The son-in-law of Mr. Hachishaku

Chapter 231 Choice and Return (6000 words long chapter)
In the Sapphire Club Restaurant, a pianist plays soothing music.

Former CIA agent Solomon Reed led dozens of ghost dogs scattered everywhere to guard.

Li Ang enjoyed his dinner slowly, accompanied by Song Zhaomei and Han Sen.

"How are the talks going on in New America?"

Han Sen stopped his knife and fork and said: "We have obtained the mimic masking technology, and we are still negotiating the rest. However, the other party has hinted many times that if we are willing to take action against Arasaka, they will agree to the remaining conditions."

Li Ang took a sip of champagne: "It seems that Military Science and New America have little sincerity."

Song Zhaomei chatted: "They have always been like this, taking the slightest benefit and treating people like dogs,"

Han Sen nodded in agreement. He and Song Zhaomei were both from New America, and had long seen the true faces of the federal government and military officials.

"Then let them taste the pain." Li Ang tapped his fingers on the table: "There is a federal border guard outside Taiping Prefecture, let the ghost dogs clean it up."

"The reason is: to prevent the spread of the war and protect the people of Taiping Prefecture, establish a buffer zone."

Military technology governs almost all of Night City's borders, the Badlands. There, they have long replaced the NCPD as the main law enforcement force.

Han Sen hesitated for a moment and replied, "Okay, I'll arrange it as soon as possible."

Song Zhaomei asked: "Isn't this equivalent to going to war with military technology?"

Li Ang smiled: "After the fight, tell the military department that Nether Dog can be hired. Once they see the strength of Nether Dog, they will agree."

"By the way, Arasaka also quoted a good price."

“Whoever pays more, we will help.”

The total number of Nether Dogs is not large, and remains at around a thousand all year round. They have all been transformed by Li Ang's blood, and their life levels are far beyond those of ordinary people.

All of them are strong men with bronze skin and iron bones. They dare not say that they have immortal bodies, but it is as easy as drinking water to regenerate their severed limbs. They are not afraid of death, because after their death, their consciousness will be uploaded to Bacterial net.

This system is equivalent to the Crusaders’ Kingdom of Heaven and the Viking Warriors’ Hall of Valor.

Besides, Li Ang won't be able to bring so many people with him when he returns to the main world, and turning into a conscious body will make it easier to store.

Regarding how the Nether Dog should clean up the border guards and how to negotiate with the two companies afterwards, it was left to Han Sen. Li Ang didn't need to worry about it, so he turned to ask about another matter.

"Akimi, how far has the matter of Silver Hand been dealt with?"

Song Zhaomei considered her words and said, "I have got the information back from the Black Wall, and it has been transmitted to Yin Shou's consciousness. He will need some time to understand and digest it."

"We are currently looking for a suitable body for him."

Li Ang thought for a while: "Speed ​​up the progress, solve it within a week, and then send someone to escort him to the new United States."

It is not an exaggeration to call Johnny Silverhand a scumbag. He has countless shortcomings, including selfishness, naivety, sophistication, alcoholism, promiscuity, extreme personality, and a low IQ. But it is undeniable that he persists. Ideal, never retreat, he is a down-to-earth activist.

Arasaka Tower will blow up when asked, and women will blow up when asked.

He is a veteran who has participated in many wars. He has seen how big companies suck people's blood. He also knows that the world is rotten from the root, but he doesn't know how to change it. In the end, he can only use my broken body to turn into fire. , trying to awaken people who have long been numb.

At the cost of his life, he perfectly explained what the punk spirit is.

Li Ang was willing to give this loser a chance and wanted to see what Silverhand would do if he had a clear program of action and knew how to change the world.

The old network outside the black wall is like a ruins, but underneath the ruins are buried treasures left over from the golden age of mankind, various thoughts, concepts, and fires left by our ancestors.

Song Zhaomei brought these things back and gave them to Yin Hand.

