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137 Chapter 135 · Choice and Apology

Panicked, terrified, and vaguely excited, he returned to Lanxun Manor.

As a luxurious area where rich people gather in Piltover, Lanxun Manor is the seat of all big families and merchants.

Ordinary people will subconsciously feel cautious just coming here, because even if it is just a guard, there is an arrogance far surpassing that of the security guards outside.

Once upon a time, walking on such a street made Stevan feel proud. Although he seldom went out after being paralyzed, he could still feel a strong sense of pride looking down at the civilians of Piltover below.

But now Stevan has no time to care about these things at all - he just returned home with the cadres in a mess.

Pushing the door open, Stevan could feel a little coldness, and there was a faint uneasy breath in the air.But escaped from death, coupled with feeling the opportunity coming, Stevan didn't realize that the atmosphere was wrong.

Entering the house and taking a few steps inside, it didn't take long for Stevan to see Camille staring at the distant sky.

Standing in front of the huge floor-to-ceiling windows, Camille looked out, staring at the shattered Sun Gate and the rock giant gradually receding into the mountain. Light, people can't guess what they think.

"Sister! The Philos family is about to rise!!"

Stevan said excitedly, his eyes full of excitement:
"You are right! Ixtar is the right choice! The backbone members of those three families have been wiped out, but our family has not been affected! We can seize this opportunity to become the real Piltover master!"

Hearing Stevan's words, Camille's eyes flickered for a moment, then nodded thoughtfully, closed his eyes and said calmly:

"Well...it is indeed a rare opportunity. Even if Noxus does not intend to give up Piltover, before they are free, the three major families that have lost their key members will be annexed by us one by one."

"You're right, we can seize this opportunity to become the rulers of Piltover... But one thing needs to be corrected, just the rulers, not the masters."

Hearing Camille's cold words, Stevan was slightly taken aback, and then said with a smile as if remembering something:

"Yes, sister, you are right. But now the only person Ixtar trusts in Piltover is us! We can definitely seize this opportunity!"

"Why did you come back?"

Feeling the excitement in Stevan's words, Camille didn't take it seriously, but looked at his younger brother and asked, "They are all dead, why did you come back?"

"Ah... this ah..."

Hearing this, he was taken aback.Then Stevan said with a full face of guilt: "It's because my sister is friends with him... It is thanks to your vision that I managed to survive."

"anything else?"

Although the contact time is not very long, Camille is a person who is good at analysis.

In the conversation with Izreal and Jael Mirdar, Camille learned about Yuan Chen's encounter with Izreal in the Temple of Parosa, and communicated with Jael Mirdar at the Sun Gate Bridge, And the accidents they encountered when they first went to the bottom of the trench.

In Camille's personality portrait of Yuan Chen, she positioned Yuan Chen as a...good person.

But Camille is very clear that although he is a "good man", it does not mean that Yuan Chen is a soft-hearted person... This is because he still chose to kill all the three major families even though he was sympathetic. This can be seen from key members.

If the members of the three major families successfully left, it would be like Stevan.Then the pattern of Piltover will only change subtly.

And with the complete loss of control of the Sun Gate, coupled with the decline of the three major families.Perhaps the whole of Piltover will return to the original stage of wildness...the era of poisoning and murder, where everyone competed for the market based on their ability.

And now, they're dead.Then, as representatives of the alliance with Ixtar, the Philos family will be the ones who pick the fruit.

There may be brief confusion in the process, but only short-lived.

The method of thunder shows the heart of a bodhisattva.

"But why did you come back?" Camille asked calmly.

After thinking about it, Stevan said, "Oh, yes. Mr. Yuanchen asked me to convey a message to you."

"what news."

"Your allegiance is to the family or to Piltover."

Stevan said with erratic eyes - in fact, Yuan Chen didn't tell him that.What Yuan Chen asked him to convey was "Whether you are loyal to the family or the head of the family."

But Stewan could feel the indifference between Yuan Chen's words, so Stewan didn't refute when facing Yuan Chen.But when he returned to the family, Stevan obviously couldn't accept his downfall of retiring to the second line...

He wants to be the one who succeeds!He wants to pick the fruit, pick the flowers, and become the most powerful man in Piltover!
Looking at Stevan in front of him, Camille couldn't help pursing her lips, then raised her head and closed her eyes and said:

"My dear brother . . . I am beyond sad."

"……sad?"

"You may not know it, but every time you lie, your eyes will involuntarily drift away." Camille closed her eyes, not paying attention to or managing Stevan's drastically changing expression, but said calmly:
"Yuan Chen said this to me once... the original words were family, Patriarch, and Piltover. I don't think that just an accident will make him hide the word Patriarch and change it to solitary Piltover."

"..."

Hearing this, Stevan's complexion changed drastically.He finally felt something wrong with Camille.

That is to say, he broke free from the joy of narrow escape in his own heart, and Stevan finally realized what was wrong around him... There seemed to be a strange but familiar fragrance in the air.

The taste is not pleasant, and it is faintly disgusting.At the same time as deja vu, there is also a little taste of spices used to cover up.

The breeze passed through the hall, and a gap was slightly exposed at the closed door, and then, scarlet blood slowly overflowed, wetting the expensive carpet on the floor.

And the smell of spices—this smell was already strong enough, but it still couldn't cover up the stench coming from the house.

"I feel so sad."

Camille closed her eyes and said in pain.

"...My dear brother, I have guarded the head of the family all my life, the family shield. I feel hot in the eye sockets and sour in the nasal cavity. If Hex's heart hadn't evaporated my tear ducts, I must be Tears streaming down my face."

"Sister...sister..."

