Cyberpunk: 2075.

Chapter 87 65. Who is that person?

"Subcutaneous armor, grounding plating, military-grade experimental Sianwestin, military-grade neural processor, military-grade frontal cortex, and enhanced reflexes of the Krenzikov, the left arm has a specially modified projectile launch system that fires high-explosive bullets, and then the right arm and right leg are equipped with mantis blades, tsk tsk tsk."

Oliver shook his head as he read the intelligence. "He is really armed to the teeth. I now feel that even if this tough guy really becomes a cyberpsychopath, it would not be a surprising thing. I even feel that the possible cause is not Sian Westin at all."

"A target worth 150,000 is indeed not that simple. He has a full set of military-grade prosthetics, and even an experimental model. It looks quite intimidating."

Jack compared himself and found that the prosthetics he had were not even a fraction of the lieutenant's. Although it is true that the side with more prosthetics will not win in a battle, this overwhelming gap still feels quite depressing.

"Krenzikov has enhanced reflexes, and paired with Sian Westin, I feel like if one of them isn't handled properly, we might be wiped out in one encounter."

Carl also made a comment here, and then he had an idea. He looked at Oliver and said, "This time, you may have to rely on your long-range sniper to shoot him in the head."

"Aren't you going to talk to confirm whether he really betrayed me? From what I see from the employer, isn't it better to talk if we can?"

"I don't have the heart to gamble my life that he doesn't have a cyberpsychosis."

Carl made a decision: "After we find him, let me stay at a safe distance and approach him. Jack, you will record the video. As long as there is a slight ferocious look on his face, Oliver, you will shoot directly. We will report this as evidence of a cyberpsychosis attack to the employer."

The sniper rifle that Oliver bought newly was named Nekomata, which was a high-tech sniper rifle produced by Tsunami Corporation. With its electromagnetically accelerated bullets, it could penetrate even ordinary exoskeleton armor with one shot. But he was just a former lieutenant with subcutaneous armor, and his head was not that strong.

"Karl, are you going to face it? Isn't it too dangerous?"

"That's why I said keep a safe distance. Don't worry, if things get bad, I will turn around and run without hesitation."

After all, Carl himself has the ability to keep up with Swansea Westin, and he can react when he needs to run. It is definitely better than asking Jack and Oliver to do it.

"The only question now is how to find James Norris."

Oliver turned around and looked at the city center where company dogs were walking around everywhere. "There are company dogs everywhere. A soldier lieutenant should be easy to find. I am very familiar with the military's style. I can tell at a glance whether a person has been in the army before."

"Where do we start searching?"

Carl asked, and Oliver had already pointed to a place: "Corpo Square."

[Corpo Plaza]: Corpo Plaza, rebuilt after the Fourth Corporate War, has now become one of the most iconic places in Night City. Its iconic circular memorial park is a tribute to every victim of the Fourth Corporate War.

"Piazza Corpo"

When Carl looked at the square, he immediately understood why Oliver chose to start his search from that place. The land in the municipal center was worth every inch of gold. In such a place, where could a former lieutenant who killed a person sent by his company go? The only place he could go was the memorial park where anyone could come.

He can't just run to the gate of another company to rest. A homeless person like that will be given the warmest electric greeting by every company security guard.

"Then we will."

Carl was halfway through his words when he suddenly felt a little chill on his head. He looked up and found that it was raining.

The sky of Night City is polluted to a considerable extent. The rain falling in this city
"Let's find some shelter first. Although we are not strong enough to get sick from being soaked in the rain for too long, the smell is still pretty disgusting."

Lifting his sleeves and smelling the raindrops falling on them, Karl pointed in the direction of Memorial Park: “There are still some places in Memorial Park with bionic trees that can shelter from the rain.”

"Is it a good idea to hide from the rain while observing the homeless people who stay in the memorial park after the rain?"

After Jack voted in favor, the three of them were no longer stupid enough to continue getting wet in the rain. They ran towards Korpo Square, and when they arrived, they found that NCPD personnel had already set up a cordon at the memorial park in the center of the square.

Judging from the situation, it seems that something happened in the park. The three of them looked at each other, came to the bionic tree in the park that was closer to the NCPD blockade area, and looked inside the blockade.

Because the rain was far away from the blockade, Carl could not see the situation inside the blockade clearly, so he turned his head and asked Jack, who had an artificial eye, "What happened in there?"

"I saw a company dog ​​lying on the ground with a big hole in his head."

"The head didn't explode?"

"No, there's just a big hole. Judging from the size of the muzzle, it might just be a gunshot wound caused by Lexington."

Lexington, blow the corporate dog's head off?

I don’t really understand what’s going on, but does this have anything to do with my goals?
As Karl was thinking, he suddenly saw a familiar figure among the police officers within the cordon.

"I saw an acquaintance. I went to say hello."

After leaving these words to Jack and Oliver under the tree, Carl stepped into the rain and ran towards the NCPD officer.

A few seconds later, Johnson, who was busy dealing with the shooting of the company's dog, heard a voice outside the cordon: "Mr. Johnson, what happened here?"

Hearing someone calling his name, Johnson subconsciously looked over. When he found it was Carl, he was slightly stunned. Then he temporarily handed over the matters at hand to his subordinates and walked towards the blockade line.

He stopped inside the holographic projection blockade created by the police car and greeted Karl outside the blockade:

"Long time no see Karl, how have you been lately?"

"It's ok, Mr. Johnson. Are you experiencing a cyberpsychosis? Is there any work for you?"

"Cyberpsychosis?"

Johnson listened to Karl’s words, looked back at the company dog ​​lying on the ground, and roughly understood the purpose of Karl’s coming.

This is looking for work.

But today he might be disappointed.

"No, it's just an ordinary vendetta. The murderer was caught on the spot, and we are just cleaning up the mess."

Johnson shrugged. "Probably not what you think."

"Is this so"

Carl felt a little regretful, as he thought he had arrived just in time and had gotten the clue.

After feeling regretful, when Carl was about to thank Johnson for telling him these things, he noticed out of the corner of his eye a shirtless man with two guns on his back, a strong physique, and short blond hair, with protective prosthetics on his eyes, slowly walking into the blockade from a distance.

'That person is.'

Carl's pupils widened.

　ps. The comment section of Birthday () said that there will usually be ten chapters after a novel is released. So far, I still owe ten chapters.

　　
　
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