CIATB Chapter 860: Hilco
Chapter 860: Hilco
Chapter 860: Hilco
The Zodiac Vault, the safest bank in all of Piltover, is the vault that handles 50% of all the gold, silver, and jewelry in Piltover.
There are countless advanced technological protection methods and the most professional security here. Even on the busiest evolution day, they worked steadily and orderly throughout the day. However, they did not expect that after midnight, the defenses were broken through and one of the vaults was blown up in the most brutal way!
The bodies of several security guards were scattered in the hall, and the law enforcement officers' two attacks were suppressed by firepower and pushed back outside the basement, because the people who attacked the basement were the most elite thugs of the Zaun gang.
After counting the number of glimmers and putting them back into the universal tool box one by one, Sevika hummed, "About five thousand are missing."
"Not surprising. With those sent in for experiments and those who are interested in helping out, there are at least 5,000 of them. That's pretty good. I'm afraid it's all thanks to the fact that they were put in this place." A man wearing a turbo alchemy tank said, "Silco should be able to gather the missing ones. The next question is how to leave here."
Sevika looked around and said coldly, "Although it would be a waste if you don't take the gold and silver, don't let it affect your actions and cost you your life."
Unfortunately, those who followed her tonight were not only Hillco's men, but also many thugs from the Earl of Alchemy. They had never seen so many gold, silver and jewelry before, and they secretly regretted that they did not have enough universal tool boxes and could only desperately stuff things on their bodies.
Sevika frowned tightly.
Outside the Huangdao basement, Marcos came to the captain of the law enforcement officers who had deployed the blockade earlier with a gloomy face and asked, "What's the situation?"
"The robbers used high-powered gunpowder to break open the door of vault No. 7." The captain of the law enforcement officers said solemnly: "We tried to attack twice, but were suppressed by firepower and two of them were injured.
The enemy should have about 25 people, most of them are equipped with turbo alchemy tanks, and a few of them are particularly strong... They should have taken the light, and it can be basically confirmed... that they are Zaun's gangsters. "
Marcos was even more certain that he was the one who told Silko himself that the smuggled glimmer was stored in Vault No. 7, but he never expected that Silko would be so courageous, and Silko did not inform him of this action in advance!
After looking around, his brows furrowed even deeper. Caitlin didn't come?
The location where she was patrolling should not be far from the basement. After all, the more prosperous and central the location, the safer it is. With her personality, she should have rushed here the moment she saw the flare, just like she did early this morning.
Why didn’t you come?
Feeling uneasy, he gritted his teeth and said to the captain of the law enforcement officers beside him, "You are in charge here for the time being. We must not let the bandits who invaded the Zodiac Basement go easily! I will talk to the council members for help. These crazy Zaun people can even attack the Zodiac Basement. We must be prepared for the worse!"
"...Yes, Sheriff!"
Marcos evacuated in a hurry, and apparently, he did not contact any congressman immediately.
……
Stillwater Prison.
The pale yellow smoke filled every corner here, and both the prisoners and guards were forced to sink into the deepest sleep.
In the smoke, a figure wearing a gas mask was walking hurriedly. He found a guard who had a key on his waist and took the key away.
It's Hilco.
Since becoming the Chem-Baron, Hilco has not taken any personal action in many years, but he has no one to use in the operation to rescue Jinx.
The elite among his subordinates, represented by Sevika, all follow him because they believe he can revitalize Zaun. If Sevika knew that even in this situation, Hilco has not given up Jinx, she would probably turn around and kill him!
He could only act himself.
Fortunately, he had the help of Singed, an alchemist who never asked about his goals and created the Shimmer. From Singed, he obtained enough hypnotic bullets to put the Stillwater Prison to sleep.
On the night of the Evolution Day, when the Zodiac Basement was attacked, he alone was enough with the information provided by Marcus!
He successfully got the key and found the cell where Jinx was. However, when he looked inside the cell, he was stunned.
A brown-haired girl was holding Jinx tightly in her arms, huddled in the corner. Although she had fallen into a coma, her arms did not relax at all. It was not difficult to see how she protected Jinx before she fell into a coma.
The color of the hair reminded Silko of some bad memories. He hurriedly opened the door of the cell, walked in, lifted Wei's hair and asked her to look up, then his hand loosened and he let go.
At a time when every second counted, Hilco stood there blankly for a minute.
"Marcos...?!"
With an angry roar from the bottom of his heart, he kicked Vi away from Jinx, and staggered and kicked continuously as if to vent his anger and fear, until his body shook and the bruised and swollen Vi showed signs of waking up.
He took out a pistol from his arms and pointed it at Wei, but moved it away in just two seconds. He gritted his teeth, put the pistol back into his arms, bent down and picked up Jinx.
"Ah, I've lost weight."
Perhaps because he was having trouble breathing while exercising with the gas mask on, he took a few deep breaths before leaving with Jinx.
