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"Then you are talking nonsense!"

"Don't be so excited, okay? Our interests are the same, because the person who took your things also has what I need."

Meredith thought for a moment.

A decision was quickly made.

"The drainage channel under the viaduct in the industrial zone in the north of the city. I'll wait for you there. Let's meet and talk!"

After saying that, Meredith hung up the phone resolutely.

Lidya Su smiled.

It seems that the information Dexter gave is correct.

This woman named Meredith was driven to the point of jumping over the wall.

Otherwise, any company executive would not casually agree to meet with a mercenary.

"Jack, go to the drainage channel under the viaduct in the industrial area in the north of the city. The woman from Military Technology is waiting for us there."

"What are you going to talk to her about? That woman is from the company."

Regarding the company, Jack is like many ordinary people in Night City.

I haven't had much interaction with him.

And with a conflicting mentality.

"Although the company is high on the top, it is not monolithic within the company. There is a saying that 'the iron camp is made of iron and the soldiers are flowing water'. The replacement, competition and dismissal of personnel within the company are also very serious."

"The Uzumaki Gang stole their stuff, and if this woman can't get it back, she's dead."

"So, don't worry about her not cooperating with us. Even though she looks so arrogant on the surface, she is more anxious than us on the inside."

Jack didn't understand the twists and turns.

But he knew that no matter what Lidya Su did, he was very organized and planned.

It doesn’t matter if you don’t understand, just listen to Lidya Su.

Behind the sports car that Su Xiao and others were riding in, a van followed in the distance.

There were several scavengers sitting in the compartment of the van.

One of them turned out to be the man who was smoking in front of the new car Jack just bought.

"Looking at the direction they are driving, are they going to the industrial area in the north of the city?"

"Isn't that better? The NCPD is too lazy to hang around there. Once we get there, it will be more convenient for us to kill them without worrying about being wanted by the NCPD."

"Are we really going to deal with them? Yesterday they killed a whole room of our brothers."

"Are you scared? In this business, you have to put your head on your belt, you are so cowardly!"

"Actually, there is nothing to be afraid of. No matter how powerful they are, they have nowhere to show off in the car. Later we will drive the car in front of them, give them a shot, and beat them all to death in the car."

…

As we enter the industrial area in the north of the city, the traffic gradually becomes sparse.

On the entire empty road, there were only the coupe Su Xiao and others were riding in, and a van following behind.

"It's almost there. The viaduct Meredith said will be there in a few minutes. Have you figured out how to deal with it..."

Jack asked.

But there was no response from Lidya Su.

He felt strange and turned around.

But Su Xiao took out a flash bomb, pulled out the bolt, and threw it out of the car window.

The van full of scavengers following behind was about to overtake when it suddenly saw an object being thrown from the vehicle in front.

Following the inertia, he smashed the car window and fell into the car.

boom--

A dazzling flash of light occupied the field of vision, leaving only a vast expanse of white.

There was also an unbearable buzzing in my ears.

The driver's quality was pretty good, and he remained calm at this time. He did not turn the steering wheel randomly but stepped on the brakes.

There was panic in the car, with constant shouting and wailing.

almost hold

After continuing for a while, the dazzling white light finally gradually dissipated, and the field of vision gradually returned to normal, but the buzzing in his ears still left its aftermath.

The driver wiped his tearful eyes and realized that the sedan they planned to catch up and kill did not take the opportunity to escape.

But stay not far away.

A young man leaned half of his body out of the coupe's roof sunroof, carrying a... on his shoulders...

"Fuck——!!!"

The driver wanted to get out of the car, but it was obviously impossible to do so in time.

The van was hit head-on by a rocket fired from it and exploded directly into the sky.

…

A few minutes later, the sedan carried a group of people to the agreed viaduct.

The four got out of the car.

When we walked to the viaduct, we could see a few people dressed in company uniforms in the drainage channel below.

There was an armored SUV parked nearby.

