Cyberpunk: 2075.

Chapter 44 22. This is a trial

There were a total of twenty-seven mercenaries, and compared to the security personnel wearing Arasaka uniforms, these twenty-seven people were actually at a disadvantage in terms of numbers.

"There are thirty-seven Arasaka security guards, plus twenty-seven mercenaries, which makes a total of sixty-four people. Are they going to fight or escort?"

"If we want to fight, we still don't have enough manpower."

Oliver answered Jack's words and walked out of the warehouse. He looked at the vehicle that was nearly 200 meters away from them and was firmly guarded by Arasaka security personnel. "Is that the car that my employer is in? Why does that car look so familiar to me?"

"Oh my God."

Jack also saw the car, and he subconsciously exclaimed: "Renfield's 'Sword of the Lady of the Lake - Guinevere', I know that car. I even watched the press conference when it was first launched. I still remember that I was drooling at the greed at that time."

"what about now?"

"I'm drooling just as much."

"Ah."

Smiling, Carl stared at the car, and the relevant information flashed through his mind.

[Renfield, Sword of the Lady of the Lake - Guinevere]: For those who know cars, as long as they hear Renfield, they will know that it is a synonym for wealth. Yes, this is a car specially provided to the rich, especially the Sword of the Lady of the Lake - Guinevere, the price of which has exceeded the GDP of many island countries;

As a vehicle that symbolizes wealth, the engine of the Sword of the Lake Lady is comparable to any professional racing car, and its interior is as luxurious as a five-star hotel suite. With the support of crystal ball technology, you can see all the scenery outside the vehicle from inside the vehicle without even any windows. Of course, this also ensures the safety of the passengers in the vehicle to the greatest extent. If you meet this little beauty on the street, don't even think about using your Lexington to challenge her armor, which is military-grade.

"How much do you think this car is worth?"

Carl stared at the Sword of the Lady of the Lake and asked Oliver, Jack and Mann beside him.

"Ten million euros?"

Oliver guessed, and Jack, who was obviously more knowledgeable about cars, directly called out the price: "2010 million euros." (Reference to the real Koenigsegg CCXR 2600 model million)
“This number is like a dream.”

Carl stared at the car. If he sold it, he could get as many newest prosthetic bodies as he wanted.

"Don't think too much."

Mann seemed the most calm. He had been a mercenary longer than the others and had seen some luxury cars. Although it was the first time he saw the Sword of the Lady of the Lake, he was used to it and was not surprised.

Mann said, "Do you know what I'm thinking about now?"

"What are you thinking about?"

"We're dead."

"Why do you say that?"

Karl withdrew his gaze, a little puzzled.

"A person who can sit on the Sword of the Lake Lady and has so many Arasaka security guards guarding him still needs idiots who want to die as consumables. What kind of danger do you think he will encounter next?"

“I have some guesses about this.”

Carl said a word that made Mann, Jack, and Oliver's faces turn pale: "ACPA."

"ACPA?!"

Oliver listened to the words coming out of Carl's mouth, his face twisted: "Why did you guess that?" "A clue?"

"How sure are you?"

"It's fifty-fifty, fifty percent correct and fifty percent wrong."

"Isn't it the same as if you didn't say anything?"

Although Oliver said so, he knew clearly that if Carl didn't really have some clues, he would not say such 50-50 words at this time. In other words, if they didn't encounter anything, it would be fine. If they really encountered something, then the opponent was 99% likely to be ACPA.

Although Oliver previously described ACPA as a consumable that would cause the company to lose money when talking to Carl and Jack, when they really had to face ACPA, he knew the dangers of ACPA better than anyone else. After all, the Sixth Street Gang had a private collection of light ACPAs, and the veterans of the Sixth Street Gang had encountered them on the battlefield.

These mercenaries are well-equipped, but they can't compare with ACPA. What is ACPA? A humanoid self-propelled tank.

"Don't think too much. You've already accepted the mission. Just fulfill your duties. Our car is here."

Jack looked at the many empty 'Villefort Alvarado V4F 570 Missions' driving over from a distance and stopping in front of them, and guessed that these might be the cars for their group of mercenaries and Arasaka security personnel.

[Villefort Alvarado V4F 570 Mission]: An expensive and huge vehicle. Sitting in it on the street is not called cruising, but cruising. For many people in Night City, Alvarado is their ideal experience to show off their luxury.

"When I was a kid, I always wanted to ride in this kind of car. Who wouldn't like this car? Riding in it is like being rich. I didn't expect that after becoming a mercenary, I could just ride in it whenever I was on a mission."

Mann said, watching the other mercenaries get on the vehicles. "Are we going to form a convoy and go through Watson District? Wouldn't that be very eye-catching? If you ask me, with the Sword of the Lady of the Lake, we can just step on the gas and rush over. I guarantee we'll be there in ten minutes."

"Then, could a possible hacker change the traffic lights or vehicle routes on the road to induce a collision and block people in a place prepared by the attacker?"

Oliver said as he opened the door: "I think since the employer is so rich, why not get a hovercraft and fly over it from the sky? There will be no obstacles. Don't the current hovercrafts have programs to prevent hackers?"

"That's just to prevent some ordinary hackers. Which hovercraft doesn't need equipment to guide and control it? Do you think that the people who want to attack a target that can afford so many people and spend so much money to hire people to protect it can't even find an outstanding hacker? If they do that, they will probably fall as soon as they take off, and they won't be able to escape even if they run in the sky."

Jack said, looking at Carl who had already sat in the passenger seat of the car and asked: "Carl, what do you think?"

"I watched with my eyes open. To be honest, I suspect there is probably a mole among the security personnel. The target will be known as soon as he moves. Otherwise, I really can't think of a way to transport people without using a convoy to cross the road."

"You mean, among the security team around the target, there might be someone who was the attacker?"

Carl sat in the driver's seat. This luxury car could drive automatically, so he just went through the motions.

"If you can't even trust the people around you, why would you send us mercenaries to join in and muddy the waters? Mercenaries only care about money, don't they?"

Carl has now confirmed his guess, that is, there must be traitors like 'Blanca' and 'Juanito' among Arasaka's personnel, but he still can't understand why a company like Arasaka can't even find out the traitor among its security personnel.

Or... in Arasaka, the traitors like 'Blanca' and 'Juanito' were arranged by the higher-ups because of the target's identity, so they cannot be detected and cannot be found out?
If the target is really Sakura, then naturally there will be many people who want him (?) alive and also want her (?) dead. However, the actions of arranging personnel for protection and possible attacks made Carl think of a word that was more likely than office fight.

That word is called.
test.

Or called.

Trial.

The test of Sakura cost countless lives.

There are always people who are obsessed with cherry blossoms after the rain.

(End of this chapter)