Chapter 281 Surveillance Suspicion(1/2)
This was Bai Ye's first time visiting such a high-end place in the City of Night.
["This is where rich people live." Regina Jones said with emotion: "Mercenaries work hard and work hard for 100 years. They can't afford a fraction of a place like this."]
Bai Ye was a little strange, wondering why Regina Jones was so sentimental today.
She used to talk very little, but she was not this kind of person.
Have you been stimulated by anything recently?
Bai Ye thought about some of the information he had just seen.
There are only two people living in this luxurious apartment: Director Peralez and his wife Elizabeth.
Peralez is a well-known young talent in Night City. He has already become the mayor at the age of about 40. It can be said that he has a bright future.
I don’t know what happened to this aloof politician. The resources around him can no longer solve his troubles. He needs to find middlemen and mercenaries to solve it.
Bai Ye and Regina Jones were at the door of the luxury building and pressed the video doorbell outside the building.
["Regina Jones? You are here, come right up. The director is waiting for you in the room." A cold female voice came. 】
Bai Ye knew that the owner of this voice was Peralez's wife Elizabeth.
After Elizabeth finished speaking, the door opened automatically.
Bai Ye and Regina Jones entered the elevator. Without them having to do anything, the elevator automatically rose to the top.
"Floor 25, Penthouse" is what is displayed on the elevator panel.
The elevator was very fast. It didn't take them long to reach the top floor in Baiye.
The elevator door opened automatically, and there was a woman standing in front of her. The clothes she was wearing looked expensive.
["You are here." Elizabeth said, "I hope this time the people will not be as useless as the previous two."]
[Before you and Regina Jones could speak, Elizabeth continued: "Follow me first. Let Peralez tell you the specifics."]
["Is Mr. Director very busy now?" Regina Jones asked casually.
Elizabeth didn't look back and said as she walked: "He is preparing for the debate. It won't take long, it will be over soon."
"For your visit, I have rearranged his schedule. Today he will not hold all meetings in the office, and no one will disturb you."]
["Excuse us? What you're talking about is..." Regina Jones asked doubtfully.
Elizabeth: "You will know later."]
Bai Ye looked at Elizabeth's arrangements in an orderly manner. He knew in his mind that Elizabeth was not only the director's wife, but also his assistant.
And obviously they take this matter very seriously. They even changed their schedule because of it.
Bai Ye followed Elizabeth forward. There were many electronic artworks on both sides of the corridor, and paintings were displayed on the screen. It seemed that the screen was unstable and flickered constantly. It looked a bit weird.
[You have arrived at a luxurious hall. This is the director's office. The director is sitting at his desk and talking on the phone looking very irritable. ]
[Seeing you guys walking in, the director hurriedly hung up the phone.]
["Let me introduce you." Regina Jones took the initiative and said, "This is the person I brought today.v. He is absolutely reliable and his strength is beyond your expectations."]
[The director said with some suspicion: "I found two middlemen before, and the mercenaries they introduced also said the same. But the skills of those two people are really average."]
[Regina Jones has great confidence in you: "I think even if you don't hang out on the streets, you should have heard of V's name. He was the one who killed Jotaro Shobo of the Tiger Claw Gang some time ago. He hunted down Qing alone.
He is also the one who belongs to Dafu. These are just two insignificant items in his record."]
What Regina Jones said made Bai Ye feel a little embarrassed. But after thinking about it carefully, it was indeed him who did these things, and there was nothing wrong with him.
[Hearing what Regina Jones said, the director and Elizabeth looked at you seriously again. The director slowly sat up straight: "That's right... I have indeed heard your name, v."]
["But there were some rumors that you were dead. You have not been active in Night City for a long time." Elizabeth interrupted at this time. 】
[You briefly explain: "I went to other cities to do some things before. The trip took nearly a month."]
[The director and Elizabeth did not dwell on this issue. The director extended his hand: "Please sit down, both of you. Let's get straight to the point."]
[You and Regina Jones sat down on the sofa. The director looked at you and said, "I'll just tell you what happened."
