Cyberpunk: 2075.

Chapter 25 3. You can kill me at any time

After the Whirlpool Gang vehicle carrying Carl and his employer Blanca entered the industrial area in the northern part of Watson District, it did not enter a factory as Carl had imagined. Instead, it turned around and around and finally turned in front of an apartment.

In the past, when Watson was still planned as another city center, the rich had built many apartments on the edge of the industrial area in the north of Watson, as if this would separate them from the areas where the lower-class employees lived;
However, with the decline of the Watson District, there are fewer and fewer apartments inhabited by wealthy people. After the rise of the Vortex Gang, in order to avoid being asked for necessary "protection fees" by the Vortex Gang that often visited, they all moved out of this place. Now, those who live in the apartments in the northern industrial area of ​​Watson District and enjoy the isolated life of the "rich" are just factory employees.

Information about the Watson District flashed through his mind, and Carl really appreciated the location of the other party he talked to his employer about later.

Compared to the factory which was gloomy and full of steel and brought Carl some bad memories, this kind of apartment building was obviously more to his liking. Not to mention other things during the local negotiations, just looking outside at the large expanse of sunshine would make him feel much better.

Although the sunlight in Night City won’t appear as bright because of the haze caused by pollution.

After the vehicle stopped in front of the apartment building, the first thing Carl saw was two members of the Vortex Gang standing in front of the apartment building, each holding a Saratoga submachine gun that looked well-maintained.

[Military Technology M 221 Saratoga]: As a weapon originally designed for corporate security, the iconic clicking sound of this submachine gun is obviously more favored by gang members. Of course, it is also undeniable that it is due to its relatively low cost and easy modification. In short, if you can see this gun on the street that is smaller and cuter than other submachine guns of the same type, it is recommended that you stay away from people who own such guns, because Saratoga is not Lexington, it is not easy to mess with.

How can I recall the information and still have the gun discrimination attack? They are all military technology guns. In the past, Lexington and Saratoga were given the names of sister ships of aircraft carriers. In 2075, they were actually compared.

As a half-Lexington fan, Carl exchanged the Lexington and put it at home, but he still missed the Lexington, his first gun. But even so, when he saw the Saratoga submachine gun, his hand still lightly rested on the Kenshin pistol at his waist.

If these lunatics from the Whirlpool Gang ignore their own people and start shooting inside, he won't be able to protect his employer.

Although the possibility is not high, but as a bodyguard, I have to pay attention to this aspect.

The Whirlpool Gang was not that crazy. They pulled people who were discussing business over and killed their own people as well. After the vehicle stopped, the two Whirlpool Gang members holding Saratoga submachine guns moved to the sides in front of the apartment, with their weapons hanging down facing outwards, making a gesture of welcome and greeting.

"It's time to get off."

The employer Blanca said just this, opened the car door and got out. Carl glanced at the silent driver in the driver's seat in front of him, and after making sure that he was not going to say anything, he also got out of the car, but he heard a little sound when he got out of the car.

That was the sound of the gun safety switch being opened.

The sound came from the front driver's seat.

'It seems that the negotiations are ready to be blocked.'

Carl got out of the car with a calm face, not showing any surprise. He walked slowly to his employer, and followed her into the four-story apartment building in front of him with the welcoming gazes of the two Uzumaki Gang members.

After they had completely entered the apartment building, one of the two Uzumaki Gang members guarding the door approached the driver with a Saratoga submachine gun. "Did they behave in any special way along the way?"

"No, that corporate dog seemed a little nervous along the way. Her adrenaline level increased a lot during my artificial eye scan, but she was probably just nervous about the upcoming negotiations, not planning to break the contract."

"What about the bodyguard who followed him? He was the one who killed the devil and took down a base of our Uzumaki Gang, right?"

"That boy."

When talking about him, this member of the Uzumaki Gang who holds a high position in the gang and possesses a scanning artificial eye, but works as a driver, his artificial eye flashed red, and then he spoke in words that he himself was not quite sure of and did not believe.

"He was not nervous at all from beginning to end, even when he knew he was being taken to our territory. Compared to those miscellaneous mercenaries who were so nervous that they almost peed their pants as soon as they got on the bus, he was quite courageous, but..."

"only?"

The Uzumaki Gang member guarding the door didn't quite understand why his friend was hesitant in his words, it was not like his usual self at all.

"I always feel that the reason he doesn't care is because he can easily kill me if he wants to. The reason I'm not afraid is because my life has always been in his hands. Can you believe it? I didn't even dare to run a red light when I drove over here. It was just because he was sitting behind me. I didn't even dare to breathe too loudly, for fear that he would give me a wrong look and be in a bad mood. I always waited until he left before I dared to take the gun and open the safety."

In response, the member of the Uzumaki Gang, who felt as if he had survived a disaster, couldn't help but speak louder, and a look of panic gradually appeared on his face. He reached out and touched his back, only to find that his back was covered with cold sweat.

“You’re exaggerating.”

The member of the Uzumaki Gang guarding the gate was saying this when he noticed that the expression on his friend's face was not a lie. He paused for a moment, and then, as if to verify it, he spoke again: "Is it really that exaggerated?"

"It may be even more exaggerated than what I said. In my opinion, although this guy doesn't have any subcutaneous armor that can withstand bullets, and he is only wearing an ordinary basic bulletproof vest, I think if he wants, he can kill all of us by himself without even getting hurt."

"You won't even get hurt a little bit?"

The member of the Vortex Gang guarding the door looked at the apartment that Carl had already entered, and said a little unconfidently: "There are ten people from our Vortex Gang standing in the negotiation room today. With ten guns pointed at them, he can't kill them all in one go, right?"

He said this, but his words were uncertain.

Because he recalled that when the other person glanced at him as he passed by, he felt the same strange sense of fear as his friend.

(End of this chapter)