In the Night City Company Plaza, the downpour had subsided at some point, and gray-black smoke floated out of the building after the flames burned out.
Standing in the square under the many buildings and looking around, what you see is like a forest of ashes after burning. There are dilapidated and scorched scenes everywhere. Only the center of the square is the last piece of pure land.
Early morning finally arrived, and the dawn sun peeked out from behind countless buildings. The belated NCPD police officers finally appeared from the streets and roads, and began to block off the square after the crime.
The sudden sound of sirens and the roar of aerial vehicles have replaced the "noise" of the square.
The concert was over. Kerry and the other band members, who had been enjoying themselves on the stage for a long time, stood there, looking up at the building in the distance, with different expressions for a while.
The music fans who had been cheering wildly all night fell into a daze, and everyone looked around at the messy scene as if they were just waking up from a dream.
From time to time in the sky, armed aerial vehicles with the words NCPD on them passed between the buildings, and projection equipment projected "emergency control" warning slogans high in the sky.
The aerial vehicles sent by the news stations who had heard the news were blocked from the outside and were not allowed to enter the site after the melee.
At this moment, countless music fans finally woke up: perhaps the explosions and chaotic gun battles that occurred in various company buildings late at night were not specially arranged background performances for the concert!
What happened last night was not an illusion, but a real revolution!
They managed to survive this chaos that was destined to shock the world without even realizing it!
At this time, on the concert stage.
The band's lead singer and Johnny Silverhand's friend, Kerry, stood blankly next to the microphone, looking at the military technology company building with a mixture of confusion and relief.
Looking up, I saw plumes of thick black smoke rising from the rooftop of the building after the heavy rain subsided, as if a large barbecue party was being held on the rooftop.
Through the zoom function of the prosthetic eye, Kerry clearly saw a familiar figure sitting arrogantly on the outer wall of the rooftop, holding a cigarette in his silver arm and taking a puff with an expression of enjoyment.
As if aware of Kerry's gaze, the guy slowly lowered his gaze and looked directly at Kerry.
Then, he smiled arrogantly, slowly stretched out his other hand, raised his thumb, and then pointed the thumb towards himself.
The next second, he suddenly turned his thumb 180°, poked it downward, and then pointed his thumb towards Kerry.
The significance of this action is self-evident.
"This irresponsible bastard who abandoned his music fans..." Kerry shook his head helplessly and laughed for no reason, his laughter was a bit hearty.
Only at this moment did he finally understand why Johnny Silverhand did what he did.
Mission? Honor? Fame?
These may not be important.
For that guy, perhaps the most important thing is that he is "simply unhappy with the company." He must do something about it, and he will do whatever it takes to achieve the goal!
But it is undeniable that this time he did win, beautifully and completely, but he... became his foil.
This is the real Johnny Silverhand, the real rock n' roll kid. Whatever he does, he does not need anyone else's pointers or excessive evaluation. He knows his goals and is willing to implement his ideas forever.
Kerry felt endless sadness in his heart.
Johnny abandoned the band and left him alone.
In the end, Johnny died and he became famous. I thought that the path he chose was the most correct one, and I often felt sorry for Johnny's ending.
But now it seems that Johnny may have never taken the wrong path from beginning to end. There were no flowers on that thorny road, but he was happy with it.
When the nuclear bomb resounded on the top floor of Arasaka Tower, Johnny felt as happy as when he became a rock star.
He has truly blazed his own path and successfully proved that he is the unique protagonist. Now that he has taken the pose just now, he is undoubtedly telling himself that he has won!
Kerry shook his head with a smile, and finally took off the guitar and turned to look at his companions:
"Okay, everyone, it's time for us to go back. I believe that in a few days, we will all be able to eat the meal Johnny gave us. That guy has kept us here as a background for so long, and yet...
There is a special soundtrack for his activities. If I don’t invite him to a meal, I will think that I, Kerry, am blind and have mistaken my friend!”
Immediately, he raised his head again and looked at the NCPD aerial vehicle hovering in the sky.
Tonight, they, as the "accompaniers" of this turmoil, gathered such a large number of music fans and people in the company square, providing an excellent cover for this turmoil.
In this case, they will inevitably be questioned.
But, overall, this concert did more good than harm to him.
In recent years, although he has become a superstar in the rock and roll industry, his own popularity has gradually declined, and he is in urgent need of some explosive scandals and gossip to revive his popularity.
It is precisely because of this that he lied to the outside world that he suffered from depression, all he wanted was to highlight his sense of existence.
And now, he is at the center of this turmoil, and he also held a stunning concert here. There will definitely be a lot of news and gossip about him in the future, and it is foreseeable that his popularity will skyrocket.
As for the small matter of going to the NCPD police station for tea, it is not worth mentioning at all.
