Dragon Clan: Lu Mingfei Doesn’t Want to Become a Night City Legend

Chapter 99 The Company's Conspiracy

"boom!"

In Arasaka Tower, Liz turned into a desk cleaning master, sweeping everything on her desk to the ground with a ferocious look on her face.

Just now, she received the news of Faraday's death.

This means that the "Networker" she wants to capture has taken action.

Not only did he seem to have foreseen her cooperation with Faraday, successfully avoiding the bait tactics, but he even killed Faraday on this basis.

Of course, Liz immediately investigated the cause of Faraday's death, and soon found traces related to military technology.

Faraday was dealt with over there.

Either Faraday revealed his identity, or someone passed the information to Military Technology - Liz also tried to investigate the latter, but only vaguely found some records of the Vortex Gang's actions, and those Vortex Gang members died in a street fight a few days later. The murderer - who knows, probably a stray bullet.

Arasaka had no way to communicate with Military Technology, so the clue ended here.

What should I do? Should I continue with the bait plan and let the Arasaka dogs take care of the other party?
But if the other party can see through Faraday, they should be able to see through them as well.

Liz covered her head, feeling annoyed.

A few days ago, another meeting was held within the counterintelligence organization. Their group has been criticized many times.

Jenkins's look at her was unfriendly. Naturally, not only were they negligent in their duties regarding the "Tanaka Case", but they actually allowed a "Network Walker" to act recklessly and slaughter hackers on their territory and get away with it?

With such efficiency, Liz even felt that the butcher's knife was at her neck.

However, just when her blushing fever made her want to take a bath——

[Drip drip drip drip]

The contact window shook, and Liz stopped subconsciously.

She looked at the name.

【v】

!

Surprised, Liz subconsciously began to wonder why V would call her at this time.

At the same time, she also remembered that she had received advice from this woman.

At the beginning, V easily guessed all the situations on his side, and on this basis also reminded her of the possible risks.

But she was careless.

I didn't expect that the bait plan that I thought was a sure thing would fail.

Despite having mixed feelings, Liz accepted the communication request.

[v, what a rare visitor! What's up? Is there something you want to talk to me about?]

Looking at the stern woman in the picture, Liz forced a smile.

【Well, I want to keep in touch with my colleagues.】

vSmile with a curved mouth.

Jenkins said, "We are all from the same department. He felt that he had gone too far in the last meeting and had not considered your feelings. He asked me to come and assist you with your work."

Liz:.
At that moment, it felt like falling into an icy cave.

Having been in the company for so long, how could she not understand the deeper meaning of V's words?

This is not literal mutual help, Arasaka Corporation does not have such a culture.

vThe so-called help, in other words, is just empty talk.

Obviously, Jenkins was extremely disappointed with her and didn't even want to give her the initiative of the mission.

In Jenkins' eyes, Liz has lost her usefulness, but she can still be squeezed out of the last bit of value.

That is to support v.

Everyone knows that V is a talent that Jenkins values, but she is too young, and even if her abilities are recognized, some people will question her experience.

At the department meeting, the team leaders had mixed attitudes towards V.

So Jenkins deliberately scolded Liz as worthless in the meeting to attract the attention of the entire department.

At this time, let V be responsible for dealing with the mess left by Liz. As long as she succeeds, first of all, she can gain a lot of reputation. Secondly, Liz, who owes V a favor, will basically become a puppet to support V to become the next minister.

These bitches!

Liz felt resentful, but she couldn't express her true thoughts. She could only bite her back teeth and swallow them.

And at this moment——

【Don't worry, Liz, I know what you are thinking. 】

! !
Her heart suddenly tightened again, and V's half-smile made Liz feel a palpitation.

"I won't take away your initiative, nor will I try to win over your subordinates. I'm just... uh... giving you some advice."

v smiled innocently.

[Believe me, Liz, I want to have a good relationship with you.]

