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Chapter 40 Countdown 1 minute 20 seconds

"Ha, I'm so sorry, I forgot to say hello to you.

We are an arms dealer, and what's in the box are our company's samples.

Mr. Harada of Arasaka Defense was very interested in our company’s new products, so he made an appointment for us to meet here, and that’s probably what happened.”

After hearing Jack's explanation, the security guard of Kanbi Building immediately contacted the man Jack mentioned, Harada Shinnosuke.

After getting confirmation from the Arasaka Defense manager, the security guards immediately let him go. Not only that, they also politely bowed and apologized to the two salesmen.

"No. 3, they went in, step 1 is completed."

Watching No. 1 and No. 2 finally enter the building, the peacock on the other side of the road also drove away as the green light turned on.

Because of the micro communicator, Peacock and T-bug in the rear could clearly hear the conversation happening around No. 1 and No. 2.

The inspection just now was expected. As the most important commercial center under Arasaka, the defense level of Kanbi Building has always been the strictest.

Under this level of defense measures, it is impossible for Jack and Wei to bring weapons in, and Brother Flathead will also be identified because of his military chip.

In order to pass this test, Fatty Black gave Jack and Wei the identities of salesmen from a small arms company.

Through normal channels, they got in touch with Harada Shinnosuke of Arasaka Defense, so the appointment was genuine.

It was precisely because of this arrangement that Jack and Wei were able to be generous and bring Brother Flathead into Cyanbi through the main entrance.

After completing the appointment with the procurement manager of Wild Edition Defense, Dexter initiated a relationship and had someone tamper with the appointment registration form at the front desk.

According to the agreement, Jack and Wei will see Harada Shinnosuke at 6 pm today. However, the lady at the front desk of the building saw it at 2 pm today.

Because of this time difference, Jack and Vee would have four hours without interruption.

They can hide in a designated room and do what they really want to do.

Just as Jack and Wei officially started the second step of their plan, Peacock continued to drive the express company's car to deliver express delivery near the Kanbi Building.

After many rehearsals, the peacekeeping t-bugs agreed that if everything goes well, the operation at the Cambi Tower will be completed within one and a half to two hours.

After many efforts, Jack and Wei made a reservation to the floor closest to the computer room of the Cyanotic Building.

Even so, there are still 11 floors between them.

It takes a lot of time just to operate Flathead Brother and climb through these 11 layers of pipes.

Moreover, Wei may also look for opportunities to kill the hackers on duty in the computer room, so this step alone will take at least half an hour.

After Brother Pingtou successfully entered the computer room, the next thing to appear was t-bug.

The female hacker thought it would take her 15 to 30 minutes to get the host of the Kanbi Building, and then Jack and Wei could go straight to Huanglong and visit Arasaka Yorinobu's room.

Once it takes control of the host computer in Kanbi Building, t-bug can take care of all the devices connected to it, but the safe containing the biochip is not included in this list.

According to various investigations, it has now been determined that the safe in Arasaka Yorinobu's room is not connected to the Kanbi Building.

As a result, Wei has to be responsible for opening the safe, which takes a lot of time.

Summing up the time required for the above steps, the conclusion of one and a half hours is quite optimistic.

During this hour and a half, the peacock certainly couldn't stay in one place for a long time, so he chose the courier as a disguise.

This identity allows him to stop and go at any time without worrying about arousing suspicion.

Because of the intercom, Peacock keeps track of the progress inside the building at all times.

50 minutes ago, Brother Flathead set off from Jack and Wei's room.

It took the little guy 10 minutes to get into the main computer room of Kanbi Building smoothly.

When Brother Flathead started wandering around the computer room, the two hackers on duty still had no idea.

Wearing VR glasses and lying on horizontal hacker chairs, they had no idea that a killer was here.

After operating the flat-head brother in a circle, Wei found a way to quickly kill the two hackers.

He used his flat-head brother to short-circuit the circuit connected to the hacker chair, and as a result, the alternating current scorched the brains of the two men in the next instant.

Because they were killed instantly, the two men just kicked their feet and failed to make any other sound.

After killing the obstructive guards, T-bug officially appeared.

With Brother Flathead acting as a signal relay for her, the female hacker immediately used brainwave direct connection to start violently cracking the firewall here.

10 minutes ago, t-bug announced to everyone that she had succeeded. After she finally obtained the highest authority, the operation finally entered the third stage.

“No. 1, if we do this, it’s a bit overwhelming, isn’t it?

I always thought this mission was a narrow escape, but I didn't expect it to be so simple. Now we can go upstairs and get that thing?"

The special elevator leading to the top floor had just started, and Jack couldn't help but tremble.

After t-bug took control of the main computer in this building, Jack and Wei seemed to be the darlings of God.

With the special authority they had just obtained, these two people swaggered to the top floor.

At this time, the door of Arasaka Yorinobu's room was already open, waiting for the arrival of these two uninvited guests.

Next, Wei will need some time to crack Yori Xuan's safe, but he will definitely have enough time, and the prince will not be able to disturb him and Jack.

After obtaining the highest authority here, t-bug immediately inquired about Yori Xuan's schedule for today.

After some modifications by t-bug, Arasaka Yorinobu will be plagued by countless trivial matters in the next hour and a half, so Wei can take his time.

"Okay, I've found the safe.

This is an electronically controlled mechanical lock, which is a little troublesome, but not a big problem, so I started!"

When Wei said this on the communication channel, Peacock had already parked his car in the parking lot behind the Kanbi Building.

