Cyberpunk: Legends of Life

Chapter 200 I'm on the Brink

Arasaka Tower.

PR Department.

Tang Yu was in the minister's office, pulled out the panoramic electronic mirror screen behind him, and waited for the video signal to connect to the board site.

He sat in his exclusive office seat, turned on the holographic projection of the office system, and watched the public announcement of military technology.

on the TV screen.

Meredith Stott, director of public diplomacy for military science and technology, has a dignified and dignified look. She wears a business suit with a close-fitting uniform skirt, showing a mature and capable temperament.

Facing the numerous media cameras, she looked fearless, loudly accusing Arasaka of the recent provocative behavior.

Meredith emphasized: "Military technology will never tolerate any violations, and will do whatever it takes to recover the justice and losses it deserves."

Immediately afterwards, a reporter at the scene asked whether military technology would also use hot force to fight back?

Meredith replied firmly: "We will never give up the means of force. If the negotiation result fails to meet expectations, we will bear the consequences."

A while ago, Arasaka launched an armed countermeasure against military technology, but the whole process of the operation was not smooth, and the other party found clues.

Military technology, which has always been extremely powerful, did not play cards according to conventional routines, and directly pointed out the matter publicly, accusing Arasaka of engaging in attacks, and demanding a positive response and compensation from Arasaka.

This incident quickly became breaking news, spreading throughout the entire Night City, and even spread to all parts of the world.

Many think tanks and authoritative media analyzed and predicted that this attack will become the fuse, triggering a new round of all-out war among giant companies.

Military Science and Technology made a very tough public statement, without prior private consultations at all, which caught Arasaka by surprise.

They have solid evidence in their hands, which can be used to point out that Arasaka was indirectly or directly involved in multiple attacks in this round.

at the same time.

The municipal government also held a press conference immediately, and the acting mayor Huot delivered a speech in person, calling on the two companies to carry out peaceful dialogue to avoid escalating into a larger-scale hot conflict.

How the two companies deal with the attack is related to the fate of the entire Night City and the world, and immediately attracted countless attentions.

In order to respond quickly, Arasaka Company immediately held an emergency board meeting to discuss how to deal with the follow-up matters of the attack.

In addition to the members of the board of directors, the principals of relevant departments participated in the meeting remotely.

Tang Yu watched various news reports, repeatedly emphasizing the attitude of military technology, and constantly exaggerating the seriousness of the situation, trying to win more ratings and traffic.

From the very beginning of his promotion, he suspected that after the attack, someone would set the fire on him, but he didn't expect the fire to be quite strong.

The Arasaka board meeting has not yet been held, and Tang Yu can estimate the result.

It's nothing more than Arasaka's public statement that it is willing to sit down and discuss peace talks, but it has its own reserve price and conditions.

And this kind of base price and conditions are difficult for military technology to accept.

Then he began to look for negotiators, and took advantage of the trend to draw the fire on Tang Yu, asking him to head-to-head with military technology.

Tang Yu had to deal with the two major companies and was roasted on the fire pit. One mistake could ruin his reputation and ruin his future.

Even if Tang Yu completes the negotiation well, he will not get any benefits.

Cleaning up the tail of the Special Operations Department is a thankless job.

Think about this.

Tang Yu felt a little funny.

Everyone thinks that the most important thing to him is position, but he doesn't care at all.

The power and scope of affairs involved in the Public Relations Department are much smaller than those of the Counter Intelligence Department.

This also means that Tang Yu will not have much impact if he does a good job.

The core factor that truly determines a company's diplomatic relations has always been the company's own strength.

Even if he broke down the negotiation between the two companies and received severe punishment such as demotion and salary reduction, he would never endanger his life like the counterintelligence department.

Moreover.

The two giant companies can't fight at all. On Arasaka's side, Saburo is in charge, and on the military technology side, Aunt Mei is in charge.

Tang Yu only needs to appear on the stage to make a show. As for the face of Arasaka or military technology, it has nothing to do with him.

soon.

The video signal of Tang Yu's office is remotely connected to the site of the board of directors.

Holding a teacup, he sat on the office chair and turned slowly, watching the performances of the board members indifferently.

Before the video signal access meeting of each department, the board of directors has conducted a round of discussion.

Now the members of the board of directors have different expressions and no longer speak, and the atmosphere is a bit stiff.

What caught Tang Yu's attention was Xiao Michiko's performance. Unlike before, she did not stand at the main end of the conference table this time, but sat quietly in her seat.

