Survival in the game world starts with Resident Evil 2

Chapter 686 Meeting with Leon

In a building somewhere in the forest north of Washington.

In a hall decorated like a standard "combat command room", a few intelligence officers in uniform and wearing headsets are sitting in front of their computers, immersed in their work.

Compared to the area of ​​the hall, the number of people working there seemed a little small, but judging from the temperament of these people, they were undoubtedly elites.

Among them, there were two familiar faces. One was a capable woman with a dark complexion and glasses, and the other was a pretty girl with short blond hair.

Ingrid Hanigan, and Shirley Birkin.

Shirley goes without saying. Hannigan has also been maintaining a partnership with Leon since the Resident Evil IV era until now, and they are both trustworthy partners.

In addition, if you look closely, you can find that there is a new emblem that has never been seen before on their uniforms, as well as on small details in various places in the hall, and the word FOS is surrounded by the emblem.

Several people were busy here, when suddenly the door of the command room opened and two tall figures walked in. There was no need to say much about them. One had a golden side-parted hair, and the other was a rare young Asian woman. It was Leon and Shen Mei who came together.

Shirley noticed the two of them at the first sight, her eyes lit up, but she still paused and looked towards Hanigan. Hanigan didn't even raise his head, just quickly typed the last few keys on the keyboard, then stood up and smiled, "You're back. Let's go to the meeting room, Shirley, you come too."

Soon, all four of them entered the meeting room, which was completely soundproof although its vision was not blocked.

Leon and Shen Mei sat at the table opposite Shirley, while Hannigan stood aside and looked at them: "I have received your report. The operation was done very well this time. You are worthy of it."

Leon didn't say anything, but Shen Mei showed a bitter smile: "To be honest, I was the one who held Leon back in this mission and interfered with his battle... Compared to him, I am still too weak."

Hannigan comforted her and said, "I've read the report. Your judgment was correct. The reason they dispersed was purely because this guy rushed too fast. It was his fault."

Leon did not hide it and said directly: "It is true that I did not take good care of you as my partner. This is my fault and has nothing to do with you."

But Shen Mei still smiled bitterly.

Shirley spoke up at this time: "That's not the case. This is the first time since the establishment of our FOS that we have truly followed the original idea and jointly mobilized agents from other departments to carry out a mission. Everyone lacks experience. It's not any of your fault."

There is also a new emblem on the shoulders of Lyon and Shen Mei. It is a lion pattern on a shield with the letters DSO around it.

FOS and DSO, these two brand new departments, were established just this year and are the result of Lyon putting his ideas into practice.

FOS, the full name of which is Field Support, is an agent organization whose function is to unify the management of agents belonging to different departments, as well as the deployment of logistics personnel, in order to better execute tasks. Hannigan is the person in charge.

DSO, the Department of Security Operations, is essentially a special agent team directly under the President, reporting directly to the President himself, and FOS can fully support its operations.

In the original world, these two departments were conceived and established by Leon and the next president, Adam Benford, to combat bioterrorism and weapons against family forces. In this world, due to Li You's reminder, Leon submitted an application to the current president Graham in advance. Graham, who trusted Leon more and was more wary of family forces than in the original world, agreed to his application after thinking about it. The two departments were officially established more than two years ahead of schedule.

Although the family did want to interfere, this made Graham see their intentions. Although he was always easy to talk to, he was quite firm in his attitude this time. In the end, he pushed the plan and created a pure land for Lyon and others that could operate independently without interference from the family.

But unfortunately, this is only limited to FOS and DSO. When FOS wants to exercise its due authority and mobilize agents from other departments to participate in the mission, the family will obstruct them in every possible way, making it impossible for them to achieve their wish.

Therefore, until a large-scale biological terrorist incident broke out in South America not long ago, the family finally allowed FOS to exercise its original functions and take charge of the mobilization and support tasks of combat operations in order to quell the impact as quickly as possible.

Lyon and Shen Mei formed a team and set out together in this large-scale operation, and just returned today. During the operation, Shen Mei was almost injured due to various deviations.

So at this time Hanigan also sighed: "From this perspective, it is true that this is actually my responsibility. I didn't coordinate well."

Shen Mei shook her head: "That's not the case. I am aware of these objective factors, but if I have outstanding fighting ability, I won't drag down Leon. So I'm thinking, maybe I should give up the position of Leon's partner... How about giving it to Shirley?"

The three of Leon were all startled when they heard this, including Shirley. Although she had always wanted to become a DSO agent and participate in frontline missions, she did not want to do so in this way. She immediately said, "Shen Mei, you don't need to..."

Shen Mei said, "Don't worry, I have thought it over carefully, not on impulse. I really can't keep up with Leon's actions, and this is not the first time. It's better to say that he takes care of me every time. It's better for me to come back to take charge of logistics, which is originally my specialty. As for Shirley, I know that your talent and strength are much stronger than mine, and you two will be the best partners."

Leon and Shirley didn't know what to say at this time. Hanigan looked at her and confirmed her expression before saying: "...I see, it seems that you do have your own thoughts. I will consider your proposal later."

Shen Mei said sincerely: "Thank you!"

Hannigan smiled and said, "Even within this department, the four of us are the closest comrades-in-arms. There is no need for that at all. Don't worry, I'll remember this. Now, let's talk about another thing first."

Leon perked up: “Okay, let me tell you.”

"Everyone knows that Shenya Pharmaceuticals slandered Trasever and BSAA before. The situation was quite troublesome at that time. After all, the Global Pharmaceutical Federation was behind it. But not long ago, Li You came back and brought Kara back. Now, in less than half a month, they have solved the infection incident in West Africa and seized evidence of Shenya Pharmaceuticals and Sanlian Company. BSAA has launched a large-scale investigation into them!"

