Cyberpunk 2074: Shadows of the Past

Chapter 83 Passing by
"Good evening, Night City! I'm your best buddy - Stan!"

The familiar opening words woke her up from her sleep.

What a noise.

Eyelids trembled a few times, she slowly opened her eyes, looking for the only light in the dark room.

"A new serial killer is rampantly committing crimes in Night City. 13 people have already died under his knife! It is lawless! The NCPD spokesperson vowed to dispatch all police forces to bring the murderer to justice! For the three who died in the line of duty Compatriots revenge!"

Ha, another cyber maniac.

She yawned lazily.

The most indispensable thing in Night City is social animals and lunatics.

"Crystal Palace! A real paradise! Led by Arasaka Corporation, based on the most cutting-edge aviation technology of ESA, European Space Agency, and many super companies all over the world, we will create a real utopia for you! The moon, Mars, and even the stars and the sea , everything is no longer a fantasy..."

Another fake advert haha... only works for rich people.

She picked up the TV remote next to her pillow and switched channels to avoid the long, boring commercials that followed the short news flashes.

"The number one shareholder of the biotechnology company...the representatives of the Bettencourt family publicly announced that they would sell the company's stock in their hands..."

"Kangtao Company announced the sales plan of the new Kangtao robot, and the stock price once again ushered in a small increase..."

In fact, she doesn't like watching the news very much.

But there is no way, now only through this way can I ensure that I have a concept of the passage of time.

"Sasha?"

A familiar voice sounded, breaking her boundless thoughts of doing nothing.

"Ah... Rebecca..."

Sasha threw the remote control on the bedside table and tried hard to sit up to meet the dusty Rebecca.

"Lie back!"

Seeing this, Rebecca quickly threw away the wet umbrella and plastic bag in her hand, and gently pushed Sasha back who was trying to get up.

"Oh."

Feeling the force of toughness and concern from his shoulders, Sasha smiled helplessly and lay back obediently.

"Don't be so nervous, I'm already much better..."

"Hmph! Don't try to lie to me! Just let me take care of you obediently! Don't resist!" Rebecca folded her arms, her ponytails swaying left and right following the swing of her head.

"Ok."

After staring at those firm red pupils for a few seconds, Sasha took the initiative to lose.

"Is it raining outside?" Sasha asked softly, glancing at the black umbrella that was roughly thrown on the ground by the owner and was crying silently.

"Well, it's not too small." Rebecca ran to the window and slowly opened the curtains of the ward.

Countless turbulent waterfalls drop straight down from the endless night sky on the vast land, smashing the original brilliant lights of the city into scattered colorful blocks.

"It's too late for you to take care of me despite the wind and rain." Sasha looked at Rebecca's back, apologetic in his words.

"What are you talking about? Do we need to see each other like this? Aren't we a Team? Team=Family!" Rebecca turned around and made a cute face at Sasha.

"Is Mann okay? He must be exhausted for me?"

"I knew you had to ask once a day!" Rebecca rolled her eyes at Sasha fair and square.

"Thanks to the help of other teams, Mann's work intensity has been reduced a lot recently..." Rebecca said, ran to the door, carried a bag of plastic bags, and sat down next to Sasha's pillow.

"What's in here?"

"Pear! Your voice was quite hoarse before..."

"That's great." Sasha smiled lightly, and slowly put her face on Rebecca's warm body.

"How's your leg?"

"After the first operation, the doctor said that the situation is not bad."

"I'm sorry... I couldn't accompany you through the operation before... Mann, you can't always let him do it alone..." Rebecca stroked Sasha's head in her arms, and the apology in her heart stopped. It kept overflowing.

"It's okay, Rebecca, I'm okay." Sasha turned his head slightly, and whispered softly, "It's so small, but it loves and cares like a mother."

"You can act like a baby to me, baby Sasha..." Rebecca pinched the tip of Sasha's nose lightly, in retaliation for the fact that she said she was short.

Sasha didn't answer, but pressed her forehead tightly against Rebecca's chiseled belly.

"Don't fall asleep again, eat pears!"

"Ah..." Sasha closed her eyes and opened her mouth slightly.

"I really can't help you..." Rebecca sighed, cut the pear into small pieces, and carefully put it into Sasha's open mouth bit by bit.

"A little sleepy……"

The pears went down one by one, and the closed eyelids became heavier and heavier, Sasha muttered, and fell asleep peacefully in Rebecca's warm arms for the seventh time.

"Good night, Sasha." Rebecca said softly, looking up at the still continuous wind and rain outside the window, dazed for a long time.

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"Please
cast me
Into your halcyon sea
Under your wings of tranquility."

The thin sports sweater tried to keep the cold out, but it couldn't stop the damp and cold air from permeating and insidiously penetrating.

She couldn't help shivering, and the brim of her hat dropped a little, revealing a ray of brilliant color.

Even the ethereal music played in the earphones on a loop could not suppress the miserable screams of countless raindrops falling to death.

She stood under the eaves, raised her head straight, and looked at the dark night sky covered with dark clouds.

Countless slender transparent sharp swords protruded from the bottomless darkness, piercing towards the earth in unison, as if a grand trial was going on.

Lucy hummed softly along with the music in the earphones, with sparks flickering on her fingertips, walking tango steps, walking on the edge of intimate contact with the rain, turning around, and returning to the eaves.

She likes rainy days, and she likes to walk alone in the slanting wind and drizzle wearing headphones, and feel the temperature of her soul with the help of the cold rain.

Unfortunately, tonight's rain is too heavy.

Lucy didn't want to be drenched, caught a cold and had a fever in the middle of the night, and was anxiously knocked on the door by a silver-haired girl the next day, and couldn't resist accepting her initiative to take care of her.

Stamping out the last smoking cigarette, Lucy turned around, walked towards the food stand, and began to wander casually.

It's all because of those food photos that Xita posted on the news like showing off before, otherwise she wouldn't be able to remember that she forgot to eat dinner.

Lucy murmured a few words silently in her heart, wrapped her head again with the hood of the sweater, carried a large bag of snacks and snacks, and hurriedly walked towards the elevator.

A boy with a punk head passed her by. She didn't take it seriously, but just quickened her pace and walked towards the warm light at the elevator entrance.

(End of this chapter)