Xiao Michiko folded her hands in front of her body and closed her eyes slightly, as if she didn't care much about the matters discussed by the board of directors.

Tang Yu couldn't help smiling when he saw her 'bad' attitude, and guessed that it had something to do with Arasaka Laishun.

He knew that Michiko put on this attitude on purpose, because she didn't want to be used as a gun by others.

The members of the board of directors all know that she is a staunch dove. When a conflict breaks out between the two companies, Michiko is the most anxious. She has always advocated that the two companies compete on the bottom line of peace, and she will definitely be the first to stand up and ask for peace talks.

At that time, the members of the board of directors will be able to sing their own disapproval, keep clamoring to give military technology a look, and finally pass the pressure of the peace talks on to Michiko.

Xiao Michiko will take the main responsibility for the peace talks between the two parties. If the peace talks succeed, they can escape disaster, but if the peace talks fail, they will face ridicule and greater pressure.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that peace talks are inevitable, but who is responsible for the peace talks has become the key to this board meeting.

He glanced around at the members of the board of directors again, all of them kept silent, and they didn't want to be the young bird.

Obviously.

Xiao Michiko's uncharacteristic performance caused the members of the board of directors to mess up their plans, so they had to do their own thing to avoid the fire from burning on themselves.

Now that the attack has caused a sensation in the whole city, the situation is likely to continue to ferment and spread. It is the best choice to protect yourself wisely.

As the principals of various relevant departments joined the scene, the deadlock process of the board of directors seemed to have taken a new turn.

Director Takahashi, representing the Pheasant faction, glanced at Michiko and found that she was resting with her eyes closed, said coldly.

"There is such a big mistake in this attack, and military technology is condemning it outside. Could it be that Arasaka just keeps silent?"

Director Yamamoto, as a member of the hawk faction, also wanted to blow fire on Michiko, and echoed: "Director Kandy, do you have any opinions and opinions?"

Director Kandy spoke in a high tone, with a bit of anger: "What do I think? At the beginning, you unanimously proposed and agreed to carry out the attack. Now that the operation has gone wrong, why don't you have any opinion?"

"Whoever is in charge of this attack, let him deal with it. If you can't even do this well, what is the difference between sitting in this position and being a waste?"

Susan Abernathy: "???"

Her originally calm face suddenly became ugly.

The situation at the boardroom site seemed to be different from what she had expected. It seemed that no one wanted to be responsible for the mistakes in the attack.

Director Yamamoto looked indifferent, and said nonchalantly: "The matter is not handled well, so naturally it has to be dealt with, but now the fire outside has burned to the door, and we haven't negotiated a result yet, isn't it too good?"

"Director Michiko, what do you think?" Director Yamamoto looked at Xiao Michiko with gloomy eyes.

Xiao Michiko closed her eyes slightly, and said softly: "Then first deal with the heads of relevant departments involved in this operation, and then talk about how to respond to military technology."

Susan Abernathy's face became even more ugly. She never thought that the fire would burn on her head, and her previous expectations and plans were all disrupted.

She waited nervously, hoping for a director to support her.

Another director added: "Although there were mistakes in this operation, it still achieved some results. The R&D department got the experimental equipment we wanted, and Lord Saburo gave instructions on this and affirmed the results of the operation."

Susan Abernathy breathed a sigh of relief as if she had grasped a life-saving straw.

If no one on the board of directors speaks for her, she has already been severely punished last time, and she will definitely be dealt with more severely this time.

She quickly remembered what happened that day. A report came from an Arasaka base suddenly, saying that a special agent who participated in the attack on the transport convoy had fled back to the base and brought back a box.

After cutting it open, it was found that the inside of the box was the experimental equipment needed by the R&D department.

Susan Abernathy arranged for people to send the equipment to the R&D department, just to understand the situation at that time, and didn't pay too much attention to it.

In her view, it doesn't matter whether the action fails or not.

This piece of equipment is just a favor for Tanaka, and it is dispensable.

But today, it became the result of her actions.

She remembered the secret service officer, whose name should be David Martinez.

While the board of directors was discussing matters, she called up David's resume information.

Newly recruited employees, initially set G2 level treatment, graduated from Arasaka College, the company's internship score is A-, the internship department.
Counterintelligence?

Susan Abernathy was a little surprised. She didn't expect that the secret service personnel who brought her this achievement came from the counterintelligence department.

Do not know why.

She thought of Tang Yu for the first time, and realized that there might be deeper tricks in it to dig out. She suppressed the conflict for the time being and continued to watch the progress of the board of directors carefully.

