Cyberpunk: Legends of Life

Chapter 220 Your Footsteps
"A few days ago, a large-scale collapse accident occurred in the company square. Many company directors and top figures in the industry were killed in the accident. The cause and process of the accident are under further detailed investigation."

"In response to this major accident, Arasaka Yoshinobu made a public apology statement on behalf of Arasaka Company, and stated that Arasaka Company will actively cooperate with the municipal government to rebuild the company square, and strive to bring the economic and social activities of Night City back on track. Regarding this, several public The joint statement is negotiating compensation with Arasaka Corporation."

"Due to the impact of the collapse of the company square and the power outage due to the magnetic storm, many giant companies lost their local cached data and could not use network services normally. Yeshi Company has obtained authorization from the municipal government and stated that it will be under the new mayor Perales Jefferson. With the support of the company, the company square will be rebuilt as soon as possible to start a new network service support, and the space matrix project will be put on the agenda again.”

"According to the latest news from Arasaka's high-level executives, several Night City Arasaka Tower board members have lost their lives. Arasaka Yoshinobu has announced the transfer of management authority, and is suspected of being responsible for the major accident in the company square. At the same time, the high-level positions of the multi-department company in Arasaka Tower, Night City, have changed"

"The top-secret information of the Arasaka company's product launch is circulating in the black market, and it is suspected that the biological chip that can carry the digital soul of human beings. It is still unknown whether this technology is mature."

"Fight directly at the direct cause of this accident, the organizer of the Arasaka product launch event, and the person in charge of the Arasaka company's public relations department—Tang Yu. According to reliable sources, Tang Yu is still suspended."

Arasaka Tower, Special Operations Department.

In the office, David Martinez was sitting in front of his desk, concentrating on browsing today's news.

The news in the past few days has been dominated by a few keywords—'company square', 'major accident', 'magnetic storm collapse', 'biochip', 'Arasaka company' and so on.

Although these contents were repeated over and over again, as well as comments and speculations from experts and media people who were completely unreliable, he still wanted to find some new clues from them.

Where did Tang Yu go?
This is the ultimate question that haunts his mind without an answer.

That day, when he arrived at the company square wearing a prosthetic King Kong, he clearly remembered that he went on a killing spree and slaughtered that disgusting woman.

For this reason, he was strongly suppressed by the Arasaka Company, and directly disassembled into parts by Adam Heavy Hammer, almost dying on the spot.

But when he regained his composure, he realized that it was just a dream.

David woke up from his dream, lying inexplicably in the laboratory of the R&D department, and the prosthetic King Kong was safely disassembled.

And he also reinstalled the prosthetic body components afterwards, which are more high-end and more convenient than the ones he used before.

suddenly.

He received a reminder from the front desk of the Ministry that Mr. Arthur Jenkins, the Director of Special Operations, was about to host a multi-department high-level meeting, and now he could leave for the meeting room.

David turned off the projection screen on the desk, got up and took off the black suit jacket from the wall hook, put it on, and picked up the badge on the desktop and put it in his front pocket.

After leaving the office, head towards the public elevator.

When passing through the corridor, I met several busy employees and said hello to myself.

"Mr. Martinez, hello."

David replied politely: "Hello."

Seeing that everyone in the office area is busy, sorting out information, rebuilding the database, communicating with hidden posts, and so on.

Due to the impact of the big magnetic storm, all the electronic equipment and storage chips in the office were severely burned, and a lot of lost data could not be retrieved, so they could only rely on manual work to reassemble it bit by bit.

He didn't need to deal with this matter, he just glanced at it casually, and then continued to take the elevator to the public meeting room.

The seats in the conference room are laid out in a circle, with directors, directors, and ministerial-level executives in the middle circle, and middle-level representatives of various departments outside the circle.

He walked directly to the designated seat and took a seat in the inner circle.

Taking advantage of the spare time before the meeting, David simply looked around and found that they were all unfamiliar faces.

The middle and high-level officials from several departments had already arrived. He subconsciously looked towards the area where the Counter-Intelligence Department was located. Amongst a group of unfamiliar faces, he saw a familiar face who was waving his hand in greeting.

It's Sister Fengfeng. When she was an intern in the counterintelligence department, she took care of her a lot.

David nodded slightly, which was a polite response.

Sister Feng Feng gave him a thumbs up, and smiled meaningfully, as if she was showing off that she was right, and also as if she was praising him for being young and promising.

David touched his nose to hide his guilty conscience, looked away, and couldn't help but think of the party that he and his colleagues went to the Lizi bar that day.

Soon, the meeting started.

Among the key executives in attendance were Special Operations Director Arthur Jenkins, and sent-in board member Director Conti.

David was not familiar with Arthur Jenkins. When he was an intern in the Counterintelligence Department, the minister had never shown his face. When the other party returned to Arasaka Tower, the internship was over.

In this major personnel adjustment, Arthur Jenkins succeeded Susan Abernathy and was promoted to the director of special operations. At the same time, the number of departments in charge increased.

Director Conti began to announce the transfer of personnel in relevant departments.

"Clariant was transferred to the deputy head of the counterintelligence department and removed from the post of head of the logistics center."

"Longchuan has just been promoted to the deputy director of the public relations department, and he has been removed from the post of head of the general department of the administration department."

"David Martinez was promoted to Deputy Chief of Special Operations and removed from the position of Field Chief of Special Operations."

