Sisters Meet, Li Ke Dissuades Jinx

At eight in the evening, in Zaun's Mid-level Plaza, on the main road leading to the Gutter, Malson walked at the front. Suddenly, he raised a hand and gestured gently behind him.

Not far behind, three figures, two large and one small, were following Malson from a distance.

Li Ke and Jinx had both put on Cloaks. The reason was simple: there were now wanted posters for him and Jinx in the Gutter. If they didn't wear hoods to cover their faces, it would be impossible to reach the depths of the Gutter safely.

As for Black Alley, it was an even more stimulating place. Now, wanted notices for Li Ke and Jinx were plastered on every street and alley there.

Malson returned to Li Ke and Jinx. Jinx was biting her thumb, her nails, painted pink, were unevenly chewed, like a shark's teeth.

Li Ke glanced at the restless and agitated Jinx. Isha was hugging her thigh, occasionally looking up at Jinx.

She had also noticed that Jinx's mood was off.

"We can't go down this road anymore, Boss. They're checking even more strictly than a few days ago. I think we need to take another route," Malson said to Li Ke. He continued, "Silco's people are already here, but I suspect they're looking for Vi. We don't need to take the risk of using the main road."

"Then let's take another route. Does Zaun not have other roads?" Li Ke said, putting his arm around Jinx's shoulder and hugging her tightly. Jinx looked up at Li Ke, her eyes dark and unclear, flashing bright then dim, her mental state not good.

But fortunately, when she met Li Ke's gaze, she came to her senses, tilted her head slightly, and her eyes conveyed her meaning – What's wrong?

Li Ke asked her, "Can you still free-run in the Rift?"

"Li Ke, I could do that when I was eight," Jinx said.

"Good, then let's go now." Li Ke nodded. Then, he squatted down and looked at Isha.

Li Ke looked at Isha, opened his arms, patted his chest, and said, "Come here."

Isha looked at Li Ke and immediately understood his meaning. She also opened her arms, walked forward, and hugged Li Ke.

Picking up Isha, Li Ke and his group headed for another path.

There were many ways to get to the Gutter. Taking the main road was just the most convenient one. For the children of Zaun, the absence of roads was normal; finding a way was their daily routine.

Soon, before nine o'clock, in the Gutter area, Li Ke put Isha down on the ground. Smelling the familiar scent of the Gutter, Li Ke felt a little lightheaded.

"I've only been gone for about ten days, and this place has already changed," Li Ke said, looking at the environment with some emotion. Jinx, standing beside him, lowered her head and said nothing.

Isha covered her little nose.

Then, a figure appeared, sticking out his tongue. Malson, sweating profusely, saw Li Ke and Jinx and walked over. After taking a deep breath, he said, "Let's go. We'll go this way."

"During this period, I gathered my brothers, and they also brought their friends into the Lian Hua Gang. With the weapons Jinx made for us, and taking advantage of the chaos in Black Alley, we managed to seize some territory."

Malson said to Li Ke as they walked.

"We now have over twenty people. Although we can't compare to the big gangs, we are a small force in Black Alley."

Li Ke nodded.

"The stronghold we're heading to now is on the outskirts of Black Alley. That place used to belong to the Spider Gang, who were in the liquor smuggling business, but now, like the Ci Mu Gang, they've both been swallowed up," Malson said with a sigh.

In Zaun, ten days brought a small cycle. It wasn't strange for small gangs and factions to have no chance of rising, and for people drinking together in a bar today to end up dead in some gutter tomorrow.

Following Malson, after about half an hour, Li Ke and the others arrived at the outskirts of Black Alley.

Once in the Gutter, putting on a Cloak to hide oneself was nothing. There were people like that everywhere in this place.

Because of this, Li Ke's group entered Black Alley without being stopped, and Malson continued to lead the way.

Soon, they arrived at the stronghold Malson had mentioned.

Inside a rusted iron fence with holes, sheet metal shelves and scrap metal were piled up, forming a maze-like environment. In the innermost area, many tents, the kind for wanderers, had been set up.

In the center was a large tent, with blue and pink petals spray-painted on it.

"We're here."

Malson stood to the side, spreading his hands.

