Cyberpunk: Nirvana of Shoko Toyokawa

"..."

"..."

It’s hard to say what the two of them are thinking.

"Poppin'Party is considering adjusting the toll stations in the central area." Sa Ling said to the silver-faced man, "We want to add some toll stations in the east... This is also something I have discussed with Toyokawa before. Including considering the issue of land prices, we plan to renovate some urban service facilities within the planning area..."

At first glance, the conversation between the two seemed pleasant.

But, right now.

Suddenly, all the lights in the conference room flickered.

"!?"

The bodyguards standing at the fake windows, doors and pipe vents instantly took up a defensive posture!

Immediately afterwards——

More things happened.

The lights started to flicker.

The light on the door leading to the outside changes from red, representing locked, to green, representing open, and then switches back and forth between red and green.

The fake windows reflecting the virtual images were suddenly all closed.

The room suddenly became dark and crowded.

Sa Ling stood up.

The silver-faced man also stood up, not much slower.

"…There might be some wiring glitch."

Sha Ling said slowly.

“Line failures are really annoying.”

The silver-faced man said the same thing.

The two of them were discussing the route.

However, the scan inside the brain was aimed at the other party.

"..."

Although Sha Ling said it was a "line failure", she didn't really think so.

What happens on important occasions is not just an accident.

In this hall, there is an injured [Toyokawa].

Or, the person in front of me is a fake.

Or, there is a second person [Toyokawa] who has sneaked in.

This "line failure" is almost 100% man-made.

The extra [Toyokawa], a line failure that occurred at the perfect time when the talks were not yet completed...

Some kind of "attack" is about to come?

If that's the case...

There is no doubt that the person opposite is very likely to be the attacker of this attack.

Chapter 264: Mutual Suspicion

"(I thought Toyokawa wouldn't take action during the meeting...)"

"(... Could it be that the opinions of the higher-ups in Toyokawa have changed again?)"

"(……)"

Sha Ling is not worried about any unexpected situations.

Attack, confrontation, negotiation.

The fact that she came alone shows that she is confident in controlling the situation.

In front of her special artificial eye analysis software [Touch Kill], all secrets will be exposed.

But being able to control the situation is one thing...

...In which direction to control the situation is another matter.

Right now, there are unusual movements on the part of the Toyokawa family.

If an emergency occurs, will we turn against the Toyokawa family?

Or should I just endure it for now and continue cooperating with the Toyokawa family?

If we want to take action, we must first deal with the people in the venue. In addition, we must notify the members of Poppin'Party... prepare armed arrangements... follow the plan...

As the head of Poppin'Party's diplomatic affairs, Sa Aya can indeed decide the small details of the negotiations.

But she couldn't decide on such a big issue.

Only Poppin'Party's lead singer, the leader of them all - [Extraordinary Star] Kasumi Toyama, can decide.

"(I should have checked with Kasumi before coming here...)"

There was a rustling sound in the brain-computer communication.

This may be because the room's router was also hacked.

Sa Ling did not immediately resume contact with her fellow Poppin'Party members.

She waited, wary of the silver-faced visitor from the Toyokawa family.

…but the same.

The silver-faced Toyokawa official was also wary of Sa-ling.

……

Yamabuki Saya felt that there was something fishy about the visitor to the Toyokawa family.

But at this moment, the silver-faced Toyokawa official felt that there was something wrong with Poppin'Party.

An emergency lockdown notice appeared in CiRCLE.

...This is on the eve of the live?

Also, there was a wiring failure in the room.

Isn't this the room arranged by Poppin' Party?

"(What's the Poppin' Party going to do?)"

Behind the silver face of the silver-faced man, a brain-computer was performing calculations.

"(The Toyokawa family's previous actions to contact bankrupt small and medium-sized enterprises were noticed...)"

“(No, that’s not the point.)”

"(After the nuclear bomb procurement plan was blocked, the upper parliament passed on Poppin'Party's invitation... After the parliament's comprehensive analysis system analyzed the intentions of both parties, it showed that the non-hostile nature of this invitation exceeded 92%...)"

“(Hence, this meeting took place.)”

Could it be that this is not the case?

[Seven Bands] Should we start here?

Look at the liquid USB flash drive in his hand.

"..."

New packaging measures.

Is the problem with this packaging mode?

The silver-faced man really didn't understand this form of packaging.

He regularly updates the database of the Toyokawa family. If he doesn't understand, it means that the Toyokawa family doesn't understand.

Not understanding means insecurity.

Contact with implanted virus?

The mark of black ops?

Targeted marking with radioactive isotopes?

Is there something wrong with this virus?

Have you been poisoned?

and then?

Then, I return the virus to the other party...

Will this plan be completed?

Meaning, are there traces that will be erased at that step?

Could it be some kind of attack on the virtual system?

Could it be that……

The Toyokawa family's [that plan] has been exposed?

"..."

Unable to confirm.

The silver-faced man wanted to contact the Toyokawa family to make a judgment.

However, after entering the room, he turned on the virtual system in preparation for the meeting.

If it was a contact infection, the virus would have entered his brain-computer through his subcortical panel the moment he took it. The moment he shut down the brain-computer virtual system, it would have returned to the main server of the Toyokawa family along the channel.

He can't do that now.

He "paid attention" to the bodyguards around him.

"(Let them contact the Toyokawa family on my behalf.)"

he thinks.

But he still couldn't send information directly with his brain-computer - because in this way, the virus would still enter the bodyguard's brain-computer from his brain-computer, and when the bodyguard communicated with the Toyokawa family, it would enter the Toyokawa family's server from the bodyguard's brain-computer.

He could only use the most primitive method.

Say it face to face.

However, Yamabuki Saya was sitting right in front of him.

If I give such an order, she will definitely hear it.

Was she sitting here to intervene in the situation?

"(…Is this also part of Poppin' Party's plan?)"

The silver-faced man thought.

As a delegated negotiator, his [Calmness] was not low. However, at this moment, he still felt the long-lost feeling of tightness in his back.

He and Sha Ling looked at each other.

…Just then.

In a place unknown to the two.

Next to the main entrance of CiRCLE.

In the guard room.

Someone was whispering next to the surveillance camera.

"How about it?"

"I haven't done anything yet."