from night city

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Feifei Chicken Wings is a fast food and fried chicken restaurant that mainly sells fried chicken, burgers, French fries, rice bowls, egg tarts, soda and other high-calorie fast food.

It is located on the Hanford Viaduct in the Haywood Valley area, separated from the Santo Domingo Valley area by only a large river.

Su Xiao stepped into Fatty Chicken Wings.

It was lunch time now, and almost all the seats in the store were occupied.

There was also loud music playing in the store.

Su Xiao listened briefly and realized that it was "Bobo Chicken", a song composed by a Japanese female pop group called Ganglie, which is quite famous in the Night City.

It is said that every time they perform, the stadium

It will be filled with screaming fans.

The music was played very loud, but the patrons didn't seem to notice the noise at all.

Lidya Su looked around and quickly found the person he was looking for.

River's image was the same as what Su Xiao saw in the Chaomeng video. He was still wearing the windbreaker, with a necklace hanging around his neck and an earring hanging from his ear.

Only he is not alone.

Opposite him sat an Asian man wearing sunglasses, with his coat open and a smartphone hanging around his neck.

He looked to be at least 40 years old, and he was very bald.

"It looks like someone is looking for you here."

"Well, I don't know what to do."

Su Xiao looked at River and said, "Are you River Ward?"

River also looked at Lidya Su: "It's me, you are Su, right? This is my partner, Detective Han."

Su Xiao glanced at Detective Han, who was sitting opposite River, and then returned his gaze to River: "How about we go aside and talk?"

"Han is one of our own. There is no need to avoid suspicion. If you have anything to say, you can say it directly."

Police Officer Han looked at Su Xiao and then turned his attention back to River: "Do you really want to cooperate with a mercenary?"

Detective Han could tell at a glance that Su Xiao was a cyber mercenary and he definitely didn't run away.

He didn't know what River was busy with at the moment.

Obviously this guy's partner was sitting across from him, but instead of looking for him, he ran outside to look for mercenaries.

Or does River think his salary is too high and he doesn't spend a lot of money to burn his wallet?

River actually directly stated the case he wanted to investigate.

"I haven't decided how to do it yet. Right now I just want to know if there is any new news about Ryan's death."

Detective Han's eyes changed immediately.

"Are you investigating this matter again? Didn't the boss ask you to let it go? Don't let him say it again. You know saying it twice will annoy him."

He seemed to know something, his expression changed drastically.

"If you really don't care, then listen to my advice, okay? Just let this case go."

River didn't seem to take Detective Han's advice to heart at all: "I didn't do anything. I just sat here, drank coffee, and listened to the gossip."

"Okay, whatever you want." Seeing that River couldn't be persuaded, Detective Han stood up and left as if he was afraid of trouble. "I won't mess around with you here anymore. I'd better go pick up my daughter."

Before leaving, he kindly left a message: "By the way, you two should find a secluded corner, at least there won't be any ears between you."

When Detective Han went out, River made a gesture to invite him to sit down: "OK, you say it."

"It seems that your partner doesn't like the mercenary profession."

"Don't take it too seriously. Detective Han doesn't like anyone except his daughter."

"It turns out he is a daughter-in-law."

Lidya Su nodded thoughtfully.

Having a daughter and having a family means having weaknesses.

No wonder his expression changed so quickly when he heard that River was still investigating a case that the NCPD had announced as closed.

Although NCPD's salary is not as good as company security, it is at least much better than other jobs, and it is also stable.

"Let's get down to business."

Lidya Su didn’t sit down.

"Actually, your partner is right. The sound insulation here is indeed not very good." Su Xiao glanced around, "Do you have a car?"

It’s not that there is no public transportation in Night City, but it is rubbish.

The empty rail is either often late or doesn't come at all.

There are no buses, and ordinary people cannot afford taxis.

Therefore, living in Night City, without a car means having no legs.

Even the poorest people will find ways to buy themselves a car.

Even though I don’t know how many hands this car has passed through.

When going on a mission, NCPD usually allocates cars to police officers.

River is a police detective, with a higher rank than ordinary police officers. There is no reason for him to come here on foot.

