Because the intercom did not have the function of external sound transmission, Peacock could only use paper and pen to tell Zhucun what happened.
Seeing the line written by Peacock quickly, Zhucun's face became even more ugly.
That day on the road in front of the Central Morgue, Takemura encountered the strongest enemy he had ever seen in his life.
If his subordinates hadn't fought tooth and nail to cut off the enemy, Takemura knew that he would have been in trouble that day.
After fleeing the scene in disgrace, Takemura vowed that he must find out the origin of this monster and avenge the tragic deaths of his men.
Takemura now has the heavy responsibility of exposing Yorinoto's crimes, so he has no energy or time to investigate the black water monster.
Takemura originally thought that he would not interact with the black water monster in the short term. He never expected that the monster would appear again in this way at this time.
"That thing is going to ruin the eldest lady's plan! Does it belong to Yorinobu's side?"
As soon as he thought about this possibility, Zhucun was already on edge.
Today can be said to be the last chance to expose Lai Xuan's crime of patricide. He will never allow anyone to ruin the eldest lady's plan.
"Peacock, why are you so impatient?
You have to ask me this question every time, and I have said it before.
As soon as the time comes, I will tell you naturally without your urging."
"So does today count as the time is right?"
"Today? Today counts, because you have no chance of leaving Arasaka Tower alive."
"Is this alarmist?"
"Peacock, you know whether I am scaring you or not.
Peacock, think about what you are doing!
Members of the Arasaka family are fighting for this arms trust. But you, a person with no ability to defend yourself, are trying to get involved and exert your influence.
Others just say a word, and you rush over to act as a witness.
Compared with the two people from Arasaka, you are just an ant. Do you think an ant like you is qualified to decide who should be the leader of that hyena colony?"
"Is it because of this that you say I'm dead?"
"Of course you're dead.
Regardless of whether you had a chance to go there and testify, you were dead.
If there is any difference, it is that the person who orders your death later may be Arasaka Yorigen or Arasaka Hanako."
"So you're coming to save me again?"
"Who else can help you besides me?
Peacock, I am your friend, and I have always been patient with you. Whenever you are in danger, I will come to your rescue.
Apart from directly coming to save you, you don't know how much I worry about you.
Do you know why you made such a big mistake and still wander around the city like nothing happened?
That's not because your disguise skills are so good, nor is it because Arasaka International is too incompetent.
It was me who erased your traces time and time again so that you could still wander around, otherwise you would have been caught in the underground dungeon of Arasaka Tower."
"Ah! So that's it. I wonder why Arasaka hasn't been able to find me!"
Hearing the obviously excited tone of the mysterious man, Peacock opened his mouth, but could not speak.
"Okay, maybe you are telling the truth, but I stand my ground.
You'd better identify yourself and explain your intentions first. Otherwise, I won't be able to continue communicating with you, and you will still be disappointed today."
"Peacock, one day you will lose your life because of your stubbornness, but it won't be today.
Since you are so insistent, okay, I can answer you a few questions to a limited extent."
Hearing that the mysterious man finally relaxed, Peacock couldn't help being surprised and happy.
Although he had been threatening the opponent just now, it was just a bluff, and he didn't expect it to work.
After signaling Goro Takemura to be calm, Peacock asked the first question after careful consideration.
"Who are you? Or rather, who are you?"
"Yes, you are smart, you see that I am not just representing myself.
Let's put it this way, I belong to a secret society.
We are all scientists who specialize in human life science. Because we share the same ideal, we formed the Life Church."
"Church of Life? You gave a research organization the name of a religious society?"
"What to name the peacock? This is just a matter of form. It doesn't matter. What's more, there is no barrier between religion and science.
The end of science is theology, and many examples of sages have proved this, so you don’t have to worry.”
"Okay, then why do you Life Church keep pestering me?"
"Peacock, our Life Church believes that human beings, as a living entity, have endless potential.
In comparison, today's so-called cyber technology is misguided and a waste of resources.
Our ideal is to find scientific methods that can unleash the infinite potential of the human body, thereby improving the biological class of the entire human race.
This is a very lofty and difficult ideal. Therefore, not everyone is qualified to know our existence, and only a very small number of people are qualified to participate.
The human body can produce miracles, and you know this best.
All those who have actively or passively experienced this miracle are eligible to receive our invitation, and you are such a lucky person.
We invite people like you to join us in order to discuss this miracle with each other, find the rules, and improve our life science theories.
This is why I come to you again and again, and this is why our Life Church spares no resources and works hard to protect you.
Like I said, we have no ill will towards you. We are just happy to have another companion in this world and want to bring you into our big family.
Come on, peacock, join us, you should be one of us.
Although there were some minor misunderstandings between us before this, they were nothing.
