Cyberpunk: Legends of Life

Chapter 129 Fireworks
Company Square.

Nestled in the heart of Night City, it is a globally renowned landmark.

The company square, rebuilt on the original site after the fourth corporate war, gathered world-renowned super giant companies.

Once upon a time, countless legendary stories were born here, which are still talked about by people.

Today, the company square is based on a five-story three-dimensional composite disc, developing and constructing a super hub that integrates transportation, landscape, parks, and commerce.

At the same time, the disc on the land surface expands one floor underground, forming a disc core building with a total of six floors.

The top layer of the disc is inlaid with the famous "Eyes of the City", which is a giant grid load-bearing glass surface.

With the disk as the center, there are several super giant company buildings, and the Arasaka Tower and the Military Technology Building are sitting directly opposite.

On the left and right sides, there are giant enterprises such as Petra Petrochemical, Kangtao, and Biotechnology.

Two big holographic fish, one blue and one gold, wandered on top of the giant disc day and night.

just now.

Between the fourth and fifth floors of the company square, many pedestrians gradually gathered.

They all stood on the disc in the square, watching the giant projections, which were the announcement posters for Kerry's concert.

What attracted their attention the most was one of the will-o'-the-wisp masks of the Samurai band.

Several fat-belly police officers from NCPD were guarding the perimeter of the venue, pulling up a cordon of cursor isolation, trying to disperse the crowd and prevent them from gathering.

But now that the concert stage is still under construction, there are already so many people, which somewhat exceeds their expectations.

However, NCPD police officers don't get much subsidies when they go out to work. As for these crowds, as long as they don't make trouble blatantly, they just turn a blind eye.

at this time.

In the high-level office of the Military Technology Building, Meredith was holding a cigarette with one hand, overlooking the company square.

She has also heard a lot of rumors recently, and she has a premonition that something big is going to happen in the company square. As for who to point the finger at, she has to wait.

Clio Rodion, a former member of the Samurai band, is going to hold a concert in the company square, and the announcements are in full swing, and even many old members of the Sixth Street Gang have come forward to support it.

In addition, there were gossip rumors circulating that someone wanted to take the opportunity to stage a riot against the company, and even turned on the wheel of fortune, betting on which company would win the lottery.

Meredith discovered that some veterans of the Sixth Street Gang were still secretly discussing the issue of biotechnology.

She realized that there might be some connection between these things, and today, it feels even stronger.

Fortunately, there is a high probability that this riot is not aimed at military technology. She just sent people to monitor the situation so as not to change.

Riots, concerts, biotechnology, what was the connection between these things, or who was pulling the strings, she wanted to find out.

Inexplicably, Meredith looked up at Arasaka Tower opposite, thinking of that man.

"It's not you, is it?"

In fact, Meredith's intuition told her that this incident might have something to do with Tang Yu.

But I can't figure out what the Kerry concert has to do with Tang Yu. No matter how they look at it, the two of them are completely out of reach.

If she wanted to further confirm this conjecture, she had to arrange for her subordinates to investigate carefully.

"Looks like there's another good show tonight."

at the same time.

Tang Yu was standing on the upper floor of Arasaka Tower, overlooking the company square through the panoramic floor-to-ceiling electronic window screen.

Sasha was obediently standing behind him, looking at what happened in the company square with the same curiosity.

The stage for Kerry's concert has already started to be set up, various equipment is being delivered, and the scene is in a stable order. Many people gathered in advance to watch.

Tang Yu has received information from the relevant agents. All major companies have prepared a certain amount of force to prevent riots tonight, but the biggest move is the biotechnology company.

The whole building of Biotechnology is under martial law tonight, all employees leave the site and start remote work. At the same time, Kangtao intelligent security has been strengthened. Each floor is equipped with security robots, and the number has increased to three times the usual number.

In order to prevent people from carrying dangerous items into and out of the building, they strictly scan the identities of people entering and leaving, and strictly check the items they carry.

At the same time, comprehensive security checks were carried out on the building to prevent security breaches.

Tang Yu understands that this is because the rumors released have worked. Biotechnology has learned through various channels that there are forces secretly spreading the dirty things they do.

Coupled with the fact that the rumors of this riot are getting stronger and stronger, biotechnology is also worried that someone will take the opportunity to make trouble.

But Tang Yu doesn't care about the preparations made by biotechnology, because the real danger is not in the building, and even if he checks his head, he can't find out why.

