Starting From Night City

No one dared to come over and help.

At most, calling the NCPD was already being a good citizen of Night City.

As for surveillance.

Don't even dream about that.

This is Night City, not China.

The surveillance in all of America probably isn't as much as in a single large city in China.

The merchant, who understood this principle, didn't dare to resist.

Trembling, he took out a small bag from his coat pocket and handed it over.

"This is a good start." Su Xiao took the bag but didn't open it. He held it in his hand.

He tossed the small bag into the air and caught it as it fell.

Then he tossed it again, and caught it.

After repeating this several times, Su Xiao slowly said.

"Second, answer me honestly, where did this Black Market Dream chip come from? Where did you get your supply?"

The merchant's eyes darted around, and a flash of inspiration struck him. "The Tiger Claws Gang gave it to me. I'm working for the Tiger Claws Gang."

"The Tiger Claws Gang, huh?" Su Xiao nodded to the white-haired girl standing behind him. "Lucy!"

"What are you going to do?"

The merchant was terrified.

He wanted to resist.

Su Xiao directly pressed his head to the ground.

Lucy, meanwhile, pulled a personal connection cable from her wrist and, without any preamble, plugged it into the merchant's neural interface behind his head. Chapter 50: No Buying, No Killing

Shortly after connecting to the Black Market Dream merchant's neural slot, Lucy found the information Su Xiao wanted.

"His name is Lenny Nero. He often collaborates with someone named Gottfried Persson. Gottfried is a Black Market Dream editor, specializing in creating Black Market Dreams."

"They aren't just ordinary collaborators; they're also friends."

"However, they've had some conflicts recently."

Su Xiao glanced at the merchant he was pinning to the ground. "What kind of conflict?"

"Gottfried pulled his own son into it, making him his assistant. But our Black Market Dream dealer felt morally conflicted and had a huge argument with Gottfried."

"Bringing his own son to edit Black Market Dreams? Damn! What kind of freak is that?! Was that Black Market Dream about the pastor's son being murdered also made by that father and son?"

"Yes."

"Does his brain contain Gottfried's hiding place?"

"Wait, let me look... Found it. They're hiding in an abandoned factory in the North Industrial District. They've also partnered with the Vortex Gang to provide them with protection."

Su Xiao nodded. "I know what I need to know. You can disconnect."

Lucy unplugged her personal connection cable from the merchant's neural slot behind his head and retracted it into her wrist.

Jack pointed at the merchant Su Xiao was holding down and asked, "What about this guy?"

"Please... Please let me go. I have an eighty-year-old mother, an eight-year-old child, and a disabled wife who need my care."

As soon as the merchant finished speaking, Lucy, who had just been exploring his mind, mercilessly exposed his lie.

"Fake. He's alone. He has no wife, no children, and no parents to support."

Su Xiao looked coldly at the lying Black Market Dream merchant.

"No buying, no killing. If Black Market Dreams couldn't be sold, no one would make them anymore."

"In a way, even though he's just a middleman and hasn't killed anyone or gotten his hands dirty, he's still partly responsible for the proliferation of Black Market Dreams."

The merchant's face stiffened.

Su Xiao's words were tantamount to a death sentence.

In the past, the North Industrial District was filled with industries, providing tens of thousands of jobs.

The continuous flow of products drove the city's economy.

It was the Little Manchester of Night City.

Now, outdated factories and workers have been abandoned by the times, leaving only smokestacks to witness the glory of the past.

In an abandoned factory in the North Industrial District.

A Vortex Gang thug guarding the entrance, preventing unauthorized entry, complained to his companion.

"The boss is with a chick,"

"Hiding in the castle and giving orders, like I'm some dog they keep!"

His companion seemed to find his complaint baseless. "Just forget it. At least they're paying well."

"Hah, so this is how things are in Night City now?" the thug grumbled, unwilling to accept his companion's response.

The companion also got fired up. " 'I don't like it,' why don't you go tell Royce! I'll lend you ten guts, you dare?"

Hearing his companion mention "Royce's" name, he immediately shut up and stopped arguing.

