When the dust settled, some of the bold Nighttown residents poked their heads out and looked at the hideous crater in the middle of the street.

In the distance, a rapid siren sounded, then got closer.

Arasaka agents, who were originally on guard nearby, also quickly moved closer to the location of the incident.

But when the two groups of people finally squeezed through the crowd and came to the big pit, they only saw a tin corpse that seemed to have been run over thousands of times by a heavy object, and it had no head.

"That's . Adam Hammer !! ”

Meanwhile, next to Japantown, the Westbrook-North Oak district.

The North Oak District was once known as a refuge for displaced people due to the effects of nuclear war, until major businesses moved into Night City, turning it into a fantastic high-end residential area.

The Arasaka family's private residence in Night City is located here.

Today, it is home to elites and celebrities from all walks of life, and is full of luxurious manor villas, exquisite man-made landscaping, adjustable micro-biomes and tight security.

And between the villa and the manor, there is a slightly dilapidated building that looks out of place.

Known as the Columbarium, it's the only cemetery in the entire Night City, and you can have a place here whether you were a good or bad person, high or low.

While all eyes are drawn to the grand parade festival next door, the late-night columbarium welcomes a new visitor.

Li Ang, who had changed into a black suit, parked the gangster at the gate of the cemetery.

Not far from there, there was an NCPD patrol police car, chatting with several police officers with coffee in hand.

North Oaks is a wealthy district, with far more security than anywhere else.

Leon did not shy away from passing them with two things.

A sober white bouquet.

A human head that is still dripping engine oil.

Perhaps it was too dark at night, or perhaps his clothes and car looked like a middleman, and the officers looked away from him for a moment before continuing to talk about the trivial matters of life.

Li Ang smiled at them, and then calmly walked into the cemetery.

Inside the square arch, huge black-gray stone tablets are erected, each with several names written on them to a greater or lesser extent.

Many of them are familiar.

Arthur Jenkins: A senior member of the counterintelligence department of the Arasaka Corporation, who died not long ago in the company's infighting.

(Company dog start, V's top boss)

Dean Russell: Husband of Claire Russell, a bartender at the Afterlife Club.

Brick: The former boss of the Vortex Gang, but he didn't die, but was imprisoned by the usurper's second-in-command.

Leon walked through the familiar names and finally stopped in front of a relatively new-looking tombstone.

This belongs to a quirky short-legged Lori.

Rebecca.

Died a year ago at the hands of Adam Hammer.

Placing the hammer's head in front of the stele, Leon patted the tombstone.

"Rest early, good night."

Then, he took the bouquet and continued inside.

The legends of Night City are piled up in the graves, and that's true.

In the deepest part of the columbarium, Leon met many famous people.

Robert Johnny Lind (Johnny Silverhand), bastard of bastards, legend of legends. In the lower left corner next to him is his ex-girlfriend, the eternal super AI Ultra Cunningham. There are also legendary mercenaries of the same era as Silver Hand: Andrew Welland (Wayland Old Snake) and many more.

But it wasn't these people that Leon was looking for.

When he walked to the stone monument directly opposite Johnny's tombstone, he stopped again.

Two names are written on the stele:

David Martinez and Gloria Martinez.

They are the mother and son, who also died a year ago.

Li Ang placed the bouquet in his hand under the two names and couldn't help but sigh.

The night sky, which was originally clear, was now raining lightly.

He doesn't usually have the habit of smoking, but now he wants to have one for some reason.

Unfortunately not.

Reluctantly, Leon turned around and prepared to leave.

I came to the columbarium today to pay tribute to these friends who have never met.

He thinks that the Arakin Festival in Japan Town should be moved here, so that everyone knows that Saburo Arasaka is dead.

Just as he was thinking, a young girl with short hair appeared in the drizzle.

She paused in front of Rebecca's tombstone, looked at the hideous head on the ground, then saw the bouquet under the tombstone of David's mother and son, and finally walked up to Leon.

Leon was slightly surprised by her appearance, but quickly returned to normal.

"Is there any smoke?"

The girl was not angry at his recklessness, but took the initiative to take out a cigarette and light it for him with her own hands.

Leon exhaled a cloud of smoke, which was dispersed by fine raindrops in the blink of an eye.

