Survival in the game world starts with Resident Evil 2

Chapter 665: First Target: Ricardo Erwin
Half a day later, it was still the BSAA West African branch.

However, the operations hall was no longer as lively as before. Instead, it was filled with a tense atmosphere, with a large number of clerks and communicators communicating with each other in a tense manner.

When the fighters are on a mission, it is their busiest time, not to mention that at this moment the two ace teams, Alpha and Delta, are dispatched together, and other teams and departments are also fully assisting. The communicators and intelligence teams are so busy that they can take off directly if they stick a bamboo helicopter on their heads.

In such a busy atmosphere, even when the door of the operations hall opened and three strangers walked in, almost no one noticed.

——This was the scene Li You saw when he entered the operations hall of the West African branch with Yuzu and Edge. It was no easier than the previous one for Trasefer.

Li You was satisfied with this. BSAA could operate efficiently and orderly, which meant that at least there would be no problems in operations.

However, Li You was not too optimistic. Although there were no problems at the grassroots level, it did not mean that BSAA as a whole had no problems.

Li You was a little confused when he saw the report before. He had already reminded O'Brien of BSAA to pay special attention to the African region. How come a biological terrorist incident still broke out here?
In the original game, Ricardo Irwin, who is the manager of the resource development department of Tri-Union's West African branch and also the largest supplier on the biochemical black market, secretly conducted human experiments on the new type of Plaka in West African villages in order to expand sales, which led to the outbreak of a large-scale infection.

Erwin is the president of Tri-Union's West African branch and a subordinate of Excella Gioni, who is Wesker's admirer and close partner.

Because Erwin's human experiments were too high-profile, he was targeted by the BSAA and was about to be arrested. In order to protect him, Excella asked Wesker to send the controlled Jill to serve as his bodyguard - this is also the reason why Chris was attracted to the West African branch in the original plot.

But these are things that will never happen. Jill is safe and sound now, and Wesker has no conditions to develop the terrifying "Ouroboros" virus. Li You originally asked O'Brien to keep an eye on West Africa, just for the origin of all biochemical viruses - the Stairway to the Sun Altar.

As a result, not only did they miss the altar, but they also had an infection outbreak here just like in the original plot? With O'Brien's methods and caution, and with his own advance warning, he shouldn't have made such a low-level mistake.

So after a little thought, Li You came up with a guess - it might be the World Pharmaceutical Federation's big move again.

And the facts were not much different from his guess.

——Soon, Li You met Claire, who had been waiting for a long time, outside the temporary laboratory.

They were also reunited after a long separation. When Li You came along the corridor, Claire saw him early and came to greet him.

Almost another year passed, and Claire's appearance had not changed, but upon closer inspection, there were a few inconspicuous wrinkles at the corners of her eyes, and the weathered look in her eyes was more intense.

The two walked closer and looked at each other for a moment. Claire opened her mouth but did not speak immediately. Li You gave her a strong hug and said, "Thank you for your hard work. I'm back."

Claire, who had experienced many ups and downs, suddenly felt a little sad at this moment. She had so many things to say, but in the end she just said, "I'm glad you're back... I have to rely on you to solve the problem again."

Li You immediately let her go, and Claire had already noticed that Aggie was laughing behind her. She coughed lightly and asked about the thing she was most concerned about: "Kara, she...?"

"Don't worry." Li You smiled, "I brought her back."

As he spoke, he directly put his goggles on Claire, and then connected the long-distance communication. Claire's vision was immediately synchronized with the prosthetic puppet far away in the secret department of Trasefer.

The first person she saw was Kara, who had changed into classic combat uniform and gas mask and was directing everyone's work in the secret department.

"...Kara!" Claire shouted immediately, and Kara on the other end also heard her voice through the prosthetic puppet, so she walked in front of the puppet.

"Claire... I'm sorry for leaving you alone for so long. I'm back safely, so leave the matters concerning the secret department to me."

Claire nodded with a sigh of relief and asked, "You just came back. Is there any problem in handling these?"

Kara smiled and said, "Thanks to you, the secret department is still operating in the same way as before. I built it myself, so how could I be unfamiliar with it? Don't worry."

"Master is in West Africa, so it's no problem. If it gets serious, we can have him rush into the headquarters of the Global Pharmaceutical Federation and summon a wave of meteorites to wipe out all those pests. With him backing you up, you can just relax and have a good rest."

Claire: “?”

Li You: "......"

What are you talking about?

Claire glanced at Li You. She heard Kara's words clearly and understood the meaning of all the words, but when these words were combined together, she felt a little confused.

