Survival in the game world begins with Biochemical 2

Chapter 458 The truth behind the incident! Publicizing Wilson's evidence?

Faced with Shen Mei's sincere request, Li You was very... reluctant to agree rashly.

He pretended to be hesitant and said, "I need to know the details of your brother."

Of course, Li You actually knew all about Shen Mei’s younger brother Junxi’s situation.

Six years ago, Junxi lost all four limbs in a helicopter crash. He was hanging on by the power of the virus until Jason and others rescued him.

Jason and the Mad Dog Squad disobeyed Wilson's orders and landed to rescue people during the evacuation, but as a result they were all infected in the subsequent biochemical crisis.

In gratitude for their life-saving grace, Junxi chose to give up his chance to survive alone and gave them all the inhibitors he had on him, allowing the Mad Dog Squad to survive.

Putting aside the stance and not the person, Jason and Junxi both deserve to be described as "real men". However...

Not to mention that Junxi gave all the inhibitors to the Mad Dog Squad. Although he himself survived by relying on the power of the virus, he mutated in the end due to the virus's runaway behavior.

When Shen Mei, who was serving as a communicator at the time, heard the report and secretly ran to the Mad Dog Squad's resting place, what she saw were bloodthirsty and crazy zombies lying in body bags.

What happened afterwards was just as mentioned before. Shen Mei and the Mad Dog Squad became Wilson's pawns, but they concealed Junxi's affairs together and transported the transformed Junxi back to the Magic City through the connections of Shen Mei's grandfather. For many years, their grandfather Yun En has been relying on various high-tech equipment to maintain Junxi's life.

Saving Junxi is the hope of their whole family, but that is almost a luxury now.

At this point, Shen Mei had no other choice but to seek help from Li You. In fact, she knew in her heart that it was basically impossible to save Junxi given his physical condition. Because...

When Shen Mei heard Li You asking about his brother's condition, she hesitated again before saying, "Rather than me explaining it verbally, why don't you take a look for yourself?"

She stood up, walked to the door, and made a gesture of invitation to Li You.

Li You had already guessed what she wanted him to see, so he got up and followed her out without saying anything more, and Leon followed behind him.

The three men came to the back of the black van, and the two bodyguards immediately opened the door, revealing the scene inside.

The van had been converted into a small temporary ward, which was filled with various high-tech instruments that Li You couldn't understand. Two medical staff were monitoring the data on the instruments at all times, and in the middle of this "ward" lay a figure that was barely human.

The man was wearing a hospital gown and a thick quilt that covered most of his body, but it was still possible to see that he was very short.

His head was exposed, and it no longer looked like a human. A large part of his right brain was missing, and branches and crystal-like growths were sticking out from the edge of the gap, growing wildly. His left brain was completely hairless, and there were similar growths under the skin, but they only poked out slightly.

His eyes were gone, but they were still filled with crystalline growths. His mouth was wide open, and a faint moan occasionally came out of it.

His head, neck, and body were all connected to various electrodes and hoses, connected to various instruments around him. Anyone who saw this scene would have no doubt that Junxi would die immediately if he left these instruments.

Li You already knew about Junxi's situation, but he couldn't help but be silent for a moment when he saw this scene. Leon was even more shocked and couldn't help asking: "Can he survive the long journey in this state?"

Shen Mei had been crying silently since the car door was opened. When she heard Leon ask, she wiped her tears and replied: "As long as he is connected to the instrument and has nutrients supplied, Junxi's vital signs are relatively stable, but recovery is really a luxury..."

As she spoke, she took another deep breath and said, "I talked to Grandpa, and we both agreed that you guys might be our last hope."

“If Trasever can cure Junxi, then my grandfather is willing to fully support you in the future, and I am willing to follow any arrangements you make!
"If you, who can cure Jason and Bill, can't do anything about it... then this is Junxi's fate. Rather than letting him linger like this, we would rather let him stand up as a 'witness' to help expose Wilson's crimes and prevent his tragedy from happening again!"

Hearing this, not to mention Leon, even Li You couldn't help but turn his head to look at her, feeling a little surprised.

