The hospital where Hult lives is located in the North Oak District of Westbrook is a degraded version of the Japanese medical company that was crushed after Arasaka came ashore.

Arasaka used various means to take down most of the companies in Watson, including the Japanese medical company that used to be in Kabuki, and the company's assets and employees were reorganized in North Oak and became much smaller.

As a Japanese company, Arasaka will not support his peers who also belong to Japan for the sake of "national interests", on the contrary, he will use any possible means to crack down on them and achieve a real local monopoly -

But for now, their monopoly has not yet reached its peak.

To be honest, Hult was not seriously injured by two grenades at the Arasaka Beach.

The Emperor Ragnar, this armored car, especially the version supplied to the company, has a unique explosion-proof ability, which cannot be penetrated by one or two stray bullets.

Hult had a slight abrasion and contusion at most, and was more frightened when he was hospitalized, and soon started working.

However, this choice almost cost him his life.

The scene was even more exaggerated than Lille had thought: instead of being bombed by grenades and heavy fire, Hult's place was blown up by a serious bomb.

Woolley's automatic grenade launcher is more like a shallow blast of a building in a wide area, which looks terrifying, but to use an analogy, it is more like a blow to the skin.

Moreover, the apartments he attacked were entirely civilian dwellings, of average quality, and most of the broken and broken structures were non-load-bearing structures.

Hult's side was different, from the exterior wall, although the blast area was not as vast as Woolley's blast, it was quite completely destroyed, and Hult's entire room disappeared, and the building seemed to be missing.

In particular, some of the beams and columns of the apparently load-bearing structure have exposed high-strength steel bars, which are even neatly broken, causing some deformation in the area around the explosion point.

It's ridiculously powerful, it's a lot of money to repair, and it's unknown how much the building's stability will recover after repair.

The NCPD is collecting evidence, and it is worth noting that their towing robot is also pulling a damaged centaur mech, and the equipment also contains the driver's stump.

By this time, Lille had followed Bryce to the outside of the hospital.

The scene was busy, and with the Internet surveillance and NCPD also having enforcement powers, no one noticed the three red danger objects next to Bryce.

NCPD's 3D construction and analysis of the crime scene soon made its way to Bryce's side

"The phase change bomb is a novelty again."

Phase change bombs use special phase change materials as "gunpowder", which can quickly transform from one phase to another when triggered, releasing huge amounts of energy in the process.

Unlike ordinary gunpowder, this kind of bomb produces more of a shock wave, which is essentially mechanical energy rather than thermal energy, and does not cause fire.

As long as there are suitable blasting means and control devices, the directional shock wave generated can even be stronger than the same amount of explosives, and correspondingly, the requirements for the blaster and the device will be higher, and the price will be much more expensive.

Mature phase change explosives have one advantage over traditional explosives that cannot be ignored:

An excellent phase change explosive may be solid before inducing, non-volatile and easy to carry, and there are many alternatives to the main components that may be difficult to detect and difficult for security measures to detect in advance.

It is a dynamite that is very suitable for espionage.

This result is reasonable, and Lille nodded slightly: "If it is a cheap material used by mercenaries, it is estimated that it will be discovered by Arasaka's agents on the street a few hundred meters outside the hospital." ”

"If Arasaka can't prevent such a bomb, everyone in Night City will have to worry about whether they will be blown to pieces by the shockwave while they sleep."

"What about the Hots?"

"I was transferred away by Arasaka, and according to the current intelligence, the chances of surviving are very small." Bryce seemed to feel that what he said was not quite accurate, and pointed to his head and added, "I mean, it's not very likely that the brain is functioning properly. ”

"Isn't that just right for Arasaka?"

"It's hard to say that politicians are not media stars, although Hult has a bad reputation, but he is always a deputy mayor."

Bryce looked very troubled.

They don't know how the phase change bomb sneaked in, and this thing directly blew up the deputy mayor of Night City into the Arasaka ICU.

The level of information security of these high-level people is already quite high, and it is difficult for him, a network surveillance agent, to get his hands on it, and many times he can only judge some situations through direct contact.

This time, Hult went directly offline, and went to the hospital in Arasaka to hide, and the information related to the deputy mayor was completely hidden.

Politicians, unlike media stars, have a lot of connections at hand, and these relationships quietly affect all aspects of society.

As for whether Arasaka will take the opportunity to control Hort

It can only be said that Hult is already basically in control, and there is no need to use this method to exchange for an unstable prospect.

In contrast, the bombing of the deputy mayor is a bit more serious.

"Listen," Bryce's eyes flickered with blue data, and it was clear that he was quite busy at the moment, "it's unlikely that the phase change bomb came from Night City's own people.

