North Oak off the coast.

A tree-garden mansion villa that stands on top of the cliff.

There are black-suited bodyguards standing all over the courtyard, vigilantly looking around to prevent any accidents.

The spacious and luxurious gilded villa looks like a mess inside the house, and bursts of electric sound are heard from time to time.

In the music corner of the living room, two people are sitting on the sofa, each holding an electric guitar, playing casually.

They take turns, one by one, as if they are competing to see who has the better rhythm and fingering.

"I haven't seen you in a few years, your skills have regressed, Kerry." Arasaka Yorisho loosened the strings and didn't seem to have a lot of fun.

When he returns to Night City, in addition to staying at the Cambi Mansion, he will also meet a few old friends.

Kerry was one of the few friends he shared in the same interests, and the two had a lot of insights on rock and roll, occasionally getting together to play rock and roll and go to the recording studio.

Even though Lai Xuan's identity is different, Kerry's attitude is not restrained or polite at all, waving his hand and complaining helplessly: "I've been suffocating for the past few years, I haven't been inspired to come up with new tunes for too long, and I have drunk a lot of wine, and the ten fingers of these two hands are already a little disobedient." ”

"Heh, even when you are still lacking inspiration, watching you play the new song with flying eyebrows, it is difficult to make a breakthrough." Arasaka Yoshinobu knows that Kerry's life style is indulgent, and his body is definitely getting worse day by day when he is older.

Sometimes, it is not only about creation, but also about the decline in the state of the body.

When it comes to his recent inspirational breakthrough, Kerry's eyes are shining, and the dark bags under his eyes can't hide the bright color.

He endured his excitement and said: "No, this time, I have been concentrating on digesting the emotions and feelings in my heart, and the impulse of musical expression that is about to come out has embraced me again." ”

"To tell you the truth, this feeling makes me feel like I'm back when I was young, when I didn't understand any, but I like this kind of two-stroke feeling that Lao Tzu just wants to make his own voice."

Arasaka Yorixuan nodded, listening to Kerry's new tune, which is indeed full of rock madness and enthusiasm, but mixed with more new feelings, and even a little vicissitudes.

It reminded him of his youthful youth, leading the Iron Dragon against Arasaka with his passion, trying to prove to the world that Arasaka was not indestructible with rock and action.

Now, in order to fully realize his ambitions, he had to disband the Iron Dragon, and the group of friends who followed him back then were also scattered all over the world.

"That's congratulations, but I'm curious how you got so much inspiration again, could it be that the company concert gave you a new epiphany."

Arasaka Lai Xuan smiled again: "I have watched the recording of that concert, and it does have the flavor of Johnny's silver hand, but you have broken through his shadow and sang your own style." ”

Kerry shrugged his shoulders with the electric guitar, looking indifferent: "Actually, I don't care anymore, or I have reconciled with myself, and I have been entangled with the ethereal shadow for half my life, and now I think about it, it's really a complete second stroke, haha." ”

After a few dry laughs, Kerry's expression gradually became serious, his eyes were calm, and he muttered: "But you really guessed it, the company square did give me a new epiphany, but the inspiration for all this actually came from one person." ”

Arasaka Yoshinobu was silent and waited for Kerry's next step.

He wondered if Kerry's name was the same person he had in mind.

Kerry sighed lightly: "I've already asked him over, you'll see him soon, but I have to give you a vaccination, in terms of electric guitar fingering, you may not be his opponent, that little bullet is almost exactly the same as the silver hand, that day can freak me out, and I thought that I was stepping on a horse again, and I was brained by the silver hand." ”

Arasaka Lai Xuan smiled helplessly, and did not ask more.

The two talked about the future of rock and roll again, and they both laughed at themselves and only saw the decline.

Since their crazed rock kids quit, no new ones have followed.

While the two were chatting, a security guard in a suit walked into the villa and came to Arasaka Yorixuan and bowed down to report.

Kerry scolded and said: "Report a fart, Lao Tzu's big villa usually doesn't even have a ghost, go and go, hurry up and invite people in." ”

With that, Kerry got up barefoot in pajama pants and walked out the door.

As soon as I pushed open the door and looked out, I saw a familiar figure standing at the gate, stopped by several black-clothed bodyguards.

"Don!"

"Made, let go, do you hear that?"

"It's all from Arasaka's company, can't you be blind and can't see?"

Under Kerry's shouting, the black-clad bodyguard got out of the way.

Only then was Tang Yu able to get closer and say hello to Kerry.

Kerry was unceremoniously, pushed Tang Yu's shoulders with both hands, walked towards the villa, and said proudly.

"Let's take a walk and introduce you to a personal acquaintance, you will never think of it."

