Chapter 174 Do you know who I am? My name is V!

Before tonight's event officially ends, there will be a new Mewtwo art performance from Night City superstar Lizzie Weisz.

Under normal circumstances, Hansen would most likely wait until the art performance was over and the guests had left Bao Shi Qing before letting Aurore and Emeric inspect the AI ​​neural matrix device.

But to be on the safe side, Alex and V had to prepare in advance. If Hansen deliberately asked them to inspect the goods during the performance, things would be troublesome.

Because the action plan arranged by Li De was too time-sensitive, V only received information about Aymeric now.

It records Aymeric's major deeds, as well as key information such as his hobbies and taboos.

V must remember this information firmly before meeting Hansen so as not to reveal any flaws in front of Hansen.

While there is still time, V can write these things down.

"Now you are responsible for writing down these contents, but make sure you don't make any mistakes. A suspicious person like Hansen will definitely test you when the time comes."

"Don't be nervous. That's all you need to remember. But you have to use the information flexibly and not be too rigid."

"Just say what you need to say, and try to relax as much as possible."

Alex said in a serious tone and expression that she had suffered a great loss in this regard once and almost lost her life.

If Li De had not led the team personally and rescued her at the risk of his own life, Alex's body would probably have been eaten clean by wild dogs.

So, having learned from this experience before, Alex became extra cautious with information, fearing that V would repeat her mistake.

"Row."

V nodded, saying that he would not be careless about such a matter. He immediately returned to his seat at the gambling table and recited the detailed identity information of Aymeric to himself.

Alex, who replaced Aurora's identity, pretended to be Aurora's lively and charming tone and demeanor, and continued to chat and relax with other gamblers and dealers.

I have to say that Alex is indeed gifted in acting.

The casino dealer who had been secretly observing her, as well as the nearby Hellhound soldiers, did not realize that the Auror in front of them had become a different person.

Not long after, the Super Dream Art performance of Night City superstar Lizzie Weisz officially began.

Guests from all around also gathered and stopped under the stage to enjoy this special artistic performance.

When the lights in the dance floor were turned off, Li Qi, whose whole body was glowing, danced gorgeously and gracefully like a gorgeous butterfly, and everyone was attracted by this artistic scene.

Including Alex.

She dreamed of appearing on such a stage one day, dancing gracefully in ecstasy and gaining the attention and appreciation of all the audience.

V, on the other hand, acted indifferent and just silently memorized the information about Aymeric and Auror.

Just when Alex was watching with fascination, Hansen's lackey Gago came over with a team of fully armed Hellhound soldiers.

"Aurore, Emeric, Mr. Hansen didn't ask you to come here for a vacation. You should get to work now."

Jago looked at V and Alex with an uncomfortable expression, because according to the previous agreement, they should have gone to inspect the equipment before the performance began.

Instead of standing there stupidly like you are doing now and watching some crappy art performance.

"Why are you in such a hurry? If we leave the things with you, it's hard to believe that they will just run away. My brother and I have come all the way here, and it won't take us long to watch the show."

Alex said this in a reproachful tone, but after all, she still stood up honestly and decided to leave with Gago and his group.

"When you're done with this job, you'll have plenty of time to watch this kind of show."

Alex's reaction did not make Gago realize that there was anything wrong. Perhaps this pair of European hackers really forgot the time because they were so excited to watch the show.

Soon, Gago, who was in charge of leading the way, led V and Alex to a dark room similar to a warehouse.

There, Hansen was communicating with Song Zhaomei. When Song Zhaomei saw Alex and V pretending to be Auror and Emeric, she was startled.

She didn't expect that V and Li De's plan would actually come true!

Although Song Zhaomei's prosthetic eye device cannot directly see through V's mimicry disguise, she can locate V's position through the Relic chip.

At this moment, V was standing in front of her, but he had turned into Emeric.

"Song Zhaomei, you're lucky. It looks like the European hacker pair is not lost. You can start accepting the device you want now."

Hansen felt relieved after seeing Gago bring the people back. When he realized that Aurore and Emeric did not come as scheduled, he thought something had happened.

After all, his spy outside received news that Miles had sent a team of professional agents to infiltrate Bao Shiqing, intending to cause some sabotage.

Fortunately, the CIA agents did not come to cause trouble, and the two European hackers are still safe, at least for now.

"Wait here for a moment. I'll go over and talk to them."

After he finished speaking, Hansen walked towards V with his hands behind his back. With a chilling grin on his face, he said to V and Alex:

"How are you two doing in my Sapphire Blue Club? You're having so much fun that you've lost track of time."

"Since both of you like playing in the Gem Blue so much, why don't you stay and work for me?"

"I promise that I can offer you a salary that is not much worse than your company."

