Two Cities, I build mecha in Picheng

Chapter 52 Reconvened Council Meeting

It seemed that the alienation of the previous few days had accumulated all the emotions in my heart.

After getting back together, Caitlin took Li Lin and chatted until the early hours of the morning, completely opening up the chatterbox.

In the end, because her eyelids couldn't support the fight, and she almost fell asleep on the sofa, Li Lin forcefully sent her back to the room.

And when Li Lin climbed into bed, it was already past three o'clock in the morning.

He didn't know how long he had slept in a daze, when he was awakened again by a hasty knock on the door.

Li Lin rubbed his sleepy eyes, and when the world in front of him gradually became clear, he realized that the room was still dark.

The sky outside the window was just getting brighter, and the early morning sun hadn't even risen yet.

What time is it...

The drowsy Li Lin almost fell asleep again, but the continuous loud knocking on the door outside the bedroom made him really unbearable.

"I boil it!"

The veins on Li Lin's forehead were throbbing, he got up angrily, put on some clothes casually, went to the reception room and opened the door.

Standing in the corridor was the butler of the Gilaman family.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Li Lin." The butler put his right hand on his chest and bowed politely to apologize, "Mrs. Gilamann asked me to remind you to prepare as soon as possible. A parliamentary meeting will be held today."

"Parliament meeting? Is the lady awake? How is she and Mr. Arro?"

In fact, Li Lin is very aware of the physical condition of the Gilamans and his wife, as long as they have slept for a few hours, there is basically no major problem.

It's just that in front of outsiders, you still have to have the form you should have, anyway, it's just a matter of opening your mouth.

Maintaining good manners is not a bad thing.

"Mrs. and Mister are recovering well. The first thing they do after waking up to figure out the situation is to ask me to send sound transmission tubes to other parliamentary families and Mr. Tallis, and then let me inform you and Mr. Tallis this morning. Miss Caitlin."

"I see, thank you." Li Lin nodded to the housekeeper.

After he saluted again and turned to leave, Li Lin closed the door and patted his face to wake himself up.

"It's going to be a council meeting again... so annoying."

If you make complaints like this, you can't ink anything about what you should do.

Li Lin quickly took a cold shower, put on the formal clothes of the Gilaman family, walked out quickly, and came to the dining room outside the kitchen on the first floor.

Inside the house, the Gilamans and Caitlin were already dining.

"Li Lin, this way!"

Caitlin, who was eating a sandwich at the dining table, saw Li Lin coming in, smiled and waved to him, signaling him to sit on the empty seat beside her.

Mrs. Karina gave her a glare. "Kate."

Kaitlyn smiled awkwardly, calmed down and continued to eat the food in her hands.

However, she still glanced at the young man at the door from time to time, meaning to let him sit down quickly.

"Good morning, Mrs. Karina, Mr. Arrow."

"Good morning," returned Mr. Arro.

"Hurry up and have breakfast, we don't have much time." Karina didn't look back, her tone was very flat.

But Li Lin has figured out her temperament, she never likes to express her emotions in words.

The colder her expression and voice were, the more arrogance Karina felt in her heart.

This room is not a place to receive guests for dinner, but the long table similar to the European tradition can still accommodate 20 people.

Since there were no guests who did not need to pay too much attention to etiquette, the Gilamans sat side by side at the end of the long table, and Caitlin was opposite them.

Li Lin walked up to the girl and sat down. The servant at the side immediately stepped forward to tie the napkin cloth for him, and then placed the tableware and the still warm breakfast in front of him.

In order to save time, he gave up the knife and fork, and followed Caitlin's example to grab a sandwich and eat it.

"You saved me last night. I won't say more thanks. I always think that verbal words are not as real as actual actions."

While eating, Mrs. Karina briefly mentioned what happened last night, but she was obviously in a bad mood and didn't want to get involved too much in the matter of her being kidnapped.

"Today we held a meeting to talk about the attack during the Evolution Day Conference last night. I woke up in the morning and heard from Kate that the mastermind behind the scenes has been caught and seems to have a problem with us.

"The Gilaman family has never been afraid of offending people, not to mention that the thief violated the interests of our family, and we just put him in prison according to the law of Piltover. His suicide is his own business, and has nothing to do with us. .

"However, it is clear that the man behind this incident is just an ordinary Piltover citizen, and other MPs are not very satisfied with the result.

"I guess they should blame Dicheng, which has become restless in recent days, and plan to take the opportunity to suppress them."

"But Mom, this matter has nothing to do with Dicheng..."

Caitlin frowned slightly, thinking of her promise to Silko and her desire to resolve the conflict between the two cities.

"So this is what I want to remind you, don't talk nonsense in the meeting of the waiting meeting, try to follow their temper."

Caitlin frowned even tighter, with a dissatisfied expression, "But I don't think we..."

Before she finished speaking, she suddenly felt something poke her waist.

Out of the corner of Caitlin's eye, she caught a glimpse of Li Lin's small movements beside her, and realized that it was him who did it just now.

Clever, she immediately understood Li Lin's meaning and closed her mouth.

The conflict between the two cities has accumulated for a long time, especially after the "Day of Ashes" a few years ago, it has reached the point where it is almost impossible to reconcile.

Even Mrs. Karina would not favor Zaun in most respects.

There is no point in arguing with her at this time, and it may cause her to lose her temper when she is already on the verge of anger.

"Is there anything you want to say, Kate?" The expression on Karina's face changed slightly.

Kaitlyn, who was very observant, could of course see that this was a prelude to her mother's anger, and immediately shook her head and said, "No, no."

The tense wrinkles around Karina's eyes relaxed a lot, "Very good."

Then, she started talking about what Li Lin and Caitlin should pay attention to in the meeting later.

The same process as last time, they need to enter the parliament hall with Karina, and then wait for a while.

But the difference is that today's meeting will be attended by representatives from all the famous families in Piltover.

Li Lin and Jess need to wait for the councilors seated to discuss first, and then they will come forward to add fuel to the audience and tell what they saw and heard in Zaun when they rescued the Gilamans.

Next, they still need to blame Zaun this time, incite the hostility of other family representatives towards Zaun, and then let the parliament have enough family support to send law enforcement officers to suppress the bottom city.

Except for Heimerdinger, the mascot of the parliament, every member of parliament knows everything in his heart.

As long as most people agree to their proposals involving major events in the two city-states, and the interests of the Philos family are not harmed, the person behind Piltover will not interfere.

Moreover, it is in the interests of all families to squeeze Zaun. Except for families from Zaun and those who really love peace, almost no Piltover would refuse.

Therefore, over the years, these families in the upper city have used this method to suppress the lower city.

The events of "Day of Ashes" a few years ago erupted just above the tipping point that had been simmering in the hearts of Zaunites for years.

The more Li Lin and Caitlin listened to Karina's request, the uglier their expressions became.

What's more, like Heimerdinger among the members of parliament, she is quite conservative.

But even she has put forward a series of hypothetical words that are too exaggerated, and it is not difficult to imagine other councilors coming up with proposals for how to squeeze the bottom city's interests.

Piltover politics are dark...

(End of this chapter)