Kate returned to her office and sat on the couch with a gloomy face.

"I underestimated you."

I went to the minister's office to find Tang Yu just now, and wanted to ask him about the military-grade Sianweistan.

I thought that Tang Yu would be uneasy because of this, worried that the truth of the matter would be dug out.

Unexpectedly, he took it for granted, and he was not afraid to dig into this matter himself.

There was also a hint of sarcasm between the words, which made her eat a solid closed door.

Kate quickly calmed down and pondered the anomaly.

Being angry is nothing to her, and after staying in Arasaka for so many years, she has long developed the habit of not being surprised.

Now Tang Yu is in the limelight in the workplace of Arasaka Tower, so he naturally looks down on anyone.

But the question she wanted to figure out was why Tang Yu was so fearless, and he was not worried that the truth about the deaths of the three Arasaka special service teams would be dug up and displayed to the public.

Apparently.

He has hole cards.

Kate had read the report on the results of the operation, which was mainly about a premeditated deal arranged by the Vortex gang in order to obtain a military-grade Snwistein prosthesis.

While the three Special Operations Unit teams were on a mission at the abandoned factory, they were taken by surprise and killed.

This statement would be ridiculous to anyone who knows even a little about the Arasaka secret service.

The Vortex Gang is indeed not weak in the Watson area, but it is far from strong compared to the Arasaka Special Service.

And.

Give the Vortex Gang 10,000 guts, and they don't dare to swallow the three special teams of Arasaka alone, even with the support of military technology.

In the report on the results of the operation, Tang Yu mentioned that the reason why the Vortex Gang is so bold is because it has the support of military technology behind it.

But Kate doesn't think so, she thinks that the real murderer of the three Arasaka special service teams is military technology.

In addition to military technology, there will never be a second party that dares to openly challenge Arasaka in Night City.

The crux of the matter was that she lacked the necessary evidence.

Kate had already arranged for someone to question the Vortex Gang, and their boss, Brick, said he had no knowledge of the matter.

The so-called military-grade Sanwestein deal was handled by Royce of the Vortex Gang from beginning to end.

As for Royce's whereabouts, no one in the entire Vortex Gang knows, and that military-grade prosthetic is likely to be in Royce's hands.

Kate was pretty sure that Royce was dead, and maybe he was also dead at the hands of military technology.

There are too many doubts in this matter, and anyone with a discerning eye can see it.

But at that board meeting, Michiko Arasaka suppressed all voices of opposition to suspicion with absolute courage.

Moreover.

Few of the board members of the Arasaka Tower in Night City really dared to propose a war with military technology.

Even if this matter is pierced, it is impossible to make a public statement.

Kate understands this.

So from the beginning, her purpose was one.

Find out the truth and get evidence to bring down Tang Yu, and then transfer the truth to Arasaka Yoixuan himself.

That's the only way.

She can get more attention and favor.

It is impossible to restart the investigation now, and if she wants the board of directors to decide to reopen the investigation, she must first write a report, obtain Tang Yu's consent, and then join the board of directors in the name of the counterintelligence department.

This is in line with the Arasaka Tower's working procedures, and Kate can't fault it.

Now things are at an impasse.

Kate estimated that the fundamental reason why Tang Yu was fearless was the support of Michiko Arasaka and the lifeblood of the board members.

Because.

No one dared to delve into the truth behind this matter, so as not to become cannon fodder before the two giants opened fire.

If the truth is that three Arasaka special service teams were killed, Arasaka and military technology will go to war again.

It's okay to overwhelm military science and technology, but once the situation in Arasaka is unfavorable.

I'm afraid that the blame is the board members who support the war, and the more fiercely they shout at the beginning, the worse they will die later.

The members of the board knew that the supreme ruler of Arasaka would not agree to go to war with military technology.

In the end, then anyone who knows the truth of this matter may face the risk of being purged.

Kate felt that she had grasped the crux of the matter, and it was indeed a dead game.

How the three Arasaka special service teams died is insignificant to Arasaka.

But for Arasaka Yorito, it has a very important significance.

Kate wants to get evidence and investigate the truth, not to fight with military technology.

Instead, I want to present this truth to Arasaka Yorinobu who is far away in Kyoto.