In addition, the power storage pulse device is gradually charged, and the slight current changes are within the safe range, which cannot be noticed at all.

Tonight, the biotechnology building will surely become the most dazzling fireworks.

In addition to Tang Yu, many people in the counterintelligence department are paying attention to the situation tonight.

In the office area of ​​the Counterintelligence Department, all kinds of gossip and gossip are flying all over the sky.

As the intensive information exchange center of Arasaka, any rumors about Night City would be infinitely spread and magnified here.

Several heavy bombs fell one after another today, making it completely impossible for the staff of the counterintelligence department to work with peace of mind.

The state of David Martinez is even more so, sitting in the office can't calm down at all.

After working together for a period of time, he has initially integrated into the atmosphere of the office area. Although he can't provide any valuable information, he is a suitable listener.

Every time his colleagues talk about the hype, David will show a very serious and surprised look, which greatly satisfies their desire for performance.

In addition, David is usually tight-lipped, works hard and knows how to measure, so he is naturally favored by his sisters and aunts.

Especially Sister Fengfeng, a blonde beauty in the workplace, couldn't help teasing David every time she saw David's youthful appearance.

David was surprised that Tang Yu came to work today, not to mention that there was a beautiful female assistant beside him.

He immediately noticed the strange change in the atmosphere of the office area, which seemed to have an inexplicable sour smell.

David guessed that Minister Tang, who had always been a loner, suddenly had an exquisite and beautiful female assistant beside him, which would make people feel a little bit disappointed.

David pretended to be ignorant, listening to the gossip of several female colleagues, but remained silent.

My colleague Fengqing, with a pair of black socks and long legs stacked on top of each other, said mysteriously: "There are too many good shows today. Kerry is holding a concert, and there are powerful forces who want to take this opportunity to riot. The black market has begun to bet on which company it is. I won the lottery."

The short-haired cool lady next to her was a little unbelievable: "No way, why is there no movement in such a big company, why is this concert still getting out of the way."

Sister Fengfeng looked like you didn't understand, and analyzed in a low voice: "Because someone is pushing behind, someone is fishing with a line, and someone is watching a show."

The short-haired cool sister suddenly understood, and murmured: "No wonder Boss Tang went back to work in the company today, and he is probably worried about the chaos at the concert."

Sister Fengfeng nodded and said, "That's right, but the riots are just rumors. Whether it will happen or not will only be known after the concert."

"It's been so many years. Those who listened to the Samurai band's songs probably buried half of their feet in the soil. Maybe it was just a carnival of old guys."

David was confused when he heard that Tang Yu's return to work was related to the concert, and there were also forces who wanted to use the concert to cause riots.

The office area is very lively today, and various news are spreading everywhere.

David made a summary of the rumors he heard.

The most discussed first item is that Tang Yuxin arranged for a strange beauty assistant, and the gossip index is directly full of stars.

David suddenly recalled that Gloria seemed to have asked him if the top management of the Arasaka company had a secretary assistant.

But he didn't think much about it, he just thought she was curious and asked one more question.

The second is the news about the concert. There are many rumors, but there is basically no basis for it.

Kerry's concert this time was jointly checked by the city hall, NCPD and other departments, and there was no problem.

If there is a riot, it is because other people are taking the opportunity to make trouble, trying to take advantage of the popularity of Samurai Band.

Now all major companies in the company square have certain actions to martial law.

David had been listening to his colleagues chatting all the time, taking time off to finish the errands at hand, and taking advantage of dinner time, he had the opportunity to walk out of the Arasaka Tower and came to the company square disc hub.

As time passed by, the sky gradually began to darken.

He looked at the concert stage and saw the poster of Samurai Band, feeling a little familiar yet strange.

The stage position is basically set up, and a large amount of alcohol is constantly being transported inside, and it is provided to the audience for free.

These things are really too far away from him, he is not sure, can crazy rock really set off a riot?

It should be known that after the reconstruction of the company square, it has been listed as the safest area by NCPD, and it is a place of key protection.

On the hub disc, some NCPD police officers are already on the scene to maintain order.

Suddenly, David saw a group of people walking towards the concert site from a distance.

Most of them had gray hair, unshaven beards, jeans, and silver prosthetic limbs, prosthetic arms, or prosthetic thighs.

