The gray and silent factory area reveals a deathly silence, the moonlight is lonely, the streets are deserted, and none of the people who live nearby dare to go out at such a time, for fear of meeting a murderer on the road and ending their lives.

An hour had gone back in time, and the scavengers were singing and dancing, all of whom were now lying on the ground without a sound.

After the initiator of all this left, the factory has now lost its former liveliness, and the corpses all over the ground are even more shocking.

Soon after death, due to the relaxation of muscles, the filth in the body will also be excreted, so the air is filled with a smell of blood and rancidity.

Perhaps during the day, the "scavengers" of the city would take a certain risk to come here and pick up the rags and exchange them for money, but now less than two hours have passed, and no "scavengers" have dared to come to such a place.

But there will still be people who will come, not the "scavengers" at the bottom of Night City, but the "managers" from above.

A silver-gray Chevrolet Thrace 388 Jefferson slowly drove towards the gate of the factory, and the steel vehicle, which was not lightweight, came to a calm stop.

The door opened, and a man in a suit stepped out of the car.

Looking around, when he saw the dead bodies on the empty field of the factory, his expression suddenly became very exciting, and then gradually gloomy.

"Did these guys get into trouble......" the man's brow furrowed.

He walked slowly into the factory, silently took out the gun on his waist, and vigilantly observed the environment in the factory, while the scanner of the prosthetic eye constantly observed the dead bodies lying on the ground.

"Gunshot wounds from large-caliber firearms ... There are also wounds from accurate headshots from small-caliber pistols...... Wait, how can there be so many headless corpses. ”

The more men look at it, the more frightened they become, and the more they look at it, the more frightened they become.

The corpses that fell to the ground gathered into a fountain of blood that solidified over time, outlining a scarlet pattern, and none of the scavengers in the entire factory area were able to escape.

Even the scavengers who tried to escape and walked not far from the exit died in the middle of the process, the smooth cut in their necks that seemed to have been severed by some sharp weapon.

The man even zoomed in on the visual distance multiple, and upon closer inspection, there was hardly a trace of roughness at the edge of the severed neck of the corpse......

What kind of sharp, swift weapon could cause this result?

"Arasaka Corporation's ninja troops...... Could it be that these guys provoked the Arasaka Company? The man guessed in a low voice.

The current situation was no longer something that his little minion could handle, and the man quickly dialed the phone, his eyes lit up with orange-yellow light.

"Hey, what's going on, did anything happen during the transaction?" A majestic and indifferent male voice came from the other end of the communicator.

The man's forehead sweated slightly, and he said respectfully and humbly:

"Mr. Goodwin, I arrived at the trading site on time, but I'm sorry that something unexpected did happen here...... The gang of scavengers was all wiped out. ”

"Huh?" The man on the other end of the call said in a slightly surprised tone, uncertainly:

"How so? I also spoke to them on the phone this morning. ”

"Wait a minute, Mr. Goodwin, I'll take you some pictures." The man said respectfully, and the prosthetic eye snapped a few pictures of the scene as quickly as a camera.

Not only that, but the man also thoughtfully marked these photos with a mosaic.

The other end of the phone was silent for a moment, and seemed to be shocked by these photos of the mosaic.

After a while, a voice came from the other end of the phone:

"It's like purgatory...... I'll send you a drawing of the building of their base, and you can go to the basement of Plant 3 to see if the goods we need are still available. ”

"Okay."

Following Goodwin's instructions, the man walked to the basement door of Plant 3.

However, when he saw the sharp cut at the gate, he couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart.

With such a strong gate, how strong and sharp can it be to cut through this iron gate?

After a moment's hesitation, the man walked into the basement.

This was the first time he had come to the den of the scavengers, and he was the one who came to the door on weekdays, and the scavengers would naturally greet him as a customer with respect.

And those goods that have been prepared for a long time will naturally be delivered to him personally, and his only task is nothing more than to give the money to this group of greedy hyenas.

Now that he has walked into such a disgusting den and witnessed the evil deeds of the scavengers up close, the man's face is a little ugly, and he has a deeper understanding of the cruelty of these scavengers.

Unfamiliar with the environment, the man walked for a while, and finally reluctantly found a place to place the "goods" according to the structural diagram given by Goodwin.

Opening the door and walking in, a stream of cold, dry gas rushed in, and the man scanned the layout of the storage room, and the scanner also analyzed the dead body.

"Is it because you can't bear the injuries and die?"

The man whispered uncertainly.

He saw no other wounds on the corpses, except for the surgical wounds left by the scavengers.

He continued to dial the phone and responded:

"Mr. Goodwin, that cargo isn't here."

"yes, I see." Goodwin did not react, as if he had expected such an outcome, and he went on to command:

"You look there and see if there are any other clues as to why this gang of scavengers was wiped out."

Cold sweat broke out on the man's cheeks, he is not a professional investigator, like this situation, everyone is dead, how can he investigate.

He knew very well that the gang of scavengers, numbering nearly a hundred, had made a lot of money from doing business with several companies, and was better equipped than the rest of the small groups.