Li Ke looked towards Jinx with concern, only to see her lips move twice and her eyes dart away.

Someone outside the tent saw Li Ke and Jinx, then went into the tent and said something.

Immediately after, Li Ke saw a woman with pink hair wearing a jacket rush out of the tent.

Jinx saw her too. The moment she saw the woman, Jinx's expression became completely uncontrollable. The word "obedient" was completely unsuitable for Jinx. In front of Li Ke or Isha, Jinx was always playful, neurotic, and boisterous. But at this moment, Li Ke truly saw obedience in Jinx.

Her eyes were glued to the pink-haired woman. Jinx lifted her foot, then quickly put it down. She simply clasped her hands in front of her, in a praying gesture, and took a cautious step forward.

But the pink-haired woman from the tent had already rushed over. She ran very fast, her arms spread wide as she swept past the crowd. Ignoring Li Ke and Isha, she directly and forcefully hugged Jinx.

"Powder."

Vi hugged Jinx tightly, burying her in her embrace, her hands pressed firmly against the back of Jinx's head.

"Vi?"

Jinx whispered, and her response was Vi's even tighter embrace and Vi's gentle voice.

"It's me, Powder, it's me."

"Is it really you?" Jinx still asked cautiously, unable to believe it.

Vi released Jinx and looked into her eyes. She spoke, "Don't you even recognize your own Sister anymore? It's me, Vi, it really is me. I'm back, I'm right here."

"But I thought you were already dead."

Seeing the stunned Jinx, whose eyes were filled with disbelief, Vi froze. Then she quickly placed her hands on Jinx's face, stroking her cheeks with an apologetic expression. "I'm sorry, Powder. I wanted to come back for you, I swear. But I was captured."

"By Marcus?"

"I don't know him, but that doesn't matter. Anyway, I really didn't expect to see you again."

With that, Vi hugged Jinx again.

"I'm sorry, Powder, I'm really sorry. I shouldn't have left you. It was my fault."

Listening to Vi's gentle voice, Jinx raised her hands and hugged Vi back tightly, burying her head in Vi's shoulder. She could no longer control her emotions and sobbed while hugging Vi, tears streaming from her eyes.

After separating, Jinx looked at Vi, her eyes moist. She pursed her lips and said, "But everything changed after you left."

She didn't dare to look at Vi, her hands clasped in front of her. Her body was no longer straight, and her slender frame curled up in front of Vi. Her expression was like a child who had made a mistake. "I changed too."

Vi reached out and turned Jinx's face towards her, saying, "I know, Powder. I understand."

"Whatever you did, it was to survive."

"Me too. It doesn't matter."

"The most important thing is that we're reunited."

Malson looked up and couldn't help but rub his eyes. Li Ke next to him also felt a sting in his nose.

Li Ke had been very moved when he first saw this scene. Vi was truly a great Sister. Just as she said, she had gone back to find Powder immediately, but she was caught by Marcus.

How old was Vi then? She was only in her teens. Powder, with good intentions, had done bad things. Vi had repeatedly emphasized that Powder shouldn't follow her, but Powder didn't listen, leading to the death of her close childhood friend and Vander, whom Vi regarded as a father.

Vi naturally lost control, but she quickly calmed down again.

And Vi, after spending so many years in prison, had always been thinking of Powder. If not for the sudden appearance of...

Li Ke thought, then looked up at the tent and saw a tall figure walking out.

Damn, she actually came.

Li Ke's mouth twitched. The classic scene of three women putting on a play was about to unfold.

Caitlyn, with her beautiful long blue hair, wearing Enforcer clothes, and a face full of disbelief, said, "Vi, your Sister is Jinx?"

The moment the words fell, Jinx released Vi's hand and casually reached behind her back, pulling out a pistol and aiming it at the astonished Caitlyn.

Vi was startled and tried to stop Jinx, then turned to face Caitlyn, who was walking towards them.

"Listen, I can explain! Caitlyn, we can talk."

Before Caitlyn could speak, Jinx, from behind Vi, lost control and said, "Talk? You're going to talk to her? Why are you with a cop?"

"I just blew up the Upper City and stole their stuff, and then you show up, bringing a cop with you?"

