Survival in the game world begins with Biochemical 2

Chapter 454 How powerful is the “family”?
The name "family" is both a pseudonym and refers to a specific family.

It is actually a relatively old organization, established by the Simmons family from Britain before the American Revolutionary War.

Since then, the "family" has been developing secretly and gradually expanding its influence to the political levels of various Western countries.

Today, apart from other things, the family has already established a complex network within America and can get involved in all aspects of affairs.

If we exaggerate a little more, we can even say that the beacon country in the biochemical world is actually under the control of the "family".

However, Li You thinks that this is just the game setting.

Li You: How is it possible in reality for a family or a group to control an entire country? Hahaha.

Today, the family leader of this generation is none other than the very famous Derek C. Simmons.

He has many titles, such as Transformer, Mattress (Simmons), Aunt Wang's Dog... However, in the biochemical world, he and his family do have a significant influence.

Not to mention, the Simmons family was the main driving force behind the Raccoon City sterilization plan in 98.

In fact, in addition to Li You, Leon and Claire also knew about the family and even had contact with them in Raccoon City. However, in order to protect them, although Li You gave a simple explanation at the beginning, he never explained the family's affairs in detail to Leon and others, so as to avoid being targeted by the family.

But now that things have come to this, it seems there is no way and no need to hide it anymore.

"'family'……?"

Hearing the name again after so many years, Leon and Claire were stunned.

Li You sat at the table drinking coffee, waiting for the two to reminisce on their own, and they gradually remembered what happened that year.

"...Is it the family that Derek Simmons belongs to? I still remember you told me at the time that I should be extra careful with anything related to this person and the organization." Leon obviously had a good memory. "The officer I met outside Raccoon City claimed to be Simmons' spokesperson."

Li You nodded: "That's them."

When the group escaped from Raccoon City, they had a conflict with Simmons' men. The other side wanted to steal the virus vaccine from Leon and his men. In the end, it was Adam Benford who helped them.

However, since then, not to mention Claire who has been active among the people, even Leon has hardly been involved in matters related to the "family" and has never met Derek Simmons, so he almost forgot about this organization.

"Are they the mastermind behind this incident?" Claire asked in surprise, "Does the 'family' have this ability?"

In the Resident Evil 4 era, Li You actually mentioned his family to Kara, after all, she was better at handling such matters. But Kara later disappeared, and she did not tell Claire about her family.

So Li You had to explain it himself. He briefly explained the background and influence of the Simmons family, as well as what they had done. Leon and Claire were surprised and angry at the same time.

So this is the truth behind the destruction of Raccoon City?

Seeing anger on both of their faces, Claire even wanted to slam the table and stand up, but Li You immediately held her back: "Listen to me!"

“Even I know very little about the family. Apart from their leader, Derek Simmons, their organizational structure, headquarters location, and areas of involvement are all unknown, but it is certain that their influence is very large.

"In this situation, we must be cautious if we want to deal with them by means other than killing. It is impossible to expose their crimes at the moment. We don't have evidence, and even if we do, the government controlled by them will not allow us to make it public. Even the BSAA and Trasever may not be able to fight against this ancient organization.

"If I expose myself rashly, I will be attacked by them... This is why I never mentioned my family to you. I only told Kara and asked her to investigate secretly and carefully. But she has left this world now, and I don't know whether her investigation yielded any results.

"In short, you must not be impulsive in this matter. We can expose Wilson, but we can't touch the family at present. Only by accumulating slowly can we finally bring down the family.

"Since you want to not only prevent one or two biohazards, but also solve the problem at its root as much as possible, you must do this."

After hearing what Li You said, Leon and Claire controlled their emotions and sat back.

Leon pondered for a moment and said, "I see... Then let's get back to the point. You said Ryan admitted that he instigated the president on behalf of Wilson according to the family's wishes? Then is he also a member of the family? We can dig out more inside information from him!"

Li You shook his head: "Unfortunately, it's not that easy. Ryan is not a member of the family, he is just a soldier."

