Chapter 19: The Dance of Death
After learning the whole story, Alan immediately headed to Watson.
To the north of Watson is a nightclub called Dance of Death, which looks like an abandoned factory from the outside, but inside it is a cave that the Vortex Gang has transformed into a nightclub, and the members of the Vortex Gang are different from ordinary fans, except for the "music" of the Tinnitus Band. The crazy super-modifiers describe these "tones" as "complex," "varied," and "audible."
If you want to party here and enjoy cool new death metal music, you must acknowledge the authority of the Vortex Gang and abide by their customs.
In the elevator of Dance of Death, a member of the Vortex Gang seems to have taken drugs; "Hey, buddy, you're not a good fit here, you're from the company, right?"
Alan straightened his cuffs and said lazily; "No way, the pressure in the company is too much, endless overtime, only here can I indulge well."
"Hahaha, that's right, it's dry!!"
As the elevator slowly ascended, there was a burst of music from upstairs.
Vortex Gang member: "Did you hear that?" Tinnitus Band. Homemade, my favorite! ”
Ding, the third floor has arrived.
"See you buddy." After leaving the elevator, Alan entered the interior of the Dance of Death, and the decoration of this place couldn't help but open his eyes a little, and the sound of the stereo was turned up to the maximum, and even his heart shook with it. Red lasers danced on the light stands, and the guests on the dance floor went crazy and swayed to the music. According to Alan's judgment, this is the effect of taking psychedelics.
"Hey, where's your boss, I have something to talk to him about." Alan shouted.
Vortex Gang member: "You're looking for Royce?" Hahahaha, you're new, I'm not stopping you if you're in a hurry to find death, come with me, hahaha!! ”
Alan: "Royce, is he scary?" ”
"Royce is a madman with no self-control, and you can't predict his behavior - maybe he'll pull out a gun and cut a hole in your head just for fun. But even if Royce is really crazy, he may be the most capable and organized madman in town. All along, he has kept the Vortex Gang very prosperous. Because if you want to live, you can only do business with him. ”
On the couch by the fence on the second floor, there sat a bald man in a leather coat with a beard, and Royce was an unforgettable guy, not only because of his fashion taste, but also because of the pair of red LED prosthetic eyes that looked like they were fished from hell.
"Royce! There's a newcomer here who wants to see you, and I've brought him here. ”
"Who the fuck are you? The company is here? Looking for me to talk about business? Royce kept wiping the pistol in his hand, and from time to time he made an aiming motion.
Ailan said lightly: "My name is Ailan, a person from Arasaka Company, as for whether you can talk about business, it depends on your attitude." ”
As soon as the words fell, bang! A bullet flew down Alan's face, but Alan remained unmoved.
"Look at my attitude!? That's the attitude! A company dog dares to pose in front of Lao Tzu, and he is tired of being crooked, right? Royce pointed a gun at Alan's head, and the situation instantly entered a state of tension.
"I'm here to find someone, his name is Lawrence, I don't know if you have any impressions." Alan said coldly, with no fear in his eyes.
"Hahahaha!! Interesting.... A company dog came to the Vortex Gang yard to find a sliver,"
"So, you know him."
"Yes, that note is in my hand, he blocked Lao Tzu's way of wealth and offended some people, if you don't arrest him, who will you arrest."
"Where is he?"
Royce said with a disdainful face: "Why should I tell you, how old are you!" ”
"I said it could be an easy deal, but if you're so reluctant to cooperate, I wouldn't mind using any other method."
"Deal? Okay! 20,000 yuan, pay money in one hand and hand in people, not one less. ”
"No problem, but you'll have to let me see Lawrence first."
Royce smiled; "Huh..... Bring our Officer Lawrence up, tap, don't break it. ”
"Break....?" Just as Alan was still thinking about what Royce meant by this, the younger brother on the side had already dragged a sack up the stairs.
"Inspect the goods, is it the person you want."
Alan looked at the sack in front of him, and hesitated a little, it was very dark and humanoid inside, could it be Officer Lawrence! Ailan slowly squatted down and untied the rope at the mouth of the sack, and a strong smell of blood suddenly came from inside.
