Noxian calendar, 978 AD, Piltover, clock tower.

The seven members of the council gathered in the conference room of the clock tower, their expressions solemn and solemn, not as relaxed as before the day of evolution.

Sheriff Sergeant Morrison and Deputy Sergeant Grayson stood upright in the secondary seat in uniform, their faces tense,

"I think Sheriff Morrison could repeat the unreasonable demands of the Zauns to the other councillors, lest they still understand the seriousness of the matter."

The middle-aged female congressman in the seat of the Big Seven has a mean voice, her eyebrows and eyes as sharp as a griffin.

"Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to state the demands of the Zuans."

Morrison stroked his chest in front of him, bowed his head slightly, and looked serious.

"In the most prosperous black alley of Zaum, the gang led by Fandel united with the other Zaun gangs, persuaded the three alchemy barons to form an alliance with their interests, and entrusted the messenger to submit a request to the magistrate to negotiate with the council.

The Zauns demanded that the Parliament allow them to form their own Zuan Guards to maintain order in Zaan, to refuse any interference by the magistrates with Zaun, and to demand that the Zauns be allowed to be part of Piltover without restriction or discrimination, and to be granted free access to the Sungate Bridge and to work in Piltover,

In addition to this, they also demanded that the factories in Zaun be granted independent management and distribution rights, and that the business cooperation plan between Zaun and Piltoverf be reformulated to obtain equal status in the commercial cooperation.

The Zaun demanded that the independence of the Zuan be publicly declared by the council's representatives on the day of evolution a month later. ”

After Morrison finished speaking, the atmosphere in the conference room was heavy and terrifying.

"Can I understand that this is a threat?"

The male parliamentarian squinted his eyes and looked around, the corners of his mouth hooked downward, like a night owl who couldn't eat insects.

"Sergeant Morrison, I wonder if these filthy Undercity people will stick their bloodthirsty fangs out of us if we don't accede to the unreasonable demands of the Zaans?"

After a moment's hesitation, Morrison nodded.

"Although they did not openly threaten them, based on the way I get along with them, I suspect that if we reject their demands, they will probably protest on Evolution Day."

"Protest? No, Sergeant Morrison, you are wrong, and it seems to me that this is, undoubtedly, out of greed for wealth, the most shameful betrayal! ”

Cora, a female congressman who had just begun to speak, said with a sneer.

"The people of the city have forgotten who gave them a job to earn a living, and who fed them, clothed them, and enjoyed the goods produced by Piltover.

They had forgotten who had paid for the restoration of their filthy city a hundred years ago when Zaun had suffered a catastrophe.

They are like stupid goldfish, forgetting who sent a rescue team to the poisonous ghost place eight years ago to save them.

They are always uncontent with what they have, greedy and cunning, coarse and stinking!

Now that these Zuans have taken our mercy for cowardice and aggressiveness, it seems to me that it is time to send out the magistrates and show the Zaun how hard peace is to come by. ”

Listening to Colana's silent accusation, which was no different from scolding, Kassandra Giramann frowned slightly, she felt that this was too much,

Her family knows her own affairs, and she knows very well that the demands of the Zuan people are actually somewhat reasonable.

The reason why Cora Bessie showed such incendiary anger was nothing else, because most of the Bessie family's interests were related to the cheap primary products of the Zaun Alchemy,

If the council really agreed to the conditions of the Zaun, the Bessie family would not be able to maintain their current high income, and for the Bessie family, who live in luxury, the loss of this part of the money is tantamount to choking the neck of the Bessie family.

"That's right, agree with Councillor Kora's proposal, we must not compromise with this barbaric and impudent bandits, compromise will only lead to more despicable coercion, and although we love peace, we will not be afraid of war! If the Zaun are willing to die for their greed, let them come! ”

The male lawmaker who spoke glanced over to the frowning mascot, Congressman Heimerdinger, to the other five councillors seated.

"I propose to refuse the unreasonable demands of the Zu'an people, and send law enforcement officers to Zu'an to suppress the riot and arrest the masterminds!"

"Now, then, let's vote by show of hands."

