Under the cold, white light, William Birkin held a briefcase containing the G-Virus samples, but his eyes were fixed intently on Annette Birkin and Sherry, who were being held at gunpoint not far away.
In his arms was the culmination of his many years of research.
And before him were his wife, who had walked this path with him, and his beloved daughter.
Such a choice would put even a man like William Birkin in a dilemma.
William Birkin looked toward Matthew, who was not far away.
From his vantage point, he could still see the gun barrels aimed at them from outside the door.
“Talk… how do you intend to talk?” William suddenly spoke up.
Faced with William Birkin’s question, Matthew unhurriedly pulled over a chair and lifted the shivering Sherry from the ground, placing her onto it.
“William, do you know who asked me to come this time?” Matthew looked at William.
“…It’s Spencer, isn’t it!” William gritted his teeth.
It was as if, were Spencer in front of him, he would pounce on him and tear out his throat the very next second!
“Correct.”
Matthew sighed heavily, recounting his own grievances with a straight face: “As the actual controller of the Umbrella Corporation, he has the authority to issue me orders, even if I don’t want to follow his instructions.”
“Do you know how he instructed me at the meeting this time?”
“Retrieve the G-Virus samples, and if you try to resist, you may choose to kill you directly… This is the boss you have now.”
“So what?” William Birkin asked, somewhat confused.
“William, you are a talent, and even more so, a smart man. Since your boss treats you this way, haven’t you thought about changing bosses?” Matthew pointed out the hidden meaning in his words directly.
Upon hearing this, William was stunned, then looked at Matthew: “You mean…”
“That’s right. Since your current boss only cares about research results, why not come under my command? I will still provide you with the resources he could give you. Not only that, but I will also guarantee the personal safety of you and your family.”
“The premise is that you must share the G-Virus results with me.”
Seeing William so stubborn, Matthew sighed helplessly: “Sigh~~ That’s truly a pity.”
“William, there is one thing you never seem to understand.”
“If I just kill you, the G-Virus will still fall into my hands.”
“If I didn’t value your talent, I could have chosen to carry out Spencer’s order to kill you and then seize the G-Virus. But the reason I didn’t do that, and let you stand here talking and negotiating with me, is entirely because I highly value you and don’t want to see such a genius fall here.” As he spoke, Matthew drew his pistol from his waist and aimed it at William.
“William, do you know? People… must first be alive. Only by being alive can you negotiate with others and go out to enjoy the World. Once you are dead, everything is gone, including the family you care about and your research results.”
William stared at the gun barrel aimed at his head, Matthew’s words echoing constantly in his mind.
Once dead…
everything is gone…
“Daddy…” Sherry looked at William, her voice trembling and her eyes filled with tears.
William’s body shuddered violently; his gaze turned to his teary-eyed daughter, and then to his wife, Annette Birkin, who stood to the side with complex eyes, remaining silent.
Perhaps it was Matthew’s words that had an effect, or perhaps it was his desire for his family and for life that made him change his mind.
After a moment of struggle, he seemed to use all his strength and said hoarsely: “…I agree.”
But he immediately raised his head, flames of hatred burning in his eyes: “However, I have one more condition.”
“Please, go ahead.” Matthew holstered his gun.
“I want to make Spencer pay the price he deserves!”
“I agree, but not right now.” Matthew took the heavy briefcase from William’s hand and gestured to the tactical team waiting outside the door.
The fully armed team filed in and began to pack up all the experimental data and G-Virus samples in the laboratory quickly and orderly.
“Dr. Birkin, please rest assured.”
“I will build you a laboratory even more advanced than this one, and your salary and benefits will be doubled compared to what you have now.”
“Not only that, I will fully support your dreams, your family will be properly taken care of, and your lovely daughter will receive the best education.”
“Then… please! Dr. Birkin.” Matthew made a gentlemanly gesture for William to proceed.
Before leaving, Matthew took all the G-Virus samples in the research institute and activated the self-destruct mechanism within the facility.
As the helicopter successfully took off, the entire research institute turned into a huge Fireball with a roar. New chapters come out on g.com first.
On the helicopter, William Birkin stared at the research institute in the distance, which had turned into a sea of Fire, remaining silent for a long time.
The Fire light reflected in his pupils; it was his rage toward Spencer.
…
Afterwards, the news of “William Birkin’s death” spread rapidly.
Upon receiving the news, Spencer contacted Matthew immediately and asked if the G-Virus had been obtained.
Matthew’s reply to this was: “The G-Virus samples had already been destroyed by William Birkin before I arrived; only some research data on the G-Virus and some semi-finished G-Virus products remain.”
To prove his words were true, Matthew even specially sent a video clip from the recorder.
Of course, this video was actually faked by Matthew after he returned to the company.
The scene in the recording was built 1:1 by his men according to the underground laboratory, and he had even specially invited William Birkin to cooperate with him in acting, creating a scene where William Birkin attempted to draw his gun to resist but was shot and killed by Matthew.
Spencer did not have much suspicion about this carefully forged video.
Because in his eyes, William Birkin would indeed do what was shown in the video.
However, none of this mattered anymore; as long as he had the research data on the G-Virus samples, manufacturing the G-Virus was only a matter of time.
In the days that followed, he kept his promise and set up a laboratory for William Birkin, even allocating a separate level of the company to him, and privately hired many biology and genetics researchers to study the G-Virus together.
This practice of keeping his word also slightly changed William Birkin’s perception of Matthew.
…
The explosion caused by the destruction of the underground laboratory left the local government of Raccoon City in a state of chaos.
The local government had to investigate the strange illnesses appearing in the Arklay Mountains, while on the other hand, they had to appease the citizens in the city, claiming that this explosion was just a simple, isolated accident.
To calm the situation as quickly as possible, the city government finally blamed the gas company.
Thus, a few days later, a report like this appeared in the news:
[After investigation, the cause of this explosion was improper management within the gas company, with excessive pipeline pressure and years of disrepair, which triggered a violent explosion. After verification by multiple parties, the explosion did not cause any casualties, only damage to some buildings.]