Chapter 211: Heaven Punish Traitor! (3K)
Only the crazy people of Old Japan would keep carrying out assassinations and killing civil officials whose political views differed from theirs.
Mayor Ryan was not a good person, and he certainly had plenty of dirt on him. In fact, he faced quite a few accusations, especially accepting corporate bribes and giving companies the green light on everything.
But in the eyes of most people, Mayor Ryan was definitely not a terrible mayor.
At the very least, he was not the worst one.
Why, you ask?
Because of his feat during the Unification War from 2069 to 2070, when he invited a supercarrier from Arasaka to drive back New America's army and preserve Night City's independence. That alone was enough to earn the respect and affection of Night City's citizens.
Yes, Night City was not doing all that well under Ryan's management.
But would returning to New America really make things better?
It was as if New America had no frequent shootings, no serious corruption, and no rampant bureaucracy.
Yet a mayor like this had actually been murdered, with his death disguised as a natural one...
It was perfectly normal for Jefferson to worry about his own safety.
But this was ultimately only the Peralez couple's side of the story. Su Xiao still needed more evidence.
"Then why do you think NCPD got it wrong? Do you have any evidence?"
"Before Ryan died, he announced a measure that cut NCPD's budget. Perhaps that measure affected certain people's interests and brought about his death."
The moment Elizabeth said this, Su Xiao immediately guessed what she meant.
"But I heard that this measure earned him and Director Furt a huge amount of political donations, while also greatly increasing the demand for private corporate security services."
Elizabeth