Chapter 5: Zheng Zha: I demand to check the surveillance footage!
It’s hard to describe the scene before them.
Gushing blood and two mutilated corpses riddled with bullet holes.
“Ugh!”
Zheng Zha and Zhan Lan, with their slightly weaker psychological resilience, immediately threw up.
Two lives were brutally shot into corpses right before their eyes!
The moment the mercenary fired, Auntie Wu Lan’s mind completely collapsed. She turned and ran, and almost as soon as her back was turned, she was hit in the lower back by Rain, who was already prepared and fired.
Like the death of the curvaceous beauty at the beginning of the classic movie “Kung Fu,” the auntie flew several meters, leaving only one slipper behind.
Mou Gang’s death was particularly gruesome; his knotted small intestine slipped out of the hole in his abdomen, his fingers were severed by a sharp blade, and Spence even ripped off one of his ears while struggling!
“Cough, cough~”
Spence, the instigator of this tragedy, was not feeling well at the moment. Mou Gang’s sudden assault had caused him immense physical and psychological shock.
“Unbelievable, he’s practically a Superman…”
Kaplan was splattered with Mou Gang’s blood. He was dazed, shocked by everything he had just witnessed.
The strength a seemingly ordinary middle-aged man unleashed before his death reminded Kaplan of a male lion in a zoo.
While it was true that the mercenary had avoided vital areas at first, being shot dozens of times and still managing to pinch Spence’s neck until it was purple, even embedding his thumb into his throat…
Was he even human?
“Medic! Medic!”
Captain James yelled, and the medic, who had been standing there stunned, finally reacted and prepared to treat Spence’s wounds.
The finger Mou Gang had severed with a dagger was still stuck in Spence’s throat. If not removed quickly, this mole would soon suffocate to death.
—Empiricism kills! Based on Mou Gang’s performance just now, if anyone dares to say he has no talent, I’ll be the first to argue with them! This is much more impressive than the Pain King, Jun Zhongding!
—Could it be that the potential of these minor characters was secretly altered? Or did “Optimized Reincarnator Generation Mode” not only change the entry event but also the potential fluctuations?
This gave Fang Ge a warning. There might be more subtle differences between the new and old versions that were not specifically described in the update logs.
“Why did you shoot?! How dare you?!”
The next moment, Fang Ge’s loud reprimand made Zhang Jie and the others turn their heads.
Zhang Jie’s expression was somewhat peculiar, a mix of mockery and a hint of admiration.
Mocking Fang Ge’s ambition to protect others, yet admiring that determination.
They had no idea why Fang Ge was truly angry.
Because he had lost a potential new star, and possibly even provided combat power to his archenemy, the Devil Team.
Fang Ge was undoubtedly displeased, which even diluted the joy of Chu Xuan’s first appearance.
However, sometimes dead people are more useful than living ones.
A living Mou Gang could only be a freeloading dog, but a dead Mou Gang could still be useful, with the potential to become an MVP.
In the world of speedrunners, there are no taboos. Everyone is a three-no person: no morals, no integrity, and no bottom line.
At the moment, they were only restraining themselves due to the high moral standards in Zheng Zha, Zhang Jie, and Zhan Lan’s character settings, for the convenience of leading them later.
Fang Ge, pale-faced, pointed at Mou Gang’s mutilated corpse, stiffening his neck as he questioned James Shade:
“You had the ability to subdue him, so why did you arbitrarily kill a company employee without confirming his identity as a spy?”
“Mr. Fang, this person is very likely a spy! He’s clearly not a security guard!”
James didn’t give Fang Ge a good look; his dark skin was tinged with a greenish-blue hue:
“He has already launched an attack, and we must ensure your personal safety and our own!”
His Black Captain wasn’t to be trifled with!
“Yes, he’s not a security guard. That’s just a nominal cover. The truth is, he’s a volunteer for company human experiments who signed a life safety agreement!!”
Fang Ge laughed in anger, pointing his finger at the Black Captain’s nose and loudly saying:
“You saw it just now, didn’t you? That’s not a normal human performance; this is the company’s, my experiment’s 【result】!”
“And you, a bunch of people who usually just shoot targets and slack off, the UBCS responsible for preventing company property damage! Just now, you slaughtered the company’s 【enormous wealth】!”
“This…” James immediately deflated, suddenly feeling a lump in his throat.
Although he was very displeased, he couldn’t find any reason to refute.
If it’s so important, why didn’t you say so earlier? Why wait until the person is completely dead to say something?
I suspect you’re targeting us mercenaries!
Fang Ge could feel the mercenaries’ gazes turning dangerous and cold towards him, but he didn’t care.
Even if they were likely clones mass-produced by the Umbrella Corporation, possessing only false memories, it didn’t stop the mercenaries from believing that everything they had was controlled by the Umbrella Corporation.
By now, his fake identity was convincing enough to fool anyone, so real that the Red Queen herself would doubt if she was 【insufficiently authorized】. Wesker would even call Human Resources to ask when this new person was hired.
The mercenaries would never dare to lay a hand on a high-ranking Umbrella Corporation official; that would bring disaster upon their families.
Right now, showing anger over financial losses was the appropriate behavior for a high-ranking Umbrella Corporation official!
“James Shade! If I see any more company property damage that shouldn’t occur, I will report everything that happened in the Hive today 【as is】 to Wesker. Believe me, I’m best at writing reports in school! Now that the person is dead, I can write whatever I want!”
“…Alright, sir.” Captain James was now like a defeated rooster, allowing Fang Ge to vent his anger.
