The Death Knell

In any case, you still need to be honest when doing taxi business. Although the bald AI was very silent along the way, it still sent Johnny Silverhand to the door of Afterlife Nightclub, even much faster than the expected arrival time. .

As soon as the man got out of the car, he slammed the door and ran away without even saying welcome to the next ride. It was like running away.

Su Ming didn't care about it, but actually found it quite enjoyable.

He took out his sunglasses from his pocket and put them on his nose, regardless of the fact that it was night.

Compared to the chaotic scenes we saw along the way, the neighborhood near the Afterlife Nightclub seemed relatively peaceful. There was some kind of dark order here, perhaps because there were always heavily armed mercenaries coming. Go go.

Little gangsters whose brands aren't strong enough don't dare come here to look for unlucky people, otherwise they might kick up the steel plate at some point.

After getting out of the car, Johnny Silverhand put on the posture of a rock star and walked towards the main entrance of the nightclub with eight-figure steps. People at the door and on the street were shocked when they saw him, as if he was a real man. Saw a ghost.

Apart from anything else, even if Johnny is missing and not dead, he should be over eighty years old now, but what does it look like now? He still looks like a young man.

The flowing long hair, the way he looks at people with his chin raised, and the big silver arms all illustrate his identity, not to mention that when he moves around, he lifts up his jacket to reveal that special pistol. No one can imitate this charming temperament.

However, the people nearby had a much better psychological quality. When they saw it, they did not scream or faint. They just watched the man quietly, walked down the stairs step by step, and walked casually into the nightclub.

After people have gone far away, familiar guests will still chat quietly among themselves, guessing how Johnny came back? Did he come to settle accounts with Rogge? Why doesn't he seem to be afraid of Arasaka discovering him? Why is he still so young?

There are so many rumors about him on the road that no one can tell the truth from the false. Maybe some mysteries will be solved tonight?

Thinking of this, people who were smoking at the entrance of the nightclub to take a breather and watch the street scene basically looked at their account balances, and then silently followed Yin Shou and walked into the bar.

Order a glass of wine at the bar, spend a small amount of money to stay, and then you can listen with all your ears. You will never lose money. After all, information is also a kind of production means.

The Afterlife Nightclub is not the hottest venue in Night City, and the quality of the DJ is not good, but with Rogge as a top middleman here, it has basically become the default gathering place for mercenaries in the city.

Take orders and find work here. If you can come back alive and make money, you will naturally come here to spend money and show off. This is the easiest way to make a name in the mercenary industry, which is to rely on peer publicity.

It is said that fellow mercenaries are enemies, but things are not so absolute. Many lone mercenaries do have conflicts between them, but if there is an order that one person cannot take, then they can naturally cooperate.

In a world without superpowers, personal power is relatively limited, and the number of people is still very important.

The Afterlife Nightclub was originally a morgue, so it is located entirely underground. The entrance is a bit like an underground passage crossing the road. There are two security guards in black suits standing at the door, and some are blocked from the door, wearing dyed clothes. Spirited boys and girls with hair of various colors and dressed up in a fancy way.

Seeing this scene, Deathstroke smiled slightly. In Su Ming's opinion, nightclub security should be the most difficult job among security guards, even worse than bank security.

Most security guards sit down to work, and only occasionally need to go out for patrols to eat or sleep. Warehouse security guards and cemetery security guards are the best among them. After all, the 'goods' they guard will not escape on their own.

The security guards in their nightclubs are different. They often stand at the gate all night long, and they also have to deal with drunkards and drug addicts who cause trouble, and select what kind of beauties can enter the bar to play. If you are not discerning, it is easy to offend people.

American nightclubs all have similar rules. People who are inappropriately dressed are not allowed in, those who are frighteningly ugly are not allowed in, people from hostile gangs are not allowed in, etc. There are many rules.

But if it's not good, you will encounter a rich second generation who pretends to be a pig and eats the tiger. If you stop the wrong person, it will be miserable afterwards. Especially in a place like Night City, it is too easy to die if you offend someone.

But how can I put it, the security guards at Afterlife Nightclub are very discerning, and Rogge has trained them well. When they saw Johnny Silverhand appear in front of them like he was "resurrected from the dead", they were briefly surprised, but soon He lifted the rope in his hand.

"Come in, sir, I'll notify the boss right away."

Who in Night City doesn’t know that Rogue is Johnny Silverhand’s ex-girlfriend? Although no one knows what happened after the Arasaka Tower explosion, Silverhand looks like he’s not looking for trouble, but to Reminiscent of the past.

How did you get it? Because Johnny Silverhand didn't come here drunk and took drugs, but stayed quite calm and sober.

"Yes, I'll reward you. If she hasn't arrived at the store yet, tell her not to worry. I won't run away." Su Ming, pretending to be Johnny, passed them by and swiped his finger in front of him coolly. The sensible adjutant transferred the tip to their accounts.

After saying this, the man went in. His steps were not fast, but somehow they were very fast. Maybe this was the man like the wind?

The people following Johnny who wanted to take the opportunity to sneak in were stopped one after another, and they immediately got into a quarrel with the two security guards. If they hadn't been wearing military prosthetics, which were too intimidating, maybe Now they are pushing and pushing.

Su Ming didn't care about their affairs. He walked in the bar and looked around. The first thing he saw was the long bar and the bottles of wine under the lights.

Jack and V have already arrived. They are sitting in front of the bar and bragging to the female bartender, saying that they have met Johnny Silverhand and have made an appointment to meet here tonight.

Although the female bartender was smiling, the perfunctory look in her smile was visible to the naked eye, and she obviously thought Jack was a drug addict again.

But when the new guest came into her sight under the dim light, the woman's mouth opened wide. It was obvious that her brain speed was not fast enough and she could not understand what was going on.

The impostor Deathstroke had no intention of explaining. He sat on the bar stool next to Jack and tapped the table with his silver fingers:

"Give me a cup of your cocktail. I heard it's named after me, right? Damn, that stinky bitch Rogge didn't even mention paying me royalties. Do you really think I'm dead?"