Chapter 14: The Circuit Boards of Night City Don't Bloom Roses
"Gloria, it's so good, I didn't expect your son to be so big, I thought he would only be a child, it's better to be older, don't worry about it when you're older, and he can take care of you."
"What, Sasha, David, he's just a little more mature, in fact, he's only sixteen years old, he's not yet an adult."
"Oh, it's not that far, I've already started working at his age, Qi Wei, don't you say?"
"Really? You're amazing. ”
In the ward, the two women were chatting without smiling, Qi Wei smoked silently, her smoking posture was very interesting, the cigarette was put into the groove of the chin prosthesis, and then you could see the cigarette being smoked, smoking silently, Qi Wei put her hands into the coat.
Sasha didn't answer Sasha's words, mainly because they were not easy to answer.
Even if she has no emotional experience, it can be seen in the current situation that Sasha is jealous...
"Ah, Sasha, if you came out to work at the age of sixteen, listen to Mann, you're almost twenty years old..."Gloria put her hands together and put them to her face, and said to Sasha with a smile.
But before the words were finished, Sasha flattened the Coke can in her hand, squinted her eyes and gritted her teeth, and said with a "smile": "How can there be twenty years, Mann should have remembered it wrong, after all, I have only known him for five years." ”
Lin Wen smoked silently, even though he had a thousand abilities, but in this current scene, Lin Wen couldn't do anything, what could he do? He could only pretend not to hear, no one was partial, and sat here silently, listening to the "heart-to-heart conversation" between the two women.
It was then that the door opened.
The only people who could open the door were David and the medical staff, and the information login in the senior hospital was not noisy, so it was David who walked in.
But after Lin Wen saw David, he raised his eyebrows and was happy, looking at the white-haired beauty following this kid, Lin Wen touched his chin, and his curiosity was directly pulled to the fullest.
Yes, David...
This kid has only been out for less than half an hour, and he has found a super beauty to come back? Dad's 3,000 yuan was not given to you in vain!
"Lucy, what are you?" Qi Wei turned her head and watched Lucy walk into the ward with her arm around David's shoulders, stunned.
"I went outside for a cigarette, and then I happened to meet him and say a few words, but I didn't expect it to be Ms. Gloria's child, and I found the two of us chatting very well." Lucy said lightly, tightened her hands, hugged David tighter, turned her head and said, "Yes, David?" ”
Poor David just breathed in the good aroma of the white-haired big sister, lowered his head and his heart beat wildly without saying a word.
"yes, it's very talkative." David could only bite the bullet and say.
"Are you sure you're not threatened?" Sasha asked with a wink.
No matter how you look at it, it's a scene where a bad sister abducts and sells a pure little brother...
"That's something!" David immediately retorted, he raised his head, the expression on his face was intriguing, it was a little dark, but also a little crying, that is, a scared and very cool expression.
Yes, being hugged by such a white-haired beautiful royal sister, how could it be unhappy for a little Chu man like David?
Chromophobia, too!
And in Night City, human desires have been magnified countless times, although he is a little Chu man, but David has read countless films, he can be described as a real old driver, and even he knows how to do those things, after all... Mewtwo's sense of experience is too strong, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is immersive, so in other words, David is already a super old driver, the kind that has conquered countless women!
But the experience is the experience, and when you put it in reality, of course the feeling is still different...
Lucy let go of her hand, then looked at Gloria and Lin Wen, said hello, and introduced herself.
Lin Wen kept looking at David, and when he saw that the moment Lucy let go, David looked a little lost and depressed, and he felt a little funny.
This stinky boy can be regarded as growing up by himself, and Lin Wen certainly knows what this kid is thinking now.
"Your name is Lucy, right?"
"Hmm." Lucy nodded, "It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Lorante, I know something about you from Sasha's seniors, so I'd love to meet you." ”
"Yes, Lucy, since you know Sasha and are members of Mann's team, we can have more contact in the future." Lin Wen said with a smile.
"What do you mean? You're not going to nest up in that little clinic, are you? Sasha was still looking at Gloria, but when she heard this, she immediately turned her head, her eyes lit up, and she looked at Lin Wen and asked.
Gloria was also a little at a loss when she heard this, and looked at the back of Lin Wen's head.
"Of course I'm still going to stay in my little clinic, I'm just saying we'll be in touch more in the future. One more friend, one more road, isn't it? Lin Wen said to Sasha, who let out an "oh", and the cat had a disappointed expression on her face.
