[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer":3,"chapter-cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-102":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Cyberpunk: Cross-dimensional Science and Engineering",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1151493,1495,"Chapter 102 - 98: The Wrath of the Petty Thief","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-102",102,"\u003Cp>Stealing a chip in Night City was akin to snatching a wallet on the subway back in 2011.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Getting caught was almost inevitable—of course, it wasn’t common to be nabbed by the NCPD right in the act, especially if you weren’t quick on your feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, David was just such an anomaly—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I told you to cover our rear, not start a brawl!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the NCPD cruiser, David and Lucy were gifted with Silver Hand bracelets—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>David, barraged by Lucy’s scolding, kept silent, which amused the chubby officer from the previous shift.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You two, stealing is one thing, but beating someone half to death—you think you went a bit too far?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The officer opened a bottle of Dumb Monkey drink, contentedly saying, \"But thanks to you guys, I don’t need to go on dangerous duty today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I heard someone blew up a rocket downtown, the whole street’s torched—not sure if it’s cyber psychosis or terrorists.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A rocket?\" Lucy asked curiously, \"You mean someone set off a rocket at the City Hall in Night City? Sounds like an urban legend.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who knows, but the whole street being torched isn’t false, probably millions of euros in damaged cars alone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucy scoffed, \"NCPD is really slacking off, letting someone put a rocket in City Hall.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who knows what happened, maybe the corporation itself did it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>David stared wide-eyed, utterly shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since he stopped studying, he’d been hearing these kinds of urban legends every day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was City Hall, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Setting off a rocket at City Hall?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cop glanced at the stunned David, \"You don’t look like one of these uneducated street kids, get a decent job when you get back, stop hanging around with these hackers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as David was about to speak, a message box suddenly popped up on his prosthetic eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille: \"David, I’ve got a job for you, this is encrypted communication, the cop in front can’t see it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>David: \"Bro! How did you know I got arrested?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille: \"Listen, I need you to start a fight with the cop in front of you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>David: \"What? Assaulting an officer? Won’t that get me...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille: \"Stop whining, if you can’t even hit a cop, you don’t belong on the streets.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>David: \"But I...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille: \"5000 euros, just say if you’re in or not.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was 5000 euros?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nearly a month’s salary!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>David clenched his teeth, swallowing hard, \"What should I do?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille: \"What do you need to be taught? Just hit him hard! If you have handcuffs, hit with the handcuffs, if there’s a partition, hit the partition, if you can grab hair, grab hair—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille: \"Just make some noise, the bigger the better!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the car, David suddenly fell silent mid-sentence, drawing a strange look from the police officer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next to David, Lucy didn’t just look puzzled, she looked terrified—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the aura David had before he’d hit someone that day!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No way—-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>David suddenly lunged at the window like a madman, the bulletproof glass cracked—but obviously, it was still sturdy and bulletproof.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then David kicked violently at the front seat!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The kick wasn’t very damaging, but it was incredibly insulting, and it stunned the officer—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was this kid thinking?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just because he was told to go back to school?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We have a situation, the guy behind me seems... like he’s having a psychiatric episode...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucy turned pale, but seeing David’s gaze, she knew she had to act—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or rather, she had been planning to escape too, just waiting for the right moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now she had no choice but to move!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The electronic bracelet on her wrist snapped open, Lucy opened the door and ran outside!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside, the police officers immediately drew their weapons and fired!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bullets hit the car, but fortunately, NCPD vehicles were bulletproof and the armor wasn’t penetrated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucy hid behind the vehicle, lamenting, \"David... you’ve screwed me over.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, Lucy’s phone also began to ring—caller ID: Burger King.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille: \"Well done, buy me 30 seconds.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucy saw David not far away jumping out of the police car, but then he was pinned down by the cops, veins bulging on his forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So that was the plan!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Person behind the car, don’t think about escaping—raise your hands, and slowly come this way.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucy looked helplessly up at the sky and then slowly stood up with her hands raised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"30 seconds, right? David, you’ve really screwed me over.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was forced too, my partner is a nutcase, don’t shoot.