He picked me out of the slums, sent me to school, sent me to the army, and later gave me a glorious position.
Now because of my fault, he unfortunately died. If I can't do something for him, I really can't feel at ease.
Mr. Peacock, please help me. If you want money, I will try my best to satisfy you.
I also know that I am just a fugitive now, so I may not be able to satisfy you, but I will try my best.
If this still doesn't satisfy Mr. Peacock, then I am willing to make a promise.
In exchange, you can ask me for any condition other than money. Even if you want my life, that’s no problem!”
Looking at the man with his feet bowing at 90 degrees, the peacock grinned, but in the end he said nothing.
The reason why Peacock was reluctant to speak was not because he wanted to force Zhucun to give him the maximum benefit. In fact, he didn't want to be involved too deeply.
Peacock always believed that as long as he didn't say anything and didn't show the evidence given by Wei, then maybe he could escape unscathed.
If he had said that, or if he had used that evidence, then he would really be in trouble.
Peacock himself knew that this idea was childish. Johnny Silverhand had already pointed out the stakes, but he always held on to his last fantasy.
After listening to Goro Takemura telling what happened to him, Peacock knew that he thought someone in Arasaka was a fool.
In order to cover up the traces left by his father's murder, the prince of Arasaka even killed a loyal dog like Takemura, not to mention that Peacock was an accomplice of the murderer in name only?
"See it for yourself. You will understand it after reading it."
Peacock took out the data stick Wei gave him from the bracelet and pushed it over.
"thanks, thanks!"
Seeing that he had finally persuaded this important witness, Takemura couldn't help but be overjoyed.
Looking at the data stick, Takemura couldn't help but tremble slightly with excitement.
He originally thought that Peacock just heard or saw something, but he didn't expect that the other party actually had this thing in his hand. This was really surprising.
After inserting the data stick into his slot, Takemura suddenly became quiet. His eyes kept flashing, obviously he was reading data.
The image left by Wei's death was not long, only five minutes from beginning to end, but Goro Takemura remained silent for half an hour.
Seeing the blue reflection in the Arasaka agent's eyes, Peacock guessed that Takemura was not only watching, but he must also be turning over and over, checking the most important pictures.
It was almost another 10 minutes before the sparkle in Takemura's eyes disappeared.
The former CEO's bodyguard took off the data stick and then respectfully returned it to Peacock.
"Mr. Peacock, thank you very much, and thank you very much for your companions.
This beast, Arasaka Yori Noburayi, not only killed his father, but also wanted to deceive everyone in the world. I, Takemura, hereby swear that I will never share the same fate with him!"
When he said this, Agent Arasaka, who was extremely excited, pointed like a knife and struck the corner of the table hard.
Looking at the table corner that fell in response, the peacock couldn't help but grin again.
"Mr. Peacock, I have a heartfelt request."
"What do you want to say?"
"Mr. Peacock, now you are also being persecuted by Yori Xuan. So you and I have a common enemy, and we should help each other by nature.
Although that man is despicable and shameless, he has mastered terrible power, which cannot be dealt with by one of us alone.
In this case, why don't we form an alliance?
We can support each other and deal with that unforgivable traitor together.
Arasaka Yorinobu, he must die!"
"What? Another one wants to ally with me?"
Looking at Goro Takemura's extremely eager eyes, Peacock couldn't help but feel dumb, because he didn't know how he could be so popular.
In addition to that mysterious man, the most powerful terrorist in history and the guy in front of him who was fired by Arasaka are all trying to get him to join the gang.
Just when Peacock wanted to answer Takemura, someone who had been silent until now couldn't help but speak:
"Peacock, although this man is a brat from Arasaka, what he said is right.
From the moment Arabansaburo was strangled to death by his son, you were destined to be unable to survive alone.
You have been thinking about escaping from Night City. You thought that you would be fine, but this is impossible.
Regardless of whether you have that evidence or not, as long as you live one day, that Yori Xuan will pursue you, no matter where you escape.
Your only way out is to fight with them.
Only by defeating Arasaka can you have a peaceful life, so you have to seize this opportunity.
You should form an alliance with this Arasaka dog first, and then find a way to accept him as your little brother and let him be used by you."
Before Peacock could react to Johnny Silverhand's words, Takemura over there told Peacock some bad news.
"Mr. Peacock, I'm sorry for that action a few hours ago, because I put you in danger."
"Isn't that thing in the past? What do you mean?"
"After encountering you, my subordinates sent your image to Huangban's headquarters.
Even though you were wearing a mask, it wouldn't have any effect because Arasaka has the best facial recognition technology in the world.
Just with your exposed eyes and forehead, Arasaka was able to find you out of Night City, so Arasaka should have determined your identity by now.
Before this, Arasaka has not targeted you, so the pressure on you will not be great. But from now on, any camera in this city will be your mortal enemy.
I heard Wakako say, do you want someone to take you out of the city?
I advise you to give up this idea. No smuggler will help you. Because no matter how much you give, it can’t compare with the bounty Arasaka gives.”
