The son-in-law of Mr. Hachishaku

Chapter 216: Paying homage to those who deserve to be paid homage to

When all the dust settled, some brave residents of Night City stuck their heads out and looked at the hideous pit like a scar in the middle of the street.

In the distance, a rapid siren sounded, and then got closer and closer.

Agent Arasaka, who was originally on guard nearby, also quickly moved closer to the location of the incident.

But when the two groups of people finally pushed through the overwhelming crowd and arrived in front of the big pit, they only saw an iron body that looked like it had been run over thousands of times by heavy objects, and it had no head.

"That's Adam Hammer!!!"

Meanwhile, next to Japan Street, Westbrook-North Oaks.

The North Oak area was once known as a refugee shelter due to the impact of the nuclear war. Until major companies moved into Night City and built it into a dreamy high-end residential area.

The Arasaka family's private residence in Night City is located here.

Nowadays, elites and corporate celebrities from all walks of life gather here. As far as you can see, there are luxurious manor villas, exquisite man-made landscapes, adjustable micro-ecological communities and strict security.

Between the villa and the manor, there is a slightly dilapidated building that looks so out of place.

People like to call it the columbarium. It is the only cemetery in the entire Night City. No matter whether your character is good or bad, your status is high or low, you can have a place here.

When everyone's attention was attracted by the grand procession and festival next door, the columbarium welcomed a new visitor late at night.

Li Ang, who had specially changed into a black suit, stopped the gangster firmly at the entrance of the cemetery.

There was an NCPD patrol car not far away, chatting with a few police officers with coffee in hand.

North Oak District is a wealthy area, and the security force is far higher than other places.

Li Ang passed by them without hesitation holding two things.

An elegant bouquet of white flowers.

A human head that was still dripping engine oil.

Maybe it was because the light was too dark at night, or maybe his clothes and car looked like an intermediary, but the police officers' eyes lingered on him for a while and then moved away, continuing to chat about trivial matters in life.

Li Ang smiled at them and greeted them, and then walked into the cemetery calmly.

Inside the square arch, there are huge black and gray stone tablets erected, with several names written more or less on each stone tablet.

Many of them look familiar.

Arthur Jenkins: A senior member of the counter-intelligence department of Arasaka Company, who died in an internal fight within the company not long ago.

(Company dog ​​starts, V’s immediate boss)
Dean Russell: Husband of Club Afterlife bartender Claire Russell.

Brick: The former boss of the Whirlpool Gang, but he was not actually dead, but was imprisoned by the second-in-command who usurped the throne.

Li Ang passed through these familiar names and finally stopped in front of a tombstone that looked relatively new.

Here belongs to a quirky short-legged lolita.

Rebecca.

Died at the hands of Adam Hammer a year ago.

Putting his heavy-handed head in front of the monument, Li Ang patted the tombstone.

"Rest early, good night."

Then, he held the bouquet and continued walking inside.

The legends of Night City are piled up in their graves, and this is absolutely true.

In the deepest area of ​​the columbarium, Li Ang saw many famous people.

Robert Johnny Lind (Johnny Silverhand), the bastard of bastards, the legend of legends.Next to him in the lower left corner is his ex-girlfriend, the everlasting super AI Ott Cunningham.There are also legendary mercenaries who were contemporary with Silverhand: Andrew Weyland (Old Snake Weyland) and so on.

But these are not the people Li Ang is looking for.

When he reached the stone monument directly opposite Johnny's tombstone, he stopped again.

There are two names written on the tablet:

David Martinez and Gloria Martinez.

They were a mother and son who also died a year ago.

Li Ang placed the bouquet in his hand under the two names and couldn't help but sigh.

The originally clear night sky suddenly started to rain lightly.

He didn't usually have the habit of smoking, but now he wanted to smoke one for no reason.

Unfortunately not.

Reluctantly giving up, Li Ang turned around and prepared to leave.

I came to the columbarium today specifically to pay homage to these friends I had never met.

He felt that the Arakama Matsuri in Japan Street should be moved here so that everyone would know that Saburo Arasaka was dead.

Just as he was thinking about it, a young girl with short hair appeared in the drizzle.

She paused in front of Rebecca's tombstone, looked at the ferocious head on the ground, then saw the bouquet under the tombstone of David's mother and son, and finally walked to Li Ang.