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Lucy slowly rose, the cops were puzzled to see her suddenly compliant and cautiously approached with their guns raised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Lille actually didn’t need 30 seconds. The duo immediately received a new message from Lille, \"Prosthetics will malfunction in 5 seconds, take care of the cops.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the cops were about to handcuff them, six cops suddenly froze and trembled on the spot!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>David swiftly jumped up and fiercely struck a cop on the chin!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucy also turned and made a hold, grabbing the raised pistol and hitting another in the back of the head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having dealt with the two beside them, they quickly attacked the remaining cops still in a state of prosthetic malfunction, and soon had everyone down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the duo’s clean collaboration, Lille breathed a sigh of relief—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If David had messed up again and Lucy had made a run for it, it would have been troublesome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My hand...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, Lille noticed David holding his hand and crying out again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed to be a sprain from exerting too much force...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.....\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, why did you come and attack the NCPD? Looking to hack into the subnet?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having dealt with the cops present, Lucy and David joined Lille.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucy was somewhat shocked—she hadn’t expected that the person contacting David was the same one she’d pickpocketed on the subway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder the hacking into the subnet was so fast; he probably broke through as soon as the connection was made.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While they were caught off guard, Lille had already sneaked to the server next to the municipal subnet, conveniently hacking their systems as the cops in charge were also online.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille quickly processed the road network information, guiding Jack and V who were still fleeing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finishing up here, he didn’t bother to explain and sprinted straight for the police car.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The police car was connected to the police network, and by using this channel, he could send a Magic Doll to the NCPD’s LAN for remote hacking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello? Why aren’t you talking?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No time to explain, get in the car, David, you drive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille got into the passenger seat, directing David to get in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The kid had just pocketed 5000 Euro, and whatever Lille told him to do, he did it without a word of complaint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucy was always hesitant—she was just a petty thief, and hacking the NCPD network made her uneasy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Connecting to the police subnet, Lille had one hand on the still unconscious cop and the other hand’s personal link approached the car.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using the same method of biometric spoofing, he was going to impersonate a cop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"City Hall west-north traffic node has been attacked, the attackers are escaping, license plate and vehicle data uploaded...requesting support.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Received.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille randomly reported the data of a sports car, stuffing a virus into the data packet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With temporary database access, Lille began to erase V and Jack’s faces and information from the NCPD network and replaced them with that new car.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the road network, the traffic gradually blocked the NCPD pursuers, and occasionally assistance was diverted to that unfortunate sports car.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there were still some talented NCPD members clinging on tightly—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All earning the same salary, it’s a mystery why they went all out like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They would have to deal with them physically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jack, V, head my way, we’re taking another exit on Japan Street south to Westbrook.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having done all this, Lille threw the cop out, just as David started the car.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s when Lille remembered something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...David, have you ever driven before?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>David shook his head: \"But if big brother tells me to drive, I can do it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You... never mind, just go! A Mackinaw will pass by soon...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I say, what exactly did you do here?\" Lucy, sitting in the back seat, had a bad feeling.\"I heard City Hall is all messed up now, someone is launching rockets there, messing with the NCPD right now isn’t a good idea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It might connect us to the NCPD...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The car’s engine roared, and as Lille was interrupted, he glanced at Lucy:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...It’s the burning motorcycle ahead, see that motorcycle and burst out, ram the police car behind you and then follow it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A burning motorcycle?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as the words fell, the sound of the engine’s roar came from a nearby street—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A green motorcycle, ablaze, soared high off the road cars, its exhaust pipe still spewing flames, looking very much like a rocket!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>David and Lucy watched, mouths agape—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rocket!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, it was you who did this!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Follow it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1508,"2026-06-03T12:33:12.909Z","2026-06-03T12:33:19.802Z",1,"novelbin.me","94b16c0eeb143adc016939dcfc84b7c789aba6e49828bf8f0a8c57ce69e1c7f2","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-103","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-101",1068,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-cover.jpg"]