Chapter 41: S.T.A.R.S

July 25th.

Jill, Chris, Rebecca, Brad, and Barry, who escaped from the bungalow, reported the relevant situation to the authorities and major media outlets, and held a press conference after all the evidence obtained in the bungalow and the experimental area was submitted.

Because Jill's jump on the plane and the injuries he sustained in the experimental area were not healed, Chris and Barry attended the press conference in addition to the timid Brad.

Chris opens with a summary of the operation: "After arriving in the northwest area of the Raccoon City Forest, we found the crashed helicopter of Team B. We were then attacked by a rampaging group of hounds, and based on the evidence we had, we learned that it was a virus-infected zombie dog. In the process of escaping, one of our team members, Karen Frost, was killed. To avoid safety, we entered a nearby bungalow mansion. ”

“……”

“……”

"Inside, we split up to find the missing members of Team B. After searching for 5 hours, a huge underground experimental base was found under the bungalow. The Ambrera Company conducts secret live experiments here. In 1972, in vivo biological experiments were banned by international conventions, and country M was also one of the signatories. We're investigating to get more evidence, and our captain, Albert Wesker, is Ambrera's spy for the S.T.A.R.S. to cover up Ambrera's brutal experiments. And, the lab's self-destruct system was activated as we fled. ”

"That's all there is to it."

As soon as Chris's voice fell, the reporters below immediately started to ask questions fiercely.

"Officer Chris, do you mean that Spencer, the head of Ambrera, built an underground experimental base under his own bungalow villa to conduct secret experiments? Can you be sure that the message is authentic? Do you have any evidence for this? ”

"Is a secret live experiment a human experiment? Did you see the human experiments with your own eyes, or did you just infer them from clues, such as words, pictures, and archives? Is there conclusive evidence of the authenticity of the clues you have seen and found? ”

"Officer Chris, can you be held accountable for your words and actions? As the head of Ambrera, Mr. Spencer has been a philanthropic company in recent years......"

"Officer Chris ......"

"Gram ......"

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When Chris and the three were tired of facing reporters' questions, they didn't know that Ambrella's senior management knew about it soon under the intelligence network, and then Ambrera began to cover up the truth with his own power, and cleaned up all the evidence in just 30 minutes.

At the same time, the police commissioner Alrons, who colluded with Ambrera, "personally" led the team to the scene of the incident, but did not collect any suspicious evidence, and the words and actions of the five were considered by the authorities to be boring suspicions and excuses for not being able to complete the task.

While Elrons led the team to the scene of the incident, the Raccoon City Police Department's evidence room caught fire for unknown reasons, and the fire burned down the entire evidence room and the adjacent warehouse.

All evidence and information relating to Ambrera were burned.

Chris and the others who came out of the press conference were furious when they learned the news, but apart from their anger, they were unable to file a public complaint against Ambrera after losing the evidence.

In desperation, they could only go home and rest for one night before making plans.

The next day, the "Raccoon City Times" preemptively reported on the "Spencer Villa Bombing" on July 25, and the content of the report mentioned -

At around 4:20 a.m. on July 25, residents living on the shores of Lake Victory were awakened by the sound of an explosion coming from the northwestern part of the Raccoon City forest. The raging fire burned the uninhabited villa to the ground, and it was rumored that medicine in the basement of the villa had started the fire.

There is no mention of the experimental events mentioned by Chris and others at the press conference.

And, in addition to the Raccoon City Times, a number of Raccoon City media questioned the remarks of Chris and others, and started to wash the floor for Ambrera.

Unable to stand the comments of various media outlets, Barry sent his family on a plane to Canada, and Brad left Raccoon City due to mental stress.

Chris, Barry, and Rebecca filed an investigation with S.T.A.R.S. headquarters in New York, which was supported by the deputy commander.

But after waiting for several days, I didn't wait for the specific implementation plan, but waited for a press conference for S.T.A.R.S.

At a press conference on the results of the investigation into the missing persons and the victims, the councillors decided that S.T.A.R.S would no longer investigate nine brutal homicides and five missing citizens in the past 10 weeks, citing "incompetence".

At the same time, a spokesperson for the Raccoon City Police Department also agreed with the councillor's decision, and Commissioner Alrons also said that he was considering a disciplinary decision for the incompetent S.T.A.R.S.

A day later, Raccoon City Weekly gave a preemptive report on the previous day's press conference, mentioning the loss of personnel and equipment due to the incompetence of S.T.A.R.S, as well as speculation by lawmakers about the loss of personnel, and quoting one of his quotes: "We have reason to believe that the members of S.T.A.R.S may have drunk *** or drunk a lot of alcohol before the mission, so they had to abandon the mission!" ”

However, the Commissioner of Police, Elons, and the survivors of S.T.A.R.S. did not comment on the resolution or the remarks.

It's not that Chris, Rebecca and others don't want to speak out, but they were ordered by their superiors to strictly prohibit mentioning this matter again.

Chris and the others felt unwilling, but they couldn't do anything about it.

