Chapter 121 Is the industrial zone
dead? No, didn’t I contact you and leave a message a few days ago?
Li Pan was a little doubtful for a moment, but it was true that no one could be hidden in the 1LDK apartment, and Masako Akiyama was not found nearby. The apartment here was also connected to the police station. Although the NCPA would not care about breaking in, Li Pan did. The security system will deduct points.
So Li Pan went downstairs first and found the laborer from the apartment property. The two exchanged code words and looked at each other. They all grew up drinking waste water in the Night City. They spent 200 yuan to buy him a cigarette and let Shiba Lian Came in to help check the apartment's surveillance records.
Akiyama Masako did not show up, and Akiyama Ayako was the only one who came to rent the house. And when she arrived, she was wearing five school uniforms, in a daze, and roaring like someone who came home from school and found that her house had been ransacked? bankrupted? Broken promise? Parents ran away? ? ? confused expression.
Well, this kind of thing is too common in the Night City. If your parents die unexpectedly or break their promise and go bankrupt, and you haven't completed your studies and can't support your family by yourself, then you really have to pick up the rags.
However, as long as you can repay the minimum loan, it is not difficult to find an apartment and apply for a loan to work, study, etc. Li Pan got through it, but it may be a little difficult for someone who has been pampered by his parents since he was a child and has not had much contact with society.
It's okay, life is like a bastard who stares at you and bullies you. Either he will bully you today, or he will bully you tomorrow, and you will get used to it.
Li Pan did not find any death report of the woman named Akiyama Masako in the NCPA and NCHC systems, but Akiyama Kageoka and Akiyama Daigo did register their deaths. The cause of death reports are that one died of old age and illness, and the other died of serious injuries. It may have been crushed by the dust from the recent battle in Night City.
That is to say, because the two men in the family collapsed, the Akiyama family owed a large amount of medical expenses. At the same time, a large number of debts were defaulted, and there was no cash or loans to repay. Without the backbone of the family, Masako was more of a housewife. , directly caused the Akiyama family to go bankrupt.
No wonder the last time I asked for 10 million, I really had no money. I probably planned to pay off the debt and leave some for my daughter to live on.
As for her own disappearance, there is a high probability that it is related to Amakusa Shiro, or the Red Tengu organization. He probably got together with these illegal, terrorist and violent criminals and used his body to make money to pay off his debts. As for whether to kill people with the hand blade or the sword at the waist, I don't know. Of course, even if he is really dead, as long as he can find the brain chip, he should be able to find the contact information from Amakusa.
But having said that, combined with the recent situation in the city, Li Pan also felt an undercurrent surging.
Now that Ye Shi and Gao Tianyuan were beaten violently and internal strife was serious, the Security Bureau was so frightened that Suzheng was scared, and the Night City was empty of power. Maybe the Red Tengu would take advantage of this opportunity and make some big moves again.
Li Pan thought for a while and felt that if things got serious, he might not even have time to escape if Mo Yue continued the transaction. I simply gritted my teeth and spent 2,500 yuan to get a part-time room from the real estate agent. I got the access card with the "wrong room number" and opened the door directly to 209.
Akiyama Ayako had just taken a shower. She was wearing underwear and kneeling on the bathroom floor to sharpen a knife. She raised her head and looked coldly at Li Pan who opened the door and came in.
Li Pan continued the topic just now,
"Where did your mother die? Take me to find her. You will have to see her dead body."
Akiyama Ayako stared at him.
"How much money does she owe you? I'll pay it back."
"Humph, you pay it back..."
Li Pan glanced at the shabby apartment,
"I'll give you ten thousand if I find her."
Akiyama Ayako, "Twenty-five thousand four hundred and three." "
Li Pan, "Are you going to make a counter-offer? Why are there still odd and rounded prices?"
Then she handed over a bill, okay, 25,429.77, which is a notice of arrears and deactivation of the prosthetic body sent by Muramasa Industries. .
Li Pan glanced at it and saw that the Akiyama family had invested a lot in Cai Zi. She was still a graduate and had not installed large items such as bones and skin for the time being, but the degree of transformation was already quite high.
The prosthetic body is really the classic Imperial Ninja style. They are the most cost-effective level four implants, but this one is indeed a bit too much. No wonder he is nervous...
Well, the synthetic lung lobe bionic lung fiber package is designed to enhance endurance recovery and the upper limit of physical fitness. It has a set of classic forbearance foot gear, alloy joints, reinforced tendons, and a triple set of ankle reinforcements.
Of course, classic neural acceleration enhancement, synaptic signal optimization, synaptic feedback acceleration, bionic joints and micro acceleration rotors, aerial maneuvering and posture adjustment systems, reaction coordination processors... In short, this set is a classic ninja prosthetic body
. Basically, it is focused on strengthening agility, reaction, endurance, and attack speed. The pure attack and defense vitality is not increased much, so the previous close hand-to-hand combat with Li Pan also caused a lot of damage.
