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Chapter 278 The End of the Old Era and the Beginning of a New Era

The news of Saburo Arasaka's death was released by Arasaka without any cover-up, and once released, the news spread quickly and spread to the whole world with astonishing efficiency.

There is no way. This is news that is truly shocking to the world. No news media will miss it. It is a major event that only happens once in a century. Once missed, it will be a huge loss.

This wave of traffic is enough for all news media to make a lot of money.

To be honest, everyone had been looking forward to Saburo Arasaka's death for a long time. After all, the old man had been on his deathbed for a long time, so everyone was naturally prepared to hold a cyber funeral for him.

As a result, this old man actually survived until now and died, and then gave everyone a big surprise, unnatural death! Being assassinated! Many of the manuscripts prepared before can no longer be used!
"I don't know if someone couldn't stand it anymore and just went and killed him."

"Just to make a news story? Are you crazy?"

"Anyway, thank you Arasaka Saburo!"

Naturally, the media people had nothing to be sad about Saburo Arasaka's death. On the contrary, they were ecstatic about it.

Because you don’t have to worry about a lack of news in the next few months. Even in the next few years, this news will be a hot topic!
The death of Saburo Arasaka will definitely affect the world situation. This man who spanned the times and always stood at the top of the times ended his life in a dramatic way.

The news media flocked to the building and gathered in the "Ganbi Building". At this time, the "Ganbi Building" was naturally under extremely tight security and would certainly not allow people from the news media to enter.

As a result, there was even a bloody incident. Some media reporters wanted to sneak in to get some first-hand information, trying to take risks to gain wealth and fame, but the result was naturally not a good one.

If you think about it, you will know that Arasaka, who had just experienced a thrilling assassination, would not show mercy to these strangers who sneaked in, and would kill them all directly.

There was no other way. The news media could only report with the "Ganbi Building" as the backdrop. They began to make various speculations and conspiracy theories, with the main focus being a crazy attempt to attract attention.

When Saburo Arasaka died, some people were happy and some were sad.

Those who are optimistic think that this is a good thing. After all, once Saburo Arasaka dies, Arasaka will inevitably experience turmoil, which is an opportunity for many people. However, those who are pessimistic begin to worry that this will be the fuse for the outbreak of the "Fifth Corporate War."

For the people of Night City, worry is inevitable. After all, the last "Fourth Corporate War" brought deep memories to Night City and a nuclear bomb, forcing Night City into decades of reconstruction.

At present, apart from the news of Saburo Arasaka's death, "Arasaka" has not released any other specific official information.

However, "Arasaka" has released some news that is extremely unfavorable to "Military Technology", and seems to be intentionally pointing the finger at "Military Technology" as the murderer. This attitude can be said to be extremely obvious. Obviously, from the perspective of "Arasaka", the assassination was most likely done by people from "Military Technology".

It was similar to what Ke Ling thought. As soon as this argument came out, it was immediately recognized by the public. If you say that it was done by someone else, everyone will still have doubts, but if you say that it was done by "military technology", then everyone will think it makes sense.

In this context, some people began to worry more and more about the possibility of war. If Arasaka Saburo was really assassinated by "military technology", then the result is almost predictable.

A night full of chaos passed quickly. The Arasaka side did not find the murderer in their pursuit, but instead lost a lot of manpower. Even Goro Takemura, the personal bodyguard who followed Saburo Arasaka to Night City, was killed. It was a heavy loss.

This result made people more convinced that the assassin must have considerable power and strength in Night City, otherwise he would never be able to achieve this level.

And how many forces can mobilize their forces to compete with Arasaka? The bad card of "Military Technology" is about to be confirmed, and they must stand up and explain.

"My father, Saburo Arasaka, has passed away. He was killed by an assassin. This was a long-planned assassination! We will definitely find out the truth and find out the mastermind behind it!"

Soon, the next day, with one ear bandaged, Arasaka Yorinobu held a media meeting. He gritted his teeth, suppressed his grief, and vowed that he would find out the mastermind behind the assassination of his father Arasaka Saburo and would never let the assassin go unpunished!

