Cyberpunk: I didn't cheat.

Vito gave a casual reply.

"Next to Taiping Prefecture".

Anne thought Vito was playing a trick on her again, so she slammed her hand on Vito's cup.

"Have a great vacation! I'm going much farther than you, to Europe!"

"Your royal relatives want you to go back and inherit the throne?"

"no!"

As the wine cups clinked and the night deepened, the atmosphere grew more intimate.

No one was too drunk. Valerie was seeing Anne off at the airport tomorrow, so they left first.

Vito then invited Jack and Vincent to visit him.

The three of them got into Delaman's taxi.

"Welcome back, Vito, it's been a long time."

Upon arriving at the children's gun station, S took two gun cases from the gun cabinet.

The slightly larger one was given to Jack.

“There’s a Defender inside, as you probably know. I’m temporarily leaving the team, and Cha is coming with me. Bug’s been wanting to retire for a while, so…”

Jack patted the gun case.

"It's okay! We've always gotten through this before. I'll wait for you to come back sometime."

Vincent also said.

“Jack is my buddy, we can go on missions together in the future.”

Vito nodded and handed the other gun case to Vincent.

“V, this is for you. I feel quite at ease with you and Jack around. Misty says Jack is a tank, he always wants to be a legend, you have to help hold him back. Sometimes slowing down is more important than rushing forward.”

Vincent nodded.

"Don't worry, by the time you come back, we might be a team together."

Vito smiled.

"In this box is my submachine gun captain and a Lexington pistol custom-made for you, called Choice."

"Thank you, Vito."

"It's not over yet. I ordered a Crossroads Eye from Old Vina. You have time to get it installed, Jack. Go to the repair shop; your gift is there."

The group then went to the repair shop, where there was a motorcycle covered with a red cloth.

"Open it."

Jack lifted the red cloth, revealing a Shijin White Bird racing car underneath.

“I couldn’t find one for you, so I was thinking of buying you a car, but I decided to buy this one first. I think you’ll like it more.”

Seeing Vito looking like he was making his final arrangements, Jack couldn't help but hug Vito and ask.

"Mano, tell me the truth, are you not coming back?"

Vito patted Jack on the shoulder.

"Of course I'll come back, I still have so much to do!"

Chapter 118 Now Now

Vito sent a large sum of money to T-bug.

T-bug was originally watching Qiwei's online appearances. She didn't send Qiwei a virus file to alert her, because any hacker who wasn't skilled enough to operate on the streets would have died.

Upon seeing the transfer, T-bug sent Vito a message.

[Did you drink too much and add an extra few zeros? But how come I didn't know you were so rich?]

[After you finish this job, go to Tahiti and live a retired life. You won't have to deal with ICE anymore.]

[Didn't you say you wanted me to take you online? We haven't done that yet.]

[Haha, I need to take a break too. I'll reconnect in a while, and we'll see each other in cyberspace.]

[Did you tell Jack about this?]

[I've already told you, and I've also told you about your retirement.]

[That big oaf is probably crying in bed tonight. I need to text him, lest Jack finds some mediocre hacker on the street to be the team's thief after I leave.]

Have a wonderful time in Tahiti.

Thank you. Just let me know if you need anything; I can still help you even after I've retired.

[OK, I'll talk to you later, I have some things to take care of =）]

Vito closed the chat window and sent Li Ying a message saying that she should rest at the gym that night and not spend all night watching movies with Xiao.

Vito moved the deck chair to the dock, and as he enjoyed the night breeze, he looked at the lights of Heywood. This was the first time he had calmly gazed at Heywood at night.

In the morning, Gloria arrived at the door with dark circles under her eyes and saw Vito on the recliner.

"You lay here all night?"

Vito stretched and folded up the recliner.

"I wanted to lie down here, but why are your dark circles so bad?"

“I called David last night and I felt something was off about him. I wanted to go see him, but he refused. I asked him to come over, but he kept making excuses because he was too busy. I feel like he's hiding something from me.”

Gloria sighed. The fact that David was avoiding her meant that the child was hiding something from her.

Vito gave Gloria a box and then transferred a large sum of money to her.

"Vito, what does this mean?"

Gloria frowned.

"I'm going to be away for a while. The repair shop and the logistics company are closed. Gloria, you're a good person. Take this money and leave Night City."

The box contains prosthetic volume chips. I've been using them for a while now, and they've worked. I'll give them to David, and then you and Lucy can go together.”

Gloria took the box.

