The dusk sun gradually rises over the ground line, heralding the beginning of a new day of disorder in the Badlands.

However, under the laughter and onlookers of the tribesmen, Leon was pulled into the tent by Panan.

Herman, who had been worried all night, saw the two of them returning in a hurry, and thought that they were here to kill them, so he hurriedly knelt down and begged for mercy: "Please don't kill me, I have agreed to all the conditions, and I will agree to everything!" ”

A handful of snot and a handful of tears, looking very pitiful.

Panan remembered that there was still such a person, and motioned to Li Ang to solve it as soon as possible.

Leon led the people outside the tent: "Everything I want is ready, right?" ”

Herman nodded like a pug, then pulled a chip out of the brain-computer interface.

"Everything you want is in there."

Li Ang took the chip and advised: "After returning to the Arasaka company, listen to me and protect your life." ”

"Now let's go to the car over there and take a break."

Herman thanked him and obediently boarded the Columbus freight that had brought him here.

It wasn't that he hadn't thought about escaping, he had tried it before in the open hood.

But once this thought arises, the brain is twisted around like a sponge by two invisible hands, and the limbs will lose control.

The built-in medical chip is used for testing, but nothing can be detected.

The trauma team's biological systems detector also acted as if it were dead, completely unresponsive.

Such a bizarre event further deepened the fear in Herman's heart, and he did not dare to resist at all.

And Li Ang saw that he was so obedient, and turned around and entered the tent with peace of mind.

Its practical toes know that it is impossible for Panan's character to sleep with a man who has just met for a day, so the sleep in her mouth is most likely just a simple sleep.

In the end, it was exactly as he expected.

Panam slept with his back to his kimono, blankets and a sleeping bag on the floor beside the bed.

Leon smiled and said to the hot girl who was pretending to be asleep, "The boss is urging, I have to return to Night City early, and we will sleep together next time I have a chance." ”

Panan maintained the character without saying a word.

Before leaving, Li Ang said again: "If you encounter trouble that cannot be solved, you can come to me." ”

This time, Panan Urn replied angrily: "I know, it's really long-winded, it woke me up!" ”

Leon pouted and walked out of the tent.

Talk to Mitch and borrow the Columbus Freight and Herman to return to Night City.

At about 8 o'clock in the morning, I returned to the railway yard where I had met with Panang.

Send a text message to tell her where the car is parked, and then switch back to her gangster GTS.

Received a reply shortly after:

[Why don't you let people sleep!! - The hottest girl in Night City]

Li Ang didn't reply again, and drove the gangsters straight to the Arasaka Building.

When he was about to arrive, he dialed Arasaka's phone: "Anders Herman is in my car, is there anything you want to say to him?" I can relay it for you. ”

Herman, the co-pilot, shuddered.

On the other end of the phone, the gloomy voice of the big man was instantly excited: "I knew I didn't see the wrong person!" Come to Arasaka Tower as soon as possible, I'll be waiting in the office. ”

Ten minutes later, Li Ang appeared at President Arasaka's office on time.

"Hahahaha, Li Angsang, you really live up to my trust!" Arasaka Yoshinobu met with a warm hug.

It seems that he must have just woken up not long ago, and he was wearing an extremely exaggerated silver-black dressing gown.

The hem of several meters long dragged behind him, setting off him like an emperor about to be crowned and crowned.

It is true that when Li Ang hijacked the floating car, Arasaka Lai Xuan was not idle.

He took a series of actions to strengthen his position in Arasaka, including but not limited to selling off a large number of Arasaka's non-performing assets in mainland Japan, increasing the additional budget of the security sector, developing new production lines to speed up the manufacturing of weapons divisions, tightening banking operations, and reducing debt ratios.

These controversial resolutions within Arasaka have allowed the company's stock price to rise by 3%.

At this point, Arasaka Yorixuan has completely locked in the position of the next president, and only needs to wait for a few days of a passing ceremony on the board of directors before he can officially take office.

There is only one problem left to be solved.

"Li Angsang, I'm very glad you brought people back in time."

"Although I know that you are very hard, there is an old saying in the far east that the capable work harder. So I'm sorry, but I have one more thing I have to ask you about here. ”

Li Ang actually wanted to say that he was not hard at all, and he arrested people while soaking his sister and singing.

But who asked the boss to give too much, I could only follow his meaning and say: "That's right, I did take a lot of effort to find Mr. Herman, and I haven't closed my eyes for several days." ”

"However, the company needs me, how can I retreat!"

Arasaka Lai Xuan looked at the man sitting leisurely on the office sofa with Erlang's legs crossed, and then looked at himself who had already boiled out dark circles, and he really couldn't tell which one was more tired.