Heimerdinger, who had never liked to participate in human politics and hated death even more, frowned and did not move, Kassandra hesitated, but also did not move, and the other three councillors whose family interests were involved in Zaun raised their right hands.

The votes were three to three, and the most crucial vote fell on the representatives of the Myrdalda family, which, in a political sense, represented the will of Noxus, and the weight of the discourse was heavier than that of the other families.

In the eyes of the crowd, the representative of the Myrdalda family shook his head and did not raise his right hand.

"I'm against the use of sheriffs."

"Why? Congressman Pate, are we going to compromise with this group of Zuans who don't know how to count? ”

Regarding the decision of the representative of the Myrdal family, Councillor Cora was puzzled, to say that the people present valued the name and festival the most, but it was none other than the Myrdarda family.

The Myrdalda family, which originated in the Noxian Empire, has the idea of 'it is glorious to die in battle, and it is shameful to steal one', and it stands to reason that the Myrdalda family should be the toughest against the Zaun among the representatives of the parliamentarians present.

Cora's question also spoke to the doubts in the minds of the other councillors, and Pet Myrdarda sank like water.

"We won't compromise with the Zaun either, councillors, and I think you should also give due consideration to the safety of the sheriff."

Everyone looked at Morrison and Grayson, who had been standing still and not saying a word, and they couldn't figure out Pate's intentions.

The duties of the magistrate have never changed since the time of their establishment.

Law enforcement is the law of the parliament, and the officials are the officials of the people, and the parliament pays to support the law enforcement officers not to support their fathers, but to have a gun that can kill people.

How could the Myrdarda family really think about the magistrates?

Pate continued in silence.

"Sending magistrates to Zaun before they have done anything will only cost unnecessary sacrifices and exacerbate the turmoil and unrest in the lower city.

Especially at this time of the Evolution Day celebration, we need to be cautious, and I don't think you want your factory in Zaun to be destroyed in retaliation, right?

Therefore, it is better to send the law enforcement officers to Zaun to place their men at the Sungate and Piltover, to increase patrols and ensure law and order, and of course, if the Zaun insist on attacking us, we will not hesitate to defeat them. ”

In the second vote by show of hands, all but Heimerdinger agreed with the exception of the other five.

Only Morrison and Grayson, who left the clock tower, knew that this matter would not end easily.

Zaun, Black Alley, Fogen Tavern.

The leaders of the six large gangs of Zaun gathered together and set up a table of beer, but everyone present had no appetite.

Fandel exhaled smoke with a calm face, suppressing his anger.

"Just now, news came from our people, and the people of the council refused, and issued a warning."

"Something to be expected."

Hilco smiled instead of being angry, and his expression was relaxed.

"I have long seen through those 'superior people' and not let them shed some blood, they don't know what fear is, and from the very beginning, this battle cannot be avoided."

"The leather guy is really deceitful! We just want an equal footing, and we have to refuse even such a small request! Really when we are soft persimmon pinch! ”

Sevika clenched his fists and said in a calm tone.

"Boss, tell me, how should this battle be fought?"

Van Dele looked at Hilco, but Shilko didn't speak, just looked back at Van Dele silently, and the meaning in his eyes Fan Dell was very clear,

As a condition of opposing Hilco's further development of violet lichens, Van Del had to win independence for Zaun in his own way.

"To make Lady Piltworth understand the power of Zaun, we must cross the Sungate Bridge in the open! Go to the bell tower and warn those councillors,

With less than a month to go until Evolution Day, gather people to prepare weapons. ”

"Rush into the streets of Piltover and tell Mrs. Piltover with your fist that we Zauns also have the power and courage to enjoy the Evolution Day celebration freely, not to cross a bridge and look down at people's faces!

Now Zaun is not what it used to be, we have weapons, we have manpower, as long as we are united, we will definitely make the leather guy feel afraid! ”

"By fist, you mean you can only use your fist?"

A gang leader was suspicious, and Fandel hesitated for a moment and nodded.

"Try to use fists and non-lethal weapons, don't kill people until the other side has killed us, and at least let the people of Piltover know that we are protesting for the power that rightfully belongs to us, not rioting."

