Infinite: Starting from Resident Evil

"Okay, just a moment." The bar owner wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and began pouring drinks for the three of them.

Their actions just now didn't attract much attention. After all, this was Roanapura, where shootouts were commonplace, let alone childish acts like armed standoffs.

However, among the group of people who noticed them, a young woman wearing a cheongsam, with the figure and face of a classic Eastern beauty, exclaimed in surprise.

Then the young woman murmured to herself, "Shen... I never thought I'd see you in Roanapur..."

With a slight smile, the young woman picked up her wine glass and walked towards Shen Ye. Her subordinates at the table were puzzled by her actions; they were newly transferred Triad members and did not know who Shen Ye was.

"The wine you ordered."

Before long, the bar owner placed the drinks in front of Shen Ye and the other two.

Shen Ye raised his wine glass slightly towards him, and just as he was about to take a sip, a familiar voice suddenly came to his ear.

"Hey handsome, wanna grab a drink?"

Upon hearing that familiar voice, Shen Ye immediately turned his head and exclaimed in surprise, "Shen Hua!"

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(As usual, it's a slow burn in the early stages.)

Chapter 333! The Client

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Looking at the mature woman in the traditional Chinese cheongsam with long, straight black hair, Shen Ye recognized her at a glance. It wasn't just because of her unforgettable appearance, but also because she, Robert, and he had once fought together against Vladimir of Umbrella.

She raised her glass and clinked it with Shen Hua's. After taking a small sip, she heard Shen Hua say to Roberta, "Miss Roberta, it's been a long time since we last met. I haven't had a chance to thank you since I was hospitalized with an injury last time!"

According to the original work, Shen Hua was once traumatized by Robert, and there was even a famous scene on the Black Reef where Robert used his teeth to bite Shen Hua's dog-leg knife to pieces.

However, during that battle in Roanapura, the group fought side by side against Vladimir. Robert even helped Shen Hua at one point, but Shen Hua was seriously injured and was sent to the hospital after the battle, so she never had a chance to thank him.

Robert looked at Shen Hua. She didn't have a deep impression of this woman, but she still remembered her. She nodded to her and said, "You're welcome."

Shen Hua wasn't too bothered by Robert's slightly cold attitude. She turned to look at Fabiola, but since she didn't recognize the little maid, she simply ignored her.

Shen Hua slightly lifted her skirt and sat down next to Robert. Because there was still one person between them, she leaned on the bar with her elbow and said to Shen Ye across Robert, "When did you arrive? You didn't even come to the Triads to say hello so we could welcome you."

When she said this, she used proper Mandarin, although it still had a slight WW accent, but it was clear that she had practiced it.

"We arrived this afternoon, and we didn't want to bother you, so we went to see Levi and Balalaika first." In terms of relationships, Shen Ye was obviously much closer to Levi and Balalaika, so he didn't hide anything and said it directly.

Shen Hua knew this too. She tilted her head indifferently and continued, "The two of them received a mission a few days ago. Someone offered a high bonus to have Black Reef Agency and Moscow Hotel send someone to pick up a person. Well, our Boss Zhang also went, and he's been gone for several days now, but he should be back soon."

"It seems the bonus must be very high, even the Moscow Hotel is interested, and Balalaika has also been mobilized. Who is it? Such a big spender?" Shen Ye asked in surprise.

Roanapura is a lawless area rife with illegal transactions, and arms smuggling is commonplace. Moreover, due to its location in Southeast Asia, which has been in turmoil for decades, most goods are in high demand here, especially arms, which are extremely profitable. Currently, the Moscow Hotel and the Triads jointly control the trading channels here, so he was very surprised at how much his client had paid to hire these two powerful figures.

“Speaking of the client, she’s someone you know.” Shen Hua looked around, especially squinting at the bar owner. After the bar owner tactfully moved aside, she continued, “The client is from the Space Arms Group. I think her name is something like Coco. I think that’s her name. She even led a group to do an arms deal with Boss Zhang last time. She was introduced by Balalaika.”

Coco was someone Ida met by chance. Later, at Ida's invitation, Coco participated in the battle of Roanapur against Umbrella. She also met Balalaika. Since neither of them had a good impression of America, they quickly became friends and engaged in arms trading. Shen Ye was aware of this.

