Cyberzaun, Machinarium

After waiting for the Alchemist Baron to leave, Sevika let out a sigh of relief and sat on the sofa beside her to light a cigarette. "You just pissed off Littlefinger. When you said you were going to execute that evildoer... I thought he was going to do it. I didn't have the confidence to stop him."

"He won't." Hilco confidently brushed the documents in his hand. "Enoch is very capable and doesn't care about other people's opinions. At the same time, his moral bottom line is shockingly low. Just listening to him, you can feel that he is a very dangerous guy. But there is only one problem. He cares too much about that girl. This is his biggest weakness."

Hilco sneered. "He is addicted to the role-playing game with that Jinx. Thanks to that lunatic, she tortured Enoch badly, but she is also a useful rope. As long as the girl keeps making mistakes, Enoch will have to obey... and as long as Enoch and his weapons are there, no one else can make any waves."

"Look, compared to the profits, the loss caused by that girl is really not worth mentioning."

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"I've taken care of everything, stop crying."

Gently pinching the girl's face and putting on a strange smile, Enoch felt a little better.

Jinx said nothing, took a step forward and hugged Enoch tightly, burying her head deeply in his chest. With a long sigh, when she looked up again, a crazy and silly smile was on her face.

"Can I help you with anything?"

"Let me think about it. I need a volunteer to help me clean up the prisoners who have escaped. They are gathered in two places... Is there anyone who can help me?" Enoch said hesitantly. As expected, the girl happily raised her right hand.

“That must be me.”

Touching his head gently, Enoch took the opportunity to instruct, "Listen Jinx, we still have a little problem to deal with right now, so don't worry about what others say except what I tell you, okay? I don't know who to trust and who not to trust now, I only have you now."

"Yes, sir." Jinx rubbed it with her small nose, then took a step back and picked up the machine gun.

"Wait, bring a few BTRs to show off your muscles, use hypnotic gas, and capture them all alive. There should be someone in there that you'll want to meet."

"Who?"

"Your sister—Violet."

Enoch looked at Jinx, who looked panicked for a moment, and raised his eyebrows slightly: "What's wrong? I think finding her will make you happier."

"Who? I won't. She doesn't like me and she looks at me like I'm a nuisance, nagging me all day long... You know, the unlucky sister relationship, and you can't do anything to her. After all, there's no way to put her back, right? Haha, it's really annoying."

Jingjing looked at the funny expression of the girl in front of him, and patted Jinx's head gently.

"From what I've heard she's been arrested, so... I'll just take this as another 'thank you Littlefinger, I can't wait to go find my sister now, I'm so happy'."

"Go quickly, clean up everyone except Wei, and take Wei home. I have prepared a pardon for her, so don't keep me waiting too long."

Chapter 73: Two People Looking for Each Other

Cleaning up the escaped prisoners was simpler than expected. After all, the criminals under the command of several local bosses immediately found their boss as soon as they arrived in Zaun. The remaining people who gathered were mostly failed scum. They took advantage of the chaos to rob the Alchemist Baron last night, and today they began to occupy several small buildings with few people and started a small-scale extortion business.

So when the infantry fighting vehicle arrived with a huge roar and vibration, half of the people did not react, and the remaining half had already drunk too much to pass out.

As expected, the roadblocks set up by the fugitives were easily crushed by the huge vehicle, and the awakened thugs picked up the weapons at hand and smashed them at the chariot.

The sticks that were given high hopes couldn't even deform the outer armor. A few sober guys pulled out AK rifles from the weapons box they had robbed yesterday and fired blindly for a while. Except for a few unlucky "own people" who were injured by ricochets, they were unable to organize several tanks.

Four BTR infantry fighting vehicles completed the encirclement, easily crushing the weapons discarded on the ground, the broken Molotov cocktails, and the simple barbed wire.

The turret spun around and fired several rounds of tear gas at the crowd.

As soon as the wailing voices subsided a little, Jinx couldn't wait to jump out of the chariot and searched hard for the pink hair through the glass eyepiece of the filter mask.

