It was midday.

Tang Yu sat on his balcony, basking in the sun leisurely.

It's winter, and the whole city is often shrouded in cold winter fog in the early morning.

It is close to noon and the white winter fog has cleared before a little sunlight can be seen.

Tang Yu didn't go to work today.

There are not many things that the company needs him to deal with in the office in person, and there are some procedural things that Sasha can arrange.

He looked back at Sasha, who was busy in the living room, and she was sitting in front of the computer very seriously.

Now Sasha has mastered the basic affairs of the company, and he will only ask him if there are things he doesn't understand or can't make up his mind, and he usually won't bother Tang Yu.

If the Counterintelligence Department has something to do on the fly, Sasha can also go to the company alone to top the shift.

Tang Yu took a sip of hot water from the teacup and opened the contact communication interface.

Jack is complaining to him about the nightmare house Mewtwo that he went to see that day.

"Ma Ma Lai, I've never seen such a terrifying Mewtwo in my life, how could I recommend such a strange film to me, I almost didn't scare me*."

Tang Yu: "Is it left a psychological shadow, just go to Misty to give you psychological counseling, relax your spirit, don't keep thinking about going to Lizzie to see those strange Mewtwo." ”

Jack: "It's a bit of a psychological shadow, I would have ordered the Wizard of Oz if I knew it, but fortunately you didn't watch that Nightmare House Mewtwo movie, that scene clicked, would anyone really like this type of film?" ”

Tang Yu thought to himself.

Good brother Jack, I've not only seen this nightmare house, but I've seen it more than once.

The first time it was quite heavy, disgusting and scary.

The second time, you will find that it is different, and I think it is a little interesting.

The third time it will open the door to a new world, I didn't expect to be able to play like this, it is really fresh, exciting enough, and terrifying enough.

The strong sequelae brought by the nightmare house will greatly raise the excitement threshold, and in the long run, watching other films will feel boring.

Tang Yu: "Don't think about it so much, I usually miss Misty a lot, Lizzie Bar is a place to have fun, naturally there is something new, and all kinds of Mewtwo films will have a market." ”

"It's like someone likes warmth, someone likes acquaintances to socialize, someone likes wild nature, and some people like horror."

Jack: "Hey, brother, don't say it, I don't think it's so scary to hear you say this, maybe it's not so comfortable to watch it for the first time, but now that I think about it, it seems to be a little interesting." ”

"Those female zombies all have devil faces and angel figures, they do have a different taste, the key is that they also have a variety of different types of performance, some zombies are slow and stiff, some zombies are sensitive and fast, and when they bite up, they have no teeth."

"How can I describe that feeling, I can only say that my scalp is numb."

"I don't think this problem can also trouble Misty, it's more or less to save face."

"Why don't we find another opportunity to go to Lizzie and try it, watch it a few more times, and strive to overcome the psychological shadow as soon as possible."

Tang Yu: "."

Tang Yu suddenly felt that Jack was also panicked, and he had to find a companion to take care of him.

"Have you ever thought about proposing to Misty?"

"I think your relationship has come to this day, and you are very mature, and you really can't find a time to get down to business."

Jack: "Why did you suddenly mention this, man, you know, I can't even get a steel hammer out of my pocket right now." ”

"And my mom doesn't know about me and Misty, my mom shouldn't like Misty very much, and she needs time to accept and digest it slowly."

Tang Yu knew Jack's temperament, although he hated Mrs. Wells all day long, he always pretended to be his mother in his heart.

I still remember that when Jack went to pick up the big deal with him in the next life, he had a special chat with his mother for a while.

Unexpectedly, that phone call turned out to be the last communication between the mother and son.

But Tang Yu is from the past, and knows that Mrs. Wells actually doesn't hate Misty so much, especially after Jack 'left', he still acquiesced to Misty and adopted her as a daughter.

It is believed that Misty, with her gentle character, can quickly be recognized by Wells's wife, so that Mrs. Wells can forget Jack's ex-girlfriend as soon as possible.

He felt that he had to get Jack and Misty married as soon as possible to settle the shortcomings in his heart.