He just grumbled resentfully, "I really should just short-circuit myself."

Just then, the two saw a young man in a white trench coat, a long sword at his waist, walking towards them.

Having vented his emotions to his companion without eliciting any sympathy, the Vortex Gang thug immediately took out all his dissatisfaction on this youth who seemed to be lost.

"Hey, this is Vortex Gang territory, no private tours allowed. Get lost!"

But the young man acted as if he hadn't heard.

He continued to approach unhurriedly.

"Damn it, are you deaf? Didn't you hear me?"

The thug climbed over the roadblock, took a few steps forward, pulled out his gun, and cocked it with his thumb.

Then he saw the youth flash past and appear in front of him.

He used the scabbard to jab the thug under his chin.

Before he could even react to what had just happened, Su Xiao pulled the trigger on the scabbard.

Bang!

The Muramasa, ejected from the scabbard, sent the thug flying into the sky.

His companion stared dumbfounded at the thug soaring through the air.

He turned back to look at Su Xiao and finally realized what was happening.

Instinctively, he tried to raise his Copperhead kinetic rifle.

But Su Xiao knocked the gun out of his hand with the scabbard.

Then, Su Xiao stomped on his knee.

Using his head as a stepping stone, He leaped high into the air and caught the Muramasa as it fell.

With one slash, he cut the Vortex Gang thug who fell with it in half.

Then, exerting force with his right foot, his entire body became a blurry phantom.

He zipped past another Vortex Gang member who had gone to pick up the gun.

The crimson blade flashed across his neck.

Squelch--!!!

A torrent of blood sprayed out from the headless neck like a fountain.

Except this fountain sprayed blood, not water.

The conflict erupted suddenly.

Hearing the commotion, Vortex Gang members rushed out from all directions.

They happened to see Su Xiao's retreating back.

"Damn it, how dare he come to our Vortex Gang turf! If we don't kill him, how will our Vortex Gang establish itself in Watson District?"

The Vortex Gang grunts shouted vociferously.

They sent more than half their men to chase Su Xiao.

Leaving only a small contingent to guard the area.

The pursuing Vortex Gang members relentlessly chased Su Xiao.

And they even dared to open fire on the street outside.

The wildly firing bullets struck the ground, fences, and walls, kicking up dust.

Fortunately, the industrial district in the northern part of the city was already dilapidated and desolate, and this was Vortex Gang territory, so people instinctively avoided the area.

At this moment, the street was only filled with the fleeing Su Xiao and the pursuing Vortex Gang members.

Su Xiao weaved like a snake.

The Vortex Gang members following closely behind kept firing, but not a single bullet hit him.

Before long, Su Xiao, as if lost and without direction, plunged into a secluded narrow alley.

The Vortex Gang grunts chasing behind felt their hearts settle.

They guessed that Su Xiao was definitely not a resident of the northern industrial district.

Otherwise, they absolutely wouldn't have entered this narrow alley.

Because this narrow alley was a dead end, with only this one entrance and exit.

They laughed heartily and walked in.

The alley was very narrow.

Only wide enough for one person.

They walked in a distance but found no trace of Su Xiao.

They guessed he must have hidden further inside.

Just as they were about to continue searching further inside, they suddenly heard a whistling sound from above.

A figure fell from the sky.

It was Su Xiao, who had entered the narrow alley earlier and then hidden on the air conditioner unit outside the building above the alley.

He stomped his foot on the head of the foremost Vortex Gang member.

With a crack, a crisp bone-snapping sound rang out.

The Vortex Gang member's head lolled to the side.

His neck had been twisted and broken by the impact.

Chapter 51: Stop It, You Guys, Don't Fight Anymore

After landing, Su Xiao rolled with the momentum.

A large-caliber revolver appeared in his hand.

Bang bang bang bang bang!

The bullets from the large-caliber handgun struck the Vortex Gang members in the center of their foreheads, foreheads, eye sockets, throats, and hearts respectively.

Of the remaining two Vortex Gang members, one opened fire in return.