It's hard to imagine that this duckweed has a lifetime

Full of fallacy, foolishness, and strife,

It doesn't matter if it's true, everything is a façade,

We're just dreaming around.

Alan whispered softly.

Late at night, Alan leaned his hands on the fence in the hallway of his apartment, holding a can of cheap coffee from a vending machine, enjoying the view of Night City at night, with rows of skyscrapers, nightclubs, and company buildings, and the endless winding streets obscured by huge skyscrapers in the distance. The neon halo sets the stage for the steel and concrete ballet. Under the floodlights and giant screens that spread across the sky, bulky floating cars travel like swimming fish.

This is Night City, a place where dreams come true.

"Big brother, can't you sleep too?"

Alan looked back, and there was a little child in the corridor at some point, a lovely little girl, probably only eleven or twelve years old, wearing a somewhat old white T-shirt, a pair of pure big eyes, staring at Alan a little innocently.

Alan thought back for a moment, as if he had seen the child somewhere, "Ah, by the way, she's the daughter of the house next door. It's a male NCPD officer, and it seems to be Lawrence. ”

"What's your name, little girl. My name is Alan. Alan smiled at the child.

"Hello Big Brother Alan, my name is Shirley. What were you talking about when you were alone there? ”

Alan patiently explained; "I was reading a poem by the English poet Shelley, called Mimosa. Shelley admired nature, praised the beauty of nature, was good at describing natural phenomena to express his feelings, and at the same time described the power and changes of nature, he entrusted himself with his pursuit of time and freedom. ”

Little Shirley shook her head in confusion, these things might be too complicated for her. "It's not too white, but I think it's good."

"Shirley, it's so late, why don't you go home and sleep?"

Shirley lowered her head and was silent for a moment, and said: "Dad goes out to work every day, he is very busy, sometimes he even gets injured, I have always been worried about him, but I can't do anything." ”

Seeing Shirley's somewhat distressed appearance, Alan slowly walked up to Shirley and gently hugged her as a sign of comfort. whispered, "When Dad comes home next time, you can give him a hug like I did, and say it, thank you Dad." ”

"Is that okay? Will Dad be happy? ”

"Yes, don't worry. He'll be happy. Alan said with a smile.

Shirley instantly turned sad and smiled; "Brother Alan, why don't you go to bed so late?"

Alan was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect to be asked by this little girl, and he couldn't say why for a while, but just said, "Probably I like the night, compared to the hustle and bustle of the day, I prefer the tranquility of the night."

"Okay, let's talk about this tonight, go back to sleep, Shirley, don't worry your dad."

"Well, then I'll go back first, big brother goodbye."

Alan stood still, watching Shirley run back to his home from afar.

I opened the address book and flipped to the most recently added contact, Locille.

"Hello? Losier, I want to talk to you, the time and place are set at the Wolf Bar in the Valley area at noon on a cloudy day. Don't try to refuse me, unless you don't want your goods. With that, Alan hung up the phone.

If you want to go to Taiping Zhou to investigate the inheritance of the Voodoo Gang, you really need to find someone who is more familiar with it, but the people there are still more xenophobic, if I am alone, it may be a lot of effort to investigate, and it should be easier to have her help from a guy who has been in the Voodoo Gang.

"Why don't you call Jason's stinky boy too, although he may not be of much use, but multiple people can also share some of the pressure, I don't know if he's awake."

It was noon the next day, and Alan arrived at the Wolf Bar early. This is the shelter of the Dark Saints Valentino, and the air is filled with restlessness and rebellion, and metal and leather rub together to create a sense of deviance.

Valentino's gang members are mostly of Mexican descent, but they also welcome other races and ethnicities to join. They also celebrate various Mexican festivals and customs, and members often quickly assimilate into Mexican culture.

It is the sense of traditional identity...... At the very least, it is the common customs that bind the group to the locals and form a large family. The loyalty of the community protects the gang members, which makes it difficult for any police officer or company trying to infiltrate the Valentino gang. In return, the gang protects the entire community. In addition, betrayal is the most serious crime in Valentino's gang rules, and those who break the ring are often punished with capital punishment.

On the other hand, Valentino gang members who died in battles with other gangs, police, or corporate enforcers are often commemorated as saints or martyrs, and are glorified with songs and huge murals. This monumental street art resembles religious iconography, with textual descriptions of the saints' glorious deeds.

In the Wolf Bar, there is a shrine dedicated to a brave martyr, his name is Jack Wells, a strong man with a ball head, who died on an errand about Arasaka, which I heard was related to last year's Kambi Mansion incident.

Alan sat on the edge of the bar at the bar: "Have a soda, Pepi." Oh no, two glasses, I'll wait for someone. ”

"Okay, two glasses of soda, but it's really yours, the person you're waiting for won't be a child. Hahahaha! Pepi smiled and poured two glasses of soda with ice and placed them in front of Alan.

"Children are much easier to get along with than she is, so look at you, Pepi."

"Listen to you say that, you're dating a girl! It's okay, Alan, this is going to open meat, how does it look, who is it? ”

"Shut up, I'm dating someone to talk about cooperation, you think I'm Jason's kid, so unreliable."

After about half an hour, Pepi quipped, "You shouldn't be pigeons, hahahahahaha." ”

Alan smiled slightly; "No, she's just too cautious."

"Okay, come out, I won't hurt you."

In a seat in the corner of the bar, suddenly a person walked over, it was Locille, a little different from the last time, she sat a little disguised to make herself appear less noticeable.

"You found out I'm coming? Then why didn't you say it earlier! Locsil took off his disguise, revealed his original appearance, sat down next to Alan, and glanced at him angrily.

"It feels interesting, don't mind, I'll invite you for this cup, you're welcome."

Locsil smiled more ugly than crying; "Soda with ice melts. This is sparkling water, and you're sorry. Bartender! Have a beer, this guy is in treat! ”

Alan glanced at Peppi helplessly and motioned for him to do so.

After the beer was served, Losil drank a large glass and said with a little satisfaction, "Okay, let's get down to business." What are you asking me to do, is my goods with you, you thief. ”

"First of all, I have to correct one thing, I am not a thief, I picked it up by accident, and I didn't know what you were talking about at the time, and secondly, this chip does not belong to you, you also stole it, from the Voodoo Gang."

Locsil was a little surprised; "You've already seen the contents of the chip? There is encryption on it! I'm underestimating you. Depend on! ”

"None of this matters, I want to say we work together." Alan suddenly said with a serious face.