Cyberpunk: Nirvana of Shoko Toyokawa

I can't see the road clearly.

Xiangzi felt that Miao Meng was noisier than the radio station, the kind of noise that hurt her eyes. She spoke in the channel and asked Miao Meng to talk less.

But Miao Meng completely ignored her complaints.

"Can you give me one too? I have a car - but I don't have a motorcycle! Now that I think about it, a motorcycle wouldn't be bad! There are many Mewtwo filming locations where cars can't get in, and I have to carry the equipment on foot! I'm kind of fed up with it -"

Xiangzi silently turned off the software.

From then on, even the wind was much calmer on the road, and the scorching sun was no longer annoying.

After driving for dozens of kilometers along the suburban road where only a few large trailers passed by, Xiangzi gradually understood the fun of driving.

The wind, the view, the push back and the centrifugal force.

These things can be fascinating.

Xiangzi briefly changed the fully automatic AI driving mode to the semi-automatic AI assisted mode several times. The experience was not bad.

This was a rare and completely new experience for her. Driving was not one of the skills that had been washed away by the Toyokawa family.

Because the heir of the Toyokawa family does not need to drive a car. AI will take care of all travel matters. The Toyokawa family has the best car driving AI, and it is the best choice to delegate driving to them.

Not to mention, they actually traveled by hovercraft more than half of the time.

"(Car... I can buy one in the future, maybe it's not bad...)"

However, that was a long time later.

I don't have that kind of spare money right now.

When necessary, use Miao Meng's Goodla Type 66 "Zhan Raleigh" first.

Xiangzi slowly thought about these perhaps irrelevant things. After a while, he noticed that the radar positioning map showed that they were [approaching their destination].

Xiangzi reopened the brain-computer communication channel.

She saw Miao Meng found out that Hai Ling's "ARCH Nazaré" was sold to her at a discount by the owner of a motorcycle shop after she worked on a case. She also saw Miao Meng recommend a few songs that Hai Ling liked.

Now we are talking about the style of bands we like. The dialog box is full of band names like Glitter*Green and CHiSPA.

Miao Meng's brain waves were fast, and he kept talking, while Hai Ling continued with his words intermittently.

These are all meaningless conversations.

"We're getting there."

Xiangzi spoke in the brain-computer communication channel.

"Oh~ Xiangzi, you finally showed up."

Miao Meng’s avatar is flashing.

"First of all, did you turn off the communication channel just now?"

"Yes."

"Wow - Haizi, you win! Damn it, I'll give you five thousand dollars!"

You guys are still betting on this.

Moreover, Miss Hachiman actually called the bet. She even bet on me to close the channel.

Xiangzi said to himself.

……

Three motorcycles came from the road, slowly slowed down, and stopped opposite the gas station service area.

The navigation shows that 3.1 kilometers away is the small farm of the target person: former driver [Junichiro Watanabe].

The gas station, including the convenience store and quick repair station next to the gas station, is the closest building to his farm.

"Convenience stores and quick repair stations are mostly empty."

Xiangzi took off his helmet and said.

"We didn't see many motorcycles along the way. It seems that the will-o'-the-wisp youths don't move around in this area during the day."

Xiangzi turned his head.

"Meow Dream, how is it?"

"Hmm~"

Miao Meng's artificial eye flashed. In the distance, the dish antenna on the roof of the convenience store swayed slightly as if blown by the wind.

"I checked with the antenna at the convenience store. There were no drones in the air within 5 kilometers~"

"Okay. Hailing, what's the top speed of your [ARCH Nazare]?"

"240 km/h."

"…If we attack head-on, the performance gap between our motorcycles and yours is too big, and we will be easily left behind. In this case…"

The weather is clear, the air is dry, and the visibility is high. The wind is at normal levels, there are no will-o'-the-wisp youths, and no drones.

Xiangzi held his chin and thought quickly about various possibilities.

"...In this case, we have three options."

Finally, she said.

"The first plan is to sneak into the gathering of the Will-O-W-You youth in the middle of the night, quietly approach Watanabe's farm, and then sneak in under the cover of darkness."

"The advantage of this plan is that it is highly concealed. Until the moment we enter the farm, we can conceal our true intentions very well."

"The disadvantage is that we have no protection at all once we enter the farm. Once Watanabe spots us, even if he is still confused by our disguise and thinks we are will-o'-the-wisp youths, he will immediately open fire."

"The second plan is to create a commotion near the farm in the middle of the night, lure Watanabe out, and have a conflict with the will-o'-the-wisp youths. Then, we can sneak into the farm while he's away."

"The advantage of this plan is that Watanabe will leave the farm. He will lose some of his surveillance capabilities and control over armed equipment. We can shut down the facilities on the farm before he returns. Whether it is stealing electronic documents or forcing him to confess, it will be safer."

"The downside is that the will-o'-the-wisp youth will also investigate the situation if they discover a riot has occurred."

"If we fail to escape successfully and are exposed, we will be attacked by both Watanabe and the Will-O-Wisp youths at the same time."

"The third option is that we go now."

"Go during the day, pretend to be a will-o'-the-wisp youth who has forgotten something or is familiar with the track in advance, and try to approach the farm."

"Watanabe will find us. But we are few in number, not threatening, and we are here at an unusual time, so he won't attack directly. The first thing he will do is to shout and question us."

"We can try to lure him out to negotiate with us. Then, we can subdue him directly during the negotiation."

"The advantage of this plan is that there are no will-o'-the-wisp youths nearby, so there is no need to worry about the uncertainties they bring."

