This morning, Wei got some information through previous connections.
Somehow, the military technology seemed to recognize the other mercenaries as them.
After those three poor guys were killed by military technology, no one was looking for them anymore, so they seemed to be safe.
For safety reasons, the three brothers waited for another day.
They still didn't wait for any retaliatory action from military technology. Only then did Peacock and the others believe that this incident seemed to have really passed.
"I want to see her and have a good talk with her."
After confirming that it was safe, Peacock told Jack and Wei his decision calmly.
Although he didn't say who he was looking for, the two brothers understood immediately.
"Yes! It's time to go find her, let's all go!"
As soon as Peacock mentioned this, Jack cursed bitterly.
This time the three of them were in a deep crisis and almost died, and of course it was that woman's fault.
She made it clear that she wanted to find three scapegoats, so she kept it secret and didn't tell them the truth at all.
Jack is the kind of person who doesn't hold grudges overnight, so he responded positively to Peacock. Even Wei, who wanted to be calm among the three, also chose to support Peacock this time.
The three of them just did what they said. Through Okada and Utako's relationship, they spent money to get Meredith's address.
In order to visit Meredith tonight, three guys who did not have green cards took the risk and sneaked into the city center which was part of the enhanced security area.
With the hacker Wei here, Meredith's smart security system was useless. It only lasted less than 10 minutes before it was breached by Wei.
"I'll go alone, and you guys will keep a lookout for me outside."
After opening the door of the woman's house, Peacock suggested that Jack and Wei stay outside, and there was a reason for this.
From Peacock's point of view, all the trouble this time was caused by him, so it was natural that he should end it.
He had to give Jack and Vee an explanation instead of dragging them into trouble again.
In this way, the peacock entered Meredith's home. He had been sitting in the living room waiting quietly until he saw the real owner just now.
Just as Peacock thought, Meredith showed no shame at all, and this finally made Peacock have the murderous intention.
Meredith's cold-bloodedness and shamelessness succeeded in angering Peacock, and now Peacock no longer thinks there is anything more proud than killing this woman.
Listening to the roar of the peacock and looking at the hands that had not yet moved, Meredith felt cold sweat covering her back.
Peacock's hand hasn't moved yet, but the veins on his hand are beating. It's a sign of a person's anger, so Peacock will shoot at any time.
Looking at the peacock only 5 meters away from her, Meredith was heartbroken.
She had seen the peacock's skills, so she knew that her chances of survival were almost zero.
Finally seeing the panic in the woman's eyes, Peacock smiled sarcastically.
He once thought that Meredith had a rock-solid heart, but now it seemed that she was still afraid of death.
Since the other party was afraid of death, it would be most appropriate to punish her with death. Just when he was about to kill the woman with one shot, a voice startled him.
"Mommy, are you back?"
This is the voice of a waxy little girl, located at the stairway on the second floor.
As the sound sounded, a little head appeared at the top of the stairs.
When they saw this little girl, both Peacock and Meredith's expressions changed drastically.
Peacock didn't expect there was a second person in the room, but Meredith was really panicked.
The murderous aura on the peacock was so fierce just now, but she was able to stand upright with her back straight.
The reason why she is so arrogant is because Meredith knows that the most she can do tonight is to die.
But the situation is different now, because her baby daughter is actually involved.
"Peacock, I do owe Morty, and I also lied to you.
No matter what you do to me, I just hope it won’t harm my family, please!”
When Meredith begged for mercy, Peacock was looking at the little girl on the stairs.
It was a girl about seven or eight years old. She had a round face, round eyes, and two little buns on her head.
Judging from the confused look on her face, it seemed that the little girl hadn't woken up yet. So she yawned and didn't notice the tense atmosphere below at all.
After years of hellish training, Dad forced Peacock to develop a perverted intuition.
With this ability, he can detect any enemy approaching him.
Of course, this ability also has a prerequisite: that is, the other party must be malicious towards him.
A little girl like this will definitely not have any evil thoughts towards peacocks.
In addition, Peacock's attention was all on Meredith, so he had just discovered the existence of this little girl.
"Amber, don't move or come down. Go back to your room!"
Looking at her daughter who still didn't understand the situation, Meredith's panic became more obvious, while Peacock tilted her head thoughtfully.
"Give me the news about Brother Flathead now, and then our grudges will be wiped out, and no one will owe anyone any more."
Looking back at Meredith who was about to collapse, Peacock's hand on the gun loosened and tightened, then tightened and loosened again, and finally he gave in.
Based on what Meredith did, it was not unfair at all for her to take a bullet from the peacock.
But if Peacock wanted to kill such a little girl's mother in front of her, Peacock couldn't do it.
Meredith never expected that Peacock would let her go.
This made her take a deep breath, and then she answered Peacock while thinking:
"This is not possible. We made it clear before. You do three things for me, and then I will tell you the news.
You have only completed two things now, so I can’t bear to obey.”
When Meredith said this, the peacock's color suddenly changed.
Before he could get angry, Meredith had already continued:
"But fortunately, I have a way to get the best of both worlds, which will not break the rules and allow you to get what you want in advance."
