I'm not a cyberpsycho

In order to explain how the sheets were turned into handkerchiefs, Li Pan casually compiled a martial arts novel and wrote it in the daily newspaper. He handed it in as a mission progress report, saying that he kept the handkerchief in his pocket and kept it safely.

I never expected that the company was incredibly generous in terms of monster settlement. As long as the manager judged that there was no problem, the task was considered completed and he was given a silver key.

In the end, Li Pan had finished his day's work. He fished online all day, then got off work and came to the agreed place to meet Uncle Chen.

This is a small restaurant at the junction of the old capital area and the commuter area, under the canal bridge and at the tip of the river view terrace. The restaurant is a triangle. One side of the window faces the countless high-rise buildings, and the other side overlooks the thousands of lights of apartment shacks in the distance.

shit burger

This is not Li Pan’s personal opinion, but the name of the restaurant, THE SHIT BURGER…

By the way, this restaurant sells burgers...what the hell is the name...

As soon as we entered the door, the flow of people was actually not bad, and there were even takeout robots queuing up to pick up food.

"Xiao Li, this way."

"Hey, Uncle Chen, I'm sorry for coming so early. It's so busy after get off work. You must have been waiting for a long time."

Li Pan smiled and sat across from Uncle Chen. At this time, a handsome man wearing a hamburger restaurant waiter uniform and a wheat-skinned man came over with a dinner plate.

"Hello, your meal is ready. Please enjoy your meal."

Okay, just bring them all here.

Li Pan smiled and said nothing, but Uncle Chen spoke without hesitation,

"Try it. This burger is a bit more expensive, but it does taste pretty good."

"Thank you for your compliment, please use it slowly."

Kawasaki Ayato smiled and nodded to Li Pan, then turned to receive other customers.

Li Pan looked at his back and smiled at Uncle Chen,

"He speaks Chinese quite well. Is he really proficient in eight foreign languages?"

Uncle Chen took out the Coke from the dinner plate.

"There are fourteen mother-tongue levels. There are very few young people who do not rely on intelligent assistance to learn on their own these days."

Li Pan nodded repeatedly,

"Yes, yes, these ambitious young people are really the backbone of maintaining public safety! Come and see if the warehouse is too big and overqualified?"

"It's okay. He is still in the internship period, and he came in through the back door. He is not a pillar. It is just right for him to practice with you."

Uncle Chen sent a photo from the communication channel. This is a picture of three young police officers, wearing police uniforms and taking an oath to the Security Bureau.

Standing on the right is Yamazaki Ayato. Of course, this must be a pseudonym, but the name tag on the police uniform has been removed and replaced with the brand of the Fourth Investigation Division.

Li Panhan said, "Ah...Uncle Chen, does it really matter if you just tell me the secrets of the bureau?"

There is something Li Pan didn't ask, but isn't your third office's mission to keep it secret? ?

"You can find out before he even joins the company. It's not a secret."

Uncle Chen opened the lid of the Coke, took out a small ice cube from the cup and placed it on the table. If he looked closely, he could see a small transparent insect in the ice cube.

"Nano robot, used for positioning and tracking. It is anti-detection and will only be activated when the ice melts. It doesn't matter, he is here to check me. You are on the focus list recently, and they will investigate no matter who you come into contact with.

Now that the project has been approved, I will eventually send an infiltration investigator to your side. This kind of stupid young man is not a good choice. "

Li Pan swallowed. Damn it, he wasn't expecting this kind of infiltrating investigator...

"No, the fourth branch? Counterintelligence Investigation Division? So I am a spy??"

"The fourth branch investigates all hostile forces against the Security Committee. When it was first established, the main investigation targets were the defeated parties of the previous generation's war and the remnants of the legion forces. Now, the fourth branch of the 0791 branch mainly investigates after the surrender of Takamagahara. Akatengu, a splinter extremist terrorist organization."

While Uncle Chen was eating a burger, he was talking to Li Pan using encrypted communication.

"That kid was originally going to be assigned to go undercover in Gaotianyuan, but our contact person there was thrown from the roof. That line is temporarily unsafe, and there is no place for him in the bureau. Isn't that right? There is a shortage of workers, so I transferred him here to investigate you. Don't worry about his background, just use him as you like."

