"If there are no surprises, a helicopter can be dispatched for support in half an hour. I don't want to stay in this accursed place for too long…"
Wearing dark red sunglasses, Miss Ada held a black satellite communicator and spoke indifferently to her superior, while her gaze quietly watched the approaching cathedral in the distance. Their destination would be reached soon.
As for the so-called superior, there was no doubt it was Wesker.
Although Miss Ada joined Tricell earlier than Wesker, Miss Ada was always a freelancer.
She only accepted employment; Tricell had no right to restrict her. Therefore, although Miss Ada's seniority was higher than Wesker's, her promotion speed was much slower, because Tricell could not possibly heavily rely on an outsider, could it?
Wesker, on the other hand, was different.
He joined Tricell by directly defecting, and immediately exposed all the secrets of his former employer, Umbrella Corporation, revealing various Bio-weapon data.
Those were important data that Miss Ada would need to investigate quickly to obtain, but Wesker, relying on this data, quickly established himself and became a junior executive at Tricell.
Afterward, he destroyed Rockfort Island Prison, went to the Antarctica Research Institute, acquired the T-Veronica Virus, and then spread the T-Veronica Virus. He also obtained the latest virus data from the drug lord Idalgo in the Amazon Rainforest in South America.
These achievements allowed Wesker to be promoted even faster.
During the Raccoon City incident, Miss Ada and Wesker were merely equal partners, but now the dynamic had completely changed, becoming a superior-subordinate relationship.
Although this feeling made Miss Ada very displeased, Wesker's offer was indeed more generous than others. For the sake of money, Miss Ada reluctantly worked with Wesker.
"…"
"I'm listening. I understand. Contact me again in half an hour. I'll send people to pick you up, but you must ensure the safety of the "Amber" sample, Miss Ada. That is more important than your life."
"As for our good friend Luis, you can handle him as you see fit. If you can bring him back, that's best; we need an expert who understands the new product. But if he gets in the way, it's fine to abandon him…"
"That's all. I'm busy. Don't make me personally handle these matters. After it's done, I'll settle the remaining deposit with you, but don't try to play any tricks on me…"
"Pfft… Zzzzzz…"
Indeed, a familiar voice sounded from the satellite communicator.
It was Wesker. At this moment, he was not in the United States, but in an Institute base in Africa. According to the data, the three viruses that have appeared so far—the T-Virus, the G Virus, and the T-Veronica Virus—all originated from the Progenitor Virus within him. The Progenitor Virus was the starting point of everything.
The Progenitor Virus was accidentally discovered by Spencer during his adventures in the African continent. Therefore, Wesker intended to find the root of the Progenitor Virus in Africa, which was the so-called Sun Ladder Flower.
As for the Plaga parasite, that was also something that interested Wesker.
But a Plaga parasite was ultimately a Plaga parasite; its upper limit was too low, and Wesker disliked other organisms parasitizing him. This led to Wesker being interested, but it did not surpass the importance of the Progenitor Virus in his eyes.
Hence, he dispatched Miss Ada to carry out the mission; otherwise, he would have long since deployed a large number of bombers to blow up the stronghold of The Illuminados!
"…"
"I really hate arrogant men…"
Listening to Wesker decisively hang up the communication and threaten her not to play tricks, Miss Ada frowned and couldn't help but murmur.
"Da da da…"
"But then again, where did that guy Luis go?"
The crisp sound of high heels suddenly stopped. Miss Ada's tall red figure stood at the entrance of the cathedral. Seeing that there was no one around, she subconsciously wondered if Luis had also played a trick on her.
"Beep—!"
And so, Miss Ada activated the tracking system on her red and black sunglasses, a high-tech product from Tricell. When she first met Luis, Miss Ada had secretly installed a tracker smaller than a button on Luis when he wasn't paying attention, for tracking purposes. Miss Ada was confident that her technique was so good that if she stole a wallet from a stinky man on the street, they wouldn't even react. It was impossible for Luis to discover it.
But now… the tracker's signal suddenly disappeared in the vicinity of the cathedral?!
