The first-floor lobby of the Umbrella Apartment Building.
Compared to the lobby on the 117th floor, this place was much more spacious and bustling with people.
Most of them were family members of Umbrella's B-rank employees, or A- and B-rank employees themselves returning home after work. Some were also friends of those employees dropping by for a visit.
Because of the large and diverse crowd, the lobby had a hundred Umbrella Security personnel equipped with Mechanical Skeletons and riot firearms, all wearing dark-blue combat uniforms.
Although the Security forces were far weaker than the Umbrella Marine Corps—even barely matching the UNSC army—they were more than capable of handling emergencies within the city.
Not long after Arthur and Jing Nan stepped out of the elevator and reached the center of the lobby, they were surrounded by a group of people in black suits. They were the Ghost Agents responsible for the security around Russell Manor.
After speaking with his family, Arthur wanted to return home by ground convoy. After all, he had been floating around on the lighthouse for more than forty days, and he really could not be bothered to take another aircraft.
One of the agents at the front approached Arthur and said, "Young Master Arthur, shall we leave now?"
"Wait. Let me take care of some personal business first."
After saying that, Arthur reached out and led Jing Nan away from the group of agents, bringing her beside a marble pillar. He asked in a low voice:
"Miss Jing, what exactly did you want to talk about?"
"I want to meet your wife," Jing Nan said bluntly.
"What?!"
Arthur had never imagined that Jing Nan would make such a request.
"If you refuse..." Jing Nan took the initiative to hook her arm around Arthur's right arm. Her expression