It was the first time that White Night had come to such a high-end place in Night City.

"This is where the rich live. Regina Jones said with emotion: "Mercenaries work hard for 100 years." I can't afford a fraction of such a place. ”】

White Night is a little strange, I don't know how Regina Jones is so sentimental today.

She used to talk very little, and she was not such a person.

Have you been stimulated by anything lately?

Bai Ye thought back to some of the information he had just seen.

In this luxury apartment, only two people live. Director Perares, and his wife Elizabeth.

Perarez is a well-known young talent in Night City, having already taken the position of mayor around the age of 40. It can be said that the future is immeasurable.

I don't know what happened to this high-ranking politician, and the resources around him are no longer able to solve his troubles. Middlemen and mercenaries need to be found to solve the problem.

White Night and Regina Jones were at the door of the luxury mansion and rang the video doorbell outside the mansion.

["Regina Jones? You are here, come up directly. The Director is waiting for you in the room. A cold female voice came. 】

White Night knew that the owner of this voice was Elizabeth, Perares' wife.

As Elizabeth finished speaking, the door opened automatically.

White Night and Regina Jones enter the elevator. They don't have to do anything, and the elevator automatically rises to the top floor.

"25th floor, penthouse" This is what is shown on the elevator panel.

The elevator is fast. It didn't take long for them to rise to the top in the white night.

The elevator doors opened automatically, and a woman stood in front of her. The material of the clothes he wears looks very expensive.

"You're here. Elizabeth said, "I hope this time the people will not be as useless as the previous two." ”】

[Before you and Regina Jones could speak, Elizabeth continued, "Come with me first. Let Pellarez tell you the details. ”】

["Is Mr. Director busy right now? Regina Jones asked casually.

Elizabeth didn't look back, and said as she walked: "He is preparing for a debate, and it won't take long, and it will be all right soon." ”

"For the sake of your visit, I have rearranged his schedule. None of his meetings are in his office today, so no one will bother you. ”】

"Excuse us? You're talking about ......," Regina Jones asked, confused.

Elizabeth: "You'll find out later." ”】

White Night watched Elizabeth's arrangement be in good order. It seems that Elizabeth is not only the wife of the director, but also his assistant.

And it's clear that they take it very seriously. Even this matter changed the schedule.

White Night followed Elizabeth forward. On both sides of the hallway are a lot of electronic artworks, and the screen shows paintings, as if the screen is not stable, and there is a constant flickering. It looks a little weird.

You have come to a luxurious hall. This is the director's office, and the director is sitting at his desk at this time, talking on the phone and looking very irritable. 】

[Seeing you walk in, the director hung up the phone in a hurry. 】

["Let me introduce you. Regina Jones took the initiative to say, "This is the person I brought with me today." V, absolutely reliable, strength beyond your expectations. ”】

[The director said with some suspicion: "I found two intermediaries before, and the mercenaries they introduced also said the same.] But those two people are really average. ”】

[Regina Jones has great confidence in you: "I think even if you're not on the streets, you've heard of V's name."] He was the one who killed the Shoho Jotaro of the Tiger Claw Gang some time ago. He was also the one who hunted down the scavenger alone. These are just two of his insignificant achievements. ”】

What Regina Jones said made Bai Ye feel a little embarrassed. But if you think about it, he did it himself, and there is nothing wrong with it.

[Hearing Regina Jones's words, both the Director and Elizabeth look at you seriously.] The director slowly sat up straight: "That's it...... I did hear your name, V. ”】

["But there were some rumors that you died."] It's been a long time since I've been active in Night City. Elizabeth interjected at this point. 】

[Explain briefly: "I went to other cities to do something before."] The trip took almost a month. ”】

[The Secretary and Elizabeth did not dwell on this issue.] The director stretched out his hand: "Please take a seat." Let's get straight to the point. ”】

[You and Regina Jones sit down on the couch.] The director looks at you and says, "I'll just tell you what's going on." ”

"Someone broke into my house some time ago. And it's not the usual kind of break-in. The director's expression was very serious, and he was a little nervous when he thought about it. 】

White Night observes and reasons at the same time. According to the Director, this has been happening for some time. At this time, he still said it with nervousness, which proved that he was indeed very impressed by this incident, and was frightened a lot.

[The director continues: "A few days ago in the dead of night. I was woken up by a sound, it was like someone's noise. ”

"I immediately grabbed my pistol and wanted to get out of the bedroom and have a look."

"As a result, I saw a stranger in my own home! He looked like he was going to draw a gun, so I shot him. ”】

"So you killed the intruder."] You speak. 】

[The director's expression becomes strange: "I...... I do not know. I started to get dizzy, and then I just fainted. By the time I woke up in the morning, the man was gone. ”

"I want you to find him out and find out what this man is trying to do?" 】

Bai Ye listened to it and was sure that he must do this task.

That's exactly what you want! Judging by the director's description, this is the task of the detective.

[You ask, "Didn't you seek help from law enforcement when something like this happened?"] ”】

Elizabeth said, "We don't want to make a big deal out of it, and we don't want to attract any attention.] You know, the media guys are swooping down like flies. ”】

White Night can understand them. After all, he is the director, and his identity is too special. Once you tell the NCPD, it will attract the attention of many unrelated people. It even caused the media to intervene, and then it would be troublesome.

"Of course, we informed our private security. ”】

White Night noticed a few points.

