Infinite: Starting from Resident Evil

"Who..." Barrett and Jesse hadn't checked the bar before they came in. After a moment of surprise, they noticed Marlene sitting next to Alice.

"Dad, Sister Jessie," Marlene greeted them.

"Marlene!" Jesse exclaimed in surprise.

But before she could finish speaking, Barrett rushed over with astonishing speed.

Carefully holding Marlene in his arms, Barrett, an incredibly strong man, said in a choked voice, "Marlene, my daughter, you're finally back."

Then he looked at Tifa and asked, "How did she get back?"

"Uncle Shen Ye and Sister Alice brought me back," Marlene snuggled into her father's arms, answering for Tifa.

“It’s them.” Tifa pointed to Shen Ye and Alice sitting next to her.

"Hello." Shen Ye raised his wine glass and nodded at him, while Alice lazily raised her hand; the alcohol was kicking in, and she was a little drunk.

Barrett placed his daughter back on the chair, straightened his clothes, and bowed solemnly to Shen Ye and Alice, saying, "Thank you for bringing my daughter back."

"No need to be so polite, Tifa has already thanked me." Shen Ye took a sip of his drink and shook his head.

“That’s different, because Marlene is my daughter,” Barrett said earnestly. He then pulled up a chair, sat down next to Marlene, and asked her in a low voice what she had been through these past few days.

"Tifa, a glass of fruit wine." Jessie also pulled up a chair, but she sat down next to Shen Ye. After ordering a glass of fruit wine from Tifa, she began to sized up Shen Ye.

As a staunch member of the "looks-matter" club, Jessie is usually only interested in handsome men. But for some reason, although Shen Ye doesn't fall into the category of handsome men, she unexpectedly finds him pleasing to the eye.

"Jesse, watch your eyes." Tifa couldn't help but remind him when she saw Jesse staring intently at Shen Ye, "He's a guest."

“I know,” Jesse said nonchalantly, but still looked away.

"You're very popular!" Alice moved closer to Shen Ye, poked his waist with her finger, and whispered.

"Don't talk nonsense." Shen Ye slapped her hand away, but she poked his arm again.

"Alice, stop fooling around." Shen Ye grabbed her hand and said with displeasure, "If you can't drink, then don't drink. Why are you being so stubborn?"

"No way!" Alice pouted, but didn't pull her hand back. Then she paused, as if she had seen something.

"Tifa, could you please give her a glass of ice water?" Seeing Alice standing there in a daze, Shen Ye asked Tifa for a glass of ice water.

"No need." Alice shook her head, pulled her hand back, and said, "I'll just lie down for a while."

After saying that, she ignored Shen Ye, crossed her arms to support her chin, and slowly closed her eyes.

Seeing Alice's expression, Shen Ye shrugged helplessly: "Alright."

"I'm going out to have a cigarette."

After chatting with Tifa for a while, Shen Ye finished his drink, stood up, said something to Tifa, and then walked outside.

Outside the bar, Shen Ye sat on the steps, lit a cigarette, and took a deep drag.

However, before he could even take a few puffs of his cigarette, he saw a car with the Shinra Corporation logo suddenly drive up to him on the street.

Upon seeing the car, Shen Ye instinctively prepared to draw his gun, but then he thought that perhaps the car was just passing by, so he laughed self-deprecatingly, realizing that he was being too nervous.

But to his surprise, the car stopped after it drove onto the street opposite him.

Shen Ye immediately became restless. With a thought, a revolver appeared in his hand.

Kelly's Shadow Revolver.

This is an epic weapon with special effects. When firing, it can consume psychic energy to unleash a special ability: psychic energy wave.

"You'd better not be impulsive. I haven't even used this gun before."

With the epic revolver in hand, Shen Ye was full of confidence, muttering to himself as if in anticipation.

However, the car just sat there, without making a sound.

……

inside the car.

A man who could be described as handsome sat in the back seat; he was the head of the Investigation Division "Tuckers" of the General Affairs Department of Shinra Corporation.

曾！

At that moment, he was listening to the report from his subordinates.

"Director, I'm sorry, we haven't gathered any useful information about that person." The subordinate's voice sounded uneasy through the earpiece. Although he knew his director was usually a very easy-going person, this time was different because he hadn't collected any useful information.

"No information at all?" Zeng frowned, somewhat incredulous. Shinra Corporation's intelligence network was incredibly powerful, even more so than that of the surrendered Wutai Kingdom, but this time they couldn't even gather information on a single person, which was completely unexpected.