Even if Silverhand still fails, it doesn't matter, he can become a preacher.

After all, a single spark can start a prairie fire.

Arasaka Yorinobu is changing the world in his own way, and is also buying Silverhand time to develop. No one knows what kind of fruit the seeds will bear in the end, but Li Ang said he is looking forward to it.

This is his gift to the cyber world.

Li Ang estimated that he would not have the chance to see the day when the seeds blossomed and bore fruit, and he hoped that people in this world could see it.

After chatting some details with Song Zhaomei, the three of them stopped communicating and enjoyed their dinner in peace.

It's been two days since V went to the city to find Lao Wei and he still hasn't come back. The reason is that he met Misty. Her and Jack's wedding was approaching, so V was roped in to help.

Li Ang agreed and said he would go to the wedding then.

In fact, the current situation in Night City is turbulent, and it is really not a good time to get married. However, Misty's belly is getting bigger day by day, and it is really difficult to delay it. So Jack's mother, Mrs. Wells, made the final decision and set a date, and the wedding venue would be the Wild Wolf pub in Watson District.

Panan took Mitch and Scorpion back to the Adecado camp, preparing to pull the entire family onto Leon's pirate ship. However, due to the stubbornness of the family leader, Thor, the progress was not particularly smooth.

Evelin didn't know how she persuaded Xili, plus Judy, and the three of them also entered the city. Li Ang had told them that the conditions in the main world were not as good as here, so they wanted to have fun at the end.

Dog Town has recently suspended all smuggling business and exchanged a large amount of materials, including real estate, for hard currency such as gold. The news spread to the black market, and many people speculated that Han Sen was about to make a big move.

For a time, there were many spies from various forces in Taiping Prefecture.

A few days later, on an ordinary night, with a bright moon and sparse stars, the big move that people had been waiting for finally came.

Hundreds of ghost dogs, covered in bright moonlight, broke into the military technology border post.

They did not carry any heavy weapons, but they beat the military technology troops who were armed to the teeth, equipped with all kinds of armored vehicles and high-tech equipment.

Intensive gunfire rang out all night, and the sky was dyed red by the flames. Even the city center farthest from the bad land could smell the gunpowder smoke coming from outside the city.

In the early morning of the next day, many heavily guarded border posts were razed to the ground, and the troops stationed here were completely eliminated. Only a few soldiers escaped, but they suffered great mental trauma.

Among these people, the Nether Dog became a dog demon with red eyes, pointed ears, and a mouth full of fangs.

They are the evil servant army under the Dragon of Disaster.

They are invulnerable to weapons, water and fire, and can be resurrected even if they are beaten to pulp.

Shortly after the incident occurred, representatives from Military Technology approached Han Sen, hoping he could give a reasonable explanation.

As for why he didn't look for Li Ang, it was because he might really die.

The two sides had a heated and friendly meeting and fully exchanged views. People did not know the content of the negotiations. They only knew that after the negotiations, Military Technology and New America never mentioned the border post incident publicly again.

It wasn't until a month later that Military Technology and Arasaka completely broke up.

The two companies invested a large number of troops and launched an all-out war, and the entire American continent fell into chaos.

A ghost dog suddenly appeared on the frontline battlefield as a mercenary, charging into battles and conquering cities and territories for military technology.

Just when people were wondering how Dog Town could be in cahoots with the new America.

Another group of ghost dogs boarded the Arasaka Company's aircraft carrier and landed in the Alaskan region of the new United States.

Only then did people suddenly realize that it turned out to be eating from both ends. After eating, the plaintiff eats the defendant.

As the intensity of the war between the two companies continues to increase, its impact gradually spreads to the world. International trade is blocked, the economy is out of control, the markets of small countries collapse, and a large number of illegal groups have sprung up, committing evil everywhere.

When the external war is intensifying, network surveillance is trying its best to protect cyberspace. However, as databases and servers in various regions around the world are ravaged by malicious viruses and illegal programs for unknown reasons, it seems a foregone conclusion that cyberspace will fall apart again.