If all goes well, Jack and Wei will appear at the first evacuation point in 10 minutes. Peacock is on guard, so of course he must guard this place.

Just when Peacock was checking his surroundings for the sixth time, he suddenly noticed a row of black spots appearing in the sky.

It was only 4 o'clock in the afternoon, and the sun was still high in the sky, so the flying objects coming from the east were quite conspicuous.

"Damn, this is a flying car!"

When he determined that the black spots were the four flying cars, Peacock immediately tapped his earphones and alerted T-bug.

Although there are still rotary-wing helicopters in 2077, these aircraft are basically only used as transportation tools.

Rotary-wing helicopters can never solve the inherent problems of high noise and low safety redundancy, so rich people have long abandoned them like worn-out shoes.

Thanks to modern technology, today's vector jet engines have already been miniaturized, so suspended flying cars powered by them have become the new favorite of the big guys.

Flying cars can be bought as long as you have money, but Night City enforces extremely strict air traffic regulations. Therefore, many people can afford them, but cannot use them freely.

It is said that one-third of the sky in Night City is a restricted air zone that restricts flight, and this is the result of the behind-the-scenes operations of those giant companies.

Whether it is Military Technology, Arasaka International, or Kangtao Industries, all large companies are unwilling to see outsiders' aircraft flying above their heads.

According to Night City's airspace management law, if someone trespasses into the restricted airspace, the offended large company can directly open fire and shoot him down.

Although Peacock is only a supporting role this time, he has done enough homework.

He knew that the 5-kilometer radius around the Kanbi Building was such a restricted air zone. Now those flying cars were coming in groups, which was definitely an abnormal situation.

"No. 3, four aerial vehicles are approaching the target quickly from east to west. I think they are planning to land on the top floor of the Kanbi Building."

"What?"

After completing the invasion, t-bug's busiest moment has passed.

However, she couldn't see the entire building's condition by herself, so Peacock's reminder was quite timely.

"Received, I'll handle it, you continue."

After replying to No. 4, t-bug immediately clicked on the surveillance screen on the top floor of the building. At this time, the female hacker noticed more abnormalities.

"No. 1, how are you doing?"

"No. 3, the current decoding progress is 13%, it is estimated that it will take 4 to 5 minutes.

What's wrong, is there something wrong?"

"Yes, the Chambi Building suddenly announced that it has entered an internal alert state."

"What happened? Did they discover something?"

"It has nothing to do with us. I looked at their internal communications and it seems that a big shot suddenly came here, so the building entered an internal alert state."

"Who is that person? Why is there such a big pomp?"

"I don't know. I can only see a pinned notification that just refreshed. I can't find any other messages from that visitor."

"It's mysterious. Could it be Yorinobu's father, Saburo Arasaka, who's here?"

Hearing what the female hacker said, Jack couldn't help but laugh.

Although he said it unintentionally, Peacekeeper T-bug was speechless at the same time.

"Damn it! Maybe it's really him!

No. 1, something is obviously wrong!

Arasaka Yorinobu had just ended a call with someone. He was greeting his bodyguard. He seemed to be in a hurry to leave the spa club.

I saw him yelling at the bodyguard, so I tried using translation software.

Oh my God! He was saying he had to go back to his room right away.

No. 1! No. 2! Did you hear that? You have to give up the mission immediately and get out of there now!"

When t-bug said the last sentence, the female hacker's voice was extremely sharp. It was obvious that this sudden change had almost knocked t-bug out.

"T-bug, calm down! Things are not as bad as you said, I can't leave now.

Listen to me, you should start tracking Arasaka Yorinobu and the convoy that seems to be Arasaka Saburo.

I want you to calculate how long it will take for these two groups of people to reach me?"

After this sudden situation occurred, the difference between technical hackers and combat hackers was immediately highlighted.

Wei's calmness somewhat restored T-bug's composure. The female hacker took a deep breath and began to calculate, and then she had the answer.

"Those who come unexpectedly come more slowly, they need at least 5 minutes.

In comparison, Arasaka Yorinobu will definitely arrive first. At his current speed, he can appear at the door in only 3 minutes and 30 seconds at most."

"Great, so we have at least three minutes, which is enough."

"No. 1, are you crazy? You can't act like this!"

"Of course I didn't mess around. It only takes me 2 minutes and 30 seconds at most to open the safe, so we have enough time."

"No! This is too dangerous! 30 seconds is not enough."

"No. 2, what did you say?"

"Me? I will definitely go forward and retreat with you. I will do whatever you say!"

"In that case, No. 3, I have to give it a try.

There is only one opportunity like today, so please help me."

"Madman! I knew you were still the same madman! In fact, you have never changed at all in these years!"

She must have been greatly stimulated by Wei, but the female hacker ignored her and immediately cursed in the communication channel.

Although T-bug scolded her fiercely, she did not stop at all from the work she was supposed to do.

While closely monitoring the movements of the two groups of people, she quickly adjusted her follow-up plan.

"Yorinobu Arasaka is about to arrive at the elevator, the countdown is 2 minutes and 30 seconds."

"Arasaka Yorinobu's elevator has moved up, and the countdown is 2 minutes and 10 seconds."

Listening to T-bug's countdown, Peacock, who was on standby, felt hot all over. He still couldn't help now, so he could only wait patiently.

With 1 minute and 30 seconds left in the countdown, Peacock first heard the heavenly sound of the safe popping open, followed by Jack's low cheers.

"There are still 1 minute and 20 seconds. The time is a little tight, but it should be enough."


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