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Chapter 143

I'm So Afraid of Pain That I Put All My Points into Defense (4K)

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He made a quick decision. "Get off the car and hurry up."

He opened the car door first and walked out.

And gave frantic gestures to the other soldiers on Armored SUV in the convoy.

Due to the electromagnetic pulse, the voice within the team cannot be used, and this primitive communication method can only be used.

Fortunately, this is the company's security force after all, not a ragtag group of street gangsters.

The most basic professional qualities are still there.

Under the command of the major, the soldiers got off the Armored SUV.

Use the vehicle as cover and hide behind the vehicle.

The ones in the middle of the formation are naturally Joanne and the major.

"Major, what are we doing here?"

Joanne cannot understand.

The vehicle won't move.

Shouldn't we walk back to town immediately?

The major didn't have time to answer.

A roar sounded.

A pink car and another Delamain Taxi appeared from different directions.

In the back seat of the pink car, Mann and Dorio each got out of a car window, carrying rocket launchers and blasted over.

The other cars, Delamain Taxi and Jack, poked out half of their bodies from the roof sunroof, controlling Heavy Machine Gun, spitting out strong fire and smoke.

The two sides got into a fierce gun battle.

The sound of gunshots and explosions could be heard all over the place.

But the security forces are still at a disadvantage.

It's not because they don't have heavy firepower like Mann and Jack.

Instead, Electromagnetic Pulse Mine not only paralyzed their vehicle, but also caused some damage to their Cyberbrain and prosthetics.

If they, as security forces, were not equipped with electromagnetic protection implants, that one blow would have stunned them to death.

But even with electromagnetic protection implants, their prostheses have been damaged to varying degrees.

The world seen through prosthetic eyes is like the TV set with a big butt in the last century, which constantly flickers with large snowflakes when the signal connection is poor.

Therefore, the combat effectiveness is greatly reduced.

Mann and others, as well as Jack and others, initially hid outside the coverage of Electromagnetic Pulse Mine's power and were not affected by the effects of the electromagnetic pulse.

Therefore, it was not affected at all.

In addition, they are not ordinary mercenaries, they all have Tech Weapons sponsored by Su Xiao.

Swapping shotguns for cannons is not the same thing as ordinary mercenaries.

Therefore, Biotechnology's soldiers were quickly eliminated.

Only the major and Joanne were left.

The major looked desperate.

Communications have not been restored until now.

Biotechnology doesn't even know what happened here.

But then again, even if communications are restored now, Biotechnology's reinforcements won't be able to arrive in time.

There was no other way, so the major had no choice but to stand up and make a last-ditch effort.

"You... you have to think clearly! No matter who sent you here, do you know the consequences of going against the company?!"

"Biotechnology will not let people like you live!"

"Director of Research and Development who dares to kill Biotechnology, Biotechnology will definitely use all his strength to hunt you down to the end!"

Bang!

The major's head exploded.

The headless body fell to the ground.

Blood splashed all over the face of Joanne behind him.

The latter was stunned for a moment.

Then screamed.

If he hadn't known about the dirty things she had done, this look might really make people feel a little sympathy and pity.

Anyone who knows a little bit cannot feel sorry for him.

Su Xiao Insert Tech Revolver back into the holster.

"So much nonsense."

Joanne didn't bother to wipe the blood splashed on his face and said hurriedly.

"Wait, please wait! Although I don't know why you want to kill me, and I don't know who sent you, but I am willing to pay. How much will I pay to the people who sent you to kill me? I will pay twice! No! Three times!"

"You can't even get out one million, right? Why are you offering two or three times as commission? Who are you lying to?"

Joanne looked at Su Xiao.

It was he who was controlling the motorcycle just now and not only killed two of their Armored SUV.

And drove their convoy into the minefield.

Thus the convoy was wiped out.

The person with such strength is probably the leader of this team.

So Joanne looked at Su Xiao and begged.

"No, no, no, although I don't have one million, I have more than three hundred thousand in my account. I can give it all to you. And I just can't take out one million now. As long as you give me a period of grace..."

"In addition, I can also give you high-level positions in the company's security force, so that you can..."

Joanne can conclude that Su Xiao and others are definitely not from other companies.

