Twin Cities: I am the man of many myths

Chapter 179 Swain's coup, civil unrest in Noxus
In the Council Chamber in the Piltover Central Building.

The members of Zaun and Piltover gathered together, with different expressions on their faces. Some looked worried, some were excited, and some were thinking.

Hilco was sitting in the upper bench. The seat next to him was empty. Next to that seat sat Councillor Tallis.

Jace also looked at Silko with a serious expression and gaze, and saw Silko looking down at the documents in his hand.

Half a year passed in a flash. During this time, Hilco's body shape remained unchanged. He planned his diet and daily routine and still maintained a thin figure. However, the majesty of a superior was stronger. When he sat there, he really looked like the leader of the two cities.

The documents in his hand, the contents and intelligence inside were all collected by spies from the Ferros family. After integrating them, Camille first showed them to the members of the Piltover council, and at the same time informed the members of the Zaun council.

Therefore, Congressmen such as Jess, Mel, and Polpok have already read the intelligence content in the confidential documents.

Looking at the contents of the document, Hilco had a blank expression on his face, but Vander on the side showed surprise.

"Bilgewater was almost destroyed? Is it that exaggerated?" Vandel said, with disbelief on his big face.

"Because even the gods have intervened in this matter. Senator Vander, the intelligence is very credible. It was all collected by the nearest spies." Camille sat in a seat and spoke.

Although she is not a member of the parliament in Piltover, the power she holds is no less than that of the members of the parliament. After all, even Mel was invested by her. If it were not for the sudden appearance and rise of Jayce, it would be no exaggeration to say that Philos has absolute power in Piltover.

She crossed her long legs, changed her sitting position, and continued, "The gods who have taken action include Janna from Zaun and Piltover, the Bearded Lady from Bilgewater, and another one who seems to be an Ionian god, but strangely, she looks more like a human."

"Is Jinx okay?" Hilco put down the documents and asked.

Camille nodded. "After the Ionian gods appeared, Lick, Jinx, Sarah and the other Bilgewater pirates suddenly disappeared. I think they must have been taken away by Janna."

Hearing this, Hilco nodded and tapped his fingers on the table. He continued, "Then we don't have to worry about Jinx. Since Janna hasn't come back either, she must have come back with Li Ke and Jinx."

"If they were rational, they would be on their way back to Zaun now."

Camille heard this and whispered, "I'll have people pay attention."

Hilco nodded, and then asked, "So, what's the second big thing besides this?"

The purpose of today's meeting was to share the intelligence collected by Philos in Bilgewater with Zaun, and the second important thing was the intelligence that Camille suddenly obtained, which was to be orally reported.

And if it weren't for the fact that Rick and Jinx were involved in the Bilgewater incident, Camille personally thought that this matter was more important and more fatal to Zaun.

"Noxus is in chaos." Camille said, reciting the intelligence she had gathered from Noxus. Her usually cold face also showed a variety of expressions. After hesitating for a moment, she said:

"At 4 pm yesterday, civil unrest broke out in Noxus. At 6:10 pm, several troops from the Immortal Bastion broke into the palace. At 6:15 pm, the Noxian commander-in-chief, Darkwill, was arrested."

"What? Darkwill was arrested?" Meier stood up instantly, put his hands on the table, and said dully with his mouth open.

She looked at Camille with questioning eyes, "How could he be arrested? Who has such a right? Who dares to do this?"

You have to know that this was Darkwill. Even though he was incompetent in his later years, he still controlled Noxus. In Noxus, where the monarchy was supreme, no one dared to resist Darkwill. For example, Mel's mother, Anbesa, that strong woman, fled Noxus in disgrace after losing the political struggle, didn't she?

Therefore, Mel felt that this information could not be trusted!
"Swain." Camille said indifferently, looked at Meier, and then said:

"The person who ordered the arrest of Darkwill was Swain, and at nine o'clock this morning, Swain ordered Darkwill to be put on the execution platform. In front of all Noxians, he ordered Darkwill to be strangled and seized power at lightning speed.

He seized Darkwill's military power and issued a military order at 11 o'clock today, ordering all families in other provinces to send their children to the Immortal Fortress. Large-scale private soldiers of retainers are not allowed to act without authorization. Those who violate the order will be punished for treason. "

After hearing what Camille said, Mel's mind flashed back to the man he met when he accompanied Anbesa into the Immortal Fortress and attended the dinner. The man had white hair, a temperament similar to Hilco, was tall and thin, had a cold and elegant temperament, but a face as cold as an eagle.

