Arasaka Tower.

Dedicated office floor for directors of Arasaka.

"Do you like it?"

When Michiko blurted out, Tang Yu had already realized that something was wrong.

Michiko's rhetorical tone of questioning didn't look like asking for an opinion, but more like some kind of proposal, with a hint of compulsion.

Tang Yu was smiling perfunctory, and Michiko was smiling and waiting.

The two of them just sat in the office reception area, silent, and the atmosphere suddenly became quiet.

Sasha was the only one who watched the two curiously, as if he had heard the meaning of their conversation, which was related to his own future fate.

For some reason, Tang Yu felt the slightest bit wrong, but he was quickly covered up by his strong psychological quality, and he must not let anyone detect his true thoughts.

He understands that Michiko Komiko has no good intentions at all, and arranging Sasha to be his special assistant actually shows two things.

First of all, Michiko has already decided to woo herself and join her faction, and it is very likely that it will involve a more central struggle, so she will arrange for Sasha to come to the trial.

The second thing is that Michiko is starting to be a little anxious, the situation is becoming more and more urgent, and she must prepare in advance for the upcoming storm.

Therefore, Xiaomei Zhizi should really have no good handle in her hands, and she should be able to control Tang Yu steadily.

Hurry up and do what you want.

She wanted to use Tang Yu, but she couldn't help but guard against Tang Yu, and special assistant Sasha became the best choice.

Michiko sat on the soft sofa with an elegant posture, smiling with a wine glass, quietly waiting for Tang Yu's answer.

In other words, as long as Tang Yu does not open her mouth and explicitly refuses, she is sure that it will be done.

Michiko Komi is smart, and she also knows that Tang Yu is smart.

If a big living person with a head and a brain is forcibly stuffed as an assistant, Tang Yu will inevitably be disgusted, and he will be on guard everywhere, and he will not be able to play any supervisory role at all.

But Sasha Yakovleva is different.

She has the perfect body and appearance of a human being, as well as superb hacking skills, and has a certain combat ability, which is almost a perfect choice for a maid, bodyguard, hacker, and girlfriend function.

The most important thing is that Sasha's dominant consciousness is not a pure human consciousness, nor is it a pure AI consciousness.

As a single state, Tang Yu is also the deputy minister of the two departments, and with such a special assistant, there is no reason to refuse.

After the two raised their glasses in the air, they each calculated and tested each other's bottom line.

After all, Xiaomei Chiko is a high authority, as a director of Arasaka, she is qualified to sit firmly in the Diaoyutai, but she still forced Tang Yu to speak first to break the silence.

Tang Yu first showed a look of surprise, his eyes showed a hint of joy and surprise, and then his eyes gradually lowered, as if he had thought of something important, and felt that he had missed a precious opportunity.

He said with some embarrassment, "Director Michiko, I know that I don't deserve your trust..."

Tang Yu saw that Xiaomei Zhizi was determined by his own posture, so he simply said that he had a showdown.

Sasha is indeed quite Ness in all respects as an assistant.

But the crux of the matter is not Sasha, but the intentions behind her.

Now Sasha is like a vote, an important statement, a dangerous bomb, this bomb is still wrapped in a beautiful shell, and the button is in the hands of Michiko.

No one wants to hold a bomb in their arms, even if it's a beautiful cyber cat girl.

Tang Yu continued to express his attitude: "Since I joined Arasaka Company, I have understood that any position or reuse is linked to contribution and ability. ”

"They all say that I am a lone wolf in the company, and I never make friends with anyone, nor do I buy anyone's face, because I know that it is Mr. Arthur Jenkins of the counterintelligence department who single-handedly promoted me, and no one will give me this opportunity except him, so I only work for Mr. Jenkins in counterintelligence."

"Now, Director Michiko has arranged for me to take on the position of deputy director of the Special Operations Department, and I am tasked with countering military technology, and to be honest, this is also a trust in my ability."

"But there's no need to have a special assistant by my side."

"I'm a straightforward person, and I can trust my ability to do things."

"If you can't trust my abilities, what's the use of being faithful."

