Infinity, progress from Arasaka

This is a lie.

In the office, Vera grabbed the microphone and tried to make her voice sound a little more angry.

"Move out immediately! Dig out the secrets of Raccoon City before the board destroys the evidence. Now, I can announce to you in advance that California and the United States Umbrella will be separated from the Paris headquarters. In case of emergency, act according to your own discretion. The mission takes priority and there is no need to report."

"Mr. Redfield, do what you think is right."

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Chapter 028 Action Begins

Beep…beep…

Chris set off.

"Tsk, Chris cooperates with Umbrella and returns to Raccoon City to fight Umbrella. Then it is very likely that Jill will join in. I wonder what the expressions of the survivors of S.T.A.R.S. will be when they see Chris bringing Umbrella's mobile team to rescue them... It's so abstract."

Vera walked to the one-way glass floor-to-ceiling window and overlooked the industrial park below.

The sun shines and dances on countless silver metal surfaces. Rows of modern industrial factories are arranged in an orderly, square and straight manner. Trucks with the Umbrella logo shuttle on the road from time to time. They travel along the predetermined tracks, like silver ribbons dancing in the park.

A convoy of heavy-duty van-type multi-purpose transport vehicles drove out of the underground parking lot of the USF Guard training base and sped inland towards Colorado.

With her left hand around her chest and a few fingers resting on the side of her face, Vera quietly watched the USF convoy go away until it completely disappeared from her sight.

"It's a carnival."

Vera said this lightly, turned around and started the projection screen. She sat down, leaned back in her chair, and while watching the live surveillance footage of Raccoon City Umbrella slowly loading and connected to the display, she picked up the receiver of the integrated service phone and dialed the number.

The Raccoon City incident was undoubtedly a carnival.

A carnival in which Umbrella fell and all parties were well fed.

Although Umbrella seemed to be a super monopoly enterprise with a very positive international image before the Raccoon City incident, and their medicines, medical hardware, and technological reserves were all world-leading, Vera didn't believe that others didn't covet them.

Especially before she joined Umbrella and promoted the transformation, Umbrella's real source of profit came from unknown high-tech military technology and secret industries such as life engineering and biological weapons.

Many of them are top-secret plans that cannot withstand scrutiny and cannot be made public.

In the past, everyone was the same, no one was cleaner than anyone else, and everyone kept to themselves. But when the mine that Umbrella had buried exploded, could other friendly companies, such as the biggest competitor Travis Corporation (Tricell), just watch and not add insult to injury?

As for believing that the vampires on Wall Street and the politicians in Washington will help you in your time of need, it is better to believe in me, Vera, Jehovah, and send me money!

Now, Vera will also join in this feast of division.

Ah, you said Vera is also from Umbrella?

Soon it won't be.

From now on, please call me Chairman of the Board and CEO of MILITECH!

"Hey, Mr. Simmons, are you interested in investing in military technology?"

......

Just as Vera was "jumping ship" and discussing with Washington how to sever ties and reasonably divide Umbrella, in the British Isles, the Spencer family's secret castle.

"Master, the scale of the virus leak in Raccoon City is rapidly expanding. The city's water source and underground pipes are contaminated by the T virus. The situation is out of control. The recovery operation carried out by the USS troops on the 22nd has completely failed. The loss of contact has exceeded 48 hours. The Alpha team may have been wiped out."

"William Birkin, the traitor who betrayed his own people, injected himself with the G-virus and turned into a biochemical monster that roamed the underground laboratory, wreaking havoc. Unfinished or sealed BOW experiments kept escaping and entering the city."

"The inhibitors and neutralizers we developed are for the T virus. The specific effects on the G virus are completely unpredictable. We are under great pressure from the White House and public opinion."

The old butler of the Spencer family reported with a slightly trembling voice.

In modern society, the occurrence of a virus leak of this scale and the resulting biochemical crisis are unprecedented and horrifying!

Even he, as a butler who had served the Spencer family for many years, couldn't help but retreat.

Although Umbrella is huge, with its pharmaceutical business alone worth hundreds of billions of dollars, once the charges against Raccoon City are proven, it will be doomed. The international community will boycott it, and the country will intervene, sanction, force it to delist, and split it up...

Sitting in the high-tech wheelchair specially given by Vera, the director of the Black Umbrella Department, Oswell E. Spencer raised his old and skinny hand, as if he did not hear the old butler's hesitation, and just asked calmly: "Has the UBCS troops set out?"

