Chapter 281 V——Street Boy Limited Skin V waved his hand, and the subordinate on the side turned his back on the guest and stepped forward to pour another glass of wine for Faraday and put it into his hand. Faraday took it and took a sip. His favorite high-end whiskey now felt as bland as water, with no taste at all. Fortunately, his rich experience as a middleman allowed him to calm down quickly, and Yuanzhang said: "I'm just kidding, I'm older, and the compatibility with the prosthetic body is not good. This is the third time this hand has a problem this month. " V said pleasantly: "I know an excellent prosthetic doctor. Do you want to introduce him to you?" "No, I have a doctor I see regularly. Thank you for your kindness." Faraday took another sip of wine and carefully changed the topic back on track. "Did you just say that there was an accident at Jintingmu Building yesterday? Although I have heard about it, I only know a little bit about it. It is said that the server overheated and exploded? "From my position, I am willing to help you, but regarding this matter, I really don't know why you came to me." V did not answer, but stretched out his hand to the side. His subordinate immediately poured her half a glass of tequila, and she took a sip without ceremony. Although Faraday looked at it, he felt that the bottle of wine was exactly the same as the treasure on the top shelf of his wine cabinet, but he only twitched the corners of his mouth slightly. Although he was angry in his heart, he did not dare to say anything.
Although Faraday has always been a arrogant character, and even dared to scold Adam Hammer when he was in a hurry in the animation, V had already made his identity known when he came. She had full authorization from Counterintelligence Department Minister Jenkins to pursue the Kinteiki Building incident. It could be said that she represented the will of the Arasaka Counterintelligence Department at this moment. No matter how high he thought he was, Faraday didn't think he could benefit from facing Arasaka head-on without any leverage. So now he behaves more obedient than an old dog. And he also had his own plans in mind. At present, it seems that the woman named V has not caught any conclusive evidence, she is just testing. She has done more than one thing for military technology. This is not a secret in the eyes of the company. If there are constraints, she will not go too far. However, if Li You, who was secretly observing from the rooftop, knew about Faraday's idea that he was valued by military technology, he would probably be able to laugh out loud. It's just a rag, but he actually thinks that military technology will look at him differently. He really thinks too highly of himself. If Li You were to comment, Faraday was too self-righteous, his ambitions were boundless, but he couldn't figure out his own weight. It's the same in the anime. He feels that he can threaten Arasaka's people when he catches some clues, and he even dreams of climbing to the top of the company, but little does he know that they don't take him seriously as a person at all. With a character like his, even if he didn't die in the conflict between David and Arasaka in the anime, he would probably be thrown away without knowing when military technology or Arasaka had used it, and he would be crushed to death casually. It was also in order to prevent the company's conspiracy from succeeding that Li You decided to come in advance and kill Faraday, making Arasaka and Military Technology regret so much that they felt heartbroken (Qing Zhen). Sure enough, after V took another sip of the wine in the glass without saying a word, he suddenly became violent and smashed the glass with half of the tequila left in his hand directly on the head of the bodyguard behind Faraday, causing the wine and debris to fly everywhere. ! The bodyguard fell down in response, and Faraday was so shocked that he was about to stand up: "What are you doing..." But the subordinate behind V had quickly stepped forward and pushed him down on the bar. Faraday's face came into close contact with the cold tabletop and the glass shards on it, and blood began to seep out and spread slowly along the tabletop. V came up to him and said in a cold tone: "Old man, are you pretending to be stupid with me? I'll fuck you." Faraday was dumbfounded: "I...you...you can't! I have friends in military technology..." "Military technology?" V sneered, "Don't say you are just a hyena they are looking for outside. Even if someone with real military technology is standing here, I will still do what I should do!" "Now, tell me, what happened with Jintingmu Building?"
