Cyberpunk: 2075.

Chapter 573 186. Betrayal
"A different hacker. This piques my interest."

Carl stared at the door that had been closed again, and blocked and modified the small surveillance camera that the Nether Dog Soldier had left behind after checking it. "Could it be that in this situation where Dog Town is about to be turned upside down by the Nether Dog Soldier, are there any hackers who can help us?"

"His identity is a bit special, and he may have something to do with you."

"he?"

Hearing that Li De used a word that clearly referred to men, Carl thought about the male hackers he had been involved with. As a result, after searching his memory, he found that he really didn't know many male hackers.

There are male hackers that he is familiar with, such as Knicks, the hacker under Roger in the past life, and the hacker who often helps Wakako, the Korean Nan Changxun and the like. When Carl's team took on the mission, although the team hacker T-BUG was there, they also received more or less assistance from them in some details.

However, these people are active in Night City, and Reed is obviously referring to the hackers in Dogtown.
"Did I know a hacker in Dogtown who is involved with your CIA? What's his name?"

How come Carl didn't know that he knew such a person.

"You don't know him, but he knows you. The reason why you are involved is that he used to be in the Voodoo Gang, but later they split up and left because they couldn't reach an agreement."

"Voodoo Gang, oh, I understand."

No wonder he said that it was related to me. It turns out that it was somewhat related to me in this aspect.

Carl and his men killed the Voodoo Gang, and the hacker that Reed is talking about now is someone who split from the Voodoo Gang before Carl and his men took action. How could there be no connection?

"So, Li De, what do you mean?"

Carl considered his words: "Let me not kill him, right?"

"."

Reed was silent for a moment, obviously not expecting Carl to understand it this way.

He mentioned the hacker's past identity with the intention of making Cardo be more cautious. After all, although that group of people had fallen out with the Voodoo Gang and split away, they were still members of the Voodoo Gang after all.

Li De was worried that if there had been conflicts in the past, it might cause unnecessary trouble, so he wanted Carl to pay more attention, however, his words seemed to be misunderstood by Carl.

Why does it sound like I'm trying to persuade Carl not to kill them all?
Was there something wrong in the communication?

Just when Li De was doubting whether his language expression ability had regressed, Karl's comforting voice came over:
"Don't worry, Li De. After all, I have been a professional mercenary for so long, I still know what to do and what not to do during a mission.

We are going to ask them for help next, right? Don't worry, I will never be impulsive, let alone kill them all. As long as they cooperate well, I am still a reasonable person. "

The more Li De listened, the more silent he became.

What does "I will never kill them all" mean?
Does this mean that we are prepared to kill most of them? Isn't this impulsive?
Also, "as long as they work together," this sounds threatening. Can it really be considered reasonable?
Why does it feel like: "You bunch of Voodoo Gang splinter members, just kneel down and do your job well, and I will kill you all without any hesitation"?
Why does it seem that the mercenary Carl is more arrogant than him, the CIA officer who is supposed to have the back-up and can force those Voodoo Gang separatists to do their job?

At least he still has the leverage in his hand, but what about Carl? He is the enemy of the Voodoo Gang. How can he be sure that the Voodoo Gang's separatists will obey him?
It's not like Li De hasn't collaborated with mercenaries before, but his collaboration with Carl is indeed special and unique, not only because of Carl's extraordinary abilities, but also because of his unconventional ideas.

However, it is normal that Li De cannot understand, because he does not know V, or rather, he has never worked with V and knows the way of doing things of the most murderous person in Carl's team. Otherwise, he can easily understand that Carl is indeed reasonable.

Carl: This is all done by comparison.

His idea is simple.

If it was anyone else, let alone V, he would probably charge in and put knives on the necks of those Voodoo Gang separatists to demand that they do their job properly. Carl only forced them "slightly", and he would hold back if they did their job properly. How could this not be considered magnanimous and reasonable?
It was all a comparison. When compared, Karl felt that he was too easy to talk to. However, even Karl's "easy to talk to" made Li De think for a while and remind him: "In short, see if you can wait for my signal before taking action, and try not to cause conflict."

"Easy to say."

Carl said, "So where is the hacker we are looking for? From your tone, Li De, we should go to him in person. The contents of the chip are in Dog Town, and without the help of a professional hacker, it is possible that they will be intercepted. So when should we set off? The entire Dog Town is now crowded with Nether Dog soldiers, so we have to seize the opportunity."

"I'll send you the address, and you can just meet me there. As for the time..."

Li De took a look at his current situation. He used the underground sewer to transport the chip out and hid it, then sneaked back into the Baoshiqing Building.

Relying on the chaotic situation and the chip that changed his appearance, he successfully created the illusion that he had never left the Baozhuqing Building. Even some of the filth on his body that was contaminated by the underground sewer had been washed away by him.

At this moment, he was venting his dissatisfaction with other guests while being scanned by the Hellhound soldiers. According to the current situation, it was expected that in a while, Hansen would not be able to withstand the pressure from all sides and would apologize to the guests of Bao Shi Qing and let them go.

"I'll be there in two hours."

While Reed and Carl were communicating, Kurt Hansen received a message that the source was cancelled after it was sent.

The message was not long, it could even be said to be very brief, but just this one sentence made Kurt Hansen's eyes narrow slightly.

"Your party has guests from the United Nations Intelligence Agency sneaking into it, and they've already gotten what they wanted."

"I've already got what I wanted..."

Kurt Hansen had lost something, and it was taken by the IAIA - this did not surprise him, but the tone and angle of this message were very special.

Tone, habits, and narrative angle can often reveal a person's stance.

This message, which was clearly a warning and even helped Kurt Hansen to name the criminal, had its stance clearly exposed between the lines, and it was so obvious that Kurt Hansen could see through it at a glance.

Who could know what he had lost so quickly and also know that it was the CIA who did it?
There are many possible candidates, but considering the aspects involved
Arasaka agents? No, they might want to get the information from the IA first to gain intelligence.

Washington's own helpers? No, they had the ability to quickly learn what was going on here, but they didn't completely trust him.

He left that chip behind on purpose for the purpose of keeping records and maintaining his cooperative relationship with them. They knew that he held the chip, but if he didn't even have the ability to keep the evidence, not only would they not be kind enough to help him, but they might take the opportunity to support their own people in taking over the position and get rid of him while taking back the chip.

Well, there are only a few people who can get the news quickly and leak it to him.

Among them, there are suspects...

An agent within the CIA?

'interesting. '

It seems that the Joint Intelligence Bureau is not a place of close unity.

Judging from this speed, it was the CIA agent who succeeded and was betrayed immediately after reporting to his superiors.

(End of this chapter)