We still welcome you now, and the door of Life Church is open for you.
Join us and we will be your strongest protectors.
I promise you, no one can harm the members of the Church of Life. No matter it is desert version or military technology, no one can touch you."
Because the amount of information in this mysterious man's words was too great, Peacock could not write it out in time, so he had given up his pen.
Seeing the peacock stop writing, Zhucun's eyes widened in anxiety.
But Peacock couldn't care less about Takemura's feelings. He had to make a decision first whether to accept the invitation of this mysterious man.
"What if I say no? Will you sabotage what I'm doing?"
After about ten seconds of silence, Peacock asked this question.
"Peacock, I said, we are scientists. We are not politicians or businessmen.
We are not interested in what you are doing. Have you ever seen an elephant pay attention to what a group of ants are doing?
If you still want to reject me, you will definitely die today. Without our help, you have no chance of living."
"Really? Then we'll see."
After saying this, Peacock took out the earphone without hesitation. Then he crushed it directly and threw it into the trash can in front of him.
"Mr. Peacock, you must not be deceived by that guy who is neither a human nor a ghost.
I can guarantee with my life that the eldest lady is definitely not the kind of person who would burn bridges by crossing rivers.
You are the great hero who exposed Yori Xuan's crimes. She will definitely treat you well and fulfill the benefits she promised you before.
Mr. Peacock, I will not allow anyone to hurt you. No matter who wants to touch you, they must first step over my body!"
When talking to the mysterious man before, Peacock roughly wrote down the warning given by the other person on the paper.
Seeing that someone was actually trying to make Peacock doubt Hanako Arasaka, Goro Takemura was already impatient. However, Peacock was still talking to the mysterious person at that time, so he could not interrupt.
Peacock's actions just now have fully demonstrated that his position will not waver.
This made Takemura very pleased, but he still had to express his feelings and once again consolidate Peacock's confidence in their side.
"Takemura, we are allies, I will not become suspicious after hearing a few words from others.
You believe in Ms. Hanako Arasaka, and I believe in you, so I am here.
Calculate the time, it’s about to start over there, right?”
"Yeah, it should have started."
Following Peacock's words, both of them looked in the same direction, which was the Arasaka Tower conference room located on the 298th floor.
At this moment, in this extremely luxurious large conference room, a meeting to determine the future trend of Arasaka International has begun.
Although there are a total of 12 directors who are qualified to sit here, everyone knows that there are actually only two of them who have the ability to aspire to the top.
As the only son of Saburo Arasaka, Yorinobu sits first on the left, while his sister Hanako sits across the table from her younger brother.
Ever since the arms trust was renamed from Mitsubishi to Arasaka International, it has always been in the hands of a strong man named Saburo Arasaka.
The other 10 directors present here all hold shares in the company, but their combined shares are no more than those owned by Yori Xuan or Hua Zi.
According to the agenda of today's meeting, the lawyer of the former acting president will announce the will of Saburo Arasaka. After that, the new president will be elected.
For a person living in the apocalyptic era, Saburo Arasaka is definitely very capable of surviving.
Born at the end of the last century, he had a son when he was 60 years old, and the next year he had another son.
If Saburo Arasaka were still alive, he would be 90 years old this year.
At such an advanced age, Saburo Aragana has developed many physical problems, but his brain does not seem to have aged at all.
Whether it is memory or judgment, Saburo Arasaka is stronger than most middle-aged people.
Perhaps for this reason, this person seems to have never considered the issue of successors.
No director has ever heard Saburo Arasaka talk about his plans for the future, so no one knows his intentions.
"Does this old guy plan to work for the rest of his life? Does he think he can live forever?"
Because this old man has always been in love with him, many people complained about him in private.
Although this is just a malicious attack, it is really possible.
As early as a few years ago, Arabansaburo asked his daughter Hanako to participate in the management of the company.
However, he only used Hanako Arasaka as a capable subordinate and did not show any intention of cultivating a successor.
It is precisely because of this that everyone here has their eyes fixed on the will of the former president, and this important thing is now in front of everyone.
In order to ensure that his will could be faithfully executed, Saburo Arasaka did not leave any written documents.
He recorded his will as an image and stored it in Arasaka's host system, which was indeed a safer place than any safe.
When the company's legal team used keys to open the layers of encryption systems, the two members of the Arasaka family seemed very quiet.
No matter it was Yori Xuan or Hua Zi, they both bowed their heads and remained silent.
They don't look at each other or the other directors around them, which really frustrates smart people who want to get hints.
Is there any merit in this world that can surpass the merit of being supported? So many people here want to bet on the right person at this critical moment.
This is related to whether their family can continue to be wealthy, and this is still a high probability event with a 50% accuracy rate.
