Alright.
Russell looked at Halsey's face, unable to suppress the throbbing in his heart.
He shifted his gaze and said, "You have to know, I am your boss, and cuddling like this every day is too inappropriate."
"Oh?"
Halsey narrowed her eyes, as if thinking about something.
She quickly opened them again, her brows furrowed slightly, and she pouted.
She suddenly reached out her right hand to pinch Russell's chin, forcing him to make eye contact with her.
!
Looking at Halsey's extremely serious face slowly approaching, Russell asked with trembling lips, "Halsey, what are you doing?"
Halsey did not answer immediately. Instead, with their faces almost touching, she asked back with a dazed look in her eyes, "Are we really just employees?"
"I, you, this!"
Russell watched as her lips were about to touch his.
He was a little panicked.
She was being too proactive, wasn't she?
However...
He liked it.
He stopped resisting and accepted it calmly!
It was just that...
"Boss, Egypt..."
Just as Hank walked into the first-class cabin area, he interrupted the two who were in the middle of their actions.
"Wow." Hank exclaimed expressionlessly.
"Ah!" Halsey quickly stood up and trotted to the restroom to avoid the embarrassment.
Russell looked at Hank with dead fish eyes.
He said with an unwilling tone, "Hank, what is so urgent?"
"Boss, um..." Hank pointed to the restroom at the end of the cabin and said, "Should I say it later? Why don't you and Dr. Halsey continue?"
Continue my ass.
Russell naturally wouldn't actually curse out loud; wouldn't that discourage his subordinates?
"No need." He leaned back against the sofa cushion and said lazily, "Speak."
"Yes."
Hank stood with his hands behind his back and said respectfully to Russell, "President Mubarak of Egypt contacted the captain via radio, saying he wanted to send his regards to you, Boss."
"He said if you are not busy, he can personally host you for a visit to Egypt."
"Regards?" Russell was stunned.
It seems Egypt's recent economic situation is not good.
Then he waved his hand and said, "Tell the captain to reply to that President. Say I'm very busy, thank him for the kindness, just brush him off."
"Yes." Hank turned to leave.
"Wait."
"Boss, is there anything else you need?"
"Ah, also help me tell that President that I also send my regards to his mother."
"Yes, Boss."
Since the United Nations meeting.
Umbrella's international status rose sharply, covering almost every field.
Not only in cutting-edge technology, but even in the daily life industry, Umbrella had taken over everything.
Take Canada, for example.
From small items like toothbrushes and toothpaste to large ones like real estate, everything had the distinctive red and white Umbrella logo.
The Canadian government's reaction?
Umbrella had long since become Canada's largest taxpayer. The government was too busy being grateful to even think about curbing them like the U.S. did.
The Canadian military also signed an order for standard-issue weapons with Umbrella's arms division at the beginning of the year.
It is no exaggeration to say that Umbrella was more powerful in Canada than the government.
The signing of the arms order not only brought Russell tens of millions in pocket money but also gave him an inspiration.
So, in April 2007, Umbrella established the Space Exploration Technology Department, declaring that it would lead humanity into the interstellar era.
This shocking move once again attracted global attention.
Those idiots at the Wall Street newspapers would never miss an opportunity to mock, claiming that William Russell had completely lost his mind.
Since the U.S. Apollo 17 in 1972, humanity had not set foot on the moon again.
Interstellar era?
A mere company making such wild claims naturally drew a chorus of abuse.
Coupled with the continuous rise in Lehman Brothers' stock price, most investors followed suit and mocked Russell, saying to wait and see him lose money.
However.
The sudden 'leak' of the Xbox console development plan instantly caused Microsoft's market value to soar.
As the largest shareholder of Microsoft, Russell's net worth indirectly doubled, which effectively shut the mouths of those who were mocking him.
Furthermore, because "anomaly crisis" would be made into a launch game by Microsoft's Bungie team, the sales of what was already a popular comic book increased significantly.
After all, the gaming industry in this World was extremely backward, let alone the concepts of consoles and handhelds.
This move completely established Umbrella's position in the hearts of teenagers.
As the person behind everything, Russell would certainly not say that he orchestrated this leak.
Although he didn't care about the gossip, he couldn't let Umbrella's reputation decline.
Moreover, establishing the Space Exploration Technology Department was a forced move.
This World didn't have that genius Elon Musk, nor did it have the company SpaceX, so Russell had to make one himself.
The department headquarters and launch Base were built by the Umbrella Engineering Team in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
It was mainly designed for Umbrella's exclusive private satellites, used for detection, communication, navigation, etc.
The expected goal was to cover the globe and provide real-time information for Umbrella's armed personnel.
Since the technology in this area was mature, there was no problem in realizing it.
As for the launch vehicle?
Buy it!
Money was not an issue.
Moreover, the current National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was simply not favored by the U.S. high-level officials.
As for the purchase contract thrown out by Umbrella, they didn't even blink and readily agreed.
Although the department's researchers didn't know how this would help the interstellar era, they had signed confidentiality agreements and wouldn't ask too many questions.
In fact, the actual purpose of this department was just to provide cover for another secret department.
Coordinates: 54°N, 62°W.
Clearance: B-level or above.
Name: Delphi Base.
Description:
It is a secret Base located in the inland uninhabited area of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, and this Base possesses the top technical talent within Umbrella.
And the armed personnel for the security mission are all handled by two companies of the UBCS.
Except for the Umbrella Engineering Team, whose loyalty is guaranteed, there are no C-level personnel.
Delphi is the first Base to build a nuclear fusion reactor, and it is also the most confidential one among all of Umbrella's research facilities.
Delphi is the temple of Apollo in greek mythology, and it is also the center of the World in greek mythology.
Russell's intention in naming this place Delphi is obvious...
That is to break the shackles of gravity and head to the Universe, making Umbrella the core of the human World.
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