Cyberpunk: Legends of Life

Wolf bar.

A girl was sitting alone at the bar, facing the beautiful face in the electronic mirror, gently pinching the bridge of her nose, and looking at the bruises and hematomas at the corners of her mouth and the arch of her nose.

Obviously.

In the mirror screen, she has a handsome face with a round and delicate face, full and sexy lips, and a slight upward arc with a hint of stubbornness.

The owner of this ceiling-level sweet and charming face has a pair of cold eyebrows and handsome eyes, extremely fierce, and always has a taste of looking at everyone.

Contrary to this girl's appearance, it is her unique aesthetics, her makeup is too fashionable and trendy, and she dares to greet her with bright red, green and purple color matching clothes.

The fluffy hair was dyed in various colors, and the heavy oblique bangs almost covered half of his face.

Even such an exaggerated dress can't hide the beauty in the girl's bones.

While she was enduring the swelling and pain and checking the wound, the bartender next to her, Pepi, handed over a glass of wine and put it on the table.

"V, come on, anesthesia"

"I invite you."

V did not hesitate to accept this 'careful gesture', and directly picked up the wine glass and swallowed it in one gulp.

With the help of alcohol, V tightly fixed the bridge of the dislocated nose with both hands, and twisted it vigorously.

There was only a 'click' of the bone, and then the reset was completed.

The soreness from the bridge of her nose rushed directly to her forehead, almost causing her to shed two tears.

"Fucking horse."

"unlucky."

I don't know if this sound is scolding myself for not living up to expectations, or scolding this long-lost Night City.

As soon as V came back from outside the city, he saw a daring robber, guessing that the other party wanted to rob him, and felt quite upset.

She tried desperately to get what she wanted, caught him, and beat him up hard.

After getting rid of the other party, when she returned to the Wild Wolf Bar, she realized that she had a bruised nose and a swollen face, and she was beaten a bit badly.

After Pepi cared for a few words, his face began to become heavy, as if there was something unspeakable.

He knew that V would only eat this, and he didn't want to see his friends in trouble.

Speaking of morality, she is famous in this way.

Seeing the sour look of the honest and friendly Pepi, V couldn't help but feel helpless. After drinking other people's wine, he should do a little help.

"Say it straight, what's the trouble?"

When Pepi heard that V was willing to speak up and help, he knew that this matter would definitely work.

Even though V has been away from Night City for two years, the limelight is not as strong as before.

But she has been on this road since she was a child, and she has a very good relationship with the local snake priest Sebastian. As long as she is willing to show up, everything will be easy to handle.

The old man Pepi didn't care about his face, and sighed and told his embarrassing words.

I hope V can help him find Kirk and solve the problem of not paying back the money, otherwise Kirk will find someone to break his leg.

Kirk also worked on Heywood Road. His main business was loan sharking. With a gang background, he was ruthless against those who didn't pay back their debts.

Pepi explained the reason to V. Not long ago, he borrowed some money from Kirk to celebrate his good brother's release from prison, and now he can't pay it back.

For the seemingly honest Pepi's remarks, V felt that there was no credibility at all.

However, she didn't care about these things. After knowing the specific situation, she planned to go to Kirk to make a deal.

Sure enough, as Pepi expected, after being scolded and educated by V, she still agreed to help.

V himself was so poor that he couldn't find a piece of money. He really didn't understand what the robber was thinking. He was planning to rob him. It was outrageous.

Therefore, Pepi's troubles must not be solved with money, and she plans to blend in according to the rules of the road.

According to Pepi, Kirk is currently on the second floor, and tomorrow is the final deadline for paying back the money.

V got up and left the bar, went directly to the second floor to find Kirk, and saw him sitting on a booth, reading a car magazine.

She walked forward unceremoniously, sat directly opposite Kirk, and said straight to the point.

"What do you want to do with Pepi?"

Without even raising his eyelids, Kirk said in a deep voice while wearing sunglasses, "V, long time no see, his bill hasn't arrived yet, don't worry."

V pushed away the fat man who was about to sit next to him, and interrupted Kirk bluntly: "Stop talking, don't talk about professional ethics in front of me. It's only natural to pay back debts, but Pepi has no money now."

"Assuming I owe you a favor, give him some time."

Kirk smirked: "Do you think I look like a charity?"

V said in a deep voice: "If you think it's useless, I think so."

Kirk put the cigarette butt out in the ashtray, and seeing V's stubborn face, he also knew that this was a tricky thing, and if he offended such a person, he would not be remembered every day.