“I asked him about it. He received help from his family when he was serving as the president’s aide. He was considered an outsider of the family, but he knew very little about the family’s internal affairs.

"But he also knows something. According to him, Wilson is not an official member of the family. He is even worse than him. He is just negotiating cooperation with the family. Wilson's plans were mainly made by himself."

Hearing this, Leon and Claire also reacted: "That is to say..."

Li You nodded: "That's right. We want to disclose the truth about the Wilson and Panenstein incident, so there shouldn't be too many obstacles. The family will probably not invest too many resources in this matter."

"As long as we complete this task, we will have achieved our strategic goal. As for the 'family', we can deal with them slowly."

Leon and Claire looked at each other and thought it was acceptable. However, Claire still asked: "But this is all speculation... What if the family insists on interfering?"

Hearing her ask this, Li You smiled and said, "If that's the case, then they can't blame me for not following martial ethics."

Although the power of the family remains a mystery, its leader Simmons is active in the open!

Although Li You has checked and found that Simmons is currently just a figurehead and rarely appears, if he is really pressed, he will directly let V hack into the White House system to find out Simmons' location, and then fly over to capture him. In the end, he just needs to hand him over to Edge for interrogation through mental link, and he can dig out all the information in his mind!
When that time really comes, the "family" will just have to fend for themselves!
However, Li You doesn't intend to do so unless he has no choice.

The self-defeating incident of accidentally crushing Wilson to death happened just yesterday. Besides, the influence of Simmons and his "family" is not comparable to that of Wilson, who is actually alone and powerless.

Apart from anything else, if Li You really killed and captured all the family members overnight, the Lighthouse Country would be in chaos. In the context of the biochemical world, this is not a good thing. At that time, major companies and organizations might emerge and start to cause trouble.

There is no need to tell Leon and Claire the details one by one.

The two of them understood Li You's general meaning. They looked at each other, but did not dissuade him this time. After all, when dealing with a force like a "family", one cannot be too restrained. This is different from Wilson's situation.

"...Okay, I understand anyway. So what should we do next?" Leon shook his head and asked.

Li You replied: "First of all, regarding Wilson's investigation, we will cooperate with Shen Mei to get back his evidence."

"Then there's the Tri-Union company that collaborated with him on drug research. Even though they may not have left any substantial evidence, we might as well check it out. It would be best if we could catch them doing something wrong.

"It doesn't matter if we can't catch them. In my opinion, our focus for the next period of time should be on Tri-Union. This company is not only the de facto successor of Umbrella, but also the leader of the Global Pharmaceutical Federation. If we leave them alone, the harm they can cause is actually more exaggerated than that of the family.

"As for the Simmons family, let's take a long-term view."

"Okay." Leon nodded, "Then I know what to do. Without further ado, I'll go back and contact them now."

He also stood up and left without hesitation. Li You just smiled and said nothing. Lyon still needs cooperation, "Wilson" will stay in the White House for the time being, but when the time is right, he will "abscond for fear of crime."

Claire on the side said, "Regarding the matter of Jason, the 'Hero of Panenstein', I have already contacted the branch in Washington. He can come over anytime."

Li You also smiled after hearing this: "Okay. I'll tell him."

Claire thought for a moment and said, "You just said that you asked Kara to secretly investigate the family. I remember that she kept some top-secret information in her office in the underground area. Maybe it's related to this. Do you want to take a look when we get back?"

"Oh?" Li You raised an eyebrow but did not refuse. "Okay. But you don't have to wait until we get back. Tell me where it is and I'll ask Aggie and the others to bring it over."

"Okay." Claire told Li You where the secret file was stored. Li You then contacted Aggie who was far away at the European headquarters and asked her to get the secret information.

After solving these problems, Li You was temporarily free. Claire had to go to the Pananstein Provisional Government delegation, and after she left, Li You was the only one left in the room.

He looked out the window at Washington and took a sip of his cold coffee.

"The family... emerged faster than I expected."

He originally thought that it would be four years after his time in the biochemical world that he would have his first contact with them.