Anyway, David was in Special Operations, as if he was in her hands.

The high-level board of directors is still discussing, but because Michiko does not accept the offer, there are still a few opinions after all.

The hawkish director Yamamoto was a little anxious, and he couldn't put the fire on Michiko Arasaka, so he had to go as planned first.

You can't kill two birds with one stone, at least you have to hit one.

He added: "Since we can't come up with a definite opinion, I think the handling of accountability is put aside for the time being. This action was approved by the board of directors. Although the Special Operations Department made some mistakes in the implementation process, it is understandable. After all The composition of the team involved in the operation is complex, and it cannot be carried out completely according to the plan."

"I suggest first to resolve the issue of military technology as an emergency. What I mean is to conduct peace negotiations on the premise of safeguarding Arasaka's honor and interests."

"Directors, you can also express your opinions."

Director Yamamoto looked around, all members of the board of directors nodded one after another, expressing their approval of this approach.

His eyes fell on Xiao Michiko at last, and he asked in a deep voice, "Director Michiko, what do you think?"

Xiao Michiko still closed her eyes slightly, and said calmly: "I have no objection to your proposal."

Director Yamamoto sneered secretly, and continued to suggest that the person in charge of the public relations department be arranged as the main representative, and the relevant departments arrange elites, organize a legal business team, and carry out public negotiations with military technology.

He didn't name Tang Yu, but waited for the directors to express their views.

After confirming that there is no objection, ask the secretary of the meeting to connect the ministers remotely for two-way communication.

The first minister to appear on the live projection of the board of directors was Tang Yu from the Public Relations Department.

After seeing Tang Yu's figure appear, Yamamoto praised: "Minister Tang, you are indeed young and promising. It seems that you are the only one who can take on this important task."

Director Takahashi added: "That's right. By appointing Minister Tang as the company representative, I believe he will live up to his trust and win reputation and interests for Arasaka."

Now the higher the hat you put on Tang Yu, the harder you can step on it when the negotiation fails.

The members of the board of directors present were all high-spirited and haughty, just waiting for the matter to settle down.

As long as their interests are not violated, it makes no difference whether it is Tang Yu or Susan Abernathy who takes the blame.

Tang Yu ignored the others, and said bluntly: "The arrangement of the board of directors has been made clear by the public relations department. If there are no other matters, you can go through the next batch procedure according to the process."

When Director Yamamoto heard this, he understood why Tang Yu was said to be a thorn-headed lone wolf, and he didn't pay attention to him at all in his words.

He ordered the secretary of the meeting to generate the assignment immediately, and then asked the directors sitting in the meeting room to sign their opinions.

Director Yamamoto turned his eyes and was the first to sign to confirm the approval items, and other board members followed his actions and signed.

Xiao Michiko opened her eyes and looked at Tang Yu in the projection screen. Without saying anything, she stood up and left under the protection of her personal bodyguard.

She neither signed her consent nor opposed it.

As an associate director, she no longer has the power of veto in the past.

It's just because Lai Xuan didn't work at Arasaka Tower, so she had to handle the company's affairs on her behalf.

With most of the directors signing and agreeing for approval, this task arrangement was successfully generated, and after being unified and summarized by the Administration Department, it was transferred to the Public Relations Department for assignment.

At the end of the board meeting, Tang Yu and other relevant department heads withdrew from the video signal connection.

Sitting in the office, Tang Yu saw that the office system had received the specific details of the task.

He is responsible for leading the establishment of a negotiation team, which is responsible for dealing with conflicts with military technology.

Next.

Tang Yu not only has to consider whether to publicly respond to military technology, but also considers the time and place of the negotiation.

Judging from the current situation, the person in charge of the military technology should be Aunt Mei.

But Tang Yu didn't plan to talk to Aunt Mei directly about this matter, it's better to build a bridge to achieve the effect of deceiving people.

He thought of City Councilor Jefferson. After the death of Lucius Lane, his probability of being elected as the new mayor was much higher.

Because of the failure to host the matrix space project, the people of Night City doubted Jefferson's ability.

He wants to win the election steadily and promote his own governance philosophy, but the difficulty still exists.

In addition, Jefferson was not willing to be controlled by the company. Except for Ye's company who wanted to take him as a puppet mayor, other companies had no intention of supporting him in his position.

But for Tang Yu, one more force against the company means one more hole card in his hand.

He decided to give Jefferson the surprise of the peace talks, which can be regarded as the initial meeting ceremony between the two.

　None tonight!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)