Twin Cities: I am the man of many myths

Chapter 90 Seven Conditions
Li Ke sat upright and patted Jinx's calf.

Xiao Jin snorted, then sat up straight, but yawned and stared blankly ahead.

She didn't like this kind of formal occasion because it was too boring. Instead of sitting here and listening to the people of Piltover talking, she might as well take Isa to play bug fighting. At least Isa would look at her with admiration.

But Jinx, who just thought this situation was boring, immediately changed her mind.

Because Li Ke was speaking,

Everyone in the room looked at Li Ke, including Hilco, Van der Leyen, Wei who always disliked Li Ke, and Sevika.

Jinx couldn't help but look at Li Ke. As soon as he opened his mouth, he attracted everyone's attention.

Li Ke didn't notice that when he made his demands to the people of Piltover, the blessing Ahri gave him worked.
A strange charm emerged, which made him look very attractive in the eyes of others.
In addition, in the current situation, the high-ranking senators of Piltover were all standing obediently in front of Li Ke, and Jinx was stunned as she watched.

She really liked what Li Ke liked!

Now Li Keyu has suddenly become so much more handsome!
Well, you really can't blame her!

His eyes were fixed on Li Ke's face and he couldn't move away at all!

"The first thing is that Piltover must recognize Zaun's autonomy and independence and tear up the agreement that Zaun and Piltover once signed. Wait, it's okay if you don't want to tear it up, just add a few words to it, writing that Piltover officially recognizes Zaun's independence, that Zaun is no longer under Piltover's jurisdiction, and that Piltover has no right to interfere in Zaun's internal affairs and economy in the future. Without a legitimate reason, Piltover cannot refuse Zaun people from entering Piltover."

Li Ke looked at Mel, put away the first finger, and said calmly.

He simply ignored the group of congressmen behind Mel and just looked at Mel.

Mel took a deep breath and nodded, "Okay, I agree."

"I don't think any congressman would refuse this condition at this time." Mel made the decision.

"The second condition is that control of the Screamer and the Bridge of Progress must be transferred to the Zaun people, and the Dance Corridor will be extended north to Harbor Park. This territory will belong to Zaun," Li Ke continued.

Mel paused and opened her mouth. She felt that this condition was inappropriate.

Mel found the former, giving control to Zaun, acceptable, but the latter, giving land to Zaun, inappropriate.

Seeing Mel opening his mouth, Li Ke shook his head and spoke before Mel: "Let me emphasize again, Mel, you only have two choices now: agree or disagree. If you agree, we can continue to talk. If you disagree, then we can continue to fight."

"That piece of land should not have belonged to Piltover in the first place. I am already a good thing that I am not going to take your port. Anyway, you Piltover people don't stay in that place, right?"

"Hmm--Okay." Mel nodded.

"The third thing is that Zaun is going to open a port in Piltover. Please note that it is not going to take away your port, but to cooperate with you to use the port." Li Ke slowly took away the third finger and said in an unquestionable tone.

Hoskar, who was in charge of shipping, stepped forward, came behind Mel, and said, "Can you tell me more about the cooperation? Piltover's shipping is controlled by my family."

Li Ke looked at Hoskar and saw that he had a serious expression. He thought for a moment, nodded, and looked at Ike: "Ike, make room for me."

Ike immediately stood up and gave his seat to Hoskar.

Later, several congressmen looked at Li Ke's behavior and their expressions became even worse.

What is this doing?
Is this telling them that those who are willing to bow their heads, willing to cooperate with Zaun, and willing to show goodwill to Zaun can sit at this table?

How did this young man, who looked barely 20 years old, possess political skills beyond his years?
He arrested one group and beat another. The industrialist named Hilco started to criticize the congressman. Hoskar was threatened by him with his head pointed at, but now that Hoskar sat down, he pretended not to see it and just sat quietly beside Li Ke and looked at Mel.

Is this...a way of giving face to the MPs?

The steps are already laid out.

Jiraman stepped forward and said softly, "Zaan's ventilation ducts were built by the Jiraman family. Jiraman has always helped Zaan improve its ventilation ducts and clean up wastewater and poisonous gases. Now, I am handing this key back to Zaan."