Even Anbesa showed a hint of respect and fear in her eyes when she talked about Swain.

Then, she sat back blankly, holding her head with both hands and lowering her head. Mel didn't know what she was thinking.

Seeing Mel like this, Jace quickly asked her, "What's wrong?"

After hearing what Camille said, Hilco was also shocked. He was not shocked by the civil strife in Noxus. After all, the Twin Cities had been investigating Noxus, and there were constant spies from Philos going to Noxus. It was very easy for that sieve-like empire to get news during this period.

Even in private, many Noxian warlords and nobles cooperated with Philos, exchanging intelligence for benefits. Therefore, Hilco knew very well that for Noxus, the outbreak of civil strife was only a matter of time.

The reason why he was shocked was because of the speed. It was really too fast!
The coup launched last night executed Darkwill at nine o'clock this morning, seized power at noon, and quickly took control of the Immortal Fortress.

The speed and execution sent a chill down Hilco's spine.

He even wondered, if Zaun had gone straight into Piltover after defeating Anbesa on the Bloody Bridge that day, and had chosen not to cooperate with Piltover but to seize Piltover, how long would it take to truly control Piltover?

After thinking about it, Hilco thought it would take at least three days.

How big is Piltover? How big is Noxus?

After the comparison, Hilco's pupils contracted, and he realized that he was not as good as the other party, far inferior.

He looked at Camille and asked, "Swain, what kind of person is that?"

Camille was about to speak, but Mel was one step ahead of her.

Meier lowered his head, put his hands on his forehead, and said in a deep voice: "General Swain is a pure Noxian, a pure soldier."

Meier then went on to describe Swain's character and some of the things he had done.

When they heard that Swain had sent his own people to the gallows in order to consolidate Darkwill's regime and Noxus, including his own two relatives, the members of the parliament present could no longer sit still.

For the sake of the country, sending your parents to the execution ground?
Among the congressmen present, even someone as ruthless and decisive as Hilco would never do such a thing.

Because when Hilco thought about Jinx making a mistake and that he could use Jinx to make up for it, he asked himself, his first reaction was not to hand over Jinx, but how to protect Jinx.

Therefore, just this one incident made Hilco even more worried about Swain.

Meier continued, "For Noxus, that man would do anything. And before he was ordered to go to Ionia, he was the most prestigious person in the Noxian army. The countless Noxus in Shurima were established by him. Therefore, if he really seized power and controlled Noxus, then Noxus would not fall apart again."

"Valoran will usher in a more powerful Noxus, and in his hands, Noxus will become even more powerful." Meier said with certainty. "Lee Ke, that bastard! Even at this time, he is still hanging around outside with Jinx!" Vandel heard this and said with gritted teeth.

Lao Fan is just honest and simple, but as a man who has been a boss and launched a rebellion, he is not stupid. His political tactics are not as good as Hilco's, but it does not mean that he does not understand.

Therefore, after listening to Mel's words, Vander also understood that an extremely powerful enemy had appeared for the two cities.

The two cities already had a grudge against Noxus. Now that Noxus has a wise leader and has become stronger, that will certainly be trouble for the two cities.

At this time, Li Ke, the lord of Zuan and the backbone of the two cities, was not there.
What is this thing called?
"Quickly send out spies to patrol the nearby waters, find Li Ke, and ask him to come back quickly." Hillco also gave the order.

at the same time,

On the sea, there were several huge rafts made of numerous pieces of wood, with more than ten people sitting on each of them.

They sat steadily on the raft. The breeze blew the raft, driving it to drift on the sea and move towards a place.

On the leading raft, Li Ke looked at Sarah, who was lying on the raft not far away with a curvy figure, then looked at Akali, who was resting with her eyes closed, and finally, Li Ke looked at Jinx.

Jinx was in a bad mood, pouting and fishing with a wooden stick and a fishing line.

Although the raft seems to be drifting slowly, in fact, with Janna's ability, the raft's flow speed is very fast, faster than that of ordinary boats, so it is impossible for Jinx to catch any fish.

She is just killing time now.

"Are you still angry?" Li Ke looked at Jinx's slender back, curled the corners of his mouth, and leaned over with amusement.

Jinx has been sulking these two days. After accompanying Sarah to deal with some matters, some of her people stayed on the nearby islands, and the rest, core backbones such as Raven, followed Sarah to Zaun.

