Chapter 632 Chain of Trust and Chain of Interest
Contao’s CEO’s response was equally fast and not slow, and there were plenty of reasons to support them:
First and most directly, V’s prototype Si There was no way to recover Anwestein's data, and they could only watch the mercenary use their hardware to perform beyond the laboratory values again and again.
It’s just that Agent Kangtao would be more sensitive when they appear in Night City to catch celebrity wanted criminals, so they have remained silent.
It’s different now. Arasaka has taken the lead, and Military Science and Technology has also agreed. Moreover, their preliminary negotiations even pulled him out——
Kangtao CEO was actually confused about this matter, and even his think tank was confused at the first time:
Because even they themselves did not know about this case.
So in just a moment, they got the result: Why did someone use "Kangtao's" technology to defeat Arasaka and Military Technology, but Kangtao didn't know?
Of course it was Arasaka and people familiar with the matter who suppressed the matter.
It was most likely that he was frustrated, and he couldn’t go into details.
So for the first time, Kangtao’s think tank pointed out that this was a trick of the two companies, but they didn’t think so after seeing the scene pictures leaked by the two companies:
Dispersed flying micro smart explosions Well, this thing also showed up in the racing competition that night. Kang Tao was still discussing how to get that thing over. After all, they also knew that Burger King had obtained their stolen eight-star gun in Dog Town.
As a result, Arasaka and Military Technology said that this group of people had used it at the border a long, long time ago? !
The picture was restored and made into high definition by Kangtao's image processing AI. Kangtao's think tank quickly got the answer from the R&D department:
This is the bullet of the Eight-Star Gun.
A new possibility emerged: their stolen goods in Atlanta, and a failed mission
[Kangtao CEO: This is indeed our weapon, but it is a stolen weapon. If you are willing to look for it, You can see we had a shipment stolen in Atlanta. Maybe President Miles knows. 】
The loss of this batch of goods did not appear on the news, and even the news that all military technology troops were killed outside Atlanta was suppressed.
So for verification, we can only ask President Miles: that force is a military science and technology establishment, but it is part of the garrison force of the new United States, and is part of the nationalization of military science and technology.
As for Miles, of course she knew about it, because the investigation after the accident was done by a lark!
Military Technology not only stole a Sian Westan prototype used for illegal AI research, but also detected blackwall data remnants!
Myers has no way of knowing the details of this matter, but the information provided by Kangtao CEO is crucial, important enough that she can almost identify the murderer.
The murderer is Burger King!
[Miles: I know, yes, I can testify that Kangtao did steal a batch of goods. 】
[Contao CEO: Thank you for your cooperation, President Miles, then my request is also very simple. I hope to recover the stolen goods and technology from them, including the one called "King" Items and information related to the Sian Westan on the suspect and the prototype "Eight-Star Gun" of the Zhuo shotgun. 】
No one responded to Kang Tao's appeal, but they all kept their requests in mind.
Myers continued:
[Myers: In that theft, Military Technology also lost some goods, and we detected traces of black walls at the scene, which means He may be an AI himself. 】
[Arasaka Saburo: Internet surveillance once hired a suspect known as the "Burger King." 】
The image of network surveillance is not a vague human shape, but an eye, an eye covered with cables instead of nerves.
[Internet Monitoring: Yes, we once hired Burger King to deal with the wandering AI "Muramasa" who haunted Night City, Internet wanted number B-0430. 】
[Network monitoring: We continue to track the target after entering Taiping Prefecture, and this is a joint operation. 】
Myers nodded slightly——
It was at this meeting that she was completely sure of the identity of the Atlanta attacker.
Prior to this, although the Night City Branch of Military Technology reported that he was unlikely to be the Atlanta attacker, the new American CIA did not stop the investigation and dispatched a special response team Responsible for in-depth investigation.
Lark has always been suspicious of this, and has a plan: she will set up a trap to attack Burger King. If Burger King is destroyed by the attack, she will win;
If not, she will use the black wall gateway, and at the same time made some cover-up traces on the network to make the attack look like Burger King attacking military technology equipment, thereby triggering the genuine AI disinfecting system of network monitoring, which is the black wall.
So, the real person who attacked EBM was Susan Forrester. At the same time, with the help of this attack, military technology killed the arms dealers who had been secretly reselling their arms, helped network surveillance enter Dog Town, and made everything become reasonable. The chain of suspicion between companies is quietly weakening, and a "chain of trust" is being built against the criminal group "Burger King Trading Idiot Big Shots."
Arasaka Saburo thought this was feasible, so he started to deal with it, and the facts proved that it was indeed feasible.
Once again, he used his keen observation and situation control to find a profitable place.
A large series of cyberspace data traces were sent to the Internet.
[Cyber Monitoring: The previous cyberspace turmoil that occurred in Dog Town was a joint operation we achieved with the New American Agents, and during this event, we detected the Blackwall pair known as Burger King of cyber hackers have attack responses. 】
[Network Monitoring: We know some of Muramasa’s cyberspace characteristics, but if the Arasaka Group is willing to provide some additional information, we can be more certain about this judgment: Burger King is a wandering AI disguised as a human . ]
[Arasaka Saburo: This is an unacceptable condition. Muramasa was once the pride of Arasaka, but for the sake of order, we are willing to make some compromises. 】
[Data is being transmitted. 】
[Network Monitoring: The comparison results show that this guess is correct. 】
[Network Monitoring: We are almost certain that Muramasa is not only in his hands, but the two have even reached cooperation. At present, we have not traced the database where Muramasa stores the data, but according to Military Technology Intelligence.]
[Harford: We lost a special server in Atlanta. Judging from technical standards, it may be exploited by AI. 】
The chain is getting clearer and clearer, so the beginning of everything was not a terrorist attack in the Night City Company Plaza, not an extreme metal racing competition, or a riot by homeless people
Not even Night City, but a heist set in Atlanta.
Network surveillance has concluded this, using the rights that major companies tacitly gave up after the collapse of the old network: law enforcement rights in cyberspace.
[Network Monitoring: So we can conclude that this is a rogue AI intrusion incident. 】
【Internet Monitoring: The suspect "Burger King" has the circulating AI number A-0013. In view of the cunningness of the target, we will publish the online wanted order at the appropriate time. 】
[Network Monitoring: At the same time, the "Fleeting AI Reconnaissance Protocol" is enabled. Major companies can use any means in cyberspace to attack Fleeing AI, as well as individuals and organizations that have interacted with Fleeing AI. 】
Saburo Arasaka was transitioning the meeting to the next stage, and the CEO of Biotechnology raised his hand and intervened:
[CEO of Biotechnology: Lizard Man is our technology, and we support the hunt, but we need to reiterate our patent rights. 】
Everyone here was interrupted like this. After the blurry data image, there was their slightly subtle expression:
In the past, biotechnology was silent on this, and everyone thought it was them. .
Now they take the initiative to jump out, but everyone feels...
If not, don’t pretend.
[Biotechnology CEO: It is still in the experimental stage. Everyone is welcome to buy it if there are results. However, remember the patent rights. 】
Petrochemical representatives raised their hands at the same time, silently expressing support.
Petrochemical's support is also very subtle, because this company has a huge influence in North America.
And very helpful in preventing the new giant company, namely Su Petrochemical, from entering North America.
Okay, just say yes.
It’s time to move on to the next stage: each company will claim which technologies on Burger King belong to them.
After being recognized by large enterprises, a fragile credit chain is established, and then it is necessary to find enough benefits for the enterprise to take action and completely eliminate this cancer.
(End of this chapter)