"Composite armor? This is not a car at all, it's simply a tank." Although he had just mentioned a new car, Jack was itching to see it: "If I take Misty for a ride in this, she might like it more. "

This was originally just a sentiment.

But Su Xiao suddenly asked for no reason: "Jack, do you like armored SUVs with military technology?"

Jack said matter-of-factly, "Of course, I have wanted to own one since I was a child. Regardless of whether it consumes fuel or not, what man wouldn't want such a domineering car?"

Lidya Su nodded thoughtfully.

And Jack didn't care about the question Su Xiao just asked or what he said casually.

He continued to observe the drainage channel below.

"It seems that our lady from military technology is not worried about coming alone, and she has brought two bodyguards with her."

Jack glanced at the weapons at the waists of the two agents standing next to Meredith, closely following him.

"Large-caliber kinetic energy pistols, combat-use prosthetics, and even a fucking "Sianwistan". These two are not ordinary bodyguards at all. They don't need such good ones even to protect the mayor. "

Jack looked at Lidya Su with concern and said: "It doesn't look like he can talk well, Su, are you sure you still want to meet them?"

Su Xiao said confidently: "Even if you add that woman, it's just three people. I haven't seen any big storms, brother. Don't worry, Jack, nothing will happen."

Jack thought about it too.

"Then let's walk now."

"No, you stay."

"This is not okay, how can we just watch you get into danger?!"

"This is not a risk, this is a show of sincerity. Originally we didn't want to fight or kill the woman, we wanted to talk to her about things."

Jack was stunned.

He calmed down immediately.

"What you said makes sense."

V and Lucy did not clamor to go down with Lidya Su.

Instead, one took out the Ice Storm sniper rifle, and the other took out the Asura smart sniper rifle, and said in unison: "I will protect your back."

"I know you will, but you will support me after you receive my signal. If you don't have my signal, don't shoot yet. Do you understand?"

After instructing the two of them, Su Xiao did not go down the stairs of the viaduct directly.

He didn't want to expose Jack's location.

So call Fenrir.

Made a special circle.

From the other direction, enter the drainage channel.

…

Meredith, who had been waiting under the drainage ditch for a long time, was already impatient.

As a company executive, besides her leader, who would dare to make her wait for so long?

Not to mention he was just a mercenary.

If she hadn't already been at the end of her rope, there was really nothing she could do...

Meredith crossed his arms and kept looking at the time.

Wait another half an hour. If Lidya Su doesn’t show up in half an hour, then...

The roar of the locomotive came from the tunnel beside the drainage channel, from far to near.

Meredith was stunned.

"Notice."

The two agents she brought nodded.

Both hands held a kinetic energy pistol, muzzle pointed downward.

The insurance is on.

You can shoot at any time.

Not long after, Su Xiao rode a motorcycle that they had never seen in Night City and drove out of the tunnel.

Su Xiao parked Fenrir, got out of the car, and walked towards Meredith who was standing in front of the two bodyguards.

When Su Xiao looked at Meredith, Meredith was also looking at Su Xiao.

Considering the age of a mercenary, Su Xiao is certainly not young.

It's just that at this age, in the mercenary industry, people are generally still in the stage of being stupid, cannon fodder, and abandoned.

In this way, Meredith had a judgment in his mind.

On his scarred face, there was a smile that was rare for company executives.

And stretched out his hand generously.

"I'm Meredith Stout. Are you the one who called?"

Lidya Su nodded.

He was about to shake the other person's outstretched hand.

Suddenly, his eyes changed!

He shrank his body back to avoid the gun butt coming from the side.

"Huh?"

Meredith didn't expect that this young man who dared to blackmail him would actually avoid the sneak attack of his men.

Is this a coincidence?

Now that you've broken up with each other, there's no need to pretend anymore.

She took a few steps back.

Looks comfortable.

He even took out a lighter and lit himself a cigarette.

The two agents she brought had several years of field experience and nearly perfect resumes.