Cyberpunk: Legends of Life

Arasaka Tower.

33rd Floor Counterintelligence Department.

Kate is sitting in her office, waiting for her subordinates to report.

soon.

The office door opened automatically, and Douglas, a counterintelligence officer, walked in.

Douglas was the subordinate who followed her to the counterintelligence department and is currently serving as the team leader in the department.

After the two met, they immediately talked about business.

Kate asked coldly, "Did anyone catch it?"

When Douglas heard the question, his face looked a little heavy, and he felt a little nervous subconsciously, and replied: "I caught it, but."

Kate frowned, looking displeased.

"The target person has been successfully arrested, but he was taken away by Mr. Tang." Douglas didn't dare to hide anything, and told him all the information he knew.

He had previously received front-line intelligence from his subordinate agents that the target, Lucy, had a change and went to the bay pier alone, showing signs of fleeing.

then.

Douglas reported the matter to Kate, his direct superior, and asked her to make a decision on whether to close the net.

Lucy is Arasaka's identity as a fugitive deep-diving hacker. They have long been aware of it, and they have been slow to close the net because Kate did not approve it.

Douglas knew that Kate was playing the long game.

in fact.

He also understands why Kate is not in a hurry, because the target being targeted by Arasaka, as long as he is still alive, cannot escape Arasaka's palm.

If the target person escapes from Night City tonight, it will only be more troublesome to collect the net.

After asking Kate for instructions, Douglas accidentally got the arrest approval, and he led the special service team of the Counterintelligence Department to go to the bay pier in Night City to arrest the target person.

He found that the target person was on a luxury yacht, which was already heading out to sea.

In order to avoid the failure of the action, Douglas did not hesitate to bring all the troops, and chased after him in a floating car and a speedboat.

With the sea on all sides, there is nowhere for the target to escape.

When he thought everything was going well, he found someone standing on the deck of the yacht, which completely surprised him. It was an extreme surprise.

The owner of this luxury yacht turned out to be Tang Yu, and the Special Service Team of the Counter-Intelligence Department had already arrived at the scene ahead of them.

Douglas was dumbfounded.

But he quickly reacted, and directed the special service team to land, and came to the deck to report to Tang Yu.

Although his task was arranged by Deputy Minister Kate, facing the temporary acting minister, he still has to abide by the company's normative system.

Douglas was a little suspicious of Tang Yu at first, thinking that he might have something to do with the target person.

But what surprised him even more was that Tang Yu ordered the arrest of the other party without hesitation, on the grounds that he had stolen Arasaka's high-level core secrets and brought her directly back to the counterintelligence department.

along the way.

Douglas also had to obey Tang Yu's arrangement, and returned to Arasaka Tower together.

After hearing this, Kate frowned even tighter, realizing that something seemed wrong about this matter.

She didn't tell anyone about Tang Yu's encounter with the target character Lucy on the subway, she just wanted to continue to dig out something along this line.

Unexpectedly, Tang Yu would directly draw his salary from the bottom of the pot, and brought him back to the Arasaka Tower in an open and honest manner.

Don't they really have a secret relationship?
But Kate clearly remembered what Tang Yu did to Lucy, there must be something strange in it.

Fortunately, the person was still captured. As long as you find an opportunity to dive deep into the opponent's brain, it will not be difficult to dig out what you want.

When the evidence is in hand, Tang Yu can't help but get away.

Kate asked blankly.

"Where is she locked up now?"

Douglas breathed a sigh of relief, lowered his head and replied in a deep voice: "The interrogation room of the Counterintelligence Department."

The counterintelligence interrogation room is a place specially used to disrupt the will and brain nervous system of the target person. Anyone who enters will confess the truth, whether he wants to or not.

No one can withstand Arasaka's method, after all, even the soul can be extracted, there is nothing to hide.

Kate got up from her office and said coldly, "Let's go there now."

Douglas nodded in agreement, quickly followed Deputy Minister Kate out of the office, and went straight to the interrogation room.

Kate walked very fast, and the staff of the Counterintelligence Department avoided to avoid bumping into the vicious deputy minister along the way.

She wants to extract information from the target person as soon as possible. If Tang Yu destroys the brain or cache data one step ahead, a corpse will be of no use to her.

Kate came to the gate of the interrogation room, and the guard was sitting in front of the gate.

