Start in Night City

The man in white robe glanced at the broken mirror placed in the corner, and the figure that appeared in the mirror was not only him, but also

Su Xiao followed him like a shadow.

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The man in white robe slammed one foot on the ground, slid a few meters and then stopped.

He turned around, drew out the samurai sword from his waist, held the sword in both hands, and assumed a very standard mid-section posture.

A drop of cold sweat slowly flowed down his face.

He knew very well that there was no way to escape when faced with the guy who had implanted the Si'an Westan prosthetic body.

Only by killing the other party can you survive.

Fortunately, although Si'an Westan has an effect similar to that of smashing Varudo, this prosthetic body is not the same as smashing Varudo.

Although the duration of Smash Varudo is only 5 seconds, it doesn't matter if you use it several times a day.

But Sianwei Stan has extremely strong side effects.

Most people use it a few times and that’s the limit.

In addition, it is common sense that Sianwestein cannot be used continuously.

After one use, a period of time is required before it can be used again.

Therefore, the man in white robe is gambling.

I bet Su Xiao is still in the cooling down period of Si'an Westan.

So, without any nonsense, he raised the knife above his head with both hands and lunged forward with his feet.

Amidst the whistling wind in his ears, his body had crossed a distance of several meters and arrived in front of Su Xiao.

A fierce light flashed in the white-robed man's eyes, and the long knife turned into a cold light, and he slashed down hard!

Pfft——

Blood splattered.

But the blood splattered was not Su Xiao's.

The sword that fell struck a hole in the air. In front of the white-robed man's eyes, Su Xiao disappeared from the spot in just a blink of an eye.

He felt the stinging pain on his neck and wiped it subconsciously. Only then did he notice that the palms of his hands were covered with bright red blood.

puff--! ! !

A large amount of blood spurted out from his neck like a fountain.

It's just that what spurts out from the fountain is water, but what spurts out from his neck is blood.

The man in white robe turned around with difficulty. His flexible body, which he was so proud of in the past, was now surprisingly slow.

He stretched out his hand towards Su Xiao, who was standing a few meters behind him, as if he wanted to grab something.

But his arms struggled in the air for several seconds, and finally they fell into the dirty, smelly water together with his body that lost strength.

With a flick of the long knife, the blood stains on it fell off.

Lidya Su dialed Elizabeth's phone: "Elizabeth, how are you?"

"We are now on the trauma team's float vehicle, en route to the trauma team's hospital."

Both Jefferson and his wife have platinum memberships in the trauma team, which is normal.

It was precisely because of this that Su Xiao went after the assassin.

Now that she heard it, Lidya Su felt relieved.

"Mr. Su, where is the assassin?"

"I've already killed him."

"Mr. Su, are you not injured?"

"I'm fine."

"That's good, please be careful."

Then, after Lidya Su and Elizabeth briefly chatted for a few words, they hung up the phone.

He walked out of the alley from the other end and came to a noisy night market.

There are barbecue stalls with different styles on both sides, and the space left in the middle is specially designed for people to walk.

This night market is quite lively, with many pedestrians and many people stopping in front of the barbecue stalls.

The aroma of all kinds of barbecue food is coming.

As Su Xiao walked outside the night market, she dialed the NCPD detective's number that Elizabeth sent to her.

Suddenly, he frowned and reached back with his right hand like lightning, grabbing a small hand that touched his waist.

He pulled hard and pulled a scared child out of the crowd.

He stared at the child for a few seconds, and the latter's body shivered involuntarily.

"I'm River Ward, who are you?"

Su Xiao let go of the child's hand and said "get out".

The child, as if granted amnesty, slipped into the crowd and soon disappeared.

"Gu En? I've never heard of this name."

"No, you heard wrong. You can call me Su. I am investigating the death of Lucius Lane."

"Why? You are not NCPD."

"Jefferson Peralez hired me to investigate."

"The mayoral candidate is looking for someone to investigate the cause of his predecessor's death? It's interesting. They will look for you, which means they trust you."

"They also trust you. Jefferson also said that as long as I mention his name, you will not refuse me."

"Jefferson was a politician, but he was different from other politicians... Okay, okay, I'm also planning to go to Fat Chicken Wings. "

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Feifei Chicken Wings is a fast food and fried chicken restaurant that mainly sells fried chicken, burgers, French fries, rice bowls, egg tarts, soda and other high-calorie fast food.

