If you don't give it to me, I'll take it.

As Li Ke walked back with Isha, his expression was a little unnatural.

Actually, when he went to the Fugen Tavern, Li Ke had already considered the outcome of talking with Silco. The probability of failure was infinitely high. After all, if Silco were that easily persuaded, he wouldn't be Silco. For Zaun, he was a madman who wouldn't even spare his own life.

For such a person, it was impossible to make him yield through mere talk therapy.

Speaking of which, why was it that other transmigration protagonists could make "villains" come to their senses with just a few words, but it was different for him?

Inside the room, if Silco hadn't been wary of Li Ke's martial prowess, he would have definitely made a move. Li Ke's senses were far beyond those of ordinary people. Li Ke could tell at a glance if there was any unnaturalness on someone's face. Because of this, Li Ke noticed Silco's hand fumbling around under the table, and immediately realized there was a gun under it.

Otherwise? Was Silco going to fumble around under his crotch for half the day?

Therefore, Li Ke ultimately forced Silco to submit through sheer force.

But Li Ke hadn't expected that as they were talking, he himself almost got persuaded by Silco. The Zaun Godfather had actually shown a moment of vulnerability in front of him?

In the animation, the only time Silco showed vulnerability was towards Jinx, right?

Because of this, it had to be said that Li Ke not only failed to persuade Silco to cooperate with him, but he almost fell into the trap himself.

The Zaun Godfather showing you vulnerability, hinting that he wants you to help him – who could resist that?

Silco truly possessed a lot of Charm.

This was also one of the reasons why Li Ke didn't make a move.

There were several reasons for not killing Silco—

First, if Silco were truly dead, the Alchemical Barons of Zaun would be leaderless. To fight for territory and the power left behind by Silco, these short-sighted individuals would definitely turn on each other.

Zaun would descend into complete chaos. Of course, Li Ke could transform into Zaun's killer and take them down one by one, fighting anyone who defied him. But could he kill them all? What would be the point of building up Zaun then?

Second, by keeping Silco alive, his political acumen and iron fist would be of great help to Zaun's development. Li Ke wanted Zaun to improve and would definitely have to interact with the council members of Piltover in the future. However, Li Ke understood nothing about politics and could easily be tricked by those people. Therefore, this aspect had to be left to Silco to handle.

Third, naturally, it was because of Jinx. Her heart was not large, and she couldn't hold many people. It was essential that she didn't lose anyone.

His hand was tugged, and Li Ke looked down to see Isha looking at him.

"It's okay, I'm not unhappy, don't worry, Isha."

Li Ke patted Isha's head and smiled.

But then, as if remembering something, Li Ke quickly said to Isha, "However, when we get back, I'll need your help with something, Isha."

Isha tilted her head, "?"

At the Lian Hua Gang's stronghold, Li Ke and Isha had walked back. When they returned to the tent, it was empty. But soon, Jinx and Vi appeared together.

The two entered the large tent together. Jinx walked in front, with Vi beside her, her expression looking much more relaxed.

Isha remembered Li Ke's words and ran to Jinx with a pen. Seeing Isha, Jinx happily crouched down, extended her hands, and opened them towards Isha.

"What do you want to draw? Let me see."

One large and one small, two cute figures huddled together, while Li Ke leaned towards Vi.

"Made up?"

Vi glanced at Li Ke, gave a wry smile, and shook her head. "No, she's still mad at me, but she's willing to talk to me, on the condition that I call her Jinx, not Powder."

"What's the big deal? Whether you call her Jinx or Powder, she's still your sister."

Vi pursed her lips, wanting to say something. She first shook her head, then immediately nodded, looking completely conflicted.

But she quickly grabbed Li Ke's arm and asked him, "What did you say to Silco?"

"You're not going to side with him like Powder, are you?"

"The world isn't black and white, and people aren't purely good or evil, Vi," Li Ke said after some thought.