To his surprise, he remembered that Coco had an elite tactical squad, and now she was paying a high price to have Black Lagoon and the Moscow Hotel, plus three rounds, protect one of their people. This puzzled him.

Taking a small sip of wine, Shen Ye rested his elbows on the bar and propped his chin up with his hands, lost in thought.

After a while, Shen Ye asked, "Do you know who they are protecting?"

"I'm not sure," Shen Hua said in a low voice. "Boss Zhang didn't tell me. He just said that this person is very important and valuable."

“A person who can get Balalaika to come out must be very valuable.” Shen Ye thought that was a pointless statement. He thought about it for a while, but still decided that he could only wait for Levi and Balalaika to come back and tell him.

"Forget it, let's talk about these things when they get back. We're here to drink today." Shen Ye raised his glass to Shen Hua, then downed the rest of the drink in one gulp. He then pushed the glass towards the bar owner and called out, "Another one, please."

At this moment, Shen Hua also shouted, "All the drinks they drink are on me."

"Then I won't stand on ceremony," Shen Ye said.

However, he was never one to be polite to his friends, and the Triads were making a lot of money, plus Shen Hua also had a side job as an assassin, so he was quite wealthy, and he wasn't embarrassed at all.

However, when it comes to drinking, only Shen Ye and Shen Hua are drinking a lot. Roberta doesn't really like drinking, and she also dislikes the environment here. As her personal maid, her duty is to only drink a little and stay sober at all times.

Fabiola didn't drink much either, but it wasn't that she didn't like beer. Compared to the slightly bitter beer here, she missed the fruity beer that was a specialty of South America, which at least had a fruity aroma and a hint of sweetness, making it much tastier.

After two drinks, Shen Ye was fine; with his current physical condition, it was too early for him to get drunk. But Shen Hua's beautiful eyes were already misty, looking somewhat confused. However, she had already drunk some alcohol before coming here. Normally, she wouldn't drink this much, but she had run into an acquaintance, someone who had saved her before, so she didn't mind getting drunk in front of him.

However, it wasn't easy for her to get drunk. Her physical condition was also quite good, and since the end of that great battle, she had found that her physique seemed to be stronger than before. Although she didn't know why, it was a good thing nonetheless.

So she started raising her glass to Shen Ye frequently, and soon downed two more glasses of medium-strength whiskey.

Just as she was about to ask the bar owner to open another bottle for them, the bar door was suddenly violently pushed open, and a group of burly men walked in.

They walked straight to the largest table in the bar, and one of them shouted, "Whiskey, brandy, anything goes, bring it up quickly, extra flavors are even better."

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Chapter 334! The Blue Legion

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The man's voice was loud, and the noise they made after sitting down was also quite loud, attracting the attention of many people.

The four people sitting at the bar also turned around and looked at them. Listening to their loud conversation, Yi frowned slightly. He had spent some time in the United States, and with the help of the system's language proficiency, he could tell that these people had very obvious American accents and liked to use Midwestern slang.

“A bunch of American people, all of them.” After watching for a while, Shen Ye turned around and said in a low voice.

“They must have received rigorous military training, and some of them even look like professional soldiers.” Robert, who was also a professional soldier, could tell at a glance that some of them had the behavioral habits of M Army soldiers.

"Shen Hua, you're practically a local bigwig here, do you know their background?" Shen Ye then asked Shen Hua.

Shen Hua shook her head, as if trying to clear her mind. After a while, she said, "I'm not sure. I only know that they arrived in Roanapura three days ago, the same day that Boss Zhang and the others set off."

"That sounds like a coincidence!" Shen Ye glanced back at them again, thinking that he himself seemed to have arrived at a somewhat coincidental time.

"Could they be sent by the CIA?" Fabiola asked as well.

"I don't know." Shen Hua shook his head: "When they came in, I sent people to follow them, but they were very vigilant. Our people were discovered not long after we arrived. However, they were not hostile. They taught our people a lesson and then let them go."

"That's a bit strange. They can't be here for tourism, can they?" Shen Ye asked curiously.

Leaving their trail unattended is something even Shen Ye himself would never do.

