Chapter 388 Dual Commission Upgrade
The hospital where Holt lives is located in the North Oak District of Westbrook. It is a degraded version of the Japanese medical company that was crushed after Arasaka came ashore.
Arasaka used various means to bring down most of the companies in the Watson District, including the Japanese Medical Company that was once in the Kabuki District. The company's assets and employees were reorganized in the North Oak District, and the scale changed. Much smaller.
As a Japanese company, Arasaka will not support his Japanese counterparts for the sake of "national justice". On the contrary, he will use any possible means to attack them and achieve a true local monopoly——
However For now, their monopoly has not yet reached its peak.
To be honest, Holt was not seriously injured after being hit twice by a grenade on the Arasaka beach.
Emperor Ragnar's armored vehicle, especially the version supplied to the company, has excellent explosion-proof capabilities. It cannot be penetrated by one or two stray bullets.
Hot only had minor scratches and contusions at most. He was hospitalized more because he was frightened, and he started working soon.
However, this choice almost cost him his life.
The scene was more exaggerated than Lear thought: unlike being bombed by grenades and heavy firepower, the place where Holt lived was blown up by a serious bomb.
Woolley's automatic grenade launcher is more like blowing up the building shallowly in a wide area. It looks scary, but to use a metaphor, it is more like blowing up the skin.
Moreover, the apartments he attacked were entirely civilian residences, of average quality, and most of the broken and broken structures were non-load-bearing structures.
Hot's side is different. From the outside wall, although the explosion area is not as broad as Woolley's explosion, the destruction is quite complete. The entire room of Hoot has disappeared, and the building looks like A piece is missing.
What is particularly conspicuous is that some of the beams and columns that are obviously load-bearing structures have exposed high-strength steel bars. These high-strength steel bars tied together have even broken neatly, thus causing the area around the explosion point to All slightly deformed.
This is ridiculously powerful, and it will cost a lot of money to repair, and it is unknown how stable the building's performance will be after repairs.
The NCPD is collecting evidence. It is worth noting that their towing robot is also pulling a damaged Centaur mecha, and the equipment also contains the driver's stumps.
At this moment, Lille had followed Bryce to the outside of the hospital.
The scene was so busy, and the network surveillance and NCPD also had law enforcement powers, no one noticed the three red dangerous objects next to Bryce.
NCPD’s 3D construction and analysis of the crime scene quickly reached Bryce
“Tsk phase change bomb, it’s a new thing again.”
Phase change bombs use special phase change materials as "gunpowder". When triggered, the materials can quickly transform from one phase state to another, releasing huge energy in the process.
Unlike ordinary gunpowder, this bomb generates more shock waves, which are essentially mechanical energy rather than thermal energy, and will not cause fires.
As long as there are suitable blasting methods and control devices, the directional shock waves generated can even be stronger than explosives of the same equivalent. In contrast, the requirements for blasters and devices will be higher, and the price will be much more expensive. .
Mature phase change explosives have an advantage that cannot be ignored over traditional explosives:
Excellent phase change explosives may be solid before induction, contain no volatile components, are easy to carry, and may There are many alternatives for the main ingredients, which are difficult to detect, and security measures are difficult to detect in advance.
It is a very suitable explosive for espionage activities.
This result is reasonable. Lille nodded slightly: "If it was a cheap material used by mercenaries, it would have been discovered by Arasaka's agents on the street a few hundred meters outside the hospital."
< br>"If Arasaka cannot prevent this kind of bomb, everyone in Night City will have to worry about whether they will be blown up by the shock wave while sleeping. Broken into pieces."
"Where are the Huotes?"
"They were transferred by Arasaka. According to the current information, the chance of survival is very small." Bryce seemed to think that. What he said was not quite accurate, and he pointed to his head and added, "What I mean is that it is unlikely that the brain can function normally."
"Isn't this just right for Arasaka?"
"It's hard to say that politicians are not media stars. Although Huot has a bad reputation, he is still a deputy mayor."
Bryce seemed Very headache.
They don’t even know how the phase change bomb slipped in, but it directly blew the deputy mayor of Night City into the Arasaka ICU.
The information security level of these high-level people is already quite high. It is also difficult for him, a network surveillance agent, to get hold of them. In many cases, he can only judge some situations through direct contact.
Now Holt went offline directly and went to hide in Arasaka hospital. Information related to the deputy mayor was completely hidden.
Politicians are different from media stars. They have many connections at hand, and these connections will quietly affect all aspects of society.
As for whether Arasaka will take the opportunity to control Holt
It can only be said that Holt is already basically under control, and there is no need to use this method to change an unstable prospect.
In contrast, the deputy mayor’s bombing seemed even more serious.