A person who has the strength to do this kind of thing will definitely not forget the traces of dealing with the scene, he is an errand runner, let him find clues, and he will inevitably look up to him.

"Mr. Goodwin, if you don't have this goods, will it affect the research process of the product?" The man continued to walk deeper into the basement.

"There will be a certain impact, but it will not affect the release date of the product, but it is naturally best to be able to ship the goods back smoothly." Goodwin said lightly:

"Speaking of which, there have been a lot of accidents during this period of time, first the small gang that helped fight the black hand was destroyed for no reason, and now the sellers who have been contacted have also been destroyed...... It would have been nice to catch that fringe team last week, and it would definitely have greatly accelerated the speed of product research. ”

As he walked, the man replied flatteringly:

"Mr. Goodwin doesn't need to worry about this little thing, the development of the product will take a lot of time, not to mention that our latest berserk software will be able to crush all the products of the same type on the market, and maybe even break with San Weistein, for the sake of this prosthesis, no amount of time is worth it."

"You're right, important things can't be rushed, and the loss of one or two experimental products will not affect the progress of research and development." Goodwin couldn't agree more.

The man couldn't help but smile a little.

As expected, when it comes to the future prospects of this product, the R&D director will definitely be in a much better mood.

And the boss is in a better mood, so he will not take the accident of this work trip to his heart.

"Has Mr. Goodwin found a replacement for the loss of the goods this time?" The man continued.

"This is just a small problem, in a place like Night City, the most important thing is goods, I have already found other candidates, but the most urgent ...... at the moment"

"it." Goodwin's speech was interrupted by the man's sudden exclamation.

"What's the matter?" Goodwin asked with a frown.

The man swallowed, staring blankly at the corpse on the ground that had been cut in half, the two arms that were missing the upper half of his body, and the huge head that was almost stuck to the wall.

"Brutus, he's dead..."

"Heh, all the gangs under his command are dead, can he still live alone?" Goodwin sneered.

It's just that you don't see the scene...... The man thought to himself, but finally looked away, unable to bear to look at this bloody scene again.

After searching the place for a while, the man finally found the central control room, and he skillfully took out the personal data cable and connected it to all the surveillance cameras in this basement.

After a long time, he sighed silently: "Sure enough, all the monitoring data has been destroyed. ”

When linking to the intranet of the central control room, he specifically rummaged through the monitoring data of this place.

As a result, all the surveillance data from this morning to the present has been corrupted, and the hackers who have operated it all have been so clever that they have left little trace of recovery.

But... It's none of his business.

"How's it going, did you find anything?" Goodwin's voice rang out again.

The man smiled humbly, thought about the words in his heart for a moment, and then said:

"I'm sorry, Mr. Goodwin, the surveillance data here has been almost completely destroyed, and I haven't found any clues, but I found some suspicious traces of battle at the scene."

"What traces?" Goodwin asked with interest.

"The dead scavenger was covered in the marks of sharp cuts, and the basement was full of charred ash from the explosion, indicating that Mr. Brutus must have used all his means to avoid the carnage...... He was cut into several pieces. ”

"Are you saying that the murderer of all this is a very professional team and good at swords?" There was a rare look of astonishment on Goodwin's face.

"Yes, with Brutus's prosthetic transformation, ordinary gangsters and marginalized people are no match for him, and he has also implanted Sianweistan, which can force him to escape, I guess there is only one possibility......"

"The murderer must be the ninja army of the Arasaka Company!" The man said firmly.

Goodwin frowned, feeling inexplicably that this speculation was not reliable, and he was not willing to believe this explanation.

But after thinking about it, it seems that there is no other possibility.

Skilled at melee weapons, and can also annihilate entire groups of scavengers without letting anyone escape...... This kind of terrifying combat effectiveness is probably only possible if the company takes action.

And among the top marginal teams, there are not many teams that can do this, but there are very few marginal people who are good at using swords.

Anyway, judging from his current cognition and information about the afterlife bar, there are no such marginal people who like to use swords.

The most critical point is, how did the originally booked goods disappear?

Did Arasaka save her? Or did you run away on your own?

"How could these guys offend Arasaka......" Goodwin whispered in confusion.

"Who knows... Judging by the character of this group of guys, they are the most greedy jackals, perhaps because something has a conflict with the Arasaka company. The man continued to "add to the bricks" of his explanation.

Goodwin pondered for a long time, and finally sighed silently: "It's a pity that we have lost a convenient supplier. ”

"Sir, is there anything else you would like to instruct?" The man looked around again, but found nothing.

"Since the goods are gone, there's no reason to stay there, and I didn't pay the deposit anyway." Goodwin thought for a long time, and finally said, "Come back." ”

It's just a cargo, and he can't afford to bother to care about such trivial matters, but the news of the destruction of this group of scavengers is more worthy of his attention.

"Okay."

The man secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and smiled slightly at the corner of his mouth.

As smart as I am, this matter has finally been fooled!