Cyberpunk: Spartan Walker

The surveillance room at Jefferson's house.

Tommy and Elizabeth were gathered in front of the monitor to watch the surveillance video. In the video, Jefferson did get up, but he only went to the bathroom and then returned to the bedroom to continue sleeping, no different from before.

Look, I told you the surveillance cameras didn't capture anything, Elizabeth said next to Tommy.

[No, I scanned a damaged file, give me some time. 】

Let's wait a moment. As soon as Tommy finished speaking, the monitor screen went black.

Elizabeth was startled, and then asked: What's going on?

[Restored successfully. 】

The screen lit up again, but another surveillance video was playing.

A man in black was rummaging through boxes and cabinets looking for something. Then Jefferson walked out of the bedroom with a pistol. The man in black immediately spotted Jefferson and reached for the pistol at his waist, but he did not intend to draw it. , but holding something. At this time, Jefferson fired, hitting the man in black directly on the shoulder, and then Jefferson fainted.

Finally, the man in black dragged Jefferson to the bedroom and put him back on the bed. He covered his shoulders and disappeared around the corner of the second floor.

Second floor? Tommy and Elizabeth looked at each other and quickly ran to the second floor.

When I came to the corner in the surveillance room, there was only a bare wall in front of me.

Is there something behind the wall? Elizabeth looked at Tommy suspiciously.

[There is an electronic trap door here, I will take care of it. 】

you are right.

After a soft sound, the complete wall in front of him slid open to one side, revealing the dark room inside.

Oh my God! Elizabeth was so shocked by this scene that her mouth opened wide.

Tommy walked in and saw a room full of spy equipment and a one-way glass window that could see the couple's bedroom. There was also an opened first aid kit on the console in front of him. It seemed that the one who had been injured The man in black came here to treat himself.

These perverts, how long have they been monitoring us?! From now on, no one of them can even think of stepping foot here! Elizabeth shouted hysterically.

Tommy came to the computer placed inside and sent Ellie inside.

Ah! My head hurts so much! Elizabeth, who was behind Tommy, suddenly covered her head and squatted down, her ferocious facial expression showing the pain she was experiencing.

Mrs. Peralez, you go and take a rest first. Tommy helped Isabella to sit on the sofa outside. By this time, she was no longer in so much pain, but her face was pale and her forehead was covered with cold sweat.

I don't know what's going on. Please investigate this matter clearly. I'll take a break here. Elizabeth begged.

Don't worry, madam, I will tell you when things come to light.

Back in the darkroom, Tommy inserted Ellie's chip back into the slot on the back of his helmet, and the cold liquid feeling flooded into his brain.

【what is inside? 】

[There are only some archives of surveillance videos, but I found that the data was transmitted along the cable next to you. 】A blue navigation point pops up from the HUD of Tommy's helmet, pointing to the ladder next to him.

[Let's go see what's up there. 】

Tommy climbed up the ladder, opened another skylight, and then reached the top of the building. From here, he could see the smoke rising from the Fat Chicken Wings restaurant in the distance.

[That transceiver, put me in it. 】The navigation point flashed, pointing to a metal paraboloid-shaped sending device on the corner of the roof.

Tommy took apart the metal casing of the transceiver with his bare hands. The chip containing Ellie came slightly closer, and the chill in his head faded away.

[Well, an activated transceiver. The transmission distance of this thing is not far, probably within 3 kilometers. I will reversely locate the receiver according to the data flow direction. Please give me a hand. 】

When Ellie returns, the navigation point pops up, pointing into the distance, and Tommy can see with his amazing vision that it's a black van.

The almost completely transparent figure slowly approached the black truck, and then opened the door, revealing the empty driver's seat and passenger seat.

【unmanned? 】

[Put me in, it will be in trouble if it starts suddenly. 】

Tommy leaned toward the controls on the driver's seat, a buzz of static filling his helmet.

[Very good, I cut off its transmission system. There is a small database and signal receiver at the rear of the car. Go there and have a look. 】

Tommy looked towards the back, where blue data flashed rapidly on several LCD screens.

[Let's see what we found. ] There was uncontrollable excitement in Ellie's tone.

The images on the screen were switching rapidly. One was the portraits of countless residents of Night City, and the other was dazzling numbers.

[Incredible, the information of almost all the residents of Night City is in it. ] Ellie sighed.

[Is there anything useful for us? ] Tommy asked.

【check it out. 】The portraits and information of Jefferson and Elizabeth popped up on the screen.

The information contained their medical records, brain structures and red lines like spider webs. Tommy, who had some medical knowledge, recognized them as the neural structure of the brain.

[I'll make them move. 】

The structure of Jefferson and Elizabeth's neurons began to change, and she marked each changed part in blue.

[What are these blue prominent marks? 】

[The new neural connections, their brain structures have been artificially modified-the hippocampus, corpus callosum and cerebral cortex contact area, you know what I mean. 】

[Someone is tampering with their memory and personality, on a physical level. ] A chill swept over Tommy, and the hairs on his back stood up.

[Let me see who is so bold and dares to get involved with the most powerful person in Night City. 】

At this time, the entire screen suddenly turned red, and the speakers on both sides emitted a loud alarm sound. Then it was cut off instantly, just like a rooster that was about to crow when its neck was suddenly clamped.

[A guy from an unknown source rushed in and tried to delete the data. I picked up his collar and kicked him out. ] Ellie said proudly.

[Well done, Ellie, I’ll reward you with an animatronic Grunt toy when you return to Earth. 】

[Oh, that’s so humorous. 】The picture on the screen rotates, and a series of addresses appear.

[Bullback is here. 】Then a 52-story high-rise building appeared on Tommy's helmet, with a full glass curtain wall and one-way light transmission. There was not a single neon light installed on the wall, which looked particularly awkward in the Night City.

[What company’s building is this? 】 Tommy asked. This building was so low-key that he had no impression at all.

【Ye's Company. 】 There was coldness in her voice, 【The information shows that blister back is at the top. 】A blue spindle-shaped crystal appears on the screen. This is the bubble back.

[Not only that, Ye's company is also investigating the whereabouts of Shadow. ] Another black cube crystal emerged, [Arasaka has recently made breakthrough progress in this regard. In order to avoid the eyes of military technology, they chose a subsidiary of their own to complete this matter. 】

The scene switched to another building, which looked very familiar to Tommy.

[This is the company where your voice actor girlfriend works. 】