Chapter 516: Face
"A contract for maintaining public order? Hiring twenty-four Umbrella security consultants? Isn't this a lie?"
The head of the Da Piaoliang Defense Department slammed the documents in his hand onto the table with a gloomy expression.
It really caught everyone off guard when a few handsome soldiers in Japan revealed this matter.
But in his opinion, it was not the fault of his own soldiers!
This was a trap set by Umbrella insidiously and cunningly.
And that traitorous Neon is really an ungrateful person who can never be tamed!
In order to avoid Umbrella, the main force of the Seventh Fleet went to Busan for exercises and has just returned.
No matter how you treat your own dog, it can only wag its tail but not show its teeth!
A dog that bares its teeth at its master will be killed.
When the fleet returned, Japan seemed very tactful and didn't make any further noise. Everything remained the same as before.
They reached their limit and asked Umbrella to control the zombies, and the matter was tacitly agreed.
Later, in accordance with the requirements of the security agreement between the two parties, they filed the contract for hiring Umbrella personnel to maintain public order, and our side was aware of it.
After all, the garrison did not take action during the previous zombie incident.
It seems normal that we will not use these proud soldiers for fear of any post-disaster situation.
Twenty-four Umbrella security advisors.
More in a formal sense.
After all, in order to get Umbrella to take action, Japan must have made a lot of concessions.
At the time they thought Neon was a bit silly.
Do you think the matter is over just by giving in to Umbrella?
It would be better to satisfy our requirements right from the start!
But who could have imagined the result? What was thought to be just a formal security consultant turned out to have led to drone patrols?
The first arrest was made against a pretty soldier?!
Coupled with the "inspection process" that is circulating everywhere on the Internet, this is really embarrassing!
The strength of Umbrella's drones was fully demonstrated when they were clearing out the zombies.
Although they are all light firepower, their lethality to the human body is absolutely extraordinary, a magic weapon for street fighting!
Using it for patrolling and maintaining law and order is a complete overkill.
Coupled with Umbrella's standard battery, long cruising time, quick response, and Red Queen connection, this Temo is indeed much more efficient than human patrols!
After a moment's silence , the head of the Ministry of Defense pressed a button on the table, and soon the heads of several important departments under his command came over.
"What do you think about this? We don't even know how many drones there are? What does the intelligence department do? They have to arrest our people and expose the information before they can find out! How can I explain this to the President?"
Although a new round of elections is coming soon, the speaker who has been re-elected for two terms needs to be replaced, and now he is just a lame duck speaker.
But the other party had no more concerns in the end, and he didn't want to be the scapegoat.
"It's normal that we didn't find any drones, because drones only patrol the epidemic area. And judging from the documents alone, Japan did not violate the agreement. They indeed only hired 24 Umbrella consultants, and all follow-up work was done by Umbrella's drones, which were small-caliber and light-powered, and were only used for 'law and order maintenance'. When the agreement was signed, this situation was not expected..."
At this time, another consultant in charge of technology said
"In addition, we suspect that the drones themselves may have completed satellite connection with Umbrella. When they first took action, they did not have their own satellites and the bandwidth was insufficient. They relied on Neon's own network. Now... it is very likely that their drones can adapt to all parts of the world."
Without a doubt, this is another bad news!
Although Umbrella's satellites are still being launched, they have not yet been fully deployed.
But tens of thousands of satellites still incorporate Umbrella's own technology, and some weigh more than one ton.
Even they couldn't predict how big of an effect it would have!
Masla has said that after the breakthrough in transmission technology between satellites, the various functions of the satellites themselves will be greatly enhanced!
Not to mention that Umbrella already has the advantage of artificial intelligence, who knows what their satellites will be modified into...
Anyway, every time there's a bombardment over there, they get terrified.
But they were really attacking, and we had no ability to counterattack at all.
This also made the scene seem a little gloomy, with everyone looking sad.
"I can't hold it back anymore. I have to remind Mr. President that their hearing should be held as soon as possible. Otherwise, when Neon and Umbrella have a deeper cooperation, there may be more variables..."
…
Originally, the knife that Da Piaoliang used to chop Neon was raised up.
Now, instead of actively cutting losses, Neon is actually introducing foreign aid.
How could they tolerate this?
The fully live hearing began immediately.
At least in terms of procedures, Da Piaoliang has always been like this.
On the Neon side, representatives specifically responsible for responding to the situation came to the scene to answer questions.
He is obviously a representative of a country, but at this moment he is sitting on a small chair in a beautiful hearing, facing the siege of those big men on Capitol Hill.
It obviously looks like a serious occasion , and it should be a serious occasion, but it reveals a kind of funny feeling that makes people laugh and cry.
An old man with gray hair and glasses, who did not use Umbrella contact lenses, placed the microphone on his desk and held a manuscript. He raised his glasses from time to time to look at it for a while before asking the Neon representative who was being questioned:
"Now, please answer my question, Mr. Watanabe. All you have to do is say yes or no."
Watanabe, the representative of Neon, also looked very solemn. He knew that this might just be a formality and he would definitely be harassed.
But because it was a live broadcast, he also wanted to fight for it desperately.
He was chosen for such a big event because he is really capable, quick to react, and well-versed in all the rules and regulations.
He must express Neon’s grievances!
For a moment, Watanabe's emotions were aroused, and he seemed a little excited and fanatical.
"Has Neon already encountered two zombie crises? Yes, or no."
Suddenly hearing the other party say something obvious, something that everyone knew, Watanabe was a little caught off guard by all the plans he had in mind.
But he thought for a moment and said calmly
"Yes, but..."
"You just have to answer yes or no."
The old man rudely interrupted Watanabe and continued to ask:
"The second infection has affected the whole world, especially our country, causing heavy losses. Yes or no."
"Sir, what I want to explain is..."
"You just need to answer yes or no, or you can choose not to answer."
Watanabe had a lot to say, but he couldn't express it at this moment. In the end he could only say humiliatingly.
"yes."
The old man shrugged at the camera and said to the other old men watching:
"So, it's clear that the Neon virus outbreak has caused us huge losses, so compensation is required!"
Thunderous applause broke out all around for this wonderful question and answer session.
But Watanabe still said anxiously
"I have something else to say! This time, we in Japan were obviously deliberately poisoned by someone with ulterior motives. We are the biggest victims!"
"So, where's the evidence?"
The old man raised his glasses.
"You have admitted that zombies appeared in Japan and affected the whole world. But your so-called poisoning is just an assumption and speculation. There is no evidence at all. The zombies appeared in Japan, which is your business. If it caused a global impact, then you need to be responsible."
The old man said this very arrogantly.
"It's a matter of where it appears. If this breaks out in Da Piaoliang first, will it be the same?"
Watanabe's face was filled with grief and anger.
"Of course, but that's obviously not the case. We got the information from you."
…
Regardless of the lively hearing that was being broadcast live around the world at this time.
On a civilian airliner flying to New York, Wang Yi, who had already changed into a new vest, was flipping through a magazine in the first-class cabin...
