The Creators: From Night City

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If she doesn't intend to charge a fee, it's very likely that the act itself has already paid her.

Using others to eliminate dissidents is nothing new, but Michiko Arasaka is willing to cooperate with Anti-Entropy purely because Anti-Entropy's blade is sharp and deadly.

Of course, I wonder what she would think if she knew that the luxury store once displayed a nuclear warhead that could be launched at Arasaka Tower at any time.

Is it fear or excitement?

After all, the bigger the waves, the more expensive the fish.

……

Strolling through the streets of Coronado Farm, Jiang Bing couldn't help but feel a sense of loss, as the place remained as dilapidated and decaying as ever, but the security had clearly improved.

A large number of security personnel patrolled the streets, armed to the teeth. As an old district adjacent to Taiping Prefecture, the influence of [Anti-Entropy] had invisibly infiltrated the entire district, causing the entire Sixth Street Gang great distress.

It's ironic, it seems like only yesterday that Jiang Bing went to see Huopao all by himself, but now Huopao, the leader of the Sixth Street Gang, doesn't even have the right to see him. Even if he wanted to negotiate with [Anti-Entropy], he could only meet with Rebecca at the middle management level. Even the Grand Supervisor of Gloria wasn't someone he could just meet whenever he wanted.

Unbeknownst to many, [Anti-Entropy] has expanded to the point where even former enemies have to look up to it.

A faint sound came from behind Jiang Bing.

"Well, Raven, did you find the target?" Jiang Bing asked without turning his head.

“BOSS found.” Raven emerged from the darkness behind Jiang Bing with cat-like steps.

"Losser, a British citizen, has only recently become a middleman in Night City. He is currently hiding in a motel in northeast Coronado. He is living in constant fear and trembling with anxiety, Boss."

"You made the move?" Jiang Bing asked.

"No," Raven replied immediately, jolted by Jiang Bing's question.

"There must be someone else trying to silence him."

Seeing that Jiang Bing remained silent, Raven raised an eyebrow and pressed on, "Boss, you can leave this kind of trivial matter to Valerie and me. There's no need for you to get involved personally. It's just a matter of retaliating against a few clowns; you don't need to do it yourself."

The night sky was almost dyed into a rainbow by the lights of the northern part of Night City, and an advertising space on the belly of an airship was incessantly broadcasting advertisements for the Azure Building.

"He's a nobody, but the people behind him are no nobody, Raven."

"After all, no matter how controversial Arasaka Yorinobu is, it's still worth it for me to have a talk with him personally."

“I understand,” Raven said, then fell silent.

Motels are a unique type of accommodation that originated in the United States.

Its birth is closely related to the American car culture, the development of a well-developed highway system, and the strong demand for mass tourism.

But in 2077, it became a good place to escape trouble.

Chapter 770 Interrogation in the Hotel

Motels typically feature guest rooms that face the parking lot directly, with only a few steps between the car door and the room door. They also offer free parking spaces, fulfilling the "park and check in" requirement. Their prices are generally only 1/4 or even less of those of traditional hotels in the same area.

These characteristics mean that it is basically only located in relatively remote areas with convenient and developed transportation hubs.

At the same time, the low price inevitably leads to poor room conditions and poor staff service.

By 2077, most motels will have become completely unmanned, thereby reducing costs.

However, all these characteristics combined have ironically created an ideal place for fleeing and hiding from debtors.

The distance between the car door and the house door is only a few steps, making it easy to make a quick getaway if things go wrong.

No one registers or checks, ensuring privacy and security to a great extent.

The hotel's old and outdated interior, which was originally a drawback, became an advantage in evading tracking during their escape.

In addition, these hotels are generally only two stories high, surrounded by open terrain, and have poor sound insulation in the rooms, making them very convenient for security.

This place becomes the perfect breeding ground for filth and corruption.

The '30 Euro Motel' is an L-shaped building with a parking lot on the open ground and the entrance to the motel directly opposite.