What happened?
There were undoubtedly only three possibilities.
One, Luis was playing dumb to catch a tiger, had already discovered the tracker she secretly installed, and tore it off after separating from her, playing a trick on her and running off with the "Amber" sample first!
Two, Luis was an idiot and accidentally dropped the tracker on his way to retrieve the Amber, or Miss Ada herself was an idiot and didn't install the tracker tightly enough, causing it to fall off with casual movement. But the proud and confident Miss Ada would absolutely not admit to this possibility. Her technique was invincible (*￣m￣)!
Three, Luis was indeed an idiot, and was encountered by Sadler's subordinates on his way to retrieve the Amber, then got into a struggle with them, the tracker accidentally fell off, and Luis was re-captured. Hmph hmph… this possibility seems more reasonable ~ (￣?￣~)
Compared to the first two, Miss Ada's judgment undoubtedly leaned more towards the third possibility.
Because she was very confident, extremely confident that her judgment could not be wrong. Luis's combat skills were not bad but not great either, so it was absolutely impossible for him to play dumb to catch a tiger, and she was very strong, extremely strong, her technique could absolutely not have any mistakes.
But now… the question was, if Luis was kidnapped and taken away again, where and from what clues should Miss Ada herself look for Luis again?
Damn village mission, it's annoying to death—!
Undoubtedly, Miss Ada, feeling a headache, couldn't help but curse in her heart. As a lady, swear words couldn't be spoken out loud, otherwise it would ruin her image, but swear words could be vented in her heart.
"Bang—!"
"Oh-ho, my beautiful lady, the expression between your brows pains me deeply. It seems you have encountered some difficulty. Do you require my assistance?"
"As a member of the Royal Knights of Great… Britain, the great and righteous Sun Knight, Sir Gawain Havier Li, is willing to help you resolve your troubles."
"After all… dedicating ourselves to King Arthur is not our only mission; serving beautiful ladies is also one of the necessary principles."
"What's more… a true knight does not allow sad tears to flow from your beautiful eyes, my lady. That would ruin such beauty!"
And just as Miss Ada was still thinking about how to solve the problem, or whether to report the situation to Wesker, a slightly trilled English accent suddenly sounded slowly from the top of the cathedral bell tower.
This sudden movement startled Miss Ada. She quickly drew the pistol from her thigh and fired at Javier's head. With a "bang," a chip was shot off the corner of the bell tower. If Javier hadn't reacted quickly, it would probably have been his own head that was blown off—!
Chapter Ten: Woman, You Are So Cruel
"Who—?!"
The shot missed.
Miss Ada took off her sunglasses, her beautiful, captivating eyes narrowed slightly as she looked at the top of the cathedral bell tower. The sunlight shone on the man, making it somewhat dazzling and difficult to distinguish his clear appearance.
But the white high-collared ruffled shirt inside, the black and gold medieval noble evening gown outside, the long leather boots on his feet, plus the black, slightly curly short hair, subtly made him resemble Luis.
After all, in Spain's Wolf's Valley, besides that disgusting little dwarf in the castle, it seemed only Luis would dress so retro.
"Luis…?"
She murmured his name with a slight hesitation.
But Miss Ada herself wasn't sure, after all, this person had been able to hide in the cathedral bell tower for a long time without her noticing, indicating that his stealth methods were definitely not simple.
"…"
"I say, Miss Ada, although I praise you as beautiful, you haven't lost your intelligence, have you? I remember you are a capable person, not a silly, sweet vase meant only for display. Is Sir Havier Li not clear enough?"
Shaking his head, Javier was extremely disappointed by Miss Ada's mistaken judgment. Perhaps his medieval noble attire had already been labeled by that guy Luis.
So Javier decided not to play around anymore. He moved from the sun-drenched spot to the shade, revealing his familiar face.
Like Miss Ada, Javier's appearance hadn't changed much, except for some stubble that was hard to shave clean. He was still handsome and refined (at least Javier himself thought so), after all, confidence was a man's third face. Don't ask what the second face is, it's the hairstyle, of course.