Liz:.
Even though she knew that this was a pua to pua her, Liz couldn't resist her biological instinct and felt a sense of relief.

She remembered V's reputation within Arasaka.

Although his methods are clean, efficient and swift, he is surprisingly humane towards his subordinates.

He is a rare "good guy" in the company who doesn't have any strange habits.

Now, let me give you some advice.

【——】

——[File transfer in progress]

Liz saw an extra document in her mailbox. Although she had some doubts, she instinctively opened it.

However, the moment she saw the document——

"This! How did you get this thing?!"

The document in front of Liz was filled with densely packed headshots and corresponding text descriptions.

Name, job description, resume
这 是
【Candidates for Cyborg Test Personnel】

"Even our professional hackers couldn't recover this data. How did you bypass that 'Network Walker'?"

[It's probably just a technical issue and a time difference.]

v replied calmly.

[My hacking skills are decent, and I learned about your bait plan in advance.]

[It would be great if we could catch the hacker directly, but I'm keeping a little cautious.]

If you fail to capture the hacker, there are two possibilities. One is that the hacker is too powerful and can even kill the decoy and escape the pursuit of the Arasaka troops and Faraday.

[The second type is that the other party learned of the decoy plan through some means, that is, there was a "tip-off."]

V is a Jinyiwei in the counterintelligence organization, and she is very familiar with this matter.

[Then we need to find a way to determine whether the source of this information is inside or outside the company.]

So I took advantage of your plan. While you were executing the decoy plan to attract the attention of the network walkers, I simultaneously conducted a "deep dive."

Information within the counterintelligence organization can naturally be viewed with V's authority.

With her superb hacking skills, she can simultaneously recover the data. If the other party is a traitor within the company, he will definitely come to stop V.

If the other party is external, then the other party's intelligence will naturally be limited to "knowing that Faraday is about to carry out a bait plan."

In this case, because of the need to focus on the bait, v's deep diving record will be missed. Even if v's movement is discovered in time, outsiders will most likely regard v as part of the "bait".

The result of this test is.
[As expected, the other party failed to discover my intention, so I quickly obtained the information.]

V said it as a matter of course, but only Liz knew how abnormal what she did was.

Sneak in simultaneously while the bait is fighting?
Putting aside how V bypassed her and obtained information access, the means of restoring the project should not be something V, who had nothing to do with the experiment, should do.

Her hacking attributes are at least expert level. Not only that, her decisiveness, execution and flexibility are also outstanding.

At this point, Liz was convinced.

But there is still one problem left.

When repairing the experimental project, the most important information obtained is naturally the experimental records of the cyborg.

But V sent the list of candidates.

Why is this?

As if he had guessed what Liz was thinking, V continued.

I'm actually not sure what useful information there is. Initially, I was investigating derivatives of the Cybernetic, as the Cybernetic itself is difficult to mass-produce. However, I suspect that other weapons in the anti-gravity system are the focus of military technology.

[But those derivatives are all kept in the lab, and they were just samples. If they were military technology people, they would have taken them away long ago.]

So, I tried to think differently. First of all—there are different ways to act when fighting different characters. From your perspective, perhaps you've already determined that our enemy is military technology?

"Of course, when we were trying to find the criminal on the other side, Faraday was killed by military technology."

Liz frowned, not knowing why V suddenly said this.

"That makes sense. Judging from the current situation, I also believe there's a 90% chance that military technology is behind this attack. However, as members of a counterintelligence organization, even if the remaining probability is only 10%, we have to get to the bottom of it, right?"

The remaining 10% stems from the fact that I cannot understand the motivation behind military technology hindering our ability to recover this data.

Liz glanced at the information and quickly understood the reason.

Because this information is too empty.

Experimental Project [Prosthetic King Kong]

Although it is a war prosthesis that is said to be able to overwhelm military technology, its design is crude and there is no simulation verification of a sufficient number of samples for the experiment, let alone physical experiments.

