Chapter Twenty-Four: Jinx's Past (Part I)

The city of Piltover is a symbol of the future and civilization. It has technology and institutions that are the envy of the whole Valoran, but it can't hide its unspeakable side in this city of the future, which represents the advanced and wealthy......

Zaun, an underground city nestled beneath the winding ravines and gorges around Piltover. Compared to the glitz and glamour of Piltover, the living conditions and security environment in Zaun are diametrically opposed. The dust and soot from the intricate pipes and factories shrouded the dungeon, which was not favored by the sun, but the people who were rooted here had to struggle to keep the city bright until a political change took place......

"Franz, where did you get my perfume again, it's a limited edition ...... in Phi City," a shrill cry came from a residential area in the eastern district of Zauman. A woman was running from upstairs to downstairs in a hurry.

"Now, Jinx, let's light it......" In the courtyard outside the house, a man was playing with a little girl, and at the man's feet, there were several knick-knacks the size of pigeon eggs with leads, and it seemed that the man was going to take Jinx to play with cannonballs. The little girl's face was full of anticipation, and her sky-blue hair was on her shoulders, which was very cute. I saw her ears covered, staring at her father who was about to light the cannon battle with wide eyes, for fear of missing some wonderful moment. I only heard a "bang", the artillery exploded, and the colorful fireworks generated all kinds of patterns in the air.

Seeing the scene of the artillery explosion in the shell, little Jinx giggled happily. "Franz, are you outside, you found my ...... Oh! Oh my God......" The woman came out of the house at the sound of a cannonball, but he was stunned by the scene in front of him.

Next to the man named Franz, a small bottle of perfume was poured there, and the bottle was already empty.

"Franz!" The woman walked up and grabbed Franz's ear, "You actually used my perfume for experiments, you see that I don't clean you up!" ”

"Oh! Jenner, don't do this, you're hurting me. Franz pleaded,

"Today is our daughter's birthday, we don't have to be happy for her, do we?" Franz grinned, "The next time I go to Piltwolf, I'll be sure to buy you a bigger, more expensive ......."

"It's pretty much the same, for the sake of my daughter's birthday, I'll spare you." Jenna let go of her hand, "But I can tell you, don't spoil our baby, she's a girl, and you still take her to play these cannon battles or tinker with those Hex's weapons every day." ”

"Jinx, come and hug Mommy." Jenna walked up behind Franz, looked at Jinx, who was happily playing with the cannonball, and said with a doting expression, "Go inside the house and have a look, the birthday cake I made for you is finally finished." ”

Jinx went upstairs, just as the lights came on and a large birthday cake was placed on the table. "Happy birthday, baby!" Franz and Jenner said in unison.

"Thank you, Mom and Dad...... Jinx laughed happily, but she had already grabbed a large piece of cake and stuffed it into her mouth.

"By the way, this is a gift from your parents, see which one you like?" At this time, Franz and Jenner each took out a gift and placed it in front of Jinx. First of all, the mother's gift was unwrapped, it was a toy monkey that struck a gong, and little Jinx grinned happily.

"Look at Daddy's." Franz laughs, looking more confident. Franz's gift box was very small, and Jinx looked at it, as if to guess the contents, and slowly opened it, revealing a small shark-mouthed firearm lying quietly inside.

"Franz, you can compare this with me, there is no suspense that I will win! Jenner said with a smile.

"Jinx, you touch this place." Franz ignored Jenna's words, and Jinx touched her thumb lightly as her father had said, only to see that the small firearm began to stretch and flip as if it had heard some command, and in a few seconds, a small fish bone had grown into a huge machine gun.

"Oh my God! Franz, you're such a crazy fellow......" Jenner said with a helpless look on her face.

"Haha! Well, I said Hextech is a fantastic thing, you're going to lose, haha......" Franz laughed. And Jinx on the side, looking at the two lovely gifts, looked at the happy appearance of the family, and smiled from ear to ear......

"So this is Jinx's former family?" Looking at the screen in front of me, I asked.

