The business of Hao Zai Lai Motel has been half-dead. Only those country bumpkins and truck drivers who came to Night City for the first time would stay here.
This place has always been a lawless place. There are no large residential areas around it, and few locals wander the streets after dark. The only reason gang members come here is to meet and trade with others.
The owner of the Haozai Lai Motel is a disabled old man who is half dead. He only moves around on the first floor in a wheelchair. His biggest hobby every day is watching adult movies with VR glasses.
There are no fixed waiters or cleaning staff. A few Hispanic aunts come back occasionally to make a living and help the boss with his physical needs.
As for the guests who check in, they can only pray that the room they stay in happens to be cleaned, otherwise they will have to do it themselves.
The new strangers who checked in today were all very lucky. The boss saw that they were not easy to mess with, so he specially found two 'clean' rooms.
The boss listened to the sound upstairs, muttered and loaded his old shotgun with bullets, praying that nothing unexpected would happen today.
The gun was almost as old as him, and he usually loaded it with only three bullets to reduce the pressure on the spring, but today he always felt like something was going to happen.
Those customers looked so out of place, they were wearing neat and decent clothes, they didn't have weirdly styled or exaggeratedly colored hair, and they didn't have any tattoos on their bodies.
Such people should not appear here at all, but on the contrary, there is no worry or nervous expression on these people's faces, as if this is just an ordinary street in the center of the city.
The boss put the shotgun on the table, maneuvered his wheelchair in a circle, took down a bottle of liquor from the shelf behind him, and took a sip.
The night outside was getting dark, and he always felt like someone was staring at him, which made him a little creepy. However, this vigilance only lasted for a few minutes before he was interrupted by his addiction to cigarettes and alcohol.
The boss quickly returned to his previous lazy state, while Tang Ji hid at the corner less than four meters away from the boss in a straight line.
He leaned against the wall quietly, hiding himself in the shadows, like the most patient hunter.
Tang Ji's keen hearing allowed him to hear the gasping sound coming from the boss's headphones. Then he walked out of the shadows, passed the boss wearing VR glasses, and walked up the stairs.
The specially processed tactical boot soles absorbed most of the footsteps, and the tactician's shotgun, which was loaded in advance, was already on his shoulder.
This weapon can be found everywhere in Night City. You can find it under the neighbor's sofa, you can find it in the bathroom of the bar, and of course, street warriors and law enforcers use it to shoot each other.
This weapon is as reliable as Tangji's revolver, without any modern additional features, but it will never put you in a desperate situation where bullets jam.
Just like now, as soon as Tang Ji turned the corner, he saw a man standing in the middle of the corridor smoking, with a submachine gun in his hand.
Tang Ji had long heard the creaking sound of him moving back and forth in the middle of the corridor. He raised his hand and threw a dagger, nailing it into his throat.
The man covered the wound and could only make a slight sound of leaking air. His last strength turned into stubbornness, letting his muscles support his body and refused to collapse.
This also made it easier for Tang Ji to take a few steps quickly, stretch out his hand to drag his body, and let him fall to the ground slowly. There was no kill prompt, which made Tang Ji feel that he might have wasted his trip again.
Tang Ji was lying next to the door and heard people in the room chatting.
"I can't contact Jon or Jarad. Something must have happened." A woman said with obvious anxiety in her voice: "Have you heard about Michael? I want to quit.
Is it true?"
Tang Ji laughed silently, took out the prelude and pressed it against the wall. After all, his trip was not in vain.
"Fran, if you can quit, you should quit before setting off instead of complaining in front of me." The man's voice was calmer: "I'm in the same situation as you. You and I both know that if you don't perform the task, you will be
If you can't repay the loan, you have to quit this business."
Tang Ji slowly moved the muzzle of the gun and changed the target. Maybe it was time to catch someone alive?
"How many years have you been waiting in line to get into this industry?" the man asked: "I will not give up this opportunity..."
Boom!
