Night City had ten major corporations. After excluding Arasaka Corporation, Militech, Biotechnica, Petrochem, and Network Watch, only a few companies with limited influence and less lethal capabilities remained.
First was the Arasaka Corporation. Ever since the incident, it had kept an extremely low profile. Naturally, it was all for the corporations to join forces and strike hard!
Mr. Blue Eyes was lying low, not dead.
The Arasaka Corporation CEO's hologram immediately voiced his agreement-if they couldn't root this Criminal Syndicate out of Night City, then once Pacific State showed signs of real progress, their reputation as the local kingpins would be in jeopardy!
A company that couldn't even monopolize a city had no right to speak on the international stage.
Besides, they could use this opportunity to settle some of the lingering questions from the Extreme Metal Racing: Why had they attacked Ryan? Why had Ryan and Peralez undergone such drastic personality changes?
[Arasaka Corporation CEO: We believe this Rogue AI used some kind of special device to control Mayor Ryan and Peralez. We can provide recent data on unusual infrastructure activity in Night City to aid the investigation.]
[Arasaka Corporation CEO: The data shows that they tampered with the power grid throughout the entire operation. The NCPD also once seized a batch of batteries with unusual specifications. They seem to be using batteries instead of eddies in their underground transactions, while also providing cover for illegal manufacturing.]
[Arasaka Corporation CEO: This will make tracking them through Cyberspace much more difficult.]
[Network Watch: It could also result in data loss. In fact, we currently have no way to crack the Network they use to communicate. This could be a breakthrough. I hope we can handle this part; it's also for the safety of the human Network.]
No one objected. Mainly