The Delamain Taxi brought them to the foot of the apartment building in the Glen.
Su Xiao did not get out.
Instead, he activated his scanner first.
A ring of red light spread outward.
There was no one in his apartment.
But Su Xiao did not let his guard down.
Their enemies might be using an anti-detection coating to block scans.
Su Xiao shared his concerns with V and Jack.
The three prepared themselves, then entered the building and took the elevator up.
A few minutes later.
The elevator doors opened again.
Su Xiao and the other two emerged, having finished their inspection.
Their search had confirmed that no one was hiding in his apartment.
Next up was Jack's place.
Traveling to Jack's home and checking it took nearly an hour.
They also stopped by the Wolf Bar along the way.
They confirmed that no one was watching either Jack's place or Mrs. Wells's Wolf Bar.
Their final destination was
V's home.
The megabuilding in Chinatown.
Whoosh-
The automatic door opened.
As usual, Su Xiao went first, with V and Jack behind him.
V's apartment was much smaller than Su Xiao's apartment in the Glen.
Aside from a living room they could take in at a glance, there was only an armory and a bathroom.
The living room was exactly as V had left it.
Nothing had changed.
But just then, the armory door suddenly opened.
A man slowly walked out.
The years had left their weathered marks on his resolute face.
His hair was combed back and tied in a topknot.
Black and white mingled in his hair.
"Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Goro Takemura, personal retainer to Lord Saburo, the former head of Arasaka, and Lord Raijin, its current head."
"I have some questions