Li You really lives in Bengbu.

No, Lai Xuan, you are the son of the local emperor of Night City, the nominal prince of the Arasaka Empire, why don't you do your job all day and are busy saving people everywhere?

Are you the famous scouting artist in Night City?

Even though I know that you actually want to rebel against your father and your own company, but... Adam Hammer is fine, but what does the Voodoo Gang have to do with you? You also want me to spare his life?

He endured and endured, and finally couldn't help it, and said with a dark face: "... Unless you can give me a convincing reason this time, forget it."

On the other end of the communication, Lai Xuan's expression was also very strange, as if he wanted to say something but was choked.

He paused, then said: "Well... to be honest, I didn't expect you to really beat the Voodoo Gang to the point of collapse."

"As for the reason you want, let's meet and talk."

Li You raised his eyebrows, and did not ask Lai Xuan whether he was monitoring him, such a stupid question, but said: "You want to meet with me? Seriously?"

Lai Xuan nodded without hesitation this time: "Yes, I will arrange a specific meeting immediately. Before that, I hope you can at least guarantee Bridget's life... and the integrity of their server host."

Li You thought: "Okay."

This specific condition has actually revealed a lot of information. Lai Xuan himself also understands that such a negotiation is very passive, but there is no way.

Last time, and this time, the bargaining chips he valued were already in Li You's hands, and the negotiations had just begun... and Lai Xuan didn't want to take risks.

In fact, Lai Xuan was also helpless. He had noticed that Li You was planning to attack the Voodoo Gang, but Li You acted too quickly. Lai Xuan was still thinking, "No matter how good he is at fighting, he can't rely on just a few people to destroy the Voodoo Gang." As a result, he received intelligence that the Voodoo Gang's nest had been taken down.

Lai Xuan: "..."

How come you are so outstanding?

It was only at this time that Lai Xuan knew that the number of Li You and his "Night Demons" had expanded to hundreds.

It's not his fault that he was not well-informed. After all, before today, even David and Sasha, who were close to Li You, thought that the scale of the "Night Demons" was no more than a hundred at most.

Until tonight, the Night Demons made a big splash.

At present, the news that the Voodoo Gang's nest had been taken down has not spread, and Lai Xuan has already got the news, which is enough to prove that he is very concerned about the situation here, and his intelligence means are also very good.

And with the speed of news spreading in Night City, at most in one or two hours, the record of Li You and the "Night Demons" will be known to everyone.

Lai Xuan knew that he had to hurry up.

So at the chapel, Li You only waited for a few minutes before he saw an old Galena G240 slowly approaching on the road in the distance and stopped on the side of the road.

Then, a man wearing a vest and shorts, a red gentleman's hat, and a fancy makeup on his face got out of the car.

Li You was waiting here with Sasha, David, and Mann, while the others were busy dealing with their own tasks - basically stabilizing the situation here.

As for her sister Stella, Sasha and Lucy had just cooperated to log into the Voodoo Gang's subnet "Poseidon" and freed all the frozen victims. However, it would probably take a while for them to wake up, so Sasha still followed Li You.

They went out to wait because Lai Xuan said he would be there soon, but...

Why did the sex doll come?

Yes, the brother with a unique appearance in front of him is a sex doll who has been doing business on the street for many years. Because his appearance is very similar to the 100-yuan brother back then, Li You still has a deep impression of him.

Then the question is, what are you doing here?

I don’t have a hundred yuan to give you...

Li You was complaining in his heart, but unexpectedly, the 100-yuan brother was even more ruthless. After looking at him, he said:

"Hello, sweetheart~ You are Li You, right? The door-to-door service you ordered has arrived~"

Li You was stunned on the spot!

Sasha, David and Mann beside him looked at him at the same time, their eyes instantly became extremely weird, and everyone’s expression was different.

Li You: "..."

Arasaka Yoriaki you fucking! ?

