Chapter 14: Meeting victor
Getting to the Upper City is a very difficult task for most Zaun people, because the people of Piltover generally do not look kindly upon the Zaun elders coming from the Lower City, so a thorough investigation is an essential part of the work.
Most of the Zaun people will fail at this stage. After all, with their weird hair, various earrings, and ruffian-like looks, they are indeed not good people.
It was obvious why they came to the upper city: to make money.
But getting through the upper city is extremely difficult.
But facing Lin Wen, who had black hair, a friendly smile, and a gentle look like a boy next door, the inspection law enforcement officer guarding the bridge traffic became much gentler.
He doesn't look like a Zaun person, but rather a Piltover person.
He had a unique smell of Piltover - the smell of knowledge, which was the first thought of the law enforcer.
The young man was so clean and tidy that if it weren't for the clothes with some Zaun characteristics, he wouldn't even believe that he was from Dicheng.
"Always obey the laws of Piltover. Stealing is strictly prohibited, and conflicts with others are not allowed. In addition, smuggling of goods is absolutely not allowed."
"I see. Thank you."
"Well, if you're here to buy materials, there are a few good shops on Star Avenue that are open to you." The polite young man was liked by the law enforcement officer, who said a few more words: "If you want to find a job, Kantax Tower is recruiting workers. You look very thin, but that job doesn't require lifting heavy objects, you just need to operate switches. Although it's boring, I think it should be suitable for you."
Lin Wen knew what Kantaxta was. It was a major symbol of the Piltover docks. As a trading city, hundreds of merchant ships docked at the Piltover docks every day, and the Kantaxta Cable Car was a great helper in transporting these goods.
This law enforcement officer is a good man, and the job he recommended to Lin Wen is indeed very good.
But, it would be difficult for Lin Wen to do this job.
After all, the people of Piltover would not necessarily be willing to hand over a switch to the people of Zaun, even if the person looked clean and did not seem like a thief, even if it was probably just a switch for a small room or a switch that controlled the up and down cable cars.
But no, never.
Because the people of Piltover and Zaun are naturally incompatible with each other.
Lin Wen walked in the city of Piltover, feeling the warm sunshine on his face. The air in some places did not smell good, with some metallic and oily smells, but it was definitely not bad, because compared to the air in Zaun, the air in Piltover was so many times better.
"Hey! The latest flying butterfly toy can run for a whole day with just a small piece of magnetism. Buy one for your child!"
"Come on, come on, here we have delicious strawberry ice cream and tasty pancakes!"
"Sir! These two cars are forbidden to drive on Stellar Avenue. What? You are not from Piltover? That is not allowed either. Please come with me. I will punish you accordingly."
It's lively and prosperous, and everything looks so beautiful.
This is Piltover.
However, her twin sister city fell into madness, depression and chaos.
Lin Wen strolled on Star Avenue for the whole day. It was not until night fell that Lin Wen put on his hat and walked into the alley.
When Lin Wen arrived in the upper city, there was only one thing he had to do.
That is to destroy the house where they stole the gems. Lin Wen wants to see if there is anything else that can be used inside.
The Gilaman family, I remember, should be the family name of Miss Caitlin? And the only person who could possess Hex Crystal and conduct research and development at this stage, Lin Wen knew of was Jace Tallis.
Jace and the policewoman, they seem to be a perfect match?
Tall, rich and handsome and fair, rich and beautiful and so on.
As for why I think it was Jayce, ha, stupid? Only Jayce would conduct research on Hextech crystals at this stage.
So the owner of the house that Baobao and the others stole from was Jace.
Lin Wen thought it was interesting. If he could find some relevant information in that room, he could bring it to Ike and Lao Zhuolan. Maybe with the help of Jayce's information, Ike would be able to understand the principles of Hextech crystals.
"So, where is the room?"
Lin Wen touched his chin and avoided the crowd. The police from Piltover began patrolling the streets, but they could not find Lin Wen.
"Wei's ability to show the way is almost zero. What does it mean to climb up, then jump over, and then jump over again?"
Lin Wen kicked the wall, repeating the same thing three or four times before reaching the roof. He looked at Piltover in the dark night; it was bright.
Following Wei's instructions, Lin Wen found the spot after spending more than ten minutes, and then his eyes twitched violently.
The two connected balconies of the building in front of me were blown to pieces, and the huge stones revealed the thick steel bars inside.
Well, looking at it this way, there is nothing wrong with Wei's guidance.
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Jace looked at his laboratory, where his childhood dreams had been nurtured, but now, in front of Jace were ruins and some discarded test subjects that had not been picked up.
Sitting on a collapsed rock, Jace lowered his head and covered his face.
"It's all over. Everything for me is over."
No one believed him, no one.
If it weren't for his mother's request, he would have been expelled from Piltover by now.
No one believed him, including his teachers, friends, and even his mother who was saved by magic.
Magic can bring convenience to human beings.
"So what do I have left?"
With this in mind, Jace walked to the edge of the balcony.
This was where he used to have afternoon tea.
The day before yesterday, he was still here studying information and drinking black tea.
And his childhood sweetheart will bring him delicious handmade cakes.
But now, all that is gone.
Without the support of the Gilaman family, he was expelled from the academy.
His Hextech technology has failed, not in research and development, but in the Piltover people's fear of magic.
Jayce stood up, first untied the straps on his wrists, took off the family emblem of the Talis family, and placed them on the slanted stone. Jayce walked silently to the edge of the balcony. He looked at Piltover, clenched his hands, and then let go.
