Players Invade Cyberpunk-Chapter 746 - 240: Does Anyone Really Think Snatching My Airdrop Is a Huge Win? (Part 3)

He and Wildman have both had close encounters with the Netherworld Dog Team, knowing that these people are not to be trifled with.

800 men directly charging the Netherworld Dog, without heavy weapons, might not necessarily win in the end.

That's without Hansen even pulling out his trump card; if he had something big in hand, the players could declare total annihilation.

"First, hide the goods and call on others to disperse. Gather intelligence about Dog Town; the more information we have, the easier it is to handle things. Then find a secluded place as a base to slowly wear down the Netherworld Dog. It's best to find a hidden passage to transport weapons and proceed cautiously."

Wildman then emphasized,

"But the airdrop still has to be snatched; we can't let them have it easily."

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This news didn't immediately reach Hansen's ears; instead, it first reached his financial steward, Gago.

Gago, with a head of silver hair and wearing a leather jacket, didn't show much expression upon learning the news. His young, genteel appearance made him seem out of place among the rugged Netherworld Dogs, not to mention his petite figure, which seemed like anyone could easily crush him.

"The airdrop was snatched? Who did it? Have we found out?"

His high-pitched voice brought his temperament closer to neutral.

Lieutenant Dennis reported honestly: "Not yet, but it's definitely not the Cleaner, nor the Animal Gang or the Voodoo Gang. Their actions resemble the group of locusts that recently appeared in Night City. They've not only snatched our airdrop but also some soldiers' equipment and clothing, which matches descriptions from those gangs."

"Did they actually strike back so quickly...?"

Gago knew in his heart.

News came from the front gate in the morning, suspecting either database corruption or hacker intrusion. Within a morning's time, eight hundred people were let into Dog Town. The officer on duty wanted to close the gate and declare system maintenance.

But Gago didn't let him do that and instead continued with normal traffic checks.

As for the system checks, they were entrusted to the Voodoo Gang's hackers, who are not of one mind with the outside Haitians; otherwise, Hansen wouldn't use them to build the server.

It had to be the same group.

Unexpectedly, I refused to help, yet they found a loophole to get in.

Holding the economic power of Dog Town, Gago sees matters more comprehensively than Bennett, Murphy, and others who are warriors. He's well aware that Dog Town has been at the center of Night City's storm; if not for Hansen's iron grip, the precarious little boat would have been shattered by the waves long ago.

But despite this, his people also have divided loyalty. More and more corporate tendrils are reaching in, trying to get a slice of the pie, and this boat probably won't hold on much longer.

The Animal Gang were workers in Dog Town originally, hiding biological technology behind their backs.

Where there is chaos, there are Cleaners. It's just that Hansen didn't expect them to connect with Soviet Petrochemical and plant a big mine in Dog Town.

Even the Huang Ban people have recently started contacting that fool Bennett.

As Dog Town's largest smuggling partner, the military tech's share has been shrinking in recent years.

Being their insider, Gago is acutely aware of military tech's recent dissatisfaction, yet he still hasn't agreed to let them into Dog Town.

In other words...

Handz... it must be him.

Gago didn't hesitate and immediately reported the matter to Hansen; such things can't be hidden from Colonel Dog Town.

But Hansen just waved his hand upon hearing it, seemingly indifferent,

"An airdrop, that's all; if it's gone, it's gone."

Gago couldn't quite grasp Hansen's mentality.

"Then you mean..."

"Their goal can't be the airdrop; they're just trying to provoke us."

Hansen didn't consider revenge worth tens of thousands of Orokin a big deal. If that were the case, then the opposition is acting childish.

Mere tens of thousands; he earns more than that in a day.

Gago thought the same, letting eight hundred people in just to snatch an airdrop? That's too ridiculous.

Hansen: "They're probably trying to use this move to divert the Netherworld Dog's attention, then strike at crucial points once we've dispersed our forces throughout the city. It's likely they'll act during tomorrow's or the day's after airdrop too, and their numbers should increase. Remember to deploy more manpower, and increase the intensity."

He's quite sure Lin Miao's target is him. And stuffing eight hundred people in at once is too obvious and impatient; they're not even trying to hide.

Such hasty actions indicate that military tech is holding a tight rein on Lin Miao, constantly pushing him to act.

Therefore, the more critical this moment, the less haste should be shown. As long as it drags on, Cleaner, Animal Gang, Voodoo Gang, and numerous other gangs can't tolerate the district mayor's uprooting and grave-digging crackdown and will probably find Lin Miao before he does.

These gangs, operating in Taiping Continent for decades, are not easy to eliminate, especially with Soviet Petrochemical's retaliation.

When Lin Miao is mired in trouble, unable to attend to Dog Town, that's the best time for the Netherworld Dog to counterattack.

But...

Although Hansen remains outwardly calm, he well knows that even if he repels Lin Miao this time, it doesn't mean the matter is over. Military tech and Night City Council will not let him go.

After being betrayed by New America, he knew that day would come sooner or later.

To survive, he needs more power, stronger power, and resources...

Lin Miao's arrival undoubtedly exacerbated Hansen's sense of urgency.

His expression unchanged, his right hand kept fiddling with a dagger between his fingers. Seeing this scene, Gago knew Hansen was calculating something in his mind, and he probably already figured out the answer. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Whoosh—

A flash of light pierced the poster on the wall.

The blade directly stabbed into Miles' politician's smiling face on the poster.

Shabby scoundrel.

After cursing inwardly, Hansen turned to Gago and said,

"Contact the Voodoo Gang; I want to see how their new toys are doing."