The next morning I woke up to see silver blocking my eyes. I move Lucy's hair out of my face to see her in all her nude glory and smile to myself. I contemplate my plans for today, first is to take a bath then make breakfast.
As I was making breakfast I got a call from Rogue on my second number.
"Hey Ghost I got the info about Faraday you asked for"
"Thanks, Rogue how much for it?"
"Umm, how about you do me a favor and then it can be free"
"What type of favor?"
"The Voodoo boys stole some precious data from one of my Netrunners I need you to go to Pacifica and insert a virus in their systems as payback, so they know not to mess with the queen of the afterlife".
"Ok I'll pick up the shard with the virus in the same place as always"
"That's what I like to hear, give me a call once the virus is installed and I'll send you the info"
"Also one more thing," I said
"Oh, what is it?"
"I'll send you a list of Runners who I need info on"
"Runners huh.."
I did not say anything and stayed quiet.
"Well ok, send me the list of names, and depending on who it is, I'll add it as a bonus"
After I ended the call, I also sent a message about the list of runners to Regina and Padre and got an answer for both just a few minutes later. Regina sold me the info for 4000 eddies. Padre gave me a discount and I got the Info on both the runners and Faraday for 3000 eddies.
Later when Lucy had already woke up we had breakfast. After we went to do Rogue's gig and get started in hunting down those Runners in Arasakas payroll.
The job was fairly simple sneak in one of the main bases they have on Pacifica, Upload the virus, and leave without anyone knowing I was there. I finished the gig even quicker since I used the Militech stealth suit (or like I call it the Ghost Suit) and just as I was coming up the stairs from the basement of the church where the base of the Voodoo Boys was located. I noticed two guards by the exit door. And also two women talking to each other, one of them was someone I found very familiar, and looking closely with my Hiroshi optic zoom feature at the same woman, it clicked.
Evelyn Parker! what is she doing here I thought to myself and got a little closer and hid behind a corner just before entering the room, still in stealth mode. As I was close enough to hear, their conversation was coming to an end
"Yes we will let you know when he will arrive in Night City," said the woman with an electronic mask, hiding her face.
"I'll start looking for someone to do the job then" answered Evelyn
"Yes just remember he will come around February of 2077 after that he will stay in the city for 3 months, that's when you must act. We will only help you get into the building where he will stay. It will be up to you how much information you get"
The woman with the electronic mask got up and was about to leave but stopped.
"Oh and if you need to hire a mercenary, Just go to a fixer instead. We know of one who is good at his job and is discreet about it"
Evelin got up and asked "Who do you recommend"
"Dexter Deshawn"
I waited until they both left and as Evelyn opened the front door of the Church I activated my Sandi and moved past her and the guards without anyone noticing since I was still in stealth mode.
The job was done quickly and I thought to myself, that was the beginning of the heist job in the game where V and Jackie steal the Relic. "Fuck I completely Forgot about the shit that will happen in Just 10 months. Since is June of 2076 and by my estimation, the Job they were talking about might happen around March or April of next year"
After a few minutes, I got that out of my mind quickly and decided to think about it later. I don't know V or even Jackie. That's gonna be their problem I can't be responsible for them. I have my own problems to deal with.
A few minutes later I got a message from Lucy asking if the job was completed. I just messaged a "yes" and went back to the place she was waiting for me.
Later at the apartment, I was reading the information I got from Rogue, Regina, and Padre. Most of it was similar but Rogue was the one with the most information on Faraday while Padre and Regina had more information on the Runners.
For the Runners, eliminating 5 of them was easy they work as freelancers and I got the info on their whereabouts. The last 2 were the real Problem. Padre had no info on the one they call The Devil. Regina had one lead about him working for the Animals and that was it. for the last one, both Regina and Padre had the same info, A corpo runner who works for Arasaka, he is well-protected by those security dromes NCPD use, and spends most of his money on games so he does not leave his Home often.
Lucy and I decided to take care of the 5 runners we knew where to find first, and then go for the last 2. As for the information on Faraday, Rogue gave me everything I need to ice this fucker for good.
Faraday is a fixer who works for Militech. He is based in City Center Corpo Plaza and often hires mercs to conduct jobs that usually involve them performing corporate espionage against Arasaka and other big corporations. he owns a few businesses around the city but the one he spends most of his time is a club Named Empathy that is located on Republic Way in Corpo Plaza, City Center.
The rest of the info was about the apartment he has that is also in the same building just above his club. There is a big high-class apartment complex for rich people in Corpo Plaza. I also found info about all his bodyguards, all of them were normal thugs who were once part of gangs or mercenaries except one.
Marco Phenex, Ex-Military, with a shit ton of Cyberware and he also used to work for Militech as a chief Security guard for Debra Morgan. Ex-member who was the CCO of the weapons specialist division in Militech. But he was fired after his charge died in a crossfire incident with Arasaka. After that, he started working as a Gun for hire and ended up as Faraday's Bodyguard.
I am going to have to scout and follow Faraday if I want to kill him cleanly. The only problem I see is this guy Marco who might be dangerous in a one-on-one confrontation.
1 week Later Lucy and I managed to kill 5 out of the 7 freelance Runners and I had finally gathered all the information I needed on Faraday.
there was only one last thing we had to do before we finalized the plan. We were heading to Kiwi's apartment, it was late and Lucy had already informed Kiwi that we were gonna drop by to ask for help with a job.
Once we got there I asked Lucy if she wanted my help convincing Kiwi, she shook her head and told me to leave it to her. In the info we got from Rogue I also found out that Kiwi owes 150,000 eddies to Faraday, I don't know how because the only Info I found was about him Buying a Factory from someone.
We entered Kiwi's apartment and after offering us a drink she sat us down and asked us about the job. I just stayed quiet while Lucy explained our plan to get rid of Faraday and how we could use her help to make go smoother.
From what I saw she was surprised in the beginning and l saw fear when Lucy mentioned getting rid of Faraday, but once we explained the plan she did a 180 and asked for details on the plan. After an hour of talking Kiwi finally agreed to help us in the plan. I would call Beca and Falco for backup later to see if they wanted revenge.
We left Kiwi's apartment a few hours later. After, I could not help but smile and think (Faraday enjoy the last 48 hours you have to live).