David refuted Gloria's words and proved it with his actions.
David activated the Sandevistan and disappeared from in front of Gloria in an instant.
Then, in the blink of an eye, David was back in front of Gloria.
It was as if David had only flickered, but now he had many bottles and jars in his hands.
These were items scattered all over the room, but David had them all in his hands in an instant.
If it weren't for the power of the Sandevistan, how could such a thing be done?
"Mom, see, I can do it. I can control it."
David showed off everything he could do to Gloria.
Then David flashed again and put everything back in its original place.
"Enough, David. Don't use the Sandevistan anymore."
Gloria watched David activate the Sandevistan twice, her heart almost jumping out. She quickly held David down, stopping him from continuing to use the cyberware.
"Don't worry, Mom. I know, the Doctor told me, I'll be careful. But I feel great right now, I don't feel uncomfortable at all."
Seeing Gloria's worried look, David felt a warmth in his heart and then comforted her with a smile.
Gloria, hearing David mention this Doctor several times, was a little curious when David had met a Ripperdoc.
"David, who is this Doctor you're talking about? It's dangerous to casually go to an unfamiliar Ripperdoc to get cyberware installed," Gloria reminded him.
What she didn't know was that David did know more than just Luoqi, a Ripperdoc, and he even helped a Ripperdoc sell illegal braindances at school.
"I know, but that Ripperdoc, well, maybe he's more than just a Ripperdoc.
I met him at the clinic, and it was him who told me the truth about the Scavengers and helped me rescue you, Mom.
Not only that, he also helped me install the Sandevistan, so I still owe him a surgery fee.
And he told me that if I wanted to find a job, I could look for him. In short, he's a very good person."
David explained.
Gloria's brows furrowed slightly when she heard David's words.
She wasn't as naive as David. In her opinion, this Doctor David mentioned seemed to have helped them a lot.
But in Night City, there is often no goodwill for no reason. Gloria knew this, but she hadn't figured out why he chose to help David.
While Gloria was still wondering, her phone suddenly rang.
Looking at the caller ID, Gloria's heart tightened.
Without time to think, she motioned for David to wait until she finished the call, and Gloria answered the phone.
"Gloria, what's going on? We had a trade time set, but you're nowhere to be found, and your phone is off.
What's your situation now, and when can you give me the cyberware?"
Mann's voice came from the other end of the phone, clearly a little angry.
"Sorry, Mann, something unexpected happened yesterday, so I couldn't contact you. About this cyberware, we might need to talk again," Gloria said cautiously.
"Huh? What is there to talk about? The money is already in your account, are you trying to back out now?
Gloria, you said you needed money urgently, and I paid you first because I trusted you. Now you've taken the money, if you're trying to pull something, don't think I'm a fool."
Mann and Gloria had cooperated many times, and he trusted her character.
Before the trade, Gloria said she needed money urgently, and Mann also chose to pay the money first.
As a result, a done deal now had complications, how could he not be angry?
After all, this was the Sandevistan he had been longing for.
"No, Mann. Anyway, something unexpected happened with this, it's not clear over the phone. Let's talk at the trade location, I'll give you an explanation."
Gloria glanced at David, then said to Mann.
"Alright, see you at the usual place."
Although Mann was very curious about what had happened, he decided to wait until they met to ask clearly.
"Mom, was that your buyer? I'll go with you," David said when he saw Gloria hang up the phone.
After all, this matter was partly his fault, and now the cyberware was on him, so he had to take some responsibility.
But Gloria shook her head.
"No, David, you stay at home and wait for me to come back. I'll handle it."
Since Mann's cyberware was on David, Gloria was worried that Mann might do something impulsive if he saw the cyberware on David.
Gloria subconsciously didn't want David to be in danger; she would handle this alone.
"But..."
"Be good, David, I'll be back soon."
Explicitly refusing David's request, Gloria walked out of the apartment.
"But I can protect you now..."
Looking at Gloria's back as she walked out the door, David's voice became softer and softer, so soft that Gloria didn't hear what he was saying.
Gloria left, and David looked at the empty room.
He went to the bed and pulled a gun from the cabinet under the bed.
It was the pistol Luoqi had left for him, a gift.
David held the gun tightly in his hand and hid it at the back of his waist.
He activated the Sandevistan and chased after Gloria.
He wanted to see who Gloria was trading with, and he wanted to protect Gloria's safety.
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Santo Domingo.
A row of warehouses.
Mann, Pila, and Falco were sitting outside the warehouse.
Soon, Gloria's thin figure appeared in their sight.
"Gloria, tell me, what's going on, where's the cyberware?"
Mann stared at Gloria with his eyes behind his sunglasses and asked.
Gloria looked around, found nothing unusual, and then said, "I was in a car accident on my way home yesterday and was taken to the clinic.
When I woke up, the cyberware was gone. I'm sorry, Mann, I can't give you the cyberware. I'll return the money to you, but it will take some time."
Gloria felt a little guilty. To protect David, she hid the fact that the cyberware had been installed by David.
Originally, even if she couldn't give the cyberware, she could return the money to Mann, but now most of the money Mann had paid her for the cyberware had gone to compensate the school.
Because David used pirated software in class, damaging the school's teaching system, she had to pay a large sum of money.
As a result, when Mann heard this, he instantly became furious and stood up abruptly.
"What? Can't give me the cyberware? Do you know how long I waited for that suitable cyberware?
Gloria, this isn't just about money. This kind of military-grade cyberware can't be bought even with money. And now you want me to wait for my money back? Where the hell did you spend the money I gave you?"
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