My lover is this organization

Chapter 9 Garden Trap

The time to leave Japan was set for the third night.

During these two days, Qin Wuque did not see Miyano Shiho again.

Those researchers in the R&D department who used to run over to help open the door when they saw him seemed to have suddenly become a different group of people overnight. No matter when he went up to them, they shrugged their shoulders and spread their hands, with helplessness written on their faces. They said that they really could not help while repeatedly emphasizing that this was Director Shirley's intention.

They looked so cowardly, as if they were afraid that Qin Wuque would lose his patience and would just draw his sword, break into the door and kill them all.

However, from the perspective of these people themselves, what they did was completely correct and necessary, just as when they faced Gin, they could only tremble and walk around him, as if the harmless little white rabbit encountered a predator, the big bad wolf, while Qin Wuque could chat and laugh with him without changing his expression or heartbeat.

I just wonder what they would think if they found out that this guy could catch the bullets shot by Gin with his hands.

They would probably apply for funding to thicken and reinforce the office glass to the point where it could withstand tank bombardment, and then build a corridor specifically for Qin Wuque that leads directly to Director Shirley's office, right?

It seems quite interesting when you think about it this way.

……

Sintra Corporation is located in Massachusetts, USA.

As a giant company in the IT sector, Sintra has always mastered core technologies in the industry and enjoys a very high reputation and attention. The recent announcement of the official start of research and development of the full-stealth gaming device "Cocoon" and the legendary self-growing artificial intelligence "Noah's Ark" that is said to grow in one year equivalent to five years of human growth has directly more than doubled the company's stock price.

As the company's original reputation suddenly spread throughout the industry, many companies, big or small, well-matched or just trying their luck in the hope of striking a cooperation, almost broke down the door of Sindorra.

However, up to now, all those who have expressed their willingness to cooperate with Sindora are, without exception, those whose market capitalization is smaller than the former, or are of a similar level. In short, there is no one who can be called a crushing level.

But on the morning of the fourth day after the R&D project was announced, a brief piece of news caused an uproar in the IT industry like a bomb dropped into a fish pond.

Finally, the super guys show up, and there are two of them together!

One of them is the Karasuma Group from Japan, and the Suzuki Group, also from Japan!

If it were in Japan, the latter would definitely be more famous, after all, it is a super conglomerate that monopolizes more than half of Japan's wealth.

But if we look at the whole world, the Karasuma Group can be considered as the top consortium.

One is super, the other is top. There is only one word difference, but the meanings they represent are completely different levels.

The only thing the two have in common is that they can easily acquire Sintra.

Therefore, for these two crucial cooperation negotiations, Thomas Sindora, chairman of Sindora Corporation, did not hesitate to cancel all the negotiation meetings originally scheduled for the day and focus all his energy on these two negotiations.

However, what he didn't expect was that the two games he thought would be extremely tough and tug-of-war would end so quickly.

Two black luxury cars stopped one after the other at the gate of Sindora Information Technology Co., Ltd. One of the cars was engraved with the exclusive emblem of the Suzuki Group, indicating the identity of the visitor, the Suzuki Group.

As for the other one, it seemed a bit shabby. It was just a special car sent by Sindora Company to pick up passengers at the airport.

Two cars, four people in total.

A man and a woman got off the Suzuki Group's special car. It would not be an exaggeration to say they were a father and daughter or even a grandfather and grandson.

The man had white hair and beard and looked old but energetic. He was wearing a black kimono and looked particularly dignified with his strong physique. His old face with white beard always had a smile that showed he was determined to win.

The woman was still a little girl, looking about fifteen or sixteen or seven years old. Her mature suit could not hide her childishness. She had short brown hair and seemed a little nervous about the upcoming meeting.

"Hmm~ I didn't expect to run into people from the Suzuki Group." Vermouth, who also got out of the car, glanced at this scene through the plain glasses she used for disguise and couldn't help but raise her eyebrows.

For today's negotiations, she put on some makeup specially, and used makeup to completely suppress the queen-like temperament that she would inadvertently exude with her every move, and replaced it with the indifference and composure of a Wall Street financial tycoon.

"Suzuki Group? Who?"

Qin Wuque, who was walking beside her in a dark Hanfu robe with his sleeves rolled up, stretched his neck and looked around curiously. The wide sleeves of the Hanfu perfectly concealed the Tang sword in his hand. A red dragon made of scarlet gold silk threads lingered on his right shoulder, with the dragon's body winding behind him. The overall look was extremely majestic and oppressive.

Of course, the premise is that you have to ignore the fact that this is essentially a cheap COS costume sold on Taobao for 298 yuan with free shipping.

Vermouth signaled with her eyes to the grandfather and grandson who were climbing the stairs side by side with them.

"See? That's Suzuki Jirokichi, the elder brother of the current Suzuki Group Chairman Suzuki Shiro. On the surface, he's just a consultant to the group with a nominal position, but secretly, like Suzuki Shiro, he's the de facto person in charge of the Suzuki Group... It seems that the Suzuki Group is also very interested in this technology this time, and they actually blew up this old guy."