Tang Yu: "You always have so many reasons, don't make so many excuses, you just say whether you like Misty or not, do you want to marry her?" ”

Jack: "Uh-ha-ha, uh, man, why are you asking this all of a sudden, of course I want to, but Misty doesn't necessarily agree, we haven't gotten there yet."

Tang Yu: "Don't talk about the calf, I have the consumption records of the two of you going to the Kambi Building, and I especially open the hourly room a few times a day, it's not too troublesome to run back and forth."

Jack: "."

Tang Yu: "After a few days of free, I will go with you to Mrs. Wells, and then take Misty with mesti, and say that Misty has your baby, and I believe Mrs. Wells will gladly accept it." ”

Jack: "Huh? If my mom knew the truth, she would have kicked me out of the house, and I wouldn't even have a hot meal. ”

Tang Yu: "That's not right, you can go and eat Misty openly, and by the way, fight for some gas and ask for the baby." ”

The two have been ambiguous for so long, and there has been no progress, mainly because of their personalities.

For Jack's character who twists when he encounters feelings, he has to cut through the mess quickly, and the more he drags on, the more annoying the two will be.

Misty is also gentle, don't look at the accuracy of divination, he is more hesitant than anyone else when it comes to his head.

Tang Yu didn't bother to listen to Jack's explanation anymore, and it wasn't once or twice that he urged him to get married, but Jack's brain just didn't open his mind.

I don't know the days I live, in fact, one day counts as a day, and if I don't cherish it today, I may not be able to see the sun tomorrow.

What merit, career, money, fame, why wait until these are all before going to Misty to confess.

By then it was too late.

Since you love each other, you should be decisive, and do whatever you need to do, so as not to regret it in the future.

The most important thing is that Jack has no money, and he Tang Yu has a lot of money.

He Tang Yu doesn't have enough money, the counterintelligence department has a lot of money, and the Arasaka company has a lot of money.

After doing so much work for Arasaka, it is also appropriate to get a little money.

Tang Yu gave money to Jack for nothing, he would definitely not accept it, and when the time came, let Gloria find two easier jobs for Jack, and send him in another way.

With that in mind.

Tang Yu didn't talk too much nonsense to Jack, finalized the date, and when the time came, he directly escorted the young couple to see Mrs. Wells directly, and then set a wedding date, and it was done quickly.

He got Jack's marriage done, and casually browsed the recent contact news, and there was nothing to pay special attention to.

Suddenly.

There is a caller ID requesting access.

Gloria?

Tang Yu suddenly remembered that it seemed that after the Badland commission was over, he hadn't contacted her much.

I don't know if she's lazy these days, but now she just called, and she has to check her homework carefully.

Engaging in the intermediary industry is not to make one or two orders to achieve fame, but to do one order after another, slowly accumulate contacts, reputation, and credibility, until everyone accepts and recognizes, and breaks out a certain position in the mercenary and financial circles.

The phone is connected.

Gloria asked softly and politely, "Mr. Tang, is it convenient for you now?" ”

Tang Yu felt that he had known her for a while, and his speech and demeanor were still very polite.

Unlike Rebecca, she didn't treat herself as an outsider at all, and she shouted a 'company' at all.

During the game, if Rebecca wins, she will invite herself to drink two glasses.

However, Tang Yu didn't care about her, but felt that Rebecca's true temperament was quite good.

Tang Yu said indifferently: "Well, I'm not busy, you can tell you something." ”

Gloria seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and hurriedly continued: "Mr. Tang, that's right, I recently received a commission from the Mox Gang, asking me to help investigate a number of missing cases, about a few street girls. ”

Tang Yu thought for a while, commissioned by the Mox gang to find the missing girl, so he asked.

"Aren't those missing girls from the Mox Gang?"

Gloria replied, "It's not the Mox Gang. ”

"I have learned a little in advance, and I found that these missing cases may involve a wide range of aspects, so I would like to ask Mr. Tang's opinion."

The disappearance of the girl standing on the street sounds infiltrating, but it's nothing unusual in Night City.

Some of them starved to death on the side of the road because they couldn't make ends meet.

Some of them were sick and incurable because of the implantation of low-cost prostheses, and they died alone and tragically in dark corners.

Some may have been killed by a customer using violence while doing business.

There is also the possibility of being kidnapped to an unknown place, subjected to a brutal and inhumane abuse, and finally having their entire family separated.