"No, no, no, damn it." Jinx kicked the man lying on the ground angrily and frantically ordered all her men hiding in the chariot to come down and catch him.

"Maybe there is no Wei at all, he is lying to you"

"Shut up, Little Finger can't lie to me." Jinx turned her head nervously and yelled at someone behind her.

"That means Wei doesn't want you anymore. She is avoiding you."

"Impossible, you two don't try to scare me, it's impossible."

"Are you okay?" Tamara got out of the chariot and looked at Jinx who was doing something alone. "It seems that there is no pink-haired person you are looking for here."

"Why are you here?" Jinx looked at the blonde woman suspiciously. The passages between Piltover and Zaun had been completely blocked for the past two days. It was afternoon now, and the bridge was so bright that it was impossible to sneak across. Where did she come from?

Seeing the gas almost dissipated, Tamara took off her breathing mask and glanced at the vigilant Jinx, "Because Enoch asked me to help you, did you forget?"

“No, but I don’t think helping me includes this situation.” Jinx asked, looking at Tamara’s clean boots. “I thought you were only responsible for organizing the documents.”

"If you are not satisfied, you can give him feedback directly. I have to complete the work to get paid." Tamara changed the subject without caring, "What happened to you just now?"

"It's okay, it's just a little noisy, I've already dealt with it"

"I'm glad you're okay. Both bases have been cleared. What should we do with these captured people? Have you received any orders?"

Jinx nonchalantly stepped on the left hand of an idiot lying at her feet, trying to get rid of the annoying woman in front of her. "Clean it up, is that even a question? Also, since you feel like you have nothing to do, after dealing with these people, clean up the gangs that are causing trouble nearby."

"What are you doing?" Tamara shouted at Jinx's leaving back, "What should I say if Enoch asks?"

Jinx didn't even look back, just fiddled with the bang bang machine gun and ran towards her secret base. "I will find her... I just need to raise the signal."

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Wei is in a bad situation now. She and the law enforcement lady are in some trouble.

To be honest, the situation was going well. Wei escaped from prison, happily entered Zaun, "selected" a beautiful jacket, kidnapped a law enforcement officer, and had a full meal.

Everything was a good day except that I didn't find Bobo for the time being. Until I found the brothel in Midtown according to the advice.

"What are you doing here? What's here?"

"Intelligence" Wei looked at the sign on the door and knocked twice. The person inside looked at him cautiously before opening the door with a bang.

Turning her head to signal Caitlin, Wei entered the dark and long tunnel first. "Once you are here, there is no information you cannot find out."

Caitlin carefully walked through the curtain with a strange pink gauze, looking around vigilantly, listening to the laughter and fighting sounds coming from each small room, as well as the low moaning sounds coming from afar. The air around her seemed to be mixed with some smell, and it sounded sweet and heavy.

Rubbing her nose a little uncomfortable, Caitlin tried her best to restrain herself from looking around out of curiosity, and could only quickly catch up with the figure of the short-haired girl in front of her. "How can we really get information here? Do we have to give someone money?"

"Don't be ridiculous." Wei stopped and turned her upper body slightly, taking a good look at the girl from Piltover from top to bottom. "Just let them think you work here."

"Sorry, what did you say? I don't want it" Caitlin refused immediately.

"That's the problem with you Piltover guys. You always expect others to give you what you want. If you want to pry their mouths open, you have to make them think you can give them what they want."

"What can I give?"

"You're hot, little cake." Wei gently pushed Caitlin against the wall, stretched out her hand to support herself on the side of the law enforcement officer, and looked at the helpless Caitlin with some joking, "What do you want? A man or a woman."

"Um, I..."

She grabbed a passerby and pushed him aside, successfully holding Caitlyn. Listening to the girl behind her anxiously talking nonsense, Wei smiled with satisfaction, knowing that she now had time to find out some sensitive information.

"I'm sorry, Miss Matilda."

