Cyberpunk 2074: Shadows of the Past

"Mr. Zhang, we have entered the territory of Night City."

The mechanical prompting sound woke the man up from his long thoughts.

2074, January 17, 14:14

The blazing sunshine tried to break into the interior of the floating car and eavesdrop on a secret conversation, but was blocked by the special car window.

"How is the cooperation between biotechnology and us going?" The man asked in a low voice, tilting his head and looking at the passing scenery outside the car window.

"Biotechnology has been plagued by scandals recently. Without the backing of military technology, it no longer has the ability to prevent Zhang's company from entering the market." The sexy-dressed woman replied calmly.

"Ah... the painkiller Securicine... a huge scandal..." The man shook the wine glass in his hand and shook his head, "Miss An Xianyuan, I heard that your sister died from the side effects of this drug?"

"Zhang Xian'an, I don't want to talk about personal matters while at work." An Xianyuan glared at the man opposite and took a deep breath.

"Okay..." Zhang Xian'an nodded lightly and did not continue to provoke the beauty sitting opposite him.

"This city is so beautiful..." He looked down at the world outside the window and spoke softly.

The floating car passes through the huge 3D projection over the city, splashing blue ripples.

The chaotic city lay quietly on the ground, letting the floating car roar over its head.

"Have you already begun to dream of trampling this city under your feet?" She crossed her legs, swayed on her toes, and lightly mocked the man sitting opposite her.

"Japan's Arasaka can do it, why can't South Korea's Zhang?" He opened the skylight of the aerial vehicle, gently unbuttoned the collar of his shirt, and greedily breathed in the rotten fragrance emanating from the city.

The rush of air rushing into the car disturbed her long blond hair.

She squinted her eyes and used her hands to block the light of the sunlight that broke in.

"Only those medicines extracted and made from pregnant women?" She frowned and gently tapped the man's leg with the tip of her red-soled high-heeled shoes, her tone cold.

"Let's wait and see, Miss An..." Zhang Xian'an caught her tentative move and slowly took off the alluring sugar coating.

"Ha..." She laughed coldly and did not continue speaking.

No matter how elegant the well-dressed beast is, it can't cover up the barbaric stench emanating from its bone marrow.

"That's enough..." She calmly grabbed his hand that wanted to further explore the secret, without a trace of blush on her pretty face.

Zhang Xian'an sighed softly and closed the skylight of the aerial vehicle.

"Has the laboratory been built?" With a helpless smile on his face, he changed the subject cooperatively.

"Isn't it better to just use the ready-made ones?" The woman wiped the dirt on the soles of her feet and asked coldly.

"Has the laboratory been built?" He put away the smile on his face and asked for the second time in a calm tone.

"Okay...in a hospital in Westbrook." An Xianyuan lowered her head and slowly put on her high heels.

"Westbrook?" Zhang Xian'an flipped through the information and nodded lightly, "It's a good place, there is no shortage of rats."

"Ha..." She smiled softly, noncommittally.

2074, January 17, 16:00

Yahweh followed two beautiful girls of similar heights as they wandered around the mall.

It's really a bit boring.

"Aren't you tired?" he asked the two short-haired girls who had always maintained high energy, with confusion on their faces.

"Isn't it going to work just this far?" Lucy looked back at him, that look inexplicably irritating.

Yahweh spread his hands flat and showed her the large and small bags hanging on his body, with question marks written all over his handsome face.

"Pfft..." Xi Tao turned around, looking at her boyfriend's embarrassment, and couldn't help but chuckle.

Lucy shook her head helplessly, took out the tissue in her pocket, and wiped the ink on his face without knowing anything.

Yahweh glanced at the black ink marks on the tissue and couldn't help but harden his fist.

"I didn't do it." The number one suspect, Xi Ta, immediately denies responsibility.

"Not me either." Lucy, the accomplice, threw away the tissue and also said that she had not committed any crime.

"Alas..." Yahweh shook his head and let out a long sigh.

Starting from noon, things developed beyond his expectation.

Xi Da heard that Lucy planned to find a reliable prosthetist to install a new prosthetic body.

Enthusiastic, she dragged Yahweh along to help this new friend.

He said he was here to help, but he obviously wanted to play.

On the way to Westbrook, Xida and Lucy cruelly painted question marks on his face while he was concentrating with his eyes closed.

Afterwards, the two of them dragged him around the mall for a few hours as if nothing had happened.

They buy and buy happily.

With his face covered in graffiti and carrying large and small bags, he was so busy that he felt dizzy.

Yahweh sighed deeply as he recalled this miserable afternoon.

Now, they were sitting in a famous coffee shop in Japan Street, taking a short rest.

"Are you angry?" Xi Da sat next to him, leaning her little head against his ear and whispering softly.

"No..." This was Lucy's answer.

Yahweh rubbed his brows.

The two of them had already cooperated with each other and sang together all afternoon.

Unexpectedly, the cold and charming iceberg beauty also unexpectedly has a talent for comedy.

But he just thought they were noisy.

"Are you angry?" The two of them asked together.

"No." Yahweh wiped the sweat from his face and replied softly.

Only pessimistic people will indulge in happiness in the present.

Because they think they have no future to look forward to.

He was a little worried about the mental state of the two girls.

He knew Xi Da's situation well.

Lucy also knew a thing or two about the symptoms.

Let’s grab an expert from the deep web another day.

He took a sip of the coffee, and the delicate, silky taste was barely worth the price.

"By the way...Have you found a reliable prosthetic doctor?" He changed the subject to avoid being caught by the sensitive Xi Da.

"I asked Jack." Xi Da answered vaguely while eating strawberry cake.

"Victor. Victor, in the field of prosthetic doctors, can be regarded as a living legend."

"The name is quite difficult to pronounce..." Lucy shook the fizzy drink in her hand.

"When I first came to Night City, I thought the legends all had the word 'hand' in their names." Xi Da wiped the cream on his face at Yahweh's reminder.

"Like 'Johnny Silverhand', 'Morgan Blackhand' or something like that." She took a sip of her drink and continued to complain.

Lucy was amused by her, and she couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth with a nice smile.

"What about this doctor?" Yahweh signaled the waiter to bring another plate of cake, "Victor. Victor. Wonderful Hand?"

Xida laughed so hard that she almost couldn't catch the cake brought by the waiter.

Lucy rubbed the corners of her mouth, "I'd better not laugh. I'm going to be on the operating table later..."

"Ha..." Seeing Lucy pretending to be cold, Xi Da simply sat next to her and started to move.

Seeing the two of them laughing and playing and feeling like sisters, Yahweh couldn't help but smile softly.

How long will such happy days last?

Even he has no way of knowing.