"Okay, then let's follow the rules of the road. If you do something for me, Pepi's bill will be waived. In addition, I can pay you an extra sum of money. What do you think?"

After hearing this solution, V found it quite in line with her reality. She had no money, but she had a lot of strength to work, and she completely forgot about being beaten up just now.

"I think this is a good idea, tell me, what's the job?"

Kirk threw the car magazine in his hand onto the table. The magazine printed the Rayfield super coupe, and the pages of the pictures kept changing, showing the shape and parameters of each expensive sports car in detail.

V picked up the magazine on the desktop, glanced at it casually, and confirmed that it was an expensive guy that he couldn't afford.

Kirk also explained: "The super sports car you saw, there are four in the entire Night City."

"One is under the name of the Regional Director of Rayfield, one is under the name of Mayor Lane, and one is under the name of the rental car company."

"The fourth car, after you complete the errand, it should fall into the name of my client."

V quickly realized that Kirk meant to let himself steal this expensive sports car.

But the people who own these sports cars are either rich or expensive, and they all have a well-known name in Night City. If they steal such expensive sports cars, if they fail to do so, their fate may not be as simple as a black nose and a swollen face.

She put down the car magazine in her hand, and asked in a deep voice, "Who is the owner of the car?"

Kirk saw V's doubts, and pretended to be relaxed and explained.

"A man in a suit from Arasaka who came back from another place."

"But don't worry, this car has been placed in the underground parking garage of the Ember Nightclub for more than half a year without being touched, and the dust has fallen into several layers."

"These rich masters have too many toys in their hands, and they may have forgotten that there is such a Rayfield."

Kirk explained the whole plan by the way, with the help of the security guards in the underground garage, he only needs to go into the underground garage, find the Rayfield in a few minutes, crack it and drive away with a big swagger.

From Arasaka?
V knows that there are few people in Night City who dare to mess with Arasaka, let alone someone who can afford this kind of sports car, at least he is considered a role in Arasaka's company.

The valuable Rayfield was thrown in the embers underground garage to eat ashes. This is only because of how big the experience is. It is either a high-level person or a top local tycoon.

She quickly made a prediction in her heart that stealing a luxury car was very risky, and if she was caught, she would probably explain it there.

Although she is fearless, she still wants to find out more information based on the principle of boldness and prudence.

"Name, position, movement."

Kirk said impatiently, "How do I know this?"

He put a black mold on the table and asked: "This thing can bypass the identity authentication and directly start the vehicle engine. The principle is as simple as the operation of a car engineering vehicle."

"V, you are a smart person, everyone on the road knows your style, whether you do it or not, give me a good word."

V stood up resolutely, picked up the cracked mold on the table, and said, "It's not just a car, I'll do the job."

Done.

In front of Kirk, V stepped directly on the booth table, stepped on the car magazine, held on to the fence on the second floor with one hand, turned over and jumped, and fell directly from the second floor of the bar into the lobby, and then said calmly. Go to the back door and exit the Wild Wolf Bar.

Just passing through a dark back alley, he suddenly found his old friend, the priest, standing in front of the black car with his staff, seeming to be on the phone.

Seeing V coming out from the back alley of the bar, the priest greeted him with a surprised smile: "Look who is back, V, long time no see, I didn't even know you were back."

After meeting an old acquaintance, V finally calmed down a bit, and said with a smile, "I just came back from Atlanta, how have you been these past few years, Father?"

The priest looked kind and said in a flat tone.

"Heywood is still the same."

"But I can see that you are returning home."

"Get in the car, kid, I'll give you a ride."

The priest invited V to get in the car, intending to see her off for a while, and talk about some recent developments along the way.

The three got into the car.

V took the initiative to report the destination, and the priest asked the driver to drive to the said address first, the Ember Nightclub in the Valley area.

The priest asked about V's situation in Atlanta, but he hadn't seen her for more than two years, and she looks decent now.

V laughed at himself: "If it's better than Night City, I won't be bothered to come back."

After finishing speaking, she suddenly remembered something, just in time to ask the priest for advice.

"Oh, by the way, Father, have there been any changes in these two cities? For example, on the road."

V has just returned to Night City, and it is better to say that he is returning home to earn a living than returning home.

She plans to return to her old job as a mercenary and earn a living by doing some work, so it is necessary to find out what's going on on the road in advance.

The priest thought for a moment, and then said in a deep voice: "The road is basically the same as it was two years ago. If there is a lot of noise this year, it is the Watson Kabukicho area. The Mox girls are doing well now."