Li Pan was speechless for a while, how could he not mind this? The company is so dangerous! If this guy accidentally got killed by a monster, I'd think he was the one who succeeded! You can’t even wash yourself off by jumping into Tokyo Bay!

"No, Uncle Chen, just tell me what you want. I'm just a part-time worker. If you have anything to do, just give me your orders. At worst, I don't want the two thousand and five months. Why don't you just resign?"

Uncle Chen snorted Coke,

"So you don't need to worry about it. They are just handling things according to the rules and acting in accordance with the law. Who told you to suddenly appear in the past few days and frequently participate in Gao Tianyuan's internal affairs? You also have a deep relationship with the Ye family, so several departments have Noticed you.

But in fact, the Security Bureau and Monsters Inc. have been cooperating for a long time, and they know each other well. They just don't have enough authority to reach them.

In fact, as a member of the Security Committee, your company has always been our third department responsible for key confidentiality, and has the first priority on the security list.

Because it is too troublesome to follow the laws and regulations on the table, and there is no room for maneuver at that time. People from our three offices and your local managers will maintain private communication to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings and conflicts between the Security Bureau and you. When necessary, we can even use the power of the entire Security Bureau to assist you in your monster attack. deal with.

Of course, most of the time, we actually entrust you to assist in handling and keeping monsters. After all, you are the experts in this area. Most of the general managers are monster consultants hired by our three offices. And we are also your consulting company. "

It turns out that there is such a tacit understanding behind the scenes, the security department is the company's security guard...

Then Uncle Chen took the French fries and dipped them in the sauce.

"But Xiao Li, I have to advise you that since you have taken advantage of the company and have reached the fifth level and strengthened it, you should not run around the streets and kill people. If you make such a big noise, the security bureau will be watching you from top to bottom. Well, we can't mess around openly. We can only wait until you are arrested and then released on bail. It's troublesome for everyone, so why bother?"

Li Pan understood, "Hey, Uncle Chen, look at what you said, am I new to the job? Now I understand, try to avoid it, and I promise not to leave anyone alive to cause you trouble."

Uncle Chen smiled and said,

"This time Yamazaki Ayato is just here by the way. It's mainly to show you this photo. Does anyone else have any impressions?"

photo?

Li Pan took another look at the sworn photos of three young police officers. On the right was Ayato Yamazaki, on the left was a cold-faced man, and in the middle was a local Asian with a Chinese character face and silkworm eyebrows. He was very distinctive. Li Pan When Pan took a closer look, it looked familiar, and when he thought about it, he remembered it.

"...Ah, yes, I have seen it before!"

There is a one-sided relationship.

When Li Pan rushed for the interview, this was the person he passed by. Then when he walked in for the interview, the examiner also had the exact same face shape, which was almost printed from the same mold.

Yes, that was the interview! In the engineering school, the interview for the starship petty officer! That time I was thrown into the trash!

"It's this guy! Didn't he go to heaven? Why did he go to the Security Bureau again...Wait a minute, was that interview really for Starfleet recruitment?"

Li Pan suddenly understood. In fact, when he was dragged across the street by a motorcycle, he really didn't understand it.

No, do we need to roll it up like this? Isn't it just to go to space and work as an engineer to repair antennas? Moreover, a school officer is just a lieutenant. With a mere non-commissioned officer rank, there is no need to punish people to death like this, right?

In the end, the enemy could not be found, and Li Pan could only think of racial discrimination and the grievances of the Butterfly Society.

But what if we are not just recruiting engineering soldiers?

"This...Uncle Chen, could it be..."

Uncle Chen shook his head,

"I know your parents, but I haven't done that yet. The Security Bureau has its own rules when recruiting people. Although most of them still recruit elites from places like New Tokyo University and Polytechnics, there are actually one or two junior colleges. quota to select more professional talents.

I've looked at your transcript. You have some talent in mechanics, and you're good in military subjects. Your parents also have a military background. If you were sent to Mars for training in the past, you could be directly incorporated into the operations department. "

Uncle Chen took a sip of Coke and looked out the window at the slums covered in darkness by the huge shadows cast by the high-rise buildings on the other side.

"But that was the way things were done in the past. It's a pity that I was on a business trip at the time. Otherwise, I wouldn't have done anything to write a letter of recommendation in your file."

Li Pan didn't complain much about being cut in line, knocked off the single-plank bridge with an elbow, and completely embarked on the wrong path in life.

