Twin Cities: I am the man of many myths

Chapter 33 Community Change, Step by Step
In the Lotus Gang's base, in a decent-looking house—

Li Ke was looking at the stack of account books in front of him with a headache. Behind him was Jinx, who was leaning against him with her back. Miss Jinx had two fair and slender hands stretched out, holding a book and reading it. If you look closely, you will find that the book contains detailed assembly tutorials and principles of various purification devices.

The long blue braid fell in front of Li Ke, blocking his sight. Li Ke couldn't help but reach out and wrap Jinx's long braid around himself and her, tying them up like a rope.

"Do you understand?"

Nearly twenty minutes passed like this. Jinx felt a little sore in her back from this posture. She twisted her body unconsciously and spoke out loud.

"No, I'm having a headache too. The territory issue is easy for us to solve. In Zaun, we can grab the territory with our fists, but in the end, the trouble is still about money." Li Ke rubbed his brow and said after hearing the voice.

He tilted his head slightly and saw that Jinx had turned around. Her thin little body was pressed against Li Ke, and her two little hands were on Li Ke's shoulders. Her little face was right next to Li Ke's face, very close. Li Ke looked at Jinx's profile and couldn't help but smile.

After this period of recuperation, Jinx's dark circles have weakened a lot, and there is a hint of redness on her pale skin. However, she is still very thin, and Jinx's mouth seems to be slightly protruding?
Well, it was indeed slightly convex, which made her look more childish. She was blinking a pair of beautiful big blue eyes as she looked at the account book in Li Ke's hand.

Li Ke could feel something soft on his back, and as Jinx's body moved, the softness also moved with her, which relieved Li Ke's headache a lot and his heartbeat quickened. Perhaps, Li Ke should apologize to Jinx.

She is not a sure thing, in fact, she still has some scale.

“Who told you not to listen to me?” Jinx muttered upon hearing this. “The best solution is clearly in front of you. Just rob it. Robbing is the easiest way. Which Zaun person doesn’t do this?”

"That won't work. We are not a gang. Besides, Zaun people are not born to do bad things. What we are doing now is to change all that, Jinx." Li Ke shook his head and rejected Jinx's proposal.

grab?
No, this precedent cannot be set.

Li Kecai set the rules, but he abandoned them within just a few days. How will his subordinates view him?

However, money is indeed a big problem.

The Lotus Gang is not a gang. They do not rely on collecting protection fees or making profits from crimes, nor do they have their own business like the Alchemist Baron. Li Ke has no way of getting involved in Zaun's current industry, mining, smuggling, etc. Another thing is that Li Ke does not want the Lotus Gang to commit crimes.

But now he has about forty people under him, which is not a lot, but not a few either. Li Ke is responsible for their daily food and drink.

Money is really important to Li Ke now.

"Okay, I'll listen to you."

"Don't just talk about me, how about you? Jinx, how is your experiment going?"

"Not really. I'm learning this stuff from scratch. I've never touched these things before." Jinx buried her face in Li Ke's shoulder and continued in a lost voice: "Besides, doesn't my experiment require a lot of money?"

"Aren't you out of money?"

"It's okay, you just need to focus on your experiment and don't worry too much about the money." Li Ke smiled, raised his right hand and touched his left shoulder, then he pinched Jinx's little face.

Then, Li Ke lowered his head and looked at the account book again.

Looking at Li Ke's face, Jinx suddenly said, "Li Ke, how about I go ask Hilco for the money? He will definitely give it to me."

"Is it possible?" Li Ke was stunned.

The richest person in Zaun is naturally Silko. If Li Ke asks for it, Silko might give it to him, but he will definitely look down on Li Ke, after all, Li Ke just boasted to Silko.

But...what if the person asking for money is Jinx?

Thinking of the fact that Hilco's independent space was full of traces of Jinx, Li Ke felt that this operation was really good.

No, what's wrong with getting some gold coins from your father-in-law?
Of course, this is just a joke. Li Ke would not do that. If he really did that, Silko would definitely give him money, but the problem is that not only would Silko look down on him, but it would also be difficult to bring Jinx back...

Just as Jinx was about to speak, a voice came from outside the tent.

"Boss, Sister Sevika is here!"

Jinx immediately stood up, her expression turned sour, and she held her long blue braid with one hand, shaking it and saying, "What is that annoying old lady doing here?"

