Infinity, progress from Arasaka

"Hey, Lucy."

"Qiwei."

Picking up the beer on the table and throwing it, Qi Wei said in a cold tone: "I really don't know why you like to do that kind of thing."

Without a response, Lucy took the beer, opened the lid, sat down next to Qi Wei, gulped down the beer, and slapped the long-armed hand away.

"Wow! Brother, you were ruthlessly rejected again!" The laughing voice of Rebecca, the little loli, came.

"So, Mann, have you received another middleman mission?" Lucy looked at the team leader and asked.

"No, I refused this time."

Wiping off his nose that was bleeding from being hit by Dolio because of his vulgar actions, Mann shook his head, grabbed the beer that was like oral liquid in his hand with his big hand, drank it in big gulps and burped, then he slightly lowered his sunglasses.

"Working in the company pays well, but you have to be alive to spend it. He actually asked us to find out information about one of the big shots in the security department of Arasaka Night City, the head of the Security Bureau, whose name is Vera Russell, who is in charge of military affairs. He said that we would get as much information as we could and it would be discounted according to the value. Fuck, he took us for fools."

"The intrigues of big companies are either military technology or sent by other companies. If you cast a wide net, there will always be people who take risks."

Qi Wei blew out a smoke ring and continued, "The more favorable and relaxed the conditions are, the more impossible it is. We will really die and we will all be wiped out, so it's better to refuse and not be greedy."

They didn't even drink the beer. When Lucy heard the news about Arasaka, her eyes dimmed visibly.

Qiwei glanced.

"Mann, what job did you take? And you specifically called Lucy..."

"Hey, so I got a simple job, but I have to rely on you and Lucy. It's a job for cyber hackers. The middleman wants us to investigate a homicide case. The NCPD doesn't care. It seems to be gang members. The main thing is that there are no clues. After we find out, we will give him the evidence and then kill the murderer."

Mann leaned forward and rubbed his hands together. "It's a lot of work, but it costs a lot of euros."

"What about you?" Qiwei asked Lucy.

"I have money, why not?" Lucy shrugged. Facing Arasaka... her attitude was very complicated. She wanted to retaliate, but she only dared to do something as petty as stealing chips from a train. She didn't want to admit that she didn't dare to face the big shots of Arasaka. She was afraid...

"Wuhu! Then, tonight, let's party all night long!"

Mann waved his hand and asked the store owner to quickly bring up a few more beers and the best and most qualified synthetic meat skewers.

No sleep for one night.

At daybreak, Lucy rubbed her aching forehead and got up from the broken sofa, and saw Mann, Pira and the others still drinking vigorously.

Things are different in the era of prosthetics. You can stay up late, eat and drink as much as you want, and not be afraid of damaging your body. When you feel tired, you can just take a shot of stimulant and fight again with full blood.

Turning around again, he saw Qi Wei turning on the TV on the wall of the open-air bar remotely.

"Welcome to News 54, bringing you the latest local news now."

"Ms. Vera Adelheid Russell, the head of the special assault force of the Arasaka Night City Security Department and the chief of the Security Bureau, will temporarily leave her post to go to the Arasaka headquarters in Tokyo for further study. Let us thank Ms. Russell for her achievements and efforts in maintaining the security and stability of Night City over the years."

The host's formulaic language made Lucy sneer sarcastically.

"You're still reading this? It's full of nonsense and hypocritical lies?"

"It's always good to take a look."

The host just switched the screen, "The following is the live interview footage of our reporter at Arasaka Tower."

The camera turned.

The tall dome in dark tones has the Arasaka Clover logo embedded in a huge piece of black marble.

On the podium, a tall and beautiful woman with light blonde hair was speaking.

"...I have the honor to work in Night City...I will temporarily step down on 2075/2/17. This is just a temporary separation. I believe that the NCPD officers' cooperation with Arasaka will continue and will better ensure the safety of life and property of our citizens..."