The helpless street dancer is almost the lowest existence in Night City.

If it weren't for the Mox Gang's commission of investigation, no one would have paid attention to this matter.

And the reason why Gloria feels that it involves a wide range of aspects and is not quite able to make up her mind shows that she has begun to have a certain sense of risk.

If it's just a normal disappearance, there's a good chance you'll get some clues from the scavengers.

But when it comes to higher-level figures, it's not so easy.

Tang Yu said in a deep voice: "Okay, let's meet in the old place." ”

Gloria was on the other end of the phone, and she agreed very simply.

After hanging up the phone.

Tang Yu stood up and went back to the living room to pack up and go out.

When he came to Sasha's side, he saw that she was still seriously dealing with company matters, so he asked.

"Well, is there still a lot going on?"

Sasha hurriedly looked up at Tang Yu and found that he seemed to be about to go out, and explained in a little hurry.

"Not much, there are still some left, Sasha will be able to deal with it in a moment!"

Tang Yu casually glanced at the work on the screen, which was basically daily content, so he touched her cat's head.

"It's not important, let's go out and talk about something important."

When Sasha heard that Tang Yu was going to take her out, she laughed happily and turned into a crescent moon, and then got up to prepare.

It didn't take long.

The two of them set off for the old place they had agreed with Gloria.

Santo Domingo Valley, rue Wallerson, manufactory entrance gate, in front of a Chinese hot food house.

Gloria waited here early, holding a cup of hot water in her hand, but her eyes looked at the street from time to time.

Steaming water is billowing from the hot food house, and stall owners are busy preparing meals.

Probably because the weather is getting colder, the business of the hot food house is not very good, and the pedestrians are hurrying with their heads down.

Gloria looked sideways at the public transport stop, and suddenly saw a pair of familiar figures walk out.

Tang Yu, who was wearing a black windbreaker, was followed by Sasha, the company's assistant.

She quickly stood up and waved at them.

Tang Yu and Sasha crossed the street and came to the hot food hut.

Gloria smiled and took the initiative to greet her: "Mr. Tang, Miss Sasha." ”

Sasha saw that it was a familiar red-haired beauty, and also greeted happily, and specially added.

"Just call me Sasha."

Tang Yu saw Gloria wearing a red scarf, and suddenly realized that her cyberization transformation did not seem to be deep.

Unlike Sasha, even in cold weather, she still wears neatly.

The three of them sat back down in front of the hot food hut.

Gloria asked Tang Yu and Sasha what they wanted to eat.

Sasha said that it was all right, and Tang Yu simply ordered three servings of fine noodles, as long as it was hot on the stomach.

It didn't take long for three bowls of steaming noodles to be served.

Seeing that it was a regular customer, the stall owner Darryl took out three cans of stupid monkeys and placed them in front of them.

"Three, try it for free."

Tang Yu saw that the stall owner Darryl seemed to be in a good mood, and asked casually: "What, what kind of good luck have you bumped into recently, and you are smiling so happily." ”

Darryl, the stall owner, raised his hand and touched the corners of his mouth, a few more flour marks appeared on his face, and said with a smile: "Is it so obvious?" ”

"But it's really right for you, my sister has recently taken a position in the company, and her salary has increased a lot."

Tang Yu remembers something about this, the sister of the stall owner Darryl joined Zeta Technology some time ago.

Holding a position in a company may seem great, but it's not necessarily a good thing for someone without a background.

It's just that Tang Yu didn't want to spoil the boss's interest, so he didn't continue to say anything.

Sasha, on the left-hand side, kept staring at the stupid monkey, and when he saw a monkey's head on the green can, he asked.

"Is this drink good? Sasha has found a bad evaluation of the stupid monkey. ”

Gloria, who was sitting on the right-hand side, smiled when she heard it and explained, "It's not that bad, it depends on how you taste." ”

Sasha was skeptical, and pulled the clumsy monkey pull ring, and a sweet smell of corn pulp wafted out.

She really didn't like the taste very much, and the sweetness was a little dizzy.

But Sasha saw that Tang Yu and Gloria had both tasted it, and she no longer hesitated, picked up the stupid monkey and took a sip.

