Chapter 340: Dinner with friends
Luo Guang didn't know what the customs of the Lighthouse Country were like.
So he decided to follow his own customs and buy some gifts such as fruits to visit the president on the day of dinner. He couldn't go to dinner empty-handed.
But that would be the day after tomorrow.
On the afternoon of the day he parted with Ashley, Luo Guang flew to Washington. He didn't have any psychological shadow on flying.
Although the plane incident was just a small episode in his travel, he still decided to take a day off, and then go to Leon for dinner tomorrow, and then go to Ashley's house for dinner the day after tomorrow.
After getting off the plane, Luo Guang called Leon to confirm that he was free, and that he was now working with Claire, so Luo Guang invited Claire to join the dinner.
Leon and Claire were not going on a date, but just to see Shirley, the little girl they rescued from Raccoon City.
But Shirley was already fifteen years old, and was no longer a little girl.
If it were in the past, Leon would not choose to work with Claire, because he himself had been under long-term surveillance after the Raccoon City incident.
However, in the Illuminati incident, he performed well and saved Ashley with Luo Guang.
Therefore, Leon was valued by President Graham, and then the president used his power to transform Leon from a non-staff member of the Special Operations Command to a formal agent of the United States Secret Service (U.S.S.S.), and received new training at the secret training base in Belzville, Maryland.
Yes, although Leon has been fighting for the Special Operations Command and enjoying certain rights and services, he has always been a non-staff member.
The Special Operations Command and the Secret Service are both agent organizations directly under the president.
If there is a difference, it can only be said that the Secret Service has more authority, a bit like the difference between the palace guards and the secret agents.
Because of the surveillance over the years, Leon has not done anything out of the ordinary, and Shirley is still in his hands, so Simmons did not take any measures against the president's actions.
Now Leon has become the White House's anti-biological consultant, and accompanies President Graham to provide his own opinions for the follow-up response to the Portland incident.
After more contact with Leon, President Graham also thinks that this young man is good, and his current job is relatively safe, but his daughter just likes the guy who runs around the world and cannot be caught even with the national intelligence network.
Although Graham has seen Luo Guang's methods in the Portland incident, for a father, it is obviously better to have a stable and safe job.
In fact, Graham is reluctant to part with his daughter. If his daughter is with Leon, at least the two can meet often, instead of running around with Luo Guang, or his daughter staying alone in an empty room.
As for Claire, she has been working at Terra Sefer for many years. Because she and Chris of the B.S.A.A. Americas Branch are siblings, Terra Sefer has entrusted her with an important task and asked her to discuss cooperation with the B.S.A.A. Americas Branch.
This was inspired by the European branch of Terracyver.
Of course, the superiors knew how upright Claire was, so when she was appointed, they did not specifically ask her to fight for any preferential treatment, as long as she could successfully obtain the cooperation license.
As for not sending people to discuss cooperation with the F.B.C., it was naturally because the F.B.C. looked down on Terracyver, a civilian organization.
However, the two siblings were not the kind of people who would give in in cooperation because of their relationship, so the two siblings often argued red in the discussion on how to cooperate, and then went to dinner together after the meeting.
If the two had not reached a basic cooperation framework during the dinner, the superiors of the American branch of Terracyver would have doubted whether they had chosen the wrong person.
Since B.S.A.A. was mentioned, let's mention the movements of Rebecca Chambers, Chris's former S.T.A.R.S. teammate, after the mansion incident.
After the mansion incident, she also joined the action of exposing Umbrella Corporation.
While looking for more like-minded people, David Trapp from the Exeter branch of S.T.A.R.S. in Maine invited her, who had experience in biochemical crisis, to go to the town of Caliban Bay in Maine to investigate.
The plan was to investigate the Umbrella Research Institute there, steal the evidence of Umbrella's biochemical experiments from it, and then make it public, but unfortunately the plan failed.
