Chapter 170 I Am a Remnant of the Old Era, and the New Era Has No Room for Me

Chapter 170 I am a remnant of the old era. There is no ship for me in the new era

"Well done, Alex!"

Myers, overjoyed, immediately came to the radio and told Alex to quickly tune the receiving channel. She urgently needed to know the news from the outside world.

As the new American president who is busy with all kinds of things, Myers has long been accustomed to dealing with various complicated information and events at the same time. If she suddenly has free time, she will feel anxious.

But now she is trapped in the unfinished building in Dog Town and cannot receive news from the outside world for a while, which makes Myers very uncomfortable and crazy.

For her, the unobstructed information channel is the nutrient conduit that maintains her political life. Once it is cut off for too long, there will be an accident in the Washington Congress at any time!

After all, there will never be a vacuum period of power.

Soon, under Alex's allocation, the radio began to broadcast news from various media channels.

# Intelligence talk: According to the latest investigation results of network monitoring, the network outage in the Russian network area was purely accidental, and there was no hacker intrusion! #

…

“Switch.”

Miles frowned in annoyance. This was not the news she wanted to hear.

A piece of news about Russia’s Internet outage actually caught the attention of these European companies for so long. They were simply full and had nothing to do.

Immediately, Alex pressed the button and switched to the next media channel.

# WNS: LA has reached an alliance of interests with companies from various countries in the European Community. So far, 23 giant companies have joined the LA Alliance! #

…

“Huh? LA has reached an alliance with companies in the European Community. What’s going on? What is the LA Alliance?”

Miles felt a little confused. Her first reaction was that Li Ang had held another technology product launch conference to get those European companies to join his business alliance.

Just like the last polymer launch conference, basically all companies in the world chose to cooperate with Li Ang, even if it meant paying the price of company shares, they had to cling to the thighs of LA.

Obviously, Miles thought this time was no exception.

She had never thought that the role of the LA Alliance was to replace the European Community. She thought it was just a business trick of Leon.

Unfortunately, this was still not the news that Miles wanted to hear.

"Keep changing."

Miles ordered.

It was not until Alex adjusted it several times that she finally adjusted the signal of N54 News, the official media of New America.

And this time, Miles finally heard the news she wanted.

# N54 News: The Sky One airship crashed in Dog Town. At present, Lucas Harford, CEO of Military Technology, has temporarily taken over as the acting president of New America.

Harford publicly stated that the troops will stay near Night City to warn Hansen, the warlord of Dog Town, and will send elite troops to rescue President Miles with all their strength. #

...

When Miles, who was suspicious before, learned that his presidency was temporarily taken over by Lucas Harford, CEO of Military Technology and his second-in-command, he finally put his mind at ease.

She thought that the old congressmen would seize power and usurp the throne while she was in trouble and sideline her.

But now it seems that Miles has realized that there is no need for her to worry.

Harford is her trusted member, otherwise she would not let him serve as the CEO of military technology as her next successor.

Now that Harford is helping her keep an eye on the situation in Washington Congress, Miles can be assured and bold in Dog Town to give orders to the soldiers outside and the agents of various departments.

As long as he waits until tomorrow, when Li De finds the communication equipment, Miles believes that he can still firmly control the situation.

Looking at Miles with a happy expression, V, who is curious about the truth, can't help but ask Leon through the AI ​​White Queen:

'Mr. Leon, is this true? Why do I always feel that the development of the situation seems a little too optimistic. '

V doesn't think that any company executive will be indifferent when facing the presidential throne that has landed on his head.

Moreover, this is the position of the new president of the United States, controlling the lives and deaths of hundreds of millions of people and controlling a large area of ​​North America. V does not believe that Harford will be able to bear it and not stab Miles in the back.

[This news is of course true, but who can guarantee that the elite troops sent by Harford to rescue Miles are really here to rescue her or to kill her. ]

As soon as Li Ang said this, V immediately felt a chill.

That's right!

If this is a media smoke bomb deliberately thrown by Harford to confuse Miles, then the possibility of Miles regaining power is very small.

Maybe Harford is taking power.

In an instant, V suddenly felt that all the ambitious people jumped out at this moment, each of them performing their own conspiracy methods.

Even the arrogant President Miles could not avoid being stabbed in the back and stabbed by the people around him one after another.

