Chapter 31: with translation of chapter title

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Item number: Abnormal Phenomenon (AbnormalPhenomenon) 001—AP-001.

Alias: Plague Doctor.

Level: Nix-class.

Description:

The item was located at 05:35 on August 17, 1998 Paris time, confirmed by the company's intelligence officer ■■·Lei, and ultimately secured and detained by the company's USS combat squad.

Preliminary tests by company researchers indicate that the beaked mask, black robe, black gloves, and boots worn by the item all grew directly from its body.

The item appears to possess an independent storage space, {see attached file video ① for details}.

The item exhibits high intelligence, the ability to communicate with humans, and a lifespan far exceeding that of humans, {see attached file video ② for details}.

The company, based on the item's capability to use "surgery" to transform humans into aggressive zombie‑like beings, classifies the item as Nix-class.

If left uncontrolled, the item would cause societal panic, hindering the company's military operations to contain abnormal phenomena.

Other attributes of the item are unknown and can be determined only after repeated experiments using D-class personnel.

Follow‑up:

Because the item caused 57 deaths, there are 36 survivors who witnessed the item and the zombies, of whom 7 are seriously injured and must remain at the headquarters research center for treatment and observation.

The remaining 29 survivors will undergo Memory Alteration using the Nest's latest memory eraser.

Furthermore, six child survivors will receive covert protection from the company over the next six years.

Attached files:

Video ① (the Plague Doctor in the interrogation room, performing a magic‑trick‑like act under everyone's gaze, pulling a black pouch from the side pocket of the black robe).

Video ② (dialogue between a researcher and the Plague Doctor in the interrogation room).

File pending completion.

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Paris, as the city hosting Umbrella's headquarters, naturally boasts many large‑scale, heavily funded facilities.

These include the airport, high‑tech industrial zone, university town, and technology exhibition center, among others.

Among them, the airport is Umbrella's exclusive military airfield, a top priority for Umbrella in Paris.

The runway is 3,600 m long, housing numerous medium and large transport aircraft, various helicopter models, and a barracks of elite armed security forces.

Transport aircraft include the An‑124 Ruslan, C‑17 Global Conqueror III, and C‑130 Titan.

The An‑124 Ruslan's maximum payload reaches 150 tons, serving as Umbrella's primary channel for rapid transactions with various nations.

The C‑17 Global Conqueror III and C‑130 Titan are chiefly tasked with swiftly deploying armed security, UBCS, and USS units worldwide; if the An‑124's schedule is full, the C‑17 and C‑130 can also serve as "cargo haulers."

As for the AC‑130 gunship dubbed the "Death Angel" and various attack aircraft, none are stationed at this airport.

After all, France is not Africa or the Middle East; even with Umbrella's vast influence, it cannot deploy fighter, attack, or bomber aircraft in French and Western European airspace.

Helicopter models are numerous, primarily the MH‑6J Little Bird, UH‑60 Black Hawk, EC‑725 Cougar, and CH‑53 Super Stallion.

The MH‑6J Little Bird, as a light helicopter, is low‑noise, compact, easily infiltrable, and versatile, traits favored by Umbrella's senior management.

It can carry six fully armed USS personnel and can be temporarily equipped with machine guns, rocket launchers, and anti‑tank missiles, enabling Umbrella to conduct assassination missions against rival companies in Europe.

As long as Umbrella does not act excessively or too frequently, the French government turns a deaf ear and looks the other way.

The UH‑60 Black Hawk is the classic medium‑size helicopter, perfectly adaptable to a variety of missions.

The CH‑53 Super Stallion serves as a heavy transport helicopter, capable of rapidly moving combat personnel and deploying B. O. W. s over short to medium distances.

Lastly, the EC‑725 Cougar medium transport helicopter has a role similar to the UH‑60 Black Hawk and is the model used in the opening of the original Resident Evil 3 game to transport a UBCS unit to Raccoon City.

Speaking of UBCS…

11:45.

Today's Paris enjoys rare bright sunshine; the near‑noon August sun makes this usually damp, chilly city feel sweltering.

Umbrella Airport in the Paris suburbs.

A large hangar not far from the barracks area.

The hangar shields the scorching sun at the "center of the sky," making the interior comfortably cool.

One hundred twenty UBCS members, wearing white short‑sleeve shirts marked on the back with a red‑white umbrella symbol, black combat boots, and dark‑green combat trousers, sit on black folding chairs in the center of the hangar.

Since the UBCS have not received combat readiness orders, they are not wearing helmets, knee pads, combat vests, or other gear.

At this moment, the vast majority of UBCS are chatting and laughing, their conversation mostly about "how much the bounty is for this mission" and "which red‑light district to visit after the job," among other vulgar jokes.

A few are discussing normal topics.

For example, the robust, wavy‑haired male Carlos Oliveira, quietly discussing orphanage and donation matters with his friend Teren Patick.

However…

The white‑haired, somewhat weathered D‑Company commander Michel Victor, along with the equally white‑haired Nikolai Kinoviev, as well as other company commanders and several others, wore grim expressions.

Because dozens of armed, live‑round security personnel guard the two entrances of the hangar.

The four company commanders, including Victor, possess a keen political "sense," especially since Victor previously served in the KGB.

It was Sergei who summoned the UBCS to Paris, yet after such a long stay, Sergei's presence has not been seen.

In fact, due to Sui Bian's lockdown order, no one outside the Paris headquarters and the Nest knows of Sergei, Spencer, or any board member's deaths.

Unaware of the truth, the commanders and the absent‑minded "fifth column" members like Nikolai believe this deployment is a trap.

11:47.

Just as the commanders and the fifth column were pondering how to escape, Sui Bian, wearing a gray suit jacket, entered the hangar accompanied by four Omicron agents clad in black suits.

Seeing the company executive Sui Bian approach, the chatting UBCS quieted their voices and ceased private conversation.

Within a few seconds, inside the hangar there were only a few light coughs, plus the footsteps of Sui Bian and his four companions, and the engine roar from outside the hangar that came and went.

Sui Bian and his five people came before the UBCS members, and the lieutenant holding an Umbrella-branded tablet computer walked to Sui Bian's side, unlocked the tablet screen, and while checking the content on the screen, raised his voice and said:

"UBCS members who hear their names please stand up and leave; after leaving the hangar, please board the C-17 numbered UM-006."

As soon as his words fell, the lieutenant, without giving the UBCS a chance to ask questions, continued: "Mi xie er·Wei ke duo, Ka luo si·Ao wei la, Tai lun·Pa di ke, Si te nuo·Lei..."

The UBCS members who were called, though bewildered, still got up from their folding chairs and went to wait inside the C-17 cabin outside the hangar.

(End of chapter)