Resident Evil Volume 3 Chapter 8
radiated through the officer's ragged shirt. "About two months ago," Branagh rasped, "the cannibal murders ... the S.T.A.R.S. found zombies out at this mansion in the woods..." He coughed weakly, and Leon saw a small bubble of blood form at the corner of his mouth. Leon started to tell him to be still, to rest, but Branagh's faraway gaze had fixed on his own; the cop seemed determined to tell the story, whatever it was costing him. "Chris and the others discovered that Umbrella was behind the whole thing . . . risked their lives, and no one believed them . . . then this." Chris . . . Chris Redfield, Claire's brother. Leon hadn't made the connection before, although he'd known something about the trouble with the S.T.A.R.S. He'd only heard bits and pieces of the story - the suspension of the Special Tactics and Rescue Squad after their alleged mishandling of the murder cases had been the reason the RPD'd been hiring new cops. He'd even read …
