Cyberpunk: Legends of Life

Chapter 199 The real goal

Suburban transport lanes.

The scorched black soil after the violent explosion is emitting traces of white smoke, indicating that there was a hot fire conflict here not long ago.

Several transport vehicles and armored vehicles were rickety and overturned on both sides of the road. The doors and the bottom of the vehicles were covered with bullet craters and stuck shrapnel.

"MILITECH" is printed on the paint surface of the overturned vehicle, indicating the origin of the transport convoy that was attacked.

at this time.

Rebecca was holding a large sniper, and lying in front of her feet was a fainted person, who was in a coma.

Chewing the bubble gum in her mouth, she raised her foot and kicked the guy lying in front of her, inspected it casually, and muttered, "This guy is still sleeping soundly."

Then the aperture of the prosthetic eye turned and reported to Mannhui.

"The target person was confirmed to be safe, and passed out after being shot with an anesthesia gun."

On the other side, Qi Wei added: "The electronic equipment on site is temporarily shielded. It is estimated that reinforcements from military technology will arrive at the scene in 3 minutes, and the battle will be resolved quickly."

Mann said bluntly: "The team was closed according to the schedule. Rebecca returned to the team first, Pyla was ready to blast the scene, and Dorio put the target person into the car and sent it away together with the things in the transport team."

Dorio was concentrating on breaking open the cargo box door of the transport truck with all her strength, and the high-temperature melting gun in her hand directly burned a big hole.

"Got it, I'll end it right away!"

Following Mann's instructions, several people unanimously sped up their actions and raced against time to finish.

They were entrusted by Gloria to protect a target person during an attack on military technology.

David Martinez.

After Mann received the entrusted information, he led the team to wait on the transportation road outside the city.

He knew that David was not only Gloria's son, but also joined the Arasaka Company's Special Operations Department.

Recall that a year ago, Gloria was still working in a public medical center, earning some living expenses by selling second-hand prosthetic bodies, and struggling to support her children to study at Arasaka College.

Now Gloria has become the proprietress of Lizi Bar, and David has successfully graduated from Arasaka Academy and joined Arasaka Company. The identities and status of the mother and son have undergone earth-shaking changes.

Such opportunities and fortunes are not common in Night City.

He learned from Gloria that this was David's first time participating in the company's armed field operation, and the operation process was very dangerous.

The entrusted task is to keep David alive during the operation to avoid any accidents.

After seeing the scene of the attack, Mann understood that Gloria's worries were not superfluous.

The military technology transport convoy has strong firepower, and they are not weak in the face of the attacking team. They have been fighting until there is very little surviving force left on both sides.

At the beginning of the attack, David, who was ordered to do so, rushed forward recklessly.

Seeing this scene, Mann's heart palpitated unceasingly. A rookie who had just entered the battlefield rushed forward without any scruples. Nine times out of ten, he came out standing up and went back lying down.

Fortunately, Rebecca's sniper marksmanship was accurate enough. Taking advantage of the chaos of the action, David was given a shot of anesthesia, and he was stunned to the ground. He lay on the periphery of the front line of the battlefield, and was basically not affected by the conflict.

Rebecca saw David, a stunned rookie, so brave, and couldn't find any other better words to describe it except admiring his courage.

They waited until the raid was over before starting the real action.

Clean up the remaining forces of both sides, shield the on-site signals and electronic equipment, and then forge the second site.

soon.

Everyone in Mann completed the finishing work as planned.

David was stuffed into a small car by Dorio, holding an unlocked box on his body, which was stolen from the transport van.

The vehicle immediately turned on the automatic driving mode and sped towards an Arasaka stronghold.

Pila set up a group of bombs at the scene of the attack, and detonated them at any time after leaving, completely destroying the clues of their actions.

Falco drove a medium-sized commercial vehicle, and after receiving all the team members, he kicked the accelerator and galloped away from the scene.

Qi Wei, who was sitting in the back compartment, closed her notebook and said in a deep voice, "Someone is about to arrive at the scene."

Pila said indifferently: "Don't worry, just press the explosion button, and he will keep it so that he doesn't even recognize the ashes."

With Mann confidently tap the button.

A dazzling flame ignited in the distance behind, and then a black mushroom cloud rushed into the sky.

There was an explosion in my ears, rumbling.

Seeing that the commission was successfully completed, everyone in the car smiled at each other and gave a thumbs up.

Arasaka Tower.

Susan Abernathy sat in her office, waiting for reports from the front lines.