When I was young, I was ignorant. I was beaten so hard that I couldn't swallow it. After entering society, I was beaten every day. Only then did I realize that there was no way to do it. What were I thinking about?

When the dream is awakened, there is nothing to look forward to or feel disappointed about.

"Thank you, Uncle Chen, I don't mind anymore."

Uncle Chen smiled and said,

"You don't mind? The Security Bureau can't even find out why the Oda family offended you. As soon as you joined the job, you closed the door, beat up dogs and killed all his people. If it hadn't been for this, the Bureau would have rehired me, a retired person, to come back and take care of you. ?

This family robbed you of your chance to get ahead. You recognize his appearance to this day, and you still say you don't mind?

Li Pan, let's be honest and say that keeping the monster's security secret is a tacit agreement and consensus reached between the company and the security bureau. If you continue to cause big troubles, I will still have to help you tie it up.

Then let's be direct. I'll help you find out about this matter. I'll find the person for you and bring him to you. You can do whatever you want with him. You don't have to do anything. How about that? "

Li Pan thought for a while,

"Okay, I'll give you a face, Uncle Chen, and abide by the tacit understanding with the Security Bureau, but I won't bother you to take action. Just give me your name. I promise not to use the company or monsters to deal with them, and I will inform you before taking action. No It’s okay to make it difficult for you.

In addition, I have a friend here, Uncle Chen, can you check it for me? "

Li Pan sent Huang Dahe's information.

Unexpectedly, Uncle Chen shook his head and said,

"I can't help you with this matter. It involves internal strife at the level of a large company. It's not convenient for our security bureau to get involved."

Li Pan also understood, which meant that Huang Dahe was really being targeted by the company.

Since the Security Bureau and the others were watching him the whole time, it was impossible that they didn't know about Chengzi and Huang Dahe. They even provided information about their own people and actually refused to provide assistance. I'm afraid Huang Dahe has fallen into the hands of the company.

And I'm afraid he is still at the same level as Monster Company and a member of the safety committee. Otherwise, they wouldn't be unwilling to intervene in all three places. No wonder Shiba couldn't find it.

But the burgers at this Shit Burger are indeed quite delicious. It’s really rare to have synthetic meat like this. It’s probably the SHIT from HOLYSHIT…

After having a meal of junk food with Uncle Chen and listening to the personal suggestions from the Security Bureau, Li Pan decided to bring Ayato Yamazaki into the company.

Just follow the rules.

It doesn't matter if you are an ordinary person, but these days when you are a corporate dog, the Public Security Bureau is a hurdle that you can't get around. After all, they represent the Safety Committee. If you don't have the courage and ability to win a corporate war, you'd better Let's all get along well.

What's more, Li Pan has nothing to do with Red Sky Dog. If the fourth department needs to be investigated, let him investigate it. What's there to feel guilty about? There is a mountain of tasks sent from the fax machine. Wouldn't it be nice to have an extra 2,500 yuan for free labor?

However, since Uncle Chen gave such a clear warning, there are probably a lot of agents watching him. He needs to keep a low profile recently, as the NCPA mission may not be possible.

Anyway, she had enough money for the current loan repayment, so Li Pan drove to pick up Cheng Zi in the evening, and the two of them went to find the cyberpunks she knew and asked them to search for the whereabouts of Huang Dahe.

Cyberpunks, these people are generally veterans who work part-time as bounty hunters and private detectives. They walk on the edge of legality and illegality. They have citizenship themselves. At the same time, they often go to dungeons, wilderness and various conflict zones. The business they do is also difficult to distinguish between black and white, and they are like a group of knight-errants outside the system.

Although Uncle Chen hinted that Huang Dahe was taken away by the company, Chengzi was naturally worried, fearing that his son would die somewhere in the Night City for no apparent reason.

This is when the contacts that I have accumulated come into play. Mercenaries like Wallenstein are often on the front line. Naturally, most of them have interacted with Cheng Zi, an emergency medical nurse at NCHC, who picks up trash and performs surgeries. People on the verge of life and death naturally know each other. Help, the importance of solidarity and mutual assistance.

So he agreed to every word and helped spread the word, letting the middlemen of various forces, various teams and lone wolves know that Chengzi was looking for his son. Everyone hangs out in the same circle. Even if you are too lazy to help her find her, just don't shoot her to death if you see her.

