Moka could pay the reward, or whether he would go back on his word.

What she was worried about was whether Aoba Mocha would still be alive after completing this big deal.

"(Even if he is a "big shot", he will die.)"

Xiangzi thought.

Aoba Moka planned a lot.

Xiangzi only knew that she must be acting for Afterglow. Many other things were hidden by her.

"(Well, but...)"

"(Whatever is good for me.)"

For Xiangzi, the transaction with Aoba Mocha has been valuable since the moment it was completed.

The specific implementation of the Aoba Mocha plan is not the most important thing to Xiangzi.

If Aoba Moka's plan succeeds and she returns to Afterglow, Xiangzi will be able to have a relationship with the "big shot" of Afterglow again, and also get a way to obtain clues to Toyokawa.

If Aoba Moka's plan succeeds, but she doesn't return to Afterglow, Xiangzi will get a legendary middleman. And this legendary middleman has no territory, and will definitely enter [Reclamation New Land Phase 2] in the future. They can reach a cooperation.

If Aoba Moka's plan fails, Afterglow will be completely defeated, and Lan will command Afterglow to escape from the City of Joy...

Xiangzi got a piece of land that was better than [Phase 2 of Reclamation New Land].

For this transaction, Xiangzi just needs to wait and see how it will develop in the end.

...This is what Xiangzi thought at that time.

But later, the situation changed a little bit.

Because Aoba Moka reconnected with the [Oblivionis] account faster than Xiangzi had imagined.

The five people on Ave Mujica had only evacuated three blocks when Mocha was connected to Xiangzi's brain computer.

However, I'm not here to discuss compensation.

It wasn't even a call.

After picking up the phone, there are only "beep, du" sounds.

"!"

Xiangzi was stunned for a moment.

Then, she reacted.

This is not communication, this is emergency occupation.

Mocha urgently occupied the port of the backup channel she had reserved for communicating with Xiangzi.

This means that she is using all the computing power.

Xiangzi saw the data flow of this port. She realized that these data streams were pointing to the same terminal - Xiangzi could see the path to that terminal -

Then, the next second.

Mocha's account flashed and went offline.

"—"

Something is happening. Aoba Moka is being attacked, and she is fighting with someone for a terminal. Neither side can gain control, and the situation is at a stalemate.

Xiangzi could still see the path to that terminal.

At this moment when opportunity and death intersected, Xiangzi gave the order.

"I will take full responsibility for the consequences!" she yelled. "Mortis, Amoris! Hack this terminal!"

Chapter 272: Excessive False Alarm

After receiving Xiangzi's order, Miao Meng and Hemu immediately took action.

They skillfully backed up their synapses in a few tenths of a second, locked the gateway's latch, and then moved forward along the path provided by Xiangzi.

They arrived at their destination quickly.

Surprisingly, the terminal was the center console of a car.

There are no built-in cameras in the sedan, only infrared sensors.

The car is in the state of AI self-driving assisted connected driving. There is no driver in the car.

However, there was a person lying on the back seat.

Infrared sensing shows that the other party's life activity frequency is very low.

Aoba Moka is trying his best to win this person?

Who is this?

The injured [big shot]?

An important person from Toyokawa?

An informant with a secret?

"..."

Xiangzi was only surprised for a moment.

【Oblivionis: Let the car go to [Phase 2 of Reclamation New Land]. 】

She said immediately.

There must be an important person in this car.

[Big Shot] wants this person.

Xiangzi would not let the car come directly to him, as that might bring about a devastating blow.

Xiangzi issued an instruction with coordinates.

She now wanted to take the car to [Phase 2 of Reclamation Land], an area she had previously confirmed, an area she knew had many abandoned vehicles and was relatively deserted.

【Knowing where something is, but not physically holding it.】

This is the best way to deal with things that the [big guys] value right now.

In this way, Xiangzi can observe - observe what the "big shots" are doing, and have enough time to judge when he can enter and what he can gain -

Of course, that doesn’t mean there is no risk.

But in this world, whatever you want to do will be accompanied by risks.

...So, there is a need for a "leader".

Miao Meng and Mu began to work together to support. Mu was in the state of supporting the channel, and Miao Meng began to modify the destination of the vehicle——

then.

"!"

"!"

Miao Meng and Mu popped out of the hacked state at the same time.

"finished?"

Xiangzi asked.

"Do not."

At that time, beside Miao Meng who was holding her chest, Mu said:

"The car exploded."

……

A fierce conflict broke out where the target car was located.

This was the conclusion reached after everyone entered the motel for maintenance and analyzed the speed and status of Miao Meng and Mu when they exited the terminal.

Because all the signals provided by the terminal disappear at the same time.

It didn't look like anti-intrusion software was triggered, nor did it look like any hackers were taking precautions.

It was as if a huge external force was acting on the terminal, destroying it physically.

Mortars, missiles, large-caliber vehicle-mounted artillery...

Xiangzi began to search the news based on the possible reasons provided by Miao Meng, Mu, Chuhua and Hailing.

But the news did not report any such anomaly.

The news blockade has brought a certain degree of trouble.

and……

"(In the end, I don't know whether Miao Meng's modification of the vehicle's destination was successful.)"

In the dim room, Xiangzi watched Mu groping down along Hailing's collarbone and thought.

Mu's hand slid down Hailing's side, and she followed suit.

Mu's hand slid across the inside of Hailing's knee and then grasped Hailing's ankle.

The search for that car is naturally something Xiangzi is currently dealing with.

But she couldn't just do this one thing.

It is not known where the conflict broke out, but it is certain that it must have broken out.

Xiangzi at least knew that this was a conflict involving a dangerous virus.

Viruses, conflicts.

Putting these two words together means: risk of leakage.

If there is a real virus leak, it is very dangerous not to perform a security scan.

When dealing with viruses, we always need to be cautious and careful.

In particular, Ave Mujica has also had brain-computer interactions with many people related to this conflict.

After entering the motel and starting the preparation phase, Xiangzi's first order was to screen all employees to see if they were carrying the virus.

Screening needs to be careful.

Xiangzi handed this matter over to Mu.

Because Mu has a birdcage.

[Birdcage] In order to control the controlled, it is necessary to defend against many attacks.

Including virus attacks.

The [Birdcage] records the specific character strings of almost all viruses on the market, and even includes their possible iterative character strings deduced using AI.

Now that the Birdcage is under Mu's control, Mu can perform a detailed full-disk scan to search for viruses and uncover possible risks.

Mu searched everyone's brain computers by accessing and connecting them in parallel.

However, simply searching the brain is not enough.

In recent years, some troublesome viruses do not enter the brain. They lurk in people's prostheses, implants, and even the circulatory system, and only strike a fatal blow at a critical moment.