If you set aside the weapons Woolie had whose origins were unknown, what happened in Heywood was nothing unusual in Night City.
"A Hacker named Chu Qiaoxi hired a Mercenary to investigate the Server in the building. Holt used it to store data, and apparently there was evidence of his embezzlement."
It was simple: someone hired a Hacker to steal data, and the Hacker hired a Mercenary to handle the physical interface.
The Apartments where the fight took place happened to be in Valentinos territory, so they simply called over a few Valentinos boys.
Once those guys entered the building, they drew Woolie's attention, and then a fight broke out.
The fight grew large. The gang boys weren't going to take it lying down, so they started calling friends and brought other gang members from the street over too.
In the end, Woolie went berserk and pulled out an automatic Grenade Launcher, bombarding the building-
Padre no longer had any doubts. "These people were betrayed by a traitor on their own team."
Through their shared ethnic and religious identities, people in Heywood might have different jobs, but they all considered themselves Heywoodians.
Once the matter was settled, Lier said, "Padre, I don't mean to stick my nose in, but as long as the Valentinos keep hanging around with the NCPD and other Corpo Dogs, sooner or later there'll be another traitor."
Padre was an In-Betweener, not the head of the Valentinos.
Who knew what this guy might do to Heywood's ecosystem?
This wasn't a huge deal, but it wasn't a small one either. The key was not to let anyone set this precedent.
But no matter what, their ethnic identity and religious teachings had left some mark deep in their souls.
"How about this," Lier continued. "I'll take care of