It had become a tool of power for other nations and high-level government officials, and not everyone within it was a good person.
If the fact that Chris could use the T-Virus to extend his life were discovered, what would await him would be various investigations and pursuits by the US Government and the Global Alliance.
Because Chris knew very well, just how fatal an attraction life extension was for humans, especially those in high positions.
Human greed and ambition were bottomless.
To prevent this power that defied the natural cycle of life and death from appearing in the public eye, the only thing Chris could do was refuse and stop it!
Because, Chris simply could not imagine what kind of horrific things would happen if everyone in the world knew that bio-viruses could extend life.
Those with power would occupy the ruling position forever, while ordinary people would be enslaved eternally, with no hope of ever rising up.
Resources would be permanently controlled by the elites.
The social order of the world would change, and Chris did not want to live that kind of life, nor did he want the world to become like that.
After all, the natural cycle of life and death was the only fair order left in the world.
If even this order disappeared, then the world would truly fall into chaos. This was the real reason Chris refused Javier.
It didn't matter if Javier extended his own life alone.
But it absolutely could not be scaled up. After all, there were so many people in the world.
The birth of one anomaly wouldn't cause much of a ripple, but a vast number of anomalies would be a different story entirely.
"..."
"Fine, but my promise remains valid indefinitely. You can come find me whenever you change your mind!"
On the other side,
,Javier, hearing the answer, did not get angry. He still replied to Chris with a faint smile.
He understood Chris's concerns and was therefore very understanding. At the same time, Javier wasn't afraid of Chris's refusal.
Being refused was actually within his expectations.
After all, who doesn't grow old?
When Chris reached his seventies or eighties and was near death, perhaps he would have a change of heart. Javier could wait; he wasn't in a hurry. After all, the one thing he didn't lack now was time.
"Javier, what kind of secret codes are you and this uncle mumbling about? I can't understand a single word. And you're not allowed to steal my prey next time!"
"I didn't get to kill a single one of those monsters just now; you took care of all of them. Could you at least let me get one shot off first?"
While Javier and Chris were 'exchanging telegrams',
,Sherry, standing to the side, walked up and interrupted with a very displeased tone. With her hands on her slender waist, she complained with the air of a tsundere young miss.
After all, with those c-virus monsters just now, Sherry really hadn't had time to fire a single shot before Javier dealt with them all, which made her very angry.
And it wasn't just Sherry.
Even the members of the BSAA Squad beside Chris actually didn't understand what their captain and this stranger, Javier, were talking about. Something about a promise still being valid—it was simply baffling.
However, seeing this situation,
,Chris and Javier instead looked at each other and laughed heartily, saying no more on the matter.
Because of Sherry's sudden disruption,
,the atmosphere relaxed considerably. Javier and Chris also hurriedly walked down from the residential building to gather and begin catching up,
,
Below the residential building—
Beside two armored vehicles, the members of the BSAA Squad were hurriedly organizing their gear and munching on dry rations to replenish their strength, quickly washing down compressed biscuits with gulps of mineral water.
Because they had to continue their mission next and didn't have much time to eat, they could only grab a few bites. The other police officers were busy cleaning up the aftermath.
"Whew,"
"Is this your daughter,?"
Beside the armored vehicle, Chris lit a cigarette, took a deep drag, exhaled, and asked curiously.
The swirling smoke made his exhausted mental state feel a bit better. Originally, as a self-disciplined soldier, Chris wouldn't have picked up such bad habits.
But ever since the incident in the Edonia Republic,
,the physically and mentally exhausted Chris suddenly realized that tobacco and alcohol were actually good things that could soothe his psychological trauma.
Without the numbing and refreshing effects of tobacco and alcohol,
,it would have been hard for him to hold out on the front lines for so long. After all, a person's will and energy are always limited; he needed something to lean on.
When his gaze fell upon the blonde girl, Sherry, beside them,
,Chris, very curious about this girl who looked a few years younger than his sister Claire, asked faintly.
After all,
,in his impression, Javier wouldn't just bring such a young girl along with him for no reason.
If she wasn't his sister, she was probably his daughter.
As for a girlfriend or a wife, uh,
Chris felt that Javier hadn't reached the point of being so shameless or desperate as to harm such a young girl.
"Neither. You could call her an adopted daughter."
"I adopted her when the Raccoon City incident broke out. Her parents were researchers for the Umbrella Corporation. Her father was William Birkin and her mother was Annette Birkin, the creators of the G-Virus. Her parents entrusted her to me before they died."
"I haven't had much time to look after her these past few years, so she's grown up a bit spoiled and headstrong. This time she pestered me to come on the mission. Although she disguises it well, I know the girl wants to atone for the sins her parents committed, which is why she chose to fight against bio-viruses."
Facing the inquiry,
,Javier wasn't in a hurry to answer. Instead, he snatched the cigarette and lighter from Chris's hand and lit one for himself, puffing out clouds of smoke.
