Chapter 1130: Chapter 368: Where the Hell Am I?
If you were to ask who had the biggest headache during the attack on Ganbi Mansion,
it wouldn’t be Huang Ban Lai Xuan, nor Lin Miao or Outkanning, but rather Huang Ban Meizhi.
(Fools always get lazy where they shouldn’t, my cat-eared beauty suddenly turned into a punk auntie)
And she didn’t care at all what those people stole from Lai Xuan’s hotel room and left with; that was Lai Xuan’s business to worry about.
"My uncle arrived in Night City three days ago, do you have any leads?"
In the hastily convened board meeting, not a single person dared to answer Mizuki’s question, not even daring to meet her eyes.
Because most of them truly didn’t know about this, exchanging frequent glances of doubt, interrogation, and suspicion.
Huang Ban Lai Xuan, almost set to take over the entire Huangban Group after Saburo’s death, is naturally someone many wish to cozy up to, including these board members. But with former boss Mizuki in the way, and Lai Xuan not yet in Night City, almost no one dared to flatter him from afar.
But now, someone among them had actually betrayed.
And didn’t include me!
Damn it!
Some were panicked, some were angry, and some were indifferent, all their expressions noticed by Mizuki.
Soon, the board members began to accuse each other.
"Lord Lai Xuan said he would arrive in Night City a week later, how did he get here so quickly? Did he take on some special mission from headquarters?"
"Saito, if I remember correctly, Ganbi Mansion falls under your jurisdiction, right?"
"What do you mean by that? Do you think I’m intentionally hiding something from Lady Mizuki?"
"How would I know what’s on your mind? Getting so defensive, could it be that I hit the mark?"
Mizuki, considered more of a dove in the Huang Ban family, didn’t want to start a war with external forces like Military Technology. Before Miles cut off financial support, she had been trying to eliminate Huang Ban’s branches in Night City. She was left with no choice but to return to the Huang Ban family and has been attempting internal reform.
After all, Huang Ban Sanlang, who is still living in some WWII fantasy, messing with old imperialist ideas, has long been out of touch.
Mizuki, who grew up in the United States, couldn’t care less about some Neon idiot who should have perished on Iwo Jima.
The heavens must be blind to let this guy live, just like the radio said; Old Bi probably survived the Shenfeng Special Forces out of cowardice, shamelessly flattering himself.
Ahem...
"I think you all know my uncle’s stance."
Mizuki’s gaze was as sharp as an eagle’s, making the board members uncomfortable.
"If he really does come, how many of your current businesses do you think could continue smoothly?"
The board fell silent instantly.
Huang Ban’s Night City branch and Horizon Corporation signed multiple contracts, gaining numerous technology licenses and certainly not missing out on profits, including the Peace Town development where they made a significant amount of money. From top to bottom, every mouth wanted a share of the income, including these corporate leeches devouring billions in company loans.
If it weren’t for Lin Miao overseeing the project, using AI and automation to minimize material and labor costs, it would have been halted long, leading to bankruptcy due to these parasites.
Otherwise, anyone would wonder how a country’s company, which left a city-sized disaster area forsaken for years without any action, could be efficient.
Huang Ban in this regard is even considered progressive; it’s rumored that in the Far East Co-prosperity Sphere, Toyota still uses fax machines and floppy disks.
And from top to bottom, which mouth doesn’t eat money?
But with Lai Xuan’s arrival, the good days of earning money are probably numbered; they might even be labeled as traitors.
One of the board members tentatively asked,
"So, what do you mean..."
Killing is impossible; even with ten times the courage, they wouldn’t dare to harm Huang Ban Lai Xuan, but sidelining him with Mizuki leading is entirely feasible.
"Let’s wait for my uncle. When he convenes the board meeting, then decide. But I hope you all think carefully about whether you’ll still hold your position if chaos erupts."
"Miss Meizhi."
Someone chose to express their stance on the spot,
"Recently, Military Technology’s weapon sales have surged thanks to collaboration with Horizon Corporation’s livestreams... so we can completely seize this opportunity to deepen cooperation with Horizon Corporation further. I’m sure the headquarters will understand, and Tanaka from the Weapons R&D Department mentioned that the Artificial Body King Kong has entered the experimental stage, but they’re currently unable to find a suitable body template..."
This was initially prepared for Adam’s Hammer, but this fool got beaten to death, and his personality imprint was sent back to be recast in a new body. Now, they can’t find a suitable body template for the experiment.
"I will discuss this matter separately with Lin Miao. Meeting adjourned."
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Unaware of Mizuki and the others’ actions, Lai Xuan returned to his hotel and was stunned to find the empty fridge.
Johnny Silverhand!
My idol!
How did you get kidnapped?
It was that damned bastard!
Lai Xuan had painstakingly stolen and copied Johnny Silverhand’s personality imprint, but before he even got a chance to benefit from it, it was stolen away.