The plan she formulated was to try to raid multiple strongholds and transport convoys of military technology in one day, so that they could focus on one and lose the other.

In addition to giving military technology a retaliatory blow, an experimental product must also be obtained.

This product is military technology ready to be shipped out of Night City and sent to other regions.

Arasaka's R&D department had its eye on this piece of equipment, so it proposed to add an additional task objective in the operation.

Looking at the holographic image in front of him, the assault team organized by Arasaka launched a strong offensive.

Most of these attack teams were composed of gang members and mercenaries, and only a small number of members of the Special Operations Department were sent to participate.

The field team that attacked the military technology transport convoy was basically composed of field forces from the Special Operations Department.

I just received the latest news that the Arasaka special service team has been wiped out, and military technology reinforcements have rushed to the scene.

But Susan Abernathy was unmoved. It is normal for field operations to fail.

Moreover, this attack was approved by the upper-level meeting. Even if she really wanted to be held accountable for the failure of the operation, she would at most be responsible for the failure of the command.

The raids in various places are gradually coming to an end according to the established arrangements. There are reports of failures and successes, and a lot of lives have been paid.

After all, there is a huge gap in strength between the large-scale armed attackers organized by Arasaka this time and the elite forces who attacked the Arasaka stronghold at that time.

suddenly.

Susan Abernathy received a call from Tanaka, and she immediately realized that the other party was here to inquire about the operation and was concerned about the piece of military technology that was about to be shipped out of the city.

Communication is on.

The two exchanged a few polite greetings and got straight to the point.

"Have you got the equipment?" Tanaka's tone was as stern as usual.

Susan Abernathy said frankly: "It may be suspended, the whole army was wiped out, and there is no news back at present."

Tanaka on the other end of the phone was silent for a while, and asked calmly: "Didn't you arrange for the company's special service team to attack the military technology transport convoy, so you didn't get that piece of equipment?"

Susan Abernathy reluctantly gave an affirmative answer, and the Special Operations Department sacrificed two field teams.

"The opponent's armed firepower is very strong. In the face of many attacks, military technology chooses to support their transport convoy at the first time. There is a high probability that the equipment will not be available."

On the other end of the phone, Tanaka wore long-rimmed sunglasses and frowned slightly, dissatisfied with the result.

"Then what are you going to do with it?"

Now that the action has gone wrong, Susan Abernathy may face punishment from the upper-level meeting again.

To his surprise, the other party didn't seem to be worried about it.

"Heh, do you know who approved this operation?" Susan Abernathy chuckled.

Tanaka: "Arasaka Yoshinobu, but this is not an excuse for you to shirk your responsibility."

"Director Tanaka, you just saw one layer. In fact, whether this operation fails or not is not important to us, because the real target is not military technology." Susan Ebernathy knew that Tanaka belonged to Arasaka Saburo faction, but they all have a common target enemy.

Tanaka didn't make a sound, waiting for her to answer the following questions.

Susan Abernathy said: "Think carefully about the conflicting relationship between the two members of the Arasaka family, and the situation we will face after the operation fails."

"Should we fight to the end with military technology, or go through negotiation?"

Talk to the point.

Tanaka quickly understood the deep meaning.

The two companies are bound to go to peace talks, so this matter will naturally fall to the head of the public relations department.

And it was Tang Yu who had just been promoted to the public relations department.

Tanaka knew that Tang Yu was doing private business for Arasaka Saburo, but this did not mean that the two belonged to the same camp.

In his opinion, Tang Yu is more like a one-time pawn in the hands of Lord Saburo, who can throw it away when the remaining value is used up.

He asked solemnly, "Is he worth your targeting like this?"

"No, no, it's not that I'm targeting him, but he's getting in the way of some big guys, and I happen to be able to do something," Susan Abernathy explained.

Although she is from Arasaka Tower in Kyoto, she does not belong to any faction in terms of workplace philosophy.

If she had a faction, she belonged to the power faction.

As long as you can climb higher and stand more firmly, it doesn't matter which faction you stand in. The key is to judge the situation and seek your own interests.

Whichever faction you follow firmly, once the big tree falls, what awaits you will be forever.

The R&D department didn't have its own special service team. Even if Tanaka really wanted to get that piece of equipment, he couldn't force Susan Abernathy to do it.

Tanaka has no interest in the increasingly fierce factional conflicts in the company, and his research and development work is the foundation of his life.

Both parties hung up the phone.

Susan Abernathy leaned back on the office chair, inexplicably in a good mood.