There were even limping men who joined in the fun and walked onto the hub disc, continuously gathering towards the concert site.

Their presence immediately attracted attention, and NCPD officers began to ask about the situation.

Those veterans were all flushed and smelled of alcohol, and said directly: "I just came to the concert, Samurai Band, it's none of your business."

After speaking, he wanted to bump away from the NCPD police officer and go inside, but he was still stopped outside.

The NCPD police officers began to call for reinforcements, but without a clear prohibition, they had no right to prevent others from watching the concert. They could only go through identity verification and security checks, and then let them go after confirming that there was no problem.

In this way, although the veterans were not convinced, they still accepted the scans one by one, and entered the concert site after confirming that there was no problem.

After all, NCPD has real guys in their hands, and this group of people is unambiguous in their actions.

The stage has been set up, the colorful lights are dazzlingly lit, and the giant sound equipment is heating up, emitting dull and impactful sound waves.

Many people who passed the inspection gathered on the platform and chatted enthusiastically, laughing and twisting their clumsy bodies from time to time, and the atmosphere began to gradually become agitated.

David discovered a phenomenon. Most of the audience present were older, with old prosthetic bodies on their bodies, and their faces flushed due to years of drinking.

He probably knew the origins of these people. They were basically retired soldiers. It could be seen from the clothes that these people did not live a good life.

But they stood under the light and shadow posters of Samurai Band, gathered together in groups of three or four, chatting, drinking and dancing wantonly.

Some are laughing and remembering the past when they were young, some are cursing the damn life, and some are drinking without saying a word.

David couldn't help sighing in his heart that Samurai Band has become a thing of the past, and the fans who love them are really old too.

But to his surprise, more and more people gathered on the square, and many young people also joined in the carnival.

What David finds interesting is that the crowd who came to Kerry's concert and the company employees passing by here form two distinct lines.

One walks to the left, and the other walks to the right. It seems that there is a shared tacit understanding between the two.

Street rock veterans look down on company dogs, while company employees disdain to be with them, with indifference in their eyes.

As more and more veterans gathered on the square, gradually, the four and five floors of the concert became a bit crowded.

NCPD began to seal off the concert site, not allowing the crowd to continue pouring into the site, but there were too many people to take care of it at all, and many people took the opportunity to rush in from the grassy area.

In order to control the scene, NCPD began to invest more police officers to maintain order at the scene. Although the concert site was stabilized, the crowd outside did gather more and more.

Quite a few people have already started to get high, shaking their heads to the sound of the subwoofer, and then drinking beer and getting drunk.

The gradually manic crowd made many NCPD police officers frown and cursed: "It's been going on every day, let's not let people rest."

The night has completely enveloped the entire Night City, and the neon lights of the company square rushed to the sky.

Seeing that it was late, David turned around and returned to the office area of ​​the Counterintelligence Department. Unexpectedly, his colleagues were all lying by the window and looking down.

It turned out that everyone was watching the concert, so he quickly found an empty seat and continued watching.

The major companies in the entire company square were all brightly lit, watching this manic rock concert.

Only the biotechnology building was deserted, all the employees were evacuated from the building, and the robots one after another were patrolling the designated area according to the instructions.

at this time.

With the concert site as the highest point, the five-story hub disc was pulled down, and all of them were densely packed with people.

The crowd raised six gestures, whistled non-stop, shouted the name of Samurai Band, and yelled Kerry's name.

As the crowd chanted in unison, more and more joined in, chanting.

"Kerry! Kerry!! Kerry!!! Kerry."

The cries went louder and louder.

Amidst the shouts of everyone, a golden floating vehicle passed between the company buildings and arrived at the disk hub without moving.

This scene further aroused the fiery atmosphere of the scene. At the forefront of the stage, countless people began to look forward to Kerry's appearance, and kept waving their hands high into the sky.

In the end, under the shouts of everyone, the floating vehicle slowly lowered until it stopped on the stage.

It's late at night, but the enthusiasm in people's hearts has just been ignited.

The golden luxury door moved upwards, and Kerry, wearing a silver scale jacket and holding his favorite Tomahawk electric guitar, walked slowly onto the stage.

Kerry looked at the crowd of spectators, and couldn't help but feel the atmosphere of that year.

Back then, he was a young lad with a blue patterned turban, following behind big brother Johnny, just playing as hard as he could.