A stream of sweet pulp poured in instantly, and I felt the smell of corn smoke into my brain along the cavity, so sweet that it made people a little dizzy.

Sasha closed her eyes tightly and grunted again, trying to force her swallow, but the corn pulp spilled down the corners of her mouth.

Finally.

I suffocated the stupid monkey in one gulp, and I almost didn't catch my breath.

Tang Yu took out a tissue and wiped the corners of Sasha's mouth.

"What are you doing in such a hurry, and no one is robbing you, there are many stupid monkeys."

Sasha: "."

Gloria couldn't help laughing, and when she saw Tang Yu's concern for Sasha, her eyes quietly softened.

When the noodles were finished, they sat in front of the hot food house stall with a cup of hot tea in their hands and chatted.

Seeing that the time was ripe, Gloria took the initiative to mention: "Mr. Tang, the matter entrusted by the Mox Gang, you see."

Tang Yu nodded, it's nothing to talk about here.

"Well, let's talk about it first."

Gloria pondered her thoughts, then explained.

"Actually, the whole thing is not complicated."

"Recently, a number of street girls have inexplicably disappeared on the street, and the Mox Gang should be aware of this and want to investigate the truth behind it."

"The disappearance of street dancers has always happened from time to time, but this time the Mox Gang has provided some clues."

"Someone found that these street dancers appeared in some black super dreams on the street."

"Even some of the limb remains were inexplicably transplanted to other girls."

Street Dancer, Missing, Kidnapping, Black Mewtwo, Organ Transplant.

This chain of interests hidden in the gutter of Night City tightly strangled these girls struggling at the bottom, and strangled their necks.

They have no future at all, they just have the mentality of getting by, and they are counting one day at a time.

If you are lucky, you can have a little bit of posture and kung fu, and you can join Lizi and get the identity card, even if it is a change of world.

At least you don't have to worry about being by others when you do business.

The girls of the Mox gang came out to stand on the street, and they would be at ease when they walked at night.

Tang Yu said in a deep voice: "These disappearances are indeed not accidental, there should be a complete black industry chain behind them, and there are many characters involved. ”

Gloria continued, adding, "Yes, there is another discovery, I don't know if it was intentional or unintentional, most of these missing girls are standing near Lizzy. ”

"And many of them have applied to join Mox, but without exception have been rejected."

Refused?

Tang Yu was keenly aware that there was something wrong in this matter.

He remembered what Aveline had said about the Mox Gang in the basement of Lizzy's Bar.

Judy wants to recruit more poor girls into Lizzy, but Susie verbally refuses on the grounds of business.

And these street girls, even if they didn't succeed in entering Lizzy, still chose to do business near Lizzy Bar for the sake of safety.

Could it be that the disappearance of these girls is also related to the Mox Gang?

In other words, it has something to do with Susie Q, the owner of Lizzy Bar.

After all, who can enter Lizi and who can't enter Lizi is up to her.

The Mox Gang did provide some shelter to the girls to ensure their personal safety.

But who is a scavenger?

Scavengers don't care what kind of gang you are, as long as the target they fancy is from the top of the company to the gang leader, there is no one who will not dare to do it.

All the disappearances took place near Lizzy, but they avoided the Mox Gang, and it seems that some kind of tacit agreement has been reached.

Tang Yu looked at Gloria and felt that this commission might be an important part of her journey to the middleman.

He believes that although Gloria has become more and more familiar in this industry and has mastered certain intelligence channels and human resources, she still lacks a piece of her own territory.

For example, the famous Rogge opened an afterlife bar and had his own fixed source of profits.

There is also Kazuko Okada, who opened a pachinko game store on Twist Street.

The reason for this part of the service-oriented physical stores is that one is a proof of the strength of the middleman, and the other is to provide a communication venue for intelligence dealers and cyberpunks from all walks of life.

A lot of gossip and secret trends are gathered and spread in these strongholds.

For Tang Yu, if he wants to obtain intelligence in all aspects, in addition to the channels of the Arasaka Company's counter-intelligence department on the surface, he also needs a dark line.

Otherwise, the information he obtained from Arasaka's side might also be known to Arasaka's high-ranking officials such as Arthur Jenkins and Michiko Komi.

Just like this riot in the company square, with a little use of Arasaka resources, it can spread throughout the entire Arasaka Tower almost in the next second.