"Listen," Bryce's eyes flashed with blue data. It was obvious that he was very busy at the moment, "it is unlikely that the phase change bomb came from Night City's own people.
On Night City During the meeting, the city council and the city hall have basically reached an agreement to lift import and export restrictions on several giant companies, including Arasaka and Military Technology.
Hoot is mainly responsible for goods in the Asian market. After checking the goods he just delivered, there is no big problem. There is no reason for a company that can provide equipment to do this. "
"Can I see what the goods are?"
Bu. Rice looked at Lear, hesitated for a moment, and then said: "This is unlikely, but I can send you some technical parameters of Arasaka's latest ACPA armor for your reference."
"Only ACPA?"
"There are also some combat robots."
"What about Kangtao's?"
". You will know for yourself when the time comes. Follow I'll do it." Bryce said and walked back with Lear——
All nearby areas were under martial law, but after turning around and walking a few steps, Lille discovered that there had been a black, extended Thracian 388 parked in the alley.
Thrace 388 is a typical explosion-proof vehicle that looks elegant but is actually fully armored.
Such a big car, yet so elusive, obviously there is another important person sitting in it.
Arrived a few meters in front of the car, Bryce tilted his head in the direction of the car: "To be honest, your golden sign is really easy to use, and the people who assign you jobs are all big shots.< br>
The people in the car will tell you more details——
Maybe after this incident with the Europeans, we will be colleagues. ”
Riel immediately knew who the person inside was.
It was Jefferson Peralez, whom he hadn’t seen for a long time.
Bang.
The car door Closed, Jefferson in his seat showed a kind smile:
"Long time no see."
"It's been a while." Lear looked at the smile on Jefferson's face and felt that his condition was much better.
It’s so good that it feels like the Happy Valley effect is happening.
In Lille’s imagination, the mayoral candidate and current congressman should have a headache all day long.
“You already know the matter, so I’ll get right to the point: I want to know how Holt was attacked, why, and all the relevant details.
The cause of the explosion announced by NCPD to the outside world was a gas leak, but we all know that this is unlikely to be the real cause. "
"Hmm, where do you think I should check? "
"I know that you are investigating the weapons purchase channels of those foreign mercenaries. Those who can explode inside the medical center without anyone noticing are either advanced spy robots or very experienced mercenaries.
Same as you - but Night City doesn't need this kind of firepower upgrade. "
Jefferson took out a cigarette and lit it: "Night City itself has huge security problems. Last year, there were 600-1,500 deliberate murders, 15,000 thefts, and more than 25,000 robberies. Since then, these are only recorded crimes.
The total economic losses are estimated to be between 3.1 and 4 billion euros.
But just last week, a major blackout in Santo Domingo caused direct economic losses of more than 1 billion euros. If indirect losses and infrastructure recovery costs are included, this number is very likely to exceed 2 billion in the future. Europe
These outsiders and the weapons they use are too dangerous.
Just in the past few days, several cases have also occurred in places you don’t know about
The people of Night City cannot withstand more such attacks. Chaos will make this city The city turned to ashes. ”
There was something strange in Lear's heart:
It was Lane who died in the game, and Jefferson also asked V to investigate what happened, but now he has to investigate the causes and consequences of Holt's attack.
My mental state is much more stable than in the plot.
"You have done very well so far, but it is not good enough. I will give you all the support you need. I only want you to get rid of these mercenaries.
As for the reward, Li Hey, you can't be a mercenary all your life. As long as you can do this, I will get you a special security adviser position in the municipal government
A cocktail party will be held in Dog Town in a month, where giant companies from all over the world will exchange information and equipment, and you will go there on behalf of Night City.
I know you have some physical health problems, maybe you can find the answer in the black market of Dog Town. ”
Jefferson shook the hand holding the cigarette.
This is the preparation.
[Sender: Bryce]
[Bryce: We should be almost done talking, right? Remember when I mentioned getting special Night City support? 】
[Bryce: As long as you can capture Muramasa, Mayor Lane will set up a separate department for you. You can do security work in the municipal government and directly connect with network surveillance, bypassing the NCPD. 】
[Bryce: The rank is the same as the NCPD Director, but in fact, you will be higher than him. You are equivalent to the second violent terrorist mobile team, but with greater administrative power. ]
[Bryce: Once you get there, you can use the power given to you by Night City to find some solutions to physical problems. You don’t need me to teach you this, right? 】
[Bryce: I guess Senator Jefferson will also offer you similar conditions. It’s really a happy choice. 】
[Bryce: But no matter what, as long as you succeed, we will be serious colleagues from now on. In fact, you are many levels higher than me in Night City. 】
Jefferson looked at Lear with a kind smile and stretched out a hand:
"You are very capable. Together we can build Night City into an ideal and harmonious place." The City of Freedom.”
(End of this chapter)