Cyberpunk: Legends of Life

Chapter 154 Let Me Take You
Gloria saw Sasha getting out of the car wearing a cat mask, and quickly got up to meet him.

The two greeted each other.

After living together for a period of time, they have a certain understanding of each other.

Gloria asked softly, "Is Mr. Tang here?"

Sasha nodded, led her directly to the front of the car, opened the door and asked her to get in the car.

Gloria carried the red dress, bowed slightly, and sat in the carriage. The door closed, and Sasha stood outside the door and waited.

There are single rows of seats in the carriage, and Tang Yu is sitting on the inside.

Gloria gently covered the white neckline with her right hand, bowed and sat in the carriage next to Tang Yu.

She still kept sitting upright. Even though she has become the proprietress of Lizi Bar today, she was generous in receiving people and treating things, but she still felt a little restrained when facing Tang Yu.

Gloria brushed her red hair around her ears, straightened her body slightly, her legs were close together, her knees were leaning to the left, and her hands were folded on her thighs. She had a dignified and elegant demeanor, but also a little shy.

"Mr. Tang." Gloria said hello in a sticky voice.

Tang Yu responded dully, looking through the bulletproof electronic image window to see the lively scene outside, and asked.

"Is the opening going well?"

Gloria lowered her eyebrows and nodded: "Well, everything is going well, and many people have sent congratulations today."

Tang Yu's eyes remained fixed, and he said indifferently: "Tell me."

Gloria thought for a while, and then said: "Claire, the bartender at the front desk of the Afterlife Bar, sent a flower basket and a greeting card on behalf of the Afterlife Bar."

"Claire has sent a message for the owner of the afterlife bar. I wish the business a prosperous business. By the way, I would like to ask when Mr. Tang is free. You can go to the afterlife bar for a seat."

Tang Yu nodded.

He knew that the last time he talked with Gloria about a bad soil commission at the Afterlife Bar, Rogge probably knew something about his relationship with Gloria.

"anything else?"

Gloria continued: "Except for the Afterlife Bar, several gangs sent some congratulations. The Maelstrom Gang sent a box of discs, which they said were the albums of the Tinnitus band."

The Tinnitus Band is a band from the Death Dance Club. They like to make some heavy metal music, but no one can really appreciate it.

"The Tiger Claw Gang also sent flower baskets and brought some words for Sato, which means harmony makes money."

"In addition, several companies have also sent representatives to express their congratulations, hoping to discuss some commercial advertising cooperation with Li Zi."

Tang Yu said in a deep voice: "At present, the reopening of Lizi Bar has been basically approved."

Gloria nodded and said yes, seeming to think of something, and quickly added: "People from the municipal government and NCPD also came. They congratulated the reopening of Lizi Bar, and at the same time put forward strict requirements."

Tang Yu probably also guessed that Mox's sudden growth will inevitably cause dissatisfaction among many people.

Lucius Lane himself is not a good thing, he has a habit of watching Black Chaomeng, now that Jotaro Masamune is gone, his fun will be less than half, and he is naturally unhappy.

Moreover, the Tiger Claws are not the only ones who are eyeing Miss Mox. In the eyes of some people, these lonely girls are the best material for making Black Chaomeng.

Gloria continued to explain: "The municipality requires that the official members of the Mox cannot exceed 2000, otherwise the NCPD will list the Mox Gang as a key regulatory organization."

"At present, the official members of the Mox Gang have reached more than a thousand people."

She knew that this was the result of some high-level mediation in Night City. The Mox Gang could exist but could not become bigger.

Gloria did not tell her younger sister Rita Wheeler the news for the time being, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble.

Tang Yu said in a deep voice: "Well, let's keep this scale for the time being. There are too many people in the Lizzie Bar and it won't be able to support them. You must learn to communicate with them about the profitability and financial status of the bar, and don't take everything by yourself."

Gloria was a little surprised, but Tang Yu had already seen the plight of the Mox Gang.

Different from big gangs like the Tiger Claw Gang, they have many high-end clubs, and they own several streets of industries, involving non-performing, Chaomeng, rent collection, casinos, usury and other businesses. They have a wide range of sources of funds and strong capital strength. There is even a lot of money left over to enshrine the company and municipal high-level officials.

Compared with the Tiger Claws, Mox is really poor.

There is only one Lizzie Bar that can make some money. Although it is a bad business, it can be regarded as clean water in Night City.

The Mox gang can barely eat enough for their own girls, let alone manage the relationship with the municipal government.

Insufficient profits are indeed the biggest problem for the Mox Gang at present.

