Cyberpunk: Legends of Life

Chapter 202 True Allies

In the Highland Building, in the business round table conference room, three parties from the municipal government, Arasaka, and military technology sat around the table.

The round table meeting was arranged by Jefferson.

He rejected the triangular seat layout previously set, and deliberately changed it to a circular seat for talks.

The purpose is to reduce mutual hostility in the negotiations, create a more harmonious and friendly atmosphere for the talks, and hope to promote the success of the peace talks between the two parties.

The representatives of the two companies are preparing for the negotiation, constantly browsing the electronic files to find the identity information of the representatives of the other party.

Tang Yu was very calm. Although he knew the result, he still had to do enough foreplay.

Meredith, who was sitting opposite him, also had a calm expression, as if she had fully grasped the situation in front of her.

Neither company representative said anything, and the entire scene fell silent.

Jefferson glanced at the time, and it was time for the meeting.

As the host of the meeting, he first spoke and made a brief introduction and expressed the wishes of the municipal government.

The two giant companies rank among the top in the world and are important poles of stability in the world situation. The relationship between the two companies can even determine the future direction of the world.

Jefferson was sincere and said seriously: "The outcome of this meeting is of great importance. Night City and the world are on the rise. If the two companies have a larger-scale conflict at this critical juncture, I think it is something that no one wants to see." I hope that the representatives of the two parties can take care of the overall situation.”

Meredith took out a cigar, cut off the butt and lit it, then smoked on her own.

After listening to Jefferson's high talk, she didn't even raise her eyelids, but sneered twice, and asked back.

"Heh, taking the overall situation into consideration, according to what you mean, we deserve to be beaten, and it's not like you made peace with Simu."

Jefferson was obviously stunned for a moment, and was about to refute something, but was interrupted by Meredith again.

"If you don't know how to speak, just say a few words. You are here to chair the meeting, not stand over Arasaka, understand?"

Jefferson, who has always been eloquent, was also a little dumb at this time.

He didn't expect the other party's attitude to be so harsh, and he didn't intend to save face at all, making him seem redundant.

Judging from the attitude of military technology, Jefferson believed that the probability of success of the peace talks was not as high as expected.

Obviously.

If the other party didn't gouged out a piece of meat from Arasaka, they wouldn't let it go.

Jefferson suppressed his embarrassment and anger, and explained to Meredith: "The municipal government will coordinate with Arasaka Company to compensate for the losses you suffered in this attack."

"In addition, in order to maximize the benefits of cooperation between the two parties, I would suggest that the municipal side take out some top projects and jointly develop them by the two companies."

Meredith didn't move her eyebrows, she only looked at the opposite person from beginning to end, and she didn't like Jefferson's proposal at all.

"You should be careful when you say this. You are not the mayor now, are you the owner of the city?" Her words were sharp and aggressive, but she didn't care about the psychological feelings of a small member of parliament.

The reason why Meredith kept stepping on Jefferson was that apart from putting on airs to show a tough attitude, she was still giving Tang Yu a favor.

She knew that Jefferson was invited by Tang Yu to host the meeting, which showed that Tang Yu was optimistic that Jefferson would be elected as the future mayor, which was an early layout.

The tougher Meredith is now with Jefferson, the closer Jefferson will be to Tang Yu.

Jefferson's face became even uglier, but he didn't dare to say anything more, so he could only bear it silently.

On the contrary, Tang Yu on the other side took the conversation and said, "My opinion is that I am willing to talk about peace, but if military technology has been aggressive, then I have enough information on hand to ensure that you are willing to sit down and have a good talk."

Meredith leaned lightly on the back of the chair, and smiled meaningfully: "Really? I want to know more, how many details do you know?"

soon.

The holographic projection in the middle of the conference table was activated, and the members of the two delegations transmitted the materials at hand to it.

There are graphics, audio and video on the military technology side, proving that the recent attacks launched by the Arasaka company have caused casualties in military technology.

As for Arasaka, there is also intelligence showing that military technology has also carried out sporadic attacks on Arasaka Company, but it is not as large-scale and organized as Arasaka.

The delegations of the two parties listed the intelligence they possessed, which may be true or false, but it is enough to show that the two companies have never stopped in private.

Some of the evidence presented by Tang Yu came from Arasaka intelligence, and part of the attack base information provided by Aunt Mei.

In order to deceive people, some cases that could not prove the source of the attack were deliberately assigned to military technology.

He continued: "From so many attacks, it can be seen that Arasaka has been trying to avoid and reduce the bad impact of the incident."

"And this attack was entirely due to your serious wrongdoing, so you had no choice but to organize a counterattack."

"Military technology wants to make things worse and put all the responsibility on Arasaka. This wishful thinking is wrong."

Meredith chuckled twice: "Oh, it seems that you have no small actions. In the past, it was fine for everyone to tolerate small-scale conflicts, but this time you are a premeditated and organized large-scale attack, which has nothing to do with a public declaration of war. What's the difference?"

