The assassin's identity was a blank.
The Night City Police Department checked every entry record and identity database, but found nothing on him.
The man seemed to have appeared out of nowhere, then suddenly died after assassinating Wilton Holt, leaving behind no trace that could be followed.
This did not surprise Carl. Or rather, when she recognized that the Cyberpsychosis attacker had an assassin's background, she had already somewhat anticipated this possibility.
An assassin with such obvious traits would be stranger if he had left behind tracks that could be traced.
Since identity led nowhere, they could only investigate his network of connections.
If it had been a premeditated revenge killing, were there many people who held grudges against Wilton Holt?
Far too many—more than they could count. Wilton Holt had spent years operating in Night City. Any competent politician was bound to have plenty of political enemies. But if they were talking about who stood to gain the most from his assassination—
There was no doubt it was Jefferson Peralez, who had been competing with him for the mayor's seat.
Jefferson Peralez and Wilton Holt were the two candidates currently polling highest in Night City. All the other candidates combined might not even compare to them. With Wilton Holt dead, Jefferson Peralez could practically be said to have secured the mayor's chair.
Carl had previously considered personally backing Jefferson Peralez's campaign, but now that Wilton Holt had been assassinated, she might not even need to step in before congratulating Jefferson Peralez on his victory.
From the standpoint of profit alone, Jefferson Peralez had gained the most from this, and he was also the most likely person to have sent someone to kill Wilton Holt.
But that was clearly impossible.
Leaving aside the fact that the guards around Jefferson Peralez