Infinite: Starting from Resident Evil

“Don’t be angry, Mr. Hojo, I didn’t touch anything in the office.” Scarlett sensed Hojo’s displeasure and explained.

Upon hearing this, Bao Tiao glanced at the documents in the office. As a researcher with an amazing memory, he indeed found no signs that they had been looked through.

Slightly calming his anger, Hojo walked to his desk, looked at Scarlett, and said, "Even so, you shouldn't have entered my office without permission."

“Without permission? No, no, no, I didn’t do it without permission.” Scarlett shook his head with a smile, then placed a document on the table.

“I have the president’s authorization,” Scarlett said.

"The president's authorization? What kind of authorization?" Bao Tiao asked, puzzled. He picked up the document and began to read it quickly.

After a long while, Bao Tiao put down the document and asked in confusion, "Why does the president suddenly want to study this?"

The document he was looking at contained an order from Shinra Corporation to have Scarlett and him jointly develop a new type of combat weapon.

This so-called new type of combat weapon is completely different from the combat weapons currently being researched by Shinra Corporation. It is neither a biological weapon created through human experiments overseen by Hojo, nor a mechanical combat weapon overseen by Scarlett.

Instead, it is a new type of humanoid combat weapon that is primarily human, supplemented by machinery, and ultimately controlled by a chip.

“They’re probably a little dissatisfied with the company’s current special forces capabilities. You know, our company used to have several 1st Special Forces soldiers, but now we don’t have any left,” Scarlett said with a smile.

But upon hearing her words, Hojo's gaze grew even colder, because all the special forces soldiers in the company were created by him.

As for those top-tier 1st Special Forces soldiers, some died, some went missing, and some even defected to the company.

Therefore, Scarlett's words undoubtedly implied that his research was unsuccessful.

“The company needs absolutely loyal special forces soldiers, which is why the president issued the order to establish a joint research department,” Scarlett continued. “I think you have no objections, right?”

Of course, the information she gave Hojo was incomplete. The claim that the president was dissatisfied with the current strength of Shinra's special forces was unfounded. Given Shinra's current control over the planet, whether or not there were 1ST special forces was completely irrelevant.

But no one would complain about having too little power. So when Scarlett suggested implanting the latest chip developed by the weapons department into the human body to create special forces soldiers who could be absolutely loyal, the Shinra president immediately drafted a document, asking Scarlett to take the lead in conducting joint research and development with the science department.

“Of course I have no objection, but I don’t like people pointing fingers at me.” After hearing Scarlett’s words, Hojo took a deep breath. Although he was a mad scientist who was obsessed with the development of biological weapons, it did not mean that he did not have any desire for power.

“I understand.” Scarlett nodded. “Although the president’s orders are based on my authority, I also know that the most important thing for a humanoid weapon is the body that carries the chip. Therefore, I will unconditionally support you in the direction of research and the allocation of resources, and I will not interfere.”

"That's more like it." Hojo licked his lips, quite satisfied.

“However…” Scarlett then added.

"But what?" Hojo asked, frowning.

“However, although I won’t interfere with your research, I need all the data reports and samples. After all, I still need to report the research progress to the president. Hmm, you don’t want to waste your time on this, do you?” Scarlett crossed her arms, rested her chin on her hands, and a smile flashed in her beautiful eyes.

“That’s no problem.” Hojo had no objection to Scarlett wanting to study the data. Besides, he didn’t like wasting time reporting research progress to his superiors. Now that Scarlett had taken on this task, he absolutely couldn’t refuse.

“Then it’s settled.” Scarlett stood up and said, “I’ll be going now. If you have any further questions, you can send someone to find me.”

"Fine! I won't see you out!" Hojo said coldly.

……

Back in his office, Scarlett sighed.

After parting ways with Shen Ye last night, she began her plan to take control of the Shinra Empire.

Of course, Shinra Corporation is a behemoth, and it would be almost impossible for her to succeed on her own.

She must have an army capable of fighting against Shinra.

But how could she possibly build an army right under Shinra's nose?

After thinking it over late into the night, she came up with a solution: the contents of the document she had just shown Bao Tiao.

To create a batch of special forces soldiers who can be controlled by chips.

As the head of the weapons department, she could easily leave a backdoor in the implanted chip, and once the time was right, she could use the backdoor to control those special forces soldiers.

Of course, in addition to that, another reason is that she needs a lot of human experimental data on Genova, and her age has always been a concern for her.

She knew of an experiment where an elderly person, after being injected with Genova cells and immersed in Mako liquid, miraculously recovered to their youthful state in a short period of time. Although the test subject soon died from the stress, it still captivated her.

That's why she told Baotiao that she needed all the research data, including experimental samples.

She is prepared to conduct experiments on herself, provided that conditions permit.

……

(I'll be working overtime tonight, so Chapter 2 might be very late.)