Lucy's eyes widened. She didn't hear the nonsense above, but she seemed to have seen this woman before.

Qi Wei observed her expression thoughtfully.

"Interesting... It seems you are not telling the truth. What is your relationship with Arasaka..."

......

2075/2/18

Arasaka Air Terminal at Tokyo Haneda International Airport.

Da da--

Carrying a suitcase, Vera stood on the gangway, squinting her eyes and looking at the city skyline of Tokyo, which was much denser, taller and wider than Night City. The cold wind blew in her face, ruffling her hair.

Looking down at the standard 'Holy Sword' model hovercraft parked not far away, a Japanese-American agent wearing a black suit and sunglasses and with a grim expression has been waiting for a long time.

Her hovercraft is of short-range type and does not support trans-Pacific travel. If she were to take a luxury airship like the one the new US president owns that can enter the Earth's low-Earth orbit, she wouldn't have to change. Unfortunately, that thing is still a long way from her.

"Director Russell."

After identifying Vera's biometric information and company ID, Arasaka agents from the Tokyo headquarters began to move forward.

Vera tightened the collar of her coat, walked down the gangway, and nodded, "Excuse me."

"please."

After getting on the car, the hovercraft started immediately. Vera put the suitcase beside her and looked at the Tokyo city skyline getting closer and closer. The only black tower in the center, with no other building in parallel with it, as if surrounded by the city, was the destination of her trip.

Arasaka Global Headquarters.

Vera probably wouldn't have seen Saburo Arasaka, but Yorinobu Arasaka...

The wedge into the Arasaka family begins with Arasaka Yorinobu.

Anyway, you want to destroy your father's Arasaka, right?

Let me add some fuel to the fire.

I don't know what your expression would be like after I "accidentally discovered" the Progenitor virus out of personal interest during my research project at the University of Tokyo. This special virus can greatly extend human life. You, a filial son who has been looking forward to your father's death, would have such a filial expression on your face.

Vera was now full of energy and impatience.

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Chapter 046 Vera in Tokyo

Things don't always go as planned.

Jingle Bell--

Bunkyo-ku Honjo, Faculty of Law, University of Tokyo.

get out of class has ended.

Wow.

After not wearing the school uniform for a long time, Vera, who was wearing the Tokyo University uniform in the cyberpunk world of 2075, slowly pulled out the personal connector from the information cable panel and removed the separate chip for real-time recording from the desktop chip slot.

After the law tutor with the Mediterranean hairstyle walked out of the classroom, I packed my handbag and walked out of the quaint and elegant classroom, which was filled with the aesthetic style of the last century but was equipped with the most advanced and cutting-edge equipment.

Through the corridor's adjustable polarized glass, you can see the Tokyo skyline gradually darkening and brightening.

The complicated and deformed relationships of the Arasaka family are really troublesome.

Looking at the Arasaka Tower in Tokyo, Vera muttered in a voice locked in her heart, "Forget it, don't force it, don't force it, forget it if you can't see it, you will see it when the results come out."

let it go.

It has been two and a half months since Vera came to Tokyo since the official spring semester started in mid-February. During this period, she did not wait for Arasaka Yoshinobu to visit the University of Tokyo.

Instead, he waited for Shintaro Takayama, the nominal head of Arasaka Corporation's global security department, the director of the security department of Arasaka Tokyo headquarters, the security chief of the Arasaka family compound, and personal martial arts coach.

And there is Hanako Arasaka, the so-called most mysterious one, who rarely goes out, is good at uniting her family, and only leaves the family compound a few times a month.

Shintaro Takayama, whom Vera had met several times.

When she came to Tokyo's Arasaka Tower Academy for further studies as an outstanding student in the Arasaka executive reserve force, this old Deng kept PUAing her every time he appeared.

