Chapter 117 Ace Spy Jinx

Two days later.

In order to make up for the trauma caused to Jinx by his slip of the tongue and to satisfy her willful little wish, Hilco has been personally training Jinx's professional qualities as a spy these past two days.

What made Hilco frustrated was that Jinx was determined to try the spy job and there was no way to persuade him back.

But the good news is that Jinx also has great talent as a spy.

This too.

Sometimes it's to steal something, sometimes it's for fun, anyway...

Although Hilco strictly ordered Jinx not to go to Piltover alone, Jinx has actually secretly sneaked into Piltover countless times without telling his "father" and returned safely over the years.

The people of Piltover have no way to deal with this crazy little girl.

She could even disguise herself as a noble lady and sneak into a dinner party of Piltover's rich men, make a scene without restraint, and then return unscathed while being hunted by law enforcement officers.

Jinx doesn't need to be taught skills like stealth, camouflage, and acting; it seems like she was born with them.

These skills were honed to perfection during her countless infiltration trips into Piltover.

All Hilco had to teach her was:

"Tell me, what is Datong?"

In the office, Hilco was holding a copy of "A Brief Account of Janna's Thought" and testing his student, Miss Jinx, like a teacher.

"Datong is..." Jinx was asked this question reflexively and said a long list of things.

Jinx is a genius.

No matter whether she believed it or not, or whether she understood it or not, she only needed less than two days of intensive review to easily get a full score in the course "Jana Thought".

"Hilco, is this okay now?"

Jinx puffed out his chest proudly, as if waiting for a red flower from the teacher.

But Xierko shook his head: "No, you recited it too well this time."

"Your tone should be more hesitant, as if you have just come into contact with Janna's thoughts and are not yet proficient in them. At the same time, your eyes, expressions and demeanor should all show a vague understanding of the ideal, but an extremely passionate yearning for it."

He changed from a teacher to a director and began to explain the play to the young actor Jinx.

"In short, your performance must be consistent with your character."

The three spies sent by Hilco before were all workers from Zaun who came to Piltover to work.

This character setting is the most common, and it is not easy to attract attention among a large group of Zaun apprentices.

Jinx’s acting skills are pretty good, and she can play the role of a little Zaun factory girl.

But the problem is, unlike most Zaun people...

Jinx's two adoptive fathers were both "Mayors of Zaun", and she has never worked in a factory since she was a child.

No matter how realistic the worker's acting is, he is still fake because he has never been to a factory or done any work. He will be exposed once he gets to his workstation.

Therefore, Hillcoat specially designed another character for Jinx that is more in line with her personal temperament:

"Jinx, do you remember what your 'persona' is?"

"I want you to repeat that again."

"Okay..." Hearing that Hilco was testing him again, Jinx curled his lips impatiently:

"My name is Jessica, and I am an orphan from the sewers of Zaun."

"I had a father and a sister before, but they were both killed in an accident by the big bad guy Hilco in Zaun."

"So in order to avenge Xierko, I have been working hard to survive while also working hard to learn the technology of making weapons and hone my fighting skills."

"Later, I found a book called 'A Brief Account of Janna's Thoughts' in the garbage dump. The bright future described in it made me yearn for the Leader..."

This is the character that Silko created for Jinx.

An avenger who also hates the Chem-Baron, an orphan, a self-taught mechanic, and a warrior.

This character should be very appealing to those leaders.

Jinx's talents as a mechanic and a fighter will also allow her to be promoted to key positions more quickly after gaining the trust of those leaders.

"I remember all of this clearly," Jinx muttered, repeating it all over again.

Then, without waiting for Hilco's instructions, she re-acted how "Jessica the Gutter Orphan" recited Janna's thoughts according to her own character.

His tone was hesitant and his expression was yearning, and his big blue eyes were blinking as if there was light in them.

This acting is perfect.

"Good, it seems you have passed." Hilco nodded with satisfaction.

The acting, lines and character background are all fine, so the only thing left to work on is the character's appearance.

Hilco looked Jinx up and down, then said:

"You can't take the rocket launcher or this machine gun with you."

"Why?" Jinx hugged her beloved fish bones and Boom Boom gun, reluctant to let go.

“They’re too conspicuous.”