"Let's not talk about that, you can come and see."

Then, Lai Xuan turned on the projection TV in the office, which broadcast a preserved news.

"After the death of Saburo Arasaka, the former CEO of Arasaka Corporation, Night City is still in mourning, and all buildings in the city have flown flags at half-mast."

"All major public events have been postponed pending further notice."

"Arasaka Saburo's daughter and heir, Hanako Arasaka, arrived in Night City today aboard the Arasaka aircraft carrier Moby Dick, and a memorial service will be held at the Arasaka Building tomorrow at noon, after which the former CEO's body will be transported to his native Japan for burial."

Seeing this, Arasaka Yoshinobu turned off the TV.

"My sister is here, and now she's in the Arasaka courtyard in Westbrook."

"Huazi and I have had a good relationship since childhood, she used to be a buffer bridge between me and my father, if it wasn't for her intercession for me, I wouldn't have been able to return to the company at all, and I might even be killed by my father."

"I'm so grateful to her, but someone doesn't."

Speaking of excitement, Lai Xuan unconsciously brought a thick Japanese accent: "The gang that was loyal to my father before, they want to provoke a war between me and Huazi!" ”

"I will never allow them to ruin my relationship with Huazi!"

Leon seemed to know what he wanted to do, but still asked, "What do you want me to do?" ”

Arasaka Lai Xuan sneered: "Those people are just a group of wine bags and rice bags, I have a way to solve them, but I don't want to see Huazi sad." ”

"Kinap her and make her disappear for a while."

"Without Huazi's support, they are lambs to the slaughter."

Li Ang raised his eyebrows after hearing this, and sighed in his heart that Lai Xuan was worthy of being Arasaka Saburo's species.

The high-sounding thing he said one second ago, how good the relationship between himself and his sister is, and the next second he wants to kidnap her.

If the father and son do not have opposite positions, Lai Xuan is definitely the most suitable heir to San Lang.

"It's not difficult to kidnap her, the difficulty is not to be found, the power of the Arasaka Company in Night City, you should know better than me, Mr. Lai Xuan."

In fact, neither of them is difficult for Li Ang, he just wants to know what Lai Xuan can pay for this.

"Don't worry." Arasaka Yorixuan dragged the back of his long nightgown and sat back in the chair belonging to the president: "No one will come to her then, and the Tiger Claw Gang will cooperate with you." ”

"Bring her back when the board is over, and I'll send her back to Tokyo."

The Tigerclaw Gang, one of the largest gangs in Night City, is determined by the NCPD to be dangerous: medium-to-high. The members are mainly Asian, with about 5,500 people, and they secretly have close contacts with the Arasaka company, and they are almost the thugs raised by Arasaka, dealing with some shady things for them.

Considering that Arasaka Yoshinobu used to be a gang boss, it makes sense to take them under his command.

Thinking of this, Leon didn't speak, as if he was waiting for something.

Arasaka understood what he meant, and said bluntly: "After the matter is completed, the position of the director of the security department is yours, and you will have a place on the board of directors." ”

He is not afraid of the ambitions of his subordinates, but of ulterior ambitions.

However, with such lucrative conditions, Li Ang was still not satisfied: "The security department is tired of staying and wants to change places, how about the technology research and development department?" ”

Arasaka Lai Xuan frowned: "The rights of the R&D department are very small, are you sure you want to go?" ”

He wants to bring down Arasaka, not to develop it, so it really doesn't matter if the R&D department has its own people.

"Then let's go together." Li Ang smiled and said, "What you said, those who can work harder." ”

Arasaka Lai Xuan's expression suddenly became a little unhappy, and he pointed out: "Li Angsang, don't be too greedy, if the snake eats the elephant, it will kill itself." ”

After hearing this, Li Ang stood up and slowly paced in front of him, his hands propped on the president's desk.

"I was told not so long ago that only companies can afford people like me, but if companies can't even afford to bid, guess what happens?"

Under the gaze of those pair of snake eyes that had no emotional fluctuations, fine beads of sweat gradually oozed from Arasaka Lai Xuan's forehead, and the cold hair stood up.

The Japanese have always believed in ghosts and gods, and at this moment, he felt that he was being targeted by ghosts and gods.

Lai Xuan is a person who has seen the world, and he has never felt this way when he was held to the head by hostile forces.

So he suddenly realized that the strength of the man in front of him may be far beyond the imagination of normal people.

After careful consideration, Lai Xuan chose to give in.

At the same time, I secretly rejoiced that at least so far, Li Ang was on his side. If his father had discovered him first, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

"I agreed to the conditions, the director of the security department and the R&D department, plus a seat on the board of directors."