"I, I..." Faraday was really at a loss. Frightened by V's oppression, he thought about giving in, but he knew that once he said it, Military Technology would not let him go either, and he was in a dilemma. On the roof, Li You had already set up an anti-material sniper rifle. Once Faraday was about to speak, he would send the old guy to meet the Cyber God in one shot. However, I don’t know whether Faraday is lucky or not. He kept saying “I” for a long time, but finally made a decision and gritted his teeth: “I don’t know anything!” The atmosphere at the scene paused for a moment, then V sat down again, waved his hand, and the subordinate let go of Faraday and returned to stand behind her. "In that case, I misunderstood." V regained his friendly expression and picked up another glass of wine. "This glass of wine is an apology to you. I hope this little thing will not affect our friendship." Faraday gritted his teeth and pushed himself up. His face was still bleeding and he didn't care to deal with it. He could only hold back his anger, pick up the wine glass, and said: "...Of course, no. Please." V smiled with satisfaction, drank the wine in one gulp, then stood up and said, "Then I won't disturb you anymore. The old man should have a good rest. If you are too active, be careful of injuring your muscles and bones." She was preparing to leave with her subordinates. Before leaving, she turned back and added: "By the way, your bottle of high-end Baijiu Shen is a fake product and worthless. I personally suggest you smash it to avoid having trouble next time." It would be a shame for you to serve fake wine when distinguished guests come to your door, Mr. Farak." Faraday's face was as dark as water, and he did not open his mouth to correct V's address to him. He just watched her walk away with her subordinates. After a long while, Faraday suddenly stood up, waved his hand vigorously, swept all the bottles and glasses off the bar, and smashed them into pieces! "ah--!!!" … In the elevator. The subordinate brought by V asked with some confusion: "This Faraday obviously didn't tell the truth. Why don't we just take him away?" V didn't put on any airs and replied: "There's no need. I already know all the information I need most. As for the rest, you've seen it. This old guy isn't stupid enough to admit it directly, so it makes no sense for us to take him away." Not big.” "Faraday is, after all, one of the top middlemen in the city. We still have to take his influence into account to avoid causing unnecessary trouble." She spoke eloquently, and her subordinates were also thoughtful, but in fact, V's true thoughts were not expressed. Although Jenkins said nicely and gave her full authority, this was actually pressure. Since she was solely responsible, she had to come up with something, and if it failed, there would be no one to share the responsibility. In the same way, if she causes any trouble during the investigation, not only will the cost of the aftermath have to be deducted from her bonus, but she will also have to take the blame! It was also for this reason that her investigation was relatively restrained and she did not go into a big fight. As a senior agent of the Counter-Intelligence Department, although V is trusted by Jenkins, he also has his own way of survival in the company, so that he can get better and better over the past year. If she had only known that Leng Tou Qing had followed orders and rushed forward, she would have become one of the "abandoned" personnel long ago. Moreover, in this incident, she also has her own goals. "Taking action against Faraday is the last option. Before that, we first go to find the mercenaries who performed the mission." V finally concluded, "Even if Faraday didn't tell them much information, these people must know something about the whole thing. ” "...I asked you to go to the mercenary gathering place to investigate. Have you got any results?" Hearing this question, the subordinates immediately started sweating on their foreheads: "This... We went to various bars yesterday to inquire about information, but some were turned away, and even though others went in, we didn't ask anything. Mercenary They seem to be very united..." V couldn't hold back this time and cursed: "Stupid! Are you wearing the company's field suits to inquire about information from the mercenaries? The most annoying thing about those people is those in uniform!" "Forget it, I'll go there myself! Just call Faraday and ask him to make a false identity for me. Just say that I'm a mercenary from Atlanta, so that I can enter those bars!"
"Ming, I understand!" The elevator quickly reached the first floor, and V led his subordinates out of the luxury apartment door, got into the luxury car at the door, and left. After that, the maintenance opening on the roof of the elevator was opened from above, and Li You jumped down from the opening. He looked at the direction V left with a smile on his lips: "Makeup investigation? Interesting, this is really interesting." And he didn't expect that V would be sent by Jenkins to investigate the Jin Tingmu Building, which gave Li You many new ideas. So he thought for a moment and began to weigh the pros and cons. "Faraday seems to be under the control of V now. He is not stupid enough to hand over his previous mission, but it is unlikely that he will stand up." "As for V, well... what should we do with her..." Frankly speaking, Li You still has a high natural favorability bonus for this V. After all, he has played the game for so long and used this corporate V that he made with his own hands - just like what he saw. This one totally agrees. Therefore, he didn't really want to be completely hostile to V, otherwise he would have just stabbed her to death last time. "...Although she was born as a company dog, V's basic character should be trustworthy. I'd better talk to her first, and maybe we can help each other." After making up his mind, Li You understood what to do. He looked up in the direction of the roof of the building and chuckled: "Rejoice, Faraday, because V has made you useful, you don't have to die for the time being. But I won't make you wait too long, don't worry. ” Li You immediately found a security loophole through the back door of the apartment building, slipped out, returned to his cheap hotel, and began to contact a few friends. Since V is in charge of the investigation, he must make some preparations in advance so that he can negotiate terms with her. … Noon the next day. A "mercenary" wearing a tattered midriff-baring vest with an "X" mark on the chest, a pair of glittering trousers and white high-tongue shoes stood in front of the door to the next life. She raised her head and looked at the sign of the afterlife, with an unconcealed curiosity on her face. Seeing her like this, the surrounding mercenaries and guests all regarded this person as a young kid who had just debuted, and no one took a second look at her. She seemed to be so happy and walked straight to the entrance to the next life. The doorman Emerick was still guarding here. When he saw her approaching, he looked at her and said, "I've never seen you before. Where did you come from?" She replied: "My name is V." Emeric glanced at her: "Why, does this name have a very important origin?" V, disguised as a street kid, did not change his expression: "I will in the future, I was introduced by Faraday." Emeric was also very dedicated, his artificial eye lit up, and he called Faraday on the spot to confirm: "Faraday? There is a young man named V here, and you said you introduced him... Is that so? OK, got it." After hanging up the phone, Emeric opened the door: "Go in, don't make trouble." "You don't need to tell me." V walked into the Afterlife Bar in a swagger.
