Chapter 239 - Desmond (2/2)

"It's no problem Do you have any relation with Z?" said Aldrichpanda novel

"She used to be ave me a nickname called 'V' that I still use Other than that, there's nothing connecting us now," said Svetlanna

"I see," said Aldrich He could sense that Svetlanna did not want to talk about the topic anymore

"And here's the response," said Svetlanna "Okay, we're set He wants to chat now You do have to keep his"

"How long are we talking?" said Aldrich

"Five minutes, maybe?"

"And you're absolutely confident Desmond can't track you back?"

"Confident"

"Alright then, letto display his to talk about, hold hi

Good luck"

Aldrich watched as a larger display screen lit up in front of hihts that cast an olow over his face

"Mr Vane"

"Desain?" said Des I made it clear twice over with Casimir Need Ithis call, then I' with me"

"Merit? Now isn't that up to you to convince me of?"

Aldrich crossed his arht From what I recall, the reason you can't ith ht? You don't want your people to get in the crossfire between me and the Dark Six"

"You heard correctly, yes," said Desmond, his expression quite reserved

"What if there was no such risk?" said Aldrich

"And hoould you make that come to pass, Mr Vane?" Desmond shook his head "The Dark Six has put on a ainst Casi fro for him

You think the Wastelands safe, but they are far from that They are lawless and free, but they are not safe You will find uns ready to track Casimir down across this entire country, no, beyond it, across the world

I do not want to get involved with that"

"And if the other chiefs support ed "Then that is their choice But it will not be mine I do not want a bounty on me orinfor of credits loo over my head Nethunters will track me across the depths of cyberspace I can stay in my fort, but if my spiders and I cannot leave it to collect whispers, then we have noin the shadows Joining you casts a spotlight on us that we very ," said Aldrich "You don't believe in my ability to protect you or your people?"

"Ability alone is not enough," said Desreater your power, the harder it is for us to ith you

The hts shi+ne on you Spotlights from both the criminal underworld and overworld entities such as the Panopticon and corporations

And I have told you already: we do not appreciate spotlights, no matter where they come from

ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏ ʀᴇ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs, ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴠɪsɪᴛ ꜰʀᴇᴇᴡᴇʙɴᴏᴠᴇʟᴄᴏᴍ ᴛᴏ ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴇɴᴄᴇ ꜰᴀsᴛᴇʀ ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ sᴘᴇᴇᴅ