Infinity, progress from Arasaka

Chapter 035 Vera in the White House

The meeting continues.

On the desk, there is a spread-out map of Raccoon City and a folder of Raccoon City intelligence collected by former STARS survivors such as Chris and Jill and the USF troops.

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While pretending to read, Vera noticed the gazes around her and looked up. It was Simmons. Noticing the thoughtful and questioning expression on his face, she smiled and took a sip of the coffee in the cup, "Hey, Mr. Simmons, do you have any questions?"

"I've heard about your conflict with Dr. William Birkin. Seeing is believing."

"No, Mr. Simmons."

Vera shook her head slightly and looked at the President, the White House staff, and the generals of the Joint Chiefs of Staff who happened to be walking around with obvious interest.

Humph! Do you want to eat her and William's melon so much?

Vera slowly put down the coffee cup in her hand, stretched out her left hand, supported her face with a few fingers, and her eyes moved slightly, as if recalling: "William Birkin, I am not familiar with him personally. It was just a simple disagreement on the board of directors. I admire his talent in the field of biology, but I don't agree with his personality and I also have objections to his strategy. It's that simple."

William Birkin.

Well, Vera didn't like him, but there wasn't much pure malice towards him.

It's just that she happened to need a target and an opponent.

William Birkin came over and said, "It's you."

Vera knew that William disliked and hated her, but she didn't expect it to be so exaggerated.

They were about to enter the second stage of the G virus, and the G organism had already grown the rudiments of its own head. It was obvious that his consciousness and thinking ability should have disappeared, but he was so excited after hearing her formulaic criticism that his eyes tore open and he could clearly spit out her full name. It was really hard for him.

But when you think about William's past deeds, it's not surprising at all.

His personality is proud, extreme, sensitive, competitive, and he is easily overwhelmed by extreme joy and sorrow.

He is the world's top virus researcher, but not the best.

In order to obtain the research results and exclusive copyright of the T virus, he killed his mentor, Dr. James Marcus.

Then, because of the existence of Alexia Ashford, who graduated from a prestigious university at the age of 10, he felt tremendous pressure and almost had a mental breakdown even though Alexia had never targeted him.

He recovered after Alexia's disappearance, and then had a good time as the chief researcher of the Umbrella virus and the founder of the G-Virus. Finally, he welcomed Vera Adelheid Russell to join Umbrella.

It was obvious that Vera was only confronting him verbally and was very tactful, and had never actually put any obstacles in his way regarding official matters.

Because of Vera's existence, Umbrella's income has increased significantly. Compared with the original timeline, even if the proportion of funds to Umbrella's annual investment remains unchanged or even decreases, the funds he obtained and the hardware conditions of the Raccoon City Underground Research Institute are more and better, but William can't see it.

He only saw that his status in the company had declined because Vera had taken away a larger proportion of the funds that should have belonged to him.

Just like the pressure he once faced from Alexia, facing the even greater pressure from Vera, he exhausted himself mentally and became half-crazy.

Perhaps from William's perspective, he was forced to cooperate with the USA military and betray Umbrella because he was forced by the bitch Vera.

After being infected by the G virus, his confused thoughts exacerbated his disgust and hatred.

"Let's not talk about him, the fool who brought about his own destruction. As the former head of the USA region of Umbrella, the Paris headquarters of Umbrella doesn't care about the life and death of Raccoon City, but I, who am responsible for maintaining the stability of the United States, cannot ignore it."

After giving a subtle compliment and praising herself at the same time, Vera changed the topic back to the evaluation work on saving Raccoon City.

The meeting had already started for a while. Since the graphic and text documents rescued and transmitted from Raccoon City were too thick, a huge stack, Vera picked out the key points and explained the T virus matters again.

Why didn't she mention the G virus? Because she didn't know about it.

Vera was not interested in what the generals from the Pentagon, or even those who were secretly colluding with William, thought. Judging from their expressions, "We know nothing."

The president read the information in detail and said: "OK, Ms. Russell, you are an expert in this field. As for the T and G viruses, according to your field investigation, the Arklay Mountains have also been contaminated. The Raccoon City water supply system, underground sewage pipes, and the Mendes River basin in the city are all contaminated... If we want to eradicate..."

"It's hard."

Vera shook her head.