"We have already set out in advance."

The old butler's manners were impeccable. He immediately adjusted himself to hide his emotions and said, "The first batch of troops is expected to arrive in Raccoon City tonight."

"Since this matter cannot be avoided, let's make the most of it to advance the progress of the experiment. Don't they always say that their products lack practical opportunities?"

Spencer raised his face, which was covered with wrinkles and age spots due to aging and long periods of not seeing the sun. A hint of ruthlessness and a kind of hysterical madness flashed in his pale blue eyes.

Since I can't even stand up and am about to die of old age, does Umbrella, which was established because of my wish for immortality, still have value in existence?

"All of them are sent to Raccoon City to collect mutation and experimental data. Perhaps, mature BOW works and biological weapons and biotechnology can impress Washington."

Raccoon City is out of control anyway, so it can't get any worse.

A bystander can see things more clearly. The old housekeeper subconsciously felt that there was something wrong with the master's order. Due to his old age and paralysis, as well as his obsession with immortality, the master's wisdom and decisiveness when he was young had completely disappeared...

"Yes."

He couldn't refuse.

After conveying secret instructions to Umbrella's Paris headquarters, the old butler returned, hesitant to speak.

"Master, Director Russell of the USA region of California has severely questioned us at the board meeting. Regarding the issue of Raccoon City, are we really going to just drag it out like this? Director Russell's dissatisfaction may even lead to the division of Umbrella..."

"drag."

Spencer has a love-hate relationship with Vera.

If Vera was an ordinary company executive and dared to question him like this in the board meeting, Spencer would have sent the USS to let Vera commit suicide by being shot eight times in the back.

Unfortunately, no...

At least not now.

Vera's cyber prosthetic technology and her talent made it a line that Spencer would never give up after William Birkin got into trouble.

Besides, Vera is not easy to kill. Her bodyguard team and the USF guard force also include elite veterans who were laid off and could not survive due to the economic collapse after the upheaval in Eastern Europe in 91, and even former KGB and Ministry of Internal Affairs people. They are no worse than the USS.

In addition, she has a huge amount of patents, which have brought huge profits to the company. She can make money and is still young. She has a large number of fans within Umbrella.

"Just now, our informant in the California branch reported back that Director Russell seemed to know our secret in Raccoon City..."

After a pause, the old housekeeper continued: "At the same time, she began to dig out the secrets hidden in our company's past..."

"who is it?!"

This time, Spencer couldn't sit still.

In the past, the reason why he trusted Vera and entrusted her with important tasks was, on the one hand, because she indeed had the ability.

On the other hand, she was young, too young, and joined the company late. She was a new member of an external faction. There was no way she could know the details of many dirty things that happened in the company's past. She herself had no interest in virology and focused on leading Umbrella's transformation in her own field.

Spencer never considered the possibility that Vera knew secrets of the company's past, secrets that were older than she was, so what made Vera explore in this direction and what did she know?

"He was a survivor of the mansion incident, Chris Redfield, a former member of the Raccoon City STARS. He sneaked into the industrial park and pretended to be a company employee, causing Director Russell to suspect that William Birkin was behind this, so he met him..."

"Just because of such a small character?! This is Wesker's responsibility, he is also useless... cough cough cough..."

William Birkin was flirting with the top US military brass and betrayed them. Spencer was so angry that he started coughing.

"Where is he? Kill him, take care of all the STARS survivors, and deal with everyone involved!"

Butler: "Director Russell did not completely believe the other party's one-sided words. She sent a team to let the other party sneak back to Raccoon City to collect evidence..."

"Then let our people clean up the evidence in Raccoon City! Put the blame on William Birkin and delay it as long as possible, ahem..."

The housekeeper quickly handed over cough medicine and water and left immediately.

"..."

After taking the medicine, Spencer felt much better. In silence, the news about the highly contagious disease of "cannibalism" in Raccoon City was still being broadcast on TV. After a long time, he controlled the wheelchair and slowly moved to the window of the castle. His cloudy old eyes looked through the quaint crystal window at the dense forest swaying in the wind beside the castle.

"...Why do you disdain virology? If it were you, with your talent, you would definitely be able to help me... Yes, there is still a chance..."

......

1998/9/25

Raccoon City.

