Umbrella, The Light of Humanity

Blonde, parted, handsome, Kennedy last name.

All kinds of characteristics point to the male passenger eating a hamburger, who is hailed as a legend by Umbrella intelligence agents——

lyon.

But this "Legend" just woke up and seemed a little hungry, so he didn't chew much, and ate the burger in three or five bites.

After eating, he picked up the tissue on the table, wiped his hands, rolled them into balls, and threw them into the trash can not far away.

"~"

The wad of paper fell into the barrel in a perfect parabola.

The way Lyon eats and behaves after meals is basically the same as ordinary people, not as newcomers imagined, every move has a deep meaning.

After throwing the ball of paper, he turned his head and looked at the porthole with a beautiful view.

The "sparkling" blue light shines into the cabin through the porthole, and is also reflected on the steak that has long since dissipated heat.

The space outside the window is a luminous "tunnel" shaped like water droplets falling on a calm lake, rippling.

The civilian cruise ship that Leon was on was undergoing a jump voyage, just like the content of the conversation between the flight attendant and the purser.

This inner wall is like a "tunnel" with water and light ripples, which is to bypass the limitation of the real universe, so that human beings can cross the fault space of the star system.

"Rookie." At this time, the door of the master bedroom was opened, and that Miss Wang approached the dining table, and said in a frivolous tone:

"You didn't wait for me to eat. You know we are a very loving couple. It seems that it's time to confiscate your salary card, so that you can have a long memory."

"That's just a false identity used to cover up..." Leon frowned when he heard the other party's words.

He withdrew his gaze from admiring the fault space, turned his head to look at Ms. Wang, who had short black hair that did not reach her shoulders, and was wearing red pajamas, and said a little tiredly:

"I've worked for the company for more than forty years, so I'm no rookie, am I?"

She likes to wear red clothes, and is called Miss Wang by Leon, which shows that she is also one of Umbrella's top intelligence agents, Ada Wang.

But among the company's intelligence agents, Ada is not as well-known as Leon. After all, she always performs espionage missions, and most of the files are not authorized to be read even by A-level employees.

"A rookie in his sixties does sound awkward, but I didn't think of a better name, so let's continue to use rookie."

Ada sat across from Leon, cut the steak into small pieces, put it into her mouth, chewed and swallowed softly.

"." Leon was speechless.

He originally wanted to reply, "You old woman who is almost seventy years old", but after thinking about the consequences, he swallowed this sentence back.

Moreover, the two parties have cooperated many times, and the tacit understanding is far superior to other colleagues, so Leon knows that the woman in front of him just likes to tease him.

As for age...

Born in Lyon in 1977, his real age is sixty-five years old in 2042.

Thanks to the retarding potion and the company's most cutting-edge nano-medicine, he is a handsome young husband in the eyes of the stewardess and purser.

However, he and Ada used a fake identity and a fake husband and wife relationship.

In addition, knowing that behind the current peace, there are threats from different spaces and alien races. Even though he is still young, Leon really doesn't bother to think about starting a family and devotes himself to work.

And Ada sitting in front of her...

Leon shook his head slightly, and shrugged his shoulders, expressing that he, who has lived for nearly seventy years, still doesn't understand women's minds.

"Passengers, please pay attention." When Ida was about to finish eating the steak, the two of them heard the voice of the captain on the channel's announcement:

"I am the captain of the Poseidon, Kurt Ramsey. On behalf of the entire crew and crew, I would like to extend my greetings to everyone. This flight is expected to arrive at its destination Arcadia in 40 minutes.

The surface temperature in District 07 of the metropolis where Xinggang is located is 32°C. The time is 1:10 pm on June 13. There is a six-hour time difference with the Atlantic time of the earth. It is a good weather to go to the beach to cool off, haha.

Another personal suggestion to all the passengers is to rush to the nearest panoramic cabin as soon as possible after packing up, so that you can directly watch the beauty of the ship leaving the fault space and arriving at the near-gravitational range of Arcadia.

Finally, all passengers, please check your personal luggage, do not leave your belongings behind, and be ready to disembark, thank you. "

"The distance of more than 100 light-years took less than 24 hours. The Poseidon is indeed the third fastest civilian cruise ship." Ada said, wiping the corners of her mouth with a tissue.