Instill in her the concepts of 'Be loyal to Saburo Arasaka', 'Arasaka is trustworthy and the home you should devote your life to', 'Arasaka will eventually return to its glory', etc.

This time, Vera received an internal recommendation from Arasaka and joined the University of Tokyo.

He summoned Vera again, with an expression that said "you should feel honored and should kneel down to thank her", saying things like "gratitude", "loyalty", "passed the test", "you have gained trust", "everything you have is given by Arasaka", "don't let Arasaka and Lord Saburo down", "work hard", and making big promises. He spoke in a stiff and harsh manner, and at the end of the conversation he gave a final warning in a threatening tone.

After the black face sings, the red face sings.

Then, Arasaka Hanako showed up.

With that flowing hair and one-sided shaved head, there is Oda Santai.

In an indoor lecture room inside the Arasaka Tower, many Arasaka employees, including Vera, who were on assignment at the Arasaka Tokyo headquarters for training, intensive training, further studies, etc., gathered.

As one of the highest-ranking people in the outer district department who came to the Tokyo headquarters this spring, Vera naturally sat in the front row.

After the "Bala Bala" speech, Arasaka Hanako personally talked to her, asking about her well-being and encouraging her for a while.

Perhaps because they were both women and held a high position at such a young age, Arasaka Hanako even invited Vera to have dinner at the same table with her that day.

At the banquet, without talking about anything else, she only showed her gentleness and family-orientedness in front of Vera.

The topics raised showed that the grandmother had done her homework and was very familiar with Vera's identity information and her experience of losing her mother and father when she was a teenager. She even knew Vera's image as a good girl in her childhood.

Vera laughed in her heart, but still reluctantly and appropriately accompanied her to finish the play.

The guests and hosts enjoy themselves.

As for whether the other party wanted to pull her into her "Pheasant Faction" camp, Vera couldn't be sure.

After all, the image she herself presented within Arasaka was quite complex.

Belongs to Night City in North America, a typical local powerhouse.

A versatile person, she has financial cooperation with Arasaka's "dove" leader Michiko Arasaka's personal business Dangerous Girls in her hobbies.

In terms of personal action philosophy, he is a tough "hawk", which is consistent with the tough and radical style of Arasaka Yorinobu after returning to the family. He is a militant person who specializes in field operations, security and riot control, public order and stability maintenance, and national defense and military contracting. At the same time, he has outstanding personal martial arts skills, and military technology has suffered losses many times in his hands.

Damn it, your Arasaka family is in real trouble. The old immortal who dreams of immortality is behind the scenes, and the three Arasaka direct members who are still alive, Yorimoto 'hawk', Michiko 'dove', Hanako 'pheasant'...

It's used to raise poisonous insects.

"Hello, beautiful Miss Vera Adelheid."

It was not until she was greeted that Vera came back to her senses from her after-class thoughts.

tsk...

Come again.

A handsome student from Dongda University with hair gel on his face and of medium build straightened his uniform in a self-important manner, like a peacock spreading its tail and grinning.

How could Vera not smell the odor this guy exudes from inside out?

Ah, spring is here.

Oh, I have to taste the campus romance of Japanese high school students, er no, college students...

This is not the first time.

It seems like these guys are so used to eating Japanese food that they want to change their taste?

Vera really wanted to shoot him, but she couldn't. In the cyberpunk worldview, guys who can go to top universities, regardless of their abilities or whether they are good or bad, are either very rich or have powerful parents.

"Stop, don't say that, I know, but I refuse. You are a good person, goodbye."

Not interested in all this, Vera gave out the nice guy card and simply walked past him.

Perhaps the way to maximize benefits is to keep fighting with this group of people, but the influence of her previous life made her feel sick about this kind of thing!

Impossible, absolutely impossible!

Using her fake best friend whom she had made friends with for the past two and a half months as a shield, Vera quickly walked out of the law school building.

When classes are over in the evening, it is time for the well-dressed carnivorous beasts to come out of their cages.