"And what if the Guy shoots us?"

"Then ...... Kill it! ”

Vander said coldly.

"If the Leather Guy shoots at us, it is our enemy, and there is no need for any mercy to treat the enemy!"

The Zaun gang led by Fandel agreed on the next plan of action, and dispersed.

To Fandel's surprise, Hilko was left alone.

"There are some things that are too many people to say just now."

Hilco stared at Fandel without blinking.

"I wonder how you're going to deal with the backlash of the Phi City Council if you don't get the people across the Sungate Bridge?

You know very well that they didn't do it to us now because there was no justification, but if we were the first to do it, we would be at fault, even if you really just wanted to protest and didn't want to cause any death, but the skin grew on the body of the Leather City Council, and then we would be heinous thugs.

If it doesn't work out, what are you going to do under the pressure of the council? ”

"Don't worry, no matter what I say, I won't betray Zu'an's interests, if Picheng is destined to send someone to the gallows, that person must be Fandel, and all the guilt has nothing to do with anyone else."

Hearing this, Hilco shook his head in disappointment.

"Sure enough, I knew you would be stupid enough to hand yourself over as a bargaining chip of last resort without any means.

You know that's not what I want to hear, and the brother I want shouldn't be a coward being judged by a leather guy......

I have a backup plan here to resist the pressure of the Leather City Council, and you don't have to go to the gallows, do you want to listen to it?" ”

Vander frowned, Hilko's strategies were mostly feasible, but sometimes they were a little too radical, so he didn't dare to agree directly, so he could only ask tentatively.

"Tell me about it."

"If it doesn't work out, let's put the battlefield on Zaun's side to see if Madame Piltworth dares to shed blood or the Zaun people dare to fight hard!

Since we have chosen to resist to the end, we will not accept any form of unequal treaty by the people of Picheng!

When the time comes, the industrial area and the black alley will unite, relying on the complex environment of Zu'an to deal with the law enforcement officers, if it doesn't work for a week, it will be a month, and if one month is not enough, it will be three years, as long as the factory is dragged down, the factory will keep going on strike, so that the people of Picheng can also feel the taste of being blocked.

Believe me, it won't be long before the people of Picheng will find out how big the losses are in the war with Zuan! When the time comes, the council will definitely take the initiative to make peace with us, and at that time we will be able to take the lead and let Zaun restore some equal power......

I know you don't want to add to the casualties, just Fandel, you have to know that respect can only be earned by ourselves! Compromise can never earn respect!

If we don't have the courage to break our heads and bleed, the people of Picheng will always look down on us! ”

Although he had been mentally prepared, Van Del was still shocked by Hilco's determination, and the most he thought about was to wrestle his wrists with the members of the parliament to get the approval of the parliament, but Hilco's idea was to fight to the death.

If it were really like what Hilko said, what would be the terrible price for the Zuans, who lacked weapons of war?

Not to mention anything else, let's just say that the magistrate's Mauser rifle Zuan can't deal with it, and Zuan's earthen gun, which has a range of less than fifty meters, can't compete with the Mauser rifle at all.

A long-term war is not something that can be fought just by talking about it, food, weapons, daily necessities, how much material can Zuan be self-sufficient?

Going head-to-head with Piltover, who controls the channel of the Sungate Canal and is not short of supplies at all, is no less than hitting a stone with an egg.

Seeing that Fandel didn't speak, Hilco continued to persuade him.

"What's more, it's not that we don't have the power to compete with the magistrates, as long as I give me time, I can create countless warriors like Rob with the purple light lichen potion, so you don't need to worry that we don't have the means to fight...... It's all at this juncture, Fandel, and we don't have time to hesitate. ”

Always feeling that his act of dragging Zaun into the quagmire of war was a shame on the trust of the Zaun people, Fandel smiled a little embarrassed.

"Hilco, give me some time to think about it."

Taking a deep look at Vandel, who was getting weaker and weaker, Hilko sighed softly, said no more, and turned to leave.

(End of chapter)