Chapter 57: Three Lights

10:10.

Raccoon City Police Department.

Chief's Office.

At this moment, the one seated in the chief's seat was not the big‑bellied Ai Longsi, but Sui Bian, dressed in a black shirt and dark‑blue suit trousers.

As for that perverse and greedy Chief Ai Longsi, Sui Bian did not directly classify him as a D‑rank individual; instead, he continued to exploit his connections to gradually seize control of Raccoon City, even the whole of Colorado.

When the water is too clear, there are no fish.

Sometimes such a "loyal" lackey is very handy to use.

Ai Longsi plays all three sides—black, white, and gray—and knows how to handle interpersonal relations in American official circles.

The company cooperated with the wardens of various prisons, thereby obtaining enough D‑rank personnel, all of which are inseparable from Ai Longsi.

If it were the upright Lei Mengde to handle it…

It would be impossible to accomplish.

To let Umbrella covertly dominate Colorado completely, Sui Bian had the White Queen employ some company methods to send Ai Longsi to the state government, awaiting the 1999 gubernatorial election.

The company and Sui Bian know Ai Longsi is a scumbag, but the citizens and officers of Raccoon City consider him a diligent and responsible good chief.

His résumé and political capital are sufficient; the rest is just stacked with money.

If a dark horse or a strong competitor emerges next year, Hong Hou will then arrange to handle it.

In short, the path to promotion is already paved; the rest depends on Ai Longsi himself.

The current Raccoon City Police Department chief is Lei Mengde, who succeeded the former deputy chief.

Now, Lei Mengde is attending a conference with Denver City.

Thus, today the chief's office was temporarily requisitioned by Sui Bian, and the visitor he received was the newly appointed rookie officer Leon.

Sui Bian smiled faintly as he sized up Leon sitting opposite him.

Leon wore an RPD uniform similar to the remake, with a golden side‑parted haircut; his appearance leans more toward the characters from the games Resident Evil 4 and Dark Chronicle, rather than the remake's distinctive "butt" chin.

Regardless, the real‑life Leon is far more handsome than his game counterpart.

"Hmm… this guy truly has a looks that would make same‑sex men jealous, tsk tsk," Sui Bian thought to himself.

【Anomalous phenomenon detected.

Subject: Leon Scott Kennedy.

Description:

The subject is still in the development stage and has not yet reached peak condition.

When it reaches peak condition, the subject will master various weapons, martial arts, and combat techniques.

When cornered, the body's various attributes will surge dramatically, especially reaction speed, far surpassing ordinary humans, and luck will also increase markedly.

Moreover, any vehicle the subject rides will have a high chance of malfunctioning or being targeted by enemy fire.

Male humans sharing the same dire situation will see their luck plummet to the lowest point, even shielding the subject from certain death.

The subject possesses the same "Good Luck" attribute as Chris Redfield, with a passive usage count of "3" every six months.】

"…"

Sui Bian wanted to say something, but a thousand words are no match for a Three Lights.

Kill male humans, kill any vehicle; although the system's briefing didn't exhaust all resources, it's enough to make Leon a "Li San Guang"…

"May I ask if you are Chief Lei Mengde?" Seeing Sui Bian remain silent, Leon couldn't help but ask first.

"Chief Lei Mengde is still in Denver City and will return to Raccoon City tomorrow night. My surname is Sui, given name Bian; I am a member of Umbrella's corporate board. Pleased to meet you, Officer Kennedy."

Sui Bian still introduced himself with a smile.

He claims to be a board member because the outside world still doesn't know that, aside from him, all other directors are already dead, a fact few internal employees are aware of.

Moreover, current Umbrella employees are self‑aware and refrain from asking what shouldn't be asked.

Because publicizing the truth would inevitably shake the company's stock price, under the White Queen's maneuver, board members including Spencer are still 'alive'.

"Umbrella?"

Hearing that, Leon asked in confusion, "Why can an Umbrella director sit in the police chief's seat?"

Leon, who hasn't yet been hardened by society, naturally couldn't grasp it, so Sui Bian explained, "It's simple: the Raccoon City Police Department, even Raccoon City itself, developed to this day because of Umbrella's existence…

…" Then Sui Bian separately explained to Leon the relationship between Umbrella and Raccoon City.

After the explanation, Sui Bian began to spin a tale for Leon.

For example, "Officer Kennedy, do you want to learn about the darkness behind this world?"

Or, "Our existence at Umbrella serves as humanity's first and final line of defense."

By now, Sui Bian is no longer the Sui Bian who got nervous at the sight of a USS; he is adept at pulling strings, especially when duping a fresh rookie like Leon.

After the spiel, Sui Bian began to set Leon up.

First, using a laptop encrypted by the White Queen, he showed Leon the anomalous files on the Plague Doctor and the Antarctic incident.

Leon's pre‑academy ideal was to die protecting the people; now, having witnessed the world's hidden truth, he is eager to jump straight into the front lines.

Sui Bian did not reply immediately, but pondered how to assign Leon.

Just looking at Leon's Three Lights attribute, one cannot casually assign him a suitable teammate.

Even the vehicle aspect needs careful consideration; otherwise, no amount of company money will suffice.

"Hmm… perhaps assign this guy to intelligence?" Sui Bian asked himself.

MTF already has Chris, and in the game world, Leon became a U. S. government operative after escaping Raccoon City.

Umbrella intelligence agents' duties essentially match those of spies and operatives, and they are often the first to discover and handle anomalous phenomena.

Leon is a perfect fit.

He made the decision cheerfully.

Next, Sui Bian led Leon into the mother nest, first undergoing training by Hank and the other USS members on B. O. W. matters.

After completing the two‑month training, they will reimburse Leon's travel expenses, letting the guy go to Europe alone for professional intelligence‑personnel training.

The mother nest has three floors.

Arrangements for Leon were already set at 15:17 that afternoon.

Sui Bian is now speaking directly with Wang Zhaofeng, wanting to know how the reverse‑engineering of Iron Blood technology is progressing.

According to Wang Zhaofeng, the wrist self‑destruct device of the Iron Blood clan uses controlled nuclear fusion technology.

However, cracking this technology will still require a fairly long period of time.

Nevertheless, Wang Zhaofeng's research team has already mastered Optical Camouflage technology and has also made good progress in plasma weapons.

(End of chapter)