Taipingzhou, the small road in front of the Great Empire Shopping Mall.
An unremarkable four-seater vehicle slowly drove up and parked on the side of the road. Two eyes passed through the car window and began to slowly look at this semi-abandoned "prototype shopping mall."
"Before the capital chain was cut off, according to the project plan, this shopping mall should be at least ten meters high. However, due to the interruption of the project, it was also unfinished like other construction projects in Taipingzhou. Now as you say
See, it’s only two or three stories high.”
The blue-eyed gentleman sitting in the driver's seat looked at the shopping mall building through the car window, and said patiently and gently to the boy in the back seat of the car.
"Well, thank you for your explanation." The boy responded slightly casually.
He looked at this unfinished business center, it was just like what Mr. Blue Eyes introduced.
——The whole shopping mall is only one or two floors high. Judging from the current prototype, it should be a beautiful commercial center. However, now there are only strips of steel standing like patterns above the shopping mall, building an unseen building.
The completed skeleton looks like a half-withered and half-prosperous tree.
The walls are dilapidated and dark in color, and there are all kinds of debris piled up outside the mall. There are even a few scrapped and charred vehicles not far away... Depressed scenes can be seen everywhere.
"Now this shopping mall has been occupied by a group of people from the Animal Gang. They regard it as the gang's den." Mr. Blue Eyes suddenly paused, glanced at Lin Mo again, and said with a smile:
"I believe Mr. Lin must know something about this gang. I shouldn't have to explain it."
The Animal Gang, one of the most unorganized gangs in Night City, has a sphere of influence all over the city. The leaders of the gangs all form independent gangs, and there is almost no organization and discipline at all.
This gang is also a gang that advocates physicality and pursues ultimate strength. Almost all the gang members are big men and they all like large-caliber firearms.
After briefly recalling the situation of this gang, Lin Mo nodded slowly, indicating that he had understood the situation of this gang.
Looking at the silent mall gate, with cars parked outside the mall for a long time and no one coming out, Mr. Blue Eyes couldn't help but ask:
"Then should we sit here for a while and wait for the contact person to come out, or should we go in first?"
"Wait for someone to come over. I'm not familiar with the internal environment of the mall, so I don't want to look for people like a headless fly inside." Lin Mo yawned, looking bored.
Having said this, he glanced at the driver's seat with interest and said in surprise:
"But I didn't expect that you would be willing to come here with me alone... Don't worry about abnormal network fluctuations. What should you do if you accidentally disconnect from this body later?"
He has not forgotten the conversation with Mr. Blue Eyes that day. The other person's body needs to be "network connected" at all times.
If one is accidentally disconnected, the body will lose control instantly and become paralyzed in place.
When Mr. Blue Eyes chose to disclose the flaws of this technology to Lin Mo, it also surprised Lin Mo. Isn't this equivalent to handing his own weakness into the other party's hands without reservation?
However, it was precisely because of Mr. Blue Eyes' frankness that Lin Mo was much more relieved about the cooperation between the two parties.
"Mr. Lin, there is no need to worry. Our Ye Company has been responsible for the city's infrastructure construction since its establishment, and many public intranet equipment are also maintained by us, so there are very few places in Night City that I cannot go to.
Mr. Blue Eyes explained without hesitation:
"However, I will need you, sir, to go in alone later. There is a local area subnet set up inside the mall, and I cannot enter or exit at will."
Although many areas of Night City are covered by public LANs, allowing citizens to use the Internet in public areas, this is not the era of the Internet after all.
Many private areas have independent intranets, and even Mr. Blue Eyes cannot enter and exit such places at will.
Many times, when he wanted to enter and leave a building with a private LAN at will, he had to send his men to the destination in advance to investigate the network situation and make sure the network connection was normal to avoid the embarrassing incident of himself being disconnected.
But now the mall's intranet is not open to the outside world, and he has not yet obtained permission, so he cannot use the mall's intranet to connect to this body.
Lin Mo smiled casually and said:
"Then I'll have to force you to stay in the car later, but don't worry too much. When I discuss the matter with the network surveillance agent inside, he should open the intranet for us to use."
Mr. Blue Eyes shook his head and said calmly: "Thank you very much, Mr. Lin, for your kindness, but my situation is special. It's best not to show up in front of others."
Lin Mo nodded without comment and did not force himself on the other party.
He continued to turn his head and glanced at the mall casually, and found that the contact person the elder sister contacted had not come out yet, and nothing happened at the gate of the mall.
