125: Do you want this free labor?

The Hail brothers, a pair of cunning individuals, became high-level employees at a certain company by latching onto rich women.

Although steel wool might be a form of enjoyment for the Hail brothers, who have a bit of an M streak, after being dogs for so long, they always wanted to experience what it felt like to be human again.

Carter Company's main business is specifically providing the emotional value of "being human" for people like the Hail brothers.

Thus, a "customized lover" of the blank-slate type, with a gentle temperament, tender and yielding like water, lacking opinions, and deficient in common sense, was "manufactured".

In addition to the "lover model" requested by the elder Hail brother, Carter Company also "manufactured" a "daughter model" custom puppet according to the younger Hail brother's request.

However, unexpected events happen, and misfortune can strike at any time.

The Hail brothers' good fortune was accidentally discovered by the rich woman.

The rich woman was furious and strictly ordered the Hail brothers to quickly dispose of their custom puppets.

The Hail brothers hadn't reaped enough benefits from the rich woman yet, so even though they were extremely reluctant, they could only tearfully abandon the two custom puppets in the end.

But in a place like Night City, companies don't do business at a loss.

Seeing that the deal couldn't be completed, a salesperson at Carter Company came up with a plan and suggested it to the rich woman.

"Two high-end custom puppets are rare items in the black Superdream world. How about we make use of these two puppets and film them into a black Superdream series?"

The rich woman agreed to the salesperson's suggestion.

After much searching, the boss of the "Four-Eyes Gang" - the ""Four-Eyes Murderer"" - used his connections, relying on his superb interrogation techniques, extensive Cleaners network, and rich experience in black Superdream filming, to last until the end of the auction and win the two puppets.

It was also on the same day that the "Four-Eyes Gang" robbed the Old Captain's goods, and Fang Yun accepted the Old Captain's commission.

The ""Four-Eyes Murderer"" returned to his lair with his men and the goods, and according to the tradition of the "Four-Eyes Gang", held a celebration party.

Then, Fang Yun arrived.

As soon as Fang Yun, this righteous official, arrived, he shot down all the members of the "Four-Eyes Gang".

Finally, only Hua Meiying, Bai Xuerou, and a few other women who had been abducted back to the base by the "Four-Eyes Gang" to be used for black Superdream filming, looked at Fang Yun with blank faces.

...

Through the system logs recorded by the main control System in the ""Four-Eyes Murderer""'s room, the accounts of Hua Meiying and Bai Xuerou, and the additions from others, Fang Yun roughly understood the whole story.

By the way, the woman with the gentle temperament is Hua Meiying, and the other is Bai Xuerou.

〖Author: Don't ask why the Hail brothers, who are foreigners, custom-ordered two puppets with Chinese names. Just say it's for the plot. (Dog head)〗

Fang Yun scratched his head, smacked his lips, and then sucked in a cold breath.

"Tsk, hiss~. Hah~"

"..."

"This is a bit tricky."

"..." (Stroking chin)

The strength of the "Four-Eyes Gang", within the entire Vortex Gang, is neither strong nor weak.

For Valentine, who is just starting out in the 2077 game, the "Four-Eyes Gang" is an unsolvable dungeon that is guaranteed death if attempted solo.

For legendary mercenaries like Adam Smasher and Morgan Black Hand, clearing the "Four-Eyes Gang" might not be described as effortless, but it's certainly no different from eating and drinking, requiring no effort at all.

Such a mid-level Vortex Gang small group, even if it has someone behind it, is likely not a true corporate executive like Arasaka Yorinobu, or rather, a corporate top-tier.

In other words, even if the people behind the "Four-Eyes Gang" are angered, as long as Fang Yun demonstrates the strength level of a "legendary mercenary", the Buckle Family should not be affected.

That being said, this is Fang Yun's first official commission, so Fang Yun wants to solve this commission as perfectly as possible.

〖Author: To be clear, I've said it for nothing. This is a benefit I'm giving to the Reader Lords, so they definitely need to be brought back to the Buckle Family.〗

Solving this commission perfectly means that these people abducted by the "Four-Eyes Gang" cannot be left behind.

「It's easy to deal with the others, just send them back to where they were kidnapped from. But where should these two custom puppets be sent?」

「The information I just found says that Carter Company does not acknowledge these custom puppets once they are sold, and the source of the "goods" is very "clean", entirely from "voluntary" families, and the "goods" themselves are also very "clean" and "excellent", absolutely free of "defects".」

「...Their original families were probably already "erased".」

「...Let's call Toke and Valentine in to discuss it.」

Thinking of this, Fang Yun raised his head and motioned for everyone in the secret room not to worry.

Then, Fang Yun called Toke:

"Hello? Toke? The factory has been cleared, you guys can come in. I happen to have something I need to discuss with you."

Toke, who was on alert near the factory entrance, heard Fang Yun's words and a question mark appeared above his head.