Even Aveline Parker could hear the wind from her guests, showing that Arasaka's intelligence line was definitely not safe and reliable enough.

Gloria can't just be a setter, otherwise her status and role can't support Tang Yu's requirements for her.

Out of the corner of her eye, Gloria noticed that Tang Yu had been looking at her, as if he was seriously looking at something.

She was a little flustered, pretending to touch the corners of her mouth with her hand inadvertently, thinking that there was something on her face, and then found that her face was quite clean, and she couldn't help but feel a little strange.

But Tang Yu still didn't take his eyes off him, just stared at her like that, as if he was thinking about something.

Gloria felt her cheeks slightly hot, felt her neck red to the root of her ears, and hurriedly picked up the teacup on the table and put it to her mouth to hide the embarrassment in her heart.

'Hmm, Mr. Tang, what's the matter, suddenly so serious. ’

Suddenly, Tang Yu asked, "Are you interested in opening a store?" ”

Open a store?

Although Gloria didn't know what Tang Yu was doing when she asked to open a store, she still nodded and said she was willing out of trust and obedience to Tang Yu.

But she really doesn't have any experience in opening a store, but she used to work part-time here and there, and she worked a lot as a store clerk.

She expressed her thoughts a little tactfully, and said: "Mr. Tang, I'm not very good at opening a store, can you ask, what kind of store do you want to open?" ”

Tang Yu said indifferently: "Custom shop." ”

Custom shops?

Gloria was a little startled by the sudden answer, and the teacup in her hand shook down, spilling a little tea.

She hurriedly took a sip of tea, allowing the water level in the teacup to drop a little to prevent more water from spilling.

Because I drank too quickly, I accidentally choked on a few more sips.

Gloria carefully put down the teacup in her hand, covered her mouth to hold back the cough, and apologized embarrassedly.

"Mr. Tang, I'm really sorry, I'm just."

Tang Yu had already expected Gloria's panicked appearance.

After all, Gloria has survived so many years of hard life, and would rather go to a public medical center to work as a porter, and she has never thought about this, which is enough to see that her thinking is still very conservative.

Even if it was just to keep David from being pointed at at at the academy, Gloria would definitely not touch this business.

So opening a custom shop is like a bolt from the blue for her.

Gloria was stunned and met Tang Yu's gaze, wanting to confirm whether he was joking.

It can be seen that when Tang Yu's eyes are very serious, Gloria is really confused, it can't be that she really wants to open a custom shop.

Ahh

Gloria's mind quickly flashed many images, bewitching dancing, ambiguous dim lights, chaotic and crowded dance floors, and the world of several people in various boxes.

She felt that just thinking about these images made her face red, let alone seeing it with her own eyes.

And how could Mr. Tang change his old style and take the initiative to open a custom shop?

This is absolutely impossible.

In Gloria's opinion, even a beautiful girl like Sasha couldn't feel any ambiguity when she stayed by Tang Yu's side.

And how could those vulgar fans in the custom shop get into his eyes, she felt that she must be thinking too much.

Mr. Tang is by no means that kind of person!

Then there is only one purpose for opening a custom shop for yourself.

Engage in intelligence.

Gloria knew that the girls were often good at intelligence, and they had more unique conditions than others.

For example, they have the opportunity to get close to dignitaries and dignitaries, and they will hear some news that is difficult for ordinary people to know, and they will not attract attention.

And there are girls all over Night City, and everything they see and hear is the latest and most cutting-edge first-hand news.

If you can really open a custom shop, a lot of intelligence work will be carried out much more smoothly.

Gloria asked in disbelief.

"Mr. Tang, is the purpose of your custom shop to build an intelligence center?"

Tang Yu saw that Gloria was quite quick to get her senses, but network intelligence was only one of the purposes, provided that this store had to be available first.

It is not accurate to say that it is not accurate to open a custom shop, it should be said to inherit a custom shop.

Tang Yu wants Gloria to replace Susie Q and sit on the top spot of Lizi.

He only has a preliminary idea at present, and as for how to implement it, he has to take a step at a time.

If Gloria can get Judy's support, she has half the chance of becoming the boss lady of Lizzy.

