Cyberpunk: Legends of Life

Chapter 24
Arasaka Tower.

33rd Floor Counterintelligence Department.

Tang Yu leaned back on his office chair, drinking tea while browsing the information that he hadn't finished reading this morning.

[According to the annual report provided by "Night City Perspective", Arasaka Academy ranked first among the secondary education institutions in Night City for the fourth consecutive time. Although the journal's advertising revenue mainly comes from the academy's company of the same name, the editor The Ministry insisted that the economic cooperation between the two parties will not have any impact on the ranking. 】

[In addition, the high dropout rate is still one of the distinctive features of Arasaka Academy, which puts the children under tremendous pressure, inevitably produces anxiety and depression, and even leads to suicide in some cases. From the looks of it, this phenomenon is especially evident among non-company children]

Tang Yu found that Arasaka Academy still had the same high-ranking attitude, and it also regarded students as three or six or nine grades in the academy.

The children of Arasaka company executives belong to the first class, the children of other company executives belong to the second class, and the remaining students are collectively counted as the third class.

Third-class students not only have to pay huge tuition fees, but also have to donate to the college council to be eligible for admission.

Tang Yu suddenly thought of David Martinez who was still studying at Arasaka Academy.

"That brat is probably the only one, and he's the real ninth class."

He knew that studying at Arasaka Academy not only depends on personal strength, but more importantly, depends on family background.

David, who is 17 years old and is about to graduate, has no ability, and his mother is only earning hard money at the bottom of Night City, plus he has a stubborn personality and refuses to cater to those executive children.

Those senior executives naturally looked down on him. If David succumbed to please them, he would not be targeted in this way, but he would lose the most precious thing in his life, his youthful heart.

Even if such a person is bullied and hits a wall everywhere, at least he has fought against fate in life and lived out his own splendor.

Tang Yu called up David's transcript to check, and unexpectedly found that his written test scores in all subjects were not bad, but his score in the comprehensive practice session was very low, guessing it was related to his embarrassing equipment.

"It's kind of interesting to be able to mix like this at Arasaka Academy."

Not only did Tang Yu see the real situation in the academy in David's Sims, he was bullied severely by the children of company executives such as Tanaka Katsuo, forced to sell his kidney to save his mother, and struggled to support his mother's wish at Arasaka Academy.

all in all.

It can be seen that David is a person who thinks about others, but fate often likes to make fun of the poor.

"People with this kind of temperament will become crazy if they don't become legends."

Tang Yu made his final evaluation.

Suddenly, he seemed to think of something, and searched through the company intranet again, and what came into his sight was related to Arasaka's pre-graduation social practice.

Tang Yu randomly clicked on a few items to check, and found that David would need to complete the three-month social practice before graduation.

"It seems that this kid is in trouble again."

While he was casually browsing through various items, he received a message from Gloria. He clicked on it to view the invitation to dinner, and the venue was set to be the Embers Nightclub in the Banggu area of ​​the Civic Center.

Ember is also one of the places Tang Yu used to check in frequently, and the familiar ones are no different from his own home.

As a famous high-end leisure and entertainment venue in Night City, Ember operates businesses including restaurants, nightclubs, bars, hotels, and leisure centers.

The problem is that Ember's consumption level is not low. For Gloria, she is indeed full of sincerity for inviting herself to such an expensive restaurant.

In addition, Tang Yu noticed that there was a photo attached at the bottom of the invitation letter.

Click to view.

The photo is of Gloria and David sitting at the Embers bar.

But what surprised Tang Yu was that Gloria, who has always been simple and capable, did not wear the bright yellow cyber jacket overalls in the photo, but a red long-tailed silk skirt with dark red and dark black at the hem. The bright red slightly curly hair naturally hangs down behind the ears, the delicate cheeks are slightly powdered, and she looks at the camera with a smile.

Whether it is an elegant figure or a mature temperament, she looks like a noble red lady, so mature and dignified that it is impeccable.

Standing next to Gloria, David was wearing a full black suit with helplessness written all over his face.

Tang Yu thought it was just a light meal, but he didn't expect Gloria to prepare so grandly, which made him a little difficult.

He put away the information on the computer screen, deleted all the browsing history, got up after shutting down, took the windbreaker and hurried out of the office.

When passing by the office area, he saw Carter sitting on the phone in the office, with an unstoppable smile on his face, and his face immediately became serious.

"Mr. Cartersmith!"

Carter was so frightened that he trembled, quickly hung up the phone and stood up, the smile on his face turned into a submissive and awkward smile.

"Pay attention to the impact during working hours. Before twelve o'clock tonight, I want to see your investigation results lying in my mailbox intact."

Carter quickly nodded and bowed: "I understand!"

After Tang Yu explained, he strode towards the elevator room. After a while, he took the elevator to the main lobby on the first floor of Arasaka Tower.

Even at dinner time, the entire Arasaka Tower was still full of people, and the staff in Arasaka uniforms came and went, busy making phone calls, making reports, checking documents, and some were busy expanding their social circle, in small groups Get together and whisper.

Tang Yu walked out of the barren tower and stood on the side of the road around the island in the company square. After seeing that there was still plenty of time and the distance was not far, he decided to walk to the Ember Nightclub.

The Heywood Valley area is adjacent to the Civic Center. Starting from the company square to the south, you can walk into the Valley area within 10 minutes.

The style and people living in this area of ​​Heywood are the most obvious difference in the entire Night City. It can be said that the environment of the whole area is as different as clouds and mud, and the contrast between rich and poor and dirty is everywhere.

The wealthiest Heywood North Valley area not only sits on top-level green parks like Reconciliation Square, but also houses political institutions that are absolutely powerful in Night City, such as the Municipal Building and NCPD Center Building, as well as high-end buildings like Ember Nightclub and Jinguji Temple. The central business district formed by the gathering of consumer places.

The situation in the south is not optimistic. It is full of slums and various entertainment venues where gangs fight. This is the sphere of influence that the Valentino Gang and the Sixth Street Gang compete for. Beer is sold throughout Heywood. Basketball, billiards, bullet machines, games Halls, song and dance halls, boxing halls and other entertainment projects are almost full.

Tang Yu's good brother Jack is a native of southern Heywood, and most of the impression labels given to Heywood people are loyalty and friendship.

However, due to the high-intensity development in the valley area, most of the Heywood locals have been relocated to the southern Schönbrunn area and Lijing District to live.

Tang Yu walked in the most prosperous commercial street in Night City. The pedestrians coming and going were dressed in bright and beautiful clothes. All kinds of rare metal high-end prosthetic bodies were dazzling under the blue neon lights, and he sighed.

"It's no wonder that what the scavenger likes to do the most is to hide in the dark corners of the valley area, quietly admiring the pedestrians on the street. After all, these are Oujin who are walking."

soon.

Tang Yu came to the main entrance of the Ember Nightclub Building and entered through the revolving glass door of the hotel. Immediately, a waiter stepped forward to greet the guide, reported Gloria's name, and took the elevator upstairs under the leadership of the waiter.

As soon as Tang Yu stepped into the high-end dining area of ​​the Ember Nightclub, his gaze fell on the red-haired beauty in a red dress by the floor-to-ceiling windows not far from the piano. She rested her chin lightly and looked at the evening scene outside the window. Next to her was David in a black suit.

Tang Yu handed the windbreaker jacket in his hand to the waiter, then ordered two glasses of Wizard of Oz cocktails and a juice drink, and at the same time opened his electronic account to the waiter for password-free payment.

After finishing, Tang Yu tidied up the corners of his suit, and walked to the place where the red lady was.

(End of this chapter)