"Old man?" Qin Wuque scratched his head and couldn't help but say, "I remember that Sister Bei, you should not be too old..."

He was only halfway through his words when Vermouth stopped him with a murderous look. If they were not in public and he was not about to discuss business, he would have punched the bad-mouthed guy into the ground.

"By the way, what about the other one?" Qin Wuque tried to change the subject.

Vermouth looked straight ahead, "That girl who looks no older than a junior high school student is Suzuki Sonoko, the second daughter of the Suzuki Group. However, since the original eldest daughter of the Suzuki Group, Suzuki Ayako, married Fuzawa Yuzo, the third son of the Fuzawa Group, a few years ago, she is currently the only heir to the Suzuki Group."

"Oh~ awesome." Qin Wuque was stunned, but his heart was calm.

At the same time, on the other side, the fifteen-year-old Suzuki Sonoko was also secretly looking at their two "competitors" today.

She didn't know why, but it seemed that ever since she got off the car, her uncle, who was usually fearless and always looked confident no matter what he encountered, began to exude a solemn aura, as if he had met a rare worthy opponent.

"Uncle Jiroyoshi, look at that person over there..." Sonoko kept signaling with her eyes.

Hearing the niece's whisper, Suzuki Jirokichi, who had noticed Qin Wuque a long time ago, nodded slightly: "Yuanzi, have you also discovered it? Putting aside the female lawyer of the Karasuma Group, to be honest, I have had a strange feeling since I got off the car, as if I have seen that young man somewhere, and the feeling that young man gave me... is very strange."

But Suzuki Sonoko said: "Yes, yes, although he is wearing strange clothes, he is unexpectedly a handsome guy!"

Suzuki Jirokichi: “…”

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PS: Originally I was planning to have Sonoko appear a little later, but inspiration struck me and I brought her out right here. However, here she is just a brief glimpse.

Chapter 10 There are many ways

The place to discuss cooperation should have been in a quiet conference room. However, not long after Qin Wuque and Vermouth walked into the lobby of Sindorah Company, they met Thomas Sindorah, the chairman of the board who was rumored to have founded this IT giant.

The person waiting to receive them at the front desk was Jiancun Zhongbin, the development manager of the "Cocoon" project. He was a guy who took pretty good care of himself. He was in his thirties but his hairline was only slightly receding. Generally speaking, most people in this industry who can keep their hair are either extremely talented or they slack off at work.

Seeing the people from Suzuki Group and Karasuma Group arrive at the same time, Kenmura Nakabin, who was waiting at the front desk, was caught off guard for a moment, but he quickly reacted, and after a brief greeting, he immediately took out his mobile phone to contact his immediate superior.

After all, his main job is just a programmer. Even if he was asked to participate in the negotiations, he would only be responsible for explaining the technical part. As for how to reconcile the two companies, that was not within his consideration.

After a while, along with the prompt tone of the elevator arriving at the first floor, a middle-aged man about fifty years old, wearing a well-ironed suit and with half gray hair, walked out of the elevator quickly. He was agile and his steps were firm, swift and powerful, giving people a feeling of heroic and high morale. He appeared so quickly that Qin Wuque couldn't help but wonder whether the chairman of Sindora was hiding at the elevator entrance on the second floor, counting on the stopwatch and ready for his men to call him at any time.

"It's a pleasure to meet you. I think you are the chairman of the Sindorah Group, Thomas Sindorah, right?"

Realizing that the person he was meeting had arrived, Suzuki Jirokichi took a big step forward to greet him, took the lead in shaking his hand, and said enthusiastically: "I am Suzuki Jirokichi, a consultant of the Suzuki Group, and this is my niece Suzuki Sonoko. This time, our Suzuki Group attaches great importance to your company's advanced technology!"

"It's mutual. Getting support from the Suzuki Group will be a great boost to our company's project research and development!" Chairman Sindora nodded with a smile.

Although his words were inconsistent with his usual strong style, he still had to say some polite words when facing a super boss who was several levels higher than him.

After saying this, he turned his gaze to Qin Wuque and Belmode on the other side, and said uncertainly: "Then I guess these two should be..."

It's no wonder that Chairman Sindora is so uncertain. Compared with the Suzuki Group, which took the initiative and showed a strong intention to cooperate, the performance of these two people from the Karasuma Group was completely indifferent. They were too lazy to say a word, and exuded a Buddhist atmosphere from head to toe.

And the beautiful woman who looks like a lawyer is fine, the key is the young man next to her who is dressed in strange clothes and keeps looking left and right with his sleeves rolled up. He always gives him a sense of déjà vu, as if he has seen him in some not-so-good place before, but he can't remember where he is for the time being.

Where is it?

"Wu Wan." Qin Wuque answered casually without even raising his eyes.

"Well... then according to the procedure, Director Jiancun and I will take the four of you to visit our research and development site first."

Seeing that the other party didn't seem to be interested in talking to him, Chairman Sindora didn't intend to try to please him. After nodding slightly, he turned and said to Jiancun Zhongbin, the person in charge of project development.