He returned to the gate of Stillwater Prison by the same route and took Jinx out without any hindrance. He closed the gate of Stillwater Prison again, isolated it with hypnotic bombs and poisonous mist. He took out a small bottle and put it on Jinx's nostrils.
The strong stench that poured in was also the antidote.
"Cough cough cough..." Jinx woke up with a cough. Her eyes were slightly confused for a moment, then turned sharp and alert, and then paused.
"...Silco?"
“It’s okay, Jinx.” Silko comforted, “Now listen to me.”
"This is...it was you just now..." Jinx became a little dazed again, looking at the Jingshui Prison and Hilco nearby.
"Yes, I rescued you, but you are far from safe now. Listen to me quietly, Jinx, you must listen to me this time!" Hilco took off his mask and emphasized.
“…Where’s Wei?” Jinx couldn’t help but asked nervously, “Did you see her?!”
"She's fine, listen to me." Hilco emphasized for the third time, and after a two-second pause, he said, "The current situation is very unfavorable to us. I don't know if you listened to me or not. You haven't explained anything to Piltover, but that doesn't matter anymore.
Now, Sevika is leading a team to take back our glimmer in the Zodiac Vault. Those patchwork guys are no match for them. They need your help, and I only trust you, Jinx."
He handed the pistol in his arms to Jinx and said, "This is your gun. Your other weapons are stored at No. 117, Star Street. You can pick them up on the way there.
You have to help me, Jinx, and only you can help me now! You can do whatever you want tonight, you can cause as much chaos as you want, but there are only two points, take back our little light, and return to me safely!
Only in this way can he pretend that Jinx escaped from prison on her own and helped Zaun's operation as soon as possible, so that those guys who have been not very quiet during this period can recognize Jinx.
He was also familiar with Jinx's temper. When he made it clear that he needed her help, she would definitely not act recklessly, because she was Jinx.
After that, Silko will try to make Jinx "escape" from Zaun for a while, find a way to ease the conflict with Piltover, and buy a few months of accumulation time before fighting again, because he is Silko who wants to lead Zaun to rise!
This plan was not well thought out, but it was the only solution that Hillco could think of at the moment. He would execute it even if there was only a 2-point chance.
But now he was very panicked, because the moment he saw Wei, he knew that there might be a huge loophole in his plan.
When Jinx was in a trance, Hilco shoved the gun into her hands again.
“Jinx, listen to me!” He held Jinx’s face with both hands and emphasized excitedly for the fourth time: “I don’t know what you have heard and seen these days, but you must remember that you are Jinx! Perfect Jinx! Not anyone else!
We are the children of Zaun, we are the people of Boreal who are looked down upon by the Piltover people. The Piltover people are not worthy of trust, and your sister who abandoned you is not worthy of trust either. Only we can get back the dignity we have lost, and the only thing that can get back our dignity is the weapons in our hands, only force!"
Jinx's head started to ache again.
She originally thought that she had let it go. She realized that Hilco had deceived her and that Wei had not abandoned her at all. She was just locked up and unable to get out.
But she didn't expect that Xierke would come alone to rescue her, and she didn't expect that Xierke would risk her so much for her. Xierke was her only support for six years, the one who tolerated her and loved her no matter what, and Wei was her most beloved sister...
what to do? what to do? !
'Boom! Boom!'
Many people called out her name, Vander, Wei, Tiny, Milo, and Craig.
Many people also call her 'Jinx'.
She held her head and rolled over in pain.
Just as Hilco was about to go and comfort her, he suddenly heard another sound of footsteps.
"do not move!"
Hilco suddenly turned his head and saw the policewoman holding the gun with both hands in the night, aiming directly at him, but how could he not move?
At this moment, he reacted, holding Jinx and rolling backwards, and then crashed back into the Stillwater Prison and hid, calling out in a low voice: "Jinx, Jinx, cheer up!"
"Is that Hilco? He came here in person, alone?" Outside, Caitlin slowly approached with a gun in hand. She did guess that someone would take advantage of the chaos to rescue Jinx, and even guessed that Marcus would do it himself, but she didn't expect it to be Hilco.
Ji Xing hiding on the side gave her some confidence. She listened to the voice inside, her eyes moved, and she called out: "Don't listen to her, Baobao! Where's Wei? Is she okay!"
This policewoman knows a lot! Hilco's face twisted and he said quickly, "I know you still can't forget your sister, so I didn't kill her. Jinx, cheer up. We have to leave here quickly, otherwise we won't be able to escape!"
"Baobao, our plan..."
"Jinx, kill her..."
This time, two people called out to him face to face.
Jinx screamed in pain while covering her head. The hand holding the gun moved slowly. Amid the sound of the gun mechanism trembling and colliding, Hilco turned around in joy and said, "Yes, that's it. You can do it!"
Until something hard hit his head.
Hilco's body stiffened.
The emotions that flashed across his face at this moment were more complex than any description could describe, and even the fan diagram could not fully describe it.
"Sorry……"
When a hoarse voice sounded behind him, he slowly raised his hands.
A slightly short and weak update, there will be one tomorrow.
(End of this chapter)