The Umbrella Institute destroyed itself, and the information about Umbrella's research on biochemical weapons inside was not obtained. In the end, David was infected with the T virus and turned into a zombie.
Rebecca survived, but the continuous anti-biochemical battles made her realize that she might not be as suitable for fighting as she thought, so she decided to return to school and study virology and other professional subjects related to biochemical crisis to fight various biochemical crises from the perspective of scientific research.
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The next night, Leon, who had recently received a salary increase, booked a high-end restaurant.
Because Luo Guang was relatively free, he went to the restaurant first and chose a quieter corner.
He looked at Leon and Claire walking in together and said jokingly, "Steve will cry when he sees this scene."
"Uh..." Leon froze in his tracks when he heard this, falling a few steps behind Claire.
Claire replied very generously: "I only regard Steve as my younger brother."
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"Your words are the most hurtful." Luo Guang pointed out.
Leon realized now that Luo Guang knew about himself and Ada and also knew Claire, so how could he make a mistake about their relationship.
As for Steve, he also saw that the young man liked Claire, and he understood why Claire's answer was the most hurtful.
The two of them took their seats, ordered food and drinks, and handed the menu back to the waiter.
Claire didn't skip the previous joke and said: "Steve is not my type. He is too unstable. I have no intention of being his nanny."
"That's the old Steve, right? Chris hasn't told you about Steve recently?"
"No." Claire has been busy since she finished talking about cooperation. Even if she had some free time, she would rest and not think about Steve at all.
However, Claire added: "But if Steve really changes..."
"Is there any change?" Luo Guang and Leon started to gossip, and looked at Claire together, waiting for the other party to speak.
Claire smiled slightly: "That will happen in the future. I don't have time to think about it now."
"Speaking as if I have time." Luo Guang raised his own example.
"But you and Jill spend more time together than each other now, right? Is this really good?" Claire turned the topic around and directed the conversation to Luo Guang. This was her goal.
She has made a lot of progress over the years in Terraseph. She has naturally improved her communication skills as she often communicates with people.
"Not good. It feels like we have entered the old married couple mode early, so I plan to drag her on a vacation after Jill's mission is over."
"But she is now the minister of the European branch of B.S.A.A., does she really have time to leave?" After Leon said this, Claire nodded.
With the development of the Internet, it is not easy for Claire to find her brother. The survivors of Raccoon City will occasionally contact each other to exchange information.
"You have to rest if you need it. Gil works too hard and doesn't know how to rest." Luo Guang replied firmly.
Especially after his girlfriend got the virus from her ex-Shinra, she relied on her good health to work overtime every day.
Jill, who often works overtime but always maintains smooth skin, unexpectedly became popular among female employees in the European branch. She was constantly asked why Jill's skin was so good.
And Jill herself doesn't use skin care products, so she can't answer people's questions. She can't tell others that she is naturally beautiful.
She once told Luo Guang about this and inspired Luo Guang.
Umbrella itself has made a skin product called Regenerate. After Luo Guang slightly changed the formula, he used his own factory in the mysterious country to produce it. He gave a few bottles of Gil and asked her to give them to colleagues to try. .
The effect of this product is very good, and the female colleagues are very satisfied, which unexpectedly attracts Jill's attention.
This product has not yet officially appeared on the market, so now Jill has become their only supplier.
Luo Guang continued: "The B.S.A.A. headquarters is also there. If you have anything to do, just ask O'Brien to help. Besides, it is no longer the time when it has just been established and everything needs to be decided by the branch director.
If the European branch cannot function without Gil, then I have to wonder if there is something wrong with the system and organizational framework of B.S.A.A. "
Leon laughed and said: "Then come on, I heard Chris said that Jill is also very stubborn sometimes, and it's not easy to persuade."
"My brother has the nerve to talk about Gil? He is also a workaholic. I feel like he needs a good rest. Is there a woman who will take him in?" Claire thought of her brother, who seemed to often work without sleep or food.