"Sister, are you really thinking of me? You're looking for me? No, this is a trap! You're actually working with them, aren't you?"

Without waiting for Vi to answer, she shouted sharply, "Have you forgotten who killed Mom? God, you're with a cop now?"

"Shut up! Milo, I don't have time to listen to you right now!"

"Shut up, just shut up!"

"Jinx! It's okay, calm down." Vi quickly looked at Jinx again and tried to soothe her.

"Don't call me that! My name is Jinx now, Jinx already killed herself."

"No, you shouldn't be called Jinx, you—"

"Don't talk to me like you're talking to a child!" Jinx raised her hand and pointed her pistol at Vi's face, which startled Vi greatly.

Then, a hand appeared and pressed down on Jinx's arm.

"?"

Jinx tilted her head and looked at Li Ke, her eyes vacant as she asked, "Are you working with her too? Right?"

Seeing Jinx point her pistol at Li Ke, Isha quickly stepped forward to intervene.

Li Ke shook his head and said, "We're on the same side."

"Then what are you doing right now?"

"You should listen to Vi's explanation. She was imprisoned for years and came to find you the moment she got out. If it weren't for that cop, she'd still be in prison," Li Ke told Jinx.

After hearing Li Ke's words, Jinx's eyes slowly regained some color, and she looked at Vi.

"What he said is true. I did all this for you." Vi glanced at Li Ke, then said to Jinx.

When Jinx had pointed the gun at her just now, she had almost lost control too.

Vi felt just as much grievance as Jinx!

But because she was the older sister, she had to indulge Jinx and manage her emotions. But what was Jinx doing just now?

Vi also felt a complex mix of emotions.

Perhaps, as Jinx herself said, she had changed.

But Vi still said earnestly, "I can explain this, okay? Jinx, please."

Li Ke whispered beside Jinx, "Listen to me. Whether you're Jinx or Jinx, you're always her sister, and she's always your sister. Do you understand?"

"You're pointing a gun at her now, but can you really pull the trigger?"

"..." Jinx fell silent.

"Clack."

Then, the pistol dropped to the ground. Jinx let her arms hang limply, looked into Li Ke's eyes, and said softly, "Really?"

"Of course."

"Besides, I'm here." Li Ke smiled, reached out and gently patted Jinx's shoulder. Leaning against her, he looked at Caitlyn and whispered, "That cop can't do anything right now. She can only watch from here."

"Don't be nervous, don't be scared. This is our territory."

Jinx nodded.

Seeing that her condition had improved a bit, Li Ke breathed a sigh of relief.

Although there was still a rift between the sisters, at least the crack had been mended.

In the War of Two Cities, it was precisely because of Caitlyn's appearance that the Wildfire Gang took Vi, and Jinx became completely unhinged. Then, under Silco's "therapy," she became a madwoman who could attack Vi.

This fixed, unresolvable arrangement made Li Ke think of the game Cyberpunk 2077. Because in the game, if Arasaka Raiden had V's phone number, would there have been so many problems?

In the end, it was the screenwriter's fault!

But it was not too late for everything.

Because Li Ke was a man with the script!

Vi could completely join the Lian Hua Gang and be with Jinx. As for Caitlyn...

Let the young lady from the Upper City return to the Upper City safely.

Honestly, after watching the show, it was impossible for Li Ke to say he had no good feelings for Caitlyn. However, from the perspective of a Zaunite, Li Ke did not like Caitlyn.

Even though Caitlyn was upright, kind, and determined to bring peace to the two cities, Li Ke still disliked her.

The goodwill released by those in power was condescending pity.

"Malson."

"Yes, Boss."

"Keep an eye on that policewoman. Don't hurt her, but don't let her wander around either."

"Yes."

Vi opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but when she met Jinx's gaze, she closed her mouth again.

Li Ke reached out and took Jinx's hand, looking at Vi.

"Vi, it's really been a long time."

"Li Ke." Vi bit her lip, then nodded, "It has been a long time."

"Come on, let's have a good talk."

"Let's clear everything up."

Vi took a deep breath and followed Jinx, who was holding Li Ke's hand but kept looking back at her.

"Okay."