Infinity, progress from Arasaka

Vera put her hair into a bun and picked up the latest newspapers and magazines that were placed on the table.

The front pages of several major newspapers all used large and bold fonts: the headline "Man-eating disease" broke out in Raccoon City. Above that, various unfounded speculations and reports on Umbrella's illegal experiments occupied a large amount of space.

hum...

The fuselage shook, and after the plane took off and entered cruise flight mode, Vera signaled her personal bodyguard to come over for a detailed report.

This 777 private jet, which was privately ordered by Vera from Boeing and then modified by Umbrella, is in some ways not much worse than Air Force One. It hides cutting-edge communication equipment and sophisticated electronic devices to prevent interference and eavesdropping, and can be considered a non-standard and incomplete command center.

It's enough for Vera's current use.

The compartment device popped out with a very slight buzzing sound, and the lights of various command and communication equipment were flashing. After a dozen seconds of loading, the flashing combined main screen was successfully connected in series and the picture was quickly presented.

It is a bird's-eye view of Raccoon City and the first-person perspective images taken by the USF soldiers' recorders.

Through the amplification and switching function of the signal receiving equipment in Raccoon City, it was presented to Vera with a slight delay.

"Andrelov used my name to persuade the UTS who were carrying out orders in Raccoon City to surrender?"

"They are well-informed. Okay, I'll meet them after I finish my trip to Washington." Vera tapped the touch screen on the armrest and browsed through the clarified pictures one by one. Then, she put on the headset.

"Apply? You still want to rescue the people from UBCS?"

After a moment's silence, Vera said with a twinkle in her eyes, "Approved."

She was not surprised by Andrelov's connection with other armed units of Umbrella.

91 years later, the Russians from the northern part of the Eurasian World Island played an important role in the establishment and construction of Umbrella's private army.

The top leader of the company's paramilitary department, the Red Umbrella, is a Russian, a former CCCP colonel; UBCS squad leader Michel Victor is a former middle-level cadre of the KGB (KGB); Nikolai Kinoviev is a former CCCP special forces member with rich combat experience...

Many members of Vera's USF guard force, bodyguard team, emergency mobile team, or simply department organizers and trainers came from that collapsed world.

It can be said that with the disintegration of CCCP, all military contractors, security companies around the world, including Umbrella, or forces that aspire to form their own private armed forces, have benefited greatly.

After 1991, thanks to the "shock therapy" of the newly elected president, the economy of the new Russian Federation did not improve, but continued to deteriorate and was on the verge of collapse.

The increasingly severe pressure of survival has made the lower-class people, who were not rich after the 91 changes, even more miserable. Countless unemployed vagrants who retired or were laid off from the military, and who once worked in the CCCP's huge internal affairs and intelligence departments, have had to completely abandon their previous ideals and go out to find jobs.

Otherwise, there would be no food and the whole family would starve to death.

And what can they do?

What else do they do besides their job?

The CCCP had trained them in their skills, but now, with their faith and ideals shattered, they were starving and cold. Vera ate them and gave them a decent job to support their families. They worked for Vera's company.

And Vera brought their family over from Russia.

A large area of ​​wasteland was purchased in Washington State on the west coast near Canada, and several Umbrella employee communities were built, which included elementary schools, hospitals, and basic entertainment facilities. Almost all of them were employed by the Umbrella California branch controlled by Vera.

Using their personal experiences and borrowing from their past circles, Vera is still constantly poaching talents from the Russians, including soldiers, security personnel, housekeeping personnel, teachers and graduates from the departments of architecture, engineering, and mathematics, and talents from all walks of life.

At the same time, she did not forget to send a large number of purchasing personnel to the Russian Far East, Ukraine, the Baltic countries, Kazakhstan and other newly independent countries to buy, and exchange daily necessities and food for various high-tech equipment and weapons design drawings.

It was not until the beginning of 1998, when it became increasingly clear that a powerful Russian figure was coming to power, that Vera stopped her actions.

