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"A parasite that can control the infected?!"
Prince T'Challa, sitting on the sofa, grew more alarmed the more he listened. His brows furrowed deeply without him realizing it. After a moment of contemplation, he asked, "Have you found out the mastermind behind these bio-terrorist attacks?"
"Let me guess… Is it the remnants of the Umbrella Corporation causing trouble?!"
Evidently, Prince T'Challa had also heard of the disaster that occurred in Raccoon City a few years ago and had obtained some astonishing, unknown truths through Wakanda's intelligence network.
However, Okoye shook her head with a hint of helplessness, saying, "That cannot be confirmed yet… However, according to the latest intelligence we intercepted from the BSAA Organization, the bioweapon virus outbreak in West Africa seems to be connected to an American named Ricardo Elvin."
"His ostensible identity is the director of the oilfield under the Natural Resources Development Department of Tricell's (Tricell Company, also known as Tri-Union) West Africa branch."
"But in fact, he is secretly an intermediary who resells bioweapons. The data describes his personality as very arrogant and his attitude very haughty…"
"Tricell Group?"
Prince T'Challa showed a hint of surprise on his face, evidently having heard of this company before. "If I'm not mistaken, this company should be a multinational corporation primarily focused on pharmaceuticals, shipping, and natural resource trading, right?"
"That's right." Okoye asked curiously, "Why, Your Highness, do you know something about this company?"
Prince T'Challa nodded slightly but did not explain why. Instead, he said in a deep voice, "With the vast resources of the Tricell Group, if they are truly involved, it would indeed explain why the bioweapon virus has caused such a huge impact in such a short time."
Then, as if he had made up his mind, he continued to ask, "Okoye, do you know where that bioweapon merchant named Ricardo Elvin is now?"
Okoye was silent for a moment, as if considering how to stop her Prince's risky actions, but in the end, she reluctantly compromised under his unwavering gaze: "Although we don't have his exact location information yet, we learned from the BSAA Organization's intelligence that the BSAA Organization seems to have arranged for an elite member to go to a self-governing region in West Africa called Kijuju to rendezvous with another special operations team and plan the capture of Ricardo Elvin…"
"Kijuju Autonomous Region?"
Prince T'Challa's eyes narrowed slightly, having already made a decision in his heart.
However, what he never expected was that his reckless actions would directly lead to Wakanda becoming a zombie nation in the future!!
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West Africa.
Outskirts of Kijuju Autonomous Region.
On a dusty dirt road, a Humvee was speeding forward, driven by a stern-looking man in his thirties with short blonde hair and a particularly muscular build.
His name is Leon Scott Kennedy, one of the 'Founding Eleven' of the BSAA. His ostensible reason for coming to the Kijuju Autonomous Region this time is to apprehend the bioweapon merchant Ricardo Elvin, but in reality, it is to find the whereabouts of his friends, Chris Redfield and Jill Valentine, who have been missing for two years.
Over the past two years, he had traveled to various parts of the World, searching for any clues that might be related to his two friends, but all his efforts had ended in failure.
But this time, Leon believed he would find something here, because the person who provided him with the information was another one of his friends, Rebecca Chambers!!
(Note: In the original work, after Leon transformed from a rookie police officer in Raccoon City, he became a U.S. federal Agent. Here, due to plot requirements, Leon's choice after graduating as a rookie police officer has been slightly altered, but it has no impact on the subsequent plot.)
The full name of the BSAA Organization is the Bioterrorism Security Assessment Alliance. Initially, it only had 11 elite members, the so-called 'Founding Eleven,' whose work was limited to assisting various countries' police in establishing anti-bioterrorism departments.
However, after the Umbrella Corporation collapsed, various countries, which had initially thought all was well, suddenly discovered that the bioweapons and B.O.W.s developed by the Umbrella Corporation had somehow fallen into the hands of even more terrorists.
The problem of global bioweapon terrorist attacks not only did not resolve but intensified.
To prevent the Raccoon City tragedy from reoccurring, the BSAA Organization, spearheaded by the United Nations and with substantial sponsorship, was able to expand its numbers and gradually evolved into a dedicated counter-terrorism team capable of rapidly responding to bioweapon terrorist attacks and threats in various countries.
However, at that stage, even with the United Nations leading the way, the BSAA Organization was still not an official organization.
Therefore, members of the BSAA Organization could not enjoy freedom of action in various countries when operating, nor could they arbitrarily conduct investigations, arrests, or interrogations.
In fact, even in many urgent situations, they could not normally use firearms to retaliate against those bioweapon terrorists.
Fortunately, this period of being constrained did not last too long.
Later, as the number of bioweapon terrorist attacks around the World sharply increased, various countries, clearly somewhat panicked, proactively applied to the United Nations, hoping to legalize the experienced BSAA Organization.
And so…
Not long after, the BSAA Organization was officially taken over by the United Nations and its various action teams were given designations and numbers.
After becoming a regular Military force, the BSAA Organization finally enjoyed the special treatment it deserved.
And its members lived up to expectations, using various methods to infiltrate, dismantle, and precisely decapitate bioweapon terrorists entrenched in various regions of the World, effectively curbing the expansion of bioweapon terrorist attacks and restoring stability and security to various regions.
Screech—
Upon arriving at the designated rendezvous point, Leon braked at the edge of the town, then got out of the car to check his equipment in the back seat.
At this moment, a voluptuous Majini woman, full of explosive power like a female leopard, swayed her way from the other side of the street.