Now the 25,000 is naturally not the full payment for so many prosthetic implants, but a monthly installment loan. Now because of the bankruptcy and default of the Akiyama family, the previous loan repayment account has been frozen. Before Ayako proves her ability to repay, Prosthetic services have also been discontinued.
Of course, she won't be paraplegic immediately, but the ninja's power increase, high-speed movement, combat acceleration, and double jump abilities are all unavailable, so she is almost the same as an ordinary person.
But as long as a debt can be paid off, the prosthetic body can be activated within this month, and at least he will have the ability to make money and protect himself.
"Ten thousand," Li Pan looked at her, "Find your mother, or take me to the place where she last disappeared and find new clues, and I will pay you the balance." Akiyama Ayako nodded, "Deal.
"
Li Pan gave her 10,000 yuan and said, "Pack up and put on your clothes. I'll wait for you in the car."
As a result, Akiyama Ayako put on the blood-stained sailor skirt and came down in a matter of seconds.
"...You have no other clothes?"
Akiyama Ayako ignored him at all and got into the car, revealing the kitchen knife tied to her inner thigh.
Li Pan scratched his head and drove directly without further delay.
"She said she was going to get something and asked me to wait for her nearby, but she didn't come back after entering the industrial zone."
Akiyama Ayako drew a straight line on the car navigation system, pointing directly to a factory in the center of the industrial zone.
Li Pan frowned, "Hey, you didn't trick me into going to the Whirlpool Gang's lair, right?"
Cai Zi ignored him, "Believe it or not."
Li Pan, "...Eighteen?"
Eighteen, "The boss was found. , that place used to be the super factory of Takamagahara, a secret laboratory of the military. Now it is..."
Ayako Akiyama, "Uzumaki Gang!"
"Da da da da da da!"
Good guy, just opened two streets, As soon as I entered the industrial area, I was targeted. Li Pan also made a special circle, intending to reconnoiter the terrain first. As a result, a modified NCPA armored vehicle sprang out from the garbage pile on the roadside. The RPG cannon blasted and said hello, just because he didn't recognize the license plate. Fight like this? What a bunch of lunatics...
But seriously, why is the Uzumaki Gang's security circle so big? And they actually set up hidden sentries? This is too professional...
Regardless of the tactical evaluation, Li Pan quickly drove the Emperor 620 to race. Although it was equipped with bulletproof armor, there was a limit to the number of bullets that the ceramic armor could withstand! And if it’s broken, you have to replace it!
"Yeah, yeah, yeah!" "Da da da da da da da!"
Caizi, "Be careful ahead!"
Damn it? Suddenly, three modified tanks rushed out from the alley in front!
Li Pan was also numb. While chasing after him, he also deployed mobile patrol scouts to go around and intercept him! This tactical coordination is so skillful!
Li Pan turned the steering wheel crazily, turning his head to avoid the blockade of the convoy in front of him!
The pursuers who were biting him at the back took the opportunity to get close to him. The red-eyed cybermaniacs stuck out their tongues and laughed like hyenas. They got out of the car window and started shooting, tapping, tapping, tapping! Clinking and blasting against the car window!
"Made hit my car! I'm looking for death!"
Li Pan was furious, opened the window and drew his gun to fight back! Bang bang bang, fight it out in one round! Hit 0!
What the fuck? Can't even hit the face?
Li Pan glanced at the pistol, uh, okay, it contains hundreds of thousands of prosthetics! I actually forgot to install the ballistic co-processor Snow! Damn it, it’s all because Xingtian 11Performance is a set! If the second item is not discounted, he will forget it! !
Li Pan had no choice but to save some bullets, quickly rolled up the bulletproof glass, and drifted away from the road to escape.
Akiyama Ayako held on to the car, which was shaken all the way. She didn't care about getting out of the car, and stared at him sideways, "
Aren't you a company dog? There are no automatic defense weapons in this car?"
"This car is a civilian-made car. Okay! A car-mounted defense set worth hundreds of thousands is more expensive than me, okay! Stop fighting! It’s my car!”
Li Pan wanted to vomit blood, but his Emperor 620 really tried its best, and it cost tens of thousands of dollars to run. That's it for civilian cars. The three major parts are just makeshift, and the whole body is made of cheap materials. Except for the A-pillar, which is made of boron steel, other parts can be saved as much as possible. It can only carry a step, and it can only be equipped with bulletproof armor to withstand stray bullets. .
But the Whirlpool Gang is a specially modified tank with monster-level horsepower and speed stability. The various chain-tracked armors outside are as good as those of Shamate. Even NCPA police vehicles are not looked down upon. It would flip over if you hit it, let alone your civilian car.
"Da da da! Boom!"