It is located on the Hanford Viaduct in the Haywood Valley area, separated from the Santo Domingo Valley area by only a large river.

Su Xiao stepped into Fatty Chicken Wings.

It was lunch time now, and almost all the seats in the store were occupied.

There was also loud music playing in the store.

Su Xiao listened briefly and realized that it was "Bobo Chicken", a song written by a Japanese female pop group called Ganglie, which is quite famous in the Night City.

It is said that every time they perform, the stadium

It will be filled with screaming fans.

The music was played very loud, but the patrons didn't seem to notice the noise at all.

Lidya Su looked around and quickly found the person he was looking for.

River's image was the same as what Su Xiao saw in the Chaomeng video. He was still wearing the windbreaker, with a necklace hanging around his neck and an earring hanging from his ear.

But he's not alone.

Opposite him sat an Asian man wearing sunglasses, with his coat open and a smartphone hanging around his neck.

He looked to be at least forty years old, and his head was very bald.

"It looks like someone is looking for you here."

"Well, I don't know what to do."

Su Xiao looked at River and said, "Are you River Ward?"

River also looked at Lidya Su: "It's me, you are Su, right? This is my partner, Detective Han."

Su Xiao glanced at Detective Han, who was sitting opposite River, and then returned his gaze to River: "How about we go aside and talk?"

"Han is one of our own. There is no need to avoid suspicion. If you have anything to say, you can say it directly."

Police Officer Han looked at Su Xiao and then turned his attention back to River: "Do you really want to cooperate with a mercenary?"

Detective Han could tell at a glance that Su Xiao was a cyber mercenary and he definitely didn't run away.

He didn't know what River was busy with at the moment.

Obviously this guy's partner was sitting across from him, but instead of looking for him, he ran outside to look for mercenaries.

Or does River think his salary is too high and he doesn't spend a lot of money to burn his wallet?

River actually directly stated the case he wanted to investigate.

"I haven't decided how to do it yet. Right now I just want to know if there is any new news about Ryan's death."

Detective Han's eyes changed immediately.

"Are you investigating this matter again? Didn't the boss ask you to let it go? Don't let him say it again. You know saying it twice will annoy him."

He seemed to know something, his expression changed drastically.

"If you really don't care, then listen to my advice, okay? Just let this case go."

River didn't seem to take Detective Han's advice seriously at all: "I didn't do anything. I just sat here, drank coffee, and listened to the gossip."

"Okay, whatever you want." Seeing that River couldn't be persuaded, Detective Han stood up and left as if he was afraid of trouble. "I won't mess around with you here anymore. I'd better go pick up my daughter."

Before leaving, he kindly left a message: "By the way, you two should find a secluded corner, at least there won't be any ears between you."

When Detective Han went out, River made a gesture to invite him to sit down: "OK, you say it."

"It seems that your partner doesn't like the mercenary profession."

"Don't take it too seriously. Detective Han doesn't like anyone except his daughter."

"It turns out he is a daughter-in-law."

Lidya Su nodded thoughtfully.

Having a daughter and having a family means having weaknesses.

No wonder his expression changed so quickly when he heard that River was still investigating a case that the NCPD had announced as closed.

Although NCPD's salary is not as good as company security, it is at least much better than other jobs, and it is also stable.

"Let's get down to business."

Lidya Su didn’t sit down.

"Actually, your partner is right. The sound insulation here is indeed not very good." Su Xiao glanced around, "Do you have a car?"

It’s not that there is no public transportation in Night City, but it is rubbish.

The empty rail is either often late or doesn't come at all.

There are no buses, and ordinary people cannot afford taxis.

Therefore, living in Night City, without a car means having no legs.

Even the poorest people will find ways to buy themselves a car.

Even though I don’t know how many hands this car has passed through.

When going on a mission, NCPD usually allocates cars to police officers.

River is a police detective, with a higher rank than ordinary police officers. There is no reason for him to come here on foot.

"My car is outside."

The two of them walked out of the Fat Chicken Wings and walked towards River's car.

It was drizzling outside, and a Tingwei Mackinac MTL1 was parked in the parking line.

This model of pickup truck, Tingwei, is mainly a multi-purpose vehicle.

It is sturdy but not bulky; affordable but of excellent quality; it can perfectly fit the urban roads bustling with business travelers and can also be used in the deserts surrounding the city.

The only drawback is that it can't run very fast.