How To Live as a Cyberpunk Solver

14. rule

5,500 credits was a very large credit. After deducting rent, living expenses, and some entertainment expenses – gambling expenses – she had more than 3,000 credits.

A sound fixer would save some money in case there would be no work next month or the next month, but the self-proclaimed best fixer lived only for today.

“Engine repairs have already been completed, and bulletproof plates have been put in as requested.”

“You really put it in? Doesn’t it show off?”

“If it shows, it becomes an advertisement to prepare a rocket launcher. The driver’s seat and passenger’s seat can block even 7.62mm rifle bullets, and the tires will withstand several rounds of .22 caliber bullets.”

Leonard looked suspiciously at the Rottweiler and sent the credits. ‘Mechanic’ Jane checked her bankbook and smiled happily.

“Aren’t you spending too much money on this old car? Are you going to pick up a new one?”

“It’s still useful, but what do you pick? I’ll come again next time.”

Leonard climbed into the pickup truck and started it. The engine, which had gained new life, roared loudly. Max liked sitting in the passenger seat.

“No matter how shabby, our car is the best! No matter how shabby!”

“It’s my car. It’s not our car.”

It was the best, so the concept of ownership was clear. It wasn’t a bitch though. I bought the promised pistol and holster at the ‘gunsmith’ Layla store. Layla, who opened a new shop at the three-way intersection south of Tail Town, muttered, narrowing her eyes.

“I didn’t know you had a son…”

“Who is the son! Who! Do I look that old?”

The inhabitants of the surface, teeming with implant cyborgs, could not determine the actual age of a person. Obviously it was.

Max wanted a shoulder holster identical to Leonard’s, but it didn’t fit because he was small. I wanted to carry a short-off shotgun as well as my new Rykov 9mm pistol, so I had to put holsters on both my waist and my thighs. For the new gunfighter, the gunsmith Layla hand-picked the belt for her.

“A holster like this is better for drawing a gun. It doesn’t get in the way when you move, and you can shoot quickly like a western movie hero.”

He was a great man despite his young age. When the beauty squatted, she laughed out loud.

“That’s just…”

Leonard rubbed his forehead and sighed. It seemed that he had brought it for no reason.

Still, since I was in the suburbs, I went out to the wasteland and started shooting practice. I had plenty of bullets, magazines, repair kits, and old tin cans to target.

“There is no wind, and the pollution level is low.”

Leonard spread a tarp in the luggage compartment of his pickup truck and laid out his new shooting kit. After inserting the bullets with skillful skill, setting up targets at 5, 10, and 15 meters, he squeezed Max, who was condescending with a gangster grip, and fixed him in the Allied Forces manual posture. It didn’t look like a back alley sensibility, but it was a marksmanship that best suited a pure human being.

“In practice, I will mainly use armor-piercing bullets.”

It’s expensive, but on the ground, where the percentage of implant cyborgs reached 98.9%, armor-piercing bullets were the most useful. Max asked, maintaining his shooting stance.

“Are regular bullets useless?”

“Not really. Even cyborgs are not invincible. Even 22-caliber pistol bullets, which are sold for 10 rounds per credit, will break down and die if you keep getting hit.”

“Then why use armor-piercing bullets?”

Leonard pointed Max’s 9mm pistol at the can and lowered it. Prior to shooting practice, it was necessary to instill a shooting mindset.

“Because if you can’t subdue it at once, you will be defeated. You have to be careful when you draw your gun, but once you do, you’re done. Don’t think of any stupid threats. Kill quickly and surely.”

The second fixer rule, and one of the most important things to learn today. Max nodded seriously. Leonard gave a rare smile and let go of the gun.

“great. Now shoot.”

Ta-ta-ta-ta-! Tattang-!

“Step by step! One shot at a time!”

“What is it? You said to subdue it quickly and surely?”

“Hey, you crazy…!”

Max was an assistant who was very quick to learn. However, teaching was not fun.

@

With guns and cars ready, implants were next. It’s time to fix Leonard’s broken body.

In fact, it was something that had to be resolved first, but due to the new request, it was dealt with last. Still, it wasn’t bad since I was entrusted with the best doctor in Junk Town.

“The skeleton was replaced with a titanium and vanadium alloy, and the muscles were replaced with Kevlar synthetic fibers. It will add some weight, but durability will improve. It won’t malfunction after a few rounds of hollow bullets.”

The blurry vision gradually brightened. My whole body was swollen, as if I had woken up after being pressed by scissors. Maybe it was because of the new implant, but I couldn’t get enough strength. The familiar twin voices tickled my ears. At least the auditory sensor seemed to be working properly.

“Oh, did you know?”

One of the twins laughed.

“Before the gang, I’m the doctor. You can tell by looking at a broken implant.”

The other twin pulled the monitor and touched it. The newly replaced body was specifically marked.

