Jewel Green Building, Penthouse Suite.

Before the shattered floor-to-ceiling windows could be cleaned and cultivated, glass residues were scattered all over the ground.

A conspicuous blood-red humanoid stain on the pure black marble walls with gold threads adds to the eerie atmosphere of the room.

V curled up on the couch, cup of tequila in both hands.

She's trying to digest the fact that her boss can fly with wings, most likely a mythical creature.

This is a big test of her mature worldview.

Thankfully, the window was broken, and the fresh morning air blew into the room with a breeze, which helped her dry her pasty brain as quickly as possible.

Leon sat across from V, closing his eyes and taking a nap.

I don't know how long it took, but there was a knock at the door, which disturbed the girl's thoughts and awakened the resting gods.

"Sir, I'm Han Sen."

"Enter."

Leon slowly opened his eyes, and his unique and oppressive eyes made V's heart pound all along, who had been secretly observing him.

The King of Dogtown pushed the door in, respectfully, and lowered his eyebrows: "Sir, what you want is ready, please move to the banquet hall with your female companion." ”

He had just gone for a full physical check-up, and the results were surprisingly good.

He is at least a dozen years younger in all his functions, and all the dark wounds and sequelae left by the previous war have been healed, and there is an inexplicable mysterious power in his body, which is constantly strengthening his body.

Han Sen was glad that he had drunk that cup of blood wine at that time.

It wasn't the poison that Leon used to control him, it was clearly a gift from God!

Thinking of this, Han Sen stroked his chest and saluted: "Thank you." ”

Li Ang waved his hand indifferently: "Okay, take us to the banquet hall." ”

He's just creating a blood slave, it's nothing.

Then the three of them walked out of the room, Han Sen led the way in front, and V, who followed behind, curiously leaned into Li Ang's ear and asked questions.

first inquired about Han Sen's identity, and then asked why he wanted to arrest Miles.

Li Ang briefly explained the relationship between the two of them plus Song Zhaomei.

"Damn, I'm not being tricked!" V was indignant: "First Aveline, now Song Zhaomei, why do I always fall for women!" ”

Li Ang pondered for a moment and gave the answer: "The more beautiful a woman is, the more she will lie." ”

The prettiest girl in Night City glared angrily and punched him angrily.

The Jewel Green Building itself was built as a luxury hotel, and although the investors eventually withdrew their investment, Han Sen invested a lot of money after occupying the building and improved it a little.

Today, on the 99th floor, in addition to some suites, there is also a large clubhouse.

There are various amusement facilities such as casinos, restaurants, bars, etc.

Han Sen led Leon and V to a long table in the restaurant, clapped their hands, and the uniformly dressed hotel waiter served the delicious dishes that had been prepared one by one to the table.

It's all real ingredients, and none of them are synthetic foods.

Li Ang sat at the head of the table with ease, and he had long been accustomed to this treatment when he ate at home.

V was a little inexplicably nervous, sitting honestly on his right hand, uncharacteristically well-behaved.

Seeing this, Li Ang was relieved: "Eat, what are you waiting for." ”

"Colonel, you sit too."

Han Sen sat down with a little trepidation, he thought he needed to avoid it.

Then, Leon released Hanako Arasaka and Miles from the Great Blessing.

"Two ladies, let's have a bite to eat together."

The two of them glanced at each other, then at the Nether Dog soldiers who were guarding nearby, and helplessly found a place to sit down, looking at the dazzling array of food on the table, but they had no appetite.

Han Sen looked at the two 'big shots' in surprise.

Miles was okay, Leon had already guessed that it was her when he said he was going to bring someone back.

But what's going on with Hanako Arasaka?

The abduction case of the Desolate Soul Festival is now rumoring, and Han Sen, who is far away in Dog Town, has also heard about it, but he didn't expect that it was actually Li Ang who did it, isn't he from the Aarasaka Company?

And the two daughters sitting opposite Han Sen had different reactions.

Arasaka Hanako was expressionless, looking down and not knowing what she was thinking.

She grew up in Tokyo and rarely came to Night City, so she had no idea where she was, let alone who these people were.

The only familiar Li Ang is still her murderer.

Miles next to him crossed his arms and looked coldly at everyone except Hanako Arasaka, unconcealing the resentment in his eyes.

"I misbelieved you, V, so you are in league with this vicious dog who betrays the Lord!"

V ignored her and focused on the Angus steak on his plate.

