Chapter 485: Unexpected
The lark he knew was actually taken over by a black-walled AI... Li De lowered his head, only feeling chills all over his body.
Thinking back to the time when he came into contact with larks these days, the other party really didn't behave like the girl he knew in the past.
She was more irritable, paranoid, and even insane, and even her hacking skills were far beyond his expectations, like a monster born specifically to kill, and on several occasions even he felt viscerally terrified of the girl.
He thought it was the Lark that had been transformed in the past 7 years without his knowledge, and had become an even more ruthless and cold-blooded agent than him... But now listening to what Lin Mo said, all this is done by AI?
And their immediate boss - President Myers could not have known about it!
As for whether what Lin Mo mentioned just now is correct, Li De doesn't have much doubt about it, as an extremely good agent, he has his own set of rational judgment of right and wrong, and the ability to lie the truth.
According to the information currently known, what Lin Mo said is most likely true.
"How is it, it doesn't feel good to be deceived by your master, right?" Lin Mo propped his hands on both sides of the box, sat on it and asked leisurely.
Li De's expression was calm, as if he had long been accustomed to it, and said:
"In my opinion, this kind of thing is very common."
"Yo." Lin Mo snorted mockingly and shook his head: "If I were the president of Xinmei, then I would be very happy to have such a loyal dog as you under my hands." ”
"So what? Even if you're president, no matter what you think of me, things won't change, I'm just an agent under the CIA, and serving the country is my job, but it's my duty. Li De replied flatly.
Lin Mo glanced at him with a deep gaze, and was silent for a long time, not knowing what to think.
If there were other acquaintances around, such as Lucy, Sasha, or Jack, they would definitely be extremely familiar with Lin Mo's current expression
- But any plan that requires deep consideration and is related to the future, he will make such a performance and think about it for a while.
In the end, as if he had figured out something, Lin Mo smiled again and asked:
"It seems that it is impossible to pry some information out of your mouth, so we can change the topic and talk about it, can I ask you, what do you think of Xinmei and President Myers?"
Li De raised his head and looked at Lin Mo a little suspiciously.
He couldn't guess the reason why Lin Mo asked these questions, but the other party obviously didn't want to talk casually, but had a deeper purpose.
Are you trying to win me over? Or do you want to take this opportunity to get closer to me so that you can get the information out of my mouth?
"I don't understand what you mean." Li De replied succinctly.
"Nothing, just wanted to talk." Lin Mo shrugged his shoulders, and his words were quite mocking:
"Why, you didn't want to reveal the organization behind you from the beginning, even if this is already an open-book question for me, but now you don't want to evaluate Xinmei and Miles, isn't there a ghost in your heart?"
It seems that I can only answer him truthfully... Li De observed Lin Mo's face expressionlessly.
He can understand that as a captive, the other party still keeps him alive and chats with him here, and the reason is definitely not some bullshit reason such as "cherishing talents" and "sympathy between strong men".
The other party just wants to get some valuable information from his mouth, and the main purpose is to wait here for the lark to wake up, and he is just a bonus.
If the lark wakes up and tells the boy everything, he will become worthless and will eventually be abandoned.
It's not a shame to sacrifice one's life for the country, but Li De feels that he always has to do something for his country.
After thinking about it for a while, Li De finally replied in a calm tone:
"Shinmi is just a small country, and the woman who rules it is ambitious and delusional to restore the country to its former status, and there is nothing wrong with her ideas, but many times, ambition tends to crush reason."
"So you look down on that woman too?" Lin Mo asked with a smile.
"I didn't say anything like that." Li De is still cautious in his words and deeds.
Lin Mo nodded, smiled very subtly, and finally didn't say anything.
When he successfully arrested Li De back tonight, he had already learned Li De's identity in advance through the intelligence channels of Knight and Lai Xuan.
- One of the best agents of the former CIA, he is also a star figure in the bureau, who was the head of the intelligence agency of Night City during the Unification War 7 years ago, abandoned by Shinmi after the war, and disappeared in an ambush by the Arasaka Company, and he does not know whether he lives or dies.
The above is the character information that Lin Mo obtained from Arasaka Company through Lai Xuan's channel, and then Knight also conducted a deep dig into this person's information.
