[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer":3,"chapter-cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-666":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Cyberpunk: Cross-dimensional Science and Engineering",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1152657,1495,"Chapter 660 - 631: Meeting on International Fugitives","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-666",666,"\u003Cp>[Arasaka Saburo: Let’s be frank here, the Burger King crime syndicate has seriously impacted the trade process in Night City, and we all should have reasons to cooperate in dealing with this criminal organization.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A unique online meeting was held, using one of the few still operational communication satellites in this world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Night City, by drawing corporations here and manipulating them with policies, made concessions to all companies, allowing them to reap what they desired in this city—a large part of the reason for its allure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ryan’s words were a bit harsh in their RBQ theory, but indeed they were true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, a criminal group had suddenly emerged in the city with unprecedented destructive force, threatening the corporate order and business from the bottom up and even throwing Night City’s politics into disarray—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After surviving an assassination attempt, Ryan had suddenly announced the restart of the Taiping State development plans, along with humanitarian aid and tax hikes...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In any case, it did not look normal. If the mayor of Night City kept this up, the city should have been razed to the ground long ago—leveled into a place where only fishermen caught fish by the sea, dealing with massacres from cyberspace psychopaths every year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just like over fifty years ago: When the city went out of control and slid further into the abyss, corporations always took action.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Arasaka Saburo: I know that our attitudes towards the three criminals are complex, and some of us have had more or less contact with him, but if we let him continue to exert influence in Dog Town, the victor will definitely not emerge from among us.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Arasaka Saburo: Given that, let me be somewhat candid: Ryan decided to develop Taiping State without any consultation with any of our enterprises, and it’s quite obvious the outsourced members they hired are local gangs from Night City, President Miles...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the meeting, one of the avatars was labeled: Rosalind Miles, the current President of New America.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Miles slid the spotlight to another person: Lucas Harford, the CEO of Military Technology.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was clear that although Arasaka Saburo spoke of being candid, he seized every opportunity to try to influence the relationship and psyche of the two:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harford, who seemed to be the CEO of Military Technology and had numerous disputes with New America, exemplified these conflicts with Dog Town—Military Technology helped New America win the Unification War and began state nationalization, but there were always conflicts between corporate and national interests.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in the end, Harford held his position thanks to Miles, who still had considerable sway in the Military Technology international armaments company.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As both the head of state and a company CEO, neither produced much turmoil, at least not overtly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harford responded:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Harford: Military Technology hasn’t received orders from the NCPD, except for that batch of Centaur Mecha, which seems effective now that they’ve found others to operate that equipment.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He subtly reminded everyone present that the well-performing Centaur Mecha was their Military Technology product.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arasaka Saburo didn’t respond to this but immediately dove into the next topic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Arasaka Saburo: Good, we have consensus on this matter, now please look at the analysis video.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Hss—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The meeting was held in cyberspace, and a video abruptly appeared in the center of the meeting:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, most companies had these videos, whose main content depicted an armored pickup with performance beyond imagination, forcing its way through a hail of gunfire. Explosions, shrapnel, armor-piercing bullets, and even anti-tank missiles hadn’t pried open its outer shell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it was common knowledge that the people inside were unscathed by the explosions and shockwaves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the outer shell weakened considerably after Night City encountered roaming AI electromagnetic pulse attacks, as several explosions clearly left marks on the external armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Arasaka Saburo: Typical electromagnetic shielding plate, not a novel technology, but definitely not something commonplace. I must say, this is not provided by Arasaka.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harford remained silent, but his team behind the scenes was in the midst of a rapid-fire discussion:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Electromagnetic protection plating system, military technology has researched this, but it’s not their forte.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Arasaka was different: Arasaka excelled in manufacturing single-molecule materials, which proved their high achievements in applying precise currents at the molecular scale, a technique surely applicable to other areas as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he couldn’t voice this opinion; otherwise, he would be praising a competitor in front of other potential major clients.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This brief silence inadvertently steered the meeting in a direction unwanted by Arasaka Saburo: He had hoped to address the issue of the three fugitives, make amends for the damage they had caused, and get the competition back on track.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unexpectedly, Harford confirmed this information without being completely certain—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Harford: Arasaka can’t do it.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arasaka Saburo: ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Harford: Instead, let’s mention another matter. Ten months ago, the Military Technology troops stationed in Northern and Southern California encountered a group of armed smugglers. During the pursuit, they were counter-attacked by the smugglers...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arasaka Saburo rapidly browsed the database, and with the quick screening from his brain trust, he located the relevant data.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately spotted the problem: In Arasaka’s operation records, this conflict was a joint strike mission between Arasaka and Military Technology. The records indicated that the other party used Kantao’s smart weapon targeting technology, and its locking efficiency was astonishing...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unimaginably astonishing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the report abruptly ended there with no follow-up, which was strange. If such a targeting system was remarkably astonishing, there should be subsequent investigations no matter what.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In these brief seconds, Arasaka Saburo realized the truth in his mind: It seemed that the operatives who carried out the mission made a major blunder, using this method to shift the blame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Harford: ...The fugitives later engaged in a firefight with Arasaka’s squad at the entrance to Night City. The Kantao locking technology they used was quite formidable, effortlessly evading capture despite being targeted by multiple explosive weapons...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Arasaka Saburo: That’s right, we have similar records here.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pressure was on Kantao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although both CEOs had some conflict at the start of the meeting, Harford soon decided to tentatively show a willingness to collaborate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, this report appeared in both Arasaka’s and Military Technology’s operation databases; without checking, one wouldn’t know, but a quick look allowed both CEOs to immediately spot issues and find leverage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was known that Arasaka and Military Technology had shown some level of cooperation in the attempted assassination of Ryan, even though that mission also failed due to mysteries...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the two biggest archenemies reaching a preliminary consensus set the tone for the meeting—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now it was about persuading more companies to join the hunt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Burger King’s intelligence was fragmented and muddled for every company, but now things were different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arasaka Saburo had successfully initiated a legitimate investigative meeting aimed at international fugitives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The CEO of Kantao Company was much more decisive:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Kantao CEO: We support the capture.]\u003C\u002Fp>",1154,"2026-06-03T12:33:34.019Z","2026-06-03T12:33:40.482Z",1,"novelbin.me","ab58261580ba3d6b1512007a9a561c46e51a2f18fc09a8c28a30671cbb5e78a1","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-667","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-665",1068,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-cover.jpg"]