Arasaka Tower.

Thirty-three floors of the Counterintelligence Department.

Tang Yu and Arthur Jenkins sat opposite each other on the sofa seat, with two glasses of whiskey in front of the table.

After the old boss Jenkins returned to the counterintelligence department, he took over the affairs of the department, and many things did not need to go through Tang Yu's hands.

The two work together as a team, and each has its own place.

Jenkins is in charge of the counterintelligence department alone, and the people under him are safe and guarded, especially Tang Yu's behavior of never fighting for power and profit, which makes him feel very down-to-earth.

The biggest worry of being a minister is that the deputy is not honest, always thinking of stabbing a knife in the back and kicking the nose in the face.

Apparently.

As soon as Jenkins returned to the ministry, Tang Yu immediately returned all kinds of work information and authority, and even the minister's office remained the same as before Jenkins left.

Such a neat and neat return of power made Jenkins's favor and trust in Tang Yu a little more.

It is said that the workplace is like a battlefield, and it is really difficult to bring out a trustworthy person in the Arasaka Tower, let alone taking into account the ability at the same time.

Jenkins picked up his wine glass and said with a sigh: "I didn't expect you to work in the counterintelligence department with me for two years. ”

"Two years is enough time to make a lot of changes."

"I have to say that you have done a good job in the counterintelligence department, but if you make further adjustments later, you may not be able to continue to do it in the intelligence field."

Listening to Jenkins talk about his future career direction, Tang Yu actually sees it quite openly, no matter which department he goes to work, it will not change his current style of doing things.

It's just that Tang Yu is still very satisfied with Jenkins, the old boss.

Both the level of trust and the platform provided helped him a lot in his career at Arasaka.

Perhaps there are many elements that use each other, but it still proves that Jenkins's leadership skills are there.

If he was transferred out of the Counterintelligence Department one day, Tang Yu might feel a little unaccustomed.

Jenkins is a man who is so focused on his job that the Counterintelligence Department has to check every detail to make sure it's correct.

It just made room for Tang Yu to move, and with the counterintelligence department in charge of Jenkins, Tang Yu was also at ease when he was on duty.

"Is there any recent news of personnel changes?" Tang Yu asked indifferently.

Jenkins took a sip of wine and shook his head: "It's just a guess and opinion on my part, your performance this year has been too eye-catching, and there are high-level people who appreciate you and those who are jealous of you." ”

"Close the door and tell the truth, although you have caught a member of the Arasaka family on the line, it does not mean that you have got a ticket to your destination."

"A lot of things in this world are the result of struggle, and if you want to get this ticket, it may take a struggle."

Tang Yu smiled, the other party said so mysteriously, it was nothing more than a hint that Arasaka Yoixuan had arrived in Night City, the future of Arasaka Tower was uncertain, and a storm of company struggle would inevitably sweep everyone.

If the Night City Arasaka Tower changes its helm, the Great Purge will be inevitable.

He asked, "What do you think?" Although the prince has never appeared in the company or in public, the news has long spread in the streets and alleys. ”

Jenkins nodded, his brows furrowed, and he leaned back on the couch and pondered, "If he was ordered by the highest one to arrive in Night City and do something secretly, things would have been easier, and it might have been in preparation for him to take charge of Arasaka in the future." ”

"As you said, what's interesting is that he didn't come to the company after arriving in Night City, he didn't make any public moves, he just stayed in a hotel, and maybe he just came to Night City for fun, after all, he didn't do anything less."

Tang Yu naturally knew what Arasaka Yoshino was doing when he came to Night City, but this kind of extremely confidential information could not be revealed to Jenkins, only mentioning the trend at the board level.

"But the upper board members can't sit still, and there should be a lot of people who are eager to perform."

Jenkins sighed: "yes, that's why we said that everything will not know the final result until the struggle is over and the dust settles." ”

Tang Yu felt that Jenkins was a little too worried, maybe he cared too much about feathers, or he took a fancy to the identity of Arasaka's high-level executives, and he would be hesitant when he encountered key events.

In his opinion, if he didn't choose to take sides at this time, when the dust really fell, he might not even be able to drink the soup.

At that time, Susan Abernathy, who climbed one step ahead, will definitely not leave Jenkins room to survive.

This is also the reason why he is always slower than the enemy's rhythm everywhere, and he cares too much about the gains and losses of immediate interests.

Susan Abernasee is different, not only acting in a vicious and vicious manner, but also daring to make a desperate gamble when it comes to critical moments.

Take the assassination of Tang Yu as an example, it is enough to prove her philosophy of acting, and she would rather kill by mistake than let it go.

For Jenkins's confusion, Tang Yu couldn't give more hints, after all, even he himself was not sure about the future direction.

He didn't want Arasaka Yoritobu to repeat his mistakes, and he didn't want Night City to be destroyed again.

Now the major forces are eyeing each other, and the slightest spark may ignite the barrel of explosives.

He wants to find a better way to solve it than to meet the destruction again in the midst of a nuclear explosion.

Tang Yu put away his thoughts and brought the conversation back to the topic: "Is there any new task arrangement this time?" ”

He didn't plan to go to work today, but he thought that Jenkins would come back and have some free time to arrange his daily life.