"This is the largest mercenary distribution center in Night City... Judging from that guy's skills, he should be able to find clues here." V thought, glanced around, and finally sat down at the bar. The bartender Claire came to her: "New face. What do you want to order?" V looked at her and asked: "Have you been here long?" Claire replied: "I've been here all the time." V nodded: "A glass of tequila." After Claire brought the wine to her, V asked Claire: "Hey, my name is V, I'm from Atlanta, and I don't know much about the situation in the city now. Can you tell me what big deals we have negotiated recently? I'm curious." Claire looked at her, a little surprised: "You are from Atlanta? I thought you were a newcomer from Heywood." "As for the recent big deal, it's probably the one with Faraday and Mann's team?" "Oh?" V's eyes lit up, "Can you tell me about it?" "Sorry, V." Claire shook her head, "I know some of the situation, but as a bartender in the next life, I can't talk nonsense. I'm afraid you have to ask other guests yourself." "Okay, thank you anyway." V didn't make it difficult for her, drank the wine in the glass, and then left the bar. She went around in the afterlife several times, looking for mercenaries who looked more friendly, chatting with them, buying them drinks, and asking about Faraday's "big job". Unfortunately, most people here only knew the facts but not the reasons, and at most said: "Have you heard about the Jintingmu Building? That was done by our buddy's team!" V just looked at the appearance of these people and the prosthesis on their bodies, and didn't think they would have anything to do with the thief they saw before, so she had to look for other people. V was also very careful, and didn't talk to anyone in a big way, but pretended to be looking for work, and led the topic to the direction she wanted during the chat. But even so, she was soon spotted. Three mercenaries wearing black jackets and conspicuous prosthesis came behind V who was talking to another guest. "Hey, new guy!" The leader called V, "You don't know the rules, why are you asking around in the next life?" V turned around and looked at them, not afraid, and said, "I'm just looking for a job. Doesn't the next life allow newcomers to take on jobs?" "Of course, but." The big guy looked at V, "Newcomers should follow the rules of newcomers. Whoever introduced you should assign you the job. You can't wander around by yourself, and you can't harass customers. You didn't do any of them." V's face didn't change: "I didn't know such rules." "Then someone has to teach you well!" The big guy clenched his fists and made a crackling sound, "Get beaten a few more times, and you will know what the rules are!" He raised his fist and was about to smash it! The surrounding mercenaries just watched this scene coldly. There is no prohibition on fighting in the next life bar. As long as you don't cause trouble to other guests, others will not be surprised. And the mercenaries here are good hands. Even if there is a conflict, it is generally resolved very neatly. But no one saw that V's mouth curled up into a disdainful sneer, and he looked at the fist that was about to fall, and clenched his hand slightly. But the next moment, another hand wearing a leather glove grabbed the wrist of the big guy. The size difference between the two hands was obvious, but the huge fist was just pulled and could not move. The four people present couldn't help but turn their heads at the same time, and then exclaimed:
"It's you--!" "Mr. Hunter!?" The person who came was Li You. He let go of the big guy's hand and said, "Let's stop here." The big guy looked at V and asked in surprise: "Mr. Hunter, did you introduce her?" Li You smiled: "No, but she is someone I know, just leave it to me." "Understood, let's go!" The big guy then led people away. Li You looked at V, who was squinting and examining him carefully, and smiled: "Can I have a chat? This is not the place to chat." V looked at him, and after a moment, he snorted: "Lead the way." On the other side of the afterlife, in the booth next to Rogge, which was often used by the Mann team, Sasha put the wine glass on the table angrily, making a crisp sound. "...Li You, this guy, just didn't watch for a minute, and he hooked up with another woman again!" Aiji on the side said: "In fact, that woman is not what you think...but what you said is indeed correct."