Start in Night City

River's eyes gradually showed fear and shock: "You mean..."

Lidya Su nodded.

"Yes, if Harris sees herself as this version of Peter Pan, then the kid who was with Harris at the time, LeVar Martinez."

"River, do you remember what the host of WNS News reported?"

River tried to recall: "He was injected with a lot of hormones, anabolic steroids and stimulants... Fuck! That pervert!"

Lidya Su nodded.

"Hormones, also called hormones, are chemical information substances synthesized by highly differentiated endocrine cells and secreted directly into the blood."

"Anabolic steroids are similar to synthetic male sex hormones. They are chemically synthesized derivatives that are similar in structure and activity to the human male hormone testosterone."

"The original meaning of stimulant is "an opium narcotic mixture used for horse racing." "

"The above three things cannot be used casually, let alone injected in large quantities."

River held his head and shook his head: "Stop talking, Su."

Su Xiao didn't say anything further. He looked at River's painful look and changed the topic.

"You said Randy's mother thought Randy had run away from home. Why did she think so?"

If it were other parents, they would usually think from the perspective of "their child has been kidnapped."

There's no way he didn't even call the police and just thought his child had run away from home.

River said with some embarrassment: "Randy, this kid, is a little different from other kids."

"What's the difference?"

"Petit theft, taking drugs, running away from home, that's all."

Isn't this just a little gangster?

Lidya Su took one look at River's complexion and was immediately relieved.

He is not racist, but he has to admit that Latino and black families are indeed more likely to have such children than white families.

Because white people have been living on this land two to three hundred years ago. No matter how poor they are, they at least have a place to live. The society and environment will be relatively more tolerant to white people.

Latinos and blacks are immigrants, and they have tried their best just to have a chance to survive.

Not to mention that society and the environment are not friendly to them.

Don’t look at anything new like Black Lives Matter.

After hearing this, I thought black people could really be superior to white people.

It's just that various political groups, at certain specific moments, played the Black Lives Matter card to gain benefits for themselves.

After all, this is still a white society.

However, River's nephew, with River's uncle working in the NCPD, how dare he be so cunning?

Su Xiao told River her questions, and River sighed.

"Some people are born to make trouble, like Randy."

Su Xiao could hear River's helplessness and bitterness from these words.

He seemed to be able to see something like this:

Randy was arrested and taken to the police station for petty theft and fandom, and then he reported the name of his uncle, River.

Then River humbly handed Randy cigarettes and money to his colleagues before finally leading Randy out of the police station.

River educated Randy carefully every time, and Randy promised well, but broke his promise again and again, disappointing River and his mother, and breaking their hearts.

…

etc.

Su Xiao suddenly noticed that River did not mention Randy's father throughout the whole process.

What's going on? Is Randy's father a black man?

"If his mother can't control him, what about his father?"

"The relationship broke out a few years ago. His father was hanging out with homeless people outside the city. What's his name?"

"Adecado?"

"Yes, that's Adecado."

Chapter 278: Idiot, our cause is just (3K)

"... A few years ago, Adecado and other wanderers were still fighting with each other. I can't tell. In short, they started fighting, or fighting."

"Then only Joss and the three children were left, but she was a strong mother, and she managed to raise the children by herself, but she didn't expect that something would happen to Randy."

Adecado is the name of a state.

From the state down there are tribes, and from the tribes down there are families.

For example, Snake State is the name of the state, and the Bakker family is the family.

There are many branches of Adecado on the West Coast, and Panan is not the only one.

However, Su Xiao is not sure. If there is a chance, she can ask Panan, Mitch and Scorpion.

However, regardless of whether Jos's husband was with Panan or not, Su Xiao understood why Randy became like this.

River's sister, Joss, must have worked early in the morning and back late in order to support her three children.

Neglected to care and care for the children.

Randy was born in a family that lacked love since he was a child, and his psychology and personality were not able to grow well.

Secondly, due to financial constraints, River's sister and her family probably live in a community that is cheap but also has poor security.

There is an old saying in Siris, which is that those who are close to vermillion are red and those who are close to ink are black.

An adult can be affected by the environment, let alone a child like Randy.

Bad habits such as petty theft and fandom were probably learned in such an environment by hanging out with other children in the community for a long time.

If only Joes had one son, Randy.

So Su Xiao believes that even if Randy didn't have a father, with the care of his mother and the help of his uncle River, he wouldn't be like this.

