Cyberpunk: 2075

"What do you think of him?"

After the fat body disappeared into the closed elevator door, Nobu Arasaka turned to look at Karl and asked for his opinion.

"I?"

I don't quite understand why Nobu Arasaka asked for his opinion, but Karl, who listened to the entire conversation between the two of them just now, still made his own evaluation: "This is a very cunning guy."

"Sly... indeed."

Arasaka Nobu nodded slightly.

"In other words, it is watertight. Before I show full support, I will be very careful about any of my opinions and suggestions. I will never make any casual bets just because of a few words. My words are full of support. "

Nobu Arasaka said: "He deserves the position of mayor, and it is foreseeable that he can sit firmly in this position."

"Unless something unexpected happens."

Karl looked at the numbers jumping on the elevator: "But smart people should rarely encounter accidents."

"Perhaps something unexpected happened because he was too smart."

Nobu Arasaka obviously knew something special about Lucius Lane, but he had no intention of telling Kaldor.

Just now, Nobu Arasaka and Lucius Lane discussed some bills regarding the control of weapons entering Night City.

The so-called controlled weapons, including the RPG held by Carl and others, are obviously high-threat weapons that are not allowed to appear in Night City. They do not include ACPAs and armored vehicles that are considered military weapons. Although these weapons Weapons are circulated privately among various forces in Night City, but according to regulations, they are also not allowed to be used publicly.

Arasaka hopes to represent his hawkish stance by discussing with Mayor Lucius Lane the possibility of moderate relaxation of these bills.

After all, for the hawks in Arasaka who are keen to conflict with other companies in a refreshing style, and use violent means to intensify conflicts to gain profits, if the control of high-threat weapons in Night City can be relaxed, then what they can do Things have become more frequent.

But Lucius Lane was very cunning. Although he said a lot of words to support Nobu Arasaka's actions, he always firmly grasped one key point in the core content.

He wanted to know what identity Nobu Arasaka represented.

He is simply an Arasaka insider and a representative of Arasaka.

In the eyes of Lucius Lane, Nobu Arasaka is like a stupid young man waving useless toilet paper. Even at this age, his political actions are too young to think that he can be relied on. With just a few words and a few unfulfilled promises, it would be too ridiculous to expect him to do something as the mayor of Night City.

But Lucius Lane never knew that the discussion between Nobulai Arasaka and him was never about politics, but an internal test of loyalty.

Lucius Lane has forgotten his identity and who is behind the status he has now. He really regards himself as the mayor who can control the entire Night City. For the past supporters no longer have any respect.

He was humble enough to obey Arasaka when he needed it, and he was careful when he didn't need it. He showed this attitude when facing the members of the Arasaka family. This 'smart man' has reached an unexpected end. .

From what Nobunobu Arasaka knew, Lucius Lane was secretly in contact with military technology, and there was no need to say anything about what he wanted to do.

In the past, in order to resist military technology, he did not hesitate to ask for help from Arasaka. After his position was stable and Arasaka made him feel that his position was threatened, he turned around and ran back to military technology. He did not really think that he was the only smart person who could maneuver both ways. .

Next year, 2077, will be the year of the mayoral election. It is not yet certain whether Lucius Lane will be mayor by then, or whether he will still be alive.

Thinking about it, Nobu Arasaka looked at Karl who was on the side.

Compared to the mayor, whose outcome had already been determined in this meeting, Nobu Arasaka had been more interested. It was Karl who had been observing.

Hiring Carl was not a sudden whim, nor was it trust without reason. Although Nobu Arasaka's power in Night City has been lost a lot due to internal clean-up, there are still people who can serve as his guards. These people are preventing In terms of protection and protection, they are obviously more professional and responsible than mercenary teams like the Carl Team. The reason why Nobu Arasaka chose to hire the Carl Team in the first place was just a whim based on a piece of news.

Someone recommended Carl and the others to Nobu Arasaka and said they could trust them, and that person happened to be one of the few people Nobu Arasaka trusted.

Facts have proved that Carl's team is indeed a qualified and outstanding team, especially Carl, whose cooking is also very suitable for Nobu Arasaka. In one day of contact, Nobu Arasaka also saw Carl's temperament.

After growing up to this age, Nobu Arasaka still has some skills in judging people, or in this regard, he can even compare with his 'father' Saburo Arasaka who is proficient in human nature. After all, not everyone can do it when he is young. A group was drawn out on the street to fight against Arasaka,

A die-hard who never compromises, but in the view of Nobu Arasaka, Carl is like an alien who comes from the past and is not infected by the current era.

He didn't have the energy that made Night City so dazzling like fireworks but could disappear at any time, so he kept blooming like crazy. He was very casual, and his words were not extremely humble, but he could make people feel that he really called him that from the bottom of his heart, respected and treated him so much, and his heart was completely emerging.

Sincerity, this word that is now a little unfamiliar, when it emerged in Arasakase Nobu's mind, he finally understood why he could talk to Carl.

When a person feels that another person treats him sincerely, whether it is politeness, respect or verbal communication, it reveals sincerity,

for those who are used to hypocrisy and disguise, how can they not naturally have a good impression of people like Carl?

People like Lucius Ryan who always wear masks are the norm in today's world.

Looking at Carl, who was so casual that he had already fried French fries in the room and asked him what flavor he wanted, Arasakase Nobu felt that Carl might be

also a person who could be won over.

There was a feeling that if I told him my thoughts, he might agree...

But the caution in my heart prevented Arasakase Nobu from saying much, who had only known Carl for two days. He just told me his taste.

"Just sprinkle salt and pepper."