Cyberpunk: Legends of Life

Chapter 140 King

It was noon.

Tang Yu sat on his balcony, basking in the sun leisurely.

The weather has entered winter, and the whole city in the early morning is often shrouded in cold winter fog.

Near noon, after the white winter fog dissipated, we could see some sunlight.

Tang Yu didn't go to work today.

There are not many things that the company needs him to deal with in the office in person, and some procedural matters can be arranged by Sasha.

He looked back at Sasha who was busy in the living room. She was sitting in front of the computer and working seriously.

Now that Sasha has mastered the basic affairs of the company, he will only ask him about matters that he does not understand or cannot make up his mind, and generally does not bother Tang Yu.

If the counterintelligence department has something to do temporarily, Sasha can go to the company alone to take over.

Tang Yu took a sip of hot water from his teacup, and opened the contact communication interface.

Jack was complaining to him about the Nightmare House Mewtwo that Lizzie went to see that day.

"Damn it, I've never seen such a scary Mewtwo in my life, how could I recommend such a strange movie to me, it almost scares me*."

Tang Yu: "Did you leave a psychological shadow, just go to Misty to give you some psychological counseling, relax your mind, and don't keep thinking about going to Lizi to watch those strange super dreams."

Jack: "It's a bit of a psychological shadow. If I knew it, I would have ordered The Wizard of Oz. Fortunately, you didn't watch the Nightmare House super dream movie. The scene is crackling. Does anyone really like this type of movie?"

Tang Yu thought to himself.

Good brother Jack, I have not only watched this Nightmare House, but I have watched it more than once.

The first pass was quite strong, disgusting and scary.

You will find that it is different the second time, and it seems a bit interesting.

The third time will open the door to a new world. I never thought I could play like this again. It is indeed fresh, exciting, and scary enough.

The strong sequelae brought about by the Nightmare House will greatly increase the excitement threshold. After a long period of time, watching other films will feel dull.

Tang Yu: "Don't think about it so much. I usually think about Misty's goodness. Lizzie Bar is a place to have fun. Naturally, whatever is new, there will be a market for all kinds of super dream movies. "

"It's like some people like tenderness, some people like acquaintances, some people like wild nature, and some people like horror."

Jack: "Hey, brother, don't tell me. After hearing what you said, I don't think it's so scary. Maybe it was the first time I didn't get used to it. Now that I think about it carefully, it seems a bit interesting."

"Those female zombies all have devil faces and angelic figures. They really have a special taste. The key point is that they have different types of performance. Some zombies move slowly and stiffly, while some zombies move quickly and quickly. When they bite, they have no teeth. "

"How can I describe that feeling? It can only be described as numbness of the scalp."

"I don't think we can bother Misty with this question, it's to save face."

"Why don't we find a chance to go to Lizi to have a try, watch it a few more times, and strive to overcome the psychological shadow as soon as possible."

Tang Yu: "."

Tang Yu suddenly felt that Jack was too busy and panicked, so he had to find a companion to take care of him.

"Have you thought about when you'll propose to Misty?"

"I think your relationship has reached today, and you are already very mature. It's really impossible to find a time to get down to business."

Jack: "Why did you suddenly mention this matter, brother, you know that I can't even get a steel coin out of my pocket now."

"And my mother doesn't even know about Misty and me. My mother probably doesn't like Misty very much. It will take time for her to accept and digest it."

Tang Yu knew Jack's temperament. Although he disliked Mrs. Wells all day long, he always had his mother in his heart.

I still remember that when Jack went with him to pick up the big business in the afterlife, he had a special chat with his mother for a while.

Unexpectedly, that phone call would become the last communication between the mother and son.

But Tang Yu is someone who has been there. Knowing that Mrs. Wells actually doesn't hate Misty that much, especially after Jack 'gone', she still acquiesces to Misty and adopts her as her daughter.

I believe that Misty's gentle character can quickly get the approval of Mrs. Wells, so that Mrs. Wells can forget about Jack's ex-girlfriend as soon as possible.

He felt that the marriage between Jack and Misty must be facilitated as soon as possible, so as to solve the shortcomings in his heart.

Tang Yu: "You always have so many reasons, don't make so many excuses, just say whether you like Misty and want to marry her?"