"However, a new middleman has indeed emerged on the road. He is the new owner of Lizi's Bar. He is very capable and is considered a celebrity in the circle. Many mercenaries have gone to Lizi's Bar to find work."

Mox?
Lizzie Bar?

V is no stranger to these nouns. She remembers that when she left two years ago, the Mox Gang was just a small gang. Although the Lizzie Bar was prosperous, it did not set foot in the mercenary business.

With the priest's explanation, V finally understood the conflict between Mox and the Tiger Claws, as well as the new owner of Lizzie's Bar.

She couldn't help being curious about what kind of strange woman could do such a thing, and asked bluntly, "What is the origin of the new owner of Lizzie's Bar? It's not easy to win in the Night City."

The priest nodded and explained: "It is said that there is a company background, and there is a high probability that it is related to the Arasaka company."

"So, it would make sense if he had Arasaka's background, but working for Arasaka is not a hero, and the company has nothing good to offer." After V learned the truth, his original curiosity disappeared without a trace.

The priest saw V's thoughts, and took out an ID card from his pocket and handed it to her: "Take it, son, we can cooperate if we have a chance, like we did two years ago."

V accepted the card without hesitation. The priest's status and reputation in the Tao are completely trustworthy, and a bum like Kirk can't compare at all.

She thought to herself that when Pepi's account was settled this time, she would come to the priest to do some commissioning.

Soon.

The entrance to the underground parking lot of Destination Embers Nightclub is here.

Although it was delayed for a while when people from the Sixth Street Gang blocked the way, it did not affect V's continued theft of the car.

V said goodbye to the priest, then pushed open the car door and walked decisively towards the underground garage.

Embers Restaurant.

A seat by the window.

Tang Yu and Gloria are sitting across the table and having dinner together.

Gloria has curly red hair on her shoulders, holds a knife and fork in each hand, lowers her eyebrows slightly, and plays with the food on the plate, seemingly absent-minded.

After learning that Tang Yu was back, Gloria thought about it and made up her mind to find a suitable reason, and finally asked Tang Yu to have dinner.

The reason was that she had important work to report in person, and the timing was just during dinner.

Gloria's face was a little red, and she took a sneak peek at Tang Yu, and found that he was sitting upright, with a calm expression, as if he didn't feel strange about what happened in the carriage last time, and everything was still as usual.

In this regard.

Gloria couldn't help feeling a little disappointed in her heart.

She specially changed into that long dress today, the one she wore when she met Tang Yu at the Ember Nightclub for the first time, and bought it directly from the store.

At that time, she was a little bit reluctant to return it after renting it. When she saw that the dress was still there, she decided to do it.

However, judging from Tang Yu's performance, she didn't seem to remember this skirt, and she didn't mention anything from beginning to end.

In order to prepare for this dinner, Gloria even chose the original private seat on purpose, next to the panoramic floor-to-ceiling windows.

Everything is to restore the scene when I met Tang Yu for the first time.

And this time without David.

Gloria's Xiao Jiujiu kept thinking in her heart, sometimes a little ashamed of her own initiative, and sometimes a little distressed by Tang Yu's seriousness.

The scenes in the carriage that day could not help appearing in her mind. When Tang Yu spoke, he was not as serious and gentle as he is now, and it hurt terribly.

Although the two had already been lingering, Gloria felt even more guilty when facing Tang Yu for some reason.

Feeling like a thief, stealing a gem that you don't deserve, wanting to own it but afraid of returning it to its rightful owner.

But the most important thing is to be able to go out to dinner together, if nothing else.

Should be fine tonight.

Think about this.

A blush appeared on Gloria's cheeks involuntarily, as if she was slightly drunk.

Seeing that Gloria hardly moved the plate, Tang Yu thought she had no appetite, so he asked, "Why, is it uncomfortable?"

"No, no, no, I'm not uncomfortable." Gloria worried that he might have misunderstood, so she quickly explained, and then pretended to eat two mouthfuls of vegetable leaves, which were tasteless.

Tang Yu talked about work in a serious manner: "How is Lizi Bar doing?"

Gloria truthfully reported Li Zi's current situation, and the revenue increased after the renovation and decoration, and the income was quite considerable.

It's just that Mox had a lot of quarrels and frictions with customers due to the sudden addition of too many newcomers, but all of them were resolved by the younger sister Rita Wheeler.

For the management of Mox's group of girls, there are still some troubles, and it will take some time to train them slowly.

Tang Yu felt that it was inevitable to have many people and mixed hands, and he had to slowly establish rules for the Mox girls, and they could not act like they used to.

