Cyberpunk: Legends of Life

Chapter 206 Once Friends

Arasaka Saburo's exclusive office on the top floor of Arasaka Tower.

Tang Yu had just finished reporting to Kyoto, although Arasaka Saburo asked him to be responsible for the investigation, which did not include diplomatic relations with military technology.

But he was sure that Saburo Arasaka had the same thoughts as himself, and he didn't want to escalate the conflict with military technology.

Seeing that the board of directors was holding an emergency meeting, and the result of the discussion was very unfavorable to him, Tang Yu acted decisively and caught them by surprise.

Thinking of borrowing Saburo Arasaka's authority, he had to say hello to him anyway, so he sent a report, which not only included the reasons for his negotiation with military technology, but also speculated on the cause and effect of the attack.

Tang Yu didn't intend to bear the pressure for Lai Xuan this time, and told Arasaka Saburo directly that the force pretending to be a military technological force to attack Arasaka was the Tielianhua Brotherhood.

The relationship between the father and son has long been a showdown, and the leftovers that Tang Yu exploded will not change anything. Transferring conflicts is a basic skill.

After confirming the issuance of the instructions, Tang Yu suddenly noticed that there were several requests for instructions, one of which was from Director Susan Abner.

He clicked to check it out, and couldn't help but smile.

This old lady is quite smart, and she knows to take some responsibility in time, so as to strive for leniency in the next processing.

"Since you like admitting punishment so much, I won't be polite to you anymore."

Tang Yu clicked to confirm casually, and agreed to Susan Abernathy's request for punishment.

After doing all this, he knew that the fire would definitely continue to burn, but the wind direction changed, and it burned people from the other side, so he could sit and watch the show.

Just as he was about to pack up and leave the office, the office system suddenly prompted that there was a message from Kyoto.

A flash of surprise flashed in Tang Yu's eyes. It was the first time he received a message since he used this office. In the past, he was the one who issued instructions to the people below.

The only one who can send messages to Saburo Arasaka's office is the office owner.

Tang Yu decisively clicked on the message to check.

as predicted.

The person who sent the letter indicated that it was Arasaka Saburo. As for whether it was him himself, or whether Hanako or Goro conveyed it through the office system, it is not clear.

【Saburo Arasaka: Arasaka is safe, and the barbarians submit themselves. Those who want to surrender must first settle inside. 】

[Attachment: Anderson Herman]

To fight against the outside world, we must first secure the inside?

Tang Yu didn't find it strange about Saburo Arasaka's conclusion.

Saburo Arasaka must have known Lai Xuan's intentions, and used the relic biochip equipped with Johnny's silver hand to do things to destroy the eternal life plan, which directly touched Saburo's rebellion.

He can tolerate Arasaka Raisaka's nonsense, but he will never allow anyone to stop his progress.

This is the most fundamental contradiction between father and son.

The current Tang Yu may not agree with Lai Xuan's extreme behavior, but he has never questioned Lai Xuan's ideals and beliefs.

It's a pity that Saburo Arasaka, who has a digital soul, can still call the wind and rain within the Arasaka Group even if he loses his dying body, even more powerful than before.

Saburo Arasaka, who has become a digital ghost, can even shuttle through any electronic device in Arasaka Tower, and infiltrate everyone's brain prosthesis.

Things have finally come to the most difficult step, the situation of "father is kind and son is filial piety" will definitely involve everyone and grind them to pieces.

Tang Yu neither wanted Lai Xuan to be taken away, nor did he want Saburo to use extreme methods to destroy or control Night City.

He must find a new way to break the situation, a solution that can change the world situation.

Clicking on the attachment about Anderson Hellman, Tang Yu found that he had left Kyoto for Night City, nominally to find Arasaka Laishun for persuasion work.

Tang Yu estimated that he was probably worried that Raisaka Arasaka abused the biochip and would be implicated by Saburo Arasaka's punishment, so he found a reason to take refuge in Night City.

If Anderson Herman had persuaded Lai Xuan, he wouldn't have troubled Saburo Arasaka to go there himself.

Tang Yu copied the information about Anderson Herman and turned off the office system.

It's almost time to pick a suitable time to release old friend Johnny Silver from Lai Xuan's hands.

He got up and went out, took the elevator to the lobby of Arasaka Tower, and just got into the special car to leave, but found that there were already many missed calls and messages.

Part of it is a call from the front desk of the Public Relations Department, including relevant requests for instructions and decisions.

The members of the delegation participating in the negotiations drafted a public apology statement in a desperate situation, seeking Tang Yu's opinion.

Tang Yu replied directly, telling them not to worry about it anymore, and just do what they should.

Part of it was a call from the exclusive secretary of the board of directors. Tang Yu did not make any response. The time has passed, and it is useless to reply now.

Turned over.

Suddenly received a new message.

Lucy?

Tang Yu immediately checked the content of the message, and Lucy asked him to meet, saying that there was something important to discuss in secret.

He had no choice but to get out of the car, deliberately went around in circles, found a safe place, recruited another Delaman, got in the car and set off.

The sixth floor of Marina Bay Residences, Cherry Blossom Street, Westbrook.

Tang Yu stood at the familiar door and raised his hand to knock.

dong dong dong.

Soon, the access control indicator lights up, and the iron gate automatically slides open.

He walked into the apartment and glanced at it casually. The furnishings and layout were still the same as before, not much changed. Even the old poster of the moon landing on the wall was still posted in its original position.

