The mercenaries who were killed are really famous.

Most of the mercenaries killed that day left behind the wreckage, from which clues can be obtained for testimony identification, which Bryce can use to check using the online surveillance database.

In their respective cities, they have basically achieved the top, the kind of people who find a middleman with funds and say that they want the best, and the middleman will recommend them as soon as possible.

However, in terms of time, it is either not long after becoming famous, or it has not done a bigger job for a long time.

At this stage, they don't look down on small jobs, they are full of confidence to take a few bigger votes, and even fantasize about using one vote until they die.

This requires them to use more drastic means to accomplish more difficult tasks.

Small places, little money, no news, large-scale turmoil is basically a real large-scale armed conflict - the most smelly option, dangerous money, no one to help collect the corpse when you die.

But in big cities, the control of the company is very strong, so strong that on the surface, people live and work in peace.

There were no shootouts, no vicious bloodshed, just all sorts of silent deaths, from the top to the bottom.

There are many restrictions, which means that there are many intermediate links, but the hands-on mercenaries are not so important, or rather, they are not so important.

They are the irreplaceable legends that they want to prove themselves, the super lone wolves who can change the direction of a corporate game, world-class mercenaries.

There aren't many such opportunities.

There are really not many cities in the world like Night City, which has a developed economy but is extremely backward in the field of security, and it just so happens that recently, Night City has had frequent accidents.

If there's one place where there are so many of these opportunities, it's Night City.

Bryce, who had died, only updated their status and information in the database, without commenting on them.

In the end, he set his sights on the last three living people - first the couple that David had captured.

"Lucas Turbo 'Webb, Anna' Ganon' Bauer, the duo is a celebrity in unlimited high-speed racing, winning two times in a row.

The database shows that they haven't been active for almost a year, so they came to Night City.

Did the woman say that she was an ACPA (Note 1) pilot and the man was a fighter pilot? ”

Of these two, Anna as a woman is stronger, and Lucas is more normal in comparison, but he is also stronger than ordinary people.

Most people will die on the spot because of such injuries due to organ damage, massive bleeding, etc., and only a few people with a very high degree of prosthetics can survive, such as the previous Vortex Gang.

However, the Vortex Gang's high prosthetic nature has brought about lifelong pain that accompanies a lifetime, a form far from that of normal humans, and an abnormal mental state.

Both mercenaries have a high degree of prostheticism, but they still retain a considerable degree of human form, which can be called high-end.

This makes the cyber surveillance records more credible: they could really be the operators of those extreme machines, and the high-end prosthetic modifications are the company's original improvements to adapt them to high-intensity combat.

Bryce leaned down and came to Lucas, and the two looked at each other - Lucas only had one eye left.

Because of the prosthetic being locked, Lucas couldn't make a sound, so he could only stare back, but soon.

Click!

Bryce suddenly reached out and pulled a cable from Lucas's shattered prosthesis!

Pulling out the cable, Bryce explained: "He is still a fighter pilot, and ESA will make special modifications to fighter pilots so that they can directly control the aircraft with their minds."

Expensive system, every air force has to serve them for 40 years because of this system, he is a deserter, but the prosthetic body can still be used.

These prosthetics were very advanced, and he didn't even know how much information they could reveal. ”

Hearing Bryce point out his previous service record and accurately withdraw a cable, Lucas's eyes became desperate-

He didn't want to be caught and go back to service!

"Wait a minute." Lille grabbed Bryce's hand, "I don't remember any ESA pay in this list. ”

"Strictly speaking, this is the data entry process for network surveillance, and we don't give the data directly to ESA – we don't give it unsolicited."

In other words, a high-value deserter appeared in Night City, and only the Internet surveillance could know about it.

If ESA knew, they would have to take the initiative to find a network to monitor the transaction data, although the result is similar, but Lucas should not have such a big face.

Lille let go of his hand and unfastened Lucas's prosthetic locks, as if preparing to hear what Bryce had to say when he hacked.

As soon as the restrictions were lifted, Lucas roared: "Let us go, I bought insurance, I can pay!" ”

"Little brother." Lille patted him on the shoulder, "Do you think that the online surveillance has come to the door, will anyone still recognize the insurance you bought?"