Since she knew the truth, she didn't break this vicious old woman with a single shot, which is considered a good temper.

Han Sen didn't care, he could listen to this level of insult eight hundred times a day.

In the end, only Leon opened his mouth, not to Miles.

"Miss Huazi, stay here for a few more days, and when the time comes, I will naturally let you go back, of course, provided that you are obedient."

"Don't even think about using the locator to contact the Arasaka company, this only covers the internal network of Dog Town, and your message can't be sent."

Hanako Arasaka was silent, but memorized the name Dog Town.

Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, Miles's mood became more and more stable, and even a little contempt appeared on his face.

Dare to provoke Arasaka Company and Military Technology at the same time, what awaits this group of people will be endless retaliation from both companies. It is estimated that it will not be long before Dog Town, which has existed for seven years, will be completely razed to the ground.

Han Sen couldn't get used to her triumphant face, and deliberately asked, "Sir, do you need me to help you call Song Zhaomei?" ”

Hearing the name, Miles' expression instantly changed color, surprised and fearful.

Song Zhaomei is a very important part of her plan, and there must be no problems.

Li Ang watched the two of them fight each other, and thought it was quite interesting: "No need, let her come back to me later, but I do have something for you to do." ”

"Captain Caliente's restaurant, right in Dogtown, has an old-fashioned landline."

"Access code 0931, find someone from Solomon Leed."

Han Sen immediately put down the knife: "Yes, I'll arrange it." ”

Miles heard the conversation between the two and immediately broke out in a cold sweat.

Solomon Reed was the head of the New American intelligence agency in Night City seven years ago, an agent of the CIA, during the Unification War, and has been lurking in the city since the end of the war.

If anyone is most likely to risk her life to help her escape Dogtown and return to Washington, it must be this agent who is loyal to his country.

Miles remembered that he had mentioned it to V a few hours ago, could it be that V leaked it to this snake-eyed man?

Or is it said. There was a traitor on her side.

But the problem is that even Song Zhaomei doesn't know that Li De is still alive.

When the president was shocked, Li Ang said: "V, you can run along, Li Deke is an old agent, very cunning, be sure to bring him to me." ”

V didn't expect that there was still something to do here, so he hurriedly stopped what he was doing.

"Okay, I see, do you want to go now?"

Seeing that her eyes were full of unfinished business, Li Ang smiled and said, "Let's talk about it when you're full, don't worry." ”

V hehe laughed twice and continued to feast.

Li Ang looked at her with relief like an old father for a while, then turned to Han Sen and said, "There is another person who will also be arrested, Daphne, the bartender of the Swan Bar." ”

"She's a subordinate of Lid, and her real name is Alex—Alina Zenax."

After saying two sentences, Miles's expression became paler and paler, and his body trembled slightly, and he didn't know whether he was excited or afraid.

Alex is also an agent of the CIA, but only his boss Li De knows the whereabouts of this person, and even she, who is the president, does not know.

There are definitely internal ghosts, and they are certainly not the likes of Li Ang Song Zhaomei, but who is it?

Military technology or Washington?

Miles scooped through all the rivals who were staring at her presidency, becoming more and more suspicious, feeling like a traitor.

This is what Leon wants, how to dig out the things in her head without scaring her out.

For the rest of the day, no one at the table said anything else.

Miles was tormented and restless; Hanako Arasaka bows her head in contemplation, like a puppet; V even eats and drinks, and is very happy; Han Sen had a lot of thoughts, looking left and right.

Leon sipped champagne leisurely, taking in their reactions.

Soon after, V leaned back in his chair and patted his belly happily: "I'm full, it's time to exercise." ”

When Han Sen heard this, he called his adjutant: "Murphy, take someone with this lady for a trip." ”

"Yes, Colonel." The black officer took the order and left the cafeteria with V.

V has a presidential commemorative coin given by Myers as a token in his hand, and he is not afraid that Li De will not be fooled.

Retracting his gaze from V's slender back, Leon asked the two big men with a smile: "Ladies, have you eaten enough?" ”

Arasaka Kako seemed to realize something, and immediately picked up a knife and fork to eat.

"What about you, Madam President?"

Miles was silent, still struggling with who the ghost was.

Then it was put back into the Great Blessing.

The people around her suddenly disappeared, making Arasaka Hanako's body tremble involuntarily.

But she still kept stuffing something into her mouth, as if it was the last meal in her life.