I didn’t expect that Shen Mei and her grandfather Yun En could be so decisive?
Knowing that there may be no hope is one thing, but being able to give up and be determined is by no means easy to do.

Li You changed his mind about the Shen family. He had previously treated the Shen family purely as part of his plan, but now that the other party had shown their sincerity and vision, he naturally could no longer act according to his previous plan.

So he threw aside the bunch of roundabout words he had prepared, and after a little thought, he said directly: "You know your brother's situation, all we can say is... do our best!"

"In fact, the key point is that if we only look at his body that has been corroded by the virus, it is not impossible to repair it, but whether his brain and consciousness still exist is the biggest problem."

After hearing the first half of Li You's words, Shen Mei's heart almost died. After all, the doctor told her "we tried our best", so is there any need to ask how high the possibility of recovery is?

However, Li Youhou's words rekindled the fire of hope in her eyes.

"Yes, yes!" She eagerly grabbed Li You's hand, "My grandfather reads storybooks to Junxi every night, and he sometimes responds! As long as you cure his body, he will definitely be able to, definitely be able to..."

Shen Mei couldn't continue.

Li You calmly pulled his hand away without saying anything. Just because Junxi was responsive to the story didn't mean he was still conscious. In Li You's opinion, it was more likely that the zombie's instinct had awakened because he heard the human voice and was looking for meat...

But he definitely couldn't tell Shen Mei this, otherwise Li You was afraid that she would just rush over, so he just said: "I will contact the professionals here as soon as possible and ask them to help judge."

Shen Mei could only nod: "Okay...Okay!"

She regained her composure and waved her hand. The two bodyguards closed the car door again, went back to the front, and moved the car to the backyard of the three-story building.

And Li You said: "Let's go, let's go in first."

This branch of the secret department is located in a remote area, and there are few people on the street during the day, let alone late at night. However, in order to avoid being targeted, you still have to be careful.

When the three of them returned to the house, Jason and Claire were just coming down from upstairs one after the other. Jason didn't show much expression this time. Since he knew Bill was still alive and had a chance of recovery, his worries had mostly gone. Seeing Bill in person today made him feel completely relieved.

So he returned to his previous persona, with a serious and expressionless face. But the smile on the corner of his mouth could not be suppressed.

Seeing Li You and the other two come in together, Jason looked at Shen Mei again and knew the result of their discussion. He was slightly relieved for this ally.

Jason actually didn’t think Junxi could be saved, but at least it was good to give Shen Mei some hope.

The five people gathered again in the living room. After Jason whispered to Shen Mei, he stood up and said, "We all believe in your sincerity and ability now, and we are willing to support you. So I also want to ask, after getting Wilson's evidence, what are you going to do?"

Li You looked at their expressions and said, "Of course we will expose it... But we can discuss the specific method slowly. After all, it's not just you guys, we haven't made up our minds yet."

As he spoke, he glanced at Leon with a smile. Leon then realized that Li You had always known what he was thinking.

Leon felt a little ashamed: "I really wanted to ask this, but you said it first."

Li You said: "As for how to make the final announcement, we can discuss it in detail later. Now, we can do another thing first."

Everyone present knew that Li You was referring to interrogating that family member. Since Jason and Shen Mei were unaware of the interference of Sanlian Company and their family, they wanted to know more about what happened, so they nodded.

So everyone went down to the basement immediately. Fortunately, the basement was quite spacious after expansion, otherwise it would have been difficult to accommodate so many people.

As soon as they arrived underground, Leon, Jason and others saw the man shivering in the chair.

Although Jason was a little confused as to why he was not tied up, he did not hesitate to ask, "Has he not surrendered yet? Do you want me to give it a try? I know a little about interrogation."

The man shook his head wildly when he heard this. Li You said, "No need, he has already agreed, but we just didn't ask before."

Hearing this, the man burst into tears. Yes, I had already confessed, but you didn't ask! You injected me with the virus right away. You don't interrogate me like this!
Jason was also stunned, and then he noticed that although the man did not seem to have any injuries on his body, he seemed to have lost the will to resist.

