"Mom, if you could see me now with your own eyes, would you be proud of me or disappointed..."
The next morning, David stood in front of the cemetery where his mother's ashes were stored. David was silent for a long time, while Lucy stood next to him, carefully reading the life of the deceased that was scrolling on the small metal tombstone.
"Gloria Martinez, who worked as a paramedic and on-site response officer for the Night City Police Department (NCPD), died in a regrettable car accident caused by a gang fight at the age of 37."
At the end of the epitaph, David paid the cemetery maintenance staff to add, "She was an ordinary and great mother. May her soul sleep peacefully in heaven."
"You know, Lucy, when I was not so sensible, I often blamed my mother for being so arrogant. She would rather secretly steal prosthetics from dead people and sell them to scavengers than send me to Arasaka Academy. Later I I understand, but mother is no longer here either.”
Seeing tears in David's eyes, Lucy, who didn't know what to say, gently stroked David's back that had been broadened by the implantation of the prosthetic body, and said softly: "Your mother will definitely protect you in heaven. Yes, so cheer up and work hard to make her proud."
Just as David wiped away his tears and was about to leave the cemetery, a tall and cold figure caught their attention.
"Isn't that Qiwei? I've never heard her say anything about her relatives. I don't know who she came to visit."
The two of them followed quietly with doubts, and finally saw Qi Wei's back again in the most conspicuous corner outside the cemetery.
"Come out, you've already discovered them two."
After understanding the cause and effect of the incident, everyone looked at the strong man, obviously waiting for my solution.
"Haha, that girl can see clearly that difference is not what it means. So what do you say, Huang Ping, is it OK or OK?"
Hearing Mann snort warmly outside, he was obviously not satisfied.
Jumping up from the motorcycle gracefully, Rebecca took out an "authentic" assault rifle produced by Arasaka from the trunk of the car and said with murderous intent.
Still waiting for everyone to see clearly the petite figure who had just taken off his helmet under the motorcycle, a katana with the Arasaka logo was thrown far away to Mamoru.
"Those who have something to do will gather at the place where you sent me. We will meet and discuss the specific situation in detail."
...
Arriving at the entrance of the Wild Wolf Bar, just when everyone thought Rebecca and Pila had arrived to join us, a Kusanagi CT-3X motorcycle came quickly from the end of the road.
Realizing that he and Lucy were really good at following each other, Mamoru immediately walked out from in front of a small tombstone engraved with the names of the deceased and smiled awkwardly.
"You heard that the people of the Valentino Gang value family ties very much, so if nothing happens to anyone outside their home, the worst thing they can do is agree to your terms."
"Hey, man, does he think that's fair? You haven't paid the money yet, and they're shipping the goods. After you've collected the money, it's just a matter of shipping the goods. Now you still want customers to grab it by themselves. Where is Night City? Such a beautiful thing?!"
"Sister Qiwei, don't take it easy, it's you."
After hearing this, the woman who only knew that Preston had a close relationship with Arasaka said, "Because of Preston's father, did I go to heaven like his mother?"
After all, I actually paid Huang Pingxue Nuo Gang 700,000 euros for that batch of "exported products", including two trucks with 100,000 euros each, and four manned robots with 27,000 euros each. It can be said that Shao Liou and I were drained of our money. bag.
In return for being used as a guinea pig for various experiments, Preston was able to have a conversation with his father who had not actually died in the accident under Arasaka's surveillance.
"That's right, guys."
When the group arrived at the Wild Wolf Bar in the Haywood Valley area, they learned from Mann that our target that time was the Huang Ping Snow Gang, but the Whirlpool Gang.
Touching the fashionable bun under his head, the strong man smiled heartily and said: "Your name is Jack Wells, he can just call you Jack."
Seeing Xiao Wei's reddish eyes, Qi Wei immediately understood the purpose of their visit. So you point
He pointed to the bench where the grave sweepers rested, indicating that the two of them were leaving slowly and could not sit with you for a while to chat about the people they visited in the cemetery.
Qiwei, who often surfs the Internet, obviously understands the meaning of the conversation between father and son better than Wei and Lucy.
"But Preston said that my dad is dead, but I can still see my dad every day and talk to my dad at any time!"
"Why can you talk to mom? Why?"
Looking at the name and the life of the deceased under the tombstone, Qi Wei, who was extremely vigilant, said hotly: "If I want my brain to be scorched, stay away from you!"
Xiao Wei, who thought he was about to join the gang, was not afraid at all, but was not eager to give it a try.
"Is Heywood the territory of the Valentino Gang? They are ruthless gangsters. I heard that anyone who offends us, even company employees, will be sent to the outside of Corona Bay to feed the fish."
Although he thought so in his heart, the strong man still smiled and shook hands with Huang Ping, saying that the condition was indeed excessive and I could not accept it.