Military Technology went to such great lengths to kill their hackers for information like this?

[The only thing I can think of is this list of experimental candidates. There may be people on it that some force wants to protect or does not want to be exposed.]

The list includes corporate dogs, some well-known mercenaries from street gangs, and even members of the Terrorist Squad.
There is a probability of less than 10% that if the person who made this series of actions is really not military technology, but a certain person
So, the reason is.
Protecting someone here?
[The most effective method is to investigate the files of all candidates one by one.]

But let’s try a slightly different approach now.

After all, I'm busy too.

vSmile.

【Try it and you will know.】

[Ms. Liz, please follow my instructions and release this information to all the middlemen in Night City.]

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After David's team carried out the plan that Lu Mingfei mentioned, they fell into a period of calm.

His movements in accepting the task slowed down, as if he was observing the situation.

Lucy was always on edge, always worried that she would receive another hacking inquiry from Arasaka hackers before going to bed.

But after a week, even she finally felt at ease.

"This time, it's all thanks to Lu Mingfei."

The neon billboards standing tall in the steel jungle flickered with their own extravagant colors in the night sky. No, it would be a bit biased to say that they flickered. It would be more accurate to say that they plundered.

The moon and stars in the night sky were obscured by the colorful cage bars. The entire city was like a pet cage filled with colorful LED lights that was immersed in water. The blurred and blurred color palette destroyed the brain's visual information.

David and Lucy were drinking on the balcony of their own apartment, and during this time, their team temporarily lived a retired life.

After a long time, the two of them watched a lunar simulation video together.

"It feels like it's been a long time since I felt this way."

Beer cans were placed randomly, and under the starry sky, the old couple looked at the confused spots of light scattering around on the street with a melancholy look.

The two talked a lot.

The first time they met, the past of Mann's team, the moon movie they watched together, and the Cold War period that now seems ridiculous.

A famous anchor once said: Just be brave - many interpersonal problems can be solved so easily.

At this moment, they no longer had the calm demeanor of the cyberpunk bosses in Lu Mingfei's perspective, nor did they have the stereotype of the smart and cool network travelers.

He is just a young man with brute force and burning self-awareness, and a person who is afraid of the company and wants to escape.

Even though they were like this, they still had a brief moment of peace at some moment.

And all this is thanks to a certain bad-mouthed guy.

"That child has changed a lot too."

"Haha. At first, he was a complete mess. He had a lot of talent, but he didn't know the rules at all."

"But didn't we have high hopes from the beginning?"

"I found him first."

"I was the one who first let him join the team."

The focus of the two people's topic began to shift at some point, and the frequency of their beer bottle clashes gradually changed, from arguing to quarreling.

Although David and Lucy always deny that Lu Mingfei is their child, objectively speaking, they may "love" Lu Mingfei more than their own children.

Lu Mingfei is like a human-shaped "cost-effective exchange machine". If you treat him a little, he will treat you much better. If you treat him much better, he will give you himself and his life.

Perhaps it was David and Lucy's unconscious doting that gave the poor kid the courage and intelligence that he might not have had many times in his life, and he tried hard to think of ways to fight against the company.

And now.
"How about having a child?"

"Ugh?"

Turning his head suddenly, perhaps even faster than when he turned on Swanwestin, David looked at Lucy with shocked eyes.

The latter also looked a little embarrassed.

".After everything settles down."

".I see."

David was speechless for a moment.

Although he is a big man, his body language is so restrained at this moment, and his face keeps flickering with small expressions.

It took him a long time to utter a word.

".Then, let Mingfei be the child's godfather or brother."

"Think for yourself."

------

"Haqiu!"

Then, two flowers bloom, each showing its own beauty.

What is the person involved, Mr. Lu, doing at this moment?

"Commander! Who are we going to target this time?"

"Commander! This mission was also successfully completed! You are worthy of being the commander-in-chief! You easily accomplished what we couldn't do!"

