Two Cities, I build mecha in Picheng

Chapter 15 The Council of Seven
At the very top of Piltover North Town stands a large-scale building complex.

It perfectly integrates blue-blue polished granite, bronze grids, countless mechanical gears and transparent and flawless glass, showing a unique style that is elegant and dignified yet solemn.

This is the center of Piltover's power, and the seven-member council composed of representatives from the six major families and Piltover University is held here.

The setting sun in the morning pours down on the earth, and the cool winter wind blows away the smog that diffuses to the upper city at night.

In the circular round table in the center of Piltover's parliament hall, the 6 councilors who had arrived in advance were busy with their own affairs.

"Your birthday present, Senator Saro."

A tall, dark-skinned young woman with an elegant and beautiful demeanor put a cylindrical metal box in front of a chunky old man with a bushy beard and a shiny bald head.

"Oh! Mel, you are too kind!"

Sa Luo's expression was happy, and he gently grabbed the small box on the table and looked at it carefully.

Mel smiled, "I heard that this gadget is specially designed for people with sharp minds like you."

At this time, another tall, thin, yellow-haired young man who was leaning on the table and eating snacks heard their conversation, staring at the small cloth bag in his hand and hesitated for a moment.

Afterwards, the yellow-haired councilor walked quickly to Sa Luo with a smile on his face, and handed the small cloth bag with snacks in front of him:

"Mr Saro, I also brought you some roasted ginkgo nuts..."

"Ah! Congressman Hoskar, don't you know that I'm allergic to it?!" Salo pushed the yellow-haired councilor's hand away with disgust on his face, "What are you paying attention to? Are you trying to murder the old man?"

"It's a shame not to be able to taste such delicious food."

Hoskar, who was making fun of himself, curled his lips, picked up the small cloth bag that fell on the table and returned to his seat, raised his orchid fingers to pinch a piece of roasted ginkgo nut and stuffed it into his mouth.

Salo, who could hear the irony in his words, changed his expression, "Hey! You bastard..."

"Don't be angry, Senator Saro, I don't think Senator Hoskar has any special meaning."

Mel put his hands on Sa Luo's shoulders and kneaded gently, extinguishing the arrogance that had just risen in his heart.

"Well, um, since Senator Mel said so, I'm not as knowledgeable as that kid." Salo continued to fiddle with the little toy in his hand, "By the way, Mel, when was the last time we convened a council?" ?”

"Five days ago, we discussed the arrangements for the Evolution Day activities." Mel said patiently.

"So, haven't we finished discussing the matter of Evolution Day? Why did Councilor Gilaman hold another council?"

"I heard that her daughter was attacked by gangsters yesterday."

"What?! Someone dared to attack the member's family? Who did it? It's lawless!"

Sa Luo's tone suddenly became agitated, which attracted the attention of everyone present.

Mel still had the same smile on his face for thousands of years, "This should be the reason why Senator Gilamann convened the council today."

A yordle covered in yellow fluff and with white beards around his lips said sharply:
"I remember that the daughter of Councilor Gila Mann is Caitlin, right? She seems to have a good relationship with one of my students."

On the other side, a bald woman with mechanical gears on her neck and golden nail covers on her fingers responded with the same dark skin:

"That's right, I heard that your student is the youngest genius recognized by the entire academy...Of course, compared to you, Congressman Heimerdinger, you are still far inferior."

"Oh hehe, you really overrated Senator Vosslatton." Heimerdinger blew his beard in satisfaction.

Several congressmen complimented each other for a while, and as the door of the parliament hall rang, everyone's eyes focused on the door at the same time.

I saw Karina walking in front with a dignified expression, and a young man and woman followed behind her.

One of them was Caitlin, the daughter of Senator Gilamann, known to all the Senators present.

Their focus, however, was another youth with an Ionian face.

Who is this?
Why would Senator Gilaman bring an irrelevant person here?

Doubts arose in the minds of several congressmen at the same time.

Karina turned her head and whispered a few words for them to stay where they were, then went straight to her seat and sat down alone.

"May the gears turn clockwise, Senator Gilamann." Mel greeted her with a smile.

Karina nodded slightly to her, then moved her gaze, scanning the six people seated.

"I think everyone has heard about it." Her tone was very calm, "My daughter, Caitlin Giraman, was attacked by five gunmen yesterday."

"There is still a gun?" A member of Polpok, who was completely covered in metal and looked like a robot, was surprised. "This is a controlled item."

"Is Miss Gilaman all right?"

"Have the gangsters been caught?"

"This must be a premeditated attack...Did the law enforcement find out who did it?"

All of a sudden, except for Mel and Heimerdinger, the other three councilors all asked with concern.

