There is a parking spot at the entrance of the Nightlife Club, but there aren't many spaces available, only a few, so it's usually difficult to park right at the door.
That's why Jiang Heng and Lucy parked their car elsewhere.
However, when the two approached their parked vehicle, they saw three little thugs gathered around Jiang Heng's Westward, pointing and discussing.
"This car looks pretty good, with this armor and chassis, it's quite nice!"
"Country bumpkin, this is a Westward! Not only does it run incredibly fast, but it also has strong off-road capabilities; it can conquer even the harsh terrains over in the Badlands. I remember my old boss used to have one."
"Your old boss? Who is that?"
"West Smith, you know him, right? He was a real badass. Back then, he led us to take control of the gas stations in the North District and stole quite a few good cars. Once, he even robbed a convoy of homeless people; that Westward was acquired during that time. And to be honest, this one looks more and more like my old boss's."
"So what happened to your old boss?"
"He kicked the bucket. I happened to be out that day, and when I returned, I found all my brothers had been slaughtered. I suspect it was definitely the Tiger Claw Gang's doing because they love using katanas."
"Forget about your boss; why don't we just take this car back?"
"Hmm, that's a good idea. Westwards are quite rare in the city; mainly, those vagrants like to use them. If we miss this chance, it won't be easy to find another one."
"……"
These three little thugs were clearly members of the Vortex Gang, as their characteristics were too obvious.
Their heads were adorned with terrifying optical implants glowing red, and their wrinkled, patchy skin looked like it was sewn together from broken plastic; only the idiots from the Vortex Gang would have such peculiar aesthetics.
The Vortex Gang is the most obsessed gang with body modifications in Night City. They are complete lunatics, and almost everyone is a potential cyber-psycho.
If these guys were just randomly modifying their own bodies, it wouldn't be a big deal, but they also like to grab people off the streets for body modifications. Because of these scumbags, there are more and more cyber-psychos on the streets.
Moreover, these guys didn't even know that Jiang Heng's Westward was stolen from the Vortex Gang.
"Ugh, what a hassle." Looking at the three Vortex Gang thugs, Jiang Heng felt quite impatient.
That's how it is in Night City; you can run into these gang members anywhere.
Jiang Heng wasn't afraid of being surrounded or anything; in fact, he couldn't possibly be surrounded by any gang in Night City now. It was mainly a hassle.
These street thugs are all fearless, especially the Vortex Gang; these people can be considered insane, and the words "fear" don't even exist in their vocabulary.
Because of this, even if you teach them a lesson once, if you run into them again, they will continue to cause trouble.
Fortunately, there is a peculiar law in Night City that allows people to defend their own safety.
This law sounds like self-defense, but it's actually quite different.
As long as they are attacked, citizens can retaliate directly, and there is no concept of excessive defense.
People can even take guns to seek revenge; as for whether it's indiscriminate killing, the NCPD couldn't care less. As long as no one reports it, even if they see the bodies with their own eyes, they won't take any action.
Of course, there are exceptions; if the person killed is someone powerful, then it's a different story.
Additionally, not all NCPD officers are just loafers; there are some dedicated officers who take it upon themselves to protect the city's safety.
However, it's clear that no matter what kind of police they are, they won't care about the lives of a bunch of gang thugs.
So, when encountering thugs, Jiang Heng generally wouldn't hold back or hesitate, but the trouble was having to deal with the bodies.
Reality isn't like a game; you can't just kill someone and slip away. In reality, bodies won't just disappear on their own, so if Jiang Heng wanted to kill someone on the street, he would also need to handle the body properly; otherwise, he could be charged with endangering the city's appearance.
In simple terms, killing someone is fine, but if you don't clean up the body, you're in trouble!
Yeah, quite a peculiar city.
……
At this moment, seeing the three thugs eyeing his car, Jiang Heng felt quite annoyed.
However, before he could take action, Lucy beside him moved first.
With her eyes shining, two of the Vortex Gang thugs suddenly started sparking.
"Holy crap, there's a hacker!"
"Damn it, my circuits are shorting out..."
Zap~
The three thugs quickly found it hard to even speak, then they collapsed to the ground.
Seeing this, Jiang Heng glanced at Lucy beside him and silently mourned for the three Vortex Gang thugs for 0.1 seconds.
The members of the Vortex Gang have a high degree of body modification, which also makes them most afraid of encountering hackers.
Sure enough, Lucy just glared at them, and their internal circuits shorted out, frying their brains. Throughout the whole process, the three thugs didn't even realize who was attacking them.
However, to avoid having to clean up the bodies herself, Lucy didn't kill them directly; she merely burned out some circuits in their brain-computer interface, affecting their vision and hearing while also rendering them immobile.
After easily dealing with the three thugs, Lucy walked over and sat in the passenger seat of the Wolf.
Jiang Heng also walked over, kicked one thug who was rolling on the ground holding his head away from the car door, and then got in the car.