Chapter 85: Ricardo Irving

Li Yexing has always found Ricardo Irving to be an interesting character.

Over the long history of the Resident Evil series, a variety of villains have emerged, including revenge seekers like Dr. Marcus from "Resident Evil 0", Arias from "Resident Evil: Vendetta", the perverted scumbags like Police Chief Irons from "Resident Evil 2", the faithful servants like Sergei Vladimir from "Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles", and the recurring big villain, Albert Wesker. However, it was Irving, the first major boss to appear in "Resident Evil 5" who gave Li Yexing a completely new feeling.

In summary, one word describes this character, Despicable.

Irving was employed by the powerful director of Tricell's African Division, Excella Gionne, and was responsible for helping Tricell Pharmaceutical promote various B.O.W.s on the black market. In the end, he was cornered by Chris and Sheva, and injected himself with an enhanced type of Las Plagas, becoming a monster similar to Salazar, the lord of the castle in "Resident Evil 4". He then bravely sacrificed himself, bringing an end to his sinful life.

Li Yexing never imagined that he would actually meet this guy, and it seems that when he talked on the phone earlier and said "Shove it into your mouth"; he was referring to a parasite, and the parasite that appears in Resident Evil 5 belongs to the Las Plagas... that had been modified.

Previously, Leon and others witnessed infected individuals in the riotous small town infecting others by injecting themselves with the parasite eggs. It was surprising that this version of the parasite was the modified Las Plagas.

"I said..." Irving said as he noticed Li Yexing staring at him without saying a word for a long time, and frowned, asking, "Did you know me?"

"No." Li Yexing shook his head and said, "I just simply hope that you can keep your mouth clean so that I can resist the impulse to kill you and let you live until the time when you really should die."

"You!--" Of course, Irving couldn't understand the implication behind Li Yexing's words. He was about to erupt, but he looked at Li Yexing's strong muscles and then thought of his own small frame. His voice immediately became much smaller. "...You're a real talker."

"Thanks for the compliment." Li Yexing nodded and said, "What are we going to do next?"

"Let's go to that building... although it's not very big." Irving, who was uninterested and didn't care anymore, put his hands in his pockets and walked ahead with a gloomy expression.

Li Yexing then led the two women and Leon to follow him behind. The group entered a densely packed barracks area, where most of the people were white people in lab coats, shuttling between the barracks. He curiously looked into one of the barracks and saw a row of hospital beds with several black uncles wrapped in bandages lying on them.

"What? Are you interested in those guys?" Irving, who was walking ahead, asked.

He was a person who loved to talk rubbish. Although his first encounter with Li Yexing wasn't very pleasant, after only two minutes, he couldn't resist chatting with him.

"I am interested. How many of these types of injuries do you treat here every day?" Li Yexing asked.

"How would I know? Medical treatment is not my responsibility." Irving replied, "If you ask me, these guys are all animals. They're not worth wasting precious money unless they can provide some value..."

"Such as?" Leon, who had been silent all along, suddenly asked from behind.

"Such as..." Irving was about to speak but suddenly froze, then his face became a little strange, "I mean, you guys are mercenaries, right? Why do you want to inquire about this and ask so much?"

"It's nothing. I'm just curious." Leon replied.

Years of experience in the black market and between major forces allowed Irving to vaguely sense an unusual smell, but the higher-ups said that these few mercenaries were personally invited from Eastern Europe by executives for safety and confidentiality, so the possibility of them being spies should be relatively low.

Thinking of this, Irving thought he was just being paranoid. He shrugged and said, "It doesn't matter if I tell you. Many of Tricell Pharmaceutical's new products will be tested on local people. If the effect is good, they will be sold, and if not, they will be redesigned, similar to what international pharmaceutical companies are doing in India."

"Tch." A trace of displeasure flashed across Leon's face.

"Hey, man, you're not sympathizing with these guys, are you?" Seeing Leon's unhappy expression, Irving smiled and said, "Think about it, if we leave them untreated, they'll die. We're giving them a chance to live. Shouldn't they be grateful to us?"

Irving shook his head and said, "And don't make it sound like I'll poison them all when I'm testing the drugs. Do you even know what science is? You should know that most of the time our drugs are very effective."

After Irving was done speaking, Li Yexing looked at Irving and asked, "What is your job at Tricell Pharmaceutical?"

"My job? I'm doing the sales," Irving said. "I don't have the ability of those guys who can sit in the office and wait for the money to come in."

"You, with that mouth of yours? Doing sales?" Li Yexing said. "To be honest, you're still alive and haven't been fired by Tricell is a miracle."

"You don't know anything," Irving shrugged and said proudly. "Our clients like this kind of approach. It's called catering to their needs."

"So, did Tricell send you to pick me up because they thought you were a person like me?" Li Yexing asked.

"Although the phrasing is a bit odd, it's basically correct," Irving laughed and said. "The big bosses above thought that it would be better for someone like me, who came up from the streets, to receive you than those wooden-headed researchers."

"I'd rather have a wooden-headed researcher come to pick me up," Leon muttered softly behind Li Yexing.

Just then, Lilith, who had been silent all along, walked up. She took Li Yexing's hand and whispered, "This guy is so annoying."

"This beautiful lady, you're hurting my feelings," Irving saw Lilith and immediately put on a pitiful face. He then turned to Li Yexing and asked, "Actually, I've been curious since earlier. You coming here is to kill someone for us, and yet you bring these two women with you? To satisfy your needs?"

Li Yexing didn't say anything, but Leon could clearly see veins bulging on his temple.

At this moment, Leon knew that this Irving guy was done for.

As if not sensing the big red warning sign flashing in his mind, Irving went on, "But seriously, my friend, I envy you. I've been walking around for so many years and have never seen such a top-quality product. Where did you get them from? How much did they cost? How about this, I'll give you money, and you let me use these two for a while. You can name your price, and I'll definitely agree!"

Before he could finish speaking, Li Yexing, with a cold expression, swung his hand and landed a slap on Irving's face; he screamed in agony and almost flew into the air. After spinning around like top several times, he fell to the ground with a thud, face down.

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