from night city

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A certain room deep in the manor was dark and dark because the lights were not turned on.

Hanako Arasaka, dressed in white, stood in the center of the room. In front of her was the holographic projection of her own niece, Michiko Arasaka.

"Aunt Huazi."

The holographic projection of Michiko Arasaka bowed slightly.

Arasaka Hanako nodded: "How is the reply from Military Technology?"

Michiko Arasaka in the holographic projection shook her head.

"President Rosalind Miles still doesn't agree to directly send troops to eliminate Arasaka Yorinobu for us."

Just like Arasaka Yorinobu is always thinking about how to deal with his sister and niece...

Hanako Arasaka and Michiko Arasaka are also thinking about how to get rid of Yorinobu Arasaka all the time.

In order to achieve this goal, they would not hesitate to cooperate with Arasaka's long-standing enemy, military technology.

"Have you explained to her carefully that Arasaka Yorinobu does not represent the entire Arasaka Company, he only represents the Arasaka forces in Night City."

"Of course I explained it, Auntie, but President Miles still has the same beautiful words. Hum, she said it nicely, but she just refused to implement it."

"This female fox."

Hanako Arasaka looked ugly.

The reply from President Miles that Michiko Arasaka brought told her that it was impossible to kill Yorinobu Arasaka with the help of military technology.

In fact, Hanako Arasaka had no intention of treating Rosalind Miles as a fool.

Of course she knew that the other party could probably guess that she wanted to kill someone with a borrowed knife.

However, since Arasaka Yorinobu came up, Arasaka has violated the

An agreement reached with military technology to force more security forces into Night City.

And during this time, friction between Arasaka and Military Technology increased day by day.

It is obvious that Arasaka Yorinobu wants to create another war.

Once the war with Military Technology resumes, all factions within Arasaka will have to obey Arasaka Yorinobu's orders, because if they don't, they will be defeated by Military Technology.

Therefore, Hanako Arasaka and Michiko Arasaka have been working hard to prevent the war in addition to finding ways to bring down Yorinobu Arasaka for more than a year.

She originally thought that President Miles might be willing to help for the sake of preventing the war.

As a result, it now seems that Hanako Arasaka is overthinking.

President Miles would rather risk the outbreak of the fifth corporate war than assassinate Arasaka Yorinobu.

Not only did she see that Hanako Arasaka used a knife to kill people, but she also didn't want to take the blame.

You know, Arasaka Yoriannounces now repeatedly blaming military technology for the death of Saburo Arasaka.

If Military Technology really assassinated Arasaka Yorinobu, wouldn't that mean that the statement that "Military Technology also killed Arasaka Saburo" was confirmed?

If Hanako Arasaka and Michiko Arasaka continue to exploit the topic, the situation of military technology will become very passive.

President Miles is no fool.

She asked military technology to secretly support Hanako Arasaka and Michiko Arasaka, not only to allow them to contain Yorinobu Arasaka, but also to keep Arasaka divided.

Military technology may not be able to completely defeat Arasaka head-on, but it can delay time.

The longer Arasaka remains divided, the more advantageous military technology becomes.

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"Auntie, if we want to kill Arasaka Yorinobu, we can only rely on our own strength." Now that there are no outsiders here, Arasaka Michiko doesn't even bother to use the honorific and calls Arasaka Yorinobu by his first name. "Do you have any good ideas? ?”

In the expectant eyes of Michiko Arasaka, Hanako Arasaka shook her head.

Just like Arasaka Yorinobu can't mobilize "Troy", it's the same as the security forces.

They also cannot command "Trojan" and security forces.

"Troy" only listens to the orders of the head of the family. The three of them can only be considered candidates for the head of the family at best and cannot be called "Troy".

And the same goes for security forces.

They couldn't blatantly send their men to assassinate Arasaka Yorinobu, because at least on the surface, they had to appear harmonious.

Although in the history of Japan, there are many examples of subordinates overcoming superiors, brothers and friends being respectful to each other, and fathers and sons killing each other, especially during the Warring States Period of Japan, which is loved by most Japanese people, the words loyalty and righteousness are worth more than gold.

However, that is the past tense after all.

During the Warring States Period in Japan, everyone did this, including figures like Saito Dozo and Tao Qingxian. They relied on cheating their masters to death so that they could rise to power.

Anyway, there is no noble class in Japan, and the so-called samurai class is just that. As long as your fists are strong enough, the samurai class with pure blood from a noble family will still be as obedient as a dog.

——For example, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who came from a grassroots background, after becoming the Crown Prince, he stamped his feet and the whole of Japan was shaken.The only Hojo family that dared to disobey was directly destroyed by Toyotomi Hideyoshi. After that, no famous samurai family dared to fart.