"Commander, do you want to watch Mewtwo together? Commander! This time we have the two-dimensional style you like!"

Deep inside the Next Life Bar, a bustling crowd of people crowded into a private room.

They were crowded together, with fanatical expressions on their faces, trying to push away the people around them and squeeze into the depths.

And in the deepest part of the crowd, their "target" finally burst out after being suppressed.

"enough!!!!"

Lu Mingfei kicked the wine table in front of him away and used it as a shield to isolate the crowd, then stood up suddenly and took a deep breath.

The blue flowing lights in the bar illuminated the outline of the man's chest muscles. His bulging cheeks had smooth curves, and at a certain moment they suddenly contracted, and air rushed out.

"First of all, I'm not a commander! What's with those nicknames for leaders who look like Xun Ge'er, carrying a sword, like in Hong Kong comics? Completing the mission is a matter of course! Isn't that what mercenaries do? What on earth is there that "others can't do"? Then the industry is doomed!"

The desire to complain was ejected, and with a serious expression, Lu Mingfei almost died as he added the last sentence, "Who else mentioned a two-dimensional style Mewtwo? I want to see it."

The crowd cheered again. A closer look revealed that most of the cheering people were young people.

Although the Next Life Bar only accepts experienced mercenaries, occasionally there will be old ones bringing newcomers to see the world.

And this group of newcomers seem to admire l very much.

Unlike Jack, they are new mercenaries who were simply attracted by Lu Mingfei's deeds.
Recently, because David was forced to stay away from the mercenary front line, most of the team's tasks were handed over to Lu Mingfei. Lu Mingfei naturally completed all of them with the highest efficiency, and because of this, his reputation began to spread throughout Night City.

It would be fine if he was just efficient in completing tasks, but Lu Mingfei's characteristic is that when he activates Sian Westin, no mercenary can keep up with him.

His ghostly figure, extremely high efficiency and the ability to ensure the safety of his teammates are all quite unusual in today's mercenary world.

Just as they had worried before, David's reputation was gradually becoming equal to Lu Mingfei's. However, because of Lu Mingfei's absolute support for David, people had to choose a nickname other than "Boss" to call Lu Mingfei out of respect for him. After much deliberation, the nickname "Grand Commander" was written on paper. No matter how Lu Mingfei struggled or rejected it, what remained was the fact that it was a fait accompli.

Lu Mingfei had been troubled by these trivial matters for several days. Just when he was thinking about how to drive away these ignorant young people without hurting their dignity, the atmosphere in the bar suddenly became quiet.

It was like the head teacher walking into a noisy evening study room, or like the boss walking into the drinking room where employees were gossiping. The air suddenly froze, and when everyone subconsciously turned around because of a creepy intuition, they couldn't help but gasp.

Oh my god! It’s Rogge!

Such inner feelings were simultaneously played in everyone's mind.

"You seem quite popular, L."

With long silver hair, a seemingly casual oversized yellow sweatshirt and jeans, judging solely by his attire, he looks like an ordinary passerby on the streets of Night City.

But that serious face was just like what was described in urban novels. Just the look in his eyes gave people an oppressive feeling that was hard to ignore.

Lu Mingfei had to say after seeing this, damn, there is a lion in this guy's eyes.

The oppressive power of the King of Beasts was naturally self-evident. Rogge just glanced at the new mercenaries and they immediately turned into birds and beasts and dispersed, leaving space for Rogge and Lu Mingfei to talk.

"Long time no see, L. You're a very busy man now. Should I also call you ~Commander-in-Chief?"

Rogge didn't think there was anything wrong and sat down next to Lu Mingfei with great strides.

Her arms were hanging down behind the sofa, only a few dozen centimeters away from the back of Lu Mingfei's head. Lu Mingfei could feel Rogge's breath, and he always felt that she was so fierce that she seemed like she would hit him on the head at any time.

Night City Legends is right.

