The Villain Knight Doesn't Want to Be a Hero

Jack opened the refrigerator impatiently.

The white cold air hit him, and a green iguana was quietly sleeping inside.

"Iguanas, a species of the Lesser Antilles, became extinct thirty years ago. Maybe this lazy guy may be the last of their species."

Like a door-to-door salesman.

Jack introduced the iguana he named "Qian Duoduo" incessantly.

Then he looked at Lin Qiao, who was poking the iguana's tail with a pen, expectantly, but the former obviously didn't like him very much. After waking up, he immediately made a deterrent gesture towards him.

"How about it, K, how much do you think it's worth?"

"Well... If it's really like what you said, it's not a problem to sell it for at least 500,000 or 600,000."

"Then it's a deal, I'll give you the lowest..."

"But if you want to sell it to me, then just ignore what I said."

"..."

After speaking, Jack's face fell instantly.

Why didn't this dog tycoon fall for it?

"Don't, look how cute this little guy is? It's a rare product. There are so many people out there who are scrambling to get it. When I got it, I thought of you first."

"And didn't Japan use this little guy as a prototype to shoot a monster movie called Brother?"

"I tell you, it's definitely more face-saving to keep it at home... If it doesn't work, we can negotiate the price."

As he said that, Jack introduced the color and scales of "Qian Duoduo" to Lin Qiao, and then gave a thumbs up.

However--

"I'm sorry, Jack, although the things are indeed good, I'm really not interested in lizards. No, it's better to say that I don't like reptiles at all."

"..."

Then there's really no way.

Chapter 362 The Beginning of Legend.....Probably

"I said if you really want to find a buyer, why not find a better middleman to put it up?"

Seeing Jack's frustrated look, Lin Qiao casually gave him an idea.

"For example, Okada Wakako from Westbrook, there are many wealthy sponsors who go to her."

The mistress of Westbrook, her several dead husbands were all big brothers of the Tiger Claw Gang.

In terms of connections and resources, I am afraid that only the "Queen of Night City" Rogge can suppress her.

But Jack snorted: "Come on, I just don't want those middlemen to make money, so I came out to do it alone."

Don't think that everyone looks for middlemen for everything, but middlemen are not good things.

If you really go to them, you may be forced to lower the price in the end, and some people may even send people to deal with you in order to avoid you selling to others.

In the end, you may only earn hard-earned money.

"Come to think of it, you don't know any rich corporate dogs... Forget it, just pretend I didn't ask."

Looking at Lin Qiao who shook her head to show that she could not help, Jack looked a little helpless.

He put the iguana on his arm and coiled it up.

Unlike someone who hates reptiles, the more he looks at this little thing, the more he likes it.

In a sense, he wanted to sell it to Lin Qiao out of selfishness... so that he could come and play with the lizard from time to time in the name of maintaining the prosthesis.

But the dog owner didn't like it, which was uncomfortable.

He could only play with it as long as he could while it was still in his hands.

...After all, apart from the fact that he still had some money to give to V, it was really a pity that he couldn't afford to keep it.

Keeping a pet in Night City is a money-burning job.

It's not just because of the purchase price of the pet itself, but more about other aspects of daily life.

The first is to pay taxes.

Due to a series of historical reasons, pets like cats and dogs, which were common decades ago, now have to pay 1,000 euros in taxes to the government every month.

This is not a small amount.

As for keeping a pet secretly, it's not impossible, but once it's discovered, you can only receive a fine of 40,000 euros.

——It has to be said that the NCPD's vigilance and enthusiasm in this regard are unprecedentedly high, and it seems that they have put all their IQ in solving cases into paying fines.

And this is just a matter of taxes.

For example, pet food is also a considerable expense.

And you can only buy a few designated brands of pet food in government-designated stores.

It is not known what the nutritional difference is between these pet foods and the pet foods of Lin Qiao's era, but the price will definitely be one or two more zeros.

Finally, let alone things like rarer reptiles.

Although it is good not to pay taxes, because they are more niche, the price of pet food and various messy vaccination procedures is definitely more than two streets higher than that of ordinary cats and dogs.

In general, pets are equivalent to luxury goods in Night City.

And this iguana named "Qian Duoduo" by Jack is a luxury among luxury goods.

To be honest, Lin Qiao can afford it.

But as he said, he has no interest in reptiles, especially snakes.

Not to mention that Lucy was like, "If you dare to take it home, I'll leave."

It's even more impossible to buy it back.

And it feels weird to spend money on your own things... Although he is not the one who should feel sorry for him.

"It seems that we can't get rid of those middlemen in the end...Okay, my friend, you should go back to sleep, otherwise I can't afford your food."