As soon as Tang Yu heard this, he guessed who it was, and asked in advance, "Arasaka Lai Xuan?" ”

As soon as Kerry heard this, his expression instantly became boring, and he said bluntly: "Don, when will you not be so smart, even you can guess this." ”

But he quickly regained his joy and said confidently: "How about it, buddy is good to you, now Arasaka Lai Xuan is the head of the Arasaka Tower in Night City, and you have a bright future with him." ”

"But I have to tell you in advance, Lai Xuan doesn't like to talk about business in private, and Arasaka Tower's little thing really can't be put on the table, you have to shock him with superb fingering first, just like I shocked that day."

"Remember, first climb the friendship and then talk about things, the order can't be reversed!"

In the face of Kerry's 'earnest teachings', Tang Yu had no choice but to listen.

The two then went to the music corner.

Tang Yu saw his old friend, Arasaka Lai Xuan, and Arasaka Lai Xuan also saw Tang Yu again, who he had always wanted to see.

The last time he was in Arasaka Manor, Lai Xuan just glanced at it in a hurry, and he didn't pay attention, let alone think that Tang Yu would cause him trouble later.

Compared with the domineering manor, Arasaka Lai Xuan, who is holding a guitar, looks a little chic and uninhibited.

Kerry, as an intermediary, solemnly introduced the two sides.

Arasaka Yoritobu: "Hello. ”

Tang Yu: "Hello. ”

Kerry wanted to ease the atmosphere, pushed Tang Yu to sit on the sofa, and personally selected an electric guitar for him, which was exactly what Tang Yu used that day.

"Let's not talk about anything else, let's have fun?"

Tang Yu reached out and took the guitar handed over by Kerry, and did not object.

Kerry sat on the other side, also holding the electric guitar, and wanted to pick a tune that all three of them knew, which must be the Warrior Band.

He pinched the pick and plucked the strings sharply to play a rapid electronic sound.

Kerry: "We lost everything, We had to pay the price"

Accompanied by Kerry's playing, Arasaka Yoshinobu immediately continued the electronic music to complete the tune.

Tang Yu also found the rhythm and joined the rock music.

The three of them fingered extremely fast, each immersed in the world of music, and the strong electronic sound filled the empty villa.

As the tune nears its high point, the beat gets faster and faster, and the three of them switch chords in an attempt to catch up with each other's fastest tempo.

Like a kite string stretched to the limit, they all have to maintain their playing speed.

Ultimately.

Kerry was the first to lose, and the moment he released the strings, his palms covered the guitar strings, stopping all sounds.

He looked at the two of them, who were still immersed in the competition, and each kept switching chords and fingerings with his head buried in it, trying to surpass each other's limits.

This kind of hearty extreme challenge has not been experienced by Kerry for a long time.

The fingering of the two is fast but not chaotic, and the electronic music still retains the rhythm and rhythm, which requires not only the player to be familiar with the music, but also to have a deep fingering skills.

Kerry thought to himself that these two guys must have practiced fingering in private.

The tone continued again for a moment, until the last chord was swept away, and Tang Yu and Lai Xuan stopped almost at the same time, ending playing, and only the remaining notes echoed.

Arasaka Yoshinobu breathed a long sigh of relief, because he was playing so intently that even fine sweat oozed from his forehead.

He raised his hand to wipe his face, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes: "It seems that what Kerry said before is right, your fingering is indeed exactly the same as his." ”

He was amazed by Tang Yu's amazing fingering, and there was no one who played rock and roll among the younger generation, let alone played so well like Tang Yu.

Tang Yu put away his guitar and said with the same smile: "I still like the rock of the martial arts band these days, and I can basically be called a fan of ashes, and it is normal to be able to play a little." ”

Kerry had already discerned the outcome of the match just now, and although there was not much difference in their completion, Tang Yu's fingering was clearly superior.

Not only does it restore the style of Johnny Silverhand, but it also perfectly steps on every beat and rhythm, even Johnny Silverhand himself may not be able to play so fast and so accurately.

After a song, the atmosphere between the three of them was also a lot more harmonious.

Kerry re-hung his guitar and invited the two upstairs for a couple of drinks.

Under Kerry's beckoning, Tang Yu and Lai Xuan sat on the sofa in the leisure area on the second floor.

Taking advantage of Kerry's wine, Arasaka Lai Xuan faced Tang Yu, who was sitting alone, and asked: "I heard Kerry say that the nostalgic concert of the company square martial arts band has your part, and it is very good, but he praised you to the sky, saying that you helped him regain his rock inspiration and was planning to release a new album." ”

Tang Yu knows Lai Xuan well, and now he just wants to test his attitude, whether he is really loyal to Arasaka, and whether there is still a chance for cooperation with each other.

But there are some things that he can't say thoroughly, and the two may have been very compatible in the past, but with Arasaka Saburo in his presence, any move may bring disaster.

