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Now, I mentioned that Johnny came to me and needed my help to get his girlfriend back. "

Lidya Su didn't speak, just listened quietly.

"I don't know what I was thinking at the time. No woman in this world would save another woman who is trying to steal a man from her."

Su Xiao put her hands on her knees and looked at Rogge: "But you still went?"

Roger nodded.

"Yes, I owe Johnny a favor, and he agreed to pay me. At that time, I was not the queen of middlemen, and I was just a cyber mercenary. I have to make money, and no one can live with it."

"Also, another reason is that Arasaka's tail followed Johnny, and they provoked me. Maybe it was for these reasons that I agreed to join Johnny's plan."

"But when we arrived at the Arasaka Complex, we were still late. Ultra was dead and no longer around. It was because of the loss of Ultra that Johnny joined the military technology raid team not long after that. Arasaka Tower installed a tactical nuclear bomb and ended up losing his life.”

The atmosphere was silent.

Roger stopped talking.

Lidya Su lowered her head and looked at the transparent glass table in front of her.

His mind was thinking rapidly.

Ott Cunningham, this woman has been developing soul killers for Arasaka.

She was attacked on the way back with Johnny Silverhand and abducted by unknown persons.

But she appeared in the Arasaka complex, which means that the person who abducted her was sent by Arasaka.

But from Rogge's description, it seemed that Arasaka's people abducted Ultra to threaten Johnny, and the Soul Killer had already been completed at that time.

In that case...

Su Xiao said with a serious expression: "Roger, when you broke into the Arasaka Complex and found Ultra, can you describe the situation in detail?"

"What was the situation at that time?" Rogge tried hard to recall. "At that time, Ott was wearing a white cooling suit specially designed for Network Walkers and was lying on the hacker chair. There were many wires plugged into her body and connected to the equipment."

"do you have anything else?"

"There was a dog in a suit in the room at the time, and he said, 'I suggest you not to disturb her now. I gave her a project that will last her a lifetime.'"

"and then?"

"Then Johnny shot the guy's head off."

Seeing Su Xiao's thinking expression, Rogge asked.

"Su, did you think of something?"

Su Xiao said slowly: "Maybe Ultra was not dead at that time."

Rogge showed a rare expression of surprise: "Not dead? How is this possible? We all checked at the time. Although her body was still warm, she was no longer breathing and had no heartbeat."

"That's because Ultra's consciousness is in the shrine, which is Arasaka's data fortress."

"Are you trying to say that she entered cyberspace? It's not like I've never seen a hacker sneak into cyberspace."

"No, it's not sneaking, it's stripping. Separating one's consciousness from the body, using the soul killer developed by Ultra himself."

A confused look appeared on Roger's face: "You confused me, Sue."

"Let me tell you my judgment, it may not be correct," Su Xiao pointed to a cup on the table, "Has anyone touched this water?"

"No, it's clean."

Su Xiao picked up the cup and took a sip, moistening her throat: "You know that since the collapse of the old network, there are countless treasures buried in the old network. Every company is salivating over the vast amount of knowledge in the old network, and Arasaka also No exception."

"In the past few years, Arasaka has continuously dispatched hackers to the old network, but most of them have died, and the success rate is extremely low. Even the most skilled hackers are struggling in the old network and cannot go very far at all."

"Maybe... I mean maybe, they thought of a way to turn Ott Cunningham into an AI, or an existence similar to AI, so that she can explore the old network more deeply."

"The soul killer she created can separate people's consciousness. This is completely different from hackers entering cyberspace. That's why Ultra has no breathing and no heartbeat."

"In other words, Ultra was not dead at that time?" Rogge still said in disbelief, "But these are just your guesses."

"Yes, this is indeed my guess, but I think this guess is still close to ten. She was most likely still alive at that time, but when Johnny pulled out the line inserted in her body and took away her body From now on, she will never be able to come back.”

Rogge pondered for a moment and said.

"Su, don't tell Johnny about this, I'm afraid he won't be able to bear it."

Lidya Su nodded, knowing why Rogge said this.

"Don't worry, I still understand this." He looked around, "Where are the others?"

"Not here, he just went out."

"out?"

"Don't show that expression. I know what you are thinking. Don't worry. I asked Crispin to bring a few people with him to go out with him," Rogge said helplessly, "I can't lock him up all day. ?”

Although in 2077, all kinds of Mewtwo have become very developed, especially in order to corrode the resistance of the lower class, the company and the upper management have given the green light to all kinds of Mewtwo who entertain themselves to death, just for fear that the lower class will not be addicted.