Without looking at Lin Wen, Sasha looked at Gloria again and asked, "But Gloria, since you don't plan to sell Silwestein to Mann now, what are you going to do with it?" That thing is a good product, a military numbered prosthetic, the quality is guaranteed, and if you sell it on the black market, you will definitely lose money. ”
"Listen to him, if he doesn't let him sell, he won't sell it..."Gloria's hand was on Lin Wen's shoulder, and before he could finish his words, David on the side shouted out in surprise:
"What, you said Sanwestein?"
"Mom, how can you have that kind of thing? You, aren't you working as an outsourced caregiver? David looked at Gloria in surprise.
Ann Westein, Si Ann Westein!
One of the Black Mewtwo he bought from the prosthetic doctor before was a chip about the battle between the cybermaniac and the terror team, and that cybermaniac was pretended to be Sianweistan!
Wait a minute... Thinking about it this way, David suddenly sounded that when he watched the news a few days ago, he seemed to see his mother appear in the park? That's where the cyber madman was killed!
Don't... Don't!
David looked at Gloria dumbfounded.
"What Sianweistan?" Gloria immediately pretended to be confused, and instead of making eye contact with David, her eyes were aimed elsewhere.
"You're still pretending! Mom, I saw you on the scene! David thought everything through and said excitedly, "Could it be that you stole it..."
"Yes!"
Lucido looked at Gloria twice, and San Weistein could steal it, it seems... David's mother is also a repeat offender.
And it was taken away in front of everyone, this skill is much more superb than himself, how many chips do you have to steal to compare to the prosthetic body stolen by David's mother?
"Huh, take?"
"Take it!" Gloria nodded solemnly.
"To steal is to steal, and to say it to yourself is so good..."Lin Wen muttered quietly.
"Smack!" Gloria gave Lin Wen a slap on the back, but her hand hurt and she bit her lower lip to show displeasure.
It's bad, I was a little dizzy when I met Sasha and forgot that there were some things I couldn't say in front of David.
It's good now...
David looked fucking excited.
"San Weistan, San Weistan, that, can I pretend that?"
As soon as David spat out these words, several pairs of eyes met him.
Qi Wei laughed out loud with a "sneer", Lucy also had a hint of ridicule at the corner of her mouth, Sasha had a surprised expression, and Gloria had an angry expression.
"What do you say? Are you going to install Silvistein? You don't want to live anymore, do you? Gloria pointed directly at David's head.
"Is there anything about this... I haven't had a single prosthetic fitted before, what's wrong with installing one? David muttered, "Anyway, you don't plan to sell it, just use it for me?" ”
"What are you doing with that thing? Just read your book well! ”
"Reading?" Lucy looked at David dumbfounded.
Sure enough, it's a child...
As if sensing Lucy's gaze, David immediately said, "If it's installed, it won't affect my reading." ”
"David!" Gloria was really angry when she saw that David still wanted to talk back.
She never told David about her work, and she didn't allow David to touch the gun and modify the prosthetic body, just so that David could calm down and study hard, and enter the company in the future and become a master of the company, but now... This kid actually said that he was going to install Sianweistan? Can anyone be safe with that thing?
That thing is a stepping stone to a madman!
None of the strong-willed soldiers could overcome the aftermath of Sianweistein, let alone a child like David, and Gloria certainly wouldn't allow it.
But Gloria is also very aware of David's character, all along, she has been suppressing David and not letting David come into contact with the cyberpunk group, but David secretly found relevant Mewtwo and books to read, these things Gloria knows, when she cleaned up David's room, she saw Mewtwo chips scattered everywhere.
Sometimes... She would secretly put it on and take a look, and even blushed a few times and "spit" it, and then threw it back.
When the child is older, the child wants to save face.
But you can see it, want to be cyberpunk? That's not going to work!
Of course Gloria wouldn't let David take that risk!
"I," David wanted to say, but when he saw Gloria's blushing and panting for breath, he gritted his teeth and shut his mouth.
Seeing that David didn't speak, Gloria also lost her temper, lightened her tone, and said softly: "David, isn't your dream just to stand on the top of the Aradisson Company?" If you install Sianweistein and find out, how are you going to go to the academy? The people in Night City want to join the company and work for the company, and you can still enter the company of the Wild Board, and you have surpassed many people. ”
"My dream?" David looked up at Gloria, sighed and said, "Let's not talk about whether I can finally join the company, Mom, is that really my dream?" ”
"I did tell you that I would stand at the top of the company and that I would be a useful talent for the company, but Mom, when did I say that it was my dream?"
Gloria was stunned.
Sasha slowly moved to Qi Wei's side, and Lucy also stood behind Qi Wei, and the two women were silently smoking.
