Plans Change, Lucy

"I didn't expect Mom to be doing such dangerous things all along."

David sat down at the table, exchanging information with Mann.

It turned out that his mother was not only a body collector for the city government but also moonlighted as a ripperdoc.

No wonder the clinic address he found in his mother's clothes earlier pointed to a Scavenger black clinic.

And the military-grade cyberware "Sandevistan" on the Cyberpsycho he saw on the news who lost control and was executed on the spot was the item his mother had taken off to trade with Mann, which also revealed why a single-parent family like his could afford the expensive tuition at Arasaka Academy.

"Unluckily caught up in a street fight?" Mann now understood why Gloria, with whom he had always had a good relationship, had suddenly blacked out his money; it turned out she was injured and hospitalized.

"Then what about my cyberware?" Mann retorted.

"Uh..." David was at a loss: "Mom has just stabilized her injuries and hasn't woken up yet."

"I can't wait that long." Mann interrupted David: "That cyberware should be at your house, right? I'll go get it myself."

David hesitated for a moment, then agreed: "Okay, I'll take you over."

"V Ge."

"What's up?" V, who had been eavesdropping in the next booth, poked his head out.

"I might not be able to go to that mission this afternoon; I have to take them to get the cyberware." David was a little embarrassed: "Sorry, V Ge."

"It's okay, I can go by myself, or I can call my godfather." V looked at Chu Ke, saying expectantly, "You'll go, right?"

Chu Ke glanced at him: "Don't go around recognizing relatives; I have things to do this afternoon."

Just now, the Fundamental Forces, or rather, the clone, that he had released into the cosmic sea seemed to have found a very interesting world.

Judging by the structure, it had several planes and even the legendary "immortal gods."

If nothing else, it should be a cultivation world, which could be added to the list of potential tourist destinations.

Chu Ke planned to check it out this afternoon if he had nothing to do, so he could take a stroll there sometime later.

"Sigh." V sighed, having no choice but to call the fixer and say that the other person had something to do and he had to do the job alone.

This was a very reputation-damaging behavior.

"I'm sorry!" David also realized the problem and quickly apologized.

"I said it's okay, we're all brothers."

But before long, Mann's phone rang.

"Kiwi? What's wrong?" It was Kiwi calling, saying she would be back later.

"The assault team has been temporarily changed, it's indeed a bit unreliab... eh?" Mann was stunned, looking at David and V: "What was the name of your mission again?"

"It's said to be stealing data from a factory in the North City Industrial Area." V glanced at the data.

"That's a real collision." Mann was silent for a moment, looking at his girlfriend Dorio, seeing her give him a look.

"How about this, David continues to do the mission, and the cyberware thing can wait until you get back."

Although he didn't know why Mann had suddenly become so agreeable, David quickly thanked him, "Oh, oh, thank you, you're really a good person."

Hearing this, Mann laughed as if he had heard a joke, and the rest of the team also burst out laughing one after another.

"What are they laughing at?" David was a little confused.

"Laughing at how naive you are." V glanced at his watch and patted David on the shoulder, "It's almost time, let's go."

The two walked out of the store, and V looked around, recognizing that this was near the Afterlife Bar.

"Crap, my car is still at home." V slapped his forehead, remembering that Chu Ke had dragged him straight from his bed this morning, so he hadn't driven.

"It's okay, I called a cab." Chu Ke's voice came from behind.

"Huh?" V turned back in surprise, "Didn't you say you had something to do?"

"Waaah, so I am important after all!"

"Don't be crazy here." Chu Ke pushed away V, who was trying to hug him, "I'm here because I'm going to meet someone."

Mann's communication naturally couldn't escape Chu Ke's detection, and he also learned that the hackers teaming up for the mission David and the others were going to do were Kiwi and Lucy.

Chu Ke glanced at David.

The intersection of the two's fates had finally begun, and he naturally had to be present for such a memorable scene.

"Hmph, just being a tsundere." V was still acting crazy.

"If you keep acting crazy with that trap character of yours, believe it or not, I'll beat your chest into a basin." Looking at V, who had puffed-up cheeks and a cute appearance, but whose core was actually an old man, Chu Ke's fist hardened.

V became honest this time, switching to silent mode.

The original V wasn't a chatterbox either, is this the power of a transmigrator?

Before long, a self-driving car slowly pulled over to the side of the road.

The three got into the car, and a blue-skinned, suit-wearing figure appeared on the car window.

"Respected Platinum user, Delamain Motors is at your service. The destination for our trip has been determined, and we will be heading to—North City Industrial Area."

"Whoa!" As soon as V got into the car, he felt the extraordinary nature of the seat, which seemed to have heating and control technology.

"Platinum membership? You're something else, Chu Ge."

"Arrived at the designated target point—North City Industrial Area. Thank you for choosing Delamain."

The car slowly pulled over to the edge of the road, and the three got out. On the way, V had taught David the basic actions of how to fire a gun, use the safety, and reload.

The main point was, this is forward, this is backward, this is attack, this is dodge, okay, now let's go fight the boss.

As for Chu Ke, V didn't say anything. As long as no one without eyes went to hit him, everything would be fine.

"We're here." V turned on the voice chat and joined the mission's public channel.

"Good, see the trash can in the distance?" A voice that was obviously processed by a voice changer sounded in the earpiece, "There's a black USB drive underneath, just plug it into the host when the time comes."

Very vigilant, a standard cyberpunk person.

Chu Ke followed the network cable and found that the other party was actually in a van not far away. Lucy was sitting in the driver's seat, smoking a cigarette and keeping watch, while Kiwi was lying in the back of the carriage with her eyes closed, a network cable connected from the back of her head to a signal amplifier next to her.

"OK." V patted David: "Go ahead."

David, the ultimate tool, trotted over, took out a USB drive, and returned.

It was his first time doing a mission, and he felt everything was new and exciting, his heart pounding non-stop.

"Got it, what's next?"

"Next, see the warehouse in front of you? There's a gate for trucks to enter in its southeast direction. We'll paralyze the detectors there in three minutes. You guys hide under the truck and go in together later. Who is he?" Kiwi looked at Chu Ke, her voice suddenly becoming wary.

She hadn't noticed him before, as if his presence was particularly low.

"He's our backup, he won't take action, just in case."

"You didn't mention this before... Fine, you better be." Kiwi compromised, figuring she could escape immediately if anything happened anyway.

"Lucy, go hack that guy and investigate him." Kiwi said to Lucy in the driver's seat.

"Okay." Lucy's eyes turned red, and she was about to start connecting when she noticed the man not far away suddenly turned his head and smiled at her.

"Simp, don't take pictures of me."

Although it was just lip movements, Lucy inexplicably understood what he meant.

Damn it, why are you recommending me for a position at this time? This is exactly when I can't make ends meet, it's a tonic!!! Brothers, please follow the reading and vote! Whether I can live or not depends on you, waaaah!