"A lone wolf, naturally, whoever has meat will die for whomever he wants."

"Director Michiko, what do you think?"

Tang Yu no longer hid it, and directly fought with Xiaomei Zhizi.

He doesn't want to live a life of being supervised all the time, even if it's unlikely, it can't be ruled out that Sasha will leak everything he sees and hears to Michiko-chan.

Tang Yu has too many major secrets, and it is impossible for Xiao Michiko to hear any clues.

So although the cat lady Sasha is good, she can't be greedy.

Xiaomei Zhizi did not interject or interrupt, and quietly listened to Tang Yu's statement throughout the whole process, and her expression seemed to be very serious.

She pondered for a moment, then turned her head to look at Sasha behind Tang Yu and asked.

"Whose special assistant is Sasha?"

Sashayi's eyes flashed, and he smiled and replied softly: "Tang Yu, Arasaka Company, employee number NC770416, the department position is the deputy director of the counterintelligence department, and the deputy director of the special operations department..."

She answered cleanly, without the slightest pause or hesitation.

Ahh

Tang Yu seemed to understand something, and then he remembered that Xiao Michiko's guide at that time said something when he sent him into the office.

"There's a special assistant for you later."

The special assistant of the feelings was not Komi Chiko's from the beginning, but his Tang Yu's.

It's no wonder that Michiko picks up alcohol and lights cigarettes by herself, and weirdly tells him that Sasha is his special assistant.

Tang Yu immediately understood that the so-called tough statement just now had no effect on Michiko.

As a member of the Arasaka family and a director of the Arasaka Tower, Michiko will not ask for any ideas at all when arranging a special assistant, so she will naturally arrange it however she wants.

No matter how capable and statusful Ren Tangyu is, he is worthy of being co-opted and reused, after all, he is a worker of Arasaka Company.

To put it mildly.

Michiko Arasaka looks at anyone in Arasaka Tower like a company dog with a chain in her own house.

The disparity in status determines that Xiaomei Chiko is naturally in a dominant position, unless Tang Yu fires her family's You Yu.

Michiko continued to smile and ask.

"Sasha, who was the first person you met?"

"Tang Yu."

"Who is your most privileged user?"

"Tang Yu."

"What is your basic task?"

"All-round assistance to Tang Yu's work and life."

"And who's the person in front of you?"

Sasha's neon eyes shone tactfully, and she looked at Tang Yu's back seriously, her eyes full of anticipation and curiosity.

Tang Yu also looked sideways at Sasha behind him, and the two eyes met.

In a flash.

Sasha seemed to meet the person she had been looking for, and then softly spat out two words.

"Tang Yu."

Hearing this, Tang Yu already knew that there was no room for maneuver when Sasha became his special assistant.

Sasha Yakovleva.

It's just for him.

Tang Yu felt a little helpless and seemed to be a little moved.

That's it.

Time also, life also.

He doesn't mind carrying more people on this small boat.

Michiko still looked at Tang Yu with a smile on her face, and then asked, "Do you still think I don't trust you now?" ”

"Sasha is not so much a special assistant as a gift."

"This time the countermeasure of military science and technology is well done, and it is worth cheering."

Michiko raised her glass again, and Tang Yu also raised her glass.

Drink alcohol separately.

Sasha's affair is almost a foregone conclusion.

No matter what intentions Sasha has behind him, Tang Yu can only see the moves.

But Tang Yu also quickly reacted, in fact, having more Sasha is not all bad.

At least he can stabilize Michiko and make outsiders think that he has been more deeply involved in the affairs of the Arasaka family.

He can better put on the company's skin, do things openly, and throw all the pots on Xiao Michiko's head.

At that time, who would have guessed that the lone wolf who was at the top of the company and was valued by Arasaka Komichiko would be a wolf killer.

It's a lone wolf, but the wolf is destroyed.

Tang Yu borrowed the slope to get off the donkey this time and took the initiative to say: "Director Michiko has a heart, and as the deputy minister of the two departments, she is indeed very busy, and now with Sasha's assistance, the work pressure will be less." ”

Seeing that Tang Yu finally agreed, Xiaomei Zhizi smiled even more on her face.

