Start adding points from Edgewalker

Chapter 153 Asking about Randy's situation

Seeing that his brother seemed to have a conflict, Jos walked up to them with a tray and put the food in front of them.

Ling Luxian is River's old friend, and he often brings his team to Joes's restaurant for dinner.

Jos knew that her cooking skills were not that good at all, and Ling Luxian came often only because of River's face.

I don’t know what happened today. We used to be like good friends when we met, but why is there such a strong sense of tension today?

Joss smiled and asked tentatively, "What are you two talking about?"

"Oh, nothing, we're discussing the case," River explained to his sister.

This matter was too serious and he didn't want his family to be involved, especially his sister Jos.

The elder sister is like a mother. After her parents passed away, it was her elder sister who raised her. River didn't want her to be in danger. So he winked at Ling Luxian frantically, asking him to help smooth things over.

Ling Luxian saw River's gesture and said, "That's right, Jos. We have some disagreements on the case, which led to the conflict."

Joss was skeptical and asked Ling Luxian, "I don't know when you became NCPD. Congratulations."

Seeing that she had misunderstood, Ling Luxian waved his hands repeatedly.

"I'm not an official NCPD, just an outsourced staff member of the NCPD."

This made Joss wonder, when will NCPD's outsourced personnel be able to participate in case handling?

Isn't it generally about providing support for a certain violent incident?

Thanks to my brother being a detective in the NCPD, I know this very well.

"Don't you know yet?" Ling Luxian opened his mouth wide, pretending to be surprised and said, "The city government is preparing to cut the NCPD's finances, and Deputy Director Forte proposed a different view, laying off NCPD staff without cutting finances."

"How is it possible?" Jos was really shocked by the news. "Why would he do this?"

"Why else could it be?" Ling Luxian said disdainfully, "He turned to Arasaka Corporation! For the sake of profit, these people can do anything."

This is really bad news. If NCPD really wants to lay off employees, it is hard to say whether River will be laid off.

Life had been getting on track, but who would have thought such an accident would happen? This was unacceptable to Jos.

"Take your time to eat, I'll go do other things."

After hearing the news, Jos was unsettled and didn't want to ask any more questions.

River asked with a straight face, "Is this true?"

Seeing River's dark face, Ling Luxian knew that this was not directed at him, but that NCPD had truly touched his interests.

Originally, River accepted the investigation of Lucius's assassination case as a competent policeman. With River's character, once he accepted the investigation, he would complete it seriously.

Now, his interests have been completely affected. If Lucius Lane is successfully assassinated, he may even lose his job.

So Ling Luxian prepared to give him some extra leeway.

"Of course it's true. To tell you the truth, Fort is Holt's ally in the NCPD. As long as Lucius dies and Holt becomes the acting mayor, he will promote Fort to the position of director."

After hearing this, River frowned and thought secretly in his mind.

Given Forte's reputation in the NCPD, this is indeed possible. If Forte becomes the director, the NCPD will become a tool for him to make money.

"We must stop their conspiracy." River said through gritted teeth.

Ling Luxian nodded and finally fell into the trap.

"But what should we do? The priority now is to get close to Mayor Lucius. Given my current position, that's totally impossible." River analyzed calmly.

"I have a great idea."

As he spoke, Ling Luxian leaned over to River's ear and whispered something to him.

River's eyes lit up, "That's a good idea, but it's a bit damaging."

"It's an emergency."

The two looked at each other and smiled.

"Then I'll go deal with Mayor Lucius, and you stay here with my sister. What you just said has made her very worried." River's mouth was full of complaints.

"Hehe, you have to say something to divert her attention." Ling Luxian smiled embarrassedly. This was indeed not kind of him.

Looking at such a bad friend, River shook his head and said, "Let's go."

Seeing that River had left without even eating, Joss sat opposite Ling Luxian and asked, "What's going on? You're in such a hurry that you haven't even eaten a bite of food."

Ling Luxian picked up the spoon, took a bite of the mixed rice, and said, "There is progress in the case. He has gone to investigate first."

"Really?" Joss held his chin with one hand, his tone somewhat resentful, "You can barely keep your job, why are you still busying around?"

"River is just such a person, full of sense of justice."

As River's sister, she naturally knew this.

Of course she admired such people, but as her own relatives, it was a bit of a headache. Joss knew very well that being a good person in Night City would not last long, especially for a police officer.

And her young son and daughter, following River's example, also want to become NCPD.

"Don't worry. With River's ability, the NCPD won't dismiss him easily."

Ling Luxian silently added, "As long as it doesn't involve political factors."

This is evident from the fact that River was about to explore the cause of Lucius Lane's death, but he was immediately brushed off.

"I hope you're right."

After hearing Ling Luxian say this, Qiao Si cheered up again. She believed that her brother was no worse than others.

And the fact that River was often demoted and then reinstated gave her some confidence.

"By the way." Ling Luxian reminded: "You'd better pay attention to Randy. Has he done anything abnormal recently?"

Thinking of Randy being kidnapped by "Peter Pan", Ling Luxian hurriedly asked Joss about Randy's recent movements.

Having foreseen the consequences, Ling Luxian didn't want his friend to suffer again.

"Randy? What happened to him?" Jos didn't understand why Ling Luxian mentioned Randy for no reason.

Since Randy entered puberty, he has become rebellious. He always stays alone in his garage and doesn't communicate with outsiders.

Even Joss hadn't communicated with him for a long time.

"There have been a series of serial kidnappings recently, with the perpetrators specifically kidnapping children who are in puberty and have fragile minds."

"What?" Joss looked incredulous. "Impossible. Randy's mind is not fragile."

"Really? I don't believe it." Ling Luxian said, "You have ever had suicidal tendencies, right?"

"You...how do you know?" Jos was speechless.

"And Randy blames all of this on himself. He thinks he didn't take good care of you, which led to your suicide. And you were bullied at school, and he thought everyone hated him." Ling Luxian sighed, "Being under this kind of pressure for a long time, it is inevitable that the heart will become fragile."

Joss turned pale after hearing this. She never thought that Randy was under such great pressure. She decided to have a good talk with Randy after River came back.

At the same time, she also realized that she did not care enough about Randy, and decided to spend more time with him in the future and enter his inner world.

No, I can't wait, I have to go find Randy now.

"Pilot, help me watch the store for a while. I'm going to find Randy."