The dark corridor was filled with an unpleasant putrid smell. Garbage bags were piled haphazardly on the corridor. Flies were buzzing. The incandescent tubes overhead gave off a warm light.
The homeless and jobless people slumped in the corridor, like dead trees that were gradually decaying. There was no trace of hope for life on people's faces.
The electronic door of an apartment slowly opened, and David, wearing an Arasaka Academy uniform, walked out of the house with an impatient look on his face, and his mother Gloria's voice came from behind:
"Remember to come back early in the evening. Even if you have a party with Mr. Lin Mo, don't play too late!"
"Okay, okay." David responded perfunctorily, and stepped out to walk in the corridor, ignoring the gangsters and homeless people lying on both sides of the corridor.
However, not long after he walked out of the door, a message suddenly reached his chat channel.
[Lin Mo: I’ll wait for you in the parking lot below your house. Remember to come over and go to school together]
David's eyes widened and he looked at this message in astonishment, feeling a little off guard.
"What's going on with this guy? Why did he suddenly come to my house?"
David grumbled dissatisfied, but he still turned around and walked towards the elevator honestly, pressing the button for the underground parking lot.
Soon, he saw Lin Mo sitting on the hood of the sports car in the spacious underground parking lot.
The young man's movements are very frivolous and carefree, and coupled with the streamlined beauty of the luxurious sports car behind him, he has a sense of a bohemian rich kid.
"Young, not seeing each other for one day is like three autumns, David." Lin Mo also saw David walking over and joked with a smile.
"What are you doing here, and how do you know my home?"
Lin Mo smiled, turned around, opened the car door, and said without looking back:
"Have you forgotten? You just gave me your mother's phone number a few days ago, and I asked about it casually."
"If I had known, I wouldn't have told you!" David growled dissatisfied.
At that time, Lin Mo suddenly asked what her mother's phone number was, saying that she wanted to inquire about the status of doctors at Night City Medical Center.
As a result, the old yinbi reported it to his mother in the blink of an eye, causing him to be scolded by his mother for no reason. To this day, David can't forget that incident.
"Get in the car." Lin Mo waved with a smile.
David sat in the passenger seat without any courtesy.
As the saying goes, there are four irons between men, and they need to go through four things. The two of them also experienced ups and downs in the bar together in the past, and their relationship has improved a lot.
At the very least, David would no longer reject Lin Mo's kindness for various reasons.
The Sword in the Stone was driving on the road, and the two of them continued to chat with each other, occasionally interspersed with a few weakly offensive words.
The content of such chats between acquaintances is basically non-nutritious topics, such as: "The latest Black Mewtwo will definitely scare you so much that you pee your pants", "What! It seems like you I’ve already peed my pants, but I’m so skilled at it, I didn’t expect it, David.”
No nutrition, but it can quickly pass the time on the road.
As they chatted all the way, the two finally arrived at the company square in the city center.
After parking the car, the two walked up to the top of the roundabout. Two graceful and light holographic goldfish seemed to be floating in the air day and night. The green plants in the roundabout area also seemed to make the air in the area a lot fresher.
The ring road is crowded with people, and company employees in crisp suits are walking hurriedly on the road. Occasionally, you can see some monks sitting quietly on the green grass, meditating in the early morning of the day.
The two were chatting and were about to walk to the academy. Halfway there, they saw a flash of white and silver hair standing out among the crowd.
The white stream of light is misty and conspicuous. Along the way, there are many people dressed up in different ways, with colorfully dyed hair and hair styles that can be called crazy. On the contrary, this pure and clear hair color is more eye-catching.
It was the hacker woman who had met Lin Mo several times.
Alas, seeing her again... Lin Mo felt quite helpless.
To be honest, Lin Mo couldn't say he was disgusted by hackers like this who stole other people's chips and tried to hack into his processor, but he also kept a distance.
"I said, can you please stop looking at each other so openly, you little Chi Lao!"
Turning his head, Lin Mo happened to see David looking directly at that erotic image. He suddenly felt a little embarrassed and nudged David with his elbow.
"Hey, do you dare to say that you didn't watch it just now?" David replied not to be outdone.
"That girl wanted to steal my chip before." Lin Mo said.
"Is there still this matter?"
The noise between the two attracted the woman's attention. She turned her head and looked at the two people wearing Arasaka Academy uniforms who were making moves.
Silently, the woman took steps towards the place where the two of them were.
The two teenagers who were noisy also noticed the woman walking this way, but Lin Mo was not afraid at all.
Compared to Lin Mo's frankness, David seemed a little flustered. Seeing the woman slowly walking over, he lowered his gaze for a moment.
Tsk, little virgin... Lin Mo observed David's expression amusingly.
When the woman came to him, Lin Mo bowed friendly and said hello kindly:
"I didn't expect to see you here..."
Halfway through the words, the young man's eyes suddenly turned slightly cold.
"This is really a narrow road for enemies!"
He never harbors any good intentions towards his enemies. Even if the woman in front of him is very beautiful, it will not affect the bad feeling she gave him when they first met.
Stealing the chip was a trivial matter, but if the secrets about the simulator in the chip were exposed, Lin Mo would probably commit seppuku.
The most annoying thing is that the other party bothers me again and again, as if he owes her money.
The girl ignored Lin Mo's cold expression, reached out and took out a ticket, handed it to Lin Mo, and said in a cold tone:
"Back to you."
The picture on the ticket was clearly the moon travel ticket Lin Mo gave her that day.
Lin Mo frowned slightly, took the crumpled ticket, and couldn't help but look at it.
Judging from the traces on the ticket, which can be called a battle-damaged version of Syria, it can be basically concluded that this travel ticket was taken and rubbed in many people's hands after it was taken away.
He asked in confusion:
"What's going on? Is this ticket a fake?"
No, it’s something produced by a simulator, so it can’t be a fake!
Has it expired?
Otherwise, why would this woman give it back to him?
Facing Lin Mo's doubts, the woman smoked a cigarette, leaned on the glass guardrail, and looked at Lin Mo coldly.
"I'm not sure how you know I want this, but I'm not at the point where I need charity to make my dream come true!"
Lin Mo looked at her face quietly. The woman's hair showed a bright pale white under the sunlight. A bunch of gradient colored hair hung down from her left cheek. Her eyes were as noble as snow, and her face was somewhere between charming and mature. In the meantime, he was also wearing tights and a shawl that are common among hackers.
Suddenly, the young man seemed to understand the other person's thoughts.
In a sense, he is trampling on the other person's dream.
No matter what the goal is when you hang out in a ghost place like Night City, your dream is to travel to the moon. This dream is likely to be the goal that the other person strives for, and it may even become an obsession. .
But what he did at that time was to hand a moon travel voucher to the other party, just like a rich man showing pity and charity to a beggar.
Some people may regard it as a gift from heaven and regard the rich man as a dreamer; but some people may also regard it as an insult and look down upon this charity.
Obviously, the woman in front of him belongs to the latter.
"It seems that I didn't think carefully. If this matter makes you unhappy, I apologize to you here." Lin Mo apologized sincerely.
"Although it's presumptuous to say this, we have met several times. What is your name?"
"Lucy."