Gloria has always kept Tang Yu's words in mind, but what she cares about now is not Lizi Bar, but the next one.
Seeing that Tang Yu finished his meal and picked up a napkin to wipe his hands, Gloria asked nonchalantly, "Mr. Tang, if there are no other arrangements, I will."

Not finished yet.

Tang Yu suddenly received a communication request.

NCPD?

He couldn't help but feel a little strange, how could NCPD call at this time.

soon.

The waiter at Ember Restaurant also came over, as if he had something to say.

Tang Yu asked the waiter to wait a moment, connect to the communication first, and listen to what's going on.

The sheriff on the other end of the phone immediately explained the situation.

"Mr. Tang, hello, when NCPD senior inspector Stings inspected the Valley area, he found that the Rayfield sports car under your name was parked in the underground parking lot of the Ember Club and was stolen by criminals. The suspect has been arrested. According to NCPD With regard to security agreements with your company, you can choose"

Rayfield stolen?

Only then did Tang Yu remember that about half a year ago, his old boss Arthur Jenkins gave him a Rayfield.

At that time, he just glanced at the vehicle authentication chip casually, never cared about it from the beginning to the end, and had long forgotten that there was such a problem.

After all, luxury cars are nothing new to him. In the past, a lot of luxury cars were thrown in the garage to eat ashes.

He was about to let NCPD do business when he suddenly thought of something, and then changed his words.

"Okay, I know."

"I happened to be in the embers, now go down and have a look."

After communicating with NCPD, Tang Yu decided to go down to see the situation.

In [-], he stole Rayfield from the underground garage of the Ember Club. He was all too familiar with this scene.

Could it be that son V is back?

After he fired Arasaka Squid back then, he followed Jack to Ashes to steal Rayfield, and met V.

The waiter on the side also explained the purpose of coming, and wanted to ask Tang Yu to go to the underground parking garage to confirm the theft, and said that the Ember Club would properly handle it according to his request.

Tang Yu only now realizes that the three of them were really courageous back then, if they hadn't met Stings, an acquaintance of Heywood.

Either thrown in jail, thrown into the sea to be fed to sharks, or beaten up by the Ember Club thugs.

Tang Yu stood up and was about to leave the table, and Gloria also got up quickly, her eyes hard to hide the look of loss.

Only then did Tang Yu look at Gloria, and explained directly: "I have something urgent to deal with here, and the bill has been settled, so let's take a step first, see you later."

Gloria replied blankly: "Mr. Tang, see you later."

After finishing speaking, accompanied by the waiter, Tang Yu walked towards the elevator.

Gloria wanted to stop Tang Yu from saying something, but gave up again. After all, he was in a hurry now and couldn't force it.

She felt extremely remorseful, she knew that she should get down to business first and not have dinner afterwards.

I secretly made up my mind that next time no matter what I say, I will drive to pick up Mr. Tang in person.
Underground Parking Lot.

The waiter guided Tang Yu respectfully and walked towards the VIP parking area.

Before getting too close, Tang Yu saw several NCPD cars flashing red and blue lights at the end of the parking lot.

The formation is not small.

The waiter explained the relevant situation. The VIP parking area is equipped with an anti-theft system for each exclusive vehicle. Even if the vehicle is cracked, as long as there is a slight movement, the security system will notify the corresponding service unit.

Just like Tang Yu is a member of Ember Restaurant, then Ember Restaurant will 'watch over' Rayfield for him.

Tang Yu went straight to the scene of car theft, and saw that the scissor door of the Blue Beast was open, and the vehicle authentication system and anti-theft system were undoubtedly cracked.

In front of the car, four NCPD sheriffs pointed their guns at the thief lying on the ground, and sternly warned.

"Give me a good time and be honest!"

NCPD senior inspector Stings, who was squatting in front of the thief, seemed to recognize her identity, saw the owner of the car coming, so he got up and reported.

"Mr. Tang, the thief has been arrested and brought to justice. She is Heywood's gangster. Let's take her away now so as not to hinder you. You may be required to cooperate in some investigations."

Tang Yu ignored Stings' words. This senior inspector was also from Heywood. He just wanted to find a reason to take the thief away, and then secretly found an opportunity to let him go.

What he wants to confirm now is who is the person who is lying on the ground and not very honest.

Especially this exaggerated style of clothing, and the iconic colorful hair.

Tang Yu squatted in front of her, stretched out his hand to pry up her stubborn chin, and only then could he see the face under the heavy bangs.

Tang Yu's mind suddenly fluttered.

V child.
Sure enough it was her.

I didn't expect that V son really came back.

His eyes were burning, just staring at her face, looking at every detail of her face.