Since the last time he made a boxing appointment with Lao Wei, V seems to have found confidence in the boxing ring, and he always wants to box.

It's a pity that her reputation has spread, and no one on the street dares to take her game anymore.

The whole V wants to sign up for the professional league and make his debut as an official boxer.

However, the crooked melons and cracked dates in the official boxing match are not as good as the razor with some strength, and she really doesn't have much interest.

In addition to V's side, he has several other appointments that have been put on hold.

Jenkins also stopped chatting, opened the desktop electronic tablet, pushed it in front of Tang Yu, and explained: "There is indeed a new task, which is more tricky. ”

electronic screen.

A group of troops dressed in tactical black, armed with sophisticated thermal weapons, directly entered a stronghold on the outskirts of Arasaka City.

Slaughter all the people in the stronghold at any time and occasion, and then embed program chips to steal data.

After the operation was completed, bombs were planted to detonate the entire stronghold.

In less than five minutes, the well-trained team was able to settle the battle and complete the mission and evacuate.

Tang Yu noticed that these people were not only well-armed, but also wrapped their heads in black cloth, and carried two katanas on their shoulders, dressed as a combination of heavily armed warriors and black-clothed ninjas.

Dressed like this and coming out to do the task, Tang Yu really didn't see which force it was.

Attacking the Arasaka stronghold and stealing company data is no small matter.

After Tang Yu watched the video, Jenkins said helplessly.

"What this video shows has happened recently at several bases in Arasaka."

"It's just that the footage has not been preserved, but the agents of the ministry have gone to the scene to confirm that the attack method and explosion are similar, and it should be the same group of people."

Tang Yu was a little surprised, although these strongholds were located on the outskirts of the city, they were not far from the main city, and the armed forces of the Arasaka Tower could quickly reach the front line of the scene.

This can only show that the other party has planned and planned in advance, so that the surprise attack can be successful and retreat in a short time.

The forces that dare to blatantly raid the Arasaka stronghold are enough to count the entire Night City on five fingers.

Of course, the most likely thing is the military technology opposite, the two companies face each other coldly, and secretly do things with each other in private.

Jenkins added, "According to our agents' investigations, military-tech munitions, as well as bomb fragments, have been found at various sites. ”

"But this does not mean that it must be done by military technology, after all, the arms of major companies are circulated in the market."

"What really attracted the attention of the above is that the data they stole involved Arasaka's secret transportation channels and objects, and the only thing that needed these materials was military technology."

"Now that it has been found that it was the hand of military science and technology, what to do to continue the investigation, and that group of board members must not use this evidence to shout." Tang Yu had already seen through it, and it was obvious that this was the blame.

Jenkins had to explain again that the matter was currently under the control of Director Michiko, and she suspected that there was something wrong with it, so that the counterintelligence department had to find out.

Xiaomei Zhizi's approach made Tang Yu a little surprised, there is no private chat arrangement for this kind of work, which shows that Xiaomei Zhizi not only wants to take down Tang Yu, but also wants to take down the entire Counterintelligence Department.

Meantime.

Komichiko also gave him some buffer space, so as not to put him on the table, which made Arakasaka Yoritobu even more hostile to him.

Tang Yu estimated that Xiaomei Zhizi was facing great pressure now, and if Tang Yu didn't support her, she might be reluctant to continue to gain a foothold.

The hawkish members of the board of directors will definitely take advantage of the topic, and it is best to make trouble in Kyoto, so that Komichiko will fall into the impression that she is ineffective and weak to the outside world, and finally welcome the new master of Arasaka Tower to the stage.

Tang Yu already roughly knew who the forces behind the scenes were, and arranged for his own people to sneak attack his company, and it was not the first time that Arasaka Lai Xuan had done it.

Since there is no contradiction between Arasaka Company and military technology, Lai Xuan will take the initiative to create contradictions.

Tang Yu took over this difficult task, and Xiao Michiko arranged it for the Counterintelligence Department, which was actually arranged for him, and there was no room for maneuver at all.

After getting down to business, Jenkins got up and sent Tang Yu out.

After Tang Yu left the minister's office, he took the public elevator out of the Arasaka Tower.

He was not at ease when this matter was handed over to anyone in the ministry, because it involved too many aspects, so he could only investigate it himself.

He could think of it with his toes that military technology must have secretly attacked the Arasaka stronghold, which is an ironclad fact.

But it won't be so frequent and risky raids, and it's no different from a blatant declaration of war.

There must be forces that want to muddy the waters, the true and the false are impossible to distinguish, and in the end they can only rely on military science and technology.

Therefore, Tang Yu had to find the right person to prove that the attack was not carried out by military technology.

Meantime.

It can't be found out that the person behind it is Arasaka Yoshino, otherwise his situation will be even more dangerous and worse.

So Tang Yu could only find dead people.

In a subway car.

Tang Yu stood in front of the window, looking at the familiar scenery outside the train, and said silently in his heart.

'I have to do ideological work for Lai Xuan. ’

There will be a change later.

(End of chapter)