Cyberpunk: Nirvana of Shoko Toyokawa

"People who have the [Insect Swarm] in their heads will be blown into idiots!" Miao Meng said, "It would be fine even if we don't have to observe it in this elaborate way!"

"That……"

Chuhua, Hailing and Miaomeng were discussing.

Xiangzi listened to their discussion and fell into deep thought.

"..."

From a while ago, Xiangzi had a vague feeling that something was not right.

Trapped Team J underground.

Introduce city construction robots to destroy nearby lines and block them tightly.

It was a siege, and it was indeed a siege.

Because that's what it does in terms of action.

But by definition, it is not.

The action of "siege" is carried out when the enemy is obviously stronger than your own. It is a tactic adopted as a last resort when there is no way to defeat or capture them head-on.

Trapping up a small group of forces that one can easily control cannot be called a siege.

Because there is no motivation to encircle the other side.

why?

"(This action of trapping the weak is called...)"

Bait.

These two words suddenly appeared in Xiangzi's mind.

Xiangzi raised his head suddenly.

"…BCPD's target is not Team J," she said quickly. "They don't want the memories in Team J's head, nor do they want their transmitters."

Xiangzi said to everyone:

"J-Team is a decoy."

Where there is bait, there is prey that wants to be hooked.

Xiangzi said:

"BCPD's target is the person behind J-Team—"

“——that is us.”

The leader of the homeless in the eyes of BCPD.

Xiangzi opened the information panel and confirmed the map again.

The map that trapped Team J initially looked like an encirclement to hunt prey.

After changing my perspective, it felt like a foot clamp used to catch intruders.

Xiangzi also retrieved the video of Ave Mujica, who was the first person to inform him after the accident.

The video shows that Team J assisted each other in escaping.

"Team J escaped right under the nose of the BCPD," Xiangzi said. "They did not abandon their companions, but supported each other. During the escape, they demonstrated superb hacking skills."

What would I do if it were me?

Xiangzi asked himself.

What would I do if I were a BCPD manager responsible for the defense of [Reclamation New Land Phase 2]?

...First of all, of course, all those who neglect their duties should be fired.

Then, facing this information——

"The mutual support among peers is likely due to the discipline requirements of a large organization. The high-level hacking techniques of the same frequency either come from the same chip or there are hackers providing remote support." Xiangzi said, "The BCPD is likely to use this as a basis to determine that there is a large organization behind the refugees."

"After determining this, it is natural to think of sending police officers to arrest the other party."

"Seize their equipment and steal their computers."

“But it’s dangerous.”

"Because judging from the first encounter, the enemy's determination to resist is quite strong. If we march into unfamiliar terrain, there may be unexpected casualties."

"Besides, after we catch him and get the information in the brain computer, what can we know?"

"Now that we know there is an organization of refugees next door, what do we do?"

"Notify BCPD headquarters. With a wave of their hand and a tap of their electronic seal, they order the attack. The BCPD frontline defenders exchanged blows with the refugees and suffered heavy casualties. If they succeed, the credit goes to headquarters. If they fail, the blame will be on the frontline defenders."

"Then...what if we don't catch him?"

Chapter 3: Trap (8k Blade Plus)

Xiangzi looked at everyone and continued:

"Not catching, just trapping."

"The refugee organizations will worry that the BCPD will steal the contents of their brains and attack them. Therefore, they will be anxious and want to recall their members."

"The homeless people will take the initiative to step into this place. In this way, we can observe what they are doing and how they get past the BCPD's defense line."

"Pull the city construction robots over here. Blow up the surrounding electronic circuits. If the refugees take the initiative to come in to rescue, you can let them have some fun with these things. When they are exhausted, the BCPD can attack from behind."

"Minimum casualties, maximum benefits..."

Xiangzi showed her map, on which were the results of Meow Meng and Mu's scans.

"The points are so dense," Xiangzi said, "It's impossible for people with low [attribute points] to get in."

She pointed to the sparsely populated spots on the map again.

"But it's not completely sealed off." Xiangzi said, "【Physique】, 【Reaction】, 【Intelligence】... As long as the points are high enough, you can get in straight away. It looks like this is a trap prepared for their imaginary 'refugee leader'."

Wow.

Miao Meng sighed softly in the brain-computer channel.

"Can the BCPD think this far? Set up a trap of this magnitude?" Miao Meng said, "Haven't they just been lying down, slacking off, and playing rotten all the time?"

"You can't assume your enemies are fools."

Xiangzi said.

"Look, your job-hopping is really the wisest choice in the world." Miao Meng joked to Chu Hua and Hai Ling, "The entertainment company and BCPD will never say such a thing - they will only say 'Remember! The people are fools!'"

