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Chapter 342 If you want me to release him, the ransom must be at least this amount!
Three days later.

Li You and Yori Xuan returned to Night City from the last Arasaka branch.

Arasaka Company has many branches around the world, and they have been working non-stop for the past three days. After a meeting here, they will go to the next one.

Li You has told Yori Xuan the truth that he will leave Night City in a few days and will take all the Night Demons with him, and he is not sure when he will come back.

He didn't tell Yori Xuan that he came from another world, but after working together for so long and seeing his special abilities, Yori Xuan probably had some guesses.

So Lai Xuan didn't say much, but just asked Li You if there was anything else they needed here - things beyond their plan.

Li You was not polite to him and said to Lai Xuan, "I want to buy a car."

Yori Xuan: "...oh?"

——The fifth day.

Li You sat in the ruins on the top floor of Peizhuo Petrochemical Stadium in the business district of Dog Town, waiting quietly.

In Li You's plan, firstly, he wants her, and secondly, he wants the new president of the United States, Rosalind Miles, who is beloved by the public.

Therefore, even if it is a little hasty, the plan must be implemented as soon as possible.

He still didn't hide it and said directly: "No problem. But your threat is actually meaningless to me."

At this time, Li You was wearing the goggles and communicating with someone on the communication line.

And her image in the holographic communication is also blurry, and nothing can be seen.

"A smart person like you should know that there is no point in asking this question." Li You still smiled and said, "I can't guarantee that that person will be willing to take action, but before that, the only person who can save your life is Something is in my hand."

Mr. Blue Eyes? Can you compete with Ott? Although Otto may not be willing to help.

Li You smiled. He did not reveal his identity to Lark, but with Lark's hacking skills, it would not be difficult to find out.

Li You replied this time: "If that's what you're talking about, then you have to talk to her yourself. If you can persuade her, then I believe she will help you solve the problem. It's just a trivial matter."

Her tone was serious, but Li You didn't panic at all. Instead, he knew very well that she was anxious.

In the plot of the original game DLC, when Miles and Lark were flying back to the White House on a certain plane, the aircraft system was hijacked by a hacker (an insider), and they were forced to land in Dog Town, which triggered the subsequent series of events.

Lark sold Miles in order to survive, but she didn't want Miles to really die in Dog Town, so she hired the mercenary V to rescue her. This is the beginning of the story of Shadows of the Past.

At this moment, after hearing Li You's urging, Lark finally gritted his teeth and made up his mind: "I promise you! But as soon as I land, you have to let me see Ultra! Otherwise, I will expose the matter between you and Arasaka. …Li You!”

"And not only that thing, I have also obtained the access password. If you want to survive, the neural matrix is ​​indispensable, otherwise even a more powerful AI outside the black wall will not be able to save you. You... have no choice. ”

Although Li You couldn't follow Yori Xuan to fight against military technology and other giant companies, at least before leaving, he had to finish all the things he had arranged before.

In the communication, the person on the other side said: "...If I do what you say, are you sure you can save my life?"

Of course, this mole is actually a lark who has reached an agreement with Colonel Kurt Hansen, the head of Dog Town, and wants to obtain the neural matrix. Everyone who has played the DLC knows this.

Li You just smiled: "You have already seen what I can bring out. You should know more about this project than me, right? Then you still ask me?"

But this is the same for Li You. Now not only his own hackers, but also the team of Arasaka Company provide him with technical support. There is no need to worry about hackers, at least they will not suffer any loss.

The voice of the person opposite was hoarse and low, with the echo of electric current. It was impossible to identify her gender unless you listened carefully.

But what he didn't expect was that it seemed that after Yorinobu took control of Arasaka, he would travel around the world, causing a chain reaction that aroused the vigilance of military technology, so Miles was also flying around recently.

But of course, she was a little skeptical when such a good thing came to her door, so she couldn't help but ask: "What is your plan? What are you going to do with Miles?"

So she will definitely agree.

Obviously, the one who is negotiating with Li You is Lark.

"...If I promise you, can you at least guarantee Miles' life?"

The man opposite obviously gritted his teeth and said, "In that case, you are not sure whether she will help, why should I follow your arrangement?"

In the few days before Li You flew to various parts of the world with Yori Xuan, V was responsible for the communication in Night City and was proceeding according to his pre-planned plan.

Beside him stood Yuzu, Aggie, and V.