"Fuck - you dare to scratch my car! I'll hit you hard and kill you!"
When Li Pan saw that the hood was on fire, he couldn't help being furious and stepped on the accelerator to the bottom. Push the chariot that is chasing you the most into the wall!
One of the Uzumaki Gang was also caught off guard and was smashed against the wall, leaving a large blood stain on the wall covered with graffiti and spray paint!
The whirlpool chariot also made a sudden stop and crashed onto the roadside bridge pier.
Li Pan turned his head to show his middle finger, "Hahahaha! You're stupid!"
Caizi roared, "Look at the road!"
Li Pan turned his head, "Wow, it's on the road!"
So Emperor 620 rushed out from the dead end road, He broke through the fence, rolled over, and fell into the dry canal.
"Ahem, Mud, what kind of rubbish municipal project is this? The map is all wrong..."
Li Pan kicked the door open, "Click, click, click!" and the sound of gunshots came.
The three vehicles behind pursued them all the way, and the Whirlpool Gang swept them randomly. No, it wasn't random sweeps. The two vehicles separated on both sides and set up machine gun positions to output crossfire. The third vehicle detoured to the other side to outflank the vehicle. The people climbed over the river embankment and acted as an infantry group to approach proactively.
Li Pan had no choice but to hide his head behind the car, looking frightened.
Who trained this Whirlpool Gang? Martian MM hasn't had army training for a long time, right...
Caizi climbed out of the car with her waist hunched over, also looking disgraced.
"We have to find a way to leave. The Whirlpool Gang gathered as quickly as the locusts!"
Li Pan sighed. He said, "My car..."
Caizi was angry, "Don't think about your car! If you don't leave, the car will explode!"
Li Pan was also angry, "Ahh! I want to avenge my car. Ah!"
Ayako said, "What?"
Then Akiyama Ayako's vision went dark, and she saw the man in front of her suddenly picking up the overturned SUV, carrying the car and launching a reverse charge!
Even the Whirlpool Gang on the river bank was stunned, and the gunfire stopped for a moment. As a result, Li Pan threw away his hand and threw his Emperor 620 like a brick, smashing a tank with a loud bang. At the same time, he quickly rushed towards the other car!
The Whirlpool Gang quickly organized fire suppression, but they couldn't suppress it. The fifth-level armor plus the nine-yin physical body with true energy protection! No pain or itching! No pain or itching!
"Hit my car!!"
Li Pan kicked the Whirlpool Gang chariot away with a superhuman flying kick.
"Hit my car!!"
Li Pan dismantled the machine gun and shot the Whirlpool Gang away like baseballs.
"Whoever hits my car! I'll kill his whole family!"
Li Pan threw the machine gun, and the surrounding Whirlpool Gang fled like red-headed flies, shouting "It's cyberpsychosis!" as they fled...
" Mader can only hit work..."
"Boom!" Emperor 620 took his last breath amidst the explosion.
Akiyama Ayako climbed up along the river bank,
"Hey, I've told you the place. Go there by yourself and pay me the money."
Li Pan turned to look at her thigh.
"You can't even see the factory here, and you don't want to save your mother?"
Akiyama Ayako sneered,
"Didn't I tell you, she must be dead. Usually when I get home late, she always communicates with me one by one. , with so many Tianmiao Wuyin training, he must be dead... Humph, if he falls into the hands of the Whirlpool Gang, it would be worse if he is still alive." "That's true."
Li
Pan thought for a while, and took another look at her Leg,
"You are short of money, right? Do you want to make money?"
Ayayama Ayako pulled out the kitchen knife,
"Hey, the Uzumaki Gang will be here in a minute. If you want to do that kind of thing, can you wait until you get back to the apartment?"
"What are you going to do? Oh, no, I mean your legs. No, I mean it doesn't match the prosthetic model on the bill. Is there a Mantis knife hidden? It seems that you are not helpless. Go hard."
Li Pan glanced sideways at her and walked into the alley, Cai Zi followed with a frown.
"How did you tell? I just went to the black market to exchange for goods. Those prosthetics are useless anyway."
Hey, of course Li Pan still remembers these Edo City scissor kicks. He was chased and kicked not long ago. How could I be wrong? But the Tokugawa family's prosthetic equipment has flowed into the black market so quickly. The world in the Night City is still so prosperous and magical.
"Hmph, the prosthetic body your family has given you is a set, which can ensure system compatibility to the maximum extent and no bugs. If you mess around like this, you will easily become mentally ill." Li Pan threw her a black ice inhaler
,
" But to be honest, you are pretty good at fighting, you can cut people down neatly, and your prosthetic body is not bad either. I don’t think you can find a real job like this. If you keep going like this, you will probably end up in the sea. Why don’t you work as a security guard in my factory? , a monthly salary of 10,000 yuan. This time, help me find your mother. If you perform well on the task, the commission will be calculated separately, whether you do it or not."
