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Asia, Shengjing City, Kang Tao Headquarters Building...
In the conference room, a circle of world-class top leaders gathered.
Eighty percent of them had typical Asian faces.
Additionally, several national-level figures were participating in this extremely special meeting via projection.
In the main seat of the conference room, an elderly virtual figure slowly spoke: "What do you all think about what Alex Carter proposed?"
"I believe we can trust him," said Ling Xiaohan, who had been in contact with Alex, as the first to speak.
"Although we can't ascertain his origin and true identity, the fact that he sent several more documents after our last communication shows he's at least extending goodwill."
A more mature middle-aged man next to her also nodded in agreement.
"The most important thing is that he promised to provide half of our needed information once the cooperation begins, which shows he chooses to trust us."
"NO!" A Western-looking man suddenly shook his head seriously.
"Have you forgotten the conditions he proposed?"
"To not interfere with the political affairs of Night City!"
"If Arasaka and Militech fall, this is definitely a great opportunity for our Kang Tao!"
"Why bother with what he has? Just find an excuse to send a few teams over, and we can get what we want at minimal cost."
His words silenced all the participants.
There was only one exception.
A middle-aged man sitting in the second seat, dressed rigorously and with a calm expression, stood up.
"Enough, Canthers. Don't think we don't know about the poor decisions you made in the Americas.
"Remember! Kang Tao has principles! Do you think it's just like Arasaka's empire?"
"He represents not only the company but the entire Orient!"
The middleman was like an angry tiger. Except for the old man in the main seat, no one dared to utter a word.
Including Canthers, who was scolded, dared not speak further.
Because he was the founder of Kang Tao—Xu Shiming.
He glanced around the room and said loudly: "The fact that Alex Carter is doing this is enough to explain something.
"The ancients said, repay a peach with a plum.
"Our great nation has been a country of ceremonies since ancient times.
"If we lose even this bit of integrity and chase after petty profits, what difference is there between us and the corrupted America and its capitalist system?"
"Besides, if we can truly seize this opportunity to swallow Arasaka and Militech, the small matters in Night City are not worth mentioning at all."
"Shiming, what you said is very good." The elder in the projection from the board smiled.
Hearing this, Xu Shiming respectfully bowed and then sat down without saying another word.
The old man glanced at Canthers, sighed slightly, and said, "Return to headquarters and train for a while. As for the Americas branch..."
The old man looked around calmly and finally fixed his gaze on Ling Xiaohan.
"Ling, you go over and stay for a while, and get in touch with that remarkable young man to see what kind of character he is."
"Yes!"
Ling Xiaohan quickly stood up and bowed.
"Alright, I've shared my thoughts; let's raise our hands to vote on this young man."
After speaking, the old man raised his hand first.
*Shhhhhh...*
Seeing the old man raise his hand, everyone in the conference room followed suit in agreement.
Including Canthers, who had previously objected...
"Increíble (unbelievable), where on earth did you guys get so much fun!!!"
Looking at the cargo on the military air vehicle in the villa courtyard, Jack was completely dumbfounded.
Of course, he wasn't the only one stunned.
V, who was beside him, also stared blankly at the scene.
An entire transporter filled with various weapons and ammunition.
No wonder Alex said earlier that the storage room at home wasn't big enough.
"Indeed, the stuff these corporate dogs brought out is all top-tier." Johnny squatted on the edge of the cargo box, eyeing the weapons inside.
If he weren't just a dead man now, he would have fired a few shots.
But then, Johnny turned his head to look at Alex: "But, Alex, can you really trust those corporate dogs?"
Alex smiled indifferently and said, "You can see that they delivered it to us rather than sending people to seize it directly, which is enough to show that Kang Tao is credible."
"It seems you know them well." Johnny looked at Alex with interest.
However, Alex shook his head.
"I'm just taking a gamble to see if they're really what I thought they were."
"As you can see, I won the bet."
Johnny's eyes twitched slightly: "Damn! You lunatic! What if things didn't go as you thought?"
Alex curled his lips in disdain.
What could I do? Fight first, then blame it on Hanako!
Anyway, now he's got so much going on, it doesn't bother him anymore.
But Alex was in a good mood.
Kang Tao used its actions this time to show that even though it's 2077, a great nation is still a great nation.