It is already very difficult to maintain the scale of 2000 people, and it is impossible to directly expand to [-] people by making a huge profit in one go.

Unless the Mox Gang can open two more Super Dream bars comparable to Lizi, but it is obviously impossible.

Gloria said seriously: "Mr. Tang, I understand."

"Although there are more Mox people, it will lead to financial constraints, but there will be more opportunities to inquire about intelligence. Girls come into contact with some people and things on the street, which often have unexpected effects."

The essence of engaging in intelligence is to cast a wide net to catch fish. If you want to obtain first-hand information on the streets, you must have enough people all over the place.

They can not only gather information, but also pass it on.

Just like Tang Yu secretly organized riots in the company square at that time, because he did not have his own intelligence network, he had to catch the hands of others and spread it, which could easily cause information leakage.

As long as a person with real power pays attention to this matter and digs deep into this line, he can dig to Gloria's level, and even Tang Yu's level.

Now that there is an intelligence network of the Lizzie Bar and the Mox Gang girls, it will be much more convenient to spread some wind direction information, after all, it is easier to blow the wind next to the pillow.

Just like Evelyn Parker, relying on her status as a customer, she was even able to get information about Raisaka Arasaka, which shows that she has strong business capabilities.

After Gloria finished her report, she looked up at Tang Yu, and found that he had been staring out the window, looking a little preoccupied, so she asked tentatively.

"Mr. Tang, do you want to sit in Lizi's Bar? An exclusive box has been reserved for you."

When Gloria was redecorating the Lizzie Bar, she deliberately vacated a box on the second floor to focus on renovation. Not only did it achieve complete security and confidentiality, but she also prepared a brand new set of various entertainment equipment, depending on what Tang Yu wanted. Order something.

Think about this.

Gloria felt a little hot on her cheeks, probably because the temperature of the air conditioner in the car was a little high, and the car smelled faintly of leather. Judging from the new decoration inside the car, it should be a new car mentioned by Tang Yu.

What she didn't expect was that Tang Yu directly refused.

"I won't go into the bar this time, let's talk about it when I come back."

Gloria was a little strange, hearing that Tang Yu meant that she was going to travel far away.

Tang Yu is really not in the mood to sit upstairs now. When he thinks of going to see Saburo Arasaka with Michiko, he feels somewhat uncertain.

He had never left Overnight City in his two lifetimes, and there were people and things he was familiar with here.

To him, staying in Night City was like staying in his lair. Even if Saburo Arasaka came to Night City in person, he wouldn't feel too much pressure, and it's not like he never had sex with Saburo.

But going to Kyoto is different. I am unfamiliar with the place, and I am surrounded by people from the Arasaka family.

I am full of rebellion, going to the old house in Arasaka, isn't it like a sheep going into a tiger's mouth.

The key point is that Saburo Arasaka has already lived as a ghost, if he notices something abnormal, I am afraid things will not be easy to handle.

In addition, what worried Tang Yu the most was that he couldn't figure out which game Xiao Michiko was playing.

Taking myself to see Arasaka Saburo for no reason always felt a creepy feeling.

Thinking of Sanlang's old face, Tang Yu felt inexplicably disgusted.

"Mr. Tang?" Gloria asked again tentatively, feeling that Tang Yu looked a little unusual today.

There was a hint of worry in her eyes. Tang Yu's uncharacteristic performance made her guess that she should have encountered a particularly difficult problem.

It's just that Tang Yu didn't say anything, and she didn't dare to ask more. After all, the things that even Tang Yu was worried about were definitely not something she could solve.

Tang Yu then withdrew his gaze from the car window and looked at Gloria who was sitting beside him.

Wearing a red dress, she is like a delicate and mature red rose, showing a sense of soft skin and soft bones.

It can even be seen that the skin on the shoulders and neck is delicate and smooth, and the neckline is whitened, full and firm.

The fine silver diamond chain is dotted on the gray and white, adding a bit of unique charm, and the rich beauty is as natural as it is.

Tang Yu pointed his index finger on the armrest of the seat, and after a burst of light, a chip card popped up.

He took out the chip card and handed it to Gloria, and said, "This is the vehicle authentication chip, you can just scan and read it."

Vehicle authentication chip?

Gloria was a little unresponsive, and quickly took the chip with both hands, her eyes full of doubts.

Tang Yu said bluntly: "This car is prepared for you. It has on-board bulletproof, weapons, and intelligent systems."

"You're already in Lizi's house. It's really unreasonable not to have a decent car. If you don't know how to drive, just let Sasha come."