Almost half of Zaun knew that Hilco had an adopted daughter who was crazy but very capable, and she often carried a shark-head-shaped rocket launcher and a purple-painted light machine gun.

They have become Jinx's signature weapon.

"You can only bring your electromagnetic shock pistol." Hilco suggested sincerely: "As for machine guns and rocket launchers... I suggest not to use them at all, and replace them with other types of weapons, such as shotguns, grenade launchers, etc."

"You'd better replace those grenades with common ones."

"Okay..." Although she was helpless, Jinx still reluctantly put down her beloved guns.

"And more." Hilco looked at Jinx's clothes:

To be honest, Jinx's dressing style is a bit cool.

Her upper body was covered with a small vest that saved fabric and barely allowed her to pass the inspection, leaving large areas of skin on her shoulders, back, waist and abdomen exposed.

Although this dress is nothing special in Zaun where the Shamatte style is popular.

Punk girls who show more skin than Jinx can be seen almost everywhere on the street.

But as an old father...Hilco has long been dissatisfied with Jinx's outfit.

Now is the time:

"Jinx, it's time to change your clothes."

"Don't forget, you are now an orphan who makes a living by scavenging in the sump area. No one would go shirtless and rummage through a garbage dump full of pollution and toxins."

As he spoke, Hilco took out the simple work clothes he had prepared long ago, which were thick enough to be used as protective clothing.

"Take it and change it."

"Oh..." Jinx reluctantly held the clothes and went back to the room to change.

When she appeared in front of Hilco again, she had changed from a cool and rebellious punk girl to an orphan from the gutter dressed in simple work clothes.

Even her temperament changed.

Jinx perfectly conceals her madness and plays the role of a quiet, calm, and vengeful Zaun girl.

"Very good, then we can start the action now."

Hilco nodded with satisfaction, and as he said this, he asked Jinx to sit down.

He personally put on the final disguise for her - patiently untying her ostentatious twin ponytails and weaving her smooth blue hair into a low-key and simple thick braid.

While Hilco was braiding Jinx's hair, he gave her detailed instructions:

"You should still remember the action plan, right?"

"We need to start with the team sent to Zaun by the Wind Leader..."

In the past month, the leader has sent more than one social investigation team.

Although they try to keep a low profile, they cannot avoid communicating with people when conducting social surveys, and they have to communicate with many people. When there are many people to communicate with, the noise cannot be small.

Therefore, the Leader's recent increasingly frequent activities in Zaun could not be hidden from Hilco, .

He had already secretly sent people to monitor those social investigation teams operating in Zaun.

"I know we'll put on a show in front of those leaders."

Jinx tried to remain patient and responded to Hilco's concerns:

"When the time comes, our people will first cause some trouble for those leaders, and then I will 'step forward' and 'help' them in time to rescue their people from the hands of the bad guy Hilco's lackeys."

"In this way, I, Jessica, the ditch orphan and the archenemy of Hilco, can be gratefully invited back by those fools and quietly sneak into the Leader!"

Jinx repeated word for word the spy infiltration plan that Hilco had put so much effort into carefully preparing for her.

"Any more questions?" she asked proudly.

"No more..." Hilco was a little sad: "Jinx? You..."

"Huh?" Jinx twitched his ears.

"You must pay attention to safety." Hilco seemed unaccustomed to saying such things: "As long as there is a slight risk of exposure, immediately abandon the mission and retreat. Do you understand?"

“Understand, understand…” Jinx muttered indifferently, “Don’t worry.”

"If I want to escape, there are few people in Piltover who can stop me."

Her tone made Hilco worried. Fortunately, she did have the strength to say such things.

"Okay then," said Hilco, "let's go."

"Wait..." Jinx still had questions.

She asked casually, "Silco, why do you want me to be called 'Jessica'?"

"Can you change your code name? This name sounds like a Piltover girl, I don't like it!"

"..." Hilco hesitated for a long time.

Then he said, "Many years ago, when I was bored, I thought that if I ever got married and had children, I would name my daughter...Jessica."

He never told anyone about this.

"Silco..." Jinx fell silent.

Then she slowly took Hilco's hand and said, "Okay... I'll be called 'Jessica' from now on."