Twin Cities: I am the man of many myths

Chapter 68: Can’t Just Sit and Wait for Death (310)
Piltover, Parliament Building.

Marcos, neatly dressed and holding documents, walked into the gate led by other law enforcement officers.

As soon as he entered, Marcos attracted several gazes.

The congressmen's gazes were on him, causing his heart to tremble subconsciously, but then Marcos raised his head and calmly walked to the empty seat in the middle of the table, standing there and being watched by the congressmen.

"After investigation, what Zaun did in the past two days is as follows—"

Marcus opened the document in his hand, which was densely written with information about recent events in Zaun.

"They removed the wastewater pipe without permission and patched and blocked it, which will cause problems with Piltover's wastewater discharge in the future."

As soon as Marcos finished his first sentence, a congressman spoke up.

"What? Fixing the wastewater pipes, how dare they?"

Bolpok said in a buzzing voice. His mechanical face was completely expressionless, but his tone was full of dissatisfaction. He continued, "We changed the pipeline without permission. Do those Zaun people still have us in their eyes?"

Mel frowned when he heard this.

She really wanted to ask Bolpok, why should the Zaun people consider us?

Mel came to Piltover after the pipeline was built. To put it bluntly, she felt that Piltover's behavior was wrong, because it did facilitate Piltover, but it seriously damaged Zaun's interests. So isn't it natural that people hate you now?

You can't say that you slapped someone and they didn't dare to hit you back, but you can't even allow them to hate you in private, right?

Even Noxus is not that domineering.

But Mel also enjoyed the convenience brought by her "ancestors", and therefore, Mel had no right to blame other MPs.

No. It should be said that the members present here are all vested interests. After all, the pipeline was built a hundred years ago, not just by their generation.

"They are really becoming more and more unruly now!"

A voice sounded, it was Salo, he said with resentment.

Marcus ignored this and continued:

"The second thing is that Zaun has set up a checkpoint in the dance corridor."

"What the hell?" Salo screamed.

Marcus replied: "The checkpoint is the same as the one we set up on the bridge, but it is for Piltover people. Starting yesterday, Zaun allowed Piltover people to go to the middle square, but the prerequisite is that their identity must be verified and they must state the reason for their visit to Zaun."

"Fuck you!" Salo cursed out loud, and stood up in a panic. He looked at the other congressmen and shouted, "Did you hear that? Did you all hear that?"

"It's only been a few days? It's only been a few days!"

"Do they think that they can become the masters after defeating us once in their territory? No, everyone, when will we be reduced to following their orders?"

Saror continued, "Throughout the history of Piltover, when the senators of each generation were in power, there has never been anything as outrageous as this!"

"Saro, please calm down." Mel couldn't help but said. "Calm down? Senator Mel, how can you ask me to calm down? What are they trying to do now? Are they trying to rebel? Are they trying to govern themselves? I won't allow this! This kind of thing must not happen during my term of office! I can't afford to lose face!"

"Senator Salo, please sit down. We are in a meeting now. Please show due respect for the meeting, because this is also respecting yourself." Jace looked at Salo and said.

Salo paused for a moment, then sat down angrily, but as he sat down he reached out and slammed the table hard to express his dissatisfaction.

Marcus pretended not to notice this, and at Jace's signal, he continued:
"The third thing is that it was Hilco, who I said was the mastermind behind all this and the actual controller of Zaun. But in fact, our investigation results were wrong, because we deduced that the person who created all this was not Hilco, but the boss of the Lotus Gang, Li Ke."

"I've never heard of this name." Councilman Hoskar frowned.

The name Hilco had been heard before. He was a well-known industrialist in Zaun and had business dealings with many people in Upper City. The councillors also knew the names of some alchemist barons.

But, Li Ke?

They really don't know this name.

Marcus explained, "He is a new gang leader in Zaun. In just two months, he has taken over many areas. He now owns the most populous community in Zaun. Half of the black alleys are his."

"Sheriff Marcos, I have reason to suspect that you have failed in your duty. Why didn't we know about something like this before?" Saro said with displeasure.

Marcos did not refute, but said: "Because Xierko, the Lotus Gang was established two months ago, but it was only two weeks ago that they officially took over the community and became the largest gang in Zaun. In other words, they did it within half a month."

"Silco pushed for this and prohibited his people from spreading word of the Black Alley to the outside world. All the councillors are well aware of the situation in the Black Alley. Our law enforcement officers dare not go to the Black Alley unless it is necessary." Marcos said calmly, "Li Ke must be the successor of Silverco, and he has already inherited Silverco's position."

"So, he is our enemy?"

"Sheriff Marcos, do you have any relevant information or photos about him?"

Marcos shook his head.

Strangely enough, Piltover really doesn't know anything about Li Ke. The only information available now is his gender and birthdate.

Gender: male, a Zaun born in Black Alley.

Yes, that’s all the brief information they had, so brief that it was a little scary. They didn’t even know each other’s age.

"Let's stop for a moment. We'll start the second meeting later. During this time, everyone should calm down and think about how to deal with Zaun's problems." Jace rubbed his eyebrows with his hand, feeling very annoyed.

Right now, the matter of Victor's dying life is weighing on his shoulders. This burden alone is enough to make him breathless. And during the time when he was a senator, the Zaun rebellion occurred. Jayce is really annoyed now!

He said, "During this break in the meeting, Sheriff Marcos, I hope you can find a photo of Li Ke." Jace looked at Marcos and said seriously:
“If our law enforcement officers can’t even figure out who our current enemy is, and can’t even get a photo of the enemy, then I really think that the law enforcement agency needs to undergo a large-scale overhaul.

Piltover gives you so much money every year and allows law enforcement officers to enjoy such treatment so that you can protect Piltover wholeheartedly instead of neglecting your duties. "

Marcus looked at Jace, nodded, and said, "I understand, Councillor Tallis, I promise I will do it."

"Okay, let's all go home first." Jace lowered his head and waved his hand.

The congressmen present looked at him, some showed displeasure, some nodded, and Mel's eyes were full of concern and worry.

(End of this chapter)