The director chose the private security of his own home, and it was a small company, not a big company like Wasteboard or Military Technology. They didn't say exactly why they chose the company.

What follows is where this accident is really weird.

[Director: "It was only after we notified the security that we found out something really weird.] ”

"After the security inspections were carried out, they said that there was no sign of a break-in and no signs of shooting."

"The surveillance cameras didn't catch anything. The guards outside didn't hear or see any movement. ”

"Anyway, they came to the conclusion that I was having a nightmare."

"Madame gave the security company a day off. So that I can invite you to come. The same is true of the people I invited before. ”】

Bai Ye listened to the words of the director and thought in his heart.

Either that, or the director is really having a nightmare. Either that's the security company there's something wrong with it.

In his experience, nine out of nine are the latter.

"The security company is pushing their responsibilities cleanly. "There's no shortage of sarcasm. 】

[You continue to ask, "What does an intruder look like?" Do you remember? ”】

[The director recalls the previous content: "It was very dark at that time.] I just remember that he had something like a mask on his face. It may also be an implant. That's all I can remember. ”】

It seems that it is basically impossible to find the intruder from the outside. The Director could not provide any useful leads.

It's a tricky case.

Bai Ye even felt that this case was similar to the matter of [Judge].

There are no clues from many directions. It even made him feel a little at a loss for what to do.

If there is one more person who can locate the identity of the intruder, it is "motivation".

The intruder entered the director's home, and he must have had his purpose. Either for money, or for some conspiracy.

[You ask, "Is there anything missing from the house after this incident?"] ”】

[Both the Director and Elizabeth said they hadn't lost anything.] They thought it might be that the intruder was discovered as soon as they entered, so they didn't have time to commit the crime. 】

White Nights always felt like this.

In this case, the intruder has little information to provide in the whole thing. Then we have to start with another aspect.

It's this security company.

After the director told the security company about the whole thing, the security company said that there was nothing unusual in any way, and even thought that the director was having a nightmare.

Such an attitude is obviously very problematic.

And White Night has been in Night City for so long, and he has never heard of the name of this security company.

[You ask, "Can you tell us about the origin of this security company?"] ”】

[The director recalled: "The name of this company is Sweet Dream."] They have been operating in Night City for over a decade now, are very old in qualifications, and have a lot of customers. And our choice of it is also recommended by acquaintances. Say trustworthy. ”

The director said this, looked at you and asked, "Do you think it could be the ghost behind this dream company?" ”】

[You didn't answer him directly, you just said that you still need to investigate.] 】

[You thought about it for a moment and asked the director, "Do you have any suspicions?" For example, the enemies and political enemies that were established before. ”】

[The director smiled bitterly.] "It's too much, it's just too much. Do you know? Want to climb to this position. I don't know how many enemies to set up along the way. ”

"If I had to make a list, I could spend the whole day."

The director said to you: "I advise you not to start in this direction, there will be no results." ”】

Bai Ye thought about it, and basically couldn't get any useful clues from the director.

He spoke to the Director and Elizabeth. Stand up in the room, ready to look for clues.

Since the director said that he fired the gun that night, there must have been traces in the room. It can't be covered up so easily.

Elizabeth stands up. "I'll take you to have a look, and you can tell me if you have any questions." 】

[First of all, you came to the night, and the director found the location of the intruder. 】

[This room is upstairs.] It was another huge office, and as soon as I opened the door, I was greeted by a huge screen, which was already smeared, flashing with green images, and I didn't know what it was. 】

White Night's instinctive feeling must be that there must be something wrong with this screen.

But the first thing they have to investigate is to find out the location of the uninvited guest. White Night kept this clue in mind for the time being.

[The location of the exchange of fire between the Director and the intruder is in the hallway.] You turn on the data perspective, and all of a sudden, there's a pool of blood on the ground. This bloodstain has been artificially processed, but it cannot be erased from your data perspective. They used some chemical solvents that were not visible on the surface and could be easily detected from a data perspective. 】

[You also quickly spot bullet holes in the wall in the data perspective.] If you look closely, you see that the bullet hole has been artificially filled. The repaired area has not even dried the paint. 】

[These small details can be hidden from the director and his wife, but they are so obvious in your eyes. 】

Seeing this, you have basically determined that the person who does these things is the Sweet Dream Security Company.

After the director told them what had happened. Instead of choosing to help him deal with the trouble, Sweet Dream Security Company looked for an opportunity to clean up all the traces.

Why is that?

The best explanation that Bai Ye could think of in his heart was that the "intruder" was himself a person from the Sweet Dream Security Company!

He didn't jump to conclusions, but went elsewhere.

[You turn on the data perspective and walk around the room.] 】

[I found that next to the huge screen, there was a secret door!] 】

[You ask Elizabeth, "Why do you have such a secret door in your office?"] ”】

[Elizabeth's words take you aback: "Secret door? What secret door? How did I not know? ”】

There is a secret door in his own home. And the people in the room didn't even know the door existed.

The whole thing is getting weirder and weirder.

White Night pointed out the secret door to Elizabeth. Elizabeth shuddered, but finally mustered up the courage to ask him to open the door for help.

[You opened this door directly through hacking. 】

[When the door opens, you see what is inside.] It was a huge room, facing a transparent glass from which the director's bedroom could be seen, and there was no privacy at all. 】

[There are also a lot of electronic devices around.] Includes a large number of computers and signal transceiver equipment. 】