Build a community, a community better than the Wildfire Gang

"How do we find the Wildfire Gang then?"

In the tent, Vi spread out the quilt on the floor. She naturally wanted to stay with Jinx, still hoping Jinx would talk to her and tell stories like when she was little, looking up at Vi with admiration.

But Jinx didn't approach Vi. She just glanced at Vi a few times before going over to Li Ke and Isha. Their beds were there, separate from Vi's.

Vi was troubled by this, but thinking that her relationship with Jinx had improved somewhat, she patted her cheeks to encourage herself. Then, she obediently sat on the cushion, watching Jinx talk to Li Ke.

Li Ke noticed Vi's expression and found it amusing.

In the original storyline, Jinx would frantically search for Vi, blocking bridges and even going to Piltover to capture Caitlyn. But now?

Vi was shamelessly sticking to Jinx.

Li Ke, watching from Jinx's perspective, found it quite satisfying.

"Chasing a girl is fun for a while, but winning her back is a whole different story!"

"Find them? We can't," Jinx shook her head in response to Li Ke's question.

She popped a candy into her mouth and looked at Li Ke as she spoke, her legs crossed. "Those guys are like rats; nobody knows where they hide. Silco has sent many people to catch them, but they always fail."

"If you ask me, they should change their gang name to the Wild Rat Gang. I've never seen people who can escape like them," Jinx said, crossing her arms and puffing out her cheeks slightly. "Last time Sevika was working in the Upper City, her cargo was hijacked by the Wildfire Gang. One of their members even looked like..."

Jinx suddenly stopped talking, her gaze shifting from Li Ke's face to Vi.

Jinx had a habit when talking to people: she would stare directly into their eyes, never breaking eye contact. Because of this, Li Ke naturally noticed the subtle shift in her gaze.

Li Ke also knew what Jinx was about to say – the girl from the Wildfire Gang that Jinx encountered when she first appeared in the War of Two Cities, the one who looked very much like Vi when she was little.

Jinx looked at Vi and saw that Vi, who had been restlessly rubbing her hair, immediately brightened up when she saw Jinx looking her way. Vi sat up straight like a little puppy, hands placed on her knees, and looked at Jinx.

Seeing this, a subtle curve formed at the corner of Jinx's mouth, but she quickly looked away again.

Jinx shifted her gaze again.

Li Ke was right. She had to play hard to get with her Sister, otherwise, her Sister wouldn't cherish her.

Yes, this was Li Ke's advice to Jinx.

Vi: "..."

"So, to find them, we need to devise a plan to lure them out, and then deliberately let them escape. Only by following them can we find their hideout."

Jinx opened her mouth, a candy stuck between her front teeth. She bit down hard, the candy crunching. With her hands behind her head, she said:

"Catching them and interrogating them is useless. The Wildfire Gang members are very loyal to their leader. Silco has tried interrogating them before, but it always failed. They wouldn't say anything, and some would even bite their own tongues off to commit suicide."

Li Ke nodded.

The Wildfire Gang's members were loyal, not because the Wildfire Gang was a gang, but because it was a community, a home.

Under Ekko's leadership, the Wildfire Gang flourished. Why were they loyal? It was precisely because they knew that even if they died, their families and friends would be helped by Ekko within the Wildfire Gang, and they would live well.

But what if the Wildfire Gang was gone?

All those good things, the future filled with expectations, would turn into bubbles, shattered with a single poke.

They weren't actually serving Ekko; they were protecting their home.

The reason Li Ke asked Isha to help him get information about the Wildfire Gang from Jinx was because the Wildfire Gang was a very powerful force.

Among Zaun's gangs, the Wildfire Gang was the only one that opposed Silco. They had destroyed a lot of Silco's smuggled goods, yet Silco could do nothing about the Wildfire Gang. Because of this, Li Ke wanted to gain Ekko and the Wildfire Gang.

To unite Zaun, the Wildfire Gang was very important!

Li Ke lowered his head, lost in thought.

"Do you need my help?" Jinx looked at the thoughtful Li Ke, propped herself up on the ground, and crawled towards him like a cat, her face serious. "I can help you, Li Ke."

"I'm good at this kind of thing."

"You don't need to do this kind of thing," Li Ke immediately shook his head.

"You don't trust me?"

"Not at all. Leave catching Fireflies to someone else. I need your help with something else." Li Ke said, reaching out to ruffle Jinx's head.

This is awkward. Jinx is really a textbook Mine Girl.

She's beautiful. Without her makeup and dark circles, calling her sweet and Cute wouldn't be an exaggeration. But it's her personality...

Honestly, if I didn't know why Jinx became this way, and hadn't watched Arcane, Li Ke would actually like her and pity her. But interacting with her is really tiring.

Because you never know when you'll step on her landmine, make her unhappy, and then she'll create huge trouble.

However, there's already been a big change. If it were before, Li Ke saying this would likely cause Jinx to pull out a gun, or her eyes would glaze over, filled with deadness as she looked at him.

But now, she didn't. She just pouted, a little unhappy.

This is already a huge change, isn't it?!

Hearing Li Ke say that, Jinx nodded, her mood brightening. "Then what do you need me to do?"

"I want you to help me change this place, Jinx."

"I need your mind, I need your talent," Li Ke said.

Jinx blinked. "Weapons?"

"Not weapons, Jinx. I need you to create technology that can improve people's lives."

Jinx froze, grabbing her hair and rubbing her head. She said with a headache, "But Li Ke, I only know how to make weapons."

"You've only made weapons," Li Ke shook his head.

Since there was no way to get the Wildfire Gang to come out amicably, he wouldn't rush to find them for now.

After all, Li Ke had just exchanged harsh words with Silco. He needed to produce some results to show Silco and begin changing Silco's extreme ideas.

And...

Build a community, like the Wildfire Gang.

No!

It had to be better than the Wildfire Gang!

Li Ke wanted to build a community in the current Black Alley that was better than the Wildfire Gang's. A community without Glow, without hatred, without hunger and cold.

He looked at Jinx and took a deep breath.

"For the time being, I think we'll be living here. We'll go back to the house in the Mid-level Plaza tomorrow to bring down what we need."

Jinx nodded.

She didn't care about the house in the Mid-level Plaza. What she cared about were the people in the house.

Li Ke then looked at Vi. Seeing that Vi was also looking at him, Li Ke smiled and said, "Big Sister, I need your help with something too."

"I'm very..." Vi had been watching Li Ke and Jinx interact for a long time. The jealousy had already flooded over to Li Ke's side. Hearing that Li Ke needed her help, she was naturally unwilling.

But seeing Jinx also looking at her, Vi immediately changed her tune:

"I'm very happy to help."

Her mouth twitched, and she smiled without warmth. "Boss."