Jack: "Uh ha ha, uh, brother, why are you asking this all of a sudden, of course I want to, but Misty doesn't necessarily agree, we haven't reached that point yet."

Tang Yu: "Don't bullshit, I have all the consumption records of the two of you going to Cyan Bi Building, and why do you open the hourly room several times a day, it's not troublesome to run back and forth."

Jack: "."

Tang Yu: "When I'm free in a few days, I'll go with you to find Mrs. Wells, and then take Misty with you, saying that Misty has your baby. I believe Mrs. Wells will accept it happily. "

Jack: "Huh? Is this really okay? If my mother knows the truth, she will definitely kick me out of the house. By then, I won't even have a hot meal."

Tang Yu: "That's not right, you can go to eat Misty's openly, and by the way, fight for some anger and ask for the baby."

The two have been ambiguous for so long, but there has been no progress, mainly because of their personalities.

For Jack's character, which is always tweaking when encountering feelings, he has to cut through the mess quickly. The more delays will only make the two of them more annoyed.

Misty is also lukewarm, although divination is accurate, she is more hesitant than anyone else when it comes to her.

Tang Yu was too lazy to listen to Jack's explanation, and it was not once or twice to urge him to get married, but Jack just didn't understand his head.

I don't know the life I live at all, in fact, one day counts as one day, if I don't cherish today, maybe I may not be able to see the sun tomorrow.

What merits, careers, money, fame and fortune, why wait until you have all these before going to Misty to confess.

It was too late then.

Since you are in love, you should be decisive, and do what you have to do, so as not to regret it in the future.

The most important thing is that Jack has no money, and Tang Yu has a lot of money.

He Tang Yu doesn't have enough money, the Counterintelligence Department has a lot, and the Arasaka Company has a lot.

After doing so much work for Arasaka, it's only right to get some money.

Tang Yu gave Jack free money, he would definitely not accept it, and then asked Gloria to find two simpler jobs for Jack, and it would be the same to send him in another way.

Think about this.

Tang Yu didn't talk too much nonsense with Jack, and finalized the date. When the time comes, he will directly take the young couple to see Mrs. Wells, and then set a wedding date, which will be done quickly.

He settled the marriage on Jack's side, and casually browsed the recent contact information, there was nothing worthy of special attention.

suddenly.

There is a caller ID requesting access.

Gloria?

Tang Yu suddenly remembered that it seemed that after the end of the evil soil commission, he hadn't contacted her much.

I don't know if she has been lazy these days, but now she just called, so she has to check her homework carefully.

Engaging in the middleman business is not about making one or two orders and becoming famous, but one order after another, gradually accumulating contacts, reputation, and reputation until everyone accepts and approves it. Break out of a certain position.

The call is connected.

Gloria asked softly and politely: "Mr. Tang, is it convenient for you now?"

Tang Yu felt that he had known her for a while, and he still behaved very politely.

Unlike Rebecca, she didn't regard herself as an outsider at all, and shouted "the company's" with great enthusiasm.

When shooting guns, if Rebecca won, she would buy herself two drinks.

But Tang Yu didn't care about anything with her, but felt that Rebecca's true temperament was quite good.

Tang Yu said calmly: "Well, I'm not busy, just tell me if you have anything to do."

Gloria breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly continued: "Mr. Tang, it's like this. Recently, I received a commission from the Mox Gang, asking me to help investigate many disappearance cases. About several A street girl."

Tang Yu thought for a while, and the Mox Gang commissioned him to find the missing girl, so he asked a question.

"Aren't those missing girls from the Mox gang?"

Gloria replied repeatedly: "It is indeed not from the Mox Gang."

"I learned a little bit in advance and found that these missing cases may involve a wide range of levels, so I would like to ask Mr. Tang for his opinion."

The disappearance of the girl standing on the street sounds creepy, but it is by no means uncommon in Night City.

Some of them starved to death by the side of the road because they could not make ends meet.

Some were implanted with low-cost prosthetic bodies, suffering from incurable diseases, and died alone in a dark corner.

Some may have been violently killed by customers while doing business.

There is also the possibility of being kidnapped to an unknown place, subjected to inhumane abuse, and finally separated from each other.