The two sides insist on their own opinions, and neither can convince the other.

Seeing that the bilateral relationship was getting more and more tense, Jefferson was more anxious than anyone else.

The result of this peace talks is related to his follow-up campaign, the peace talks can only succeed but not fail, so he had to speak again.

"Both companies have suffered certain losses in this conflict, but if the conflict cannot be contained here, they will surely suffer greater disasters and losses in the future."

"When the two powers fight each other, in the end, both sides will suffer. Why don't we each take a step back, focus on how to resolve the current differences, and start further talks."

After Jefferson finished speaking, he asked the representatives of the two companies for their opinions.

He knew that if the quarrel continued like this, the talks would only intensify and eventually break up.

Tang Yu didn't make a sound, he acquiesced to Jefferson's proposal.

Meredith continued smoking her cigar without protesting.

Other members of the two delegations, according to the procedures prepared in advance, began to explain their opinions and reasons.

The entire meeting lasted for three days, and this was only the first round of open negotiations. In the afternoon, there will be talks between high-level representatives of the two sides to exchange real opinions in more depth.

The voices in Tang Yu's ears were noisy, and it was full of verbal confrontation between representatives of the two sides, each defending its own reputation and interests, without giving in.

He looked straight at Aunt Mei without hesitation, sizing up her upper body wantonly.

His long brown hair was draped over his shoulders, the cold prosthetic metal wires around his eyebrows and eyes added a serious and serious look, and the playful smile at the corner of his mouth was slightly familiar.

The round low neckline exposes most of the neck and shoulders, and the slightly dark skin is well maintained, and it still looks delicate and smooth.

This kind of intensely aggressive gaze, in the eyes of others, is more like expressing a tough posture.

Aunt Mei seemed to be stimulated, she couldn't help but straighten her back, and confidently met the scrutiny of this inch.

With her upright posture, the folds of her suit were tightened, and her proud career line became more obvious.

Tang Yu's gaze continued to slide down to the two looming points.

Playing so wild?
He couldn't believe it, but when he saw the bow tie belt around Aunt Mei's waist, he instantly understood everything.

The belt that Aunt May is wearing today is exactly the same as the one that she wore at the 'Tight Tight' hotel that day.

Meredith smiled, the way you should understand.

She reached out and knocked on the table, and the debate at the scene fell silent immediately, and everyone's eyes were focused on her.

She opened her mouth and said, "My sincerity is enough, I can sit here and have a talk, but you don't seem to appreciate it."

"Let's be honest, I'm not interested in this kind of blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.

"As for how to solve the matter, we can't make a decision. Let's just speak on the battlefield. Maybe there will be no all-out war, but local conflicts may be inevitable."

"What do you think?"

Meredith's words were full of threats, and she looked directly at Tang Yu across the round table, waiting for his answer.

Tang Yu lifted the silver safe under his feet, placed it on the table, tapped it with five fingers, and smiled lightly.

"That's right. Local conflicts are inevitable. Since you are all ready to fight, I am naturally prepared."

Everyone's eyes fell on the silver suitcase again, their expressions seemed a little heavy, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense.

Representatives of both parties have no intention of peace talks, and the talks that have just begun have released strong signals of contradictions and conflicts.

Jefferson still wanted to persuade him, but the secretary of the meeting stepped forward to remind him that the first round of open negotiations has ended today, and the second round of high-level talks will follow.

He had no choice but to hold back what he wanted to say, announced the end of the first round of meetings, and then invited high-level representatives from both sides to continue negotiations in another small meeting room.

At Jefferson's invitation, Tang Yu and Aunt Mei got up and turned around.

The purpose of his arrangement is mainly to consider the public talks, the two sides have a lot of scruples, and some sensitive topics are inconvenient to be published in public.

Especially in this kind of bilateral negotiations with conflicts, high-level representatives often show their sharpness in their words in order to create a stronger image and refuse to back down.

But it is different in the small conference room. Only the high-level representatives of the two sides are present, and they can be more relaxed when exchanging each other's appeals and opinions.

Many fruitful negotiation results were negotiated in private.

On the surface, tit for tat, but in private, interests are exchanged, and each takes what it needs.

Jefferson led the representatives of the two companies, as well as a group of teams, to the small conference room.

He faced the two senior executives of the company and asked with a pleasant face, "Do you two need to take a break?"

Aunt Mei said calmly: "It hasn't officially started yet, so why rest?"

Jefferson just laughed awkwardly, and then made a gesture to introduce: "The following is arranged according to the meeting process. It is time for a private meeting. This meeting room has been shielded for safety signals. You can exchange ideas with confidence. We are outside. Waiting for good news on the talks."

Meredith glanced at Jefferson and knew that he had put a lot of thought into facilitating this peace talk, even arranging a private meeting.

