Dragon Clan: Lu Mingfei Doesn’t Want to Become a Night City Legend

Chapter 46: We in Night City also have post-event CGs
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The inner rivers of Night City were still surging tonight, and it was unknown what kind of creatures were swimming under the shimmering light. Lu Mingfei thought maliciously that perhaps they were all "scavengers".

Hey, that's a pun! That's great!

While walking along the river and entertaining himself, Lu Mingfei saw a familiar figure.

The light and shadow highlighted her slender figure. The woman held a cigarette in her mouth, leaned her elbow on the railing, and stared with tired eyes at the company building on the other side of the river and the commercial advertisement playing vertically.

[Relic Chip - Protecting Your Soul]

The flamboyant man in a suit praised a chip, but Lu Mingfei, who knew some inside information, just felt that the video and advertisement were a bit dazzling.

So he took the initiative and greeted the woman.

"Hi, beautiful, good evening."

"Kick you."

"I'm sorry, Big Sister. My attitude was not correct."

Lu Mingfei lowered his head quickly, and his asking for a beating look made the woman laugh.

"Okay, if there's anything, there's no need to thank me. I'm just a mercenary called in to help. It's just a small favor. We help each other." Lucy put down the cigarette and spoke at an angle where Lu Mingfei couldn't see her.

Lu Mingfei deliberately whispered in a voice that could be heard by the other party, "Mingming almost burned his brain."

"It's a hacker's daily routine."

Lucy looked impatient.

"I understand!" Lu Mingfei nodded. "But I didn't expect that the big sister who is usually so busy would have time to lend a hand here."

"Ah."

"So, have you finished dealing with the Arasaka issue?"

"Not yet, there's still a little left.————!!!"

Lucy suddenly turned her head and looked at Lu Mingfei with horror.

When did she mention Arasaka?
Lu Mingfei looked at Lucy, who was so stressed that she almost raised her gun, and quickly raised his hands to show his innocence.

"Wrong guess! I just misjudged!"

The boy's voice was on fire as he quickly explained, "Remember my first test mission? Back then, Big Sister Lucy was quite persistent in asking whether the mission was from a company, right?"

"So what? Mercenaries will care about the company."

"But Big Sister, you breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that the company behind this was Militech, right? They're the second-largest corporate group in Night City, and if you were relieved by something like this, doesn't that just mean you've always been afraid of Arasaka, the company with the deepest presence in Night City?"

"."

Completely correct.

".I don't remember the disciples I taught being this smart."

Lucy sighed more sincerely than ever before, her face looking extremely ugly. She no longer hid the cigarette, but put it to her lips and took a deep puff.

"Well, actually, Big Sister, if you don't want to tell me, you don't have to. I'm not that curious, but I always feel that this kind of foreshadowing information can easily trigger hidden plots."

"Hidden plot?"

"It's like the bad ending foreshadowing in galgames, like [The protagonist wasn't told this information at this point], [Wrong option chosen at this point], [The favorability at this point wasn't maxed out], and so on."

Lu Mingfei walked cautiously to Lucy's side and leaned his hands on the railing, leaving a distance between him and Lucy that was enough for two people to fit in.

The boy raised his finger, trying hard to recall his 'experience'.

"For example, if we don't clarify things now, there's going to be a scenario where Arasaka suddenly captures the leader, and we're a step behind due to lack of intelligence, resulting in casualties."

"It's terrible." Lucy lit the cigarette butt on the railing, burning a distressing black spot.

"But unfortunately, I can't tell you the reason just because of something like this—everyone in Night City has secrets." Lucy shook her head, but after a moment, she hesitated and muttered, as if she was a little concerned about Lu Mingfei's feelings. "But this isn't because I don't trust you or anything like that. It's just that I simply can't tell you. Do you understand?"

"O's K." Lu Mingfei made a scissors gesture and nodded heavily.

"But in that case, could you please answer another question?"

"explain."

"Lucy, why are you and David so nice to me? You would risk your life to save me and take care of my feelings like you did just now," Lu Mingfei asked seriously, "Could it be that - you are really like the rumors say! You are my mother——————" "I'll burn your head off if you say one more word." Lucy finally couldn't help but turned her head and expressed her dissatisfaction with a rather disgusted expression.

Lu Mingfei immediately raised his hands again to perform the French military salute, and seeing this, Lucy finally let go.

".I've already explained the reason, because they're very similar. You're very similar to me in the past, and even more like David in the past."

"As for why I saved you."

Lucy opened the cigarette box, but paused for a moment, then closed it again. She rubbed her thumb and index finger together, and the exquisite silver box spun around in her hand before returning to her palm.

"It's to atone for my sins."

"Atonement?"

"It's not just me. David also made mistakes in the past. When my partner's life was in front of me, I didn't try my best to fight for it." Lucy's eyes dimmed, and the shadow disappeared in a flash, as if it was an illusion.

She suddenly raised her head, took a deep breath as if trying to adjust her mood, and then exhaled, pretending to be relaxed and smiling. "Lu Mingfei, you may think I'm loyal and righteous, but listen carefully—I may betray you at any time."

This time, the woman's eyes were extremely serious, and she didn't seem to have any intention of escaping.

"You're serious, mercenaries should act like mercenaries. Don't trust anyone, and don't risk saving others like you did this time. After all, everyone has something they must protect."

Lu Mingfei certainly knew what Lucy meant.

The one thing Lucy had to protect—wasn't that David?

And it is very likely that one day, at some point in time, Lucy will become a threat to the entire team because of David.

but.
so what?

Lu Mingfei understood and nodded seriously.

"That's great."

"You have to protect the boss, and I have to repay the boss's kindness. Now we are on the same side, we are a family!"

He placed his hand on his chest and spoke with conviction, "I'm here to join this family! The child might not be okay, so I'll take a little loss and be your sworn brother!"

"roll."

Lucy answered immediately.
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"Is there only one left? Why do I feel like an RPG protagonist constantly searching for yellow exclamation marks on the minimap?"

After finishing his conversation with Lucy, Lu Mingfei continued walking along the river bank.

There was one last person he hadn't thanked.

"What's that yellow exclamation point?"

Said that Cao Cao Cao Cao arrived.

When Lu Mingfei turned around, he saw David walking out of the warehouse building by the river bank. His familiar yellow jacket glowed slightly even in the dark, attracting attention.

He was clapping his hands, and water was dripping from them. He must have just finished using the toilet.

"Boss! Good evening!" Lu Mingfei raised his hand exaggeratedly.

"Well, good evening. Did you see Lucy just now?"

"One hundred and twenty meters north, but the big sister seems to prefer to be alone."

"I know." David sighed, took two steps, and leaned against the railing in the same position as Lucy just now. "So, what do you want to see me about?"

I was sent by the community to do family mediation. Are you interested in participating in our first season of "Goodbye Love"?

Lu Mingfei swallowed the crap that was about to come out of his mouth and chose a new tone.

"I came to ask why you saved me, Boss."

"Well did Lucy say anything?"

"Big Sister Lucy said it was for 'atonement'."

David: "."

Atonement?
"Ming Fei, do you want to hear a story?"

(End of this chapter)