"According to the data, the first case of 'cannibalism' in Raccoon City was caused by citizens drinking water infected with the T virus. Although I have little knowledge of biological virology, a simple estimate of the damage will undoubtedly cost a lot of money and time. The best way is to block it like Chernobyl did."

"Water will dilute the T virus. The T virus is an RNA virus at its root. Its genetic material is based on ribonucleic acid. Without a host, it cannot survive in nature for a long time. The only thing to be careful of is that mice, cockroaches, birds, and aquatic organisms that have swallowed the T virus will move. Although they will lose their sense of migration and stay in place after being infected, if they are left alone for a long time, it may spread."

Hearing Vera's words, the president frowned, "Simmons."

It was annoying enough that the Raccoon City incident happened during his term, but it's spreading?!

Simmons: "Mr. President, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has taken action, and the Colorado National Guard has completely blocked the main traffic routes in Raccoon City and dammed the rivers passing through Raccoon City."

The President looked at Vera again.

The meaning is very clear, you continue to raise it and you are responsible for finding and filling the gaps.

Among the people present, you have the highest technical level, and you are from Umbrella. You are the staff consultant who handled the Raccoon City incident, so you deserve it.

Vera hesitated for a moment.

"In addition to unprotected physical contact with the T-Virus fluid, which can cause infection, being bitten by a person infected with the virus or a carrier, mixing body fluids...contacting animals that have eaten infected carrion is a verified means of transmission. At present, unless you are in a closed space where the T-Virus fluid evaporates, the possibility of airborne transmission is low."

"This is the only good news in this unfortunate situation." The Army Chief of Staff said, "Are there any preventive measures, Ms. Russell?"

"Yes. My USF has salvaged samples and finished products of the T-Virus vaccine, inhibitors, and neutralizers. Many Umbrella researchers who mastered the technology have been rescued."

"Very good." The president and the generals all showed praise. "Mass production of the T virus vaccine, Consultant Russell, this task is up to you."

"no problem."

Vera accepted the task. The congressmen, generals, and politicians were afraid of death and needed the vaccine to give them peace of mind.

Several people asked and answered questions, and soon made a preliminary plan for the prevention of the T virus. "This is the situation. Raccoon City, what do you think?" The president turned the topic back to Raccoon City itself.

The spread was temporarily stopped, but no one was comfortable with a biological bomb like Raccoon City being placed on the mainland, and it was time-consuming and labor-intensive. What if some idiot went in to explore and ran away with the virus? Vera's proposal for a Chernobyl-style blockade was rejected.

"Use incendiary bombs, carpet bombing, like LeMay's fire attack, to set Raccoon City on fire and burn the infected people and virus carriers inside. High temperature burning will always kill the virus."

"Not appropriate. The premise for the success of burning Tokyo is that most of the buildings in Tokyo in the last century were made of wood, while most of the buildings in Raccoon City are made of modern concrete, reinforced concrete, and masonry. The effect of the fire attack may not be obvious..."

"Spray the T-Virus inhibitor into the atmosphere and carry out targeted artificial rainfall in Raccoon City."

“Treating the symptoms rather than the root cause.”

……

"I suggest using a nuclear bomb."

As the generals and the defense secretary expressed their opinions, Simmons stood up.

His words were like pressing the mute button, instantly shrouding his colleagues in silence.

Without any hesitation, Simmons supported himself on the table with both hands, leaned forward, and emphasized: "Since the biochemical crisis in Raccoon City is irreversible, in order to prevent all future troubles and completely solve the problem of the virus leaking out, I propose to use nuclear bombs to thoroughly disinfect Raccoon City."

"Mr. President, we must not allow the virus to spread any further. The faster the incident is resolved, the lower the possibility of subsequent spread!"

The president looked struggling.

North America has never been attacked. Japan is the only country in the world that has been hit by a nuclear bomb. Now the United States is also going to be bombed? Or is it bombing itself?

"I agree." This is the defense minister. He stood up and looked around at his colleagues in the Situation Room. "If you don't have an effective solution, this is the safest option."

"agree."

"Agree." The generals raised their hands in agreement.

Perhaps they had already had the idea of ​​using a nuclear bomb in their hearts, but no one was willing to be the first to do so.

"Ms. Russell." The President finally looked at Vera.

