Survival in the game world begins with Biochemical 2

Chapter 287 Conversation with V

The 33rd floor of Arasaka Tower, Counterintelligence Department.

Because of Jenkins's high-profile internal clean-up, the entire department is now in panic. Employees coming and going have their heads down and are not squinting, and they must be careful even when communicating with others.

But similarly, as the Minister of Counterintelligence, even though Jenkins is unscrupulous, ruthless, and has a lot of fun in private, his own abilities are still excellent. Even in this current situation, the Counterintelligence Department is still under his control and handles all assigned major and minor matters in an orderly manner.

Therefore, although the board of directors was fully aware of Jenkins' internal purge, it still turned a blind eye. And his rival and boss Abernathy did not find a suitable opportunity to launch an attack.

If this continues for a few days, peace will return to the Counterintelligence Department, and Jenkins' position will be secure again.

"Ding--"

The elevator door at the entrance of the floor opened, and V, dressed in an Arasaka suit, walked out.

The front desk employee immediately saw her: "Mr. Jenkins is waiting for you in his office."

V didn't say much, nodded and walked towards Jenkins' office.

"I will grant you three extra days of leave. You can go back and have a good rest." He said, raising his hand to stop what V wanted to say, and added: "It is a good thing for young people to be motivated and motivated, but their health We must not collapse.”

Seeing that V was still a little distracted, Jenkins coughed lightly and spoke again: "By the way, I originally wanted to wait until you came back from vacation before telling you, but since you asked, let's tell you now."

Behind her, two employees saw her appearing. Even in today's tense atmosphere, they couldn't help but whisper.

Damn it, she didn't let Kate be cut like that!

All the way to Jenkins' office, everyone she met on the way avoided her. AI voice prompts sounded in my ears: "Please enter the reception room."

As for the final suppression, after all, V has now replaced Kate and become Jenkins' only confidant, so the superior must have a firm grasp on her. Giving Kate's people to her also had the meaning of not wanting her power to expand too quickly.

"I heard that she hired someone to do it to Kate, and cut off her hands, feet and head!"

V didn't take his words to heart at all at the time: "You understand again? Kate is Jenkins' confidant, and she is much more senior than me. When Jenkins is away, Kate even handles departmental affairs on his behalf."

Jenkins said: "Don't push yourself too hard. Look at your physical indicators. You may have overused cognitive enhancers again."

V was stunned for a moment before coming back to his senses and quickly shook his head: "No, I'm fine."

She couldn't help but think of what Li You said to her before coming to the company.

Jenkins said, looking at V with a smile, and said: "Your report is very detailed, there is no need to report it separately. Are there any questions?"

"So once you find out something like this, just deal with it and you don't have to report it to me."

"You also have to pay attention to the balance between work and life. After all, you are my most trusted subordinate and confidant, and there will be more important things for you to handle in the future."

The cameras on both sides cast their beams across V's body, and the indicator light on the door to Jenkins' office immediately changed from red to green and slowly turned on.

After all, Kate was very powerful and powerful before. After her death, someone must recruit these employees to avoid affecting department affairs. And letting V do this is a test of her ability.

"I don't want my valued partner to become a loyal company dog."

"And I not only killed her, I also stole Jenkins' account to do it. This can't be hidden. This time the game is definitely over."

"So, Kate..." she couldn't help but ask.

"You don't look good, V." Unexpectedly, Jenkins turned out to be particularly pleasant. "Are you still under too much work load these days? It's my fault too. I should have noticed your health report earlier. of."

Upon hearing this, V was completely stunned.

"Oh? Her." Jenkins shook his head and sighed with regret, "I was very optimistic about her, and I hope you can become partners and work together for Arasaka."

Listening to the emotionless AI voice, V took a deep breath and stepped into the office with the determination to die.

"...Really or not, this is too cruel. No wonder he is valued by Jenkins."

Li You just smiled and told her: "You will know when the time comes. But I want to remind you, no matter what Jenkins tells you, you have to stay awake and don't be led away by him."

Looking at his seemingly kind, but actually cruel smile, V suddenly felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave.

If just now, when Jenkins approving her leave in a friendly manner, V was filled with gratitude from the bottom of his heart, then at this moment, seeing his attitude towards Kate, V was completely sober.

This is comfort.

"Kate's original team will be at your disposal from now on. Most of them are unaware of what Kate is doing, and they are still excellent Arasaka employees. But there must be her confidants among them, just like that Douglas.

And Jenkins also said that if there is a suspect, she will "just deal with it" without reporting it. This basically means that you can take revenge as much as you want, as long as you don't commit mass murder.

"...Don't worry, I can tell you that your meeting with Jenkins this time is probably a good thing."