This eventually led to countries around the world being involved in the war. Some governments publicly blamed Military Technology and Arasaka Corporation and confiscated the local assets of the two companies. Some radical countries simply besieged the domestic branches of the two companies, a move that attracted many countries to follow suit.

Under heavy pressure, military technology is suffering miserably, and the new United States is also in chaos.

Arasaka Company is not much better. There are complaints in Japan and protest marches occur from time to time.

Military Technology has sent secret representatives many times to talk to Arasaka Company.

But Arasaka Yoshinobu was like a mad dog who bit anyone, and even opened a second battlefield in Europe.

His purpose is to destroy the world and then build a new home on the ruins.

When the entire America was devastated by the raging war, Night City became the last place of peace.

Due to the existence of Li Ang, both companies deliberately ignored this place.

Because of this, war-torn people poured into the already overcrowded Night City from all directions.

The more the world declines, the more prosperous Night City becomes.

But this false prosperity will not last long, because Li Ang is leaving.

The Wild Wolf Bar opened by Mrs. Wells was very busy today. All the famous people on the streets of Heywood District were here. There were so many customers that there was no place to stay.

The bartender and chef were very busy, serving a large amount of Mexican-style wine and food to the table.

The war did not affect the joyful atmosphere here. People gathered in small groups to chat and laugh, mostly talking about the same topic.

Mrs. Wells's precious son is getting married.

Soon after, a perfectly matched couple walked onto the stage surrounded by people.

Jack, who looked much calmer, was wearing a decent black dress and waved to everyone.

The bride, Misty, stood nearby, holding her lover's arm, smiling happily.

Her belly is slightly bulging, her face no longer has the exaggerated smoky makeup, and her figure is obviously much rounder.

Mrs. Wells seemed very satisfied with her daughter-in-law, applauding and looking at the two intently.

On her left were the intermediary priest and the prosthetic doctor Lao Wei, who were chatting in low voices.

On the right are several leaders of the Valentino Gang.

As the largest and most numerous gang in Night City, the Valentino Gang controls the predominantly Latino Haywood area and adheres to values ​​such as honor, justice and brotherhood.

Every Haywood kid was once a Valentino, and Jack was no exception.

Therefore, the Valentino gang regarded him as family. Even the gang leader who was still in prison did not miss Jack's wedding and ordered someone to send a message.

As the witness's speech ended, the atmosphere at the wedding was pushed to a climax.

It's just that today's two protagonists were a little absent-minded and frequently looked at the door of the bar.

Fortunately, their expectations were not disappointed, and the door was pushed open not long after.

Li Ang walked in holding V's hand.

The entire bartender fell silent for an instant, and everyone's eyes fell on them unconsciously.

Seeing this posture, Li Ang smiled and said to the newcomers on the stage: "We don't mean to steal the limelight from you two, but everyone knows that Night City has been too congested recently."

Everyone in the bar burst into laughter, and the slightly tense atmosphere returned to joy.

Then, Li Ang and V came to the newlyweds and presented them with wedding gifts prepared in advance.

A bottle of tequila that has been cellared for many years and a deck of tarot cards used for divination. The value is not particularly high, but it is thoughtful enough.

Misty couldn't wait to lift up the skirt of her wedding dress and stepped forward to hug the two of them.

"Thank you very much for coming to Jack and I's wedding, Leon and V!"

Jack stood behind her and giggled.

Speaking of big shots, there is no one with a more famous name today than Li Ang. He can come to the wedding, which brings great satisfaction to Heywood's face.

V was afraid that Misty would hurt the baby in her belly if she moved too much, so he quickly helped her sit down.

Li Ang was invited to the position of guest of honor.

Lao Wei was also here, patting him on the shoulder and saying: "You little bastard hides his secrets! I just told the priest that if I hadn't picked you up back then, you would have been torn into pieces by those kidney cutters. It turns out he doesn’t believe it, so come and prove it for me!”