[You got points: 50 points]
[The hunting list has been updated: new prey - Audie Galvin (completely terminated) (the relic library has been opened, all goods can be exchanged at half price)]
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The woman watched in bewilderment as the man's head suddenly disappeared, and blood burst out of the cut in his neck and sprayed all over his head and face. Her first reaction was to turn around and rush towards the window, planning to jump out of the window and escape.
But another bullet severed her calf at the knee, causing the woman to hit the wall under the window.
Tang Ji stood at the door, holding the prelude straight, raising the shotgun with the other hand and pointing it at the opposite room. The sound of footsteps was like a countdown, reminding him when the enemy would appear.
3,2,1!
Boom!
The shotgun blasted the upper body of the enemy who had just opened the door into a honeycomb, making it impossible to tell whether they were male or female.
But the prompt from the incoming system told Tang Ji that he did not kill the wrong person——
[You got points: 50 points]
[The hunting list has been updated: new prey - Ladson Jordan (has been completely terminated) (the relic library has been opened, all products can be exchanged at half price)]
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A simple raid, a hundred points of income and a prisoner, Tang Ji was very satisfied.
The other residents in the corridor wisely kept quiet. No one would venture out to watch the excitement at this time, or try to see the gunman's face clearly.
When Tang Ji was sure that he heard the sound of bullets being loaded no less than seven times, this was basically the number of all remaining residents on the second floor.
Tang Ji was deeply pleased that the folk customs were so simple and honest.
He didn't have time to check the body, closed the door and stepped forward quickly, overturned the female pioneer lying on the ground, quickly bound her remaining limbs with a restraint ring, removed her chin, and covered her eyes with a piece of cloth.
.
Tang Ji must be cautious before determining the opponent's ability.
Thanks to the pioneers who have popularized the ability of [cancer recovery], a little trauma can't kill the captive. When Tang Ji lowered his head to check the wound, the wound was already trying to repair the wound.
Tang Ji took out a slender injection from the medicine box. This thing was a perk prepared by Anthony himself using Lazarus' combat stimulant. The effect was not that extreme, but it could be used to refresh himself or bring the prisoner out of a coma.
, quickly regain consciousness from fatigue.
The shot took effect, and Tang Ji's prisoner soon woke up.
The cold barrel of the gun pressed against her forehead, causing her to immediately recall what had happened before.
Fran struggled for a moment, but all she got was a fierce blow from the gun butt, which hit half of her face and left her unconscious.
"I am Tang Ji." The first words of the interrogator made Fran's heart freeze: "Now I will ask you questions and answer them with nodding and shaking your head. Do you understand?"
Fran nodded. She already found that she couldn't speak and her eyes were blindfolded.
This made her very regretful, because her body's native ability was [Medusa's Gaze], a powerful ability with many limitations. This three-person team of pioneers was built with her ability as the core.
As long as she is within fifteen meters, stares at the target and makes eye contact for more than three seconds, the target will freeze and become unable to move.
Of course, she cannot move during this process. Once eye contact is broken, the target will be restored.
Galvin's ability in the team is [Radiant], which allows people to maintain a charming and confident state for a long time. It is an auxiliary ability, but it can make Fran become a dazzling woman.
The body that Fran temporarily occupied was originally a beautiful blonde, and with the [Glory Hair Change], she was even more charming. As long as she could meet Tang Ji by chance in a bar or on the street, she would be completely confident.
, making Tang Ji a prisoner.
The other groups are combat groups, mainly responsible for menial work.
It's a pity that all the groups lost contact before the plan started. At least Fran now knows what happened to them.
The headless corpse belonging to Galvin lying on the ground is telling his own tragedy. This body was once one of the most frequently used bodies. The reason why it was not sealed in the polar warehouse was because the pioneers regarded him as
Use of beauty equipment.
But now, this 'daily necessities' has been completely destroyed.
Fran's muscles tensed due to nervousness. She had heard rumors about Tangji. Just like Galvin, she did not believe that an indigenous person who was not even a superhuman could cause real harm to them.
