Camille brought back news six days after the incident at the Walcutt Mountains, in the Piltover Parliament building, dressed in the uniform of Clan Ferros's secret agent.
The white long shirt had two black suspenders that connected to the trousers. Judging from his appearance, this person was really cool and neat. He was standing upright in front of the long table, talking about the information that the Clan Ferros had gathered.
"Externally, Noxus General Lincton directly announced the disappearance of his legion. This time, the one who attacked Piltover was Viscount Kirill, and the fact that he and his legion disappeared was defined by the Noxians as encountering a natural disaster."
Of course, Lincton couldn't possibly absolve himself of all responsibility using just this method. Everyone could see something fishy was going on, but Noxus was currently in dire straits, and Lincton held military power; no one wanted to provoke him at this time.
"As for Darkwill, he's still searching for immortality; he's completely gone mad."
"So right now, we can try to demonstrate our military strength and let the Noxus warlords know that the two cities possess such powerful weapons, making them hesitant to act rashly. After all, if the two cities were tough nuts to crack, they wouldn't be eyeing us so covetously anymore. What the Noxus warlords need now is to steadily accumulate their own strength."
Camille a deep voice.
Noxus is now a giant sieve, with all sorts of information leaking out. The Clan Ferros's spies can obtain unimaginable intelligence without even risking their lives.
Putting aside the issue of authenticity, the thing about intelligence is that it's better to believe it than not; no country's secret agents would dare to claim that their intelligence is completely accurate.
Camille was certain that this intelligence was true, because when a country decays, if it starts to rot from the top down, then that country is doomed.
No one can save Noxus now. Darkwill has torn the once united Noxus apart. Once he dies—no, even before he dies, Noxus is already rife with warlords and wars.
"Should we go join the fun?" Saro was getting a little cocky, and his first question was quite surprising.
Sitting next to him, Hoskall couldn't hold back any longer and slapped him on the back, shouting, "Joining the fun? What kind of fun do you want to join in?"
Are you going to attack Noxus?
"Piltover and Zaun are both peace-loving city-states. We would never do such a thing as attacking Noxus. It's not about winning or losing; it's about what will happen to our friendly and peaceful image in the eyes of other city-states if we actually attack Noxus."
Saro rubbed his back and didn't say anything more.
"Hoskall is right. No matter what, we are a trading city-state and need to pay attention to our image to the outside world. A city-state that invades other countries may have many reasons to launch wars of aggression, but it will never be accepted by other countries."
"As for Camille's suggestion of a show of force to make the Noxians hesitant to act, Councilor Silco, what do you think about us holding a military exercise?"
When Silco heard Mel ask him, he tapped his index finger on the table and nodded, saying, "Sure. Using the high maneuverability of the Hex Airship, we'll choose three days to bombard the Noxus border in rotation, showing them the Twin Cities' weaponry."
"Come to think of it, we should have let some Noxians escape back then and let them take the message back; then we wouldn't be in this mess now."
Upon hearing Silco recount this incident, Marcus, who was standing to the side, felt somewhat embarrassed. Looking back now, he realized that it was he who had loudly shouted for the pursuit and issued various orders to chase after them.
"Then it's decided. The Clan Ferros will provide the location, we'll choose a time, and Marcus will lead the team to set off." Mel nodded with a smile, finalizing the matter.
Marcus immediately stood up straight, saluted, and said, "Yes, sir!"
Li Ke glanced at the table and, seeing that the matter seemed to be resolved, lightly tapped the table with both hands and said with a smile, "So, is there anything else?"
"Um."
As soon as Mel finished speaking, Li Ke jumped up from his chair and dashed out of the conference room.
"Is Representative Li Ke very busy lately?" Mel's lips twitched. She was about to say the meeting was adjourned, but Li Ke had already run off.
Jayce, sitting next to Mel, said, "Not only him, Jinx has been very busy lately. She hasn't been to the weapons workshop for quite some time."
As he spoke, Jayce looked at Silco and asked curiously, "Silco, do you know what they've been up to lately?"
Silco shook his head; he really didn't know.
The law enforcement officer said that Li Ke and Jinx go shopping every day and buy a ton of stuff, but are they really busy?
Silco wasn't quite sure.
"Alright everyone, let's adjourn the meeting here."
As Silco's voice faded, the councilors from both cities stood up.
Zaun,
Li Ke ran all the way, traversing the high-rises of Piltover, and leaping directly from the Dance Hall to Zaun. He skillfully used the alchemical pipes to parkour above Zaun, returning to Zaun at an extremely fast speed.
"Janna, Jinx and I are about to head out. You'll be in charge of relaying messages to me and Silco, okay?" Li Ke descended from a pipe in the Sump and returned to Hope Community.
At the same time, he spoke to the bluebird on his shoulder.
"I understand." Janna nodded.