But they have already helped so much, and they even have to take the blame for it. If Johnny doesn't treat him to a meal, he will really be a hopeless piece of shit.
He threw the microphone on the ground, waved flatly toward the rooftop of the building, turned around and left.
...
Watching Kerry and his former band mates being taken away by NCPD police officers, Johnny slowly turned his eyes back.
Clear footsteps came from behind, and soon a familiar voice sounded from behind:
"Sorry to keep you waiting. Between last night and early in the morning, I was delayed by something, and I didn't have time to catch up with you all for the finale.
Johnny turned around. After the rainy night, under the clear morning sun, Lin Mo was walking slowly in a clean and tidy police uniform.
At some point, he had sneaked into this military technology building and came to the rooftop to meet Johnny.
"Hey, when did you change into a dog's skin again?" Johnny teased in a brisk tone, and there was no trace of the past sarcasm in his words.
"Forced by the situation, there is no other way. After all, the NCPD has taken over the security and maintenance work here. I have to use a fake identity to sneak in." Lin Mo shrugged and said with a chuckle:
"What else do you have to say now, suspect Johnny Silverhand?"
Johnny twitched the corner of his mouth, looked at Lin Mo who was pretending quite speechlessly, and finally shook his head with a smile and said:
"What the hell can I say? After performing such a big drama and making trouble for such a long time, it's time to take a rest. Oh, speaking of which, I haven't experienced what it feels like to be in a prison cell."
He spread his hands and showed his willingness to be slaughtered: "Come on, Officer Lin, the criminal suspect Johnny Silverhand is willing to accept your arrest."
After the entire operation was over, Rogge, Pangolin, and the rest of the Afterlife mercenaries in their team who had completed all the goals and commissions had retreated as planned.
At the moment, he is the only one who remains on the rooftop, waiting for his "unexpected encounter" with Lin Mo.
However, he is in a good mood now. Seeing that Lin Mo is still joking, he doesn't mind playing along.
"Okay, okay, I've lost this time. I surrender. Let's stop playing this trick." Lin Mo raised his hands helplessly, not wanting to dwell on this joke any longer.
"What I really want to ask is, what are your views, feelings and thoughts about this drama that is now over?"
Johnny Silverhand lowered his head slightly and was silent for a moment, then turned his head silently and looked down at the company square below, his eyes sweeping over the messy and dilapidated company buildings one by one.
"Although I always hate these vain thoughts and feelings, I have to tell the truth this time. I had a great time and was very happy."
"If you ask me what I think, my opinion is that your plan is perfect, worthy of the word "awesome"; if you ask me how I feel, my feeling is that you are just fooling other companies. This time I have caught the opportunity.
..”
"As for what I want to think about... there are many, and I can't explain it at the moment. But I also understand that the overall performance of this drama and the incident are also the result of compromise by all parties."
Johnny Silverhand turned his head and put his hands on the wall behind him quite relaxedly, looking far away.
Although he is just a rock musician and terrorist who engages in music and terrorist attacks, but because of these two identities, he has met a lot of people and seen a lot of the world.
Johnny knew very well that tonight's drama could not have been caused by Lin Mo alone.
This cake-splitting banquet involves countless companies. A casual glance will tell you that there must be several other forces behind it to reap the benefits.
Most of these organizational forces firmly established in Diaoyutai are the "Utopia Alliance" headed by Ye's Company.
"It is unrealistic to just rely on public opinion and temporary enthusiasm to create last night's news." Lin Mo said frankly:
"This is the best result, and I also believe that Knight and the others will transform the city."
"Yes, this is the best result. I relived my second life, and I also had the unfinished dream of my previous life...Lin Mo, to be honest, thank you." Johnny said with a look on his face.
Look at Lin Mo seriously.
"The sun is out in the west? I didn't expect to hear the word thank you from your mouth." Hearing Johnny's gesture, Lin Mo couldn't help but smile proudly.
Johnny waved his hand: "Okay, let me put it another way. You are quite stupid and naive, but it is undeniable that your naivety and lack of energy have really made things happen."
"Okay, I will accept your thanks with peace of mind." Lin Mo nodded.
The two of them just exchanged words with each other, and a few more minutes passed without realizing it.
"... Let's get down to business. Why did you specifically ask me to stay?" Johnny's face straightened.
Apart from Lin Mo, who was disguised as a police officer, he was probably the only one left at the "crime scene".
You deliberately let him stay here on the rooftop in the wind and rain... It's impossible to really arrest him and take him back, right?
Lin Mo replied truthfully: "I want to know your future plans."
"Plan? What other plans can I have? My body is destined to make it impossible for me to stay away from Night City... If I stay here in the future, I can see how Ye's Company revitalizes this city."
Johnny said.