Li Ke smiled and looked at Wei: "It's your turn."

Wei rolled her eyes in annoyance, glared at Li Ke, and muttered, "I fucking told you that she and I are not in the relationship you think!"

Despite the scolding, Wei still gave up her seat.

Councillor Jiraman also sat down, and Wei stood behind her.

Jinx didn’t understand at first, but after hearing what Wei said, she slammed the table with a “ha” sound, pointed her finger at Wei and shouted, “I understand, Jilaman, Jilaman! What did that chopstick-legged cop call herself? Ah, Caitlin Jilaman, damn, Wei, this is your mother-in-law?”

"?" After hearing this, Ms. Gillaman looked at Jinx, confused and bewildered.

Wei rushed forward and covered Jinx's mouth, "Shut up! I've told you a thousand times it's not what you think!"

"It's no use trying to shut me up! You, uh, you!"

"Okay, everyone, don't worry about my family affairs, let's continue talking." Li Ke looked at everyone.

"Member Hoskar, the cooperation I mentioned will be given to you by someone in due time. Don't worry, you won't suffer too much loss."

When Hoskal heard this, the corners of his mouth twitched.

He won't suffer too much loss, he will suffer loss anyway, right?

But, what can we do?
Didn’t you see that Salo was still squatting in the corner like a dead dog?
As one of the richest men in Pilt, Salo has reached the pinnacle of status, power, and fame. However, no matter how beautiful the wool of a sheep grows, or how much and how fat the meat is, in front of a wolf, it is just food on a plate.

Hoskar was very sensible and chose to walk down the steps offered by Zaun and came in front of Zaun.

Just as Hilco had said before, all of Piltover's law enforcement officers were arrested. Having lost its military power, Piltover is now a rich but weak city.

Well, it's much better than the miserable state of Salo.

After all, the Noxians led by Anbesa couldn't defeat Zaun, so it seems that it’s no big deal if Piltover loses, right?

Another thing is that Hoskar and others are not stupid. They have known about Anbesa's conspiracy for a long time. They chose to board Anbesa's ship in order to eliminate the threat from Zaun. But now, the threat they wanted to eliminate has brought down Anbesa.

But it doesn’t matter. Can’t they just change the boat?
It seems that cooperating with Zaun people is better than cooperating with Noxian people?

After all, our two cities were one family hundreds of years ago!

Li Ke didn't know this. If he knew what Hoskar was thinking, he would be so angry that he would laugh.

If you ask Li Ke to do this kind of shameless thing, he really can't do it. Li Ke doesn't think he is a good person, but he doesn't admit that he is a bad person either. He is absolutely kind and he has his dignity.

Therefore, let me use one sentence to describe the Piltover council members - good people don’t understand politics, and those who do understand are not good people.

"I understand." Hoskar said, then lowered his eyes, sat in his seat and began to hide.

Li Ke also began to talk about the fourth condition: "The fourth condition is that Piltover must return all the resources that belonged to Zaun that it had swallowed up to Zaun."

As soon as these words came out, the congressmen sitting in their seats were all stunned.

"This"

"We did do this, we admit it, but Mr. Li Ke, isn't this a bit too embarrassing? After all, this kind of thing has happened repeatedly before us, and there is no way to clear up the accounts." Mel looked at Li Ke and said with a frown.

This condition is not difficult for Piltover, because Piltover has nothing but money.

Therefore, among the four conditions, this condition may be what Zaun needs most now, but it is also the easiest for Piltover to agree to.

But as Mel said, Piltover's exploitation of Zaun began a hundred years ago, and by the time of her term as a councillor, the accounts could no longer be settled.

Li Ke smiled and looked at Ike.

Ike immediately reached behind him and took out a notebook to look at it. Then he said, "We only recorded the resources that Piltover took away from Zaun in the past hundred years, including but not limited to--"

"Minerals, seafood, and all kinds of materials."

Ike recited a lot of things in one breath. At first, several congressmen were a little nervous, fearing that the Zaun lion would speak, but then they were surprised.

Not
That's it?

