Cyberpunk: 2075.

Chapter 297 59. Pharmaceutical Point

“This isn’t the amount I need!”

In the underground sewer, in the drug manufacturing room opened up by using the old sewer before the nuclear bomb explosion in Night City in 2023, the inventor of "Shining", James Reddington, stared at the Tiger Claws in front of him with an extremely dissatisfied tone:
"This amount of laughing gas is not enough to meet the quantity of products you want me to produce. If you don't want those idiots to stretch out their hands and chase after you for Shining, you should bring me more."

The Tiger Claw members in front of James just smiled at James's seemingly powerful but in fact non-threatening dissatisfaction, and then said slowly:

"Calm down, calm down James, it will be there, everything will be there, things like laughing gas can be found everywhere in any company's chemical storage warehouse, why are you angry with me for something that is sure to be available."

This man named Huang Chengren, the Tiger Claw gang member who is responsible for cooperating with James, knows James' past personality very well. Before he accidentally invented Shining, he was just a cowardly drug addict who didn't dare to look people in the eye. The reason why he can talk to him so loudly now is only because of his current identity as the inventor of "Shining". However, as long as he shows a fierce attitude, he will obediently turn back into the original James who dares not say a word after slapping someone.

Huang Chengren narrowed his eyes slightly, stared at James and continued: "Or are you looking for trouble?"

Stared at by Huang Chengren's cold and snake-like gaze, James, who was originally full of momentum, froze like a locked rabbit. After a few seconds, he relaxed his body as if he had recovered. When he spoke again, although the momentum was still there, his words were no longer so dangerous:

"I am also doing this for our mutual compensation. Shanshan is selling so well that the demand is far from meeting the supply. If you don't quickly deliver the missing raw materials, we won't be able to seize the opportunity to win this deal."

Listening to James' tone as if he was really considering both sides, Huang Chengren could see clearly. According to the surveillance of his men, this guy bought a luxury car in installments after receiving the payment on Shanshan. Recently, he often went to places like Genting to have fun and spend money lavishly. Now he owes a lot of debts and is about to be unable to pay it back. Only then did he remember the profits from Shanshan and thought about making some money as soon as possible to pay it back, and then go on spending recklessly.

He sneered in his heart, but Huang Chengren had no intention of exposing James' words. He just gave James an idea: "With the current quantity, we can already make some. You can make it according to the formula first. My people will soon deliver the missing nitrous oxide."

"That's okay too."

After thinking about it, James nodded, then glanced at Huang Chengren and walked into the pharmaceutical room further inside. It seemed that he was indeed planning to make a batch first.

Watching James walk into the pharmacy, a man with scars all over his face and a rather fierce look walked out from the Tiger Claw Gang members who were standing next to them and were responsible for guarding the pharmacy in the sewer. He walked to Huang Chengren's side and spoke in a low voice:

"Lord Huang Chengren, James' temper has been getting worse day by day. He looks like we can't make Shining without him. We already got the raw material formula through the records of him consuming sex dolls and the monitoring of the pharmacy. Do we still have to put up with him now?"

"It's still somewhat useful to keep it."

Huang Chengren waved his hand nonchalantly: "This lucky guy can accidentally invent a good thing like 'Shanshan'. Who can say that he can't make better things? When luck favors a person, it will often come one after another. The money he gets can be regarded as a reward for his future."

Huang Chengren said, with a very ironic smile on his face:

"The money he got is enough to buy a 388 Euro Chevrolet Thrace Jefferson in installments. A guy who only dares to order sex dolls in the ordinary area when he goes to Genting and has few money on him, what's the use of giving him the money that he thinks is enough to spend lavishly? Compared with the glittering profits, that amount is just a drop in the bucket."

If a little bit of something slipping through his fingers can make him satisfied, then what's the harm in giving him a little bit? Even for a company, the investment still depends on the possibility.

When Huang Chengren was about to say something to his subordinates, he heard the sound of swords scraping against stones. The harsh and sharp sound of metal scraping against gravel made him frown.

"What is that guy at the door doing?!"

The burly subordinate beside Huang Chengren also heard the voice. He instructed his subordinate to open the door and go to the door to warn the group of interns:

"Tell the new guys to be quiet. They just passed the identity test and are qualified to join the Tiger Claw Gang. It doesn't mean they are official members of the Tiger Claw Gang. If they make too much noise, get out of here. It's an easy job guarding the sewers and getting paid for nothing. Others want it but can't even get it!"

"Yes!"

The Tiger Claw Gang followed the rules of their sponsor, the Arasaka Corporation, and the superiors and subordinates were always the ones who had the upper hand to dominate. Upon hearing the sturdy man's words, a member of the Tiger Claw Gang who was closer to the closed gate took action. He casually strapped the genuine rifle in his hand on his back with a gun belt, intending to open the door and use his authority as a senior and big brother to give the noisy intern outside a good scolding.

It's okay to brag and chat when you're bored on guard duty, but don't go too far, newcomer.

As soon as the door was opened, the Tiger Claw Gang member had no time to speak before a stream of blood splashed onto his face.

blood?!

After blinking, the Tiger Claw Gang's vision gradually became clear, and then he saw clearly that there was a man standing at the door.

Look at the back, isn’t this one of the interns? What is he doing?
Without waiting for the Tiger Claw Gang member to speak, he noticed that the man's upper body was beginning to tilt. As he watched in horror with his pupils shrinking, he saw that the intern's upper body had actually separated from his lower body. Amid the gushing of blood, a fairly flat cross-section with a burning and pale feeling on the surface was revealed at the intersection of the two halves. Then, the intern's upper body slid down from the cross-section.

"thump."

Along with the sound of the upper body falling to the ground, the heart of this Tiger Claw Gang member trembled violently, and then he saw a figure.

The owner of the figure is a young man with a crew cut, blue eyes, a resolute face, and holding a samurai sword that glows orange and yellow.

'Who is this person?'

As soon as this thought came to his mind, the Tiger Claw Gang member saw the young man swinging his sword.

The blade could no longer be seen, and the last thing left in his eyes was an orange-yellow light. In the pain that was finally transmitted to his consciousness, the Tiger Claw Gang member lost consciousness.

(End of this chapter)