Before New America and Military Technology could say anything or explain, Arasaka Yorinobu began to press the advantage.

"This Arasaka Yorinobu's acting is quite good."

Looking at the news on TV, V started to complain. She witnessed the entire murder process with her own eyes. When killing Arasaka Saburo, she didn't see Arasaka Yorinobu so sad. Instead, he seemed to be happy as if he had killed an enemy.

"A necessary skill for politicians. Everyone is an Oscar winner."

Johnny Silverhand complained, he almost understood it all, it seemed that all this had been arranged long ago, and the real mastermind behind the scenes seemed to be Ke Ling who brought them to witness the whole process. This result surprised him greatly.

"Is there really going to be a war?"

Jack was a little worried. If there was another war, it would not be a small fight but would inevitably lead to a great war.

This is not good news for the people of Night City who have just experienced a war. People have already witnessed the horror of war.

The last "Metal War" was a unification war launched by the "new American President" Rosalind Miles against the western free states.

The main participants in the war were New America, Military Technology, and the Free State. Arasaka provided weapons and equipment to the Free State from behind and did not participate in the battle personally, and Night City did not become the main battlefield.

But even so, it still caused considerable damage to Night City, such as the complete failure of the Taiping State project and the formation of "Dogtown". It can be said that the impact is far-reaching and is the real reason why Taiping State has become what it is today.

As a nominally free city, Night City must always be vigilant against the covetousness of the "New America". For the people of Night City, war is not far away from them, and the shadow of war has always been looming over the sky of this city.

"It's better to fight. If they don't fight each other, how can ordinary people have a chance to turn things around? The harder they fight, the better!"

Johnny Silverhand didn't care at all about the possible all-out war. He now understood that the only thing that could bring down a company was the company itself. No matter how much trouble they made, it would not have much impact on the companies.

"Your current mentality can actually make you stand with Arasaka Yorinobu." Ke Ling smiled. Now the original version and the enhanced charm version have reached a consensus that it is impossible to shake the company by relying on oneself or personal strength.

"Lao Ke, how did you do it? Could it be that Arasaka Yorinobu has become your man? Did you plan all this?"

Jack Wells looked at Ke Ling and asked. They were not stupid either. Now they had figured it out. Ke Ling obviously knew everything in advance and was deliberately cooperating with Arasaka Yorinobu. Otherwise, how could Arasaka Yorinobu survive? Ke Ling's marksmanship was not the same as before.

"Yes, Arasaka Yorinobu is also mine."

Ke Ling nodded and gave an affirmative answer, which caused Jack, V, and Johnny Silverhand to fall into a brief silence. Although they had some guesses before, Ke Ling's personal admission still came as a great shock to them.

At this time, Arasaka Yorinobu on TV has begun to criticize military technology and threatened to send more troops to Night City.

This is also to ensure his own personal safety. This request sounds reasonable. Arasaka Yorinobu's ears are still bandaged at this time. Isn't it normal to send more soldiers to protect himself?

"So, Arasaka is really going to war with Militech?"

Jack had a puzzled expression. Judging from what Arasaka Yorinobu did, this was an obvious provocation and a stimulus to military technology.

Because this practice is a clear violation of the Alvin Agreement. You cannot increase troops just because you want to, no matter what reason you give.

Although Night City is now an independent city in name, it was once the territory of the "New America". The "New America" ​​has never given up here. The "Alvin Agreement" binds both parties. If one party does not abide by it, it will have no meaning to exist. Once this substantial ceasefire agreement is broken.
It’s hard to say what will happen next.

Jack couldn't figure out, what hatred did Ke Ling have with Militech? Why did they want Arasaka to go to war with Militech?
"It is necessary to stimulate military technology, and Arasaka Yorinobu also needs a target so that he can unify Arasaka."