The reason is simple.

There is no need for other companies to put her to death.

Even if it is Militech, there is no need to kill her.

Instead, you can take the opportunity to ask for more compensation from Biotechnology.

The company has no enmity or grudge against her.

Then they can only be mercenaries who accepted the commission.

As for who sent the commission? How did she know?

She has offended so many people. If she wants to become this Director of Research and Development, how can she get there without offending even a few people?

So Joanne doesn't bother hiring their people.

Instead, bribe them directly.

After all, for mercenaries, there is nothing like entering a company.

It's better to go high.

After all, if you become a leader of the security forces, not to mention five insurances and two salaries, the various welfare benefits are not comparable to those of mercenaries.

More importantly, once you join the company's security force, it means you will say goodbye to the dangerous career of a mercenary.

As a mercenary, you can only earn a certain amount of money if you work. If you don't work, you will only starve.

When working for a company, even if there is no assignment, the company's salary will be paid as usual.

Of course, the prerequisite here is to hold a high-level position in the company's security force. If you are just an ordinary soldier, then the salary will not be mentioned.

Therefore, Joanne thinks that the conditions he has given are very tempting.

It was enough to make the mercenaries in front of me tempted.

However, the response to Joanne was the muzzles raised by everyone at the same time.

"Don't..."

Harsh gunfire sounded violently, one after another.

Submachine gun, Heavy Machine Gun, shotgun, Tech Revolver, smart pistol...

When everyone has poured out their firepower, empty the magazine.

Joanne was beaten into a sieve and could not die anymore.

"Hey, hello friends of Night City! I'm Josh Kavorkin, and as always, I care about your business!"

"First, let's take a look at today's market. Qi Lu Si rose by 2%, Gudla fell by 1%, New Citicar rose by 1.5%..."

"Also... what is this? Biotechnology fell 11%? I'm a good boy."

"I don't know if there are any friends. Remember what we said before. In the issue of Redwood Psychiatric Hospital, due to the disclosure, Biotechnology actually used its own experimental drug on patients of Redwood Psychiatric Hospital, causing the stock price of Biotechnology to plummet all the way."

"At that time, the total fell by about 22%. Now it has finally gone back up by a few percentage points, and it has fallen by 11%..."

"Gentlemen and friends, I would like to ask, do you have any shares of Biotechnology in your hands?"

"This year is really unlucky for Biotechnology. First it was Redwood Psychiatric Hospital's incident, and then Project Nightingale cooperated with Militech."

"Now that Project Nightingale has been exposed again, more shady stories and inside information about Project Nightingale, now the statement written by Biotechnology's public relations team can only be used as a wiping paper."

"However, the overt and covert conflicts and interest disputes in big companies have nothing to do with ordinary people like us. For us country bumpkins who were born in the wrong body, they only care about who can help us make money."

"If you want to make a stable investment, I mean really stable, as stable as a dead dog, please choose Arasaka Corporation's Yuzha Protection Plan. You only need to invest 100,000 euros, it is stable, capital guaranteed, and absolutely affordable! Only today, no waiting after expiration!"

"My dear friends, 'Spending less is worse than spending wisely'. That's it for today's program. I care about your business. See you next time!"

Snap!

The screen turns off.

The figure of Su Xiao was reflected in the dark display screen.

A few days have passed since Joanne's convoy was intercepted in the Bad Land.

Biotechnology was so busy there that he had no time to find out how Joanne died.

In other words, only when a person is alive, will anyone care about his identity, status and power.

No one cares about dead people.

Because everyone only cares about the property left behind by the dead.

And how much property you can get.

Chapter 117: I'm too afraid of pain, so I'm on full defense (4K)

Even if a latecomer breaks out from the thousands of troops and takes the place of Joanne.

Nor will they want Su Xiao and others.

On the contrary, he has to thank us.

If Su Xiao and others hadn't killed Joanne·Keqi.

There is no chance for them to rise to the top.

Therefore, even if they take the position of Joanne.

At most, it's just a show-off, saying a few nice words to the camera, such as "I will never let the murderer go, and I will definitely investigate to the end."

Then do whatever you have to do.

It almost makes sense.

As for the Mann team, they have returned to their peaceful life.

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