Cyberpunk: Legendary Life

Arasaka Tower.

Counterintelligence Department on the 33rd floor.

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

After his old boss Jenkins returned to the Counterintelligence Department, he took over the affairs of the department, and many things no longer need to go through Tang Yu's hands.

The two worked together as a team and each got what he wanted.

Jenkins is in charge of the counter-intelligence department, and the people under him are safe and sound. Especially Tang Yu's behavior of never fighting for power and gain makes him feel more at ease.

What worries you most when a minister is that his deputy is dishonest and always wants to stab him in the back.

Obviously.

As soon as Jenkins returned to the ministry, Tang Yu immediately handed back all the information and authority on various work matters. Even the minister's office remained as it was before Jenkins left.

Such a straightforward way of returning power added to Jenkins' goodwill and trust in Tang Yu.

It is said that the workplace is like a battlefield. It is indeed difficult to bring out a trustworthy person in Arasaka Tower, let alone take into account abilities at the same time.

Jenkins picked up the wine glass and said with a sigh: "I didn't expect that two years would have passed since you and I worked in the Counterintelligence Department."

"Two years is enough time to change a lot of things."

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

Listening to Jenkins talk about his future career direction, Tang Yu is actually quite open-minded. No matter which department he works in, he will not change his current style of doing things.

But Tang Yu is still very satisfied with Jenkins, his old boss.

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

Perhaps there are mostly elements of mutual use, but it still proves that Jenkins has a certain level of leadership art.

If one day he is transferred from the Counterintelligence Department, Tang Yu may feel a little uncomfortable.

Jenkins is a person who focuses entirely on his work, and the Counterintelligence Department has to check every detail to make sure it is correct.

It just gave Tang Yu room to move. With Jenkins in charge of the counter-intelligence department, Tang Yu felt at ease when he was on duty outside.

"Is there any news about personnel adjustments recently?" Tang Yu asked calmly.

Jenkins took a sip of wine and shook his head: "It's just my guess and opinion. Your performance this year has been too outstanding. There are senior executives who admire you and senior executives who are jealous of you."

"Close the door and tell the truth. Although you have connected with a member of the Arasaka family, it does not mean that you have obtained a ticket to your destination."

"Many things in this world are the result of struggle, and if you want to get this ticket, you may also need a struggle."

Tang Yu smiled. The other party's words were so mysterious, which was nothing more than a hint that Arasaka Yorinobu had arrived in Night City. The future of Arasaka Tower was uncertain, and a corporate struggle storm would inevitably sweep everyone away.

If Night City Arasaka Tower changes its helm, a 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 already spread on the streets."

Jenkins nodded, frowned, leaned back on the sofa and pondered: "If he was ordered by the highest authority to arrive in Night City and do something secretly, things would be easier to handle. This may be for him to take charge of Arasaka in the future. Prepare."

"As you said, the interesting thing is that after arriving in Night City, he neither came to the company nor made any public actions. He just stayed in the hotel. It is possible that he just came to Night City for fun. After all, he did not do anything about it. I’ve done it all the time.”

Tang Yu naturally knew what Arasaka Yorinobu was doing in Night City, but there was no way to disclose this top-secret information to Jenkins. He only mentioned board-level developments.

"But the upper-level board members can't sit still. Many of them should be anxious to perform."

Jenkins sighed: "Yeah, that's why we say everything has to wait until the struggle is over and the dust settles to know the final result."

Tang Yu felt that Jenkins was a little too unfounded. Maybe he cared too much about feathers, or he was interested in Arasaka's status as a senior executive, so he seemed hesitant when encountering key events.

In his opinion, if he doesn't choose to take sides at this time, he may not even be able to drink the soup when the dust falls.

By then, Susan Abernathy, who had climbed up first, would definitely not leave any room for Jenkins to survive.

This is also the reason why he is always a beat behind the enemy's pace. He is too concerned about immediate gains and losses.

Susan Abernathy is different. Not only does she act fiercely and viciously, but she also dares to make all-or-nothing decisions at critical moments.

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

Regarding Jenkins' confusion, Tang Yu could not give any more hints. After all, even he himself was not sure about the future direction.

He didn't want Arasaka Yorinobu to make the same mistake again, nor did he want Night City to be destroyed again.

Nowadays, all the major forces are watching with eager eyes, and the slightest spark may ignite the explosive barrel.

He wanted to find a better solution instead of facing destruction again in a nuclear explosion.