"Angjun, don't let down my trust in you."

The title seems to have become more intimate, but only Lai Xuan himself knows what he actually thinks.

Leon didn't care what he thought, because in the face of absolute strength, any calculation was useless.

"Normally, I'm still very well-behaved, so thank you boss."

"Also, Arasaka Hanako's side, when am I going to do it?"

Arasaka Yorixuan tidied up his neckline very uncomfortably.

He hadn't felt this before, but now that he realized it, the tone in which Leon spoke to him seemed to have been very casual, not at all like the attitude that a subordinate should have.

"There's no hurry, there's a big float parade in Japantown in Westbrook tomorrow night."

"The Arasaka Company will sponsor this event and rename it the Aragami Festival to commemorate my father's heroic soul."

"When the time comes, I will convince Hanako to participate."

"In that kind of chaotic place, anything can happen, you know what I mean."

"But there is one thing to note, Hanako's bodyguard: Oda Santai, a cyberninja trained by Goro Takemura himself, will never leave Hanako half a step."

"He's no worse than Adam Hammer, be careful not to capsize in the gutter."

After hearing this, Li Ang wanted to ask how Takemura dealt with it in the end, but after thinking about it, what does this have to do with him.

"Don't worry, there won't be a problem."

"Good." Arasaka Yoshinobu nodded with satisfaction: "Now that we're done talking, let's bring Anders Herman in." ”

Because the topic was more private, Herman had been waiting outside the office.

As a result, Li Ang didn't move at all, as if he hadn't heard Lai Xuan's words.

The meaning is clear, you can do what you need, but you can't really treat me as a subordinate.

Seeing this, Arasaka Yoshinobu couldn't help but sigh, so he had to inform the office secretary and ask the secretary to bring people in.

Before anyone came, the future leader of the dignified Arasaka said with a little grievance:

"Save me some face in front of outsiders."

Leon said it was okay and sat back down on the couch.

Arasaka Lai Xuan suddenly felt a lot more comfortable in his heart, adjusted his posture, and put on the demeanor of a superior person.

Soon after, a nervous Herman was brought into the office.

First saw Arasaka Lai Xuan wearing a 'dragon robe', and sighed in his heart, and then saw Li Ang, and immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"Mr. Arasaka, Mr. Leon."

Arasaka Yoshinobu grimaced and let out a muffled nasal voice: "Hmm." ”

"You should know why I'm looking for you, Anders Herman."

Herman subconsciously glanced at Leon, and saw that he had no special instructions before he replied: "I know, it's for the Relic project and that chip." ”

"But I swear, the chip really isn't with me! When I left Arasaka, the whole project was still in the experimental phase. ”

Arasaka slammed the table: "Tell me everything you know, especially about my father!" ”

Herman was frightened and took several steps back: "Okay, okay, I said, don't worry." ”

"This chip is a new experimental version, which is completely different from the original version."

"The original chip can only interact with the imprint stored in advance, that is, the personality backup, to preserve the memories of relatives and friends, as it is said in the TV commercial, so that they will always be by your side."

"And . . And this one is different, it can be installed in the new body and activated."

Feeling that he had grasped the point, Arasaka Yoshinobu inquired, "What do you mean by a new body?" ”

At this time, Li Ang's lazy voice sounded: "Borrowing the corpse to return the soul, the dove occupies the magpie's nest, how you understand it." ”

"Yes." Herman affirmed.

"When we were testing, we usually used the body that didn't have a neural response for implantation, um. You can also directly understand it as a corpse. The entire experiment process was personally supervised by Saburo Arasaka, and it was listed as a top-secret project, and it was not allowed to be disclosed to the public under any circumstances. ”

After Herman said this, the whole context of the matter was very clear.

Saburo Arasaka definitely has a personality backup and tries to use Relic back from the dead to continue his rule over Arasaka and the world.

Arasaka Yoshinobu knew about this before, and now it can be regarded as a complete hammer.

"Do you know where my father's personality backup is hidden?"

Herman hurriedly shook his head: "I don't know, I only know that in the Arasaka Headquarters Hospital in Tokyo, there is an AI storage device on call 24 hours a day, but Lord Saburo was in Night City when he died, so. So I don't know about it now. ”

"Tokyo." Arasaka Yoixuan frowned and thought carefully.

He and his father hadn't seen each other for 35 years before the Ambi Mansion, and there were some things he knew no more than an outsider.

But after a moment, he suddenly blurted out: "Huazi! ”

Li Ang, who wanted to remain silent, couldn't bear to see him put aside his blind analysis, so he reminded him:

"It's a shrine."

(End of chapter)