Is this okay?

Just then, the vehicle in front was hit by a stray bullet and overturned, and Gloria couldn't brake in time and crashed into it!

"David!"

Even in the final moments of the car crash, she didn't forget David beside her.

Immediately following was a dizzying spin and a deafening crash. David felt himself being firmly tucked into his seat. When he came to his senses, he was engulfed in flames, while his mother lay on the road ahead, her fate unknown.

"Mother!!"

He screamed in terror, wanting to go up and see what was going on.

Meanwhile, the Trauma Team flew in from the sky, running skillfully toward David and Gloria.

This situation relieved David. The trauma team's medical expertise was top-notch in Night City; with them around, it was hard to die.

Unexpectedly, at that moment, someone from the trauma group suddenly said something.

"Not the target users."

"What!? Wait!!"

David snapped out of his daze and immediately shouted, but the trauma team ignored him and rushed straight into the sea of ​​fire.

If they are not customers, they are not within the scope of their assistance.

Just then, members of the Tiger Claw Gang appeared on motorcycles.

"Hey!! Where's the stuff?!"

"Got them? Wait, there are still survivors? Ha!"

The two men noticed David, and with bloodthirsty smiles on their faces, they planned to kill David and celebrate.

Just as they raised their guns, a figure suddenly knocked one of them over.

Bang-!

The person who was hit crashed into the guardrail and suffered fractures all over his body, while the prosthetic body inside him scattered like petals.

"What!?" The other person belatedly turned around and saw a horrifying scene.

Four enormous, blood-red kagune bloomed in the firelight, swaying in the air like demonic monsters, their black-and-red eyes staring at him with murderous intent.

It's Gloria!

"Mother?"

David, inside the car, couldn't help but show fear upon seeing Gloria.

At the same time, he realized that what happened last night was definitely not simple; his mother was in this state, five million... the company...

Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah! !

David realized something and screamed in pain inside.

My mother did it all for me... all for me!

What are you going to do to my David?

Gloria's icy voice rang out as she questioned the Tiger Claw gang members.

"A monster...a monster—!!"

The man screamed and instantly pointed his weapon at Gloria, but before he could even aim the gun, Gloria slapped him across the face!

Bang—crash—!

In a second, that person crashed into the guardrail just like the previous one, scattering across the ground.

Immediately afterwards, Gloria looked tenderly at David, ran up quickly, and pushed the overturned vehicle back to its original position.

As the vehicle lurched and shook, David stared blankly at Gloria.

"Mom...you..."

“It’s alright, David. Mom, we have money now, and we have the power to protect you.”

Gloria gently reached out and unbuckled the seatbelt, then hugged David, speechless.

However, the slow-swaying kagune behind her left David speechless.

But David understood that his mother... must have gone through something terrible!

Chapter 549 I went up there and did a split!

After the car accident, Gloria helped the dazed David pack his things, acting as if nothing had happened. To be precise, that's how it is in Night City; these kinds of things are all too common.

Being alive is good enough; what more could one ask for?

Finally, Gloria led David to a luxurious house, at least better than the previous one.

David felt no joy at the new house, because Gloria's situation seemed unbelievable to him.

"Mom... what's wrong with your body?"

David, who had just moved into his new home, sat on the sofa in the living room and asked nervously, his heart filled with disbelief.

Gloria smiled slightly upon hearing this, casually sat down next to David, and put her arm around his head.

“It’s okay, David. Mom is fine now, so you just need to focus on your studies.”

In the end, David realized that his mother wouldn't tell him anything, so he could only listen to her and stop asking questions.

Meanwhile, on the other side.

Leng Mo let everyone eat and drink to their hearts' content, and after they were full, he led the group to start grinding the mission.

The scavenger cleanup operation has officially begun.

The advertisement I posted this morning has generated a lot of information for Senior Xiaoyuan, all of which are locations for street sweepers.

So Leng Mo raised his two guns and started shouting like a madman.

"Yosh! Let's go! This is Tekkadan's first mission in Night City! Kiwi, Lucy, Madoka-senpai, you hackers will provide support! Let's charge—! Food and lodging included... no! Ammo and medical care included, one thousand kills!"

Then there is no more.

Leng Mo led everyone from the east of the city to the west, their battle raging with passion.