Ke Ling denied the possibility of war. He did not intend to let the war break out. If a war broke out, it would be a world war. This was Arasaka Yorinobu's plan, but it did not conform to his ideas. He did not want to really build civilization from scratch in the end times.

"So that's it."

Jack suddenly realized that thunder without rain was not enough. He should take the opportunity to eliminate dissidents and integrate the power of Arasaka.

"But can he really control the situation?"

Johnny asked, by that time everyone will be very excited, whether to fight or not, is it really something that Arasaka Yorinobu can control?

"It doesn't matter, as long as I can control it."

Ke Ling said bluntly that by then none of the powerful figures in Arasaka would be able to escape, and they would definitely be absorbed as reserve personnel of the "Shadow Society". With real "eternal life" hanging by a thread, how could these people still have the mind to cause trouble?

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Johnny Silverhand fell silent for a moment, he had already seen the methods of this guy in front of him, which could not be guessed by common sense. After more than 50 years, this world finally became crazy and he did not recognize it. It was too difficult to understand.

Arasaka Yorinobu's press conference ended with all the explosive news, and the news media started to celebrate once again.

Of course, some people are indeed worried about the possibility of war breaking out. It remains to be seen how military technology and the new America respond.

The New America responded quickly. Just like the news about Arasaka was first released by "WNS News", the New America's response was first released by "N54 News", and it was directly responded by President Rosalind Miles herself. The "Iron Lady" of the New America was very tough, and it could be said that she was tit-for-tat with Arasaka Yorinobu.

"First of all, on behalf of New America, I would like to express my sympathy for Mr. Saburo Arasaka's experience. However, I must reiterate that Mr. Yorinobu Arasaka's accusation against New America is pure slander, defamation without any evidence, and is entirely his personal conjecture."

Although Rosalind Miles is not young, she still looks very energetic. She doesn't look like an old woman, but rather very upright, giving people the edge of a heroic woman.

Her external image has always been extremely tough, and she has always advocated the recovery of lost territories and the complete unification of America. She has always had a tough attitude towards the Free States and Night City.

She is doing a good job at the moment, and she is preparing to run for another term. Now is her third term, and thanks to her achievements in the last "Unification War", she was successfully re-elected for the third term.

Although the war of unification did not really end in one battle, at least the western free states were apparently brought together as one, which was already an achievement and enough to boost people's morale.

Rosalind Myers still has no intention of giving up the next term. Since she has been re-elected for three terms, what's the harm in running for another term? And this is not without precedent. Although the precedent died in the fourth term, it is enough to provide a legal basis for her to run for the next president.

Of course, she'd better make some achievements to convince the public, and her goal is still the Free State and Night City.

These western free states still maintain a great deal of independence, especially Northern California, which, with the support of Arasaka, continues to instigate other free states to continue resisting government orders.

Night City and the Republic of Texas are completely independent of the "New America". Rosalind Miles wants to reunite the country, which is enough for her to be sanctified in the flesh in the "New America". Not to mention being re-elected for four terms, she can even change to a dictatorship! Because she reshaped this country!
Rosalind Miles was ambitious, and the death of Saburo Arasaka was like someone giving her a pillow when she was sleepy, it was so timely!
Arasaka is her biggest enemy, and Arasaka with Saburo Arasaka and Arasaka without Saburo Arasaka are two completely different concepts! This is definitely the biggest benefit to her plan!

"If Arasaka Yorinobu insists on his own way and disregards the terms of the Alvin Agreement, the New America will never let him do whatever he wants. He will pay the price for his recklessness and rashness.

On behalf of this Government, I want to assure you that we are ready to respond comprehensively.

In the previous war of unification, we, as a political entity and a nation, showed Saburo Arasaka that he is not invincible! If it is still necessary, I will not hesitate to teach his son another lesson.

The new America is growing stronger and stronger, and we are regaining our cohesion. No external forces can stop us. This is the inevitability of history!"

Rosalind Myers shouted that from now on, "Reunification" would be the key slogan of her election, and all new Americans would see her determination to unite!
(End of this chapter)