Courtyard House: I fish in the heavens, a professional bird abuser.

Sunlight.

When that long-awaited, warm ray of light shone through the cracked car window and onto He Yuanchao's face.

He subconsciously squinted.

It's not because it's glaring.

Rather, it was an almost instinctive feeling of being reborn.

However, this affected manner only lasted for about 0.3 seconds.

Because he quickly realized that something was wrong with the situation outside.

The train has come to a complete stop.

The air valve on the car door made a hissing sound as it released pressure, and the heavy side door slowly slid open.

A blinding white light rushed in.

It's not sunlight.

It is that kind of extremely intense, artificial, deliberately manufactured high-power lighting.

At least seven or eight beams of light pierced the train from different angles, illuminating the small platform as if it were daytime.

And behind those beams of light.

What He Yuanchao saw was neither blue sky and white clouds, nor ambulances and fire brigades.

It's a gun.

It was a row of dark gun barrels.

There were at least twenty or thirty people, fully armed, wearing white biohazard protective suits, sealed masks, and carrying standard assault rifles.

They formed a standard semi-circular encirclement, completely blocking the train exit.

The tactical flashlights on every gun were turned on, and the crisscrossing beams looked like countless solidified rays pointing towards death.

"Don't move!"

A dull, somewhat distorted voice, filtered through a mask, rang out.

"Everyone, drop your weapons! Put your hands on your heads! Get out of the carriage!"

"Anyone who dares to resist will be killed without exception!"

Xue De's expression changed instantly.

As a veteran mercenary, he immediately recognized the markings on the protective suits.

An octagonal pattern in red and white.

Umbrella.

"They're from the company," Xue De whispered to his team behind him. "Don't do anything rash, put your guns down."

Rain's face was grim: "What right do they have—"

"Put down your gun." Xue De's voice was firm, but his eyes revealed a veteran's helplessness. "Now is not the time to be reckless."

Although reluctant, the task force members placed their weapons on the ground one by one.

Alice was helped out by Matt.

He Yuanchao was the last one to come out.

When he stepped out of the car, he still maintained his unhurried demeanor.

With his hands in his pockets, he even had a faint, seemingly harmless smile on his face.

But his eyes quickly swept across the faces of those people in protective suits.

Then they identified the man standing at the very back, who wasn't carrying a gun or wearing protective gear.

He was a middle-aged man.

He was wearing a well-tailored dark blue suit, his hair was perfectly styled, and his chin was shaved clean.

His expression was calm, even gentle.

But those light gray eyes held a chilling coldness, like an ice cellar.

He Yuanchao knew him.

It wasn't a face-to-face meeting, but rather information from a system database.

Major Kane.

One of the heads of Umbrella Corporation's military division.

The highest military commander in the Raccoon City area.

He is also a ruthless character who is a hundred times more insidious and a thousand times more cold-blooded than Spencer.

In the original novel, this is the guy who orchestrated the "recovery" operation against the Hive survivors.

They didn't come to rescue people.

They came to capture "experimental subjects".

"Thank you for your hard work, everyone."

Major Kane stepped forward, a professional smile spreading across his well-maintained face.

His gaze swept over everyone who came out of the carriage, as if he were sizing up a flock of lambs to the slaughter.

His gaze paused noticeably when it fell on Alice.

A glint of greed flashed in those gray eyes.

Then his gaze turned to He Yuanchao.

They stayed longer.

"You're the inspector sent from headquarters? He... He Yuanchao?"

Kane's tone carried a hint of probing.

"It's me."

He Yuanchao smiled.

"Major Kane, you've come just in time. I thought I'd have to take a taxi home myself."

"Ha ha."

Kane smiled too, but the smile only reached the corners of his mouth and didn't reach his eyes at all.

"Consultant He is joking. Of course, we must arrive at the scene immediately when our company's employees encounter an accident of this magnitude."

"Don't worry, you will be taken good care of soon."

Kane raised his hand and made a gesture.

"Take them all away."

"Separate and isolate."

"Advisor He and that lady..." He pointed to He Yuanchao and Alice respectively, "...to be arranged separately."

"Special attention."

"clear!"

People in protective suits surged forward instantly.

They were roughly pushed and dragged.

Ryan was dragged out by two burly men, who were holding her arms, and she was cursing under her breath.

Xue De's gun was taken away, and his hands were handcuffed behind his back and pressed to the ground.

Kaplan was knocked unconscious by someone hitting him with the butt of a gun.

Matt and Alice were also separated and each was led away in different directions.

And He Yuanchao.

Four guns were simultaneously pressed against his temples and the back of his head.

"I'm sorry, Consultant He."

Kane walked up to him, the smile on his face completely gone, leaving only a cold, mechanical feeling.

"Although you have high authority, during this special period, I have the power to enforce quarantine and medical examination on all individuals who may have been exposed to the T-virus."

"This is for your safety."

"It's also for... the safety of all humanity."

As Kane finished saying those last four words, the corner of his mouth curled up slightly again.

That kind of laughter was more nauseating than those zombies.

He Yuanchao looked at him.

There was no resistance.

There wasn't even a hint of dissatisfaction on his face.

He only turned his head slightly and said one sentence to Kane when the group of people in protective suits pinned him down on the cold platform floor.

The sound was very soft.

But Kane heard every single word.

"Major."

"I'll remember you."

"I hope that next time we meet..."

"You can still laugh."

Kane's eyelids twitched slightly.

But he quickly regained his composure, turned around, and waved.

"take away."

Amidst a cacophony of noise.

He Yuanchao was hooded and his hands were handcuffed behind his back with metal handcuffs.

Darkness enveloped everything.

But in his heart, it was as if a lamp had illuminated it.

"interesting."

He silently recited it in his heart.

"Kane, oh Kane."

"You think you've caught me?"

"Wrong."

"It's me, waiting for you to pick me up."

"Because I need you to take me to your lab."

"Your precious gadgets."

"I want them all."