"There are still forty minutes." Leon took out the thin phone in the side pocket of his pajamas and asked, "Have you finished packing your luggage?"

"Of course." Ada folded the oil-stained tissue and threw it into the trash can behind her. Her expression was no longer as frivolous as before, but a little more serious:

"Leon, what do you think of the strangeness of the Arcadia colony?"

"I don't know."

Leon put the unlocked mobile phone on the dining table, called up a small three-dimensional star map, shook his head lightly and said:

"Everything needs to go to the local area for investigation to determine whether Arcadia is a routine case or a potential anomaly that we don't know about."

While Leon was talking, the three-dimensional star map showed the two of them the whole picture of the Milky Way.

He continued to adjust, zoomed in on the Orion cantilever where the solar system was located, and then presented the whole picture of the Arcadia colonial galaxy, as well as brief text information.

Through the star map and information, the two can understand Arcadia's information more intuitively.

If the star map is regarded as a plane, then the galaxy where Arcadia is located is on the "left side" of the solar system, about 160 light-years away, and belongs to the remote colonies on the outermost edge of the human territory.

The star is 1.4 times the mass of the sun, so Arcadia, which is located in the fourth orbit, is in the habitable zone of this galaxy, and it is also convenient for humans to transform it.

The first colony fleet arrived in 2024, and it took only seven years for Arcadia's environment to be terraformed.

Because its surface gravity is 1.03 times that of the earth, it helps the colonists save the cost of building artificial gravity facilities.

Knowing that the pleasant environment of Arcadia, even the most marginal colony, still attracted a large number of colonists to come to open up wasteland, live and live.

After nearly twenty years of development, the population of Arcadia is about 270 million, accounting for one percent of the total human population.

The current Arcadia has become a planet rich in food and tourist attractions, and its GDP ranks among the top 20 of the colonized planets for a long time.

It's just that the metropolitan area of ​​Arcadia seems to be a bit uneasy recently.

In a city with 130 million people, the death rate and disappearance rate are slightly different.

In fact, this kind of fluctuation is within the normal range for a metropolitan area of ​​this size, but the local Public Security Bureau has no clue about most cases, which has aroused Umbrella's concern.

There was a delay in the connection between Arcadia and Earth, despite the establishment of large relay stations that used Slipspace for communication and were guarded by Krieger, as was the case with the main planets of all colonized systems.

Moreover, Umbrella invested less in Arcadia, and Krieger, who was good at combat, was also powerless in investigating anomalies.

Therefore, in order to confirm whether the death and disappearance are still normal cases, and to avoid alarming the enemy, the company sent two experienced people, Leon and Ada.

At this time, Leon swung his hands outward, expanding the star map until it locked on the northern hemisphere of Arcadia, showing Ada a large-scale urban area with a square layout, and then pointed to the northernmost side.

Said: "This is where the Krieg 087 Regiment is stationed. The Red Queen has secretly notified them to assist our investigation and provide fire support if necessary."

Pointing to the west side, he said, "This is where the 203rd Infantry Division of the UNSC is stationed, and they take over the defense of the entire metropolitan area.

Considering confidentiality, the 203rd Infantry Division did not know about our visit, but if the situation exceeded expectations, they could also provide enough assistance. "

"Yeah." Ada nodded and asked lightly, "So what's your plan?"

heard the words.

Leon didn't reply in a hurry, but with a slight swipe of his right hand, he switched the star map to the file of a deceased person in his early thirties.

Said: "The body of this guy was found in the man-made river in the drain by the workers responsible for cleaning the underground sewage system in District 04 three days ago. This is what he looks like now."

After Lyon's voice fell, the automatically played file showed Ada the photos taken by the forensic doctor when the deceased was transported to the morgue of the Public Security Department.

The deceased, who was originally quite handsome, had his face swollen as if soaked in hair, all his hair fell out, and his skin was covered with green and yellow pustules.

Ada had browsed the file of the deceased before boarding the Poseidon. Even after eating, she didn't feel disgusted, and even observed the details of the corpse at close range.

Lyon explained to her: "The forensic doctor said that the deceased had no obvious trauma, and it is presumed that the death was caused by sudden death.

However, the forensic doctor pointed out in the report that the deceased had undergone a physical examination before his death. Except for the high blood sugar, all indicators were within the healthy range, and there was no reason for the suspicion of sudden death.

