Chapter 202 Aren’t We Allies?
Mr. Colin had only learned about their Noxian allies from the Piltover Daily News. Whenever he saw Noxian soldiers in real life, he would stay away from them.
But this time, there is no way to avoid it.
The Noxians have found their home.
"This is the Imperial Army's business. If you know what's good for you, get out of my way!" Crete pushed Colin away roughly.
This inventor, who was well-known in Piltover and a highly respected clockwork engineer, was pushed aside by him like a helpless chicken.
Then several Noxian soldiers rushed in and walked straight towards Orianna .
"What are you going to do..." Mr. Colin finally panicked.
He staggered to his feet and stood in front of his delicate and lovely daughter.
"Stop! You...I...we are allies, aren't we?"
"You must have a reason for breaking into my store like this, right?"
Faced with a few drunk soldiers, Mr. Colin still tried to reason with them.
The soldiers looked at each other and couldn't help laughing: "Hahahaha..."
"Reason, yes, there must be a reason - after all, the higher-ups said that when doing things in Piltover, we must... pay attention to 'civilization', right?"
The leading veteran even pondered it seriously.
This really puts him in a difficult position.
When they were fighting in Demacia and Shurima, they just robbed things directly. Why would they need to find excuses?
"Well, that's it..."
"We are here to..."
The drunks stared at Orianna, their minds were completely blank.
In the end , the veteran soldier was very experienced and made up a decent story on the spot: "We suspect that this girl is the... Leader, yes, a spy sent by the Leader!"
"So we have to ask her to go back and cooperate with the 'investigation'!"
The soldiers grinned evilly, with the greed in their eyes barely concealed.
"You, you guys!" Mr. Colin was filled with anger and his cheeks turned red.
He could not understand what these soldiers wanted to do to his daughter.
But he still didn't dare to explode. He didn't have the ability to explode.
He could only hold back his anger, stood in front of his daughter with difficulty, and said flatteringly:
"Gentlemen, my daughter really has nothing to do with the Leader... The law enforcement officers have investigated these matters before, and our family is innocent."
Mr. Colin certainly did not expect to convince the other party with words.
He took out a purse from his pocket and poured more than a dozen gold hex coins into his hand, then handed it to the Noxian soldiers: "I hope you can investigate it clearly and not wrongly accuse my daughter. She is really a good girl."
As soon as these gold coins were shaken out of the building, the soldiers' expressions really changed.
Crete couldn't even help swallowing his saliva, thinking about taking the gold coins and leaving, making a profit for free and quitting while he was ahead.
But the veterans still have experience.
He calmly snatched the gold coins, put them into his purse, and hid them in his arms.
Then he said to Colin, as if he had never received any money, with an unchanged expression, "Okay, we will investigate it carefully."
"Then please ask your daughter to cooperate with us and come with us!"
"You?!" Colin's eyes widened.
He didn't understand that Noxus was not Piltover.
For the Noxians, money is not the answer to all problems.
Wealth without strength to back it up is someone else's. He doesn't need to give it to you.
The more Colin gave in and tried to please others, the more the soldiers thought he was weak and vulnerable.
So, after the old soldier collected his money, he immediately threatened Crete: "Go ahead, take this girl back!"
"No, don't!" Colin begged. He searched through his pockets and added hastily: "I, my family still has money, a lot of money. You can come with me to get it..."
"Please, let my daughter go."
"Okay." The old soldier narrowed his eyes greedily.
"Since you are so sincere, we promise you that when the investigation is over, we will bring your daughter back alive."
Now Colin was completely desperate.
He stood in front of Orianna like crazy, shouting, "No! You can't do this! We are allies, we are family..."
"Fuck it!" The old soldier said impatiently: "I do this in Noxus. What does an 'ally' mean?"
"That's right!" Crete also nodded secretly.
Compared with the grain-collecting team in his hometown, they are now really civilized.
The Noxians have come all the way here to fight for Piltover. They can't just let their fellow countrymen suffer while you live a carefree life, right?
Colin: “…”
Colin was totally helpless now.
What could he do? Call the law enforcer? Could the law enforcer of Piltover enforce the law of Noxus?
Or should we ask Senator Camille? He is just a little wealthy, but he is far from having the face.
"Orianna!" Colin could only stand in front of his daughter like crazy.
This annoyed the veteran even more: "Krete, stop wasting time."
"Yes!" Crete gasped.
In the past, whenever he saw the landlord's ugly daughter with vulgar manners, he would carefully avoid her.
And now, the elegant, knowledgeable and beautiful city lady is just within his reach.
He was nervous and excited at the same time, as if he was completing some important rite of passage.
In other words, it is a ritual of transformation from a dog to a wolf.
So Crete approached step by step.
His body, which had crawled under the soles of landlords' shoes and the feet of officers countless times, now stood tall and bulged strong, like a slowly approaching, formidable iron tower.
"Don't, don't come near me..." Orianna was frightened.
Tears of fear welled up in her blue eyes.
“……” Crete couldn’t help but pause.
Orianna has beautiful eyes.
Especially the pitiful look of her with tears in her eyes and tears in her eyes is even more charming.
The soldiers around couldn't wait any longer.
But somehow, Crete thought of the girl in the USO again.
If we take this girl back, she will probably become... like a living dead, right?
Crete suddenly hesitated.
But, snap—
In desperation, Orianna slapped him hard: " Get out of here! You bunch of robbers!"
"What did you say?" Crete woke up.
He is very angry.
What is his current status? What is your status?
How dare you hit me?
"Bastard!" Crete suddenly realized at this moment that he didn't sympathize with the girl at all.
And he suddenly understood why in the past, the landlords would occasionally be kind enough to give him a few bites of food.
It turns out that "sympathizing with the weak" is a kind of spiritual enjoyment for the superior people.
It's like feeding a stray dog...
People always feel pity for stray dogs.
But if a dog bites you, you won't feel sympathy for the dog. You will be very angry and it's right to kill it.
Because a dog is a dog, a dog is not a human being, and is inferior to a human being.
"You stinky woman, you dare to fight back?!"
Crete also raised his arms high and slapped Orianna mercilessly.
Oriana closed her eyes in despair. She had given up hope on her fate.
At this time...
"Stop!" A voice suddenly sounded outside the door: "Asshole, what are you doing?"
"Who?!" The soldiers looked back impatiently.
Then, they sobered up immediately.
These drunken veterans all straightened their backs:
"General Marit..."
"Captain Riven!"