Cyberpunk: 2075.

Chapter 199 58 Easy to say

Chapter 199 58. Easy to say
"I think you should treat the gunshot wound in your abdomen first."

Carl, who was being watched by Chiyome, approached her and took out a Fulcon 3 and threw it to her.

"You don't want to get bloody, so why don't you go see Haruko?"

Hearing what Carl said, Chiyome caught the Fulcon 3 in mid-air and then injected it directly around her wound.

"You're not going to take out the bullet?"

"When medical help is available, it is the sensible thing to do to stop the bleeding and restore mobility."

After taking a dose of Erkang Type 3, Chiyo's face looked much better. She stared at Carl and handed him the phone: "Ms. Haruko told me to return this to you."

"Well, thanks."

After taking the phone, Carl found that the hand that was originally holding the phone was holding his wrist and pulling him forward.

Carl's first reaction was to steady his body and not move. He then used the strength of his arms to pull up Chiyome who was trying to pull him forward.

"Do you want me to lend you a hand?"

Looking at Chiyome who stood up from the ground by pulling up her arms, Carl understood what she was doing.

"Check the arm, too."

Chiyo stared at Carl's arm, which looked nothing like a prosthetic arm. "I've read the information. A mercenary helped Ms. Haruko in a critical moment. After receiving treatment, that mercenary had a pair of prosthetic hands."

Her eyes swept across the side of Carl's wrist: "And the melee weapon that mercenary often uses is the monomolecular line."

Chiyo was looking for traces on Carl's hand, but this latest type of artificial skin perfectly covered the traces of single molecule lines, making it impossible for Chiyo to judge based on appearance alone.

However, Karl honestly admitted his identity: "That person is me."

"Is that so?"

Chiyo looked at Carl's face, a natural face that had not undergone any surgery or prosthetics, and nodded with satisfaction. What she was satisfied with was Carl's behavior: "From your face, it's hard to tell. I didn't expect you to be the loyal mercenary. Well done."

"what?"

Carl was stunned for a moment after listening to Chiyo's words.

A loyal mercenary?
What nonsense are you talking about.

Not to mention that the two words loyalty and mercenary have a natural sense of conflict. Who are you loyal to? The Euro?

I was entrusted with money, so it's not wrong to say that I'm loyal to money, but listening to these words, it's obvious that they're not talking about money.
Looking at Chiyome's expression, Carl vaguely realized who she was talking about.

Could it be Haruko?

Loyal to Haruko?
?

what?
Even though he roughly understood it, Carl couldn't quite keep up with Chiyome's train of thought.

This guy wouldn't regard his behavior when carrying out the commission as some kind of proof of loyalty, right?

The fact is, Chiyome did think so.

Her attitude towards Carl was obviously different. Not only was there a gentleness in her voice beneath the helmet, but her actions also did not show the same wariness she showed towards Kenichi Shiro.

"I'm so happy to have someone as loyal as you, helping Miss Haruko to watch over the dereliction of duty, and coming together to look for me. I didn't recognize you."

If you say so, then it is.

Feeling Mr. Kenichi Shiro's somewhat sharp gaze for some reason, Carl now somewhat caught up with Chiyo's thoughts. To put it simply, that is.

Our respected master failed to protect Miss Haruko and caused her to be injured. He is a bad person and a dereliction of duty. He must be killed. We cannot let this scourge stay with Miss Haruko.

The strange mercenary helped protect Miss Haruko and received the treatment that Miss Haruko specifically requested. He is a good person, a loyal person, someone who can be approached and a companion.

hiss.
This thought seems, seems, maybe, probably
It’s not that extreme, it even feels okay?
It's just a bit contradictory, either black or white, with no sense in between. The Japanese education she received was also too rigid.

In fact, in Carl's opinion, perhaps this might be a deliberate act for the teachings of the Arasaka ninja.

Because they are tools, they only need to know whether a person can be killed and whether he is a friendly party. Extra thinking is essentially unnecessary and may even involve unnecessary behavior. Just like the ninja from the 100-man group who was secretly hunted by Chiyo, he was involved in the internal power struggle and was one of the people who could be eliminated by default.

Rather, it is the norm for people to think like Chiyo, and it is the exception for people like Kenichi Shiro who think rationally.

Chiyo's closeness is a kind of goodwill towards herself on Haruko Arasaka's side. In other words, if she is Haruko's enemy, even if she shows a little hostility or negligence.
Thinking about the previous actions aimed at taking Kenichi Shiro's life, Carl could only say that maybe the company was really good at alienating people. It only took an order or a judgment to rush up and bite close people. People in power always liked such good dogs.

But at least, this ninja is on his side now.
Carl had no intention of breaking the agreement with Haruko. He was just thinking that since there were ninjas loyal to Haruko, there must be ninjas loyal to other factions.

Carl had originally been thinking about whether he could find some information that could be helpful to Haruko from the hunted ninja, but now it seems that there is no need to hold back.

Carl: The goal is not to keep him alive, nor to leave his body in pieces to get the chip. In my opinion, he has lost his value.

Mann: So you mean, we can just go ahead and do it?

Carl: After contacting the relevant personnel, I made a judgment.

Brown: I understand.

After ending the communication, Carl listened to the sound of gunfire in the distance at the same time, his face calm.

This sound should be the explosion of a small missile fired from the projectile launch system in Mann's hand.

Then came the sound of gunfire, from the Saratoga submachine guns that Brown and his team were equipped with.

The distance is about three hundred meters.

"It's time to go back."

Karl smiled at Chiyoko and said, "Haruko, aren't I waiting for you?"

After saying this, Karl looked at Kenichi Shiro: "Mr. Kenichi Shiro, is that what you said?"

Kenichi Shiro stared at Carl, nodded first, and then shook his head.