Cyberpunk: I didn't cheat.

Vito advances the film at 0.1x speed, then observes the people involved in the filming.

The faces of those people had been blurred out, but Vito managed to catch a glimpse of the abuser's face in the reflection of the light from the pool of blood on the ground.

He had a striking bald head and his face was covered with many strange prosthetics.

“Found it, Judy. Zoom in on this image and extract the face from the bloodstain.”

After Judy captured the faces, Vito withdrew from Mewtwo. He had Judy compare the faces with Night City residents' data, and four minutes later, thirty-seven people were identified.

Remove those who are already dead, and then remove those who have no criminal record.

In the end, there were three people left.

"Look at this, Kenji Koizumi, a member of the Tiger Claw Gang, suspected of kidnapping, extortion, and possession of contraband."

Judy pointed out a person who bore a resemblance to a blurry, indistinct face.

Moreover, this Kenji Koizumi had many strange prosthetics on his face and many tattoos on his body.

"Okay, let's put down a Mewtwo movie and see if these two movies were filmed in the same place."

Vito took a deep breath and then put the Hyperdream Bracelet back on.

"Don't you need to slow down?"

Judy knew how badly Vito was hurting.

"No need. Let's find these monsters' hideout as soon as possible. We might still be able to rescue someone."

Without further ado, Judy began to explain the second part of Mewtwo.

Another flash of white light appeared.

This time, it was still in the same room, but this time, there were three abusers in the room, each holding a specially made knife.

Vito used the edit mode to find clues bit by bit.

"Wait, Judy, there seems to be background noise!"

Judy helped Vito open the audio editor, and amidst the screams, Vito vaguely heard a short conversation off-screen.

“Not enough goods… Quan… this… most, wo…”

"Judy, could you make this conversation a little clearer?"

"No, there's just too much noise here."

Vito had no choice but to continue.

After looking at it carefully for a while, Vito caught another frame from the reflection of the blade.

The image was very clear this time, showing most of one person's face.

"Judy, capture this frame and then perform facial recognition."

"OK!"

While Judy was undergoing facial recognition, Vito continued with Mewtwo.

Vito dared not relax for a moment, for fear of missing even the slightest bit of information.

New clues only emerged as the dream was about to end.

Someone kicked open a box of fried noodles in the corner, revealing an illegally connected electrical outlet. The two numbers on the lids next to it, which were casually open, confirmed that this was indeed the Kabuki district.

“Found it, Judy, look at the cover I scanned.”

"In the Kabuki district, near the yakisoba stall, a long section of wires was illegally connected. Okay, that person's face has been scanned. Kawaguchi Alder, a member of the Tiger Claw gang, is suspected of assaulting a public official and fraud."

Vito quit Mewtwo and took the Mewtwo Ring. The first time he unpacked Mewtwo, he felt like vomiting.

Jack quickly went up to the bar and got Vito some drinks to calm his nausea.

“Jack, let’s split up. You go and catch that guy selling Mega Dreams. I’ll have Stings look for Kenji Koizumi and Alder Kawaguchi on the street. Damn it, I’m going to get those two bastards’ bones out of their sockets!”

Jack dumped all the drink on the table, checked his weapons, and left the basement.

Vito picked up a bottle of lemonade from the table and gulped it down.

"How much did Susanna pay you for this job?"

Judy wanted to pat Vito on the back, but after thinking about it, she withdrew her hand.

"It's not about the money. I just can't stand the scum of the Tiger Claw Gang lately."

Vito took a couple of deep breaths; he was feeling better now.

"I thought you mercenaries only cared about money?"

"Do you know what's most important for a mercenary?"

"Reputation?"

"It's a choice."

After saying that, Vito stood up, transferred the agreed amount to Judy, and then walked out of the basement.

"select?"

Judy repeated the sentence.

"Perhaps choices are indeed important, not just for mercenaries."

Then Judy remembered the two disgusting sunglasses she had just unpacked, and the exploitation of sex partners at Genting Highlands. She made a phone call.

"Hey? I quit! Starting tomorrow, I won't be going to Genting anymore. The reason? The reason is simply that I don't want to do it anymore!"

After ending the phone call, Judy found Susanna Quinn.

“Susanna, I want to work at Liz, and I also want to help the girls.”

Susanna, of course, welcomed a skilled technician like Judy to Ritz, whose ability to cut Mewtwo hairs was quite famous.

After leaving Liz, Vito called Stins and asked him to find the two members of the Tiger Claw gang.

"You told me to find Jotaro Seiho this morning, and now you're telling me to find some Koizumi or Kawaguchi? Are you the NCPD director?"

“Find one and I’ll give you ten thousand, Stings. I know extra work deserves extra pay.”

Stins couldn't help but laugh.

"Ten thousand per person? Vito, Vito, can you even earn a fraction of that from this deal? Or do you have so much money you don't know what to do with it?"

Vito ignored Stins's mockery and said coldly.