As a lone wolf, Akali is now without any relatives or friends. If one person is well fed, the whole family will not worry. Therefore, she did not say anything and directly chose to come to Zaun.

The reason why Jinx was unhappy was because she had to return to Zaun.

If you think about it carefully, when Lee Ke brought Jinx with him, he said that he would take Jinx around the world. After dealing with Singed and Orianna's matters, they would go to the depths of Ionia to play, and then go to Freljord.

Because Jinx has never seen an iceberg, she is really curious about what the Freljord, one of the great wonders of Runeterra, looks like.

But... the incident happened suddenly. The fight between Sarah and Gangplank and the sudden appearance of Nagakabouros disrupted Li Ke's plan. In addition, with Sarah and a large group of people involved, he couldn't just leave them alone, right?
Therefore, Li Ke and Jinx had to return to Zaun early.

"You clearly said you would take me to Shurima and Freljord, but you ended up going to Ionia." Seeing Li Ke coming over, Jinx lowered her head and butted her head towards Li Ke.

Li Ke neither dodged nor blocked, happily letting Jinx butt him with her little head. He put his arm around Jinx's shoulders and said, "Isn't there anything we can do about it?"

"If possible, I also want to spend more time alone with you."

"Like, after we go back this time, if I want to go out again, Hilco and Vandel will definitely not let me. I don't know if I can go out to play next time." Jinx was not angry, just a little depressed.

Whenever this happened, Li Ke would just start to coax her, and she would usually accept it obediently.

After all, what bad intentions could Xiao Jin have?

She has always had a bad temper, but as long as she is given a way out, she will obediently give in. Of course, it is a different situation with Wei.

No matter what Wei said, she would do the opposite of Wei. Who made Wei abandon her in the first place?

"It doesn't matter. When I find an opportunity, I will take you out secretly again." Li Ke said with a smile.

After hearing this, Jinx tilted her head to look at Li Ke, and smiled with her eyes slyly. She said with a grin, "They will be so pissed off by then."

"Just tell me whether you will come or not."

"Of course I will follow you, but can we take Isa with us then?" Jinx said after thinking for a while.

She stretched out her legs, and her warm and soft body fell to the side, leaning on Li Ke, holding a homemade fishing rod in her hand. She kicked her calves on the sea and whispered, "Look, we went out to play and left Isa alone at home. It's okay if it happens once. We told her when we left that it's not like we abandoned her. But if it happens again, she will definitely be sad."

"What I hated most when I was a kid was being left behind. Next time I sneak out, I must take Isa with me," Jinx emphasized.

Li Ke held Jinx in his arms, rested his chin on top of her head, and said with a smile, "Okay, I'll listen to you. Then I'll bring Isa along."

Jinx narrowed her eyes, yawned, and said nothing more.

It was difficult to sleep on the raft, so she hadn't gotten enough rest for the past two days.

At this moment, being held by Li Ke, Jinx closed her eyes in a daze. Then, she leaned in Li Ke's arms, her little head tilted, her blue hair covering Li Ke's chest, and she made a slight snoring sound.

Two days later, at the port of Zaun.

The appearance of rows of rafts naturally attracted the attention of the ditch law enforcement officers, but when the ditch law enforcement officers picked up the telescope and saw the blue-haired girl with her hands on her hips on the leading raft, they were instantly shocked and hurriedly sent people to the parliament building to deliver the message.

After drifting on the raft for several days, there was no shortage of food and water, but even so, the long drifting and the reversed day and night schedule made everyone on the raft look haggard.

Even the beautiful Sarah's hair became greasy, which matched Jinx's messy blue and red hair very well.

When the raft arrived at the port, the ditch law enforcement officers had come to greet them. They looked at Li Ke and Jinx excitedly. In the past few days, they had arranged shifts to look for Li Ke and Jinx in the nearby waters.

I finally met someone today!
Another thing is that most of the members of the Digou Law Enforcement Officers come from the Lotus Gang, and this group of people truly worship Li Kena unconditionally.

When the raft docked, Jinx was the first to jump out. She leaped lightly and landed on the dock.

“clang clang~~~”

He stood firmly with his hands raised high, then the blue-haired little madman put his hands on his hips, tilted his head back, breathed in the air of Zaun, and said with a big laugh:
"Hey, your nightmare is back~"

(End of this chapter)