‘So, Harford is probably secretly carrying out a plan to seize power, and take advantage of the time when Miles is trapped in Dogtown to forcibly remove her from the presidency.’

V continued to ask Leon, but this time Leon did not answer him.

The less V knows at this time, the easier it is for him to handle the next thing without any psychological burden. It is not a good thing for the chess pieces to know too much.

Any struggle to seize power is quite bloody and cruel, and the ruthlessness and ugliness of human nature will be vividly illuminated in the face of the glory of power.

In fact, V's guess is basically consistent with the reality, because at this moment, Harford is indeed busy fighting against dissidents and liquidating the members of the forces loyal to Miles.

The person responsible for providing him with a list of personnel and supporting Harford in usurping the throne and establishing himself on his own initiative was none other than Leon, who was preparing to replace the new President of the United States!

With the support of LA Company, Harford's inner desire for power was naturally amplified infinitely, so he dared to seize power with confidence.

Here, after confirming that the internal situation in the Washington Congress was safe and sound, Miles also had a clear direction for the next layout.

In addition to letting Li De find the communication equipment used to communicate with the outside world, the most important thing left is to capture Song Zhaomei!

Miles could never allow the lark to escape his grasp.

"Li De, I don't need to say more about Song Zhaomei's importance to our CIA."

Miles looked serious and said to Li De in a low voice: "She is an important member of the military technology Little Beidou project, and she is also your apprentice."

"Now your apprentice dares to run away without the permission of the organization. As a master, shouldn't you bring this playful lost sheep back?"

Li De could hear Miles's anger at Song Zhaomei's defection. From the other party's tone, he could hear Miles's attitude toward Song Zhaomei: he wanted to see her alive, but she wanted to see her body even if she died!

Song Zhaomei is equivalent to a strategic-level mobile network weapon for New America. After all, she is one of the few super hackers who can exploit the black wall.

If he couldn't get her, Miles would rather destroy Song Zhaomei than give other forces any possibility of getting Song Zhaomei.

What she can’t get, no one else can want!

"Yes, I will find a way to bring Song Zhaomei back."

At this time, Li De was like a decadent and gloomy old guard dog, making the same promise to Miles to complete the mission as always.

This made V, who witnessed the whole process, very puzzled. He didn't understand why Li De acted so loyal to such a harsh boss.

As far as he knew, the original Li De and Alex were abandoned sons who had been given up by Miles himself.

If it hadn't been for LA Company's intervention, Li De would have died at the gunpoint of Arasaka Company soldiers.

But even so, after escaping from death, Li De still chose to return to the CIA and continue to work for Miles, the ruthless president.

This made V have to wonder whether Li De was suffering from Stockholm Syndrome, and he could continue to willingly work with people like Miles under such circumstances.

If it were him, V would have tried every means to kill this bitch president.

"Okay, you guys, let's go down and rest. There are still many things we need to do next. We will officially start taking action tomorrow morning!"

After making arrangements, Miles dismissed the three people in front of him and stayed alone in the room to continue thinking about the next deployment.

V, who was sitting in the hall with Li De, suddenly received a text message from Song Zhaomei, who had disappeared for a long time:

[Come to me on the top floor of the Gemstone Green Hotel the day after tomorrow. 】

…

Time passed quickly as everyone was dealing with various busy matters, and in a blink of an eye it was V's third day joining the CIA.

During this period, in addition to reporting on the situation with Li Ang and dealing with Song Zhaomei, V also did not forget to deal with Li De and Alex.

Most of the time, as long as we can strike up a conversation, it only takes a few sentences to go from stranger to acquaintance.

And for V, who has full social skills, it is not difficult to build a good relationship with agents like Li De and Alex who have been deprived of communication for a long time.

For example, Alex, who seemed aloof on the outside and kept out strangers, even warmly invited V in private to drink with him in the pub all night.

While the two were drinking and chatting, Alex, who was slightly tipsy, once confided to V that he did not want to continue to be an agent of the CIA.

Her real dream is to become an opera singer and appear in various Mewtwo videos so that everyone can see her superb acting skills.

V expresses his 100% agreement and support for this. Being a Mewtwo actor is indeed a good choice for laid-off CIA agents to get re-employed.