With this credit, he gained the attention of Arasaka Yorinobu, and at the same time built momentum for him to come to Night City.

Arasaka Yorinobu stayed in Kyoto, to some extent, trapped in his family home, and could only wait for an opportunity.

If Kate wants to break the deadlock and get real information, she still has to start from the side of military technology.

Things would have been much easier if the informant could find key evidence, such as contacting the military tech agents who had been involved in the operation that night, and pulling out the intellect.

Kate sorted out her thoughts and dialed Tanaka in the R&D department, and the former superior still maintained some contact with her.

Tanaka was sitting in his office, having just finished a call with Anders Herman, Arasaka's chief bioengineer.

The two had a disagreement and had a somewhat unpleasant quarrel.

Tanaka knew that the Arasaka-sama was getting more and more anxious and needed to come up with something convincing enough.

If he couldn't get it, Tanaka's work in the R&D department of Arasaka in Night City would be meaningless for so many years.

It's just that Anders Herman's research and development progress is blocked, and the experiment needs more sample data.

But Tanaka couldn't find a suitable target, a man with strong willpower, a man whose brain could withstand the scorching.

Ordinary people who conduct experiments as samples no longer have any meaning, and they simply cannot survive.

Just when Tanaka was a little annoyed, he saw Kate asking for access to the communication, and the code of his long-sided sunglasses scrolled, and the call was quickly connected.

"What's the matter?"

Kate said directly: "I have found Tang Yu today, and he is very confident about the military-grade Sianweistan incident. ”

"There must have been a private collusion between him and military technology, but I don't have any evidence yet."

Tanaka said in a deep voice: "Don't mention anything without evidence, he got the operating data, as for what the means, the above will not care." ”

Kate knew that this matter could only continue to investigate privately, and although Tanaka was her former boss, the two belonged to different factions.

"I know, but now that I have the operating data, how is the development of that prosthetic being going?"

Tanaka was a little impatient, and today is not the first time that he has been annoyed by problems with the progress of R&D.

"It's still in development, and some R&D programs need to be found in the old network, and even if a component is missing, it is difficult to develop it successfully."

Kate said bluntly: "Then it's better to speed up the progress, Adam Hammer is ready, just this implant is missing." ”

"Adam Hammer is going to make a trip to Night City soon, hoping to develop and test it before he arrives."

Tanaka's brows furrowed, the progress of research and development also depends on luck, and it is not possible to advance in an orderly manner step by step.

This new combat implant under development is specially prepared for Adam's hammer, and both strength and precision are at the limit.

In addition to Adam's hammer, I'm afraid I can't find a second person who can implant it.

Tian Center thought that perhaps Adam Hammer would be more suitable to participate in Anders Herman's biological neuroscience experiments, after all, his brain was tough enough to be different from ordinary people.

What's even more annoying is that the R&D projects in his hands are far more than this, and there is no guarantee of the success date of R&D.

Tanaka replied coldly and perfunctorily, and hung up the phone directly.

As soon as he felt annoyed, he wanted to go to Jimmy Kurosaki and experience the exciting black Mewmon.

Only then can you forget about these worries.

Tanaka rubbed his tense brow, tried to calm down, thought about it, and dialed Susan Ebnathy's phone.

It didn't take long.

The phone is connected.

Susan Abernathy gasped a little and asked bluntly, "What, well, what's new?" ”

Tanaka heard that she didn't seem to be very convenient, and said quietly: "Help me find a few targets, and I'll send you the parameters later." ”

Susan Abernathan readily agreed, saying that she would arrange for the Special Operations Department to find a suitable target.

Subsequently.

Tanaka thought about it for a moment and sent another message to the Tiger Claw Gang, asking them to hurry up and find a target candidate.

After doing all this, he was free and decided that he had to experience a black superdream tonight.

I heard that Jimmy Kurosaki pushed a version of Cybermaniac Black Super Dream, the quality is very good, even more than Cybermaniac James in Company Square, and the recording source is Military Technology Lieutenant Mowell.

He dragged on for a while because of work, and he just went to enjoy it today.

Tang Yu came to the office floor of the director's office for Michiko Komi, and was at the door to be checked by security as usual.

After confirming that there was no problem, accompanied by a female guide, I came to the office gate.