Moreover, the deceased who died strangely recently were beyond recognition after death, and their bodies festered. "

"I know." Ada sat down again and took up the conversation: "And when the Public Security Department mobilizes personnel to conduct large-scale investigations, such cases will disappear instantly, but once the Public Security Department relaxes its vigilance, people will die unexpectedly."

"So we have to use the identity of civilians to investigate, so that the real murderer behind the scenes can relax his vigilance. As for your plan..."

Leon closed the file screen, picked up the phone and left the seat, turned around and walked towards his bedroom, shook the left hand holding the phone and said:

"It's adapting to the situation. After all, no matter how much information the company gives, it's better to go to the city to investigate in person. Alright, change your clothes and get ready to disembark."

"it is good."

Ada agrees with Leon's words, and then returns to her bedroom to change clothes.

———————

…

Shortly after.

The first-class area of ​​the Poseidon, like a large panoramic cabin in a sky garden, gathered more than 200 passengers of different identities and ages.

Several younger children chased each other and ran, and some teenagers only cared about playing handheld games.

But more passengers are watching the beautiful scenery of the fault space through the curved portholes on the cabin roof, even traveling like they are outside the ship.

One of the "young couples" is Leon, who is wearing casual jeans and a white shirt, and Ada, who is wearing a red cheongsam with a prominent figure, holding Leon's left arm with both hands, and smiling happily.

Lyon also showed a faint smile that didn't seem to be fake, perfectly blending in with the tourists who came on vacation.

After all, acting is one of the basic skills of an intelligence officer.

!

Suddenly, a dazzling white light flashed by

"Look!"

"What a nice view…"

Immediately afterwards, the crowd sighed, and the scenery outside the cabin also changed from fault space to a universe full of stars.

The most intoxicating thing is that in the universe, the atmosphere reflects a light blue arc, just like Arcadia on the second earth.

The Poseidon, which sailed out of the fault space, began to use conventional power to sail, and gradually approached the sunny side of Arcadia.

"Passengers in the first class, please pay attention." The chief purser reminded the radio: "The Poseidon is expected to arrive at Xinggang in six minutes, and the ferryboat for you is ready."

Finished reminding.

The three gates at the end of the panorama cabin were opened, and the elevators behind the gates were lit up with soft lights one by one.

"Everyone, please follow us."

"This way, this way, don't push."

The flight attendants who are also in the panoramic cabin are divided into three groups to lead all the tourists.

"Let's go, my dear husband." Ada put her lady's satchel on her back and said first.

"Hey, woman..."

Leon shook his head and smiled, holding the suitcases of the two of them with both hands, followed Ada and the crowd into the elevator in the center.

Then the elevator took everyone to the hangar in the belly area of ​​the Poseidon, and the corridor bridge was directly connected to the entrance and exit of the elevator, so that Leon, Ida and others could directly transfer to the ferry boat.

outside the ship.

The Poseidon, which is 1,500 meters long and painted white, has already entered the atmosphere of Arcadia.

drop height.

through the clouds.

Then the low-altitude flight reflected the wave light, and the color turned towards the green sea surface, and the urban area at the front of the ship's bow also appeared in the visual field of view of the bridge.

The Poseidon skimmed over the crowded beach, and then skimmed across the towering giant buildings, and shuttled between the buildings in different urban areas with a large number of airships.

At this time, the Poseidon began to slow down until it reached Area 07, a bustling area, and finally hovered above the airport in the center of Area 07 with other cruise ships and cargo ships.

After the Poseidon stopped, dozens of ferry boats left the hangar, loaded with passengers and checked luggage, and landed on the apron of the airport.

…

More than twenty minutes passed.

On the square at the north gate of the airport.

Leon, with the scorching sun above his head, pushed a cart full of luggage, and Ada, who was operating a mobile phone, walked towards the end of the fenced square.

From the corner of his eye, he saw the word "rental" displayed on the screen of Ada's mobile phone, as well as thumbnails of various vehicles and civilian airships. Leon immediately stretched out his left hand and lightly tugged Ada's right arm.

"What's wrong?" Ada stopped walking.

At first she was a little confused, but when she saw Leon's smiling and silent expression, Ada understood the thoughts of this "legendary" intelligence agent in seconds.

"No way..." She locked the screen of her phone and said helplessly, "Do you still want to take a taxi?"