Cyberpunk: Legends of Life

Chapter 54

The next day.

The sky is slightly cool.

David got up early in the morning.

He quickly changed into his academy uniform, and prepared to go to Arasaka Academy to attend classes as usual.

The projection TV in the living room is broadcasting the morning news of Channel 54.

"Last night, a serious traffic accident occurred on the viaduct in the Westbrook Valley area. According to on-site reports, the perpetrator was Carter Smith, a staff member of the counterintelligence department of Arasaka Corporation."

"Suspected to be a cyberpsychotic attack, he massacred four passers-by with a thermal katana on the street, and was dealt with by the Arasaka special service team on the spot. At present, it is impossible to get in touch with Carter Smith himself"

"Two consecutive attacks by cyber lunatics, related to Arasaka Corporation"

Then, the news released Carter Smith's personal identity photo.

David was a little surprised when he saw the news, and quickly called his mother Gloria: "Mom! There is a cyber lunatic coming out of the Arasaka company! It's from the counterintelligence department!"

Gloria heard David yelling in the living room, and walked out of the bedroom with a yawn in her hands. The simple pajamas were rumpled on her body, showing a curvy figure.

Maybe it's because I drank some wine the night before. It's been a long time since I slept so deeply and soundly like these two days.

As for David's compensation, she has already raised enough.

Ember did not pay for the meal that night, but only spent some money on clothes, and only the one given to Tang Yu was the most expensive.

As for her long-tailed red dress, which was rented, it only cost less than [-] euros a night. Although it is not much, it is also very heartbreaking.

Then I received a small resignation subsidy from the public medical center, and settled the unsettled clearance list.

The compensation was collected in sevens and eights, and it was transferred to the financial department of the college yesterday, so David can go to the college to attend classes with peace of mind.

Gloria heard David shouting, went to the living room, rubbed her sleepy eyes and watched News 54.

"Yesterday, a violent explosion occurred on the 23rd floor of a high-rise apartment in Westbrook. A woman in her 60s who lived alone died in the explosion. The NCPD is currently classifying the explosion as a natural accident."

David reminded her to watch the news.

Gloria waved her hand to control the playback of the projection TV, learning about the attack by the cyber maniac on the viaduct. The protagonist of the news was Carter, an employee of the Arasaka company.

She was a little surprised after reading it. The staff of Arasaka's counterintelligence department suddenly became cyber lunatics, and not long ago, the cyber lunatics attacked the company square.

Gloria watched it for a while, frowned, turned off the TV behind her back, and urged David next to her: "Don't worry about it, it has nothing to do with you, go to school, I have already asked for a day off, it would be bad to be late again Already!"

David had no choice but to get dressed resentfully, took a quick breakfast and set off.

Gloria sent David away, returned to the living room and turned on the news, read it back and forth several times, and then found the WNS news station.

Sure enough, they all broadcast the same news, but WNS turned Carter Smith into a cyber lunatic, which was defined as the installation of advanced combat implants without permission, and the biological nerves were damaged and lost control

The reason why four people were killed was because those four were gang members who provoked Carter first.

Gloria has too little information, because she was previously engaged in emergency transport work and is very sensitive to sudden sudden death.

Moreover, the identity of Carter Smith's counterintelligence department attracted her attention, which may have a certain relationship with Tang Yu.

She called up Tang Yu's contact interface.

Looking at the 'familiar' person on the contact box, I haven't dialed the phone for a long time.

After thinking about it, I gave up.

Tang Yu has never contacted her since eating at Ember the day before yesterday.

"Mr. Tang must be very busy at this time for the morning shift."

Gloria couldn't be sure whether the invitation Tang Yu said that day still counted, but she couldn't easily ask.

The only thing she can do now is wait.

Gloria slumped and leaned on the sofa, her eyes a little lost.

She, who used to wear several jobs every day, has not gone to work since the car accident.

"Oh, I haven't been this idle for a long time."

"I always feel a little unreliable, forget it."

"I still don't rush to find a job. If I come to work suddenly, it will be embarrassing if I clearly promise but don't have time."

Gloria thought about it, and decided to go back to catch up on the cage sleep, yawned, and walked back to her bedroom to fall asleep.

at this time.

David took the train as usual, and then went to Company Square Station to get off.

Following the crowd and slowly approaching the exit gate, David's gaze suddenly turned to the right not far away and froze.

He found that Tang Yu, who was wearing a straight suit, was walking towards the exit gate in the same direction as him.

David suddenly became nervous and looked a little flustered. This was the first time he met Tang Yu without Gloria.

Do not know why.

Every time David saw Tang Yu who had saved him, he always became inexplicably flustered.

Maybe it's because he doesn't want to owe Tang Yu, or maybe it's because he looks very rookie in front of Tang Yu, or maybe the other party knows too many secrets about him.

"Damn it, how could the Arasaka executives take the public train!"

David couldn't care so much, he quickly shook his head left and right and looked twice, trying to avoid it by changing the exit gate.

Before he had time to run away, he heard someone calling him beside him.

"Student David, you go to school very early"

David froze all of a sudden, sighed helplessly, turned around, forced a smile and said, "Mr. Tang, good morning."

Seeing David's listless look, Tang Yu thought he was being bullied by Katsuo Tanaka again.

"Why, is it not easy to handle the relationship with classmates in the academy?"

David was afraid that Tang Yu would mention what happened in the ember toilet that day, and he didn't want to bring such a shameful experience on the table.

"No, no, it's good, the college's compensation fee has been paid off by my mother."

Tang Yu nodded.

The two walked out of the traffic station one after the other, and walked towards the same goal, Arasaka Tower.

Tang Yu saw that David didn't seem to be very interested, so he didn't ask any more questions. Adolescent children are always sensitive.

Instead, David walked away with his head down, and asked in a muffled voice, "Mr. Tang, today I saw news that an employee of the Counterintelligence Department had an accident."

Tang Yu already knew about Carter: "Well, he worked under me for a while, but he made a wrong step in the company, and he might have fallen into the abyss. Why, did he have a new view on the company?"

David looked up at Tang Yu beside him, still walking steadily and confidently, and summoned up the courage to ask with some concern: "Is this incident not involving you?"

Tang Yu stopped and looked at David, he was not too tall.

Tang Yu bowed his head slightly, smiled and said, "What if I told you that Carter Smith was killed by me?"

When David heard Tang Yu's question, he was so shocked that he was stunned. He looked at Tang Yu with a kind smile, showing an unbelievable expression.

"This"

Seeing David's exaggerated reaction, Tang Yu immediately laughed: "I lied to you, he committed suicide by himself, and it has nothing to do with me"

Tang Yu moved his eyes to the distance, and the Arasaka Tower in his sight stood like a giant black tower.

"David, this is Arasaka, the place you want to enter in the future, have you really thought about it?"

Tang Yu patted David on the shoulder, and then walked towards Arasaka Tower on his own.

David was left stunned, a little messy in the wind
(End of this chapter)