With a solemn expression, Vera frowned and thought for a while, then nodded with difficulty: "In terms of subsequent protection investment and safety, this is the safest method. I agree with Mr. Simmons' proposal."

"But." She stretched out her voice.

Simmons narrowed his eyes subconsciously.

"I think it is feasible to spray the T-Virus inhibitor into the atmosphere around Raccoon City and simultaneously initiate carpet burning bombing of Raccoon City."

Vera emphasized, and as he spoke, he looked at the generals across the conference table.

"This is the world's first major biochemical crisis. The whole world is watching us. We must show our all-out efforts to minimize the social pressure of dropping the nuclear bomb. Military Technology is willing to contribute its part and do its best to supply the new incendiary bomb."

Vera took advantage of every opportunity.

This is what you proposed.

We at Military Technology are willing to become the military's supplier of aerial bombs. This is a good opportunity to clear inventory, replace equipment, and get military funds. Do you want it?

The Air Force Chief of Staff understood.

"agree."

The generals of the other two military branches just smiled and said, "Let the Air Force take care of this first."

Simmons also nodded to Vera.

He was very pleased with this ally.

"In this way, the resolution is passed. Chief of Staff, draft an emergency bill for launching nuclear missiles and submit it to Congress!"

After saying this, the determined president pointed to the map of Raccoon City on the screen and said, "Before the 28th, everyone must evacuate Raccoon City and carry out a sterilization operation in Raccoon City!"

"Establish a joint command. Counselor Russell, you will be the coordinator. The federal government will officially hire your private military contractor. Make sure to evacuate the surviving citizens. That great guy named Chris Redfield must be evacuated safely. I will award him a medal."

After saying this, the president nodded to everyone present, then stood up and left the war room.

He needs to go to Congress and push for the passage of emergency bills.

"Executive Vera, according to the Delta Force, your company's USF and the new individual weapon system are very impressive... We are very interested. Will there be a chance for cooperation in the future?"

The president left first, but the Situation Room did not adjourn immediately. The Army Chief of Staff came over when Vera and Simmons were talking in front of the map.

"It is a pleasure for Mil-Tech and I, General."

Vera held out her hand with a happy smile on her face. "That was just a pre-launch field test, and the real customers are right in front of us. I think the opportunity is right in front of us, and there is no need to wait until later."

She extended an invitation: "Are you interested in visiting the Military Technology Exhibition Center in Washington?"

Thirty minutes later, Vera suppressed her joy and walked out of the White House with a look of sadness for the citizens.

The guards and bodyguards waiting outside the White House lawn immediately surrounded her. Without stopping, she walked quickly towards her private car under the gaze of a group of White House aides and reporters.

Click.

The moment the car door closed and the one-way glass rose, Vera rubbed her stiff face and took out her dedicated satellite phone.

"Andrelov, the evidence collection mission is complete. The action target has been changed. Save the survivors in Raccoon City and cooperate with the military and UBCS to carry out the rescue. You know what I mean. Pay attention to capturing the rescue scene. The deadline is before the military carpet bombing at 1998 pm on September 9, 27."

"Make a city-wide broadcast, announcing that the White House has approved the launch of a nuclear bomb on the 28th to carry out a complete sterilization operation."

September 9, two days earlier than the original timeline, because of her influence and promotion, the nuclear explosion time was advanced.

The cleansing and complete performance was over. Vera's portion of the T virus and related extracts of the Progenitor virus had been transported back to California overnight.

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Then, Vera made another call.

"USF Mobile Team, Team 2 and Team 3, move out."

"Team 3 will cooperate with the military special forces in the battle. This is a show. This is a product display program. Team 2 will find the remaining USS personnel in Raccoon City, rescue them, persuade them to surrender, and rescue anyone who is still breathing. It doesn't matter if they are missing arms and legs. I will mend them for them. Those who resist stubbornly will be cleaned up."

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PS: Today we end the Raccoon City storyline of Resident Evil.

Chapter 036 The shadow of military technology slowly rises (5K)

May 9nd, afternoon.

Continuous gunshots and sporadic explosions remain the main theme of Raccoon City.

"emission."

Bang!

Gunshots rang out, and the bright flames seemed extremely dazzling in the cloudy evening.

Blood splattered all over the ground. William Birkin, no, to be precise, it should be the G creature, its torso spun weakly in the air for several times and then fell heavily to the ground.