Chapter 200 I stand at the forefront of the storm

Arasaka Tower.

Public Relations Department.

Tang Yu was in the minister's office, calling up the panoramic electronic mirror screen behind him, and waiting for the video signal to connect to the board of directors.

He sat in his exclusive office seat, turned on the holographic projection of the office system, and watched the public statement of military technology.

In the TV screen.

Meredith Stout, Director of Military Science and Technology Public Diplomacy, looks dignified and solemn. She wears a business suit and a close-fitting uniform skirt, showing her mature and capable temperament.

She faced numerous media cameras without any fear in her eyes and loudly accused Arasaka Company of its recent provocations.

Meredith emphasized: "Military technology will never tolerate any violations and will seek justice and losses at all costs."

Immediately afterwards, a reporter at the scene asked whether military technology would also use thermal force to fight back?

She quickly remembered what happened that day. A sudden report came from an Arasaka stronghold, saying that a special service agent who participated in the attack on the transport convoy had escaped back to the stronghold and brought back a box.

Now that the attack has caused a sensation throughout the city, and the situation has the potential to continue to ferment and spread, the best choice is to protect yourself wisely.

Tang Yu couldn't help but smile when he saw her "showing off" attitude, guessing that it had something to do with Arasaka Yorinobu.

Meredith replied categorically: "We will never give up force. If the negotiation results do not meet expectations, we will bear the consequences."

The video signal from Tang Yu's office is remotely connected to the board meeting.

Then he began to look for negotiators, and took advantage of the situation to draw the blame on Tang Yu, asking him to go head-to-head with military technology.

Little Michiko folded her arms in front of her body and closed her eyes slightly, as if she didn't care much about the matters discussed by the board of directors.

Think about this.

Don't know why.

The municipal government immediately held a press conference, and Acting Mayor Hott personally delivered a speech, calling on the two companies to engage in peaceful dialogue to avoid escalating into a larger-scale hot conflict.

If you can't kill two birds with one stone, you must at least hit one.

She waited nervously, hoping that a director would support her.

Due to the failure of hosting the Matrix Space Project, Night City people's doubts about Jefferson's abilities have only increased.

They have conclusive evidence in their hands to indicate that Arasaka was indirectly or directly involved in many of the attacks this round.

She immediately thought of Tang Yu and realized that there might be something deeper to dig into. She suppressed the conflict for the time being and continued to watch the progress of the board of directors carefully.

Tang Yu could already estimate the outcome before the Arasaka board meeting was held.

Susan Abernathy's face became even more ugly. She never expected that the fire would burn her head, and all her previous expectations and plans were disrupted.

"I suggest that we first resolve the issue on the military technology side urgently. What I mean is that we should conduct peace talks and consultations on the premise of safeguarding Arasaka's honor and interests."

At that time, the board members can sing the opposite tune, keep clamoring to give military technology a look, and finally pass the pressure on the peace talks to Michiko.

Military Science and Technology took a very tough public stance without any prior private consultation, catching Arasaka off guard.

Obviously.

But Tang Yu had no intention of communicating with Aunt Mei directly about the matter. It was best to build a bridge to achieve the effect of concealing the truth from others.

Now the higher the hat is placed on Tang Yu, the harder he can step on when the negotiation fails.

The senior board of directors are still continuing to discuss, but because Michiko Xiao did not accept the move, there are still the same few opinions after all.

What caught Tang Yu's attention was Xiao Michiko's performance. Unlike before, she did not stand at the head of the conference table this time, but sat quietly in her seat.

Members of the board of directors all know that she is a staunch dove. When a conflict breaks out between the two companies, the one who is most anxious is Michiko. She has always advocated that the two major companies compete on the basis of peace, and will definitely be the first to stand up and request peace talks.

"There were such big mistakes in this attack, and military technology is denounced outside. Is Arasaka just holding back and keeping silent?"

After Yamamoto saw Tang Yu appear, he praised: "Mr. Tang, you are indeed young and promising. It seems that you are the only one who can take on this important task."

He knew that little Michiko deliberately put on this attitude because she didn't want to be used as a weapon by others anymore.

Director Yamamoto's eyes turned around, and he was the first to sign to confirm the approval matters, and other board members also followed his actions and signed their approval.

He did not mention Tang Yu's name, but waited for the directors to express their opinions.

As the principals of relevant departments came to the scene, the boardroom stalemate seemed to have taken a new turn.

As an associate director, she no longer has the veto power she once had.