Li Ang was slightly surprised by her appearance, but soon returned to normal.

"Any cigarettes?"

The girl did not feel angry because of his rashness. Instead, she took out the cigarette and lit it for him with her own hands.

Li Ang exhaled a dense cloud of smoke, which was dispersed by fine raindrops in the blink of an eye.

"Don't you smoke?" he asked.

The girl shook her head gently: "Quit."

"Are you David's friend?"

Li Ang paused for a moment: "That's right."

The girl smiled: "I thought he wouldn't make such serious friends."

"By the way, my name is Lucy, thank you."

Li Ang raised the cigarette in his hand that had been wet by the rain: "Thank you for the cigarette, too."

After saying that, he walked outside the columbarium.

Lucy blinked and walked towards David's tombstone.

Today is a day worth commemorating, so she came back to see her old friends.

On the other side, Li Ang walked a few steps and then suddenly stopped, turned around and said, "Well, if you want to change your life, you can come to me."

Lucy didn't ask how to find him, she just said: "Okay."

Coming out of the columbarium, Li Ang got into the car.

The police car and officers originally parked not far away had already left, probably to take shelter from the rain.

Li Ang felt that he should also find a place to stay for a while.

Should I go to the Ritz and watch a few Mewtwo movies to pass the time, or go to the Afterlife Club to drink a few movies?

Just when he was having a hard time making a decision, his cell phone rang. It was Arasaka Yorinobu calling.

Li Ang deliberately waited for a few seconds before answering: "The kidnapper is already running for his life, don't rush him."

Arasaka Yorinobu's tone sounded very serious: "I didn't want to ask you this! Adam Hammer is dead, did you know!"

Li Ang turned his head and saw a few drops of red engine oil on the passenger seat, so he reached out and wiped it clean.

"I don't know." The other end of the phone was silent for a few seconds before saying, "It's best if you don't know."

"Take care of my sister."

Leaving behind a cold warning, Arasaka Yorinobu hung up the phone.

Li Ang put away his phone as if nothing had happened, and continued to debate whether it was better to go to the next life or to go to Ritz.

After thinking for a moment, he decided to go to a place with many girls.

As soon as I started the car, the phone rang again.

Li Ang had no choice but to answer the phone while driving (don't imitate this).

"Hey, isn't this the famous V? Why did you remember to call me, the company dog?"

V on the phone sneered: "Well...it was because I drank too much that day. I was still drunk and my mind was a little unclear."

"You are so magnanimous, you will definitely not blame me, right?"

Li Ang was unmoved: "My mind is very small."

V hesitated for a moment, and finally acted coquettishly at him: "Boss~, please forgive me~"

Li Ang instantly understood that she was in big trouble that she couldn't solve.

"Tell me, who did you offend again this time?"

V shouted in a very exaggerated tone: "The boss is wise! The boss is mighty! He is like a roundworm in my stomach! He knows what I want to do without saying anything."

Li Ang replied expressionlessly: "Yes, I made a note of it, you called the boss a bug."

V pretended to be angry: "No! Why are you like this!"

The inexperienced Li Ang was completely unaffected by her: "Okay, don't be so playful, what's going on."

V then opened his mouth to explain.

"That's right, I took a big order yesterday!"

Li Ang said lazily: "What? I didn't give you enough money, so you still have to continue licking blood on the tip of a knife to support your family?"

V complained angrily: "Don't interrupt, let me talk!"

"Okay, okay, you tell me." Li Ang moved the conversation between the two to the gangster's smart system, and then continued driving towards Watson District.

V's voice sounded from the car stereo: "Then I can continue. Is there anyone else next to you?"

Although Li Ang didn't answer, she still continued: "It's okay if you don't, because this matter is really, really important, and you must not let others hear it!"

"Boss, you can't even imagine how exciting my day has been!"

"I met the new President of the United States! Rosalind Miles, see that one on the news all the time!"

"When her aerial vehicle passed through Night City, it was actually shot down by a missile."

"Then a woman named Song Zhaomei entrusted me to rescue her."

After hearing these words, Li Ang braked and stopped the gangster on the side of the road.

"Are you in Dog Town now?"

V on the other end of the phone was shocked: "How do you know! As expected of a company dog, he is really well-informed."

