Ms. V went to take a shower, and Li Ang sat on the sofa and watched the news.

Due to the death of the leader, Arasaka has become the biggest hot topic in recent times, attracting various media reports.

And Arasaka did not disappoint the media, always coming up with a variety of new topics.

First, Arasaka Yoshinobu held a press conference and decided to double the number of company escorts stationed in Night City.

It's called the Escort Corps, but it's actually a private army raised by a company.

Although Lai Xuan claimed that this move was not aimed at military technology and the new United States, but only to protect the safety of his relatives and friends, people with a discerning eye basically knew what he wanted to do.

The heat of the press conference on this side has not yet dissipated, and on the other side, the headquarters of the Arasaka company in Tokyo has released news again.

Hanako Arasaka will arrive in Night City in the near future.

She is the youngest daughter of Saburo Arasaka and the younger sister of Yoshinobu Arasaka, who also has the right to inherit the company.

At that time, Arasaka will hold an internal board of directors to elect a new president.

In addition to Arasaka's family, there is another piece of news that catches Leon's attention, the mayor of Night City, Lucius Lane, who was attacked by a cyberpsycho at a media conference, but there is no danger, and he is much luckier than Arasaka Saburo.

And as a blessing in disguise, popular support has risen by several percentage points.

The news said that he had a high probability of being re-elected as mayor, but Leon knew very well that this veteran politician, who had been active in Night City politics for decades, was about to die.

If memory serves, Lucius's death also involves a mysterious force.

"Do you want to get a kick in it?"

Leon stared at the picture of the mayor on the TV screen, lost in thought.

Before she could think about it, Ms. V's shower was finished first.

She stepped barefoot on the floor, wrapped in only a bath towel, her hair was wet, her bare skin was white and dazzling, and her face was steaming from the bathroom, looking red and fluttering, like a ripe peach, which made people want to go up and take a bite.

It's a pity that as soon as he opened his mouth, Leon felt a deep sense of disillusionment.

"Damn, why the hell are you here!"

Leon glanced at her and asked, "If I'm not here, where do you think you'll be?" ”

V tugged at the towel on her chest and scratched her hair irritably, she knew she had drunk too much, but she had forgotten the process of getting drunk.

"Wait a minute, I'll change my clothes."

She picked out a few pieces of clothing from the closet and entered the bathroom again, this time without forgetting to lock the door.

Hearing the click of the door lock, Leon couldn't help but smile and continued to watch TV.

After a long time, V, who had changed into long pants and long sleeves, walked out of the bathroom again, sat in the farthest position from the man, and began to ask the teacher.

"You can't have drugged me in wine, do you? Otherwise, how could I get drunk so fast! ”

Li Ang turned off the TV and turned his head calmly: "Yes, psychedelics, do you feel that your body is hot now, and you have the urge to take off your clothes." ”

When he said this, V really felt a little inexplicably hot, and his hands involuntarily put on the zipper of his winter jacket, and then he realized that he was wearing too much.

I took off my jacket and sweatshirt again, and finally left only a black vest like last time, and finally cooled down.

Of course, drugged or something is just a joke, with the strength that Li Ang has shown, if he wants to plot against himself, he doesn't need such a means at all.

"Drink something?" She got up and walked to the wine cabinet.

Leaning on the sofa, Li Ang said in a strange manner: "For a female drunkard who only has alcohol at home, it is superfluous for you to ask this sentence." ”

V responded with a straight face: "I'm just asking what you want to drink." ”

Knowing that there was no milk, Li Ang retreated: "Any non-alcoholic drink, plain water is fine." ”

"Sorry sir, there is no such option." V's nonchalant tone, mimicking the intelligent voice, declined his request, but eventually took the refrigerated can of Coke.

Tossing the Coke to Leon, she tentatively asked:

"When I was drunk just now, I shouldn't have done anything out of the ordinary, right?"

Leon mimicked her tone: "Sorry ma'am, I refuse to answer this question because it reminds me of the worst five minutes of my life." ”

"By the way, spit out two hundred cars, and remember to give the car wash money later."

After hearing this, V slapped his forehead sharply, revealing a painful expression of regret.

This time it's completely shameless.

In fact, this usually doesn't happen, she still has a point for how much she drinks, but there were too many things happening yesterday, so she wanted to vent, and accidentally drank too much.

