Night Hacker Chapter 167: Vic’s gift
Chapter 168 Vic's Gift
Vic Sterling, twenty-seven years old, overdrive, blood eater.
Elizabeth's biggest impression of this half-brother is that he is very quiet.
She didn't see him much, Vic didn't grow up in Lake Eden, and he wasn't often seen in the Garden District, Acropolis Mountain and Central District. He is like an invisible man, existing but not seen or mentioned.
Blood, a problem that cannot be avoided in Vic.
Inside the consortium, bloodline also means the power behind it, and bloodline is a natural best interest.
Elizabeth's parents both come from Seth's main family, no matter how they have illegitimate children or what, the offspring they combine will have a higher status.
And Vic Sterling, for a long time before, was just a bastard.
If he wasn't in overdrive, he probably wouldn't even get the last name Sterling.
Elizabeth didn't think her father would care about an ordinary person or an illegitimate child with low extraordinary talent.
But because Vic was a highly gifted kid, and as an adult he was identified as overdrive, he was accepted, and he started showing up at family gatherings some seasons, but still didn't feel like an official Sterling.
Children in overdrive have high-program educators as their personal teachers, but Vik does not. In the eyes of the old nanny who belongs to her mother's side, Vik does not seem to exist.
Later, Vic was sent to Angel City. Leaving Liuguang City was like leaving the center of the world.
The news of Liuguang City will always spread throughout the free states, but the news of other free states rarely makes Liuguang City care.
So much so that Elizabeth sometimes forgets this elder brother, and many people forget.
But at the same time, Vic fought against the wilderness and eliminated alien species in Angel City, creating great benefits for both Seth and the bank.
Now, Vic is back.
The morning after her latest contact with the Master, Elizabeth learned that Vic had been sent by the bank to River Country.
The United District asked her to conduct experiments in Kabukicho, and she has connections in the Boxing District and the Walled City District. Kabukicho is adjacent to the garden area, not too far from the central area, and it is connected to the subway.
There is a big river named "North Arakawa" across Danhe Township District from Sanjiao District.
Hexiang District does not have as long a history and influence as Kabukicho. It is a remote place in the northeast of Liuguang City, and because it is too close to the eastern industrial area, it has become a dumping ground for industrial waste. It became Heihe.
There is a local gang "Kappa Gang", and attacks on the eastern industrial area are becoming more and more rampant.
Three days ago, a group of suspected members of the Kappa Gang intercepted a convoy of trucks and stole the goods like a wilderness.
Seth and the bank decided to take tough measures against the momentum in the River Country District, and Vic was sent to deal with it with a team.
And Elizabeth is still active in Kabukicho.
But she didn't expect that in the coffee shop of the Ono Hotel, she would meet a talented person so soon.
"Miss Sterling, my name is Phantom Girl, a genius in dolls. I am now appointed by the United District as a member of your brother Mr. Vic Sterling's team. The gift he gave you is from me He has no time to come in person.”
This small café is tastefully furnished with a mix of traditional and modern decor, with roll-up bamboo roller blinds on the street-facing windows and colorful lighting at the bar.
At this time, all the other guests were cleared away, leaving only two groups belonging to Sterling.
Beside the long U-shaped bar counter, Elizabeth looked at the "ghost girl" in front of her. She was about the same age as her in her early twenties.
Why? The ghost girl is wearing a light green main color wide-shouldered jacket and blue jeans. She is stylishly dressed and has a beautiful face.
But she just faintly felt it from the other party, an inexplicable and indescribable strangeness.
Genius, this is the genius.
Senior Steven is a doll-type transcendent—that may have been some kind of guidance from the master, and the ghost girl is a genius who counters dolls, and now she has become the bank's bright card so quickly...
If Senior Steven was indeed assassinated by a gifted person as rumored, the killer is likely to be the person in front of him.
river country area, river, source of water, water for life.
The Kappa Gang has a side-door occupation system, which is considered to be the side-door of the first doll.
Ghost Girl is a weapon equipped to Vic Sterling in the joint area. It seems that talented people can counter even the corresponding sect.
Around Elizabeth, whether it was Ayako or Judy Dickinson, there was also an instinctive chill.
I don’t know if all gifted people are like that, or just doll-type gifted people are like that. This ghost girl makes programmers like them feel like they are facing a human-shaped ice cube.
As if in the opponent's body, even the blood will not flow.
"Okay, thank him." Elizabeth had already seen the gift, but didn't know what it was.
Following the ghost woman into the coffee shop earlier, several other entourages came together carrying a large rectangular box. The box was placed by the bar, and it was wrapped with a layer of gift colored paper with exquisite patterns.
"Mr. Sterling, I hope you will like it." The ghost woman waved her hand, and two of the entourage moved their hands, and took apart the layer of colored paper. What was inside turned out to be a large refrigerated iron box. It's like... a coffin.
Elizabeth frowned slightly, feeling very bad.
Vic, her brother, doesn't seem to have any good intentions.