"It's a pity that in order to protect herself, she secretly contacted other companies and betrayed Arasaka's secrets. Fortunately, you saw through her betrayal in time and dealt with her. This is a great achievement!"

V immediately understood that this arrangement was both a test and a comfort for her, and perhaps also contained a hint of suppression.

Jenkins was turning his office chair over and looking through the floor-to-ceiling windows at the rear of the company plaza under the Arasaka Tower.

"Visitor authentication completed and passed."

"Here she comes! Jenkins' people."

"V, you're here. Sit down."

A simple and seemingly logical arrangement contained so many intentions, which once again made V deeply realize how deep the company's water was.

"Hey, she killed Kate. It's hard to say whether she can pass Jenkins' test this time!"

It wasn't until V sat down at the desk that he turned back to the front.

V kept his eyes straight, but still listened to their conversation, and the corners of his eyes twitched slightly.

At that time, V only thought he was talking nonsense, but now that he saw it, he actually hit the mark, every word of it.

She suddenly felt a little tired in her heart. She used to feel that she had basically established a firm foothold in the company, figured out the way to survive, and that it was not impossible to go further. But now it seems that this idea is so naive.

V couldn't help but wonder, should he really do what Jack said and escape as soon as possible? But once you enter the quagmire of Arasaka, how easy is it to escape?

And just when she felt deeply helpless, an unexpected figure suddenly appeared in V's mind, which made her startled.

"...What am I thinking about?" She finally came back to her senses and laughed at herself in her heart.

"V?" Her mind returned to reality, and Jenkins was still waiting for her reply.

V took another deep breath, but this time his mood was completely different.

"I understand, I'll take care of it," she replied to Jenkins, regaining her composure.

"Very good, then I'm looking forward to your good news." Jenkins finally nodded slightly with satisfaction, "But don't worry, as I said just now, you can just go on vacation first. Regarding personnel transfers, I will announce it within the department. .”

"I understand." V nodded.

"Okay, go ahead." Jenkins waved his hand, but then added seemingly casually, "If there is anything else you want to confirm, I can go and see your office."

V was also stunned, but immediately understood something: "I understand."

She took just a few steps out of Jenkins' office when a departmental announcement was sent to everyone.

It stated Kate's crime of "revealing company secrets" and announced personnel transfers. Previously, all Kate's team members were managed by V.

Moreover, in the announcement, Jenkins even stated unabashedly that V would also be responsible for investigating Kate's former team members to see if they were also suspected of leaking secrets.

As soon as this announcement came out, the attitude of everyone in the Counterintelligence Department towards V changed again.

People who had nothing to do with Kate were in awe when they saw her and gave way to her. Kate's former subordinates all gathered around the door of V's office cubicle, waiting for her "inspection" with great respect.

This scene of various forms of living beings once again made V deeply moved.

She looked at the employees in front of her who used to take advantage of Kate and refused to look askance at her, but now they were nodding and bowing, and could even be said to be begging for mercy, and she felt uninterested.

But she also knew what she had to say now, so she cheered up and spoke in a deep voice:

"Okay, stop hanging around here and go do your own thing. The inspection of you will begin after I come back from vacation. Behave well and prove that you are a loyal Arasaka employee!"

Everyone responded in unison: "Understood!"

After dismissing them, V walked into her office cubicle, where a middle-aged dark-skinned employee was looking at her.

"...V."

"Harry."

Harry looked helpless, walking on thin ice. He was sitting at his desk, but the screen was black. It was obvious that he was not working at all, but was ordered by Jenkins to wait for her here.

He looked over, moved his lips, and mustered up the courage to speak: "V, I..."

Through his appearance, V seemed to see himself again in front of Jenkins just now.

She only felt a headache and waved her hand: "Okay. I won't say any more. You should know what to do yourself."

Harry's face immediately turned ashen, he lowered his head and said: "...I understand, I will submit my resignation this afternoon."

"Who said you should resign?"

V's words made Harry raise his head, his face full of disbelief.

"You won't fire me? But I..."

"What's wrong with you? Didn't you do a good job under me?" V recalled the tone of Jenkins' conversation with her just now, and simply imitated, "I don't plan to interfere with matters other than work. In the future, as long as you continue If you work diligently and faithfully, you will still be my trusted employee."

Harry's expression changed again, this time he burst into tears of gratitude from the bottom of his heart: "Understood!"

Looking at his expression, V understood that Harry had now completely become his biggest fan.

She couldn't help but sigh in her heart: "It's really... they're all the same."

V returned to his desk and sat down. He opened the drawer and looked at the platinum membership card of the trauma team and the cognitive enhancer that he had used many times. After thinking for a long time, he finally picked up the potion and took a strong breath.

...a partner you value, right? Okay, then she will work up all her energy to climb up to the top of Arasaka Tower and let that guy take a good look!

