The reason why they haven't been able to find this person is because of two possibilities. The first is that the person is hiding in some corner, and the second is that the person has concealed his identity from Agent Arasaka.
Hideto Hino believed that both possibilities could be solved by intensifying search and screening efforts. So he was not discouraged and called in more reinforcements.
While the Sachi troops were struggling all night, Goro Takemura and Peacock had returned to their hiding place.
While Hino Hideharu and his men stayed up all night and their eyes were red, these two guys slept peacefully.
Hideto Hino's judgment was correct. No one could escape from the encirclement of Sachi's troops within one minute, and no one could escape being searched again and again in that tiny place.
The reason why he couldn't find Takemura and Peacock was because the two people never went to the izakaya again, so they wouldn't be trapped in the encirclement.
After seeing the data stick brought back by Oda, Hanako Arasaka immediately decided that she wanted to meet Takemura.
Although this was the eldest lady's decision, Xiaoda still did not relax his vigilance.
For each other's safety, he arranged this meeting, but he did not let Hanako and Takemura meet directly.
When Takemura and Peacock arrived at the address given by Oda, they were actually still 10 kilometers away from the izakaya where Miss Hanako was.
Although they are far apart, with the help of three-dimensional projection technology, Hanako Arakan and Takemura are still able to communicate without any obstacles.
It is precisely because of this arrangement that when the people of Xing's army surrounded the izakaya where Hanako was, Oda didn't have to worry about how Takemura and the others would retreat.
As long as the three-dimensional projector is turned off before the members of the Kogi Force break in, Hino Hideto will be able to achieve nothing.
When Hanako Arasaka left the izakaya angrily, Oda followed immediately, and the projector he used before was in his pocket.
When someone caused a panic somewhere in the city center, Zhucun and Peacock returned home in a happy mood.
Because he finally met the eldest lady, Zhucun was very excited all the way.
Although they only talked for about 20 minutes, Takemura believed that this was enough.
Regarding this point, Peacock, as a bystander, also had the same view.
Peacock had been observing Hanako Arasaka carefully just now. Takemura was right, the eldest lady of the Arasaka family was indeed a person.
Although Hanako Arasaka looks aloof, this woman has quick thinking and strong judgment.
She asked Takemura and Peacock a total of 9 questions, and each question hit the mark.
Just by listening to the questions she asked, Peacock could tell that not only had the woman watched the video carefully, but she must have watched it many times.
"Mr. Peacock, you are fine now, everything depends on the eldest lady.
She will not disappoint us, and she will not disappoint Mr. Saburo Arasaka."
When Takemura nagged Peacock for the third time, Peacock knew that this loyal servant of the Arasaka family actually had no confidence in his heart.
After meeting the eldest lady again, Lai Xuan's crime of patricide was already unquestionable, so there was no reason for Miss Hanako to ignore this matter.
Even if the crime of parricide itself is not taken into account, this time Yori Xuan has seriously violated the interests of Huangban Huazi, which is absolutely intolerable.
However, how can people and things in a wealthy family be easily understood by outsiders? Takemura was worried that there would be an accident in this matter, so he was worried.
Peacock can understand Takemura's concerns.
The so-called rich are those people with extremely low moral bottom line and extremely rich families.
For various reasons, these people have completely different views on life than normal people.
If everyone thinks it is right, they may think it is wrong. If everyone thinks it is wrong, they may think it is acceptable.
It is precisely because of thinking of this that Takemura needs to use constant repetition to consolidate his confidence.
In this repeated worry about gains and losses, time finally arrived on the second day.
In the afternoon of that day, Goro Takemura received a call from Oda again. It was this call that finally made the bodyguard of the former president no longer anxious.
"Takemura, the eldest lady asked me to tell you that she needs to borrow the power of you and Peacock tomorrow."
"No problem, Peacock and I are ready and willing to die for the Arasaka family at any time!"
Oda's words instantly ignited all of Takemura's passion. At this moment, this Arasaka elite was extremely excited.
Tomorrow is the day when the Arasaka International interim board of directors meeting will be held. At this meeting, the directors will elect the next president.
If no one stops him, Arasaka Yorinobu will be crowned tomorrow.
This was something that no one could change, but now the situation is different.
Yori Nobu's sister decided to attack at tomorrow's meeting, and her weapons were Takemura and Peacock.
"Very good, now I want to meet with you. I have some things to hand over to you, and we also need to finalize some details."
After conveying Hanako Arasaka's order, Oda requested a meeting.
"Okay, no problem!"
After getting the address given by Takemura, Arasaka Hanako's personal bodyguard arrived an hour later.
As soon as he entered the door, he took out something that looked like an infrared thermometer.
Goro Takemura obviously knew about this stuff, so he didn't say anything and immediately rolled up his sleeves.
After pressing the thing onto Takemura's arm, Oda pulled the trigger.
"puff!"
After making a soft sound, Oda signaled to Takemura that he was done. So Takemura waved his arms and greeted the peacock.
"Mr. Peacock, it's your turn."
