Build the Traveler Alliance from Scratch.

Chapter 628 The famous V

"Tick...tick..."

The young man in a suit remained calm as he avoided the unknown sewage dripping from upstairs, stepped onto the circular stairs of the skyscraper, and came to a most ordinary smart metal door.

The surrounding neighbors are still the same. The black couple next door are leaning on the guardrail of the corridor, smoking low-quality cigarettes, and discussing in a low voice how much money they need to raise for the prosthetic body that their son has just replaced.

On the bench in the corridor, there was an irritable woman who was talking on the phone, and a punk boy who was leaning on the back of the chair and smoking.

At the corner at the end, the kid next door who claims to be self-taught is holding a tablet computer and trying to hack the vending machine in front of him.

They've been coveting the Rainbow Manticore sports drinks and Benben high-fructose corn syrup in the vending machines.

But the young man in a suit knew that this little kid would definitely not succeed, because last month someone hacked into vending machines on a large scale, causing the company behind it to have to strengthen the ICE of the vending machines.

That is, the intrusion countermeasures unit, or more simply, the cyber world's network firewall.

Nowadays, not even many wild hackers can hack into vending machines, let alone the ‘self-taught’ kid next door.

Suddenly, two NCPD police officers shouted loudly from downstairs. At the same time, there were fierce footsteps, exclamations from the crowd, and extremely anxious curses.

"Boom! Boom!"

Two gunshots were heard, causing the neighbors in the corridor downstairs to scream and run away.

But some young people hid behind the bunker, took out their pistols, and started a chaotic gun battle that was the most common in Night City.

For a moment, bullets whizzed past, and screams and gunshots were heard.

"Damn it, why can I meet a cop here!"

Along with the sound of rapid footsteps, an angry voice came from the stairs behind him.

The young man in a suit who just took out the access card sighed, turned around helplessly and looked at the guy who hurried up the stairs.

This man was wearing a milky white shirt and turquoise trousers. He held a black 'Liberty' kinetic energy pistol in his right hand. He lifted up the hem of his shirt with his left hand and pulled out a blue and black grenade from his waist.

That fierce and ferocious face was filled with an angry expression.

The young man in a suit opened his prosthetic eyes without hesitation.

The outline of the thug's body in front of him suddenly became highlighted, and the information belonging to him was instantly displayed before his eyes.

【NCPD database】

[Name: Troy Ryder]

[Identity: Tiger Claw Gang, Fraudster, Most Wanted in Night City]

[Reward amount: 1200 euros]

[Reward level: three stars]

[Reward charges: assault of company representative, possession of military-grade drugs, murder of company representative, destruction of company regional finance, multiple murder, defamation of company representative. 】

[Possession of dangerous goods: ‘Freedom’ brand kinetic energy pistol, electromagnetic pulse grenade]

Turns out to be a fraudster from the Tiger Claw Gang...

The young man in a suit looked astonished.

The Tiger Claw Gang is one of the largest criminal organizations in Night City. It is entrenched in Neon Street and is a traditional Yakuza organization similar to the Triads. Its business scope includes but is not limited to casinos, bars, clubs, fraud, selling sex, etc. wait.

The fraudster in front of me should be a master of cyber fraud.

It’s just that this time the target of the fraud may have noticed something, so he called the police when he wasn’t paying attention.

...Okay, the scammers got me here!

Do you know whose chassis this is? !

The data stream disappeared from the eyes of the young man in a suit. He immediately took out a DB-2 Sadara technology double-barreled shotgun from his briefcase and pointed it at the ferocious-looking gangster in front of him.

Troy focused almost all of his attention on the two NCPD policemen downstairs, without paying any attention to the danger ahead.

Until the young man in a suit pulled the trigger, a large number of steel nails with electric light spurted out, instantly turning his whole body into a sieve.

"thump……"

The bloody corpse collapsed to the ground at the foot of the stairs.

The two policemen who had just escaped from the chaotic gun battle and were about to catch up up the stairs were suddenly halted.

The young man swallowed, couldn't help raising his pistol, and moved up cautiously.

At the door of the apartment opposite the stairs, I saw a young man in a suit holding an exaggerated double-barreled shotgun in one hand, with a kind smile on his face and a friendly wave to him.

"good evening!"

The young police officer did not dare to slack off and subconsciously raised his pistol and pointed it at the young man in a suit.

"No...don't move!"

When the veteran police officer who came from behind saw this scene, he was immediately frightened out of his mind.

When he came to his senses, he quickly shouted: "Put down the gun!"

The young police officer looked nervously at the young man in a suit, and also shouted: "Did you hear that? Put the gun away... Ouch!"

The old police officer grabbed the barrel of his pistol, stuck his little finger in the trigger ring, and slapped his head angrily.

"I mean you, put the gun down quickly!"

"Oh ah?"

The young police officer's eyes widened and he didn't understand what was going on.

The old police officer didn't bother to explain to him. He turned to the young man in a suit and thanked him with a smile.

"Thanks, V!"

"You're welcome, the police and the people are friendly!"