She called her private secretary into the room and asked him to start preparing materials, and when the action was over, she would report to the members of the board of directors.

Attacks can never be concealed from military technology, and it is inevitable that the two companies will sit at the negotiating table.

This time, she has to take a good look at Tang Yu's performance.

Military technology is not a soft persimmon. Once the talks collapse, Tang Yu will not only bear the pressure of external relations, but also bear the pressure from within the company.

She saw with her own eyes how Tang Yu climbed to the current high-level position step by step by taking the line of Xiao Michiko.

Now, Arasaka Tower ushered in a new king.

As good as the 'dove' label has done him, it will now spell disaster for him.

Think about this.

Susan Abernathy even looked forward to it.

Liz Bar.

Gloria took a deep breath of relief. After receiving the news from Mann and knowing that David was safe, her heart that had been hanging all along finally fell to the ground.

She had previously learned from Tang Yu that David, who had just joined the company, was going to participate in the company's field operations. Thinking of the fierce fight, Gloria's heart panicked instantly.

Fortunately, with the advice and information provided by Tang Yu, she was able to arrange the Mann team to keep an eye on David in case something happened to him.

Gloria also did not expect that David would be assigned to the Special Operations Department.

Fortunately, Tang Yu is the deputy director of the special operations department, and David's actions are under his control.

Otherwise, lacking the necessary information, even if she wanted to help David, she would not find a chance.

With David's temperament, he would definitely not reveal half of the company's action plan to her.

When David was an intern in counterintelligence, he rarely talked about corporate operations in her presence.

She realized that David was assigned to the Special Operations Department, and he would definitely participate in similar operations in the future, and it was impossible to arrange mercenaries to protect him every time.

The living environment of Arasaka Company was far worse than she had imagined at first.

You only need to sit in the office, face the office computer and tap the keyboard, and you can be promoted step by step. There is no ridiculous fantasy that cannot be realized.

Maybe just like Tang Yu, everyone who climbs up is actually facing life and death crises all the time.

If Tang Yu hadn't been in charge of the special operations department, she had taken over the Lizzie Bar, and she could contact the strong and reliable Mann team, David might not even be able to pass the first hurdle of joining the company.

Gloria now understands more clearly the brutality of the corporate environment, but she also understands that opportunity often comes with danger.

No matter what, climbing to the top of the company is better than struggling in vain at the bottom of Night City.

She firmly believes that as long as David works hard and stands on the top of the Arasaka Tower, there will be more solutions to difficulties.

She sat alone in the box, thinking about how to deal with the follow-up matters.

There was no mistake in Mann's actions, and the payment has been settled according to the agreed fee.

David's side has safely arrived at the Arasaka stronghold. In order to avoid David's suspicion, she can only resist the urge to call and send a message later to inquire about the situation.

Finally, do you need to report this matter to Tang Yu.

But when thinking of Tang Yu's company identity, he must know the result of the action well.

Gloria wanted to express her gratitude in person rather than a quick chat on the phone.

The future of her and David is in Tang Yu's hands.

This makes her always in ambivalence when facing Tang Yu.

The relationship between the two has developed to this day, and she is still not sure about her position in Tang Yu's heart.

Gloria has always put herself in a very humble position, trying not to have any impact on Tang Yu's life and work.

She reached out to touch her stomach, and looked at the reagent strip next to her.

To Gloria, it all seemed to happen so quickly, so that she was caught off guard, but willingly.

Just when she was hesitating, Sasha came over.

The door opened, and Sasha went straight into the room and sat next to Gloria, telling interesting stories about Lizzie's bar.

But as he talked, Sasha seemed to feel that there was no taste, so he became bored.

Gloria listened to her with a smile, then softly comforted her.

Sasha said with a bit of apology: "Sasha is not just looking for trouble, Lizi's bar is very good, it's Mr. Tang's."

Gloria just remembered that Sasha had always been Tang Yu's company assistant, so she seriously asked her for some information about the company and asked about Tang Yuming's affairs.

As soon as he talked about Tang Yu, Sasha got excited. After a lot of praise, he said: "Mr. Tang is amazing. There has been a major adjustment in his position recently, but he has been promoted!"

Gloria was pleasantly surprised and surprised when she heard Tang Yu's promotion, and quickly asked what was going on.

Sasha explained: "Mr. Tang was promoted to the main person in charge of the public relations department, and no longer concurrently serves as the deputy director of the counterintelligence department and special operations department."

Gloria's pupils shrank suddenly, realizing that the direction of things had deviated from her expectations.

　None today.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)