"What's this?"
Looking at the thing in Xiaotian's hand, Peacock couldn't help but frowned.
"Mr. Peacock, this is a chip injection gun. It will inject important chips into your body. You don't have to be nervous. It's safe and there won't be any risks."
Although Takemura said this, Peacock did not step forward.
Peacock has always held a clear-cut opposition to body modification technology.
On the one hand, this is because of his special experience, and on the other hand, it is the influence of those members of the brotherhood generation.
The motorcycle fraternity has many veterans of nuclear wars and corporate wars. Everyone has cyber plug-ins, but they never think that these gadgets are very good.
"In a sense, these things are a whole new form of shackles.
Because these shackles are so beautifully made, many people will happily wear them, regardless of what they will lose!"
This is what Dad Dick said about cyber plug-ins. With such a teacher who teaches by words and deeds, Peacock will naturally stay away from body modification.
"Mr. Peacock, you don't need to be so scared, this is just an ordinary identification chip.
Only by injecting this, the Arasaka Tower security system will recognize you as a member of the Lady Guard, and then you can enter Arasaka Tower.
Apart from this method, there is no other way for you to sneak into Arasaka Tower."
"Mr. Peacock, please! Please be patient and help us!"
This is just an ID chip, I can guarantee that it has no other purpose.
When the testimony ends tomorrow, I will help you remove the chip as soon as possible."
On the one hand, Oda looked at him as a coward, and on the other hand, Takemura Goro was begging in a low voice. Peacock finally gave in under the attack from these two sides.
After another soft sound, a small chip appeared in the peacock's body.
Looking at the almost traceless forearm, Peacock felt unspeakable discomfort in his heart, but in the end he gritted his teeth and endured it.
After completing the preparations, Oda said goodbye.
According to the plan, Takemura and Peacock will join Arasaka Hanako's guard midway early tomorrow morning, and then they can enter Arasaka Tower in a grand manner.
When the board of directors is convened, Peacock and Zhuchun as personal guards will be on standby nearby.
Once Hanako Arasaka raises an issue at the meeting, they will immediately appear as witnesses.
This is a plan that sounds perfect. Zhucun is full of confidence, and Peacock doesn’t feel there are any omissions.
In 12 hours, under the leadership of Hanako Arasaka, they will launch a fatal blow against Yorinobu. In this battle, the role of the peacock is extraordinary.
So Takemura is now a Peacock bodyguard and guard. He must keep an eye on Peacock to avoid making mistakes during the final standby time.
It was also because of this that when Peacock asked him to go out, Zhucun wanted to stop him.
"Takemura, I have a girlfriend. We are going to do things tomorrow, so I have to visit her today."
"Okay, I'll go with you.
Don’t worry, I will stay outside and wait and won’t cause you any trouble.”
Regarding Peacock's reason for wanting to go out, Zhucun couldn't refuse after thinking for a long time. And Peacock couldn't refuse Zhucun's kindness, so the two went out together.
Two hours later, Zhucun and Peacock returned to their hiding place safely. At this time, everything was ready, just waiting for tomorrow.
May 28, 2077 8:00 am
As the headquarters of Araban International in Mizhou Continent, the atmosphere at Arasaka Tower today is as heavy as solid.
Since the unfortunate death of the former president, the prince of Arasaka International moved from Kanbi Building to Arasaka Tower. Then he naturally took over the power here.
After Yorinobu settled in Arasaka Tower, the atmosphere in Night City became more and more tense day by day. In the past few days, the level of tension has reached the extreme.
As the directors of Arasaka International continue to arrive, the alert level of Arasaka Tower has risen to an unprecedented height.
It is no exaggeration to say that no living creature, not even a cockroach, can escape Arasaka's gaze as long as it is close to Arasaka Tower.
Because of the upcoming all-board meeting today, Arasaka has once again expanded the warning circle.
All residents within 10 kilometers of Arasaka Tower have received a warning, and the city hall advises everyone not to go out today, let alone do anything that could be misunderstood.
If someone does not listen to the advice, Arasaka will have the right to take necessary measures without issuing a warning.
The so-called necessary means is, of course, a bullet flying towards you.
The residents of Night City know this very well.
Therefore, although Arasaka Tower is located in the center of the most prosperous city in Night City, it is rarely visited today.
Except for the people wearing the golden diamond-shaped Arasaka mark, there were no ordinary people around here.
Around 8:30, directors attending the meeting began to arrive.
These privileged people from the privileged class rode in luxury speed cars and landed directly on the suspended platform in the high-rise area of Arasaka Tower.
They will take a special elevator there to go to the higher venue.
According to the requirements of the board of directors, each director can only bring a small number of accompanying persons into the venue.
As for their other guards, they must stay on the suspended platform on the 270th floor.
This rule is valid for everyone, even Ms. Hanako Arasaka must abide by it.
So when the eldest lady of Arasaka arrived here, the last people who followed her into the special elevator were her personal bodyguard Oda and a clerical secretary.