Therefore, Li You did not doubt that Lark would agree to his conditions. Without his intervention, Lark betrayed Miles, tricked Hansen, and then hired the AI ​​Mr. Blue Eyes to help her "treat" her illness. V sends her to the moon.

The person on the other side was silent for a moment before saying, "You know, I'm not talking about that thing, but... the person who can use it."

The lark was silent.

After a little investigation, Li You discovered that her flight would pass through the airspace near Night City today!
How can you miss this great opportunity?
So Li You immediately made the decision: Do it now!
So there was this conversation.

Li You was immediately amused: "Do you want to listen to what you are saying?"

Because in the original game, Miles and Lark's flight through Night City was purely accidental, so Li You originally thought that he would not be able to implement the plan against Miles before he left.

And her own conditions are even more favorable than hers originally.

If you really want to say it, she is probably the top hacker still alive in the real world.

Seeing that she didn't reply for a long time, Li You reminded again: "Miss Lark, I have to remind you that your Kongtian No. 1 is about to reach the predetermined range. If you don't make a decision, wait until it flies out of the airspace here. When you return to the White House, you don’t want the neural matrix anymore. My time is precious.”

But for Lark, this is her best and only chance to save her life.

It's interesting to say that the hacker Lark is indeed talented and capable. No hacker on Li You's side can compare with her.

Li You didn't even bother to hide this: "I want to attack military technology."

Lark: “…”

But she also thinks very highly of herself, or perhaps too much, and actually thinks that people like Buttermos are just antiques, but in fact, that's all...

When playing the game, Li You felt really embarrassed: Do you want to listen to what you are saying? ×2
Before the result, Li You asked Johnny to ask Otto, and Otto contacted Lark through the black wall. With just a few moves, she calmed this ignorant little bird, so that when Li You negotiated terms with her later, she casually said that Ultra could heal her, and she didn't have the slightest doubt.

Of course, considering Ultra's ability, Li You also has no doubt that as long as she is willing and has the neural matrix, she can definitely be saved.

After giving Lark a positive answer, she finally made up her mind.

This woman was willing to leave everything behind to save her own life. President Miles, teammate and mentor Li De, former companion Alex... she all valued these people, and she chose to give up on them all.

She is actually a bit similar to Game V, they both want to survive desperately, but Lark finally chose the path of betraying everything.

Although her betrayal of her former companions feels selfish, judging from her past experience, it is not unjustifiable. After all, besides Alex being a hapless person, Miles and Li De also had something to do with her.

But the problem is that Yugi V has never been sorry to her, but the conditions she negotiated when she first sought V's help were based on lies.

She claims that there is a way to save V, but in fact she knows better than anyone else that the neural matrix can only save one person.

Poor V in the game, she deceived her into running around, and she was no longer human inside and out. Only in the end did she learn that Lark had lied to her from the beginning.

Brother V is heart to heart with you, and you are playing tricks with Brother V.

So Li You doesn't like her either.

What? Do you want to go to the moon to save lives?
Let's go a little later and let my apprentice and his wife go first.

I think the laboratory in Arasaka is enough for you to live in, and there are also top doctors in the world for consultation.

Li You didn't hide these things from Lark, he made them clear in advance. He had no time and was too lazy to beat around the bush with her.

"...I agreed. I will cooperate with your hackers to invade the aircraft's system and make it make an emergency landing in Dog Town."

The lark paused for a moment before continuing, "But you have to arrange for someone to pick me up as soon as the plane makes an emergency landing, otherwise I will publish the record of the conversation between you and me, and your and Arasaka's plan to blame Hansen will be ruined! "

Li You replied: "It seems that you are thinking very fast and already understand what I am going to do. Okay, make an emergency landing at the designated location. There will be a feint attack at low altitude. Don't panic, my people are ready."

Although Lark was still a little worried, he also knew that he could not turn back, so he could only grit his teeth: "...Okay!"

The hackers on her side and Li You's side immediately contacted each other and began to attack the system of the special plane "Sky and Sky No. 1" on which Miles was traveling.

With Lark, a top hacker, and the Arasaka team, it would be easy to crack the system of a mere aircraft. Li You received the message almost immediately:
"The system is hacked! We're about to crash land in Dogtown!"

Li You raised his head and saw a red light flashing in the sky, and the outline of a plane became more and more conspicuous!

That is the car of the new President of the United States, Rosalind Miles, Sky One!
Watching the plane continue to lower its altitude, Li You turned his head to the side.

V on the side already understood what he meant and said at that time: "The task force has taken control of Colonel Hansen's missile silo and can launch at any time."