Subsequently, Toke and Valentine both walked to the factory entrance and exchanged glances.

Valentine: "Fang Yun said he has something he wants to discuss with us."

Toke (rubbing his head): "But he didn't say what it was."

Valentine (shaking his head): "Let's go, we'll know what it is when we get down."

Toke (walking down the stairs): "So mysterious, why didn't he just say it over the comms?"

Valentine (walking ahead, shrugging): "Who knows, let's go down first."

While Toke and Valentine were on their way, Fang Yun activated "Void Walker" and opened all the cage locks.

Then, Fang Yun went to the hall on the second basement level, found some suitable food, and brought it back to the "Human Trafficker's Secret Room" on the third basement level.

Then, the people who had regained their freedom in the secret room began to eat while crying.

Among those abducted back to the base by the "Four-Eyes Gang", the least hungry were Hua Meiying and Bai Xuerou, who had only been hungry for half a day, while the others had been hungry for at least three days or more.

Saying they were hungry isn't entirely accurate; it should be said that they were only allowed to eat a little nutrient paste andLevel 2 purified water each day, just enough to meet the energy requirements for daily life activities.

The cyberware installed in Hua Meiying and Bai Xuerou gave them the ability to resist hunger, at the cost of their sensitivity increasing as the feeling of hunger intensified.

Fang Yun looked at Hua Meiying and Bai Xuerou and saw that they were blushing while eating, not knowing if it was their sensitivity kicking in or if they were simply easily shy.

Recalling the "Custom Puppet · Detailed Information (Top Secret)" he had just read, Fang Yun couldn't help but twitch his mouth.

「Holy moly, the esophagus has feeling too?」

「...As expected of the cyberpunk world, as expected of Night City, they really know how to have fun.」

Fang Yun shook his head and stopped reminiscing.

As someone who already had a girlfriend, Fang Yun felt that continuing to reminisce would be a dereliction of duty.

「Although it's quite tempting, the thing I, Fang Yun, like to do most is to say NO when you think you're about to win! (Chiseled face)」

「Today's victory is mine! (Puppet data, defeated)」

〖Author: Your willpower is strong, and your sense of responsibility is also strong, but if, I mean if, I loop the puppet data in your brain while you and Vavinia are being intimate, wouldn't you explode, bro?〗

〖Fang Yun: ...〗

When Valentine and Toke arrived on the scene, this is the scene they saw:

A group of women were gathered around Fang Yun, eating while crying softly; Fang Yun stood in front of a cage, his expression serious, his face solemn, his features sharp; beside Fang Yun stood two great beauties whose looks and figures were only slightly inferior to Vavinia's, they were eating with blushing faces, and occasionally looked up at Fang Yun.

Valentine's face instantly turned black.

The women surrounding Fang Yun, seeing that someone had arrived, tacitly hid behind Fang Yun.

Toke, with question marks all over his head, walked up to Fang Yun and asked in confusion:

"Fang Yun, ..., what's going on?"

Fang Yun saw that Toke and Valentine had arrived and stopped acting like Jojo.

Seeing Valentine's face about to develop into that of the "most excellent cotton worker in human history", Fang Yun quickly began to explain:

"Hey, brother-in-law, Toke, don't worry, let me explain slowly."

"It's like this, this, and this."

As Fang Yun explained, Toke's eyebrows sometimes rose, and his eyes sometimes widened, and Valentine's expression slowly softened.

After the story was told, Toke couldn't help but let out a long sigh:

"Hah~, so that's how it is."

As soon as he finished speaking, Valentine waved at Fang Yun and Toke, signaling them to come over.

Seeing this, Fang Yun walked over to Valentine, and Toke followed.

The three walked a couple of steps towards the entrance of the secret room, gathered together, and discussed in the internal communication channel:

Fang Yun: "Blah blah blah. So, this is my idea, what do you think?"

Toke (frowning): "Carter Company has always provided 'quality service', which means their parents, and even relatives, have long since..."

Fang Yun (silent for a second): "No exceptions?"

Toke (shaking his head): "No exceptions, at least I've never heard of any exceptions."

Valentine (interjecting): "Me neither. Toke's sources are Jig-Jig Street, Cloud Top, and Wakako, so it should be accurate."

Fang Yun (silent for another two seconds): "...Let's temporarily take them back to the family camp, and then I'll look for Carter Company's database to check."

Toke (raising an eyebrow): "Are you sure, for these two people you just met?"

Fang Yun (nodding): "I just want peace of mind."

Toke (shaking his head helplessly): "...There's no danger, right?"

Fang Yun (with a charming smile): "I believe there's nowhere in the entire Night City that can keep me."

Toke (nodding slightly): "Anyway, this is your commission, we're just here to support you. If you insist on doing this, I'm willing to help you." (He then looked at Valentine)

Valentine (pondering for two seconds): "They say the sky is high and the emperor is far away, and they also say send the Buddha all the way west. Since we've already offended the people behind the 'Four-Eyes Gang', there's no need to fear them, just one word: fight."