Hansen's words were not only a warning to the hacker pair, but also expressed doubts about the abnormal situation they had experienced.

He wouldn't believe that these two people would go to watch a show for no apparent reason.

"It's OK. The quality of your guests is quite good. There are actually several celebrities who come from big companies. It's really rare."

Alex naturally put himself into Auror's perspective and briefly told Hansen about his encounter with V.

After learning that such a thing actually happened, Hansen glanced at Gago standing beside him, secretly asking him whether it was true.

The person who had been in the area near the gambling table and was responsible for keeping an eye on Aurore and Aymeric was the Hellhound soldier under Gago.

Based on the report from the surveillance soldiers, Gago knew that this was indeed the case, so he nodded to Hansen, indicating that what Alex said was true.

"Haha, Bao Shiqing is the result of my hard work in running Dogtown for many years. All the big shots in Night City will give me this face."

“It’s not surprising that you can meet people from LA companies here.”

After that, Hansen took V and Alex to the rest area and asked his subordinates to open a bottle of vodka.

He reluctantly believed Alex's story.

Seeing V who remained silent throughout the whole process, Hansen began to probe him out of habit. He stared at V intently and smiled.
"Mr. Aymeric, you are now the top technical employee of World Communications Satellite Company. It is not easy to get this position."

"Have you been doing this job since you entered the industry, or did you switch to this job from another company?"

The reason why Hansen asked this was that he wanted to test the other party's true identity. He was always cautious in dealing with everything, including the acceptance of the matrix device this time.

What if this guy is a fake and stole his AI neural matrix device? That would be a huge loss!

It's better to be safe than sorry. Ask when you need to.

Faced with Hansen's sudden attack, V, who had already memorized Aymeric's background information, was able to respond fluently:

"I used to work for Petrochemical Company, and later participated in the AI ​​neural matrix research project of the European Community Alliance. After that, I left the laboratory and joined World Communications Satellite Company."

"It's not really a job hopping."

"People go to higher places and water flows to lower places. It is normal to have worked in multiple companies."

V's answer was exactly the same as the information Hansen had obtained, but Hansen's suspicion was not dispelled so easily.

Because V's answer was too perfect, as if it had been rehearsed in advance, which gave Hansen an indescribable strange feeling.

Then, Hansen continued to ask tentatively:
"Emeric, for an outstanding hacker like you, Petrochemical Company is reluctant to let you go. How did you buy out your contract?"

"As far as I know, the employee contracts signed by companies nowadays are basically lifelong, especially for technical personnel." "If you want to buy yourself a free body, it will cost a lot of money."

The question Hansen asked was quite sinister, because as far as he knew, Aymeric's memory had been lost for two years.

This meant that he had completely forgotten his experience working at Petrochemical Company, which also meant that Aymeric had no idea how he left the company.

More importantly, although Aymeric publicly announced that his memory data was lost due to a data leak in the memory bank.

But in fact, the reason for Aymeric's memory loss was that while he was participating in the capture of roaming AI, his brain was accidentally infected by some complex AI.

Even the most advanced AI neurosurgery in Europe at the time could only clear out part of Emeric's memory and the infected brain areas.

Apart from Aymeric himself, only his sister Aurore and the executives of World Satellite Corporation knew about this top-secret information.

As luck would have it, Hansen had pried this information out of Aurore yesterday. Aymeric was not there at the time, so he didn't know that Hansen already knew his secret.

And now, Hansen was planning to use this question to bluff the other party and see if V was real.

Just as V was about to answer Hansen according to the information, saying that his memory was lost because it was leaked by the bank, Johnny suddenly spoke in V's mind:

[V, this guy is trying to trick you. I don't think he knows the answer to this question. Instead of making up an answer full of loopholes, it's better to just say he doesn't know.]

[Believe me, I've been in the military for a long time, and I know the bluffing methods of an old gun like Hansen better than anyone.]

Johnny's sudden suggestion interrupted V's train of thought. Facing Hansen's increasingly gloomy gaze, V knew that he had to give an answer as soon as possible.

After a brief hesitation, V shrugged his shoulders and responded:

"Honestly, I don't know."

"I had some accidents, which caused me to have unclear memories of some things that happened before. As for what happened specifically, I can't tell you more."

Hearing that V's answer was similar to the information he knew, Hansen felt relieved and took the initiative to pour V a glass of wine.

"Okay, let's do as we agreed. One of you will go with Song Zhaomei to inspect the goods, and the other will stay and chat with me."

When Hansen said this, his eyes never left V. It was obvious that he hoped V would stay and chat with him.

In Hansen's opinion, if Aurore went to accompany Song Zhaomei to inspect the goods, even if any unexpected event occurred, he would be able to control Emeric, who had the strongest hacker ability, in the first place.