"The disadvantage is that we don't have the Will-O-Wisp youths. If something unexpected happens, we can't use them to divert Watanabe's attention."

"Meow Meng, Hai Ling... No."

"Amoris, Timoris."

Xiangzi raised his head and asked.

"Which solution do you think is better?"

Chapter 45: Let Me Take the Lead

"It's hard to decide~" Miao Meng said, "Option 2 is good. A security system assembled by employees who used to work at Avex! I want to give it a try. If I were to act alone, I would definitely choose this~"

"Indeed, that would provide Amoris with some preliminary understanding of Avex's corporate security."

Xiangzi and Miaomeng made everyone's address very fancy, but Hailing always grasped the key points and followed their rhythm.

“However, if I were to judge, I would choose the options not based on their advantages but on their disadvantages,” she said.

"Timoris, I want to hear your opinion," said Xiangzi.

"The solution in which the people present can rely on their personal abilities to minimize the harm caused by the shortcomings is the optimal solution under the current circumstances," said Hai Ling.

"Plan 1, [Sneak in late at night], has the disadvantage that once you are discovered after sneaking in, you will be attacked immediately."

"On the other hand, personnel who are good at firepower assault and can switch to assault posture immediately after being exposed are suitable for this plan. Because when we were discovered, we had already entered the enemy's house and were very close to the enemy in a straight line. Experienced assaulters can forcibly shorten the distance and subdue the enemy before suffering too much damage."

"I don't know who is that kind of attacker." Miao Meng raised his hands in surrender, "Anyway, it's not me."

"Plan 2, [Create a riot], has the disadvantage that we need to take the initiative to cause the riot. Once exposed, we will attract the attention of both Watanabe and the Will-O-Wisp youth."

"Causing riots at a very long distance can improve the error tolerance rate to a certain extent. For example, use sniper rifles such as [Asura] or [SPT32 Ice Storm] for long-range sniping. Another method is to use a drone with a camera for remote hacking."

"There are no drones in the sky right now." Xiangzi said, "This area is too remote and empty. There might not be one drone passing by in a day... I remember the requirements for sniping are [reaction] and [calmness]?"

Judging from the panel alone, Hai Ling is capable of being a sniper.

"I don't have a gun." Hai Ling said bluntly.

"really."

Xiangzi also didn't plan to let Hailing become a sniper, because the team now clearly needed an assaulter more than a sniper.

"Plan three, [Induced Negotiation], has the disadvantage that there are no personnel to attract attention." Hai Ling continued, "For the other two plans, we at least have a group of shields. During the operation, even if we make the target worry only once, 'Is there anyone else?', the survival rate of all the personnel will increase significantly..."

"...In other words, the Will-O-Wisp youth is just acting as an "other person"."

And this position is not only suitable for the Will-O-Wisp youth.

Xiangzi caught a flash of inspiration.

And so is Miao Meng.

"We don't need so many people to negotiate, right? This isn't a tea party!" Miao Meng said with a smile, "I'm not good at keeping people! When you launch an attack, I can only sit in the dust and cheer for you!"

"We're just here to watch the game, so give me a more comfortable seat!"

"What do you think of...the upstairs of the Watanabe residence?"

……

Plan three: Pretend to be a will-o'-the-wisp youth during the day, lure Watanabe over for a conversation, and then take advantage of the opportunity to subdue him.

After analyzing the shortcomings, the solution was optimized.

Lure Watanabe and he will leave his best defensive position and head closer to the main gate.

In the [Luring] operation, Watanabe needs to be close enough to the door to enter the feasible area for the [Quick Subjugation] operation.

But in fact, this operation started to take effect earlier.

From the moment Watanabe discovered our people standing at the door, it started to work.

Watanabe is just an ordinary driver. It is impossible for him to put two processing systems into his head like the old man of the Toyokawa family. When his attention is attracted by one piece of information, he will definitely not be able to continue to capture information from other directions.

The moment Watanabe's attention is drawn to the people at the door, another one of our people can sneak in from behind the farm and reach the inside of the house before a conflict occurs at the door.

Once you get inside the house, there are many things you can do.

Disarm the alarm, disarm, control all surveillance cameras, attract attention when negotiations break down, and then use Watanabe's weapons to attack Watanabe.

Even if he was discovered after arriving at the house, the fact that "someone sneaked into the house" itself could make Watanabe panic and distract him, thus creating conditions for the people at the door to launch a surprise attack.

The personnel at the door need to be good at attracting attention and have the ability to quickly subdue the enemy. The personnel who sneak in need to be good at hacking...

In this way, the staffing configuration is already very clear.

……

"Go to the back of the farm, closest to the house where Watanabe lives. When you are ready, contact us using brain-computer communication. Be careful of the surveillance cameras."

Xiangzi confessed his dream.

"Hacking into a house is a good subject!" Meow Meng pulled up the collar of his coat and said with a smile, "Can I shoot Mewtwo? I've even thought of a title! 'Hacking into a remote farm! What! Civilian munitions!'"

"No." Xiangzi rubbed his eyebrows, "The magnesium lamp of the Chaomeng camera headband is too bright. Be careful not to be captured by the light sensor."

"Eh...what a waste..."

At this time, Hai Ling came over.

"Amoris, here you go."

Hailing handed a pulse blocking gun to Miao Meng.

"Watanabe has armed the farm for defense, and he is likely to connect high voltage electricity to the outer cordon." Hai Ling said, "By connecting this to the cordon, we can create a power-free area without triggering the alarm."