"Someone broke into my house some time ago. And it was not an ordinary kind of break-in." The director's expression was very serious, and he was a little nervous when he thought about it.]
Bai Ye was observing and reasoning at the same time. According to the director's words, this matter had happened for some time. And at this time, he was still nervous when he spoke about it, which proved that he was indeed very impressed by this matter and suffered from it.
A lot of scares.
[The director continued: "A few days ago, in the dead of night, I was woken up by some noise. It sounded like someone was making noise."
"I immediately picked up the pistol and wanted to walk out of the bedroom to take a look."
"As a result, I saw a stranger in my home! He looked like he was about to draw a gun, so I shot him decisively."]
["So you killed the intruder." You said. 】
[The director's expression became strange: "I...I don't know. My head started to feel dizzy at that time, and then I fainted. When I woke up in the morning, there was no trace of that person."
"I hope you can find him and find out what this person wants to do?"]
Bai Ye heard this and determined that he must do this task.
This is exactly the mission I want! Judging from the director's description, this is a mission exclusively for detectives.
[You asked: "If something like this happened, didn't you seek help from law enforcement?"]
[Elizabeth said: "We don't want to make the matter too big, and we don't want to attract any attention. You also know that the media gang swooped in here like flies."]
Bai Ye can understand them. After all, he is the director, and his status is too special. Once he tells the ncpd, it will attract the attention of many unrelated people. It may even cause the media to intervene, and then it will be troublesome.
["Of course, we notified our private security."]
Bai Ye noticed a few things.
The director chose private security for his home. It was a small company, not a big company like Huangban or Military Technology. They did not explain why they chose this company.
What follows is the truly bizarre part of this accident.
[Director: “It was only after we notified security that we discovered something really weird.”
"After the security department conducted an inspection, they said there were no signs of break-in and no signs of shooting."
"The surveillance cameras didn't capture anything. The guards outside didn't hear or see anything."
"In short, their conclusion is that I must have had a nightmare."
"Madam gave the security company a day off so that we can invite you over. The same people we invited before did the same thing."]
Bai Ye listened to the director's words and thought in his heart.
Either the director really had a nightmare. Or there is something wrong with this security company.
According to his experience, 99% of the time it is the latter.
["The security company clearly shied away their responsibilities." You said sarcastically.]
[You continue to ask: "What does the intruder look like? Do you remember?"]
[The director recalled the previous content: "The light was very dark at the time. I only remember that he was wearing something similar to a mask on his face. It might also be an implant. That's all I can remember."]
It seems that it is basically impossible to find the intruder from the appearance. The director can not provide any useful clues.
This is a very difficult case.
Bai Ye even felt that this case was similar to what happened with the [Judge].
There were no clues from many directions. It even made him feel like he had no idea where to start.
If there is anything else that can identify the intruder, it is "motive."
The intruder must have had a purpose when he entered the director's home. Either for money or for some conspiracy.
[You asked: "After this incident, is there anything missing from the house?"]
[Both the director and Elizabeth said nothing was thrown away. They thought the intruder might have been discovered as soon as he came in, so they didn't have time to commit the crime.]
Bai Ye always feels that this is not the case.
In this way, the intruder can't provide much information about the whole thing. Then we have to start from another aspect.
It's this security company.
After the director told the security company about the whole incident, the security company said there was nothing abnormal in any way and even thought the director was having a nightmare.
This attitude is obviously very problematic.
Moreover, Bai Ye has never heard of the name of this security company in the City of Night for so long.
[You asked: "Can you tell me the background of this security company?"]
[The Director recalled: "The name of this company is Dream Company. They have been operating in Night City for more than ten years. They are very experienced and have many customers. Moreover, we chose it because it was recommended by an acquaintance. It is said to be trustworthy.
"
The director said this, looked at you and asked: "Do you feel that the Dream Company is behind this?"]
[You didn’t answer him directly, you just said that you still need to investigate.]
[You think for a while and ask the director: "Do you have any suspicions? For example, enemies you have made before, political opponents, etc."]
To be continued...