Her gaze fell to Jefferson's side again. Mrs. Perales, who was more famous, was quietly accompanying her husband behind her, a little behind the scenes.

Meredith didn't say anything, and walked into the small conference room ahead of time.

Before entering the room, Tang Yu said to Jefferson: "This meeting with Arasaka came with sincerity, and I have to trouble you to spend more time. If the municipal government can stabilize that side, it's okay for me to suffer a little here."

Jefferson immediately understood what Tang Yu was referring to. He wanted the municipality to become a buffer zone between the two parties and make more room for concessions.

As Meredith said, he is only a Councilor of Night City, not the mayor, and his power is limited.

But Jefferson nodded firmly: "I will work hard here, after all, no one wants to see a ruined Night City."

Tang Yu patted him on the shoulder lightly, carrying the silver safe, started to walk into the conference room, and the electronic gate closed.

conference room.

High-end sofas, tables and chairs are arranged neatly, and fresh fruits and meals are placed on the table.

The signal shielding device on the wall of the house and various functional electronic devices are complete.

Tang Yu showed a slightly invisible arc with two fingers, quickly checked all the electronic equipment, confirmed that there was no hidden danger of confidentiality, and controlled its highest authority.

Aunt Mei let go, and went straight to the wooden wine cabinet, and took out two goblets and a bottle of red wine.

Holding the wine utensils in both hands, she lightly knocked on the door of the cabinet with her waist and hips. After closing the wine cabinet, she walked to the sofa and sat down.

Tang Yu was not polite to Aunt Mei either, went straight to the other side of the sofa and sat down, and put the silver suitcase on the table.

Today's local conflict is probably inevitable. In order to meet the increasingly uncertain future, he needs a more stable relationship.

In other words, they are now getting what they need.

Aunt Mei poured two glasses of red wine, and slowly handed one of them to Tang Yu, taking advantage of the situation to get closer to him.

After Tang Yu took the red wine, she said playfully: "Why, your performance just now was tough enough. Could it be that you want to play for real?"

Tang Yu shook the red wine in the glass evenly, then drank it all, and said with a smile: "Isn't it you who have been aggressive all the time? I am forced to fight."

Aunt Mei smiled, and then drank the red wine in one gulp, her cheeks flushed.

She put down the wine glass, slowly touched the silver safe, and murmured: "You are not cowardly, dare to even bring this?"

"After all, you are not small." Tang Yu looked calm, and then said: "You sent me information last time, and now I can pay back this favor."

Aunt Mei smiled: "You are giving me a difficult multiple-choice question. On the one hand, there is a great achievement at your fingertips, and on the other hand, there is a conflict that cannot be refused. It really makes me feel itchy."

"Can I ask one more question, how about taking both?" Aunt Mei opened the safe with both hands, and the familiar indescribable utensils were making restless buzzing sounds.

Tang Yu said straight to the point: "There is a saying that is good, everything is easy to discuss."

Aunt Mei stopped Tang Yu's words, picked up the utensil with one hand, moved to the butterfly belt around her waist with the other, and then actively rode in front of him.

"It's better to discuss while doing business."

Tang Yu supported her waist and said: "After this meeting is over, I will publicly issue an apology statement. As for the compensation, I can't influence the opinions of the upper management, but the municipal government will give certain benefits. Are you satisfied?"

Meredith: "Satisfied. Of course I am satisfied. It's just that you have fallen into the trap of your opponent if you cut first and play later. Wouldn't your beautiful boss secretly worry about how to keep you?"

Tang Yu: "After the company's top management changed, she couldn't protect herself. She was just a minister. I didn't take it too seriously."

Meredith: "Heh, I don't see that you are so ambitious. To be honest, if you are really fired by Arasaka, are you interested in military technology?"

Tang Yu sighed helplessly: "Do you think that day will come, and I will still be able to leave Arasaka alive?"

Meredith frowned, closed her eyes tightly, and hissed: "So this is your condition, do you want me to escort you for a while?"

Tang Yu shook his head and denied: "I need you to help me and keep a few people in check."

Meredith laughed again and again: "It seems that you still have ties and secrets that I can't think of, forget it. For the sake of your hard work, I promise you."

She is now riding a tiger, and the relationship between the two has reached this point, which can be regarded as an official declaration of alliance.

Because there are enough common interests and secrets, a good relationship that continues to cooperate can be maintained.

Meredith said 'hmm' a few times, seemed to remember something, and asked suddenly: "However. If that day really comes, and you are not in this position, I am not afraid that I will turn my face and deny anyone, and you and the people involved will be involved." , get rid of it and then hurry up?"

Tang Yu exerted great force: "Don't worry, I won't surrender so easily."

　It's too late to go home, hurry up and catch up with a chapter.

　　Tomorrow, two updates of [-] words will be resumed.

　　Wait until the holidays.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)