Li Pan actually yearns for freelance work like cyberpunk. After retiring from the army, working as a cyberpunk can earn a lot of money even though it is risky. What’s more, it’s more freedom. You don’t have to be a company dog ​​and have to go to work every day. Working hard with no conscience, helping the board of directors exploit those poor people at the bottom.

But there are requirements for being a cyberpunk. In addition to citizenship, you need a prosthetic body and equipment to do missions. You also need a veteran certificate to open a personal office and mercenary company to avoid taxes. And if you want to accept missions, you must know each other. Human right? If you don’t have any connections, which intermediary would call you out of the blue and send you a task? Isn't it obvious that you are either trying to trick people or recruiting cannon fodder?

Therefore, middlemen and mercenaries are also two-way choices, and trust relationships are established through long-term interactions. There is almost no mutual trust between people these days, which is why only comrades from the army can join forces to complete tasks.

As a result, the car automatically found its way and arrived at the 'Have a Good Death' bar where cyberpunks often hung out in the suburbs, where they encountered a large number of people engaged in a gunfight.

There were cyberpunks on both sides, licensed bronze or silver hunters, crackling, clicking, but only small weapons shooting, and they were all level three ammunition.

After all, if there is any most obvious difference between cyberpunks and regular company outsourcing teams and security forces, it is that they are stingy and poor, and they are reluctant to use military ammunition...

Stopping at the roadside parking lot, Li Pan and Chengzi watched in the car for a while. Chengzi asked acquaintances to understand the situation.

"We started arguing when we were talking about sharing the money."

Yes, that’s basically impossible to persuade. Comrades are comrades, and brothers are brothers. Everyone is working hard to make money. It is too common for people to fall out over uneven distribution of spoils.

Li Pan looked at the oranges,

"How are you? Can you still hold on?"

Orange tied up her hair,

"I'm fine, I'm used to it, but Li, are you okay?"

Li Pan was puzzled.

"Me? What can I do?"

Chengzi glanced at him up and down,

"You have replaced the skin of your whole body with ceramic armor. This is a major operation. Why don't you stay home for a day? The anesthetic must have worn off. Don't you feel any pain?"

Oh, it's okay, no anesthesia was given.

"It doesn't matter, it hurts a little at first, just be patient and you can move..."

Orange punched him.

"But 'die a good death'? It's too unlucky..."

"Oh, he died in bed with a urinary catheter inserted, how can he be called a legend of the Night City?"

Chengzi pushed a contact to Li Pan.

"Queen of Steel, VAJIRA, who is this? A worker in the entertainment industry?"

The contact's avatar only had a back view, which seemed to be that of a woman, with a bulging front and back. Li Pan liked it casually, but it showed that the other party's authentication was required before he could add a friend.

Chengzi introduced, "VAJIRA, in Sanskrit the Vajra that rules the yakshas.

She was a senior colonel of the special forces before the war, with a group of brothers under her, and later she became a mercenary leader and arms dealer. Now she is the boss who "will not die well" and is the most powerful middleman in the Night City. Her mission completion rate and the survival of her mercenaries are The rate is the highest among all cyberpunk teams. "

"Oh, you want to entrust her to find Yamato?"

Orange smiled bitterly,

"Entrust her? Do you know how much the agency fee is for entrusting her? If you want to meet her, it will cost you at least five figures.

I'm here to find someone else, but if it's your first time coming to her place, you have to report it in advance. If she doesn't let people from the company in, you can wait for me in the car. "

"I understand. But there won't be any robbers in the bar, right?"

Li Pan gestured OK, looked at the cyberpunks who were having a good time playing outside, and then looked at the bag that Cheng Zi held tightly in his hands when he got in the car. It was probably the 'garbage' used to entrust the task.

"It's okay. They don't dare to mess around in the Queen's territory. Didn't you see that they were fighting like this? Not even a bullet casing would fly into the bar..."

Chengzi hesitated for a moment, then opened the bag and gave Li Pan a look.

It's a spine...huh? ? Wait, wait a minute, this one looks familiar, it seems like...

"It was removed from the body of the cyberpsycho who was massacred in the central area that day."

Orange gritted his teeth,

"I want to install it. Only by installing it can I have the strength to get Yamato back."

Li Pan opened his jaw and was speechless for a moment, and then the system spoke in his ear.

‘The Iron Queen has approved your friend request, now you can start chatting. ’