"Who knows?" Li Ke was also very curious.

Standing up, Li Ke and Jinx walked out of the house together.

Then, I saw Sevika, who looked annoyed, with a group of people.

"Sister Sevika." Li Ke walked forward and greeted Sevika.

Hearing Li Ke's address, Sevika's expression became a little complicated, but it quickly disappeared. She looked at Li Ke and said, "These two boxes are what Xierko asked me to deliver. Please count them so that I can report back."

Sevika really couldn't understand.

It was clear that Hilco was threatened by Li Ke a few days ago, and the troublemaker Jinx could not be brought back. Of course, Sevika was happy that Jinx could not go back, but she really couldn't understand why Hilco suddenly asked her to bring people to give money to Li Ke.

Aren’t they and Li Ke enemies?

"Things?" Li Ke didn't understand. What did it mean?
Hilco sent me something?
"Isn't this what you and he want?" Sevika frowned when he heard the voice.

Li Ke was stunned, while Jinx had already squatted down and reached out to open the box. After opening the lid, she immediately exclaimed and looked up at Li Ke excitedly.

Li Ke looked down and couldn't take his eyes away.

Then I saw that the opened box was full of golden coins.

"This..." Li Keshen breathed a sigh of relief. Damn, there is no way to refuse.

Although I don’t know what Hillcoan’s intention is, I really can’t refuse!
With this money, the Lotus Gang can quickly build a community and do some business. This money is so important!

So, Li Ke looked at Sevika and said:

"Sister, please say hello to him for me and tell him how grateful I am to him. I will remember this."

Sevika hummed, raised his hand, and glanced at the Lotus Gang's base before leaving.

Recently, many tents have been removed, and most of the members of the Lotus Gang are building houses around them, preparing to turn this once abandoned place into a new home.

Since it is located near a garbage dump, there is no need to worry about materials.

After all, what the people of Zaun are best at is creating miracles in desperate situations, using things that others look down upon and then making something that can surprise people.

Every Zaun person is a skilled craftsman, oh, except Wei.

Li Ke rubbed his hands excitedly after ordering someone to move the box to his room.

"Hilco gave it to you? Did you go to Hilco to ask for money that day?" Jinx was also excited when she saw the money.

She actually had no concept of money, because when she was with Shilko, Shilko would give her whatever she wanted. Even if Jinx wanted something that only the nobles of Piltover could use, Shilko would try his best to get it for her.

But when it came to Li Ke, Jinx began to understand the concept of money.

Eating costs money, drinking juice costs money, eating snacks costs money, and even the materials needed for experiments cost money.

Moreover, electricity and water at home also cost money!
Otherwise there will be power outages and water shortages!

In this regard, Jinx also summed up one thing, that is -

Li Ke, poor!

Hilco, Rich!
Well, despite this, Jinx still prefers to be with Li Ke now.

Because here are Wei, Li Ke, and Isa. Compared with being in Silkona, she can relax more here.

"I didn't, he sent it to me on his own initiative." Li Ke shook his head.

"He took the initiative? That's weird. Why would he give you money?"

"I don't know either." Li Ke said, and suddenly paused.

Looking at Jinx's little face, Li Ke's mouth twitched slightly.

Um.
Li Ke may know the answer.
Do you think there is a possibility that this money was originally given to Jinx by Silko?
No, Jinx is too important to me!
Look, she provides the most emotional value, she designs and manufactures the gang's weapons, she studies and develops the technology to change Zaun, and now she has made money for herself.

Is this a disaster?

I'm harming your mother!
Unable to resist, he stepped forward and hugged Jinx. Li Ke hugged her and said:

"It's great to have you here."

“Jinx.”

Jinx was stunned for a moment, and she was so confused that she didn't know where to put her hands. She was standing on tiptoe in Li Ke's arms. She didn't know why Li Ke did this suddenly. However, she immediately narrowed her eyes into crescents, nodded vigorously, and hugged Li Ke.

Jinx smiled brightly.

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"I have already sent the money back, but I really can't understand why you are helping Li Ke, who is not with us?"

In the Fugen Tavern, Sevika couldn't help but ask Hilco.

Sitting on the sofa, playing with a coin between his fingers, Xierko said softly:

"It's just a simple investment experiment."

(End of this chapter)