From Gotham to Night City, my notoriety is known to everyone

The cold air blows on the wine bottle, I wonder if it will add some special "flavor".

Absurdity plus a little black humor, this is Night City.

They walked around the operating table that was used as a table and the apple cart placed in the corner and entered the inner area.

The automatic door closed, blocking out the manic rock music and pungent smell of cigarettes.

"I heard that this used to be the emergency room, autopsy room or something, but it was later changed into a VIP box."

Jack introduced it with great excitement.

Leo and V looked at each other and saw the same helplessness in each other's eyes.

After his "introduction", I felt that the status of Laisheng Bar had dropped drastically, and even the private rooms didn't sound so impressive anymore.

After successfully finding the box with the number "7" written on the door, Leo reached out and pressed the scanning pad.

The green scanning ray carefully swept across his palm, and the tightly closed box door opened with a hissing sound.

The first thing they saw was an empty foyer with magazines scattered on the floor, a few empty paint cans piled in the corner, and a drinks vending machine.

The circular light tube above the head emits orange-yellow light, which is different from the cool blue light outside.

Leo walked in first, turned on his artificial eye and scanned around: "Oh my god, 988 euros a day, and there's not even a cleaning service? I'm really worried that someone has put a bug or a pinhole camera in these things."

"You guys go in and take a look, I need to check here."

Jack and V's prosthetic eyes also lit up, and they walked in with the scanner on.

Leo took the opportunity to call out to Pure White:

[Pure White, check the electronic equipment here. ]

[Don't worry, father, I will automatically check the electronic devices around you 7/24, so there's no need to be so suspicious.]

【It is better to be careful. 】

Even though Chunbai said it was okay, he still scanned it roughly out of caution.

This was the reason why Saburo Arasaka suffered a loss. He did not allow Takemura to conduct a comprehensive scan, and ended up dying a stupid death by being strangled to death by his own son.

He couldn't be careless.

After the inspection, he walked into the living room.

Needless to say, the first thing he saw was the morgue cabinets that took up two entire walls in front of him and on the right.

Okay—this is the real morgue.

"Stupid* place!"

He couldn't bear it any longer and started cursing.

Jack came out from the side and said with a smile: "Don't worry, mano, I think this place is not bad. You see, there are so many 'good brothers' accompanying us in a meeting, doesn't it make us look grand!"

Leo was rolling his eyes when suddenly a loud "bang" was heard from the side.

He was so frightened that his blood pressure soared and his fingertips felt numb.

When I turned around, I found that it was V who stomped his feet hard... This behavior was exactly the same as those naughty kids who like to scare people.

"Are you childish?!"

Facing Leo's loud accusations, V smiled maliciously:

"Look at your cowardice. Have you ever seen a dead person? I tell you, the dead are much better than the living because they won't shoot at you or bite you. When I'm on a mission, I wish I could fill every enemy with a burst of bullets to make sure they are all dead."

After hearing the noise from the two of them, Leo felt relieved.

Then he took them to see the real box in the center of the living room.

To a certain extent, this small room, which is surrounded by high-tech glass on three sides and has only one wall for installing electronic equipment, is a real private room.

The large circle outside is the activity space, reserved for bodyguards and accompanying personnel.

Of course, the big shots who want to discuss serious matters go inside.

"The private room in the next life looks really classy. I've been wanting to sit in it for a long time!"

Jack walked in and walked around, knocking everywhere.

"This glass has a good soundproofing effect. It seems to be bulletproof. If you close the door, I guarantee that people outside won't be able to hear any sound."

Leo was pushed in by V.

The space here is not big, only about ten square meters, and is furnished with an L-shaped sofa and several single sofas.

There is a long table in the middle, which is of course empty at the moment.

Other than that, it's empty.

what?

Are you talking about the fruit plate and the free drinks?

Of course you can get it without paying. 988 is just the price of the box, and there is no additional free service.

Leo felt like a sucker, and the ghosts lying in the morgue were laughing at him.

"Don't just stand there, come in." V pushed him hard from behind, "You paid for it, go sit in the center seat, let me appreciate where the big brothers are."

Leo sat down speechlessly in the seat right in front, facing the door, which is the so-called C position - where the big boss sits.

Jack stepped aside and gestured for permission.

So, V sat inside, next to Leo. Jack sat on the outside, close to the door, so he could stand in front and act as a human shield if something happened.

After sitting down, he leaned back and placed his right hand carelessly on the back of the sofa: "Ah - this is where the big brothers stay, it feels really good!"

"That's right." V also crossed his legs and looked around restlessly.

Leo felt that this scene was somewhat familiar and looked at it carefully.

Jack sat at the door and V sat between them. He sat in the C position, facing the door.

A sudden flashback came to his mind and he saw a picture.

I go!

He suddenly remembered that the layout of this box, including the positions of the three of them, was exactly the same as the meeting in the "Stealing Goods" mission.

