Cyberpunk: 2075.

Chapter 549 162. What is the duty?

"what happened!"

When Goro Takemura took the elevator back to the penthouse suite he had just left, he saw a scene that he couldn't believe.

The person he was supposed to protect, Lord Arasaka Saburo, was now lying in a pool of blood, and there was a bullet hole between his eyebrows that was particularly conspicuous.

There was no need to look further. With Goro Takemura's many years of experience, he could tell Saburo Arasaka's current state at a glance.

The man he was loyal to and had protected for many years was now...
died.

Panic, helplessness, many emotions instantly swept through Goro Takemura's brain, and in the chaos of these emotions, a question jumped out of Goro Takemura's mind.

what happened.

What happened!
Why did he just leave for a while? Why did he just leave for a while according to Master Arasaka Saburo's wishes, and Master got into trouble? What on earth happened?!

Could it be Arasaka Nobuyuki?

The first person Goro Takemura suspected was Arasaka Nobuyuki, who was in the same room with Saburo Arasaka and had a very bad relationship with Saburo Arasaka.
When Goro Takemura looked at Arasakase Nobuyuki, his eyes noticed something strange.

Around Arasakase Nobuo, there was a circle of people lying on the ground, or more accurately, a circle of corpses, and from the looks of the group of people, if they were still alive, they surrounded Arasakase Nobuo, and this group of people was...
Who are these people?
Why is there someone in this suite that I don't know about?
Goro Takemura was shocked. In the triple suite that was supposed to contain only Saburo Arasaka, Nobuo Arasaka, and Carl, there were suddenly four unidentified people. Who were these four people?

His brain was working rapidly, and Goro Takemura subconsciously quickened his pace and walked towards where Saburo Arasaka and Nobuo Arasakase were. When he was halfway there, he was met with the gaze of Nobuo Arasakase.

Those eyes were full of anger and questioning, and this look made Goro Takemura pause halfway through his quick steps.

"Takemura-san."

Arasakase Nobuyuki looked at Takemura Goro and said, "What is your duty?"

What are my responsibilities?
Goro Takemura was thinking about the death of Saburo Arasaka and the origins of this group of unidentified people when his brain was shocked by Arasaka Nobuo's questions. After a brief daze, he came back to his senses.

Goro Takemura stopped and stood in front of Arasaka Nobuyuki.

He realized something, but it was hard for him to accept it, so he said to Arasakase Nobuyuki: "I don't understand."

Goro Takemura's appearance made Arasaka Nobuyuki frown deeply. He continued to stare at Goro Takemura, his tone somewhat stern: "This question is very simple, please answer it."

This is a simple question, please answer it.

Being questioned by Arasaka Nobuyuki in an almost interrogative tone, Takemura Goro looked at Arasaka Saburo who was completely dead on the ground. Under the gaze of his artificial eye, he had completely lost all signs of life. He gritted his teeth and said, "I am responsible for protecting the head of the Arasaka family."

This sentence obviously satisfied Arasakase Nobuyuki. He nodded slightly and looked at Takemura Goro: "I sincerely hope that you can perform your duties better in the future."

Arasaka Nobuyuki's words left Takemura Goro silent.

I hope I can perform my duties better in the future.
What are your responsibilities?
To protect the head of the Arasaka family, then after the death of Lord Saburo, who is the head of the Arasaka family?

Goro Takemura himself was well aware of this.

There is only one male in the Arasaka family, and he is the most legitimate heir. Arasaka Nobuyuki.

This man, who has always been against Saburo Arasaka and even almost destroyed the Arasaka Corporation, has the most natural right of inheritance after Saburo Arasaka's death.

He is now the patriarch of the Arasaka family and the master of the entire Arasaka Empire.

How ironic! The person who was most rebellious against Saburo Arasaka will inherit everything from him after his death.

However, Takemura Goro was unable to comment on this ironic thing.

The unexpected death of Saburo Arasaka was still impacting his brain.

Facing death, Saburo Arasaka and Nobuo Arasaka who was standing in front of him and questioning him, Goro Takemura was told the most correct and the most appropriate thing to do at this moment by the set of principles that he had been trained by Arasaka and had almost been brainwashed by.

Goro Takemura is loyal to Arasaka. Everything he has now, including his treatment and status, was given to him by Arasaka. He can no longer resist Arasaka.

The old master is dead, and all he can do now is swear allegiance to the new master.

Even though this person was the "traitor" whom he had been willing to kill countless times for Lord Arasaka Saburo.

Goro Takemura bowed his head deeply, facing the doubts and accusations of Arasaka Nobuyuki, and expressed his submission and loyalty to Arasaka Nobuyuki: "I'm sorry, Master Arasaka, I will, I will definitely not let you down."

Although he is almost the same height as Arasakase Nobuo, under Arasakase Nobuo's gaze, Goro Takemura's attitude of not daring to face him and lowering his head makes him seem much shorter than Arasakase Nobuo.

And in the face of Goro Takemura's surrender, Arasakaze Nobuyuki was very satisfied.

Of course, Arasaka Nobuyuki knew that the current situation was only because the death of Arasaka Saburo was too unexpected. That incident shocked Takemura Goro, causing him to subconsciously accept and surrender under his pressure, but this kind of thing made no difference at all.

As long as he expresses submission now, even if Goro Takemura wants to resist later, it will be too late.

When he legitimately takes control of Arasaka as the heir, some of the authority will be in his hands. By then, even shutting down Goro Takemura's full body prosthesis will be just a matter of an order.

If a bodyguard who is equipped with Arasaka prosthetics all over his body loses these prosthetics, he will suffer a serious rejection reaction and may even become worse than himself before the prosthetics were installed.

However, the authority has not been obtained yet. In order to prevent Saburo Arasaka's personal bodyguard from thinking too much, Arasaka Nobuo gave him the reason for Saburo Arasaka's death that would eventually be announced by him.

"I need to handle this matter quickly and securely."

Arasaka Nobuo said, "Is it really military technology, or is it a spies from other companies who used military technology to do this crazy thing? I need to gather Arasaka personnel to investigate immediately."

"Military technology, other companies?"

Hearing what Arasakase Nobuyuki said after confirming his loyalty, Takemura Goro's eyes slowly widened.

He looked at the corpse that had fallen down, which made him feel very strange.

Judging from what Arasakase Nobuyuki said, could it be that Lord Saburo was killed by them?

(End of this chapter)