"David, why do you want to install Swystein?" Lin Wen said suddenly.
David looked at Lin Wen and then at Gloria.
Gloria opened her mouth to say something, but Lin Wen raised her hand and blocked it in front of Gloria, Gloria wanted to press down Lin Wen's hand, but when she stretched out her hand, Gloria put it down again, she chose to keep her mouth shut, and then sat quietly but impatiently on the hospital bed.
Lin Wen looked into David's eyes with a hint of encouragement in his eyes.
He knows David very well, this kid is not a stable and honest guy, the blood flowing in his bones is hot, he likes to be stimulated, to put it bluntly, David has a lot of violent genes hidden in his body, which can be seen from the fact that this kid always likes to watch some violent black super dreams.
Who's going to look at that stuff for a serious person?
Isn't it good to look astringent?
And all along, Gloria has pressed David, she is indeed for David's good, she is imposing her dream on David, but at least, the path she chose for David is a safe, wealthy road, not a road full of dangers, you must know that few mercenaries in Night City live long, and few cyberpunks can live for ten years, all of them are short-lived, and the so-called legends are only passed on by word of mouth in the mouths of the lower-class guys, and the big names in those companies are not willing to take a second look at it.
Legend?
In the eyes of those people, it's just a joke.
From a mother's point of view, Gloria is right.
But that's not what David really wanted.
Hey, this kid is a stuffy gourd, if you don't ask him, he probably won't be able to say what he wants for the rest of his life.
He is like Gloria's puppet, Gloria's dream is imposed on him, in this era, it is a good thing, but it is a bad thing, the good thing is that David has a goal, he doesn't have to live like other gears, the bad thing is that once David chooses to embark on a path, it is difficult to quit, he can't complete both dreams.
Looking at Lin Wen, David hesitated for a moment, and then said: "I want strength, if there is strength, it won't happen like yesterday, if there is strength, I won't be bullied in school, if there is strength..."
David's voice slowly fell.
"But have you ever considered that Gloria's choice is the best for you?" Lin Wen looked at David and said.
"Stanley's daily news report shows that there are no shortage of company names on Dead Man's Lotto." David said in a deep voice, "I would rather believe in myself than to give my life to others, wasn't it the people from the company who were attacked this morning?" ”
"But nothing happened to them! You've also seen their cars, which are bulletproof and shockproof, and they can't even destroy the bazookas. Gloria couldn't help but say.
"But what about next time? What about next time? David looked at Gloria, "Mom, it's not always good luck to give hope to others. ”
"My dream has never been to stand on the top of the barren tower, Mom, my dream is to live freely, I want to live as I want."
"Then you're going to die, David. This world won't let you live as you want, do you think you can live as you want after pressing Silvistein? That's a good thing, but there are more people who can install that prosthesis, and there are many more prosthetics than that, so why do you think you can live as you please? Do you think you're special than others? Lin Wen lit a cigarette.
"I'm rooting for this kid, Gloria, what's so good about being a company dog? Lin Wen and the company dog have no less conflicts. Sasha said beside her.
What she hates the most is the company!
The first thing I hate is biology, the second is military, and the third is the barren!
Lin Wen hurriedly glared at Sasha.
Ah, this dead cat, really, she can say anything!
Hawkers, although Lin Wen doesn't support David as a company dog.
After all, Lin Wen knows those bastards very well, people like David are a bit smart, but they really want to be the backbone of the company? That's impossible.
David will only become a special screw, used by the company, until the day he loses his value, which is the day when David is deprived of everything by the company.
If he didn't have himself, David's future would certainly be the best way to work for the company, which was the safest, and the achievement ceiling was also the highest path, but... Isn't that self-contained?
Lin Wen won't let David go, he can't help but cry every day after Gloria loses her son, how disturbing must it be?
So, even if David chooses the path of cyberpunk, of course there will be dangers, but there is no place in Night City that is not dangerous, but compared to being concerned by the company, the mercenaries and gangsters of Night City are under Lin Wen's nose... They want to hurt David?
It's not Lin Wen bragging, David can lose a hair by his side, then they are bullish!
Thinking of this, Lin Wen looked at David, "Let's go out and talk alone, shall we?" ”
Gloria immediately protested.
Lin Wen got up, turned to look at Gloria, and said with a smile: "Gloria, roses can't bloom on the circuit board of Night City, and being an employee of the company may not be as good as you think. ”
"That's no different from a deed of sale."
"Don't worry, I'll talk to him about it."
Without waiting for Gloria to refute, Lin Wen walked out of the ward with David in his arms.
Gloria lifted her hand to her forehead and sighed deeply.
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