[{"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-415":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},1151556,1495,"Chapter 415 - 387: Night City People Far from Home","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-415",415,"\u003Cp>The little traitor’s name was Radriro, and he was currently lying in a hospital bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That day, he was the only one who survived because he knew where Wully would come from. When the fight started, he hid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he still got a piece of grenade shrapnel in his head, requiring a minor surgery to remove it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, a prosthetics doctor was conducting a follow-up examination on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The prosthetics doctor, wearing a mask, said to Radriro on the hospital bed, \"You’re recovering well, but it’s best to repair the skull to seal the wound.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do it!\" Radriro waved his hand boldly, \"I’m about to get rich! Awesome prosthetics, cars... When I get the money, you’ll get your share!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heh, your recent payments have indeed been swift. Don’t die—where exactly did you make a fortune?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I found a long-term gig... Hey, don’t ask. Anyway, once I find someone to make a connection, I’ll have plenty of money!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right, I remember you said last week that you got an authentic prosthetic eye from Qilusi? Install it for me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Awesome, it looks like you really hit it big. Lie down.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Radriro lay in bed with a delighted expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This city was like this: as long as you had money, you could get more prosthetics, and the more prosthetics you had, the stronger you became. The stronger you became...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more you had.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A badass Mackinaw flashed in his mind, and he thought about how the people in the car fought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to become that kind of overwhelmingly powerful person too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To become that kind of person, he needed money: Hot had a lot of money, Javier had a lot of money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leeching off these wealthy bastards, he could make money, a lot of money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The prosthetics doctor gave him an injection of anesthetic, but this time, the anesthetic was special.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Radriro had long since sold his original eyes, and his visual nervous system was already connected to a cyber modulator, so replacing his eyes only required a small amount of anesthetic and pain blockage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this time, the doctor injected him with a drug that was enough to paralyze his entire body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, the kid didn’t notice anything strange until he saw the doctor stand up, take off his clothes and tools.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once he started feeling strange, he wanted to speak—but he couldn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body was paralyzed, his prosthetics were shut down...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was the doctor planning to do?! He was a frequent customer!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had the doctor started using drugs? Or was he addicted to Super Dream? Had he run into debt?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was he being sold to the Scavengers?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Creek.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The clinic door opened, and he saw two cops wearing NCPD uniforms walking in, relieving his anxious heart:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though everyone hated the cops, hated corporate dogs, in Haywood, the Scavengers were the real scum!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Working with the Scavengers and betraying a customer would make any prosthetics doctor unable to survive in Haywood!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is it him?\" The cop looked at him with disgust. \"Looks like a decent young man.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s him, I’m sure.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay, I’ll issue his death certificate first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Radriro’s mood sank to the bottom again!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What’s going on?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What he didn’t know was that several Valentinos had already arrived outside the door, and none of them were small fry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Father had already told them someone colluded with Hot and betrayed their own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These Valentinos lined up outside, giving this obscure character his due respect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Radriro’s heart was full of confusion and fear, as the headlights of a car shined through the window onto the opposite wall—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The operating bed slowly lifted, and he saw three familiar people walk into the room...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were the same three brutes he had just been thinking about!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack stepped forward, revealing tattoos from his days with the Valentinos, and pulled out his golden \"Bad Bitch.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dark barrel was pressed against Radriro’s forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack’s deep, cold voice echoed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did you think you could get away with selling out your own people in the job?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Radriro felt a paralyzing shock: they knew about his betrayal!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a street kid from Haywood, he despised betrayal himself; otherwise, he wouldn’t have been so angry at the prosthetics doctor he suspected of selling him to the Scavengers...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he just wanted to make money to become stronger!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted money, he wanted to be strong, he wanted to become top dog, the big boss, what was wrong with that?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless excuses flashed through his mind, but the anesthetic did not give him a chance to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Radriro’s body was carried away in a Valentino Mackinaw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The deterrence would be relayed to the other Valentino bosses present, and then to their underlings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be honest, the Father had a lot of clout, but to get all these bosses here on his own, it was like both sides were giving each other some face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But having Lille’s trio involved made it different, and strictly speaking, the Six Street Gang affairs benefited them too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This action elevated their momentum even further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once people had left, Jack burst out in loud laughter:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haha! This feels great! Pulled it off again!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The burly Jack swung his arms vigorously in front of his chest and then moved them up and down, looking quite excited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can you act normal?\" Lille said helplessly, \"You get this excited over such a small thing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Eh, you don’t get it, showing off is best done at home. There’s no place like Haywood to show off...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And you know, I actually knew a few of the guys who came just now. If I hadn’t listened to my mom...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then you wouldn’t get these opportunities now.\" V cut to the point, \"So, you want to write a summary about this in your little notebook?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t even say it, I do plan to use this small story as a reference for the second rule.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guidance books always have annotations, right? I’ll use this story as an annotation, add more content, and give people more to consider...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Annotation for what? Don’t betray your comrades?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not exactly, more like reminding people reading this book to keep their eyes open.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>V clicked her tongue: \"Didn’t expect a rough guy like you could be so cultured, knowing how to write a book.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she looked at Lille: \"So, what’s next? I remember we were investigating the rogue AI.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, rogue AI. The weapons in Wully’s hand were indeed purchased from Munemasa, and he has lots of other good stuff too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These things came from Taiping State, with a... local from Night City helping him smooth relations, thriving handsomely.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Lille’s expression turned somewhat odd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he knew this person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who is it? A local from Night City managed to connect with Europeans so quickly?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To be precise, it’s a local from Night City who fled to avoid trouble... Jack might have heard of him, his name is Dexter Deshawn.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack’s head popped up in surprise when he heard the name:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wow, this guy was huge, the most badass fixer in Night City... once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He reportedly got into trouble in Taiping State over a year ago and took off. So he’s the one doing all this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To be precise, he seems to be involved in a lot. If you’re in the right place, even a pig can fly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the original storyline, the Europeans hadn’t chosen to settle in Night City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, the Europeans needed someone to help them break into this scene—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Funnily enough, Dexter DeShawn, the former famous fixer of Night City, happened to be overseas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An overseas fixer with local connections was the best choice for them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this fixer didn’t waste the opportunities given to him by the European bosses; Munemasa found him, and he was happy to collaborate—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Munemasa had lots of money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in the original plot, this Dexter was the patron who brought Jack and V into Afterlife, issuing that scam of a job.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille pondered a bit and decided to discuss this finding with Blais.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[To: Blais]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Lille: Found a lead, Dexter DeShawn. Know the name? He has connections with Munemasa.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Blais: That brainless idiot?!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Blais: Alright, alright, alright...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blais seemed to have quite a grudge against DeShawn, full of resentment in his words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille was waiting for more advice from Blais, but the other side suddenly went quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Lille: ?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment later, Blais slowly replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Blais: Just now, the ward where Hot was staying got bombed.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Unstable energy is about to explode]\u003C\u002Fp>",1430,"2026-06-03T12:33:12.910Z","2026-06-03T12:33:19.802Z",1,"novelbin.me","3f2aeaa7e0d5a468c93a31d0ded13a60ba3929e248bb8b79a31397c6bcb24cac","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-416","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-414",1068,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-cover.jpg"]