Returning to the bar while pondering, Mann and his group had already engaged in a lively chat with V.
"Is Sianwistan really that good? It seems I need to save money soon," Mann was discussing Sianwistan with V.
"I don't recommend you directly install Sianwistan," Mercer's voice made Mann and his group turn their heads.
Mercer sat down while scrutinizing Mann and said, "These Military Science implants you have are outdated. Installing Sianwistan, not to mention if an incompatible OS could cause severe neural reactions.
Just the other components you have can't withstand much acceleration."
Mann sighed at his words and said, "I know, I've been considering whether to replace all the implants from scratch."
"Don't go buying those second-hand parts and cobbling them together. Someone like you who doesn't really understand might not know how many pitfalls are hidden in these implants. I suggest you find a reliable implant doctor for advice."
After Mercer finished, Mann didn't speak, but Dolio beside him sighed, "Ah, we can't pull off jobs where everyone can split tens of thousands of Euros like you guys."
After she finished, Mercer glanced at V, who chuckled and raised her eyebrows at Mercer—not allowing her to show off, what else could she talk about when she came to the bar?
"We usually just take jobs worth tens of thousands, at most hundreds of thousands of Euros, and after splitting and deducting mission expenses, even if it's just three people sharing, it's often not enough," Mann said, looking somewhat envious at Mercer, and actively expressed goodwill, "So if you ever need help from a brother, feel free to contact."
"Alright, but the jobs that earn more also have higher risks. Don't say I got you into trouble then," Mercer readily agreed.
"Thanks, ah, don't worry, I've got a handle on it," Mann seemed a bit excited—as the saying goes, even among Rebirth Mercenaries, there are disparities.
He's at most a goalkeeper level in Rebirth, but Mercer really counts as a big brother-level figure. Earlier, V bragged quite a bit about Mercer's exploits, like providing free accommodations to everyone and covering the Platinum membership of the trauma team...
Mann regretted a bit whether his past refusal of Mercer was a lack of appreciation?
But luckily, Mercer didn't hold any grudges and remained very warm towards them, which relieved Mann and made him feel that Mercer indeed is generous and straightforward.
For a moment, the two chatted like brothers, while V couldn't help but chuckle at the side.
Mann is in his thirties and calls V his buddy? No, he should probably call Mercer big brother.
Thinking of this, V found it difficult to hold back, but recalling how Rebecca probably used to laugh at her, she felt a bit irritated.
Mercer didn't chat too long with them, said a few words, and then left with V.
However, before leaving, Mercer looked at Sasha a bit hesitantly, even though it was just a very brief action, it made the keen-sensed V notice something was amiss.
The two walked out the door and got into Mercer's new car.
Now Mercer's ride was a brand-new bulletproof Jun Mizutani, more powerful than the previous Wanderer-customized 'Wild Wolf' model, and the all-black color scheme looked more stylish and premium.
The previous cars, Mercer had all disposed of through Old Captain, at the same time, he also ordered a batch of modified cars from Old Captain, but they're not finished yet.
Just as Mercer stepped on the gas pedal, V couldn't contain herself and asked, "Are you interested in that Sasha?"
"Huh?" Mercer was shocked; he casually took off his mask and placed it on the console, turned to her, "I admit, I do like pretty sisters, but you don't have to be like this, do you?"
"Damn, the way you looked at her before leaving was definitely odd, if it's not because you're into her, then there's something you're hiding," V vowed.
Her beast-like intuition is truly uncanny.
Mercer clicked his tongue in wonder, "You really are something... alright, I won't hide it from you, indeed I know something about her through my... special intelligence network, so it's not easy to say."
"Your special intelligence network is quite extraordinary, it's like you've seen all our résumés before we even meet, thoroughly investigating us..."
V ridiculed, also finding Mercer a bit incredible in this aspect.
"Yeah, V, since we're on the topic, give me some advice too."
Mercer decisively chose to discuss with V and told her about Sasha: "As far as I know, Sasha's mother died from the side effects of the advanced painkiller 'Safety Spirit' developed in biotechnology..."
"Wait? Damn, how is it more biotech scandal?" V was shocked: "How many heinous things have these bastards done?"
Mercer sighed, "In short, Sasha back then, out of goodwill, painstakingly saved up money and bought the high-priced painkiller 'Safety Spirit', which was newly launched by biotechnology at the time, for her mother who had just had surgery."
"Did this lead to her mother's death due to side effects? Does she... does she know that her mother's death was due to the drug's side effects?" V's expression turned a bit sympathetic.
"No... that's why I'm really torn," Mercer said.
V asked again, "Then what are you worried about?"
"On one hand, thinking perhaps keeping this matter hidden would be better for her, at least it wouldn't make her feel like she killed her mother."
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