So taking advantage of this rare free time, he showed a polite smile and asked: "I ask you to help me this time. Mr. Blue Eyes, what do you think about this?"
"What do you think?" Mr. Blue Eyes repeated the word, pondered for a while, and then smiled:
"After all, this is our first time working together. Mr. Lin wants me to help, so how can I refuse."
His expression was very sincere and there was no inappropriate emotion at all.
Perhaps this is a small advantage of a "network-connected" body.
The "micro-expressions" and rich expression changes that often appear on ordinary people's faces rarely appear on the face of Mr. Blue Eyes.
Lin Mo sighed and glanced at him. After observing his expression to no avail, he had to speak quietly: "Sir, you know I'm not asking this... I want to ask you, what do you think about the Voodoo Gang?
What do you think?"
"A worm in the city, a scum that endangers social security!" Mr. Blue Eyes commented unceremoniously, with a slightly harsh tone.
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"But I have to admit that they are an indispensable part of Taipingzhou's 'ecological balance'. Without them, Taipingzhou will only be more chaotic."
In response to his statement, Lin Mo just nodded slightly and did not comment. It was regarded as acquiescence.
From a real point of view, the current situation in Night City is far more complicated than what is shown in the game.
In the game, the most prestigious middlemen in major urban areas more or less maintain the "ecological balance" of their respective regions and maintain the "stability" of their own areas to a certain extent.
The role of gangs is also the same.
Without the Voodoo Gang, Taipingzhou will only fall into chaos again. Until a new leading gang appears, the area can be stabilized.
Mr. Blue Eyes, who claims that his lifelong goal is to make Night City an ideal city again, naturally understands the reason behind this.
He may intend to change all of this, but in the big dye vat of Night City, in this complex and ever-changing "ecological environment", there is still too little that the Ye Company can do alone.
"So our goal this time is to break into the Voodoo Gang's intranet, steal all the information in their database, and then kill their core members and leave any survivors to the network supervisors..." Lin
Mo said briefly:
"In this way, the remaining minions are still there, and this area will not become too chaotic. If we want to regain Taiping Continent in the future, we will only have to face a weaker voodoo gang."
"Mr. Lin has thought very carefully. I can't fault him." Blue Eyes smiled gently.
Lin Mo shook his head and said meaningfully:
"It's easy to deal with a Taipingzhou... But if you change the target to Night City, sir, how do you think about it... You took the initiative to come to me at the beginning, saying that you wanted to build Night City into a real
Ideal City, I hope I can help, but until now, I don’t know how you plan to realize your ideal, nor your detailed plan.”
"Taking advantage of this rare meeting, sir, why don't you tell me something?" he asked in hot pursuit.
However, in the face of Lin Mo's questioning, he only received silence, and the car suddenly fell into silence.
The blue-eyed gentleman's gaze did not stay on him, he just looked out the car window, his face calm and silent.
It seemed that he didn't know how to deal with Lin Mo suddenly changing the topic to this aspect.
For a long time, he still had no expression, as if he was stating a very insignificant fact:
"Mr. Lin, it's not the time yet, I hope you can help me, but now Night City is a stagnant water, and the major companies have not made any changes. They are like nails, firmly fixing Night City. I
It is difficult to take any measures to change all this, we can only continue to wait!”
"Not before the time?" Lin Mo smiled and said disapprovingly:
"But if you wait until the time is right before you tell me your specific plans and ideas, aren't you afraid that I won't be able to keep up with your pace and delay the plan?"
"I believe Mr. Lin, but please forgive me. The time has not come yet and I cannot tell others my thoughts without reservation." Mr. Blue Eyes apologized slightly.
Lin Mo shook his head and said regretfully:
"Forget it, since you won't tell me, please listen to my opinion, so that you won't be unhappy when I do my own thing and run out to stop me."
"Mr. Lin, please speak."
"First of all, I want to ask you, what do you think of the company?" Lin Mo asked.
Mr. Blue Eyes had no intention of avoiding suspicion, and said unceremoniously: "Except Ye's Company, all other companies are the cancer of Night City."
"Are you sure?" Lin Mo asked back: "Hasn't your Ye's company done anything immoral?"
Not to mention anything else, the plot description of Ye's Company in the game is enough to make anyone wary of this company.
He artificially tampered with the memories of his employees, trained the mayoral candidate as his pawn, and sent a self-brainwashed agent to become the mayoral candidate's wife... Mr. Blue Eyes even took action to prevent V from further investigation.
