Please call me CyberGhost King

Chapter 264 Mother and Son
Gloria was very confused now. She didn't know why the old captain's men came to find her and asked to see her and her son. She couldn't deal with it directly.

In the Santo Domingo district, the old captain is still very famous. He is a local tyrant with spies all over the city.

Especially in the working-class neighborhood below, if a stranger with suspicious behavior appeared, he would definitely be the first to know.

To Gloria, the old captain Muammar Reyes was definitely a big shot, a big shot who could completely change their lives and easily destroy everything they had.

The first thing Gloria thought of was to run away. This is normal. When ordinary people encounter something suddenly, the first thing they think of is to escape.

But Gloria soon gave up the idea because it was obvious that the old captain's men were definitely watching them.

At home, Gloria was like an ant on the hot pan. By the time her son David came back, she had already thought of many possibilities.

"Eh? You're at home?"

David Martinez opened the door and was surprised to see his mother at home, because his mother Gloria was usually very busy and rarely came home before him.

"David, what's wrong with you?"

Gloria, with her reddish-brown hair, raised her head. She looked anxious, but this question left David puzzled.

"No, no? Why are you asking? Really, am I the kind of person who always gets into trouble?"

David Martinez was stunned at first, then answered with some dissatisfaction, asking such questions just after returning, making him seem like the kind of person who goes out to cause trouble every day.

"Is that so?"

Gloria breathed a sigh of relief. It was normal for her to ask this question, because while waiting for David to come back, she had reviewed all the things she had done recently. She was sure that she had never offended the old captain and his gang. In fact, she had never offended anyone.

Rather than her problem, she naturally thought of her son. After all, the other party had specifically asked her to take David with her, so she naturally began to suspect whether David had offended the other party.

Although she was unwilling to believe that David would offend the old captain, after all, David had always been very well behaved and had never caused her any trouble, but after excluding other options, this seemed to be the only answer.

Fortunately, David denied it, which made Gloria breathe a sigh of relief.

"What's going on, Mom?"

After complaining, David Martinez put down his schoolbag and came to Gloria. He found that something was wrong with his mother Gloria, obviously something was wrong.

"in trouble?"

David Martinez was not stupid, and based on what his mother had asked before, he could probably guess something. He thought that his mother must have encountered some big trouble, otherwise she wouldn't be so confused.

"Dang Dang Dang."

Before Gloria could speak, there was a knock on the door and a shout was heard from outside. It was a rough male voice, but quite polite.

"Ms. Gloria, please bring your son with us. Our boss has been waiting for you for a long time."

The man kept knocking on the door, urging the mother and son to respond, as if he was worried that something might have happened to them in the house.

Gloria stood by the window and looked down. Sure enough, there were a few big men in work clothes guarding the building.

Several big men were smoking cigarettes and looking up from time to time, looking in the direction of her home. Although her house was not low-rise, people were still trying to prevent them from jumping out of the window and leaving.

From this we can see that the old captain really values ​​them, but the more they are valued, the more unsure Gloria feels, because she can't figure out what the value of her and David is.
"Mom, who's outside? What's going on?"

David frowned and asked in some confusion, but in fact he was secretly excited in his heart. This feeling was like a scene in Mewtwo. Was the fight about to start next?

"Don't ask, just follow me and don't say anything."

Gloria took a deep breath, gave her son some instructions, and then went straight to open the door. There was a big man in work clothes at the door. He looked quite simple, like a factory worker.

This made David feel a little disappointed. Of course, it was just the kind of disappointment that came from having his fantasy shattered. In fact, he didn't really want anything to happen. After all, his mother Gloria was here.

"Let's go."

Gloria went out and spoke to the man in work clothes, motioning him to lead the way.

"Okay, please follow me."

The big man nodded. He was relieved that Gloria was so tactful. He didn't want to cause any trouble. This was the person that Lord Devil wanted to invite. Of course, he hoped to invite her safely. He respected and was grateful to Lord Devil because his son was cured by Ke Ling.

David followed his mother with more and more doubts in his heart. This burly man didn't look like a bad guy and his attitude was quite kind. Why did his mother look like she was facing a great enemy?

After going downstairs, David became even more confused. The sturdy man took them into a Thracian, and there was not only this car around. There were two other cars in front and behind this car to protect them. It could be said that it was very impressive.

"What the hell is going on?!"

David Martinez looked at his mother, but he saw that his mother was also shocked and confused at this time.

Gloria was of course shocked. She was even more confused. What on earth was this going to do?! She and David were just ordinary people! Even if it was traced back to David's father, he was still an ordinary person!
After being tricked into this, Gloria couldn't help but start to doubt. Could it really be because of David's cheap dad?

Having ruled out the possibility of them being mother and son, the only person worthy of suspicion seems to be David's cheap father. He can't be a prince who has wandered away or a rich young master, right?

"It's the old captain who wants to see us."

After getting in the car and sitting in the back seat, Gloria finally calmed down. She spoke quietly and told David who she was going to meet.

"Old Captain?!"

David exclaimed, which made the big man in the driver's seat and the co-driver's seat look at him through the rearview mirror. David immediately shut his mouth, but he was still very surprised. That was the old captain. The old captain was very famous in the Santo Domingo area. David had heard some things about the old captain from the familiar cyborg doctor. The old captain had a good reputation, even the profiteer black cyborg doctor said so.

But no matter how good the old captain's reputation was, it had nothing to do with them. Judging from the mother's reaction before, it was obvious that she didn't know what was going on. Why would such a big shot come to them? And he treated them so politely. This was completely unreasonable!

