Chapter 72 Persuading Krauser
a few days ago.
The White House, Oval Office.
Leon and Elliot entered the office in suits.
Following behind him was Krauser, who was wearing a red beret and casual clothes.
However, there was only a middle-aged man with dark hair and glasses in the office, leaning on the president's desk and looking out the window.
He was the then Vice President of the United States, Adam Benford.
The three men came and stood in front of Adam, and Adam turned around.
"Leon S. Kennedy, Elliott Edwards..."
"You have successfully eliminated Javier, the leader of the biological weapons. You have accomplished your mission very well!"
Adam stepped forward and patted Leon on the shoulder, and continued:
"In recognition of this achievement, President Graham has hired both of you to join the newly formed anti-BOW agent organization."
"The CIA will no longer monitor you."
"Good job!"
Hearing this, Leon just lowered his head silently and turned to look at Klausa behind him.
The latter stands at attention with his hands hanging naturally.
The shocking huge scar on his face almost disfigured him.
His uniform was straight and neat, but the most eye-catching thing was that it was covered with various colorful medals.
Each medal shines with a unique light and tells a story of heroic deeds.
Behind Adam, a bodyguard in a suit came forward and took out a small box.
The box was opened, and inside was... also a medal.
"Your team worked very well together to complete this operation. This is what you deserve as a team leader."
Looking at the shining medal hanging on his chest, Klausa felt mixed emotions.
This is the honor earned by his 14 subordinates with their lives.
"Mr. Vice President... How are the pensions and benefits for my fallen subordinates being arranged?"
After a brief silence, Krauser asked the question he wanted to know most.
Rather than this honor, he hopes that his brothers can also get the rewards they deserve.
"I'm so sorry, Major..."
"The mission and achievements of this operation were not made public, and only a few people in the government knew about it."
"But don't worry, President Graham will continue to use you."
Adam said apologetically, patting Krauser's shoulder.
"I will not pursue the two young men from TerraSave."
"According to the confidentiality agreement, they would have been disposed of as well."
Hearing this, Klausa remained silent and just clenched his back teeth tightly.
His slightly protruding jaw showed his dissatisfaction at the moment, but he did not explode on the spot.
……
Elliot talked to Yang Ren a few days later.
Inside the barracks at the military base where Krauser is located.
Krauser was still wearing the red beret and green training shirt as he sat in the barracks.
He was holding a pencil in his hand and tapping the table continuously.
Ding ding ding—
The phone next to him rang. Krauser glanced at it expressionlessly and then answered it.
"How are you thinking about it, Klauser?"
A woman's voice came from the other end of the phone.
"Are you sure that Las Plagas will not affect people's intelligence while gaining power?"
(Las Plagas: Placa Parasites, translated as "Plague" in Spanish)
Krauser stopped twirling his pencil and asked without emotion.
"Yes, the good Las Plagas will not cause any damage to the host's brain. It just so happens that your arm..."
"We can try to implant a good strain of Las Plagas into your arm to restore its function."
"However, you may need to pass some tests from Master Sadler."
The woman on the other end of the phone seemed very interested in inviting Krauser to conduct this experiment.
"You better not lie to me, Annabelle."
"As long as I can gain strength, these are not a problem."
"I'll come find you soon."
Having said that, Krauser hung up the phone.
Within a moment, there was a knock on the barrack door.
"Come in."
The door opened and Darren came in.
"Major, you're looking for me?"
Darren found a chair and sat in front of Krauser.
"Are you interested in going to Spain with me?"
"There... is a magical parasite that can heal my arm and give me powerful viral powers."
Krauser got straight to the point.
"But, Major..."
"Have you forgotten why our brothers died...?"
"Besides, we are both still serving in the military and cannot go out casually."
Darren was shocked by Krauser's crazy idea.
"You don't have to worry about that."
"All we have to do is arrange an accident so that both of us disappear from the face of the earth."
Klausa raised the corner of his mouth, seeming to be very confident in his plan.
Darren had to admire Krauser's approach.
Just as he was about to say something, the barrack door was knocked again.
"Major, there's someone outside who claims to be from TerraSave who wants to see you."
The sentry's childish voice came from outside.
Klausa raised his eyebrows slightly and was silent for a moment:
"Let him in."
Soon, a young man of Chinese and Russian descent wearing jeans and a white T-shirt walked into the barracks.
It was Yang Ren who came from afar to persuade Krauser.
Being "condemned" by Elliot, and also to prevent Krauser from becoming a Pava and dying under Leon's knife like in Resident Evil 4...
He might even die at his own hands.
Yang Ren resolutely came to the military camp and persuaded Clausa in person.
As time went by since he came to this world, he had almost forgotten many of the plots.
Even for the plot of Resident Evil 4, he could only roughly remember some key plot points.