"The president's float truck did indeed fall into Dog Town. Song Zhaomei suspects that it was probably Dog Town boss Kurt Hansen who did it. Now his ghost dog soldiers are looking for Miles all over the world and are about to turn over Dog Town. .”

Li Ang fell into silence after listening.

Today, he was busy kidnapping Hanako Arasaka, and he didn't even notice when the DLC plot started.

After looking through the recent news, I found several news about the crash of a floating car.

But it was all related to the Kangtao floating car a few days ago. There was no one in Dog Town. It was obvious that someone had blocked the news.

"Boss, why don't you speak? Are you scared?"

V asked aloud, even with a hint of showing off in his tone.

First she faced off against Arasaka in the Kanbi Building, and now she sneaks into the extremely dangerous Dog Town to rescue the president. Although she doesn't want to be a big shot and a legend every day like her good brother Jack, it is obvious that her life is like a wild horse running wild. Run towards the legend.

Li Ang had already seen through her little thoughts: "I just went to the columbarium, and the big shots in Night City are having a party inside. Do you want to join in?"

"Sooner or later!" V said nonchalantly: "We are all going to die in the end anyway, and neither of us can escape!"

"Can I apply to be buried next to you, boss? If you are so rich, you will definitely spend money to buy a good place so that I don't have to worry about getting caught in the rain."

Li Ang glanced at the rain that was falling more and more outside the window: "I'm afraid that you will be torn to pieces by the vicious dogs of Dog Town, and your bones will not be left, and you won't even have a chance to be buried in the columbarium."

V sneered: "Don't say such unlucky words!"

She was obviously the one who started the topic, but she ended up not happy anymore.

"I said, dear boss, please help me so that we can be buried together in the future."

"Myers and I are now trapped in an abandoned building in Dog Town. The woman who entrusted me has also lost contact. Myers wants me to find an CIA agent named Li De and tell him that he There is a way to get us out, but I don’t really trust these two.”

"You know, I never like dealing with big shots, so I can only ask you."

"Okay." Li Ang restarted the car and drove towards Taiping Prefecture: "It seems that I am still a nobody in your mind, so I have to keep working hard."

"On the way to Dog Town, Quan Dang wants to sleep with you even if he dies."

V's deliberately suppressed laughter sounded in the car: "Don't talk nonsense, isn't it okay to live? I gave you a chance when I was drunk that day, but you didn't cherish it."

Li Ang replied calmly: "Sorry, I like to be passive."

"Then I have to get ready." V ​​teased.

Then, she skipped the topic very bluntly: "I'm actually fine. I can leave Dog Town anytime I want. The main thing is Miles. I have to find a way to rescue her."

Li Ang asked inexplicably: "Does she have a daughter?"

V didn't understand what he meant, but still answered truthfully: "Probably not. Why do you ask?"

Li Ang explained seriously: "I usually only save the president's daughter."

"Fuck you!" V laughed and scolded: "The president definitely doesn't have a daughter, but if you really want to, after this deal is done, I invite you to go to Genting and order 10 sex dolls!"

Li Ang suddenly thought of something: "How much did that lark spend to entrust you with this transaction?"

The reason why I ask this is because in the original plot, the motivation that prompted V to save the president was because Song Somi promised to help her solve the Relic chip in her head and Johnny Silverhand's personality.

The actual reward for rescuing the president seems to be only a few thousand yuan.

To risk one's life for this little money, only V in the whole Night City can do it.

After listening to Li Ang's question, V's focus was a little strange: "Damn, boss, you must be a prophet! How do you know that Song Zhaomei's nickname is Lark?"

"Or do you actually know her or Miles already?"

Li Ang replied nonchalantly: "They don't even have daughters, why should I know them?"

"Tch." V knew immediately that he was not telling the truth, but did not continue to ask further: "Song Zhaomei promised that if I rescue Miles, I can get 50 plus a house in Night City and a car. Miles agreed."

"I will never make this much money in my lifetime!"

"So I decided to retire after finishing this job, and I will never do such nonsense again in the future!"

"You don't even know that in order to protect Miles, I actually fought with a big robot called Chimera. It's so scary to think about it. I don't even know how I survived."

Li Ang felt that V was a little too excited today. Is the charm of 50 that big?

So he looked at the balance in his account.

It seems like 50 is not much, right?
(End of this chapter)