"Actually, it's just Kerry who wants to play, after all, that phonophore has a deep influence on Kerry, and I have been deeply influenced by him, both in music and in action."

The reason why Tang Yu wanted to fight with Arasaka back then, in addition to having a personal enmity with Arasaka, also attributed a certain reason to Johnny.

Arasaka Lai Xuan was silent, knowing that the terrorists Tang Yu said were none other than Johnny's silver hand in the nuclear bombing of Arasaka Tower back then.

"That's interesting, and that phobic has had a big impact on me."

It was only after witnessing the nuclear explosion that he realized that even an explosion as strong as a nuclear bomb could not shake Arasaka's rule.

If you want to completely destroy Arasaka, you can only use force from the inside and outside to disintegrate its foundation.

This is also why he is willing to return to the Arasaka family and serve as the heir against his will.

For him, even if he really dominates the Arasaka Company one day, the only thing he has to do is destroy the company.

Tang Yu said indifferently: "But now it seems that the path he chose is not correct, like a burst of fireworks, after a brilliant moment, it disappeared without a trace, leaving nothing." ”

Arasaka Yoshinobu nodded, agreeing with this statement: "Maybe what he needs is a bomb that is more powerful than a nuclear bomb, do you think?" ”

"More powerful bombs can certainly overturn everything, but the risk cost is also the same, more importantly, this bomb has been targeted, whether it is cutting the line of fire, or dropping the bag, etc., in this era, bomb disposal experts have 10,000 ways to defuse the bomb, and even use the gunpowder in the bomb to do more things."

Both fell silent, staring at each other.

Arasaka Yoshinobu has made it very clear to a senior executive of Arasaka Company that he has spoken to this point.

All he wants is to use himself as a bomb beyond the nuclear bomb and explode with the most powerful force to destroy all the giant corporations.

And Tang Yu's intentions are also very clear, if the bomb wants to explode, it will have to pay a price, and at the same time, he must be prepared to be sanctioned by Saburo Arasaka.

Obviously, the current Arasaka Lai Xuan does not have the ability to fight with Arasaka Saburo.

Arasaka Yoshino smiled, and there was anger in his tone: "Bombs are not ordinary things in the world, those bomb disposal experts dare to reach out, then they must be careful of the consequences of being crushed." ”

Tang Yu never thought of standing on the opposite side of Lai Xuan at all, he hoped that Lai Xuan could become strong and bring down his evil father Araka Saburo.

However, he believes that although Lai Xuan keeps saying that he is willing to pay any price to dismantle the Arasaka Company.

But he didn't even have the ruthlessness to attack his own blood relatives.

arrived at the Arasaka Tower and couldn't bear to kill Michiko Komiko to seize power, and in Kyoto, he couldn't bear to kill the informant Hanako Arasaka, and gave the other party space and time to secretly plan.

If Arasaka Lai Xuanken had been ruthless and agreed that Tang Yu would have burned Arasaka Huazi's brain, instead of putting Arasaka Huazi under house arrest, maybe there would have been a glimmer of change.

But Tang Yu deeply understands that even if Arasaka Saburo fails to get Lai Xuan's container, there is a high probability that it will befall Arasaka Huazi.

The poor Arasaka Lai Xuan, until he died, thought that his good sister was on his side, but he didn't know that she had become an extension of Arasaka Saburo's will.

Facing the faintly angry Arasaka Lai Xuan, Tang Yu had no choice but to stop on the spot, and if he continued, he would inevitably anger Lai Xuan even more.

The Tielianhua Brotherhood behind Lai Xuan may have also had a great impact on him.

Tang Yu is now just an employee of Arasaka Company, and his weight is limited, so he can't persuade Lai Xuan, a brute cow, to return at all.

Seeing that the other party was no longer talking, Arasaka Yoshinobu said in a deep voice: "In this case, each of them will naturally have their own way of going in the future, and not every bomb disposal will be lucky."

Just as Kerry came up with two bottles of cherished champagne, he asked a little strangely when he saw that the two of them had cold faces and the atmosphere was not as harmonious as just now.

"What? Could it be a matter of work, alas, don't talk about that, let's have two glasses. ”

Arasaka stood up decisively and thanked Kerry.

"No need, I still have something to do today."

After speaking.

Lai Xuan glanced at Tang Yu and turned to go downstairs, ignoring Kerry's dissuasion.

Kerry was a little confused: "What's wrong with him?" Suddenly awkward, taking the wrong medicine This is. ”

Tang Yu looked at Lai Xuan's departing back and said indifferently: "It's okay, men don't always have two days of emotional instability." ”

There is no one today, there are too many people in the family, and I can't spare too much time to code words.

(End of chapter)