"The entire island is patrolled around the clock, with a large number of prison guards and police dogs on rotation. Once a riot or escape occurs, they will use all violent means to execute the troublemakers on the spot, including the use of the latest Hextech firearms."
"At the same time, there are three anti-escape barriers around the entire prison. The first is the elevator. The more serious the crime of the prisoner, the further down they are held. Once a prisoner enters the elevator, it will be sensed, and a forced lockdown will be initiated. The second is a several-meter-high wall covered with barbed wire. Once impaled, it means certain death."
"Even if you overcome the first two, you cannot overcome the third barrier—crossing the river and sea. Many prisoners have tried to escape, but so far, not a single one has succeeded. Oh, and each cell is a separate block cast from extremely strong concrete, also covered with bulletproof material. Do you think the bombs you've researched can destroy them?"
"So… you mean Vi's imprisonment is equivalent to her burial?"
Jinx sat on the chair, leaned her head back, placed her feet on a scrapped arcade machine, and rocked back and forth, muttering, "It's all my fault… it's all my fault, I should have let the monkey bombs blow her up too! Hahahahaha!"
Durin merely frowned, subconsciously a little worried about whether the crazy Jinx in front of him was reliable.
But after thinking about it, whether it was her subsequent performance in the animation or the description of Jinx's future achievements in the League of Legends game, it all indicated that Jinx was a very reliable character—she just occasionally did things that almost made people's hearts stop.
"Hehe, did you like the cold joke I just told? I thought it was funny too. Since you are Vi's good friend, you are also my good friend, and good friends certainly won't deceive each other… So, I believe what you say."
"Do you think what I said is right?"
Jinx suddenly sprang up from the chair and rushed in front of Durin, a strange smile on her face, and said playfully, "As for whether you want to call me Powder or Jinx, either is fine, after all, we are one person."
"Uh, right! We are good friends, and good friends cannot deceive each other; we must be honest and trustworthy." Durin was a bit taken aback by Jinx's crazy appearance, but fortunately, he quickly nodded in response.
"Hehehe! I knew it~ But… you won't let me kill Silco, and you won't let me do something as interesting as breaking out of prison… So what should I do?" Jinx tiptoed, blew her bangs, and walked back in front of Durin, tilting her head and saying softly, "What do you think?"
Durin spoke the answer he had prepared: "You can go find Ekko! After Benso died, Ekko disappeared. Like you, he hates Silco and detests Shimmer. You two used to be good partners. Now is when he needs you most. Help him fight against Silco."
"Ekko?"
Jinx mumbled the name.
The reason Durin mentioned Ekko was because he thought of Ekko as the famous Chrono Assassin in the future. Although he was still young now, his potential was limitless.
Moreover, the Wildfire Gang had not yet been officially established.
Perhaps, he could make some arrangements in advance.
According to the animation, the Wildfire Gang was not established long ago, perhaps within two to three years.
As long as Durin cultivates Ekko, letting him take his place in Zaun to fight Silco, and then provides Ekko with the intelligence he obtains, it will be enough to give Silco a headache.
And he himself can focus on developing his personal career in Piltover.
Furthermore, he can avoid the situation where Powder and Ekko turn against each other and fight to the death, bringing these two future powerhouses to his side.
It's simply the best of both worlds!
At this moment, Jinx burst out laughing: "Yes! Go find the little guy. Durin, my good friend, you are truly interesting. I look forward to our next meeting~"
Just as Durin was about to say something, a dark blue speaking tube was thrown over with a clang. When he looked up again, he found that Jinx had already left during that time.
[Affinity with Jinx +15, Charm +5, Current proficiency: 24/25]
Durin was still a little surprised to see the pop-up text prompt, as so much affinity had been gained at once. He only needed to increase his Charm proficiency by one more point to obtain his first passive specialty related to Charm.
He was quite looking forward to it. As for the data in his hand, Durin carefully placed it in his storage ring, then put on his face mask and baseball cap again, and quietly left.
Durin took a long detour from Black Alley, deliberately finding ways to avoid Silco's subordinates, and then silently returned to the public elevator, taking it to the Border Market.
It took him nearly two hours to return to the abandoned mansion where he had fought Janet.
There were only two hours left until the agreed time. Durin decided to first look at Silco's industry map and data obtained from Powder, to see how large the profit chain was and if there was any place he could start.
Because he planned a "black eats black" operation; only by taking risks could he get rich.
This look startled Durin. Silco had completely controlled the important geographical location of the inner harbor, which was equivalent to seizing the throat of most Chem-Barons' overseas businesses.
Silco expanded his Shimmer overseas, and the target customers were naturally the pirates from Bilgewater.
These vicious pirates, who had been drifting on the sea for years, were extremely infatuated with this potion that could give them temporary powerful strength.
As for the side effects, they didn't care at all. After all, pirates like them, who were wanted and had nowhere to go, didn't know how long they would live, and all held the belief that every day they lived was a day gained.
And the profit chain within was terrifying. These pirates would use looted cash or large quantities of smuggled weapons to trade with Silco, and they only needed Shimmer.
Among these cash items were jewels, gold bricks, coins, or various antique paintings, and so on. Durin was quite envious, and his inner desire rapidly expanded at that moment. He even had a bold idea: Why not just directly "black eats black"?
While the pirates were trading with Silco's subordinates, he would directly play the role of the mantis stalking the cicada, with the oriole behind, and take both waves.
By then, houses in Piltover, including land, or even the tuition fees for Piltover University would not be a problem!
But he quickly forced himself to calm down. This was not "black eats black"; it was no different from snatching food from a tiger's mouth, a moment of madness.
After browsing for some more time, Durin discovered another profitable opportunity: Silco had been secretly trading privately brewed liquor to Piltover, and among those involved, a family called the Braithwaite Family was extremely close to him, having frequent business dealings and a fixed safe trade route.
The so-called private liquor trade was, in fact, adding a very small amount of Shimmer to various alcoholic beverages. Once too much was consumed, it could produce a hallucinogenic effect with the alcohol, commonly known as feeling light and airy.
To ensure the business went perfectly, the Braithwaite Family also paid to bribe several Enforcers from the Piltover Guard, having them work a part-time escort job after their shifts.
Robbing private liquor dealers?
Perhaps, this was also a good "black eats black" opportunity, and the difficulty was significantly lower compared to the former, and it was conducted in Piltover.
Durin thought to himself. Just as he was about to continue browsing, a steady sound of footsteps approached from a distance.
Tap, tap, tap!
"I got the blueprints you wanted!" A muffled and hollow female voice echoed in the abandoned mansion.
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