But when Tang Ji's gun was really pointed at her head, Fran didn't dare to gamble with her life.
"Are you a pioneer?" Tang Ji's voice came again.
Fran nodded obediently. They came to the body of this world in the form of soul projection. It is not that easy to leave. You cannot just click a button and log off directly. Doing so will cause irreversible soul damage.
The Soul Committee, which theoretically owns all human souls, will never allow this to happen, so when designing and manufacturing soul projection instruments, there is no emergency disconnect function at all.
So now Fran must face Tangji alone.
"Does your ability need to rely on voice, body movements, or eye contact to be effective?" Tang Ji continued to ask, cautiously making Fran despair, and she nodded vigorously.
"Is it a sound?" Tang Ji's tone was calm, as natural as bargaining in a supermarket.
Fran shook her head, and then suddenly felt a sharp pain, and her jaw returned to its original position.
"Tell me about your abilities." Tang Ji moved behind Fran and pointed the gun at the back of her head.
"My ability is [Body Repair], which can speed up the healing of my own wounds and regenerate broken limbs." Fran explained hard: "The wound on my leg has almost healed!"
"Ah!" Fran suddenly felt severe pain and the accompanying burning pain that penetrated deep into her soul.
Tang Ji used his own flame of hatred to burn Fran's wound, directly disintegrating the [Cancer Recovery] ability's efforts on the wound.
"Tell me about your abilities. This is your last chance." Tang Ji had already seen through this woman's bottom line, and she did not dare to risk her own life.
"I said! I said! Stop!" Fran kept rolling on the ground, and the pain was far beyond the pain of a broken limb, making her completely unbearable.
But Don Gibby had no intention of letting the flames go out, he just waited silently for Fran to give in.
"My ability is [Medusa's Gaze]!" Fran's sanity was on the verge of collapse, and she shouted: "Just eye contact can make people unable to move! My teammates can take the opportunity to kill you! I
I said it all! Stop it!"
Tang Ji snapped his fingers, and the gray-black flame quickly condensed into a ball and jumped back to his fingers like a living thing.
"How many people have you come in total?" Tang Ji continued his interrogation. He already knew the approximate number of pioneers from Carcalf. Now he only needs to know how many people were sent to Night City to know the number of pioneers.
How much do you value yourself?
"A total of twelve intern pioneers were sent to deal with you. I can only contact the other two teams. There is also a two-person team that operates alone, and we can't contact them." Fran gasped: "They are
The intern pioneers who are closest to the official pioneers have higher authority than us and have already signed a formal contract!"
Fran said a lot in one breath. She didn't know if Tang Ji could really kill her, but she knew that the other party could definitely give her an unforgettable memory.
After she goes offline, she will definitely report what happened here to the company. This native is so evil!
Fran took advantage of the breathing space given to her by Tang Ji and rubbed as little as possible on the floor, trying to remove the cloth covering her eyes.
As long as she is given a chance, she may not be able to fight back...
But Tang Ji already felt that Fran had lost her use value. He knew that this intern did not have much information about the Pioneer organization, and he had no intention of taking her back for in-depth interrogation.
Boom!
Tang Ji killed Fran with one shot. Until the last second before her death, this woman did not believe that she had died like this.
[You got points: 50 points]
[The hunting list has been updated: new prey - Fran Rose (has been completely terminated) (the relic library has been opened, all products can be exchanged at half price)]
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Of course, this did not affect Tang Ji. He checked the items left in the two rooms. Except for a pile of fake documents, cash and weapons, there was nothing valuable.
Tang Ji took away the fake documents and planned to let Alia find the source based on the forgery. As for the rest, it was considered as compensation for the residents here.
He smoked the cigarette he took out from the corpse and walked out of the main entrance of the motel with a gun in his hand. The nervous hotel owner held his shotgun in his hand and stared at the big star of Night City in stunned silence.
I dare not say more.
He felt that he no longer had the need to call the police. He planned to call the TV station and the media directly. Those reporters must be very interested in the crime scene left by Tang Ji.