With the increase of faith power, Janna's power has been restored, and she can now do many things. When facing Darkin like Stelaratu, although she still can't defeat him, at least Janna can resist for a while.
Moreover, she can indeed act as a messenger; Li Ke bears her mark, and once activated, the wind will carry Li Ke's words to Janna.
In this way, as long as Li Ke is in Runeterra, Janna will be able to hear Li Ke's voice.
Hmm. After being scapegoated, Janna has now become a mouthpiece?
Li Ke nodded with a smile, and then he went to find Singed and told Singed what had happened.
"Doctor, I'll go to Ionia ahead of time to gather information. Don't worry, Janna will let you know as soon as she has any news. Then you can take Orianna, along with a few enforcers, and travel to Ionia by Hex Airship. I'll make the preparations in advance and wait for you here."
Singed readily agreed.
He can wait three months.
After speaking with Singed, Li Ke ran back home.
"Jinx!"
"Jinx!"
Li Ke shouted loudly from outside the door.
"What's wrong?!" A girl's voice came from inside the house, and then a head wearing a hat peeked out of the window, looking rather cute and furtive.
"Let's go, let's set off!" Li Ke said with a smile.
"Let's go?" The little face by the window paused for a moment, then broke into a wide smile. Jinx's mouth opened slightly, and she nodded excitedly, "Coming, coming right now!"
As she spoke, her little head disappeared from sight. Li Ke could hear noises coming from inside the room; it was Jinx packing her things.
So, Li Ke went inside and started packing with Jinx.
"Didn't you say you were going to stay in Zaun to observe for a while longer? How come it's so soon?"
Camille said everything's fine. Noxus is in chaos right now; they don't have time to deal with us.
"Okay! By the way, Li Ke, should we tell Silco and Vander?"
"No way, they'll definitely try to persuade me to leave once they find out. They're the ones who don't want me to take you away from Zaun. Hmm, let's just leave a note. Write it now, and I'll put it on Silco's desk later."
"Okay, then I'll write one for Vi too!" As she said this, Jinx was stuffing pairs of socks into her backpack, some for herself and some for Li Ke.
Then she picked up a pen and began to write and draw on the table.
Every now and then, a figure would leave the house and head towards the location of the Fugen Tavern.
Before long, the figure returned to the front of the house.
They took the bag from the blue-haired girl with the oversized backpack and the hat she offered, then put it on. Avoiding the gaze of the Zaun law enforcement officers, the two headed towards the Zaun docks.
Silco returned to the Fugen Tavern in the afternoon. He didn't have much work to do that day, so he decided to rest early.
The Noxus issue plaguing the Twin Cities isn't a huge problem, but it's not insignificant either. Right now, it doesn't seem like a real issue.
Upon entering, Silco first removed his collar and hung it on the coat rack. Then, loosening his clothes by tugging at the buttons, he lay back in the chair, took a bottle of wine from the table drawer, and prepared to have a couple of drinks.
After coming down from Piltover, Vander went back. He's been quite busy lately, just as much as Silco, especially regarding Vander Zaun army.
How can a father's troops be worse than a daughter's?
Seeing Vi swaggering around and issuing orders every day, it's impossible for Vander not to feel envious. But Zaun simply doesn't have enough population for Vander to recruit and build an army.
Sevika wasn't at the Fugen Tavern today either. When she left Piltover, she brought a group of people to inspect the cargo at the Piltover docks, using the same docks shared by Zaun and Piltover.
Stretching his body, Silco picked up his glass, took a sip, and narrowed his eyes slightly.
How to put it
It feels really good.
It seems that since meeting Li Ke, Silco has stopped worrying about the future of Zaun, even though that guy is just a Zaun leader who doesn't take any responsibility. But everything is getting better.
Setting down his glass, Silco habitually tapped his fingers on the table, but then he noticed an extra note in the folder containing his files.
The note was covered by a document, with only a corner showing, but the blue glimpse on it was quite eye-catching. Silco immediately sat up straight, picked up the document that was holding the note down, and then reached out and picked up the note.
With just one glance, his eyes filled with tenderness.
It was a simple smiley face drawn with blue crayon.
That's Jinx's style.
"Why would someone write to me out of the blue?" Silco muttered, turning the envelope over. After just one glance, his expression turned serious.
"Li, Ke!" The voice came from his throat, squeezed out through his teeth.
Anger Flash in Silco's eyes. He slammed the note on the table, quickly stood up, and the dizziness from his few drinks vanished. He walked out the door in a few steps.
"Everyone! Find Jinx and Li Ke!"
Silco spoke loudly to the members downstairs at the Fugen Tavern.
Among these people were law enforcement officers from the Sump, civil servants from Zaun, and in short, former subordinates of Silco. When Silco entered the Zaun council, they naturally followed him into Zaun.
Now, upon hearing Silco's voice, they were completely bewildered, but they all reacted quickly.
"Yes!"