So Jason and Shen Mei sat down quietly while exclaiming in amazement. Although Li You asked them to come and listen, he obviously would not give the leading power to them. They still had this self-awareness.

Li You was also very satisfied with their ability to advance and retreat. If these two people finally joined his side, although they could not get along with each other like Leon, Claire, and Jill, they would also be very worry-free tools.

So Li You came to sit in front of the man and slowly said: "Next, I will ask questions and you answer them."

The man nodded repeatedly, but his eyes rolled slightly.

Although I was injected with the virus, which is the most terrifying and direct way of control, it also cannot guarantee absolute loyalty. Isn't Jason an example? So next, I should think carefully about what I should and shouldn't say.

But Li You saw through his cleverness at a glance, and without saying much, he turned around and nodded to Edge beside him.

So Edge came to Li You and snapped his fingers.

The man was stunned for just a moment, then immediately sat up straight involuntarily!
Li You then asked, "Before I knocked you out, you shouted 'I am from the family'. Let's talk about this first. What role do you play in the family? Who do you think I am to say that?"

The man secretly groaned. If he had known that this man was not what he thought, why would he have shouted that?

He thought about it and was about to come up with an excuse, but suddenly he found that he could no longer control his body, and his mouth was out of control. He opened his mouth and spoke clearly:
"I am an ordinary member of the family, and I was ordered to take over the research center here. This research center is nominally affiliated with Haibei Pharmaceutical, a company that ostensibly has a stake in a famous enterprise from that country, but is actually completely controlled by Sanlian Company.

"The 'family' has recently been negotiating cooperation with the pharmaceutical department of Sanlian Company, and Wilson was the middleman. But now he is dead, so the family contacted Sanlian Pharmaceutical and obtained control of this research center. I am here to take over..."

The more the man spoke, the more horrified he became. He had no intention of telling the other party these secrets, but his body and even his brain were out of his control and he told them everything.

He tried to resist, but found it was useless. Despair appeared in his eyes, but he continued to spit out information.

Li You listened and confirmed his own guess, while also looking at Edge with a smile.

Naturally, the virus he had injected into the man before was not the native virus of the biochemical world, but the specialty Harlan virus brought back from the world of Dying Light.

Waiting for a while is also to allow the virus to completely take over the man's body. People who are deeply infected by the Harlan virus will never be able to resist Aggie, the Night Demon Queen.

When the man finished his story, Li You nodded and asked the next question...

——After a while.

The man who had confessed all the information he knew had collapsed on the chair, his eyes dull. He knew that even if this group of people let him go, he would be dead if something happened, since he had confessed so much, he would be dead if something happened, so he could not help but feel completely desperate.

Li You and others ignored him and gathered in a circle to discuss the information they got from the man.

The man was worthy of being an official member of the family. He was much better than Ryan, the soldier. He confessed many valuable things and answered many questions for Li You and others.

Based on the man's explanation, Li You confirmed that this incident was basically the same as the original drama, but the background had changed a lot.

In the original world view, Wilson and Trinity cooperated and used each other. He climbed to the position of Minister of Defense by virtue of the soldiers created by Trinity's enhanced virus. Trinity also obtained a large amount of actual combat data of biological weapons through him, as well as various other conveniences of all sizes.

In the original drama, Wilson has been trying to provoke President Graham to take a tough stance against that country and push the US to station troops in Panenstein. The reason is relatively simple. He actually just wants to use this to open up the market for his "body strengthening potion" in the US military and reap profits.

I have to say that compared to some villain bosses who want to destroy the world because of their distorted personal emotions and supernatural ideals, Wilson is not that abstract, and even seems to be somewhat simple and unpretentious.

It turns out it was just for money and power! Why didn't you tell me earlier? You made it seem like the real thing.

But this is the setting of the original show, and this world is different.

In this world, Wilson and Sanlian Pharmaceuticals still "work closely together" and have jointly planned a plan to instigate the president. But in this sweet world of two, a third party has intervened.

--family.

For some unknown reason, the family in the original world that did not intervene in this matter secretly contacted Wilson.

The head of this generation of the family, Derek Simmons, originally worked in the U.S. military. In addition, the family's power is complicated and intertwined. Outsiders like Wilson are actually outliers and are very conspicuous in the eyes of those who are interested.

