The Villain Knight Doesn't Want to Be a Hero

The body covered in the slightly showy golden-red heavy armor awakened Lai Xuan's memories that he had suppressed after the failure of his previous rebellion.

"Blood...Riot?"

I vaguely remember it was called this name.

At the same time, he was also the culprit who caused his last raid on Arasaka Tower to fail, but he did not suffer any punishment?

Well, although it may not be very kind to say this, I really can’t think of any suitable words at the moment.

Moreover, the alarm in the Ganbi Building has stopped now, which must be the work of the other party.

He looked at the surroundings and the clock above his head again, and murmured in a low voice:

"Incredible, is this what Saburo has been studying?"

Although relevant institutions have been conducting research on space transfer, it has only remained in the conceptual stage until now.

But now he had experienced it himself... and Lai Xuan was very sure that this was just the tip of the iceberg.

"So what do you want to do? Avenge Saburo?"

His gaze casually drifted towards the bedside table in the room - there was his personal custom-made pistol.

Although he knew rationally that he could not succeed in counterattacking, he still did not intend to sit and wait for death.

Lin Qiao, who was sitting on the sofa opposite him, waved her hand:

"Don't get so nervous right away. After all, I've been dissatisfied with that old man for a long time... To be frank, I'm here to cooperate with you."

"Cooperation?" Lin Qiao spread his hands and started to act like a bootlicker.

For some reason, Lai Xuan suddenly felt less nervous and even liked the person in front of him.

"That's right. Don't you want to free the world from the control of the company? But to do this, you must integrate the power within Arasaka... I can help you with this."

Lai Xuan fell into a brief silence.

He didn't want to pursue how the other party knew his ideals for the time being.

But judging from the other party's performance, it is at least not a bad thing for him at the moment.

Having said that, I didn't reject it immediately, nor did I agree to it.

The former is because of distrust, and the latter is also because of distrust.

One is character, the other is ability.

Even if there is a dog-licking stance, in essence that thing is just equivalent to a favorability accelerator or something like that. If the person's will is too firm, the role it can play will be limited.

After all, compared to other animals, the reason why humans are called humans is that they can use reason to comfort their emotions and use thoughts to control their desires.

But right now, there is not much time for Lai Xuan to think.

And the other party let him go last time, which made him decide to take a gamble... Anyway, he is already treading on thin ice now.

Chapter 386 I still have high hopes for you, my big boy

"What are you going to do? The people on the board are not that easy to convince."

He is one of the very few people who know the truth about his rebellion against Arasaka when he was young, or at least a small part of it.

The people on the board would never watch him lead Arasaka to destruction along with other companies just to give the peasants of this world a better life.

"It's very simple, there are two ways——"

"Or, you took over Arasaka Saburo's identity."

"Or, let Arasaka Saburo pass the throne to you directly."

Facing Lai Xuan's look that asked, "Do you want to listen to what you are saying?", Lin Qiao shook her head.

He walked to Saburo Arasaka's body and raised one hand.

Then, a thick smoke instantly covered the part above his neck.

When the smoke cleared, his face had turned into Lai Xuan's.

Plastic surgery?

But the speed was too fast. Just a few breaths could completely change a person's appearance.

Lai Xuan frowned deeply, but he roughly understood what Lin Qiao meant - if combined with the genetic modification technology of 2077, he could indeed make the fake look real.

But despite this, he did not make a decision immediately.

"What about the second way?"

Lin Qiao didn't say anything, but just separated out a ball of genetic material.

The blue gel expanded rapidly and then took on the appearance of Saburo Arasaka.

"Oh, my big son, do you miss your daddy?"

"..."

Familiar voice, familiar tone, it was exactly the same as if Arasaka Saburo was still alive...

Do not!

Is it really that he looks like Saburo, rather than Saburo looking like him?

Looking at the smiling "Arasaka Saburo", Lai Xuan suddenly had a terrible guess...

If that guess is true, it can at least explain why my father's temperament changed drastically in a few years and why he was willing to support me to take the position.

This was totally unreasonable in the past...

But now is not the time to pursue this.

Although it was somewhat scary when one thought about it, all things considered, at least the credibility of the person before him had increased a lot - but also became more creepy.

At least with the short period of contact he had now, he couldn't figure out the true thoughts of a non-human creature.

"Just to ask, I shouldn't have any room to refuse, right?"

"Of course, although I don't want to use force on you, if it is really necessary, I can only temporarily deprive you of your ability to think for yourself."

really!

