If you kill someone and do not want to bear the responsibility and subsequent consequences, then finding a suitable scapegoat/scapegoat is undoubtedly an excellent choice.
This is a very simple and easy-to-understand truth. Almost everyone understands it, including Johnny.
Although the death of Saburo Arasaka was personally carried out by his son Yorinobu, in order to be able to take over Arasaka Company in the future, Yorinobu must not take the blame, but must find a more suitable person to take the blame.
Not only that, this scapegoat can't just pick one casually, he must meet several conditions to convince the public.
First, the scapegoat must be present; secondly, the scapegoat must have a certain level of strength, and have a strong reputation no matter how bad he is; thirdly, the scapegoat must not be caught, let alone exposed...
To sum up, there are not many candidates who meet so many conditions. The best way is to let people stay in Kanbi Building in advance before the matter is completed, and then continue to act as a murderer.
Lin Mo thought so too. After all, he also ignored this point in last night's [Simulation Experience], which resulted in him being unable to find a suitable candidate to take the blame.
But now back to reality, he brought Johnny Silverhand here tonight.
It would be a shame not to use such a perfect and suitable scapegoat.
"The decision is yours, Johnny. You will be the murderer of Saburo Arasaka, and you must bear the blame!" Lin Mo patted Johnny on the shoulder, looking at him with a "teachable" expression on his face.
Johnny's eyes were full of expectation.
Johnny squatted down in disgust and took a few steps back to let Lin Mo's hands off his shoulders. When he met Lin Mo's expectant eyes, he said in an extremely impatient tone:
"You can let me take the blame, but you must give me a reason!"
Although he was really surprised to hear that he was chosen as the scapegoat at first, after calming down, Johnny thought about it seriously and found that he really couldn't find a better candidate than himself.
However, he soon realized that he had undoubtedly been tricked by Lin Mo.
Lin Mo said that he was taking him to watch a good show that night, but secretly he must have been treating him as an excellent "scapegoat".
What a disgusting brat!
"Aren't there a lot of reasons?" Lin Mo stretched out his finger, pointed at Johnny and then pointed at Saburo Arasaka who was lying on the couch:
"First of all, you have a grudge against Saburo Arasaka, and you don't feel any burden as a murderer. Secondly, for Yorinobu, taking on this responsibility will definitely affect his plans, but for you, a bachelor, it won't have much impact;
Thirdly, the title of killing Saburo Arasaka is a hot potato for others, but for you, it is just right."
Johnny stood up, crossed his arms and thought silently for a while, and then said:
"Your reasons are very good. There is really no psychological burden for me to carry this big pot."
Just when Lin Mo thought he was about to agree, Johnny changed the subject:
"But I feel that these reasons are not your original intention. Your actual purpose has not been explained to me yet, so there is no way you want me to be a big grievance for no reason!"
Lin Mo shook his head regretfully, spread his hands and said:
"You are really stubborn, do you need to ask me so deeply?"
Johnny pointed at himself and said slightly mockingly:
"Do you think I'm a big idiot? I dug a shit hole and just waited for me to fall down. Even if you're really trying to catch mice, you have to throw some bait!"
"Okay." Lin Mo really had no choice. He sighed helplessly and expressed his thoughts as if he had given up:
"The reasons mentioned above are actually secondary. My main purpose is actually to let you become famous in Night City in a short time through this incident."
Lin Mo paused, pointed at Saburo Arasaka's body and said:
"Let me describe it to you simply in one sentence, that is - shocked, the reborn Johnny Silverhand brought the hatred from his previous life and returned to this life to successfully avenge Saburo Arasaka."
"With such a simple description, find a random newspaper, and then publish the photos, do you think you will cause a sensation in Night City?"
Johnny was slightly startled and subconsciously looked at Saburo Arasaka's body. He couldn't help but recall the time when Lin Mo asked him to take a photo...
If he stood next to Saburo Arasaka's body and put on a "victory" pose, and then the news of Saburo Arasaka's death spread... In the end, let alone the weird news headlines, just by posting this photo, it would be
It's enough to cause a sensation in the entire Night City... No, it will definitely cause a sensation in the whole world!
Moreover, by then he will be able to use this incident to officially announce to the world "the return of Johnny Silverhand."
By then, even ordinary people who don't know Silverhand's deeds will directly or indirectly learn about the deeds he has done through the bombardment of various information channels in the news media.
After all, those media companies that can do anything for ratings will never let go of any explosive hot spots.
For the sake of a few ratings, they could even make things up and reveal what color underwear Johnny Silverhand likes to wear!
The terrorist of yesteryear, the murderous thug of today, Johnny Silverhand, the uncompromising rock n' roll kid...
In just a few seconds, even if Lin Mo didn't continue to explain, Johnny Silverhand finally gradually understood everything.
"Stop fucking around, just tell me whether you want to do this or not." Lin Mo snapped his fingers, waking Johnny up from his thoughts.
Johnny paced back and forth, lowered his head slightly and thought for a while, then continued to ask:
"If you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight. Killing Saburo Arasaka will indeed make me famous, but accordingly I will have to deal with the troubles that follow. Although I am not afraid of those troubles, but if it is Saburo, haha
Pi Gou, I can't beat him."
The harpy dog is Goro Takemura.
Lin Mo knew who Johnny was metaphorically referring to without even thinking about it.
However, he also admitted that with Johnny Silverhand's fighting skills, if he faced Goro Takemura, the probability of victory would be almost zero.
"It is also very simple to deal with the subsequent troubles. Now Yorinobu is one of ours. As long as he can stabilize Arasaka Company, then the pursuit from Arasaka can be almost ignored. The only people you need to pay attention to are those fringe people who are jealous of your reputation.
...As for Takemura Goro?"
Lin Mo smiled maliciously, and the smile seemed a bit sinister to Johnny:
"Guess what, if a photo of you and Saburo Arasaka in the same frame is published, then another question will arise - who is the person who took the photo of you?"
"Of course, you can say it was a selfie, but just one person can successfully murder Saburo Arasaka. Even if you are the reborn Johnny Silverhand at such a regional level, people's credibility in this matter will be high.
Not going anywhere."
"So you still want to trick that pug?" Johnny Silverhand looked stunned:
"But didn't he choose to surrender to Lai Xuan?"
He never expected that Lin Mo had even thought about this step.
"Besides him, there is no better candidate. You can't let me become an 'accomplice'." Lin Mo sighed:
"I can't stay with Arasaka Yorinobu all the time. I have other things to deal with. Takemura Goro is an unstable factor after all. We can't rule out the possibility that he is pretending to surrender. Maybe he is planning behind his back.
How to defeat Arasaka Yorinobu and tell the truth to other people in Arasaka Company."
He will never forget that in the game, this loyal bodyguard tried every means to make the truth about "Yori Xuan's father-killing" come to light.
For reasons of safety, it seems that this dirty water must still be poured on Goro Takemura's head.
"Do you really think this will work?" Johnny Silverhand frowned.
"You have to do it no matter what. If it really comes to an irreversible point, I won't mind taking action personally... Dead people can't speak." Lin Mo said calmly:
"Besides, as long as the matter of 'Takemura Goro is a traitor' is finalized, Yorinobu is qualified to stop the prosthetic equipment on him. At that time, he will be a useless person who cannot use the prosthetic equipment, and his combat effectiveness may not be as good as that of an army.
Arasaka Commando."
"Oh, it's irreversible. You might as well get rid of him early, why wait until the point of no return." Johnny said sarcastically as a habit.