“Maybe that’s really the case.” Shen Hua smiled, his eyes blurry with drunkenness as he rested his chin on his hand and looked at Shen Ye. “Many nearby cities are starting to transform into tourist cities, and because this country has lifted restrictions on the cultivation of medicinal marijuana, many foreign tourists want to come and try it out.”

Thinking of what one of them had just shouted, Shen Ye frowned and said coldly, "Drugs, huh? They're harmful things."

“Who says otherwise? That stuff really does kill people.” Shen Hua echoed. She remembered a former colleague who had killed herself with drugs. And not only did she die, but she also caused her mission to fail, almost losing her life in the process.

"Sigh, forget it, maybe it really is just a coincidence." Shen Ye shook his head and stopped discussing them.

"So, let's continue drinking." Shen Hua didn't want to discuss them anymore. He snapped his fingers at the bar owner, ordered another bottle of wine, and personally filled Shen Ye's glass with a smile.

Robert watched her movements, his eyes narrowing slightly, emitting a dangerous signal. For some reason, he felt that the woman in front of him was about to get Shen Ye drunk.

However, seeing Shen Ye's happy acceptance, the maid suddenly felt a little deflated and could only let out a cold snort.

In the blink of an eye, more than half of the bottle of wine had been drunk, and Shen Ye was slightly tipsy. Shen Hua's eyes were practically dripping with lust. She was no longer sitting in her original seat, but instead positioned herself between Shen Ye and Fabiola, leaning most of her body against Shen Ye.

Shen Ye pushed her away several times, trying to make her pay attention, but every time he pushed her away, she would lean back again, looking shameless. In the end, Shen Ye could only let her be.

Fabiola, whose spot was partially occupied, glared at her fiercely and muttered under her breath, "What a shameless adult."

Just as Fabiola was wondering whether she should forcibly pull her away from Shen Ye, she suddenly saw something flying towards her out of the corner of her eye. She immediately raised her hand and grabbed it, only to find that it was an empty wine bottle.

Just as she was wondering which clueless person had thrown the empty bottle, she heard a crash and a table in the bar was overturned.

This scene immediately drew everyone's attention, including Shen Hua, who was preparing to push her luck. She turned her head to look in the direction of the sound and found that it was the group of burly men who were confronting a group of people at the next table.

"Hey, aren't you going to stop it?" Shen Ye glanced at the bar owner.

But the bar owner, without even looking up, said, "How do we stop them? With guns? There are so many of them, I can't beat them. Let's wait until they're done fighting. Besides, they haven't even used their guns yet."

"What if they use guns?" Shen Ye asked.

The bar owner pointed to Shen Hua, who was leaning against him: "The Triads will make a move."

"You offer this service?" Shen Ye asked in surprise.

“Protection fees are also an important source of income for gangs,” Shen Hua said with a smile. “Yellow Flag Bar is one of our big clients.”

As the group was talking, the two opposing groups began hurling insults at each other. The people around them were clearly used to this scene, and some even egged them on, as if they were afraid the fight wouldn't break out.

"Speaking of which, I've never had a peaceful time every time I come here for a drink," Shen Ye said casually to the bar owner, picking his ear with his little finger.

"You should say that every time you come here, I'm never at peace. Every time I run into you, my bar has been renovated. Who knows if it will happen again tonight?" The bar owner looked at him irritably.

Shen Ye shook his head and said, "I'm not taking the blame for this."

The bar owner wanted to say that they should share the blame, but before he could speak, the two groups had already entered the third stage and were facing off with their guns drawn.

Seeing this, Shen Hua sighed and gave a wink to the Triad members sitting not far away.

Immediately, the Triad members stood up, walked between the two groups of people, and said to them, "Do you know who's protecting this place? This is Triad and Moscow Hotel territory. I suggest you put down your guns and settle this outside, or be prepared to face the wrath of the Triad and Moscow Hotel."

When the triad members stepped forward, the group that was clearly a local gang was already somewhat intimidated. However, seeing that the people confronting them remained unmoved, they could only grit their teeth and continue to hold up their guns.

The Triad members noticed this as well. They immediately looked at the group of burly men and said, "Which gang are you from? State your names. Also, when you're in the underworld, it's best to make money peacefully unless absolutely necessary. How about we just let this go?"