After deciding to send everyone kidnapped by the "Four-Eyes Gang" back to their original families, Fang Yun showed a grateful smile.

"Valentine, Toke, thank you. When we get back to the family camp, I'll treat you to a meal."

Valentine saw the message Fang Yun sent in the communication channel and rolled his eyes.

"No need, just make sure you don't get involved with those two women."

Fang Yun's eyes widened instantly upon seeing this, and he clenched his left fist and tapped his chest twice.

"Brother-in-law, how can you look at me like that? Am I that kind of person? I'll definitely only be good to Vavinia my whole life! (Determined.jpg)"

〖Author: I believe in your character, which is why I specifically arranged a harem for you. Ah, what a great author I am.〗

〖Fang Yun: No, I don't want a harem.〗

〖Author: You don't want it, but you have to! (Grimacing) I wrote this book myself, can't I even fulfill my own fantasies? Is there still justice, is there still law?!〗

〖Fang Yun: ...〗

Facing Fang Yun's "self-justification", Valentine just replied calmly:

"But I didn't say which two women."

As soon as these words came out, looking at Fang Yun, he was stiff and unable to move, his lips dry and unable to speak, standing dumbfounded, not knowing what to do.

Toke, who was watching from the side, sent a message to smooth things over:

"Alright (Spring Festival limited edition), Valentine, stop teasing Fang Yun."

"Time is tight, our primary task is still to quickly complete the Old Captain's commission."

"If the Old Captain doesn't help, we'll have to figure out a way to send these people back to where they came from."

Fang Yun recovered from his "frozen" state and looked at Toke gratefully.

Valentine saw Fang Yun's nervous look, nodded slightly, and after hearing Toke's words, decided to let Fang Yun off the hook:

"Then let's get started quickly?"

『When we get back to the camp, I'll tell Vavinia and let her talk to Fang Yun, after all, this is their business.』

"OK." ×2

The three of them, Fang Yun, began to act with clear division of labor.

Fang Yun was their savior, with a natural favorability bonus, and was responsible for explaining the next steps to them.

Toke returned to the ground level and drove the thunder over, preparing to transport the magnesium strips.

Valentine followed Toke as cover and would help Toke load the magnesium strips onto the vehicle later.

After seeing Valentine and Toke walk up the stairs, Fang Yun turned around and began explaining what they were going to do next.

The women who had just hidden behind Fang Yun immediately surrounded him again.

Fang Yun cleared his throat and spoke:

"Ahem. In short, we will send you back to your original families later."

Hearing that they could go home, the eyes of many women suddenly lit up, and their mood immediately changed from sadness to joy.

After cheering softly for a while, they cautiously asked Fang Yun some questions, and only then did they let him go and disperse to continue eating. (They were truly hungry)

Hua Meiying and Bai Xuerou, however, didn't leave and continued to stay by Fang Yun's side.

Fang Yun had said a lot and felt a bit thirsty.

Before Fang Yun could even reach for water, Bai Xuerou had already handed him a bottle of water.

"Please drink."

After speaking, the pure and lovely Bai Xuerou gave Fang Yun a sweet smile.

Although slightly surprised, Fang Yun still took the water from Bai Xuerou's hand.

"Thank you."

Watching Fang Yun take the water, unscrew the cap, and gulp it down, Bai Xuerou's gaze involuntarily shifted to Fang Yun's Adam's apple and collarbone.

Fang Yun finished drinking the water, let out a satisfied sigh, and then saw the expression on Bai Xuerou's face.

「Pure... pure desire ceiling?」

「Oh my gosh, I didn't expect to see something familiar in the cyberpunk world.」

At this moment, Bai Xuerou was still looking at Fang Yun with dreamy eyes.

〖Author: Fang Yun's inherent charm + hero saving the beauty plot + "Cyberware: Favorability Amplifier and Hormone Regulator" + chicken feather crown, some places flood heavily when it rains and need flood discharge, I won't say which places, those who have seen the weather forecast understand.〗

Fang Yun shifted his gaze to Hua Meiying and found that she wasn't staring at him like Bai Xuerou, but was also secretly peeking.

After their eyes met, Hua Meiying quickly looked away, then ate two bites of a roll to calm her nerves.

Less than two seconds later, Hua Meiying's gaze returned to Fang Yun.

Seeing the actions of these two 'Phoenix Chicks', Fang Yun's mouth twitched, and then he turned around and moved away from them.

「I feel like there's a subtle malice beckoning to me from them, I need to get away quickly.」

〖Author: Smiling without speaking.jpg.〗

After walking two steps, Fang Yun remembered that he still had something important to do, so he called Karl.

Soon, the call connected.

Fang Yun spoke as he walked:

"Hello? Karl, do you want free labor?"

Karl on the other end of the call:

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