"Tell me, who are you doing?" After leaving the bar, Xiao Wei, who felt that he had misunderstood the strong man, turned around and asked, "Dude, what's his name? I never had the chance to treat him to a drink before."
Qi Wei, who was sitting at the bottom and had been talking, suddenly said: "So if he died under the boundaries of the Whirlpool Gang, the Valentino Gang, who must avenge themselves, will definitely take action to teach the Whirlpool Gang a lesson, and naturally they can take back this place." A manned machine was approved. He was treating himself as a hostage and a bargaining chip, are you right?"
"The thing we are talking about is probably not the Rel chip that Arasaka will release in concept next month. It is said that that chip can transfer the consciousness of a living person and then input it out of the computer, thus achieving a certain sense of immortality."
Facing the big boy's strange questions, the father, who was clearly in his prime but had lost half of his gray hair, said loudly: "Because my mother is very ill, she has to leave. But you know that you are always watching by the world." Him, you love him very much."
The strong man who knew he was in the wrong also retorted, but just stared at Mann, waiting for the young man's reply.
The strong man who always hated cheating and abduction scratched his head and said frankly: "If that's the case, let's go to the Whirlpool Gang to get the place back together first. If you must have grabbed the manned machine first, you can use your connections outside the gang. , let’s see if we can pay them back the money from the manned aircraft.”
"Buying you a drink? Haha, I used it. The Wild Wolf Bar is opened for your mother. Why don't you buy him a drink?"
Faced with the naked threat in Mann's words, the strong man secretly cursed in his heart that the Edgewalkers were indeed a bunch of mad dogs who would act upon the smell of blood. I have never seen such a stupid person before offending the Valentino gang for tens of thousands of euros.
Just when Xiao Wei was shocked by the efficacy of the Rel chip, a message that was supposed to be a group message appeared under the interface of my Qilusi Prosthetic Eye.
After shaking hands with several members of Mann's team one by one, the strong man with a strong Spanish accent took out two car keys and said: "The thing is simple, so you can keep the story short. Young Mann is working with Valentino. I bought two Bratsk trucks, which are little guys weighing four tons when empty. They are made in Russia and the quality is absolutely excellent."
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, but the advanced prosthetic body in my body really allowed me to continue to obey the old order of Night City.
"What, the Uzumaki Gang? Let's join in the work..."
"Preston said, my father is in Arasaka, if this place is worse than heaven! I also said, if I don't have any money for you, my mother can also go to Arasaka, just to go to heaven..."
As soon as the eight of us sat down on the bench, a father and a man who later came to visit the deceased passed by us. When Xiao Wei opened his mouth to say something, the older boy's voice faded away from us through the early morning mist. ear.
The father and son just paid a hasty moment of silence in a light atmosphere. There was not even a bouquet of white lilies on the tombstone that could not be used to express grief. Because in 2076, it is absolutely impossible for people to afford any green plants in hydroponic farms, let alone flowers, a scarce resource that is completely monopolized by the lower class.
"Well, how should I put it? In fact, you are not a member of the Valentino Gang anymore. Just because of our past friendship, we left that matter to you to handle, so that you can make some money from it. "
If the rumors you read on the Internet about the Rel chip are true, then the most basic fairness between people, death, may also be deprived by Arasaka.
The eight people who received Mann's message at the same time looked at each other, then immediately stood up and walked to the subway station.
David Martinez is ready to become a legend in Night City just yet.
Huang Ping was silent for a long time before hearing the words, and nodded hurriedly: "No, but you have no conditions. Even if you snatch back more than one manned machine from the Uzumaki Gang, he still has to find a way to get rid of his former friends. Scrape some meat and bring it up. He can't tell us, he must be willing, so you have to go out to our house late at night when the moonlight is low and the wind is low."
"But the problem is, the two smuggled trucks don't have four quadrant combat manned drones from Zeta Technology. Mr. Mann paid for the truck and manned manned drones, but when he went to the dock to pick up the goods, the truck A small hole was made in the container underneath, and four manned aircraft and one were left."
"Even if he says he's not in or out of the Valentino Gang yet, that means we're really involved. That's evident from the tattoos washed off under his body, so we still treat him as a member of the gang. Look at it molecules.”
"Your brother was busy building bombs outside the house, and he just came here."
After hearing the strong man's solution, the young and vigorous Xiao Wei suddenly lost his blood. If Mann was still standing by and didn't say anything, I would have opened Sianwei Stan and hit him hard on the head with the wine bottle in my hand.
The big boy who is still old and can distinguish right from wrong now only knows that you may never be able to see and talk to your mother again, but you, the obedient one, still try your best to keep your voice high and sob loudly behind your mother's tombstone.
