Cyberpunk 2074: Shadows of the Past

He opened the car door forcefully and got into the old yellow car, as if he was fleeing in panic from the biting cold and biting darkness chasing after him.

"It's so cold..."

The white breath he exhaled circled around the small carriage before slowly disappearing.

He sat on the car seat with his legs crossed, shaking all over.

"It's going to snow...Does David still like to roll around in the snow now?" A hand stretched out from the driver's seat and rubbed the boy's head hard.

"Mom! It's so cold..." David shrank his head and looked at Gloria beside him angrily, "Also, I have grown up now, and I will no longer be childish in building a snowman in the snow! "

"Okay, okay..." Gloria said perfunctorily and pressed the button of the car's air conditioner.

Then this old car began to groan, and its whole body began to shake. People sitting in it felt like they were riding a bumpy old ship.

It took a full minute before a meager amount of warm air was finally squeezed out from the narrow vent, which was also mixed with a slight smell of mold.

"If I had known that the parents' meeting would be held until now, I would have brought two thick clothes with me..." Gloria muttered and glanced at the night sky through the car window.

A black ferocious beast armed to the teeth flashed through the air on the roof of the car, leaving only a long-lasting roar and an increasingly strong wind.

"Is that the aerial vehicle of the Terrorist Mobile Team?" David asked after taking a breath of hot breath into his palm.

"It looks powerful, but in fact it is almost useless..." Gloria sighed, "The members of the Terrorist Mobile Team themselves are enough to solve most situations. If they can't solve it, then this aerial vehicle armed No matter how sophisticated it is, it’s useless…”

"Like a gold-encrusted taxi?" David thought for a moment and added.

"Absolutely... So, it would be great to use this kind of meaningless funds to increase wages. At least now we don't have to have such a headache..."

"So why has the tuition increased so much? This is the second price increase..." David reached out and rubbed his mother's temples, doing his best to relieve her accumulated fatigue.

"I heard from my classmates before..." He pressed his fingers while recalling the sporadic words flowing in his ears, "It seems to be related to biotechnology?"

"Who knows about the game between big companies? Mom can only do your best to do your best and raise you well..."

"Mom, what if the tuition fee continues to increase in the future? Arasaka seems to have had a conflict with a large company in South Korea recently... Otherwise..." David was a little worried.

Is it really worth fighting so hard for a future with no clear path forward?

Gloria frowned, leaned her head on the seat, and fell into silence.

"Look, Sister Xida and her brother-in-law are here too. At worst, I will go work for her family, run errands and so on... At least we are a family, and you can reduce a lot of burden..."

"And... even if I graduate from Arasaka Academy, there is no 100% chance of me being able to work in a company..." David recalled the list that was said to have been pre-determined, and his thoughts became more determined, "Even if I get into If you join a company, you are just working for someone else... Since you are working for someone else, you might as well work for your own people..."

Gloria didn't answer, but stretched out her hand and scratched her hair vigorously.

"talk later……"

After a long while, she slowly spoke, her voice hoarse and weak.

"At least... Mom can still resist now..."

"mom……"

David opened and closed his mouth, trying to say something, but no sound came out.

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"Mom, why don't you go find a place to have a late-night snack later? I'm hungry..." Sophia hugged her mother's slender waist and coquettishly whispered.

"Sister Tanya, I can treat you!" Bonnie hugged Tanya's arm and looked sweet.

"Okay..." Tanya thought for a while, but in the end she still didn't dare to compete with the eldest lady of the Betancourt family to pay the bill.

"Let's go to the car first, it's cold outside." She said as she pulled two girls, one big and one little girl, into the extended black car.

As soon as she got in the car, Sophia couldn't wait to turn on the air conditioner and heater.

Almost as soon as the button is pressed, abundant and fresh heating fills the entire spacious cabin.

Tanya smiled and silently watched her daughter's childish behavior of running to the back seat and sticking with her best friend after the passenger turned on the air conditioner.

"What to eat?"

She asked softly, adjusting the angle of the rearview mirror so that her eyes could clearly see the two beautiful girls in the back row, and so that Miss Betancourt would not feel that she was being slighted.

Because she works in the diplomatic department of Arasaka Corporation, she always subconsciously maintains the habit of watching people's actions. She may be labeled a snobbish note, but for Tanya, making money to support herself and her baby daughter is the most important thing. matter.

As for face, dignity, etc., in the face of survival, they are just worthless garbage.

"Mom! It's okay, there's no need to be polite to her..." Sophia knew her mother's habits and personality, and rubbed her hands on Bonnie's face wantonly, "She is no longer the eldest lady when she is with me..."

"Yeah..." Bonnie twisted her face, but she still couldn't escape the clutches of her best friend.

"Hmph, today I'm going to prove our status to mom!" Sofia gave a "bad smile" that was totally unsuitable for a beautiful girl, and kissed Bonnie's soft face hard.

Bonnie let out a scream in response, and then reached out to cover her rosy face, looking helpless as she had resigned herself to her fate in the hands of the bad guy.

All in all, not talking about the acting and plot, it is a very down-to-earth performance.

Tanya breathed a sigh of relief and her attitude became much more casual.

"How about a steak?"

"I want to eat hot pot! The one in the city center! Last time, I was interrupted halfway through my meal. It was disappointing!" Sophia glanced at Bonnie and shouted loudly.

"I can do anything..." Bonnie leaned into Sophia's arms, looking indifferent.

"It doesn't matter! Listen to me! The colder the weather, the more enjoyable it is to eat hot pot!"

"Okay, okay, I'll listen to you, I'll listen to you..." Bonnie couldn't stand the entanglement of her best friend, and nodded in agreement.

"Hehe... I know you love me the most, give me a kiss!"

Bonnie sighed and stopped covering her face, letting Sophia smear marks on her face.

"Report to mom! I have successfully solved my goal and applied to go to the hot pot restaurant!" Sophia was in a very high mood today and started to act again. She even gave a weird salute. I don't know where she learned it.

"Copy that!" Tanya nodded and cooperated with her daughter's performance seriously.

Pressing the accelerator lightly, the elongated black luxury car roared, and then nimbly swam out of the parking space, passing by the dilapidated yellow vehicle parked on the roadside in front, blending into the night in the blink of an eye and disappearing.