Cyberpunk 2074: Shadows of the Past

The Japanese Street in Night City is always bustling and busy no matter day or night.

Many fashionable and hot women are standing on the street, waving to strange men coming and going.

Under the flying short skirt, the traces left by the prosthetic transformation are particularly eye-catching.

In the narrow alleys that are not illuminated by light, there are several pairs of scarlet artificial eyes quietly dormant, patiently waiting for suitable prey to fall into the trap step by step.

The cold wind howls, but it cannot extinguish the fire of all kinds of desires.

An Xianyuan took Laura's hand and left the high-end apartment in Charter Hill.

"So beautiful..." Laura whispered.

"Um?"

"Why is it so beautiful..."

"The night view of Japan Street?"

"Well... I obviously lived there before, but I never noticed..."

"The perspective, or position, has changed, Laura." An Xianyuan squatted down gently, slowly pulled Laura into her arms with both hands, and rested her chin on the little girl's confused head.

"Perspective? Position?"

"In the past, when you were in hell, you could only feel the miserable torture and lingering stench of hell, mixed with the smell of blood and sulfur."

"What now?" Laura was a little confused and rubbed her head against the woman's smooth chin.

"Now... we may have arrived at the border between hell and the human world."

"I do not understand……"

"I just want to say...don't be deceived by whitewashed illusions, just like the dimly lit night in your eyes." An Xianyuan gently pinched Laura's slightly bulging little face and continued, " The spark shines brightly, but in the shadows lies evil.”

Before he finished speaking, a grand fireworks exploded not far away.

Laura subconsciously screamed in a low voice and hid tightly in An Xianyuan's warm and safe arms.

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, just get used to it. This is Night City." An Xianyuan looked at the burning wreckage of the car and glanced at the private bodyguards secretly deployed by the company.

She held Laura with one arm and pointed the other hand to the sky, making a gesture.

Then countless shadows surged up, silently clearing away various unstable factors.

"It's okay now. Do you want to eat something?" An Xianyuan hugged Laura, stood upright, and looked at the empty Japanese streets.

"I want to eat something hot..." Laura whispered, opening her mouth and spitting out circles of fleeting mist.

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"One more drink... Blue Fairy." V ​​whispered, gently wiping the sweat from his forehead with the back of his hand.

"Do you mind if I ask... why is your drinking capacity so good?" Jill asked curiously while operating the bartending machine.

"The workplace is quite stressful..." V sighed softly, "Every time after work, when I feel depressed, I would have a drink... and before I knew it, my drinking capacity would increase."

"It seems... it's not that easy to be a strong woman..." Jill agreed, gently placing the wine glass in front of V.

This is already the ninth cup today.

In the wine glass, there is still the unique gradient color of mixed alcoholic drinks.

The blue and the blue are clearly together, just like the blue sky and the blue sea echoing each other, but there is no earth in between.

V retracted his gaze, picked up the wine glass, and dripped the magical blue liquid into the bottom of his lips bit by bit.

"How about it?"

"It's sweet...and gentle."

"Ah! I forgot to remind you, remember to brush your teeth after drinking this..." Gil patted his forehead and pretended to show a regretful expression.

"Ah? What's wrong? Is it because it's too sweet?" V touched the back of his head, wondering why the bartender suddenly acted in such an exaggerated manner.

"It's just that after drinking...the teeth will become very blue..." The regretful expression instantly broke into an unstoppable smile. Jill took out the small round mirror from her pocket and handed it to V so that she could go on her own. Discover the truth.

V took the round mirror and made a standard toothy smile at himself in the mirror.

The blue stained teeth made the originally beautiful smile look a little funny.

"I can use it to scare Jack and the others later..."

V didn't express any dissatisfaction with Jill's friendly little prank, but V smiled and made a small calculation in his heart.

"I was worried that you would be angry." Jill paid careful attention, not missing any emotional changes on V's face.

"Am I so narrow-minded?" V nuzzled his nose and made a face at Jill.

"Not now..." Gil was amused by V, his shoulders were shaking, he was clutching his stomach, and he could hardly stand up straight.

"Jill's smile is unexpectedly low?" V put the finished glass back on the bar and smiled, teasing a certain bartender who was about to burst into tears.

"It's mainly the contrast. The contrast is too big. I never thought about the way you made faces before..." Jill rubbed her sore belly and panted in reply.

The aloof sister suddenly stopped acting coldly. Instead, she put her index finger on the tip of her nose to make a pig's nose. It looked particularly funny when compared before and after.

"I didn't expect V to be such a person..." Gil followed V's example and made a face.

"Ha...it's really funny when you look at it this way." V ​​scratched the back of his head in embarrassment and couldn't help but dig the soles of his shoes with his toes.

While laughing, the second and third guests tonight opened the bar door together.

"Hey! V! And Miss Jill, good evening!"

Listening to this loud voice, V could tell who was coming even without looking back.

"Jack! Keep your voice down, you're disturbing my ears." V complained angrily.

"Good evening, Mr. Wells." Out of professionalism, Jill nodded politely in response.

"Good evening, V, Jill." After they finished greeting Jack, Misty, who had been silent, greeted them softly.

After some pleasantries, the small bar suddenly became lively.

"So, you and Jack have been to this bar before?" V pulled Misty to sit together, leaving Jack alone.

"Been here twice..." Misty covered her mouth and smiled secretly, her eyes unable to stop glancing at Jack who was shaking his head and drinking like a cow.

"How's it going, V? The bar I recommended is pretty good, right?" Jack sighed happily, "The Gut Punch here is the authentic one!"

"Yeah..." V nodded perfunctorily.

"You two are so interesting." Jill silently watched the whole process and expressed her opinion neutrally.

"By the way, Misty, let me show you something."

If it weren't for Jill's piercing look to remind them, V almost forgot to play a prank on Jack and Misty.

"What?"

"You'll know when you come closer." V tried hard to maintain the curve of his lips to prevent his smile from leaking out.

It was difficult to hold back a chapter