"So you are trying to say that I have no other choice but to work with you?"
"Mr. Peacock, you and I must unite to fight against Arasaka Yorinobu. This is not only for you and me, but also for your friends.
You should know that Arasaka has already found out about your two friends.
The reason why they haven't touched your friend's relatives yet is because they still want to use those people as bait to find you.
Now that you have been exposed, those people have no value.
If you run away again, with Arasaka Yorinobu's violent temper, who do you think he will vent his anger on?"
Regarding the first reason mentioned by Takemura, Peacock could still remain calm. However, when the footbath man mentioned the second point, Peacock was already moved.
The peacock is not afraid of anything, except that the people around him will be implicated and become the target of revenge.
These people include Jack's mother, Misty, and of course Abang, as well as those brotherhood members who are still locked up in the slave market.
Peacock's relationship with the Brotherhood members was one of his most important secrets. Even Jack and Vee, Peacock had not told them.
This matter should be very secretive, but if the other party is Arasaka, Peacock cannot guarantee that those all-pervasive company dogs will not be able to find any clues.
"Do you think we can trip up Arasaka Yorinobu?"
Looking at Goro Takemura with squinted eyes, Peacock still refused to agree, but his tone was obviously no longer as insistent as before.
Although Peacock's mind has changed, before agreeing to Takemura Goro, he wanted to confirm what the Arasaka agent could do.
If he was like the terrorist, who only wanted to destroy Arasaka but had no feasible way, Peacock would not join in the fun.
"Although we are weak, we have a great opportunity right now.
As long as Mr. Peacock is willing to cooperate, we can overthrow Lai Xuan in just one week at most."
"Is there such a good thing? Can you tell me and I can listen?"
"no problem.
After the death of Peacock Mr. Saburo Arasaka, the current position of president of Arasaka International is temporarily represented by Yorinobu.
Please note that now he is only acting temporarily and is not really taking over.
According to Arasaka International's internal procedures, Yorinobu needs to convene a board of directors. Only if he obtains majority support on the board of directors can he truly become president."
"Are you planning to take advantage of this board meeting?"
"Yes, this is our best chance to bring down Yori Xuan and expose his true face."
"Is it possible for us to attend such a meeting? Even if we say that Yori Xuan killed his father, will those directors believe it?"
"Of course we can't, so we have to find someone to help.
In addition to his son Yori Nobu, Mr. Arasaka Saburo also has a daughter Arasaka Hanako.
This Miss Hanako is smart and capable, and has always been more popular with Saburo Arasaka than Yorinobu.
As long as Mr. Arasaka Mikata leaves the Australian headquarters, Ms. Hanako will definitely be responsible for managing the headquarters affairs."
"Are you looking for this Hanako Arasaka?"
"Yes! Miss Hanako is favored more than Yori Xuan, and Yori Xuan has always been dissatisfied with this, so the relationship between their siblings is not harmonious.
If we can deliver the evidence you have to Miss Hanako, she will definitely make good use of these things.
Once Ms. Hanako announces these evidences at the board of directors meeting and Yoshinori takes control of Arasaka International, he will immediately become a rebellious traitor that everyone can punish.
Of course, Ms. Hanako may not use the evidence in this way, but that doesn't matter.
As long as she knows the truth, the eldest lady will definitely not let the brother who murdered his father get the wild version.
Miss Hanako's prestige in the board of directors is much higher than that of Lai Xuan. As long as she comes forward to fight with Lai Xuan, Lai Xuan will undoubtedly lose.
As long as Yorinobu fails to become the president of Arasaka, his defeat will be a matter of time. So no matter what, he is dead.
Mr. Peacock, once you bring down Yori Xuan, the charges imposed on you and your friends will be cleared.
With Miss Hanako's magnanimity, she will definitely thank you profusely, and you and your friends' relatives will be out of danger of suffering."
"When will this board meeting be held?"
"This meeting will be held next week at Arasaka Tower in Night City. That's why I said that we can win in as little as a week."
"I have to say, the idea that this wasteland bastard came up with is pretty good, and it's much more reliable than your idea of escaping to a bad land.
Peacock, if it were me, I would agree.
You must know that no matter how strong the fortress is, it cannot withstand internal destruction. As long as you accomplish this, Arasaka will be half disabled even if he does not die. This can be considered a great victory.
Of course, it would be even more exciting if there could be a sibling rivalry in the end.
Peacock, agree to him, it will be of great benefit to you without any harm."
Listening to someone's nagging in his ear, Peacock found that his heart was indeed moved.
Before that, the reason why he was obsessed with escaping was because he had no choice.
Now such a good opportunity was in front of him, and it didn't sound difficult. For the sake of those he cared about, Peacock finally nodded and agreed.
Seeing that he had successfully persuaded Peacock, Zhucun's face showed joy.
A few hours ago, he was at a loss and didn't know what to do, but now he was full of fighting spirit.
"Takemura, what should we do next?"
Hearing that Peacock had replaced you with "we", Zhucun was even more happy.