She ordered: "Open the door, I want to interrogate the person I brought back today, Lucy."

The staff on duty then turned the aperture of the prosthetic eye to inquire which interrogation room the person named Lucy was in.

soon.

The guard on duty gave a reply: "Ms. Kate, I am sorry that you do not have this authority."

"Mr. Tang has issued an order to raise the level of secrecy to the ministerial level. No one but himself is allowed to interrogate or meet the target person."

Kate's face suddenly became extremely gloomy, and she said bluntly: "Activate the authority of the deputy director of the counterintelligence department. I will be responsible for anything, and I must be interrogated now."

She has to win this game before Tang Yu today, otherwise the line may be broken.

The officer on duty immediately said seriously: "Ms. Kate, I am only responsible for implementing the highest procedural order. If you think there is anything wrong, you can apply to Mr. Tang for interrogation."

Kate held back her anger, thinking about how to suppress Tang Yu.

She decided to contact her immediate superior, the hawkish member of Arasaka's board of directors, in order to obtain interrogation authority at the director level.

Kate knew that Tang Yu had attended Lord Saburo's banquet not long ago, and received the attention of Lord Saburo, and this move fell into the ears of Laixuan Arasaka.

The reason why she tried so hard to dig out Tang Yu's secrets was because she got hints from Arasaka Laishun.

Obviously.

Tang Yu not only attracted the attention of Saburo, but also Arasaka Laixuan, who wanted to know what Tang Yu was doing for that supreme being.

Kate stood at the door of the interrogation room and did not leave. The aperture of the prosthetic eye turned and began to contact the members of the board of directors.

The other party asked her to wait for news.

Soon.

Kate's immediate board member supervisor messaged back.

"Unable to obtain permission."

When she saw this message, she couldn't believe it.

what's the situation?
Can't even get authority at the level of board members?

Kate immediately realized that Tang Yu must be working for the supreme existence of Arasaka now, setting permissions under the banner of Lord Saburo.

Except for Tang Yu, no one can get involved in the entire Arasaka Tower in the City of Night.

Kate looked unwillingly at the gate of the interrogation room in front of her, and was just one step away.

She also arranged for other forces earlier, such as people from the Animal Gang to follow up and wait for the opportunity to take down the target person.

But those trash not only failed to accomplish anything, but also killed several of them one after another, which attracted the other party's attention.

In order to avoid alarming the enemy, Kate had to ask Douglas, her own man, to arrange to send Arasaka agents with higher abilities and qualities to handle the affairs, but she was cut off by Tang Yu in the end.

It boils down to it.

Kate is doing private work for Arasaka Laixuan. Laixuan is far away in Kyoto now, and there is no way to report many things directly, and Laixuan has limited influence on Arasaka Tower in Night City.

She could only sullenly figure out by herself, and she didn't even dare to disclose the information about Lucy and Tang Yu to anyone.

The water in Arasaka Tower is too deep, and there is no one she can really trust.

Even Douglas is just a slightly obedient subordinate, and there is no need to know the secrets.

Seeing that the interrogation of Lucy failed, Kate could only go back to the office for the time being and wait for other opportunities.

If Tang Yu ruthlessly cleans up the target person, she can continue to find clues through the relevant person.

If Tang Yu lets go of the target person, it definitely means that there are ghosts in it, and she can continue to investigate secretly.

Kate leaves the interrogation room.

Office of the Minister.

Tang Yu sat on the sofa in the reception area, holding a teacup in his hand, with a few wisps of heat coming out of the cup.

It has been a long time since he returned to the company to work overtime in the middle of the night, and he just returned to Arasaka Tower from the bay.

Take a short break.

Received a message from the guard in the interrogation room, reporting that the target person, Lucy, has woken up from a coma. In addition, the deputy minister, Kate, went to the interrogation room and wanted to interrogate the target person.

Tang Yu put down his teacup, feeling murderous for the first time.

Ghosts linger.

These are all his impressions of Kate now.

At the beginning, when Kate transferred here from the R&D department, Tang Yu hadn't come to work very often, mainly because he wanted to be clean.

But this guy is good. During the time he came to the counterintelligence department, he didn't do any serious business, and he was thinking about how to dig his own bottom.