So for Wilson, the cooperation proposed by the family really made him excited.

As the Secretary of Defense, he was aware of the family, an ancient force hidden behind the U.S. government, and he knew that if he could establish contact with the family, it would be of great benefit to his political career.

So, Wilson began to flirt with the family, but he flatly rejected the family's request to establish contact with Sanlian Company.

Wilson knew very well that his value to the family was firstly his status as the Minister of Defense and secondly his partnership with Tri-Union. In comparison, the latter was more important. So he would not easily throw out his trump card.

However, countless historical facts tell us that those who try to have their cake and eat it too often end up in a bad way.

The family was not easy to deal with. Since Wilson did not show any sincerity, the family ignored him and contacted Sanlian Company through other channels to start discussing cooperation.

——To sum it up in one sentence, it’s a love triangle, a very annoying one.

The three parties were testing each other, being wary of each other, and it was a mess. The family even took advantage of Wilson's visit to the dentist to insert a transmitter into his dentures, which could locate him within a certain range and monitor his condition.

It was precisely because Li You burned Wilson to ashes that the family's receiver discovered that the signal was suddenly interrupted, so they thought Wilson was dead. They decided to continue the cooperation that had been initially negotiated with Tri-Union Company and push President Graham to "show a tough attitude."

Including this man, he was sent here to take over this research base in order to release these experimental subjects at the critical moment - when the President was giving a speech at the ceremony at the Air Force base - to create panic and finally put the blame on that country.

As a result, the man just arrived here and bumped into Li You and his three companions who came to clean up the mess. It can only be said that this is fate...

The plan of the family and Sanlian Pharmaceuticals was going well, but it went wrong again and again. First, a soldier, Ryan, was lost, and then a regular member and a research facility were lost. It was a huge loss.

These are the causes and consequences of the whole incident that Li You summarized after the man's self-exposure, and many of his previous questions were answered. Of course, Jason and Shen Mei also understood what they were really facing.

The two of them were no longer teenagers, and after listening to Li You's explanation of the family's background and influence, they were somewhat shaken.

Can they really deal with such a huge force?
But Jason and Shen Mei thought of the incredible abilities displayed by Li You and his team, and felt relieved: If it were them, maybe they could really do it?
The man confessed not only the above, but also a lot of internal information about the family. Li You wrote it down and compared it with his original memory and the information obtained by Kara, and he gained a lot.

But there is no need to go into details for now, because he still needs to talk to Jason and Shen Mei.

So Li You looked at the two people who had been whispering for a while and asked, "So, have you two made up your mind? Do you want to get involved in family affairs?"

Jason and Shen Mei both turned their heads, and Jason said, "Actually, you don't need to ask again, because it's impossible for us to stay out of it."

Li You also smiled: "That's right. Then, you are welcome to join us."

He stood up and shook hands with both men.

After Jason sat back in his chair, he signaled to Shen Mei with his eyes. Shen Mei understood and took out a tightly sealed small chip from the inner pocket of her jacket.

"…It took us six years to discover that the evidence of Wilson's crime was right next to us. This is the chip in Junxi's brain. It records their physiological characteristics and combat data. Everything we need is here."

Li You's expression remained unchanged, while Leon and Claire's eyes lit up.

There it is, the key prop!

Shen Mei looked at Li You and said, "My only question is, how are you going to publish this evidence?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone's eyes turned to Li You. Everyone knew that his words were the most useful.

But Li You just asked: "What do you all think?"

Jason and Shen Mei looked at each other and said, "I originally discussed with Shen Mei about finding a newspaper to publish it, but later I decided to make a scene at the venue myself, so I don't have any new plans for now."

Claire said, "I want to have the information made public by Trasever and BSAA, and then contact the newspapers to spread the news so that everyone can know about it."

Lyon proposed a new idea: "I want to persuade the President to publish Wilson's evidence."

Except for Li You, everyone's eyes were on him.

Leon didn't think there was a problem: "When something like this happens within the U.S. government, it will definitely be more effective if it's announced by the government and expressed by the government rather than by a non-governmental organization."