Just now he was thinking about how to perfect the plan, so now he is talking while thinking about it.
"I know Yorinobu's temperament. He is eager to remove the word "temporary generation" from his title, so he will never delay.
Most of Arasaka's directors are in the Australian headquarters, with a few in America.
It only takes three days at most for him to gather everyone together. This means that Miss Hanako will arrive in Night City within these few days.
Once she arrives, we have to find a way to meet her."
"Is there any way you can see her?"
"sorry, I do not have.
Every director of Arasaka International enjoys the highest level of security, and these measures are so strict that you cannot imagine.
Precisely because I was once a member of this Guards, I knew that I would not be able to find any loopholes that could be exploited.
The reason why Mr. Arabansaburo had an accident this time was entirely a coincidence.
After all, who would have thought that his own son would commit such a murderous act.
But no matter what you say, this is my dereliction of duty. So after this matter is settled, I will definitely apologize to Miss Hanako."
"Are you planning to commit seppuku, cut off your fingers, or cut off other parts?"
When the footbath man talked about apologizing, Peacock thought of those famous scenes he had seen before.
Takemura is now his ally, and Peacock will certainly not use this topic to irritate him, so Peacock can only complain in his heart.
"Then how do you plan to get on the line with that young lady?"
"Every member of the Arasaka family has a personal bodyguard beside him. This is the most important position and the most honorable.
The person beside Mr. Saburo Arasaka is me, Yorinobu's personal bodyguard is the mercenary he found in Night City, and Miss Hanako's personal bodyguard is named Oda.
Oda is my junior, and he and I have a close personal relationship. So as soon as Miss Hanako arrives in Night City, I will find him.
Xiaotian is a loyal person. Based on my understanding of him, I have the confidence to persuade him to do this favor for us."
Hearing Zhucun speak so firmly, Peacock nodded silently.
He knows very little about Arasaka, so now he can only listen to Takemura's arrangements.
After listening to Zhucun's ideas, Peacock felt that this method was reliable.
Although he has to participate in this action, Peacock does not need to charge into the battle. This time he is a witness, and he only needs to be responsible for speaking.
Although Peacock did not witness Yori Xuan's father-killing, he could prove that the video was taken by an eyewitness to the murder.
And this is enough to form a continuous chain of evidence to prove Arasaka Yorinobu's crime, so Takemura must recruit him into the gang.
It was in Okada Wakako's office that Peacock and Takemura completed their alliance.
From now on, Peacock will have an extra bodyguard, because he will act with Takemura.
As a middleman, Okada Wakako bridged the gap between the two of them and facilitated such cooperation.
This is the job of the middleman, but the old lady's position is absolutely neutral.
It is impossible for Okada and Kako to fall to the alliance between Takemura and Peacock, and it is impossible for them to provide shelter, so it is time for them to leave.
What Wakako does has nothing to do with whether she is afraid of Yorinobu Yoribuchi, because this is a matter of one code and one code, which is what is called professionalism.
Both Takemura and Peacock understood the difference, so they had no complaints when they left the office.
Before leaving Wakako's office, Takemura still has one very important thing to do. Since Peacock is now his companion, he can only leave this matter to Peacock.
"Mr. Peacock, please take this.
Can you see the red spot on my head? Yes, it's the red spot on the temporal bone.
Now please turn on the mini electric drill and drill it according to the position I drew."
When Takemura said this, he lay back comfortably in the chair. Not only that, he also closed his eyes, as if waiting for the barber to shave his face.
Holding the super mini electric drill in his hand, Peacock had a look of despair on his face.
Just now Zhucun said that he wanted to ask him for help, and Peacock agreed without thinking.
If he knew that this job actually involved drilling his head with an electric drill, he wouldn't agree to it even if he was beaten to death.
"Takemura, I don't understand, what does this mean?"
"Mr. Peacock, why don't you understand?
Ah! I'm so sorry, I was negligent, I forgot that you are a naturalist who refuses body modification."
Hearing Zhucun address himself in such an elegant way, Peacock couldn't help but smile bitterly.
Because he refuses body modification, he has become accustomed to being called a cliché who cannot keep up with the trend, a dinosaur that should have been extinct long ago, or a super poor guy.
It was also because of this that when Takemura gave Peacock face like this, he was not used to it.
"Takemura, what do you want to do? If you don't make it clear, I can't help you."
"Peacock, this is actually very simple.
You know people like us have gone through many transformations.
There are many chips in my body, some of which are specially designed by Arasaka's special staff.
They allow me to call the wild version network at any time, which brings me a lot of help.
In addition to sending and receiving information, my detailed physical data will be uploaded in real time. This way Arasaka Network can monitor my health status and intervene when necessary.
If the monitoring system determines that I am in danger, Arasaka Network will automatically dispatch an emergency rescue team.
In addition, it can also actively activate certain plug-ins in my body and strengthen my combat status by controlling endocrine and other means."
"So, aren't you being controlled by a computer? Who is controlling whom between you and Arasaka Network?"
"Cyber technology is like this. Have you ever seen technology without any surprises?"