“Miranda…” Matthew’s gaze fell upon Miranda’s projection, his brows knitting slightly.
How did she end up joining the Umbrella Corporation?
In the original story, although Miranda was Spencer’s teacher, she ultimately did not share Spencer’s philosophy.
The reason for this disagreement…
to put it bluntly, was that the Umbrella Corporation wanted to change the World, while Miranda, this incredibly capable noblewoman, only wanted to protect her own little corner, resurrect her daughter, and live happily ever after with her family.
Hmm, looking at it this way, Miranda is quite the family-oriented person.
However, since she has now joined the Umbrella Corporation, it means her philosophy has changed slightly, and I can no longer view Miranda using the old perspective.
Miranda, sitting in the room, seemed to sense Matthew’s gaze and tilted her head slightly to look at him.
To avoid being caught peeking, Matthew immediately shifted his gaze and turned to observe the other shareholders.
There were five shareholders present, including Matthew.
Besides Spencer and Miranda, Matthew could only judge the factions of the others based on their attire.
‘Middle-aged, wearing a U.S.
Military uniform…
the background looks like a Military camp…
could it be that the Umbrella Corporation is now backed by the U.S.
Military?’
‘The other one…
hmm?’ Matthew seemed to have suddenly noticed something.
He did not recognize the other shareholder, but he recognized the emblem hanging behind that shareholder.
It was a pattern composed of ten interlocking rings, colored gold.
Inside the rings were some characters that Matthew could not understand.
‘This is…
the Ten Rings?’ Matthew raised an eyebrow.
One is likely the Military, and the other is the Ten Rings Gang…
the current composition of the Umbrella Corp is truly more complex than in the original story.
After everyone had arrived.
Spencer, in his wheelchair, spoke slowly: “Since everyone is here, the meeting will officially begin.”
“Company member William Birkin refuses to hand over his research results on the G-Virus, so the Company has now decided to apprehend him and recover the research project in his possession.”
“And this task is entrusted to your department, Matthew Lawrence.”
“Of course, the most important part of this operation is recovering the G-Virus. As for William Birkin… he is very talented, and it would be better if we could continue to utilize him, but if that’s not possible…”
Spencer stopped there without continuing, but everyone clearly understood what he meant.
If he can be used, keep him confined and continue using him; if not, kill him.
Such a person cannot be left in control of himself; it would only become a hidden danger to the Company.
“Matthew Lawrence, your father was an old acquaintance of mine, and I am very pleased that you could inherit his mantle.”
However, precisely because of this reason, this task is particularly important in your hands.
Do not disappoint me.”
Regarding Spencer’s earnest words, Matthew only gave an indifferent grunt.
Old man, are you trying to play the emotional card with me?
I don’t even have any feelings for that cheap father of mine; do you really think a few words from you will make me develop any feelings for you?
“There is certainly no problem with this task, but… Mr. Spencer, may I ask what the operating budget for this mission is?” Matthew suddenly spoke up.
“…Two million.” Spencer frowned.
This was the first time he had seen someone not discuss the mission during a meeting, but instead talk about money.
Matthew, who had been watching Spencer, naturally noticed the dissatisfaction between Spencer’s brows, but he didn’t care at all and continued: “Mr. Spencer, when I took office, I specifically looked at our department’s finances and budget. Compared to the Research Department, it is truly too little, barely enough to maintain basic operations.”
“Here, I would like to ask the Company to increase the budget for our department.”
“And by the way, please make up for the operating budget from the last mission.”
Spencer: “…”
Spencer looked at Matthew’s smiling face, his aged hands on the wheelchair unconsciously clenching tight.
Sure enough, this kid is as annoying as his father.
Faced with Matthew’s demand to increase the budget, although Spencer was unwilling, in order to win over this newly appointed head of security, he still nodded and agreed to his request.
“Fine, I will have the Finance Department increase your department’s budget.”
“Besides that, is there anything else?”
“No.”
The rest of the meeting was not that important to Matthew.
Most of it concerned adjusting the Company’s future research direction, as well as how to increase the Company’s stock price and reduce negative public opinion.
The only thing worth noting was one matter.
This matter was raised at the meeting by the middle-aged man suspected to be from the U.S.
Military.
“I have noticed that due to the successive viral leakage incidents at the Arklay Laboratory, the Training Facility, the Raccoon City underground disposal site, and other locations, swarms of biochemical zombies have appeared in the surrounding areas.” Get faster updates on g.com.
Although these zombies have all been secretly cleaned up, the number of corpses has surged, and the local disposal sites are overwhelmed and unable to operate normally.”
“This has indirectly led to the appearance of a large number of biochemical monsters around Raccoon City recently.”
“To reduce the external public opinion pressure on the Company and ensure the smooth progress of future research, I suggest sending a Military force to isolate and blockade the mountainous area.”
“If the situation cannot be controlled, we can use the excuse of Military exercises to conduct artillery bombardment on the Arklay Mountains, completely destroying evidence unfavorable to us.”
Faced with the proposal from the person code-named ‘General’, Spencer thought for a few seconds and quickly agreed.
With the Military’s intervention, presumably the events occurring in the Arklay Mountains would be easily suppressed.
Soon, the meeting ended.
All the projections were also turned off one by one.
Matthew stood up and poured himself a glass of whiskey on the rocks.
The taste was distinctly caramel and smoky, while the taste of the alcohol was suppressed somewhat by the ice.
“Seize the G-Virus, huh…”
Turning to look at the flat map of the mission location on the screen, as well as William Birkin’s personal profile, Matthew stood there for a long time, then slowly set down the glass in his hand.
“William Birkin is a talent… it would truly be a pity to just kill him like this.”
“If I could make him serve me…” Matthew murmured in a low, deep voice, then turned and left the conference room.
There was no hesitation.
The moment Matthew left the conference room, he immediately summoned his USS unit.
Since Hank had been sent to the hospital and could not carry out the mission, Matthew decided to lead the team himself this time.
Of course, there were also many of his own little plans in this.
First of all, if he were the one taking action, everything would become much more convenient.
After all, the G-Virus and William Birkin were both the targets of his operation this time.
Needless to say, the G-Virus was originally designed for the purpose of ‘becoming a god’.
The ‘G’ in it is taken from GOD, which also shows the extent of William Birkin’s expectations for the G-Virus.
Although the current G-Virus has very obvious flaws, in Matthew’s eyes, these flaws are things that can be ignored.
With the system in hand, all flaws can be easily resolved.
As for William Birkin…
Just as Spencer said, he is a talent, and it would be a real pity for him to die just like that.
If I could recruit him under my command, it might be a good choice.