At this moment, Javier was twenty-eight years old, approaching thirty, while Miss Ada was even closer to thirty… no, she might already be thirty.
This work has shortened the ages, while the original RE4 speculated Miss Ada was already thirty or thirty-two. Don't ask why the original work had fluctuations; Capcom rewrites its own lore, they can't even accurately calculate the ages themselves.
Leon, on the other hand, was younger than both of them.
Therefore, the age gap, the cognitive gap, and the value gap might be the real reasons why Miss Ada had not accepted Leon. Their relationship was like that of a caring older sister and an ignorant, budding teenager.
Perhaps the only thing Miss Ada and Leon had in common was their worldview.
But an eighteen-year-old teenager in puberty will always like the caring older sister next door, even if she is unattainable like a white moonlight. But this does not hinder the persistent efforts of a teenager in pursuit.
"Javier…?"
"Why are you here? Where's Luis? Did you kidnap Luis?!"
Upon seeing that the person who arrived was Javier, Miss Ada's expression was somewhat surprised, because it had been nearly six years since they parted ways after the Raccoon City incident. This was a very long period of time.
But undoubtedly, seeing Javier here, this man was definitely not here to catch up. And Luis's disappearance was very likely Javier's doing.
Thinking of this, Miss Ada tilted her head, still holding her pistol firmly pointed at Javier, showing no signs of relaxing her guard. During the Raccoon City incident, they were friends, but now it was hard to say.
Facing Miss Ada's vigilant stance, Javier was also helpless. He could only raise his hands high to show that he had no ill intent, and then slowly jumped down from the top of the bell tower.
"Bang…"
With a dull thud, Javier landed steadily. Looking at Miss Ada in front of him, Javier assessed her for a few moments, and couldn't help but marvel inwardly, wondering if this woman's skincare products cost thousands of dollars a day? She was already nearing thirty, yet she was even more charming than when he saw her during the Raccoon City incident.
Perhaps this was Capcom's secret beauty technique. Of course… it might also be the real reason why Miss Ada desperately earned money, wanting to become a small rich woman.
"…"
"I think there's a misunderstanding that needs to be explained…"
"Luis wasn't kidnapped by me. In fact, I'm also looking for Luis. I originally planned to hide on top of the cathedral bell tower and wait for Luis to appear, then abduct him. But I didn't expect to wait for your appearance first, Miss Ada, instead of the target."
"How about it, want to cooperate? Just like during the Raccoon City incident. You should still be working for Tricell now, no… you should be working for Wesker, correct?"
"He sent you to Spain's Wolf's Valley to find the Plaga parasite sample, didn't he? Unfortunately, my goal is also that."
"Of course, don't get agitated, guns can easily misfire. Although my goal is also the Plaga parasite, to be precise, you will hand it over willingly."
"I need to take Luis, this biological expert, to help me research the virus, and Miss Ada, you take the Plaga parasite sample you need. Isn't this a great cooperation? Anyway, for you, Luis is just an expendable person. Isn't it better if I take him off your hands?"
With his hands raised, Javier still maintained an innocent expression as he spoke calmly, just as he did during their previous cooperation in Raccoon City.
This made Miss Ada raise an eyebrow slightly. Although Javier's proposed cooperation was very tempting, a man's words could never be trusted; they relied on smooth talk to deceive women's hearts.
Miss Ada knew this well, so she still didn't relax her guard.
"So—?"
"And then…?"
Her eyes narrowed, Miss Ada's dark gun barrel still pointed at Javier's head. Miss Ada was still quietly waiting for Javier's next words. She needed to see more sincerity before she could lower her guard.
"Tsk…"
"There's no 'then'! Hey, Miss Ada, I've already shown a lot of sincerity. Luis's disappearance really wasn't my doing. My goal is just to take Luis, and you want to take the Plaga parasite sample."
"Let's help each other out, and both get what we need, okay? You help me find Luis, and I'll help you get the sample, how about that? Or do you want to hire me? I only have a few thousand dollars in my pocket, but if you don't mind, it's fine."