"It was all my fault. The cartels have enormous influence in Mexico. I should have realized they could corrupt even the military."
Su Xiao offered some reassurance.
"This isn't your responsibility. You don't need to feel guilty. Let's find somewhere to meet up first, then discuss our next move."
Su Xiao drove away from the Salamanca Group's estate.
Twenty minutes later, he reached their agreed meeting spot and honked once. Lucy ran over from the roadside and got into the car.
"What's the situation at the estate?"
She asked after settling into the back seat.
V replied, "Just like you said, the Salamanca Group has brought in the military, so the estate's defenses haven't weakened at all."
Lucy looked a little discouraged.
"Then what do we do now?"
V fell silent too.
Even if the Mexican military wasn't as capable as New America's forces or the megacorps' security forces, it was still a military. It was in a completely different league from ordinary thugs.
More importantly, they had absolutely no reason to fight the Mexican military.
Just then, an incoming call came through.
Su Xiao glanced at the name. It was Jack.
"Su, I've brought Jose back to the motel in that town outside Night City. When Padre heard what was going on, he sent ten guys over specifically to keep us safe, so don't worry."
"I didn't expect we'd end up troubling Padre over this. Thank him for me. Also, once we get back, we'll give him a share of the money."
"Sounds good." Jack didn't refuse.
Even if Padre didn't want it, they could split it among the ten guys who had come to help.
After all, if people benefited from helping you, they'd be willing to help again next time.
Having their safety secured took a