Battle of the Twin Cities: The Ninth Councilor

Chapter 157
"Colin Levik?"

Outside the Zodiac Theater, Mel was sitting on the sofa in the front hall, listening to Elora's report to her: "Isn't that the famous puppet master in Piltover? I remember that the Philos family invited him to work there a few years ago. Was he rejected?"

"Yes." Elora glanced at the notebook in her hand, and continued: "According to the investigation, the reason why Colin resisted working for others began when he was hired by the Dekdor family 20 years ago. ..."

"20 years ago?" Mel raised his beautiful eyebrows: "So long ago? And the Dekdor family... it seems that there is no such family in Piltover now, right?"

If there is, her business involves all walks of life, it is impossible not to have heard of it.

"Well, the Decdor family has indeed died out, and it is inseparable from Colin Levik." Elora said: "Twenty years ago, the Decdor family was mainly engaged in the doll business, and Colin Levik was He has already gained some fame in the circle of puppeteers and was hired by Dekdor's family."

"At the beginning, there were very few people who liked to collect dolls, and the doll market had not been expanded. Colin Levik's job was relatively easy, and he met his later wife during his tenure."

"Until Dekdor held a grand puppet fair that day, and invited prestigious nobles from all over the world to participate. Colin's unparalleled craftsmanship conquered most of the nobles on the spot, and everyone was amazed."

"Immediately after that, the Dekdor family doll business boomed, with more and more orders."

"Correspondingly, Colin Levik's work pressure is many times heavier than before."

"At this time, Colin's wife became pregnant..."

"Hmph." Mel groaned with unknown meaning when he heard this: "I can already guess the development of the next story. Go through the last leg by your side, and then the employee breaks with the boss.

Right? "

"Uh..." Elora paused, "That's not true, Miss Mel.

On the contrary, Colin's wife gave birth smoothly, and Colin also sent a small gift to the door-to-door of the whole street. "

"???" Mel didn't expect that he would guess wrong, so he became interested: "And then?"

"Then..." Elora looked at the contents recorded in the notebook, her face became strange: "Then less than a year later, Dekdor's family made a big business, and held a party to celebrate There is a reception where all workers can participate.

On the night of the reception, Colin drank too much, and when he woke up, he found that Dekdor's second wife was lying next to him...the kind without clothes. "

"Ward sent???" Mel was shocked: "Didn't Dekdor kill Colin on the spot to vent his anger?"

"Of course not. Colin was the cash cow of Dekdor's family at that time, how could he be killed because of this incident." Yi Lola looked around and reminded in a low voice: "Miss Mel, murder is a felony under the law of Piltover. , even nobles are no exception."

"Come on." Mel waved his hand: "It's not like you and I don't know the unspoken rules of the aristocratic circle. Kill one or two people secretly, and even if the incident happens, you can find a scapegoat."

"Yes, but this kind of thing cannot be said in public."

"Isn't there no one here?" Mel stopped the topic and asked, "Then what's next? How did Dekdor handle this matter?"

"Calm down." Elora said, "But as a price, Colin will work for their family for 50 years for free."

"50 years?!" Mel narrowed his eyes slightly: "This matter should not be as simple as it seems on the surface, Dekdor's second wife...is he personally sent to Colin's bed?"

"Maybe." Elora flipped through the information in her hand: "According to what was said later, this possibility is very high."

"Then how did the Dekdor family disappear?" Mel was a little curious. Could it be that Colin had the means to bring down a nobleman?
"It is said that it was the Ferros family who secretly suppressed it, which led to the gradual decline of the Dekdor family and finally disappeared completely." Yi Luola replied: "However, I have not been able to find out the reason why the Philos family took the lead for Colin. Knowing that since then, the Ferros family has frequently invited Colin to work for them, but Colin has rejected them every time, and has not been able to hire him so far."

"Oh, by the way, there is another piece of information here, which may also be related to the reason why Colin didn't cooperate with the family." Elora suddenly saw one of the inconspicuous pieces of information: "Since that reception, Colin has often cooperated with the family." There was a quarrel between the wives, and one evening Colin’s wife ran away in anger after the two quarreled, and was hit by a speeding carriage as soon as she left the house and was seriously injured, sent to the hospital and died of invalid treatment.”

"Oh?" Mel's expression changed: "When did the car accident happen?"

"It happened at..." Elora flipped through the notebook to find the time.

At this time, someone next to the two said: "Not long after the Dekdor family was suppressed."

The two were startled by the voice, but when they turned around, they saw an elegant girl.

"Camille?" Mel got up from the sofa: "You're not enjoying the drama inside, what are you doing out there?"

"Bring some air, and listen to the gossip." Camille said casually: "After all, you are sitting behind me, and the movement of leaving the table is so big, I don't think it's hard to know.

how?From the way you look, you're interested in Colin? "

"Not really." Mel explained, "As one of the shareholders of Hexflight, I'm just a little curious about Marcus' invitation to Colin."

"It's not just curiosity, is it?" Camille's mouth curved into a smile that wasn't a smile: "After becoming a shareholder of Hex Flygate, wouldn't it be more convenient to transport supplies to Noxus?"

"Miss Camille, what do you mean?" Mel's face suddenly sank.

"It's nothing." Camille said lightly, "I just want to remind you that Hextech belongs to Piltover, and you Noxians had better stop coveting it."

Mel's face remained unchanged: "Pacifists shouldn't hold too much wealth, otherwise they will only attract wolves to watch."

"Who told you that Piltover advocates peace? Heimerdinger?" Camille turned and walked into the theater, saying, "The Philos family has always been a shotgun, and they are not afraid of wolves!"

Watching Camille's back disappear behind the theater curtain, Mel frowned and sighed, "Shotguns... sometimes explode."

"Miss Mel." Elora just spoke, but was stopped by Mel raising her hand.

"I know that you didn't leak the family secret letter." Mel walked to the gate of the theater and looked out at the deep night sky: "Although Camille is young, she is far smarter than I imagined, just from some of my actions So much information can be guessed.”

"Look at her."

Elora asked: "Then what shall we do now?"

Mel frowned and thought hard, with a look of struggle in his eyes.

After a long time, she finally made a decision and walked outside: "Look for Marcus!"

(End of this chapter)