“Some scum have forgotten to protect and serve, and I have to pick these things up from the screams and blood, even if it’s just this once.”

Stings' laughter stopped abruptly.

Prelude to Chapter 59

Jotaro Seiho is unaware that death is approaching step by step. His top salesman, Lenny Nero, has just sent him a message reminding him that two mercenaries are inquiring about Black Dream.

"It's not strange that you're asking about Mewtwo. I need to come up with something new, you know? I feel like I'm stuck in a creative rut. I'm just too obsessed with cubeheads."

I think he can elevate my art to three levels. I'm tired of shooting blood and gore and having a few sex dolls messing around. What I want is real excitement!

"Do you understand this feeling, Nero? I'm thinking of trying something new. What do you think about connecting two people's prosthetic eyes and then seeing from the other's perspective?"

Jōtaro Shōhō replied to Lenny Nero.

"Anything is fine. You know, no matter what you produce, I can make it a big seller. I just have that kind of sales ability."

"Okay, I'll hurry up and get you some more footage. I still have five videos that haven't been edited yet. I'll finish editing them at the nightclub tonight. Come visit my nightclub sometime; it's the beginning of my career rebirth!"

"I will. Didn't those companies try to trip you up?"

"They don't know I set up Phoenix Nightclub. These guys have taken over my house, saying that the 'Cube Head' will come at any time. These corporate dogs even threw my Xiaoling out, saying she'd be hacked. What the hell? A 1950s-era robotic cat can't be hacked!"

"Don't mind them, that's just how domineering the people in the company are. Just stay away from them in the future."

After replying to the message, Jotaro Seiho got back into work mode. He had used up all the footage he had taken recently, and he had a great time filming.

These Moxie gang members are much better than the bystanders; they will fight back fiercely. What the audience wants to see is the process of their hope being gradually eroded, not just them trembling at the beginning.

Today is the grand opening of Phoenix Nightclub. His blockhead execution song is selling like hotcakes, giving him cash to buy some new businesses. Phoenix represents his rebirth as Jotaro Seihō.

Tiger Claw Gang has been in turmoil lately. Under the pretext of Arasaka's capture of the cube head, the higher-ups have taken away the sparkly processing business that Jotaro Seiho was in charge of. The material processing that was originally in place has also been suspended, so he had to send his men to the streets to capture people to make materials for Mewtwo.

Just when things seemed hopeless, Kawaguchi and Koizumi, those two simple-minded fools, managed to find such high-quality material, which rekindled their creative passion.

He was editing the clips of Super Dream, his eyes slightly narrowed, humming an off-key tune.

……

Lenny Nero was a sales genius, but he was also a cautious street urchin, and in his opinion, those two mercenaries today were definitely suspicious.

Despite it being their first transaction, their goal was clear; they didn't even ask about the most famous tapes, they just asked for the latest ones.

For safety reasons, he gave Jotaro a heads-up, but the other man obviously didn't take it seriously.

Lenny felt that a reminder was enough. People were sitting comfortably in nightclubs with a dozen or so guys watching over the place, while he was standing on Twilight Street all day without even a driver to help him.

"I earn my money through hard work! When will a company finally see my talent?"

Lenny, stretch your legs a bit. I should go home early today.

Suddenly, he was framed by a shadowy figure.

It's that samurai head!

Duang~

Jack knocked Lenny unconscious with one punch, then carried him out of the underpass and threw him into the car.

"All done, Vito."

"Okay, drag that bastard to Liz and let Susanna and the others interrogate him properly."

Vito arrived at the yakisoba stall from back then, located in a slum in the Kabuki district, where many members of the Tiger Claw gang roamed the area.

Vito bought something from the vending machine and, pretending to be an idle young man, leaned against the wall, eating while scanning the passersby.

"Mom, I want to eat tofu strips."

A child passed by the vending machine and called out to his mother.

After much hesitation, the mother still bought one for her child.

"Thank you, Mom!"

The child happily opened the package and took a bite.

"what!"

The child let out a scream; it turned out that the tofu strip had knocked out one of the child's teeth.

"How could this happen!"

The mother was flustered, but she still couldn't stop the blood from her child's mouth.

Vito glanced at the unopened tofu strip in his hand and casually tossed it into the trash.

He walked up to the child and sprayed emergency hemostatic spray into his mouth.

"Okay, take him to see a doctor, just in case there are still broken teeth stuck in his gums."

The child's mother thanked Vito.

"Thank you so much. Sigh, I usually can't bear to buy this for my child, but I let him have a treat today. I never expected this to happen!"

Vito comforted him.

“It’s alright. Take the child through a few blocks and find a psychic house run by Misty. Once inside, have the shopkeeper take you to the back alley where the psychic shrine is located. Vito sent you here, so just make sure the psychic remembers.”

The mother and child bowed repeatedly, feeling that they had met good people today.

Vito waved his hand and returned to his previous position to observe the crowd.

beep~ beep~

Stins called.