The middleman showed an awkward smile. It wasn't that he didn't believe it, but that he didn't believe it.

Li Ang responded with dignity: "What Lao Wei said is right. Not only that, I also worked as an apprentice for him for several days. Unfortunately, I didn't get paid, so I copied his squid."

"Fuck you!" Lao Wei laughed and scolded: "You eat me eight times a day and you still want wages?"

The priest was frightened by the prosthetic doctor. He hurriedly observed Li Ang's reaction and found that he showed no signs of anger, so he put his mind down.

At this time, the leaders of the Valentino Gang came to say hello and express their respect and gratitude.

Through the conversation, the priest discovered that Li Ang was not a dragon that eats people without spitting out bones as people said. On the contrary, he was quite approachable.

The wedding went very smoothly, the only flaw was that the groom was drunk.

But the bride is already pregnant, so it doesn’t matter whether there is a final step or not.

The guests gradually dispersed, and it was time for Li Ang to say goodbye.

"Are you all ready?"

Lao Wei held up a pipe and said, "The equipment in my clinic was emptied out by V a few days ago."

The prosthetic doctor's tone was a little melancholy. He never imagined that at such an age, he would have to leave his hometown and start a new life in a completely unfamiliar place.

At first, Lao Wei didn't want to leave, but he couldn't resist V Tiantian's persuasion. In addition, Night City was really not at peace now, so it would be better to hide somewhere else.

Li Ang nodded, and then asked V: "How are you doing there?"

The busy girl replied impatiently: "I'm helping Mrs. Wells pack things, don't rush her."

"Okay." Li Ang closed his mouth angrily.

Jack's family also wanted to leave with him, which was of course also V's 'credit'.

If it weren't for the great blessing and there was no such big space, she would have liked to pack up all the familiar people and things in Night City.

After everything was settled, Li Ang didn't waste any time and sent everyone including V to the Great Blessing.

Then he made two phone calls.

Called Arasaka Yorinobu and Johnny Silverhand respectively.

Some of the Nether Dogs had already married and started businesses. Li Ang did not force these people to follow him, so he handed them over to Lai Xuan and Yin Hands.

It can be regarded as a small help to their careers.

Li Ang can't control it anymore, after all, this is their world.

After making the call, Li Ang didn't stay too long and disappeared in an instant.

A few minutes later, a group of unknown people with blue eyes broke into the Wild Wolf Bar. They all froze in place as they looked at the mess on the ground.

Where are people? I obviously didn’t see him come out!

Immediately afterwards, news came from the spy responsible for monitoring Dog Town. The situation was similar to here. Everyone who had anything to do with Li Ang disappeared mysteriously.

But this also strengthens the idea of ​​circulating AI, and a high-dimensional world must exist.

So Ye's company went underground and established a secret organization, vowing to uncover high-dimensional creatures that endanger the world and give them the most severe trial!
At the same time, great blessings are in store.

The originally orderly space is now filled with all kinds of things: equipment, materials, firearms and a series of things unique to the cyber world, and even several floating vehicles and fuel vehicles.

When Li Ang came in, everyone gathered in the round table hall, chatting and thinking about the future.

The overall atmosphere is a bit like a spring outing for primary school students.

"Quiet!" Bayek, the bionic teardrop, reminded everyone loudly.

His expression was extremely serious, because he regarded himself as the steward of great blessings, and he didn't really like these people staying in his home.

"Miss Melina, please come back and take care of our master. He has made a lot of bad friends, and his great blessing will be ruined by these weirdos in strange clothes!"

No one knew the cry in Bayek's heart, but everyone did become quiet.

Li Ang nodded to everyone, then walked to the round table and took the list of personnel handed over by Han Sen.

There was a mark behind each name to prove that the person had arrived.

"Saul Bright, don't you plan to come?"

