Cyberpunk: Legends of Life

Meredith knelt on the office chair, rested her head on the back of the chair, and closed her eyes for a while.

After she adjusted her breathing, she sat up again and pulled the skirt down a bit to cover the lace.

After tidying up the messy appearance, he reached out to pick up the cigarette case on the table, opened it and took out a cigar.

She cut off the end of the cigar, silently lit the cigarette, and puffed away the smoke to herself, with a very relaxed expression.

She looked at Tang Yu, who was already fully dressed, and said with a smile: "I still think you have more taste in a suit. It's really hard to hold back."

Tang Yu has changed back to his own clothes. The suit he wore during the event just now was entirely to meet Meredith's special requirements, and the suit was so rotten that he couldn't wear it anymore.

Standing in front of the basin, he washed off the greasy hands and replied, "Now that you are a high-level executive in the company, naturally you have the final say."

Meredith smiled, and didn't take what Tang Yu said seriously. The person who can bring down the company square has long been beyond the measure of how high the company's position is.

Knowing that Tang Yuzhi was not here, she said bluntly: "It can be seen that you have long been tired of the company's intrigues. In fact, you can get away this time, so why bother to go through this muddy water again."

"After the big accident in the company square, if you look down from here, you will find that nothing has changed, and everything will be back on track, but different people are sitting on the same high-rise building and looking at the same scenery."

At that time, Meredith was deeply surprised by Tang Yu's determination and courage when he saw that Tang Yu was suspended by the Arasaka company and single-handedly overthrew the Arasaka armed forces.

You have to know how many employees in the company dream of having everything he has, including Meredith herself, who has worked so hard to get to the position of director today.

She puts her career in the company above all else, and defecting to fight the company is tantamount to foolish suicide in her view.

But she has never seen Tang Yu like this. He is a different person, a person whose inner world is higher than the outer one.

The world in Tang Yu's heart made Meredith also very curious, wondering why Tang Yu resolutely embarked on this road of no return.

"Now we can get down to business. Let's talk, what do you want me to do when you come back this time?" Meredith flicked the cigarette ash, put away her smile, and looked serious.

Before, Tang Yu wanted to ask Aunt Mei to meet at the 'kept tight' motel, but under Aunt Mei's strong arrangement, he could only come to the military technology company building to find her.

After washing his hands, he went to the counter, heated a cup of warm water, then sat on the sofa in the reception area, and asked bluntly, "This time, Arasaka sent the aircraft carrier battle group to the west coast. What is the military technology doing?"

Meredith snorted disdainfully, a little angrily: "What else can you do, the higher ups don't dare to let go, now everyone just wants to keep the little interest in their hands, no one has cared about dignity for a long time gone."

"As you know, military science and technology is no longer a pure company. While this military-political complex has strengthened the company, it has also greatly weakened its purity. Various groups and forces want to get a share of the company's profits."

Regarding the status quo of military technology mentioned by Meredith, Tang Yu also had some predictions in his heart.

Military technology and New America are inseparable, and they have been integrated and developed with each other, gradually forming today's situation.

The company's former CEO, Donald Lundy, was the top commander of the Pentagon.

Elizabeth Kress, the former president of New America, served as the president of a military technology company for nearly ten years.

And Rosalind Myers, who just successfully ran for president, is still from the former CEO of military technology.

It is not only closely connected in terms of personnel, but also in terms of the company's market. More than half of the orders and profits of military technology products come from New America.

The interests of those politicians will influence the company's decision-making, and the company's profits will also affect the opinions of politicians.

In contrast, a family-owned company like Arasaka is far superior to military technology in terms of dominance.

Arasaka Saburo's personal will can override the company and become a veritable master over everyone. This is one of the reasons why Arasaka Yoshinobu has never been able to defeat Saburo.

Tang Yu never thought about letting military technology go to war with Arasaka, and asked again: "Saburo Arasaka intends to use nuclear bombs to wipe out the city of night to force me to show up. No matter what, this move must be followed."

Another nuke?
The last time Arasaka nuclear bombed Night City, she hadn't even been born yet.

Meredith's face became a little heavy, and no one would doubt Saburo Arasaka's madness.

After pondering for a while, she said helplessly: "Even if Saburo Arasaka did this, it is unlikely that military technology will go to war. The current Night City is an 'independent' international city that does not belong to the federal jurisdiction. .Unless Night City rejoins the Federation, there will be more grounds for military technology.”

Regarding Aunt Mei's answer, Tang Yu has already made a psychological prediction. As a hardliner in military technology, she is not optimistic about the possibility of going to war with Arasaka, let alone other high-level executives in the company.

The fifth corporate war was able to start that year, mainly because Arasaka Yoshinobu came to the stage with his help, and continued to actively attack and provoke military technology and other major companies around the world.