At least the professional counterpart didn't obscure the CIA agent's ability to act in disguise.

Boom!

A powerful and exciting slam dunk was performed on a small basketball court somewhere in Dog Town.

At this moment, V and Li De were sitting on the terraces around the basketball court, discussing with each other their plan to enter the Sapphire Green Hotel and take away Song Zhaomei by force.

After arranging the specific action steps, Li De breathed a deep sigh of relief, turned his head, and said to V in a low and tired voice: "V, do you know."

"Actually, I understand very well why Xiao Song would rather betray Miles and collude with Kurt Hansen, the warlord of Dog Town, than leave the CIA."

When he said this, Li De looked at V with his eyes full of vicissitudes of life: "The system will slowly assimilate all people into one kind of person."

"Whether it's me, Alex, or Song So-mi, as long as we stay in the CIA for one day, we must always dedicate our lives to New America."

"But there are a few people who are willing to withstand the unpredictable pressure of life and death every day, suppress their own nature, and become silent and depressed agents."

"Even I wonder from time to time, is it really worth it to sacrifice everything for an America that no longer exists?"

Li De's mood was very complicated. When he first received the news from Miles asking for rescue, he was extremely tangled in his heart.

Alex advised him not to pay attention to Miles' news and just sit back and wait for Miles to be killed by Hansen's ghost dog soldiers, so that they would all be free.

But when Li De thought that the Metal War had entered the most critical point in time, Miles was about to unify North America and regain New America, it was a pity to suddenly fall short at this time.

Miles may not be a good boss, but she is a good president who can revitalize the country. This makes Li De have to choose to follow Miles's instructions and sacrifice the ego for the sake of the overall situation.

Alex, who originally didn't want to be involved, now joined him in this operation, which made Li De feel very guilty.

But he had to do it.

[V, I feel that this guy has a strong tendency to commit suicide. Maybe after a while, he will just take a gun and shoot himself in the head. 】

At this moment, Johnny Silverhand couldn't help but come out and said that he could feel Li De's state of mind at this time, because he had also felt like this.

V, who was also touched by Li De's words, after thinking for a moment, raised his eyes to meet Li De's gaze and said seriously:

"Li De, actually you can also consider joining LA Company and give up your current identity as a CIA agent. I'm serious!"

"Now that the entire world has almost become the property of LA Company, there is no need to continue this futile metal war."

"Do you really think that if Miles wins the war and sends Song Zhaomei back to the CIA to work, the long-lost America can come back?"

"No, you can't go back. This new America controlled by Miles is no longer the country you remember!"

Through this period of observation, V was actually able to detect that Li De was a good person, but he had an almost paranoid loyalty to Miles or New America.

Li De's nature is not bad, and he can even be considered a friend worth keeping.

V didn't want to see Li De buried with Miles and New America, so he felt pity and wanted to give him a hand.

Although V usually doesn't like to meddle in other people's business and follows the realistic rule of letting go of helping others and respecting the fate of others, but faced with such a tragic figure as Li De, V chose to make an exception this time.

Faced with V's sudden invitation, Li De habitually gave him a deep look.

Just from what V said just now, he could tell that the relationship between V and LA Company was very unusual!

At least it's definitely not as simple as the data shows.

However, Li De did not intend to reveal the other party's identity immediately, nor did he continue to discuss this ideological issue with V.

After all, the world situation has changed to this point. Even a blind person can see that LA Company's monopoly process is unstoppable, let alone a smart person like Li De.

But he was not mentally ready to accept the reality yet, and he could not openly betray the organization that he had been loyal to for decades.

"V, for the sake of you telling me the truth, let me tell you some secrets about myself."

Li De shook his head at V and chuckled a few times, as if he was laughing at himself for his blind loyalty to New America, and also as if he was laughing at V's fatal and childish behavior of being so gullible.

Agents of the CIA are animals who live in lies, falsehood, and betrayal all day long. Even if they are emotionally moved towards others, there is a high probability that it is false and is just a cliché.

But with such a simple trick, young V was easily fooled and almost exposed his true identity.

"Actually, Mr. Li Ang contacted me some time ago. He asked me some things, and I also answered him with some information."

When Li De said this to V, he had been secretly observing V's movements and expressions. As expected, V obviously acted unnaturally when he heard the word "Li Ang".