When the time comes, let’s settle the bill for you riding on top of me!

V made up his mind.

……

Super skyscraper H8, atrium apartment.

Li You was sitting on the sofa, adjusting the radio on the coffee table.

88.9 Pacific Dream: "Dick~dah~ (play pure music)"

Li You: "Yes."

107.3 Morro Rock: "...Hear my call I'm chippin'in! Total war I'm chippin'in!"

"...Well, I've heard it many times. Let's pass it first."

98.7 Body Temperature Radio: "...So get away, another way to feel..."

"...Knife me, right? Pass!"

The next station, 89.3 broadcasts AC. Li You: "That's it."

Sasha was sitting aside very naturally. She has now become accustomed to running to Li You's house. Watching Li You change the rooftop for a long time and finally select the channel, she also asked curiously:

"Li You, do you like the song of Radio AC?"

Li You looked at her and said, "Actually, that's not the case. If you ask me to choose a radio station, I still prefer Body Temperature, followed by Moro Rock. But there is a song on the radio AC that I particularly like... Oh, here it comes."

At this time, the radio station just changed the song, and with a powerful beat, the singer began to roar, and the lyrics came to the ears of the two people:

"——I'll show you everything!

"——The truth behind the veil!

"——I'll give you everything!

"——Then take it all away, all away!

"..."

Sasha listened for a while and then said, "It sounds pretty good, but if you like this song so much, Li You, it must be because there is some deep meaning in the song, right?"

Li You smiled: "How can there be so many profound meanings? I just like the melody of this song."

"Really?"

"of course."

The two of them were listening to the radio on the sofa, and Aggie was sitting in front of the computer, browsing the major websites in Night City.

"Member of the trauma team? Well, it's actually not bad. Let me check the price."

"...Huh? Browsing is restricted? Tsk, official garbage. Has the server sprouted?"

She just looked at one website after another, looking like an Internet-addicted girl.

As for Yuzi, he stood by the window and counted the floating cars flying in the sky for a long time.

"98, 99...ah, gone again."

"——Yes, 100!"

Yuzi became happy: "That's enough for one hundred!"

Li You smiled and said, "Finally, congratulations."

Yuzu nodded vigorously.

Li You picked up a small bottle of cola and took a big sip, and breathed a sigh of relief: "It's still happy and refreshing!"

"Beep beep beep——"

The cell phone on the table rang. Sasha glanced at it subconsciously, and then saw V's caller profile picture. She couldn't help but curled her lips: "It's that company woman again."

"After all, he is also a customer." Li Yao said and answered the phone.

"V? How's it going?"

I didn’t know if the signal was not very good, but it took a while for V to reply: "The situation... is as you expected. Not only am I fine, but Jenkins even handed over Kate's manpower to me."

Li You understood immediately: "Good boy, Jenkins is very good at it. He is worthy of being a senior executive in Arasaka."

"Hmph, that's true." V snorted, "But I won't wait too long as an agent."

"Oh?" Li You raised his eyebrows, "It seems that you are not convinced by his PUA offensive, and are you determined to do everything for him?"

"Who do you think I am?" V said, but he was still a little scared in his heart. Without Li You's advance warning, she wasn't sure she would have noticed the problem immediately. Of course, she would not tell Li Yu even to her death.

V coughed slightly and changed the subject: "Let's meet tonight. I have something to tell you."

"Is there anything else? Isn't it convenient to be on the phone?" Li You was slightly surprised, "Okay, send me the address and I'll be there on time."

"I'll send it to you in a moment. Remember, you come alone."

"it is good."

Putting down his phone and facing Sasha's suspicious eyes, Li You smiled: "Would you like to go get something to eat?"

……

At ten o'clock in the evening, Li You drove alone to the road dividing Charter Hill and Santo Domingo, and stopped near the bus stop on Santo Amaro Street.

He didn't wait long when he saw V, wearing an old windbreaker and a peaked cap, walking over, opened the door and got into the passenger seat.

V: "Very punctual."

Li You smiled: "Don't dare to be late when summoned by the boss."

"Hmph." V also had a smile on his face, "It would be great if you had this kind of consciousness when you work."

"So, did you call me here because there is anything else to solve?" Li You asked.

"No, this time the trouble has been solved." V shook his head gently, "Kate has been designated as a traitor, the forces within the Counterintelligence Department have been reshuffled, and everything will be over."

"I called you here for no other reason than to thank you. If you hadn't taken a big risk to go to the North District and kill Kate and Douglas, I would have been in real trouble.

"But! Our previous relationship has not been settled yet. Thank you, thank you. When the time comes, I will also settle old scores with you, so just wait for me!"