With a pretty face, sharp eyes, and that sexy little mouth, I couldn't help but want to take a bite when I saw it.

a time.

The memories of what I had experienced with Mrs. V flooded out in an instant, drowning out all the surrounding noises like a tide.

now.

His eyes were full of this maddeningly beautiful woman.

V glared at the man in front of him, his chin was pried open by the strange man, and he just stared straight at him.

Being so offended by a strange man for the first time is really adding fuel to the flames.

Originally, she was very upset when she was caught stealing a car, but now she was treated like this by a company dog, and she felt an unknown fire in her heart.

Look at the mud horse!
V opened his mouth unceremoniously, and bit the man's index finger, the finger that pried her jaw up.

She bites very hard, saying that she will make this person pay the price for belittling her, and she has a long memory.

Barefoot is not afraid of wearing shoes!

V bit Tang Yu's index finger tightly. In order to prevent him from breaking free, he even wrapped his entire finger in his mouth.

Bite for a few seconds.

She suddenly found that the man in front of her didn't seem to have any reaction, neither screamed nor punched her on the bridge of the nose like the others.

She felt something was wrong, so she looked up at him.

The eyes of the two met for the first time.

V froze.

She found that the man was looking at her.

This is the first time she has been watched by a man for such a long time and so seriously.

From his pupils, V saw his own figure and his own face, which seemed to occupy his entire line of sight.

His eyes seemed to be trembling, and there was an inexplicable emotional flow, as if he was an old friend, and it seemed to be fate.

V was stunned, and loosened his teeth unknowingly.

Only then did Tang Yu take out her fingers from her mouth, with a circle of bloody teeth marks.

He closed his eyes, pasted the saliva and blood stains on his index finger on V's face, stood up, and said to Stings.

"Thank you for your hard work. I'll take care of the rest. It's not a theft. After all, she owns the car now."

Feeling extremely puzzled, Stinston looked at V lying on the ground.

Could it be that the other party is going to give the car to the car thief?

Even V's eyes widened, with a look of confusion.

After Stings confirmed Tang Yu's idea of ​​not pursuing it, he asked his men to uncuff her.

Since the original car owner did not say to pursue the crime, they also saved some trouble.

Stings quickly led people away from the scene.

Only then did V get up from the ground, brushed off the dust on his body, and said bluntly: "Mr. Tang, right? I owe you a favor for this matter."

"My name is V. If you need anything, you can come to Heywood to find me."

"As for you giving me the car, there's no need to do that. You don't get rewarded for nothing."

"It's getting late, if there's nothing else, I'll go back first, don't send me off"

After finishing speaking, V was about to get up and leave, and walked towards the exit of the underground parking lot, still muttering bad luck.

"Stop." Tang Yu ordered in a deep voice.

V stopped in his tracks and turned his head, his expression a bit ugly.

"What else do you want? Your car is neither lost nor broken. I have already made a note of this favor, and I promise to return it to you in the future."

Tang Yu said with some playfulness: "Miss V's favor is really big enough, but who said that I will give you this car."

"You have touched this car and cracked the identity authentication system, so I decided to sell this car to you so that you don't count as stealing."

"You have to accept this car today, or you have to accept it if you don't."

"As for the price, I can give you a discount."

V was speechless for a moment, but unexpectedly, the other party was not joking at all, and directly transferred the vehicle authentication authority.

The owner information of this blue beast was immediately changed to V's information.

"you"

V was stunned.

Tang Yu ignored her reaction, turned around and sat in Leifield, and continued: "Miss V, remember to work hard for a while, and don't try to hide until the debt is paid off."

"If you can't find a good job, go to Lizzie's Bar and try it, just tell me I recommend it."

"By the way, rent this car to me today, and you will pay off the debt of [-] euros."

After finishing speaking, Tang Yu started the engine, and the roar of the blue beast rang through the entire underground garage, and the engine blasted out.

V still froze in place, with question marks all over his head.

She wondered if it was Mercury retrograde today.

After coming back, he was robbed, and then he took on a bad job of stealing a car, was caught on the spot, and was molested by a strange man. He took a super sports car out of nowhere and owed a huge debt.

After a long time, the car was driven away.

She suddenly realized that the man had been calling V, V, she hated this nickname, but V was her favorite name, so she warned sternly.

"My name is V!"

Tang Yu said with a smile: "I know Miss V, I wish you good luck."

After finishing speaking, he closed the scissors door and kicked the accelerator to start the car.

She could only watch helplessly as the supercar rushed out of the underground parking garage.

V: "???"