Tang Yu thought that it was because of a car accident that she met Gloria at the beginning. Now that she is in charge of Lizi, she has to use a car for business, and it is necessary to change her to a better car.

Gloria was stunned, and never thought that this car was specially prepared by Tang Yu for him. She didn't know what to say for a while, and there was a warm current in her heart, which was so hot that her eyes were wet unconsciously .

She stared at the man in front of her obsessively, without moving her eyes.

Living in Night City, she has experienced thousands of hardships if not ten thousand, and she has always relied on herself along the way.

For so many years, she and David, mother and son, have lived together, and almost every day they live can only be described as struggle.

There is only one hope left in life.

I just hope that David can successfully graduate from Arasaka Academy, join Arasaka Company as soon as possible, and climb to the top of Arasaka Tower.

For this hope, she gave all her strength.

She lived every day for this hope, for David, and never thought about herself.

now.

Her career has achieved remarkable success, both life and financial situation have undergone earth-shaking changes.

Everything starts with that car accident.

The dilapidated old car failed to withstand the machine gun fire, and now Tang Yu prepared a brand new bulletproof car for her.

This made her really think a lot.

After a while.

Gloria seemed to realize something, quickly wiped away her tears, and said in a hoarse voice.

"Thank you, Mr. Tang."

Tang Yu saw that Gloria was a little emotional, knowing that she must have never received such a valuable gift, so he comforted her.

"It's just a high-end bulletproof car, don't worry too much about it."

The voice just fell.

Tang Yu transferred another account to Gloria, and then said.

"The use of this money depends on the situation. After all, we are going to do an intelligence network. If we don't have enough funds, we can't do it. You probably won't get much with what the Lizzie Bar earns."

Gloria was dazed, and quickly counted the odds on the electronic account.

"one, ten, one hundred, one thousand, ten thousand, one hundred thousand, one million"

A whole million euros!

Gloria almost exclaimed, she quickly covered her mouth with her hands, and looked at Tang Yu in disbelief, as if she was more sure of something in her heart.

Where is Mr. Tang going?

It's sending a car and money again, why does it feel like an account of the funeral.

Even thinking of this made Gloria's mood even worse.

The joy of being the new boss wife today disappeared in an instant.

After Gloria received the new car authentication chip from Tang Yu and the electronic transfer of 100 million, she was in a bad mood.

She had a strong premonition that something must have happened to Tang Yu that made him send the car and the money in such a hurry.

a time.

Gloria's heart twitched unconsciously, holding the chip tightly in her hands, unable to hold back her inner impulse any longer, and asked seriously.

"Mr. Tang, do you have something to hide from me?"

Tang Yu felt that Gloria's behavior today seemed a little weird. According to her usual performance, she should not ask such questions in this way.

"What are you referring to?" He felt that it might not be appropriate to tell Gloria about the Arasaka family.

Gloria bit her lower lip stubbornly, looked up into Tang Yu's gaze, and asked, "Are you leaving Night City? Maybe you won't come back again?"

Tang Yu: "."

Are all women's intuitions so accurate?

He really wanted to leave Night City and go to his old lair in Arasaka, Kyoto, and there was a real possibility that he might not come back.

Tang Yu was stared at by Gloria's fiery eyes, and felt a sense of inexplicable oppression. In order to stabilize her emotions, he explained seriously.

"Well, I'm going to leave Night City and go on a business trip for a while."

Gloria's eyes dimmed, and she asked helplessly in a low voice, "Is it arranged by the company?"

Gloria knew that Tang Yu, as a senior executive of the company, could not violate the company's instructions.

If you want to leave Night City, or even transfer out of Night City, this is possible.

She doesn't want to see such a result, it's really impossible, and it's not impossible for her to hope that Mr. Tang resigns.
Tang Yu nodded slightly, seeing that Gloria looked more worried than himself, so he had to continue to explain.

"The tallest person in the Arasaka company will celebrate his birthday next year. People in their 150s take this matter very seriously."

"So I have to go to celebrate his birthday and hope he can live for two more years"

Gloria is a little strange, isn't the so-called birthday celebration a birthday, and generally speaking, such activities are carried out as a family unit.

As a senior executive of the company, does Tang Yu have any relationship with the Arasaka family?

Gloria said with some surprise: "I'm sorry, Mr. Tang, I don't know about the matter between you and the Arasaka family, I took the liberty."

Tang Yu saw that Gloria misunderstood what he meant. After getting along for so long, he basically had a firm grasp of her understanding. It is necessary to deepen the relationship between each other by properly revealing some deeper things.