"Tang, then this gift, I can be considered to have planned it in place."

"You have come to the company until now, and you have not yet accepted the transformation of the whole body basic cyber, and having Sasha by your side can save you a lot of trouble."

"In addition, this implantable invisible imitation sclera is adapted to the Sasha visual recognition system."

As she spoke, Michiko beckoned Sasha to fetch a small black box with an O character printed on the shell.

Sasha placed the box on the table in front of Tang Yu, then stepped back to maintain a standing posture, obediently waiting behind Tang Yu, slim.

Divergent Division?

Tomoko Komi continued, "This simulated sclera is specially made by Shiroji, which not only fits Sasha's vision system, but also embeds a multi-functional module, which you will know when you implant it. ”

"In addition, Sasha's current state is like a newborn artificial intelligence, and after she studies for a while, she is basically no different from a normal person, and she will naturally be able to understand her well."

Michiko smiled meaningfully, picked up a large cigar and took a puff of cigarette, dipping it in her lungs before exhaling through her nose.

Tang Yu nodded slightly, for Xiao Michiko's 'kindness', he can only accept it now.

And judging from Michiko's demeanor, she doesn't seem to mind an all-round inspection of Sasha, even including Sasha's AI basic algorithm.

If you really do something, you will definitely not be able to hide it from Tang Yu.

As the top hacker in the past, he is well-informed, and he has a way to confirm Sasha's roots, and he can even go to the 'God of AI' Ott Cunningham and ask her to check Sasha's pulse.

The most important thing is that there is no need for Komi Tomoko to do this, and arranging a cyber impersonator to supervise Tang Yu will only backfire.

Is Sasha really just a gift?

Tang Yu always felt that things were not so simple, but he couldn't eat Xiao Michiko's back hand for a while.

He could only take one step at a time, and for the time being, he thought that Sasha was a 'gift', after all, as far as Sasha himself was concerned, there was nothing wrong.

If Tang Yu insists on refusing, Sasha, who has already been set as his special assistant, may only have one end to wait for.

Destroyed.

After Sasha's arrangement was resolved, Michiko stared at Tang Yu and asked.

"Now, can we get down to business?"

Tang Yu knew what Michiko meant, and it was time for Sasha to leave her office.

From now on, Sasha, as an independent special assistant, is only subordinate to Tang Yu.

He picked up the box on the table and prepared to hand it to Sasha.

suddenly remembered that Sasha had just 'left the factory', and there were no corresponding arrangements for food, clothing, housing and transportation, which meant that she could only be taken home.

Tang Yu couldn't help but feel a toothache.

The apartment he lives in now is not too small, but he is not used to suddenly having an extra 'person'.

Sadly, Sasha can't be treated as a cyber human, and even if it's an AI, there will always be a day when he learns about physiology.

Tang Yu was a little suspicious, the cat lady who looked cute now, and the strange knowledge she mastered, it was very likely that it would involve his knowledge blind spots, after all, the intimacy mode had already been developed.

Sasha can master thousands of dishes, and naturally he can master thousands of strange knowledge.

He had no choice but to accept everything silently for the time being, and let Sasha go home first.

Sasha has not yet been in contact with the affairs of the company, and it is impossible for him to assist in the work, so there is no need to stay in the company.

Give Sasha the address information and identity authentication directly, and then give some hints about the situation at home in a private chat, so that she can go back and cook by herself to fill her stomach.

After receiving the message, Sasha directly replied happily: "Well, Sasha will go home first and wait." ”

Seeing this, Michiko smiled and said nothing.

Tang Yu: "..."

It seems that emotional intelligence needs to be studied more or less.

Sasha accepted the box, said goodbye to Tang Yu, and politely exited the office.

On the huge office floor, only Tang Yu and Xiaomei Chiko are left.

Michiko drank all the red wine in her glass, her cheeks slightly drunk, and said in the mist of cigarettes.

"After this board of directors, Arasaka Yoritobu should stop for a while."

Komi Chiko didn't care about it at all, and casually mentioned the matter of Arasaka Yoritoku, and there was no fear between words.

