Cyberpunk: 2075.

Chapter 432 45. Your relationship is
"You mean, you plan to rely on us, Adecado, to transport some items into the city?"

After listening to what Thor said after he understood what he meant, Carl nodded after explaining the cooperation in detail:

"That's about it. You guys will do the transportation outside the city, and the checkpoints will be handled by the NCPD. Then the Six Street Gang will transport the goods into the city. We have people at all points in the process. All that's missing is your consent. How about it? Are you interested in cooperating?"

Do you have any intention of cooperation?

Listening to Carl's calm words, Thor's heart was already in turmoil.

How could there be no intention to cooperate? You can tell from the sound of it that this is a sure-fire long-term business. After all, he is the leader of a tribe of wanderers, so how could he not be aware of the benefits of a route that has been fully arranged with gangs and officials involved? This means that he can basically sit back and count money once things are stable.

The cooperation that Carl was seeking was simply asking him, I have dug up gold here, do you want to come and dig with me? It would be strange if he had no intention. Not to mention throwing this job to their branch tribe of Adecardo, even if it was thrown to the representative tribe of Adecardo, they would have to have a leader come respectfully to discuss business.

He felt like he was hit by a pie in the sky, but despite the excitement, Thor still maintained a minimum of rationality.

Although the wanderers who have been struggling in the badlands for a long time may seem more "simple" than the city people in some aspects, they still understand one thing.

That is, if you have no relatives or friends, why should you look for them when there is an opportunity to make a fortune?

Even if you don't want to deal with the notorious and untrustworthy Random Blade Society, there are many reputable wanderer tribes around Night City.

Apart from Adecado, there may not be many of these tribes, but with a little search, some can always be found. In comparison, the Adecado tribe has only been in the vicinity of Night City for a short time, and their transportation routes have only been recently figured out. If you want to find more reliable partners, shouldn’t you consider those tribes that have been entrenched near Night City for a long time? Then, why bother looking for them?

The simple truth is that Adekado has no advantage over other tribes.

Other tribes also have a good reputation. Other surrounding tribes have long been familiar with the cargo routes, but they have just become familiar with them. No matter how you look at it, they are not the best choice. Why don't Carl and his companions look for other people for this opportunity to make a fortune, but have to look for them, Adecardo?
If you think about it carefully, it feels like there is some kind of trap buried here.

When asked by Carl whether there was any intention to cooperate, Thor thought for a long time and asked a question: "Why do you want to find Adecado? Among the surrounding tribes, the Red Ochre people are the most experienced, right?"

The Red Ochre is a tribe of wanderers who live around Night City all year round. They often run around the surrounding transportation routes and have a good reputation among the wanderers. It is reasonable that Carl and his friends' first choice should be that tribe.

"Why are you looking for Adecado?"

When Thor asked this question, Carl understood his concerns, but he found it difficult to explain this question.

You can't say that they just listened to what V said, thought about it, and then did it if they thought it was okay.

Who could believe that a transportation route that could generate endless amounts of money was decided on on a whim by a few people who discovered they could get in touch by coincidence? Putting himself in Carl's shoes, he also found it hard to believe.

But this is really just a coincidence.

Carl realized that Mr. Johnson of the NCPD was suffering from a lack of funds to arm the police officers. At the same time, Oliver's father in the team happened to become the leader of the Six Street Gang and urgently needed to find a new way to make money to maintain the operation of the gang. Then, during the conversation, V mentioned Adecado.
Yes, why did V mention Adecado?

Wait a moment.
Carl remembered something.

Thinking back carefully, Carl was actually familiar with the word Adecardo, not just from the news. He seemed to have checked the other person's information when he met someone, but where did he see it? Carl's brain thought quickly and then turned to the information.

"Because of Panam."

Carl's words not only stunned Thor who was sitting in front of him, but also the Adecardo personnel who were in charge of security around them all showed an expression of disbelief, as if they could hardly believe that they would hear that man's name from Carl's mouth.

"you say."

Thor asked in disbelief: "Panam, is it the Panam I was thinking of?"

"Panam Palmer, if that's the name."

Carl glanced at V. He now understood why V mentioned Adekado. It turned out that he was thinking of Panam. He felt that the relationship between these two people was very good when they met last time.

But didn’t Panam say that he had a falling out with the tribe? Why is V still helping Panam’s tribe? I don’t quite understand. It can’t be that Panam’s situation is different from V’s, and he just left the tribe temporarily because of a conflict?
Although I don't quite understand the real situation, V's recommendation must have his reasons. Carl doesn't have many advantages, but trusting his companions happens to be one of them. So let's just let Adecado be Adecado. What's more, for Carl, Panam is also a friend he knows. If she really is the kind of person who left the tribe in a huff like a child, then this job can be given to a friend who will return to her home sooner or later. It's not bad.

"Who is Panam? Why are they so surprised? How come we have never heard of him?"

While Jack, Oliver, and T-BUG were asking questions on the voice chat, Carl glanced at V, who was unusually silent today, and replied on the chat: "V's friend, a guy with a nice personality, I'll ask him to introduce him to you later."

"V's friend. Oh - I see. It's the homeless girl you mentioned when you went to the abandoned hospital, right?"

Jack and Oliver understood immediately, and T-BUG was silent for a moment before speaking in the group in disbelief:

"I can't tell, V."

Despite the same teasing remarks from his companions, V remained silent.

The commotion caused by the name Panam by the wanderers was short-lived, but soon stopped at Thor's signal. Then Carl and the others could feel that although the faces of the wanderers around them were still trying to remain serious and earnest, their attitudes had unconsciously relaxed a little.

"you."

Thor thought about his words for a moment and then continued, "What is your relationship with Panam?"

Although he was talking about you guys, Thor didn't know why he didn't look at the others. He just followed his feeling and looked at the young man with a crew cut who was the quietest among Carl's team and gave him the feeling of a wanderer.

"good friend."

Carl smiled and answered for V.

(End of this chapter)