[{"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-312":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},1151803,1495,"Chapter 312 - 291: Everyone Mobilizes","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-312",312,"\u003Cp>[Military Technology Intelligence Department Notice: Suspected appearance of our company’s Combat Mecha in Watson North District]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Military Technology Counter-Intelligence Department Notice: Several companies have already received confirmation of Combat Mecha deployment and are pressuring the officials of Night City]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Military Technology Public Relations Department: According to the proxy agreement, please issue commands on behalf of Ms. Stott]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Military Technology...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The video was too explosive, causing Anthony to feel weak at the knees. Fortunately, he was sitting in the car and didn’t have to worry about falling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only had the Centaur Mecha been deployed, but the design used was not even in the design specifications.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In any case, from what could be seen, there was no sign of Brick being taken down; on the contrary, the situation had grown even more serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The specifications of the Centaur Mecha were certainly up to the standards of regulated military equipment. Initially, only a few were meant to be sent to the government for inspection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The loss of the items was a minor issue; the key was the mole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now the mole had not been caught, and the situation had escalated, with no solution in sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sudden noise came from the trunk, causing Anthony’s face to turn pale, startled by the sound, his heart rate shot up from 170 to 210.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What else could be done?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What else was there to do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I told you, I’m not the mole! Let me out!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anthony quickly exited the car, almost stumbling as he did, and steadied himself on the vehicle as he went to the trunk and opened it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was Mercedes, bruised and stuffed in the trunk, her mouth tape having been bitten through—somehow she managed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that wasn’t the point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whether you’re the mole or not doesn’t matter anymore.\" Anthony’s face was expressionless, like a wooden figure, akin to a dead man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A corpse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mind a blank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mercedes had only been pretending to panic, but now she truly was: This exaggerated?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This guy looked like he’d completely convinced himself he was doomed; who knew what he might do to her!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Mercedes quickly said, \"Solving the problem is key; I know some reliable mercenaries if you have any leads...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I had any leads, letting you live would get me killed!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anthony suddenly looked fierce, his features contorted!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was about to strike Mercedes down when a nearby Military Technology Law Enforcer suddenly received some information, grabbing Anthony’s hand first!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anthony looked up, his expression fierce and fearful, shouting, \"Let go! I’m your superior! I need to take out this mole...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hold him down!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mercedes’s expression quickly shifted from panic to confidence, though she was still crouched in the trunk, her demeanor had changed drastically!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Law Enforcer obediently kicked Anthony’s knee and immediately restrained both his hands!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst the screaming, Anthony’s Prosthetic Eye HUD suddenly flashed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Military Technology Network Disconnected\u002F\u002FTerminating Contract\u002F\u002FAccount Access Stopped\u002F\u002FClosing System]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The nauseating sensation of all Prosthetics shutting down mixed with the pain of being punched engulfed Anthony, who now knelt on the ground and vomited violently!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Military Technology Law Enforcer, through a mechanical electronic voice, exclaimed, \"Anthony Gilchrist, your access to company networks is now officially revoked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Termination commands issued directly from the Military Technology International Arms Company in Washington.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As of this moment, your dismissal process is forcefully completed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having said that, the Law Enforcer looked towards Mercedes, \"Ms. Stott, as of now, this public relations crisis is your full responsibility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The headquarters will directly monitor all proceedings, please ensure the recorder permissions remain open.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mercedes got out of the car with the help of the Law Enforcer, internally shocked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hadn’t expected that the termination notice would be a direct command from the headquarters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She just thought about screwing Anthony over, and now it had blown up this big?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In her confusion, Mercedes reconnected to the network, then unconsciously opened her mouth wide—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her shock was utterly genuine!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the news showed that the current security state in Watson District was no less than a warzone!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone had guns, and everyone in the Vortex Gang had Combat Prosthetics. Dozens of factories had been attacked!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And activated Centaur Mecha had been found at the scene!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mercedes’s face instantly turned deathly pale: This was not at all what she had wanted to see!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had hoped someone would steal the goods and then handle them, not that they would start a massive killing spree in Night City!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anthony was dead, the mole was not found, and now the pressure was on her!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, her plan was that once Anthony died, without a mole, everything would be resolved, but now, Anthony was dead, there was no mole, and the problem was even bigger!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the ground, Anthony giggled at Mercedes, looking like he was taking pleasure in her misfortune, or perhaps finding humor in the misery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Mercedes paid no attention to this living corpse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We can’t personally intervene in this incident, or it would be admitting defeat!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I know some mercenaries, let them handle it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Law Enforcer’s scanner recorded Mercedes’s reaction and nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watson District, Little Chinatown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Tiger Claw Gang had fully retracted, the Vortex Gang was in disarray, and the NCPD, busy locking down the Watson North District amid an anti-corruption crackdown, was severely understaffed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had always been a lawless area, but now, whether it’s gangs or cops, there was hardly anyone around, showing its true nature of freedom—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lights on the high rises flickered, like unreachable stars; unfortunately, these lights could only illuminate the area beside the high rises but blocked the real stars’ light, casting long shadows.\u003C\u002Fp>",943,"2026-06-03T12:33:12.909Z","2026-06-03T12:33:19.803Z",1,"novelbin.me","af0a07a93c9b146a5f787202cb6fa237c46a0f98564d5278a43320c7a3ae5d80","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-313","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-311",1068,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-cover.jpg"]