"My car is outside."

The two of them walked out of the Fat Chicken Wings and walked towards River's car.

It was drizzling outside, and a Tingwei Mackinac MTL1 was parked in the parking line.

This model of pickup truck, Tingwei, is mainly a multi-purpose vehicle.

It is sturdy but not bulky; affordable but of excellent quality; it can perfectly fit the urban roads bustling with business travelers and can also be used in the deserts surrounding the city.

The only drawback is that it can't run very fast.

The two got into the car one after another, River started the car, and the pickup truck moved away from Fatty Chicken Wings.

"A few days before the death of Mayor Ryan, there was an attack on the city hall. I know you were present at the time and told the guards that you wanted to see their security captain. What did you want to say at that time?"

"Several brothers from the subdivision saw Horvath shooting into the trash can in the River Valley area. They also shouted that they had an appointment with the mayor, so they took him to the police station."

"Horvath? Is that the cyberpsycho who killed the mayor's guard in the city hall?"

"Yes, but after the brothers in the division sent him to the bureau, they didn't even get a confession and he 'disappeared'."

"Gone? Interesting." Su Xiao looked at the dripping water drops on the windshield and the moving wipers. "Although I already knew it, I still have to say that your NCPD is so corrupt." It’s really serious.”

River shrugged without retorting.

"So, you want to talk to Lane City

Is this what the long security captain is talking about?Want to give him a heads up? "

"What's wrong with that?"

"There's nothing wrong with it, it's just not common. By the way, about the person who let Horvath out, do you know who it is?"

River shook his head: "I don't know who did it. I couldn't find it even if I checked the surveillance cameras. All the surveillance cameras were turned off at the time."

Su Xiao thought thoughtfully: "Then this person has a lot of energy in your bureau."

"That's it, okay, I've answered your question, now it's time for you to satisfy my curiosity." River turned his head and glanced at Su Xiao, "Why is Jefferson Peralez investigating? This matter? Why did you hire a cyber mercenary to investigate secretly? "

Since River is very honest, then Lidya Su can also be very honest.

"The whole thing is full of doubts from beginning to end. Only a fool would ignore it. Although I am not involved in politics, I think the probability of Jefferson becoming the mayor of Night City is much higher than that of Holt. If it were you It’s Jefferson, don’t you want to know how the former mayor died?”

River thought for a moment, then nodded: "That makes sense."

Su Xiao said matter-of-factly: "Of course it makes sense. If there is a sword hanging above your head that can fall off at any time, who can sit still?"

Su Xiao turned to look out the window and found that they were driving on a road in Heywoodli Scenic Area.

"Where are we going?"

He had expected River to just keep moving and drive away casually.

But now it looks like they are heading somewhere.

"Have you ever heard of the Red Queen's Race?"

Chapter 214 This doesn’t look like a serious toy store (3K)

Su Xiao shook her head: "A sports car or some kind of competition?"

"No, this is a high-end club, but I don't know where it is. My informant may know, so we are going to find him now."

"Do you suspect that this club is related to Mayor Ryan's death?"

"Yes, because when I was in the city hall, I happened to hear that they were planning to go there, and it was the day he died." River paused, and then said, "We will wait until we meet my informant. Go find Horvath’s boss, she’s a woman. Horvath may have revealed some clues to her.”

In fact, Su Xiao has a simpler way here, which is to directly ask Rogge for information.

Even if it costs some money.

Anyway, he is not short of money now.

But it was the first time he cooperated with a police detective, and he was a little curious about how the detective investigated.

Anyway, there is nothing that must be done now, so why not go take a look with River.

When River parked the car, they came to a building with graffiti on the walls.

The windows of this building are full of naked mannequins.

At first glance, it doesn’t look like a serious store.

The place was reached, but River had no intention of getting out of the car.

"The informant is working here. You talk to him. I'll wait for you outside. Just say hello to Igor. He understands what it means."

Su Xiao felt strange and said: "He is your informant, why don't you go to talk and ask me to go instead?"

"That's right," River scratched his head in embarrassment, "the last time we met was not pleasant."