Chapter 189: The Bottom City
"Thank you, Miss Magistrate, I'll take my leave first!" Lin Jiuchong smiled at the two and said goodbye. Walk into the distance in the night.
"What a strange guy." Caitlin always thought this guy was weird, but she couldn't put it into words.
And Wei, who grew up in Zu'an, has long been accustomed to seeing all kinds of strange people, and he is used to it.
"Fucking stinky little ghost, get out of the way!"
"Is this Zaun? Loved, loved. Lin Jiu kicked the man who yelled at him against the wall, looking at the messy environment in front of him, and couldn't help but sigh.
His first target of investigation was Zu'an, the bottom city of Zuan, which was the most likely to hide filth and filth. Even if he can't investigate anything here, he can use the gangsters here to find clues for him.
From the moment he knew that there was no time limit for the task, Lin Jiu had a sense of urgency, and the longer this task dragged on, the more difficult and dangerous it might be.
The staggered, corroded and aged exhaust pipe network leaks out a variety of soot and dust, filtering the light from above into an eerie color that cross-reflects between the tinted glass in the workshop.
The light was reflected in Lin Jiu's eyes, and he looked at everything in Zu'an while thinking about where to start.
Zuan has always been shrouded in smog twilight, but the bustle of the city is not a slight, and the people here are all-encompassing and culturally diverse. Of course, it's just that the culture here is a little peculiar, and it's not convenient to go to the street without a few genealogies on you.
However, there are also Lin Jiu who does not have a family tree, which is a symbol of strength.
Zuan was originally a port city of the ancient Shurima kingdom, but after the collapse of the ancient Shurima kingdom, Zuan became an independent city, and some powerful families came to the city either for money or to escape the war, and the council they formed became the actual controllers of the city.
The city's technology and trade developed rapidly, and the council decided to place alchemical explosives to widen the canal on which Zuan depended, making it a gate of the sun and bringing greater prosperity to the city.
Unexpectedly, engineering errors and the explosion of alchemical explosives split the city of Zaun into two, one part became the upper city, that is, Piltover, and the other part became the lower city, which still retains the original appearance of Zaun.
The glossy uptown of Piltover, known as the City of Technology and Evolution, relies on the Hex's Gate to make a fortune through trade.
At the same time, Piltover's wealth led to the development of Zaun, making it a dark mirror of the city overhead. Much of the goods destined for Piltover end up on the black market in Zaun.
Some inventors, as well as alchemists, may feel that the restrictions imposed on them by the city on earth are too restrictive, and many of them will find their dangerous research popular in Zaun and shift their sights.
The unstable technology and indulgent exploitation of reckless industries brought by these people have polluted large swathes of Zaun and made living conditions increasingly dangerous. Highly toxic wastewater accumulates in the lower reaches of the city.
"Sir, do you want to see a wonderful circus show?" A ragged, emaciated man handed out a yellowed flyer to Lin Jiu.
"Nope." Lin Jiuke was not in the mood to watch the horse hunting show of the Zuan Horse Hunters.
Lin Jiu looked up at the dim sky, the air was even filled with a light green unknown gas, and the sound of mechanical gears turning around him couldn't help but squint: "This is really a paradise for alchemists and mechanics!" ”
"Uptowners?" Suddenly, a group of people dressed differently surrounded Lin Jiu.
"Why do you say that?" The corners of Lin Jiu's mouth couldn't help but rise slightly, and he asked the person in front of him with a smile.
"Temperament, dress-up...... Or that many places can reflect that this is not the place. The man at the head smiled a smile that he thought was cruel.
"From other regions, to be exact." Lin Jiu felt that he didn't need to look for those gangsters here everywhere.
"Good." Men are ready to attack.
……
"This boss, can you tell me who is in charge of this area?"
"Uh......" The man's hand patted Lin Jiu's hand that was pinching his throat, which made him unable to speak normally.
"I'm sorry." Lin Jiu let go of his hand and motioned for the other party to answer his question.
The man's eyes swept over his subordinates who had fallen around, not knowing whether they were alive or dead, and horror appeared in his eyes. Apparently it's a wave of fishing, and they're the stupid fish that were caught.
"The boss of this area is Spin Lawd, who makes a living mainly by running a hitman organization. It is rumored that he is just an assistant in front of him, and that he has murdered his boss to get to a high position, and he likes to beat people with a stun rod that he never leaves his hand......" The man quickly told him what he knew, the information of the manager of the area.
In the Bottom City, it seems that Hilco is covering the sky with one hand, but in fact...... Indeed it is. It's just that all areas of the city are in chaos, and he needs the alchemy barons and their men to control them.
And Hilco only needs to control these alchemy barons with his interests, and he can control the Bottom City.
"Ahem...... This is Spinn Lawr's territory. ”
"Oh, yes. But that's not a reason for you to owe money and not pay it back, green-haired boy! ”
In the sparsely populated alleyway, a tall man with a leather bag on his back and some kind of weapon in it grabbed a thin man like a piece of paper in one hand and lifted it up with ease. Strong men generally belong to the gang thugs, and the emaciated ones are always the group of people who are oppressed in the bottom city.
This kind of thing is no longer strange in the bottom city, but it just makes the people passing by the alleyway speed up their pace and don't even look at it. It's as if you look at it and you become the target of a strong man.
"It is only natural to repay debts. The handsome boy over there, you say, right? The strong man noticed that someone was watching this, and turned his head to show a hearty smile.
"That's right." Lin Jiu ignored the emaciated man's gaze, nodded and said.
"Hahaha, Munn likes your personality!" The strong man got a satisfactory answer and smiled happily.
Fortunately, it was personality, if it weren't for these two words, Lin Jiu didn't dare to guarantee that he wouldn't take out the Boundless Star to hack this guy who seemed to have a problem with his brain.
Listening to the words of this debtor man, the thug called Munnon seems to be from another region, and is a subordinate of other alchemy barons. Running here alone to collect debts seems to be seen as a provocation to the boss of the place, Spin Lawr.
Lin Jiu didn't leave in a hurry, just to see if this would attract Spin Rawder's people.
It would be a waste to say that Spinn Raud didn't know about it, and he had no control over the territory he managed. The main thing is to see if this guy will ignore such a "little thing".