Hearing Hua Zi's words, David's eyebrows slightly raised.
He could hear the commanding tone in Arasaka Hanako's words.
As for the hesitation and nervousness in her voice, it was only because she felt a bit awkward asking Arasaka Yorinobu for a favor in this matter, not because of the terrifying monster in front of her.
Perhaps she had never taken David or Ascension Technology seriously.
In Hua Zi's eyes, David was just a pawn in Arasaka Yorinobu's hands, just like other Arasaka security personnel, merely a loyal dog of the Arasaka Group.
And as the daughter of the Arasaka Group, Arasaka Yorinobu's sister, she naturally believed she could control the situation, and that David wouldn't dare to fall out with her or defy her wishes.
At least, not before receiving Arasaka Yorinobu's explicit order, so she was very confident.
It was obvious that although Arasaka Yorinobu doted on his sister, Arasaka Hanako didn't have much contact with company affairs.
But she never denied her social class; she accepted Arasaka's rule, acknowledged the exploitation of the people, and also accepted that she was superior to David.
Arasaka Hanako thought David would obey her words and put down his weapon.
But David returned her a smile instead.
"Are you using Arasaka Yorinobu to pressure me? Sorry, I'm not familiar with him. I only follow the boss's orders. Whoever he wants dead will die, and whoever he wants alive will live."
After saying this, David's figure flashed, and then Takemura and Xiao Tian's heads were completely separated from their bodies.
And in David's hand, there was a blood-stained sharp blade.
The fully powered Project: Yasuo cybernetics, coupled with a custom-made adamantium alloy blade.
David was like performing an Alpha Strike, instantly harvesting the heads of the two men.
It was proven that if he got serious, these two wouldn't last a second in front of him.
David had already given them a chance, but they didn't seize it.
As for Arasaka Hanako trying to order him using her status and influence, that was even more of a joke.
If Adam Smasher were here today, perhaps he would obediently listen to Arasaka Hanako and let the two go. Of course, whether Adam Smasher could defeat these two is another matter for now.
But the one who came here today was David. He only followed Ascension Technology's orders and completed what Luoqi had instructed.
"Good, very good."
Looking at the heads rolling on the ground, Hua Zi showed a momentary look of horror, but quickly controlled herself.
She didn't say anything more, but silently turned around and went back into the room.
Hua Zi, with her usual way of thinking, wrongly estimated the relationship between Ascension Technology and Arasaka Yorinobu.
And the orders from David and Luoqi shattered her arrogance into pieces on the ground.
The farce in North Oak was ended by David single-handedly, and Arasaka Hanako had no chance to disrupt the meeting further.
Shortly after Hua Zi returned to the room, a new batch of soldiers replaced the dead Arasaka security personnel and were stationed here.
And this time, they were no longer those weak Arasaka security personnel, but a robot army from Ascension Technology.
...
On the other side.
Inside Arasaka Tower.
One hundred and fortieth floor, CEO's office.
This is the office of the Arasaka Chief Executive Officer.
And at this moment in the office, Luoqi and Yorinobu were looking at the huge screen in front of them.
On it was a map of the entire world, marking the locations of various Arasaka bases.
Numerous Arasaka bases in Tokyo, Paris, Dubai, and elsewhere were shown as ready on the map.
Arasaka Yorinobu launching an armed takeover, of course, couldn't just act in Night City. Besides Night City, Arasaka Yorinobu's forces worldwide were already prepared.
With the support of the Hawk Faction, they were prepared to launch a shocking armed operation today to take down the other two factions in one fell swoop.
"All base troops are ready. As soon as those guys on the board are dealt with, we will immediately launch the war.
L, how are your reinforcements prepared?" Arasaka Yorinobu looked at Luoqi beside him.
Luoqi nodded.
"When you deploy your troops, Ascension Technology's reinforcements will arrive immediately. You don't need to worry about that."
"Very good, then let's go and meet those guys on the board."
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76th floor.
The Jungle.
This is an artificial indoor jungle above the Arasaka Tower atrium.
It has beautiful scenery and fresh air, so generally, for important meetings, board members prefer to hold them here.
At this time in the jungle, numerous Arasaka elite security personnel were patrolling, and soldiers on guard could be seen everywhere.
In the center of the jungle, around a square conference table, sat the core members of the Arasaka board of directors.
They represented the major factions and held the core power of Arasaka.
Any one of them, outside, would be a big shot beyond the reach of ordinary people.
They gathered in Night City for Arasaka Saburo's funeral memorial and were then called by Arasaka Yorinobu to hold a meeting.
The topic of the meeting was the Arasaka Group's development strategy and direction of action after Arasaka Saburo's death.
At this moment in the meeting, they were fiercely expressing their opinions, one after another.
There were Green Pheasant Faction board representatives loudly advocating for maintaining Saburo's old strategy, continuing stability with other companies, and seeking development.
There were people from the Dove Faction who believed Arasaka should seek change.
There were also neutral factions playing both sides.
But amidst this clamor, the radical voices of the Hawk Faction representatives, usually present on the board, were absent.
As a radical faction, the Hawk Faction's largely pro-Western ideas made it difficult for them to gain support on the board.
Their power was mainly concentrated among the upper echelons of Arasaka elites.
Therefore, within the Arasaka board, the Hawk Faction's influence was not significant; it was mostly the old guard of the Green Pheasant Faction who held sway on the board.
But today, the time for the meeting to start had arrived, yet Arasaka Yorinobu and the Hawk Faction representatives were conspicuously absent.
"Where are Arasaka Yorinobu and those two guys? Why haven't they arrived yet?" the Green Pheasant Faction representative asked.
And Arasaka Michiko, who was nearby, spoke up to explain.
"Arasaka Yorinobu said we could start without him. Perhaps he still has something to deal with."
"Hmph! He gathers us here himself, yet doesn't show up, treating us like monkeys? I think he's up to something again."
Many board members knew Arasaka Yorinobu had other intentions and also sensed that this meeting involved a different kind of conspiracy.
But in their view, Arasaka Yorinobu would at most play some small tricks to consolidate his position and wouldn't dare to make any big moves.
They knew they were board members, and they didn't believe Arasaka Yorinobu would dare to lay a hand on them.
What they didn't know was that Arasaka Yorinobu was far more insane and confident than they imagined.
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