A few minutes later, the van stopped next to the high-end hotel.
Mitis and Cassius followed Daryl and met Leon at a table in an open-air cafe.
He was a very burly and handsome man, about 1.95 meters tall, with a perfect body like a marble sculpture. He was wearing a well-fitting gray suit and had a smile on his face. In his right hand, he was holding a tall, beautiful girl with long blood-red hair. He exuded masculine charm from head to toe.
Leon picked up a bottle of high-end red wine, poured a glass for Kevlar beside him, nodded to Daryl with a gentle expression, and threw a high-end cigar to the macho man.
He looked at Mitis and Cassius, pointed to the seat in front of him, and after the two former detectives were seated, he spoke in his deep and magnetic voice:
"Welcome to Umbrella Corporation, officers. I am Leon Custer, the manager of Umbrella Corporation."
"Can you tell me your names?"
"Mr. Custer, my name is Cassius Baker Lodge, and the lady next to me is my colleague, Mitis Lombard."
The bald detective's voice was rather dry. When he heard Leon's question, he answered simply and directly:
"We were both detectives in the Atlanta Police Department."
Leon nodded gently and said with a smile:
"In fact, a few months ago, I saw your hiding place from outside the helicopter. You may have heard about it."
"But I didn't think of looking for you, because at that time, you didn't have much value in my eyes."
Seeing that the two police officers looked a little tense, he continued nonchalantly:
"Of course, it's still the same now."
"Unlike you, everyone here has been living in the face of disasters for more than half a year. We have adapted to the rules after the apocalypse and know how to survive and how to fight."
"And you, although you survived, have been hiding in a safe place, unable to let go of your past way of thinking, abiding by the rules before the end of the world, and caring about your identities before the end of the world."
"It will be hard for you to survive in this world like this."
Having said that, Leon looked at the two people's slightly blue faces, laughed once, and then said:
"Hehe, sorry, I was too direct."
"I don't really care what you guys come to me with to say, because they're definitely some pretty ridiculous ideas."
"But I can tell you what I'm thinking. Do you want to hear it?"
The bald detective Cassius was a little depressed and didn't say anything, while the policewoman Mitis beside him smiled and responded sensibly:
"We'd love to hear your thoughts, Mr. Custer."
Leon looked at the policewoman with admiration and said:
"All the rules of the past are invalid. Now the world and the whole Atlanta must follow my rules."
"Your team currently has two paths to take."
"The first way is to join our organization, become a member of our umbrella company, and live a safe and happy life from now on."
"The second option is, if you don't want to join us, then please leave the city center and take only what belongs to you, because the resources there are won by our employees with their lives and sweat, and they belong only to us."
"Of course, out of humanitarian spirit, we will not restrict or endanger the safety of your life and property, nor will we provide any assistance."
He picked up two wine glasses from beside him, poured half a glass of high-end red wine for Mitis and Cassius, and said with a smile:
"You two are no longer detectives, but even in today's world, people with fighting talents like you can be put to good use by me."
"Think carefully about how to choose. Don't let past prejudices constrain your thinking. Everyone has a limited number of opportunities to choose. This choice will determine your future life."
After saying these words, Leon drank the red wine in the glass, hugged Kevila who had a lazy expression on her face, pulled her into his arms, and whispered to her:
"Let's go check on Rick's baby. He's almost 8 months old and is close to due."
"Don't you like that little guy Carl? He should be in the medical room too."
The two handsome men and beautiful women were leaning against each other and were about to leave when Leon suddenly thought of something. He turned to look at Daryl, pointed at Mitis and Cassius, and said:
"Captain Daryl, take them around the base and have lunch with them."
"Let these two guests see the true face of our base. Don't let them leave with misunderstandings."
Daryl lit his cigar, took a puff with relish, nodded to his boss, and whispered a response.
"Leave it to me, boss."
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Inside the medical room of the Umbrella base.
Leon met Rick's family again. In order to take care of Lori's unborn baby, Sean and Rick both applied to be transferred to the patrol team inside the base. The current task of these two senior county police officers is to take turns in charge of the shooting training class in the base.
Almost every combatant in the security department graduated from their shooting training class. Even in the security department full of talented people, the two of them are well-known.
Taking Lori's physical report from Mrs. Moriarty, Leon glanced at it and couldn't help frowning.
He avoided Lori, pulled Rick to his side, looked at Sean who had quietly sneaked nearby, and said in a slightly heavy tone:
"Rick, Ms. Lori's health is a little dangerous. Ever since that injury, she has been very depressed and her nutrition absorption is also very poor."
"Giving birth to a new life is a very heavy burden on the mother's body, which will cause damage to the pregnant woman both physically and psychologically."
He patted Rick on the shoulder and said earnestly:
"You need to comfort Ms. Lori. Her due date is approaching. If her body cannot be adjusted properly, Ms. Lori's life may be in danger in the future."
Rick's expression was also quite heavy. His face turned a little blue, and he said with a little pain in his voice:
"I have advised her many times. She is always worried that her unborn baby will be in danger of becoming a zombie."
"I'm afraid I'll give birth to a monster."
"I'm afraid that my future children will live in pain in this kind of world."
"She's been having nightmares about it."
Rick's voice trembled a little.
"Leon, I'm scared too."
"I'm afraid of losing my wife. I love her so much. I can forgive all her mistakes. I just hope she can stay with me and Carl in peace."
Rick's voice was sincere and genuine, full of a man's attachment to his family, and Leon was moved by it.
He thought for a moment, looked at Sean who was standing not far away and seemed to be sad, and gently comforted him:
"Maybe you can ask some old people to help you enlighten Ms. Lori. I know an old man named Hershel. He is a very devout believer in God."
"And old Dale. They are both elderly people with rich life experience. Maybe they can provide some advice on the path of life to you young people who are suffering."
"After a while, I will hold a mass and invite all devout believers to attend. In this painful world, I hope that faith can redeem our souls."
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