Cyberpunk: Legendary Life - Chapter 254

c249 Postscript 5: Small cake

Santo Domingo Valley District.

Super skyscraper H4, downstairs of high-rise apartment,

An Arasaka business car parked slowly, and then the front and rear doors opened, and David Martinez, dressed in a crisp suit, stepped out of the car.

The driver took out the suitcase from the trunk first, pulled up the slider and brought it to David’s side.

“Mr. Martinez, I will take you upstairs.” The driver’s attitude was very sincere. Knowing that the young Arasaka executive in front of him had just flown back to Night City from Kyoto, he felt an eager intention to respect and cling to him.

If he can attract the attention of young senior executives and become his exclusive driver and bodyguard, his future in the company will be completely different.

Arriving in Night City from the Kyoto headquarters means a lot, not to mention that at such a young age, the future is limitless.

David took the suitcase, thanked him, and declined the driver’s kindness.

He looked around the place where he had lived for many years, and unconsciously felt a sense of familiarity.

I went to Kyoto for more than a year for training and experience, and the tenderness between my eyebrows faded a bit, becoming more calm and sharp.

The only thing that remains unchanged is that those clear and clear eyes reveal the stubbornness in their bones.

This training was expected to last for two years, but due to sudden changes at the Arasaka headquarters during the training, an urgent repatriation order was issued, so he rushed back to his hometown overnight.

David dragged his suitcase into the apartment building without taking the public elevator. He walked through the dark and damp corridors. Among the homeless people sleeping on both sides, there were a few more new faces and a few less old ones.

Perhaps he was used to living in spacious and luxurious high-end hotels, but the sour and rotten smell emanating from the cramped corridors made him feel a little uncomfortable. He sniffed and walked quickly towards the rental house.

Standing in front of an iron yellow gate, he activated the identity authentication towards the access control and found that he was prohibited from entering.

“Why haven’t you unlocked the permission yet? Aren’t you at home?” David had no choice but to reach out and ring the doorbell, but no one answered after waiting for a while.

His eyes fell on the ventilation ducts on the wall and found that the newly added anti-theft panels had been removed and replaced with ventilation nets.

The ventilation conditions in such dense apartments are generally not very good. If the ventilation ducts are blocked, bathing in the house will be stuffy.

Walking to the ventilation duct, David looked at it for a while, estimated the size of the duct, and muttered: “I don’t know if I can get in.”

As if he was in the mood, David took off his suit jacket and wanted to experience the joy of childhood.

He put his fingers into the side of the grid and tried to pull out the buckle.

“Click.”

With a mechanical unhooking sound, he successfully removed the ventilation net.

“It looks like it’s still the same.” David no longer hesitated, put down the iron net, turned over and climbed in.

Although the passage was much more crowded than before, it could barely accommodate a young man.

After climbing for a while, David reached the end point – the bathroom.

Pushing open the fence in the house and sticking his head out, he was completely stunned by the scene in front of him.

I saw a young, strange woman lying in a small bathtub. The white foam on the water blocked most of the scene, but the upper half of the two white balls swayed with the ripples of the water, almost blinding them. His eyes.

stunned

A moment later, David stood in front of the apartment gate. Witnessed by the NCPD security guard, David kept bowing and apologizing to the homeowner.

He rubbed the back of his head and apologized in utter embarrassment.

The young female landlady who originally wanted David to come into the office for tea had a 180-degree turn when she learned from the NCPD that the young man in front of her was a senior executive of the Arasaka Company.

Not only did he agree to settle privately, but he also specifically asked for David’s contact information so that he could contact him more in the future.

David paid the settlement fee and the NCPD attendance fee, and then settled the matter. When he was free, he left the apartment and walked out of the building.

“Why didn’t you tell me that you moved?” After experiencing this nonsense, David decisively chose to call Gloria and no longer had any illusions about giving her a surprise.

Soon, he learned the new address from the phone and it turned out that he had moved to North Oak.

He slapped his forehead and suddenly realized that renting this small apartment was a last resort to save money.

Now that he is a senior executive in the company, and Gloria also runs the Ritz Bar, money is no longer a bottleneck. With money, you will naturally want to live in a better place.

He just thought that Gloria bought the house in North Oak mainly for the convenience of his work at Arasaka Company. After all, many high-level colleagues lived in that area, but his mother seemed very busy on the phone and simply expressed a few welcome words. Home, nothing else.

David felt a little helpless in his heart. He used to be annoyed when Gloria stared at him every day, but now he doesn’t pay much attention to him and he doesn’t adapt to it.

He felt relieved quickly and was happy that his mother had her own career and life.

After leaving the apartment building, he found that the driver was still standing there waiting, apparently wanting to confirm whether he still needed to return.

David quickened his pace and sat back in the car.