"Boss, you listen to me"

Li Ang was very magnanimous and understood V's distress: "No need to explain, I'll leave the car to you later, remember to wash the car." ”

V heard what he meant: "It's so late, where are you going?" ”

"You want me to spend the night here?" Li Ang made a joke, and then said: "It's been too long to delay in Judy's, and there are some things that haven't been dealt with, so let's just meet directly in Taiping Prefecture tomorrow." ”

"Okay." V suddenly remembered a person: "What about that Takemura?" ”

Li Ang replied, "It's to deal with the affairs of Zhucun, and I'll take him away later." ”

"I just happened to ask you, do you think Saburo Arasaka is good or bad?"

V didn't think about it and said, "Of course it's bad, this old thing is so bad!" ”

Li Ang smiled and asked again, "Does the person who killed him count as eliminating harm for the people?" ”

"You mean Arasaka Yoritobu?" V thought for a long time and said his answer: "I only heard Jack mention a few words about Lai Xuan, I don't know much about who he is, so far I can only say dog eats dog." ”

Judging a person from good or bad alone is definitely one-sided, but Leon just wants to know V's opinion of Arasaka Yorixuan so that he can decide what to do next.

"It's not early, I'll go first, and I'll see you in Taiping tomorrow morning."

"Don't forget to pick up Aveline."

After a few words of advice and farewell to V, Leon left the apartment.

Thrace was obviously unable to drive, so he simply dragged Takemura out of his drunken car and called the best and most expensive taxi company in Night City.

A few minutes later, the black limousine arrived.

"Welcome to the Delamain car service. Choose Delaman, and leave your worries behind! ”

Leon opened the trunk and stuffed Takemura inside.

Once in the car, the somewhat talkative Delamain AI asked, "I don't understand why you put your companion in the trunk." ”

Li Ang looked at the bald man on the screen and said, "He's not a companion, he's a vote." ”

"Also, drive your car well, I don't need escort services."

Delaman was silent for a moment: "According to the regulations, I should report this to the NCPD, but as you wish, honored guest. ”

"It's taking you to your destination, the Arasaka Building."

Under the control of artificial intelligence, the car drove smoothly out of Little Chinatown and towards the city center.

Gradually, the world outside the car window became cleaner, the walls were free of strange graffiti, there were fewer cheap vendors in the corners, and gangs and homeless people disappeared.

Huge skyscrapers obscure the endless winding streets, neon lights set the stage for steel and concrete ballet, and bulky floats pass like fish under the floodlights and giant screens of the sky.

This is the heart of Night City, where dreams come true.

At the heart of the center is a special area that is completely uninhibited – the Company Square.

It gets its name from a huge circular square.

It was originally built to commemorate the victims of the Fourth Corporate War.

Ironically, the major companies that caused these sacrifices were located around the square.

Arasaka Company, Military Technology, Kangtao, Bilusi Optics, Knight Group, Peizhuo Petrochemical, etc., most of the well-known enterprises in the cyber world have their own headquarters or branches here.

Day or night, the square is always crowded with all sorts of low- and middle-level company employees, busy on their way to the next meeting place. Higher-level managers hover in floating vehicles, taking off and landing on various tarmacs.

The whole area feels like a giant beehive, and tens of thousands of company employees are tireless worker bees.

"Remember to issue an invoice, and you have to find Arasaka Company for reimbursement."

Leon got out of the car and looked up at the Arasaka Building, or Arasaka Tower, that reached into the sky.

Not only is it the tallest building in Night City, but it is also a symbol of the supreme power of the Arasaka Company in Night City, and it is said that the secret of eternal life is hidden beneath the tower.

Leon is theoretically immortal, so he doesn't care if it's secret or not.

Taking Takemura out of the trunk and sending Druman away, he strode towards the Arasaka building.

When they reached the door, a security guard in a white suit stepped forward to stop him.

"Sir, this is a private area, no outsiders are allowed to enter, please explain your intentions."

Under normal circumstances, Arasaka's security guards would not speak so politely, but who let Li Ang just get off the expensive Dramain car with someone in his hand.

"Keep your electronic dog eyes open to see who I am, then call someone and take me to Arasaka Yoritobu's office!"

The arrogant tone made the security guard a little flustered, and he hurriedly scanned Li Ang's personal information with his prosthetic eye.

[Department: Arasaka Safety and Security Department]

[Staff Level: No View Privileges]

In just two lines, the security guard's face turned white, the security department means the same department as him, and the level of secrecy means that he is his top boss.

"I'm sorry sir, it was my negligence, I just transferred here not long ago, I beg your forgiveness!"

"I'll tell someone to pick you up."