Akiyama Ayako stared at him,
"I assassinated you and you are willing to recruit me as a security guard? You don't want to take advantage of the Yin Yang contract and plan to retaliate against me." "Hey,
I am a very generous person, okay? ! Keep your word, I will give you one million, and I will forgive you! But do you have any other options?" Li Pan asked curiously, "By the way, why did you want to assassinate me? "
Akiyama Ayako narrowed her eyes, "You smashed my sign, made it impossible for our gym to recruit apprentices, made my grandfather vomit blood, and threatened my mother to destroy my parents' marriage. Shouldn't you kill me?" Li Pan was embarrassed
. "Uh, I'm sorry... No, what am I apologizing for? And who coerced her! It was clearly your mother who jumped on her! I see her hungry look, there is already a problem in the marriage, right?
Ahem, whatever, I've sent you the contract anyway, so you can tell me whether you can do it or not."
Akiyama Ayako stared at him for a while, and finally looked down at the garbage, sewage, feces, and urine in the alley, gritted her teeth, and grabbed the black ice He took a breath and said,
"Okay, I'll do it!"
Well, a cyber murderer had deceived him. This woman almost beat him to death. There are not many people who have this ability these days. The monthly salary is only 10,000 yuan, which is not a loss.
So I paid the bill to Akiyama Ayako and unlocked her prosthetic body. Fortunately, the woman was not crazy enough to kick her up immediately. Instead, she followed Li Pan deeper into the industrial zone, apparently wanting to confirm whether her mother was dead or alive.
"Hey, are you going to the wrong place?"
Look...
Li Pan turned to look at her, "We are outsiders, your outfit is too eye-catching in the industrial area, and you can't escape the eyes of the sentry. And the whirlpool helps these guys operate It's a bit too slippery. I think there must be something wrong. If I rush in rashly, I'm afraid they will cut off the clues and transfer them. I have to ask the locals for help first." Caiko frowned, "My mother said that there is
their base camp. There used to be the Oda family. I don’t think they will give up the weapons laboratory they left behind easily... And you’re asking locals for help? Aren’t all the locals the Uzumaki Gang? These lunatics want to tear apart the outsiders and sell them, who will help us?"
Li Pan shrugged, "There must be some extremely violent elements such as the Uzumaki Gang, Red Tengu, and Yakuza, but the local residents are not all lunatics. They are just poor and miserable and can only live in this poor place. There are still some A normal person who can communicate. Come this way."
Li Pan took Caizi through the streets and found an abandoned garage with skill, opened the trash can and found the key.
Caizi, "Why did you really live here before?"
Li Pan opened the garage. There was no car in it. It was just like Caizi's car apartment. There was an air bed and a cable to steal the electricity and connect to the Internet. But it's just a temporary place to stay out of the wind and rain, not a legal address.
"Hey, are you really not afraid of being poisoned?"
Caizi was also a little dumbfounded when she saw that Li Pan was directly connected to the local terminal to access the Internet. Who knows who has used this kind of private network.
Li Pan didn't care, he pulled down the garage door and glanced at her,
"Stop nagging, someone will pick us up later. There are old clothes in the box, put them on."
"You're the one nagging..." "
Akiyama Ayako rummaged through her clothes and put on denim shorts and a torn shirt. She then applied a bunch of shoe polish to her face. She messed up her hair and dressed up like a little girl. It seemed like ninjas from Wuche Academy had sneaked in. The course is passable.
But she actually carefully rolled up the sailor uniform and put it away.
Li Pan frowned, "Why do you still want that junk? You plan to pick it up and sell it for money."
Caizi nodded, "Well, it's more than five thousand."
Li Pan was shocked, "What! Five thousand!? WTF!" Is it real or fake?"
Caizi snorted coldly, "There are many perverts on the Internet. I am willing to pay for it. This body is customized by them. But they also have professional equipment to collect DNA pheromones and identify it. You have to pay in person and the odor concentration meets the standard, and you have to wear it for a few more days before you can sell it for money."
Fuck, what a cyber pervert... But this girl from the Qiu Shan family seems to have learned the hardships of making money to support a family...
Li Pan Suddenly remembering it, she was curious,
"By the way, last time you came to assassinate me, didn't you bring two helpers with you? Why did you get so miserable and didn't ask them for help?"
Ayako said angrily,
"They are the ninjas of Koga. He comes from a family, but something has happened in the past few days. He has gone to the mountains and there is no news at all.
Hey, don't just ask me, are you from the industrial area?"
At this time, the sound of a motorcycle was heard from outside the garage.
Li Pan patted his butt and stood up, opened the door of the warehouse, and the LED headlights shone on Cai Zi's face.
"I'm not in this business, but my ex-girlfriend lives here."
(End of Chapter)