The driver put the suitcase away and returned to the driving seat. His tone was vaguely proud and happy, as if he was glad that he had done the right thing just now.

“Mr. Martinez, where are you going now?”

David sent the address to the driver and asked, “What’s your name?”

The driver was secretly delighted, maintained a calm expression, and said, “Go back to Mr. Martinez, my name is Vareson.”

David nodded slightly, acknowledging the driver’s attitude and way of speaking, and asked more questions than words.

“Managed by the Scheduling Section of the Logistics Department?”

“Yes, sir,”

“Temporarily hired or hired?”

“Mr. Hui, I am a temporary employee. I have just joined the company and served for one month.”

“Well, let’s go back to the formal onboarding process and go to the Special Operations Department to drive a special car.” David had just returned to Night City Arasaka Tower, and there was basically no one he could trust around him. Instead of waiting for the company to assign a driver, it would be better to order a new person in advance and know the basics. , you can rest assured to use it.

The driver suppressed the panic in his heart and became more respectful towards the young company executive. He replied: “Thank you, sir. I will provide you with better private car and bodyguard services.”

The special car slowly arrived at North Oak District and stopped at the entrance of a villa and manor.

David stepped out of the car and looked around at this completely unfamiliar area. The warm and bright sunshine made him feel very comfortable, and the fresh air blew by, completely dispelling the lingering sour smell in his nose.

He walked to the iron gate and was about to call through the access control when he found that the door automatically opened after a while of scanning, and his identity authentication was entered here.

This time I no longer had any doubts, so I dragged my suitcase and walked in.

Walking on the main road in the atrium of the manor, you have frosted marble under your feet. There is a whole green lawn on the left. There are several half-person-high white stone flower beds. Automatic showers spray fine mist back and forth. An eight-lane swimming pool is built on the right, which is blue and clear. The water is rippling slightly, and the huge courtyard is elegant and exquisite.

The more David looked at it, the more surprised he became. He felt that he had completely underestimated Gloria’s financial resources. If he wanted to live in such a villa, even he would have to work for at least several more decades.

Does she live in such a big villa alone?

Quickly arriving at the villa out of curiosity, he found that the high-end three-story villa was decorated with colorful decorations, colorful small balloons were connected in series to form an arched door, and bright red festive banners were hung on the most conspicuous eaves above.

“Welcome home and happy birthday!”

David was stunned. Such a huge formation welcomed him home? So what was going on with Gloria’s plain three-sentence sentence on the phone?

“Um.”

“knew”

“Come back soon.”

When David thought about it carefully, today was really his birthday.

But the memory of her birthday was no longer in her mind. Gloria was too busy dealing with work. She was too busy dealing with college studies and complicated interpersonal relationships, so birthdays became a luxury.

Today, his mother had specially prepared such a grand ceremony, which made him feel warm and joyful in his heart.

He dragged his suitcase quickly to the door. The luxurious gold-inlaid door was ajar, and he could hear soft music playing and the sound of conversation inside, creating a happy atmosphere.

Opening the door, David peeked inside the villa. The hall was no less luxurious than the atrium. It was also decorated extremely festively, as if it was a big festival.

There were quite a few people in the hall. He first looked at the eye-catching bar in the hall. Sitting in front of the bar were Mann, Dorio, and Qi Wei, a hacker wearing a red peach leather jacket. They had acted together in the suburban wasteland before. .

Next, on the sofa against the wall on the other side, there are two girls. One of them, a green-haired girl with a ponytail, is holding a game console and playing very seriously, as if no one else is around. The girl with a cat head is constantly making suggestions next to her.

At the far end of the living room, Pyrrha, the long-armed man with technology, was performing a juggling act with all his strength, as if he was trying to make people laugh. However, his poor performance only attracted the attention of a little guy, who laughed loudly and clapped his hands frequently.

David’s eyes fell on the little guy, sitting on the clean cashmere carpet in the middle of the living room, flanked by two beauties, one in black and one in white and blue.

The little guy is not big, with sparse black hair growing on his head, plump cheeks, black eyes as bright as stars, and his limbs are like lotus roots. He is kicking his calves vigorously and dancing, looking Extremely cute.

Whose child is this?

A big question mark appeared in David’s mind.

Is it Mann and Dorio’s? He looked at the pair of macho and thin men and felt they didn’t look alike.

Is it the two beauties on the carpet, one black and one white? The traces of cybernetic transformation are very obvious, and it doesn’t even look like it.

At this time, a familiar figure slowly walked down the spiral staircase connecting to the second floor. His plump figure showed nobility with every step he took.

David, who was dumbfounded at the door, realized that Gloria’s face was rounder and glossier than before.

“David? You’re back, come inside and sit down.” Gloria walked down the stairs and saw David at a glance.

