[{"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-667":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},1152658,1495,"Chapter 661 - 632: The Chain of Trust and the Chain of Interest","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-667",667,"\u003Cp>The Kantao CEO’s reaction was just as swift, if not swifter, and they had plenty of reasons to support them:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First and foremost, the prototype Si Anweisitan data on V had not been recovered, forcing them to watch as the mercenary consistently performed beyond the lab’s benchmarks using their hardware.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Kantao agents showing up in Night City to capture a celebrity fugitive would be rather sensitive, so they had maintained their silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now things were different. Arasaka had taken the lead, and Military Technology had expressed their agreement, and furthermore, their preliminary discussions had inadvertently brought them into the matter—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Kantao CEO was actually perplexed about this situation, and even his think tank was baffled at the outset:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because even they were unaware of this particular case.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So it was in an instant they came to a realization: why would someone use Kantao’s technology to strike at Arasaka and Military Technology without Kantao knowing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, it must have been insiders from Arasaka and Military Technology who suppressed the matter...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most likely they had suffered a setback, and moreover, they couldn’t disclose the details.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, the first thing Kantao’s think tank did was to suggest that this was a ruse by the two companies, but they changed their minds after seeing the images leaked from the scene:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scattered, micro smart bombs, which had also made an appearance at that night’s street race. Kantao was still discussing how to acquire that technology, especially since they knew Burger King had scored their stolen Eight-star Gun in Dog Town.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Arasaka and Military Technology claimed that these people had used it at the border a long time ago?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Kantao’s image processing AI restored and enhanced the pictures, the think tank quickly received an answer from the R&D department:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These were bullets from the Eight-star Gun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A new possibility emerged: the goods stolen from Atlanta, and a failed mission...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Kantao CEO: This is indeed our weapon, but it was stolen. If you are willing to investigate, you can find that a batch of goods was stolen from us in Atlanta... Perhaps President Miles knows about it.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The loss of this batch of items wasn’t reported in the news, and even the news that an entire Military Technology Forces unit had been wiped out on the outskirts of Atlanta was suppressed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, verification could only be sought from President Miles: the unit was under the jurisdiction of Military Technology, but part of the stationed forces of New America, a part of the nationalization content of Military Technology.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Miles, of course she knew about it, because the investigation into that incident was conducted by Lark!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Military Technology had lost more than just a Si Anweisitan prototype for illegal AI research; they’d also detected remnants of Black Wall data!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The details of the matter were unknown to Miles, but the information provided by the Kantao CEO was crucial—crucial enough that she could almost pinpoint the culprit...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The culprit was Burger King!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Miles: I’m aware, yes, I can testify that Kantao did indeed suffer a theft.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Kantao CEO: Thank you for your cooperation, President Miles. My request is straightforward: I hope to recover the stolen goods and technology from them, including the Si Anweisitan named \"King\" and the prototype Zhuo’s shotgun \"Eight-star Gun,\" along with related items and information.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one responded to Kantao’s appeal, but everyone silently took note of their demands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miles continued:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Miles: In that theft, Military Technology also lost some items, and we detected traces of the Black Wall at the scene, which means he, the suspect, might be an AI.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Arasaka Saburo: And Cyberspace surveillance had previously employed the suspect known as \"Burger King.\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The image for Cyberspace surveillance wasn’t a blurry human figure, but rather an eye, an eye interlaced with cables instead of nerves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Cyberspace surveillance: Yes, we had employed Burger King to deal with the transient AI \"Munemasa\" that roamed around Night City, with the cyberspace warrant number B—0430.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Cyberspace surveillance: We maintained continuous tracking once the target entered Taiping State, and... this was a joint operation.