The leader of the afterlife, a member of Johnny Silverhand's Alpha Team, and a ruthless man who participated in the bombing of Arasaka Tower.

This is Roger.

A living legend.

Although David and others are already qualified to enter the afterlife, Lu Mingfei and others do not have much contact with Rogge.

Even in the afterlife, there are differences in mercenary missions. As the most powerful middleman, Rogge only assigns top-level missions.

When she comes to you, don't just worry about it, but also be careful about your own life.

"L, there's a job, are you willing to take it?"

coming.

Lu Mingfei was on edge.

"We can talk about it, but before that, I need to confirm whether this is my personal mission or an invitation to David Martinez's team."

"Is there a difference?"

"Of course! There is no two suns in the sky. In my heart, there is only one sun, David Martinez. Don't even think about shaking my loyalty to the boss."

Lu Mingfei spoke with conviction and nodded frequently, making him look like a lackey. However, no one in Night City dared to look at Lu Mingfei like that, not even Rogue.

"It's really creepy." She suddenly made such an evaluation.

"Why are you suddenly acting like you dislike me? Maybe the underworld has only spread some bad rumors about me, but Sister Rogge, you should know that I'm a delicate person and rarely get hurt easily!"

Lu Mingfei covered his chest with his hands, looking uncomfortable, and his movements were a little exaggerated.

"Don't be discouraged, it's a compliment."

However, Rogge actually comforted Lu Mingfei.

"I see a special connection between you and David."

"!! Could it be..."

Lu Mingfei took a breath of cold air.

He quickly waved his hands and explained in a panic, "No, no, no, that's not the case. We are just brothers!"

"That's what I'm saying! What the hell are you talking about?"

Less than three minutes into the chat, Lu Mingfei got so angry that Rogge cursed.

She was now even more certain that the rumors about L in the underworld were basically correct, especially the fact that he was a rude talker.

"I'm referring to the trust between you and David Martinez."

Rogue lit a cigarette in frustration. "This is a quality Night City lacks, one might even say is on the verge of extinction. Even though this connection was formed by accident, the trust between you, that punk kid, and that hacker girl is deeper than the trust those two have for each other."

"And this power called 'trust' is more deadly and unpredictable than any weapon in Night City."

"Because... we haven't seen each other for so long."

Rogge said this with a hint of meaning. At the same time, his dim eyes seemed to hide some memories. But before Lu Mingfei could ask further, Rogge changed the subject.

"The mission is for your team, but it's a little special."

"Because two companies submitted mission applications to you at the same time."

company?

Or two? !
Lu Mingfei perked up, and Rogge spoke directly to the conclusion without hiding anything.

"Military technology, and Arasaka."

"These two top-tier companies have appointed you to carry out missions, and the mission contents are—"

【Task 1】

[Quest Issuer: Arasaka]

Arasaka suspects that the recent death of intermediary Faraday is related to Militech, so mercenaries are needed to investigate and verify this suspicion. If it is confirmed that Militech is responsible, they will investigate as much information as possible about Militech's employees. The more information they provide, the greater their reward.

【Task 2】

[Task Issuer: Military Technology]

[Cargo delivery work, serving as a bait force in the Badlands area to ward off possible attacks from the Vortex Gang, and ensure that the company's cargo is safely delivered to Night City.

Because the cargo is extremely valuable and the project information is absolutely confidential and cannot be detected by Arasaka, they choose to use mercenaries instead of company troops.

Of course, the mercenaries are only responsible for serving as bait, and the main escort mission will be handled by military technology.

"These are the two assignments I can offer. Both are large contracts, and unfortunately, they happen to be for two opposing companies."

Rogge opened his thin lips slightly and puffed out smoke.

"I usually don't criticize mercenaries, but honestly, there aren't many teams in our industry who dare to accept company missions right now. The other side knows this, so they specifically asked for you. Just consider it a favor to me, L."

