Cyberpunk: 2075

"Hey, Mr. Kenichi Shiro."

"Today is the big day, Carl."

"Hello, Mr. Kenichi Shiro, your escort, Carl, is here."

"It doesn't have to be so formal."

Kenichi Shiro glanced sideways at Karl, who had a cheerful face, and couldn't figure out what this kid was thinking. He laughed all the way from the moment he saw it to when he came over.

"You will be my escort this time, and my seat will be very close to Miss Haruko...:.What are you going to say next, do you understand?"

"I understand."

Karl nodded: "When in danger, I will leave you behind as soon as possible."

"As long as you understand."

Kenichi Shiro's prosthetic eye flashed for a moment, and then he motioned Karl to look somewhere: "Did you see the guy talking over there?"

"Mr. Kenichi Shiro, which one are you talking about?"

Carl followed Kenichi Shiro's line of sight and saw several young people gathering together to chat and wearing Arasaka uniforms, but he didn't know who exactly Kenichi Shiro was talking about.

"The one with short black hair and a pair of gold round glasses."

Carl listened to Kenichi Shiro's description and locked his target.

He was a man who was chatting with the people around him in the crowd of young people, making gestures with his fingers from time to time, and showing a contemptuous smile on his face.

"Who is that?"

"Kaoru Fujioka."

"Kaoru Fujioka?"

Karl read the name for a moment, and after confirming that he was not familiar with the name, he was about to ask, but Kenichi Shiro had already explained: "Dove Faction."

After saying this, Karl understood.

"I thought the young people in Arasaka preferred the refreshing style of hawks.'

"Sometimes, the inheritance of the fathers is more important. They all know the right position for them to sit."

After saying some convoluted words, Kenichi Shiro revealed the reason why Carl paid attention to him: "He has a voyeuristic heart."

"Peeping heart?"

Karl looked at Kaoru Fujioka and visually checked his age, he was about twenty-six or seven years old: "Who is he against?

Haruko?

Not likely.

If a second-generation Arasaka had any intention of spying on Haruko, he might not even need Kenichi Shiro to take action. His father would be quick to deal with him with a hawkish style.

Regarding Haruko's problem, only her mother and the person behind the scenes of the Arasaka family on the other side of the ocean are qualified to make judgments. A dovish second generation is not even qualified to pry.

It can't be Haruko, it would be... ．

"Chiyome."

"ah?"

Karl was stunned.

"ha?"

A little unbelievable, Karl asked again: "Who is he to?"

"Chiyome."

Kenichi Shiro's tone was a little gloomy: "You know, Chiyome violated the regulations, modified her itinerary to come to Night City without authorization, and borrowed her identity to get equipment in Arasaka Tower in Night City. At that time, Fujioka Kaoru met Chiyo and fell in love at first sight. "

Karl listened to Kenichi Shiro's words and recalled Chiyoname's appearance. Judging from her appearance, Chiyoning was indeed beautiful and could be considered a beauty. However, this love at first sight sounded strange.

Karl seemed to understand something and raised his eyebrows: "Have you found out the purpose behind it?"

"You don't need to check, you can tell at a glance that you are still too young."

Kenichi Shiro watched Fujioka Kaoru and the group of young people get on the arriving elevator, and said: "Although there are some problems with Chiyoda's bloodline, her identity is that she is my disciple and Miss Haruko's current guard. What do you think, Fujioka?" Why does Oka Kaoru want to pursue Chiyoda?"

"As a dove, he wants to join the chicken faction?"

"People who don't have enough status will always have some special thoughts that they shouldn't have."

"Wishful thinking, huh?"

Karl understood, but before he could say anything, Kenichi Shiro had already taken steps.

"Mr. Kenichi Shiro?"

"There is not much time left before the meeting starts, we have to prepare in advance."

"Prepare for what?"

"Hold your gun."

This sentence made Karl understand it clearly.

It seems that today's meeting is not that simple.

Arasaka Tower is 2034 feet high (620) meters, with a total of 140 floors. The top floor is the 140th floor, which is the floor where the CEO of Night City is located. The current controller of this floor is nominally Michiko Arasaka, but Michiko Arasaka is the only one in North America. I run around and rarely stay here, so I don't use it very much. Today's Night City high-level meeting is located on the 133rd floor, which is seven floors down from the top floor.

Standing in the elevator with only himself and Kenichi Shiro, Carl watched the numbers in the elevator jump and asked Kenichi a curious question:

"I remember that for Arasaka staff, the higher you go up, the more noble your status becomes. It's like climbing the tower. These directors, who are second only to the Arasaka family members, why are the meetings today not on the 139th floor? Not on the executive floor, but on the 133rd floor?”

"Your question already involves things that only the top management can know."

Kenichi Shiro said, but for some reason he explained to Karl:

"This is the highest floor where the directors can hold meetings. The 134th and 135th floors are where Lord Saburo occasionally lives when he comes to Night City. It is a place that has been specially converted into a Japanese-style house. Unless Lord Saburo lives here and takes the initiative to summon the directors, unless they are members of the Arasaka family, anyone who dares to enter without permission will only have one end."

There is no need to say more about what the end is, and why it can only be limited to the 133rd floor. It is also easy to understand that Lord Saburo Arasaka only lives on the 134th and 135th floors. Who of you has a bigger face and dares to hold a meeting above Lord Saburo Arasaka if you are not a member of the Arasaka family?

The elevator went up very quickly. After Carl and Kenichi Shiro finished chatting about the floors, they had already arrived at the 132nd floor.

The 132nd floor is where the security personnel are. The elevator will be locked if you go up. Next, you have to walk from the 132nd floor to the meeting room on the 133rd floor.

"The previous meeting was held in the atrium on the lower floor, but today's meeting is different."

Before the elevator door opened, Kenichi Shiro suddenly said this, but Carl, who had already understood when he said he had his gun ready downstairs, just nodded and replied: "I understand."

Different, what else could it be with the addition of our own security personnel.

The door opened.

What appeared outside the door was a steel.

Or rather, a 'man' made of steel and prosthetics.

"You're a little late."

The 'man' spoke, his scarlet eyes staring at Kenichi Shiro, and then swept over Carl beside Shiro: "But the time is just right."

"I hope so."

Kenichi Shiro stepped out of the elevator, and Carl followed closely.

When passing by the 'man', Carl felt his gaze and turned his head, took the initiative to smile and greeted him.

"Good morning, Mr. Adam Heavy Hammer."