Piers and Jake are now captains, and they have a lot of things to handle. Therefore, unlike Chris and Leon in the original story, they couldn't stay behind to protect Rebecca, who is an important Doctor of Biology.
So, helplessly, Piers could only order some BSAA members to stay and protect Rebecca at all times.
Regarding this, Javier didn't have any dissatisfaction.
Instead, he was quite indifferent because he knew that the villain Glenn likely wouldn't come to kidnap Rebecca in the short term.
At the very least, he would have to wait until tomorrow.
At least not tonight. Therefore, he was already quite relieved to have several professional BSAA Squad Members protecting Rebecca.
Thus, he didn't try too hard to make Piers and Jake stay, and soon watched the two leave the five-star hotel.
However, looking at their retreating backs, Javier felt quite gratified.
This time Piers didn't die, and Jake even joined the BSAA. It could be said that everyone was happy.
Chris didn't have to experience the pain of the elder burying the younger, and having gained such an excellent successor in Piers, he could indeed step back to the logistics department with peace of mind.
At the same time, this was probably the only time Chris made the most correct choice.
Because Piers and Jake are much more ambitious than Chris himself. Chris simply wanted to eliminate the bio-virus, completely disregarding his own position and merit.
To put it simply, he is the kind of pure soldier who acts for the country and the people.
He doesn't care about vanity; he only cares about whether the bio-virus is harming innocent civilians.
But now, although Chris's realization came a bit late, it wasn't too late. As long as Piers and Jake can push their way into the high-level positions of the BSAA, they will have a voice.
Only with a voice can they change the current situation and the outcome. After all, the outcome of a war is never in the hands of every grunt trying to protect their home and country, but in the hands of the politicians and officers who hold power.
To truly eliminate the bio-virus, one must be the person giving the orders, not the BSAA soldiers executing them.
"Step, step, step..."
And soon, the BSAA Squad Members arranged by Piers arrived at the door of the five-star hotel room.
They were a few green recruits.
Of course, that's not entirely accurate; they all had experience serving in the military.
Having spent at least three years in the army, they had basic qualities. But when it came to the matter of eliminating bio-organic monsters, they were indeed green recruits.
It was just like Javier and the former S.T.A.R.S squad; everyone had experience serving or studying at a police academy, but when facing bio-organic monsters, they were also green recruits back then. It was understandable, though.
After all, Piers and Jake had only recently become squad captains. Experienced veteran soldiers certainly wouldn't be assigned to them; only recruits were available.
However, Javier still felt the same: they were barely sufficient.
They were only being arranged as bodyguards for one night; they weren't being asked to fight bio-organic monsters.
As long as they could maintain a normal guard watch, it would be fine.
These green recruits didn't need to worry about anything else. Even if there was an attack by bio-organic monsters, Javier would take action to eliminate them himself.
"Alright, it's getting late. You two can go back to your rooms to rest. Get a good night's sleep. Just stay in the hotel for a few days."
"Once the BSAA people handle things and catch the mastermind, you two can return to the Institute and resume your original lives."
After finishing the meal, Javier glanced at the time.
It was almost eleven o'clock; it was indeed getting late.
Therefore, he led Rebecca and Bucky to their respective rooms and explained calmly to comfort them.
If the people from the BSAA were effective, then it was estimated that the "New York Outbreak" incident could be resolved within a week, Glenn Arias the villain would be caught,
the developed vaccine would be dispersed via aerial broadcast, and finally, under the pretext of injecting a new type of vaccine, most American citizens would be fooled into going to hospitals for the injection.
In this way, the crisis brought by the a-virus could be resolved safely without even causing any panic.
Therefore, these people actually just needed to sleep well in their five-star hotel rooms for a few days and didn't need to worry too much about anything else.
"Okay, um, Javier..."
Hearing Javier's comforting words, Rebecca, who was standing to the side, nodded, but she seemed to want to say something else, appearing hesitant.
"What's wrong?"
Seeing Rebecca's bashful manner, Javier asked with a look of confusion.
In his memory, Rebecca always seemed to be straightforward and brisk, a quintessential energetic girl. He had never seen her looking so hesitant.
"Never mind, I'll tell you later. Remember, don't lock your door...!"
Seeing Javier's confused eyes and her good friend Bucky nearby about to stifle a laugh, Rebecca sighed helplessly.
