Afterlife Bar.

The long line of lights emitted a dim fluorescent green, and the rock music of the martial arts band echoed in the hall in a loop, and people sat or stood in groups to chat and drink, and the atmosphere was lively.

V sat at the bar and had a drink, his lonely back cut off from the hustle and bustle of the bar's nightlife.

She held the empty wine glass in one hand, put it in front of her eyes and pondered it back and forth, and her bored posture was quite a bit of a lazy beauty.

"Please add a glass of wine to this beauty, and ask Johnny for a silver hand."

A man came up next to him for some reason, and was beckoning the bartender Claire to serve the wine.

V didn't even bother to lift his eyelids, and in the past few days, he drank two drinks at the afterlife bar, and some guys who didn't know the height of the sky came up to talk to him, and she scolded or despised her, and they were all cowardly to death.

She casually looked at the suit on the right side, "Yo, it's still the authentic Jinguji product, and it's a rich lord." ’

"Heh, I'm really smiling, those little deflated people still think that they can wear a little company casually, and order a cup of 'Johnny Silver Hand' to pretend to be knowledgeable, and they think that the next life is a paradise for soaking horses, and it seems that they have no knowledge." V seemed to be talking to himself after being slightly drunk, and then persuaded in a kind tone: "Listen, you kid, your outfit makes me feel very bad, give you a chance to get out of here before you cry and call your mother." ”

Claire looked at the comer, smiled a little gloatingly, brought two cups of Johnny's Silver Hand, and handed one of them to V.

Somewhat confused, V put the empty wine glass in front of him, looked through the glass at the blurry green world in front of him, and muttered, "Claire, I didn't say I wanted this glass." ”

Claire approached V and deliberately asked, "Well, I wonder why you didn't go to the Lizzy Bar to pick up work these days." ”

V chuckled: "What else can I do, I have a car and a house now, and the money I owe has been paid off, what kind of work do I do, shouldn't I enjoy it?" ”

She was telling the truth, and after the float car crashed that day, she woke up lying in the afterlife bar, and it was Claire who took care of her.

V then receives a message that the arrears are settled, as well as a certificate of the property and a Rayfield certification from Jack.

She asks Claire what happened, and it turns out that Rogge rescued her from the float car and took her to the afterlife bar for treatment.

Since then, V has been spending all day in bars, occasionally picking up bad errands, and basically beating people.

After hearing V's answer, Claire left the table and motioned to Tang Yu, "I'll leave it to you next." ”

V closes one eye tightly and moves slowly through the empty wine glass, filtering everything he sees.

Until he turned to the right, a face suddenly approached, flowery and large, and green to seep people.

V was impatient and just wanted to scold, but the cup in his hand was taken away, and the big flower face in front of him immediately became clear.

Tang Yu?

She was stunned on the spot.

After a while.

Tang Yu reached out and gently pinched her chin, looked left and right, and said with a distressed smile: "I haven't seen her for a long time, and it's all fleshy." ”

Taking advantage of Tang Yu's inattention, V opened his mouth violently and bit his index finger, and with such a hard force, a trace of blood overflowed.

It wasn't until he was relieved that V spit out his fingers, casually took a tissue from the bar plate and threw it to Tang Yu: "Wipe it yourself, it's dirty." ”

Tang Yu picked up a tissue and wiped it clean, then sat next to him and quipped: "Why, you are debt-free now, I must not be able to speak." ”

V glanced at him, put down the empty glass in his hand, replaced it with a 'Johnny Silver Hand' wine glass, and said angrily: "It's not good to do it, what are you going to do when you come back, it's hard to leave." ”

Tang Yu picked up the wine glass on the table, stared at the wine in the glass, and said calmly: "I can't let go of some things and some people." ”

V half leaned on the bar, looked at Tang Yu with his head and asked with a smile: "Why don't you see that even the identity of the company's top management is willing to be thrown away, there are still people and things in my heart that I can't let go, don't tell me that I am also one of them, it sounds weird." ”

Tang Yu found out why V's performance today was so sour, and sure enough, it was the economic foundation that determined the superstructure, and he was naturally hardened as the owner.

"You'll find out later, is Rogge there?"

V said to Nunu in the box: "Let's talk about things inside." ”

She then asked, "How does it feel to be famous and legendary, the whole Night City is talking about you, the top of the Arasaka Company has defected, Adam's hammer has been overturned, and the company square has collapsed." ”

"Tut-tut, this is amazing, next time I want to do this kind of good thing, remember to tell me in advance, I will definitely dress like a cheerleader, like a little fan girl to cheer you on, 'ahhh V said while imitating the fan girl to exclaim loudly, deliberately making a look of worship.

Tang Yu was a little helpless, for V's yin and yang weirdness, he could be regarded as having learned again, and if he offended her, he really didn't want to take advantage of his mouth.

"Okay, okay, I'll punish myself with a cup, you dissipate your anger first." He raised his glass and drank it down.

V looked surprised and said, "Why did you reward yourself?" ”

Tang Yu: "."

She changed her words: "But thanks to you, I now have a car and a house, and I don't have a penny of debts on my face, and I live quite nourishingly alone, if you don't have a place to live, go to me." ”

After speaking, V also drank all the wine in his hand, which can be regarded as forgiving Tang Yu for saying goodbye.