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Wei's appearance startled the boss, and he almost dropped the cigarette in his hand. "I thought you were dead."

"Nothing will happen to me before I find Baobao." Wei sat on the sofa at the side, looking at her old neighbor.

The lady boss paused, then spoke, "We were all very sad when we heard that Vander and his children were in trouble. Fortunately, you are okay, dear."

"The city has become like this now...it seems that no one has ever resisted Hilco"

"We tried," the landlady took a bitter puff of her cigarette, "but Hilco had plenty of thugs under his command, and no shortage of gold coins. It didn't take long before Black Alley was his, and the Fulgrim Tavern was also occupied by his people. Without Vander's help, we weren't living very well."

"Never mind...do you have any news about Boom? Or Enoch. I guess she left with Littlefinger."

The boss shook his head and thought for a long time before reminding, "I don't know where your sister is, but I have to remind you that Enoch now may be different from what you remember."

Chapter 74: Throw a Punch First

The owner of the brothel lit another cigarette and thought for a long time before looking at Wei in front of him and warning: "I have to remind you that Enoch may be different from what you remember."

"Different? Where did he go? What does this mean?" Wei clenched his fists tightly. He had been in prison for too long and was completely out of touch with the outside world. Even if he occasionally found a few of Silko's men, they were vague and he couldn't get anything out of them.

"On the day that Fandel died, Enoch appeared in the alley. He stopped Benso and some old guys who were ready to go to war. From that time on, Enoch has been working for Silko. It is said that Silko thinks highly of him."

"That bastard," Wei cursed fiercely, "What about Benso and the others?"

"I don't know. No one has seen him since. Some say he left Zaun, and some say he was killed by Enoch." The proprietress sighed and gently pressed on Wei's clenched fists. "You have to understand that the Black Alley is not the same as it used to be. It's hard for us old guys to get news from Hilco."

"Damn traitor, no wonder he always courtesans me all day long, I actually believed him," Wei cursed. Every time she took her sister to his shop, Enoch would always take out the best snacks to treat her. Wei told others more than once that she was protecting Enoch, but what happened now? She never realized that he was such a person.

"In any case, Enoch is very dangerous. I only know that he produces weapons in a factory near the old dock, and...some people say that he is the executioner of Xierko. He often causes explosions in Zaun and has even bombed other factories under Xierko's command."

"...I will deal with him. I will knock out his teeth one by one until he tells me the whereabouts of Baobao. I swear." Wei stood up and prepared to go to the dock to find Enoch for a good fight.

He walked out angrily and saw Caitlin happily chatting with another woman in a private room. She looked like she was enjoying it. After thinking it over carefully, he decided not to rush in to disturb Caitlin. He just put on a bitter smile and rushed towards the dock.

However, it seemed that after escaping from prison, Wei's good luck had run out. As soon as she walked out of the door, she was met by Sevika, who had just finished a meeting and was about to go to the brothel for fun.

"Damn, another traitor." Wei pulled up her hood and tried to ignore the guy in front of her. The most important thing for her now was to find Enoch and force him to tell her the location of Bomb. Apart from that, Wei could tolerate it.

"Today is really new. Look, even the dead are running around on the streets. Are you here looking for your lover?" Sevika stared at Wei who had just come out of the brothel, moved her neck, and made a crisp sound.

Wei stopped and watched the little brother standing beside Sevika slowly exit the alley. She took a deep breath and said, "You asked for this, asshole."

He turned around suddenly and punched Sevika's head hard, but Sevika, who was well prepared, blocked it.

"You wish," Sevika laughed at her. "It seems that Vandel didn't teach you well back then."

"Really?" While Sevika was talking, Wei activated the electric shock gloves she had just obtained from Enoch, paralyzing Sevika and kicking her calf hard. "Try this."

Sevika's calf was hit and she had to kneel down. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Wei clenched her fists and hit Sevika's back hard. When Sevika was unable to fight back, she threw her out with force.

Seeing Sevika struggling to get up from the ground, Wei waved at her provocatively, carefully guarding against any tricks that the other party might use.

