Cyberpunk: Legendary Life

In Night City.

Even after nine o'clock in the evening, it was still rush hour.

There was a constant flow of traffic on the traffic arteries leading from the company square to various districts, and cars were crowded side by side and slowly moving forward.

Viewed from a high altitude, it looks like a long fluorescent dragon swimming in the city streets.

Some of them drove out to play at night, and some of them had just rushed home from get off work.

Carter Smith was driving on his way home at this time, and after getting on the viaduct, traffic was coming and going on both sides.

The dazzling car lights and traffic jam made him a little upset, and he couldn't help honking the horn wildly.

Beep! Beep! Beep! ! !

Sudden.

A car modified with golden graffiti parked on the left side of Carter. After lowering the window, he yelled at him: "Company dog, you are so arrogant! If you honk your horn again, I will kill you. Do you believe it? You bastard!"

Carter Smith drives his own private car, but for the convenience of passing, he will put up the Arasaka traffic sign.

Hanging up the Arasaka Pass sign can often avoid a lot of troubles. For example, temporary NCPD inspections are usually smooth.

But this trick obviously didn't work today. The gangsters on the street didn't like it, and they seemed to be even more angry when they saw the company car.

Carter Smith had no choice but to pretend he hadn't seen it, shook his head helplessly, and refused to care about the scum of society. He moved his hand away from the horn button, stepped on the accelerator and squeezed forward two parking spaces.

But Carter Smith's tolerance did not satisfy the gangsters. Instead, they saw that Carter was a cowardly corporate dog. After finally catching an honest corporate dog, they would not let it go easily.

So the gangsters forced their way into two parking spaces and drove alongside Carter Smith again.

The street gangster Maozi, who was sitting in the passenger seat on the right side, spat hard at Carter Smith and laughed crazily: "You're a corporate dog, kneel down and apologize to me, or I'll kill you! Haha!"

Carter Smith frowned and was very impatient. He didn't have time to delay with these gangsters now.

He had no choice but to look for gaps in the traffic and continue to avoid the harassment of street gangsters.

It's almost half past nine.

This was the mission time he told Deputy Minister Tang Yu.

The actual deciphered transaction information was actually at nine o'clock, and a delay of half an hour was enough for the Special Operations Department to resolve the Maelstrom Gang transaction.

The main reason why Carter Smith chose to delay the Counterintelligence Department's operation for half an hour instead of longer was to leave a way out for himself.

The time difference in intelligence deciphering can be explained away. As long as the prosthetic body operation data is obtained, the upper-level meeting will not delve into the entanglement.

Susan Abernathy had promised that if the matter was successful, he would be promoted to team leader and receive a large remuneration.

The key to the current problem is that the mission may not be completed, and there is no news from Caitlin.

I'm afraid that the Special Operations Department has failed in carrying out its mission, otherwise the reward originally promised to him would have been received by now.

Failure of the action means that the prosthetic body's operating data cannot be obtained, and once the upper-level meeting investigates.

Conflicts between the two departments will come to the fore, and he will definitely not be able to hide the fact that he tipped off the Special Operations Department and leaked intelligence.

Abernathy will definitely take the blame on him, saying that his intelligence caused the two departments to act inconsistently, and even Caitlin cannot escape the blame.

So now Carter can no longer care about so much and chooses to escape directly from Arasaka Tower, even if he escapes from Night City, it doesn't matter.

Because he knows that returning to Arasaka Tower is a dead end. To stay away from Arasaka, the further away the better!

He is now driving back to pick up his mother, and he wants to take her to escape from Night City and Arasaka's sight before Abernathy launches a cleanup operation.

suddenly.

Carter gets a call from his mother.

Did something happen to my mother?

He couldn't imagine Arasaka's cruel methods, so he quickly calmed down and answered the phone: "Mom, are you okay?!"

Mary's voice on the other end of the phone was calm, and there was a faint hint of hope: "I'm fine. I just prepared a birthday meal for you at home. Seeing that you haven't come back so late, and there is no news, I just wanted to ask you. Condition."

"Can you come back tonight for your birthday?"

Carter heard his mother's caring words and realized that this phone call might be the last moment he would chat with his mother.

Although he knew what he should do, and he had a large amount of cash hidden on him, which was enough to escape Night City with his mother and find a remote place to hide away.

But Carter Smith's fear of Arasaka came from the bottom of his heart and could never be dispelled.

Having worked in Arasaka for many years, he is very familiar with Arasaka's bloody methods and powerful strength.

Even though he had the opportunity to escape, he could still feel Arasaka's black hands gradually approaching him.

When he was valuable, Arasaka was like an evil ghost, hanging on his back 24 hours a day to absorb soul nourishment.

When it loses its use value, the raised evil ghost will open its bloody mouth and eat the meat and bones until no blood is left.

At this moment, Carter only had disgust and fear for Arasaka.

The world is so big, and the only one who really cares about him is his mother Mary.

He has never felt any warmth in the company. Some of them are just quarrels between colleagues and superiors.

At first I thought that joining Arasaka would be the highest honor in my life, and I worked only for so many years, but in the end I failed miserably.

Carter choked up, thinking of his mother who was waiting alone at home, and tears wet his eyes unknowingly.

"Mom, I miss you!"

"I'm sorry I'm a loser!"

"Mom, you must wait for me and don't open the door to anyone, okay?"

Mary on the other end of the phone didn't quite understand why she said such depressing words after having a good birthday, but she was still trying to comfort her son.

"Carter, it's okay."

“Don’t be discouraged even if you encounter setbacks in the company.”

"Is it because the company is working overtime and you can't come back today?"

"Mom, just light candles for you at home to celebrate. Put the company's affairs first in everything."

Carter bit his gums and couldn't stop the tears from flowing out.

"I'm fine here."

Damn stinky watch!

Damn company!

Damn Arasaka!

If it weren't for Susan Abernathy's temptation, I would never have taken this step.

If he hadn't seen that the young and promising Tang Yu was highly valued by Minister Arthur Jenkins, he wouldn't be so jealous that he would go crazy.

If he hadn't chosen to embark on this road of no return, he and his mother could have spent today's birthday peacefully.

Carter regrets it.

I regretted it so much that my intestines turned blue and purple, and my whole heart ached.

He wanted to say something else, but the street gangster who had accelerated just now caught up with him again and slammed into the back of the car.

Bang!

Carter's whole body swayed.

"Company dog, why don't you run away if you dare?!"

"Come down and apologize to me, do you hear me?"

"Be careful, I'll break three of your legs!"

Hearing the shouting from behind, Carter Smith's face gradually turned gloomy, and his usual honest and courteous temperament was gone.