This included Krauser's surrender to the enemy.
He had to do something before Klauser went completely insane.
After entering the barracks, Yang Ren came to Krauser, took out a bunch of dog tags from his pocket and placed them on the table.
Let’s count them, there are 5 in total.
"These are some of the dog tags my quick response team was able to find while clearing the South American rain forest."
Yang Ren also found a stool and sat opposite Klausa, next to Darren.
Klausa looked at the dog tags in front of him, a little dazed.
He also had 5 dog tags in his hand.
That is to say, among the 14 soldiers, the bodies of 4 were not even found.
Some were eaten by Manuela's mutated mother, some were eaten by Veronica's complex, and some were beaten into the jungle and disappeared.
Thinking of this, Klausa clenched his fists even tighter.
"My subordinates... the government is not even willing to give them pensions..."
"They even gave me a medal hypocritically..."
As he spoke, Claus opened the drawer and took out the medal.
This is a distinguished service medal, round in shape with an eagle with its wings spread in the middle.
It's shining with golden light and looks very beautiful.
"I don't want the honor that was bought with the lives of my brothers!"
Clang~~~!
Krauser threw the medal and it hit the barracks door with a loud bang.
The little sentries standing guard outside were all startled.
After venting his anger, Klausa sat back down, leaning back against the chair, with his arms folded across his chest:
"I contacted a reporter to try to expose Javier's actions, but now I can't contact him."
Klausa paused, and the meaning of his words was clear.
That reporter has probably been dealt with.
Yang Ren was also still frightened.
I was almost going to end up like that reporter.
"Indeed...the group of politicians in the White House will not tolerate such things that threaten their own interests being exposed."
"It's a pity for your subordinates..."
Yang Ren couldn't help but feel sorry for Krauser's men.
"Do you understand how it feels to see a comrade-in-arms die in front of you?"
"Darren and I experienced this feeling 14 times."
"Their deaths were all caused by the government."
Krauser changed the subject, and there was no emotion in his words.
It seems like I have been relieved, but it also seems like it is the calm before the storm.
Yang Ren lowered his head and remained silent.
Indeed, he had never experienced this feeling before.
As the saying goes, how can you persuade others to be good if you have not personally experienced their pain?
“But if there is no government to maintain stability, won’t the people fall into panic…?”
Bang!
“You don’t understand!”
Before Yang Ren finished speaking, Klausa suddenly punched the table and stood up.
The sudden rage frightened Darren, who was sitting upright.
The pencils on the table were shaken and flew up.
Klausa's eyes were wide open with anger, as if he wished he could eat Yang Ren alive in the next second.
Yang Ren sighed. Why did it feel like he was talking to a cow?
"Klauser... I know you want power..."
"But there are many ways to gain strength, and you don't necessarily have to choose the most extreme path."
"Besides, you are a soldier. Isn't it your duty to defend your country?"
Seeing this, Yang Ren could only try to persuade him in a different way.
"Defending my country? What is there in such a dark government that is worth protecting?"
"Soldiers are chess pieces. Once they are no longer useful, they will immediately become discarded pieces!"
"This world is a world where the strong prey on the weak!"
"Only the weak need faith, only strength is truth!"
Klausa's eyes suddenly changed, and the decibel of his voice rose several levels.
Hearing this, Yang Ren's eyes twitched uncontrollably.
In some ways, Krauser is right.
But I just want to stand up and punch him, so that he can see what real power is.
"Major... Nicholas is right. We can think of other ways..."
Darren on the side also interjected.
Hearing Darren say the same thing, Klausa fell silent.
He stood up, walked to Yang Ren's side, and paced around him.
The soles of combat boots made a dull sound as they stepped on the ground.
The atmosphere fell into an eerie silence.
“I will not give up easily on government matters.”
"If they don't give me a satisfactory answer..."
There was a long silence, and finally Krauser spoke.
There was a hint of murderous intent in his eyes.
"Even so, I hope you won't do anything extreme."
“No matter how powerful you become, you can’t counter the power of the state apparatus.”
"I don't want us to meet each other on the battlefield by then."
After saying that, Yang Ren stood up and left, leaving Krauser with only a strange look in his eyes.
Everything that needed to be said had been said, and he had no say in what Krauser would choose.
If he was really determined to surrender to the enemy, there would be no other way unless Yang Ren killed him directly in this military camp.
"You are just a child, you want to distinguish right from wrong in everything."
When he reached the door, Klausa behind him suddenly said something.
Yang Ren paused.
Didn’t Krauser say this to Leon in the Resident Evil 4 remake?
"Once you figure it out, TerraSave welcomes you anytime."
"Don't do anything stupid...Major."
After turning his head slightly and leaving these two sentences, he decisively opened the barrack door and left.