As for Aurora and Song Zhaomei, these two powerless girls are not worth mentioning at all.

However, what Hansen could never have imagined was that he kept the most dangerous person V by his side!
"I'm tired from playing today, so let Aurore go and inspect the equipment. I'll stay here and rest."

"By the way, have a good chat with Mr. Hansen about the future of Dogtown."

V saw through Hansen's inner thoughts at a glance, so he offered to stay here and let Alex cooperate with Song Zhaomei.

As soon as Song Zhaomei succeeds, V will immediately take the initiative and kill Hansen, the warlord leader of this dog town!

"Very good. I'll trouble Ms. Aurore to help me keep an eye on Song Zhaomei. She is not someone you can easily deal with. Be careful that she doesn't do anything bad to you."

Hansen smiled with satisfaction. He liked the feeling of being in control of the situation at all times. With so many Nether Dog soldiers around, I'm sure Song Zhaomei wouldn't dare to play any tricks in front of him.

"Okay, let's do this. I really envy my idle brother who can sit here and chat leisurely."

Auror deliberately acted reluctant, and after putting on a big show in front of Hansen, she took Song Zhaomei to inspect the AI ​​neural matrix device.

Just as V continued to stay in the rest area and pretended to be friendly with Hansen, Reed, who had finally dealt with the bodies of Auror and Emeric, sneaked in quietly.

After seeing the positions of V and Alex clearly, Li De immediately issued an instruction to Alex through the encrypted voice conversation device:

[Alex, once Song Zhaomei takes away the core device of the AI ​​neural matrix, immediately release the ice-breaking program. This is our only chance to take her away! ]

[Be as quick and decisive as possible, and don't give Song Zhaomei a chance to fight back. Remember this.]

The ice-breaking program that Li De mentioned is a special virus that can restrict hackers from connecting to cyberspace and make them lose most of their hacking skills in an instant.

Once this program is uploaded and infects Song Zhaomei, she will become a completely defenseless lamb to be slaughtered, with all her abilities but nowhere to display them.

Unless it is unlocked by the corresponding cracking program, or a more advanced program is used to crack it by force.

But with Song Zhaomei's current resources, what powerful program does she have that can forcibly crack their ice-breaking program?

Alex didn't say anything. After a series of complicated ideological struggles, she finally chose to obey Reed's instructions.

Although Alex didn't want to be an enemy of Song Zhaomei, this was indeed the only way to save Song Zhaomei at the moment, and she had to do it even if she didn't want to.

"Now it's your turn to enter the access code."

At this time, Song Zhaomei was completely unaware of Alex's plan.

She didn't expect that Reed had only one idea from beginning to end, which was to bring her to Miles.

"Xiao Song, are you excited?"

Alex looked up at Song Zhaomei.

“I can’t say I’m excited, but I’m very happy.”

Song Zhaomei's attention was all on the AI ​​neural matrix device. As long as the core device inside was taken out, everything would be over!
"Okay, I'll start entering the access code now."

While Alex was dealing with Song Zhaomei verbally and pressing the four-digit access code, he secretly started the ice-breaking program and began uploading the virus to Song Zhaomei's system.

Click!

Along with a startup sound, the safe containing the core of the matrix device was opened, and Song Zhaomei finally saw the device she had been longing for.

After confirming that the core device was genuine, Song Zhaomei sent a message to V.

[V, it’s time to start! ]

'receive. '

At this moment, Hansen, who was standing not far behind Alex, was concentrating on watching her and Song Zhaomei's actions, completely unaware that death was approaching!

"Hansen, do you know who I am?"

At this moment, V's sudden words made Hansen suddenly alert.

The shocked reaction made his heart seem to skip a beat, and Hansen subconsciously stepped back.

But it was too late. Under Hansen's horrified gaze, V's arms instantly ejected sharp mantis knives, and a cold light flashed across his jaw.

The next second, Hansen's crown was pierced by the tip of the knife.

V's movements were so fast that Hansen had no time to resist. When he felt the pain in his brain, V's voice also fell:

"Remember, my name is V!"

After saying that, V exerted force with his arms, and the powerful strength of his arms drove the sharp mantis knife, tearing Hansen's brain into two halves in an instant.

The broken prosthetic parts, brain matter and blood exploded. The bloody and horrifying scene made Gago stunned in place for the first moment.

Obviously, he never expected that his boss would be killed like this.

Two seconds later, he and the surrounding Hellhound soldiers reacted, pulled out their pistols and attacked V.

But Li De, who had already been in ambush, attacked them first.

In an instant, with the exquisite cooperation between Li De and V, the soldiers in the dark room were either shot through the brain by bullets or chopped into pieces by V's mantis knife.

The battle had just begun for less than two minutes and it was already over!

(End of this chapter)