"Maybe you're right, but he killed Vander," Vi looked at Li Ke very seriously, gritting her teeth. "He also made Powder like this. I want revenge, Li Ke."

"Vi, it wasn't Silco who made Powder become Jinx," Li Ke shook his head.

Even now, Vi was unwilling to admit that it wasn't Silco who had driven Jinx to a mental breakdown, but herself.

Although, Silco was also a trigger that made Jinx the way she was.

No. It should be said that things started to spiral out of control from the moment Vi heard about the treasure from Ekko and went to Piltover to steal.

Vi's expression shifted, a hint of unwillingness. But Li Ke immediately spoke up, "Let's not talk about that. By the way, Vi, are you planning to stay here, or are you going to Piltover with that Piltover Cop?"

"Of course I'm staying here. Powder is here, why would I go to Piltover alone? Am I crazy?" Vi looked speechless, not understanding Li Ke's meaning.

Li Ke smiled.

Alright, the timeline has truly been altered. The current Vi and Caitlyn don't have a deep bond, and Jinx hasn't gone berserk in front of Vi. Therefore, Vi isn't planning to take the civil service exam in Piltover and become a Piltover Enforcer.

As long as they don't connect, it's fine. He was just afraid that Vi and Caitlyn would connect and Vi would irrationally run off with Caitlyn.

If she ran, Jinx would definitely go crazy too, which was something Li Ke didn't want to see.

Now, it was still not too late. Many things could be changed.

"Then, I officially welcome you back, Vi," Li Ke said to Vi.

"Don't give me that, Li Ke. I have no intention of recognizing you as my Boss," Vi frowned.

Stubbornness was her nature, and recklessness was etched into her very bones, perhaps. Silco's description of Vi was quite apt.

The reason for acting this way was that Vi had always been the dominant one when interacting with Li Ke, the leader of their team.

She would feel awkward now if she recognized Li Ke as the boss.

Although she didn't know how Li Ke had become so strong, Vi felt a little unconvinced, just a tiny bit.

"Whatever you say." Li Ke said casually. He didn't care about Vi; he cared about Jinx.

If Vi wasn't Jinx's emotional support, Li Ke honestly wouldn't have cared where Vi went.

It wouldn't be Li Ke's business if she went to fight Caitlyn and got knocked out.

No longer bothering with Vi, Li Ke walked towards Jinx.

As he approached, Li Ke saw Jinx with her arms and legs spread wide, encircling Isha and holding the little one in her embrace, sticking out her tongue as she taught Isha to draw.

"You want to see fireflies? No problem, I can make them, and they'll even explode. What? You want to see live fireflies?"

"That'll be troublesome. Isha, for real fireflies, we'll have to go to the Upper City to catch them, and we might not even be able to catch any."

"But, I know a place with fireflies," Jinx babbled on to Isha.

"What are you talking about?" Li Ke sat down behind Jinx and leaned in to look at Isha's drawing. On the paper in Isha's hand appeared a strange firefly with particularly large eyes and fangs. The key thing was, it was blue.

Hearing his voice, Jinx leaned back, her soft body sinking directly into Li Ke's embrace.

From Vi's perspective, it looked like Jinx was holding Isha, and Li Ke was holding Jinx.

The scene looked just like a family of three!

But, that wasn't right!

What about me?

This scene made Vi feel very uncomfortable. No, Li Ke's position should have been hers!

Jinx tilted her head back, looking at Li Ke, and said with a grin, "Isha wants to see fireflies, and I was thinking of catching a few."

"Are there fireflies in Zaun?"

"Yes, the Wildfire Gang has them. I'll just ask them for a few. If they don't give them to me, I'll take them," Jinx said.

Li Ke smiled and secretly exchanged a glance with Isha.

Little Isha happily showed her teeth, her little expression smug.

She had helped Brother.

She didn't want to see fireflies at all; she preferred the "toys" her Sister tinkered with. But, this was Brother's idea.

So... Isha would naturally do as he asked.