Li You smiled: "Then...let's do it."

As a faint whistling sound came from the sky, two missiles flew out from Dog Town, leaving a long trail and hitting the Kongtian No. 1 which was making an emergency landing!

The system of Kongtian No. 1 was inherently faulty, and it was even more impossible to dodge during the forced landing, and was hit solidly!

"Boom——"

The shell of Kongtian No. 1 began to burn, with thick smoke trailing behind it, and it headed straight towards Dog Town with the momentum of a crash!

Li You raised his hand and looked at it: "Oh, the new American fall-resistant king!"

"I'm about to pop out of the life capsule—!"

The voice of a lark came from the earphones. Kongtian No. 1 passed over everyone's heads, and a single-person rescue capsule popped out of its abdomen, falling toward them with blue light!

But Li You was already prepared: "Yuzi, take the cybernetic night demons to find the lark! Aiji, let the ordinary night demons take action and snatch Miles out as soon as possible! V, contact the prepared hiding spot, Then you come with me!"

These were all planned in advance, so everyone took action.

And in the distance, Kongtian No. 1 has crashed into a corner of Dog Town with an indomitable momentum!
"Boom——!!" At this time, Colonel Hansen in Gemstone Qing said: "???"

What the hell is going on? ?
……

Cold, shaking.

When Rosalind Miles opened her eyes, she saw an unfamiliar rough cement floor.

"here it is…?"

She was confused, but she didn't say anything.

She had realized that she was being tied tightly to a metal chair, unable to move.

As the new president of the United States, Rosalind Miles is also a soldier with a background in military technology. In fact, the degree of transformation of her prosthetic body is quite high, not much worse than that of Hammer and Lark. She could easily break free from this restraint.

However, she did not move, but looked at her surroundings calmly.

"Now that you're awake, raise your head, President Miles." A quiet male voice sounded, "Or do you think the cement floor of this sewer has great aesthetic value?"

Seeing that he had been exposed, Miles no longer tried to hide it and raised his head at that time.

Unexpectedly, there was a very young man and woman standing in front of her, and neither of them had any intention of covering up their appearance.

"You are…"

Miles' pupils dilated for a moment, but then recovered.

But Li You had already smiled: "Hello, Mr. President Miles. This is the first time we meet. My name is Li You, and this is V."

V beside him was silent, she was just here to take notes.

Miles was silent for a moment before saying, "I know you, the youngest legend in Night City, the one who killed Adam Hammer."

"You know me? That's really an honor for me." Li You's smile did not change.

"...Stop talking nonsense, what are your plans for tying me here?" Miles remained calm, "Is it Arasaka Yorinobu's intention? Or did you accept another commission from another company?"

"If this is Arasaka Yorinobu's plan, then I advise you to let him think about it carefully. He will not understand what it means to attack me. That will lead to another war between Military Technology and Arasaka!"

Li You didn't reply this time, he just looked at Miles with a smile.

War with military technology? How do you know it's not what they want?
In Shadow of the Past, players can choose between two lines, helping Li De at a critical moment or helping Lark, and there are five different endings.

But what’s interesting is that the story of Shadows of the Past actually has a hidden ending, that is, when Lark asked V to meet at the beginning, he didn’t listen to her and went to Dog Town. Instead, he took the relic skill points and turned around and ran away, or After Kongtian-1 crashed, he wasted no time in rescuing people.

As long as you run a little further, a hidden plot will be triggered. Kongtian-1 crashes and Miles burps. The lark will curse V for killing the new President of the United States, and then angrily use brain-burning attacks on V.

But unfortunately, with Relic around, V only fainted for a while and then woke up, and then went to do whatever Johnny was supposed to do.

As for the lark of this line, what will happen to the new America? It's a pity that CDPR didn't make it.

But what is certain is that although President Rosalind Miles is not as important to New America and military technology as Saburo Arasaka is to Arasaka Corporation, it is by no means that he can be replaced by another one casually after he is gone. characters.

As the second president after the founding of the new United States, Miles took over the power from Elizabeth Kress, who had been reelected for nine terms, so he was naturally not a simple role.

Not to mention that she launched a united front and recovered a large number of free states that were separated from the old United States. Her style can be seen just from her performance in Shadow of the Past.

When she needed help, she was able to put aside her stature and play the role of a trustworthy, affectionate and righteous ex-soldier.