There have been no new biohazard incidents in the Lighthouse Country recently, and coupled with the existence of the F.B.C., Chris has only recently had some time to exercise his body and keep himself in the best physical condition.
Claire complained, and everyone talked about what Chris was busy with now, until the food ordered was delivered to the table.
While eating the delicious food, Leon suddenly asked: "By the way, Luo Guang, what are you doing now?"
Since the Red Claw Force was merged into the F.B.C., Luo Guang has been unemployed. Although it was heard that he had connections with the G.I.M.Z. Force, it was said that he did not join the force.
Luo Guang swallowed his steak and took a sip of lemonade before replying: "I have achieved financial freedom. For the time being, I am working everywhere and helping wherever there is a biological crisis, such as the mission in Spain."
After Luo Guang's reminder, Leon realized that the other party didn't really have no job, it was just not on the surface, so he nodded and said: "That's the case."
Claire said curiously: "Spain? Mission? When did you go abroad for a mission together?"
She was curious if Luo Guang had also joined Lyon's organization.
Luo Guang replied naturally: "At that time, a strange incident occurred in a small village. I suspected it was related to the biological crisis, so I went over to take a look and feel the local customs."
"After that, I also went there on a business trip, and I happened to meet him." The incident of the Guangming Cult must be kept secret, so Leon could only say this.
Claire also understood, so she didn't ask any more questions.
Luo Guang changed the subject and said, "By the way. How is Shirley now?"
He asked this for a reason, thinking about whether he could release Shirley from house arrest and find a companion for Jack, who lives in the G.I.M.Z. training ground in South Africa.
"I asked today, and the G virus still remains in Shirley's body. Researchers are still studying how to remove the virus from her body." Claire replied.
Back in Raccoon City, although Claire injected Shirley with the G virus antidote developed by Umbrella, there was still a G virus lurking in her body, which led to Shirley being taken into custody and placed under house arrest.
After Leon joined the Secret Service, he followed the president and saw many Z-ers who had ulterior motives and could even be said to be ugly.
The experience of being monitored for so many years made him doubt whether everything Shirley is experiencing now is really to remove the G virus from her body.
Those researchers may not want to treat the G virus in Shirley's body at all, because the G virus is very stable when it lurks in Shirley's body, and it subtly improves the human body. These discoveries make the researchers feel like they have found a treasure.
The problem is that the ability of those researchers is not outstanding. Although they have the only stable G virus in the world, they have not researched anything. Any G virus extracted from Shirley's body will return to its changeable nature.
A researcher proposed to dissect Shirley to explore the secret of the stability of the G virus, but it was rejected by the director of the institute, and the researcher who made the suggestion was transferred out of the project.
There are two reasons. The first is that Simmons has issued a ban, and the second point is that the director believes that only those who make such suggestions are incompetent and arrogant researchers.
Because most of the people who make such suggestions are broken jars, blaming their incompetence on the inability to dissect important experimental subjects, but in fact, even if the director really agrees to their request, in the end such people will not be able to research anything, or they can only research some superficial things and waste the precious only material.
In order to stabilize those lay senior executives, the institute now tells the superiors that it is observing the impact of the G virus on Shirley's physiology.
This means that Shirley must frequently undergo daily physical examinations and have her blood drawn.
Fortunately, Simmons, the legal guardian, gave Leon and Claire the right to visit Shirley, arranged for a professional private teacher to teach, and also met many of Shirley's small requests, such as toys or books.
All these allow Shirley to maintain a positive and optimistic attitude in the face of the current predicament.
Claire talked about Shirley's situation, then looked around and whispered: "In addition to Shirley's house arrest, I think Shirley's legal guardian Simmons may be hiding some unspeakable secrets."
This is just her feeling, without any factual evidence.
Hearing Claire's words, Leon whispered: "It's better to say less bad things about that kind of big shot. Who knows if there are their people or monitoring equipment around."
"..." Hearing Leon's words, Luo Guang drank a sip of lemonade to calm down. It seems that he is Simmons's hand?