Cyberpunk: 2075.

Chapter 282 44. Merit and Competition

"Your coming here this time is completely stupid!"

Watanabe looked at the three insects in front of him and wanted to reach out and open their heads to take a closer look to see if there was a mass of paste inside.

"After getting the intelligence, you didn't seek support right away, but instead hid here and exposed me. Do you know how much effort I put in to become that adult's sharp knife? I haven't even made any contribution to that adult, but you've implicated me. You're all so stupid!"

Watanabe angrily accused his classmates who came out of the same training camp as him but later took different paths. His voice was trembling: "That ignorant old fellow Kenichi Shiro will be here soon. With the power and status he has in this filthy city now, even if he kills us, that adult won't be able to make any accusations. You are derelict in your duty, a complete dereliction of duty!"

"Don't be so alarmed Watanabe-kun."

Compared to Watanabe, who was trembling with anger because he had to accept them, the three of them were quite calm. They looked at Watanabe and one of them said:
"You have no idea what this means, Watanabe-kun. You also have no idea how important what we have obtained this time is. As long as we have this decisive evidence in my hand, then that sir will completely understand the true face of that greedy and shameful man. At that time, all emotional pity will end, all disloyalty will be punished, and that sir will take action again and start to lead the way back on track again."

As he spoke, the former Arasaka security guard who had undergone ninja training had a fanatical look in his eyes: "As long as that master no longer cares about family affection and understands the truth that betrayers will not change, then the right path for us will be opened. At that time, there will be no more arrogant shouting from those disloyal people, and no more greedy peeping from those cunning people. That master will take charge of cleaning up everything again, and only our true heirs will respect that master's will and truly step onto the stage."

"That lord will appear again and take charge of everything."

Listening to the enthusiastic words of his classmates and the respect in their voices, Watanabe, who was originally angry that they had implicated him, was stunned, and then his eyes flickered: "Did you really get such an important thing?"

"It's more important than you think, Watanabe-kun."

More important than I thought.
What on earth could this be?
Watanabe was a little bit unbelievable.

In their opinion, the reason why the disloyal people still exist is because the master is concerned about family affection and can't bear to take action against the disloyal people. How important must the evidence be to make the master decide to take action and to bring down the disloyal people and his faction?
If that's the case, then maybe.
The anger on Watanabe's face faded. When he looked at his three former classmates again, there was a hint of thought in his eyes: "How long will it take for our people to arrive? Can we transport the evidence before that old guy gets here?"

"This time, all our personnel have left their hidden positions and are coming here. What we have obtained this time is different from all the other insignificant leaks. It is the most core information."

The former Arasaka security guard who was sitting in the center touched the note hidden in his bulletproof vest in front of his chest, and stared at Watanabe closely: "Now is the most important moment. It is time to be loyal to that adult, Watanabe."

"If it is evidence that can truly defeat that disloyal man and his followers, I will naturally die for that lord."

Watanabe stared at his former classmate's chest, his eyes flickering again, "But how can I trust you guys? You really have such important information?"

His words were obvious, but his gesture was even more explicit.

Those eyes were fixed motionlessly on the chest where something was hidden.

Watanabe wanted to review the so-called most core information, which was enough to make that adult make up his mind to abandon his family affection, give up his fantasy, and deal with the unfaithful person. "Watanabe, are you doubting us?"

Facing Watanabe's obvious gaze, the man who was hiding the core note frowned and leaned back slightly, while the two people next to him stood up and looked at Watanabe unkindly: "This is not something you are qualified to understand!"

Facing the hostility shown by his former classmates, Watanabe, who had already realized the importance of the information from their reactions, slowly stood up. He moved his eyes away from his chest and swept across his three former classmates, saying coldly:

"I think it's not that I'm not qualified, but you three want to take all the credit."

"What did you say?!" "How dare you say that, you idiot!" "How dare you doubt our loyalty to that lord!"

Now it was the three security guards' turn to be angry, but Watanabe, on the other hand, seemed quite calm. Even his eyes narrowed slowly, revealing a cold light: "I have never doubted your loyalty to that adult, but..."

Watanabe's hand gently rested on the desk: "I have been lurking for so long, but I was exposed because of the merits you have made that the adult appreciates. Although if it is about the adult, I don't care that all my efforts have been in vain, but no matter what, I also have the credit for protecting you and maintaining intelligence this time, but you didn't even give me the qualification to share important evidence. It's hard not to make me doubt you."

Watanabe grabbed a pistol from under the desk, and his voice got louder: "I suspect that you have been looking down on me from the beginning, and just want to use me as a stepping stone so that the three of you can take all the credit!"

Faced with Watanabe's accusations, the office suddenly became tense.

Several people looked at each other, seemingly thinking about something, their expressions constantly changing.

This silent atmosphere that seemed ready to explode at any moment lasted for a while. Finally, after exchanging glances, the three of them made a compromise.

Although it would be best if three people took the credit and used others as stepping stones, looking at the current situation, we have to add one more person.
"Don't be so nervous Watanabe-kun, we are classmates after all."

The man in the middle of the three people took the initiative to let down his guard, smiled kindly at Watanabe and said: "If you want, we are certainly willing to share this glory and..."

Before he could finish his words, the door to the office was suddenly kicked open, and at the same time, a sound came from the ventilation duct.

The four people who were confronting each other in the room and had just let down their guard had not yet looked at the door and the ventilation duct when they heard the sound of stones breaking under their feet and above their heads.

Amid the sudden noise, Carl landed and greeted the four people with a smile.

"Good afternoon everyone, what is this important thing? Let me take a look at it."

(End of this chapter)