At least in top decision-making, there's nothing wrong with it.
The company's efficiency was impressive.
In just ten minutes, all items, including twelve combat robots, were unloaded.
Another two hours passed, and with the help of the combat robots, all the weapons and equipment delivered by Kang Tao were placed in the storage room.
"Come on, let's pick some good stuff," Alex said with a smile, holding V on his left and Jack's neck on his right.
And the two of them looked at the dazzling weapon wall, their eyes a bit dazed.
"Alex, if you say so, I won't be polite to you!"
Jack rubbed his hands eagerly and couldn't wait to take down a smart shotgun—an eight-star gun—from the wall!
"I've been eyeing this guy for a long time, but these smart weapons are expensive, so I never gave in."
"Now they don't cost a penny, but they're hard to resist!" Alex smiled and patted Jack on the shoulder.
To be honest.
With his current fighting habits, he rarely used hot weapons.
A retreat was enough.
The rest of these were for V and Jack.
V wasn't polite to Alex here.
She directly took down a tech sniper rifle, a smart submachine gun Yinglong, and a prelude.
Watching the two fiddle with their weapons, Alex felt a burst of satisfaction.
Just when he was considering whether to have a meal with Old Wei, Mama Wells, and Misty, the communication suddenly rang.
It was Goro Takemura's call!
Alex's heart skipped a beat.
According to the plot's progression... Goro should be inviting him to meet Oda this time, right?
With speculation in mind, Alex connected the communication.
"Goro, how have you been lately?"
"Not great, I'm feeling a bit chaotic..." Goro Takemura sighed.
Judging from his lonely expression, the words of Hanako and Alex some time ago had a significant impact on him.
"Alright, let's get down to business. Alex, I'm calling this time... I still want to ask you a favor, and this time I'll pay you!"
Huh? Pay?
Alex keenly sensed something was off in Goro Arasaka's words.
It seemed... the plot had deviated a bit.
"Speak, I'm listening."
Goro Takemura nodded: "I found Miss Hanako's bodyguard Oda a few days ago and passed the video to Miss Hanako."
"Just now, I received a reply from Oda."
"What's wrong? The results aren't satisfactory?" Alex asked tentatively.
Goro Takemura nodded and said indignantly: "Yes, Oda said Miss Hanako didn't say anything.
"Initially, Mr. Saburo's favorite was Miss Hanako! Now that Mr. Saburo is dead, she's so indifferent!"
Seeing Goro Takemura's appearance, Alex smiled and comforted: "Calm down, after all, according to Arasaka Hanako, her father isn't dead."
"Or, the things that would elevate her to the pinnacle of power are still there, plus now isn't a good time."
"This woman, on the surface, values family and blood, but in reality, she's just a willing puppet."
Goro Takemura frowned and said, "To be honest, Alex, if you said something like this before, I would have scolded you for being rude."
"But now..."
Alex continued with a sneer, "I remember you said that Arasaka Hanako is very supportive of Hanako, right?"
"Yes."
"Do you believe it or not, if conditions permit, she won't hesitate to use the brother she maintains as a tool to resurrect Saburo in the oracle?"
"I... don't know..." Goro Takemura's eyes revealed a trace of conflict.
Then his eyes became firm again: "Alex, I came to ask you for help this time, just to ask Miss Hanako in person."
"What exactly is she thinking!"
Looking at Goro Takemura's eyes, Alex sighed: "Goro, taking such a big risk just for this kind of thing... is it worth it?"
"For the sake of Lord Saburo, this is what I should do!" Goro Takemura showed no hesitation in his heart.
"Hey..." Alex shook his head with a wry smile.
Goro Takemura's appearance reminded him of two words—devotion.
He didn't know how the Arasaka family brainwashed these samurai.
"So Alex, are you willing to help me? Oda gave me a lot of money in private, and I can give you all of it," Goro Takemura asked earnestly.
"Ding! The super selection system is on.
"Option 1: Reject Goro Takemura's request, reward: Random Legendary Prosthesis*2"
"Option 2: Persuade Goro Takemura to give up the action, reward: the Blacklight Virus mutates once."
"Option 3: Help Goro Takemura to hijack Hanako Arasaka, reward: a random Cybertronian."