If Toyotomi Hideyoshi hadn't drifted away himself, the Toyotomi family might not have died for the second generation.

But that was during the Warring States Period, and times have long since changed.

If he continues to do things like father and son killing each other, brother and brother respecting each other, he will immediately be criticized by thousands of people and despised by thousands of people.

It is no exaggeration to say that although Hanako Arasaka and Michiko Arasaka hate Arasaka Yorinobu so much that they wish the other party would die tomorrow.

But they couldn't do this with their own hands.

In other words, we can't let others know that it was them who did it.

That's why they thought of ways to let military technology do the work for them.

Otherwise, once they are charged with parricide, they will never be able to take the position of head of the Arasaka family.

Seeing that military technology was unreliable, Hanako Arasaka had to consider other backup options.

"Michiko, do you know of other reliable private military companies in the new United States?"

Michiko Arasaka is different from Hanako Arasaka.

Hanako Arasaka is like a caged bird, tied up in Japan and unable to leave even a step.

But Michiko Arasaka was born and raised in New America. Even after completing her studies, she lived in New America for a long time before returning to Japan.

Hanako Arasaka doesn't have many connections or channels to know private military companies, but his niece might have a chance to know them.

"Aunt Huazi, do you want to find another private military company to do this job?"

Michiko Arasaka thought for a while and said: "Aside from us Arasaka and Military Technology, the one with the most proficiency in private military business and the best reputation is Kangtao. But you know Kangtao, they only accept protection and escort work, and they never Refuse to accept missions such as assassinations and attacks.”

Hanako Arasaka said proudly: "As long as they are willing to talk, money is not an issue."

"This is not a matter of money, Aunt Hua Zi. You don't understand the Seris people. They cherish their feathers very much and attach great importance to their reputation and reputation in the world. What they value is the long-term impact rather than the immediate petty effects." Small profits, they will never do anything to harm Siris just for money.

and Kangtao’s reputation. "

To be honest, Hanako Arasaka himself doesn't quite believe that someone can be disinterested in money.

She has had a silver spoon in her mouth since she was a child. Although she is a caged bird imprisoned in Japan, she has also seen many ugly people who are looking for power and superiority. Many people at the bottom are willing to do anything as long as they are given a little money. Do.

But since my niece said so, let me believe it.

"Okay, what about besides Kang Tao?"

"That's high-tech military industry."

"High-tech military industry?" Hanako Arasaka frowned, "A Russian company?"

Michiko Arasaka nodded.

"In addition to the weapons manufacturing industry, Hi-tech Military Industries has also begun to get involved in the private military field in recent years. Their instructors directly recruit talents from special forces such as Signal, Warrior and Alpha."

Signal Flag, Warrior, and Alpha are all famous Russian special forces.

Retired soldiers from these special forces are a hot commodity in the mercenary market.

But for some reason, Hanako Arasaka continued.

"Is there anything else?"

"There are some other private military companies, but they are not as good as the high-tech military industry I just mentioned... Wait, I thought of one, Shuguang Military Company."

"what is this?"

I have heard of Hanako Arasaka from the high-tech military industry.

But Hanako Arasaka has never even heard of this Dawn Military Company.

"It's a private military company registered in Night City. It was established just over a year ago."

"It's only been established for more than a year?"

No wonder.

It’s a small company with a history of just over a year. No wonder I haven’t heard of it.

Seeing her aunt's expression, Michiko Arasaka knew that her aunt had misunderstood.

"Aunt Huazi, Shuguang Military Company was established not long ago, but it should not be underestimated."

"How to say?"

"Shortly after the establishment of Dawn Military Company, they moved to Bolivia. In the next more than a year, it seems that they have eliminated other forces in Bolivia and become the largest force in Bolivia."

The niece's words made Arasaka Hanako fall into deep thought.

It's not surprising that Arasaka, Military Technology, and Kang Tao can do it to eliminate other forces in Bolivia.

But they are established giants, while Shuguang Military Company is only a new company established for more than a year, and they can do this, which shows that this company is still somewhat capable.

Arasaka Hanako's impatient expression suddenly became much calmer.

"Then how well did they complete their mission?"

"It's very good. Before going to Bolivia, the son of a car tire tycoon was kidnapped. Not only did they help the employer rescue the son, but they also helped the car tire tycoon solve all his worries."

"What worries?"

"The son of the car tire tycoon was kidnapped by the Shining Group in Mexico. If he only rescued the employer's son, he might be kidnapped again. So Dawn Military Company directly helped the employer and brought the boss of the Shining Group who kidnapped the employer's son to Kill it."

"This is really cruel."