Well, in fact, he has already reacted to what happened. In the main line of the game, Arasaka Hanako also demonstrated that she met V with the help of the sex doll’s body through remote synchronization. There is no reason why Yoriaki can’t do it.

With his identity and position, this is indeed much safer.

But the problem is... who the hell did you find! !

Li You had already noticed the unbelievable look of his companions, so he realized that if he didn't clear his suspicion, he would be socially dead on the spot.

So he didn't change his expression, pulled out his gun and pointed it at Brother Bai Yuan:

"I don't remember calling for any service. Who sent you?"

"Oh, sweetheart~" Brother Bai Yuan covered his mouth and laughed, "You are being so polite, put away your big gun quickly, it's not time to taste it yet..."

"Bang--!!!"

Li You pulled the trigger without hesitation, and the powerful bullet flew over Brother Bai Yuan's head, taking his red gentleman's hat with it.

Brother Bai Yuan was almost scared to death at the time, and immediately squatted on the ground, holding his head with both hands, and shouted: "Wait, wait, don't shoot! I'm just talking, just kidding! I'm here to deliver a letter, a letter!!"

Li You: Male ketone is really disgusting.jpg

He then put away his gun, and the eyes of Sasha and others beside him finally returned to normal.

David: Let me just say, Master cannot be this kind of person.

Sasha: I was scared to death. I thought Li You liked men...

Mann: I don’t know what to say.jpg

Li You seemed to have a normal expression, but in fact, cold sweat broke out from his back.

CNMD Arasaka Yorinobu actually plotted against me!

Just wait for me!

He glanced at Brother Baiyuan and said, "Since you are the messenger, let's come in."

So Brother Bai Yuan followed them into the chapel. A prosthetic night devil dragged him a stool for him to sit on, and then surrounded him with several night devils.

Brother Baiyuan broke into cold sweat again: "This... there is no need to be so enthusiastic..."

Li You didn't bother to say more to him and interrupted directly: "Hurry up and get down to business. Aren't you here to deliver a message?"

"Okay, okay." Brother Baiyuan wiped his sweat, "Wait for me, we'll start right away."

He paused, then lowered his head slightly. When he raised it again, his eyes were already shining with a rare orange-red light.

"Is this... a remote stand-in program?"

Sasha on the side reacted the fastest, "This is the first time I've seen it with my own eyes."

David also understood: "That's it... no wonder it's a sex doll delivering the message. I've only seen it in textbooks."

"Brother Baiyuan" moved his neck, then glanced at the people around him, and looked at each one carefully, before finally setting his sights on Li You.

"Li You, the newly promoted quasi-legendary mercenary, finally met."

"Brother Baiyuan" - let's call him Lai Xuan. Lai Xuan showed an infectious smile and nodded to Li You.

"I have to say that I have actually wanted to talk to you face to face for a long time. Unfortunately, conditions do not allow it, so I can only meet you like this. It is really rude."

Li You said nothing.

He has never seen Arasaka Yorinobu in this world with his own eyes, but David and Lucy have met him once.

But even in an indirect "face-to-face" meeting, Li You discovered that Lai Xuan's almost full charm was really worth it.

It is obvious that the body of the street sex doll Bai Yuange is used, which is exactly the same as before, but his demeanor and expression make people unable to associate this person at this moment with the word sex doll.

But of course, Li You would not be affected by him. He only said: "Mr. Arasaka Yorinobu, it's a pity that we can't meet him in person. Is there a time limit for your state? We'd better keep the story short."

Yori Xuan nodded, then looked at the Night Demons around him, as well as Sasha David and others, and said, "If you don't mind, I hope that only those you trust most and have the courage to know the top level of the company will be kept here." Confidential Man.”

After hearing this, Li You also glanced at David and the others. In terms of trust, at least the three of them, Li You, believed in them. But when it came to whether they wanted to know the company's core secrets, Li You would not make the decision for them, so he also said:

"You are all my most trusted companions, but the company's core secrets may be very involved and will inevitably be accompanied by risks, so you can decide for yourself whether you want to listen or not."