"This is what I want to discuss in the council meeting today." Karina raised her voice over others, and the entire council hall fell into silence again.

She looked back at Caitlin, and Mel, who was good at observing words and expressions, took the opportunity to ask, "Who is this young man?"

"Li Lin, our newly recruited talented craftsman."

Genius craftsman?

A thoughtful look flashed in Mel's eyes.

But Karina obviously didn't want to get too involved in this aspect, and immediately changed the subject: "He carried a gun for my daughter yesterday and saved her life."

"What a heroic gentleman." Mel praised with a smile.

"He is a witness and knows everything that happened at that time." Karina waved to Li Lin and let him stand in the center of the circular table, "Li Lin, please tell everyone what you saw at that time."

"Yes, Senator Gilaman."

Li Lin's eyes stayed on Heimerdinger for a while, then looked around and took a deep breath.

"It's like this..."

It took him a few minutes to "retell" the scene at that time with more details.

In the narrow and deserted alley, five gangsters armed with Mauser rifles fought fiercely with them.

Fortunately, Li Lin carried a newly invented weapon with him, which saved them from the crisis.

This is the same statement as Caitlin last night.

Not only that, Mrs. Karina specifically asked him to take the matter to a serious level this morning on the condition of more profit sharing and a favor from the Gilaman family.

Although Li Lin was reluctant to become a bargaining chip in the game between the families, anyway, these would not have much impact on him, and he could reap the favor of Gilaman's family, so he agreed.

"A new type of weapon?" The gears on Polpok's metal face turned in a deep metallic voice.

Wothlaton became very interested in the weapon Li Lin was talking about, "Can you describe its purpose in detail?"

"Why do you want to develop weapons, young man? What we need is peace..." Heimerdinger also echoed.

"Guys, I don't think this is what we should focus on?" Mel noticed Karina's gloomy expression, and hurriedly opened his mouth to help Li Lin.

Immediately afterwards, she shifted her gaze to Karina, and asked softly, "Who sent those gangsters in the Investigation Office of Senator Gilaman?"

"The Odilunk family is the mastermind behind this attack." Karina slowly said a name.

Upon hearing this, Sa Luo categorically denied, "They? No, no, no, how is this possible? My friendship with them is still...uh."

Mel stared at him halfway through his words, and the words stopped abruptly.

This time, the Gilaman family is bound to use this to attack a hostile family. If they jump out at this time, they will be asking for trouble.

Wanting to understand this, Sa Luo didn't dare to intercede for the Odilunke family anymore.

"I think, since the Odirunk family dared to take action against my daughter, they didn't take our council seriously at all."

Karina snorted coldly, "So, I propose to sanction the Odilunke family, let's vote with a show of hands."

The six congressmen present looked at each other and made simple eye contact.

Then, everyone slowly raised their hands.

……

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In the dark chamber of a mansion in the northern part of Piltover.

"Patriarch Odilunk, you have failed." An unidentifiable voice echoed in the room, "I have advised you a long time ago not to take action against Councilor Gilaman's family for the time being."

"That little bitch went to Dicheng without a gun. It was a godsend opportunity. How could I give up this opportunity?!" A gray-haired old man shouted angrily, "I can't blame me, you found it Mercenaries are too weak!"

"Don't blame other people for your stupidity and incompetence."

The mysterious man who didn't know the gender sneered, and then changed the subject:
"I have prepared everything for you, but you messed it up... Although the Gilaman family may not know that you did it, but as their mortal enemy, you should know what you will bear next Is there such a consequence?"

Patriarch Odilenk's face instantly turned pale when he thought of the large number of law enforcement officers coming and going in and out of Gilaman's house that his subordinates reported last night.

"You must help me! I can't be caught by the law enforcement officers and put in prison, or our Odilunk family will be finished!"

"Of course, of course, I will help you." The mysterious man chuckled, "We are allies after all..."

"Thank you so much!" Odilunk breathed a sigh of relief, "The law enforcement officer should come to me soon, I don't know what you want..."

Before Patriarch Odilunk could finish his words, the dark secret room was suddenly illuminated by a flash of light.

What flashed in the air was Odilunk's horrified expression and another face wearing a patterned metal mask.

A huge gunshot echoed in the secret room, and the old man with a blood hole in his temple fell straight to the ground.

Accompanied by the sound of gentle footsteps, the mysterious man walked up to the dying Odilunk, squatted down, and gently stuffed a pistol into his hand.

"Patriarch Odilunk planned the kidnapping of the daughter of Councilor Gilamann, and finally committed suicide in fear of crime..."

The corner of the mysterious man's mouth curled up under the mask, "It's a reasonable way to deal with it, isn't it?"

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