Me? The director of the Asylum of All Heavens!

Chapter 17 Let the storm come more violently

After leaving Singed's laboratory, Hilco's bodyguards hurried over and held an umbrella for him.

He looked at the city shrouded in heavy rain and gathered a group of people to track down the whereabouts of the group along the secret passage of Singed's laboratory.

His second-in-command, Sevika, walked over in the rain, leading a gangster boy with smoky makeup.

"Boss, this is someone from our dock. He said he has important information to tell you."

"Intelligence, what intelligence?" Hilco asked casually as he lit a cigar.

"I know where Jinx went!" said the boy with smoky makeup with a chuckle.

"Oh?" Although Hilco, as the godfather of the gang, was eager to know the whereabouts of Jinx, he remained calm and composed in front of his men, showing no emotion.

“Look…” The boy with smoky makeup rubbed his hands, with a greedy and wretched look on his face.

Hilco raised his eyebrows at his bodyguards, and one of the tall and strong men understood what he meant, took out a bag of gold coins and stuffed it into the arms of the boy with smoky makeup.

"My patience is limited."

Looking at the foggy streets, Hilco felt very bad.

Heavy rain can cover up many traces, and if we delay any longer, we may not be able to track the whereabouts of that group of people.

"I'm telling you! I saw Jinx go uptown!" The little guy with smoky makeup took the advantage and smiled, revealing a mouthful of black rotten teeth.

"Piltover? The bridge is under martial law. How did she get there?" Hilko took a puff of his cigar, frowned, and thought quietly.

"She stowed away on Professor Heimerdinger's boat! She was accompanied by a white-haired boy who was on the wanted poster."

The smoky-makeup boy quickly added.

"Heh, it looks like she's mixed up with the Wildfire Gang." Sevika sneered.

"No! That's impossible! What did you say!"

Hilco frowned, and despite the heavy rain, he rushed forward excitedly and grabbed the collar of the boy with smoky makeup.

His bodyguard quickly held an umbrella to shield him from the rain.

"I'm telling the truth! I saw Jinx and the white-haired guy on the wanted poster crawling out of Heimerdinger's ship. They were hiding under a tarpaulin, so they avoided the search by the law enforcers."

The smoky makeup kid said fearfully.

Hilco waved his hand, asking the bodyguard to send the smoky-makeup guy away, then he exhaled a deep puff of smoke.

The smoke could not float away under the umbrella, covering his face and blurring his changeable expression.

"Everyone will betray me, but you won't! I believe in you, just like I believe in myself." He murmured to himself, and his emotions gradually stabilized.

Sevika glanced at Hilco and said, "Boss..."

Hilco didn't answer, but just looked at the cigar in his hand and thought about something.

"I have to go get Jinx back!"

He turned to leave but was stopped by Sevika.

"what?"

"Boss, now is not the time to look for Jinx. Marcus is gone, and Jinx's sister and the law enforcer from Piltover have returned to Upper City. They will soon uncover all our secrets, so we must be prepared."

Sevika reminded.

Hilco flicked the ash off his cigar, crossed his arms and thought, "I do need to make some preparations. After all, the late sheriff is still useful. If he were still alive, someone would help me deal with the matter in the upper city."

"It's a pity Jinx doesn't think so." Sevika snorted coldly.

"Just bribe another one later." Hilco said impatiently.

This is really bad news. During this period of time, Hillco suppressed the dissatisfaction of the Alchemist Baron in the Lower City and resisted the pressure from the Upper City with only one belief.

That is, Jinx can make hexgems into weapons in a short time, so that the upper city can no longer suppress Zaun, and he can resolve the crisis without bloodshed.

Now that Jinx has gone to Piltover, no matter what her reasons and purposes are, the plan to weaponize Hexgems will be affected, at least in the short term.

Hextech weapons are like nuclear weapons in real life. You can choose not to use them, but you can't live without them.

Its strategic deterrent significance far outweighs its practical usefulness. In this arms race, the upper city is far ahead of the lower city.

