Twin Cities: Who says scientists can't be conquerors?

Chapter 59 Jess as the Breakthrough Point

Aaron felt he was destined to be a workaholic!

After a fierce battle with Kayana at Stillwater Prison, he had just returned to Zaun to heal his wounds when Singed saw an opportunity to take advantage of him and subdue her, who had finally revealed her ambitions.

Just when he thought everything was settled and turned to repair the mech, he encountered Mel, who should never have been in Zaun.

Mel offered a partnership that presented both danger and opportunity, and he accepted.

But before they could catch their breath, Mel told Aaron that not only had Jayce brought the law enforcement officers into Zaun ahead of schedule, but Jinx had also run into her sister, whom they had been searching for in prison.

Aaron couldn't even imagine what kind of unsolvable knot the sisters' reunion would have turned into if there hadn't been a suitable mediator, given the chaotic timing of the law enforcement officers entering Zaun!

"Calm down, calm down. Let's not worry about how Vi met Jinx for now. We need to focus on the main issue."

Aaron analyzed the situation to himself, clearly prioritizing the tasks.

After seeing Mel off, he didn't have time to go and talk to Hilko again to tell him about his cooperation with Mel.

He must take matters into his own hands and resolve the series of troubles as quickly as possible.

After all, if he had delayed any longer, Zaun might have really fallen into chaos.

At that point, Urgot wouldn't even need to lift a finger; the entire Zaun might have slid into the chaotic society the enemy wanted to see!

"Ultimately, it's a matter for law enforcement officers."

"If they hadn't shown up in Zaun at this time, many things could have been resolved with ease!"

After a tense analysis, Aaron astutely grasped the most intense point of conflict tonight.

He realized that Vi and Jinx's reunion, as well as Mel's opportunistic visit, were merely superficial.

What truly set Zaun off into chaos and escalated tensions between the two cities was the incident at the Stillwater jail, which provided Piltover with an impeccable pretext—

From the Piltover people's perspective: Our prison has been destroyed, our enforcers have disappeared, and we reasonably suspect that Urgot from Zaun did it, so we're bringing our enforcers to Zaun tonight.

By the time the Zaunites realized what was happening, things had turned out differently: the Piltover Pirates were no longer satisfied with just slaughtering at the Bridge of Progress; they had crossed the bridge and were now going to invade Zaun directly!

"I understand now."

After sorting out the logic, Aaron quickly found the key to breaking the deadlock—Jace.

If it weren't for Mel's visit, he wouldn't have known that Jayce had actually come to Zaun tonight, and he could have guided him step by step to the Ditch area according to the original plan.

But it's too late now.

If Jayce and the law enforcement officers are allowed to "investigate" in Zaun, not to mention the Piltover people who already have a strong bias against Piltover, they might do something terrible.

The mere fact that "the Hillor forces, which intended to unify the entire Zaun, turned into cowards" is enough to deal a devastating blow to the order that Zaun was about to stabilize, a blow that Aaron could not afford!

This moment, that moment.

Aaron can no longer send Piltover Pirates deep into the trenches as scouts.

What he needs to do now is find Jess and those law enforcement officers as soon as possible.

He wanted the other party to clearly realize:

First, Caitlyn is safe, and the losses suffered by Piltover due to the destruction of Stillwater Prison are something that both sides can discuss and weigh.

Therefore, you must leave Zaun immediately.

Secondly, if verbal communication fails to achieve the desired result...

"My mech is also somewhat skilled in hand-to-hand combat!"

Aaron snorted coldly, seemingly already envisioning the Piltover people's stubbornness until they were faced with the ultimate goal, and then turned and jumped into the mech's cockpit.

"Help me locate Jayce."

Infrared and shortwave positioning is underway.

He issued precise commands and, based on the information broadcast inside the mech, quickly located Jess and the enforcer's positions—

"A sunken gate?"

Aaron frowned as he looked at the location results on the screen.

He suddenly felt that he should be more understanding of Jess later.

Because if Jayce were to appear now in that filthy area leading to the sewers, it would be clear that he hadn't lingered much in the Zaunite settlement, but rather was solely focused on...

"You're actually planning to go to the Gutter to find Urgot, and you have no other intentions?"

Aaron showed a rare moment of respect for Jess.

"I admit I underestimated you before, Jess Talis."

……

Jess felt that his first experience leading a team of law enforcement officers was anything but pleasant.

He had assumed that as a high-ranking member of parliament, his willingness to postpone the Progress Day celebrations in order to thoroughly investigate the root of the problems in the Twin Cities late at night would surely earn him the heartfelt gratitude of everyone.

Instead of gratitude, she received resentful glances everywhere.

Things got even worse after he had a direct conflict with Marcos.

The officers were visibly divided into two groups:

Some of them were those who had followed Marcos's orders and, in a split second, instinctively followed him in shooting Vi.

Most of them were seasoned veterans of the police force, and some were even die-hard Marcos supporters.

Seeing that Caitlin was safe and sound, they thought the matter was over. Under Marcos's watchful gaze as Jinx left, they obeyed his orders and went home.

The other group of law enforcement officers who followed Jess were mostly greenhorns from the police station.

Not long ago, they had complained with their colleagues about Jess, believing that Jess was assigning tasks in the middle of the night, which was just making trouble for no reason.

However, when Jess gave the order decisively, they still obeyed voluntarily.

So when the group reached the sinking gate and clearly realized that this was the path from the middle plaza to the underground area, the law enforcement officers who were still following Jess maintained a good level of discipline.

"Good job, you're all great."

"After this mission is over, I must go back and tell each of you how I did well!"

Jess couldn't help but praise him.

The thing that makes him most gratified so far is that he still has law enforcement officers following him, so that he, a congressman who risked his life, doesn't become a laughing stock with no one to rely on.

The thought of those guys who dared to disobey orders and completely disregard commands only fueled Jess's anger.

If Caitlin hadn't gone to her mother, Lady Giramann, to reveal the truth, but instead told Jess that "there's a traitor within the law enforcement ranks," Jess would have undoubtedly believed her.

Because the internal division among the law enforcement officers just happened right before his eyes!

"Let's go! We're going down!"

Jess gritted his teeth and, without hesitation, took the lead in walking towards the stairs leading down to the sunken gate.

Because of Marcos's sudden defection, and with Mel not around to persuade him, Jess is now acting somewhat out of spite towards the "investigation of Urgot."

No matter how other useless parasites try to escape, he's determined to go down to the ditch of Zaun today and deal with that mysterious Urgot... wait?

Suddenly, Jess felt everything in front of him begin to blur.

He held his head, feeling dizzy and weak all over.

Before he could figure out what was going on, Jess felt the female law enforcement officer who had been firmly supporting him suddenly step forward and put her arm around his waist.

"Congressman Jess," the woman's voice was quite gentle, "you can't fall in such a dangerous place as the sinkhole. Falling down the stairs really can kill you."

"You?! Kayuna, you..."

Jess only managed to utter a few words before he suddenly felt a sharp wave of dizziness, forcing him to lean all his weight onto the other person's hand.

"Please don't mind the tiny amount of pollen toxin that induces sleep."

The female law enforcement officer behind him continued to smile.

She breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that Jess was completely unconscious.

Then, he gently placed Jess on the ground, glanced at his "colleagues" who were all already lying down behind him, and took out a small communicator:

"This is C, please respond."

"We didn't catch any big fish, but we have a whole basket of small fish, including one of a very valuable species."

"Send someone to pick up the goods."