Chapter 20 Is this the attitude the police should have?
"Okay, let me hear what you don't want to do."
"I won't do anything too extreme for you. For example, kidnapping one person to threaten another."
"Are you teaching me how to do something?"
"I'm just telling the truth."
"Very interesting. Peacock, I find you are becoming more and more interesting. I wish you can always maintain your ridiculous principles."
As a tribute to you, I agreed.
Now, let's talk about the first commission. I can guarantee that you will be very willing to do this for me."
During the tit-for-tat confrontation with Meredith, Peacock was always worried that the woman would fall out.
However, contrary to his expectations, Meredith, who had always used force against force, took the initiative to retreat.
This unexpected harvest made Peacock very uneasy, but after Meredith began to introduce the task, he was immediately attracted.
"Raul Gonzalez used to be a member of the Military Science and Technology Operations Department. He has retired due to his age.
After retirement, he occasionally helped me with some things in his personal capacity."
"Poor old man, he can't live in peace at such an old age."
When Meredith talked about her relationship with Raul, Peacock silently answered this in her heart.
What kind of life can a veteran with many years of military experience live after retiring from active service? Dad Dick is a good example.
Father Dick, the leader of the Motorcycle Brotherhood, is a war hero. He once won the Medal of Honor, the highest medal in the American military, and was a major when he retired.
This is a pretty glorious resume, but Dad Dick still can't get a relatively decent job.
After fighting in the war for so many years, Dad Dick was no longer willing to be a truck driver or go to a construction site to tie steel bars.
So he took a group of old brothers and left the human city to become wanderers in the bad land.
If Father Dick is like this, you can imagine that other veterans are not as good as him.
The war left these veterans not only medals, but also various sequelae.
If only an arm or a leg is missing, cyber prosthetics can be used to replace it, but there is no cure for psychological trauma.
Because they cannot return to ordinary life, many veterans become addicted to alcohol and drugs.
Some people choose to continue working in dangerous jobs, such as Raul Gonzalez.
In Meredith's opinion, Raul is pretty good.
The tigress thinks that Raul has strong obedience and rich sniping experience, so he can be considered a good shot.
As for why such a good player cannot retire at such an age, Meredith selectively skipped it.
Although she didn't say it, Peacock was aware of it. This was nothing more than a cliché story about someone getting old and being kicked out.
"Raul came to me a few days ago. He said he had a conflict with the Tiger Claw Gang in the city and hoped that I could help him.
As a reward, he promised to give me a chip, which was said to be information about a mysterious sect.
Today I received a call from him again. Raul told me that the Tiger Claw gang kidnapped his daughter Emma and are now forcing him to negotiate."
"You want me to help him save his daughter?"
When Meredith said this, Peacock thought he understood.
Meredith had previously impressed him as a ruthless woman who would do whatever it took to achieve her goals. But now it seemed that she still had a human touch.
Just when Peacock was blaming himself for this, the senior operations director of Military Technology sneered silently.
"Sometimes, I really don't understand the structure of your brain circuits.
Peacock, why do you think so?
Listen, what I want you to do is bring me that chip.
As for whether you save people or not, that has nothing to do with me. I only look at the results, not the process.
So whether you want to kill the old guy and get the chip, or rescue his daughter in exchange for the chip, it's all up to you."
"Wei is right. Those who serve big companies can no longer be considered human beings."
Listening to Meredith's instantly chilling words, Peacock suddenly thought of someone's comment.
Because he was so close to Meredith, he could clearly see the details on the woman's face.
Meredith has a set of extremely neat and white teeth. Peacock didn't notice it the first two times, but it wasn't until now that he discovered that these teeth should be made of some kind of special alloy.
"So this is called eating people without spitting out their bones..."
Looking at Meredith who was still sneering silently, Peacock also wanted to laugh.
Peacock made this call after careful consideration, so he knew what he might encounter.
Since he chose to dance face-to-face with such a beast, he would not regret it, let alone let it go halfway. Because this beast may not have humanity, but he can have it.
Considering that Jack and Wei were both wounded now, Peacock did not intend to let them participate. After getting Raul's address, he went directly to the veteran's home.
"Bah bang bang!"
When the peacock knocked on the door of Raul Gonzalez's house, the first thing he heard was the sound of a gun being pulled, followed by the owner's question.
"who is it?"
"Mr. Gonzalez, I am Peacock and Meredith asked me to greet you."
As long as he heard the sound of the gun being pulled, Peacock knew that there was a gun pressed against the door in front of him.
If Peacock's answer does not satisfy the man inside, Raul Gonzalez will definitely shoot, and the broken door panel of this cheap apartment cannot stop bullets.
But the more this happens, the more relaxed the peacock appears.
He didn't want to have a bad association with the old man inside because of his stiff face, and then beat himself into a hornet's nest through the door.
As soon as the name of a certain tigress was announced, the door in front of the peacock opened, and then he saw Raul Gonzalez himself.
Raul Gonzalez, male, 58 years old.
He once served in the special forces of the U.S. government, specializing as a sniper. His highest military rank was Army Second Lieutenant.
This is a resume that is quite similar to Dick's father, but Peacock did not see the spirit similar to his father's in this former Army second lieutenant.