V's words were spoken very quickly, and the twist was a little big. Li You took a moment to react before saying, "So what you're saying is that we now have a basis for mutual trust?"

V: "...Although it is correct, how did you extract this conclusion?"

A smile appeared on Li You's face: "That's great. Then again, happy cooperation."

He extended his hand to V, and V paused before shaking his hand.

"In that case, you won't refuse the invitation to have a drink together this time, right?"

As expected, V had no objection: "You drive."

Soon, Li You took V along the viaduct to the viewing point of the Santo Domingo Edge Dam.

He parked the car on the side of the road and got out of the car.

V followed and walked down: "...How did you end up in a place like this?"

Li You said: "I still prefer this kind of place to noisy bars and nightclubs."

He took out two small horseshoes and a small table from the car and placed them on the edge of the cliff. Then he pretended to take things from the trunk and took out the endless wine flask and the Minotaur horn cup from the system backpack.

"Try it, this is Eastern wine." Li You filled two glasses and placed one in front of V.

"If it's low-quality wine, I won't be used to it." Although V said this, he picked up the wine glass and took a sip, and then his eyes lit up.

"What kind of wine is this?"

Li You smiled and said: "Long Quan, this is a good thing that I usually don't take out."

What he said is indeed the truth, because among the four random wines in the Endless Wine Pot, whether it is to comply with the original game settings, Longquan has the lowest probability of appearing. Li You has not drunk it a few times so far. Today is V got lucky.

"It's indeed a good wine. It's different from tequila and the like. It's mellow and not that spicy..." V tasted it carefully and said sincerely, "It's really good!"

Li You smiled and said nothing.

"From this perspective, Night City is a different kind of scenery." V ​​looked at the Night City under the dam with some emotion.

"...V, I want to ask you a question." Li You waited for her to look at the scenery for a while and drank a few glasses of wine before suddenly speaking.

"If you were asked to choose between living a plain and ordinary life, or setting off fireworks vigorously even if you don't live to be thirty, which one would you choose?"

When he was suddenly asked this question, V was stunned for a moment, and then he looked thoughtful and said, "I...can't tell."

"If it were before, I would undoubtedly choose the latter. In Night City, if people use the words plain and ordinary to describe someone's life, it is equivalent to saying that his life is meaningless, as if Insects on the roadside. I... don’t want to live like that.”

Li You asked: "Before? Does that mean you prefer the former now?"

V smiled: "No, I still choose the latter."

Li You: "..."

"However," V continued, "I now have a clearer sense of what I want to do and my goals."

"I used to just want to get ahead, so I tried my best and finally joined the Arasaka Counterintelligence Department. I thought that climbing to the board of directors level was the greatest achievement. But now, I have new ideas."

"Oh? What do you think?" Li You asked.

"It's not completely clear yet, but I can already feel the vague direction." V looked at the super skyscrapers in the distance. "It won't be long before I can figure it out."

"But at the very least, one thing is clear. I will still try to climb to the upper floors of Arasaka Tower, but this time, I won't get lost in this quagmire."

V turned to Li You, his beautiful eyes sparkling.

——Well, it seems that Qilushi’s prosthetic eye technology is indeed advanced.

It should have been a moment worthy of sighing, but such a thought suddenly popped into Li You's mind, which almost made him tense up.

But fortunately, he was no longer what he used to be, and his face didn't show any signs of strangeness. Instead, he picked up the wine bottle and filled it up for V and himself again.

"In that case, I respect your goal and finally see through the confusion!"

Li You raised his glass, and V touched him politely: "Here's to you!"

The two chatted on the dam for a while, until the pot of dragon spring finally bottomed out and the hands of the clock pointed to one o'clock in the morning, they finally decided to return to the city.

However, both of them drank a lot, and even though Li You felt that he was still far from being drunk, he had no intention of driving back.

Drink the car but don’t drive the wine, drive the wine but don’t drink the car. Otherwise, it is very likely that there will be thousands of roads and only a few tears from relatives.

Fortunately, V was also prepared and called Delamain directly.

"...Because of work needs, I bought Delamain's regular package. It only expires in one month, so... hiccup."

Even with a prosthetic body implanted in his body, V's drinking capacity was far inferior to that of Li You. He was already a little dizzy at the moment, but his hands were shaking and he didn't make the call to Jenkins.

"Lao De, pick me up at this location!"

"Received, we are dispatching a vehicle for you." Lao De's reply was still very quick and polite.

Li You supported her and sat down on the roadside, waiting for Lao De to come and pick her up.

At this moment, Li You thought for a while and said to V: "I want to ask you about someone."

"Who...? You said, I'm... from the Counter-Intelligence Department! I promise to find out for you!"

Li You paused for a moment, and then asked: "Do you know...Arasaka Academy?"

(End of this chapter)