Will Cannon, second-in-command of the Sixth Street gang.
In Night City, one year could turn your life upside down. And after two years in a gang?
That was when you were old enough to change careers.
He knew the ins and outs of gang life, and his earnings were middling. It was easy to start getting ideas, like taking the boss's place.
Cannon was thinking about exactly that.
Honestly, he didn't know much about the side business between boss Morton and Biotechnology, but he'd been there the day Burger King barged into Arroyo.
They barged into Arroyo, then swaggered away. That was where the boss had gone wrong-
The underlings were all watching.
Finally, after two years in the gang, right on cue, Morton had carved out a huge territory for him!
According to the Sixth Street gang's rules, the gang would officially back him and send him a bunch of recruits.
Then he'd take his people out to "collect taxes" and hand over a portion to the gang.
But before leaving Arroyo, he'd already planted a mole close to the boss.
Once he had money, with a little careful maneuvering, the Sixth Street boss's seat
would be his for the taking!
Of course, there was a problem now: the gun dealers and car modders wouldn't listen to him, so he needed to start with an easy target.
A smile crept onto Cannon's lips. "I laugh at Morton's lack of cunning-"
"Boss, we're here."
The car pulled over by the side of the street. Cannon looked up at a private "meat shop."
The shop owner was named Thena Arlong, a top graduate in Biotechnology. Somehow, she'd gotten her hands on a batch of equipment and was running a synthetic protein business here-
A black-market synthetic protein business.
It was a