Tang Yu put away his thoughts and brought the conversation back to the topic: "Are there any new tasks planned this time?"

He didn't plan to go to work today, and wanted to take advantage of Jenkins' return and his 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 always talks about wanting to box.

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

It made V want to sign up for a professional league and debut as an official boxer.

However, in the official boxing match, the Waigua split date could not compare with the capable Shao Shao, so she really didn't have much interest.

Apart from V, he also has several appointments that have been put aside.

Jenkins 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 difficult."

in the electronic screen.

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

Kill all the people in the stronghold regardless of time and place, and then embed the program chip to steal the data.

After the operation is completed, plant bombs to detonate the entire stronghold.

In less than five minutes, this well-trained team resolved the battle and completed the mission to evacuate.

Tang Yu noticed that these people were not only well-equipped with weapons and equipment, but also had their heads wrapped in black cloth and carried two samurai swords on their shoulders. They were dressed like a combination of heavily armored warriors and black-clothed ninjas.

Tang Yu really didn't know which force it was when he came out to do tasks dressed like this.

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

After Tang Yu watched the video, Jenkins said helplessly.

"The things shown in this video have recently happened in many strongholds in Arasaka."

"It's just that the images were not preserved, but the Ministry's agents have gone to the scene to confirm. The attack techniques and explosions are very similar, and it should be done by 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 Arasaka Tower armed forces could quickly reach the scene.

This can only show that the opponent has made premeditation and planned in advance, so they can successfully attack and retreat in a short period of time.

The forces that dare to brazenly attack the Arasaka stronghold can be counted on five fingers in the entire Night City.

Of course, the most likely thing is the military technology on the opposite side. The two companies are facing a cold confrontation on the surface, but secretly stir up troubles with each other in private.

Jenkins added again: "According to our agents' investigation, military technology ammunition and bomb fragment models were found at multiple sites."

"But this does not mean that it must be the work of military technology. After all, arms from major companies are in circulation on the market."

"What really attracted the attention of the above is that the data they stole involved Arasaka's secret transportation channels and objects. Those who need this information can only use military technology."

"Now that we have found the hand of Military Technology, what should we do to continue the investigation? Those board members must not use this evidence to make a fuss." Tang Yu had already seen through the trick, and it was obvious that this was a frame-up.

Jenkins had no choice but to explain again that this matter was currently under the control of Director Michiko. She suspected that there was something wrong with it, and the Counterintelligence Department had to investigate.

What Michiko did was a bit surprising to Tang Yu. There was no private chat arrangement for this kind of work, which showed that Michiko not only wanted to take down Tang Yu, but also wanted to take down the entire counterintelligence department.

at the same time.

Michiko also gave him some buffer space, so as not to put him on the table and make Arasaka Yorinobu more hostile to him.

Tang Yu estimated that little Michiko was under great pressure now. Without Tang Yu's support, she would have struggled to stay on her feet.

The hawkish members of the board of directors will definitely take advantage of the situation, and it is best to bring the matter to Kyoto, so that Michiko will have the impression of being ineffective and weak externally, and finally successfully welcome the new master of Arasaka Tower.

Tang Yu already roughly knows who the forces behind the scenes are. It is not the first time for Arasaka Yorinobu to arrange for his own people to attack his company.

Since there is no conflict between Arasaka Company and Military Technology, Yorinobu will actively create conflicts.

Tang Yu took over this difficult task, and Xiao Michiko assigned it to the Counterintelligence Department. In fact, it was assigned to him, and there was no room for maneuver at all.

With business entrusted to him, Jenkins got up and sent Tang Yu out.

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

He wouldn't trust anyone in the ministry to handle this matter. It involved too many aspects, so he had no choice but to investigate it himself.

He could move his toes and think that military technology must have secretly attacked the Arasaka stronghold. This was an ironclad fact.

But there will not be so many adventurous raids. Doing so is no different from blatantly declaring war.

There must be forces that want to muddy the waters, making it impossible to distinguish what is true from what is false, and in the end it can only be relied on military technology.

Therefore, Tang Yu had to find the right talent to prove that the attack was not caused by military technology.

at the same time.

It is also impossible to find out that the person behind the scenes is Arasaka Yorinobu, otherwise his situation will be even more dangerous and worse.

So Tang Yu can only find dead people.

In the subway car.

Tang Yu stood in front of the window, looking at the familiar scenery outside the train, and thought to himself.

‘You have to do some ideological work for Yori Xuan. ’

There will be another update later.