When V was in danger, he would not abandon her and run away. He was willing to admit his mistake and asked Li De to save the lark. He was also willing to talk to the street mercenaries he met on an equal footing to discuss cooperation... He even drank beer with V in an abandoned house. See everything. He sounds like a good president without any pretensions.

When Li You played the game for the first time, he had a really good impression of her here.

Unfortunately, everything changed when she was escorted back to the White House by Li De.

She changed her attitude 180 degrees, scolding Li De for not being able to catch a lark, and not caring about the life or death of her savior V.

Forget it, in the end, if V takes the Li De line and chooses to let the lark free, then the player will be able to see Miles's famous scene - "thank you" to V.

Li You: (Dan)
I remember this.

However, personal grudges aside, Miles’ behavior is certainly shameful, but it is also her personal style and her political style. She is a purely political animal who can easily switch her attitude and personality according to different needs.

Even in the hidden ending, when Miles died, Lark scolded V: "Congratulations, V, you killed Rosalind Miles. New America is finished!"

Although her words are a bit exaggerated. Without Miles, the new America will not be finished, but it is inevitable to bear the blow.

Faced with Lark's defense-breaking curse, Li You, who was two weeks in front of the screen, immediately became happy: You're welcome!
But after all, it is just the plot in the game, and it only has dialogue descriptions, which is somewhat unrealistic. So at this time, Li You thought for a while and came up with an idea.

He said: "President Miles, you guessed it right. Someone did buy your life. But you are the president after all, so I don't want to cause trouble."

"Let's do this. If you want to live, you can pay the ransom and I'll let you go."

Miles kept calm: "...The ransom is easy to negotiate, how much do you want? Let's talk slowly."

Li You spread his fingers: "At least this number!"

Miles was very calm: "Five million? Okay."

Li You shook his head.

Miles frowned: "...50 million? It's not like we can't talk about it..."

Li You still shook his head.

Miles was a little annoyed: "Do you still want more? With all due respect, you'd better just click the ticket."

Li You: "Nothing you said is right."

"If you want me to release him, at least... 5000 euros!"

Miles: "???"

She saw a trace of teasing in Li You's eyes, and realized that Li You was just playing tricks on her.

Miles' face immediately darkened: "You talk so much nonsense, do you just want to insult me?"

Li You grinned, showing his white teeth: "No, this is to thank you for your contribution to the new America!"

Miles: "?"

Is this person crazy?

"It seems that you are determined to take action. Then I can only advise you, once you take action against me, New America will never let you go. Don't think that you can be unscrupulous now as a legend of Night City , our men also..."

But Li You was too lazy to listen to her nonsense anymore. He had had enough fun.

Li You waved his hand violently, and the hand cannon hit Miles hard in the face!
"Boom--!"

Miles was knocked directly to the ground by this heavy blow, and she was confused for a moment. It was the cold muddy water on the ground that brought her back to her senses.

The anger in Miles's heart immediately surged out. She stopped pretending, and planned to break free and fight!
But when she tried hard to pull away, the rope around her body showed no response.

Before she could react, she tried to break free again, but the rope still didn't move.

Miles froze again.

What kind of rope is this! ?

Li You knelt down in front of her and said, "Stop struggling. This is specially made by my companion. You can't break free."

The rope that tied Miles was actually a tentacle split from Yuzu. With full flexibility, it would be difficult for Li You to break free with bare hands, let alone Miles.

Li You stood up and aimed his hand cannon at Miles' head.

"Well, farewell, President Rosalind Miles."

"If you kill me, New America and military technology will not..."

"boom--!!!"

The gunfire of Hand Cannon X drowned out all her unfinished lines.

Li You blew the smoke from his gun: "The dignified new President of the United States, please don't say the last words of a cannon fodder villain. It's a shame that the price has dropped."

V on the side rolled his eyes at him and said, "If you hadn't left immediately, so there were no taboos, normal people would have hesitated, right?"

"Forget it, compared to this, Hansen's people are coming, we should withdraw."

Li You also nodded when he heard this: "It's just the right time. President Miles will leave it to them to deal with."

"Yi Xuan's people should be on the way too. With such a big drama, even if Hansen wants to say that Miles was not the one who caused the accident, no one will believe it.

"Let's go!"

Li You and V quickly packed up and left.

A few minutes later, there were heavy footsteps in the passage at the other end of the sewer. Colonel Hansen personally led the team and chased them here.

Then, he saw the new President of the United States lying on the ground, with most of his head missing.

Hansen's eyes suddenly widened: "No——!!!"

(End of this chapter)