Cyberpunk: 2075.

Chapter 436 49. Count Me In

"You're back."

At seven o'clock in the morning, T-BUG sat on the sofa on the first floor. He moved his eyes away from the night city scenery outside the window and looked at Carl who had just walked out of the elevator: "Have you had breakfast, Carl?"

"No, how are you T-BUG?"

"There's still some food in the refrigerator. It was made by Jack and the others after they came back. They ate and went to bed in a hurry."

"From what you heard, Jack and the others came back quite late."

Carl, who had just spent the night at his friend’s house, yawned: “It seems that they tried the street racing last night all night.”

"Almost. Oliver and Jack performed very well last night. They seemed to have taken third place in the trial run. He got that place because he was not familiar with the rules. So he plans to go back and practice with Jack before participating in the official competition."

"Did Oliver come in third?"

Carl thought about Oliver’s driving skills: “It seems that there are quite a few people from Saint Domingo participating.”

“You stereotype too much.”

T-BUG turned his head back without caring, and while looking at the morning scenery outside the window, he asked: "So, Carl, what did you do last night?"

"I went to my friend's house and had some snacks. I ended up watching Mewtwo for half the night and then fell asleep on the sofa among the sundries. About ten minutes ago, my friend had to go to work, so I took him a ride back. That's about it."

"Listen, this is quite your style, Carl. So, is Mewtwo good-looking?"

"It's really good. I looked through a collection of my friend's and found a Mewtwo called "A Tour of Night City" that I really like. It records Mewtwo during the Unification War. At that time, the whole Night City was very nervous because of the news that New America was going to invade. The recorder of Mewtwo was roaming on streets like this. Watching it makes me feel like I'm learning about history firsthand."

"The type of Mewtwo you like is really special."

As he spoke, T-BUG yawned and said, "I have been busy all night, and seeing you guys coming back one after another, I should go to bed soon. If you have work to do today, do it later, and wait until I wake up."

"have a good rest."

Carl nodded, and after T-BUG got up and went back to his room to sleep, he opened the refrigerator and looked at the food prepared by Jack and Oliver.

It's called food, but in fact it's just simple corn flakes soaked in milk. Maybe because it was made in a hurry to prepare for breakfast before going to bed, the ratio between milk and corn flakes is weird. Also, as time passed, the corn flakes have completely absorbed the milk and look like paste at first glance.

Without feeling disgusted, he picked it up and went to the kitchen to get a spoon to eat the porridge. After eating half a bowl, Carl recalled what happened last night and suddenly realized something.

Could it be that Blanca called me over last night because she wanted a safe and relaxing sleeping environment after working hard for a while?

All right. Carl had heard before that someone was afraid to watch a horror movie or video alone, so he asked a friend to watch it together, and then he fell asleep next to his friend while watching the whole movie. This is the nature of some people. Sleeping next to someone they trust seems to make people feel extra at ease.

Thinking about the movie "Night City Tour" he watched last night, Carl continued to eat a bite of corn chips.

This should be considered a means of rest in Night City, which is still tense and suffocating, as if it is moving forward all the time and cannot stop for a moment, right?

"drop."

When Carl finished eating corn flakes with milk, he noticed from the corner of his eye that the elevator was going up, then it stopped and opened the door.

"V, you're back so late."

Speaking in a tone that was almost teasing, Carl looked at V, who actually looked quite energetic, and said, "You look very energetic."

"I accompanied Panam back to Adecado last night and discussed some things. Since we didn't have much time, we stayed there all night and also attended their bonfire party. Didn't I mention this in the team message? It's been a long time since I slept in a tent. It felt like I was back in time. Of course, I was refreshed."

V patted his clothes:
"Also, when I was driving on the way back, I encountered a group of nightwalkers who wanted to rob me. I killed them and went into the city. When I was about to reach Watson District, I encountered the Tiger Claw Gang fighting with the NCPD who were escorting prisoners. I helped the NCPD to deal with the Tiger Claw Gang who wanted to rob the prison.
When I was almost at the doorstep, I ran into the crazy Uzumaki gang, which delayed me a bit. I was sleeping well to begin with, but after three fights in the morning, I became more energetic. "

"I've encountered this three times early in the morning. Did something trigger your machine?"

Karl complained: "You don't always run over to join in the fun."

"That's impossible. I'm also confused as to why all these things happened on my way back. I saw everything, so of course I solved it. But you know what, the NCPD's combat capability has been greatly improved since Mr. Johnson's death. The patrol and escort officers' capabilities have been greatly improved. I watched them fight the Tiger Claws, and they were able to barely hold on and call for backup. They are much better than the NCPD officers I saw in the previous records who were solved as soon as they met."

"However, with Mr. Johnson taking office, it is impossible to change the combat effectiveness so quickly. The purchase of weapons and personnel training have just begun. I heard from Andy that it was Mr. Johnson who adjusted the composition of patrol officers. Mr. Johnson has been a patrol officer for a long time, and he knows that this job is thankless.

So the relevant welfare system was changed, and weapons were distributed to them first. As a result, all the capable and talented people now run to become patrol police officers, and most of those who were squeezed out and became patrol police officers have been transferred."

"It sounds like city streets will be safer in the future."

V understood, and then looked at the empty bowl in front of Carl: "Breakfast?"

"It should be the corn flakes soaked in milk that Jack made. I ate them all. If you want to eat it, make it yourself."

"I ate when I came back from Adecado, but you've had breakfast. Do you want to go out with me later? Cormac called just now and gave us a job of transporting something. He said that there is something that needs to be transported from outside the city to inside the city. He has sent his mercenaries to meet them, and he wants us to go over and help."

"Cormac?"

Carl had a normal impression of this middleman who was well paid but had street mercenaries who were as expendable as weeds. However, he did not have the same relationship with the other party as the deceased Faraday. He just maintained a rather ordinary relationship between the mercenaries and the middleman. His life was very simple.
Carl thought of the conversation he had with the old captain a few days ago, and said, "Count me in."

(End of this chapter)