At this time, her private armed forces had already been set up and trained.

Vera naturally understood the principle of not putting all her eggs in one basket, so she began to recruit relevant personnel from the USA military, Europe, Mexico and other Latin regions with greater efforts.

"UBCS, recruit as many as you can, but be careful to know when to stop. In other words, the mission should be the top priority. I have seen the list of the company's administrative and research personnel stationed in Raccoon City who were rescued. Their survival and testimony are very important."

After figuring out Andrelov's motives, Vera did not do too much micromanaging, but asked about the shooting of the USF rescue video, the collection of data on William Birkin's crimes and BOW's human experiments, and the progress of the Taros project...

"Very good. I will speak to the National Security Advisor in a moment. Please pay attention to the military's contact signals. They will send someone to receive the T virus and its inhibitors."

Playing with the red and white silver umbrella-shaped brooch in her hand, after getting a satisfactory answer, Vera's mouth curled up slightly and then hung up the call with Andrelov.

buzz-

Vera picked up her phone and took a look at the text message that had just arrived. "Have you been waiting for a long time?" This was her private number.

From: Derek C. Simmons

[It seems that you have finally taken the right step.

Under Spencer's misguided leadership and desires, Umbrella has threatened social stability.

Happy independence, my friend.

Now, I guess I should call you the CEO of Militech instead.

The President wishes to see you, Ms. Vera Adelheid.]

...

The corners of her mouth kept adjusting their arcs as Vera turned her phone and tapped the touch screen.

send.

【I have a gift for you too, Mr. Drake.】

beep.

Simmons: I'm looking forward to it.

Just look forward to it, let your family help me research first, Kara Radames, don't let me down...

Vera gave a malicious smile.

Vera is very interested in researching and improving the T virus, but it is not suitable at the moment. Since Simmons and the Pentagon are very interested, she might as well do them a favor.

By the way, it further confirms my ignorance and my personality.

I, Vera, have nothing to do with the Raccoon City incident!

For many years, I have only focused on my own field and have never touched upon virus research, let alone the mass production progress of BOW.

Although she had more or less noticed and guessed something, she didn't expect Spencer and William Birkin to play such a big game.

This is the truth.

As for completely abandoning the genetic research and development and use of the T virus and its subsequent derivative viruses? Impossible, Vera is not that stupid.

It's just that the timing is not right now.

Umbrella... no, it should be said that it is future military technology. As a strategic partner of the Pentagon, there will always be a chance to get in touch with the results. Besides, Vera sent the USF department to Raccoon City several days in advance, and rescued more than one T virus and inhibitor.

Even the ancestral virus and the experimental 'big black leech' used to extract leech DNA were found.

One copy is given to the Pentagon, one copy is kept by Vera herself, and one copy... needs to go to a very far place - Arasaka.

Vera got herself out of trouble by reorganizing the Umbrella California branch into a military technology company, inheriting the USA region lobbyist system, and establishing good relations with senior officials in Washington and the Pentagon.

But everything has its pros and cons.

This meant that for a long time, she and her military technology could not conduct research on BOW and biological weapons.

Although Vera was not optimistic about pure BOW, and believed that cyborgs combined with prosthetics had greater development potential.

But her competitors in the industry won’t care and will definitely keep a close eye on her.

Umbrella's military technology business in drugs and medical hardware may be inherited, but the related supporting improvement research work is unlikely to move forward. After all, it is based on virology, and at least in recent years, military technology's actions in virus research need to be cautious and hidden.

Vera was in no hurry either.

Currently, Umbrella's legacy is enough for her to live on for several years.

Let’s build up the military technology framework first.

With Umbrella facing sanctions, its assets frozen, and going bankrupt, isn't this the best time for her to gather and reorganize Umbrella's legacy? Especially the African Research Center in the Dubai region of West Africa...

Calming down, Vera quietly waited for the connection between her and the White House arranged by White House National Security Advisor Simmons.

beep-

At this moment, the screen made a dialing sound.

