"Are you saying... her and Pira's enemy is on the list provided by Father?" V, though not familiar with the details of Rebecca's past, knew she still had an old enemy alive.
"That's right..."
Mercer nodded: "If I don't take this job, Father will find someone else. If Rebecca misses the chance to take revenge... if we hadn't encountered this, it'd be fine, but since we have, I don't want Rebecca to have any regrets."
V said in amazement: "This kind of thing actually connects? I'm starting to believe in this thing called fate."
"Yeah, since we ran into it, we might as well help Rebecca get her revenge. Plus, Rebecca's enemy is running a casino, there must be loads of cash there... even if there's no cash, I'm going to squeeze the money out of him."
Mercer was getting a bit addicted to heists now.
How much can you earn from commissions? He realized, you have to target those notable figures, and squeeze all the money out of them.
After reviewing the target Father sent over, he said: "Tomorrow, you take Lucy, Qiwei, and Pira to handle the toughest stronghold, leave the rest to Rebecca and me."
After Mercer spoke, V couldn't help but look at him: "Are you sure? Want to borrow Pira? They have Sianwistan, do you think you can handle it?"
"Are you kidding? If it's a frontal fight, maybe I'd be a bit uneasy, but if their position is exposed while we're hidden... hey, I've never been afraid of anyone."
Mercer smiled and said: "Plus, Rebecca has got cybernetic enhancements now, she's not as weak as you think.
On the other hand, you not only need to be careful yourself but also take care of them. Pira is more inclined towards technical expertise in his modifications, during direct combat, everyone's counting on you."
V chuckled: "Sis thinks she's terrifyingly strong now. Honestly, it used to be that handling six or seven guys from the Sixth Street Gang could get me riddled with bullets, but now..."
She patted her arm, confident: "Even if there are a dozen fully armed Sixth Street Gang members in front of me, I wouldn't be scared, I'd chop them all to pieces with the Mantis Blade before they can even blink!"
"Alright then, it's up to you." Mercer said, paused for a moment, and added: "Father wants revenge on the other side, and the Sixth Street Gang will definitely be on guard, so watch out for traps, don't get too cocky."
"Don't worry, just as you said, our team's rule — recon first, plan next, then act."
V said.
At this moment, after making rounds at other tables, Jack came back here, asking what Father needed Mercer and V for.
Mercer didn't hide it from him. This place is quite like a hangout for the Haywood People, more precisely the bar frequented by the Valentino Gang, both inside and out filled with Valentino Gang's own people.
And as Jack listened to their mission, after a moment's hesitation, he said: "How about I lend a hand? I don't want your money, just worried if there are too many of them, can you handle it?"
"You have no idea how strong sis is now!" V laughed twice, slowly raised a pistol that looked quite familiar to Jack.
Jack was stunned, then looked down — sure enough, his holster was empty.
V placed the pistol on the table and said: "Get it now? If we didn't have this capability, we wouldn't be taking this job."
"No way!" Jack's jaw dropped in shock: "Sianwistan? That thing's not cheap!"
"Isn't it? All the stuff on sis, in total is worth nearly a million Euros, what can those street punks have to match me?" V confidently stretched out her right hand.
Her arm clicked, and an exaggerated, red-glowing Mantis Blade popped out. V casually swung it twice, creating a hiss as it tore through the air.
V retracted the Mantis Blade into her arm, and looked proudly at Mercer — ever since upgrading at Old Wei's, she hadn't had the chance to show off to Mercer!
Now she's equipped with Arasaka's experimental Sianwistan, a custom-level Therm Mantis Blade, subdermal armor, Krenzikov's speedware, and even a professional ICE countermeasure from Mercer's hacker suite.
To say, V's gear now is akin to that of a corporate elite agent, one step further and she'd truly reach the level of a Legendary Mercenary.
"... Is it too late for me to join now?" Jack joked.
To his surprise, Mercer nodded straightforwardly: "Of course, we're just missing a frontliner in our team. Jack, if you join, I'll give you an interest-free loan to get you some heavy gear."
"Uh... I'm still with the Valentino Gang..." Jack wanted to politely decline.
But V spoke up: "Jack, you remember what you told me before, right?"
Jack was taken aback.
"For people like us, sometimes the chance to change your life only comes once."
V looked at Jack earnestly and said: "What have you achieved in the gang? You've been in the gang for a while now, right? Got any subordinates? Have your own territory? Made any real money?"
Jack was momentarily speechless, while V pointed at Mercer: "Sis worked with him on one job, just one commission, do you know how much I made?"
V turned to look at Mercer, saw him nod, then turned back to tell Jack: "Over a hundred thousand Euros, I'm talking about my personal earnings, Jack, have you ever seen that much money in your life?"