Sevika spat out a mouthful of blood foam and grabbed the cloak with her right hand, revealing a silver-white arm.

The scale-like outer armor on the arm rose and fell gently, revealing a hint of blue light, driving the entire mechanical arm to operate at high speed, and several punches with electric arcs spit out from the clenched fist.

Wei glanced at the familiar Lothric technology logo on her arm. "Enoch made it."

"Yes, it's just right for people like you."

Wei cursed inwardly and watched the opponent's punches warily. That thing didn't look good. If he got hit, he was not sure if he would be able to get up again.

The ensuing fight was like a rampaging elephant trying to smack a wasp.

Wei's speed and awareness were much stronger than Wicca's, but her opponent was no rookie either. In addition, the threat posed by her left arm when swinging was too great, so Wei had to give up several attacks.

Even so, Wei was hit hard several times. Now, her right arm has begun to become uncontrollable and there are many small wounds on her body.

Sevika on the opposite side was not in a good situation either. She was hit hard by Wei several times. The electric shock gloves easily made up for the damage of the light punches. She fell to the ground panting. Now both of them were holding on, waiting to see who would fall first.

After taking a deep breath, Sevika pulled out a tube of light from her waist, ready to teach Wei a lesson, but she heard a loud bang and the test tube in front of her exploded instantly, and the flying glass added new wounds to her face.

Before he could react, he felt his mechanical arm being pushed hard by someone. Turning his head, he found that the outer armor had been blown away and the internal mechanical structure had also been greatly deformed.

Seeing the mechanical hand begin to twitch uncontrollably, Sevika knew it was time to run. Who knew what the other party was holding? Fortunately, it hit the mechanical arm. If it had been aimed at the head, she would have been dead long ago.

He turned around and ran away. The next two bullets hit his forearm accurately. This prosthesis was ruined. He couldn't use it again without returning it to the factory for overhaul.

Seeing the opponent running away in a panic, Wei couldn't hold on any longer and sat down on the ground.

"This thing has a really strong recoil. The person who designed it must be a lunatic. Does he want to use it to deal with airships?" Caitlin gently moved her shoulders and slowly emerged from the shadows behind her.

Wei stared at the alleyway where Sevika was walking away with concern. "You're letting her go like that? She's one of Hilco's gang, she must be a know-it-all."

"Did you say something like please or thank you?" Caitlin put the rifle back on her back and straightened her clothes. "You mean Hilco? That businessman, what happened to him?"

"He's a venomous snake, hiding under the water of Zaun. You have to be careful of him... Never mind. Now I guess Hilco will know we're here. I have to speed up."

"It's us. Don't forget that you are still a criminal."

"Your shooting skills are pretty good." Wei looked at Caitlin and chuckled. While complimenting her, she extended a hand to Caitlin, "Can you give me a hand, little cake?"

"I'm a sharpshooter," Caitlin carefully lifted up the wounded Wei. "Also, don't call me that. My name is Caitlin."

"But you are sweet and soft, like a little cake"

"Stop talking nonsense, where are we going next?"

Chapter 75: The Rough Man Who Came to the Door

Enoch was arranging the deployment of weapons. With the infantry fighting vehicles on the side, Jinx would not encounter any dangerous resistance. The escaped prisoners would not be able to get any weapons that could pose a threat.

He is now looking forward to what will happen when Jinx catches Wei? Given Jinx's current situation, she will probably be very happy, but Wei may not be so happy, after all, her sister has changed a lot.

After sorting out the documents on the desk, Enoch decided to put today's work aside for now and go to Piltover to hire a chef. He guessed that the two sisters would have a lot to talk about tonight.

I stood up and stood beside the wine cabinet to choose the right champagne for tonight. Just as I was thinking about whether I should open some collections, the door of the office was suddenly violently smashed and the guard outside was thrown in.

"Enoch, get out of here." A hoarse female voice called out, which was beyond Enoch's expectation. Did he offend anyone recently? Or was Jinx in trouble again?