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"Rogue!"
The sight of the woman in front of him was most startling to Johnny.
After all, Rogue was his comrade who had joined him in the bombing of the Arasaka Tower over 50 years ago and was also one of his old flames...
"It's been so many years, and it looks like she's doing well."
"Oh, she's now the boss of the Afterlife," Alex Carter explained in his mind.
Johnny wasn't as comfortable in Alex's head as he had been in V's in the game.
He couldn't just access any memory he wanted.
Rogue glanced at Alex and said while smoking a cigarette, "Getting me to do something comes at a price. Are you ready for that?"
"Alex, don't play games with her, then don't do it," Johnny warned.
Alex nodded: "Of course, you name the price. I need information on someone."
"Anders Hellman, a well-known engineer who used to work for Arasaka, now with Kang Tao."
"Well, it should be at Kang Tao's subsidiary, Qiantai."
"You know quite a bit," Rogue remarked, eyeing Alex with a hint of surprise.
Typically, clients could only provide vague details about the person they were investigating.
It was rare for someone like Alex to know their current workplace.
"It makes things more convenient for me."
"Hold on."
As she spoke, Rogue's pupils lit up slightly: "Find someone for me, Anders Hellman, a former Arasaka engineer, now at Qiantai with Kang Tao."
Alex raised his glass: "Thanks, name your price, and I'll transfer it to you."
"Don't rush to thank me."
With that, Rogue turned her attention to V and Jackie, asking, "Are you three together?"
"Yes, together," Alex replied, taking a sip of his drink.
"You look familiar. Were you the ones Dexter was looking for a couple of days ago?" Rogue asked uncertainly.
Alex frowned slightly.
Hearing Rogue ask this, he sensed something was off.
However, Jackie nodded first and said, "Yeah, don't mention it, that idiot nearly got us killed."
"Ah..."
With a sneer, Rogue's face suddenly hardened.
"It was you three who caused a scene at the Konpeki Plaza and killed Saburo Arasaka, wasn't it?"
"Do you know how much your heads are worth now?"
"Shit, this woman is about to turn hostile," Johnny, who had been smiling, suddenly became serious.
V and Jackie's expressions changed as well.
Alex reacted quickly, holding down V and Jackie's hands as they reached for their weapons.
If they caused a scene here, they could kiss their future in Night City goodbye.
Moreover, Rogue wasn't an enemy.
She just didn't know their identities yet.
"Don't be rash. Claire, another Johnny Silverhand, please," Alex pushed the empty glass over with a calm demeanor.
Then he looked at Rogue.
"Let me guess, is it a bounty from Militech?"
Rogue was taken aback: "How do you know?"
Taking the drink Claire handed him, Alex drank with a smile.
It was a guess.
Because of his own actions, Yorinobu had pinned the blame on his rival, Militech.
To avoid trouble, Militech naturally offered a hefty sum to solve the problem.
And the best way was to find the "culprits"—the three of them.
Facing Rogue's questioning, Alex just chuckled and said, "You don't need to worry about that; just know that you owe me a favor."
Looking at Alex, who seemed so sure, Rogue scoffed in disdain.
"I owe you a favor? Where do you get that confidence?"
"Oh? Didn't taking down Adam Smasher resolve a major issue for you?" Alex asked playfully.
Smasher!
At the mention of the name, Rogue's heart skipped a beat.
For years, the name had been a shadow over her.
And now, this man in front of her, who looked barely in his twenties and didn't seem to have any visible cyberware, claimed he had killed Smasher!
Seeing Rogue's shocked expression, Alex calmly said, "I don't need to lie to you. With your resources, you can verify this easily."
After a moment's hesitation, Rogue finally sighed.
"If you really killed Smasher, then I do owe you a favor."
However, just as the three thought she would let it go, Rogue changed her tone.
"Even so, I only owe you a favor."
"If I'm right, you also killed Dexter DeShawn, who's now lying in a junkyard outside the city?"
Alex rolled his eyes.
It was exactly as the game portrayed.
If there was any trouble in Night City, it couldn't escape the eyes of Rogue, the Queen of the Afterlife.
"That's right, I did it myself, and I had him thrown in the junkyard because everything should stay where it belongs."
Seeing Alex's audacity, Rogue's brows furrowed even deeper.
And Johnny, watching the scene unfold, shouted: "Good boy, someone like Rogue, you should handle with strength like this."
"We have an unwritten rule in this business, for people like you who take out the middleman..."
"That dead fat man was the middleman for V and Jackie, not for me."
"..."
Alex silenced Rogue with a single sentence.
Thinking it over, she realized it was indeed true.
"Alright, what's your name?"
"Alex Carter, but just call me Alex."
Rogue nodded: "You've got guts and skill, Alex. I'll take your job."
"I won't charge you for this, thanks to taking down Smasher."
"As soon as I have a lead, I'll..."
"Rogue! You owe me an explanation!" A sudden voice interrupted their conversation.
A bronze-skinned, tall woman approached.
Seeing her, Alex's eyes widened.
It was Panam Palmer!