Unfortunately, Joss has three kids, and Randy is the eldest.

Even if Jos is free after get off work, his attention will shift more to his younger brothers and sisters.

Thus, the eldest son, although older, is actually in a rebellious stage.

Although Randy still has an uncle called River, this is his uncle after all, not his father.

And even if River could help a little, he couldn't always be around.

The atmosphere in the car became silent again.

But this time it didn't last long.

It was Lidya Su who broke the silence.

"Then when can you go back?"

"Go back where?"

"NCPD, didn't you say that the police force just suspended you? Since it was only a suspension, not a dismissal, then there should be a time when the officer would be reinstated, right?"

"I don't know, they didn't say," River noticed Su Xiao's expression from the corner of his eye, "Hey, don't show that expression, okay? I don't need sympathy from others."

Lidya Su nodded to express her understanding: "Then what should you do now?"

River pretended to be relaxed.

"Go to my sister's place, tell her not to worry, and take a look at where my nephew lives to see if we can find any clues."

"You know that's not what I asked."

River sighed.

He held the steering wheel, his tone a little melancholy and confused.

"I know, but how do you want me to answer you? I have been suspended by the NCPD... Well, even a fool can see that suspension is just a nicer way of saying it. They were afraid that I would cause trouble, so they called it suspension."

"But actually, the greater possibility is that I have been kicked out and have nowhere to go, no job, no salary, and even no place to live."

"When I was still in the NCPD, I could live in the police dormitory. Although it was crowded, dilapidated and old, it was a place where people could live."

"But now that I've been suspended, like all NCPD facilities, they said no to me if I didn't want to live under an overpass or in the future.

In the completed tunnels and unfinished buildings, I could only seek help from my sister. "

"Sorry, Sue, I didn't mean to use you as an emotional dumpster."

Su Xiao suggested: "I know, I know, but if you really have nowhere to go, why not come to me?"

River quickly turned his head and glanced at Lidya Su.

"Will I become a mercenary with you? No, I don't know. I don't look down on mercenaries, I just think..."

"You don't need to explain, I understand what you mean, but I don't want you to be a mercenary, but to be a PMC with me. To be more precise, I want you to come to my company."

"what company?"

"Let me introduce myself again. I, Su Xiao, am now the president/president of a military contracting company called Shuguangshe."

"Shuguang Society? Military contracting company?"

River turned to look at Lidya Su, his eyes widened.

There was a look of shock on his face.

"Look ahead! River! Look ahead!"

"Oh, sorry, my bad."

River quickly looked back to the front, then he looked at the roadside, found a place to stop the car slowly, and then asked in a very serious and dignified tone.

"Su, is everything you just said true?"

When he first met Su Xiao, the latter was just a mercenary who took jobs everywhere. How come that after not seeing each other for a long time, he had already transformed into the president of a company?

We must know that in this era, ordinary people rarely have the possibility of turning over, let alone the opportunity to achieve a class jump.

The reason is also very simple.

Because all upward channels have been firmly controlled by the company.

Let’s take Arasaka as an example.

After Japan's defeat, when Saburo Arasaka just took over Arasaka from his father, Arasaka was just a very ordinary company.

It was Saburo Arasaka who gradually developed and expanded Arasaka Company.

After Arasaka Company occupied the Japanese market, many rising stars also appeared in Japan. Many of them were as talented and capable as Saburo Arasaka, who was increasingly aging and dying.

But why are there only two companies in Japan today, "Arasaka" and "Tsunami"? But there are no other Japanese companies?

It is because, when Arasaka noticed that other outstanding Japanese companies might threaten Arasaka, Arasaka did not sit back and watch, but took measures to nip the threat in the bud.

Either spend a lot of money to acquire the other party's company and merge the other party into Arasaka.

In this way, it doesn't matter no matter how good the other person is, because the other person is already a part of Arasaka.

If the acquisition of the entire company fails, then use money to poach the other company's core team and technical backbone.

Even people who don't understand company operations should understand that when your core team and technical backbone are poached, your company will almost fall apart.

Relying on these two magic weapons, Arasaka defeated almost all Japanese colleagues who tried to challenge it.

This situation also applies to Night City.

It is precisely because of this understanding that no one dares to open a company in the city.

Because I am really afraid of losing.

In comparison, becoming a legend is much "simpler".

Seeing River's confused expression, Su Xiao knew what he was thinking.

He smiled.