After decades, or even more than half of a person's life, just to fight against his ambitious father, and for most of these decades, he was disguised as a man under his father's hands. Not so obedient dog.
Fight, fight, fight!
This word sounds simple to say, but once it is put into practice, it is extremely difficult. In order to defeat his father within the company, he has painstakingly planned for a long time, but the final outcome is still in vain. Success is elusive.
Along the way, he also faced many temptations that ordinary people could not refuse. As long as he chose to submit to his father, he would be greeted with a luxurious life like a golden mountain.
But he still refused without hesitation.
Even the night before he decided to come to Night City, he had prepared to die together if he failed.
Anyway, now that things have happened, he has no way out.
He had indeed burned most of his life as he said, so now that he said this in front of his father, he definitely had a clear conscience.
Saburo Arasaka stared at his own son indifferently. Even though he was an illusory projection, the sarcasm in his eyes became more and more obvious. He was as lifelike as a real person, and his slightly sarcastic tone was the same:
"You are stupid, naive and ridiculous. I never thought that your IQ would be as childish as that of a child... You keep talking about dedication, and in your words you are willing to burn your life's ideals, but who in the world will believe you? ?Who will follow you?"
"Think about it, kid. After all, there are only a few people in this world with naive ideas like yours. In the past, you formed a criminal gang and thought you had gathered many like-minded people. But in the end, compared with the power of the company, That number of people is nothing more than a mantis trying to defeat a chariot... Do you still want to do the ridiculous things you did in the past?"
Arasaka Yorinobu clenched his fists again, his eyes showing anger that almost turned into substance.
He had to admit that his father was indeed a master at playing with people's hearts and could always find ways to easily anger him.
He even had no way to refute it, because the facts were indeed the same as what his father said
——There are absolutely very few people in this world who can spend most of their lives just to bring down the company like him, and even those who can understand him are very few.
In the past, he formed an anti-corporate gang called "Steel Dragon" in Kyoto. With great difficulty, he found some like-minded partners. He thought he had the capital to fight against the company... but in the end he ended up facing death and betrayal.
How many people can be on the same side as him now?
Gather all these people together and get rid of those monsters that are beyond the normal range. These people may not even be able to break through the door of the company building!
At this time, Lin Mo, who was sitting at the conference table, suddenly coughed several times, instantly breaking the dull atmosphere of the conversation between Saburo and Yori Xuan.
"Ahem, interrupt the conversation for a moment. Old Mr. Biden, I think what you just said is quite fallacious. It is not easy for any group to reach a consensus, and the same is true for finding like-minded people. Perhaps it is not easy to build a consensus, but if it succeeds, it will be as difficult as climbing to the sky for any force to destroy them!"
Saburo Arasaka silently cast his gaze at Lin Mo, who was sitting next to him. His eyes were confused and puzzled at first, but soon became enlightened and understood.
"For my son to be able to do what he is now, it seems that both God has chosen to be on his side and the help of your friend is indispensable." He looked at Lin Mo up and down with a thoughtful expression.
"Lai Xuan's success today is actually due to his personal efforts. I helped him a little bit at most. Without me, he could still be where he is today." Lin Mo said calmly.
"As a friend, why did you lead my son to a dead end?" Saburo Arasaka asked sharply.
"The dead end you talk about is the pinnacle in Lai Xuan's eyes." The corners of Lin Mo's mouth rose slightly.
Saburo Arasaka shook his head and turned to look at Yori Nobu, who nodded without hesitation, agreeing with Lin Mo's statement.
Saburo sighed and said as if he had understood everything:
"He should be very clear about his future fate. He betrays the company's interests and goes against his relatives. He may be proud for a while at first, but his future must be gloomy. I can already imagine that he will be expelled from the company in the future. During the board meeting, he would be like a bereaved dog begging for food on the street!”
Lin Mo smiled disapprovingly:
"Regarding your statement, Yori Xuan has already given the answer just now... He can endure humiliation in front of you for so many years and still not change his ambition. Does he think he will take it to heart about the dead end you talk about?"
"But he still can't change anything. No one will blindly follow him. The company's board of directors cannot allow his misbehavior. Even if the Arasaka family is not here, the foundation I created cannot decline in one day!" Saburo Arasaka's tone rose slightly. :
"Like a whale falling in the deep sea, it is a feast of greed and desire, which will only give birth to another company that he hates!"
No one can violate the laws of this world, just like a long-standing illness that cannot be cured all at once. If one company is destroyed, another company will inevitably occupy the ecological niche vacated.
In the eyes of Saburo Arasaka, everything Yorinobu did was meaningless and naive.
No one can refute this objective fact. Saburo Arasaka believes that no matter how stupid Yorinobu and his friends are, they cannot fail to understand this.
Lin Mo lowered his head and sighed quietly, then quickly raised his head and looked at Sanlang, his tone was calm and deep, as if he was telling a story:
"In the legends of the past, human beings once united to build the Tower of Babel leading to the Kingdom of Heaven, hoping to peek into the mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven. That was a time when human consensus was united as never before. Even those as high as gods had to look at it sideways. , However, in their eyes, human beings’ attempt to peek into the heaven is greedy, so they finally chose to use divine power to destroy the tower that reaches the sky.”
"And in this story, are you playing the role of a god or the leader in building the Tower of Babel? If it's the former, are you, as the deceased, too tarnishing the identity of the god?"
"If it's the latter, is the Arasaka Company you founded a tower formed by human consensus? Or is it a ruin formed by human desires?"
Human consensus attracts the attention of the sky gods; human desires attract the destruction of the sky gods.
As for why Lin Mo told this story, Saburo Arasaka figured it out at once with his wisdom.
"Interesting story, but it doesn't prove anything." Saburo Arasaka replied in a deep voice.