"What's going on? Why are we suddenly being asked to find Miss Jinx and Congressman Li Ke?"
"Stop asking! Let's get moving! Can't you see the Boss's face is sour?"
Silco followed in the crowd, saying, "Send some people to the Hex Airship in Piltover, and the rest to the docks!"
The order was given swiftly, Silco left the Fugen Tavern.
Li Ke, you son of a bitch!
If you're going to do this, you should at least tell me!
Upstairs in the Fugen Tavern, in Silco's office, a note was slapped onto a stack of documents. Written on the note was a line of crooked handwriting, "Li Ke and I went on a trip, hehe~~~"
The deployment of the Sump enforcement officers and Silco's rush to the docks quickly reached Vi's attention. As the head of the Sump enforcement bureau, Vi wielded considerable power, so she was naturally among the first to know about such matters.
Upon learning the news, Vander rushed to Silco and Vi's side immediately.
"Li Ke ran away with Jinx?"
Vander's very first words almost made Silco laugh in anger.
"It's not running away. Zaun is their home. There's no reason for them to run away from home." Silco looked at Vander with annoyance and said in a deep voice, "It was Li Ke who took Jinx out. Jinx said she was going on a trip."
"Tourism?" Vander was taken aback.
Wei muttered to herself, "It's just going out to play, is it really necessary to make such a fuss? She's so grown up, and with Li Ke with her, how could she possibly get lost?"
Hearing Wei's grumbling, Vander said angrily, "Going out to play is fine, but she should at least tell us! How long is she going to be gone? When will she be back? Does she have any money? Where is she going? How can she just leave without saying anything?"
Hearing Vander's nagging, Wei scratched her ear and said impatiently, "It's because you're always nagging like this that Li Ke took her and ran away!"
"If you two knew, it would be a miracle if Jinx even got out!"
"A doting father, and a fucking doting father to two daughters!" Vi said angrily. "And you only talk about Jinx, only about when she'll be back. Didn't you even think about when Li Ke will be back?"
Wei felt this didn't make sense!
Even the Lord of Zaun has fled!
Is Li Ke really the leader of Zaun?
As a result, Vander and Silco said at the same time, "Who cares about him?"
Wei was taken aback, then laughed in exasperation.
At 4:13 p. m., a group of law enforcement officers found Silco.
"Consul Silco, according to information provided by residents, people resembling Councilor Jinx and Councilor Li Ke have been spotted at the docks."
"Go quickly!" Vander said immediately.
At 4:25, Silco rode Vander and Vi rode on Hextech Flyboard, and they arrived at Zaun's docks from Hope Community in just ten minutes.
Between the narrow, secluded gorges, boats are making their way from Zaun to the sea.
When Silco and the others arrived, there was a small boat that looked like a small fishing boat. But don't let its size fool you, it was equipped with Hextech and Shimmer Energy. The small fishing boat had just left the dock.
"Vander, look, isn't that Jinx?"
Silco pointed to the small fishing boat and asked Vander.
Vander squinted; his eyesight was better than Silco's. He saw a girl wearing a hat, giggling, jumping around on the bow of the ship with her arms outstretched, waving at Zaun.
She appears slim, but has a well-proportioned figure, especially with her exceptionally long legs. Wearing a black denim jacket and shorts, this look and style truly embody Jinx!
Behind the girl was a young man who had one hand around her waist to prevent her from falling off the boat, and the other hand was waving to the crowd on the shore.
The small boat began to accelerate, and the sea breeze blew off the two men's hats, revealing beautiful blue hair and mysterious black hair.
The sunlight shone on the sea, and she smiled with immense joy.
"Silco, Vander! I'm going out to play!"
"Don't come looking for us!"
The girl shouted loudly.
Upon hearing the sound, Vander took two steps back, preparing to leap onto the boat, or swim if necessary!
But as soon as he stepped back, Silco suddenly reached out and grabbed the hair on his face, pulling hard.
"Silco, what are you doing?!" Vander asked Silco, wincing in pain and puzzled.
"Forget it, Vander," Silco said. "Let her go out if she wants to. Everything's fine in Zaun anyway, it doesn't matter whether Li Ke is here or not."
"She was smiling so happily. In the past, she would often ask me if she could go out to sea with Sevika, if she could go to see other places, but I always stopped her and wouldn't let her leave me."
"She seems crazy, but she's actually weak and timid. Without my permission or someone she knows, she wouldn't dare leave Zaun."
"So even though she really wanted to go out, she still obediently stayed by my side, but... that was before."
"That bastard Li Ke gave her courage and hope, making her no longer afraid of being alone or of strangers."
"My daughter has grown up and it's time for her to have her own world."
As he spoke, Silco laughed, then released his grip on Vander's hair and raised both hands to wave at the small boat that had already sailed far away.
On a sunny day in Zaun,
He took her and ran away from Zaun.
It is said that,
We need to go out and see the world.