Cyberpunk 2074: Shadows of the Past

"Good evening, Night City! I am your best friend - Stan!"

The familiar opening words woke her from her sleep.

It's really noisy.

Her eyelids trembled slightly, and she slowly opened her eyes to look for the only light in the dark room.

"A new serial killer is committing crimes unscrupulously in Night City. Thirteen people have died under his knife! It is simply lawless! The NCPD spokesperson vowed to dispatch all police forces to arrest the murderer! For the three who died in the line of duty, Compatriots take revenge!"

Ha, another cyber lunatic.

She yawned lazily.

What Night City is most in need of are social beasts and lunatics.

"Crystal Palace! The real paradise! Led by Arasaka Company, based on the most cutting-edge aeronautical technology of ESA, the European Space Agency, and many super companies around the world, we will create a real utopia for you! The moon, Mars, and even the stars and the sea , everything is no longer a fantasy..."

This is another false and empty advertisement, ha... it only works for the rich.

She picked up the TV remote that lay beside her pillow and switched channels to avoid the long, boring commercials that followed the short news flashes.

"The top shareholder of the biotechnology company... Representatives of the Bettencourt family publicly announced that they would sell off their company stocks..."

"Kangtao Company disclosed the sales plan of the new Kangtao robot, and the stock price once again experienced a slight increase..."

In fact, she doesn't like to watch the news.

But there is no other way. Only through this method can we ensure that we have some idea of ​​the passage of time.

"Sasha?"

The sound of a familiar voice broke her endless thoughts of doing nothing.

"Ah...Rebecca..."

Sasha threw the remote control on the bedside table and tried hard to sit up to meet the somewhat tired Rebecca.

"Lie back quickly!"

Seeing this, Rebecca quickly threw away the wet umbrella and plastic bag in her hands, and gently pushed Sasha back down as she tried to get up.

"oh."

Feeling the strength and concern on her shoulders, Sasha smiled helplessly and lay back obediently.

"Don't be so nervous, I'm much better now..."

"Hmph! Don't try to lie to me! Just be obedient and let me take care of you! Don't resist!" Rebecca crossed her arms and her ponytails swayed from side to side according to the swing of her head.

"All right."

Staring into those firm red pupils for a few seconds, Sasha took the initiative to lose.

"Is it raining outside?" Sasha asked softly, glancing at the black umbrella that was roughly thrown to the ground by its owner and crying silently.

"Well, it's raining quite hard." Rebecca ran to the window and slowly opened the curtains of the ward.

Countless surging waterfalls dropped straight from the endless night sky to the vast land, breaking the originally brilliant lights of the city into scattered colorful blocks.

"I'm sorry you're so late and have to brave the wind and rain to take care of me." Sasha looked at Rebecca's back, a little apologetically in his words.

"What are you talking about? Do we need to be so open to each other? Aren't we a Team? Team=Family!" Rebecca turned around and made a cute face at Sasha.

"Is Mann okay? He must be exhausted because of me?"

"I knew you had to ask once a day!" Rebecca rolled her eyes at Sasha openly.

"Thanks to the help of other teams, Mann's work intensity has been reduced a lot recently..." Rebecca said, running to the door, carrying a pack of plastic bags, and sat down on Sasha's pillow.

"What's in here?"

"Lizi! Didn't your voice sound hoarse before..."

"That's nice." Sasha smiled softly and slowly pressed his face against Rebecca's warm body.

"How are your legs?"

"After the first operation, the doctor said the condition is not bad."

"I'm sorry... I couldn't accompany you to complete the operation before... Mann, we can't always let him do it alone..." Rebecca gently stroked Sasha's head in her arms, and the apology in her heart stopped. It kept overflowing.

"It's okay, Rebecca, it's okay with me." Sasha turned his head slightly and murmured softly, "Obviously such a little one, but he loves and cares about people like his mother."

"You can act coquettishly at me, baby Sasha..." Rebecca gently pinched the tip of Sasha's nose in retaliation for the fact that she said she was short.

Sasha didn't answer, but pressed her forehead tightly against Rebecca's chiseled belly.

"Don't fall asleep again and eat pears!"

"Ah..." Sasha closed her eyes and opened her mouth slightly.

"There's really nothing you can do..." Rebecca sighed, cut the pear into small pieces, and carefully put it into Sasha's open mouth little by little.

"A little sleepy……"

The pears fell into the stomach piece by piece, and the closed eyelids became heavier and heavier. Sasha mumbled and fell asleep peacefully in Rebecca's warm arms for the seventh time.

"Good night, Sasha." Rebecca whispered, looking up at the still continuous wind and rain outside the window, and was lost in thought for a long time.

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"Please

Cast me

Into your halcyon sea

Under your wings of tranquility.”

The thin sports sweatshirt tried to keep out the cold, but it couldn't stop the pervasive and insidious penetration of the cold and humid air.

She couldn't help but shiver, and the brim of her hat dropped a little, revealing a ray of brilliant color.

Even the ethereal music playing on loop in the headphones couldn't suppress the pitiful screams of countless raindrops falling to their deaths.

She stood under the eaves, raising her head straight and looking into the dark night sky covered with clouds.

Countless slender transparent swords stretched out from the bottomless darkness and stabbed towards the earth, as if a grand trial was taking place.

Lucy hummed softly along with the music in her headphones, sparks flashing on her fingertips, walking in tango steps on the edge of close contact with the rain, then turned around and returned to the eaves.

She likes rainy days, and likes to walk alone in the drizzle with headphones on, feeling the temperature of her soul with the help of the cold rain.

Unfortunately, it rained too much tonight.

Lucy didn't want to be soaked in the rain, have a cold and fever in the middle of the night, and have a silver-haired girl knock on the door anxiously the next day, unable to refuse her active care.

After stamping out the last smoldering cigarette, Lucy turned around, walked towards the food stall, and began to wander around casually.

It's all because of the food photos that Xi Da posted on her Instagram like a show off before, otherwise she wouldn't be able to remember that she forgot to eat dinner.

Lucy muttered a few words silently in her heart, wrapped her head in the sweater hat again, carried a large bag of snacks and snacks, and walked hurriedly towards the elevator.

A boy with a punk haircut passed her by, but she didn't take it to heart. She just quickened her pace and walked towards the warm light source at the elevator entrance.