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miles nodded slightly—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was during this meeting that she fully confirmed the identity of the Atlanta assailant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the Night City branch of Military Technology had reported that he was unlikely to be the attacker from Atlanta, New America’s Intelligence Bureau hadn’t halted their investigation and had deployed a special response team to conduct a thorough inquiry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lark had always harbored suspicions and acted with a deliberate plan: she set a trap to attack Burger King, and if Burger King was attacked and defeated, she would triumph completely;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>if not, she would use the Black Wall Gateway, simultaneously covering her tracks online, making the attack seem as if Burger King were assaulting military technology equipment, thereby triggering the legitimate AI eradication system of the network surveillance, which is the Black Wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, the one who really attacked EBM was Susan Forrest, who, by taking advantage of this attack, allowed the Military Technology Forces to eliminate the arms dealer who had been secretly selling their arms and helped network surveillance to enter Dog Town, making everything seem justified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chain of suspicions among companies was quietly weakening, and a \"trust chain\" against the criminal group known as \"Burger King’s foolish big shot traders\" was building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arasaka Saburo believed it was feasible and thus began to handle it. The facts proved that it indeed worked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He used his keen observation and control of the situation to find another profitable opportunity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A string of data traces in cyberspace was sent online.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Network Surveillance: The recent cyberspace turbulence in Dog Town was a joint operation with the New American Agent, and during this operation, we detected the Black Wall’s aggressive response to the network hacker known as Burger King.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Network Surveillance: We know some cyberspace characteristics of Munemasa. However, if the Arasaka Group is willing to provide some additional information, we can be more sure of this judgment: Burger King is an AI disguised as a human being.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Arasaka Saburo: It’s an unacceptable condition; Munemasa was once the pride of Arasaka. However, for the sake of order, we are willing to compromise.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Data Transfer in Progress.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Network Surveillance: The comparison results show that this guess is correct.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Network Surveillance: We are almost certain that Munemasa is not only in his possession but that they have even reached cooperation. Currently, we have not traced the database where Munemasa stores data, but according to intelligence from Military Technology...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Harford: We lost a special server in Atlanta, which technically could be exploited by an AI.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chain of events became more evident, and so everything started not with the terror attack at Night City’s Company Square, not with any extreme metal racing event, not with the Wanderer’s riot...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t even Night City, but a robbery that took place in Atlanta.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Network surveillance drew a final conclusion, using the rights tacitly yielded by the major companies after the collapse of the old net: enforcement powers in cyberspace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Network Surveillance: Therefore, we can conclude that this was an incident of a wandering AI invasion.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Network Surveillance: The suspect \"Burger King,\" wandering AI number A—0013. Considering the cunning of the target, we will issue a public warrant online at an appropriate time.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Network Surveillance: We will also activate the \"Wandering AI Reconnaissance Protocol\" allowing all major companies to attack any wandering AI in cyberspace, as well as any individual or organization that has exchanged information with a wandering AI.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arasaka Saburo was ready to move the meeting to the next phase when the CEO of Biotechnology raised her hand to interject:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Biotechnology CEO: Lizard Man is our technology, we support the pursuit, but we need to reassert our patent rights.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The abrupt interruption left the other attendees with vague data projections and subtly awkward expressions:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The company used to keep a tight lid on Biotechnology, making everyone assume they were behind it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that they had stepped forward, everyone felt...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If there’s nothing, don’t pretend there is.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Biotechnology CEO: It’s still in the experimental phase, and we welcome everyone to purchase the results, but remember the patent rights.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The representative of Peizhuo Petrochemical simultaneously raised a hand, silently indicating support.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The support from Peizhuo Petrochemical was also very nuanced because the company’s influence in North America was considerable...huge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it was highly conducive to preventing a new mega-corporation, Su Petrochemical, from entering North America.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fine, if you say so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just the right time to move into the next phase: for each company to claim which of Burger King’s technologies were theirs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After gaining recognition from the large corporations, the fragile credit chain was established, and then it was a matter of finding enough interests to mobilize the companies to act and completely eradicate this cancer.\u003C\u002Fp>",1471,"2026-06-03T12:33:34.019Z","2026-06-03T12:33:40.482Z",1,"novelbin.me","1e6a17d9c5ec973319104b9c6003de23ea813e0b9f528a4a159a8b55a4b20819","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-668","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-666",1068,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-cover.jpg"]