Upon reaching the Sump, Li Ke told Jinx to go back first, saying he would bring Vander back to the Lian Hua Gang later. Jinx expressed her desire to go with him, but Vi grabbed her by the neck, saying she had something to say to her.
He ignored Jinx's cries of "Help, help, Li Ke, help me!"
Li Ke laughed heartily and walked away with Silco and Vander.
Anyway, Vi is a bit of a siscon, so she wouldn't really do anything to Jinx.
Moreover, Li Ke thought this was a good thing. Vander's appearance thawed the relationship between the two sisters. As Jinx's bed partner, Li Ke knew very well how much Jinx valued Vi. On the surface, she was indifferent to Vi, but in reality, her love for Vi was deep in her bones.
Arrogant Gold!
Fugen Tavern was cleared out by Sevika in the evening, but to be honest, since Silco didn't make a profit from Fugen Tavern anyway, leaving the tavern there was more of a nostalgic gesture than a reminder of its existence.
As for what Silco was worried about, he himself couldn't explain it, and even if he could, he wouldn't say it.
He is someone who doesn't express his emotions.
Vander walked into the Fugen Tavern, looked around with a complicated expression, and said:
"Silco, you haven't demolished this place yet?"
"Demolition? That's too much trouble."
Silco glanced at the bar and saw various drawings by Jinx on the long table, which were memories of him and Jinx. But besides that, there were also memories that once belonged to the Zaun trio on this table.
"Trouble? You're really something, that damn mouth of yours still can't utter a single nice word." Vander walked to the bar, stood in front of it, and stretched out his large paw to touch the table. Li Ke followed, standing behind Vander, and heard his voice.
Vander's tone was self-deprecating, yet tinged with tenderness. "I wonder what she would think of us if she were still alive."
"Her two best friends, like-minded partners, are now one disfigured and the other no longer human. It's really interesting."
"Really? Then I guess I'll be more popular with her." Silco walked over to the bar from the side, took out a bunch of bottles and three glasses, and started mixing drinks on her own.
A glass of wine was placed on the table, and Vander's Kog'Maw gaped open. To be honest, his breath smelled really bad, no wonder Jinx said she would brush his teeth every day starting today.
The smell was truly fishy and foul.
He picked up the cup, gulped it down, and then frowned, "It really has no taste."
"I think I've lost my sense of taste; I can only smell blood."
Silco pretended not to hear and poured Vander another glass. Vander didn't say anything, but just reached out and drank it.
After finishing his three glasses of wine, Silco also drank three glasses, then lowered his eyes and remained silent.
Vander looked at him, his ugly face contorted into a grin, and began slamming his paw on the table, shouting, "Hey, don't think that's all!"
"Vander, don't push your luck," Silco said, lowering his eyes but raising his eyelids.
"I'm pushing my luck, so what can you do about it? I think I could take on a hundred of those monsters you created right now." Vander slammed his claws on the table, punching a hole right through it.
"Hoo--" Silco looked up at Vander, reached out and ruffled his hair, making it messy, with a tuft of black hair falling across his forehead. At this moment, his hairstyle looked almost the same as Jinx's.
He picked up his glass, gulped down the drink, and said in a deep voice, "Fine, I apologize."
"I'm sorry I killed you, Vander."
"If you can't let it go, then wait until I finish what I'm doing, then you can take your revenge on me. I'll be waiting," Silco said calmly to Vander.
Vander ignored Silco and instead looked at Li Ke, his two sharp claws awkwardly hooking up the glass and clinking glasses with Li Ke.
"So many years have passed, why is he still so awkward?" Vander said to Li Ke with a strange expression.
"Who says otherwise?" Li Ke nodded.
"I'm not joking!" Silco, exasperated, slammed his fist on the table and shouted.
"Once we defeat Piltover and Zaun becomes independent, you can take my life anytime."
"Damn it, what would I do with your worthless life?"
Vander looked at Silco speechlessly, then at Li Ke, and said, "Li Ke, don't mind him. He's always been like this, but I didn't expect him to be like this in his old age. He thinks everyone is like him, putting hatred first and choosing the most extreme way to do anything."
"But in reality, only a madman would do that."
"I thought he would change a bit," Vander said, with obvious disdain.
"That makes sense." Li Ke nodded.
"You guys..." Silco took a deep breath, feeling annoyed.
"Is there anything to eat?" Vander suddenly asked him.
Silco looked up at the ceiling, then looked down and started rummaging through something.
Then, some items meant to accompany the drinks were found under the table.
Vander said with a laugh, "I used to be one of those people inside; I did all these things."
Silco pretended not to hear this.
As he ate what was on his plate, Vander reiterated that he truly couldn't taste anything.
Then, the two of them started drinking alone, leaving Li Ke, who was standing next to them, feeling somewhat helpless.
"Alright, elders, can you please get this straight? Can you stop wasting time? I need to cook dinner when I get home."
"Cook for Jinx?"
"Li Ke, what exactly is your relationship with Jinx now?"
Silco and Vander spoke at the same time, then exchanged a glance.
Li Ke shrugged helplessly and said, "Could you please hurry up? Once your problem is solved, we should talk about Piltover. I'm a man with curfews, do you understand?"
"If I'm not back by 9 p. m., Jinx won't see me and she'll make a scene."
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The two old men were speechless. Then, Silco put down his glass, finally abandoning his pride.
"I was wrong, Vander. I admit, you weren't wrong back then. In the years since you died, I've adopted Jinx and raised her. Now I understand what you were thinking."
"Having a daughter is indeed very troublesome," Silco said earnestly.
Upon hearing this, Vander looked at Silco in surprise, put down his cup, moved his eyes, and said, "She is my daughter."
"..." Silco took a deep breath, put down his glass, wiped his hands, got up and walked out of the bar towards the second floor.
"Alright, I'm not joking anymore," Vander called out to Silco.
Silco turned around and met Vander's gaze.
"I'm sorry to kill you."
"It's alright." Vander smiled and said, "Besides, I've done a lot of things that I've wronged you. People always change, Silco. Back then, you couldn't understand why I compromised, and I couldn't understand why you wouldn't give up after seeing so much suffering. But now, perhaps I can understand you."
"So, I also want to apologize to you, brother, for betraying you." Vander raised his glass and drank it down.
"But for the future of Zaun, to paraphrase something she once said, the most important lesson in life is to..."
Silco squinted, and her image appeared in his mind: Jinx and Vi's mother, Vander and his best friend, a somewhat narcissistic woman.
Silco picked up where Vander left off:
Learn to let go.