Soon, when Alan finally saw the people inside, he suddenly fell to his knees with a snap; His voice trembled and he said, "This is.... What do you mean? ”
Royce said indifferently: "Hehe, what do you mean, Officer Lawrence, you want, I brought it to you, you should pay, hurry up." ”
"You don't pretend to be stupid for me, you know what I mean!" Alan's hands clenched into fists, and he asked, holding back his anger.
When you see the Vortex Gang, you might think, "That's what they're called bold transhuman vanguards." "If they're just testing the limits of human flesh on themselves, then you're probably right... It's just a pity that they also like to do "experiments" on those who unfortunately fall into their own hands.
Lawrence's face has been altered beyond recognition, with red cyber eyes in hollow eye sockets, a chin transformed into a metal machine, and a hand that has been cut off to fit a rusty mechanical prosthetic hand.
"Oh~ You said this, the subordinates are idle and bored and pretending to play, and the rest assured people are still panting."
"Pretending to be playful...... Hehe, you really don't know what you've done. Alan sneered, but his hands kept shaking.
"Well, as a commemoration of the first transaction, I'll leave you some gifts."
"Oh? Gift? ”
"yes, look." Alan suddenly pointed to the Vortex gang member who had brought Officer Lawrence up.
Zizi———— Zizi!! With a burst of electricity, the man collapsed at Royce's feet, "And this." Alan pointed again, and the man standing next to Royce fell to the ground. The air gradually filled the air with the smell of burning, the smell of roasted brain flowers.
Just when everyone was still in shock, there was a sudden snap, and the whole audience fell into darkness.
"What's happening!"
"There's a power outage!?"
"Hey, what about the boy!"
Syllable! The power was restored in an instant, but compared to the noisy noise of the nightclub just now, the current dance of death, only death remained, the hall floor was full of corpses, and only Alan and Royce were left to move.
Royce changed his previous arrogant attitude, and he was a little incomprehensible about what had happened just now; "You.... What did you do. ”
Ailan said coldly, "As you can see, they are all dead. ”
"This ..... How is this possible.... Is it a hacker? Royce apparently couldn't believe what was happening before him, and immediately turned his gun on Alan.
"Do you want to guess which of the two of us will die the moment you pull the trigger." Alan leaned against the railing and stared down indifferently at the corpses that littered the hall, not even turning his head to look at Royce.
"How did you do it, kill so many people in one instant." Facing the strange man in front of him, Royce's hand holding up the gun trembled a little,
"A simple hack, coupled with an electromagnetic short-circuit of two million volts, is finally diffusion propagation." Alan explained mechanically.
"This .........."
"Royce, do you think I'm going to kill you?" Alan suddenly turned his head and stared at Royce and asked, his eyes shining with blood-red light, as if the next moment Royce would be like the people below, turning into an electric brain.
In the face of this kind of know-how question; Royce replied in surprise; "No, it won't."
The air was filled with a feeling of suffocation for a moment, and Royce stared at Ailan deadly, not daring to let go of the gun in his hand for a moment, thinking in his heart that if Ailan planned to do it, he would kill him even if he died together.
Alan sneered; "Hmph, congratulations on your right answer, I won't kill you."
Royce breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, and his arm, which he had not dared to put down for a long time, gradually relaxed.
After saying that, Alan came to Officer Lawrence's side, gently carried him behind him, came to Royce, stared at him and said, "Royce, you kill yourself, I don't want to dirty my hands." ”
Under the effect of the monthly reading, Alan's words are like a verdict. Royce slowly aimed the gun at his head, and finally pulled the trigger, and the bullet passed through his temple, ending his life of sin.
Maybe Royce didn't think about why he died today, because he provoked a big man in the company, or because a rival gang hired a killer, or because he killed this policeman named Lawrence.
In fact, the reason for this is very simple, because he ruined this happy family and deeply hurt the little girl named Shirley, but just to have fun.
Tonight Night City is missing a righteous police officer,
A girl has lost her father forever.
On a rainy night, Alan drove the car on the way to Heywood, and after suffering from the inhuman surgery of the Vortex Gang, Lawrence died in pain due to the lack of regular and timely treatment, and is now lying quietly in the back seat.
Before he breathed in Alan's arms, he was still muttering, "Shirley....... Shirley."
At this moment, Ailan's heart was mixed, his hands were tightly gripping the steering wheel, and there was only one question in his mind, how to tell Shirley this bad news.