"I know that you all don't trust the government, but in this matter, it is most appropriate for the government to step in."

Jason and Shen Mei both shook their heads. Although they knew that Wilson was the culprit, they were a little too angry and regarded the entire US government as the enemy. If it weren't for this, Jason wouldn't have said such a ridiculous line in the original drama... This was also the limitation of their own standpoints.

But now Leon and Claire see further than them. Leon wants to go even further, but there are also omissions.

So Li You did not refute, but only raised two questions: "First, how are you going to convince President Graham to make this public? This is a big blow to the reputation of the US government. No matter how soft-hearted Graham is, he will not give in easily."

Lyon paused.

"Second, don't forget that the family is watching from behind. We originally thought that they were not deeply involved and would not interfere, but now..."

Leon was also in a headache now: "...What should I do?"

Li You thought for a moment and said, "I don't have a perfect method either, but I think that if we combine your ideas, it might work."

"If the president, BSAA, and Trasever jointly announced this matter, wouldn't it be possible to exclude the interference of the family and better demonstrate the attitude, and achieve the 'deterrent' effect you want?"

After hearing this, everyone was stunned. After a little thought, they became excited: "It seems to be a solution!"

But the problem still exists, so Jason immediately asked: "But the first question just now has not changed. How do we convince the president?"

Li You smiled and said, "This is actually not that difficult. First of all, BSAA and Trasever have come together to make a big impact, so they can be used as bargaining chips."

"Secondly, the key to convincing President Graham is to find the correct password..."

After listening to what Li You said, Jason and Shen Mei, Leon and Claire all suddenly understood.

That's it!

……

The next day, the President's office.

President Graham rubbed his forehead and felt a headache as he looked at the speech in front of him that had been repeatedly polished.

He still wasn't quite sure.

After thinking for a long time, he decided to slow down and change his thinking, so he made a phone call and asked Wilson, his staff Ryan, and agent Patrick, who had been assigned a task by him, to gather in his office.

——A moment later.

Seeing that only one of the three people had arrived, Graham couldn't help but frown and his anger began to rise.

I usually have a better attitude, but is this why you are so arrogant?

However, Patrick, the only one present, stepped forward and reported: "Mr. President, listen to me. It's not that they won't come, but...something went wrong."

"Huh? What's going on?" Graham was still unhappy.

Patrick looked at him cautiously and said, "Mr. President, don't get excited about what I'm going to say next..."

Graham pressed his forehead and said, "Speak!"

He is the president! He has been strictly trained, how could he be excited?
……

"What!? Ryan and Wilson are on the run together!?"

Graham's unusually loud voice echoed throughout the office and even burst out of the room, being heard by bodyguards and officials outside.

Seeing his face flushed, Patrick quickly comforted him: "Mr. President, calm down, calm down!"

How could Graham remain calm? He immediately said, "Give me your report!"

After snatching the report from Patrick's hand and quickly reading it, he realized that what Patrick said was true.

He had left Patrick alone and assigned him the task of investigating Wilson and Ryan, because President Graham did feel that something was wrong with their performance that day.

What did they find out? Wilson had collaborated with Sanlian Pharmaceuticals to develop biological weapons, forged hacker records, and planned a biological attack in the White House? Ryan was suspected to be a member of a mysterious organization and had interests with Sanlian? And they both fled one after the other?

Graham instinctively didn't want to believe it, but the investigation materials were detailed and the evidence was sufficient. The key point was that the investigator's signature had a striking name, Leon. As for Jason and Shen Mei behind him, he automatically ignored them.

Thinking of his most trusted agent and his always cautious style of doing things despite his young age, Graham had to face reality.

What's more, there was a confession letter left on Wilson's desk, which stated what he had done. Although the content was not very detailed, it matched the results of Lyon's investigation and was solid evidence.

But Graham thought again, he had clearly asked Wilson to investigate the forged hacker records, but while investigating, he found himself out?

What's this? A self-destructing truck?
But all these evidences together show that Wilson could not have been wrongly accused.

Graham was confused.

An uncontrollable headache came over him, and the President leaned on the table, holding his head in his hands.

