"Let Lucy try searching for L's location first. If that doesn't work, we'll have to find a middleman specializing in intelligence."
Jack voiced his idea. Currently, they were completely unaware of Luoqi's situation, so they could only first let Lucy attempt a deep dive into the network to find Luoqi's whereabouts.
Regarding Jack's suggestion, everyone nodded in agreement, acknowledging that there wasn't really a better way at the moment.
"I'll go prepare for the deep dive."
Lucy was the first to get ready to move. The clinic didn't have the interface needed for a deep dive, and time was pressing, so she had to act immediately.
Meanwhile, Misty, who had been silent on the side, watched everyone discussing their plan and also voiced her thoughts.
"You plan to rescue L. I know he's in danger right now, but what if he's being held by Arasaka people? It's heavily guarded there. Isn't that too dangerous? I'm a little worried about you."
Misty expressed her concern. She was also anxious about Luoqi being captured, but she knew what kind of entity Arasaka was. She was afraid Jack and the others would also fall into danger.
"No matter how dangerous, we have to save him. Even if he was taken to Arasaka Tower, I'll charge up Arasaka Tower to rescue him.
I just watched them take L away right before my eyes. It's all my fault for being too weak; I couldn't stop them," Rebecca said through clenched teeth, clenching her fists.
Recalling the scene in front of Luoqi's clinic, she truly hated herself for not being strong enough, for not protecting Luoqi.
Rebecca had never been a frail girl; she didn't need others' protection. On the contrary, she wished she could protect the people she loved.
Before, she didn't have someone she loved, but now she did, yet she could only watch as someone else took him away. Therefore, she swore she would definitely rescue Luoqi.
Rebecca's resolute words echoed in everyone's ears, causing them to be slightly moved. They hadn't expected Rebecca's determination to save Luoqi to be so firm.
'Is this Rebecca's love for L? So there really are people who would choose to charge up Arasaka Tower for the person they love.'
'What about L? Would he do the same for me? He would, right? He said he would.'
Lucy was touched by Rebecca's words. Feeling Rebecca's sincere emotions for Luoqi, Lucy felt inexplicably flustered.
It was as if she was the one who had stolen Rebecca's beloved. If Rebecca found out about her and Luoqi, how would she look at her?
Unlike Lucy's subtle emotions, Jack's thoughts on the side were that Rebecca was too damn loyal. Going through fire and water for her loved one was damn romantic. He couldn't fall behind either.
"Rebecca, you're right. We definitely have to rescue L. Don't worry, with me here, I won't let you venture alone."
Hearing the two express their stances, Lao Wei, sitting on the chair, was also moved by Rebecca's determination, but he still maintained rational thinking.
"Actually, Misty is right. If you really want to break into Arasaka's territory to save someone, it's too dangerous. And with just the two of you, honestly, it's very difficult to pull off."
Lao Wei said to Jack and Rebecca. He knew the main force for the final action would still rely on these two.
Hearing Lao Wei say this, Jack instantly felt a bit unconvinced and said, "Hey, Lao Wei, don't underestimate me. I'm not the same as before. L hooked me up with that stuff; I'm really fierce now."
Lao Wei shook his head as he watched Jack roll up his sleeves and show off his muscles.
"You're fine, but what about Rebecca?
Sorry, Rebecca, I don't mean to look down on you, but you have to know this is a job where you could lose your life. I can't just watch you throw your life away. If L knew about this, I don't think he'd agree either."
Jack injecting the serum was within his expectations, but what he was actually referring to was Rebecca. She didn't even know what serum was, so naturally, she couldn't have injected it.
This was a very realistic problem. It wasn't about looking down on Rebecca; her combat ability was simply too weak.
No matter how well-spoken or how firm her resolve, it couldn't change this fact. With her current level, going after Arasaka would be completely suicidal.
Rebecca actually understood this point as well. She was too weak. As she was now, she couldn't possibly save Luoqi.
"Victor, you're right, I'm still too weak. Can you help me then? You're a Ripperdoc; you can help me become stronger, right?
No matter what method or what kind of cyberware, as long as it can make me stronger, I can accept it."
Rebecca made a decision. Before, she thought it was fine not to install cyberware; Mann and the others carried the heavy burden of combat for the team.
But now she realized it wasn't enough. Only by possessing powerful strength herself could she protect the people around her.
And now there was a Ripperdoc right here. She wanted to install cyberware to make herself stronger so she could go save Luoqi.
"Have you made your decision?"
"Yes."
Receiving Rebecca's affirmative reply, Lao Wei took out a blue vial from the cabinet behind him. This was a serum vial Luoqi had left for Lao Wei, and it was the original vial with 100% efficacy.
"This is a Super Soldier Serum vial L left for me. It's perfect for use now. Only by injecting this can you install better cyberware, and then you'll have a better chance of rescuing L."
Watching Lao Wei take out the vial, Rebecca nodded without hesitation and lay down on the surgery chair at Lao Wei's signal.
Soon, Lao Wei finished the injection for Rebecca, and Rebecca fell into a deep sleep.
Meanwhile, Misty took Lucy to a nearby apartment with a deep dive interface. The clinic became quiet for a while.
"Lao Wei, I'm going to make a call."
"Okay."
Jack looked at the quiet clinic, hesitated for a moment, walked out, and dialed V's number.
Actually, Jack had thought of V right from the start, when he learned Luoqi had been captured by Arasaka.
But Jack didn't want to trouble V. In his impression, V was just an ordinary agent. Not to mention whether he could even know about Luoqi's capture.
Even if he knew, helping them might not be that easy. It might even drag V into the vortex, after all, V wasn't the only one who called the shots in the company.
Leaking Arasaka's intelligence and causing someone to abduct the target was a serious charge for anyone to bear.
What's more, V and Luoqi weren't very close, and he had no right to ask V to help him.
Jack had originally planned to consider contacting V if things became desperate, but Rebecca's behavior just now gave him a different idea.
If there was a chance, he didn't want Rebecca to take risks. He didn't want Luoqi to lose someone who loved him.
But what Jack didn't know was that V had already made a qualitative leap in just a few days, but hadn't had time to tell Jack yet.
And even Luoqi's capture was orchestrated by V, though V himself didn't know it was Luoqi they had caught.
He assigned the task to his subordinates; he just needed to get the intelligence about Ascension Technology that they handed over.
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