...I must be wrong, right?
Kara didn't care about that at all, and finally said, "Anyway, don't worry. Leave the things here to me, I will take care of the trouble."

Claire nodded as if she understood, and Kara didn't say anything more. She said she still had to arrange work, and then cut off the communication.

Then, Claire took off her goggles and looked at Li You. Her meaning was very clear: Can you tell me what’s going on?

Li You said helplessly: "Don't worry about it, it's just that I gained a lot this time and I've improved a lot, but I can't use it carelessly in this world, she just said it casually."

"Rather than that, tell me what the current situation is like."

——A moment later, in the command room.

After learning from Claire about the strategies and arrangements O'Brien had formulated and left behind, as well as the most crucial message he left for him, Li You became certain of his guess.

It turns out that it’s the Global Pharmaceutical Federation that’s causing trouble!
This was too easy to guess, so Li You didn't feel any sense of accomplishment at all. He was more concerned about BSAA's response.

When seeing the action plan of the West African branch, Li You raised his eyebrows and his expression changed slightly.

"Is there anything wrong with this arrangement?" Claire noticed the change in his expression at the first moment.

"...No, it's not a problem." Li You said with a smile, "I just think it's interesting. There are still many coincidences in the world."

He immediately put away the battle plan and said, "Then without further delay, I will go to the scene to take a look. This incident is too serious and must be resolved as soon as possible. It is best for me to handle it."

Claire knew what Li You meant by this, because he had said in the past that it was best not to use power beyond this world to deal with crises. However, the situation was different this time, so she naturally would not stop him. She just said, "Then I will too..."

"Just stay here." Li You looked at her, "I know you want to contribute, but look at your condition, with such serious dark circles under your eyes, you won't be able to perform well even if you go to the scene."

"So your current task is to have a good rest in the West African branch. Once you have rested enough, if you want to come, I will definitely not stop you."

Claire still had some opinions: "But..."

"No buts." Li You didn't say much to her, he just picked her up by the waist and walked towards the lounge. Claire felt a flash before her eyes, and she was picked up. She was startled at the time, and subconsciously glanced at Yuzu and Aggie who were sitting next to her.

...Well, Yuzu sat upright without any reaction, while Edge looked serious, but took out his cell phone from under the table and was recording the video without any concealment.

Claire's face was also slightly red, but she did not resist, and was carried to the lounge by Li You. - Then Li You covered her with a blanket, told her to have a good rest, and came out directly.

Aggie: "...You just show me this?"

Li You flicked his finger, and a stream of energy hit her forehead, causing her head to tilt back and she cried out in pain. Then Li You said, "Don't bother with all this nonsense. Let's go find Louis and Rebecca, and then get ready to go to the front line."

……

At the same time, the infected area in West Africa, quarantine area No. 1.

The infected area is quite large, and this entire area is called "Kizuzu" in the local language, and belongs to an indigenous tribe called "Nidubaiya".

Before the infection, the development level of this area was very backward. Even the most prosperous settlements were just a criss-crossing and disorderly iron sheds, and all living and production facilities were simple and unpretentious.

Now, this area has been blocked due to the spread of the infection. Except for the relevant personnel of BSAA and Trasever, no one comes in or out. Even the original atmosphere of fireworks is gone.

Unlike in the game, the first settlement Chris arrived at in the game had not been blocked, and it was not even noticed as an infected area. What infected them was not a "new biochemical virus" but a modified version of the Plaka parasite.

In this world, upon detecting signs of infection, the BSAA West African branch almost immediately blocked the settlement at the source and began to check the surrounding areas and villages one by one, looking for signs of infection.

Unfortunately, even though the West African branch has received more resources and has grown much larger than the original world line, it is still unable to complete such a large project on its own, so progress is very slow now, and only a few suspected high-risk areas have been demarcated - those will be the focus of the next exploration.

Don't be surprised. Even though BSAA has changed a lot under the influence of Mr. Li, and even at this point in time, O'Brien was no longer the commander-in-chief, but Li You had never exerted direct influence before, and there were some things he could not do in the past.

In addition, O'Brien's message clearly stated that the Global Pharmaceutical Federation recently passed some resolutions regarding BSAA at the International Federation. Those resolutions seemed fair, but in fact they were trying to extend their influence into BSAA.

Apart from anything else, Sanlian Company has already sent "professional instructors" to participate in the work, which is actually used to restrict O'Brien, the commander-in-chief.