Is this all you need?

To be honest, before the Hexgate came out, this amount of money might have been worth it for Piltover, but after the Hexgate appeared, Piltover's economic progress accelerated by a hundred years. This amount of money is not even a drop in the bucket for Piltover now!

Mel could easily pay off the debt by just digging some money out of his home.

As a result, the congressmen began to look at Ike as if he were a fool.

"As mentioned above, these are all the resources Piltover owes us. We won't take a cent more. We just want our belongings back." Ekko put down the notebook, his eyes clear and clean. He stood up straight and looked at the congressman.

Then, Councillor Gilaman suddenly lowered his head, a look of shame on his face.

Mel also lowered his head.

Hoskar said nothing, but his expression was strange and no one knew what he was thinking.

"Do you agree?"

"Of course." Jiraman nodded and said, "The money will be paid by our Jiraman family."

Li Ke didn't say anything about it. No matter who gave the money, it was money. After stating his fifth condition, Li Ke's next words were two conditions that he had thought of temporarily. Even Xierko didn't know about these two conditions.

After all, if it weren't for the two monsters, Rick and Vandal, Piltover and Noxus' sudden attack on Zaun would have been successful.

The incident happened suddenly, so of course I couldn't discuss it with Hilco in advance.

"The sixth condition is that I hope Piltover University can increase the number of admissions for Zaun students."

Hilco raised his eyebrows and remained silent. The knowledge of Piltover was indeed what Zaun needed.

The congressmen looked at each other, and then Mel said: "Okay, we will get this done."

"In addition to the normal exams and promotions, Piltover University will allocate 50 places to Zaun every year, and the school will also use new buildings. Please rest assured about this." Mel said.

50 places are really a lot, considering that the number of students admitted to Piltover University every year is less than a few hundred.

At this moment, Li Ke had only one finger left on his right hand. He smiled and said, "The last one is that I hope the two cities can provide an important person in the other city-state to serve as a bridge between the two cities."

"I emphasize again that Zaun is fully capable of annexing Piltover. The reason why it chose not to take over Piltover is due to many reasons. The crimes committed by Piltover cannot erase the hatred of the Zaun people just by these seven deals. But for the sake of the overall situation, I chose to let you stay."

"This is not a robbery for you, but a cooperation."

Li Ke said in a deep voice: "I want Jace Talis to come to Zaun and become a city-state councilor of Zaun, and we will send Sevika to Piltover to become a councilor of Piltover."

When Mel heard that Li Ke wanted Jayce to go to Zaun, he subconsciously wanted to stand up and object, but Li Ke's subsequent words made Mel hold back.

“For the cooperation between the two cities to deepen and have a good future development, this is my seventh request.”

"Now that I've finished speaking, who's in favor and who's against?"

Li Ke spread his hands flat on the table, leaned back in his chair, and looked at the congressmen calmly.

Gilaman nodded first, then Bolpok, then Hoskal, and Mel.
Jinx looked at Li Ke silently, her little face turning a little red.

Handsome. So handsome!
This occasion doesn't seem so boring?

Li Ke is so charming!

Looking at Li Ke's face, Jinx couldn't help but put her legs together and twisted them.

"Then, in three days, we will come again with a written agreement, and the cooperation between the two cities will begin from that day."

"Please don't regret it after we leave. If I can come here once, I can come a second time." Li Ke stood up and said to the parliamentarians.

Everyone from Zaun at the round table stood up and prepared to leave with Li Ke.

But Mel stopped Li Ke and said, "Well, Mr. Li Ke."

"Any thing else?"

Mel nodded and said, "I think you should add one more condition."

Li Ke understood what Mel meant, smiled at her and looked at her gently, but just as he took a look, Jinx came over and bumped her head on Li Ke's back.

"What's wrong?" Li Ke turned around with concern and looked at Jinx who buried her little face in his back.

"I don't know!" Jinx puffed.

Li Ke ignored Mel and turned to look at Jinx. He touched her face with a funny hand and said, "Want to sleep?"

"not sleepy."

"Are you hungry?"

"I eat a lot at night."

"What's the matter?" Li Ke was still smiling, without any impatience.

