Cyberpunk: 2075.

Chapter 747, Section 161: Cuban Crime Groups
"Aguilar, a living legend?"

Every time someone lights a cigar in Havana, Aguilar takes a head somewhere in the world.

Carl first heard of this name when he was a rookie struggling on the streets.

When the elderly mention "Living Legend," they always lower their voices, as if the name itself would bring about their death.

Adam's Hammer? A monster with a mechanical prosthetic body.

Rogge? The Queen of the Middlemen in the Next Life.

And Aguilar.
The top hitman of the Cuban criminal organization, a one-man negotiation expert, can ease even the most tense atmosphere whenever Aguilar appears. If his one-man diplomatic mission fails, then people will start dying until the problem is resolved.

Some say he is a living assassin ghost, seemingly able to appear all over the world. Every time he appears, he takes the lives of those who offend Cuban criminal groups, gang leaders, police chiefs, corporate executives, politicians—no matter their status, as soon as they hear the name Aguilar approaching, they all run away, hide, and beg for forgiveness.

"He's a pretty well-known guy, why are you suddenly bringing him up?"

Seeing that Karl did indeed know the living legend, Slide nodded slightly. After all, it was Agilar—his name was known among mercenaries, citizens, and even corporations, so it was perfectly normal for Karl to know.

“If it’s Aguilar,” Slippery stated his thoughts, “I’ve heard that the Cuban crime syndicate behind him supports Hansen. Since this is Hansen’s banquet, I doubt anyone will dare to investigate this legendary figure, so…”

"So you impersonated him?"

Kenichi Shiro interjected, "That's a good idea, but the problem is, how do we get information about Aguilar's appearance and attire? I do know some relevant information, but this Aguilar seems to change his appearance frequently, so we can't be sure of his latest look."

"There is a very simple way."

Slider's gaze shifted between Karl and Kenichi Shiro.

Whether it was because of the presence of the two of them or because of the pressure of the situation, he actually said a plan that he never dared to think of before: "This time, when it comes to deciding the successor of Dogtown, the Cubans will definitely send a representative. In order to demonstrate their power and status, they will likely send Aguilar. We can find him, take care of him, and then impersonate him to attend the banquet."

If you're unsure of his latest appearance, just go and meet him in person.

It's a natural idea, and also the simplest way to implement it. The only problem is...
How to resolve the issue of Aguilar, this living legend?
No, no, no, this isn't the hardest thing, at least not for KK and Kenichi Shiro. The hardest thing is...
“How are we going to find Aguilar? Dogtown is so big, I don’t think finding him will be much easier than finding a needle in a haystack.”

“I can find him.” The slider suddenly displayed an unexpected confidence.

Under Carl's questioning gaze, Slide continued, "I have a channel left behind by the Voodoo Gang. Although the gang is gone, some things are still there. Maman Bridget cracked a secret communication line of the Cubans before she died—it was an extremely difficult-to-crack hidden channel. She kept it without using it, waiting to use it as a trump card when she went to war with the Cubans, but she never got to use it before she died."

"How long has it been since Maman Bridget died? Are you sure this line is still usable?"

“This level of covert network is not easy to build. Even the Voodoo Gang had a hard time acquiring one covertly. In other things, the Voodoo Gang may not be as good as the Cuban crime group, but in terms of hacking, I can confirm that the Cuban crime group is no match for the Voodoo Gang.”

"Yes, they even dared to attack the Black Wall, attracting network surveillance. It's true that it's hard for any organization that doesn't specialize in hacking to be considered one of them."

Karl couldn't quite put his finger on what this inexplicable confidence in Slider was all about. Someone who had broken away from the Voodoo Cult and split off, was now actually proud of the dead Voodoo Cult. "But thinking about taking on the Cubans, although you don't have the same guts as the Voodoo Cult to dare to undermine the Black Wall, you're not even afraid of the Cubans coming after you?"

"The Cubans and Haitians, one is Catholic and the other is Voodoo. It's hard to say who will like whom, but they must know something about each other's character. We'll inevitably run into the Cubans sooner or later, so there's no reason not to prepare early."

"It was useless even after the Voodoo Gang was gone, so it's good for us now."

Carl found it rather ironic. Their squad wiped out the Voodoo Clan, and now the Voodoo Clan's remaining wiring was being used by the Voodoo Clan Splitter, Slider. If the dead Maman Bridget knew this, he wondered if she would be so angry she'd come back to life.

What do you think of this idea?

After bringing up the idea of ​​causing trouble for the Cubans, Slide looked at Carl and Kenichi Shiro. The decision was between the two of them; he wasn't in a position to make the decision.

"I don't mind. I don't have any other good ideas. It's getting dark soon, so this will do."

After thinking for a moment, Karl offered no objection.

It would be a lie to say that targeting Cubans wouldn't provoke retaliation, but it would be a lie to say that Carl was particularly concerned about Cuban retaliation.

A criminal organization might be incredibly powerful, and the assassins it trains might be hailed as living legends and extremely skilled, but...
These country bumpkins from out of town are acting recklessly in Night City. Don't they know KK of Night City?

A living legend, a legendary killer, rumored to have left behind a record of killing twenty or thirty people in every state, that's really impressive.

After all these years of fame, this is all he's accomplished. On his very first day, Carl dealt with far more people in an entire state than he had in all those years. While Aguilar might have dealt with important figures in that state, even the most important people combined...
Is it comparable to a Vice President Arasaka that Carl personally dealt with?

Or comparable to
Saburo Arasaka?
of course.

Carl had other reasons for making such a simple decision to target the Cuban criminal groups.

This Cuban criminal group has another name in the world.

Cuban drug trafficking groups.

Karl had absolutely no liking for that thing. Since it had come to Night City on its own initiative, even wandering around Dogtown, there was no reason not to crush it.

"Are they going after Aguilar and the Cubans?"

After considering the slider's suggestion for a moment, Kenichi Shiro nodded with an unusually calm expression.

"Just do it."

A mere Cuban criminal gang is really nothing to worry about.

(End of this chapter)