Starting from Night City
Chapter 170

To kill in order to protect life; to cut down karma, not people (3K) (continued)

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Su Xiao had no time to explain everything to her.

He told Li Nali to hide first, then pushed Fenrir into hiding as well.

Two minutes later, footsteps came from the entrance to the underground mall.

Two figures dressed as Scavengers appeared in Su Xiao's line of sight, flashlights in hand.

They failed to notice Su Xiao and Li Nali, simply yawning as they headed deeper inside.

Li Nali's voice sounded over the team channel. "One each?"

"Okay. You take the one on the left, I'll handle the right. Wait for my signal."

The Scavengers walked past Su Xiao's hiding place without noticing a thing.

Su Xiao said over the team channel, "Now. Move."

Then he rushed toward the Scavenger closest to him.

Hearing the noise, the man had only just turned his head.

Su Xiao's foot slammed into his face.

His entire body flew into the air like a spinning top.

If Su Xiao hadn't held back, that kick would have snapped the man's neck outright.

Even so, the Scavenger was left dazed by the blow.

After crashing to the ground, he lay there for a long time without recovering.

On the other side, Li Nali had also finished the fight.

She had subdued the Scavenger assigned to her.

She took out her handcuffs and cuffed both Scavengers' hands.

At first, the two Scavengers put up a brave front.

They refused to say a word.

But how many true tough guys were there in this world?

At the very least, Su Xiao could guarantee there were none among the Scavengers.

Since kind words failed to get them talking, he changed tactics.

He went straight for the CIA's advanced memory recovery technique.

Wouldn't talk?

Then he would beat them.

He would beat them until they were willing to talk.

These

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