Cyberpunk: 2075.

Chapter 259 21. Meeting on the rooftop
142°10′ east longitude, 27°45′ north latitude.

What is this location?
Carl looked it up and found that this location was the Ogasawara Islands, which belonged to Tokyo.

The Ogasawara Islands are subtropical islands that were suitable for sea bathing and diving in the past, but nowadays
That is already the private island of Arasaka Corporation.

Judging from the content of this note, someone in Arasaka has found out that something is in the Ogasawara Islands, so they are transporting it through this vehicle to inform certain people?

Then, perhaps the matter was leaked, and they were attacked by fellow Arasaka members on the way.
What on earth could be so important that it could be conveyed in such an ancient way?

But Carl had no idea what it was.

Now it can be confirmed that the diamond-shaped wooden block he obtained is part of the message. Then there should be the same diamond-shaped wooden blocks in other boxes. However, these wooden blocks have been swept away to unknown places by the strong hurricane in the bad land.

The contents recorded therein have also been lost to the wind.

However, the content is unknown, but the clues are still there.

Who commissioned the transportation of the Arasaka freight, who were the people in charge, where it was finally delivered to and who delivered it, these things can be found out as long as you are willing to check.

It just so happened that what Carl had in abundance were curiosity and the internal relationships of Arasaka, and he also planned to use this thing to ask the internal personnel of Arasaka.

Carl was not going to communicate with military technology about something that would definitely interest them, because as a mercenary, what Carl got in the mission, and now the trading rights, were in his hands.

Although this thing was obtained in the military technology mission, it was not within the scope of the employer's mission. If it was within the scope of the mission, Carl would definitely hand it over to Military Technology. If not, then Carl would have to deal with it himself.

In other words, it would be too stupid for Carl to get something that the employer didn't ask for or even knew was needed and then take the initiative to hand it in.

This is an analogy.

There is a river, and someone commissioned Carl to carry a bag of flour across it. Carl carried the flour across, and on the way, he picked up a piece of gold in the river. Is this gold related to the task? Of course it is. If no one had commissioned him, Carl would have picked up the gold from the river, but does this gold need to be handed over to the client?
"Drip."

The call made by Karl was quickly connected.

From the other end of the phone, a middle-aged man's voice with a tired tone came: "Hello, Karl, why are you calling at this time?"

"I got something. Let me explain first, I got it during a mission, so I won't reveal any information about my employer. I can only say that I got something by chance. This thing was secretly transported by some personnel using quite old-fashioned methods. I think you will be very interested, Mr. Kenichi Shiro."

“Something obtained during a mission.”

Kenichiro listened to Carl's words, and data and information flashed in his eyes. He looked for information about Carl: "You took an armed taxi in the city center in the morning, and then..."

Kenichi Shiro understood something from the information.

"You reappeared under Night City's surveillance just over an hour ago, and at that time, a strong hurricane happened to blow outside the city. In the hurricane... That's what's going on." Kenichi Shiro deduced the general situation from the pieces of intelligence without the need for Carl to explain. Just by hearing the information that Carl had gone on a mission, he could figure out the situation.

"You got something outside, didn't you?"

After Kenichi Shiro realized the importance of the matter, he deliberately did not use any words related to the bad land or goods in his conversation. He only used a way that Carl could understand to show that he already understood.

"That's about right. However, our communication is probably not very secure, so let's not go into any more details. Are you interested in meeting, Mr. Kenichi Shiro?"

"Very interested."

Kenichi Shiro had already deduced things through some minor details. At the same time, he also saw something different from the convoy that disappeared in the strong hurricane. That convoy was nominally under the jurisdiction of the transportation department of Night City Arasaka, but its overall procedures did not specify the relevant transportation and receiving personnel. If Kenichi Shiro had not specifically checked the missing freight trucks because of Carl's words, he would not even be able to find the relevant records.

How could Kenichi Shiro not be interested in this? In the previous board cleanup, Kenichi Shiro obtained the permission of Arasaka Michiko and took the position of vice president, which was just one step away from him. He originally thought that the internal situation should be cleaned up so that at least the information could flow smoothly. Now it seems that there are still too many other people, and he, the newly appointed vice president, is still quite lacking in some aspects.

"Then we'll see you later."

Hearing Kenichi Shiro's interest, Carl hid the paper in the lining of his clothes and hung up the phone.

Carl actually memorized the contents on the paper at a glance, but the paper itself might have some secret codes or hidden words. The way the paper was made could also give some idea of ​​its source. Overall, it couldn't be just burned as garbage. Carl had to bring it back to Kenichi Shiro in its original form.

Carl and Kenichi Shiro didn't agree on a meeting place during the communication, but that wasn't a big deal.

Because if Mr. Kenichi Shiro is interested, he will only come from one place.

Carl walked out the door and took the elevator up to the top floor of his super skyscraper.

The top floors and rooftops of ordinary super skyscrapers are rented out as a whole to those who cannot live in the North Oak District but think that their status is high enough and they should not be on the same level as ordinary residents.

These people are often high-ranking members of the gang. They would not choose Schönbrunn or Charter Hill. For them, looking down at the people below from the top of a towering super skyscraper is also a wonderful enjoyment and experience.

But there is no such person in Carl's building.

The reason is quite simple.

During a mission, the people on the top floor of the building where Carl lived happened to be the target of Carl's team, so after Carl and Oliver finished their meal, they went upstairs, and then nothing happened.

After that, the building has been empty until now, and no next gang leader has dared to live in it.

(End of this chapter)