This scene was utterly fantastical to the others.
“Alright, their actions just now were indeed suspicious, but I won’t criticize you too much.”
Balancing grace and severity is also a required course for high-ranking officials.
Fang Ge gently rubbed his temples, as if trying to alleviate his anger.
After this statement, Zheng Zha and Zhan Lan’s safety was fully guaranteed. The most important part of the five million reward offered by the boss was preserved, which was truly reassuring.
This only required a trivial price—that is, the inability to immediately deal with Spence until he was thoroughly 【proven to be a spy】.
After all, double standards are not a good behavior.
Thinking of this, he immediately turned around and chimed in:
“Keep Zheng Zha and Spence under strict surveillance to prevent them from escaping… Chu Xuan, continuing our previous topic, the person closest to the 【stolen goods】 is the most suspicious.”
Chu Xuan first showed a 【thinking】 expression, then confidently replied:
“From the location of the stolen goods… relatively speaking, Spence is the closest.”
Sure enough, the mercenaries’ heated gazes focused on Spence again. They had been reprimanded, and now they could blame it on Spence.
“Cough, cough! It was those three who stole the company’s product, and I… as security, it was my duty to retrieve the company’s property. The box fell out during the struggle…”
Feeling the medic’s bandaging motions becoming increasingly rough, Spence secretly thought, “This isn’t good.”
He was agitated, even coughing up a lot of blood, but still roared with a hoarse voice:
“Don’t you remember? Chu Xuan, Fang Ge, Zhang Jie! I’m your comrade! Just because Mou Gang was a volunteer doesn’t mean he couldn’t be a spy, look at the shoe print on his pants, that’s from when I was chasing these spies and fighting with them!”
He pointed to the location of the 【evidence】.
To be fair, there was indeed a shoe print on Mou Gang’s pant leg…
As for whether it was stepped on when Mou Gang fought to the death just now, or if it was already there as he claimed…
Only Chu Xuan could probably debunk his lie with solid evidence. The mercenaries couldn’t make an accurate judgment.
—This AI is too smart, isn’t it? It sounds so real!
—As the main villain of Resident Evil 1, this time he wasn’t casually dealt with like a minor character… Presumably, more side quests can be triggered.
Fang Ge couldn’t find evidence to overturn Spence’s testimony in the recent chaos.
Chu Xuan, who was highly anticipated, chose to remain silent at this time, not knowing what he was plotting.
“What he said isn’t entirely without reason.”
Kaplan was clearly the easily swayed type, especially since Spence looked so miserable right now.
“No one says a volunteer can’t be a spy. Who would willingly undergo human experimentation as a normal person?”
“Does that conflict with you damaging company property?”
Fang Ge raised an eyebrow, applying pressure, and Kaplan immediately fell silent.
“Stop talking, you scoundrel, how many more people do you want to kill before you die?”
Having just experienced a violent bout of vomiting, Zheng Zha, with a pale face, cursed and spat fiercely at the culprit of the Resident Evil.
When the intestines are clear, the mind becomes clear, and astonishing wisdom arrives.
He had thought for so long and finally came up with his testimony.
“There are surveillance cameras everywhere in the Hive. The Red Queen must have footage that can prove who the spy is!”
“Right and wrong will be upheld by the ironclad truth. I don’t need to fabricate any stories to defend myself.”
“Well said!”
Seeing his righteous demeanor, JD couldn’t help but applaud and cheer.
—You spoke very well, it’s almost unlike you.
It is well known that as long as Zheng Zha doesn’t strengthen himself, he still possesses normal human intelligence.
In a few words, the group solidified their central idea of continuing to the Hive to complete the mission and expose the mole, and they were about to set off.
“Captain James, according to what Mou Gang and Fang Ge just said, there’s some kind of virus in the box.”
Chu Xuan interjected at this moment:
“To prevent the virus from harming us, I suggest we don’t open the box for now. And given the box’s importance, we must carry it with us throughout our mission.”
“As for the situation inside the Hive… based on my understanding of the security system and the Red Queen, there’s a 70% chance the virus has leaked in the Hive, otherwise, it can’t explain why it would take such extreme measures.”
His words made the mercenaries’ expressions tighten.
The mission couldn’t be terminated, but anyone knowing they were about to face a 【bioweapon】 would feel a chill down their spine.
“The T-Virus is dedicated to… never mind, explaining the company’s vision and goals to you is like casting pearls before swine. I’ll just talk about the enemies we might encounter next, so listen carefully.”
Fang Ge, playing the role of a high-ranking biologist, spoke at the opportune moment, gesticulating wildly, like a grand visionary expounding on his ideals.
Zheng Zha felt his neurotic demeanor made him look like a mad scientist…
Saying this might be unfair to his good brother who had helped him out, but it really didn’t look like an act.
“This virus is primarily used to enhance human vitality and extend lifespan. The current clinical effects are very unstable; most organisms, after being infected with the virus, will turn into…”
“Living corpses, or rather, zombies. Their physical vitality remains, but their consciousness is gone, turning them into 【monsters】 that follow their instincts.”
“What are human instincts? Pooping and sleeping?” JD quipped.
“It’s eating!”
Zhan Lan, who had been offline for a while, made a timely appearance, her voice sharp.
She had just thrown up and had diarrhea, and now her eyelids were red, her eyelashes dewy, giving her a tragic and beautiful fragmented look.
Her pale, pretty face held an expression of horror. The bespectacled girl covered her face with both hands, trembling all over, as if she had seen something incredibly terrifying.
“They will eat all living things!”
—What a drama queen!