hideosaosoodinsideaheavilyvandalizedeleplexboohnofarfromhepuzzleinlondon’sdockndsareaheransparenenclosureofheboohhadbeensurrepiiouslydecoraedwihsmaldverisingposcardsofmodifiedmalesandfemalespromisingodeliverperveredfanasiesforapricehawouldnobreakhebankjuslikeokyo,heyakuzahoughohimself,hefleshpisofshinjukuingaliveinhismindhalfofheboohhadbeenspshedwihaliquidhahadurnedbrownwihimehideodidn’wanohazardaguessasowhaheliquidwashewassillooqueasyfromhebizarreeffecsofhesoundgunosomachsuchspecuionachillyunionbreezewafedupbelowheperspexwallofhebooh

ouside,hejapanesegoonwihhedisfiguredface,sareddroopyeyedinohefoggydisanceashoughmenallykeepingrackofheofficiallookingbcklimohahadspiriedheirquarryawaylikesomehingouofamafiamoviehideoknewhesoryofhisdisfiguremenwellarivalganghadusedhisheadashefirspininaspecialgameofyakuzabowlingyehroughouhehorrendousordealjunichiromiyagihadnoalkedhapieceofurbanlegendhadboughmiyagirespecamongheyakuzaranksandoleranceforhesorrysaeofhismashedupface

saousedheipsofhisfingersoholdhegrimyheadseascloseohisearaspossiblewihouacuallymakingconacheseunionsaes,especiallyhebris,weresounhygienicandsobackwardsinjapanineracivepublicelephoneswihhandsfreefeaures,videocamerasandlifesizeholographicrendiionsofheoherpary,ifheyweresoequipped,wereallherageheonlyreasonpeoplesillusedhesepublicboxeswasbecauseofhesefewexrafeaureswhichweresillnopossibleonamobilephoneunforunaely,hisandhegoon’ssaellieenabledmobileshadsomehowbeendesroyedbyhosewoidiosfromhelimo

saolisenedohephoneringonheoherendofhelineandabsenmindedlyscrachedacakedbloodinhisrighearseveralhoursaferhefac,hesillhadn’soppedbleedingbuheflowhadslowedoaricklehehadriedopuoffhisphonecalsmuchaspossiblebuiwasineviablehahewouldhaveoreporheirfailureorerieveheconsolefromhehacker

“yes,”afemalevoiceansweredinjapanese

“hirayamasan,”saomandedgrufflyhecockedhisheadogeacloserlookaagirlononeofhecardswhohadhadlizardscalessurgicallypainedalloverherbodyfromhephoo,herbckfingernailshadbeensharpened,herongueelongaedandaclefcarvedouofhemiddleeveryhinginherposesuggesedherepileshelongedobe,armsspyedinacrouchingposure,legsfagainshefloorlikeshewasinhemiddleofsomeexoicyogamovelizardgirl:manorbeasi’llshowyouagoodimeherewasacellphonenumber,email,cyberpagerandsomegenericbase,hekindyougoforfreewihaboleofwashingupliquidhideofelhimselfgohard

“ineresing,”hesaidonobodyinparicurashemiedheemaiddressomemoryhewashinkinghahemighreurnafavorinokyobyhavinghegirlshippedhereforaneveningofkinkydisracionswihhisyakuzacroniesheimaginedhershippedouinacagebyherhandlerandheldupbycusomsinokyoobequaraninedhewasjoledfromhisdaydreambyhevoiceofasressedouhirayama

“goodnewsihope,foryoursakeandmiheoyabunisi

omoodforbadnews,”hirayamasaidgruffly

“ifonlywehadhiscaldwellkidinoursighswebelievehehadheconsolewihhimhenhisofficiallookingcar,inedwindows,nolicensepe,hugefuckingsaelliedishonheop,cameouofnowhereandscoopedhimup,consoleandall”

“andyoujussoodhereenjoyinghespecacle?andwhyhehelreyoushouing?”hirayamaaskedwihbiersarcasm

“haveyoueverbeenhiwihasoundgun?”

“can’sayihave”

“welli’snoapleasanexperiencehiswasaprofessionaloufii’dsaysomekindofagencyunofficial”

“akahashisanisgoingobewellpissedourguysinamericafailedorerieveheconsoleoohegirlismissingheshingwewanishedamnbrispissingalloverhisdamnsuffmyfuureandyoursdependonyougeingheconsolebackandeliminainghiscaldwellcharacerquickly”

“howdoyousuggesidoha?”sneeredhideosao

“cuhewiseguyaiudeori’llbeyourheadkeepalowprofile,findahoelnearheairporwihacyberspaceconsole,andwe’llgebackoyouoverheusualcha

elswewanyouocheckineverhourunilyouhearfromus”

“keepalowprofile?hereisahalfguylyinginhemorguewihaholeinhisheadkeepingpanywihadeadpublicanandyouwanmeokeepalowprofile?hecopsprobablyhaveourmugshospropagainghroughheir“moswaned”daabasesandwillbealloverussoonheyprobablyhaveanarmyofanalyssfiguringouournexpnofacionorworse,somelowleveionhehuningrail”

“wehaveaisoodidyouakeprecauions?”

“yeah,ialwayscarryaleasoneinmypockeforemergencieshere’shislizarddy”

“againsidenificaionbyhepolice,youurle’seggdoeseveryhinghaveobepracicaljokewihyou?whydidn’youjusrackhehackerdownwherehelivesanddohejob?”

“becausehelivedinsomepuerizedcapsulehoelhacan’beaccessedwihouunionidifweriedobreakinforcefully,whoknowswhaconglomeraewewouldhaveonourasses?heglyphguypoinedusinherighdirecionandleusknowhewasheadinghereihadmiyagi“hefaceless”ailhimallhewayheresohewasfirmlyinoursighs”

“henyouloshim”

“sorry”

“saveyourapologiesandyourpinkieforheoyabuni’llfindouwhaicanandupdaeasusualrynoobringoomuchaenionoyourselves”

“youkeepsayingha,buiamwihmiyagiremember?nosoeasyokeepalowprofilewihhimaroundbuiknowhowosayouofroubleheyhavesomeineresinglookingwhoreshere,”hideosaid,imagesofhelizardgirlfshingrapidlyhroughhisperveredbrain

“aslongasyouarenearheairporundersand?”

“sureicanwachwhilemiyagiscareshelizardgirlsomehingsillywihhiselephanmanimpression”

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