The three Davids looked at each other and decided to stay.

David: "I will follow Master."

Mann: "We should support each other with our comrades. This is my style."

Sasha stood beside Li You without saying anything.

Lai Xuan understood after reading it: "Okay, it seems that everyone is mentally prepared."

"Everything starts with the ambition of my father, Saburo Arasaka. As of this year, he has lived for more than 150 years, but he is still not satisfied. What he wants is to rule the Arasaka Empire forever. For Therefore, he developed..."

When he talked about Saburo Arasaka, Li You's expression changed slightly, and he interrupted directly:

"etc!"

As expected, Lai Xuan stopped talking and just looked at Li You. After a moment, Li You waved his hand: "David, Sasha, Mann, you go to the basement first."

David and the three of them were stunned: "But..."

"Listen to me and go." Li You insisted.

Seeing that Li You was so serious, the three of them went to the underground base without arguing. Li You waved his hand again, and the night demons immediately dispersed to every corner of the chapel, on full alert.

Only then did Li You look at Lai Xuan: "Are you crazy? What are you going to say?"

Yori Xuan continued to stare at him for a while and then said: "You are very keen. But this is just a common conspiracy theory circulated among the people. Why make such a fuss? Or...what do you know?"

Li You snorted, pulled up a stool and sat down in front of Lai Xuan. He stopped beating around the bush and said, "Relic chip, the core product of the 'Guard Your Soul' project, version 1.0 can only make the dead An advanced electronic pet, but 2.0... can package and copy a person's thoughts and consciousness into an imprint, and store it in a chip. Once a suitable body is obtained, the chip can be implanted to give the owner of the imprint a new life. "

"Is this the true purpose of Saburo Arasaka?"

Lai Xuan narrowed his eyes: "You actually know these things... I am becoming more and more curious about your background. You must not be a grassroots mercenary, right?"

Li You was noncommittal: "Didn't my apprentice steal the data chip of the Relic project from Herman last time? After looking at that, I can make a rough guess."    "But there is no mention of injecting imprints into the body. What's going on here!" Lai Xuan is not easy to fool.

Li You said: "That's just my random guess by combining the information of Relic with the conspiracy theory of folk legends. Is that okay?"

Hearing this answer, Lai Xuan couldn't help but keep silent. He looked at Li You again and said: "... You said before that you could cooperate with me. I didn't pay attention at the time, but later I thought about it and understood, cooperate with me?"

"What do I have in my hands, what projects, that are worthy of a mercenary like you, and even take the initiative to ask me to cooperate? In the eyes of the public, I'm just a young man who eats and waits for death!"

Li You was also stunned, and then realized that he had indeed preconceived before and made the mistake of thinking about problems from a God's perspective.

And Lai Xuan obviously realized this problem: "When you talked to me, you were negotiating with the premise of 'I have a special purpose' from beginning to end. How can you be sure of such a thing?"

Li You was silent for a while.

"So, although I find it incredible, I can only assume... You may know some real secrets, right?" Lai Xuan looked at Li You with a sharp gaze that penetrated people's hearts.

"…As expected, Arasaka Yoriyuki." Li You breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Well, I did make a mistake at that time, but I didn't expect you to be able to notice it. So in other words, my assumption is actually the reality, right? Otherwise, you wouldn't have not noticed that it was wrong at that time. Oh, although from what you said just now, you have already admitted it."

Yariyuki: "..."

"You left the family at a young age, and formed Iron Lotus and Steel Dragon with several young masters to fight against giant companies. But after the Fourth Corporate War, you returned to the Arasaka family and disappeared for decades... When you reappeared, you had become the leader of the "hawk" faction within Arasaka."

Li You looked at him and slowly told the experience of the man named Yoriyuki.