Jinx snorted twice, then raised her leg and kicked Li Ke's calf with her shoe.

Not far behind her, Hilco and Vander watched the scene silently.

"Is it that my daughter's hint was not enough, or is it that Li Ke is too stupid?" Silko frowned.

Fandel nodded first, then bared his teeth and looked down at Hilco: "That's my daughter!"

"Mr. Li Ke?"

"Well, I understand what you mean, Mel. We'll talk about your mother later. As long as the benefits are in place, I can let her go." Li Ke said perfunctorily to Mel.

Embesa stayed not only to ask questions, but also because she was Mel's mother.

For the two cities, Mel is definitely a good leader. She is responsible, kind, and capable. As a senator of Piltover, she does not look down on Zaun. Mel's character is also described in various places in the anime.

She is not someone who would use others as tools to achieve her goals. She is really different from the Noxians.

After hearing what Li Ke said, Mel stopped pestering her and nodded, standing aside. Looking at Anbesa who was unconscious and had a broken arm, he felt a little reluctant, but finally turned his head away and stopped looking.

Li Keye hugged Jinx and led her forward, raising his other hand and waving to the people behind him.

"Go back to Zu'an."

"Yes!"

There was a sound of footsteps in the Senate Building, and row after row of Zaun people came out of the Parliament Building in Piltover.

Jinx was hugged by Li Ke, and she also pushed herself into Li Ke's arms.

What she liked most about Li Ke was that he spoiled her unconditionally.

She didn't care how much money Li Ke had, what his status was, or how powerful he was. All she wanted was a Li Ke who would pamper her, care about her, and not be impatient with her when she was being a little naughty or acting like a scoundrel.

Jinx buried her little head in Li Ke's chest and rubbed it hard, sniffing the scent of Li Ke.

Then she looked up at Li Ke: "I'm hungry."

"Okay, then go home and ask Isa what she wants to eat, and I'll make it for you."

"I want to eat roast chicken!" When you are in a good mood, your appetite will be good.

Tonight is not boring!

First, he used a machine gun to beat up the Pitman, venting his anger, then he saw the handsome Li Ke at the negotiation table, and then he got jealous of Li Ke's smile at others, and was coaxed by Li Ke.
Huh, as expected, as long as I’m with Li Ke, I’ll be happy no matter what I do!

Isa on the side also started babbling and gesturing with her little hands.

"You can't eat desserts at night." Li Ke lowered his head and looked at Isa seriously.

Isa immediately lowered her head, and the big hat covered her entire face, but you could feel how lost she was without looking at her expression.

"Hmm" Jinx just said "hmm" and Li Ke pinched her nose and said to her, "No."

"Just a little bit. I want something sweet too." Jinx said.

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"Alas, I really owed you in my previous life." Li Ke said helplessly.

"Great!" Upon hearing Li Ke say this, Jinx immediately jumped up and hugged his neck, cheering happily. Then, she looked down at Isa and stretched out her hand. Isa also happily stretched out her hand and clapped with Jinx.

The group walked on the streets of Piltover, heading towards the Bridge of Progress.

The evening breeze was a little cold, but Aunt Marna and Uncle Kerr felt warm because Zaun was truly independent!
The two of them planned to return to Zaun and immediately spread the news so that all the people in Zaun would know the good news!
Although Marsson's injuries were healed by Singed, the use of glimmer to heal injuries would consume energy, so he was being supported by Willa at the moment with a big smile on his face.

Hilco and Vandel walked at the end of the crowd, silently watching a large group of Zaun people walking forward happily.

"Successful," said Hilco with emotion.

He really saw Zaun's independence.

After tonight, Zaun will no longer be dependent on Piltover. What he has devoted his life to has really been accomplished, by Li Ke.

"Are you so moved that you're about to cry?" Vander teased Hilco.

"When you say I'm going to cry, wipe the mucus from your eyes first." Hilco snorted, walked forward with his hands behind his back, passed by Vander who was rubbing his eyes, and his voice was left in the wind -

"Weren't you crying too?"

Zuan
Return with a great victory.

(End of this chapter)