At Night City's last meeting, the City Council and City Hall had reached a basic agreement to lift import and export restrictions on several mega-corporations, including Arasaka and Military Technology.

Hult is mainly responsible for the goods in the Asian market, and we checked the goods he just released, and there is no big problem, and there is no reason for companies that can provide equipment to do so. ”

"Can I see what it is?"

Bryce looked at Lille for a moment, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "It's unlikely, but I can send you some technical specifications of Arasaka's latest ACPA armor, you can refer to it." ”

"Only ACPA?"

"And some combat robots."

"Where's Kangtao?"

"You'll see for yourself when the time comes, come with me."

Bryce finished speaking and walked back with Lille—

The nearby pick-ups had all been placed under martial law, but after turning around and walking a few steps, Lille found that there was an extra black elongated Thracian 388 parked in the alley at some point.

Thrace 388 is a typical explosion-proof vehicle that looks elegant, but is actually fully armored.

Such a big car, and so elusive, obviously there is another important person sitting in it.

Coming to a position a few meters in front of the car, Bryce tilted his head in the direction of the vehicle: "To be honest, your gold-lettered signboard is really easy to use, and the people who send you work are all big shots."

The people in the car in more detail will tell you -

Maybe after this European incident, we will be colleagues. ”

Lille immediately knew who the people inside were.

It was Jefferson Perares, who had not been seen for a long time.

Bang.

The door closed, and Jefferson smiled kindly in his seat:

"Long time no see."

"It's been a while." Lille looked at the smile on Jefferson's face and felt that he was in much better shape.

It's so good that it feels like the Happy Valley effect has been committed.

In Lille's imagination, the mayoral candidate and current councillor should have had a headache all day.

"Now that you know the facts, I'm going straight to the point: I want to know how and why Hort was attacked, and all the relevant details.

The NCPD announced that the cause of the explosion was a gas leak, but we all know that this is unlikely to be the real cause. ”

"Hmm, where do you think I should look?"

"I know that you are investigating the weapons purchase channels of those foreign mercenaries, and this node can unknowingly blast inside the medical center is either a high-level spy robot or a very experienced mercenary.

Just like you - but Night City doesn't need such a firepower upgrade. ”

Jefferson took out a cigarette and lit it: "Night City itself has a huge security problem, there were 600-1,500 premeditated murders, 15,000 thefts, and more than 25,000 robberies in the whole of last year, and that's just a recorded crime."

The total economic loss is expected to be between 31~4 billion euros.

But just last week, the direct economic damage of a major blackout in Santo Domingo exceeded 1 billion euros, and if you take into account the indirect damage and infrastructure recovery costs, this figure is entirely likely to exceed 2 billion euros in the future

These outsiders, and the weapons they use, are too dangerous.

In the past few days, there have been several cases in places you don't know about

The people of Night City can't afford any more of these attacks, and chaos will leave the city in ashes. ”

There was something strange in Lille's heart:

In the game, it was Ryan who died, and Jefferson also asked V to investigate what happened, and now it turns out that he is investigating the cause and effect of Holt's attack.

is that the mental state is much more stable than in the plot.

"You're doing a good job so far, but it's not good enough, I'll give you all the support you need, as long as you can get rid of these mercenaries.

As for the pay, Lille, you can't be a mercenary for the rest of your life, as long as you can do this, I will get you a special security adviser position in the municipal government.

A month from now, Dogtown will have a cocktail party where the world's biggest corporations will exchange intel and equipment, and you'll be there on behalf of Night City.

I know you have some physical health issues, and maybe you can find the answer on the black market in Dogtown. ”

Jefferson's hand holding the cigarette shook.

This is the hair of the compilation.

【Sender:Bryce】

[Bryce: I think we're pretty much talked, right?] Remember when I mentioned the Night City Special Support? 】

[Bryce: As long as you can catch the village, Mayor Lane will set up a separate department for you, you can do security work in the municipal government, and you can bypass the NCPD and directly connect with the network surveillance. 】

[Bryce: In terms of rank, you are at the same level as the director of the NCPD, but in fact, you will be a little higher than him, equivalent to the second terrorist task force, but the executive power is greater. 】

Bryce: When you get there, you can use the powers given to you by Night City to find some solutions to your physical problems, and I don't need to teach you this, right?] 】

[Bryce: I guess Congressman Jefferson will give you similar terms, it's a happy choice.] 】

[Bryce: But no matter what, as long as you do it, we'll be serious colleagues in the future, and in fact, in Night City, you're quite a level higher than me.] 】

Jefferson looked at Lille with a kind smile and held out one of his hands:

"Your abilities are strong, and together we can build Night City into a city of ideals and freedom."

(End of chapter)

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