"Yeah, this doesn't prove anything. All high-minded talks must ultimately be justified by facts, and use reality to prove everything." Lin Mo said with a smile:
"After all, our conversation tonight can't prove anything. It's just like what you said, Old Bidden. He is obviously a dead person, but he still has to come out with a shy face to preach, can't he just act like a mascot? In fact, Yorinobu and I released you just to see how the rumored big shot, Saburo Arasaka, would react when he saw this scene tonight."
Saburo Arasaka's face suddenly turned gloomy, and the displeasure in his heart was growing wantonly.
Compared with Yori Xuan's previous passionate speech, Lin Mo's words were like a poisonous snake biting his heart, always making him feel a sense of humiliation like being despised by others and being treated like a plaything.
After all, Arasaka Yorinobu is just his child. No matter how willful he is or how much he exceeds his bottom line, he is still as stupid as a child in his eyes.
But Lin Mo was different. This kid with unknown origins and who looked like a minor not only participated in the assassination of himself, but also assisted Yori Xuan in driving Hanako Arasaka to death...
Now the other party is mocking him without any scruples. He has never experienced this feeling of being shitted on his head since he founded Arasaka Company.
At this time, Yori Xuan on the side finally couldn't help but laugh. The laughter was both relief and sarcasm:
"Yes, father, you keep saying so much, but in the end, you can't prove anything? The prophecy in your mouth still seems so ridiculous now. You can't take Arasaka Company, which you are proud of, to hell. You The eternal life you pursue is just a plaything in our hands. You have calculated everything, but you cannot calculate your own death!"
Saburo Arasaka remained silent and could only pretend to be calm and watch Yorinobu standing below him and talking.
He really couldn't do anything, not even refute Yorinobu's words
——No language can refute the facts today.
Even if he continues to insist on saying something, those remarks that he refuses to admit will only add to the laughter.
Seeing that his father finally stopped talking, Yori Xuan seemed unusually relaxed, and there was a smile on his lips that he had never seen before.
He walked slowly to Lin Mo, stood in front of the table, stretched out his hand, and held the chip containing Saburo Arasaka's data consciousness.
"I'm afraid you haven't thought about it, father. The data consciousness that I have painstakingly copied and the holy instrument that pursues eternal life will only become a toy in my hands in the end." Yori Xuan's smile was bright.
He raised his head and looked at Saburo Arasaka, and happened to find that old Biden was also looking at him.
Then, with an inexplicable smile on his face, he took the chip away from the projection device.
Saburo Arasaka's virtual projection immediately disappeared from the conference table.
Another second or two passed, and Yorinobu put the chip back on the projection device, materializing Saburo Arasaka's figure again.
Then, with a smile on his face, he took the chip away again...
This cycle repeats, and Saburo Arasaka's virtual projection appears and disappears continuously on the conference table as if having a convulsion. The feeling of disappearing and reappearing is no less than picking up a drowning person from the pool and putting it back again. Gradually, The shame and pain in Saburo Arasaka's heart increased.
"Brother, don't go too far!" Hanako Arasaka, who was standing aside, still couldn't stand this scene and couldn't help scolding him.
Hearing this, Arasaka Yorinobu also stopped moving in his hands.
He silently winked at Lin Mo, who immediately understood the meaning of his eyes.
Si'an Westan was activated immediately, and Lin Mo's figure disappeared for a while, and then when he reappeared, there was already a fainted woman on the chair next to him.
Seeing that his sister finally became quiet, Yori Xuan averted his eyes.
It wasn't like he was so generous as to listen to his sister's opinion just now.
In fact, he also felt that this kind of "adding insult to injury" behavior was not very good, but he had to do it in order to make Saburo Arasaka recognize the facts and make the scene more "exciting".
"It's exactly what I thought. You are as stupid and childish as a child." Saburo Arasaka stood in his usual posture with his hands behind his back and mocked coldly.
Lai Xuan smiled softly and said disapprovingly:
"You are right. The majestic Saburo Arasaka is actually being played with by a naive child like me. He summons him from time to time to take a look... I have to say that I am starting to like your Relic project a little bit. If I put your chip at an exhibition for anyone to play with and charge a threshold fee, do you think the company will have an extra income as a result? Father."
Saburo Arasaka looked at him coldly, clenched his hands unconsciously, and replied coldly:
"Don't you dare do this, no one at Arasaka Company will allow you to do this!"
"Yes, after all, those guys must be more anxious than you about this kind of behavior that damages the image of the company's founder." Lai Xuan shook his head regretfully, but in the end he smiled sinisterly:
"But if I bring down the company, no one will restrain me. Father, by then you may not be able to become a data consciousness star, and I will also be able to earn a large amount of entry fee."
Saburo Arasaka looked at him with cold eyes, but said nothing.
But at this moment, he did start to regret why he left the data awareness chip.
This may be a good back-up card, but if the enemy gets his own data awareness chip, he will be reduced to a plaything.
And this is the reason why he only told Hanako Arasaka the "chip information". Even his personal bodyguard Goro Takemura never knew about his trump card.
Without complete assurance, Saburo Arasaka would not let Hanako take him out of the data consciousness library. After all, the success rate of this operation was very high no matter how you look at it, but they did not expect to kill him halfway. Lin Mo.
"Okay, father, let's end our conversation here. I hope you can understand your current status and the cruel facts." Arasaka Yorinobu said to Arasaka Saburo in a calm tone.
Only then did he appear extremely free and easy, as if a heavy burden had been lifted off him.
"Goodbye, father, don't worry. I will keep your chip until the day the building collapses and then release you. I will let you see with your own eyes that the Arasaka Company you founded is How to lead to destruction!"
"I believe that only facts can truly shut your mouth!"
