Luo Qi tried to adjust to a more comfortable position.
An innocent passing private car turned into this "crime scene," and before Luo Qi could see what the driver looked like, the car quickly sped away.
"Ah..."
He sighed.
Sitting beside burning mechs, shattered ruins, blood diluted by rainwater on the ground, and a smashed Dexter, the city finally quieted down.
He preferred the lonely late night over the daytime, which was always foggy and had air quality so low it was cracking.
Suddenly, he craved for a Cola.
He craved for a bowl of braised noodles.
He craved for a bath and then lying in a soft bed, reading a book before sleep.
"Hey, Old Del." Luo Qi called Delamain.
"Hello, Mr. Erwin William, I'm happy to serve you. How may I help you?"
Delamain's friendly voice sounded.
Luo Qi fell silent for a moment, looked at the wound on his stomach, recalled the appearance of Delamain's taxi, and shivered.
"No, never mind. I'll walk back myself..."
"Damn it."
Luo Qi was sleeping on a crescent-shaped boat made of banana leaves, floating in the "bling~bling~" glowing fairy world, passing through many towering trees.
Then a renovation crew arrived next door.
"Bang bang bang bang...!"
"Thump thump thump thump...!"
"Clang clang clang clang...!"
It was like a beautiful symphony of reinforced concrete, but the awakened Luo Qi was not in a very beautiful mood.
The holographic display on the ceiling popped up.
Time: 04:21 in the morning.
"Hmm hmm ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"
"What the heck! Who's making such a racket at this hour?!"
The irritable Luo Qi was quite grumpy when he got up.
"Lucky, be careful! Arasaka's people are headed to your place!"
V's voice came through the earpiece.
Luo Qi suddenly realized that he had been wearing the earpiece all night long, no wonder it felt uncomfortable.
"Oh, right, Arasaka..." he nodded, walking towards the sink, "Wait, what? Arasaka?!"
"Boom——!!!"
At that moment, his front door exploded.
Three Wookes with red glowing eyes stormed in from outside the door.
Luo Qi, holding a toothbrush cup, looked sideways at them.
" (Target acquired, initiating attack!)"
The mechanical synthesized voice sounded.
...
About ten minutes later.
Wearing only a single layer of clothing, Luo Qi sat in the back seat, clutching a Copperhead pistol, unleashing a torrent of firepower towards the rear.
V sat in the passenger seat, wielding Arasaka Lai Xuan's Kongou, shooting with precision one shot at a time.
Jack held the Relic case between his feet, wielding two shiny golden guns, firing non-stop.
"Damn it! Why are you still appearing when it's already like this!"
Luo Qi knocked off the magazine, reloaded, and yelled at the driver, Takemura Gorou.
That's Arasaka Saburo's bodyguard, Takemura Gorou.
The only person in Arasaka who wanted to find evidence, proving Arasaka Lai Xuan was the murderer.
"I don't understand what you're saying!"
Takemura Gorou's accent was a headache, and Luo Qi recalled the taste of the cheap sushi downstairs at his place.
Oh no, he doesn't have a home now.
Who knows how many explosives those red-eyed bald heads brought in, but Luo Qi's upstairs and downstairs neighbors were all affected - the floor collapsed, the ceiling cracked, two neighbors were killed on the spot in the hallway, and he only managed to save his newly bought Copperhead and Arasaka Saburo's samurai sword.
His customized pink, girly heart Pulse DS1 was gone.
The limited edition Gundam model on his computer desk was gone too.
Even his favorite Boboji Chicken X Winter Moon electronic co-branded speaker was gone.
His heart ached beyond belief.
Blinded by hatred, Luo Qi aimed the gun at the rear of Takemura Gorou's flashy convertible and pulled the trigger.
Dada dada dada dada!!!
Bullets "clinked" and splashed all over these Arasaka assassins, but not many actually inflicted damage. Most of them were ricochets.
Are their heads made of titanium alloy?!
Luo Qi gritted his teeth and withdrew, he had already used up all his rifle bullets, but so far, not a single enemy had been taken down.
This was like scraping people's backs!
"Dexter is dead! How did you find this place?!"
Luo Qi yelled against the wind.
"Night City is huge, there's no one Arasaka can't find!" Takemura Gorou began to show an inexplicable confidence.
"Damn it! Look at what you've done! Huh?" V clenched his face, struggling to fight back, "Leading Arasaka's assassins to a civilian area, how many people do you want to get killed?!"
He and Jack returned home quietly with the Relic when Luo Qi was fighting the terrorist unit. They had planned to lay low together, but unexpectedly, before dawn, someone claiming to be Arasaka Saburo's bodyguard came to their door, wanting to capture them for Arasaka Lai Xuan.
Then came Arasaka's assassins breaking in, fighting from upstairs to downstairs.
V's home was in better condition than Luo Qi's - at least it wasn't a mess from explosions.
"We seem to have stirred up big trouble." Jack also retreated, loading bullets into his pistol, "But aren't you also with Arasaka? Why are they trying to kill you too?"
"They were sent by Lai Xuan to silence me."
Takemura Gorou said calmly through gritted teeth. His usual poker-faced expression didn't show much emotion.
Luo Qi sneered, "Arasaka Lai Xuan, you've disappointed your father's bodyguard."
"I am loyal to the Arasaka family's leader, not to Lai Xuan! I cannot let the murderer go unpunished!"
Takemura Gorou's somewhat humorous voice became more serious and solemn, as if he would turn against Luo Qi if he dared to joke about this.
This car chase plot was inevitable. As long as Takemura Gorou came looking for V and the others, and as long as Arasaka Lai Xuan sent assassins to silence Takemura Gorou, it couldn't be avoided.
However, the location of the accident changed from the garbage dump in the Badlands, the dam, and the Coronado farm road in Santo Domingo to the heart of Little China Town in Watson. The passengers in the car changed from injured Takemura and a dying V to four full-health people.
"Damn it! Where's Evelyn? Didn't she come back with you?"
It was only then that Luo Qi realized someone was missing.
He had been woken up early in the morning, followed by gun battles that left his mind muddled.
"She got out before we reached home, said she had her 'own business' to deal with and that... she'd contact you later."
Jack fired the last round of bullets and reloaded.
What the hell is going on?
Luo Qi was feeling a little frustrated now.
Not because of the Boboji Chicken speaker, but because after the series of fierce battles from the Konpeki Plaza to the motel, he hadn't had a few hours of rest and was forced to continue his desperate street fight, the mental exhaustion put a lot of pressure on him.
Okay, he must admit, the Boboji Chicken speaker was part of it.
It was a limited-edition collaboration! He had to participate in a series of online reservations and raffles to get it!
Buying it online from someone else is expensive now!!
The red-eyed bald heads, driving their demon vehicle, chased relentlessly and kept parallel with Takemura's car.
Staring at Luo Qi with those "innocent" big eyes, they pulled out their Mantis blades.
This is a provocation, right?
This is a provocation!
"Damn it! Go to hell!" Luo Qi, filled with grief and anger, suddenly pulled out the samurai sword.
"Take the Boboji Chicken's blade!!!"
The unyielding Arasaka assassin was immediately decapitated, revealing a deeply modified mechanical neck and the little remaining spine, blood vessels, and nerves.
The entire vehicle rolled away, crashing into a tree by the roadside, and the already damaged fuel tank exploded into a ball of fire.
"Watch out!"
V shouted, raising his pistol and firing repeatedly at the assassin who abandoned his vehicle from behind, rolled, and jumped onto the hood of the car.
With his view blocked, Takemura lost control of the steering wheel, and the vehicle began to perform a fishtail on the relatively open street.
"Damn it!"