At this moment, David also felt the torment that his mother Gloria was suffering, the kind of torment that was so flattering that it was frightening.

"Actually, it's not the old captain who wants to see you, but Lord Devil. The old captain is just helping Lord Devil."

Seeing the two men's expressions, the big man in the co-pilot seat seemed afraid that they would misunderstand, so he explained that it was not the old captain who wanted to see them, but Ke Ling, and they must not confuse the priority.

"Devil?!"

David exclaimed again, and even Gloria looked at him in surprise. Gloria wondered if David knew this Devil, so why did this Devil come looking for them?

"Do you know Lord Devil?"

The big man in the passenger seat turned around and asked David curiously. He felt that this was a possibility, otherwise he couldn't understand why Lord Devil wanted to meet this mother and son.

It's funny to say that the things that Gloria and David couldn't figure out were also unclear to the big men who came to invite them. They didn't understand why Ke Ling wanted to see this mother and son. This mother and son were too ordinary, there was nothing noteworthy about them, and they were very inconspicuous in the Santo Domingo district.

This is fate. David Martinez is the protagonist of the anime, which is something others cannot envy.

"Is this Devil you're talking about Davo Collins? The undead devil that was so popular before."

Of course David Martinez didn't know Ke Ling, but he knew Dave Collins. When Dave Collins was in the limelight, he was envious and even fantasized about having that kind of ability. That would be so cool.

"Well, I don't know about that, but it shouldn't be, right? Mr. Devil is very handsome and kind, and makes people feel close to him. He is different from that devilish Dave Collins."

The two men in work clothes actually didn't know, but they felt that it shouldn't be the case, because the difference between the two was too great. One was a horned demon that wreaked havoc in Night City, and the other was an angel who saved the lives of countless people in the San Domingo district.

"Um okay."

David scratched his head. It seemed that they were not the same person, but just had similar nicknames. This was not surprising. Night City was so big that there were probably countless people with the nickname Devil.

"Cough cough."

Gloria coughed a few times and glared at David. Why didn't she realize that this kid was so bold before? He even started chatting with others. Didn't he know that talking too much would lead to mistakes?! She had specifically told him not to talk too much before!

"Forehead"

David shrank his head in embarrassment. He certainly understood what his mother meant, so he shut his mouth honestly and said no more. It was not wrong to be cautious so as not to offend others. For example, if he recognized the wrong person, some people might feel offended. Who knew what kind of personality that Devil had?

Martinez and his mother stopped talking, and the two men in work clothes naturally didn't say much either. The car drove quickly all the way and soon arrived at its destination, the old captain's parking lot.

Gloria and David got out of the car and entered the parking lot under the guidance of the big man in work clothes. They knew who the Devil was at a glance.

At first, they did not pay attention to what the work-clothed man said before. They thought that it was just the work-clothed man's subjective feeling. Things like handsome, charming, and approachable at first sight were just subjective evaluations and were not worth using as reference.

But now, after seeing Ke Ling, both mother and son realized that they were wrong. It turned out that the big man in work clothes was just stating the facts.

Ke Ling was sitting on the hood of a car, chatting and laughing with the old captain with a smile on his face. He seemed to be radiating light, making people around him look at him involuntarily.

"Boss, Mr. Devil, the people are here."

The words of the man in work clothes made Gloria wake up. She found that the devil's eyes were already looking at her and David, but the devil's eyes only glanced at her, and then looked directly at David.

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Gloria immediately realized that this guy was coming for David, and her woman's intuition and mother's intuition were giving her a warning.

"Mr. Devil, do you have any instructions for us?"

Gloria spoke decisively. Although her heart was filled with fear and worry, as a mother, she had to stand up after realizing that the Devil was coming for her son. She had to find a way to distract this guy.

As expected, as soon as she opened her mouth, the Devil looked towards her, still with a smiling expression on his face, which made her less alert.

"Ms. Gloria, relax, I mean no harm."

Ke Ling smiled and said that he had no ill will towards Gloria Martinez, because she was a classic image of a loving mother, a mother who worked hard to help her son succeed.

To be honest, Ke Ling is quite envious of this image. Although the words "It's all for your own good" have a strong flavor, the love contained in them is uncompromised.

"David is lucky to have a mother like you."

Ke Ling sighed. Even in the society of his previous life, there would be nothing wrong with a mother like Gloria, let alone in today's era.

In this era, a mother like Gloria can be said to be a little unreal. In this era where self-interest comes first, everyone wants to stand out, everyone wants to climb up, and are willing to sell everything for the sake of profit, a mother like Gloria, who works hard all her life just to give her son a better life, does seem a little out of place.

"Uh, I know."

David Martinez scratched his head. He was not being stubborn. He really knew that his mother had put in many times more effort than an ordinary person to support his studies at Arasaka Academy. Just look at his classmates and you will know that none of them came from a poor family.

Just as some of his classmates said, he was out of place in school and class because he didn't belong to that class at all. He was able to study at Arasaka Academy only because of his mother's desperate support, which was indeed a happy trouble for him.

He doesn't like going to school because he doesn't like being different and being isolated by everyone, but he also knows how difficult it is for his mother to send him to Arasaka Academy, so he has always studied hard. He doesn't want to disappoint his mother or let her efforts go to waste.

Children from poor families have to grow up early, and David Martinez is indeed more mature and sensible than most of his peers.

(End of this chapter)