What insurance did you buy? Are there any members of the Trauma Group? ”

"Nope." Lucas replied bitterly, "Who can afford the rescue of the trauma team"

"Why come to Night City?"

Lucas glanced at Anna, who was still unconscious on the ground, and replied mechanically, "What else could it be?" Everyone is the same, making money and spending money, who doesn't have a dream? ”

As soon as he said two words, Bryce disconnected from Lucas's prosthetic body and turned to Anna, who was still unconscious on the ground.

Lucas suddenly became furious: "Stay away from him!" ”

Bryce didn't even look at him, pulling a cable out of Anna's prosthetic body as well.

Lille interrupted Lucas: "Brother, just dig up some data, of course, this dishonest company dog may also install a back door for you."

You can ask me to help you clear it, and the package will be solved. ”

Bryce, who was calm, paused when he heard this, but finally decided to finish the task at hand first.

Lucas, red-eyed and panting, looked at Lille, and his electronic vocal cords raised a broken question: "Can you call the shots?" Calling the shots in front of this corporate dog? ”

"Let's talk first." Lille crossed his arms and shrugged, "So you used to be an ESA pilot, and she was."

It's not unheard of in the army in Lille, Adaccardo's Mitch and Scorpion used to serve the new United States during the Unification War, and they were also armored soldiers.

However, in contrast, ACPA operators and pilots are much more sensitive, and Europe is clearly more harsh in its attitude towards free mercenaries than the new United States.

But can he still lie? The links to the Internet surveillance are all plugged into my head!

After a moment's hesitation, Lucas resigned himself to his fate: he had planted them all, and he thought what was the use of these birds?

However, when he thinks about his own experiences, he is extremely painful: "Yes, yes, yes, I am a pilot!" Anna is an ACPA Operator!

Are you satisfied? Yes! Why do these birds always follow us?

In Night City, or is it like this?! ”

"Wait, brother." Lille interrupted the furious Lucas again, and to be honest, he felt that the man was not in his right mind.

"Did you make a mistake? You're going to get caught here by me because you were beaten up by my little brother while you're racing. ”

Lille took out Ying Long, opened the folding handle, and the muzzle of the gun began to warm up and rotate: "You don't think you've ever flown a plane, and your wife has flown an ACPA, right?"

Do you really think you're a Mewtwo star, and someone is chasing you for an autograph wherever you go?

Don't be surprised, just say what you say, can you understand? ”

With every word, Ying Long knocked Lucas in the face, the swirling muzzle rubbing wildly against his skin.

Lucas's expression began to change rapidly: he was indeed a little moody, but not so bad that he lost his mind.

Lille caught the subtle change and shoved the barrel into his mouth in pursuit.

"Hey, do you understand? Why don't you speak? Speak! ”

Click, click-

Ying Long's spinning muzzle was pressed against Lucas's gums, rubbing against his teeth and making a clicking sound.

This pressure to shoot in the next second finally taught Lucas to think and speak like a normal person, but.

How is he going to talk like that?!

Ying Long's gun is indeed not big, but stuffing it in his mouth still makes his electronic vocal cords go wrong, and he can only make a whining sound-

"If you can talk well, just nod, don't give me any husband and wife love all day long, you don't want to live, some people want to live.

The last thing that Night City lacks is your pretentious brains, you are nothing, and you nod when you understand. ”

Lucas's head that was carried away by love began to come to his senses, and his eyes crazy for love gradually became pragmatic, and he nodded tremblingly like a chicken pecking rice.

One eye reveals only one meaning:

Big brother, if you have anything you want to ask, just ask.

"It's good, it's finally normal." Lille retracted the gun, and Bryce retracted his personal link at the same time.

In the communication channel that Lucas can't see, Lille says to Bryce: It's better to do it the same way, right?

"Which company hired you?"

Lucas slowed down, shook his head, and said, "It's nothing more than EBM and IEC, but we are not directly hired.

It can be said that it was a. The middleman was hired, but this middleman also came to Night City with a group of us, not a serious one. ”

Lille raised his eyebrows: "Name?" ”

"Authentic." Lucas replied, "It's a strange name, like a Japanese, we all call him Masamune." ”

(Note 1: Assisted Combat Personnel Armor, also known as PA (Power Armor). ）

(End of chapter)