The difference is that he sat in Dexter's position, V sat in T-Bug's position, and Jack's position remained unchanged.

No wonder there is such a strong sense of déjà vu.

Oh no, I'm Dexter DeShawn!

Nobody: Chapter 52: The Queen of the Afterlife Bar - Roger

Leo lowered his head, looked at his still flat belly and his right arm which remained intact, and breathed a sigh of relief.

The damn sense of déjà vu made him a little crazy.

Forget it, don’t think too much, it’s time to call Miss Hacker.

I hope she is happy with this meeting place.

After gesturing to V and Jack to keep quiet, Leo's eyes lit up and he started making a phone call.

"Wu-hum-hum-"

The call was connected instantly, and it felt like someone on the other end was waiting for me.

"L?"

Sasha's voice came from the other side, still using a voice changer.

Leo's lips curled slightly: "Ms. Sasha, what do you think about my proposal?"

"Didn't you say we'd meet to talk?"

"Yes, the Laisheng Bar, Box 7. If the security guard stops you from entering, just say my name - L. That's it for now, see you later."

After saying that, he simply hung up the phone without even giving the other party a chance to react.

The two people who had overheard this conversation looked at each other.

"Did you date someone else?"

Jack didn't know about the hacker at this time.

Leo remembered that he hadn't told him yet, so he quickly explained that he had found a hacker for the team.

"Hackers...are awesome!" Jack started to get excited again. "We even have our own hacker. We can be considered a professional team! When I recover from my injury, I'll do something great!"

V remembered the "ghost story about the mother's death" he heard the day before, and became very interested in this hacker lady.

The three of them chatted for a while, imagining a beautiful blueprint for the future.

"When I have enough money, I will buy an ARCH motorcycle. I tell you, it is really beautiful, prettier than any girl in the bar! It won the first place in the audience vote of the "Guns, Horses and Backs" program for two consecutive years!"

"You get in the car, and just twist the accelerator—" Jack raised his right hand and made a gesture of twisting the handlebars, "Boom boom boom! Everyone on the street will have to stare at you! That must be a great feeling!"

He slapped his thigh and drank the Coke in one gulp.

“Wow… it feels so good!!”

Leo remembered that V, who was a wanderer, seemed to have had a special conversation with Jack about the car. When Jack bought the car, he would steal the lines and put it on display.

"Ah, men... I really can't understand them." V, holding a Coke, expressed a different opinion, "Motorcycles are made of steel. If any broken car hits you, you'll be ruined. With that money, you might as well buy two good guns, aim at the enemy, and pull the trigger all the way. That's really cool!"

Leo's mouth twitched when he heard this, and he felt that the street girl V was probably a bit violent.

Unexpectedly, her intuition was too sharp and she instantly noticed the condemning gaze.

"Why don't you say anything? Who do you think is right?"

The ball was kicked directly to Leo's feet, leaving him in a dilemma.

On one side is a good brother, on the other side is a good wife... ahem, although it's not the case now, it's really hard to choose.

Just as he began to think about the third option, the opportunity to break the deadlock came in an unexpected way.

Ding-dong-

The doorbell on the wall of the box suddenly rang.

Someone is ringing the doorbell outside.

The three of them were all shocked.

"So soon? Have you ever been a shaken person?"

V subconsciously glanced at the time. It had only been five minutes since Leo made the call. Isn't the hacker lady too efficient?

"It shouldn't be..."

Leo was also surprised. Sasha hasn't become famous yet, so she shouldn't be able to stay in the afterlife.

The two's dilemma drew Jack's ridicule: "What are you guys thinking about? This is the Afterlife Bar, the coolest place in Night City. Electronic peepholes are standard on the door."

He clicked a few times on the control panel without much skill and turned on the surveillance camera outside the door.

The next second, he took a breath of cold air -

"Oh my god! It's Roger! Why is she here!?"

Leo and V couldn't help but come over to watch.

There is no doubt that this old woman with exaggerated makeup, extremely strong personality and a face full of the expression of being not to be messed with is the queen of the Afterlife Bar - Rogge.

Jack spoke faster and introduced her: "The most powerful middleman in Night City, the legend of the Afterlife Bar, Rogge... Shit, I've only seen her photo online, I didn't expect to see her in person today."

"Don't get excited so quickly. In my opinion, she might be here to cause trouble."

V glanced at Leo, as if to say "look at what you've done."

Leo also knew that Rogge was definitely coming for him. After all, the way he entered the afterlife was a little high-profile and not very friendly.

[Pure White, are you sure the hacker in the next life is okay? ]

[Sure, I just sent him some junk data to distract him from other things for the time being.]

With this reassurance, Leo calmed down a little.

As the old saying goes: If it is a blessing, it will not be a disaster; if it is a disaster, it cannot be avoided.