Tang Yu was already familiar with the layout here, and the access control also entered and verified his identity information.

He stood in front of the door for a blue light scan, and the large stainless steel door slowly opened.

Tang Yu walked into the door, the mist in front of him gradually dissipated, and the office floor the size of half a football field was unobstructed.

Michiko was sitting on a soft-wrapped sofa in the reception area, holding a glass of wine in her left hand and a cigar in her right hand, as if waiting.

When she saw Tang Yu's figure, she said casually.

"Sit."

Tang Yu got up and came to the reception area, unbuttoned his suit with one hand, and then sat on the sofa opposite Michiko.

He picked up the whiskey on the crystal table, poured himself a small half glass, and said in his hand.

"Director Michiko, find me for a drink and chat in the future, just send a message."

Komichiko stared at him and asked, "What's the matter, it's causing you trouble?" Or are you afraid of being labeled as me? ”

Tang Yu faced Xiaomei Zhizi's forced question, and smiled indifferently: "Do you still need to play this label?" I'm afraid they've already stuck it on my head. ”

He went upstairs alone to see Michiko and didn't bring Sasha.

One is considering that Sasha, as his special assistant, is no longer under the control of Michiko, and there is no need to take her to see Michiko again.

The second is what Michiko is going to talk about next, and I'm afraid it has a lot to do with Sasha.

The less contact Sasha has with the people of the Arasaka family, the better, especially Michiko Komi.

From the time he first arranged for Sasha to be by his side, he didn't have any good intentions.

Michiko smiled lightly and raised a glass to Tang Yu.

Tang Yu also raised his glass in response.

The two of them each took a sip.

After taking a sip of the rest of the drink, Komichiko put the empty glass on the table and leaned back on the sofa in a comfortable position.

"Well, how has Sasha been using it lately, does it feel like life is transparent?"

Tang Yu thought to himself, he didn't even make a detour, he was in such a hurry to ask Sasha about it, I was afraid that he had seen some clues, so he said in a deep voice.

"Well, Sasha is excellent in every way."

Outstanding?

Xiaomei Zhizi suddenly laughed, looked at Tang Yu meaningfully, and said, "I heard that you haven't come to the company for a long time, what's the matter?" I fell into the trap of gentleness so quickly, and I thought you could hold on for a while. ”

Saying that, Komi Chiko's eyes looked at Tang Yu again and came to her own conclusion,

"Well, when I said this, even my complexion looked much moister, and I really performed very well."

Tang Yu also knows what Michiko is thinking, Sasha's relationship with biotechnology companies, she definitely has some information.

Sasha is not a so-called android, but a living cyberpunk girl with deep ties to biotechnology companies.

She would naturally link the riots in the company square to Tang Yu.

He used Arasaka's resources to support Kerry, and it was impossible to hide it from the people in Arasaka Tower.

Tang Yu didn't make a sound, just smiled perfunctorily, and didn't want to talk more about Sasha.

Seeing that Tang Yu was not in the trap, Xiaomei Zhizi continued to make moves and said bluntly.

"Last night's concert by Kerry, as well as the riots in the company square that burned down the biotechnology building, you should have a share."

Hearing that Xiaomei Zhizi changed the topic and changed the direction of attack, Tang Yu was much calmer.

He wasn't worried about Michiko digging up something, something like a company riot, in fact, at the level of the Arasaka family, it was really a trivial matter, and it wasn't worth mentioning at all.

Tang Yu grasped the point of Xiaomichiko, and there was only one thing she really cared about, that is, the internal struggle of the Arasaka family.

The reason why Komi Chiko reuses him is nothing more than to consolidate the power of the Arasaka Tower in Night City and prepare for the next power game.

Whether it is Sasha or the riot in the company square, the purpose is to better control Tang Yu.

He simply admitted it directly, stirring up the water a little more muddy, and mixing the true and the false in it.

"Director Michiko has accurate information, whether it is a concert or a riot, I did participate in it."

Xiao Michiko's eyes flashed with a hint of surprise, and she felt a little surprised, she didn't expect Tang Yu to confess so generously.

She originally wanted to take advantage of this matter to make Tang Yu a little better, hoping that he would understand some rules in the future and be more honest and loyal to her.