Lucy was wrapped in a white towel, sitting on the sofa, with her shapely white legs folded together.

She held up a towel to wipe her wet hair, but kept her eyes on the projection TV, with a cigarette in her mouth.

Tang Yu glanced at the bathroom with the curtain open, he should have just completed the deep diving mission.

Seeing Tang Yu's arrival, Lucy put down her folded legs and freed her hand to extinguish the half-smoked cigarette butt in the ashtray.

Then, she stood up and walked to the refrigerator. After opening the cabinet door, she glanced at Tang Yu slightly and asked calmly, "What would you like to drink?"

Before Tang Yu could answer, she took out two bottles of stupid monkey from the refrigerator and said, "V lived here for a while before and bought a lot of green cans."

Lucy saw a stupid monkey in the refrigerator, so she had no choice but to close the door.

She sat back on the wide bay window sill again, and put a bottle of stupid monkey on the opposite side.

Tang Yu also stepped up the bay window, and the two sat opposite each other, each holding a bottle of stupid monkey.

The voice from the projection TV came from the ear, and it happened to be broadcast to the representative of Arasaka's board of directors to make a public speech, apologizing to the military technology.

Lucy asked: "I didn't expect you to be involved in such a thing just after being promoted. Is there any trouble?"

Tang Yu said in a deep voice: "It's a bit troublesome, but fortunately it's all resolved."

"The three-day meeting is not short, but Arasaka apologized publicly in the end, which is indeed quite unexpected." Lucy said calmly.

She had never cared so much about company affairs before, probably because she joined the network surveillance job and needed to deal with the company.

And coincidentally, Meredith, the representative sent by the military technology, happened to be the person he met that day when he was constructing a tunnel on the outskirts of the city.

Lucy clearly remembered the woman's little actions, and she seemed to have a lot to do with Tang Yu.

Tang Yu took a sip of the sweet and greasy stupid monkey, and explained: "There are many reasons involved, and it is difficult to explain clearly for a while. I can only tell you that the result of this negotiation is inevitable."

Lucy raised her head and stared at Tang Yu faintly.

"In this meeting, the military technology benefited a lot, and the municipal government benefited a lot. Only Arasaka lost face, but it doesn't seem like a situation that can end well."

"It is said that Meredith, the military technology representative, has just been promoted to director. After receiving this credit, her popularity within the company has increased. She thinks that network surveillance is somewhat unqualified when dealing with her."

"The support rate of City Councilor Jefferson has also risen. This meeting has just ended. The people of Night City have seen his ability and skill. It is very likely that he will be the mayor of Night City in the future."

She joined the network monitoring and was responsible for the network activities in the Night City area, and she paid more attention to the activities of major companies and municipalities, especially these things were related to the man in front of her.

Tang Yu said helplessly: "You also said just now that Arasaka lost face, and there is no loss in essence, except for the ugly scolding on the Internet, which will pass when the limelight passes."

Hearing Tang Yu's explanation, Lucy shook her head slightly, denying his statement.

"I'm not asking Arasaka, I'm asking you."

Tang Yu froze for a moment, and quickly figured out the deep meaning in Lucy's words.

After a while.

He saw his own miniature emerging from those icy blue neon eyes, and immediately understood something.

Tang Yu laughed self-deprecatingly. He shouldn't put the girl in front of him outside the wall of his heart. It may be that he is habitually cautious, which makes him always used to concealing his true thoughts everywhere.

Lucy must have thought that only Arasaka lost the whole meeting, and someone must be responsible, and that person is most likely Tang Yu.

Tang Yu explained sincerely again: "Don't worry, there is really no problem on my side, and you will understand some things later."

Lucy then withdrew her slightly stern gaze: "You better not lie to me, because what I say next is very important to you and me."

Tang Yu looked serious and listened to what Lucy said.

After listening to it, Tang Yu thought it was really a matter of talking less.

Lucy, as a cyber hacker for Internet Watch, is in charge of deep diving to monitor Night City network activities.

Not long ago, she received an assignment to assist Cheever, the supervisor of the network monitoring project, to complete a special top-secret task.

She didn't know the specific content of the mission in advance, but followed Cheever's instructions, dived deep into the cyberspace, and came to the designated place to read an encrypted program code.

After she successfully unlocked the encryption and read the program code, she suddenly found that it contained a fragmented program similar to AI.

This fragmented program only has extremely basic pronunciation functions. Although the content of this fragmented program is very small, she still accurately judged that the owner of this voice should be Tang Yu's friend.

"Damn it, what kind of bloody black hole prison is this? If I don't let me go out, I can get some cigarettes anyway. What kind of fool invented this thing?"

Lucy tried to talk to the voice, but couldn't.

She concealed her inner surprise, quit the cyberspace, and contacted Tang Yu in advance before reporting the results to Cheever.

Lucy wants to see what Tang Yu has to say before making any subsequent decisions.

Tang Yu quickly clarified the relationship, and said: "Your judgment is correct, that voice should come from Johnny Silver's hand, and the project of network monitoring of secret transactions is the relic biochip in Laixuan Arasaka's hand, which contains The digital soul imprint of Johnny Silverhand."

This time, Lucy froze.

"You mean, your friend exists in a chip in the form of a digital soul?"

Tang Yu nodded to confirm.

　None tonight!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)