"Of course I won't let you take on these two tasks, but at least help me take one."

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After that, Lu Mingfei brought the mission content back to the abandoned car factory where David and others often used as a gathering point.

The personnel are still familiar ones.

Rebecca, Falco, Qiwei, David, Lucy who rarely returns to the team, and Lu Mingfei.

"Do you have any ideas?"

As always, David scanned the room and listened to the opinions of all members.

“Neither of them will participate.”

Falco expressed his thoughts without hesitation, and held down Rebecca, who immediately became angry and cursed, "Falco, what are you talking about, you coward?", and expressed his opinion.

"Arasaka's mission is related to us. If we accept it, we might make enemies with Militech. And if we accept Militech's mission, we might be exposed under Arasaka's nose."

"We didn't ask about the forces behind it before because we were in a period of expansion and were deeply involved in the contractual relationship between Faraday and Military Technology. There was no way out."

"But we've already managed to extricate ourselves. It would be too reckless to dive back into the company's vortex."

At least stay out of the spotlight.

A very steady statement, worthy of being an old man.

In fact, Qiwei's eyes basically expressed the same meaning. Although Qiwei felt a greater sense of belonging to the team after a crisis of trust, her instinct to seek and avoid benefits remained unchanged.

just
"Give up, Falco. I understand what you mean, but I can't do that."

Qi Wei was lying on the sofa with a bad look on her face, and she stretched out her fingers to rub the white cotton wool on the sofa.

"This is a direct mission from Rogge, and he even mentioned our names—remember the Whirlpool Gang? It's hard for us to refuse such a request."

This is the bad thing about mercenaries.

When you are at the stage where you are famous but cannot take care of yourself completely, you often do not have the right to refuse tasks.

Whether you offend the middleman or the company above, it is something you cannot afford.

It’s similar to the silver bar, which can neither go up nor down.

Unfortunately, most mercenaries are stuck at this stage.

"Weighing the pros and cons, I suggest Arasaka's mission."

Qi Wei said.

"Since they want to investigate and assign us the task, that gives us more room to manipulate the intelligence."

Qiwei gave an example, "We could alter the on-site report and forge user instructions to make Arasaka believe it was Militech's work. Even if we don't do these drastic actions, we can still get away with it. In their eyes, our opponent is a big player like Militech, so Arasaka won't blame us for anything."

What Qiwei said made sense, but David didn't adopt it immediately.

"Rebecca you—"

"Any chance I get to fuck him!"

".Okay, Lucy, what about you?"

"I don't want to work for Arasaka," the silver-haired girl replied succinctly, crossing her arms. "I don't want to cooperate with Arasaka, let alone work under them. I've been there before, so I understand Arasaka's methods better than any of you. I think this mission is problematic."

"Problem? Are you saying this is a bait to lure us out?" Qi Wei frowned. "Hey, Lucy, do you know what you're talking about? If this is a trap, and the other party has named us, doesn't that mean they've already confirmed that we are the suspects related to the Faraday case?"

".I didn't say that." Lucy knew what this meant and her face turned pale.

The atmosphere suddenly dropped to freezing point, and everyone fell silent with an ugly look on their faces.

"There's no point in even thinking about that."

David stepped forward to lighten the mood.

"Literally speaking, Arasaka's mission should be easier, so—"

"wrong."

Something that almost no one expected happened at this moment.

Lu Mingfei raised his hand.

Background - It has been emphasized countless times that Lu Mingfei is not a person who is good at thinking.

But, at the same time, he is definitely not a prisoner who lives in a novel, bound by the author's youthful pain and unable to grow up.

He will change, he will become able to accept killing, he will be able to accept growth, he will be able to learn those 'characteristics' from the excellent partners around him.

While everyone was discussing, the voice that rang in Lu Mingfei's mind was Caesar's.