Now he is still wearing the pair of sunglasses that Lin Mo handed him, relying on special network connection technology to control this body.
In this case, it is destined that he cannot leave Night City too far, otherwise he might be disconnected and reconnected as soon as his front foot leaves Night City for half a step.
"It's good. With your temperament, it's quite suitable to stay here." Lin Mo nodded.
"Stay behind?" Johnny raised his brows, not very confused, but asked as if he had known this for a long time:
"Are you really going to leave Night City?"
"To be precise, I want to leave here and go somewhere far away." Lin Mo said calmly: "Then I will take a few people with me depending on the situation."
Johnny Silverhand nodded, not surprised and said: "Congratulations, you can go wherever you want from now on, but don't forget our... friend who climbed out of the garbage heap."
Lin Mo's eyes flickered a few times, then he nodded with a smile.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! He reached out and took out a chip plug-in the size of a baby's palm from the pocket of his police uniform, and gently threw it towards Johnny.
Johnny's pupils shrank and he took the chip very quickly.
"Is this a relic chip?" He frowned and stared at the chip in his hand doubtfully, observing its appearance.
There is no mistaking it, this is the relic chip that once "imprisoned" him.
After all, it was the "prison cell" where his data consciousness had been, and Johnny was quite familiar with the appearance of the relic chip.
Looking at the strange red fluorescence emitting from the chip, Johnny asked with some uncertainty:
"Whose data consciousness have you locked inside?"
"Your ex-girlfriend, the inventor of the Soul Killer, and the once famous hacker master-Ms. Ott." Lin Mo said straight to the point.
"Ultra!" Johnny repeated the name in shock, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.
After a while, he looked at the chip in his hand in disbelief, pondered for a moment and said in a difficult tone: "How did you find her and capture her?"
"Use Saburo Arasaka's data consciousness as bait, and then when she shows up, beat her down in the cyberspace, and then lock her up." Lin Mo said in a light tone.
Johnny was speechless for a moment.
Although he did not directly witness the battle between Lin Mo and Ultra in the cyberspace, it did not affect his belief that what Lin Mo said was true.
After all, judging from Lin Mo's achievements, there is no need for the other party to brag about this matter.
"Why did you hand her over to me?" Johnny Silverhand was quite puzzled.
"It's a rare big fish to catch, you can't let me release her, can you?" Lin Mo said teasingly:
"It doesn't make much sense to keep her by my side. She has no use value to me. After thinking about it carefully, it is more appropriate to leave her in your hands. After all, she is your ex-girlfriend. Why?
It's up to you to train her well."
Is this treating Ultra as an electronic pet?
Johnny glanced at the chip in his hand, dumbfounded, and couldn't help but feel that it was an extremely hot potato.
From his understanding, he hadn't seen her in so many years. If Ultra's temperament had not changed, the act of locking her in a chip like this would definitely arouse her overwhelming anger.
And at this time, if he suddenly appeared in front of Otto, I believe that the scene would never be the meeting of two loving lovers.
If Otto hadn't eaten him alive on the spot, it would have been a strange thing as the sun was rising in the west.
However, now his wish has almost been fulfilled, and all the regrets from the past have disappeared. The rest of the days are still very long, and he has a lot of time to spend with his ex-girlfriend.
"I hope this isn't a trap you left for me." Johnny smiled, shook his head, and put the chip in his pocket.
"Okay, we've almost finished what we need to talk about. I would like to ask you to cooperate and put on these handcuffs." Lin Mo casually took out a pair of electronic handcuffs from his body.
Johnny was stunned for a while, looked at the handcuffs and asked in disbelief: "You really want to arrest me?"
"No way, the plot requires it, and my identity needs to be concealed, but don't worry, the police officers in the bureau are all our people. You can stay in there for a few days at most, and then you can take the opportunity to escape and escape.
"Lin Mo threw the handcuffs over.
Johnny took the handcuffs and glanced at Lin Mo speechlessly, realizing that the latter was indeed serious.
He handcuffed himself helplessly and shouted strangely: "Okay, the criminal suspect Johnny Silverhand is willing to be arrested by the wise and powerful Police Officer Lin."
"Then you go back with me quickly." Lin Mo said with a playful smile.
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PS:
This past month has been really busy. Other people have fewer courses as you go to the later years of university. But the author has more courses as you go to the later years. Now you have as many courses as you do in high school. You go to the hospital every day and you have tasks at night.
The arrangement has caused the update to be delayed for so long...
However, the novel is almost coming to an end, and there are only a few chapters left. The author will see if he can finish it during the Qingming Festival holiday.
I'm extremely sorry. There's nothing to say. It's all the author's fault. What I did was indeed very wrong.
There will be no charge for adding this text later, so please don’t worry.