[{"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-241":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},1151732,1495,"Chapter 241 - 223 Can NCPD Do It?","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-241",241,"\u003Cp>\"Get on it! Everyone, fucking charge!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hovering behind the car and taking a deep breath, Lille waved his hand, summoning his underlings to surge forward using their prosthetics or guns, whichever they had.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A loud noise erupted as something slammed into a body, bones and prosthetics crunching under the impact, Lille lifted his head to see one of his underlings slammed by a car door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned and looked up to see Jack tearing off two more car doors, using them as bulletproof shields while charging towards them like a bulldozer!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Tiger Claw Gang’s heavyweight looked like a sumo wrestler; with a serious expression, he clapped his hands and then braced himself—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bulldozer, Jack, collided fiercely with him, and the Tiger Claw Gang’s gunfire halted:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sumo wrestler was pushed back, the ground cracking under his feet, his robust legs trembling, sparking with electrical energy—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, he steadied himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flushed with exertion, the sumo wrestler was about to counterattack when Jack smashed through the door shield with a punch and sent his chin flying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The prosthetic chin flew towards the charging members of the Tiger Claw Gang...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They suddenly didn’t know what to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fuck this, retreat... shit!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that the situation was dire, Lille attempted to flee, only to discover that the sports car behind him had suddenly started, its engine roaring!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His feet stiffened as if welded to the ground, unable to move, just watching the car catapult him away!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although an enemy hacker had uploaded a Magic Doll that impeded mobility, making his prosthetics unresponsive and movement difficult,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>while flying through the air, Si Anweisitan significantly enhanced his reaction rate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flying high, he saw everything, and now he could see the whole battlefield:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack, like a raging bull, was charging towards him, his underlings already starting to abandon their gear and flee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the distance, a woman wielding a Mantis Blade was slashing at his female ninja, who was parrying with her sword—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but behind her, the ground was littered with broken weapons and dead female ninjas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, as Lille spun around in the air, he saw at the center of the market, atop a small building, a hacker with data light flickering in his eyes, clearly directing the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hacker was holding a Dian Type Submachine Gun, bullets forming a continuous stream headed his way...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now I’m totally fucked.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time returned to normal, and a burst of electromagnetic pulse exploded in the air, Lille crashed to the ground, a bloody mess, but still breathing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Broken blades flew off, another female ninja was slaughtered, and the remaining members of the Tiger Claw Gang desperately ran, soon blending into the crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille reloaded his magazine and stowed the Yinglong back into its case, then walked down the street.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All right, that’s it for now. Let’s compile the clues and evidence chain,\" he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivan had a dream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his dream, he was tied to a cross, a man in a white suit standing in pink and purple lighting, fiddling with a console.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah, Ivan, Ivan, I’ve been good to you, even paid you a salary, so why did you betray me...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, no, Mr. Jotaro, it wasn’t on purpose, not on purpose!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you mean ’not on purpose’? Was it an accident?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man in the suit walked up to him, smiling wickedly, seemingly fiddling with something on the cross.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I really made a mistake, I really know I did, please let me go, I swear...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look at this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally done tinkering, the man in the suit stepped back and then pointed above him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trembling, he slowly lifted his head...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, his sister’s head dropped down, hanging before him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her vacant eyes stared hard at him, her tongue removed, and her mouth still moving...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aaaaaaah!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack lightly slapped the young man, interrupting the spell, then turned to Lille and said, \"He’s awake.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivan stared around blankly, trembling as he looked at his surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked like a street in the Geisha District, covered in graffiti, the air filled with an indescribable stench; dirty and foul-smelling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But... at least it wasn’t as bloody.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille sat across from Ivan, \"Kid, did Lenny come to you for the goods? What’s your name?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I... I don’t know anything, I don’t know anything!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivan’s head shook like a bobblehead, and Lille gave Jack a signal with his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Jack grabbed the kid and turned him around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, they were still at the market in the Geisha District, on the rooftop next to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From here, one could see the entire market.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The NCPD had blocked the streets, identifying the bodies—all from the Tiger Claw Gang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the NCPD realized the dead were all gang members, they would pack up and leave the bodies to various outsourced body disposal services.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for their work attitude, they didn’t feel troubled for the death of so many people; at most, they felt headache due to the complaints from citizens about the street blockades.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because in Night City, the death of gang members and criminals wasn’t even counted in the death toll.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This kind of precise strike on gang members, with no collateral damage, they wish gangs would fight like this every day, brains splattered would be even better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivan looked on dumbly, \"The Tiger Claw Gang... all dead?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack lifted him up again and turned him back around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille spoke, \"Yeah, we did it, I’m currently investigating a case of someone being kidnapped from the streets, and the trail led to you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You guys are NCPD?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No,\" Lille shook his head, \"Could the NCPD do something like this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No... they couldn’t.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivan was still somewhat stunned, the nightmare he had just experienced, and the reality in front of him were making it hard for him to comprehend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the nightmare...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivan’s eyes rapidly refocused, and he suddenly snapped back to reality, \"Brothers, please save my sister. The Tiger Claw Gang won’t let us go!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ll give you anything you want, I still have 5000 saved up, I have a stall in the Geisha District, and ... and...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivan racked his brain but couldn’t think of anything else, while Lille just waved his hand:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What does your sister do? Is she involved with this too?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, she... she works at the docks, she’s a legitimate company employee! Please help me, it’s all my fault, it’s all my fault...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Enough with that, we’re currently working, we don’t have time for that kind of job.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille’s statement almost made Ivan faint, but he quickly added, \"However, I can refer you to a mercenary squad, they might be free, depending on your cooperation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having been led around the whole time, Ivan didn’t think twice, he just vehemently nodded, \"Guaranteed cooperation!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille stood up and started to message that mercenary squad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elsewhere, in Saint Domingo, David, wearing electrician’s goggles, was trying to find the faulty wire among a bundle, then fix the electric cable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pulled the cables together and soldered them, speaking through the channel, \"Power it up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zzzt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A spark jumped, and the apartment’s power was back on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Sender: Lucy]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Lucy: Data’s normal, the property management sent the money, 200 euros each.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not bad, after experiencing several thrilling situations, David had began to get back on track.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mind was filled with what Lille had told him, the feats of conjuring extravagant weapons with ease on the battlefield, and various overpowering thoughts—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So now, his routine was, take on some tech-related legal contracts by day, and do some dirty work at night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, dirty work wasn’t available every day, so tonight, he was also doing electrician work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[David: I feel like I’m getting the hang of it.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Lucy: Sigh... what is even with your brain? You were talking about doing tough jobs before.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[David: Learning skills isn’t bad, without good techniques, you can’t use good gear, and without good gear, tough jobs are a no-go.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Lucy: If that’s really how you thought, you wouldn’t have dropped out of Arasaka Academy.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[David: ...That was then, this is now.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>David jumped out from the maintenance pipeline, just in time, a TV by the roadside was broadcasting news:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just moments ago, an intense shootout occurred in the Geisha District...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scenes captured on TV made David pause to watch: this was not just intense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cars were flipped over, riddled with bullet holes, the road was also pitted, as if smashed by some construction machinery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Impressed, David clicked his tongue, \"What kind of prosthetics could pull off stunts like this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Sender: Burger King]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Burger King: David, got a job for you.]\u003C\u002Fp>",1442,"2026-06-03T12:33:12.909Z","2026-06-03T12:33:19.802Z",1,"novelbin.me","76dbbe2dcde57b7563caebb46666ca5a442d53bb76be19cb3fedccf8aca16c9c","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-242","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-240",1068,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-cover.jpg"]