Watching Sherry in the distance as she played and joked with the members of the BSAA Squad, he then explained at a leisurely pace.
At this moment, Sherry was exceptionally excited,
,curiously asking the BSAA Squad members all sorts of questions, like how many missions they had been on and how many zombies they had killed.
A group of American soldiers being pestered by a beautiful blonde girl was more or less distracting for them.
As a result, they were very active and proactive in their responses.
After all, many of them hadn't even been in a relationship yet; how could they possibly refuse to answer the questions of such a pretty young girl?
Naturally, they were very attentive.
In the field, only the second-in-command, Piers, and Jake remained aloof. Piers simply wasn't interested.
This guy had inherited Chris's temperament,
,probably a guy only interested in men. As for Jake, he simply felt that chirpy young girls were a nuisance and didn't bother with her.
After all, the current Sherry was different from the Sherry in the original story, and the two hadn't truly spent time together, so naturally, things weren't as harmonious as one might imagine.
Regarding this,
,Javier also breathed a deep sigh of relief.
The expected situation of 'eight kings meeting a green bean' (love at first sight) didn't happen. After all, if Jake had said to him, 'Old man, is my Ghost Fire bike safe parked under your building?',
,then Javier's mental state really would have collapsed.
Although Jake was a responsible man, having the 'cabbage' he'd raised for years 'arched' away (his girl stolen) still left Javier feeling a bit conflicted internally.
However,
,he didn't know if it was an illusion,
,but Jake's gaze wasn't on Sherry; instead, he was looking at Javier with curiosity.
Because Jake's instinctive consciousness told him this man was very dangerous.
He should stay as far away as possible. This might be a resonance warning between the bio-viruses in their bodies; this strange premonition also made Jake somewhat curious about this man, Javier.
"By the way,"
"Javier, what's going on with this Resident Evil outbreak in Lanxiang City? Where did you get your intelligence? Also, what's the deal with the c-virus missile you mentioned before?"
At this time,
,Chris suddenly thought of something,
,and asked Javier point-blank.
The Resident Evil incident in Lanxiang City had been a constant surprise to Chris. He was very curious about how Javier knew this news.
"That's my own source of intelligence. In short, don't ask too much, Chris."
"As for the c-virus nuclear missile, remember the recently emerged Neo-Umbrella Organization? It's them who plan to drop a nuclear missile in Lanxiang."
"To conduct a large-scale bio-hazard infection experiment. If they succeed, they plan to launch such missiles all over the world. At the same time, Neo-Umbrella is also secretly researching a BOW that can contaminate the oceans."
"The purpose of my mission this time is to stop Neo-Umbrella's plot and obtain their c-virus samples."
Without any concealment,
,Javier directly told Chris his purpose. After all, there was nothing to hide.
He had already laid his cards on the table with Chris before, and the other party knew about him obtaining various viruses to achieve immortality.
"Neo-Umbrella Organization,?!"
"Wait, Javier, do you know an international female agent named Ada Wong?"
Hearing Javier's explanation,
,Chris suddenly felt a sharp pain in his head. Fragmented memories pieced themselves back together, surging in like a tide.
As if grasping some key clue, Chris suddenly grabbed Javier's arm and asked in a tone that had abruptly become serious.
Chris could not forget the events in the Edonia Republic.
He naturally knew exactly who the culprit behind the disaster was: that woman who called herself Ada Wong.
Through the BSAA's investigation, Chris not only knew that Ada Wong was the leader of Neo-Umbrella,
,but also that she was once an international female agent who had worked for both the Umbrella Corporation and Tricell. She was a virus hunter in every sense of the word.
Adding the information from the investigation files that Javier and Ada Wong had been in contact,
,Chris subconsciously remembered that Javier might know Ada Wong, so he intended to question Javier about her specific whereabouts,!
After all, this was an enemy.
Chris had to ask.
Meanwhile, Ada, completely unaware, after finishing her game at the hotel skyscraper,
,was heading toward Javier's location according to the shared positioning on her smart device, preparing to discuss their next moves with him, not knowing she was soon to become the scapegoat,!
Volume 9 Resident Evil 6: Chapter 35 The Scapegoat Heroine
Hearing Chris's question and seeing the uncontrollable rage on his face, Javier immediately understood what was happening.
It seemed it was exactly the same as the original plot.
Carla had deceived Chris and the others during the civil war in the Edonia Republic and lured his BSAA Squad to their total annihilation. At this moment, he was probably busy looking for Ada—uh, no, it should be Carla—for revenge!
However, facing this question Javier didn't know how to explain.
After all, the matter between Ada and Carla was quite complicated and couldn't be explained clearly in a short time.
Since it involved a third-party force, namely Simmons's Family Organization, explaining it would be extremely troublesome.