And Jack, who was practically one of their own, was also present.

And then... that was it. Leng Mo and the others went straight to the point of losing contact.

Even Gloria, who was planning to come to work the next day, couldn't find anyone, but she did see a message left by Leng Mo asking her to spend more time with David.

Then, a week later...

Arasaka Corporation.

office.

"What did you say?! Jack hasn't been home for seven days!?" V answered the phone with a shocked expression as she spoke to Jack's mother, Mrs. Wells.

“Jack usually tells me in advance if he’s going out, but this time there’s been no word at all, and he’s not answering my calls. It’s so strange. And he recently gave me a large sum of money, so… I’m afraid something has happened to him. V, can you help me?”

"No problem, Mrs. Wells. Jack is my brother, I'll definitely help. Did he leave any clues? And where was he last seen?"

"It seems to be... at Old Wei's place? I heard someone saw him recently."

"Okay, I'll go look for it."

V ended the call and immediately got up and went outside.

He does the dirty work at the company, so he often has to go out.

He was more worried about Jack's situation, after all, that genetic biotechnology company was definitely not that simple.

First, V went to Jack's house and carefully checked it, but found no clues.

Just as I stepped outside, I suddenly heard someone talking.

"Mom, don't you have to go to work these days?"

"I've been resting these past few days, and the company seems to be overwhelmed with work. I couldn't find anyone when I went there."

"Really? I remember Mom's company was called GeneBio, right?"

Um! ?

Upon hearing this, V's pupils immediately contracted, and he rushed forward.

"Wait! You just said genetically modified organisms, right!?"

"Ok?"

Upon hearing this, Gloria and David, who were standing by the roadside, immediately turned around and looked over. They breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that it was a girl in a suit. However, the voice was that of a man, which was unexpected but still acceptable.

"May I ask who you are?" Gloria asked politely when she saw V wearing Arasaka's suit.

"I'm V, Jack's friend. You're a genetically engineered person, you should know Jack, right?"

"Jack Wells?"

"That's him! Do you know where he is?"

"They should be at the Tekkadan's base, right?"

"Tekkadan? Can you tell me the location?" V asked anxiously as soon as she saw that Gloria knew Jack.

"Sure, but what do you need Jack for?"

“Jack’s mom is very worried about him. He hasn’t been home for a week, so she wants to know where he is.”

"Okay, just go to this address."

Gloria watched as V sent an address, and at the same time sent a message from V to Madoka-senpai.

"Thank you very much."

After obtaining the address, V hurriedly headed towards it.

……

Rebecca's house.

When V arrived at this address, he sensed something was subtly wrong.

"The smell of alcohol and blood is so strong..."

He cautiously drew his pistol and moved closer, only to find the corridor covered in blood and the door to the deepest room open.

I went in with a nervous heart, only to find that no one was there.

"no one?"

He looked around and found that the computer was still on, so he carefully turned it on to investigate.

Then he saw Pira's log.

On the first day, the guild leader summoned us to kill Scavengers. Holy crap! I got shot, but thankfully the guild leader's stuff worked and he was back to life in a few seconds! No wonder he's the guild leader! Then the guild leader took us out for drinks to calm our nerves.

The next day, we started killing the Cleaners again, taking down quite a few people, hehe, a few hundred thousand in profit! My sister is awesome! I'm sticking with Ting's coattails! The guild leader took us out for drinks to calm our nerves.

On the third day, they killed the cleaner, drank to calm their nerves, and counted their money.

On the fourth day, this couldn't go on! I felt like throwing up just looking at the cleaners! Their mouths were full of vodka!

On the fifth day, kill the cleaner, drink to calm your nerves, and count the money.

Day Six: Who am I? Where am I? What am I supposed to do? Kill! There's a cleaner!! Waaaaaaagh!

Day 7: Clean... Street cleaner! WRYYYYYYY——！ ！ ！

"..."

Your mental state is worrying...

After reading the log, V felt a bit confused, like a scavenger PDST.

Just how much do they hate the cleaners?

It seems Jack is still alive, but why isn't he answering the phone?

V frowned at this strange occurrence, then looked around but found no useful clues.

"Don't move!"

Suddenly a pistol was pressed against the back of V's head, and a girl's voice rang out—it was Rebecca.