Cyberpunk: 2075.

Chapter 227 86. Being worried
"We're back."

"Did you encounter any problems on the way?"

"Of course not. It's all very peaceful."

Carl was greeting Mrs. Wells, and Mrs. Wells noticed V behind him, and came up to him enthusiastically, saying to V:

"You must be V, I heard about you from Carl and the others."

"Hello."

V looked at Mrs. Wells, who was smiling, and after a brief pause, he also smiled and extended his hand: "I am V."

"I'm Victor."

Old Wei came over at some point, patted V on the shoulder, and nodded at him: "Just follow Jack and the others and call me Old Wei."

"You are the cyborg doctor that Carl and the others mentioned."

"Yes, it's me. If you want to repair a prosthetic body in the future, just come to me. My skills are no worse than those of the people in your tribe."

While Old V and Mrs. Wells were welcoming V, Jack had already approached Misty, who was looking at V from a distance. The two were talking about something over there, while Carl was frying French fries with Oliver.

Today, all the kitchen utensils have been moved to the area of ​​the Wild Wolf Bar that used to be the pool table. You can just cook whatever you want to eat on the spot.

"Fry it till it's crispy, can you cook it well?"

"Why don't you come and just sit there and talk without doing anything every day."

Oliver rolled his eyes at Carl and asked while frying French fries, "Are you going to Arasaka Tower tomorrow?"

"Well, I told you before that you had to go as a guard."

"Bodyguard, right? Arasaka Tower, that place, you have to be careful."

"I know, I understand. After all, this is the core area of ​​Arasaka in the entire Americas. At that time, we don't know how densely populated it will be. It's not surprising that someone would take the opportunity to launch an attack."

"I'm not saying that you should be careful to protect your employer when it comes to bodyguards."

Oliver stared at the fries in the pot, and didn't look at Carl: "What I mean is, if you are in danger, remember to run."

"Run? I'm going to be a bodyguard."

"Professional ethics and the like, when there is danger, just abandon it. Your life safety is the most important, Carl."

Oliver picked up the colander and stirred the fries in the frying pan. "This is a meeting of the top leaders of Arasaka from all over America. In my opinion, even if there is an attack, it will most likely be a dog-eat-dog fight. If you encounter such a thing, it is better not to get involved and just run away."

He turned his head and glanced at Karl: "You lost both hands in that mission. I don't want to see you come back seriously injured and lose both legs, or even die there."

"Broken there?"

"If you were going on a dangerous mission in the past, I would never stop you, because T-Bug, Jack, and I are here, and we can help you. But you will be alone tomorrow, you know, we can't support you from outside to enter the Arasaka Tower. It's like you entering a snake cave. If something really happens to you, even if we want to break into the Arasaka Tower to save you, it may be too late."

After hearing what Oliver said, Carl fell silent, and Oliver continued, "This time, we couldn't even hear you shouting for help."

After a few seconds, Carl spoke up: "I understand, Oliver."

"I don't have much to say. I'm just saying this on behalf of Jack and the others. Carl, you are very capable. You are also the most capable one in our team. Remember, we are not dead yet, so don't die too. If something is wrong and your life is in danger, just run."

Oliver started to pick up French fries: "Run, as long as you can run to a place where you can send us a signal, we can directly break into the Arasaka Tower to rescue you. You must always remember that you are no longer alone now." "Yes."

Carl nodded with a smile, looked at the French fries that Oliver took out, and without caring about the calories, he took one directly.

Carl held the fries in his hand, which were terribly hot and had just come out of the oil, but there was no change on the skin of his fingers at all. This arm, which was not seriously injured to begin with, was repaired by the old repairman when he went back home midnight yesterday. Now it looks no different from before.

After blowing on the fries a few times to try to cool them down, Carl didn't wait to sprinkle them with pepper and salt, or dip them in ketchup or something, he just started eating them. Under the crispy shell of the fries was just the right aroma of potato starch, and the smell made Carl's eyes seem to light up.

"I didn't realize, Oliver, that you're so good at frying French fries."

"Of course I haven't shown it to you."

Oliver accepted the compliment nonchalantly, and while he was speaking, T-BUG arrived.

T-BUG knew Mrs. Wells and Old V, but he had only met V online. After the two of them greeted each other, T-BUG walked over to Oliver and Carl and curiously took a look at the thing Oliver was fishing out.

“Is this French fries?”

"Yes, this is Carl's favorite food in the Wild Wolf Bar. Although it's not as good as what Mrs. Wells fried, I still have some confidence. I just got a compliment from Carl. How about T-BUG, let's eat some first?"

T-BUG, who went out today in casual clothes instead of black clothes, became curious after hearing Oliver bragging. She looked at the French fries that were cooled aside and picked out a small one.

"Be careful of the burn T-bug."

Carl reminded him, but T-BUG's eyes showed a series of data: "This one has the lowest temperature. I've checked it. Its temperature is enough for me to touch it directly."

"Use your artificial eye to see."

Watching T-BUG pick up the fries and put them in his mouth, chewing them carefully, Carl was a little curious about how T-BUG would evaluate the fries. However, before he could ask, T-BUG, who had finished eating the fries, gave his comment: "It would be better if it was a few seconds longer before it came out of the pan. Although the fries are delicious, they lack flavor and should be seasoned."

"So professional."

Knowing that T-BUG came to the conclusion based on factors such as the texture of the food, Carl sighed and then met T-BUG's gaze.

Then, T-BUG ate some French fries while casually saying, "You have to go to Arasaka Tower tomorrow."

She said the same thing as Oliver.

The following conversation was no different from Oliver's.

In response, Karl still answered seriously.

He wouldn't say that Oliver had already asked or said that, he just felt that he had to reassure his companion who had doubts.

Of course, such thoughts quickly passed.

because
"You're going to Arasaka Tower tomorrow?"

Not only Jack and his friends, but even Misty and Mrs. Wells who learned about it from Jack became worried and started asking questions.

Being worried
Carl always felt embarrassed.

A bit, embarrassing and fun.

(End of this chapter)