"any solution?"
By this time, whatever Meredith wanted to say, Peacock had to listen.
After getting Peacock's consent, Meredith looked around and finally found paper and pen.
She was thinking and writing, and then she unfolded the note in her hand and let Peacock read the words on it.
"Do you see clearly?"
"See clearly."
"Can you remember it?"
"no problem."
"Deal?"
"make a deal!"
"Beep beep beep!"
With a few crisp horn blasts, Mr. Barnes drove his car and slowly merged into the morning rush hour traffic river in Watson District.
This is a very ordinary car, it has the most ordinary brand, the most ordinary model, the most ordinary color, and he himself is also very ordinary.
From the outside, Barnes is just a small businessman. There are people like him in Night City who don't have 100,000 but also 80,000.
Of course, this is all just an illusion. If anyone knew what Barnes actually does business, they would be shocked.
Mr. Barnes, who was driving this ordinary car, was an independent arms seller. To be precise, he was an arms broker who ran an independent gang.
As the oldest and most profitable business in human history, the arms business has not shrunk even after the nuclear war, but has developed substantially.
Nowadays, it is no longer the Wuchang who can really determine the global trend, but those international monopolies with corporate logos.
Among the world's top 10 monopolies, 7 are in the arms business. Although the other three do not directly buy and sell weapons, they are inextricably related to this industry.
If someone produces weapons, someone must be responsible for selling them. Depending on the identity of the buyer, the arms business requires different models.
That kind of large-volume procurement for the military is, of course, directly controlled by arms companies.
And those smaller arms orders that require personalized service require second-tier dealers like Barnes.
Barnes has always had a clear understanding of how capable he is.
He knew that he was actually an errand boy. When the big guys in big companies wanted to secretly sell something good, they would turn to Barnes.
Although Barnes has no other advantages, who makes him agile, quick-eyed, and tight-mouthed? With these three tricks, Barnes is doing very well.
Because he is driving autonomously, Barnes can almost ignore the car.
At this moment, his hand was tapping the box on the passenger seat. Although it was a box, he seemed to be tapping stacks of banknotes.
In this ordinary-looking box, there is a new generation of intelligent reconnaissance robot recently developed by military technology.
Its name on the list of military technology equipment is Honey Badger, but everyone prefers to call this thing Flathead Brother.
Pingtou Ge has only recently completed the final testing process. After passing rigorous inspections, Pingtou Ge has been finalized, and the next step is mass production.
From small-scale production to assembly line manufacturing, this process will take about 3 to 6 months. During this period, Flathead Brother is the most popular product on the market.
The flat-headed machine in Barnes's hands was obtained from his military technology backer, and he spent a lot of money on it.
In order to make this flat-headed brother disappear from the world, the boss did a lot of tricks.
In the end, the military technology report added an experimental robot that was damaged due to actual combat testing, and this flat-headed robot is now in the hands of Barnes.
"I've made it, I've made it this time!"
Barnes thought this while stroking his chin and laughing.
As a professional weapons dealer, Barnes knew how popular Flathead Brother would be on the black market.
He doesn't have to put much effort into selling. He just needs to sit at home and spread the word, and buyers will flock to him.
Of course, there will be many people coveting such a good thing, so Barnes has made full arrangements for today's pick-up.
At this moment, on the outer ring road of Night City, a high-end luxury car under his name was speeding, and that was the false target prepared by Barnes.
In order to attract possible robbers, he asked someone to dress up as himself and took four bodyguards to visit the big boss.
When the bodyguards came out of the front door carrying a big box, the real guy got into the humble car with him.
Just when the weapons dealer was thinking about how to maximize profits, a thunderbolt hit the front windshield of the car.
This violent impact brought a car traveling at 70 miles per hour to a standstill. If his seat belt hadn't been fastened tightly enough, Barnes would have hit his head on the roof and was bleeding.
"Did someone shoot at me? I was attacked?!"
When Barnes subconsciously looked forward, he was immediately stunned.
The windshield that was intact just now was now turned into a mosaic. Because he was so close, he could even see the bullet stuck on it.
"A 5 mm sniper electromagnetic bomb was used. The person who attacked me actually used a Class II controlled firearm?!"
With his profound professional skills, Barnes could immediately determine the type of weapon used by the opponent.
This conclusion made him very angry, but he was not afraid.
Even though the front windshield seems to be badly damaged, that's just a superficial phenomenon.
This seemingly ordinary car is actually anything but ordinary. It was modified according to the safety standards of military armored vehicles.
Electromagnetic sniper bullets that are powerful enough to penetrate a 10-centimetre-thick brick-concrete wall can only target bullet-proof glass instead of penetrating it.
"Elena, activate emergency escape mode!"
"Understood, Master, now activate the emergency evacuation state."
As Barnes yelled, the car's intelligent system activated a dedicated escape mode.
Amidst the roar of the engine that suddenly doubled in volume, the ordinary family car that looked like a classic car suddenly accelerated to a dangerous level.