Tang Yu went to Saburo Arasaka's office on purpose just now, and set up the authority to call and interrogate Lucy from the highest level.

Kate had hit a wall this time and was probably still wondering how to keep digging.

I have to say that this perseverance and vision is worthy of recognition.

In the entire barren tower, she showed her card Tiecha and killed Lang Mie Tang Yu.

That being the case.

When it's dark, don't blame the wolf knife.

This time.

Kate must realize the most important word in this life.

dead.

How is it written.

Tang Yu put down the teacup in his hand, walked out of the office door, and walked straight to the interrogation room.

The guards opened the gate for Tang Yu, and then unlocked the door to Lucy's room.

Tang Yu walked into the small and cold interrogation room, and the gate behind him closed.

He saw Lucy curled up on the cold edge of the platform, with a dazed expression and empty eyes.

And the life simulation frame on her body that only Tang Yu can see has turned gray again.

After Lucy finished the life simulation, she was brought here by the Arasaka special service team before she could react from those seemingly real experiences.

She was still in shock, her mind was blank, and she seemed to have forgotten her fear or fear.

And Tang Yu also gained new talents and life points.

【Life points: 3】

[Fusion Ability 1: Unyielding (rare)]

[Fusion Ability 2: Bullet Time (Rare)]

[Fusion Ability 3: Weak Electric Power Control (Normal)]

The 'Weak Electricity' talent is obtained from Lucy's life simulation, plus two life points.

He improved the 'weak electric control ability' a bit, and the quality became excellent.

[Fusion Ability: Weak Current Control Energy (Excellent)]

As the talent level increased, Tang Yu's palm glowed with a subtle arc, and some kind of hidden current began to extend around his right hand, which could be manipulated at will.

This talent allows him to use weak electricity to invade and control electronic components within a certain distance, or to focus on one point to generate electric heat.

As the level increases, the range and distance will also increase, and the power will gradually increase.

Lucy, who was in a trance, noticed someone entering the room, looked up, and found that it was Tang Yu, a bright color flashed in his eyes, but soon fell silent, his chin rested gently on his knees, and he remained silent.

Tang Yu knew that it would be difficult for her to accept it for a while, and Lucy, who was talking and laughing with him just now, had become silent.

In a daze, I experienced a dream that was comparable to a real experience, and after waking up, I was taken to the interrogation room by the Arasaka Special Forces. No matter who I was, I would be at a loss.

Tang Yu has already learned all her experiences in life simulation.

In fact, what surprised him the most was not that he became the No. 001 test subject, but Lucy's attitude.

Maybe she is not as free and easy and strong as she seems, at least completely different from the wild silver-haired girl in Tang Yu's impression.

Lucy's departure from Night City was not what she really wanted from the very beginning.

in fact.

From Lucy's point of view, she is indeed in a desperate situation and has fallen into Arasaka's hands, but the most dangerous place is precisely the safest.

In Arasaka Tower, Tang Yu can use various authority and company rules to protect her.

Instead, he fled outside. If he was not careful, he might be arrested or even killed by Arasaka agents.

At that time.

Even if Tang Yu wanted to rescue her, it would probably be too late, and taking her back to the Arasaka Tower was the best choice.

Not only can it provide Tang Yu with reasonable conditions to a certain extent, explaining the matter of letting Lucy go on the subway.

It's also possible to keep Lucy under your nose for a follow-up.

Just as Lucy was immersed in her own isolated island world, a voice suddenly sounded clearly in her ear.

"Don't be afraid, trust me, nothing will happen."

This sentence was close to her ears, as if echoing in her head out of thin air, she couldn't help raising her head, and looked at Tang Yu again, with a little more surprise in her eyes.

I saw Tang Yu was far away from her, and he didn't say anything from the beginning to the end, but where did the clear voice come from.

Could it be that the brain prosthesis was invaded and directly visualized into sound?
suddenly.

She was keenly aware that Tang Yu's fingertips seemed to have arcs moving slightly, which were faintly visible. If you didn't observe carefully, you wouldn't notice it at all.

Just as Lucy was about to speak, the familiar voice sounded again.

"Do not talk."

"I'll explain the cause and effect to you."

She was completely stunned, completely unable to guess how the man in front of her did all this.

That's right.

The other party entered his brain through some mysterious force and sent a message.

Tang Yu's secret may not only be that.

