Cyberpunk: Raising the Corporate Dog

Miles leaned on his elbow on the dirty balcony:

"Li De is very principled. I can only think of him in this situation. But activating latent agents is not an easy matter."

After saying this, Miles' face looked a little uncertain.

Brother Gou suddenly became angry:

"I'm so stupid, what did I say? [Latent] really didn't pay wages! Otherwise, what's the point of saying [enabled]? Isn't it natural for an employee to ask him to come to work? This woman is telling lies. Damn, I can’t contact the current employees, so I’m thinking of the old guy I kicked out.”

Jingxuan replied to Brother Dog:

"When you say that...she seems unsure whether this so-called hidden agent...Li De will help her."

Brother Dog: "Yes, this is not obvious."

David: "President Miles, since you are a hidden agent, I think if you give us an object or a password, we can successfully connect with Li De, right?"

Brother Dog: "David is still honest after all and did not notice the contradiction in this woman's words."

Miles's hesitation just now disappeared without a trace:

"Yes, if there is such an object, I will give you a dog whistle and an CIA commemorative coin."

Jingxuan and David said in unison: "Dog whistle?"

Miles' eyes stayed on the floor:

"The signal received by Li Dezhong, don't tell him that I called it a dog whistle, it's not good..."

Brother Dog slapped his thigh: "Fuck! Look, dog whistle, dog! She doesn't respect the old man at all!"

Jingxuan: "Then why don't I call you Brother Dog? I don't respect you either?"

Brother Dog: "That's different. You love me and call me a pet name. I tell you, if we meet Li De in person, we must tell Li De that Miles just treats her as a dog. At best, He is just a pure tool person."

Miles: "Well, the dog whistle is actually a secret communication channel that can only be accessed near Caliente's store. It was used by the CIA before the war. The access code should be...0931..."

David: "So the commemorative coin is?"

Miles took out a commemorative coin with a blue background and a silver eagle pattern:

"This means you are one of ours. In addition, the bureau will open a new file for you."

Jingxuan: "You mean I've become a new American agent?"

Miles explained: "Yes, otherwise you won't be able to complete the connection... As long as Li De is not 100% sure that you are sent by me, I will kill you immediately. By the way, David, you will Are you going together?"

David spoke eloquently: "Yes! I'll help too!"

Brother Dog reminded: "Jingxuan, don't let her put a leash on you."

Miles took out another commemorative coin and handed it to David:

"Okay, then, do you want to be more formal? Take an oath?"

Brother Dog suddenly became irritable:

"Don't! We are just doing a favor to Lark, and then Lark will help us unlock more secrets of Relic. Jingxuan, don't lose yourself and forget your original intention. I can't trust this woman!"

Jingxuan was actually tempted at the moment, and had the urge to swear an oath. When she entered the CIA, she felt like she would immediately stand out.

On the other hand, why is Brother Gou so disgusted?

It was because of Chen Yang's experience. Chen Yang had held public office in his own world, and left Brother Gou with 10 years of Kang Tao experience in the cyber world.

I have no good impression of these people who are playing tricks.

Although his memory is fragmented, it has been engraved in his subconscious.

Coupled with the fact that Miles inadvertently revealed his attitude towards Li De, he was even more determined to keep a distance from Miles.

Brother Gou stopped, making Jingxuan hesitate.

At this moment of hesitation, David had already raised his hand and started to take the oath. Miles stood upright with his hands behind his back. She saw Jingxuan's hesitation and simply locked her eyes on David:

"First of all, on behalf of all the citizens of New America, thank you."

Miles paused and became more formal: "I, David Martinez, solemnly swear..."

David stood up straight and read after Miles:

"I, David Martinez, do solemnly swear..."

. . . . . .

Each person spoke sentence by sentence for a long time, mainly because they read word by word slowly and repeated themselves.

After that, Miles welcomed the two of them to join the CIA with a few more polite words.

Brother Gou is like this. He can compromise to achieve his goals, but he doesn't want Jingxuan to be included psychologically.

David was beaming with joy, as if he could not contain his excitement.

After getting down to business, Miles showed signs of exhaustion, found a sofa to sink into, and closed his eyes.

There is quite a subtext that I am too tired, you should rest yourself and don’t disturb me.

Jingxuan took David back to the old elevator and went downstairs.

Looking up at the sky and looking at the prosthetic eye display panel again, it was already 4 o'clock in the morning. Jingxuan asked David:

"How's it going? It'll be your first day on the job in a few hours. Why don't you go back first and catch up on an hour or two of sleep? Thank you for today. You helped me a lot."

David looked energetic: "It's okay, Sister A, I'm not tired. It's not a problem to go to work."

After saying that, David took out a Qingliji from his pocket and shook it in front of Jingxuan.

Even though it was close to dawn, there were still a small number of ghost dogs patrolling the streets of Dog Town. It was too suspicious to take a walk at this point, so Jingxuan and David still took a detour.

On deserted sections of the road, David would chat with Jingxuan about his future.

Jingxuan didn't particularly understand this paragraph. She almost repeated what Brother Gou said. She would read a sentence after what Brother Gou said.

If you are just chatting, answer slowly. A few beats slower is normal. There is no need to switch control.

Brother Gou's attitude towards David is mainly encouraging.

David and Gloria's situation is different from Jingxuan's. They are still at the bottom of the life circle in Night City.

Jingxuan has a lot of assets and cash left by Miyuki.

As long as you are not obsessed with gambling, you will have no worries about food and clothing in this life.

Brother Gou believes that Jingxuan's quality of life even exceeds that of the upper class in Night City.

Although the upper-class people have high status and great power, the corresponding mental pressure is there.

Jingxuan's difficulty is that she is involved in various incidents.

But it is because life is so good that you can no longer effectively stimulate your sense of pleasure through consumption, so you commit suicide and seek excitement.

David is different. The bottom class in Night City is really miserable, so class jump is particularly important.

As long as David can survive in military science and technology, even if he doesn't get promoted, he will have a decent middle-class living standard in the future.

You can eat real meat several times a week, use new prosthetics and receive timely maintenance, and enjoy comprehensive medical services.

If he gets married and has children in the future, his children won’t have to die at the bottom.

David's luck actually came from Jingxuan. At that time, Jingxuan was engaged in the job of purchasing crew members for a Whole Foods factory, which introduced David to Meredith Stott of Military Technology.

Now Jingxuan got to know President Rosalind Miles.

Yes, David himself is smart and has strong learning ability, but people need one or two opportunities. If you seize them, you can cross the dragon gate.

If you miss it, it won't matter how strong you are personally.

So Brother Gou supports David’s promotion and also supports V’s promotion.

Both of them came from grassroots backgrounds and should not waste their opportunities.

While chatting, the two of them arrived at Captain Caliente's restaurant. Judging from the dilapidation, it was obvious that it had been abandoned for several years.

David: "Is Solomon Reed really here?"