"Clap, clap~!"
Hearing William's explanation, both high-ranking officials and reporters stood up and applauded, praising this 'selfless' entrepreneur.
This financial crisis hit Greece hard, occurring several years earlier than the bankruptcy in the original World.
As for William, on the surface, he announced that he would assist the government of Greece in overcoming the difficulties.
In reality, once William did this, Greece would completely become his personal property.
The government of Greece knew this.
Some scholars knew it too.
But this was an unavoidable fate.
Otherwise, burdened with massive debt, Greece would eventually be acquired by other countries or consortia.
Compared to others, Greece still trusted Umbrella more, which had an excellent reputation and public image.
Greece was the first country in the World to be acquired by Umbrella.
William doing this was certainly not because he had money to burn, but because he had his own personal strategy.
First, if the country of Greece were managed properly, it could generate enormous profits.
Furthermore, William had a task he had to complete.
After the press conference ended.
Most of the high-ranking officials of Greece continued to accept interviews from various reporters.
William, along with the President of Greece and a group of officers, left together and rode in a motorcade heading toward a Military Base in the suburbs of Athens.
In the large motorcade, inside the SUV driven by Hank;
William and the elderly President Karolos were in the back seat.
The two seemed to be discussing something.
"Mr. Russell, on behalf of the people of Greece, I sincerely thank you for your assistance."
After finishing, Karolos clasped his hands together and bowed deeply toward William to show his respect.
"Oh, please don't."
Seeing the seventy-eight-year-old President bowing to him, William quickly reached out to stop him.
Then, with a comfortable smile, he said:
"Mr. President, as a Doctor of Law, you should know that Umbrella assisting Greece is primarily for profit.
There's no need to thank me for anything.
Besides, when you were participating in World War II, I didn't even know where I was, haha."
Seeing that William still maintained good manners in private and didn't have that aggressive demeanor common in youth, the old President couldn't help but feel a sense of goodwill toward him.
He then smiled and said: "Indeed, I once heard that old guy Paul say that Mr. Russell is very easy to get along with in private.
I thought he was fooling me, but I didn't expect it to be true."
"You are too kind." William smiled slightly.
Immediately after, he lowered the center armrest in the back seat, turned on the built-in car computer, and his expression gradually turned serious as he said:
"Mr. President, you must have some understanding of the purpose of my personal visit to Greece."
"Hmm."
Karolos also put away his smile and nodded, saying: "The Military has already reported to me, but as I have been dealing with those trivial economic matters, I don't yet know the details."
"Mr. President." While operating the computer, William explained:
"Umbrella's deployed Agent reported that a magnitude 3 earthquake occurred yesterday on the island of Santorini, three hundred kilometers southeast of Athens.
The tremor was minimal, but it caused a collapse at a certain spot at the foot of the Santorini Volcano on the island, forming an accessible opening.
Nearby tourists were the first to discover the anomaly, and subsequently, many entered out of curiosity, while others reported it to the local police station.
Therefore, it caught the attention of our Agent."
As he spoke, William clicked on a video file and said in a deep voice:
"Mr. President, the content you and I are about to watch is the video recorded by our Agent.
As the person who knows Greece best, I hope you can help analyze what we are facing after watching the video."
Hearing this, Karolos took out his glasses, put them on, and said grimly:
"Good, I will do my best."
The following content is the reconnaissance of the Santorini Volcano collapsed cave by two Agents hidden on Santorini Island.
Agent ■■ (A) and Agent ■■ (B).
After reporting to the Command Center in Athens, the two Agents rushed to the scene immediately.
The video perspective is from Agent ■■ (A)'s helmet camera.
The video began to play;
The screen flashed with static from no signal.
A few seconds later, a first-person view appeared, with Agent A driving an off-road vehicle.
Looking forward through the car window, several tourists waiting outside could be seen, as well as an opening at the foot of the mountain on the right that could accommodate four people entering side by side.
Agent A parked the vehicle not far from the tourists, pulled the handbrake, and turned off the engine.
Agent A: Command Center, this is Agent ■■ (A) and Agent ■■ (B).
We have arrived at the scene, there are many civilians outside, what is the attitude of the Military of Greece?
Command Center: This is Command Center, the Military of Greece will arrive at your location in twenty minutes.
Agent A: Understood, beginning investigation.
Command Center: Received, Good Luck, Agent.
After Agent A finished the call with Command Center, he and Agent B got out of the vehicle and walked together toward the tourists.
Agent A: (Holding the rifle hanging on his chest steady with his left hand, and raising his right hand to gesture) Everyone, please leave here, special department is handling the case.
Tourists: (Spreading their hands, expressions anxious) But our friends are still inside, it's already been over half an hour!
Agent B: (Appearing in A's field of vision, pretending to be fierce to the tourists) Hey, you've all seen those movies, right?
If you don't want a group of people in suits to appear at your doorstep one day, then hurry up and get away, got it?!
Tourists: (Showing fear and calling the rest of their companions to leave) Yes! We understand!
Agent A: (Looking at the tourists running away) Hey, can you have a better attitude?
Agent B: (Chuckling) Hey! As long as they can stay alive, that's enough. Is attitude more important than life?
Agent A: (Shaking his head) Forget it, let's go, it's time to work.
Agent B: Okay.
After confirming that the tourists had left, the two Agents walked into the cave with Agent B in front and Agent A behind.
The deeper they went, the less natural light there was to support their vision.
Subsequently, they activated the night vision mode of their holographic glasses and cameras.
The screen also became primarily green.
After descending for several minutes, the space inside the cave slowly became regular geometric shapes, and the originally rugged road also became flat.
Finally, the two Agents arrived at a spacious area.
At the end of their vision was a structure resembling a giant door frame.
Continuing forward.
Arriving in front of the door frame, Agent A observed the stone pillar on the left at close range.
Under the night vision screen, it appeared white, likely marble material, and the carving style was a typical Greek Doric stone pillar.
Classical.
Solemn.
Agent A: (Tone of exclamation) Command Center, there are actually Ancient Ruins under this volcanic cave, oh, my God.
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