Now, he has become the last afterglow of rock and roll in Night City. Apart from him, I believe that no one will hold such outdated rock concerts again.

Kerry looked around, but he was alone.

But it's okay.

He told himself, this concert, I believe Johnny can see it, Nancy can see it, Danny can see it, and Henry can see it too.

He believed.

One day, Samurai Band will be able to reunite again.

Kerry never imagined that so many people would really miss Samurai Band.

Because today's track is a special performance of Samurai Band, and there is no single album by him.

This is enough to show that so many old fans in the audience still miss Samurai and the rock and roll youth they once had.

Kerry no longer hesitated, and a wave of electronic sound popped out with a wave of his big hand.

rub rub! ! !
The audience's chanting stopped abruptly, and everyone seemed to be passed by an electric current, feeling the unique charm of rock and roll.

Kerry approached the microphone and looked up at the high-rise buildings in the company square. The high-rise buildings of the company stood in front of him like giants.

He tried to understand what Johnny felt back then, what it felt like when facing a huge giant.

Oppression, fear, surrender, unshakable.

Looking down, indifference, pity, like ants.

Now there was a fire burning in Kerry's heart.

This cluster of fires is almost out of control.

No one can understand Johnny's arrogance and stubbornness. Similarly, no one can understand his romance and fire.

Rock is his call to battle, and his weapon.
Turn my remains into a raging fire.

Let me go and burn this city down.

Burn the towering tall buildings to ashes.

Let the flames raging in your heart no longer be controlled.

Kerry looked away, and at this moment he understood.

He wants to use rock and roll, the spirit of the Samurai band, Johnny's romance, and his own performance to awaken the fire in everyone's hearts.

let us be together.

burn the city to ashes
A huge wave of electric guitar rock roared out, and the audio cannons of the audience were fully fired.

The electronic music that Kerry played rapidly made the scalps of countless people go numb, and the waves of the sound set off waves of hair and silk belts flying.

Around the entire company square, this strong electric current echoed.

Rhythmic and rhythmic drum beats, coupled with low-density electric guitar sounds, blasted out the subwoofer.

Countless people began to raise six gestures to the beat and dance back and forth.

"Ca-can, you, feel, it!"

"Can, you, touch, it, get ready 'cause here we go"

"Ca-can you feel it?."

Kerry devoted himself to singing, and he wanted to use his singing to awaken the fire in the hearts of the audience.

Kerry played wildly, roaring, roaring.

The atmosphere of the audience was completely detonated, and countless people began to sway to the rhythm of Kerry.

Immerse yourself in the world of rock and roll.

"I'm, chippin' in!"

"Not, backing, down!"

"Never, backing, down!"

Yeah !!!
As the atmosphere of the concert reached its peak, countless people were attracted by Kerry's wonderful performance.

at this time.

One after another, the modified off-road vehicles began to gather towards the company square, driving slowly at various traffic arteries.

Outside the concert venue, boxes of wine bottles were carried out one after another and transported into the company square, where a fire was brewing against the biotechnology building.

Tang Yu stood in front of the panoramic French windows, admiring Kerry's wonderful rock performance.

I have to admit that Kerry's performance really sang the soul of Samurai Band and the fire in his heart.

It's a pity that only Kerry appeared in Samurai Band this time.

Surprisingly, only Kerry sang in Samurai band this time.

Hear this.

Tang Yu turned his head slightly and asked Sasha beside him.

"Would you like to watch a fireworks display?"

When Sasha heard the sudden question, he quickly looked up at Tang Yu, with a hint of doubt in his eyes.

fireworks?

This is the company square. Isn't all fireworks prohibited in today's concert?

Sasha froze for a moment, seemed to realize something, nodded slightly, and murmured.

"Fireworks. Sasha wants to watch fireworks."

Tang Yu gently raised his hand and stretched out his index finger, pointing not far away, and said calmly.

"look."

Sasha looked in the direction he pointed, and a building was reflected in his pupils, the building of a biotechnology company.

Suddenly.

A brilliant and dazzling electric light shot up from the ground in an instant, running through the entire building of biotechnology.

The building lights up with white flashes, illuminating the entire company square, dazzling.

Followed by.

At the top of the building, a dazzling electric spark burst out, blooming like fireworks in mid-air.

Biotech hit the lottery.

　It's gone tonight, I was in a hurry just now.Good night, Yanzu, I'll make a report tomorrow.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)