Naturally, no matter how capable O'Brien is, it is difficult for him to mount an effective resistance against the financial backers behind him. He can only try his best to prevent them from interfering with the actions of the frontline soldiers. This is also the fundamental reason why O'Brien made those unexpected deployments in the West African branch before.

To sum up, Li You is already satisfied with the current level of achievements of the West African branch.

Not to mention this, at this time, teams sent by BSAA were preparing to go to several high-risk areas for investigation.

Due to the shortage of elite combat forces and the fact that high-risk areas are not infected areas after all, the West African branch finally adopted the classic BSAA mode, operating in groups of two elite agents. The two ace combat teams, Alpha and Delta, and the other two auxiliary teams were on standby nearby, ready to provide support at any time.

As for the remaining combat teams, they are currently carrying out tasks in the isolated infected area, and controlling the situation there is also of utmost importance.

Chris and Jill also naturally participated in the action, and this is where Li You found some interesting coincidences.

Because Chris and Jill were outsiders and unfamiliar with the local area, they did not form a fixed team as in the past. Instead, they each formed a temporary partnership with a member of the West African branch.

——Needless to say, Chris's partner was his teammate in the game, Sheva Alomar. As for Jill, it was the thorny young man, Dave Johnson, who was very good at driving.

The temporary partner was mainly there to serve as a guide and translator, but both Sheva and Dave were a little nervous about teaming up with the founder and ace agent of BSAA.

However, Sheva was more excited and motivated, while Dave was a little scared. He was afraid that he would not perform well and would be labeled as an "unqualified" student by Teacher Jill when he returned.

Chris and Jill are both experienced, which makes Sheva less worried. As for Dave, Jill encouraged him with some kind words, which also motivated him to get ready to carry out the mission.

Their two teams are about to set off, and of course, they will be accompanied by two other two-person teams of the West African branch. They will all go to a high-risk area for investigation.

Before setting off, everyone received the task of...

"——The target of this investigation is named Ricardo Erwin!"

The NPC responsible for issuing the mission... No, it was veteran Dan Decanter, with a big bald head. He said to everyone, "This guy is the largest black market supplier of biochemicals in Africa. We have been chasing him for a long time, but we haven't been able to catch him."

"But this time! Because we sealed it off in time, it is said that he didn't have time to escape from this area, and he is likely still hiding here! So your task is to search for Erwin's whereabouts while investigating the infection situation in several high-risk areas!"

Everyone obeyed the order, and Chris and Jill looked at each other from a distance and nodded.

Ricardo Irwin, even they had heard of this guy, a slippery rat who had a significant influence in the biochemical black market.

If we can really catch him this time, it will undoubtedly play a significant role in clearing BSAA and Trasever of suspicion!

In eye contact, Chris and Jill both saw the same meaning in their old partner's eyes: Li You is back, but we can't rely on him for everything, we have to solve problems on our own!
As a result, even these two battle-hardened biochemical protagonists have ignited their fighting spirit like the newcomers beside them.

——Still at the same time, not far outside the blockade area, a middle-aged man with a ramen haircut, a black man wearing glasses, and a blond boy with a crew cut were observing this side with binoculars.

Except for the tall boy, the other two were wearing camouflage combat uniforms and carrying weapons and equipment. The boy's only weapons, apart from two large-caliber pistols, were a pair of special gloves on his hands.

"Erwin...that guy should be in this area. He can't run away." After observing with a telescope for a long time, the black man with glasses spoke.

"That should be correct. Didn't you see that the BSAA has also been dispatched?" The noodle-headed man checked his gun and replied nonchalantly, "Besides, you saw the previous contact... Our big sister is back, and so is that guy. He will be here soon, so this must be correct."

The black man with glasses nodded: "Indeed."

The young man stood aside, observing the distance with his naked eyes, but he was watching very seriously. Only then did he say, "I think the area in the east is the most suspicious."

The ramen-haired man and the black man with glasses looked at each other, but neither of them had any doubts: "Okay! Let's go over there!"

——It’s still the same, at the same time, in that fortunately chosen area, in a two-story building.

A plain-looking man in a dirty light grey suit and hastily combed hair was leaning ostentatiously in a worn-out armchair, his feet crossed and resting on the table.

This person is Ricardo Erwin, a target targeted by both the BSAA and the Trasever secret department.

Two meticulous bodyguards stood behind him, while he was playing with a reagent in his hand and listening to the report of another subordinate.

After hearing this, Erwin sneered: "BSAA? Trasever? They want to arrest me? Don't laugh to death."

"If those idiots can catch me, I will swallow this virus right there!"

(End of this chapter)