She was different from Miles, and Leon felt that he was polite enough to her, how could he still be afraid of being like this.

"When Miss Huazi finishes eating, arrange a room for her. Aside from not being allowed to leave Jewel Blue, try to meet her requests. ”

"By the way, find a few hackers to watch her."

There's no way, who let her brother spend money, the treatment is naturally different.

Arasaka Kako breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, and the speed of eating slowed down a lot.

Then Li Ang got up from the dining table: "Find me a place to talk about things, and find Song Zhaomei by the way." ”

Han Sen immediately called his men to make arrangements, and he himself stayed to watch Arasaka Huazi.

When only the two of them were left at the table, Hanako Arasaka looked up with pleading in her eyes.

But before he could speak, Han Sen preemptively said, "Even if Arasaka Saburo is resurrected, he can't help you." ”

Arasaka Kako's eyes dimmed instantly, pursed her lips, and continued to eat silently with her head down.

At the same time, Jewel Green was in a reception room.

Song Zhaomei, who was in a nervous mood, was brought in by two Nether Dog soldiers.

Bright and eye-catching fuchsia, wearing a set of cyber hackers' unique cooling suits, a black and white gradient jacket on the outside, and an Asian face.

If you look at it from the front, Song Zhaomei still looks like a normal person, but if you look at it from the back, you will find that most of the tissues and organs in her body have been hollowed out and replaced with countless mechanical components and prosthetics, and the degree of transformation is at least 80%.

Her situation is different from Adam Hammer, whose brain is still there, and her body is being transformed.

As a cyber hacker who has crossed the black wall many times, she is the first to have a problem with her brain, and 80% of the transformation degree is already the limit, and there is only a dead end if she continues.

That's why I was in a hurry to get out of Miles' hands and find a safe place to receive treatment.

"You have something to do with me?" Song Zhaomei looked at the man on the sofa crampedly.

She knew about Leon's existence, and although this mysterious man had left no traces on the Internet, she could still find something useful.

For example, he is a confidant of Arasaka Yoshixuan and a friend of V, and his personal strength is very strong.

But Song Zhaomei never expected it to be so outrageously strong.

It had only been a night since she had contacted V, and Leon had reached Dog Town, easily making Han Sen submit to his feet.

When Han Sen approached Song Zhaomei a few hours ago and said that someone wanted to see her, she was completely stunned.

That's Kurt Hansen, the king of Dogtown, a tough new U.S. government, who runs his own turf between major corporations.

What did he call that man?

Master!

Song Zhaomei couldn't believe it at first, until she saw Han Sen mention Li Ang, there was a strong reverence in her eyes, as if she had converted to a fanatical believer of a certain religion, and she couldn't fake it at all.

Therefore, she was afraid, afraid in her heart, afraid that she would become like Han Sen and lose herself.

"Are you scared, Miss Song?" Li Ang looked at the genius hacker who was reluctant to step forward: "Don't be so serious, smile." ”

Under his unpredictable gaze, Song Zhaomei felt as if she had been stripped naked.

No matter how deep the mind is hidden, it can be seen through by him at a glance.

"Me"

Li Ang stretched out his hand and invited, "Don't be nervous, sit down and talk." ”

Song Zhaomei sat across from him in fear, her hands turned pale, as if she was undergoing a trial.

Li Ang was very casual, poured a glass of wine, and slowly pushed it in front of her.

"A drink might make you feel better."

Song Zhaomei's throat moved, and she carefully picked up the wine glass and put it to her mouth.

Just as he was about to drink, he heard Li Ang ask: "Should I call you Song Zhaomei, or lark?" ”

Song Zhaomei immediately put down the wine glass, her eyes dodging: "It's all right." ”

Leon asked because she had contracted something outside the black walls.

A wandering AI named the lark.

It secretly blended into Song Zhaomei's consciousness, and was eroding her memory little by little, and finally completely controlled this body.

Song Zhaomei actually noticed it, but she didn't dare to tell anyone.

She is now terminally ill, and her consciousness and AI are almost one.

When a snowflake fell, she could immediately analyze the fractal structure of the snowflake, but she couldn't even remember her mother's voice.

"I can save you, Song Zhaomei." Leon looked at her calmly: "Not only that, but I can even let you live until the world is old and the world is destroyed." ”

"But at the price. Your personality, including your flesh, will belong to me. ”

(End of chapter)