But at least Lu Mingfei never touched the computer in the monitored computer room. So, although it's hard to believe, the ability's reaction condition most likely only requires 'visual observation'. Therefore, they deliberately placed the device within Lu Mingfei's observation range, allowing him to hack into it, and even deliberately wrote the information on his face.

[It was obvious that when conflicting information appeared, Lu Mingfei could not help but react. And the moment Lu Mingfei reacted, it also proved that Lu Mingfei's ability was indeed electronic hacking, not just a simple hacker.]

This was the strategy Caesar used when he first met Lu Mingfei.

——Deliberately displaying 'information that only the other party could possibly understand'.

——Once the other party behaves differently from others, it means that the [wolf] has been caught.

"I just confirmed with Wakako that they've received the same Arasaka mission as Rogue." Lu Mingfeiying's blue eyes gradually returned to their natural black. "Arasaka is plotting against us. They've sent missions to well-known middlemen in the entire mercenary market."

"!!!"

Everyone's expression changed immediately, including David.

"From an uninformed perspective, Arasaka's mission isn't actually difficult. After all, there's no requirement for any results."

"As those of us pursuing higher positions, if we abandon this seemingly simple Arasaka mission, we will appear suspicious and be identified as suspects in the 'Arasaka Cyberspace Walker Serial Murder Case' a while ago."

The other side is really insidious.
Lu Mingfei's forehead was covered in cold sweat, and his heart was beating wildly.

The other party just made a simple test, but we almost died without a complete body.

If I hadn't learned some techniques from Boss Caesar, I would have already...
"I see. Does that mean we have to choose to accept Arasaka's mission?"

"No, that's not right either."

Lu Mingfei scratched his head.

The other party's move was very insidious. If we accept Arasaka's mission, we will almost certainly have contact with Arasaka.

It is only natural that the truth will be revealed at that time.

It is impossible to shirk it with excuses, and it is also impossible to accept it outright.

It was a dead end from the start.

As long as Arasaka has "doubts" about someone, the game can no longer continue.

Think, Lu Mingfei, think
He clutched his head with his fingers.

At this time, if it was Senior Brother Chu, if it was Boss Caesar, what would they do?
How can we break the deadlock?
Arasaka's Invitation

Mission of Military Technology

Can't refuse

【But you can't meet the opponent directly】

No meeting?
"There is."

Lu Mingfei's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Wouldn't it be better to accept the mission and not meet with Arasaka Tech?"

Obviously, it was impossible for others to understand this incoherent sentence, but Lu Mingfei did not hide it and explained it quickly.

"There happen to be two missions here. So, we'll accept them as a 'team.' When it comes time to liaise with Arasaka, you, Falco and Rebecca, who have nothing to do with the Netrunner issue, will handle it. The military technology mission will be handled by us, the 'suspects.'"

"Since they're using such a large-scale investigation to test us, it means they haven't locked onto the name 'David Martinez' yet. They've probably somehow suspected the mercenary community."

"Then even if our team splits up, we can still use the 'completion of military technology' mission as an excuse to avoid the Arasaka staff."

The boy rubbed his hands inward.

"The other side has no evidence, so as long as we extend the time, there will always be a way to cover this up. As long as we can hold on until that cyborg is completely abandoned or released after the experiment, we will be meaningless in Arasaka's eyes."

"So, in conclusion—"

"We're going to take on two missions, deceiving both Arasaka and Militech at the same time."

Yes, I have changed.

This time, no matter how ugly it is, I will struggle.

Whether it's a middleman or a company
This time, I will.
It's not surprising that young people undergo any changes at the age when they should be growing up.

Even Lu Mingfei might unknowingly understand the meaning of growing up.

【Take responsibility and bear the risk.】

It's not all bad, but it's not all good either.

[When irresistible disaster strikes, half-hearted growth will only leave behind scars of fragility.]

Can the cyberpunks walking on the edge reach the end of their expectations?
Please see the next episode.

"The Last Sian Westan"

(End of this chapter)