Elena Nava, also known as Cybercat in the shadowy corners of Night City, had successfully managed her retirement from NetWatch, orchestrated through a staged death, allowing her to fade into the quieter corners of the city. However, her legacy and involvement in the cyber world persisted, known only to a select few within NetWatch's inner circles.

Despite her supposed retirement, Elena retained a hidden yet substantial stake in Miliatech—0.5% ownership—a residual remnant of her cyber contracts. Her stock options kept intact even after her departure, served as a constant reminder of her ongoing involvement in the corporate sphere.

The urgent email summoning the main shareholders at Miliatech caught Elena's attention. As someone who usually refrained from actively participating in these meetings, her inclusion in this summons, despite her nominal stake, piqued her curiosity. Required attendance was rare, signaling that this meeting held significance beyond the usual shareholder updates.

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Throughout her retirement, Elena's reputation as Cybercat persisted, her contributions to Miliatech's cybersecurity stemming from her clandestine contracts—constantly probing and fortifying the company's defenses in exchange for shares. Instead of the usual monetary payments, saw her making quite a bit after each successful security intervention, which had added to her stake in the company, accumulating wealth over the past decade through very minimal work besides poking a firewall or two now and then. Hell, it was government work after all.

Her involvement in Miliatech's security updates and vulnerability checks had inadvertently led to numerous improvements within the company's systems, earning her a well-respected yet clandestine position among its inner workings. Hopefully, they didn't need her specifically this time.

Her neighbor had been out for a while... and those weird people were at her apartment, hopefully, she was okay.