The young man in a suit smiled and put away the double-barreled shotgun in his hand, raised his hand to wave at the old police officer, then turned around as if nothing had happened, took out the access card, swiped the card and walked into the apartment.

"Chi——"     The smart bulletproof metal door opened and closed.

It wasn't until the back of the young man in the suit completely disappeared that the old police officer breathed a sigh of relief, finally squatted down and began to collect the dangerous weapons on the body.

"...Oh, electromagnetic pulse grenade, luckily he didn't use it, otherwise this would have caused a big fuss!"

"..."

The young police officer's eyes widened, still struggling with what just happened.

Seeing the old police officer marveling at the grenade in his hand, he finally couldn't help but raise his hand and point to the iron door.

"That person just now...his gun..."

The old police officer glanced at him: "DB-2-Sadarah, what, you want it?"

After saying that, the old police officer stood up and said leisurely: "If you want, just save up your own money and buy it. Don't take his idea."

The young police officer was furious: "No, I mean, he has a dangerous weapon!"

The old police officer said angrily: "Nonsense, I'm not blind, do I need you to remind me?"

"Hey, can you ask me before I go out into the field... Do you know who that guy is?"

"He is V, who has become famous in the past six months, the top mercenary who visits the Afterlife Bar!"

"When he was still a lone wolf, he single-handedly eliminated five cyberpsychopaths within two months. Now I heard that he has formed a team with industry insiders. His strength and power must be even higher!"

"……what?"

The young police officer was stunned.

When he came back to his senses, he couldn't help but swallow, and asked in a low voice with a slightly fearful look in his eyes.

"How could such a person live here?"

"Who knows!"

The old police officer replied angrily, but then he looked hesitant, as if he had remembered something.

After hesitating for a while, the old police officer still couldn't hold back and whispered: "I heard that he used to be a member of the counter-intelligence department of Arasaka Company. He was optimized by the company six months ago because he refused to be transferred out of Night City."

The young police officer asked blankly: "...so what?"

The old police officer couldn't help but patted his head and whispered: "Stupid! The good apartments are all in the company square in the municipal center. He is the loser in the internal competition of the company. There may be enemies over there, certainly not Dare to live there!"

The young police officer still didn't understand: "But didn't you say that he is a top mercenary?"

The old police officer sighed and said: "So what about the top mercenaries? There are so many legends in Night City, but the company is not..."

Halfway through, the old police officer stopped in time and gave the guy a slap in the face with his backhand.

"Okay, you kid, just take this salary, why do you worry so much!"

"Hurry up and take this guy's body back to get some reward."

"According to V's habit, we deal with the wanted criminals he kills, and then we divide them into six and four, him and us..."

When he heard that there was money to be taken, the young police officer's eyes suddenly lit up, and all the doubts he had just forgotten were forgotten.

The two NCPD police officers began to work energetically.

……

……

In the apartment, the young man known as V had taken off his suit.

That naked body was full of traces of prosthetic modifications.

But he didn't care. He even admired his current appearance in the full-length mirror, then made a cup of coffee, sat in front of the computer and read today's emails.

His name is Vincent, and he has always been called Vincent in his past and present lives.

It's just that in this life, in addition to the full name Vincent, he also has a more well-known nickname, that is the famous V!

That's right, he is the protagonist of the game "Cyberpunk 2077", the one who is respected by players as the living legend, the living king of Hell in Night City, and the psychopath of Cybertron, who slashes all the way from Arasaka Tower to the underground shrine without blinking an eye. V!

But unlike V, which has a character growth system in the game, Vincent had nothing when he first traveled through time.

He just became a member of the Arasaka Company's counterintelligence department just like V, who came from a company in the game.

Speaking of Arasaka Company, we have to briefly describe the world view of cyberpunk.

At the end of the twentieth century, nuclear conflicts triggered by economic crises led to the economic collapse of global powers and their lands became devastated.

Some super companies that possess a large amount of resources and intelligence have taken advantage of the situation and gradually gained the strength to compete with governments of various countries.

As the time comes to the 21st century, due to the impact of past nuclear conflicts, the influence of the US government has weakened sharply. Those giant corporations have gradually begun to replace the functions of the government and actively maintain order in order to seek profits.

But at the same time, they are increasingly dissatisfied with the constraints imposed by the government.

Under such circumstances, an event that affected the global landscape - the 'collapse of the old United States' - occurred.

Within the United States, there is a secret political group composed of the NSA, CIA, FBI, and DEA. They conspired to launch a coup, assassinated the president and vice president, and successfully seized power, announcing federal democracy to the world. The end of the system.

After that, many states seceded from the Union and declared themselves free states.

A large number of refugees had to leave their homes and embark on a long journey in search of water, jobs and a place to live amid political civil strife, forming the famous wanderers in cyberpunk.

Giant corporations took this opportunity to break away from the shackles of the government and began to use the world's natural resources without restraint to make profits. They even brazenly launched so-called corporate wars in order to acquire and merge other companies.

Under such circumstances, the world has become increasingly chaotic.

In this way, the cyberpunk world has become a world controlled by major super companies.

The Night City where the game is located is the most dazzling and typical microcosm of this world.

(End of this chapter)