After announcing the latest personnel appointments, director Conti conveyed the requirements of the board of directors, urging all departments to actively perform their duties, obey the instructions and arrangements of superiors, and achieve more work achievements under the command and leadership of director Arthur Jenkins.

Done.

Director Conti handed over the chairperson of the meeting to Jenkins, but he said he still had important matters to deal with, and then got up and left.

David remained motionless, and sat quietly listening to Jenkins' long-winded speech until the end of the meeting, when he was about to get up and leave.

suddenly.

He heard someone shout behind him.

"David Martinez."

Only then did David turn his head and saw Jenkins approaching, turning a blind eye to the enthusiastic crowd around him.

"Director." He greeted politely.

Arthur Jenkins reached out and patted him on the shoulder: "Do well, don't let him down."

After explaining, Jenkins was surrounded by a group of company executives and left the conference room.

David watched his leaving back, lost in a daze, and didn't move for a long time.

on the subway.

David stood in front of the glass window of the carriage, quietly watching the changing scenery outside. It was still a familiar scene, but it was the people who were different from before.

He planned to go to see Mann first. He hadn't seen him since the last time he said goodbye in the wilderness on the outskirts of the city.

Speaking of this meritorious service, it is inseparable from their full support.

Although the mother Gloria has already overpaid the remuneration after waking up, but this kindness is actually measured in money, which is far from enough.

Without Mann's risking his life to save him, it would be impossible for him to stand here today and become a veritable company executive.

"I didn't expect this day to come." David felt that everything was like a dream, so unreal, so illusory.

Now, he has finally caught up with Tang Yu's footsteps back then, but he can no longer find the opportunity to sit and chat face to face.

The whereabouts are unknown.

This is Arasaka's conclusion to Tang Yu.

No one knew what happened in the company square that day, the electronic equipment was completely damaged, and people who had the opportunity to observe the scene fainted.

All I know is that after a while, there will only be a ruined wall in the company square, broken arms and limbs scattered everywhere, and scarlet blood meat sauce everywhere, and Tang Yu has long since disappeared without a trace.

Soon, the subway will arrive.

David walked out of the traffic station and went to the Old Victoria Underground Prosthetic Clinic, which was the address Dorio sent him.

Entering an alley and descending the stairs, he came to an iron gate, which was slightly closed.

David tried to shout inside: "Is there anyone?"

A moment later, a deep magnetic voice came from the clinic.

"Just open the door and come in. It's not so particular here."

David stretched out his hand to open the gate, got up and walked into the room, only to find that everyone in the room was busy around the operating table inside.

Mann was lying on the operating table, undergoing the last prosthetic disassembly operation, while Dorio stood aside and waited patiently.

He took the initiative to walk over, greeted the chief surgeon, and introduced himself.

The prosthetic doctor in blue overalls stared at the screen carefully and skillfully operated the robotic arm to perform the surgery.

"Well, hello, young man."

"I know you, you're welcome, just call me Lao Wei, they all call it that, and so does Tang."

"Sit down for a while, the operation will take a few minutes."

David nodded, came to Dorio's side, and asked about Mann's situation in a low voice.

Dorio showed helplessness, and replied: "There is no way, the nerve burn is too serious, it would be good to save a life, and there may be no way to implant a combat prosthetic body in the future, so I can only barely use some auxiliary cybernetics." Limb."

When David saw the tragedy on Mann's back, a bad picture immediately flashed in his mind, and his heart felt a little heavier.

After Lao Wei finished the operation and unlocked the data connections everywhere, Mann slowly woke up from his deep sleep.

Lao Wei put the removed prosthetic body into the disinfection tray, stood up and went to the sink to clean his hands, and said in a deep voice, "The culprit has been removed, what are you going to do with it?"

Mann sat up from the operating table, put on the clothes Dorio handed over, and glanced at the blood-stained black prosthetic body.

"Old Wei, thank you, the prosthetic body will be given to you, maybe you can find someone who is really suitable for it."

David glanced at the black prosthetic body, and knew this Sienweistan, but he had never seen the model.

He thought of the terrifying movement speed displayed by Mann on the wasteland, which should be the function of this prosthetic body.

When David saw Mann again this time, he found that his bloated and strong body had become much thinner than before. After the combat implant was removed, the burden was reduced a lot, but Mann's face did not look relaxed.

He asked Mann what his future plans were.

Dorio expressed that she was planning to go to Taiping Prefecture to seek a living. The Animal Gang over there is doing well now, and they still have some connections.

David didn't know what to comfort, he just said: "If you have any difficulties, just come to me, this is what I owe you."

Mann forced a smile: "It's all my own choice. I get paid to work. There is no such thing as who owes anyone."

As he spoke, he thought of something, and added: "But the only thing I can't let go of is the rest of the team."

David knew what he meant. After Mann and Dorio retired, the team was officially disbanded, and the other members either continued to work together or went it alone.

In the absence of a backbone, the probability of grouping is not high, and they can only do it alone. At this time, a middleman with stable contact is needed.

David promised to let Gloria make proper arrangements, but when he thought of his mother, his already uncomfortable mood became even heavier.

These days.

After Gloria woke up, she was out of her mind and didn't say a word.

Even if he heard the news that he was promoted to deputy minister, he was still indifferent.

David plans to think of a way after Mann's affairs are settled.

　There will be another chapter later!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)