Tang Yu thought about it carefully, Judy's personality is simple and loves Mewtwo technology, and she is not good at business management, so if she is the boss of Lizi, I am afraid that there is a high probability of bad things.

And Judy still has a tail that can't be solved, Aveline Parker.

As it stands, in front of Judy, Aveline is definitely better at speaking than herself.

When Judy was able to soak in the year, Aveline's departure was one of the important factors.

This is also the reason why Tang Yu feels that the means are not very glorious, to put it bluntly, he takes advantage of the weakness and cooks raw rice as soon as possible.

It's almost impossible to use this trick now.

From another point of view, if you support Aveline to be Lizi's leader, Tang Yu feels even more uneasy.

This woman is full of talents, her eyes are high, and she likes to play with fire, and when the time comes, she will have to wipe her tail, and the trouble will only increase.

Thinking about it, Gloria is the most suitable, even if she doesn't have experience in custom shops.

But this time it's about being the boss, and the most important thing is to listen to yourself.

"Well, you're right, but that's just a preliminary idea, and if you want, you can plan later."

Gloria was stunned.

In her memory, this was the first time Tang Yu had discussed with her.

In the past, whether it was a commission or a task, Tang Yu gave orders directly, and she just acted according to instructions.

Seriously, she did help Tang Yu, but she always felt that she was more like a tool, dispensable.

And this time it's very different.

Tang Yu wanted to build his own intelligence network center, and also consulted her opinion, preferring to spend time discussing and planning.

This shows that her status is different from what it used to be, and she has been valued and recognized by him.

This change made Gloria feel a sense of spirit in her heart and feel inexplicably encouraged.

Tang Yu felt that letting Gloria open a custom shop would indeed make her unacceptable for a while, and she was just going to let her think about it for a few more days, but she really didn't want to force her.

But Gloria almost blurted out, looked at Tang Yu firmly and said in a deep voice, "I am willing." ”

"If Mr. Tang wants to build an intelligence network center, I don't think there is a problem at all to open a custom shop."

"Not only can it be convenient to obtain information, but it can also hide people's eyes and ears, and the custom shop is the best carrier."

"Just."

Gloria looked a little worried, then explained.

"It's just that I'm worried that I don't have this experience, and I'm afraid that I won't be able to do it well and let Mr. Tang down."

Sasha, who was on the side, heard the two chatting and said that they were going to open a custom shop, and his eyes turned around, and he immediately searched for relevant information in his mind.

I found that there are many custom shops in Night City, and the market competition is still fierce, so I suggested.

"Mr. Tang, if you want to open a custom shop, Sasha can also help."

Tang Yu didn't plan to open a new custom shop now, and he still let the two of them go.

Lizi now has a mature business model, Susie Q doesn't talk about other aspects, and she still has brains in business.

If you can win Lizi, the field, territory, manpower, etc. are complete, which meets Tang Yu's requirements.

For now, if you want to take Lizzy, you have to start with the missing girl's commission.

It would be great if you could take this opportunity to get inside Mox.

This matter has to be considered in the long run.

Tang Yu looked at Gloria and said in a deep voice: "Don't rush this matter of the custom shop first, you can follow the commission of the missing girl of the Mox Gang." ”

"As for the direction of the investigation, you have to keep an eye on the scavengers and the Tiger Claw Gang, and strive to dig out the people as soon as possible."

Gloria nodded, carefully noted Tang Yu's words, and planned to start investigating after she went back.

If this matter is not investigated as soon as possible, I am afraid that there will be girls standing on the street behind her, and they will disappear one after another.

Let's be honest.

Gloria couldn't see anything like that happen, after all, it was hard enough for them to survive on the streets of Night City, and now they were still being targeted by some scum, and they were really desperate.

Even Sasha showed deep sympathy and sadness when he heard this.

The joys and sorrows of people are completely different.

Some people are worried about fame and fortune, while others are desperate about whether they will be able to live tomorrow.

Now, Tang Yu has agreed to take over the commission of the Mox Gang.

Gloria felt reassured, and she wasn't afraid of anything, even in the face of more danger.

In her mind, Tang Yu is already the existence of the king, omnipotent.

Eight thousand words, there is no one tonight, everyone Yanzu rest early!

(End of chapter)