The helpless street dancer is almost the lowest existence in Night City.

If it weren't for the Mox Gang's investigation commission, no one would pay attention to this matter.

And the reason why Gloria felt that it involved a wide range of aspects and was not able to make up her mind clearly showed that she had already begun to have a certain sense of risk.

It's okay if it's just an ordinary disappearance, and there's a high probability that we can get some clues from the scavenger.

But if higher-level figures are involved, this matter will not be so easy to handle.

Tang Yu said in a deep voice: "Okay, let's meet in the old place."

Gloria, on the other end of the phone, readily agreed.

After hanging up the phone.

Tang Yu stood up and went back to the living room to pack up and go out.

When I came to Sasha, I saw that she was still seriously dealing with company matters, so I asked.

"How is it, is there still a lot to do?"

Sasha quickly looked up at Tang Yu, and found that he seemed to be about to go out, and explained anxiously.

"Not much, there are some left, Sasha can finish it soon!"

Tang Yu glanced at the work on the screen casually, which were basically daily content, so he touched her cat's head.

"These jobs are not important, let's go out and talk about some important jobs."

When Sasha heard that Tang Yu was going to take her out, she was so happy that she turned into a crescent moon, and then got up to make preparations.

Soon.

The two set off to the old place they had agreed with Gloria.

Santo Domingo Valley District, Wallerson Street, the entrance gate of the manufacturing plant, in front of the Chinese hot food house.

Gloria has been waiting here early, holding a cup of hot water in her hand, but looking at the street from time to time.

Steam is billowing in the hot food room, and the stall owner is busy preparing meals.

Probably because of the colder weather, the business of the hot food house is not very good, and the pedestrians hurried on their way with their heads down.

Gloria looked sideways at the public transportation station, and suddenly saw a pair of familiar figures walking out.

Tang Yu, who was wearing a black windbreaker, was followed by the company assistant Sasha.

She quickly stood up and waved to them.

Tang Yu and Sasha crossed the street and came to the hot food hut.

Gloria smiled and said hello: "Mr. Tang, Miss Sasha."

When Sasha saw that she was a familiar red-haired beauty, she also greeted happily and added a special sentence.

"Just call me Sasha."

Seeing Gloria wearing a red scarf, Tang Yu suddenly realized that her degree of cyber transformation did not seem to be deep.

Unlike Sasha, even in cold weather, she still dresses neatly.

The three sat back in front of the hot food hut.

Gloria asked Tang Yu and Sasha what they wanted to eat.

Sasha said that everything is fine, Tang Yu simply ordered three servings of fine noodles, just warm up his stomach.

Not long after, three bowls of steaming noodles were served on the table.

Daryl, the owner of the stall, saw that they were regular customers, so he took out three cans of stupid monkeys and put them in front of them.

"Three, try it for free."

Tang Yu saw that Daryl, the owner of the stall, seemed to be in a good mood, and asked casually, "Why, what luck did you encounter recently, and you smiled so happily."

Daryl, the owner of the stall, raised his hand and touched the corner of his mouth, there were a few more flour marks on his face, and said with a smile: "Is it so obvious?"

"But you really hit the mark. My sister recently took up a position in the company, and her salary has increased a lot."

Tang Yu remembers this a little bit. The younger sister of the stall owner Daryl joined Zeta Technology some time ago.

Taking a position in a company looks good, but it is not necessarily a good thing for someone without background.

It's just that Tang Yu didn't want to spoil the boss's interest, so he didn't say anything more.

Sasha on the left kept staring at the stupid monkey, saw a monkey head on the green can, and asked.

"Is this drink good? Sasha's search for stupid monkeys is not very good."

Gloria, who was sitting on the right, smiled when she heard it, and explained: "It's not that bad, it depends on your taste."

Sasha was skeptical, and pulled the easy-tab of the stupid monkey, and a sweet smell of corn pulp wafted out.

She really didn't like this taste very much, it was so sweet that she felt dizzy.

Ke Sasha saw that Tang Yu and Gloria both took a sip, and without hesitation, he picked up the stupid monkey and took a sip.