All eyes in the room were focused on him, and after a moment, everyone went back to doing their own things.

David looked a little embarrassed, took off his shoes and walked into the inner hall, saying hello to everyone.

He was just about to make an excuse to put away his luggage and escape, but he found the little guy turned over from the cashmere carpet, lying on all fours towards him, humming.

She crawled all the way to David’s feet, tried her best to raise her chubby hands, and begged him to hug her, with Wu Nong’s soft words in her mouth.

“Acridine, hug.”

Seeing this, Gloria smiled and said, “It seems that he likes you very much. He is not afraid of anything when we meet you for the first time.”

David was stunned. Faced with the little guy’s strong request, he couldn’t refuse, so he had to squat down and pick up the little guy.

The satisfied little guy smiled even more happily, giving David a chance to take a closer look at the fat boy.

Black hair, black eyebrows, thick eyebrows, big eyes, handsome facial features, the more you look at it, the better it looks.

He really wanted to know whose creation this little guy was so close to, so he asked, “Mom, whose child is this? So cute.”

Everyone laughed, and they laughed meaningfully.

“This is your biological brother. He has the same birthday as you.” Gloria didn’t intend to hide it from David and told him the truth directly.

Brother?

David’s smile froze on his face. He looked at the little guy in disbelief and found that there was indeed some similarity between his eyebrows.

“Don’t be so stunned. Go and wash up and change clothes. There’s nothing surprising about having an extra brother. The room has been prepared for you. It’s on the second floor.” Gloria stepped forward and took a look from David’s arms. Li took the little guy away.

David seemed to be petrified, and it took him a long time to react.

I wish it was this little guy who celebrated his birthday today, not the big guy like him.

David felt his mind go blank. He somehow got to the second floor and came to a completely unfamiliar room that was his own.

“After being away for a year, I got a little brother?”

Not long after David went upstairs, the living room door was pushed open again, attracting everyone’s attention.

I saw ‘Rogge’ wearing sunglasses walking in first, followed by Tang Yu.

Both of them had unshaven faces and old jackets in tatters, but ‘Roger’ looked obviously in a state of excitement and spoke in a particularly bullish and coaxing tone.

“Arasaka is still playing the same old tricks, and I understand it all too well. This time we just hired a team photographer to record the whole thing we did. That would be wonderful.”

Tang Yu just said perfunctorily: “Come on, I have done everything I should do on this trip to Kyoto, and I have played all the things I should do, and I am still not satisfied.”

Rogge said indifferently: “With this level of strength, we are still a little short of taking down Arasaka. I hope that boy Yori Xuan can fight for his reputation and work hard in Kyoto. With the foundation we have given him, he has a good chance!”

Tang Yu didn’t want to think about these things anymore. Now the soul in Rogge’s body is Johnny.

After the two returned from their honeymoon, Johnny basically took control of Rogge’s body and strongly invited Tang Yu to do something big.

Tang Yuben refused many times, but Johnny, who was stubborn, tried every means to persuade him to take action.

In the end, he compromised, and he had to go to Kyoto to make trouble.

The two went to Kyoto and spent more than a year to find the down-and-out Arasaka Yorinobu and clarify the ‘misunderstanding’.

Three rock boys reunited on the streets of Kyoto and set off an unprecedented storm.

Yori Xuan also understood Tang Yu’s original intention. Night City was his inseparable emotion, and he was willing to accumulate strength and wait for the opportunity to pursue a real feat of overthrowing Arasaka and overthrowing the company system.

In order to help Yori Xuan achieve his feat, Tang Yu spent a lot of effort to help Yori Xuan rebuild the Iron Lotus Flower, and severely damaged the Arasaka Tower headquarters, allowing Yori Xuan enough time to develop and leave a fire.

Overthrowing the corporate system requires war, but it should not be in Night City. As for Kyoto, it is up to Yorinobu’s wishes.

People in the house gathered around and welcomed the two returning people.

Tang Yu greeted everyone one by one, and his eyes finally fell on the little guy, so he reached out and took the child from Gloria’s arms.

“My calves are quite long. I will definitely be taller in the future.”

See if you are a little cake or a little lipstick. Tang Yu raised the child high and said, “Well, you will be called little cake from now on.”

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The writing is full of interesting points, thank you all for sticking with me.

As a novice writing a book for the first time, there are really a lot of mistakes to be made.

The next book will definitely not have a compromised ending! Burn to the core!

So I’m getting ready to start a new book.

The original type of urban cyberspace will have a second extension of several key characters in this book, which can make up for the lack of content in this book.

The main plot is still linked to the company, and the background is full of punk elements + Cthulhu.

It’s bold and interesting, and I can’t wait to start writing it.

The postscript may be paused for a while, or the editor may be asked to finish it. I am busy making settings and writing the beginning, and I don’t have enough time.

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