According to the timeline of previous Resident Evil works, Lily's father, President Graham, should have served from 2002 to 2010, and the next president after him was Leon's old friend, Adam Benford.

When Graham stepped down four years later, it was Simmons who mobilized his family's power to put his old friend Adam on the presidency.

As for the ending later...needless to say, Adam was really miserable.

So what Li You said to Leon and Claire was all true. The family was indeed powerful and it was difficult to touch them. But at the same time, Li You had a way to deal with this organization. In fact, he was thinking about something further...

"Well, maybe we can try. In that case, I need more information about the family."

After a brief thought, Li You made a decision.

……

One day later.

Andrews Air Force Base, 8 miles east of Washington, DC.

The base here is quite busy, with many people coming and going.

The reason is simple. The time for the treaty signing ceremony between the Lighthouse Country and the Provisional Government of Pananstein has been set. It will be held in two days at this air force base. President Graham will also give a speech at that time.

So today, the venue to be used has been divided out and preliminary arrangements are being made.

And it was at this time that two agents arrived here.

Leon and Jason showed their IDs and entered the air force base smoothly.

Their ostensible mission was to ensure the safety of the venue, but in reality...

"Buzzing—"

Inside a building in a corner of the base, with a slight sound of mechanical operation, a hidden elevator entrance opened in front of the two.

Jason took his hand off the ID panel and walked into the elevator first.

"The following is Wilson's secret base. Come on, both of you."

Needless to say, Leon followed in, and after the elevator door closed, another figure emerged in the corner - it was Li You.

He took off his camouflage cloak, cancelled the Moon Hidden Spirit and invisibility magic, and appeared in front of the two.

Looking at Li You who appeared out of nowhere, Jason's eyes flashed with an undisguised surprise.

Jason is still amazed at the abilities Li You has demonstrated, but he is very sensible and knows that he and Li You are not yet at the stage where they can ask such questions, so he did not open his mouth.

At this time, he said to Li You and Leon without changing his expression: "The secret base below is actually a large laboratory. Anyone who wants to receive Wilson's virus injection must come here."

"This base was not originally here. It was moved here not long ago and expanded. So whoever Wilson's partner is, it must be a giant. Their financial resources plus Wilson's power made it possible for such a large laboratory to be born."

Leon nodded: "Such a person must not be allowed to sit in the position of Minister of Defense! His crimes must be made public!"

Jason agreed deeply: "That's it! Shen Mei has asked her family to send the things over, and they will arrive soon. By then, our six years of forbearance will finally have a result..."

Leon felt sympathy for Jason's experience and shared a similar fate. So he patted Jason on the shoulder and said, "Wilson is not the only one. There are many more criminals who are secretly threatening the country and the people. After this, I will continue to fight. The tragedy of Raccoon City and the civil war in Panenstein must disappear from the world!"

Jason was shocked when he heard this: "Well said! I support you!"

"Snap!" The two hands were clasped together forcefully.

Li You next to him: “…”

Well, after all, in the original drama, Jason was suspected to have fallen under Leon's charm. He even had the heart to kill Shen Mei, but was reluctant to kill Leon. Now that they have no conflicts in ideas, it seems reasonable that they have a good relationship.

But have you ever considered my feelings when you two are doing this?
Li You always felt that he had said so much to Jason before, but was it actually a waste of effort? If he had let the current Leon talk to Jason directly, maybe after a few words, the two would have become sworn brothers, so why would he have to talk until his mouth was dry...

He shook his head, drove away the strange thought, and said, "Take your time. For now, we should focus on searching the laboratory."

Jason nodded immediately: "No problem!"

——Meanwhile, inside the White House.

"Wilson", who was transformed into a cybernetic puppet, and "Ryan" next to him were discussing the content of the speech at the treaty ceremony with President Graham.

However, because Li You was not nearby, the operation of the prosthetic puppet was handed over to another person.

While Ryan was speaking, he controlled Wilson to answer Graham's questions remotely using his brain-computer chip, and at the same time he was secretly sighing in his heart:
"This work... is a bit tiring. I need to ask that guy to pay me more."

(End of this chapter)