Hearing this, Lai Xuan sighed in his heart.

A few years ago, my father was not my father at all.

"So, what do you want to do?"

"Destroying the world... or something like that is naturally unlikely."

Looking at Lai Xuan's expression which was frozen for a moment, Lin Qiao smiled.

"If I have to say it, it's love and peace... that's about it."

"I believe you won't refuse me."

He nodded in self-recognition.

Although on the surface he came to discuss this with Lai Xuan, the same thing still applies: it doesn't really matter whether Lai Xuan helps or not.

Saburo Arasaka's previous shares, highest management authority and nuclear bomb button are all in his hands.

"Anyway, for the rest of the time, please let me have a pleasant cooperation, my dear~"

……

Well, even though being called son by an unknown creature always gave Lai Xuan an inexplicable sense of pleasure, it made him doubt himself a little.

I wonder if I have developed some strange mental problems because of the excessive stress I've been under over the years...

But let’s put aside these insignificant little things.

After careful consideration, Lai Xuan finally chose the second method provided by Lin Qiao.

——That is to say, pass on the throne.

It’s not that he had any objection to pretending to be his father. To be honest, he was still considering his next move.

Saburo Arasaka's identity is very convenient.

——Lin Qiao has already experienced this in the few years since she came to this world.

But unfortunately, this is also where the disadvantage lies.

It’s too convenient, but it’s not very convenient.

As mentioned before, Arasaka is a gathering place of militarism disguised as a company, and Saburo Arasaka is the emperor of this empire.

Therefore, his prestige can be said to be so high that it is outrageous.

To put it bluntly, the stench of public toilets is terrible. If this thing is not removed, flies and maggots will continue to breed.

Even if you bring a bottle of perfume in, it is difficult to change the disgusting image and smell of the world.

——As long as he doesn’t die, even if he is just an AI with his personality and memories, even if someone in Arasaka has ulterior motives, they will have to keep it to themselves for quite some time.

Comprehensively speaking, the disadvantages outweigh the advantages.

Lin Qiao didn't say much about this. As long as he knew it in his mind... the rest depended on Lai Xuan himself.

He disguised himself as Saburo Arasaka, left a "will", sent out the notice, and handed over the position of president, and the matter was considered settled.

Of course, in order to make things go more smoothly, the two decided to create a time difference and change the order of things.

He was poisoned to death after he fabricated a pretense that Arasaka Saburo was about to die and urgently passed the throne to Yoshinobu.

Because all decisions were made and implemented within an hour, and the incident occurred at a property owned by Arasaka himself, and there were no other witnesses, the feasibility of the plan was very high.

After all, few people would offend the new emperor in order to avenge the old emperor after his death.

——That’s just being hard on yourself.

And not surprisingly.

Once the news of Saburo Arasaka's death from poisoning was released, it ignited the entire news industry...all over the world.

In this world controlled by corporations, the head of Arasaka, the world's largest group, was poisoned. This is much more shocking than the sudden death of a president of a country.

There was not even a need for a few days to ferment, the news had spread all over the world that evening.

Lai Xuan also insisted that his father was murdered by another company...

Coupled with the nuclear explosion some time ago, the situation, which was already like a powder keg, has become even more intense.

It seems that everything is just one spark away from the end of the world with nuclear bombs flying everywhere...

During this period, another area of ​​focus was military technology.

After all, everyone knows that the top two in Night City are Arasaka and Militech, and these two are eager for the other to explode.

It can be said that there is sufficient motivation.

Although the latter said that he knew nothing and really did nothing this time.

But apart from anything else, it is difficult to completely clear itself of the old American orthodoxy just by the nuclear explosion of the Arasaka Power Plant.

Two in 1945, and another one in 2023——

When it comes to the daily life of nuclear war, you have to have experience in military technology. Who here can compare with you?

Precisely because of the aura of ridicule that comes with it, Lai Xuan’s first target was military technology.

However, just when the situation was becoming increasingly tense, V approached Lin Qiao.

"Oh no, K! I'm possessed by an evil spirit!"

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Chapter 387 Back on track

Although she roughly understood what was going on, when Lin Qiao heard what V said, she still couldn't hold it in.

A purple burly man appeared in my mind.

Although he had never seen it in person except for the scenes in the animation, Lin Qiao subconsciously recalled the situation in the PUBG qualifiers.

Well, we were beaten pretty badly back then...but now is not the time to reminisce about the past.