Chapter 104: Chapter 99: The Rookie Thief and the Veteran Bandit_2

David didn’t wait for Lucy to finish before he got out of the car.

Lille watched the kid approach and said with interest, "That punch just now wasn’t bad, and you didn’t use the Kuai Arm Chip, seems like you’re getting the hang of it.

"How did you guys get caught by NCPD?"

"I..." David scratched his head sheepishly, "got caught stealing chips, and I hit the guy while covering our retreat, and NCPD saw it."

The three of them looked at each other and burst into a fit of cheerful laughter.

"Hahaha... This is really something, got caught stealing and then beat the guy up, who else should they catch if not you?"

V, holding his stomach from laughing, then put his hand on Lille’s shoulder, "The people you find are never normal, are they?"

"He’s only been in this line of work for a couple of days." Lille also found it funny, but it indeed looked like something David would do.

"You handled this job not bad, I’ll transfer the money to you once we’re in a safe place — but you need to mature a bit, learn to hold back your strength.

"Like when hitting someone, it’s all about the right measure. Hitting with full force can easily lead to wounding yourself."

"Also, you’re supposed to be stealing, how could you even beat up the victim?"

David nodded deeply feeling the weight of his actions, feeling a bit embarrassed as well.

Soon after, Lucy poked her head out and waved at everyone:

The instruction to call off the pursuit came through the NCPD police channel.

"All NCPD officers on duty, City Hall is back to normal."

"Back to normal? Damn right, are you guys doing your jobs or what..."

Click.

It seemed someone couldn’t help but rant about the higher-ups being blind on the police channel, but it was quickly cut off.

V looked at Jack and then at Lille, "I have to say, we really pulled a fast one over NCPD at City Hall!"

Pulled one over NCPD?

Don’t forget this all started because they were first played by a Biotechnology agent.

But ultimately the result was good.

It seems the stuff he uploaded to the NCPD temporary database really scared the NCPD folks. Once they delete the database, the chances of them finding these guys again will be slim.

The next thing, is to send the bodies to Ogata Wako, to clear up the "misunderstanding" with the Tiger Claw Gang.

...

A few hours later — Lille and his group took a break in Japan Street.

"Impressive, Burger King, causing such a commotion at City Hall and still making it out, I thought you’d draw out the Terrorist Mobile Team."

Lille maintained his stoic expression, instructing Jack to lay out the Biotechnology agent’s body. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

The three were separated from Wako by a curtain, the queen of Japan Street right behind it.

"We needn’t stand on ceremony, Wako, here’s the guy. He tricked us big time, almost cost us dearly.

"Inspect the merchandise — Optical Camouflage, Pain Editor, all company goods; if you still insist he’s from the Tiger Claw Gang, then I’m out of options."

Optical Camouflage is quite a high-tech prosthetic, usually only corporate agents are equipped with such a delicate and high-risk prosthetic —

Even though it lacks direct lethal capabilities, it is still a rare full-body modification project, not lacking in thrill.

There was no direct evidence on the agent’s body that could prove he was a corporate agent — this was also a necessary quality for undercover agents.

In fact, Optical Camouflage shouldn’t have been activated, but clearly, the pressure from Lille’s group was immense, and indeed, these guys were desperate and ruthless.

"You’re really being modest, dodging NCPD and the Tiger Claw Gang’s manhunt, immediately deciding to take down a corporate Agent in City Hall, and even succeeded.

"Not just anyone can pull off a stunt like that, of course I believe you guys, but I’ll take the body.

"Also, this wasn’t a formal job, but you’ll still be paid; wouldn’t want you to leave empty-handed, right?"

Transfer: +10000 Euros.

Lille didn’t speak—a mere ten thousand euros was merely a token.

But a token still had its uses, such as involving intermediaries, which often came in handy, like dealing with that stolen NCPD police car, which was quite a headache.

After transferring the money, Ogata said, "Since you guys are experts at stirring trouble for companies, I have a long-term job for you.

The company definitely planted more than one agent inside the Tiger Claw Gang; if you have other information, we could make this a long-term business."

But I’m not asking you to actively investigate."

Lille waved his hand, "Got it, I’ll call you if there’s trouble, and if anything happens, you’re not involved."

"That’s not very nice to hear," Ogata replied, unoffended, "but the elite indeed should have some pride."

"Let’s leave it there for today—the NCPD car is yours to handle."

Having settled things with Ogata, Lille and his two companions turned to leave.

Just then, David drove up in their newly repainted red and black Mackinaw.

The dents and scratches on the car were temporarily dealt with, hardly noticeable unless one looked closely, giving it the appearance of a well-used old car at most.

"Big bro, the car’s fixed. What now?"

Lucy, sitting in the passenger seat, smacked David, "What now? We go home! You fool!"

Lille nodded, "Let’s go home, you can’t handle what’s left—good job today."

Transfer: -5000 euros.

Account balance: 53000 euros.

"Oh oh oh! Thanks, big bro!"

David was thrilled to receive the money; it was 5000 euros!

Stealing chips, they only made a few hundred euros a day, and he only got a few tens himself; now he suddenly had 5000 deposited to his account!

After receiving the money, David glanced at Lucy and hesitated before transferring half to her.

The large amount surprised Lucy too—but unlike David, she knew money was hard to earn, the job was dangerous, and 5000 euros wasn’t a lot.

But in the end, they hadn’t encountered any real danger, all thanks to the crazy planning of those three.

This kid still knew to share half with her, which was decent—maybe it was time to increase his share by ten percent in the future.

As she thought, she hesitantly said to Lille, "That’s quite a bit of money, and I’m really short right now; if you have other jobs, you can give us some.

We might not be able to handle big jobs, but we can still take on small ones."

Lille spread his hands, "Well, it depends, which one of you two is in charge here?"

The two rookies looked at each other, and David backed down.

"I—it’s obvious this kid’s still a rookie, isn’t it?"

So what if he’s a rookie? Can’t a rookie be in charge?

Without showing any sign, Lille glanced at V and Jack, then continued, "Alright, I’ll get in touch when there’s something."

Watching David and Lucy leave in high spirits, Lille withdrew his gaze, catching V staring at him.

"You got money?"

"...just 5000 euros." Lille said sheepishly, V unaware that Arasaka Academy had refunded him forty-eight thousand euros in tuition.

Skeptically circling Lille, V remarked, "...remember, you still owe me 760,000. So, what are we doing next?"

"Cough cough, next we check what’s inside the chip, and see how things are with Faraday."

If Biotechnology is dispatching agents to kill their own, they might also target others who could come close to the truth.

This was bad news—Biotechnology was on alert.

Even a bit desperate.