"Aren't you pumping?" He asked.

The girl shook her head slightly: "Quit." ”

"You're a friend of David?"

Leon paused for a moment: "Sort of." ”

The girl smiled, "I thought he wouldn't make such a serious friend." ”

"By the way, my name is Lucy, thank you."

Li Ang raised the cigarette in his hand that had been wet by the rain: "Thank you for the cigarette too." ”

After saying that, he walked towards the outside of the columbarium.

Lucy blinked and walked to David's tombstone.

Today is a day to pay tribute to, so she came back to see her old friend.

On the other side, Li Ang walked a few steps and suddenly stopped, turned around and said, "Well, if you want to live in a different place, you can come to me." ”

Lucy didn't ask how to find him, but said, "Okay." ”

Coming out of the columbarium, Leon got into the car.

The police cars and police officers who were originally parked not far away have already left, presumably to hide from the rain.

Leon felt that he should also find a place to spend a while.

Should you go to Ritz to watch a few Mewtwo to pass the time, or will you drink a few at the next life club?

Just when it was difficult to choose, the mobile phone rang, and it was Arasaka Yoritomu calling.

Li Ang deliberately waited a few seconds before connecting: "The kidnapper is already on the run, don't rush." ”

Arasaka Yoritobu's tone sounded very serious: "I didn't mean to ask you this! Adam Hammer is dead, you know what! ”

Leon turned his head and saw a few drops of reddish oil on the co-pilot, so he reached out to wipe them clean.

"I don't know."

There was silence on the other end of the phone for a few seconds before he said, "You don't know the best." ”

"Take care of my sister."

Leaving a cold admonition, Arasaka hung up the phone.

Li Ang put away his phone casually, and continued to struggle with whether it was better to go to the next life or to go to the Liz.

After thinking for a moment, he decided to go to a place where there were many girls.

As a result, as soon as the car was started, the phone rang again.

Leon had to answer the phone while driving (don't learn).

"Yo, isn't this the famous V? How did you remember to call my company dog? ”

V on the phone sneered: "That. . . That day, it was because I drank too much, and I didn't wake up yet, and my brain was a little unconscious. ”

"You old man is magnanimous, you can't blame me, right?"

Li Ang was unmoved: "My heart is very small. ”

V hesitated for a moment, and finally lied to him: "Boss~, please, forgive me~"

Leon instantly understood that she was in big trouble that could not be solved.

"Tell me, who did you mess with this time?"

V shouted in a very pompous tone: "The boss is wise! The boss is mighty! It's just a roundworm in my stomach! I knew what I wanted to do without saying anything. ”

Li Ang replied expressionlessly: "Well, I wrote it down, you scolded the boss for being a worm." ”

V feigned anger: "No! Why are you like this? ”

Li Ang, who didn't eat oil and salt, was completely unaffected by her: "Okay, don't be hippie and smiley, what's going on." ”

V then opened his mouth to explain.

"That's right, I took a big order yesterday!"

Leon said lazily, "What? It's because I don't have enough money, and you still have to continue to lick the blood at the tip of the knife to support your family? ”

V complained angrily: "Don't interrupt, let me say!" ”

"Okay, you say." Leon moved the call between the two to the gangster's intelligence system, and then continued towards Watson.

V's voice sounded in the car stereo: "Then I can continue, there is no one else next to you, right?" ”

Although Leon didn't answer, she still looked down on herself and said, "It's good if you don't, because this matter is really, very, very important, and must not be heard by others!" ”

"Boss, you can't imagine how exciting my day is!"

"I have met the new President of the United States! Rosalind Miles, I often see that on the news! ”

"Her float was shot down with a missile while passing through Night City."

"Then there was a woman named Song Zhaomei who entrusted me to save her."

After hearing this, Leon braked the gangster on the side of the road.

"You're in Dogtown now?"

V on the other end of the phone was shocked: "How do you know! It is worthy of being a company dog, and the news is really well-informed. ”

"The president's floating car did fall into Dogtown, and Song Zhaomei suspects that it was probably Dogtown boss Kurt Hansen who did it, and now his Nether Dog soldiers are looking for Miles all over the world, and they are about to turn over Dogtown."

