By the time Russell and Jasper were almost doh their versation, Dr. Wilson also arrived in the feren.

  Dr. Wilson now looked rexed, no longer carrying the panicked expression from before. He had regaihe fidence of a top-tier biologist.

  "The personnel and supplies in the base have been tallied. Take a look first," With that, Dr. Wilson hahe tablet in his hand to Russell.

  After taking the tablet from Dr. Wilson, Russell quickly skimmed through the tents.

  He didn’t uand the specialized equipment and reagents, so he ighose ses and focused on the personnel and funds, which were his primary s.

  //

  ~ Researchers remaining: 59

  ~ Security personnel remaining: 32

  ~ Research funds remaining: Over 30 million

  //

  "This funding is a bit low..."

  For the average person, 30 million would be a huge sum.

  But for a research boratory, this amount itifully small.

  "Previously, most of the research materials and equipment were supplied by headquarters, so the base never had much funding. These funds are only meant to cover daily needs. When specialized materials are required, we directly request them from headquarters."

  As a top biologist who had led numerous high-end research projects, Dr. Wilson also khat this amount of funding was far too little for any serious researbsp;

  Research was an expensive endeavor, and insuffit funding was a fatal blow to any project.

  Russell hahe tablet back to Jasper who was sitting across from him, and asked quietly, "Is there a way to trahese funds from the base’s at to a private at without HYDRA finding out?"

  "Yes. But it’ll take some time."

  Russell was a soldier, and Dr. Wilson was a biologist. So, this kind of task could only be handled by a professional like Jasper.

  "Then I’ll leave it to you."

  Since Jasper said he could ha, Russell didn’t o worry about it anymore.

  He stood up and said to Dr. Wilson, "Do notify the remaining personnel and have them gather in the base’s main hall. I’ll be there shortly."

  With that, Russell left the feren alone.

  When Russell hahe tablet to Jasper, Dr. Wilson realized that Jasper had also bee part of their group.

  The doctor was also curious about how Russell had mao turn a high-ranking HYDRA member like Jasper to their side.

  After leaving the feren, Russell didn’t go anywhere else. Instead, he returo the room he had been living in for over a month, quickly freshened up, and ged into a biform.

  Since he was about to recruit new members, it was necessary to tidy up his appearanbsp;

  After ging into the uniform, Russell carefully examined himself in the mirror and suddenly felt a strange sense of 'uy'.

  Just over a month ago, he had been a third-rate programmer and game designer.

  Now, he had bee a geically enhanced superhuman and had undergone a series of HYDRA agent training.

  Even more iingly, he was about to poach talent from HYDRA and turn HYDRA members into his own people.

  "This is what life is all about... utter uability..."

  After a final adjustment of his colr, Russell left the room and headed toward the base’s main hall.

  On his way to the main hall, whether by ce or not, Russell soon ran into Allen aher.

  Like Russell, the duo had also ged into biforms, and like him, they had torn off the HYDRA insignia from their uniforms.

  her Allen nor Heather spoke. They simply followed silently behind Russell as the three of them walked toward the main hall.

  The base’s main hall wasn’t very rge, but it could easily aodate seventy hty people.

  Dr. Wilson had already arrived in the hall ahead of time, but Jasper wasn’t present.

  Jasper would eventually return to HYDRA headquarters as a spy, so it wasn’t appropriate for him to appear here now.

  Aside from Russell and Dr. Wilson, everyone else believed that Jasper had already left the base auro headquarters.

  "Good day, everyone. Although you probably already know me, I’ll introduce myself anyway. My name is Russell. As for what my identity is, that depends on the choices you make ..."

  With that, Russell gestured to Dr. Wilson.

  Seeing Russell’s signal, Dr. Wilson also signaled his assistants to distribute the dots in their hands to the researchers and soldiers below.

  "What you’re holding is your background information. It includes your personal details, family information, and social background, among other things. This information was downloaded from HYDRA headquarters’ database."

  Looking at the information in their hands, the researchers and soldiers below didn’t show much rea.

  When they joined HYDRA, they had already been aware of this, so seeing the information didn’t cause much psychological impabsp;

  "Not long ago, I killed the mutated security chief, Jack, iraining grounds. Now I tell you very clearly that the reason I killed Jack wasn’t to protect this base. It was simply to settle a personal grudge between him and me... This base means nothing to me, and soon, I will pletely leave this base. To be precise, I’m leaving HYDRA."

  When Russell finished his st sentehe researchers and soldiers below immediately became restless.

  Russell might not be the only one who wao leave HYDRA.

  But to annou so openly and decisively in front of everyone, he robably the only one who would do that.

  Russell ighe murmuring researchers and soldiers below and tinued in a calm tone, "Of course, you sider this behavior a betrayal or whatever else you want. That’s your freedom. I had the dather you here to ask ohing: Is there anyone among you who wants to leave with me?"

  "Right now, three people have decided to leave with me; the doctor, Allen, aher. If you’re willing to leave HYDRA with me, you’re more than wele. And I guarahat if you choose to follow me, I’ll give you double whatever HYDRA offers you!"

  Hearing this, Jasper, who was the hall through the surveilnce feed in the feren, couldn’t help but frown.

  He had thought Russell would have some clever recruitment strategy, but he never expected him to resort to such a on and seemingly unreliable tactic... bribery...