Although the veterans of the motorcycle fraternity are not doing well, at least they are happy.
But this Mr. Gonzalez is like a sugar cane that has been chewed countless times. He seems to be alive, but also seems to be dead.
"Meredith asked you to come?"
"Yes. She said you were in trouble, so she asked me to help you."
"How many of you are here?"
"Not many, just me."
When they heard the peacock's intention, Raul and the girl behind him showed joy at the same time.
However, when he heard that only one person had arrived, Raul smiled bitterly, while the girl couldn't help but make a sarcastic sound.
"Is this how Meredith treats people? Is this how you're going to help my uncle?
My uncle has served you for 20 years! The reason why he became enemies with the other party was because of the order given by that woman.
Now they come to seek revenge on my uncle, Meredith turned a blind eye at first, and now she is so perfunctory, this is really unfair!"
"Anita, okay, stop talking.
This is my business alone, and I shouldn't have let you get involved from the beginning, let alone other people.
Mr. Peacock, thank you for coming, I have received greetings from Meredith, so please leave."
"Leave? No, I said I'm here to help. No matter what you do, you have to count me in. This is what I promised Meredith."
While answering Raul, Peacock looked at the room.
This is a rather shabby little apartment, and the people who live here probably have to make ends meet. Want to enjoy their old age in peace? That's impossible.
At this moment, there are a large number of weapons and ammunition scattered on the only table in this room.
In addition to firearms and bullets, Peacock even saw a lot of grenades.
Although there are many weapons here, they all have a common characteristic: they are all outdated and are junk items thrown on the street without anyone picking them up.
"Young man, do you know what kind of trouble I'm in? People can get killed if they meddle in their own business!"
The peacock refused to leave, and Raul became a little impatient. He and Anita had urgent matters to deal with and had no time to talk nonsense with the peacock.
"Of course I know, Meredith told me.
I know that the Tiger Claw gang captured your daughter and they used it as a threat to force you to go to the appointment.
If they are the Tiger Claw gang, I can probably deal with 10 of them, so I want to help you rescue your daughter.
Mr. Gonzalez, I can't guarantee that we can get your daughter out safely, but I promise that I will fight with all my strength.
As a reward, I will get what you promised to Meredith afterwards."
Peacock stated his request very directly. His words made the veteran think deeply, while the girl sneered.
"Can you deal with 10? What do you use? Do you use your mouth? Have you ever seen the Tiger Leopard Riders of the Tiger Claw Gang? Have you ever fought against them?
Uncle, I don’t believe him. I think he just wants to extort your things, so we’d better drive him away!”
Peacock did not distinguish the girl's doubts. Because this time the enemy was not Cat and Dog, this time they had to deal with the Tiger Claw Gang.
In the apocalyptic era, there are three giant giant companies on the earth. They have replaced the five major powers before the nuclear war, and one of them is the Arasaka Group.
In order to make things easier, Arasaka cultivated agents in Night City, and the Tiger Claw Gang was Arasaka's agent in the black world.
This is an extremely exclusive and dynamic organization. They only recruit members of East Asian descent and extremely worship the warrior culture.
What the people of the Tiger Claw Gang like to do most is to wear Japanese armor and samurai swords, and drive motorcycles roaring through the streets.
Whenever they travel like this, not to mention ordinary people, even the police are silent and dare not stop them at all.
Because they have Arasaka as their backer, the Tiger Claw Gang never lacks weapons, cybernetics and funds.
Arasaka's money has kept the Tiger Claws fat and strong, so they are almost the strongest gang in Night City.
"Anita, exchange things for support. This is what Meredith and I agreed, so don't be too troublesome.
Mr. Peacock, your conditions are very reasonable and I can agree to it. I hope you can be as good as you say."
Raul Gonzalez has the best say in what kind of person Meredith is. After nearly ten years of dealing with her, he knows that woman very well.
Meredith is indeed very snobbish, but this woman never treats others poorly. Although she only sent Peacock alone, this also indirectly proved Peacock's strength.
"Peacock, this is my niece Anita. She is a police officer from the Watson Police Department. She will also join our operation this time."
After welcoming Peacock to join, Raul introduced the girl next to him.
"snort!"
To Peacock's overture, the policewoman responded with a cold snort.
Although her attitude was extremely bad, Peacock had no time to pay attention to it because Raul had already begun to introduce the specific content of the action.
"The people who kidnapped Emma were the Fukada group of the Tiger Claw Gang. They are a standard martial arts faction. Although there are not many people, they are responsible for the force of the Tiger Claw Gang.
This morning, the Morita team captured Emma, and now they are forcing me to meet at Broken Bridge."
Raul had just finished telling what happened a few hours ago, and Anita was already rushing to express her opinions.
"It was obvious that this was a trap. The Fukada group had to kill my uncle, so they kidnapped Emma and used her to force my uncle to go to the appointment.
As long as my uncle goes to Broken Bridge, the Fukada group will take action without hesitation, so we can't fall into the trap ourselves.
For now, there is only one solution: we have to do a short assault before the Fukada group does, and snatch Emma back from those bastards!"
"Is this how a police officer would react to this?
When her family was in danger, she didn’t think about seeking legal help, but instead prepared to grab a gun and go to war with her almost 60-year-old uncle?”