Two weeks later, after two weeks of careful treatment, Jill's injuries began to heal, but she suffered from severe insomnia. As soon as she closed her eyes, the man-eating monsters in the bungalow would immediately appear...... And...... The Gu Cheng who jumped off the helicopter in order to save him and died with the tyrant and was swallowed by the explosion.

That morning, Chris had one last conversation with Ellons, and although he tried to confirm what had happened to him, Alrons remained unmoved.

Chris thinks that Alkron has believed him, but because Ambrera is already the cornerstone of Raccoon City, like those who know the truth, he can't tell the truth due to the pressure exerted by Ambrera, but he doesn't know that most of the test subjects in Ambrera's Raccoon City branch are death row prisoners sent by Elrons.

Days of nightmares and the doubts of those around him make Chris so irritated that he and his colleagues repeatedly get into heated arguments.

In the afternoon, it was the day Jill was discharged from the hospital, and Chris went to the hospital to pick up Jill and decided to talk to her about his next move.

"Jill." When Chris arrived at the hospital, Jill was packing up in the hospital room, and Rebecca came early in the morning to help.

"Chris." Rebecca looked up and said hello: "How do you look tired, you didn't rest yesterday, okay?" ”

"Don't mention it." Chris sighed and complained to the two women about what had happened to him these days: "The Director has obviously seen the evidence we brought back, but he has never been willing to nod his head about the investigation of Ambrera. ”

Rebecca sighed: "I thought that by bringing back those evidences, I would be able to avenge the captain and them, but I didn't expect them to fall into public opinion due to personal dereliction of duty." I felt so guilty, but I couldn't do anything. ”

Jill hugged Rebecca, who was crying, and comforted: "Rebecca, be strong, we will definitely be able to avenge them, we will definitely be able to." ”

"But......," said Rebecca, crying, "the evidence is ruined." ”

"But Ambrera is still there, and as long as they continue experimenting, we will be able to get their evidence again. We can't let Cullen, Enrique, Richard, Kenneth ...... They sacrificed ...... nothing," Jill said as another voice sounded in his heart.

“…… Gu Cheng ...... If you're not here to save me...... If you're the one who survives, there's a way to find Ambrera's evidence again...... But I, I couldn't do anything but comfort Rebecca...... Nothing can be done. ”

Seeing that Jill looked haggard, but he still had to cheer up and comfort Rebecca, Chris knew that the sacrifice of his teammates and Gu Cheng's death had hit them hard: "Rebecca, Jill, don't think too much. Although the evidence we brought back was destroyed, a lot of clues remained in our minds, such as ...... G virus? And William Beckin, from whom we can find evidence of Ambrera's living experiments. ”

After some comfort, Chris suddenly had a flash of inspiration - isn't Gu Cheng a former intelligence officer of the CIA?

Chris immediately asked the question in his heart: "Do you remember Gu Cheng's words?" He said he had learned about Rebecca's story when he received a secret report from the C.I.A. before his mission. With that said, could the CIA already have some incriminating evidence against Ambrera? ”

"Quite possibly." Jill also remembered Gu Cheng's words, when he was in the bungalow, Gu Cheng was "unpredictable" about the virus, and attributed all this to his work in the CIA, since this is the case, then the CIA has a high probability of having evidence of Ambrera's crime.

Rebecca also cheered up: "In that case, let's go to the CIA and maybe get some clues on the grounds that S.T.A.R.S in New York supports the investigation." ”

After some discussion, Chris and Jill set off for Langley to try to find evidence from the CIA related to the bungalow incident. Rebecca went to S.T.A.R.S's headquarters in New York again to ask for support.

A few days later.

Chris, Jill, and Rebecca return to Raccoon City from Langley.

Not only did they not get even the slightest incriminating evidence of Ambrera from the CIA, but they also learned a shocking truth from the CIA -

Gu Cheng is not a former CIA intelligence officer.

Chris and the others, who returned to the Raccoon City Police Station, immediately searched Gu Cheng's files, but were surprised to find that Gu Cheng's files were empty before he came to S.T.A.R.S.

Although this CIA trip hit Chris and the three of them hard, Chris did not get down. Having learned about the G-virus, Chris decided to travel to Europe to continue his investigation. But for security reasons, he did not share this decision with his sister, who is studying at college in another country.

The next day, Alrons summoned Chris, Jill, Barry, Brad, and Rebecca, who had survived the bungalow incident, and announced that they would drastically reduce the armament of the S.T.A.R.S.

After the five deliberated, they collectively submitted their resignations, and Elons accepted the resignations of several people, and announced that S.T.A.R.S was officially dissolved with immediate effect.

Chris then flew to Europe that afternoon, Barry left Canada to reunite with his family, Brad left Raccoon City to relax, Rebecca left New York, and only Jill stayed in Raccoon City.

On the other hand, Alrons dispatched a group of high-performing rookie police officers from all over the country and established the "Selection Police Team" to replace the S.T.A.R.S.