"I believe many people have questions, that is, why did you give up your wealth and glory, leave the family, and start a wanderer tribe, and why did you suddenly return?

"Some people say that you are greedy for power after all, some people say that you are just cowardly and fake rebellious, and some people say that you just go out to experience life and go home when you have enough fun. "

Speaking of this, Li You smiled first, then turned serious:

"But in my opinion, this man named Lai Xuan has never given up the goal he set when he first left the family. All the contradictory behaviors seen by the public are actually just him practicing his ideals in different ways. "

"You say... am I right?"

Lai Xuan fell into a longer silence.

"... I never thought that someone outside the family would know my past to this extent. "

After a long while, he finally spoke and looked at Li You.

"Who are you?"

Li You smiled: "The one who helps you. "

Lai Xuan did not answer. He was indeed shocked by what Li You knew, but that did not mean that he trusted Li You.

On the contrary, a mercenary with legendary combat power who appeared out of nowhere and knew so much about his affairs, and even offered to help him... In Lai Xuan's opinion, this was more like a conspiracy.

A conspiracy from his enemy and his father, Saburo Arasaka, who wanted to test him.

So his attitude towards Li You's words has always been ambiguous.

But then he felt that something was wrong. If it was really his father, he would not have gone to such great lengths to set up such a situation. This was not his style at all.

Could it be... that God really blessed him and gave him such a helper?

Or was it a trap set for him by another enemy?

But the others seemed There are not so many resources and such a big hand…

In a short moment, Lai Xuan's mind flashed through various speculations like this, and finally he himself was uncertain.

Although Li You didn't know what Lai Xuan was brainstorming, he could guess that Lai Xuan was probably unsure whether to trust him.

He could understand this. After all, for Lai Xuan, overthrowing Arasaka was something he had planned for decades and gambled his life to accomplish. He must not fail at the critical moment because of betrayal.

Perhaps it was for this reason that he valued Adam Hammer, a legendary killer who was loyal to him despite being a cyber psychopath.

So he said: "...Mr. Lai Xuan, I know that you may not be able to trust me so easily, especially for such a thing."

"Trust is indeed hard to force, but fortunately we still have time, so there is no need to rush. After all... Saburo's relic project is still a long way from success, isn't it?"

After hearing what he said, Lai Xuan felt that he could accept it: "...Then let it be. I won't comment on what you said today. You don't have to use this record to threaten me, it's useless. "

Li You smiled: "I understand, caution is a virtue."

"So, let's talk about what you came here to talk about today?"

Lai Xuan was stunned at this time, and then he came to his senses: Yes, I was going to ask Li You not to destroy the Voodoo Gang?

Sorry, I forgot in the excitement.

He coughed and said: "... This is the case. The Voodoo Gang is mainly Bridget. I have a private commission for her and want them to help. I spent a lot of money on that commission, so at least before she gets it done, I hope you can let them go. "

Li You looked at him and understood something: "Private commission, right? And I guess she didn't even know she had taken such a job? She probably thought that they relied on their superb hacking skills to get you from Did you find some important inside information there?"

Lai Xuan still didn't answer, but there was an expression on his face, a tacit smile.

Li You thought it was indeed interesting. Could it be that in the game, the Voodoo Gang hired Evelyn Parker to steal chips, and was this also part of Yori Xuan's plan?

Is he... trying to completely muddy the waters?

Li You even speculated that maybe he had planned to use the Voodoo Gang to bring down Ott Cunningham, who was outside the black wall, to inflict real heavy damage to Arasaka.

If this is the case, then Yori Xuan's handiwork is bigger and more courageous than he imagined. Such a person is undoubtedly a worthy partner.

So he said on the spot:

"But, I refuse!"

Yori Xuan: "?"

The atmosphere is so bad that you tell me to refuse?

Li You smiled and said, "Don't be impatient, just listen to what I have to say."