Leon fell silent after hearing this.

Today, he patronized the kidnapping of Hanako Arsaka, and he didn't even notice that the plot of the DLC began.

I flipped through the recent news, and sure enough, I found several news of the fall of the floating car.

But it's all related to Kangtao's floating car a few days ago, and none of them are in Dog Town, obviously someone blocked the news.

"Boss, why don't you speak? Aren't you scared? ”

V asked aloud, even with a hint of ostentation in his tone.

First facing off against Arasaka in the Kambi Building, and now infiltrating the extremely dangerous Dog Town in order to rescue the president, although she is not like her good brother Jack, who wants to be a big man and become a legend every day, it is obvious that her life is like a wild horse running towards a legend.

Leon had already seen through her thoughts: "I just went to the columbarium, and the big shots in Night City are having a party inside, and you want to join in too?" ”

"Sooner or later!" V said nonchalantly: "Anyway, we will die in the end, neither of us can escape!" ”

"Can I apply to be buried next to you, boss? You're so rich, you're definitely going to spend money to get a good spot so I don't have to worry about getting wet. ”

Li Ang looked at the increasingly heavy rain outside the window: "I'm afraid that you will be torn apart by the vicious dogs of Dog Town, and your bones will not even be boneless, and you will not even have a chance to be buried in the columbarium." ”

V scoffed: "Don't say such unlucky things! ”

It was obviously the topic she started first, but she was still unhappy.

"I said, dear boss, you can help me so that we can be buried together in the future."

"I'm now trapped with Miles in an abandoned building in Dogtown, and the woman who entrusted me has also lost contact, Miles meant to ask me to go to a CIA agent named Lide and say he had a way to get us out, but I don't really trust these two people."

"You know, I've never liked dealing with big people, so I can only ask you."

"Okay." Li Ang restarted the car and drove towards Taipingzhou: "It seems that I am still a small person in your mind, and I have to continue to work hard." ”

"I'm on my way to Dog Town, so I can sleep with you in order to die in the future."

V's deliberately suppressed laughter sounded in the car: "Don't talk nonsense, can't you live it?" I gave you a chance when I was drunk that day, but you didn't cherish it. ”

Leon replied unhurriedly: "Sorry, I like to be passive. ”

"Then I'll have to get ready." V laughed.

Immediately afterward, she skimmed over the topic very stiffly: "I'm actually fine, I can leave Dogtown whenever I want, mainly Miles, I have to find a way to get her out." ”

Leon asked inexplicably, "Does she have a daughter?" ”

V didn't understand what he meant, but he replied truthfully, "Probably not, why are you asking this?" ”

Li Ang explained solemnly: "I usually only save the president's daughter. ”

"you!" V scolded with a smile: "The president's daughter must not have it, but if you really want to, after this deal is completed, I invite you to go to Genting and order 10 dolls!" ”

Li Ang suddenly thought of something at this time: "How much did that lark spend to entrust you with this transaction?" ”

The reason why I asked this is because the motive that prompted V to save the president in the original plot was because Song Zhaomi promised to help her solve the Relic chip in her head and Johnny Silverhand's personality consciousness.

And the actual reward for rescuing the president seems to be only a few thousand yuan.

For this money, only V can do it in the entire Night City.

After listening to Li Ang's question, V's focus was a little strange: "Damn, boss, you shouldn't be a prophet!" How do you know that Song Zhaomei's nickname is lark? ”

"Or do you already know her, or do you know Miles?"

Li Ang replied informally: "They don't even have daughters, why do I know them." ”

"Cut." As soon as V heard it, he knew that he wasn't telling the truth, but he didn't continue to ask: "Song Zhaomei promised that if I rescue Miles, I can get 500,000 plus a house and a car in Night City, and Miles agreed." ”

"I can't make so much money in my life!"

"So I decided to retire after this vote, and never do this kind of bullshit again!"

"You don't know, I just got into a big robot called Chimera to protect Miles, I don't even know how I survived."

Li Ang feels that today's V seems to be a little too excited, is the charm of 500,000 so great?

So he looked at the balance in his account.

It doesn't seem like 500,000 is much?

(End of chapter)