This made Li De even more convinced that V was a company agent sent by Li Ang. Maybe there was a deep relationship between V and Li Ang.

"Really, what did Mr. Li Ang tell you?"

V suppressed his inner curiosity and asked Li De pretending to be nonchalant.

But such poor acting skills made Li De shake his head and sigh in his heart. He could see that V was not a professional agent.

It would not be an exaggeration to say that V is a rookie who has just entered the industry.

Faced with V's questioning, Li De withdrew his gaze, turned his attention to the court again, and then said:

"Mr. Li Ang asked me to report to him all the actions I have taken in Dog Town these days, whether big or small."

"Just like what President Miles asked me to do, it's not an easy job to work for two big guys at the same time."

Hearing this, V, who had long been accustomed to reporting work status to Li Ang, immediately realized Li Ang's true intention. This was obviously to test Li De's loyalty!

"Then how did you answer? Did you tell Mr. Li Ang everything?"

After finishing this sentence, V did not forget to continue to ask: "I mean, including the fact that you worked as an CIA agent for Miles."

Obviously, V knew very well what Li Ang really cared about, so he specifically picked out key points to ask Li De.

Facing V's continuous questions, Li De was completely sure that he was from LA Company, or even a close agent of Li Ang.

Logically speaking, he could pull out his gun and kill V at any time to help Miles eliminate an CIA mole, but Li De had no intention of doing that anymore.

After taking Song Zhaomei away, everyone reunited and dispersed. He returned to the CIA as an agent and devoted the rest of his life to New America, while V returned to LA Company and followed the real big shot.

"I told all the information, but it was not for myself, but for Alex. Mr. Li Ang promised me that Alex would join LA Company."

"As for me...he only said four words so that he could take care of himself."

Li De exhaled deeply the breath that had been pent up for a long time. This feeling of relief was so good that it made him feel a lot more relaxed.

Some things have been suppressed in the heart for too long, and they become stagnation in the heart. Over time, people will become depressed and depressed.

After confessing these things to V, Li De suddenly felt that it was so wonderful to live under the sun.

"What about you, what are you going to do?"

V didn't understand why Li De only found a way out for Alex but didn't think about the future for himself. He obviously had a choice.

"I am a remnant of the old era. There is no ship that can carry me in the new era. Perhaps dying for the country is the best destination for me."

Li De shook his head and chuckled.

Just when V wanted to say something more to make Li De change his mind, Li De stood up, looked at his watch and said:

"V, it's time, we should go to Gemstone Green to meet those noble big shots!"

…

…

Dog Town, on the top floor of the Gemstone Green Hotel.

The Sky-1 airship crashed and President Miles' life or death was unknown. This unexpected incident was actually a great good thing for all parties.

The instigator, Dog Town warlord Kurt Hansen, can get the full support of the Cuban Group and the favor of European consortiums.

The rich and powerful in Night City do not have to worry about being liquidated by Miles, and the private property of various companies can continue to be safely protected.

They no longer have to be like refugees, packing up their luggage in a panic and fleeing to other areas to reduce their quality of life.

The Night City, where singing and dancing flourish, is still their paradise for fun.

Even those within the New American Congress expressed a "good death! Open the champagne" attitude towards Miles's own uncertain life and death.

Miles, who usually acted arbitrarily and held the power alone, often touched their interests. Now that a tyrant who was in the way was dead, they would naturally applaud and celebrate.

In order to celebrate this wonderful moment, Kurt Hansen, the warlord of Dog Town, specially invited celebrities from all walks of life in Night City, as well as company executives from various countries in Europe, to attend tonight's event.

Of course, a heavyweight boss of a giant company like Li Ang would not come to such a low-level gathering.

But Chen Tao, the leader of the Triad gang who is a loyal henchman of LA Company, appeared at tonight's event.

Also coming with him were the various leaders of the Tiger Claw Gang, Sato Hiromi, Taketo, Shoho Jotaro and others.

In short, most of the black and white celebrities in Night City have reached the top floor of Sapphire Blue.

At this moment, Song Zhaomei, who was wearing a gorgeous green strapless dress, was standing on the observation deck on the second floor with a worried expression, looking at the various guests below.

She was waiting for V's arrival.