Now it seems that Li De should have lurked in Night City by faking his death.
Seven years have passed since that war, which means that this man has been lurking in Night City for seven years, and he is still not allowed to reveal any rumors, which will mean that his living conditions are not too good.
It is not an easy task to have good achievements, but still be so conscientious and hardworking.
It is not difficult to obtain information about these people.
After all, Li De himself is in his own hands, he has not had plastic surgery, and his facial features are still stored in the database of Arasaka Company.
However, although he is very optimistic about Li De's loyalty and dedication, Lin Mo still values his "merits" and potential value in the CIA.
If this person can be used, the reward may be much greater than killing him.
And the other party doesn't look like a person who is loyal to the president, and it should be the system and the new beauty that can make him pay for his life.
"Where is this?"
A sudden female voice interrupted the silent atmosphere between Lin Mo and Li De.
The timing of the sound was very clever, just when Lin Mo didn't know what to say.
The two of them looked at the table in unison, and the red-haired beauty who had been lying there finally woke up, supporting the table with one hand and rubbing her head vigorously with the other.
"My head hurts... Finally... What happened! The lark muttered in a low voice, in a pained tone.
"Xiao Song, are you okay?" Li De hurriedly asked with concern.
Lin Mo was still sitting, quietly observing her.
It should be that his own personality consciousness has just awakened, resulting in the memory of being taken over by the black wall AI no longer exists.
The lark opened its hazy eyes, and its eyes were dark, no longer the eerie red they had been.
She looked at Li De who was tied to the chair, and also looked at Lin Mo who was sitting on a box, and the thoughts in her head were flying:
"Li De? How are you here... And you, who are you? ”
Lin Mo bowed his head and responded politely: "My name is Lin Mo, and this is the first time we have met, Miss Lark." ”
"You know me?" The lark asked confusedly.
"The neural matrix, the black wall AI in your head, your little life, and little Beidou... When you hear these things, you know where I came from, right? Lin Mo smiled.
The lark's eyes widened and she asked, "Are you the mysterious liaison?" ”
"He's my accomplice." Lin Mo said succinctly:
"But now is not the time to talk about this, instead of dwelling on me, why don't you tell me what happened to you, and remember, Miss lark, what happened to you before you lost your memory?"
He looked at Li De, who was silent on the side, smiled slightly and continued: "My old friends and you know are very curious about this. ”
The lark was stunned, and turned its head to look at Li De with a stiff neck.
The latter's face was calm as usual, and he nodded to her silently, as if he had been so calm all along.
But the lark thought she was not mistaken, and when she woke up, Li De did have a moment of concern and worry.
Thinking of this, the expression on her face began to become a little guilty, as if she remembered something, and she didn't dare to look directly into Li De's eyes again.
Li De was also looking at the lark, and found that she suddenly avoided his gaze, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief in his heart.
His observation is very keen, and he can naturally see that the lark's emotions are very complicated at the moment, giving people the feeling that the two of them have been separated for a long time, and they have finally met today.
The lark can now show this kind of humanized emotion, instead of being as cold and ruthless as before, which also shows that Lin Mo is right, the "lark" he saw before is most likely a lark controlled by the black wall AI.
Right now, Lin Mo asked the lark to tell the truth about the whole thing, and Li De didn't try to stop it.
He can be very himself, and he will never allow himself to reveal the slightest bit of information to the enemy, even if it costs him his life for the country.
But if it is someone else on his side who tells the information, he will not force the other party to stick to the information, but will do his best to make up for the mistakes made by the other party.
He has always been very tolerant of his own people, even if it costs him his life.
Under the gaze of Lin Mo and Li De, the lark grabbed her head with both hands in pain, as if recalling the incident was a very painful torture for her.
"It's Murphy the spider! That hacker who used to work with Johnny Silver and was famous in the 20s! Back then, she also used the Soul Killer to make herself a data consciousness in cyberspace, and a few days ago she contacted me through the black wall, and she also reached a cooperation with Miles! ”
Lin Mo, who was sitting on the box and wanted to have fun, suddenly became uncalm, his body straightened slightly, and his face showed a look of surprise.
That's kind of interesting.