As long as Jinx uses Hex gems to make Hex weapons, both the pressure from the Upper City and the dissatisfaction of the people in the Lower City will be solved. At that time, Piltover will have to face the fact that Zaun has the military strength to have a fair dialogue with them on an equal footing.

In this way, Zaun will have the opportunity to fight for their rightful rights without relying on force.

But now, without Jinx, the most crucial link, Hilco has to consider the possibility of a war breaking out between the two cities.

Hilco was so absorbed in thought that the ash from his cigar stained his clothes.

Sevika hesitated to speak.

"But today we finally have some good news." Hilco gently brushed off the cigarette ash on his clothes.

"Jinx is fine, she will come back to me sooner or later. Now, let's prepare for a big fight!"

Hilco dropped his cigar, his eyes gleaming with anger.

"Arrange a meeting for me to invite the Chem-Baron. By the way, in addition to the Chem-Baron, invite those small and medium-sized forces in Zaun as well. Immediately, immediately."

The cigar fell into the puddle, the flame was quickly extinguished by the rain, and then Hilco stepped into the dirty puddle.

……

the other side.

The clear puddle reflected the street scene of Piltover. A white-haired boy ran across the puddle, creating ripples, followed by a hairy Yodel.

Ekko was tired of running because he couldn't find Jinx in the heavy rain. He supported his knees and slowly squatted down.

At this time, an umbrella covered his head. Ike turned around and found that it was Professor Heimerdinger with short legs.

"Kid, are you okay?"

Ekko's nose felt a little sour, and for the first time he showed a childlike helpless expression in front of Heimerdinger.

Although he became the leader of the Wildfire Gang at a young age and led people to resist the tyranny of Hilko, Ike rarely showed his vulnerable side.

But in front of elders he can trust, he can finally be himself.

"Please forgive me. I didn't mean to hide it from you, but my relationship with her is really complicated. I don't know how to face her..."

"It's okay. Your maturity always makes me forget that you are still a child. But you can believe me, I can feel that you are a kind child. Tell me the truth, then I can help you better." Heimerdinger touched Ekko's head considerately.

"Her name is Jinx. She was my childhood playmate. I once thought she was dead. I founded the Wildfire Gang to fight against the evil forces that killed her. But when she appeared in front of me again, she had changed. She became a member of the evil gang that ruled the Underworld. She did all kinds of evil. The terrorist attack on Evolution Day was done by her, and the Hex Gems were also stolen by her."

"Hexgem! Are you saying that the stolen Hexgem is on her?" Heimerdinger couldn't help but widen his eyes.

"Yes, we took the gem back. Yesterday, I was planning to go to the upper city with a female law enforcement officer to explain the matter to the parliament, but we were attacked by a rebellious law enforcement officer on the bridge, and Jinx obstructed us, which forced us to separate, and the Hex Gem was also stolen by her."

"After that, I defeated Jinx, took back the gem, and captured her. We used to be friends, so I didn't know what to do with her. I wanted to bring her and the gem to the parliament to explain, and then let the parliament judge her crimes."

Ekko briefly explained what had happened, and Heimerdinger anxiously turned in circles, thinking.

"Oh my god! This is a really big problem. We need to explain the situation to the parliament."

Heimerdinger picked up Ekko and left.

"But……"

Ekko was pulled by Heimerdinger, who was much shorter than him, and had to follow behind with his back bent.

He thought Heimerdinger would blame him, but he didn't expect that Heimerdinger was only thinking about how to solve the problem.

"I know that I have been expelled from the parliament and have no right to set foot in the parliament again. But as one of the founders of this city, I think I still have some privileges." Heimerdinger winked at Ekko.

……

At this time, the members of the parliament had received the parliament invitation initiated by the Gilaman family and went to the parliament one after another.

Ekko and Heimerdinger were also heading to the parliament.

And Hillco of the bottom city also organized a meeting of alchemy barons.

These two important meetings will determine the fate of the Twin Cities.

As night fell, the storm intensified.

(End of this chapter)