Leon seemed excited as he spoke, and the others nodded. They also knew about this from their own channels.

"Li You also contacted me not long ago, but I didn't have time to reply until our mission was completed." Leon continued, "He told me the inside story of the large-scale incident in West Africa. Not only was Tri-Union deeply involved, but the mastermind behind all this was Albert Wesker!"

Hannigan and the other two really didn't know the details of the West African incident, so Lyon gave them a detailed explanation. After listening to it, the three of them had different expressions on their faces.

Shirley's focus was on the blacklight parasite: "Those people actually developed such a dangerous parasite..."

Shen Mei's focus is on Sanlian Company: "After this incident is exposed, Sanlian Company will definitely suffer a lot. Maybe we can take advantage of it."

Hannigan finally spoke: "Leon, you just said that Li You and his team found traces left by another organization in the cruise ship laboratory?"

Leon's expression became serious, and he even looked around before saying, "Yes... Li You and his team found the emblem of the 'family' in the laboratory." Three people: "!!"

"family!?"

Naturally, they also knew about the family's affairs. Hanigan was the first to ask, his expression serious and a little nervous: "The family is involved too?"

Leon replied: "According to Li You and others' speculation, this time the black light parasite was probably developed jointly by the family and Sanlian Company. In other words..."

"The family still has this horrible parasite in their hands!" Shirley couldn't help but take a breath, "This is a big trouble!"

Leon also nodded: "Yes. So Li You contacted me, and he will be coming to Washington soon."

The other three looked at each other in bewilderment, but after thinking about it, this was very reasonable. If the family really had the black light parasite in their hands, even if it was just a possibility, it was worth dealing with it with the utmost seriousness.

"Li You means that he needs our help this time, after all, this is the United States." Leon said finally, "He hopes to meet with us to discuss in detail after he arrives."

Hannigan looked at Shirley and Shen Mei, and then nodded first: "No problem. It just so happens that I have never met him face to face, so this is a rare opportunity."

Shirley and Shen Mei naturally had no objection, and Shirley asked, "When will he arrive?"

Leon looked at his phone: “Let me see, he told me before…Oh, it’s tonight.”

Three people: "..."

Would you like to relax a little more?

……

Washington Dulles International Airport in the evening.

Li You, dressed in modern clothes and carrying a small bag, walked off the plane with the crowd. He stretched his body slightly and felt that the seat was too small and he might as well fly here.

But there was no way. Considering that he might make a public appearance here later, he still needed to register for entry, not to mention that there would be someone with him.

After him, a slim figure with a ponytail and a red jacket followed and asked, "Has Leon sent any news?"

Li You looked at her with a smile, took the briefcase from her naturally, and said, “I’ve checked it. Leon said he would come to pick us up, and he should be here now.”

A smile also appeared on Claire's face: "Then let's go out quickly."

Yes, the only one who came to the United States with Li You this time was Claire, at least for now.

It's not for any other reason, but mainly because Trasever and the secret department have been very busy recently. Kara, V and the others have important matters to attend to, and even Yuzu and Edge are busy. And the only one who is suitable to show up in public is Claire.

Of course, the most crucial reason was that Claire herself really wanted to come with Li You, so Li You brought her along.

After completing a series of formalities, Li You and Claire walked out of the airport. As soon as they reached the roadside outside the exit, Li You spotted a black SUV parked not far ahead.

As he looked over, the car's window was lowered, and Leon's familiar face poked out from inside: "Hey, you two, are you finally here?"

Before Li You and Claire walked over, the door on the other side suddenly opened and Shirley jumped out of the car. Shirley, who was already in her early twenties, strode over happily like a child: "Claire——!"

Shirley moved quickly and threw herself into Claire's arms. "Long time no see!"

Li You watched from the side, looking very pleased. The four people present were exactly the members of the team he had worked with in the Raccoon City Police Department when he first traveled through time. Even Li You couldn't help but feel nostalgic.

As for Claire, her face was also full of smiles. She had always treated Shirley as her own sister, but because of their current work, they rarely met like this, so she was naturally happy at this time. Although she had too many "good sisters" to count on one hand, Shirley was still special after all. She was her first "sister" and the two had the best relationship.

Li You: ...Wait a minute, why does this sound wrong?
Shirley then looked at him and said, "Li You, you're back too. That's really rare!"

There was no rush to reminisce about the past, and the three of them immediately got into Leon's car. Li You even bumped fists with Leon and said hello: "How are you doing recently?"

“Not bad. Although it’s busy, it’s exactly what I want to do.” Leon said, and started the car with a bit of awkward movements, but accidentally turned on the wipers.

"Sorry, I'm not used to the new car yet...Okay."

Watching Leon drive away, Li You thought about it and decided not to ask him why he changed to a new car.

As Leon drove, he said, "Just like you said before, let's go to the small building over there, right? Hannigan and the others are already waiting there."

What he was talking about was naturally the branch of the secret department in Washington, the three-story building that everyone had visited in the last incident. Although the secret department has solved the problem of funding shortage, there is no need to waste it. In Washington, the secret department is still gathering in this small building. At the same time, Leon and his team will also borrow the venue here when needed, so he is familiar with the route and arrives quickly by car.

The SUV stopped in the courtyard downstairs, and the four people got out of the car, entered the small building, and went straight to the roof. In the soundproof lounge here, Li You met Shen Mei who was waiting there, and also met Leon's partner, Hannigan, for the first time.

The first thing Hanigan did when he entered the room was to look at Li You, who also looked over. The two looked at each other for a moment, and then Hanigan stepped forward and shook hands with Li You in a somewhat formal manner: "Mr. Li You... I have heard of your great name for a long time."

(End of this chapter)