"That does sound plausible." Hai Ling thought for a moment and said, "If we go to rescue people, they can attack us from behind. Even if they fail, they can weaken us and assess our strength. After all, these city construction robots and the open output ports of the [Zerg] that are used to interfere with us are not BCPD's resources."

"Sitting on the mountain and watching tigers fight. On one side is the AI ​​tiger." Chu Hua said.

"But aren't they afraid that we won't rescue them?" Miao Meng continued, "If we don't step into this trap, this trap will... wait, I think I understand. If we don't rescue them, Team J will naturally be trapped and die inside, and the BCPD will then drop a signal bomb that they applied for to clear the area, search the place casually, and complete the report task normally... They still won't lose out!"

"The guys from BCPD are really good at scheming! They're almost as scheming as our boss!"

Miao Meng crossed her arms and nodded.

"Oblivionis." Mu asked at this time, "Do we still save people?"

"...Yes." Miao Meng was stunned for a moment by Mu's question, and then said, "Then should we still save people?"

There was a trap right in front of him. To save someone was like stepping into the trap.

But if they try to avoid this trap, they will be sending the members of Team J to their deaths.

Considering the current situation of the organization, it is not a bad idea to let them sacrifice for this.

After all, they were the ones who caused the current situation to happen.

Chu Hua frowned slightly.

She would obey Xiangzi's decision. She respected the law of the jungle that needed to be followed in order to reach the "top", but her background as a pirate made it difficult for her to use reason to convince herself to get used to abandoning her companions.

"...No matter what, the transmitter must be recovered."

Xiangzi thought for a while and said.

"This is all our telematics technology. If it falls into the hands of the BCPD, it will be equivalent to losing the secrets of our telematics technology. The consequences will be endless."

"We can wait until the BCPD drops a signal bomb to clear the area before robbing the supplies...but the problem is that we don't know when the other side will clear the area, so it's hard to catch up in time."

"BCPD may have other ways to recover it. We have no way of judging. While we don't know whether the enemy has obtained our transmitter, our long-distance communication technology is still being improved. All new technologies are built on this, which is a very big hidden danger."

"It means that even if you know it's a trap, you still have to step on it, right?" Miao Meng said, "Wow, this is terrifying!"

"Of course I won't jump into a place I know is a trap," Xiangzi said, "but I have to find a way to solve the problem."

She waved.

"We'll retreat today," Xiangzi said, "and come back when we're ready."

Miao Meng was picked up by Chu Hua. She said, "I'm almost used to this cautious boss," and was taken back to the entrance. Then, she and Xiangzi were held and jumped onto the top of the building platform.

The three of them returned to where Hai Ling and Mu were.

"gone back."

Xiangzi said.

Mu nodded, put away his laptop, and walked towards Chuhua and Miaomeng.

Hailing followed her. But when she passed by Xiangzi...

"Timoris."

Hailing was stopped by Xiangzi.

"Be prepared to engage the BCPD."

Xiangzi said.

"…Are you going to give me a gun?"

Hai Ling asked.

"You also read Mortis' report."

Xiangzi said.

"...I'm surprised she's here." Hai Ling said bluntly, "Another thing that happened faster than I thought. I thought she would be in the [Residential Area]."

"I was also surprised." Xiangzi said, "Looking at what Mu captured, she at least retained the consciousness of a normal person. I thought she had gone crazy after that day."

"..."

Xiangzi's straightforwardness made Hailing silent for a moment.

"...To be honest, I thought the same thing when I saw that BCPD issued a [Death - Body Not Recovered] to Takamatsu Deng."

Hai Ling said.

……

【Food, fuel and processed products area】

It is some distance away from the BCPD's headquarters.

Underground, there is a subway station that has not yet been opened.

Someone is active inside.

The sound of people's footsteps and the sound of items being picked up and put down echoed inside. On the platform, there were many crates stacked up as supplies.

All the weapons used here are BCPD supplies. The guns that can be seen scattered around are also police models used by the BCPD, such as the Sternmeyer "Surveillance" 10 and the Smith & Wesson Combat Magnum.

Even the layout is very similar to BCPD's main command post in the [Food, Fuel, and Processed Products Zone]... although, it is much simpler than there.

Crunch, crunch.

Lixi was sitting on one of the crates, using a wrench to straighten the deformed parts of his [gorilla arm], oiling, maintaining and servicing it.

A closer look revealed that the alloy prosthesis was seriously damaged. There were large dents and deformations on the surface, as if it had been hit hard many times.

Crunch, crunch.