Under the gloomy sky and the sound of sirens, the brightly lit city was in chaos, with collapsed and burning buildings, traffic arteries completely blocked by vehicles, the clamor of radio, the fleeing crowd, and the inhuman howling...

Perhaps even God could not bear to see the tragedy happening in the city. After a deafening thunder, lightning flashed, illuminating the dark night sky in a pale white, and it began to rain continuously.

It was a small room, but the walls were covered with a bunch of strange documents, maps and photos.

Jill Valentine was awakened by a vague, creepy sound of bones creaking.

She suddenly opened her eyes, got out of bed, subconsciously grabbed the gun on the bedside table, took aim, and vigilantly observed everything around her.

A few seconds later, with the help of the dimly glowing desk lamp, Jill was able to see his surroundings clearly and breathed a sigh of relief.

This is her rental house in Raccoon City.

On the wall was the evidence she had collected in Raccoon City over the past two months about Umbrella's illegal biological research, as well as some information about the T virus, the culprit that turned people into zombies.

The radio was constantly interrupted by news. Some news broke that Umbrella was telling the citizens that everything was under control, some city governments were suggesting that the citizens stay at home in quarantine, some programs insisted that it was Umbrella's fault, and some programs were persistent in whitewashing Umbrella...

Jill put on her boots, got out of bed, walked to the wall covered with documents and photos, and tore off a piece of paper.

"What the hell... The disaster caused by Umbrella has to be borne by all the citizens of Raccoon City. It gets worse every night... In a few days, according to the agreement with Chris, I can leave Raccoon City with these evidence and information."

She picked up the note, which contained the experience she gained from observing the biohazard situation in Raccoon City.

"Damn T-virus."

I thought the nightmare of the mansion was over, but I didn't expect it to last so long.

Raccoon City has been turned into a city of hell by the damn T virus. When she went out to purchase supplies the day before, the entire city had already fallen into complete chaos. As soon as Jill heard the description of the "man-eating disease", she knew it was the T virus.

Just then, Ding-ling-ling——

Phone call? "Who could be calling?" Following the voice, Jill picked up the Motorola mobile phone from the landline and beeped, "Hello? This is Ji..."

"Jill, are you okay?"

"Chris? It's you." Jill's face lit up. "Didn't you go to Europe? Did you collect solid evidence of Umbrella's illegal research?"

"No, to make a long story short, you have to listen to me first. Immediately, immediately, collect all the evidence and documents you have collected, prepare self-defense weapons, and take basic protection. I have returned from Europe and will depart from San Francisco and will arrive in Raccoon City soon...

Your location, your current location may have been exposed. Umbrella wants to destroy all evidence in Raccoon City, and you may be listed as a destruction target... Anyway, move to the west of the city first. Umbrella's troops and I will enter Raccoon City from the west of the city and join you."

"Wait, what are you talking about? You are with Umbrella's troops?" Jill's voice suddenly became several degrees louder.

"It's hard to explain. I am with Umbrella's troops, but not with the Umbrella troops in Raccoon City..."

"Does it make a difference?"

"Hey, Jill, trust me, you move first, be safe, the sooner the better." Beep! The phone was hung up.

Jill put down the phone in a daze, "Chris, what the hell is going on?"

Although very confused, the affection and trust cultivated by the STARS during their time together made Jill take action immediately. She stuffed the documents and photos, copies, films, etc. on the wall into her travel bag. Just when Jill had packed up and started checking her cell phone, police shotgun and ammunition.

dong dong.

knocking.

Jill looked up in surprise. She didn't order takeout! Most of her STARS companions were not in Raccoon City at this time. Her colleagues in the police station were probably working overtime.

Considering what Chris just said, Umbrella's silencing team! Jill's eyes suddenly condensed, she lightly loaded her shotgun, put her travel bag on her back, and quietly moved forward.

dong dong.

dong dong.

The knocking sound continued a few more times and then stopped. It seemed as if the knockers guessed that the owner of the house was asleep, or wanted to make sure if there was anyone in the house. Then the sound of the door lock being pried open was heard.

Click.

The door opened, and Jill, who was hiding on the side, focused her attention to the extreme. Just as a gun barrel was first inserted into the door, Jill moved, "Umbrella bastard!" She raised the shotgun, bang!

Gunshots rang out, and she could see a figure in a black combat uniform with a red and white umbrella logo falling down.

All of a sudden, da da da——