But now Tang Yu has a frank attitude, as if he has no selfish intentions to hide it at all.

Komi Chiko felt that he was bored, and she didn't plan to ask too much, but now she was interested and asked.

"Why, I don't know if I know a thing or two about the reason for this?"

Tang Yu's face did not change, and he said directly: "Because I have some personal relations with Kerry, Kerry wants to hold a concert, who knows that his record company won't let him, so I helped him solve some troubles." ”

"As for the riots, it's just to add a fire to Kerry's concert and make him popular and get more traffic."

"After all, how many singers can there be in Night City to hold such an imposing concert, just with the rock weapon in their hands, the audience is fanatical, and even burns the company."

"I'm afraid this matter will be recorded in the Memorabilia of Night City, enough for Kerry to be prosperous for a while."

"If Director Michiko wants to hold me accountable for the crime of using public weapons for private purposes, I will definitely admit this punishment."

After listening to this explanation, Komi Tomoko still did not let go of the doubts in her heart, but analyzed how much water was in these words.

How could a young handsome guy, who is still a senior executive of Arasaka Company, hook up with Kerry, a rock kid.

Either Kerry is a guy as rumored, and the two maintain a lover relationship in private.

Either Tang Yu has something else, what is the picture of an outdated rock star?

Komichiko thought for a moment, and a figure suddenly appeared in her mind, it was her uncle, Arasaka Yorixuan.

Not many people know about the fact that Arasaka Yoshinobu has a personal relationship with Kerry.

Arasaka Yorinobu used to come to Night City in a free time, usually staying in the Kobi Mansion and then having some fun.

For example, summoning a girl from Genting late at night to meet and mingle, or going out to chat with some old acquaintances, including Kerry, the rock kid.

Arasaka Lai Xuan also played rock and roll before, and his polite appearance was also changed after returning to Arasaka Company.

Xiaomei Zhizi looked at Tang Yu with some suspicion, and was a little more sure of the judgment in her heart.

This lone wolf is not honest, eating the joy of this end, and thinking about the joy of the other end.

If Tang Yu wants to pass through the line of Kerry and climb the relationship with Arasaka Yorixuan, in order to smoothly transition to the hawkish front when Arasaka Yorixuan arrives in Night City, this possibility is not impossible.

Now the rumors that Arasaka Yoixuan is coming to Night City to take power are still heard.

Michiko Komi knows that every transition of power will inevitably trigger an earthquake in the company, and countless company executives are in danger.

With the new king on the throne, purge is inevitable.

Xiao Michiko remained silent, nodded slightly, and said playfully: "Since this is the case, then I have to punish you well, let me think about what I should let you do." ”

"Look at your handsome appearance, it's a pity to play with Kerry, it's really not good, how about you be my special assistant?"

"In this case, you want to step on two boats, but it's not that easy."

Tang Yu thought to himself, if you dare to let me be a special assistant, I will dare to let you know how the word regret is written.

Arasaka is really going to fall one day, and Komi Chiko will take the lead.

Tang Yu was not false at all, since Xiao Michiko knew the relationship between Kerry and Lai Xuan, she must have thought that he wanted to cling to Lai Xuan, so she smiled confidently.

"If Director Michiko really has such good intentions, I'm willing to give it a try, and it doesn't hurt to break off Kerry's personal relationship."

Komi Chiko smiled with peach blossoms on her face: "You have a bit of guts, but I'm not very worried about a wall grass like you." ”

She didn't mind if Tang Yu really wanted to cling to Arasaka Lai Xuan, as long as Tang Yu continued to do things for her.

There are no permanent friends or enemies in the workplace, only eternal interests.

Now that Michiko is standing at the top of this Arasaka Tower, Tang Yu is naturally at her disposal.

In other words, it is Arasaka Lai Xuan standing here, not to mention Tang Yu, even she has to bow her head.

Xiao Mei Zhizi Yi's eyes turned, and he asked the private secretary to send in a microchip and hand it to Tang Yu.

"There's something for you, about the Tiger Claw Gang."

"I don't use this crutch very well."

"You help me remove some of the thorns."

"If you do this, you will be exempted from punishment."

"Deal."

PS: Not tonight.

(End of chapter)