Cyberpunk: 2075.

Chapter 339 101. The Day After Tomorrow
"It's still so efficient. The job was done well. The remaining money has been transferred."

"Okay, I've received it."

After finishing the call with Roger, Carl yawned and sat on the sofa in the living room of the former NCPD chief's house. Looking at the busy people around him, he felt a little embarrassed, so he greeted a police officer passing by:

"Is there anything you need my help with?"

"Just sit still, Carl."

The police officer smiled at Carl. He did not feel any fear at all for this mercenary who was now feared by many people in Night City. All he felt was peace of mind: "It is enough that you are here."

"I'm here, is that enough?"

Not sure why.

But since they said so, I should just stay here honestly.

Jack and Oliver, who acted like half of the NCPD in their police uniforms, were helping to set up the scene. V went to a nearby location to handle a small job that could be done by one person. T-BUG ended the communication, had dinner, and went to bed early. In the entire team, he was the only one who was sitting on the sofa with nothing to do.

So, are there any ways to kill boring time now?
The methods of killing time in the past are still useful in this era.

Carl took out his cell phone.

Although he doesn't need a mobile phone, Carl still has some old-fashioned thinking. Playing with mobile phones is a habit that makes him miss the past in this era.

By 2076, mobile phones have returned to their essence - the role of a communication tool. In this era, mobile phones are no longer filled with various games, but have returned to their mission, which is communication. They are more like a device that can achieve instant communication through video calls, emphasizing the direct connection between people.

The only way to entertain yourself with a mobile phone is to chat with someone.

Carl looked at his contact list, his eyes moving across the names on it, and finally stopped on a name that had just sent him a message.

That was Mann’s message.

"That bastard Faraday ran away pretty quickly. I brought some people to cause trouble for him, but after we got rid of his people, the guy who was abandoned told me that Faraday ran away from Night City as soon as the incident was exposed. It's really unlucky. I don't know where that bastard will run to."

Faraday ran away?
Carl thought that Faraday would not abandon his foundation in Night City so easily, but he did not expect that he chose to escape as soon as he realized the threat.

Is he afraid of the threat to his life posed by Mann and others?

Obviously, it is impossible. If Faraday was afraid of this, he would not have done that in the first place. This short-sighted and greedy guy is like a lizard guarding the insects in its reserves. It is not so easy to make him abandon what he has.

For a man like Faraday, there are only two situations that can make him give up everything he has without hesitation: one is that he can get more and better things, such as realizing his dream of joining a certain company, but his latest job is obviously not satisfactory, and it seems impossible to join the company, then there is only one other possibility.
He was sure that he would die if he stayed, and that he would die miserably, so he was determined to abandon all his belongings.

Since Mann's team could not possibly give him this idea, the only person who was still targeting him and could possibly give him this sense of threat was...
Carl remembered the communication he had given to Mann and the others.

"Old Captain? It turns out that those who can become middlemen are good at what they do."

The old captain, who started out in Santo Domingo, which accounted for half of Faraday's base, and gradually tore off Faraday's flesh and blood over time, and is now about to occupy the entire Santo Domingo and become the leading middleman in the Santo Domingo area, only lacks manpower. After obtaining a team like the Mann team and placing it under the hands of other middlemen and becoming a signature team, it is not impossible that Faraday will be scared to run away.

The old captain is indeed a guy who comes from the company. It is really easy for him to deal with a guy like Faraday who really wants to join the company but can't.

And he would never let Faraday escape. Thinking of this, Carl sent a message to Mann and the others:
"Don't worry, you should receive relevant news soon, just wait."

Mann: Will we get any news? We just have to wait. It sounds like you know where that bastard Faraday is, Carl.

Carl: I don't know, but I believe you won't have to wait long before you get news about his whereabouts from your partners.

Mann: Collaborator, is that the old captain you mentioned? Is he well-informed? He is sending you a message. The old captain sent a message. Wait a minute, Carl, let me take a look.
After a while, Mann sent a message.

Mann: Carl, this is amazing. Have you learned anything from the gypsy witch? How can you calculate so accurately? The old captain sent me a message saying that Faraday has been found. This guy actually ran from the direction of Taiping State and prepared to hide in Dog Town. I am about to leave and will contact you later.

It seems that Faraday, the famous middleman in Night City, won't live long.

We have to tell Oliver the good news later. He is the person in the team who is most happy to see the news of Faraday's death.

Then read the information.

Jed: Carl, we have just received some beef. Do you want some? I'll save some for you later.

Jed from the logistics center is a mutual friend of Carl and Oliver. Every time he smuggles new meat, he always says hello to Carl.

beef?

Carl: Leave some for me. I’ll transfer the money to you later.

Jed: OK, keep in touch.

As I get to know more people, I receive messages all the time when I have free time.

After Carl responded to the tentative questions from a series of middlemen including the priest and Kako about the NCPD chief, he found that he didn't have that much free time.

Oliver and the others only need to do their work, but I have to use my brain every day to keep in touch with a bunch of middlemen, and I also have to be responsible for taking on jobs and socializing. It's really too hard.

With emotion, Karl received the only message today that allowed him to talk more.

As soon as Carl saw the familiar special channel come in, he knew who was communicating with him.

"Haruko, have you finished processing documents for today?"

"Yes, we have finished today, Karl. My mother will be back the day after tomorrow. Have you forgotten our agreement?"

"Of course I haven't forgotten."

Carl answered, thinking to himself at the same time.

"Arasaka Michiko, are you going back to Night City the day after tomorrow?"

The master of Night City Arasaka is back.
(End of this chapter)