The entire hotel looked quite old; the exterior walls had peeled away like honeycomb briquettes over time, and the wooden staircases and decorations were severely decayed, making it appear very unsafe.

Of course, it also makes a creaking sound when you step on it, which is very unsafe.

The reception room, which should have been occupied, was now deserted, with only a dilapidated automatic login machine still flickering with a dim glow.

The two climbed the stairs and had just reached the second floor when they heard moaning sounds coming from the room diagonally opposite.

This further confirms that the motel is not soundproof.

"That room?"

Jiang Bing asked without even frowning.

Raven, from "207 next door," glanced at his boss somewhat guiltily.

The motel room doors were old, thick iron doors, with electronic locks, but several sturdy mechanical locks had been installed inside.

Guests staying here are very security-conscious; they still trust the cumbersome mechanical locks more than electronic locks.

But these things were nothing in front of Jiang Bing and Raven.

Before Raven could even draw his nanoblade, Jiang Bing casually pushed open the door and entered the room, as if the door hadn't been locked at all.

But the broken screw holes and bent steel bars on the door frame made Raven realize what had just happened.

Because the door opened so smoothly, the sleeping figure on the bed hadn't even reacted by the time Jiang Bing stood at the head of the bed.

Jiang Bing had no choice but to kick the bed board.

"Who goes there!" A rare 'Sentry RT-30' pistol, uncommon in Night City, was pulled from under the pillow by the other party, but before he could even aim it, the gun was already in Jiang Bing's hands in a flash.

"since…"

Just as Jiang Bing was about to speak, the groans from next door suddenly intensified, followed by the creaking of a rocking bed, successfully interrupting Jiang Bing's spellcasting.

"Let me introduce myself, Sabur Lerek, the leader of [Anti-Entropy]." Jiang Bing took a breath and raised his voice.

The precision kinetic energy pistol, manufactured by the British company Vicks Systems, flew through Jiang Bing's hands and was quickly disassembled into a pile of parts.

"I'm sure you know who I am."

The gun was restored in the blink of an eye and then tossed back to the other party.

This thing is no longer of any use to Jiang Bing, this 'craftsman'.

"Of course, but I didn't expect you guys to be the first to find me." Losel pulled back the bolt, skillfully unloaded the gun to inspect the weapon, and was surprised to find that his 'old buddy' felt much better than before.

He removed the magazine, looked at the full load of bullets inside, and pushed it back in without any intention of resisting.

Since the other party dared to return the weapon to him, they must have nothing to fear. He wasn't stupid; on the contrary, as a novice middleman who came to Night City to make a fortune, he was quite clever.

"Alright, a wise man submits to circumstances. Tell me, who is the client who commissioned you to rob 'Pipe Ridge'?"

“It’s sabotage. They don’t want anything; they just want the goods inside destroyed,” Losel replied.

"Tojo Shun, the newly appointed Vice Minister of Foreign Trade for the North America Region at the Arasaka Headquarters, and one of Arasaka Yoriyuki's capable subordinates."

"Did you know that 'Pipe Ridge' is the shop of [Anti-Entropy]?"

"Know……"

Losel was about to explain when the groans from the sex doll next door suddenly rose high into the sky, successfully interrupting his speech.

The three thought the matter was over, but the sharp sound took a U-turn, successfully bounced back, and continued to ring out.

Jiang Bingyi raised an eyebrow, and Raven, knowing better, walked to the wall and pounded on it a few times in protest.

Unexpectedly, the sex doll next door became even more vocal after hearing the knocking sound.

So the raven increased its force, banging loudly against the thin wall.

"Knock, knock your mother's! Are you jealous of my big cannon? Go ahead and yell if you dare!" the male protagonist next door roared.

In Night City, civilized behavior will most likely only be met with profanities.

Raven's pretty face turned serious, filled with murderous intent. She turned to leave and teach the other party a lesson, but Jiang Bing stopped her with a gesture.