A burst of sweet syrup poured in instantly, and I felt the smell of corn along the cavity and smoked into the brain, so sweet that it made people feel a little dizzy.

Sasha closed her eyes tightly, and grunted again, trying to swallow it down, some corn syrup spilled out from the corner of her mouth.

at last.

The stupid monkey was suffocated in one mouthful, and he almost couldn't catch his breath.

Tang Yu took out a tissue and wiped the corners of Sasha's mouth.

"Why are you in such a hurry, and no one is robbing you, there are a lot of stupid monkeys."

Sasha: "."

Gloria couldn't help laughing, seeing Tang Yu caring about Sasha, her eyes became softer quietly.

When the noodles were finished, they each held a cup of hot tea, sat in front of the hot food stall, and chatted.

Gloria saw that the time was ripe, so she took the initiative to ask: "Mr. Tang, you can see what the Mox gang entrusted."

Tang Yu nodded, it's nothing to talk about here.

"Well, let's talk about it first."

Gloria stroked her train of thought, and then explained.

"Actually, the whole thing is not complicated."

"Recently, a number of girls standing on the street have disappeared inexplicably. The Mox Gang should have noticed this and wanted to investigate the truth behind it."

"The disappearance of hip-hop dancers has always happened, but this time the Mox Gang provided some clues."

"Someone discovered that these hip-hop dancers appeared in some dark dreams on the street."

"Even some of the body remains were inexplicably transplanted to other girls."

Hip-hop girl, disappearance, kidnapping, black super dream, organ transplant.

This chain of interests hidden in the gutters of Night City has tightly strangled these struggling girls and strangled their necks.

They have no future to speak of, they just have the mentality of muddling along, taking their day to day.

If you are lucky enough to have a bit of good looks and kung fu, Lizi who has joined the job and gets an identity card will be considered a change of world.

At least you don't have to worry about being slammed by others when doing business.

The girls from Mox's gang come out to stand on the street, and they will feel at ease when they walk at night.

Tang Yu said in a deep voice: "These missing cases are indeed not accidental. There should be a complete black industrial chain behind them, and there are many people and forces involved."

Gloria continued to add: "Yes, there is another discovery. I don't know whether it was intentional or not. Most of these missing girls are on duty near Lizi."

"And many of them have applied to join Mox, but were rejected without exception."

Refused?
Tang Yu was keenly aware that there was something tricky in this matter.

He thought of what Evelyn had said about the Mox Gang in the computer room in the basement of Lizzie's Bar.

Judy wanted to recruit more poor girls into Lizi, but was rejected by Suzie on the grounds of business.

And these street girls, even though they failed to enter Lizi, still chose to do business near Lizi's bar for safety reasons.

Could it be that the disappearance of these girls is also related to the Mox Gang.

In other words, it has something to do with Suzy Q, the owner of Lizzie's bar.

After all, who can enter Lizi and who cannot enter Lizi, it is up to her to decide.

The Mox Gang can indeed provide some shelter to the girls to ensure that they have a certain degree of personal safety.

But who is the scavenger?

The scavengers don't care what gang you are, as long as they are looking for a target, from the top of the company to the leader of the gang, there will be no one who dares to do black hands.

All the disappearance cases happened near Li Zi, but avoided the Mox Gang, it seems that some kind of tacit agreement has been reached.

Tang Yu looked at Gloria and felt that this commission might become an important part of her going to the middleman.

He believes that although Gloria is getting familiar with this industry and has certain intelligence channels and human resources, she still lacks a territory of her own.

For example, the well-known Rogge opened an afterlife bar, which has its own fixed source of profit.

There is also Okada Wakako, who opened a pachinko game shop on Twist Street.

The reason for having this part of the service-oriented physical store is that one is evidence of the strength of the middleman, and the other is to provide a communication venue for various intelligence dealers and cyberpunks.

A lot of gossip and secret wind directions are gathered and spread in these strongholds.

For Tang Yu, in order to obtain all kinds of information, in addition to the channel of the Arasaka Company's counter-intelligence department on the surface, he also needs a dark line.

Otherwise, the information he obtained from Arasaka might also be known to Arasaka high-level officials like Arthur Jenkins and Michiko.

Just like this riot in the company square, with a little use of Arasaka resources, it can spread throughout the entire Arasaka Tower in almost a second.

