Now, Jiang Heng's primary task was to protect Lucy and Sasha, giving them time to break through the Biotech ice.
After all, surveillance cameras are inanimate objects, and there are bound to be blind spots. Therefore, Qi Wei couldn't possibly inform the three of every potential threat in advance. If someone were to emerge from a blind spot, it would be disastrous.
"You focus on that, I'll handle the rest."
Jiang Heng told the two women, then turned his attention to his surroundings.
The two women nodded and inserted their personal connectors from their arms into the computer interface.
Their eyes shimmered with light, signifying the start of the hacker war.
This time, the plan went smoothly. There had been no hiccups from the beginning, but it was far from time to relax. Accidents often happened when everyone thought everything was in order.
Ten minutes later, both Lucy and Sasha's faces lit up with joy. "We did it! We breached the ice!"
"You did? Quickly, look for any technical information related to the immunosuppressant."
Qi Wei and the others were thrilled upon hearing the news of the ice breach. They urged them to continue.
Lucy and Sasha didn't hesitate and began searching the vast database for information related to the immunosuppressant.
But at that moment, Sasha's face changed.
"What's wrong, Sasha?" Jiang Heng noticed Sasha's distress and asked anxiously.
"This, this group of bastards, they, they..." Sasha choked back tears.
Seeing this, Jiang Heng understood. Sasha had found the information related to the drug that killed her mother.
Sasha's mother had died of an illness when she was young. Sasha never knew there was a hidden truth behind her mother's death, a truth linked to Biotech and military technology.
Biotech and military technology had a period of sweet cooperation. Military technology invested money, hoping Biotech could help develop a new antibiotic, aiming to make their soldiers immune to bio-weapons.
This plan was called "Nightingale Project".
However, during research, Biotech personnel used unknowing patients as free trial subjects.
Everyone knows that a new drug needs to pass rigorous checks before being released, with clinical trials being one of the most crucial parts. Clinical trials determine whether the drug is effective and what side effects it may have.
Typically, trials involve recruiting volunteers or paying test subjects.
But Biotech didn't want to pay, so they directly used the new drug on patients without their knowledge. Later, they discovered the new antibiotic had serious side effects, including nerve degeneration and pain. Patients who took the drug not only suffered excruciating pain leading to death, but could also develop cyberpsychosis.
Sasha's mother did not die from illness but from this new drug.
The "Nightingale" project is also mentioned in a side quest in the game "Cyberpunk 2077". It's related to the Nomad family.
Sasha's mother wasn't the only one who died as a test subject. The entire Nomad family perished because of this drug.
However, Biotech and Military Technology successfully concealed this massive medical accident.
This reveals the immense power of these corporations in this world.
In the anime, Sasha wanted to send this news to News 54 to expose Biotech and Military Technology's misconduct. However, she didn't realize that News 54 was actually Military Technology's mouthpiece, so her death was meaningless.
If players are observant, they'll find that the two major television stations in Night City are controlled by Arasaka and Military Technology.
WNS is Arasaka's loyal servant, while News 54 is Military Technology's lapdog. They always praise their employers and suppress their employers' enemies.
If this news had been discovered and sent to WNS a long time ago, it could have been used to deal a heavy blow to Biotech and Military Technology, because back then Biotech and Military Technology were very close, in their honeymoon phase.
As Arasaka's mouthpiece, WNS would have been delighted to fan the flames.
But not anymore. Now Biotech and Arasaka are in close cooperation, growing increasingly distant from Military Technology. Therefore, Arasaka will definitely help Biotech conceal this information.
Although this news could severely damage Military Technology, Arasaka absolutely does not want to offend their close partner, Biotech, because of it.
After all, there are too many benefits to working with Biotech. Just in terms of energy, Arasaka could save a fortune with just a slight discount.
So, what is the best way to handle this news?
First, they could choose to go public, just like how Jiang Heng and Lucy obtained the food factory forgery information last time. However, doing so could bring them immense trouble, even death. After all, these companies are incredibly powerful. If they mobilize their entire forces to find a hacker and kill him, it wouldn't be difficult.
Even the most legendary network hacker, the one who hacked the entire global network, causing global network paralysis, forcing cyber police to create the Black Wall, the legendary "Bartmoss" was found dead in a dumpster in a frozen chest.
After much thought, Jiang Heng came up with a plan: send it to Kang Tao, the super conglomerate from China!
Of course, whether Kang Tao has the guts to offend Biotech and Military Technology, the two super conglomerates, remains to be seen.