"What are these things..."

He took a long time to calm down, and finally regained his ability to think. He took a breath and said to Patrick who had been standing by his side: "Go call Leon!"

Leon soon came to him.

"...I've read your investigation report, Leon." Graham still had a headache. He pressed his temple and said, "This incident is too big, so I want to ask for your opinion as an eyewitness. What do you think should be done?"

Leon answered without hesitation, "At the end of my report, I have already written down my thoughts. As for your final decision, it is not my place to interfere."

Graham called him over to ask because he was unsure. Seeing him like this, he could only wave his hand helplessly: "Okay, I understand, you can go out."

After Lyon left, Graham seemed to lose his strength for a moment and leaned back in his chair.

"A mysterious organization... huh, a 'family'? These guys are starting to show up again."

As the president of the United States, it is impossible for Graham to be completely unaware of the family. However, during his tenure, the family was relatively restrained and rarely showed up. Graham was also wary of their influence, so he lived in peace with them.

But there is no doubt that he also hates the existence of the family. But because of this, he is more worried about the potential threat of the family.

Even his aide Ryan was specially selected by Graham, with a clean identity and no connection with the family. But now it turns out that he also has an unclear relationship with the family.

Graham just felt a terrible headache and his temples were throbbing with pain.

Lyon's report did give his opinion on the matter. Just as Li You said before, the US government, BSAA and Trasever jointly announced Wilson's evidence of guilt.

Graham had a very broad vision. He understood at a glance that Lyon's idea was to enhance the official deterrent power in order to intimidate those forces that were researching biochemical viruses.

As for the "mysterious organization", Lyon wrote in the report according to Li You's instructions that it would not be made public because the details were unclear.

Graham actually understood what Lyon meant, which was to blame the incident mainly on Wilson personally, and even Tri-Link might not be mentioned in the end.

In Lyon's view, this was a relatively mild way of handling the matter, but Graham had to consider that if he really made the matter public, then in the eyes of his family and Tri-Union Company, it would be tantamount to a provocation, or even a declaration of war.

Graham will run for his second term as president at the end of this year. This period is already very sensitive, not to mention the experience of his daughter Ashley, which has left him with lingering fears.

So at this time Graham hesitated again.

But at this moment, a crisp ringtone suddenly rang in the office. The ringtone did not come from the landline on his desk, but from his mobile phone. Graham took out his mobile phone and saw that it was his daughter Ashley calling.

Graham answered the phone in surprise, and then he heard his daughter's joyful voice: "Dad! Did you miss me?"

Graham couldn't help but smile, and he kept answering, "Yes, of course I do!"

Ashley was not in Washington, but was studying in a school in another state. The father and daughter were not always able to see each other, and he naturally missed his baby daughter.

Ashley also sounded very happy. She shared with Graham some interesting stories about her school and local life, but also mentioned some bad rumors.

For example, in the suburbs of her state, there are occasional zombie sightings. Although most of them are proven to be rumors in the end, Ashley still feels uneasy.

"…It's all caused by those people who are obsessed with researching biochemical weapons! If there is any way to stop them from being so reckless, that would be great."

Ashley sighed again, "It's a pity that there is no such good thing. Even for you, Dad, it's hard to do this. You can only be careful."

Graham really wanted to comfort his precious daughter and tell her that Daddy could protect her, but when he thought about how his daughter had been abducted by the Church of Illuminati just two years ago, and it was thanks to Leon that she was rescued safely, he just couldn't bring himself to say that.

Finally, Ashley managed to cheer herself up and chatted with him for a while before hanging up the phone.

After that, Graham stared at his mobile phone and the documents on his desk in a daze for a long time.

In fact, the timing of Ashley's call was such a coincidence. Graham was just a soft-tempered person, but definitely not stupid. How could he not guess that there might be someone behind this?

However, Ashley's call did make him think a lot of things through.

Graham put down his phone, picked up Lyon's report, and read it over and over again. Finally, his eyes became extremely firm.

In that case, let’s do it!
He picked up the landline: "Ask Leon and the press secretary to come over."

(End of this chapter)