Connection successful.

After adjusting her posture, Vera immediately turned off the detection of Raccoon City and accepted the video call.

After the bald eagle emblem with a shield pattern on the chest appeared, a middle-aged man in a dark suit appeared in the picture. The iconic oval room with white walls and blue carpet was the famous presidential office in the West Wing of the White House.

Vera, who had lost her cheerful expression before the presidential emblem appeared, said with a sad face, "Mr. President, I am Vera Adelheid Russell."

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Chapter 033: Everyone is full

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military.

The first impression it gives people is always stable, reliable and durable.

This is the new image I hope to present to the public.

Perhaps military products sometimes do not mean the most expensive or the best, but they must focus on manufacturing large-scale mass-produced products with standard quality and reasonable prices.

The most advanced science and technology are always used first in the military field.

It’s not that we can’t make a better one, but it’s based on economic considerations.

Military use represents the forefront of technological exploration.

Technology.

That is to connect science and technology together.

Science solves theoretical problems, and technology solves practical problems.

Every progress in human society is accompanied by progress in science and technology.

Military technology is my answer.

Military use means that I will fulfill the civic responsibility bestowed upon me by God and the Constitution and will never evade it. Technology is a warning to remind me not to forget my original aspiration. We will be reborn from the ashes, break through the haze called Umbrella, and once again be at the forefront of technology.

...

rustle--

District of Columbia, Capitol Building, House of Representatives, 25 meters high on Capitol Hill.

At the second-floor viewing gallery, clerks and reporters were either frowning in thought or busy taking notes, recording the non-parliamentary speakers of this temporary meeting's statements about why Umbrella was reorganized into a military technology company.

An ad hoc legislative session is underway.

1998/9/26

morning.

It was in this 233-meter-long, three-story classical revival-style building that the world's first major biohazard incident, the Raccoon City incident, was fully exposed.

Vera Adelheid Russell, former Umbrella board member and head of the USA region, submitted the evidence of Umbrella's secret research on biological viruses and biological weapons rescued from Raccoon City to the White House, Congress, and the Supreme Court!

If adapted into a Hollywood movie, this would be a story that combines elements of rising to the challenge, returning home from loss, and a prodigal son, and would have the temperament of an old-school American lone hero.

From this moment on, Chris Redfield, a former member of the Raccoon City Police Department's STARS, became a hero known throughout the United States and even the world!

In Vera's vivid narration, it was this young special police officer named Chris who sneaked into the Umbrella Industrial Park in San Francisco and met her with the expectation of being beaten to death on the spot by the guards. He convinced her with his personal experience and the evidence he obtained.

This young man was introduced into the mansion built by Umbrella in the 1960s and 1970s by William Birkin while working at the STARS post, and became a guinea pig for the other party to test biological viruses and BOW.

During that time, most of his teammates were killed or injured, and only he and a few of his teammates managed to escape death.

After finally escaping, they were constantly suppressed by Umbrella, and even S.T.A.R.S. was forced to disband.

He wanted to report the case, but received death threats more than once.

Therefore, he didn't even dare to meet his sister who depended on him for everything, and could only go to Europe to investigate alone. Even though he found nothing and there was no possibility of winning, he did not give up and still dared to confront Umbrella.

Finally, his hard work paid off, and the advice and speculation of a surviving teammate made him see another way.

Even though this method was very immature, his sense of justice and guilt for his dead comrades made him unwilling to continue waiting. Every day of waiting meant more innocent people would be harmed, so he resolutely took practical action.

The result was good. With his prying, Umbrella was split, there were still more good people in the world, and the evidence of Raccoon City was transported out before it was destroyed.

See how true this story is?

The guy named Chris Redfield is said to be still in Raccoon City rescuing his teammates and digging for evidence of Umbrella's crimes.

A real tough guy, he never compromises, never gives in, never backs down. He had clearly escaped from the purgatory of Raccoon City, but somehow, he went back.