Tang Yu understood that Michiko had begun to treat him as his own person, and she was qualified to know some of the internal secrets of the Arasaka family, and to find a whip for making cattle and horses in the future.

Tang Yu thought to himself, Xiao Michiko's little Jiujiu is really not enough, in terms of understanding Arasaka Laixuan, she is not as good as him as an outsider as a niece.

In fact, Komichiko now seems to dominate the Arasaka Tower in Night City, but in fact there is no foundation to speak of.

As long as Arasaka Laixuan comes to Night City, most of the forces of the entire Arasaka Tower will fall to him, and even if there are those who are not convinced, they can only endure it.

Tang Yu didn't plan to get involved in the affairs of the Arasaka family too much now, after all, it was still too early.

Whether it is standing in line with Komichiko or Arasaka Yorinobu who has not yet arrived, it is not a safe move.

As soon as Arasaka's god made a move, neither of them had much to do.

Not to mention that there is also a Arasaka Hanako behind him, under the banner of Arasaka Saburo, who controls the power of Kyoto and can also mobilize military forces such as aircraft carriers.

In this game of the Arasaka family, the curtain has just begun.

Michiko slowly closed her eyes and leaned back on the sofa, looking a little tired.

"You should know about the rumors in the company recently."

"I'm afraid that many people already know that Arasaka Yorito will come to Night City."

"Actually, when you were asked to find a way to counter military technology, Arasaka Yoshixuan had already contacted me."

"You know what he said..."

Tang Yu was silent and continued to listen to Michiko complaining about her uncle.

Komichiko's brows furrowed slightly, as if she was displeased when she thought of Arasaka Yoritobu's matter.

"He took the time to call me to hold me accountable."

"Heh, I also admire his hard work, across the ocean, and still thinking about my niece's work."

"Actually, I know what happened in Watson that night, the military technology people took action, if the Vortex Gang is really capable of eating the three Arasaka special service teams, the Arasaka Tower might as well be renamed the Vortex Tower."

"I have to say that you have handled this very well, although the board members know it, but there is no reason to make trouble if they can't find evidence, and because of the relationship between the two companies, they can only settle the matter."

"Even if it is really exposed, it will not start a war with military science and technology, and there is still a tacit understanding between large companies after so many years."

"After all, it's not your life or death yet."

Tang Yu saw that Xiaomei Zhizi opened his words, and he was a little open-minded, but he didn't have the iron enough to admit it.

Now that Michiko is worried that he doesn't have the handle to balance Tang Yu, if he takes the initiative to admit to colluding with military technology and killing the Arasaka special service, wouldn't he put the knife on his neck and hand it to Michiko.

Even if you want to show loyalty, it is not such a stupid thing to do.

Tang Yu simply praised directly: "Director Michiko has a sharp eye. ”

Then he kept silent and continued to listen to Michiko boast about herself.

Seeing that Tang Yu was still leaking, Xiaomei Zhizi also became irritable inexplicably.

That feeling is like facing a stone, that is, taking the body to burn, using the fire to burn, or the hard shell as before, it is hard and soft to take him.

She thought that the positions of the two deputy ministers would make Tang Yu proud, and when the time came, she would be able to be honest and obedient by burning her eyebrows and jumping her feet.

I didn't expect this guy to simply mess up, he didn't even go to the Special Operations Department, and he didn't refuse or accept it, so he dragged it like this.

Actually, Michiko somehow hates this feeling, like the other party is obviously under the palm of your hand, but you can't handle him.

With that in mind.

Michiko's brow furrowed even tighter.

Tang Yu saw that she didn't seem to be feeling well, so he casually cared.

"Director Michiko, are you feeling unwell?"

The subtext of this is that I want to go.

Michiko Komi: "..."

Words are not speculative for more than half a sentence.

Xiaomei Zhizi doesn't want to play the piano to the cow anymore, and when it comes to the key employment, it can only be like this first.

"Hmm... It's a bit of a headache. ”

Tang Yu put down the red wine glass in his hand, felt a little sorry for her, and said, "Actually, Sasha's technique is quite good. ”

Michiko Komi: "..."