Various deeds can prove that Ye's company is by no means an innocent White Lotus.
"Yes, we have done many immoral things, but in order to achieve the goal, a little sacrifice in the process is nothing. Indecision is a taboo for decision-makers." Mr. Blue Eyes said seriously:
"Compared to other companies, our Ye Company is at least responsible for the construction of the city. We are responsible for many people's livelihood facilities. Even when the finances cannot bear it, we still spend the company's profits on Night City.
..Compared to other companies that come to Night City to plunder wealth, we are worthy of Night City."
Having said this, he paused again, turned around and looked at Lin Mo deeply. His blue eyes showed no emotion, but he still smiled and said:
"Just like you, Mr. Lin, didn't you once make innocent people your pawns for your own benefit?"
After all, the riots that occurred under the Moore Technology Building in the past have not been forgotten in the minds of some people.
Lin Mo looked at him for a while, nodded silently, and admitted that his deeds were not glamorous.
It is no exaggeration to say that Ye's Company has at least contributed to Night City's urban construction, livelihood facilities and other projects that benefit the people.
As for himself, most of the things he has done so far have been for his own benefit, so he was able to become a legend at the speed of light.
It's a pity that many of the things he has done are covered with "glorious" appearances such as "fighting the company" and "solving crimes", so that the glorious deeds of his other identity are still in the afterlife bar.
Singing here.
He has yet to do anything "valuable" for the city.
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"You are right, so I am not qualified to judge the rights and wrongs of Ye's Company. I ask you what you think of the company, just to let you know in advance." Lin Mo said indifferently:
"Since other companies are cancers in Night City, then if one day, these cancers are attacked by violent elements in Night City... For example, someone could kill through Arasaka Tower and make a mess inside.
, what would you think?"
Mr. Blue Eyes did not pause for a moment, as if he had omitted even the thought process, and said with a smile:
"Then I will happily watch these accidents happen."
You are too straightforward... Lin Mo smiled secretly.
But it’s no wonder. After all, if you choose the “Sun” ending in the game, then at the end of the game, after V breaks through Arasaka Tower, Mr. Blue Eyes will indeed be grinning from ear to ear.
"Sure enough, in your opinion, the major companies are not even as good as the Voodoo Gang?" Lin Mo asked with a smile.
After all, even the Voodoo Gang still maintains the "ecological balance" of Taipingzhou.
"The Voodoo Gang at least maintains the stability of Taipingzhou, but what about the company? They will only absorb the nutrients of Night City to supply themselves, treating Night City as a free hunting ground, and they are the hunters." Mr. Blue Eyes asked himself.
answer:
"They will try their best to exempt even the most basic taxes from paying taxes. Although they contributed funds to the establishment of Night City in the past, until now, they have completely turned into a cancer."
"So in your vision, if you want to build Night City into an ideal city, do these companies have to be eliminated?" Lin Mo asked again.
"If there is such an opportunity, I will try to do it, but it is not realistic to drive all companies out of Night City. We need to unite some companies." Mr. Blue Eyes said truthfully.
Lin Mo nodded, his smile unchanged: "I understand."
Speaking of which, he had almost figured out Mr. Blue Eyes's attitude.
"Mr. Lin asked this, do you have any thoughts?" At this time, Mr. Blue Eyes seemed to realize Lin Mo's intention behind it.
"Well, some of my future plans are no different from the examples I gave you just now." Lin Mo said in a brisk tone: "I'm glad that our positions are the same, sir."
Mr. Blue Eyes looked directly at Lin Mo, and the blue light in his eyes seemed to have become much richer.
"Mr. Lin, are you sure? This kind of thing is no child's play. Aren't you afraid that if you make one wrong move, you will lose everything?"
"I never do anything I'm not sure about, and as for me losing, please forgive me for being arrogant, I never thought about it." Lin Mo said it very lightly, with a calm look on his face.
light.
Mr. Blue Eyes was stunned for a moment.
Even though his essence is AI, his computing power is far beyond that of normal people, and many complex things can be thought of in less than a second, but at this time he actually fell into a "downtime" thinking state.
After a while, maybe it was just the thinking time of a normal person, but Mr. Blue Eyes had already thought enough.
He looked at Lin Mo with a smile, stretched out his hand and said:
"Mr. Lin, although we don't meet often, I hope you can call me Knight from now on."
"You can also call me by my name, Lin Mo." Lin Mo said with a smile, and at the same time stretched out his hand to shake it.