“Yes, sir, we couldn’t find any records of him entering the city either. He must be an undocumented immigrant.” The subordinate continued, “It’s as if he suddenly appeared in Midgar.”

"That's interesting." Zeng nodded, a look of curiosity on his face.

“However, no one leaves no record. Continue your investigation,” he added.

"Yes, sir," the subordinate replied.

After turning off the communicator, Zeng glanced at Shen Ye sitting on the steps, thought for a moment, and then gave up on getting out of the car. He then instructed the driver to leave.

Watching the car slowly drive away, Shen Ye breathed a sigh of relief and put the revolver back into his system space.

However, at this moment he was wondering why the people in the car had come here.

"Could it be for Alice?" Shen Ye wondered, but quickly dismissed the thought.

As the only remaining ancient species in this world, Alice has been under the surveillance of the Shinra Company, but for various reasons, the Shinra Company has not yet considered taking action against her.

"So, they came for the Avalanche organization?" Shen Ye thought of another possibility, but immediately rejected it.

The current storyline is far from the point where the Mako Reactor will be destroyed. The Avalanche Organization's current small-scale antics are not enough to attract the attention of Shinra Company.

"That's really hard to guess!"

After thinking for a while, Shen Ye sighed helplessly, threw away his cigarette butt, and got up to return to the bar.

……

In the short ten minutes he was gone, Barrett and Marlene had finished their tender conversation. Barrett was now holding a glass of wine, slowly sipping it.

Seeing Shen Ye enter, Barrett raised his glass to him. "Shen, would you like some more?"

Shen Ye was about to nod, but seeing Alice still leaning on the counter, he shook his head and said, "Next time, I want to take her home first, she needs to rest." As he spoke, he pointed to Alice.

"Alright then." Barrett was a little disappointed, but he could understand.

"Alice, let's go home." Shen Ye walked to Alice's side and gently patted her shoulder.

Although Alice was a little drunk, she was still conscious. Upon hearing this, she nodded slightly and stood up, leaning on the counter.

"Uncle, Sister Alice." Marlene asked, a little reluctantly, as they were about to leave. "Will you come back to play with Marlene again?"

“Of course, little Marlene,” Alice said with a smile, bending down to pinch Marlene’s cheek.

"Anyway, it's not far, we'll get there in a short drive," Shen Ye said from the side.

"You guys have to come, or Marlene will come looking for you," Marlene said, holding Alice's hand.

"I definitely will." Alice nodded slightly, then leaned down and kissed Marlene's forehead before walking out of the bar.

"Goodbye then. And Tifa, thank you for your hospitality, the wine was very good." Shen Ye said goodbye to Tifa and the others, then followed behind Alice.

“Welcome back next time, Shen! I have many varieties here that you haven’t tried yet!” Tifa said from behind him.

Shen Ye didn't turn around, but waved his hand forcefully to reassure her that he would definitely come again.

After Alice left the bar, the two walked side by side, but the little one was missing from between them, so they were almost shoulder to shoulder.

Perhaps because of the wind, when Alice was still some distance from the station, she felt her legs were becoming unresponsive. After taking only a few steps, her body went limp and she fell backward.

Fortunately, Shen Ye had been watching her closely. When she fell backward, he stepped in front of her and shielded her from behind, but in doing so, he also managed to pull her into his arms.

"I feel so dizzy."

Alice felt a little embarrassed by the intimate contact, but she was too weak to do anything about it, so she simply gave up and pressed her head against Shen Ye's shoulder, murmuring something.

"I'll never let you drink again next time," Shen Ye said.

"Okay!" Alice nodded. "I won't drink it next time."

"Can you still walk by yourself?" Shen Ye asked again.

Alice shook her head.

Shen Ye sighed, then picked Alice up and strode towards the station.

Alice, lying in Shen Ye's arms, was getting increasingly dizzy, but she still felt a little shy. As if she didn't want to be seen by passersby, she covered her face.

At the same time, she was also somewhat frightened that she did not resist doing it, and even felt inexplicably relieved.

As the only ancient species on the planet, she carried an immense burden.

……

(I need to take a day off because I'm on a business trip and really can't find the time.)

Chapter 142! Alice's Tactics

(I spent the whole day traveling yesterday and then worked all night after arriving at my destination. In the end, I only managed to complete the chapter that was missing the day before yesterday. So if you feel that the plot of this chapter doesn't match the previous one, you can take another look at the second half of the previous chapter.)