His eyes finally fell on little Michiko, and he asked in a deep voice: "Director Michiko, what do you think?"

soon.

While the board of directors was discussing matters, she pulled up David's resume information.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that peace talks are inevitable, but who is responsible for conducting peace talks has become the key to this board meeting.

Even if Tang Yu completed the negotiation excellently, he would not get any benefits.

She neither signed nor objected.

A while ago, Arasaka launched an armed counterattack against military technology. The entire operation did not go smoothly, and clues were found by the other party.

Besides.

Anyway, David was in the Special Operations Department, and it was no different than being in her hands.

Director Takahashi added: "That's right. By appointing Minister Tang as the company representative, I believe he will live up to his trust and win reputation and benefits for Arasaka."

Director Yamamoto sneered secretly and continued to suggest that the person in charge of the public relations department should be appointed as the main representative, and each relevant department should arrange elites to organize a legal and business team to conduct public negotiations and consultations with military technology.

Susan Abernathy breathed a sigh of relief as if she had grasped a life-saving straw.

From the moment he was promoted, he suspected that someone would burn the fire on him after the attack, but he didn't expect that the fire would burn quite brightly.

Tang Yu was sitting in the office and saw that the office system had received the specific details of the task.

The board members present were all aloof and arrogant, just waiting to put the matter to rest.

The powers and scope of affairs of the Public Relations Department are much smaller than those of the Counterintelligence Department.

In order to respond quickly, Arasaka Company immediately held an emergency board meeting to discuss how to handle the follow-up matters of the attack.

Even if he failed the negotiation between the two companies and received severe punishments such as demotion and salary reduction, his life would never be endangered like that of the Counterintelligence Department.

After being cut open, it was found that the box contained exactly the experimental equipment needed by the R&D department.

Tang Yu not only has to consider whether to respond publicly to military technology, but also considers the time and place of negotiations.

Susan Abernathy was a little surprised. She didn't expect that the secret service agent who brought her this result turned out to be from the Counterintelligence Department.

New employee, initially assigned G2 level salary, graduated from Arasaka Academy, company internship score is A-, internship department.

Counterintelligence?

The situation at the board meeting seemed different from what she expected. It seemed that no one wanted to take responsibility for the failure of the attack.

Little Michiko opened her eyes and looked at Tang Yu in the projection screen. Without saying anything, she stood up and left the scene under the protection of her personal bodyguards.

Tang Yu had to deal with the two major companies and was roasted on the fire pit. One mistake could ruin his reputation and ruin his future.

"Whoever is in charge of this attack should handle it. If you can't even handle this, what's the difference between sitting in this position and being useless?"

Little Michiko closed her eyes slightly and said softly: "Then first deal with the heads of relevant departments involved in this operation, and then we will talk about how to respond to military technology."

In addition to the board members, the main heads of relevant departments participated in the meeting remotely.

Director Takahashi, who represented the Pheasant Sect, glanced at little Michiko and found that she was resting with her eyes closed, and said coldly.

It is nothing more than Arasaka Company's public statement that it is willing to sit down and negotiate peace talks, but it has its own bottom price and conditions.

He glanced around at the board members again, all of them kept silent, not wanting to be the one who stood out.

Everyone thought that the most important thing to him was his position, but they didn't know that he didn't care at all.

Another director added: "Although there were mistakes in this operation, it still achieved certain results. The R&D department got the experimental equipment it wanted. Mr. Saburo gave instructions on this and affirmed the results of the operation."

The first minister to appear on the live projection of the board of directors was Tang Yu from the Public Relations Department.

Wiping the Special Operations Department's tail is a thankless job.

He added: "Since I can't give a definite opinion, I think we'll put the issue of accountability aside for now. This operation was approved by the board of directors. Although the Special Operations Department made some mistakes during the execution, it's understandable. After all,

The teams involved in the operation are complex and cannot be carried out completely according to the plan."

Military Technology, which has always been extremely powerful, did not follow conventional routines and directly made the matter public, accusing Arasaka of carrying out attacks and demanding a positive response and compensation from Arasaka.

Tang Yu felt a little funny.

The hawkish Director Yamamoto was a little anxious and could not bring the fire to Michiko Arasaka, so he had to go as planned.

This incident quickly became breaking news, spreading throughout the Night City and even around the world.

at the same time.

Little Michiko still closed her eyes slightly and said calmly: "I have no objection to your suggestion."

After confirming that there is no objection, ask the meeting secretary to remotely connect the ministers for two-way communication.
To be continued...