"Thank you for the chip, but I can't take your money."

Vito refused Gloria's transfer.

"Take it, money isn't that important to me anymore."

Gloria's eyes were red.

"So, what are you going to do now? Perform surgery on yourself at night and then sneak out for a gunfight?"

Vito was speechless.

"How could you..."

“Vito! I know you’re strong! I know you’re capable, I know you can handle everything, but I still worry when I help you throw away those blood-stained, bullet-hole-ridden clothes!”

I know you're involved in some rumors about the city at night. You never hide it, you just come back so casually. If you don't say anything, I won't ask. But now you're transferring such a large sum of money to me, what are you going to do with it?

"Tell me the truth, Vito, I remember you've never saved that much money. What are you going to do with it!"

Vito did not answer Gloria's question directly.

“I need to rest for a while, don’t worry, Gloria. Have you decided where you want to go? Asia? Or somewhere else? I heard the moon is nice. I saw an ad the other day, tickets only cost 250,000. You…”

Gloria hugged Vito, and this sudden action left Vito speechless.

After a while, Vito gently pushed Gloria away.

Gloria wiped away her tears.

“I had a dream where I didn’t meet you. The cleaner took my prosthetic body, and the doctor just gave David an urn.”

I was watching David from heaven. He joined Mann's team, and one by one, the team members died. Later, he implanted many prosthetic bodies into himself, and finally, he died in Arasaka..."

"It's alright, Gloria, it was just a dream. Go back and pack your things. I'll have Jack give you a ride; he has a new partner now, and he drives really well."

Vito didn't know how to face Gloria. He rescued Gloria from an accident and met David. In his interactions with Gloria, Vito was unknowingly influenced by her.

Gloria was kind, and her compassion made those she helped truly grateful to her.

She tried her best to lift David up and help him escape his downward spiral, but unfortunately, tragedy always strikes first.

During her time with Vito, Gloria learned everything. She learned some stories about the cube-headed man from him, and her intuition told her that Vito was the cube-headed man, the one who used violence to combat violence but did not harm ordinary people.

Gloria remained silent until Vito finally broke the silence.

"Gloria, could you fit me with an external prosthetic arm for my right hand?"

Gloria nodded and went inside to put on her white coat, while Vito took out a sword-embedded hand prosthetic from a box. Once installed, this prosthetic would allow a hidden blade to pop out from the back of the hand.

This was Vito's inspiration from Assassin's Creed. Regardless of how well it worked, he installed it to try it out. In some crucial moments, having a knife is better than gouging someone's eyes out with your fingers.

As for whether to attach it to the back of the hand or the wrist, Vito thought about his fingers and finally chose to attach it to the back of his hand.

The operating room was quiet, with only the faint sound of machinery. Gloria was carefully installing Vito's prosthetic body.

Vito felt that time seemed to pass very slowly today, while in Gloria's eyes, time flew by.

After the prosthetic body was installed, Gloria patted Vito's prosthetic body, just like they usually do.

"Vito."

"What's wrong, Gloria?"

"I am so glad to have met you."

“I’m happy too, Gloria.”

"I hope we can meet again in the future."

"Yes, Gloria."

……

David's life was in turmoil, and he was left with nothing but despair.

The cards circulated as if trying to make up for some regret, which led to Vito and David's meeting and the intricate connections between them.

Fate is the mechanism that governs all living beings in the torrent of time.

His health was tormented by chronic illnesses due to bad habits, and his love life failed to develop as expected, encountering uncontrollable problems. Some things were futile even if he tried hard to fight them.

But all of this will change completely when the Fate/Destiny is in its upright position.

At this time, Faraday was beginning to eliminate people associated with the prosthetic body "King Kong," and Lucy was at the top of Faraday's list.

Chapter 119 Today I Have Three Heads and Six Arms

Ready!

Vito drove the 911 he bought for Chalco back to the apartment. The three of them hadn't stayed there for more than a few days, so there wasn't much to pack.

Liying's injuries have healed considerably, and she can now go to the safe house. This was something they had agreed upon beforehand. They would stay in Dog Town for a while, perhaps a month, or perhaps until 2077.

Cha was very happy to receive a 911 as a gift. Although he mentioned it from time to time, he knew that the car was not cheap.

"Vito! Little Cha loves you!"

Little Cha rushed forward and snatched the 911's external dial, then tried to give Vito a big hug.

Vito pushed Cha away with his hand and said dismissively.

"I love you too, mwah! Okay, Cha, get out there and start the car."