The ghost woman went up in person, opened the lid of the refrigerator, and a gust of cold mist suddenly floated out.
Elizabeth saw the corpse of a young woman lying flat inside the box, wearing a black windbreaker uniform of the Wilderness Mobile Task Force. open.
Those are a pair of light brown eyes, also without the slightest expression, like prostheses, looking straight up at the sky.
If it weren't for the cold of the refrigerator, this corpse might have been rotting for a long time.
"This!" Elizabeth stared at her blue eyes, her heart clenched violently, who is this, and what does Vic mean by this...
"This is Julie Dickinson." The ghost woman said, her flat voice seemed to come from the underworld: "As a member of the Death Row Walking Squad, she suffered a nerve injury during the battle against the wilderness. Second gear.
"She asked for compulsory treatment. Unfortunately, the treatment was not successful. Instead, her nerves collapsed and she died. Originally used to offset the cost of treatment, her body was to be sent to the Superman Research Association as a scientific research material Yes, but Mr. Sterling knows that she has a good relationship with one of your security guards, Judy Dickinson, so he took great pains to make an idea to keep her body and give it to you, and you will deal with it.”
Over there, Judy was already stunned, looking at the corpse, the expressionless face was trembling...
"Judy..." Elizabeth was also a little at a loss, "Judy, go and have a look."
It was only a few steps away, but when Judy walked over, she realized how heavy and slow her steps were.
Juliet-Dickinson, Julie. The children in the training center are all her siblings, but none of them can compare to Julie's deep relationship with her, her family, and her sister.
When she stood beside this gorgeously packaged refrigerated coffin, Judy couldn't control her trembling more and more.
Gift? Gifts that can be given to each other...
No, Julie, you made the final contribution to the bank mother, you did not let the bank mother down...
But, how could it be you? It doesn't make sense, why would you ask for compulsory treatment?
Judy knows that her younger sister has a dream of being a streamer. Julie has never wanted to join the Wilderness Mobile Task Force, all because of following her, and probably because she has no choice...
Based on her understanding of Julie, if Julie needs to retire due to injury, Julie will not ask for compulsory treatment.
Julie is not like her wholeheartedly for the bank, Julie has many other things she wants to do, Julie thought about getting married and starting a family.
"No, no..." Judy bent down, stroked the corpse in the refrigerator, and closed Julie's eyes.
Her hands were trembling, and so was her heart.
She is a third-program exorcist. Even if her nerves are damaged and her third-speed gear cannot display a K-level program, she still has a kind of perception and experience, whether it is called a soul or residual personality data. , the corpse would touch her.
But now, she feels nothing.
It's empty inside, Julie's body is empty inside!
Judy raised her head involuntarily, and glared at the gifted man almost angrily, "Julie's death was not due to compulsory treatment, she had not received any treatment, any treatment would have residual data, it wouldn't be like this... No..."
Elizabeth changed her complexion suddenly when she heard the words, looking at the ghostly face, trying to get an answer.
"I don't know your question." The ghost woman just said plainly, "My mission is to bring this gift, as well as Mr. Sterling's words. Miss Judy Dickinson, he has some I want to tell you something."
At this time, the rest of the entourage left the coffee shop, leaving only the ghost woman.
She then said to Judy and Elizabeth:
“Judy, Bank Mother is no different than God, a man-made religious cult.
"But who told you that God likes good people, order and virtue? If that is the case, why are the wicked always in power in this world? Why do nations that always win wars keep their blood? Those who died in There is no good person who is under the knife? Why do only those who have practiced evil, corruption, darkness and chaos enjoy happiness?
"And who told you that the mother of the bank likes you? What are you? In this system, you are neither a master nor a child. You are just a humble servant, not even an illegitimate child. "
Judy stood up abruptly, clenched her teeth, the face that never smiled was crying.
She got it, she got it, she knew how Julie died, at the hands of the Blood Eaters.
Julie had just retired from the wilderness battlefield, and was detected to be downgraded to second gear, and she was abandoned...
A sentence He Lan said suddenly came to Judy's mind: Street dogs have some nonsense, but they are really right.
"You don't represent the bank!" She almost roared towards the ghost woman.
What is the bank, who represents the bank... Are they children from the training institute? They haven't even set foot on the island of the United District, but they have been obeying the orders issued there.
Who represents the bank...
Ghost Girl ignored the person who was about to collapse, turned to look at Elizabeth, and continued:
"Mr. Sterling also has something to tell you. The original words are as follows:'Elizabeth, either destroy the weak or destroy the blood-eaters. Any expedient measures are futile.'"
Elizabeth was silent, as if a wall was blocked in her heart, dragging her heart down and besieging it.
There was an urge to riot in her heart, like that night on the streets of Kabukicho.
She doesn't want to be Elizabeth Sterling anymore, she wants to be red-haired Liz, she wants to burn...
She chose to destroy the Blood Eaters, and she had already made her choice.