Although it is not yet known who will become Saburo Arasaka's heir, these directors can now be sure of one thing - the siblings will definitely get into trouble today.
No matter whether Saburo Arasaka's will later specifies who will take over his kingdom, that other person will definitely not bow his head.
It's actually not difficult to see this.
Ever since Arasaka Yorinobu urged the directors to come to Night City quickly, everyone's eyes have been focused on these two focal figures.
Unlike those directors, Ms. Hanako Arasaka rushed to Night City at the last possible moment.
After she arrived here, Master Yori Xuan took the initiative to visit his sister twice.
However, Miss Hanako refused to meet for various reasons, and Miss Hanako did not live in Arasaka Tower, but in Kanbi Building.
This morning Yori Xuan finally met with Hua Zi alone, but this meeting only lasted for more than ten minutes.
It is simply impossible to negotiate the ownership of Arasaka in this short period of time.
So based on this detail alone, everyone knows that internal fighting within the Huangban family is inevitable.
"Everyone, let us now listen to Mr. Saburo Arasaka's final teachings."
Just when the former president's lawyer wanted to announce the electronic will, Hanako Arasaka, who had been keeping his head down since entering the conference room, suddenly raised his head.
"Wait a minute! I have something to say!"
"It's starting! It's finally starting!"
Following Hua Zi's words, the other directors immediately became energetic.
No one knows what the eldest daughter of the Arasaka family will say, but it will definitely be a speech that will change history.
"Miss Hanako, what is this?"
Looking at the eldest lady who was interfering with her, the lawyer looked embarrassed.
In this office, there was only one person who could compete with Arasaka Hanako, so the lawyer unconsciously looked at Arasaka Yorinobu.
What was unexpected was that as the only person qualified to interrupt Hanako Arasaka, Yori Nobu continued to lower his head and did not utter a rebuttal.
No matter what his sister wanted to say, the younger brother seemed to have accepted his fate.
As a result, the lawyer who originally planned to help Yori Xuan could not persist. So he could only bow and step aside.
"Dear directors, I think you all understand that the next president will be chosen between me and my brother.
It is for this reason that I have something to say before publishing my father's will.
This way everyone can clearly understand my thoughts and avoid misjudgments.
Everyone, everyone here should know quite well what kind of person I, Hanako Arasaka, am.
Because of work, you often interact with me.
As for my brother Yori Nobu, you certainly don’t have that much contact with him, but you must have heard things about him.
I know there are many rumors from the outside world. They say that my brother has no ambition and is headstrong.
He likes to be nepotistic and likes to be flattered by others. He is really not a good leader.
These are very negative comments, but have you ever thought that my brother actually has more important characteristics than these negative comments?"
Just when Arasaka Hanako was talking to the 10 most powerful people in Arasaka International, there was a gentle knock on the door where Takemura and Peacock were.
"who?"
When Zhuchun asked this question, his hand was already on the gun at his waist, and the same was true for the peacock beside him.
Ever since they witnessed the methods of the Life Church, Peacock and Takemura couldn't help but feel nervous.
Although the black water monster keeps saying that they are not interested in the civil strife in Arasaka International, who can guarantee whether this is the truth.
When the peacock rejects them again, perhaps these weird people will become angry and bring their anger to this important meeting today.
Although they were worried, Peacock and Takemura could do nothing.
Of course they couldn't contact Hanako Arasaka and Oda at this time, and they couldn't find anyone else for help, so they could only wait anxiously.
"It's me, you two. Miss Hanako ordered that your time has come."
After hearing the voice of the person outside the door, Zhucun and Peacock breathed a sigh of relief.
The man outside the door is also Miss Hanako's personal guard, second only to Oda.
He is now here to inform Zhucun and Peacock, which is exactly what was planned before.
When the guard informed Takemura and Peacock in this way, it meant that in that conference room, Ms. Hanako had already sounded the horn of attack, so they were also going to play.
After opening the door and checking their faces, Zhucun and Peacock no longer had any doubts.
They followed the guard named Kurita and slowly left the rest area.
As soon as he walked out of the lounge, Peacock saw people surrounding him from both sides.
Without exception, these people were all close guards of Hanako Arasaka, so Takemura and Peacock did not make a fuss.
After everyone gathered, there were four more human walls in front of and behind Zhucun and Peacock.
Under the protection of these four human walls, the two people moved forward slowly. Although it was slower, it made both Peacock and Zhucun feel at ease.
Such a formation immediately attracted the attention of others. However, the guards of Arasaka Tower were only watching from a distance, and no one came to intervene.
There is a patio across from the rest area to the dedicated elevator that leads directly to the venue. After arriving here, the team should have turned left to go to the elevator, but they turned right instead.