On Sunday, it was getting late.

In the Westbrook neighborhood, the shiny squares are densely packed with buildings.

On both sides of Sakura Street, billboards are lit up, and all kinds of vendors begin to shout.

In the small square in front of the TURGO convenience store, there are many modified cars.

Conspicuously.

There was also a crashed company car, which was parked in a corner not far away.

Many people gathered around the three food stalls, enjoying the fun of hot music, beer and snacks.

Mann sat in front of the car with his thick hands folded over his chest as usual.

He didn't have time to laugh and chat with Pyrrha and them right now.

The small square was bustling again, and Mann's expression was a little heavy, and his eyes kept falling on the broken black car.

After a short break, Mann decided to complete Faraday's commission to steal the car navigation data of a high-ranking member of the Arasaka Company.

So with Dorio, re-interview Qiwei, Pila, Rebecca, and Lucy.

The mission started off very smoothly.

They targeted the exclusive bodyguard and driver of the limousine, Maxim.

Based on Maxim's boxing hobby, a detailed plan was devised to lure him into the pit step by step.

But people are not as good as heaven.

At the pinnacle of the mission, an accident arose on Maxim's side.

In order not to waste everyone's efforts and get the honorarium, Mann had to forcibly seize the car.

After a fierce chase, they finally got their hands on the navigation data.

The high-end car of the Arasaka company was also snatched back by them and thrown into the corner of the small square.

Although he completed Faraday's commission, he successfully stole the vehicle's navigation data.

But after all the trouble, Mann was still a little worried, and Faraday was a bad guy.

Mann has passed the data to Faraday, but has not yet received a reward reply.

Obviously, Faraday still has something to say about the matter.

As Mann pondered alone.

A burgundy limousine, from far and near, slowly drove into the small square and stopped in front of Mann.

Faraday pushed the car door, got out of the car, and showed nobility and luxury in a burgundy suit.

He put one hand in his pocket, and the triple prosthetic eye glanced around coldly before finally stopping at Mann.

Faraday's appearance immediately attracted the attention of Dorio and Qiwei.

Pyrrha and the others also stopped laughing and chatting, and looked at Faraday with solemn expressions.

Mann helped the long side of the sunglasses, and saw that Faraday had found this place in person, and had a bad premonition.

"Damn..."

He got up and walked over to Faraday.

"As I said, I want navigation data, not cars."

Faraday's face was not good, and his words were cold and dissatisfied.

Mann confirms his inner suspicion in the face of such questioning.

They had done their best to complete the commission, and Faraday still had that attitude.

"We've got the navigation data, and that's exactly what you're asking for."

Faraday said in a deep voice: "My condition is to act cautiously and covertly, and must not arouse Arasaka's alarm. ”

Mann knew the commission wasn't done beautifully, but who could guarantee that every mission would be carried out flawlessly without incidents.

If you move faster and more decisively, maybe the task can be completed covertly.

He couldn't help but think of the implant.

If only there was that military-grade Swystein. ’

Mann responded, "The navigation data is here, we've done our best to deal with the unexpected, and there's no guarantee that this kind of fucking won't happen at all!" ”

Faraday ignored Mann's feelings and continued to persecute him.

"The purpose of collecting navigation data for this Arasaka limousine is to find the places where the owner of the car frequents."

"If you are startling the snake now, it will inevitably arouse the alarm of the other party, these navigation data have been invalidated, and he may have changed places now."

Mann asked, "The owner of this car is Tanaka, and he knows what he's going to do?" ”

Faraday coldly refused: "You don't need to know that doing what you have to do is what you should care about." ”

Mann was upset: "Bastard, what are we going to do without telling us any necessary information?" ”

Faraday remained unmoved: "The less you know, the lower the risk we have." ”

"You should and must understand this."

"Paying you an honorarium is not to let you make your own decisions, but to ask you to listen to my instructions and complete the task step by step according to the requirements."

"Don't think that you can use your brains after providing trading intelligence last time and making a game."

Mann's brow furrowed as he heard him mention the night's deal, and he stared at Faraday.

Mann has always kept the account of that incident in his heart.

How did Faraday communicate information with military technology, and how much did he get paid from military technology?

Mann really wanted to know how the man in front of him almost killed himself step by step.

"And what do you want?"

Faraday was expressionless and continued to scold.

"This operation was a failure, and Arasaka should have been aware of it"

"We must wait for the target to lower their vigilance before looking for a new opportunity to act"

"I hope you pay attention and don't act recklessly"

"There are a lot of cyberpunks that can work in Night City, you have to figure out your strength and positioning"

"I don't want anything like this to happen in the future"

"Understood?"

Mann's eyes were full of anger, but he didn't dare to really break with Faraday in public.

Faraday, as the middleman of Night City, is quite strong.

Relying on military technology behind it, whether it is honorarium, intelligence, commission, etc., it is first-class.

Being able to frequently issue tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands, or hundreds of thousands of commissions, is enough to show that Faraday has a wide network and clever means.

In Night City, it's rare to meet a middleman who is rich and trustworthy, and who can often have a job.

Mann also knows a number of more powerful intermediaries, such as Rog, the queen of the afterlife, who is famous throughout Night City.

But Rogge's commissions are often arranged for trusted acquaintances, and they will not fall to street mercenaries casually.

As the leading boss, Mann still has a team to feed, and in the face of the powerful middleman Faraday, he can only hold his temper and listen to the lesson.

Faraday saw that his eyes seemed unconvinced, so he condescendingly lectured.

"I give orders, you obey orders, that's the rule"

As soon as the words fell.

A black convoy had already driven into the small square, which immediately attracted the attention of everyone present.

The logo displayed by the team is all too familiar.

Arasaka Company?

The convoy slowly stopped, and the door opened in the middle of the Arasaka company limousine.

"Rules?"

Saw.

A lady stepped on red heels and stepped out of the car, her bright burgundy ponytail tied behind her head, her eyebrows like fire, and her eyes like torches.

"I'd like to hear what other rules there are in the middleman business."