Tang Yu thought silently in his heart: "What's the good thing about going to live with you, get up early every day and practice in the morning, and go through the treasure chest." ’

However, because V was sitting in front of him, he could only vaguely agree.

V just wanted to ask something, but the door of the secret box not far behind him automatically slid open, and a familiar figure stepped out, it was Rogge.

She was still wearing the yellow sweatshirt, and when she saw Tang Yu sitting at the bar, she walked towards him with confident steps and took the initiative to greet him.

"You're finally here."

Tang Yu stood up and said bluntly: "Let's talk about it inside." ”

V glanced at the two of them, then stood up and walked towards the box together.

The three of them went to the exclusive box, and after closing the gate, it was a hidden safe house.

Rogge sat down in the middle of the main seat and folded his legs, raised his hand to lean on the back of the sofa, and invited Tang Yu and V to sit down.

V skillfully took out the wine bottle and three glasses from the cabinet, put them on the table, pushed them to the two of them respectively, and then sat directly next to Tang Yu, not at all.

Rogge thanked him, and instead of taking a glass to drink, he said bluntly: "The thing you mentioned last time has been done, and V is now sitting next to you alive." ”

V knew that Rogge's move at that time was specially arranged by Tang Yu, so he didn't feel any surprise, but looked at Tang Yu and waited for his reply.

Tang Yu nodded slightly and added, "It's just that half a leg is missing." ”

"The arranger gave her the best titanium alloy cyber prosthetics, and the parameters have been calibrated so that it does not affect the use of both legs at the same time." Rogge explained in a deep voice.

Tang Yu said calmly: "In this case, it is time for me to fulfill my promise." ”

V was a little curious, what conditions did Tang Yu use to persuade the queen of the afterlife, Rogge, to personally protect her, and hide her in the afterlife bar to avoid the limelight of the outside world.

"V, is the safe you got from the Kambi Mansion still there?" Tang Yu asked.

V's heart tightened for a moment, and he explained a little unwillingly: "When I was evacuating in a floating car, I found that my destination suddenly navigated to Arasaka Tower in Kyoto, so I had to smash the console. ”

"The float crashed and the safe broke, and the chips inside were broken." She knew that the chip must be very important to Tang Yu, and it was inevitable that she would not be happy to do the errand.

Tang Yu's heart tightened, and he hurriedly asked with concern: "Did you put that chip in your brain?" ”

Before V could answer, Rogge on the side explained: "The relic biochip is here. ”

After speaking, she stretched out her hand and pointed to the back of her head for the biological neural interface, which means that the chip is in the brain.

V continued to add: "Tang, there was really no way at that time, the floating car not only automatically changed its destination, but was also pursued by the Arasaka armed floating car, which was thanks to Rogge, after the crash, the temperature control function of the safe was damaged, so he could only take it out and put it in his head." ”

Tang Yu understood that the situation was indeed urgent at that time, and said apologetically: "It's me who didn't think about it, that floating car is Arasaka Saburo's car, and the destination should have been changed from Kyoto." ”

V was a little confused: 'Good guy, the floating car you arranged for me to ride in turned out to be Saburo Arasaka's?' ’

A hint of discoloration also flashed in Rogge's eyes, he had learned about Tang Yu's information, and knew that he was mixing well in Arasaka Company, but he didn't expect that he had already reached this level.

Being able to get the certification of Saburo Arasaka's car is enough to show the importance of Tang Yu, it is really unimaginable that he is willing to give up all his status and identity after finally getting mixed up to this point.

At least, Rogge felt he couldn't.

She opened her mouth and continued to ask: "The RELIC biochip has not yet been developed, the product launch has failed, and there is no change in my mind, and I can't read the information in the biochip. ”

Tang Yu saw that she had not yet realized the seriousness of the situation, so she had to explain: "The research and development of RELIC biochips has actually been successful, but the chip startup is not an active behavior, but a passive acceptance of the chip data transmission coverage. In order to actually activate the RELIC biochip, there must be a prerequisite. ”

V and Rogge looked solemn and looked at Tang Yu with serious expressions, waiting for the next answer.

There was a pause.

Tang Yu said in a deep voice: "The activation of the chip requires the right person, at the right time, and in the right way to die, and then the chip will activate the biological transmission function, and the brain synapses are deeply integrated and grown. ”

"In other words, it's a process of transition from one brain to another, which can be understood as soul overlay."

"Until the soul coverage is complete, the two consciousnesses will coexist in one body."

After listening to Tang Yu's explanation, Rogge was completely silent.

What made it even more difficult for her was that Tang Yu told her that when the brain was connected to the RELIC biochip, the process had actually begun.

If you haven't tried to link, read, and activate the chip in the short term, and take it out in time, it won't have much impact.

Once the cranial nerve is implanted and the brain nerve is tried to link, it means that the chip and the brain nerve begin to integrate, and if you want to take it out for a long time, it will cause damage to the human brain and the chip that is difficult to assess and difficult to reverse, which is why the RELIC biochip must be kept in a safe, not in the owner's brain.

The crux of the problem with the RELIC chip now is that even if communion occurs and the right death is not accepted at the right time, it is still difficult to activate the soul imprint in the chip, and what awaits the original host is just an empty dream.

There's another chapter a little later.

(End of chapter)