He looked at the wall, golden light flashing in his eyes.

The concrete wall was easily penetrated, and the naked figures of a man and a woman entangled together came into Jiang Bing's view.

He had no interest in appreciating this live sex show, but instead used his 'craftsman' powers to gently melt a coupling circuit inside the 'Big Steel Cannon IV' between the other's legs.

next moment.

"Ouch~ Why isn't it moving? Holy crap, is there an electric shock? Ouch, ouch!"

The man's screams echoed the woman's moans of pleasure mixed with pain, and soon they fell silent.

These two illicit lovers have been electrocuted.

"Continue," Jiang Bing glanced back at Losel, causing the latter to involuntarily squeeze his legs together.

For no other reason than that he also had a large steel cannon installed.

“I know that ‘Pipe Valley’ is a shop of [Anti-Entropy]. Even if I didn’t know, the forces that can open a shop in the company square are generally not easy to provoke in the industry.”

"Since you know that, why did you take this job? Those two fringe travelers were recruited from England by you, right?"

“That’s right. After all, any fringe traveler who’s made a name for themselves in Night City knows they can’t mess with [Anti-Entropy], so they have to find someone from elsewhere,” Losel said with a wry smile.

"As for why I did this job, it's mainly because I had no other choice. Mr. Sabur, neither you nor Arasaka are people I can afford to offend, but Tojo Shun has something on me."

“I’m not interested in your weaknesses. Tell me why Tojo Shun is causing trouble for ‘Pipe Ridge’?”

"Because his mistress is Jinguji Mia, the NA (North American Region Manager) of Jinguji."

"I didn't expect this to be a family business." Jiang Bing said with an expression of no surprise.

"So here's the crucial question, Losel, you clever middleman, do you think Arasaka Yorinobu knew about this whole thing?"

Chapter 771 Revisiting the Azure Mansion

The rain kept falling, and the atmosphere outside the motel wasn't very pleasant.

Two Jun Mizutani "Kyokotsu" cars drove into the '30 Euro Motel', pushing through the moisture stirred up by the raindrops.

The second floor of the hotel.

Raven stood by the window with his arms crossed, watching a large group of Tiger Claw gang members get out of the car below.

"Boss, someone's here."

"Please come up."

Jiang Binghua spoke politely, but Raven's actions were not so polite.

Of the seven fully armed Tiger Claw gang members, only about 0.89 were invited into the room.

The Raven's nanoblade has a blade with a temperature low enough to freeze steel, which allowed a certain unfortunate guy who had his leg cut off to temporarily save his life by freezing his wound.

"Nice tattoo," Jiang Bing said, praising the Tiger Claw gang member's aesthetic sense—whether he was lucky or unlucky—as he watched Losel's horrified expression.

Night City is a melting pot of global cultures and ethnicities, with a particularly large proportion of Asians being of Chinese and Japanese descent.

The Tiger Claw Gang has close ties with Arasaka, so the gang's aesthetic naturally leans towards Japanese style.

The same goes for the Tiger Claw Gang leader in front of me.

However, what's a little special is that he is a typical white person, but his clothing, behavior, tattoos and jewelry all have a strong Japanese style.

This made him look like a "three" devil (a traitor plus a foreign devil) in Jiang Bing's eyes.

"Nice!" the other person roared madly, speaking in Japanese, showing that their mental assimilation was quite thorough.

"Slap him!" Master Jiang pointed his finger, and Raven immediately swung his big slap and slapped the other man hard across the face.

How strong are ravens?

It's no exaggeration to say that the Tiger Claw gang member's back tooth flew straight into Losel's arms.

"Who sent you?"

Jiang Bing asked another question.

"Baka yarou!"

The other party's performance successfully amused Jiang Bing. The absurdity of the foreigner shouting the Japanese national essence at the top of his lungs even diluted the offense caused by the other party.

I gave you a chance.