Then he opened his arms and spread them apart, as if wanting to hug Piltover one last time.
He closed his eyes.
The body also leans forward.
He thought he was going to fall.
He wanted to end it all.
And at this moment, a man's embarrassed voice came from behind.
"Um, am I disturbing you?"
Jess turned around and saw that it was the professor's assistant who had caused trouble for him before. Seeing this, Jess said angrily: "What's wrong with you? What are you doing here? What list is my name on again?"
"That's true, but this time it's listed in your notebook, and on every page."
"But that's a bit narcissistic, don't you think?"
He looked at Jace and spoke softly.
His tone was a little weak, but gentle.
Jace was stunned for a moment, then he touched his brow and said, "Is this why you came here? To humiliate me?"
"I actually thought what you said during your trial was very insightful, and I came here to talk to you about your research."
"You are the only one who was impressed."
Remembering the look in his eyes during the Senate trial, Jace believed him.
He closed the notebook that belonged to Jace, and said to Jace, "That's right, that's the Hextech theory you proposed."
Jace paused, "That's not a theory. I have seen with my own eyes the miraculous power of magic. It can save lives!"
"You, you can't imagine how wonderful it is!"
"But now it's all over. No one believes me."
Jayce turned around and heard the sound of his cane tapping the ground behind him. He walked forward and said, "No one has ever believed in me, a poor and lame man from Boreal. From the moment I set foot in Piltover, I have always been an outsider."
He paused, "I have never received any financial support, nor have any family taken me in."
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
"I can only go all out and believe in myself."
His voice was weak and gentle, yet firm.
Jace looked at him. He was still talking, word by word, slowly igniting a spark in his dead heart.
"When you have the power to change the world, you don't need anyone's approval."
Jace paused and looked at him in surprise, and he spread out his hands and tenderly handed Jace a strap inlaid with blue gems, looking at Jace with clear eyes.
"I-I don't even know your name."
"My name is Victor."
Jace took the ribbon, and then the two looked at each other.
But... a voice suddenly sounded, interrupting their gaze.
"Well, gentlemen, I seem to have appeared at a bad time. Am I disturbing you two?"
A voice came from behind Victor and Jayce. Jayce was startled and turned around to look, but his feet suddenly slipped. He was standing on the edge of the balcony. You know, a minute ago, he was still thinking about committing suicide, so this slip made him fall down backwards.
Victor was startled and quickly reached out to grab Jace, but he stumbled and couldn't stand.
He is a cripple.
"don't want!"
As Victor shouted "No", a gust of wind blew beside him, and the tail of his white robe disappeared from his sight.
Victor just watched the man jump down as well.
Wasn't he still by the door just now? When did he get here?
And why did he jump down? This
is the fifth floor!
"No, no!"
Accompanied by Jace's loud cry for help, followed by a strange grunting sound.
Victor quickly leaned over to look, and saw that on the house in the distance, a pair of legs were stepping on the huge iron universal heating equipment and crushing it hard.
You have to know that this thing is made of special metal. In order to avoid accidents, it uses extremely tough metal, but... it's flat?
The owner of the legs is the white-robed boy who suddenly appeared earlier.
Victor looked up and saw that he was holding Jace, who was much older than him, in his arms like a princess. Jace was terrified and curled up in his arms with his eyes rolled up, trembling and making grunting sounds. His mouth was blocked by his hand.
"Hey, Mr. Tallis, be quiet. Do you want others to see you like this?"
"I don't think you want to be seen like this. It's embarrassing."
Lin Wen released his hand that was blocking him, then hugged him and said with emotion: "But you don't look like what you look like. You are obviously a scientific research student who is engaged in inventions, but you have bulging muscles. Well, you have a very good figure, Mr. Tallis."
Jace gasped and slowly stabilized. Then, he looked at the stranger who was holding him and said, "I, I'm not dead?"
Lin Wen showed his white teeth, smiled, winked at him, and said handsomely: "Of course you are not dead, but Mr. Tallis, how long do you want to stay in my body?"
Victor breathed a sigh of relief, but also found the scene hilarious.
Fortunately, nothing happened to his expected future partner.
"How did you do that?"
"Oh my god, this is the fifth floor, and you carried me and jumped from there to here?!"
Jace woke up and looked at Lin Wen in surprise.
"Now is not the time to ask that. Please hold my neck tightly. I want to take you back."
"Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait!"
"Sir, no, no, wait a minute, this is more than six meters away, are you kidding me?"
Jess was so scared that he quickly hugged Lin Wen's neck with both hands and shouted, "You want to hold me and jump over here?"
"No, I don't want to die!"
"That's how I carried you from there to here just now. Now I'm just going back."
Lin Wen's leg muscles were tense, but his thin body burst out with tremendous energy at this moment. He held Jayce in his arms, and under the full moon, in the attention of the entire city of Piltover, he jumped high, a full six or seven meters away.
Then
, under Victor's incredulous gaze, Lin Wen returned to him holding the screaming Jayce with his eyes closed.
From there to here, in the blink of an eye? ! !
Victor blinked.
He saw the tall Jace in Lin Wen's arms, like a frightened girlfriend.
"How did you do that?"
Victor swallowed his saliva, first glanced at Jace who was hanging on Lin Wen like a chicken, then looked at Lin Wen who looked relaxed, as if he had done something trivial, and he asked softly.
"Brother Victor, don't you recognize me?"
But when the other party opened his mouth, Victor was stunned.