Cyberpunk 2074: Shadows of the Past

"It's a pleasure to work with you, Mr. Zhang."

"It's a pleasure to cooperate." Zhang Xian'an hung up the phone and turned to look at the three tall shadows behind him.

They stood silently among the scarlet, cold and dead.

January 18, 2074, 12:20

"Good noon, Night City! Here's an urgent news update..."

Sophia was led by Bonnie and walked towards a Chinese restaurant on the street in the city center.

As soon as she crossed the threshold, her attention was drawn to the TV hanging on the wall, playing the news.

"...Three unidentified thugs are committing crimes on the troubled streets in the city center! A group of ten drug dealers were all beaten to a pulp by them! It seems that someone else wants to come forward and do something in the night The city’s vigilante!”

"Ha, how naive." Bonnie shook her head with a disdainful tone, and led Sophia to choose a seat by the window.

"It's right in the city center...is there any danger?" Sophia was not as optimistic as the daughter next to her. She said with some worry, her eyes fixed on the TV news.

In the blurry image that flashed by, three hooded and cloaked guys were firing at drug dealers.

Perhaps it was because the firepower was too fierce. In the flash of lightning, those human bodies burst like giant balloons that had been punctured.

Blood and broken flesh were splashing everywhere, as if they were going to pass through the screen and hit her face.

"Don't worry, rest assured, this is the city center! Several corporate giants are ruthless masters, how can they let a few terrorists run amok under their feet? I think those thugs won't be able to cause trouble for long." Bang. Ni shrugged, said disapprovingly, and asked the waiter to order a mandarin duck hot pot.

"Okay..." Perhaps because she was frightened by the bloody scene, Sophia's face turned a little pale.

"Oh, let's order first, and then think about other things when you're full! Be good!" Bonnie stood up, sat next to Sophia, and held her tightly in her arms.

"Oh..." Sofia responded in a long voice.

"Hey, hey, hey, have you seen that handsome guy over there?" Bonnie said in Sophia's ear in a fuss, shaking her back and forth vigorously.

"Stop shaking! Shaking makes me dizzy! Nymphomaniac..." Being interrupted by Bonnie, Sophia felt that she had recovered a lot.

While she was breaking free from Bonnie's clutches, she curiously looked at the "handsome guy" her best friend called her.

"Oh, he reminds me of the church I went to with you when I was a kid...that statue of God."

"Isn't it much better than that uncle of yours?"

"Wipe your saliva, someone else is with you." Sophia held her head and rolled her eyes at Bonnie who was looking at her phone.

"Won't you have an appetite..." Bonnie licked her lips, took several plates of beef slices brought by the waiter, and used chopsticks to eat them one by one.

"I heard some little girls talking about you, Yahweh." Sheeda teased, taking out a few slices of hairy tripe from the red soup surging with spicy oil foam, and put it into his bowl.

"It shows that you have good taste." Yahweh scooped up the winter melon from the white soup on the other side and put a few slices into Xi's bowl.

"While the water hasn't been added yet, make me some soup to drink."

"So skilled? Have you ever eaten before?" Yahweh took the porcelain bowl she handed over and asked with a chuckle.

"I bought a few Gourmet Mewtwo movies in the past, and they included Chinese hot pot..." Xi Da took a sip of the hot soup and continued, "After watching it, I just ate a few pieces of bread mixed with water, and the taste was not bad. "

"Remember the hardships and think of the sweets. Once the past days are gone, you will never come back. I will not give you bread in the future..." Yahweh rubbed the girl's head and scooped another bowl for her. "Some are specially given to you. The ginkgo chicken soup base, drink more, it’s good for your health.”

"Yes." Xi Da lowered his head, rubbed his hair, and agreed softly.

"Spicy inside, or non-spicy inside?" Yahweh reached out and picked up the fresh meat slices with serving chopsticks, and asked her.

"Half and half...I think you like to eat." She gathered her emotions and pushed her disheveled hair to the side, revealing her red ears.

"Bonnie! Bonnie! Stop looking, you've been in a daze for a long time." Sophia nudged her best friend with her elbow. From the beginning, Bonnie has been staring at the interaction between the handsome guy and the silver-haired girl, and the beef in the pot. It's all cooked and I haven't taken off my chopsticks for a long time.

"Ah, sorry..." Bonnie came to her senses and quickly took the beef out of the pot.

"What's wrong with you? Miss?" Sophia was a little worried about her best friend. Although Bonnie was a bit of a nymphomaniac, she had never been to this extent.

Bonnie turned to look at her, and just as she was about to speak, a loud explosion broke in.

Sophia screamed subconsciously and pulled Bonnie to squat under the table.

The shock wave mixed with strong winds broke into this quiet restaurant. There were flying sawdust and people screaming in panic. Soup and food were scattered on the floor.

"Don't be nervous, ladies and gentlemen." A mechanical male voice came in from outside the restaurant. The voice was harsh and unpleasant, like a thousand pieces of iron scraping against each other roughly.

"Now, you are our hostages, don't do anything stupid."

The male voice came in completely, and Sofia took Bonnie and hid under the table, looking in horror at the three armed thugs who were gradually approaching them through the reflection of the glass.

"Do you need me to take action? Heda." Yahweh asked softly, but their table was not affected.

Time seemed to stand still.

The shock wave and harsh roar quietly disappeared half a meter away from him, as if they had never existed.

Both the panicked crowd and the armed thugs seemed to turn a blind eye to the two of them.

"What's going on?" Xi Da asked vaguely while eating the last piece of beef.

"The data betrays their five senses. In their eyes, our place transcends time and is independent of the entire world." Yawei said casually while eating beef balls.

"so smart?"

"This world should be like this." Yahweh put down the bowl and chopsticks and burped lightly.

"You are always beyond my imagination..."

"Do you want me to take action? Or do you do it yourself?" He asked softly, as easily as wiping away dust with his hands.

"Don't worry, the girl who just discussed you obviously has some connection with these three thugs. Let's take a look..." Xi Da wiped his mouth with a tissue, "If there is a problem, you have time to remedy it, right? "

"Remember me now?" Yahweh moved a chair and sat side by side with her.

"A kiss?"

"two."

"Greedy..." She pinched her boyfriend's cheek gently, raised her head and leaned closer, letting him get what he wanted.

Yahweh snapped his fingers happily, and everything returned to normal.

The drama that had been temporarily suspended on the stage started again, and the only audience sat under the stage and watched it quietly.