But it doesn't matter, Tang Yu's main purpose is not to start a war, but to let military technology play a deterrent role.

Meredith was very puzzled, not quite sure about the significance of Saburo Arasaka's nuclear bombing of Night City. If it was just to force Tang Yu to show up, he shouldn't have made such a big move.

"What is Saburo Arasaka worried about? Besides your existence, there must be something that scares him in Night City."

Tang Yu said frankly: "The running AI outside the black wall."

Meredith froze for a moment, and soon realized something: "Could it be that Saburo Arasaka is going to use the Soul Killer program to upload himself to the data world?"

Regarding Arasaka Saburo's extreme behavior, she then thought of Arasaka Yoshinobu's crazy and rebellious behavior, and the core contradiction within the Arasaka company was self-evident.

The father who wanted to control the Arasaka Empire forever, and the prince who wanted to bring down the emperor.

Tang Yu nodded in confirmation.

Meredith's pupils were shocked, and it was almost impossible to imagine what an immortal ruler of the largest company would mean to this world.

"But didn't the research and development of relic biochips fail? Is it really meaningful for Saburo Arasaka to do so?"

Tang Yu explained: "The development of the relic biochip did not fail, but a key link was missing. This layer of window paper, as long as Arasaka continues to experiment, with the support of huge sample data, there will always be a day of success."

This information was like a bolt from the blue, deeply shocking Meredith.

If the relic biochip is really successfully developed, then the whole world will frantically pursue Arasaka and become a loyal believer under his eternal throne.

The first real terminus in human history may become a reality.

The biggest obstacle for Arasaka Saburo to realize this plan is not human beings, but the wandering AI hiding outside the black wall.

The reason why the black wall can still stand today is not because of the credit of network surveillance, but because the powerful roving AIs are still waiting for their opportunity.

The learning and training speed of human hackers is far behind the exponential learning AI.

This is also the core reason why Saburo Arasaka insists on obliterating Night City. There is no second city in the world, which is more suitable as a port for AI to invade the human world than Night City.

Meredith said in a deep voice: "I will propose this matter to the higher-ups. Even if it is impossible for military technology to fight against Arasaka, in terms of momentum, I will not lose to Arasaka."

"Send two aircraft carrier battle group formations to Kyoto Bay, let Saburo Arasaka taste the threat of nuclear bombs."

"However, there is still an important question. Where will the nuclear bomb prepared by Arasaka Saburo be placed, and how will the nuclear bomb Night City be detonated."

"Launching directly from the Kujira aircraft carrier will inevitably lead to countermeasures from major companies around the world. Saburo Arasaka's doing so is no different from killing himself."

"Before he completes his eternal life plan, he doesn't have the means to make everyone surrender."

"And I have information from my side that shows that Arasaka Hanako went to Konbi Building to meet Arasaka Yoshinobu. The two are about to set off for the Kujira aircraft carrier recently, and Arasaka Michiko is not among them."

Tang Yu agrees with Aunt Mei's statement that Saburo Arasaka really wants to nuke Night City, so he will only use more covert methods. When the charges are not confirmed, no company is willing to be the first bird to go to war openly.

"Arasaka Yoshinobu is most likely persuaded by Arasaka Hanako. I have to meet him when I have time. Let's not mention this for now."

"In my opinion, the nuclear bomb is nothing more than two situations. Either it was transported into the city from the Kujira aircraft carrier, or it was buried in the city in advance. For these two situations, we must carefully investigate."

Meredith nodded seriously: "You can keep an eye on the military technology side of the transportation route, and I can also arrange for a full-coverage radioactive material detection in the city area, but there is only one place that I can't confirm."

Tang Yu knew she was referring to Arasaka Tower.

The best time to place a nuclear bomb capable of destroying an entire city in advance is when Arasaka Tower is being rebuilt.

It can not only carry enough radioactive raw materials, but also dig deep to build a hidden safe house to store powerful nuclear bombs.

Think of this.

Tang Yu couldn't help remembering the last scene before rebirth, the dazzling white light and suffocating silence, that was the power to burn everything.

"I'll check over at the Arasaka Tower, and I'll contact you when I have any news."

At this point in the communication, Tang Yu has also completed part of the preparations before meeting Saburo Arasaka.

Seeing Tang Yu get up, Meredith asked in a deep voice: "Are you really going to have a complete showdown with Saburo Arasaka? What kind of situation do you want to win?"

Perhaps sitting at the table and playing this game with a showdown is not the best choice for Tang Yu this time, but it seems to be the best way to achieve the goal so far.

"I didn't expect to win."

"I just don't want to have regrets."

There will be another chapter later!
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