Lucy maintained the state of embracing her knees again, but her eyes were softer.

Tang Yu activated the talent of "Weak Electricity Control", and directly entered the electronic components of Lucy's brain from the physical level, allowing her to hear herself speak.

For the former top hacker, this talent can undoubtedly maximize his previous strength, but the current range of weak electric control is limited, and the electric power is too weak, so only some micro operations can be performed.

If you want to forcibly burn down the opponent's circuit, you have to focus on power storage.

Seeing Lucy calm down, Tang Yu continued to speak in her mind.

"If you want to escape from Arasaka completely, you can't do it even if you fly away."

Lucy was silent.

She knew that what Tang Yu said was right, even if one day she really escaped to the moon, she would not be able to escape the influence of Arasaka Company.

Lucy is more convinced of what she thinks in her heart. In fact, the reason why Arasaka stared at her was not only because of her identity, but also because of her relationship with Tang Yu.

Someone in the Arasaka company wanted to use her to find the means and ways to bring down Tang Yu.

Tang Yu made a long story short, and said bluntly: "I will find a way to wash off your file identity on Arasaka, but you need to do one thing."

Lucy pursed her lips and teeth and continued to remain silent, but she had agreed in her heart.

"Join Network Monitoring."

A look of doubt appeared in Lucy's eyes.

Does identity laundering have anything to do with internet surveillance?

She has too little information to judge Tang Yu's intentions.

As a cyber hacker, Lucy has a certain understanding of network surveillance.

Network surveillance is not only responsible for tracking down defecting cyber hackers, dealing with golems, rebuilding the network, but also hunting down dangerous rogue AIs.

It is a difficult target for cyber hackers in almost all informal channels. Usually, when diving deep into cyberspace, you have to avoid them by doing small tricks.

Tang Yu clicked to stop.

He couldn't stay in the interrogation room for too long, and it took only a dozen seconds to explain these few words back and forth.

Done.

After confirming that Lucy's mental state was stable, he turned and walked out of the interrogation room.

Although being under the nose can ensure Lucy's safety, it can't let her stay in Arasaka Tower for too long.

As long as Lucy can successfully join the network surveillance and become a network surveillance agent, her former deep-diving hacker status in Arasaka will not be a problem.

As for the scene where Tang Yu met her in the subway, as long as Kate shuts her mouth forever, no one will care so much about it anymore.

The same content, another way of saying it is another story.

The cyberpunk girl stole the high-level core secrets of the Arasaka company, was arrested and sent to the network monitoring to participate in special operations to make up for her mistakes, and finally stayed in the network monitoring department.

Arasaka Company has a cooperation agreement with Internet Surveillance, so Arasaka's identity file on Lucy will be updated as an Internet Surveillance Agent.

This is the safest course of action for Lucy.

in fact.

Tang Yu can also use Arasaka Saburo's authority to delete all Lucy's information now, but she will live a shady life from now on, which may cause more trouble.

Sometimes, the more you want to hide, the more you can't hide.

It's better to show it openly, let everyone see why, and dispel their curiosity and doubts.

Tang Yu returned to the minister's office.

Many counterintelligence colleagues were surprised when they saw him.

I have never seen Tang Yu working in the company so late, I don't know what happened.

Tang Yu returned to the office alone. He didn't plan to go back tonight. He would spend the night in the office to avoid any unexpected situations.

More importantly, he had to think carefully about the matter between Internet surveillance and the voodoo gang.

This is not only related to Lucy's future, but also how he will deal with Saburo Arasaka.

Tang Yu leaned back on the office chair, feeling his brows were a little tense and tired, and unconsciously looked at the deputy office, which was empty.

Sasha isn't in the office, she should be at Gloria's right now.

Tang Yu asked Sasha to stay by her side for a longer period of time in order to ensure that Gloria sat firmly in Lizi's position and prevented being assassinated and attacked.

He closed his eyes helplessly, and pinched the acupuncture point in the middle of the nose clip.

at this time.

Sasha, who was sleeping next to Gloria, quickly stretched out the cat's head from the bed and sneezed loudly.

"Ah chirp!"

Sasha touched his nose, but didn't think there was anything strange, and retracted his head into the bed again.

The two talked about Tang Yu one by one, and their faces were red.

Not at all sleepy.