Hearing Camille's words, Stevan also took a few steps back subconsciously.He already sensed that something was wrong, and subconsciously looked behind him—but just as he guessed, the door that was open when he came here was now closed.

One after another, spies belonging to the dark side of the family came out from the shadows and corners—at the beginning, they might still wonder whether they should obey the head of the family or the leader.

But the moment they saw the rock giant appear, they didn't hesitate any longer.

"I am the Patriarch! I am the Patriarch! What are you going to do! Get out! Get out of here! Get out!!"

Looking at the spies who had blocked all the exits, Stevan also showed a hint of panic in his eyes.After finding that they had no response, Stevan looked at Camille again, and said in an almost begging way:
"Sister! Don't, don't do this! I am your younger brother, your biological brother! You are the chief secret agent, if you let them go, they will obey!"

"Will not."

Camille shook his head and said: "I am the chief secret agent, but I have never asked any secret agent to give me loyalty.

"How could it be?!" Stevan said with an unquestionable face: "How could someone—"

"A spy should give his allegiance to the family, not to any one individual."

Camille opened a pair of shimmering blue eyes and said: "If they choose to kill me, I will not regret it at all... because he is for the family, not for the self-interest of a certain person or individual .”

"Confused? My brother."

"You seem to have forgotten what the Philos family depends on...the reason why they can rise tenaciously in this steel forest is faith."

"No...no..." Stevan shook his head, his face was already full of fear, and he knelt on the ground and said in an almost begging tone:

"Sister, I'm your younger brother! I'm your younger brother, why have you become so indifferent? I can't even recognize you! Don't be like this, I know I was wrong, please forgive me..."

"Stand up, Stevan." Camille walked towards Stevan, and said calmly as he walked:

"Show the majesty of being the head of the Philos family... If you chose Noxus for the sake of ideals and to make the family prosperous forever, then it can only prove that your choice and judgment are wrong. And you are still excellent. the owner of the house."

"No, no... Sister, I saw that your knife is shaking."

Hearing Stevan's words, Camille looked down at his bladed legs... Just like what Stevan said, along with the thoughts in his heart, the energy in Hex's heart also showed a little out of control .

And under this loss of control, the coil located on the outer crotch is also emitting a shimmer of energy, and even the energy layer that wraps the blade is slightly out of balance.

But at the next moment, he thought of the choice he had made and the opportunity Yuan Chen left for him to choose... Camille knew that this was not something that could be influenced by personal emotions and desire for self-interest.

Her heart cooled down and her energy stabilized.

"He's shaking..." Stevan wanted to make Camille realize something.

For example, imprisoning oneself forever... Although it is humiliating, at least it is better than death.

And there was only a cold light in response to Stevan.

The blade with bright silver slashed across Stevan's throat, at the last moment of his life, Stevan heard Camille's answer——

"It's thirsty."

Seeing Camille's actions, the other spies stopped waiting.Instead, he pulled out the sharp blade at his waist, and approached the surviving family cadres amid horrified shouts.

And Camille just stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows, looking at the bridge in the distance, his eyes full of calm.

Yuan Chen is a good person...but he is a good person. When he realizes that his "good deeds", "compassion" and "compassion" are useless and can only increase the suffering of others, then the bottom line of this good person will also fall to the bottom .

It's like that saying.

Why force an honest man?

Thinking about it, Camille shook his head, not caring about the deaths of the family cadres—because as long as the family's beliefs survive, the family will not perish.

And it doesn't matter if you lose these business elites... After this battle, no one will try to stroke Ixtar's beard.

As the spokesperson of Ixtar in Piltover, the Philos family will also show their value.

Camille squinted her eyes - she still remembered the name of the dark-born weapon at the bottom of the trench to Yuan Chen.

Coupled with the rock giant this time, Camille was extremely sure that his choice was correct.

The Philos family will usher in a new peak!
And just when Camille had made his own decision and response, on the other side, Yuan Chen and the others had already embarked on the road to the Kumangu Mountains in eastern Shurima.

Looking back at the already blurred Sun Gate, Yuan Chen knew that Camille would make a choice... He gave Camille the right to choose, and he was also looking forward to Camille's choice.

Hope is right and honorable...for it will save confusion and suffering for a long time.

But if she makes a sad decision, she'll have to fight back to help Piltover experience real decency.

Walking in front of the convoy, Yuan Chen looked at the Hex craftsmen beside him who were talking with the masters of Ixtar.After thinking for a moment, he said:
"Everyone, please allow me to apologize."

Hearing Yuan Chen's words, Jess and the others were also slightly taken aback.Then they looked at each other, and after a while, Jess said uncertainly, "Uh...can you not apologize?"

"……What's the meaning?"

"You're only going to bury us here?" Jess said with some uncertainty, "Why don't you tell me why you apologized... You're suddenly apologizing now, and we're even more scared."

Hearing this, the Hex craftsmen on the side also nodded in agreement - TM, a guy who slapped nearly a hundred people into fleshy mud and smeared the entire Sungate Gate Bridge suddenly apologized to you, no matter how you look at it, it looks like a pervert A pre-dinner ritual for a killer?

Feeling the thoughts of the Hex craftsmen, Yuan Chen also shook his head helplessly, and then said:

"No, I'm apologizing for my arrogance and demeaning you all in the past."

Feeling the surprise in everyone's eyes, Yuan Chen said softly.

"There is no doubt that you are part of the wisdom and future of Runeterra. I offer my sincerest apologies to you for my irrationality and arrogance."

　I drank too much last night, and my head is still dizzy. I have been in a daze all day, and I seem to have grown red hair in a trance.I gritted my teeth and wrote 4k, hoping to get back to normal after I wake up tomorrow...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)