She was embarrassed to speak in public, so she could only keep her thoughts buried for now, and quickly turned around and entered her own room.
Javier had opened a total of three rooms, almost one for each person. As for two people sharing a room, Javier wasn't so fond of taking advantage to that extent.
After Rebecca and Bucky had both entered their rooms, Javier instructed the BSAA soldiers outside to maintain a guard.
They would probably have to rest in the hotel corridor tonight and take turns standing guard to prevent any suspicious individuals from interfering.
It wasn't actually that Javier was stingy and wouldn't open rooms for them, but they had refused themselves. Because if they went into rooms to sleep, the distance between them would be too great, making it impossible to alert or rotate in time.
It was better to just set up floor beds in the corridor, and they were already used to it; staying up for one night shouldn't be a problem.
After finishing these instructions, Javier nodded with satisfaction, turned, and went into his own room to wash up and prepare for bed. Although he had the boost from the bio-virus power, it didn't mean he didn't need to sleep.
"Knock, knock, knock...!!!"
However, before he had been lying down for long, there was a knock on Javier's room door. As the door slowly opened, Rebecca, who had just finished washing up, walked in.
Her white lab coat was gone, and she was wearing casual clothes, a red short-sleeved T-shirt and shorts. Her hair was wet, looking like she had just showered and hadn't dried it yet, which added a touch of elegance to her.
Rebecca's style was just like that;
while she might not be as sexy as Ada, she always exuded a cute, gap-moe temperament. After all, this was a "large loli" who was nearly thirty years old.
"Is something the matter...?"
Seeing Rebecca enter, Javier, who was lying on the bed, put down the book in his hand, slowly sat up, and asked.
Although this situation easily brought to mind an improper scene, Javier still believed that Rebecca wasn't that kind of bold loli.
"Javier, I actually wanted to ask you about the bio-virus. Tell me honestly, did you inject yourself with a bio-virus?"
"What kind of virus is it, and are there any side effects? If there are, you must tell me. I can help you prepare a vaccine. More than ten years have passed; I'm no longer that little girl who only drags everyone down."
"And... it was for you, for all of you in S.T.A.R.S, that I went to study biology. I don't want my efforts to go unneeded..."
As soon as she entered, Rebecca sat on the edge of the bed and looked at Javier.
After hesitating for a long time, she finally grabbed the back of Javier's hand, her eyes firm and her tone serious as she asked.
As expected, more than romance, Rebecca was more worried about Javier's physical safety. She very much did not want Javier's body to be in any danger.
After all, as a Doctor of Biology, she had studied bio-viruses for so many years and understood them very well. She knew that although these things could give a person great power, they also produced many side effects.
For example, during the trip to the Amazon Rainforest, Rebecca had been invited by Javier to the Amazon Rainforest to perform a mission, helping to perform surgery to keep a young girl infected with the T-Veronica Virus alive.
That was Manuela back then.
Rebecca had personally witnessed the dense surgical stitches on Manuela's body and the way her arm had been burned to charcoal after using the virus.
Therefore, Rebecca didn't want Javier to one day die in front of her. After all, the reason she went to study biology and research bio-viruses was so she wouldn't be a burden.
Now she had succeeded in her studies, but the things she had learned were unable to save the person she cherished. This was probably the most painful thing.
"..."
"Rebecca, thank you for your concern, but I am fine. Actually, I was planning to tell you about this in advance. Back after the Raccoon City crisis ended,"
"I was also researching bio-viruses myself, collecting samples of various viruses for experiments. Then, by a stroke of luck, I developed a T-Virus with no side effects, and subsequently, I injected it."
"To this day, all the power I have obtained comes from this. You can also rest assured about its safety; I am a person who values my life and is quite cautious."
"Before being certain of its safety, I wouldn't easily do something like injecting a bio-virus. So don't worry, there's nothing wrong with my body right now."
"At the same time, I plan to give this vial of T-Virus with no side effects to you. If you inject it, it can help strengthen your physical constitution and extend your lifespan; you could live to at least around 200 years old."
"And since it has no side effects, I don't want my friends to grow old and die one by one, so I also want to extend your lifespans."
"Of course... I respect your choice. The power of choice is in your hands. If you are willing to be injected, Rebecca, you can let me know in advance, and I will help you with the fusion. And these... are one of my secrets!"
Taking a deep breath, seeing how worried Rebecca was about him, Javier knew that Rebecca was someone who could be trusted.