However, it was this mood that made the last sliver of composure in Elizabeth sense the danger that Vic was pushing her forward, sending her staggering forward.
Yosuke Harato just wanted to provoke her to say something she shouldn't say; but Vic wanted her to do something.
Once she takes a wrong step and takes a bold step, she will now violate the core interests of the blood eaters, and there will be no drama immediately.
And Julie Dickinson, is setting her on fire, she wants to burn.
How can she be silent, how can she explain to Julie, how to explain to Judy, how to explain to herself...
"That's all, my mission has been completed." After the ghost girl said, she walked outside without stopping.
Elizabeth stood without speaking for a long while, and then gradually recovered, and went to close the coffin of the refrigerator.
At the same time, Judy has become expressionless again, with wet eyes closed, and only said: "Miss Sterling, I beg you to bury Julie, don't let her be any more material .”
"Of course, the burial is up to you." Elizabeth took a deep breath and sighed again, "I will find out the truth of this matter and try my best to give Julie justice. This is my promise.
"This is not something that can be done today or tomorrow, but I will definitely do it. Judy, if you are not stupid enough for that, you know that my brother wants me to lose such an opportunity. As for you, Zhu He doesn't care what a **** like Ty Dickinson thinks."
Elizabeth didn't say all she had to say, and there were several Seth security personnel around, not entirely reliable.
She asked Judy to follow her alone, and no one else should follow.
The two of them walked to the sunshine of the coffee shop, Elizabeth looked at the bustling street a few floors below, and said softly:
"What should I do, what can I do? Was Julie killed by my brother, or someone else? Judy, if that's the case, do you still think Julie is making a contribution?"
Elizabeth does not comment on bank mothers, but she feels that the current Judy has her own new evaluation.
If this can't melt Judy's stiffness, then what's the use of her talking more.
"This system..." Judy said something in her heart, but she was speechless.
For a while, Judy couldn't tell whether she didn't understand, didn't want to speak, or didn't dare to speak.
“This system is wrong.” But in the end, Judy looked at the street and said, “Something is wrong.”
“Judy, maybe we don’t understand it the same way, but we both think it needs reform, don’t we.”
Elizabeth and Judy did not go into detail about the banking system. The master said that the more friends you have, the better. Everyone can have their own ideas, as long as there is a common goal that can be united, that is to change the status quo.
"Maybe it is..." Judy's voice was hoarse, "But I don't understand this, I haven't learned it."
"You have something you are good at. The bank gave me a list before and asked me to pick some security guards. The list is full of former Wilderness Mobile Task Force personnel. That's how I picked you."
Elizabeth said, she took out a printed list from her carry-on bag, and was planning for a long time when she could ask Judy, "Judy, I hope you can give me some reference, who is friend."
Judy took the list and read it, and immediately knew that Miss Sterling was in a difficult situation.
Vic Sterling got talented people; and on this list, there are only half-worn people with damaged nerves.
Judy doesn't know everyone, but she does know some of the people above.
"Takamura Ryota, Kliman Dale, Irene Lester, Yoshimoto Kyoko, Meng Hong."
She said the five names above, "They all love bank mothers, they are all...friends."
What did Judy think of again, "I also know a fierce general named He Lan, but unfortunately, he died in this conflict."
Elizabeth took back the list and looked at the list of names and information, feeling a little excited.
She doesn't know these names and the stories behind them, so she can only trust Judy at present.
It is also because the Union District knows who she is, and knows that she wants to reform, but she is only betting on the long side and has nothing to fear. It's easy for the bank to deal with her Elizabeth Sterling, a talented person is enough, there is no need to play too much with her.
But after the security team is formed, they still have to continue to investigate.
Elizabeth doesn't care about nerve damage or not. The master seems to have a solution, and she only has these people to choose from. What she needs are people who can do things, those friends.
Once the time comes, they can unite with the strength of the Wilderness Mobile Task Force and the Training Institute.
Perhaps, her plan and breakthrough are exactly what Vic is promoting, pushing her to speed up on a road.
There must be a destruction at the end of the road~IndoMTL.com~ Either destroy the weak, or destroy the blood eater.
But Elizabeth knew that she was walking the path guided by the master, not the weak and blood eaters, but friends and enemies.
Vic Sterling didn't know at all that behind her, there was a powerful organization called Sharers.
Vic's gift, she accepted it.
"Does Julie have any last wishes?" Elizabeth asked.
“Julie wants to leave this city and go around.”
Judy looked at the people coming and going on Grass Garden Street, and murmured softly: "Julie only told me that she sometimes envies that people who are free in the wilderness can be burned to ashes...Miss Sterling, Cremate Julie and scatter her ashes into the sea."
"Okay." Elizabeth nodded, looking at the distant sky, but was blocked by buildings and neon signs.
【Redemption, Program Level: Advanced 98%, ↑4%】
"Judy, may the Julie in heaven rest in peace, and may the Julie in our hearts also rest in peace."
(end of this chapter)