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Chapter 152 Contact River

In the game, Lucius Lane was assassinated twice.

The first time was with a vendor named Peter Horvath.

It should be the work of Arasaka and Deputy Mayor Hott, and the NCPD may also be involved.

The strong evidence of Holt's involvement is that before the assassination, Lucius Lane asked him to make a reservation for the Red Queen's racing box, but he did not make a reservation.

As Lucius Lane's lackey, he didn't have the courage to openly disobey his orders.

There was only one possibility, he was sure that Lucius Lane would not live to see that day.

It was obvious that he was one of the people who organized the assassination.

It is certain that NCPD is involved, as the mayor has the power to appoint and dismiss municipal officials. Although NCPD is a private company, it is certain that the director is an official.

After Lucius Lane's death, Holt immediately sent Fort, who had a relationship with Arasaka, to the position of NCPD director.

As for why Arasaka is involved? Hoult and the NCPD are both parasites that try their best to suck blood from the giant body of Night City.

If you want them to provide you with that priceless prosthetic body, just dream on.

In Night City, only companies can make big money. Arasaka had a conflict with Lucius Lane because of the plan to eliminate the wanderers, and Arasaka was the only one who wanted to kill him the most.

Militech also has a grudge against Lucius Lane, but seeing that Lucius is about to fall into the arms of Militech, they will not be so stupid as to assassinate Lucius Lane at this critical juncture.

The organization's second assassination was at the Red Queen's racing club. Lucius Lane was killed by a Mewtwo infected with a virus.

Through the club's internal investigation, it was found that a mysterious person infiltrated the club two days ago.

The only company that has this capability is the elusive Ye’s Company.

Also, if you want to use Mewtwo to kill Lucius Lane, you have to be prepared and not let anyone else trigger the virus first.

The virus was implanted in Mewtwo, and they were not sure which device Lucius Lane used. So there should be some kind of program in the virus that can lock the identity of the attacked person in Mewtwo's network.

This kind of technology is probably only possessed by Ye’s Company.

And there was a reason why Ye's Company attacked Lucius.

The candidate for the Night Company was Jefferson Perales, whose approval rating was dismal when Lucius Lane was reborn.

When his mental state was not very good, he couldn't even create a big gap between himself and Hott, who was addicted to drinking, whoring and gambling.

When Jefferson met Lucius, it was like an egg meeting a stone. As long as Lucius was alive, Jefferson would have no chance of becoming mayor.

Basically, solving these two problems can ensure Lucius Lane's life.

Because assassination can only be done once, people will notice it the second time.

The two assassination attempts on Lucius Lane were just coincidences. They happened to be carried out by two different forces separately.

As long as the assassination is announced at the first opportunity, no one will risk the wrath of the people to assassinate Lucius Lane.

What Ling Luxian has to do now is to get close to Lucius Lane, but he cannot use Kang Tao's identity, which will only make Lucius more vigilant.

It was unrealistic to approach him as a mercenary. Lucius Lane was the mayor after all, so it was impossible for a peasant to approach him.

In this case, we can only rely on our good detective, Officer River.

Immediately, Ling Luxian made an appointment to meet with River.

In Joe's restaurant, River met Ling Luxian reluctantly.

"What's the matter? You want to meet me? I'm so busy."

At most, the NCPD has only about 2,000 police officers, which is fewer than the number of large gangs, including civilian staff.

Even so, the mayor wants to reduce NCPD spending. No wonder the NCPD people are reluctant.

An agent like River has to do the work of two men and handle at least fifty cases every day.

In this way, it makes sense for NCPD to outsource the case.

There is a shortage of staff.

It's normal for River to complain, but what happens next cannot be taken lightly.

After Ling Luxian met Ruifu, he explained his thoughts to him.

"I have obtained accurate intelligence that someone wants to assassinate Lucius Lane."

"Lucius Lane? The current mayor, Lucius Lane?"

Ling Luxian nodded, "Yes, it's him."

"That's a really big deal." River muttered, "We need to report this to our superiors."

Ling Luxian stopped him with a scornful smile on his face.

"Report it. The more you report, the faster he'll die. It might even implicate you."

"What do you mean?" River frowned.

"Because one of the murderers who wanted to assassinate Lucius is your NCPD!"

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!" River stood up.

"Sit down and calm down." Ling Luxian said calmly, "Think about it carefully, is it really impossible?"

River sat back on the stool, thought about it carefully, and did not rule out this possibility.

River felt a pain in his teeth when he thought of one of Lucius's campaign visions.

"The NCPD is already understaffed, and Mayor Lucius is going to cut the NCPD budget. He is simply courting death."

Ling Luxian shook his head. It was just a ZZ demand and it was not certain whether it could be implemented.

As for the NCPD, it was a bad time after Holt came to power. The budget was not cut, but the number of NCPD personnel was cut.

It's ridiculous that police officers have become beasts of burden.

Seeing that River seemed to want to give up Lucius, Ling Luxian said something to stop him from thinking that.

“If Hott is allowed to take office, the welfare of police officers will only get worse.”

River slapped his forehead, thinking about it, this deputy mayor Holt is a beast, a bastard, and a parasite. He is not as good as Lucius Lane, at least Lucius cares about the lives of citizens.

But River can't say anything in front of Lucius.

I could only shake my head helplessly, "You think too highly of me. I can't talk to such a big shot."

"I have a plan that will allow you to get in touch with Lucius Lane. However, you will have to introduce me to Lucius then."

"I can introduce you to Mayor Lucius, but you must tell me your real purpose." River stared at Ling Luxian sharply.

River still has a sense of justice, and he is worried that Ling Luxian will do something bad.

Ling Luxian thought for a moment and decided to reveal part of the truth.

"Well, actually I'm doing something for the company and want Lucius Lane to support the company's decision."

As for which company, Ling Luxian didn't say.

River was silent for a moment, as if weighing the pros and cons.

He is a pragmatist. In fact, the company is already everywhere in Night City. As long as it can make Night City better, it doesn't matter if the company gets involved.

"Okay, I believe you. But I have one condition. I want to keep a close eye on you."

Ling Luxian readily agreed, he knew that River's joining would increase the chances of mission success.