"Mr. Arasaka Yorinobu, I've long admired your name."
Connecting the call, Luoqi's voice came from the other side.
"Are you L from Ascension Technology?"
"That's right."
"Then you'd better explain why you have my contact information and are calling me.
I don't believe I have any work that needs to be involved with Ascension Technology."
Arasaka Yorinobu's attitude wasn't very good, he said somewhat impatiently.
Luoqi on the other side didn't care; Arasaka Yorinobu's reaction was within his expectations.
It was precisely because of this that Arasaka Yorinobu seemed like a good person to cooperate with.
Given his hatred for Arasaka, it would be abnormal if he had an enthusiastic attitude towards Ascension Technology, a company that 'helped the tyrant'.
Luoqi didn't show any anger, instead, he smiled and said.
"There are always many ways to get someone's contact information, aren't there? Even for Arasaka executives.
However, how I contacted you isn't actually important. What's important is what I want to do?"
"Hmm?"
Arasaka Yorinobu gestured for Luoqi to continue.
He wanted to see what Ascension Technology wanted to do by seeking him out.
"Ascension Technology wants to talk about cooperation with you."
"Ascension Technology cooperating with Arasaka? Do you think Arasaka and you aren't already in a cooperative relationship?
And even if we were to cooperate, you shouldn't have come directly to me. You've overstepped."
"You might have misunderstood.
I'm talking about cooperating with you, cooperating with Arasaka Yorinobu, not Arasaka."
Seeing Arasaka Yorinobu's misunderstanding, Luoqi explained.
Hearing Luoqi's words, Arasaka Yorinobu keenly realized that the call from Ascension Technology didn't seem so simple.
In the eyes of outsiders, Arasaka Yorinobu had always been synonymous with Arasaka Corporation.
No one would see them as different things.
After all, Arasaka Yorinobu was the crown prince of Arasaka Group, Arasaka Saburo's heir.
No one would question whether Arasaka Yorinobu could represent Arasaka Corporation.
And this guy on the other end of the communication specifically wanted to cooperate with him, and excluded Arasaka Corporation.
This was very illogical.
With curiosity, Arasaka Yorinobu questioned Luoqi.
"What cooperation?"
And Luoqi's subsequent answer confirmed his guess, even exceeding his expectations.
"Take down Arasaka."
Luoqi said four simple words, but they exploded in Arasaka Yorinobu's mind.
This completely overturned his thoughts.
Although these four words were indeed the goal he had always wanted to achieve, he had never expected them to come from the mouth of someone from Ascension Technology.
After all, he had always thought that Ascension Technology was Arasaka's loyal lackey.
But now, it seemed things weren't as he had imagined.
Although a storm raged in Arasaka's heart, he quickly calmed down.
Thinking, he said coldly to the other end of the communication.
"Do you know who you're talking to? Do you know what you're saying? I don't think this is a funny joke, stop your probing."
Arasaka Yorinobu wouldn't believe Luoqi based on his words alone.
Moreover, currently, on the surface, he was still Arasaka's qualified heir.
In the eyes of outsiders, he had long abandoned those naive ideas of destroying Arasaka.
Now that someone from Ascension Technology brought it up again, it might be a trap.
And Arasaka Saburo might still be monitoring him; he couldn't expose himself and say things he shouldn't.
Luoqi clearly felt Arasaka Yorinobu's concerns, smiled, and said.
"Of course, I know all this, and I'm very clear about what I'm saying.
Don't worry, the fact that I can contact you proves that our communication is absolutely secure.
Arasaka's technology isn't yet capable of listening in on our calls. Right now, in their eyes, you're talking about embarrassing topics with the doll you order most often.
So, you can confidently and boldly speak your mind.
I know what you want. Being a good heir at Arasaka must be tiring, right?
Spending every day with people you consider beasts and animals.
Even though you think about destroying all of this every day, you have to disguise yourself, feign compliance, and wait for a rare opportunity."
Luoqi's words made Arasaka Yorinobu's calm heart stir again.
Every word Luoqi said afterward was like a knife piercing his heart.
Luoqi was right, Arasaka Yorinobu endured this kind of pain every day.
Working with a group of people he hated, and constantly being monitored by Arasaka Saburo.
Arasaka Yorinobu hated this feeling.
However, he had been enduring it with great effort.
He wanted to realize his ideals and goals.
Even if it meant temporarily becoming the person he hated most, he had to work hard to gain control of Arasaka Corporation internally.
Only then could he defeat Arasaka from within.
Luoqi's words made Arasaka Yorinobu silent for a long time.
"How can I trust you, and by what means can you help me?"
Hearing Arasaka Yorinobu's words, Luoqi smiled; he knew Arasaka Yorinobu had wavered.
"That's a very good question.
How about this, we can have an initial cooperation, which can be seen as showing some sincerity to each other. As for more cooperation, we can discuss it later.
This is also the best way to answer your two questions. Actions are always more convincing than just talking, aren't they?"
"Alright."
Hearing Luoqi's suggestion, Arasaka Yorinobu expressed his affirmation.
Having received the answer, Luoqi also stated his plan.
"Here's the plan: you select some Arasaka industrial parks and warehouses, and tomorrow I will send people to attack these places, which will serve to demonstrate Ascension Technology's strength and attitude.
And you, in turn, help me solve a small problem that Ascension Technology is facing: mobilize Arasaka's power in the Night City Council to help me veto the motion targeting the Ascension Network."
Hearing Luoqi's plan, Arasaka Yorinobu thought for a while and felt it was a reasonable deal.
Mobilizing Arasaka's power in the Night City Council was not difficult.
Although these council members didn't directly take orders from him, as Arasaka Saburo's son, commanding them was easy.
And for Ascension Technology, as a cooperating enterprise of Arasaka, providing them with some help could be considered normal behavior.
It might cause some suspicion, but it was still within an acceptable range.
And the most crucial point was that Arasaka Yorinobu had the initiative in this cooperation.
The meeting would be held in three days, and Ascension Technology's attack would be tomorrow.
Arasaka Yorinobu could completely observe the strength Ascension Technology displayed in the attack first before considering whether to help him wholeheartedly.
If he found that Ascension Technology didn't have the corresponding strength, he could freely choose whether or not to help, and how to help.
"Alright, I agree."
Arasaka Yorinobu gave Luoqi a positive reply, and then provided Luoqi with a few targets he wanted to attack.
"Then I wish us a pleasant cooperation in advance."
"Let's hope so."
Luoqi was very satisfied with the result of this call.
And Arasaka Yorinobu seemed to still have some concerns about this.
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