When the eldest lady led people to the venue, her guard team of more than 20 people was accompanied to the lounge on this floor.
Although the atmosphere at Arasaka Tower was tense today, everyone in the core area had to force themselves to smile.
When people from the Mizhou branch led the eldest lady's entourage to the lounge, they chatted with each other and seemed quite harmonious.
"Ah! Is this a battle robot unique to the Mizhou branch? I don't think I've ever seen it painted like this? Is this the latest model?"
When one of the eldest lady's attendants saw the tall mecha standing in the corridor, he couldn't help but let out a tut-tsking sound of praise.
Such praise made the person responsible for accompanying him feel proud, so the person responsible for entertaining stopped and waited for the attendant who had stopped.
Everyone in Arasaka knows that Arasaka International's technology research and development center is still in Australia, but the core of production has been transferred to Mizhou.
This unmanned combat mecha, which is over 2 meters tall and codenamed Yasha Crow, is indeed a brand new combat weapon.
Being praised by the headquarters staff made the people in the Mizhou branch smile proudly. So when the attaché patted the Yasha Crow a few times, he didn't say anything.
"Everyone, please take a rest here. There are fruits and snacks on the table, please use them slowly."
After letting everyone into the rest area, the escort said very politely.
They are also attaches, and there are distinctions between high and low among these people. So some have seven or eight people in a room, while others only have two attaches.
After inviting the eldest lady's two attendants into their lounge, the escort bowed and left.
At this moment, the man seemed to suddenly remember something.
So he patted his head apologetically and handed a box to the peacock.
Before the peacock could open it, the escort turned and left. He walked very quickly, as if he was afraid that the peacock would call him back.
Holding the box in his hand toward Takemura, Peacock looked at his partner with a questioning expression.
He didn't know if this was the eldest lady's arrangement, so he wanted to check with Zhucun.
Looking at Takemura's slowly shaking head, Peacock shrugged, and then he opened the small box.
Just as he opened the lid, Peacock's hand shook. This subtle movement was seen by Zhucun, which made Zhucun's heart sink.
Earlier today, Peacock and Takemura smoothly joined Arasaka Hanako's large force as planned.
Of course, entering Arasaka Tower had to go through various checks, but because of the ID chips sent by Oda, the two criminals who were wanted by Arasaka entered Arasaka Tower safely.
Throughout the entire process, everything went extremely smoothly.
Takemura was once worried that the peacock would have stage fright, but in fact the peacock's performance was far more natural than Takemura thought.
Except for the episode where he took the initiative to touch the combat mecha, Peacock didn't make any mistakes.
"This is an earphone?"
What was in the box was obviously just a miniature communicator, but the peacock looked at it as if he had seen the most terrifying thing in the world.
Not only was the peacock like this, but when Takemura saw clearly what it was, the Arasaka elite also changed his face.
No matter who sent this thing, it shows that someone has seen through their identity.
Before opening the box, Zhucun and Peacock were still complacent, thinking that they had deceived everyone.
But now this thing is a wake-up call, sending chills down the spine.
"Someone discovered our secret, and he was able to bribe the people in Arasaka Tower and announce his existence to us in this way.
How terrifying a power does this have to be able to control everyone, including Arasaka?"
Zhucun and Malachite wanted to understand this at the same time, so Zhucun's first reaction was to draw his gun, but Peacock held down Zhucun's hand.
After making an inspection gesture towards the room, Peacock took a deep breath and picked up the intercom in the box.
"It's a blessing, not a curse. It's a curse that cannot be avoided."
Silently reciting the words left by his ancestors, Peacock gritted his teeth and put the headphones into his ears.
"Hello?"
As soon as Peacock sent out his tentative inquiry, he got a reply.
"Hello, Mr. Peacock.
I said we would meet again, and look, aren’t we reunited now?”
"It's you?!"
When he heard this familiar voice, Peacock couldn't help but close his eyes.
When he saw this communicator just now, he vaguely guessed that it had something to do with someone.
Now his guess has been confirmed, the only one who can still find him in this situation is that damn mysterious man.
Among the people Peacock knows, this person who has been pestering him for a long time seems to be omnipotent.
Whether it was the signal blockade of military technology or the highest level of security at Arasaka International, none of these could trouble the mysterious man.
At this time, Zhucun had already begun to inspect the lounge, and Peacock had almost stabilized his mind.
After taking a deep breath, he started talking to the mysterious man in as calm a tone as possible.
"Who are you and why do you keep pestering me?
If you are unwilling to be honest, then there is no need for us to continue talking, and I will still throw the communicator you sent into the trash can."
When Peacock said this, he spoke very slowly, but this was not because he was thinking and speaking at the same time. What really affected Peacock's speaking speed was that he was multitasking.
"I want paper and pen!"
After Takemura stated that he had not discovered any hidden cameras, Peacock mouthed the request.
Paper and pens are very rare these days, but Peacock knew that Takemura had the habit of carrying paper and pen with him, so he got what he wanted right away.
"The black water monster that day, he came to us."