After saying that, he began to call with trepidation.

Until Agent Arasaka, who picked up Li Ang, appeared, he kept apologizing, for fear of wearing small shoes or being fired directly.

"Given that we're meeting for the first time, forgive you."

Leon patted him on the shoulder, then followed the agent into the building.

The security guard looked gratefully at the tall back that was fading away, and he swore that this was definitely the best boss he had ever seen, and even a little less like the company's people.

In the elevator leading to Lai Xuan's office, Li Ang thought expressionlessly.

The agent next to him suddenly accosted, with a little awe in his eyes: "I know your husband, the top master who defeated Adam Hammer with one punch, the new legend of Night City, and the entire security department is about to spread all over the department." ”

"The security guard at the door just now is new, otherwise I wouldn't dare to stop you."

"That. Do you have Mr. Goro Takemura in your hand? ”

Leon turned his head to look at him and replied succinctly, "Yes." ”

"He's not Saburo-sama's." The agent was halfway through his sentence when he realized that there was something he couldn't just ask, so he immediately shut his mouth.

Leon's ears regained their quiet until the elevator reached the outside of the president's office.

Hand Takemura to the agent: "Find a way to fix him, and then find a place to lock him up." ”

The agent gladly accepted the order and sent him out of the elevator: "Lord Lai Xuan is already waiting for you inside, you can go in directly, and call me at any time if necessary." ”

The scanner outside the office, sweeping over the bodies of the two men, the green light lit up, and the door opened.

Li Ang stepped in, and at a glance he saw that behind Nuoda's desk, there was a sad Arasaka Yoixuan.

The door closed again, and the two of them were the only ones left in the spacious office.

"The preferential treatment I gave you is not a reason for you to be unscrupulous, the next time you come so late, you will go back to the Cambi Mansion to be your temporary security guard."

Obviously, the plan of Hao Da'er did not go well, and the meeting gave Li Ang a dismissal.

However, he did arrive a little late, almost twelve hours after the last time the two met.

"I also have a reason, Mr. Lai Xuan."

"On the way here, I stumbled upon Takemura-san wandering around, and it took me a lot of effort to bring him back."

Arasaka Yorito's expression suddenly flashed a little unnatural: "Goro Takemura? What did you bring him back for! "He's on the hunt for my father's killer, and you're going to disrupt his plans by doing so."

Because if you don't bring him back, you're going to kill someone."

Li Ang secretly slandered himself, but explained quietly on the surface: "As the saying goes, once a son of heaven and a courtier, at this juncture, we should not let Takemura-san get out of our sight. ”

Arasaka Yoixuan pretended to be angry: "You don't need to worry about this, I'll deal with it!" ”

Li Ang knew that he was acting, so he was very cooperative with him to act, bowing his head and looking like he was being trained.

After a few seconds of silence, Arasaka asked meaningfully.

"Li Angsan, can I trust you?"

Without waiting for Leon to answer, he said something he didn't want to do.

"Goro Takemura is an excellent subordinate, loyal to my father all his life, and his liver and brain are all over the place."

"That's right, it was indeed his father who pulled him out of the slums, educated him, fitted him with the best prosthetics, made him a personal bodyguard, respected by others, and enjoyed unimaginable glory and wealth for ordinary people."

"But why was Takemura born in the slums?"

"Normally, he should be born in an ordinary family, study and work, get married and have children, and spend his life in peace."

"What Arasaka gave him was what Arasaka took away from him before he was born."

"Foolish but not think."

Arasaka Yoritobu's words are extremely rebellious remarks for any Arasaka employee, but they are also the consensus of everyone.

It is precisely because of these big companies like Arasaka that the world is rotten like this.

Leon chose to respond with silence, because not speaking now is the best response.

Sure enough, Arasaka Yorinobu was very satisfied with his response, skimming the topic lightly and giving him a task instead.

"Find a man named Anders Herman and bring him to me."

He was previously the company's Chief Bioengineer, a neural network expert with several breakthrough patents, and the Director of the Relic chip project.

"Remember, this is a secret mission, and it's best not to use the company's identity to check it."

"There are relevant materials and activity funds in the office prepared for you, check it out as soon as possible, and don't delay it because of some inconsequential things."

"Okay, you can leave, I'm going to rest."

As soon as the words ended, the office door reopened, and the previous agent walked in, first bowed to the two of them, and then said, "Mr. Li Ang, please." ”

It's still painful in the card, there is an outline, but I just can't write it, I hope tomorrow will be better.

(End of chapter)