"Director Jiancun, please lead the way."

"learn."

So the six of them took the elevator all the way up to the upper area of ​​the Sindorah company building, which was also the research and development site for their new project.

As soon as the elevator door opened, a sense of technology hit me.

This is not an abstract statement, but an actual and objective existence, just like the smell of a newly bought electronic product when it is just unpacked.

Qin Wuque subconsciously took a deep breath, his face full of intoxication.

“Hiss—ah~so cool.”

"..."

In an instant, everyone, including Vermouth, was speechless.

The decoration style is basically the same as that of the scientific research department of the organization base. Translucent offices crisscross between the floors like a maze. Various scientific researchers in white coats are holding materials in their hands with a focused look on their faces. Some are repeatedly calculating on the computer, and some are gathering around the conference table to boldly discuss the design plans and express their opinions.

The only difference is that in the center of the entire floor, surrounded by offices, there is a white round dome with its own base. Hundreds of data cables extend from the base under the dome in all directions, leading to every office on the floor.

And this is exactly the purpose of their trip.

"Please watch your step and follow me."

Jiancun Zhongbin took the lead and walked in front, passing through the many security gates without any obstruction, leading everyone to the front of the dome and said, "Please look, this is the full stealth technology that our company is currently in the initial stage of research and development - Cocoon."

"Oh~ So this is the legendary cocoon. It really looks like a cocoon." Suzuki Jirokichi nodded seriously, even though he had no idea what full stealth technology was.

"Yes."

Jiancun Zhongbin snapped his fingers, and the staff in the nearest office immediately understood. After operating the computer for a few times, a buzzing sound was heard. The white giant egg that was tightly closed the moment before slowly opened under the gaze of everyone, revealing a seat inside that looked like a space capsule.

"Is this... for people to sit in directly?" Suzuki Jirokichi widened his eyes, eager to try.

"Yes." Jiancun Zhongbin glanced at him and nodded, "But it is still in the prototype stage, and its load-bearing capacity can only accommodate people under 70 kilograms. When it is officially put into production, we will customize it according to the needs of customers with different physiques."

The implication is - you'd better forget about your tonnage and don't get collapsed once you get in.

"Yes...is that so." Suzuki Jirokichi had to give up in embarrassment after hearing that.

Kenmura Nakaaki continued, "In fact, when we first set up this concept, we thought that we could improve the immersion of the game by directly connecting to the five senses of the human body, but later in the development process we suddenly realized that this technology might not only be used in games."

"For example?" Suzuki Jirokichi asked curiously.

"For example, in the medical field."

Jiancun Zhongbin pointed to his brain and said, "Although modern medicine has enabled people to undergo surgery almost painlessly, for some special diseases, the long and painful treatment process is not the darkness before dawn, but just the last struggle before death."

"So we shifted our research and development direction from connecting the five senses of the human body to capturing human consciousness, allowing users to enter the virtual world through the cocoon. In the virtual world, they can eat, drink, talk and move freely, just like in the real world. They can control the actions of their consciousness with just a thought, including online interaction with family, relatives and friends."

"Hmm... Now that you put it that way, I think I understand." Suzuki Jirokichi touched his chin and nodded, looking thoughtful.

On the side, Belmode gently poked Qin Wuque's back and said meaningfully: "It seems that this old man is very interested in this technology, but we only have this contract. What if the other party, the Suzuki Group, wants to sign the project at all costs? Then we will be... huh?"

"Is there any direct connection? It's Suzuki Group's business to sign the contract. We just need to sign ours. The rest doesn't matter." Qin Wuque looked indifferent.

"And even if he refuses to sign, I have plenty of ways to make him sign."

"Ah……"

Vermouth chuckled.

"Then I'll wait and see~"

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PS: Two updates a day, happy salted fish.

Chapter 11 Negotiation

soon.

After introducing the specific content of the project he was responsible for, the progress of research and development, and the expected state of the finished product in the future, Jiancun Zhongbin ended his turn with a slight bow.

"Well, that's basically all I have to say about 'Cocoon'."

His introduction certainly helped to increase the success rate of cooperation negotiations, but as before, his main job was still a programmer rather than a salesperson. As the person in charge of the R&D project, he only needed to introduce the project content in detail rather than making long-winded speeches.

Besides, it wasn't in his character to do that.

Chairman Sindora, who was well aware of this, simply nodded in approval, indicating that the former could go about his own business.

According to the process, the next step should be the negotiation phase where people will argue loudly and bang the table and glare at each clause in the contract.

At this moment, Qin Wuque suddenly smacked his lips and said, "By the way, you have only introduced the 'cocoon' now, what about the self-growing artificial intelligence?"

Jiancun Zhongbin, who was about to leave, stopped in his tracks when he heard the voice, turned around and explained, "It's like this, Cocoon and Self-Growing Artificial Intelligence are actually two projects. This is just the research and development site for Cocoon, and the research and development site for artificial intelligence is not here."

Qin Wuque said, "That means you are only responsible for the cocoon project, right?"

"That's right." Jiancun Zhongbin nodded.