"The Voodoo Gang has been destroyed by me anyway. Even if I leave Bridget alive, it doesn't mean much. The news will spread throughout Night City soon.

"But in your plan, the Voodoo Gang is not irreplaceable, right? Just find another suitable scapegoat and let them take on the role of 'the mastermind behind the scenes'. This shouldn't be difficult."

Lai Xuan was speechless: "You think it's so easy to find a scapegoat with this ability... No, I can't understand what you are saying."

Li You did not complain about his behavior, which was basically a cover-up. Instead, he went on to say: "It's really not that easy to find. After all, we have to let them naturally discover opportunities on their own, and these people have to have this motive." and ability to complete the follow-up tasks.”

Lai Xuan's eyelids jumped again when he heard this.

What’s next! ?

Why do you seem to know everything?

Li You seemed unaware: "But the problem is not big. Although the Voodoo Gang is gone, new forces will soon take over their legacy. What Bridget has not finished can be left to the successors."

Yori Xuan was also stunned for a moment before saying, "You mean...your 'Night Demon'?"

"That's right." Li You raised the corner of his mouth, "My 'Night Demon' is no worse than the Voodoo Gang."

Lai Xuan frowned: "No, you still don't understand something. The role of the Voodoo Gang is not to fight. Even if the 'Night Demon' is much stronger than the Voodoo Gang, you don't have the ability to touch the black... No, nothing."

Yori Xuan stopped again.

Li You didn't bother to beat around the bush with him and made it clear: "Don't worry, I plan to let Night Demon take over the entire legacy of the Voodoo Gang, including their subnet 'Poseidon' and BBS Data Fortress, but it will take some time."

"Once the Night Stalkers have completely digested them, we can do what the Voodoo Gang can do."

Yori Xuan: "...You mean, your people can also pass through the black wall? Seriously?"

Li You made it clear again and again, and he finally didn't bother to cover it up anymore.

"Well, to be precise, I plan to persuade Bridget and the elite hackers of the Voodoo Gang who were captured alive to join us." Li You smiled, "Don't look at me like this, I'm very good at persuading others to abandon the dark side and join the bright side."

Yori Xuan: "...No, I see that you are really good at this."

"Well, since you said so, I'm looking forward to your results. Then you can use this number to contact me."

He sent a secret communication account to Li You's mobile phone, and then said:

"Okay, let's end our meeting here. We'll contact you later..."

Li You nodded: "It won't be long."

"...See you next time." Yori Xuan glanced at him one last time, then the orange light in his eyes gradually faded, his head hung down, and he turned back into Brother Bai Yuan.

"Oh...hell, are you finally done talking?" Brother Baiyuan pressed his forehead, "This is too uncomfortable, can't you be gentler..."

"Pah——"

Li You snapped his fingers expressionlessly and greeted the night demons around him: "See you off."

"Hey, hey! Let me go, I can walk by myself... Uh-huh, uh-huh!"

Watching the Night Demons pick up Brother Baiyuan and throw him out of the door, Li You shook his head and stopped paying attention to him, but began to think about today's conversation with Yori Xuan.

Originally, he decided to come over and destroy the Voodoo Gang just to save Sasha's sister, to make the "Night Stalker" famous, and to eliminate some harm to Night City. However, he didn't expect that he would actually destroy the "main plot" of this world. A big step forward?

This is really an unexpected development.

But it's just right.

With the tacit understanding with Yorinobu, he will have the ability to influence the direction of many major events in the future, which will undoubtedly be beneficial to his plans.

It seems that the progress of research on Night Demon needs to be accelerated. Should we capture a few more scientists and prosthetics doctors with bad records to work?

Just as Li You was thinking this, he saw Sasha running out of the basement with excitement on his face and shouting:

"Li You! Bill just sent a message, sister is awake!"

Li You was startled for a moment, and then smiled from the bottom of his heart: "That's great."

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