“The system module has nothing to do with it. It’s already top notch. Do you think it’s true that you’re from Hexagon?”

Looking at Leonard’s eyeballs and brain chips, he quenched his appetite. Hexagon’s hacking module was literally unique. If you are an implant doctor, you might want to have one. However, the twins abandoned their greed. Military implants were not something anyone could use.

“I won’t charge you for the procedure, so just pay 700 credits for the equipment.”

700 credits. It’s not a small amount by any means, but it was very cheap compared to having the whole body checked by a skillful implant doctor and replacing the body. In White Town, you had to pay at least five times more.

“I feel uneasy when I see patrons…”

“I’m paying off my debt.”

Leonard wasn’t rich enough to lend credit to a popular gang boss. It looks like you found the traitor with your last advice.

“Is it related to the request you are entrusting to me?”

The twins looked at each other. It seems like they are talking about something on a private channel. After a while, one of the twins opened his mouth.

“Liam Fault. One of the traitors to the Wildkid side.”

“Oh, wait. I don’t take contract killings.”

“I know. That’s why I called you.”

The twins displayed a new video on the monitor. The panel that rotates 360 degrees around the operating table looked good.

“Don’t reveal who commissioned it, just get it out of Junk Town. You can send it to Wildkid, or you can send it to another city.”

Leonard looked back and forth between the twins. After the request story came out, only one person was talking. If so, it must be a person related to the quiet side.

“Secret key, it’s one of my specialties, but don’t tell me who the client is?”

“Leonard Walker doesn’t do contract killings. You were pretty famous He’s not too stupid either, so you know he’s not here to kill himself.”

Leonard flicked his fingers and toes to facilitate the implant adaptation. And with an idle mouth, he raised a question.

“It is customary not to ask the reason for the client’s request, but since it is related to a gang, I can’t just say okay. For what?”

“I’ll give you 10,000 credits. Without worrying about taxes and fees.”

“The customs are there to be followed. OK. When can we start?”

It seems that he did a detailed investigation on Leonard. The proof was that neither of the twins was smiling.

“If you can move, start right away. Those who have already been caught will be executed, so Liam will be anxious.”

Leonard pulled his legs and jumped up with the recoil. It was a bit heavy, probably because the material had changed. Still, it wasn’t enough to stop the passion for 10,000 credits.

“Start right now. Please send me some information.”

@

The entrance to the alley on 21-1st Street. Max, left alone in the pickup truck, snuggled his short-off shotgun and dozed off.

It wasn’t that I didn’t sleep well in the first place. I was restless because I was worried about Leonard, who had entered the gangster den alone, but after an hour, two hours, and then the third hour, the typical loss of concentration and hunger for that age came. I was tired from wandering around the city and out of the city from the strong wind in the morning. Leonard opened the car door and looked pitifully at his dissolute assistant.

“I let you guard the car…”

Still, because of my conscience, I did not sleep deeply. I opened my eyes at the sound of a human voice and raised the muzzle.

“Wow! appear!”

“gun! Put the gun away! Yumma!”

Leonard freaked out and took the shotgun away. I doubted whether it was a good thing to have him as an assistant twelve times a day. Max recognized his brother on paper and was relieved, while whimpering for the gun back. Leonard tossed his dysfunctional shotgun into the back seat and dialed the number with his brain chip.

“Sigma, check the 21st-9th street cameras and traffic.”

-This information requires online access. Would you like to approve?

“Isn’t 3 minutes enough for this? send it right away.”

Leonard’s pupils blinked in hexagons. If you directly access the corporate facility, traces remain, so it was hacking by bypassing the proxy server. Max, who is neither a machine nor a hacker, thinks so. Being a former Hexagon, it was possible.

“great. found.”

Leonard started the engine and turned the steering wheel. Max pursed his lips.

“You leave without explaining to me? What do you mean? freight transport? Or freight transport?”

In fact, there was no request other than cargo transportation.

“It’s stealing a person.”

“A person? That would be dangerous!”

Max whimpered and picked up a shotgun abandoned in the back seat. The gunsmith recommended a lot of better shotguns, but I didn’t give up on that old double barrel shotgun. Like anyone with a taste, it was old and analog.

“The Twins will stop the Twins, and the Wildkid Gang is on their side, so I won’t attack them. We just have to send it to where we want it.”

“Then isn’t it dangerous? Wow, that’s good.”

Leonard said, turning the steering wheel on the main road.

“If there’s a danger, it’s probably Liam.”

“Who is Liam? Are you a new gang member?”

“no. subject to protection.”

The novice solver did not understand. Originally, newcomers learned how to get shot on the spot.

“Go away! Get out of my house!”

Quaang-!

An iron ball pierced the front door and stuck closely to the hallway wall. Leonard shrugged his shoulders as if asking to see that.

“There is no easy request in the world. Well, let’s go with the third fixer rule.”