She stopped at a safe distance of about one meter behind Leon and introduced herself first: "Welcome to Africa, my name is Sheva Alomar…"
"Leon Scott Kennedy!!" Leon turned around and shook her hand proactively.
"It's an honor to meet you, Mr. Kennedy."
Sheva Alomar's eyes lit up upon hearing Leon's name, and a look of excitement immediately appeared on her face. She said somewhat excitedly, "It's truly an honor to personally meet a legendary figure among the 'Founding Eleven'."
"You flatter me, I'm hardly a legend."
Leon waved his hand modestly, "You can just call me Leon… So, does that mean you'll be leading me to the mission objective this time?"
"Yes."
Sheva Alomar nodded slightly and carefully explained, "Ever since the rebels here received covert support from the government Military, the situation in the Kijuju Autonomous Region has become increasingly tense…"
"Let me guess."
Leon sharply surveyed his surroundings, then said in a slightly joking tone:
"I believe any discerning person can see at a glance that this is a natural gathering place for bioweapon terrorists."
"So, those rebels must be trying to use the bioweapon virus they bought from Ricardo Elvin to achieve greater victory?"
Sheva Alomar's eyes lit up upon hearing this, and she said convincingly, "The situation here is roughly as you guessed, but in some respects, it's much more serious."
"According to reliable intelligence, the goal of the rebel leadership is to launch a violent revolution, to ensure the complete independence of the Kijuju Autonomous Region by eliminating or expelling foreigners…"
"So, from the very beginning, they posted many inflammatory political posters and graffiti on all the streets around the town, and they widely spread extreme racism among the common people.
They attempt to distort facts and attribute the instability and backwardness of the Kijuju Autonomous Region to the exploitation and oppression by 'foreign Invaders'.
They claim that only by fully supporting their rebellious actions can the civilians living here regain independence and autonomy, and ensure that they will no longer be oppressed by 'foreign Invaders' in the future, thus reclaiming their own land."
"And in the past two or three months, there have been several violent attacks specifically targeting foreigners."
"The 'instigators' among the rebels have set up a large platform in the assembly square of the area they completely occupied, and publicly executed the foreigners they captured there."
"What's even more serious is that Agent Reynard Fisher, an undercover Agent from the Africa branch, received astonishing news a few weeks ago from a British resident living in the area.
The person had previously encountered a wild dog that could spit out petal-shaped tentacles from its mouth in a back alley…"
At this point, Leon's gaze sharpened, and he couldn't help but interrupt, "Is that the Plagas parasite? How did it appear here?"
Sheva Alomar shook her head helplessly, "That cannot be confirmed yet, but Agent Reynard Fisher infiltrated the fallen urban area a week ago and successfully took photos of the bioweapon merchant Ricardo Elvin negotiating with the rebels there."
"And from an informant, he obtained confirmed news that Ricardo Elvin will arrive in the Kijuju Autonomous Region later today with another U.S. business partner to conduct the final bioweapon transaction."
"Based on Ricardo Elvin's special identity as a senior employee of Tricell West Africa Branch, the main objective of this operation planned by our West Africa Branch is to confirm Ricardo Elvin's connection with the rebels with irrefutable evidence, and to obtain strong evidence from him that the Kijuju Autonomous Region is suffering from a bioweapon invasion!!"
"And a day ago, our Alpha Team successfully infiltrated the target urban area as planned and temporarily set up base in a warehouse, awaiting Ricardo Elvin and his business partner to attend the B.O.W. transaction."
Seeing that the other party had concisely explained the entire mission's background and consequences in such a short time, Leon couldn't help but look at this Majini woman with new respect.
She was one of the few intelligent Majini he had ever met!
At this moment, Sheva Alomar turned and pointed to a circle of high city walls rising not far ahead, and said in a heavy tone, "Here, neither the rebels nor the Military particularly like you Americans, regardless of whether your identity is BSAA under the United Nations…"
"That's why Headquarters decided to have me be your guide and partner, to ease any potential hostility from the locals."
Leon nodded noncommittally, praising, "I believe you will do very well in that regard…"
Somehow, upon hearing the word 'partner,' several figures flashed through Leon's mind.
This included Ada Wong, whom he longed for but could not have, as well as Chris Redfield and Jill Valentine, who had been missing for nearly two years, and Rebecca Chambers…
But then he shook his head and followed Sheva Alomar, walking along the relatively prosperous street towards the inner city enclosed by high walls not far away.
After successfully bribing the Military soldier guarding the city gate with a hundred U.S. dollars, Leon and Sheva Alomar successfully entered the Kijuju Autonomous Region.
Looking out, the surroundings were a scene of chaos and desolation, completely different from the bustling town outside the walls.
Thick black smoke slowly rose from different corners of the urban area, warning those entering this area for the first time that it was not safe!
Leon glanced at the soldiers patrolling back and forth on the wall behind them with AK47s, then looked at the scene before him, and couldn't help but frown and ask, "Are those all government Military?"
"That's right."
Sheva Alomar seemed to guess what he was thinking, raised her hand and pointed to the surrounding walls, and said with a complex expression, "This wall was actually built by the government Military. Their high command has long been bribed by the rebels, so as long as the rebels don't come out of the Kijuju Autonomous Region, no matter what outrageous things they do in this area, the government Military will just turn a blind eye…"
"However, if anyone inside the autonomous region tries to climb over the wall and escape, the government Military will absolutely show no mercy and will shoot those attempting to flee on the spot."