"I understand. So, do you have any questions? I'll answer as best I can."
Su Xiao asked his first question.
"When the assassination took place, the venue looked like it had been prepared for a press conference. What was it about?"
Jefferson answered, "There wasn't any special reason. Ryan likes hearing his own voice on TV and seeing himself on-screen... Things like that. As far as I know, the reason for holding this press conference was that Night City's crime rate had dropped. Ryan was just taking the opportunity to win votes."
Just because he wanted to see himself on television, he had held a press conference?
Either Jefferson was lying, or Ryan was a man who cared far too much about fame and fortune.
However, considering all the wise measures the former mayor had taken during his tenure, Su Xiao could only say that the latter was highly likely.
More confusing than that was...
"Has Night City's crime rate really dropped?"
How had he not heard about it?
He hadn't seen any increase in NCPD patrols on the streets, nor had he seen any announcement on the NCPD's official website about massive recruitment.
Jefferson smiled bitterly. "It's because of what happened more than six months ago. Didn't Ryan cut Pacifica off? The data from that area no longer counts. So compared to last year, this year's crime rate hasn't dropped dramatically?"
Su Xiao shook his head helplessly.
It was the kind of childish trick that anyone with eyes could see through.
The frustrating part was that in Night City, a place without nine years of compulsory education, most uneducated civilians genuinely might not be able to see what was going on.
They believed whatever the news broadcast.
Su Xiao thought for a moment, then asked another question. "Is the