"I have nothing to do with the Arasaka family."

"I went to the Arasaka family to celebrate the birthday this time, and I was invited by director Michiko Arasaka."

"It may be because of the Tiger Claw Gang. Director Michiko wants to go back to her hometown to explain something."

"After all, the headquarters of the Tiger Claw Gang is in Kyoto, and the incident at the gate of Night City will soon reach the ears of those there."

In fact, Tang Yu didn't know the purpose of Xiao Michiko, but just recently solved the Tiger Claw Gang, so he mentioned a few words casually.

Michiko Arasaka?
Gloria didn't expect such a high-level person to be involved, but it's reasonable to think about it. As a member of the Arasaka family, it is indeed necessary for Michiko Arasaka to go home to celebrate her birthday.

It's just that how could she take Tang Yu to Kyoto, and it also involved the Tiger Claw Gang. Could it be that Michiko Arasaka was sitting in the floating car on the roof that rainy night?
Gloria's thoughts diverged instantly, and she thought of many things at once.

Tang Yu saw that Gloria's brows were tightly frowned, and he might start thinking about it again. He didn't want anything to happen during the time he left Night City. In order to calm her emotions, he continued to explain.

"Actually, the reason why I let you intervene in the conflict between the Mox Gang and the Tiger Claw Gang is not just to let you control the Lizzie Bar."

"The more important reason is that Michiko Arasaka wants to control the Tiger Claw Gang. In order to fulfill her idea, I took advantage of the situation to make this game, and let Michiko Arasaka get Sato's handle so that she can hold the Tiger Claw Gang hostage."

Gloria understood a little bit: "So the Tiger Claw Gang suffered heavy losses, and Sato was still able to sit firmly in the top spot. It was Arasaka Michiko's arrangement."

Tang Yu nodded slightly, Gloria's mind was still turning quickly, and she immediately understood the key points.

"The Tiger Claw Gang will be more peaceful during this period. You can concentrate on running the Lizi Bar business well. As for the intelligence network issue, it is still in its infancy."

Gloria nodded earnestly. She also understood that the new batch of girls who joined Mox were still newcomers. If they wanted to become spies, they would have to go through a period of polishing. A courtesan like Flynn Parker comes.

After listening to Tang Yu's explanation of the cause and effect, she calmed down a little, and felt a little embarrassed about the situation just now.

After calming down, she realized that it was quite risky to ask about Tang Yu's personal affairs hastily, not to mention that it involved the Arasaka family. Fortunately, Tang Yu just patiently explained it to her.

Tang Yu's patience made Gloria feel a little ashamed, but also moved more.

But a new question soon popped up in her mind, if she went to Kyoto to celebrate her birthday with Michiko Arasaka, did that mean there were only the two of them.

But she really didn't dare to ask this question again.

Gloria didn't know what to say. The successive gaffes made her lose her mind. She lost her mind and could only lower her head and hold the car chip tightly in her hands.

There was silence in the carriage for a minute.

Seeing that Tang Yu had finished talking, and Gloria didn't make any moves, he reminded him.

"You can try the car first."

Only then did Gloria regain her senses, and quickly inserted the vehicle authentication chip in her hand into the biological nerve socket on her neck to read the information of the authenticated vehicle.

The aperture of the prosthetic eye rotated for a moment, and the vehicle was successfully authenticated, and she obtained the ownership of the vehicle.

Gloria pursed her lips and resisted the urge to thank Tang Yu. She owed too much to Tang Yu's kindness, and thanking her alone was not enough to express her thoughts, and actions were the better proof.

Seeing that Gloria had successfully certified the vehicle, Tang Yu said casually.

"Sasha will stay with you for a while later."

"As the owner of Lizi Bar, I have to pay more attention to safety issues."

Gloria nodded, not seeming very interested.

Tang Yu looked at Gloria's frowning expression and felt a little helpless. He dared to explain for a long time, and the person who sent the car and money also hurt her, so he had to say with a smile.

"Don't worry, I will visit Lizi when I come back."

Done.

Tang Yu reached out to push the car door, but Gloria rushed over, grabbed the door handle with one hand, and locked the door.

Half of her body was pressed tightly to prevent Tang Yu from moving, her shy face was slightly flushed, and her voice was waxy but firm.

"Mr. Tang, let me give you a ride, okay?"

　There is no more two-in-one today, and I will try to get more tomorrow, and try to change it four times.

　　At the end of the month, I will strive for a monthly ticket of over [-]. Thank you for instant noodles.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)