(Also, this chapter is a little different from what I thought in my head and what I wrote.)

Chapter 164! Fate?

……

However, both fusing with Genova's cells and soaking in Mako liquid were extremely risky moves for her.

Since the discovery of Genova and the use of Mako, Shinra Corporation has conducted countless human experiments, but very few of the finished products survived. And those who survived and became powerful 1st Special Forces soldiers have only appeared in a handful so far.

Scarlett doesn't aspire to be a 1st Special Forces soldier like Genesis; she simply wants to feel younger.

Of course, it would be even better if you could become very strong at the same time.

“Shen, I will definitely not let you down.” Scarlett poured herself a glass of red wine, swirled it gently, and then drank it all in one gulp. Afterward, she picked up the phone and began to make arrangements for her subordinates.

……

In the blink of an eye, several more days have passed.

Shen Ye, who has moved into the same room as Alice, has seen a significant improvement in his relationship with her in the past few days.

Of course, the current situation between the two is limited to sharing a bed; as for taking things further, it will take some time.

Moreover, Shen Ye noticed that as time went on, a lingering sadness began to appear in Alice's eyes.

Even on the third-to-last day before the official start of the story, Alice, unusually, did not go to sell flowers that night, but instead locked herself in her room.

"Alice, what's wrong? It's almost seven o'clock, we need to go sell flowers." Because Alice had locked the door from the inside, Shen Ye could only knock on the door from the outside.

“I don’t want to go,” Alice shouted, burying her head in the blankets.

"Why? Are you feeling unwell?" Shen Ye stood at the door, feeling a little anxious.

"I'm not sick, I just don't want to go out, and not just today, but for the next few days too." Alice wrapped herself completely in the blanket, huddled in the corner of the bed, her face full of struggle.

"You don't want to go out for the next few days?" Upon hearing this, Shen Ye was taken aback, then frowned deeply.

Alice's sudden unusual behavior during this period, and her refusal to go out, made him think of a possibility.

That's Alice; she should know some things about the future. And the world she's in is likely a remake of the original story. Of course, it's also possible that it combines the storylines of the original and the remake.

After considering the various possibilities, Shen Ye felt a mix of emotions. If it were the original story, Alice would never have had any contact with that blond-haired kid Claude after his sudden intervention, and naturally, none of the subsequent events would have occurred.

However, if it's a remake, it means Alice might be on a second playthrough. She knows everything that happened and will definitely plunge headlong into the story that fate has already arranged.

At this moment, Shen Ye understood why Alice had become like this. She seemed to be resisting the arrangement of fate, especially after he, someone who was not originally in her destiny, appeared in front of her. She decided to give it a try.

However, as time went by and the plot was about to unfold, Alice began to feel fear. She worried that she couldn't fight against fate, so she wanted to do some things in advance, such as locking herself in her room now, probably thinking that as long as she didn't go out, she wouldn't run into that person!

After figuring this out, Shen Ye called out to the house, "Alright then, since you don't want to go out, you can rest at home for a few days. I'll go sell flowers during these days."

“You’re not allowed to go either.” Alice immediately replied, “You stay here with me.”

"Okay, okay," Shen Ye replied repeatedly.

Then, Alice opened the door.

However, just as Shen Ye was about to go inside, the phone in the living room suddenly rang.

"Alice, I need to take this call," Shen Ye said to Alice.

"it is good!"

He then went to the living room and picked up the phone.

"Hello! Who is this?" The number looked familiar, but Shen Ye couldn't remember who it belonged to, so he asked.

"Shen, it's me, Tifa." Tifa's lively and melodious voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Ah, Tifa, is there something you need?" Shen Ye glanced back at Alice's room, lowered his voice, and continued to ask.

"Can't I come to you if there's nothing wrong?" Tifa snorted, dissatisfied with Shen Ye's words.

"Of course." Sensing the dissatisfaction in Tifa's tone, Shen Ye quickly replied.

"Hmph!" Tifa snorted again, then said, "But I do have something to discuss with you tonight."

"Then tell me, what is it? I'll definitely help if I can," Shen Ye said.

"It's hard to explain over the phone, so I'd like to trouble you to come to Seventh Heaven," Tifa said, glancing at Barrett and the others who were drinking at the bar.

"Now?" Shen Ye was taken aback; he had just agreed to stay and keep Alice company.

"Yes." Tifa's tone was somewhat helpless, but she had no choice regarding their operation a few days later.

“But…” Shen Ye said, then looked back again, only to find Alice standing at the door of the room, looking at him with a complicated expression.

"But what?" Tifa asked. "Are you busy right now?"

“Yes, Alice is in a bad mood, I want to keep her company,” Shen Ye said.

"But aren't you with her every day?" Tifa felt a pang of sadness, her voice becoming aggrieved. "We haven't seen each other for several days now."