Infinite Terror: Infinite Reversal

Chapter 16 Talk and Persuasion

"The company's business scope is extremely broad, holding a leading market share in high-end industries such as pharmaceuticals, medical hardware, and defense industrial products—this is common knowledge both inside and outside the company. But I must tell you, the company's true source of profit lies in advanced military technology, life sciences, and biological weapons—this is a secret hidden from view..." Mu Xiang said seriously, "You should have seen some of these things here, such as the lasers in the corridor. That's the Red Queen's Level 5 weapon system. You can ask Kaplan; when he helped us shut down the system, he should have seen the system's activation notification! And this is just a drop in the ocean of the company's advanced military technology. Have you ever seen these terrifying technologies before?"

Those who have seen the movie should remember that when the laser was activated, a computer in front of Kaplan displayed the message "LEVEL 5 WEAPON SYSTEM". This is the basis for Mu Xiang's confidence in using this example and having James go to Kaplan to verify it.

James shook his head honestly.

"As for biological weapons, you've already seen them," Mu Xiang said coldly. "Back at Restaurant B, that lady was staring blankly at the things in the container, and you went over to take a look, right? Although the light was dim and the window was small, you should have been able to see some things... Do you think it's normal for a creature to have its head hanging out of the container?"

“My priority at the time was the mission’s progress, and why couldn’t it be dissected samples? I once saw something like that when I was assigned to protect a laboratory.” James carefully recalled the strange things he had seen before, and although the more he thought about it, the stranger it seemed, he still said it.

Mu Xiang's lips twitched slightly: "This logic doesn't hold water. It couldn't possibly be a anatomical sample. The container has IV tubing, freezing measures, and detectors that constantly monitor its preservation status. How could it be a regular anatomical sample? If I remember correctly, this is how the company preserves biological weapons. The IV tubing contains a mixture of nutrients and sedatives, combined with freezing to keep the biological weapons in a stable state. 'Restaurant B' is an internal code name; it's not actually a restaurant at all, but a place where these biological weapons are stored!"

James gasped. Mu Xiang's explanation was quite logical and made much more sense than his own guesses. It wasn't that he hadn't noticed the anomaly in the container; in fact, he couldn't recognize what kind of creature was inside. However, he was on a mission and couldn't delve into his employer's other secrets. Now, with Mu Xiang's explanation, he seemed to understand a lot more.

"As for how biological weapons are manufactured... that's inseparable from bioengineering itself, you understand?" Mu Xiang continued, half-jokingly, "At least the biological weapons in Restaurant B aren't something naturally occurring; they're modified from living organisms using other materials. I don't remember all the viruses the Hive is researching, but there's only one related to this kind of biological weapon... that's the T-virus! And from what I remember, the root cause that forced the Red Queen to carry out a complete eradication and lockdown was also the leak of the T-virus!"

“So you’re absolutely right to say it might be worse than terrorists…” Seeing that James still seemed a bit confused when he heard about the T-virus, Mu Xiang continued helplessly, “Don’t you understand? Then let me give you a general explanation of the T-virus’s principles. I can’t guarantee I remember it perfectly, but it should be enough to explain it to you laymen.”

"With proper injection and induction, the T-virus can enhance and recombine the genetic factors of organisms, thus creating a biological weapon with astonishing combat power. Unfortunately, after being leaked, the T-virus may have spread throughout the entire hive. Before we entered, all the staff became infected, which is why the Red Queen wanted to kill them and seal off the hive!"

James was slightly horrified: "You mean, all the employees have turned into those biological weapons?"

"It's not that bad, but it's not much better either..." Mu Xiang said with a wry smile. "If that were the case, with our current armed forces, we could just wait to die, or simply end it all. Without induction, the T-virus would go out of control in the human body, making it a failed product from a biological weapon perspective. However, these failed products with lower combat capabilities still have a strong desire to attack, and after being bitten or scratched, the T-virus they carry will infect the injured person."

"If their combat strength isn't high, our firepower should be enough to break through after completing the mission," James thought, but he was immediately given a cold shower.

“It’s not easy…” Mu Xiang sneered. “Do you know how many employees Hive originally had? Now they’ve all turned into these monsters. If we go to Red Queen’s place and pull up the surveillance footage later, we should be able to see these dead people moving around in various enclosed spaces—the T-virus experiments have failed many times, and I still have memories of the failed experiments in my mind. If I see the same ones later, I’ll be even more certain. Such a large number of infected people is a complete and utter crushing force against us; and our margin for error is far lower than that of the infected. One touch and we’re done for. Do you think this is easy?” James hesitated for a moment, then sighed, “I will try my best to verify it later. If it’s true, we’ll need your guidance later… Rescuing senior researchers is also one of my tasks. But I have a question, and I wonder if you can answer it for me?”

Mu Xiang smiled; this was exactly what he needed: "Go ahead and speak."

“If what you just said is true, then you must be a very senior researcher. But why does my information only show that you are a security department employee?” James asked, puzzled.

Mu Xiang sighed, "First of all, I want to state that I still have a lot of memories left, so I can only do my best to answer this question... You should know that the security department has technical personnel. The company's confidentiality is very strict, but every department must have core personnel with access to classified information, otherwise the functions of these departments would be difficult to implement 100%. And I may be a core member who designed the Hive security system, so of course I would know what procedures to set for what, otherwise there would be no way to talk about blocking the biological crisis, right?"

The Black captain was silent for a moment, then nodded: "I have nothing to refute, and it turns out that trusting you wasn't a bad thing... I will do my best to cooperate and protect you until your identity is proven false."

“It’s not just me…” Mu Xiang smiled, “I remember the other Chinese security guards, some of whom I’m on good terms with. I hope they can also be protected. That’s within your job responsibilities, isn’t it?”

“Yes.” James Schade nodded without hesitation.

“I have another theory…” Mu Xiang’s face suddenly lit up with a bright smile, “Given Red Queen’s reaction speed, the person who leaked the virus has either been trapped and killed, or escaped the Hive but was knocked out by the nerve gas outside and lost their memory… In other words, that person might be in this room. Before they remember anything, it’s the best time to arrest them!”

James asked impatiently, "Who is it?"

Mu Xiang waved his hand and chuckled softly, "I'll go check the Red Queen's surveillance video again in a bit, just in case my memory is wrong. You can also verify a lot of things. But you might want to think first, has anyone appeared in a place they shouldn't be? Having company identification is one thing, but whether their behavior matches their identity is another!"

James's mind flashed back to the scene when the mercenaries discovered the remaining survivors, and he finally understood what Mu Xiang meant...

(End of this chapter)