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Chapter 159 Happy cooperation

"Your competitor, Jefferson Perales, is living proof of this. I believe you are aware that he was nominated by Ye's Company, right?"

Jefferson Perales, like Lucius himself, was also sponsored by Ye's company to study. In a sense, the two should be brothers from the same school.

He also admired Jefferson's political ideas, but thought that Jefferson was too conservative. In general, the two had similar ideas, but they differed slightly in details.

So when Jefferson stepped forward and ran for mayor of Night City with him, he was still a little surprised.

Lucius Ryan nodded slightly, "Yes, I know about this, but how does it mean that Ye's Company is going to attack me?"

Ling Luxian looked at him with some pity, "Jefferson is one of the subjects of the Curdin Project. The so-called Curdin Project is that Ye's company uses some technology to implant false interests into the experimenters, thereby further changing their minds.

Since Ye's company is planning to let Jefferson be elected mayor, you, as a stumbling block, will of course be kicked away. "

After hearing Ling Luxian's explanation of Curdin's plan, Lucius Lane felt a little flustered, and then became furious.

Being betrayed by his good friend Holt was already unacceptable to Lucius Lane. Now, was it possible that he could no longer trust his own memory?

My God, it would be horrible if I couldn't even trust myself.

Lucius Lane didn't even dare to ask if he was a subject of Project Curdin.

"There are more and more cockroaches. I guess I have to disinfect the house." Lucius Lane said.

Ling Lu was confident that Lucius Lane was ready to agree to his conditions.

"So, Mayor Lucius, are you ready to agree to our conditions for entering the Night City Council?"

"Don't jump to conclusions, Mr. Ling." Lucius Lane took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down. "I need time to think about it."

Lucius Lane walked to the window and stared at the bustling night scene outside. Various emotions intertwined in his heart, making him feel extremely confused.

"This decision concerns the future of Night City. I cannot act lightly."

Ling Luxian waited quietly, he knew that he couldn't push too hard at this moment.

Lucius Lane turned around, a determined look flashed in his eyes, "Okay, Mr. Ling from Kangtao, I will seriously consider your proposal. But before that, I hope you have enough ability to ensure my safety."

"The Red Queen's Race."

"What?" Lucius Lane didn't understand why Ling Luxian mentioned that club.

Ling Luxian snapped his fingers and said, "They plan to start with some of your hobbies, such as implanting some viruses into your dream.

As long as you connect to Mewtwo, the virus will invade your neural network and cause a prosthetic part of your heart to malfunction.

But don't worry, you died in your sleep, and died peacefully. Maybe that's good news, isn't it? "

This is not good news at all.

Maybe others just listened to it for fun, but to Lucius Lane's ears, it was so irritating.

"Your plan is so detailed, it's like Kang Tao is plotting against me."

Ling Luxian knew that Lucius Lane had doubts. After all, he couldn't even trust himself now.

"If it was really us who did it, do I need to tell you? Trust is the cornerstone of cooperation, Mayor Lucius. If you don't trust me, I'll leave now."

Lucius Lane was silent for a moment, his eyes uncertain.

"Of course I believe you." He finally said, "But before that, I hope you can help me get rid of the termites around me."

Ling Luxian smiled and nodded, agreeing to Lucius Lane's request.

"Then please ask Mayor Lucius to issue the commission."

Immediately, Ling Luxian changed his physical characteristics and became the famous mercenary in Night City again.

Lucius Lane had no choice. Since his partner wanted to play house, he would play along.

Lucius Lane commissioned his mistress, Gloria "Redhead".

Not long after, Ling Luxian's eyes flashed with blue light, and he walked up to Lucius Lane and extended his hand, "It's a pleasure to work with you, Mr. Mayor."

"It's a pleasure working with you." Lucius Lane looked at this out-of-touch guy and replied weakly.

"Excuse me, do you have any private security? Like SSI or something?"

"No." Lucius Lane shook his head. "SSI's asking price is too high. Of course, this is not the reason. I just think they are a little unreliable."

Ling Luxian smiled and said, "Of course it's unreliable, they are agents who monitor Jefferson and modify his memory.

I don't rule out the possibility that your security has this problem, so I have to search your home."

Ling Luxian's words had some intimidation in them, trying to make Lucius Lane pay attention to himself.

Lucius Lane felt a little uneasy when he heard about the Curdin Project. He immediately asked Ling Luxian to scan his home to see if there were any clues. It would be terrible if his memory was also controlled.

"As you please."

Ling Luxian's wish was fulfilled. He went to a high place and observed the direction of the cables in Lucius Lane's residence.

If Lucius Lane also had his memory implanted, then he would have been treated the same as Jefferson. Ling Luxian made a round of inspection and found nothing unusual.

It can be said that Ling Luxian is the hacker god of this era. It is almost impossible to hide under his nose.

So if you don’t find it, then it really doesn’t exist.

Jefferson's treatment actually indicates that Lucius Lane is not being manipulated. Otherwise, Ye's company would have no reason to force Jefferson to take the position.

But Lucius Lane was worried about this, so Ling Luxian went through this unnecessary trouble to reassure him.

Back in Lucius Lane's office, Ling Luxian said, "Thank you for fulfilling my mission, Mayor Lucius. It seems that your security is quite regular and they didn't do anything to your brain."

"That's good." Lucius Lane breathed a sigh of relief.

"From now on, your security will be handed over to my team." Ling Luxian said with a serious expression, "You don't need to worry about the rest. Just prepare for your election."

Lucius Lane nodded and said gratefully, "Thank you very much for your help."

"This is part of our cooperation." Ling Luxian replied with a smile, "Besides, only when you are safe can our cooperation proceed smoothly, right?"

Lucius Lane stood up, walked to Ling Luxian, and stretched out his hand to shake his hand again, "Then I'll leave it to you."

This time it was Lucius Lane who proposed the handshake, and the initiative came to Ling Luxian.

Ling Luxian nodded confidently, "Don't worry, Mr. Mayor. My team will ensure your safety."

Afterwards, Ling Luxian left Lucius Lane's office and began to arrange protection work.

Lucius Lane sat back in his chair, feeling a little more relaxed. He knew that with the help of this legendary mercenary, his safety during the campaign would be greatly improved.

As for the election, it is a sure win for him.