from night city

Well, there will be no problem.

……

More than an hour later, Su Xiao drove into a small town outside Night City.

The town was just as desolate and lifeless as he had seen it outside.

He came to the outer area on the east side of the town and kept looking around.

The customer who had agreed before should get on the bus here.

But now he was alone.

Appointed time.

the agreed place.

The promised client was not there.

I don’t know if I was let off the hook.

At this time, he noticed someone coming.

He doesn't look like a customer, but like a person from this town.

The man came to the car.

"Is something wrong?" Lidya Su raised her eyebrows.

"Follow me, the Sheriff wants to see you."

……

Inside the small town sheriff's office.

A uniformed police officer with his legs draped over the table.

He also held a burger in his hand.

The door was pushed open and two people walked in one after the other.

The townspeople walking at the front said with a bit of respect and flattery.

"Sir, I have brought you here."

"Well, you can go."

The Sheriff removed his legs from the table and placed the burger on the table.

He stood up, put his hands on his belt, and walked slowly towards Lidya Su.

He didn't walk fast, but his posture deliberately created a sense of oppression for Su Xiao.

"Don't you know that when you come to town, you have to say hello to the Sheriff? Tell him what you're here for, even if it's just to get a cup of coffee."

Su Xiao stood there and let the sheriff circle around him.

"I don't plan to stay here for a long time. I just came to...well, find someone."

Seeing that Su Xiao didn't show any timidity, the Sheriff returned to the chair with a little disappointment and sat down again: "Who are you looking for?"

"It does not matter."

"Oh, you told me it's not important?" The Sheriff straightened up, with a vague smile on his face, "If a stray dog ​​appeared in your house, would you also think it was not important?"

Even a fool can understand the meaning behind these words.

But Lidya Su was not angry, but said calmly.

"The scoring situation."

"What do you mean?"

"For example, some people with bad eyesight may mistake wolves for dogs."

The Sheriff's expression froze.

Then take the initiative to change the topic.

"My name is Andrew Jones, you may have heard of me."

"I've only heard of Indiana Jones."

"The Indiana Jones you are talking about happened to be serving in the special forces "Silver Shotgun" during the last war, right? "

Su Xiao shook his head: "As far as I know, he is a professor of customs and an archaeologist, not a soldier, and he is much more likable than you."

"You're not easy to talk to, are you?" The Sheriff snorted, "Listen carefully, I'm in a little trouble right now and need a helper, and I think you'd be a good fit."

Lidya Su raised her eyebrows: "Did I miss something? Did I say I would help you?"

"You have no choice."

"is it?"

"That's right, I didn't discuss it with you. This matter is not as bad as you think. If you agree, you will not only get a thousand euros in reward, but also the gratitude of this town."

Su Xiao was silent.

One thousand euros is not a small amount of money.

If the job wasn't difficult, he wouldn't mind adding more money to his bankroll.

Although the contemptuous attitude in front of her made Lidya Su very unhappy.

But if he could make money, Lidya Su wouldn't be able to forgive him like a father.

"Okay, then tell me."

"There is a cyberpsycho who often appears nearby. Although he has not attacked the town so far, several people who have left the town have been brutally murdered."

Su Xiao frowned.

He knows what cyberpsychosis is.

During the short half year he lived in the Bakker family, he had a lot of knowledge about the world.

Simply put, it is a collective term for all anxiety-related mental disorders and personality disorders caused by the hardware in the implant (prosthetic body) and various behavioral modules including software.

However, the specific causes of this disease have not yet been accurately verified.

Some people say that cyberpsychosis is a disease caused by social inequality;

Others say that this is the price to pay for a pathological obsession with technology;

Others feel that it is completely made up and that in fact the disease does not exist at all.

Well, that last thought is indeed very American and very red-necked.

Su Xiao asked doubtfully: "Is there a cyberpsychopath nearby? Then you don't call us the Terrorist Mobile Team?"

The Terrorist Mobile Team is an elite special operations unit that specializes in dealing with cyberpsychosis.

It would be okay if it was far away in a bad land.

This town is right on the border, just as far as the eye can see from Night City.

There's a cyber psychosis hanging out outside town.

Why didn't the Sheriff call the Terrorist Mobile Team instead of asking homeless people passing through town for help?

Su Xiao's question made the sheriff laugh.

"How refreshing. As the town's sheriff, I can't just think that there are too many people in the town and think that a few more people should die to reduce carbon emissions and resource consumption, right?"

"You may not understand the rules here, kid. This is the border, not Night City. The Terrorist Mobile Team will not come."

"Even if everyone in this town is dead, there will be no feeling for the people in the city."

Su Xiao ignored the Sheriff's weirdness: "Is that why you need someone to deal with this cyberpsychosis for you?"

Cyberpsychosis also varies depending on the situation.

The weakest cyberpsychopaths are those with cheap prosthetics.

They don't have the money to go to a regular hospital and buy and install regular prosthetics.

You can only let a barefoot doctor who is not qualified to practice medicine implant three-no products into your body.

Cyberpsychotics like this are just ordinary civilians.

The threat level is minimal.

The most difficult ones to deal with are ex-soldiers, ex-agents, and ex-mercenaries, lunatics who pile a large number of military-grade prosthetics on themselves.

Once a person has a seizure, especially in a downtown area, it will basically cause heavy casualties.

He also doesn’t know what kind of cyberpsychosis the Sheriff wants him to deal with.

Su Xiao thought for a moment.

Got an idea very quickly.

He thought he could go and see the situation first.

If it is easy to solve, then complete the commission smoothly.

After all, a thousand euros earned in vain should not be wasted.

But if what we have to deal with is a former soldier/agent/mercenary, the most troublesome guy...

Then "Ni Gelu Dayo".

"I can go over and take a look, but I can't guarantee that it will be solved."

"Well, I didn't have high expectations either."

Su Xiao stretched out two fingers: "But if I solve this trouble, you have to give me two thousand euros."

The Sheriff couldn't sit still.

"Two thousand? Are you dreaming?"

"Two thousand, not a penny less, or you can try to do your own thing."

The Sheriff glared at Lidya Su.

However, after a stalemate for a while, he compromised.