Even Evelyn Parker could hear the wind from her guests, so it can be seen that Arasaka's intelligence line is definitely not safe and reliable enough.

Gloria can't just be a job setter, otherwise her status and role can't support Tang Yu's demands on her.

Out of the corner of Gloria's eyes, she noticed that Tang Yu had been looking at her, as if he was looking at something seriously.

She was a little flustered, pretending to touch the corner of her mouth with her hand inadvertently, thinking that there was something on her face, and then found that her face was clean, she couldn't help but feel a little strange.

But Tang Yu still didn't move his eyes away, just stared at her like that, as if thinking about something.

Gloria felt her cheeks were slightly hot, and her neck was red up to her ears. She quickly picked up the teacup on the table and put it to her mouth to hide her inner embarrassment.

"Well, what's wrong with Mr. Tang, he suddenly looks so serious. '

Suddenly Tang Yu asked, "Are you interested in opening a store?"

Open a shop?
Although Gloria didn't know what Tang Yu asked to open the store, but out of trust and obedience to Tang Yu, she nodded and expressed her willingness.

But she really doesn't have any experience in opening a store, but she used to work part-time everywhere and worked as a lot of shop assistants.

She expressed her thoughts somewhat tactfully, and said, "Mr. Tang, I'm not very good at opening a store. Can I ask what kind of store you want to open?"

Tang Yu said indifferently: "Custom shop."

Custom shop?
Gloria was a little startled by the sudden answer, the teacup in her hand shook and some tea overflowed.

She quickly took a sip of tea to lower the water level in the teacup to prevent more water from spilling out.

Because I drank too fast, I accidentally choked on a few more mouthfuls.

Gloria carefully put down the teacup in her hand, covered her mouth to hold back her cough, and apologized embarrassingly.

"Mr. Tang, I'm really sorry, I just..."

When Tang Yu saw Gloria panicked, he had already expected it.

After all, Gloria has survived so many years of hard life, and would rather work as a porter in a public medical center than think about it, which is enough to show that her thinking is still very conservative.

Even if it was just to keep David from being pointed at by others in the academy, Gloria would never touch this line of business.

So opening a custom shop was like a bolt from the blue for her.

Gloria was dumbfounded, and met Tang Yu's gaze, trying to make sure he was joking.

It can be seen that when Tang Yu's eyes were very serious, Gloria was really confused, maybe she really wanted to open a custom shop.

Ah this
Many images quickly flashed through Gloria's mind, such as enchanting dancing postures, ambiguous and dim lights, chaotic and crowded dance floors, and the world of several people in various boxes.

She felt that her face was flushed just thinking about these pictures, let alone seeing them with her own eyes.

Besides, why would Mr. Tang change his old style and offer to open a custom shop?
This is impossible.

In Gloria's view, even a beautiful girl like Sasha can't feel any ambiguity when she stays with Tang Yu.

As for how those vulgar fans in the custom shop could catch his eyes, she felt that she must be thinking too much.

Mr. Tang is definitely not that kind of person!
Then let yourself open a custom shop with only one purpose.

Engage in intelligence.

Gloria knows that girls are often good at intelligence, and have more unique conditions than others.

For example, they have the opportunity to get close to high-ranking officials and dignitaries, and they will not attract attention if they hear some news that is difficult for ordinary people to know.

And there are girls in the entire Night City, and what they see and hear is the latest and most cutting-edge first-hand news.

If you can really open a custom shop, many intelligence work will be carried out much more smoothly.

Gloria regained her composure and asked in disbelief.

"Mr. Tang, do you want to build an information center for the purpose of opening a custom shop?"

Tang Yu saw that Gloria was enlightened quite quickly, but network intelligence was only one of the purposes, provided that the store had to exist first.

Or it is not accurate to say that opening a custom shop, it should be said to inherit a custom shop.

Tang Yu wants Gloria to replace Suzy Q and take Lizi's top spot.

He only has a preliminary idea at the moment, as for how to implement it, he still has to take a step by step.

If Gloria can get Judy's support, she will have a half chance of winning the title of Lizi's proprietress.