The tribal leader sat in the corner, surrounded by Adecado's gang, looking embarrassed.

Panan raised his hands like a child and said: "Report! Thor said that instead of being caught by the terrifying dog demon soldiers, it is better to come to you on his own initiative."

Everyone immediately laughed in good faith, with Mickey and Scorpion laughing the loudest.

Li Ang did not laugh, but just said: "A good bird chooses a tree to roost, and it is well done."

Although the Adecado Wanderer's combat effectiveness is average, its maintenance skills are quite good. It is considered a technical type of work and is very useful for the development of the valley.

"You're welcome." Saul replied cautiously.

Li Ang continued to check the list and soon found an unexpected name: "Anders Hermann, didn't you go to Tokyo with Yori Xuan?"

Arasaka's chief bioengineer stood up immediately: "I think it's more promising to follow you!"

Li Ang nodded: "You have good taste. Sit down."

Then he glanced at everyone and asked, "Where did Xili go?"

Bayek replied: "There is something wrong with her sword, Mr. Xiugu."

"Oh." Li Ang put away the list and turned his attention to the psychic who was using tarot cards for divination: "Misty, are you feeling well? Do you feel any discomfort?"

Misty raised her head and said happily: "I have never felt so good! And I just made a fortune, guess what I drew?"

"The King of Wands, the Lovers, and the Sun!"

"It seems that we will have a good life in the future!"

Li Ang also smiled: "Definitely."

"Okay, everyone, let's go. If you have any needs, you can ask Bayek. It will take us about a week to reach our new home. I wish everyone a happy journey!"

The crowd cheered warmly, with expectations for a better life in their eyes.

Evelin touched Judy's arm: "I have nothing to do anyway, so why not play Mewtwo for everyone."

This proposal was approved by everyone.

Mrs. Wells contributed many fine wines from her collection for everyone to enjoy.

While others were watching the movie, Li Ang took out the list of people again. There was one person who never came to him, and naturally her name was not on the list.

lucy.

But it's normal to think about it. Her lover, friends, and everything in the past are buried in that bustling metropolis. With her character, it is impossible for her to leave these behind and just walk away with a stranger.

Just as Li Ang was thinking, V, who was sitting next to him, suddenly grabbed his hand.

"What's wrong?" he asked.

V looked a little nervous: "I'm a little worried. What should I do if the noble lady you mentioned doesn't accept me?"

That's right, Li Ang has already told Archina about waiting for her wings.

At the beginning, V also cried and made trouble, and vowed to put down the cruel words, saying that we were completely finished, but it didn't take long before he came to Li Ang crying for comfort.

She sometimes felt that she might be suffering from cyberpsychosis, otherwise why would she be reluctant to leave.

From hysteria to acceptance, only V himself knows what he went through.

"There will be no problem with Aqina. The most difficult thing will be the other one."

Li Ang didn't say the second half of the sentence, because it had nothing to do with V, it was a problem he needed to solve.

As for the difficult one, of course it's Ashley, she's not that easy to talk to.

But don’t worry too much. The most difficult thing is turning 1 into 2, and the subsequent 45678 will be much easier.

"Otherwise, I will take you to get to know them now."

"what?!"

V had a clear confused look on his face, and then he was dragged away from the great blessing by Li Ang.

In fact, Li Ang can return to the main world at any time. The reason why he told others that it would take a week is because there are not so many places to live in the valley, so the first thing he does when he returns home is to build a house.

He entered the copy on the bed in the bedroom, and was naturally still in the same position when he came back.

But as luck would have it, Bella was also there.

"You're back, my dear." The sleepy eldest lady had long been used to Li Ang's appearance and appearance. She was so happy that she couldn't miss even a minute of beauty sleep.

She clung to her lover with ease and fell asleep again.

But after a few seconds, she suddenly opened her eyes.

The ferocious gaze met V's confused gaze.

"Why am I not surprised at all, Mr. Li Ang?"

(End of this chapter)