But even so, it is impossible to do it 24 hours a day

If you stay in Mewtwo (that means you are a loser), you have to go out and get some fresh air.

Especially for someone like Johnny Silverhand.

That's all in the past. I stayed in the shrine in a daze, my mind wasn't clear, and time passed quickly.

Now that they have left the gods and returned to the real world, if they still indulge in Mewtwo, Su Xiao estimates that Johnny will not agree.

But since Rogge sent someone, he had nothing to worry about. Rogge definitely didn't want anything to happen to Johnny more than he did.

……

On the way here, Lidya Su kept thinking.

If Ultra had died a long time ago, how could the Voodoo Gang go to see Ultra through Johnny.

The Voodoo Gang is a hacker gang, not a psychic gang.

Moreover, even if magic is used, necromantic magic in general settings requires bones to summon the soul of the deceased.

Therefore, Su Xiao thought of another possibility.

That is, Ultra is very likely not dead, but still alive, just living in cyberspace.

That's why the Voodoo Gang wants to find her.

At this time, Lidya Su suddenly remembered something.

Rogge called him over, but until now, he has not told himself the reason.

"Roger, you asked me to come over. What's the matter?"

"Yes, I have a commission here," Rogge tapped his fingers lightly on the glass table, as if he was thinking about something, "Of course, if you don't want to, I can totally accept it."

"What commission? Let's talk about it first."

"I want you to figure out what the Voodoo Gang is planning."

Chapter 2 The Death of Lucius Lane (4K)

Lidya Su was stunned for a moment, then thoughtful.

"This commission came to you after I told you that the Voodoo Gang wanted to find Ultra through Silver Hand, right?"

Rogge didn't hide it either: "That's right."

"Okay." Lidya Su didn't even think about it.

Su Xiao has no objection to dealing with the Voodoo Gang.

Not only did this group of scum cause Evelin misery, but it also included Su Xiao's own personal grudges.

When these pigs are not doing anything, they send threatening emails all day long (the kind that will burn out your brain if you don't pay them). Su Xiao, V, Lucy, and Jack have all received several emails.

Before Evelin's accident, Su Xiao only treated such threatening emails as rubbish.

Directly block and delete one-stop services.

But after Evelin's accident, Su Xiao no longer just regarded it as spam.

You must know that Genting is the territory of the Tiger Claw Gang, and the level of network security protection is not ordinary.

The Voodoo Gang can still bypass Genting's ICE and burn out Evelin's chip, but what if it were an ordinary person?

Of course, Su Xiao himself is a natural person. Even if 1 hackers use "electromagnetic short circuit", "prosthetic overheating", "self-kill" and the like against him at the same time, it will be useless.

As for the anti-hacker prosthetics of V, Lucy and Jack, Su Xiao specially asked Rogge to buy the best fourth-generation prosthetic body (legendary), which can guarantee that they will not be like Evelin, and they will not be used in one click.

But what about others?

Wei, Misty, Mrs. Wells, Pepi, Kakyoin Chika and her daughter Ryoko...

What if those bastards from the Voodoo Gang also sent them threatening emails, and what if one day the Voodoo Gang didn't just talk about it, but actually wanted to use them to scare the monkeys?

Since Rogge also wanted to get rid of them, he might as well take advantage of this moment and kill them all in one go.

At this moment, Rogge's eyeball implant suddenly glowed with blue light.

It's like communicating remotely with someone.

Lidya Su didn't speak, and waited until she finished talking before speaking.

"Someone looking for you?"

"No, just watch it yourself," Rogge shook his head and said loudly, "Turn on the TV and tune it to WNS."

The smart TV in the private room turned on and automatically tuned to WNS news.

On the TV screen, the host with obvious traces of implants on his face looked serious and sad.

"Hi everyone, this is Arif Iqbal and this is WNS News. Today is the saddest day in the history of our city. Mayor Lucius Lane has left you."

As the host spoke, a photo of Mayor Ryan also appeared on the background wall behind him.

Of course, the photo is in black and white.

"We learned of Mayor Lane's death from his family. He passed away peacefully in his sleep. The specific cause of his death has not yet been announced, but preliminary reports indicate that it may have been a malfunction of the cardiovascular implant."

"After his tragic passing, the remainder of Mayor Lane's term will be served by his closest aide, Deputy Mayor Wilton Holt, who has also announced plans to run for mayor in the upcoming election."

The scene changed and turned into a press conference at the city hall.

Wilton Holt, wearing sunglasses, was talking in front of the flashing camera lights.