Tang Yu thought about it carefully. Judy's personality is simple and loves Chaomeng technology, but she is not good at management. Let her be the boss of Lizi, and there is a high probability of bad things.

And Judy still has a tail that can't be solved, Evelyn Parker.

Judging from the current situation, in front of Judy, Evelyn is definitely better at speaking than herself.

Evelyn's departure was one of the most important factors for being able to meet Judy back then.

This is also the reason why Tang Yu feels that the method is not honorable. To put it bluntly, he just took advantage of the emptiness and cooked rice as soon as possible.

It is almost impossible to use this trick now.

From another perspective, Tang Yu felt even more worried if he supported Evelyn as Li Zi's leader.

This woman is full of ideas about getting ahead, and she likes to play with fire. When the time comes to make a big mistake, she has to wipe her tail, and the troubles will only increase.

After thinking about it, Gloria is the most suitable, even if she has no experience in custom shops.

But this time being the boss, the most important thing is to listen to yourself.

"Well, you are right, but this is only a preliminary idea. If you want, you can plan it later."

Gloria was a little taken aback.

In her memory, this was the first time Tang Yu discussed with her.

In the past, whether it was a commission or a task, Tang Yu gave orders directly, and she just followed the instructions.

To be honest, she did help Tang Yu, but she always felt that she was more like a tool, dispensable.

But this time was completely different.

Tang Yu wants to build his own intelligence network center, and also consulted her opinion, and is more willing to spend time discussing plans.

This shows that her status is different from the past, and she has received his attention and approval.

Gloria couldn't help feeling inspired by this change, and felt inexplicably encouraged.

Tang Yu felt that asking Gloria to open a custom shop would indeed make it difficult for her to accept it for a while. He just planned to let her think about it for a few more days, but he was really unwilling and would not force her.

But Gloria almost blurted out, looked firmly at Tang Yu and said in a deep voice, "I do."

"If Mr. Tang wants to build an intelligence network center, I don't think it's a problem to open a custom shop."

"Not only is it convenient to obtain information, but it can also deceive people. Custom shops are the best carrier."

"only."

Gloria showed a worried look, and then explained.

"It's just that I'm worried that I don't have the experience in this field, and I'm afraid that if I don't make it right, I'll disappoint Mr. Tang."

On the other hand, Sasha, who was at the side, heard the two chatting, saying that they were going to open a custom shop, the aperture of the prosthetic eye turned, and immediately searched for relevant information in his mind.

I found that there are many custom shops in Night City, and the market competition is still fierce, so I suggested.

"Mr. Tang, if you want to open a custom shop, Sasha can also help."

Tang Yu didn't plan to open a new custom shop now, and let the two rookies go there.

Lizi now has a mature business model, and Suzie Q doesn't talk about other aspects, she still has a brain in business.

If Lizi can be won, the venue, site, manpower, etc. are all complete, which meets Tang Yu's requirements.

At present, if you want to win Li Zi, you have to start with the commission of the missing girl.

If you can take this opportunity to break into Mox's interior, that would be great.

This matter has to be discussed in the long run.

Tang Yu looked at Gloria, and said in a deep voice: "There is no rush for the custom shop, you can follow up on the entrustment of Mox to help the missing girl."

"As for the direction of the investigation, you have to keep an eye on forces like the Scavenger and the Tiger Claw Gang, and try to dig out people as soon as possible."

Gloria nodded, took Tang Yu's words seriously, and planned to start investigating after returning.

If we don't find out this matter as soon as possible, I'm afraid there are girls standing on the street behind, who will disappear one after another.

to be frank.

Gloria also couldn't see such a thing happening, after all, it was difficult enough for them to survive on the streets of Night City, and now they were being targeted by some scum, and they really had nowhere to go.

Even Sasha showed deep sympathy and sadness when he heard about it.

The joys and sorrows of people are completely different.

Some people are worried about fame and wealth, while some people are desperate for whether they can live tomorrow.

Now, Tang Yu has agreed to take over the commission from the Mox Gang.

Gloria felt at ease, that no matter how many dangers she faced, she would have nothing to fear.

In her mind, Tang Yu is already a king, omnipotent.

　Eight thousand characters, no more tonight, everyone Yanzu, go to bed early!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)