"That's right!" General Lu nodded, "Jinx is not very cooperative, our work is very difficult, there is no way, the death order has been issued to be recorded, but it is impossible for us to torture to extract confessions, so we have to have a general understanding through hypnosis and brainwave imaging technology, and I hope you will bear with me." ”

"You're going too far......" I shook my head helplessly. I continued to look at the screen, one of which was a video of Jinx's hypnotic investigation, and the other was a rough picture of Jinx's brain waves. And according to General Lu, the picture in Jinx's brain waves is very chaotic, and this is still a video that has been processed by the staff in order. Without further ado, I clicked the "Continue" button to continue watching Jinx's next video.

"Franz, I'll be honest, it's not a wise thing for you to make something as high-end as Hex and sell it as a gadget." Jenner said. Inside, Franz put on a formal suit, took care of his clothes, and seemed to be ready to go out.

"Oh! You can't think so, my dear, Hex's technology is always full of violence and predation, and I think it's time to change people's perception of it. Franz said stubbornly, at this time, there was a crackling sound around Franz, and I saw that little Jinx was holding her fish bones, happily "strafing", but the fish bones at that time were still squirting out colorful flowers.

"Look how much fun our baby has had!" Franz smiled, then stepped forward and kissed Jenner, "All right! It's not too early! Jinx, we're leaving! ”

"Wait, you're going to take Jinx with you?" Jenner said.

"What's so bad? I think it's time for her to see the scenery of the big city, and she will be out of breath when she stays in this kind of dirty and messy dungeon. Franz said.

"Okay, as you please, but I hope you can take me with you next time." Jenna glanced at Franz and said.

After a few blocks of Zaun, Franz led Jinx to a huge elevator - the Hex Pressure Conveyor, an important access to Leather City, in addition to the towers of the Academy of Technology and Magic.

The elevator rises slowly, and the more the elevator goes up, the brighter the sun shines outside the window. Soon, the elevator arrived in Leather City, and Franz and Jinx stepped down the elevator to begin the security check, and from the eyes of the staff, there seemed to be a hint of prejudice against the guests from the dungeon.

Walking out of the platform, Jinx's eyes flashed with stars - I saw that in the city of Piltover, there are many high-rise buildings, and the bright sunlight reflects on the glass and the metal wall, which is full of technology. The two of them walked through the city of Piltover, where not only were there wide roads for all kinds of vehicles to drive, but also many flying vehicles shuttled through the city, and Jinx was dazzled.

"1,2......" At this time, there was a sound of neat cheers and footsteps from the street, and following the sound, it turned out that the police force in Picheng was holding an anniversary parade.

"See, Jinx, the tall uncle who took the lead is the new captain of the garrison in Leather City, Jace, who has a high prestige, and standing beside him is the vice-captain Catelyn, a young girl who has won the title of Leather City Shooting Champion alone." Franz introduced Jinx.

"Do you see that building?" Franz pointed to a towering building in the distance, "This is the office building of the Leather City Guard, where only the best garrison in the whole of Piltover can be stationed." Jinx listened to her father's eloquent introduction, and her eyes lit up.

"I'm going there when I grow up!" Jinx said in a milky voice. Franz touched her head and said with a smile: "Then I'll wait for this little guy to grow up!" ”

At this moment, a piece of paper floats to Jinx's feet, picks it up, and finds that it appears to be a bounty order.

"Yo! The leader of the mercenary group, Pogba, a notorious gang member of Zaun, should be dealt with. Franz muttered.

Franz was here mainly to sell his products to the importers in Leather City, the pile of small toys made with Hextech that Jenner said. But Franz's work did not seem to be going well, and he only visited several importers, all of whom said they were not willing to invest in his things.

Jinx seemed to be having fun, though, and the shuttle of cars, street performers and movies scrolling on the big screen in the city center all caught the young child's curiosity. Franz didn't want to spoil his daughter's nature, so he took out his pocket and asked her to take her to a robot concert in Picheng. In this way, the father and daughter have been playing in the city until the sun sets, and they are still unsatisfied.

At that moment, Franz's communication device rang, and it was a ring-like object on Franz's finger. At this time, the jewelry on the ring slowly showed a holographic image, and the person who wrote the letter was none other than Franz's wife, Jenner.

"Franz, where are you now, it's a big deal, come back quickly and explain to them!" Jenner shouted in despair.