After playing with it for a while, he put the iguana back into the freezer, but the latter was obviously not very happy.

After putting it in, it kept scratching the inner wall of the box with its claws, and it took a long time before it calmed down.

Turning to Lin Qiao, he said: "K, I'll leave the things with you first, I'll go back and drive over..."

Otherwise, it would be good for V's broken car, which was full of bullet holes, to break down halfway.

If it exploded halfway, the two of them, including "Qian Duoduo", would have to be extinct from this world.

But just when he was leaving, he suddenly remembered V, who had been left alone since the beginning.

"Don't worry, girl. I mean what I say. I'll definitely give you what I deserve."

"Oh, by the way, K, from today on, V and I will be partners. We are a golden pair. If you have any problems, just go to her and me."

This is to reassure V. After all, although they have decided to work together, they have only known each other for a short time. If some things are not made clear, it will cause trouble.

On the other hand, it is to help V expand his network... This guy in front of him is a rich and inhumane man.

"So he really won't run away...?" V couldn't help asking himself after Jack left.

"No, he is still a man of his word in this regard... You look a little tired, would you like a cup of coffee?"

"Yes, it's a little bit. Today's day was really a bit too thrilling, but coffee is fine."

When you go out, you should be more vigilant.

Lin Qiao shook her head with some regret, and then asked knowingly: "Speaking of which, why did you come to Night City? Are you not going to continue to be a wanderer with your family?"

"Ahem, this, something happened to the family..."

At this point, V's face was a little embarrassed.

At first, I thought that the Buckle family was just in a temporary predicament, as long as everyone gritted their teeth and got through it, everything would be fine.

But I never thought that it was the beginning of decline.

Since then, the Buckle family has been getting worse and worse. When she chose to go out on her own, they had already announced their dissolution and joined the Snake State.

And the latter's reputation is obviously not very good...or to put it more simply, it's very bad.

The relatively legal random swordsmanship-this is the Snake State.

"So you came to Night City and planned to be a legend?"

"Almost. I used to run around with my family, but later the family collapsed, and I didn't want to join the Snake State like others, so I had to come here."

Night City is chaotic enough, but chaos has its advantages, at least it is a good thing for people like them who make a living with guns.

At least it's the same risk, but it's much more satisfying than being a dog for the Snake State, doing those shameful and disgusting things, and having to work hard to please those guys.

As for the legend... she just took it as Lin Qiao's teasing to her.

"Speaking of which, on the way back, Jack praised you all over, saying that you are honest, delicate, have good skills, and are generous."

"Well, I guess the focus should be on the last one... Are you short of money now?"

"Almost, but who in the world doesn't need money? Those rich corporate dogs should rack their brains every day to get the money in other people's pockets into their own wallets."

V waved her hand, but she really didn't have much money on her now.

Coming from other places to California, this journey really took up too much of her energy and money.

In the end, she even saved as much money as possible when she replaced the coupling for the car before.

"So what kind of work do you have here? Are there any blind hooligans looking for trouble? Or are there things that are lost and can't be found? Or something else?"

"Leave it to me, and you won't have any troubles in the future."

She leaned half of her body against the counter and pulled Violet's hair back.

To be honest, she was just like a poor player in the early stage of the game who wanted to shoot around with a gun because of lack of money.

Living devil...

"But it's a pity. Thanks to the good public security, my shop has never encountered any bad things."

Hearing this, V curled his lips: "The public security is good, you are probably lying..."

"Don't worry, listen to me, I really have a job suitable for you, simple and easy to do, and the reward is high."

"Hurry up!" Her eyes lit up.

"It's not a big deal... Legend, my sewer is blocked, help me clear it."

"..."

So V's expression froze instantly, as if he doubted his ears.

But when she saw Lin Qiao's smiling face, she felt that she didn't seem to have heard it wrong.

Her throat moved: "... No, just find a sewer clearer..."

"Twenty thousand euros for one time."

"Take me there! Why didn't you tell me about such a big thing earlier?"

Chapter 363 Arasaka Yoshinobu is a little panicked

If we talk about the anti-Arasaka vanguard, we have to mention one person-Johnny Silverhand.

The nuclear bomb detonated in the Arasaka Tower in Night City in 2023 became a ray of light for people to resist capital at that time.

This already famous rock boy has become a legend in the eyes of countless people.

People even thought that this was the beginning of a rebellion against capital, that the end of each super company was coming, and that corporate colonialism would eventually perish...

Then decades later, the situation is what it is now.

I thought it was the beginning, but it turned out to be the peak.

In short, the red camp in this world was defeated miserably.

How miserable was it?