Andrei was William's 'biological father'.
Most of the old employees knew that their boss had been raised by Andrei, one of the highest-ranking leaders in the military.
So, when Andrei returned to Halfa from Geneva immediately and went straight to the recovery room where Halsey and William were, no one stopped the old general.
No one dared to tell Andrei to be quiet; instead, William quickly raised his hand and gestured to Andrei, saying, "Shh—! Keep it down."
Andrei saw the children sleeping soundly in Halsey's arms and immediately closed his mouth, preparing to control his boisterous voice.
"Hehe." Halsey, the children's mother, merely smiled softly and respectfully said to Andrei, "You're back, General."
"Alright." Andrei first turned to close the door, then came to William's side and said to Halsey in a lowered voice:
"Don't keep calling me General. We are both members of the Olympus board, and you are William's wife, and even more so, a 'hero' of the Russell family."
"Yes…" Halsey nodded, a little embarrassed.
"Alright." William knelt down again and said softly to the somewhat tired Halsey, "Andrei and I will be outside. You and the children should get some good rest first."
"Mm." Halsey softly assented.
Then, William led Andrei out of the recovery room. After dismissing the large group of attendants and John, he and Andrei went to an aerial walkway in the hospital.
From here, they could overlook the night view of Central Park, and most importantly, there were fewer people walking around, allowing the two to talk undisturbed.
"William…" Andrei, nearly two meters tall, leaned his hands on the railing, looking out the window and couldn't help but sigh with emotion:
"Time really flies. I still clearly remember what you looked like as a child, and now…
Now there are suddenly two mini versions of you. It's truly…"
William, who had walked to Andrei's side, shook his head and chuckled after hearing what the other said, "What do you mean, mini versions of me?"
"Sigh." Andrei sighed.
He paused before continuing, "I remember when Lord Russell entrusted you to me. From being flustered at first, to finally knowing all your favorite and least favorite foods like the back of my hand.
In the blink of an eye, you and Catherine both have children. I always have an unspeakable feeling in my heart…"
William raised his hand and placed it on Andrei's shoulder, saying sincerely:
"Andrei… I've long considered you my father, and the children of Catherine and I are your grandchildren."
"Hehe." Andrei couldn't help but laugh, "You rascal are just like before, only good at saying nice things."
"Of course!" With that, William laughed heartily, "We're 'biological' father and son!"
"Since we're biological father and son…" Hearing this, Andrei narrowed his eyes slightly and raised an eyebrow, "Then I'll name these two children. How about it?"
"Of course." William blurted out.
"Excellent!" Andrei suddenly changed from his previous sincere expression to one of 'a successful conspiracy'.
William looked at his 'biological father', whose demeanor had suddenly shifted, and felt an uneasy feeling in his heart, even a little sorry for Halsey.
However…
Words spoken are like water poured out; it was too late to take them back.
Besides, it was just naming them. It shouldn't be a big deal… right?
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Project: Moldova Campaign.
Read Access: Class C and above.
Country: Republic of Moldova.
Location: Eastern Europe.
Description:
Moldova has a total population of approximately 3.6 million, a GDP of about 11.2 billion USD, and a per capita GDP of 3188 USD, bordering Romania and Ukraine.
Since 1991, Moldova has become one of the independent and relatively poor Eastern European countries, with extreme wealth disparity.
Ultimately, an unavoidable civil war broke out in the country in April 2009.
Subsequently, a multinational coalition led by the United States, under the pretext of assisting government forces in eliminating rebels, began to gradually station troops in Moldova.
However, the war, which the multinational coalition expected to end within five months, became stalemated due to the rebels gaining popular support and familiarity with the terrain.
Until mid-April 2011, due to the establishment of the UNSC and various other reasons, the multinational coalition and government forces eased their offensive against the rebels.
However, at 18:33 on April 17th, a US Army Sergeant named ■■ Davis died from an attack by an unknown phenomenon.
Sergeant Davis belonged to Delta Force, a detachment of the US Army Special Forces, commonly known as Delta/Delta Force, and is an elite unit within the US military.
Although the United States had many disagreements with Umbrella in the early stages, the US military was the deepest cooperating business partner with Umbrella, second only to the Canadian military.
Therefore, the US military's special forces all use individual equipment developed for them by Umbrella, possessing auxiliary systems such as mechanical exoskeletons and holographic glasses.
The video recording before Sergeant Davis's death was reported to Umbrella by Colonel James O'Connell, one of the senior officers of the multinational coalition.
Video playback commenced;
The screen showed a first-person view, with 2011/04/17/18:29 displayed on the upper right, and Sergeant Davis's physiological status and ammunition count on the left.
The video footage was dim due to the evening, but it did not affect normal vision.
Sergeant Davis quickly moved through the ruins of Chișinău (the capital of Moldova).
Through reports to base, it was learned that he seemed to have been discovered by rebels while on a reconnaissance mission, calling for support while rapidly changing positions to evade the rebels.
Two minutes later, Sergeant Davis arrived at an abandoned house to take cover.
The house was a standard one-bedroom, one-living room, with its original glass windows and wooden door already destroyed.
He ran through the living room into the inner room, then leaned against the left wall behind the door, on alert, waiting for the rebels to move away or preparing to engage them.
Suddenly, the motion detection system alerted Sergeant Davis that something was moving inside the house.
He turned around but found no one or anything.
But the glasses' motion detection system continued to issue alerts.
He quietly reported to base that the holographic glasses might be malfunctioning.
"Beep!!!"
But just then, the motion detection changed from a silent alert to a piercing alarm, indicating that the unknown entity was rapidly approaching.
Sergeant Davis instinctively raised his gun and fired in the direction he believed the enemy was coming from.
Followed by…
"Pfft pfft pfft!" The rapid fire of a suppressed weapon with subsonic ammunition.
"Thud—!" And the dull thud of a body falling heavily.
Sergeant Davis instantly lost combat capability; the physiological status displayed by the holographic glasses indicated death.
Video recording ended.
This incident was learned by Serena, who then dispatched the Gamma Mobile Task Force, led by Captain Karina Reis Prus, and Rebecca Chambers as a consultant, to the multinational coalition military base in Moldova.
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