Li Lin was not too surprised by Camille's words and still had a calm expression.

He had long anticipated that this party might be a Hongmen Banquet, after all, he had once refused Camille's request to make a Hextech core for Stevan.

"You're not surprised?"

"Nothing surprising." Li Lin shook his head and turned his gaze to the dazed Abil. "But I'm quite curious about one thing. Is it really okay for you to say this in front of her?"

"She will be the next head of the family, and it's time for her to learn about the dark side of the family."

"Oh, I see."

Li Lin knew that after killing his brother, Camille would support a new puppet head of the family, who would be like his own relative.

It's just that the time since he traveled through time was too long, and he had a lot of things to do during that time, so he forgot a lot of details and background.

After Camille said this, Li Lin remembered that the puppet head of the family she supported was his own niece's granddaughter.

What he didn't expect was that Abir would be such an innocent little girl.

But after thinking about it carefully, Li Lin suddenly understood.

After what happened with Stevan, it would be easier to control everything if I chose a little girl who was ignorant of the world.

Camille looked at his calm expression, feeling puzzled. "You're not surprised by this?"

"That's normal, right? You came to me before the party. You must have discovered your brother's secret..."

At this moment, Abir, who had just reacted, let out an unintelligible exclamation: "Uh--Grandma, you just said that you want me to be the head of the family?!"

"Yes, I wanted to tell you about this later... well, to be exact, after tonight."

After saying that, Camille ignored Abir. The blue light of her Hextech prosthetic eye flashed as she stared at Li Lin's eyes very seriously.

"You're right. I discovered Stevan's dirty little secret." She spoke word by word, her expression slightly sad. "He's always kept a backup of the Hextech core schematics. He didn't destroy them like we agreed."

Li Lin did not interrupt and gave Camille enough time to tell what had happened since the evolution day.

"I confronted Stevan with the blueprints, but he said he got them from a chem-baron in Zaun. I could tell he was lying, but I didn't call him out on it.

"Later, I discovered that he had secretly met with a young girl who was not yet an adult but was very agile. Stevan gave her a large sum of gold and ordered her to make him a good weapon, and then go..."

Camille's words came to an abrupt halt as the Hextech core in her chest began to operate with a barely audible noise.

She took a deep breath and continued, "Go find Hakeem... Stevan already knows where Hakeem has been hiding for decades."

Hearing about the family's secret, Abil's breathing became increasingly rapid. He became a little impatient and stammered, "Aunt, Aunt, why don't I, I should go out..."

When she was a child, she heard her father talk about Camille's past lovers, but not many.

Later, she asked her elder brother Yabusi, who had always loved her, about it, but he sternly warned her not to talk about such things.

Young Abir had never seen Abs show such an expression, and he began to feel a shadow in his heart towards Camille.

However, Camille later loved her niece very much, and her behavior in all aspects was not as terrible as Abs said. This shadow was buried deep in her heart.

But now...

With Abus's warning, Abir's long-forgotten memories resurfaced.

Why do I always encounter this kind of thing!

Abir was in tears.

"Don't be nervous, Abir. This is something you should understand." Camille tried to comfort him in a calm tone.

Then, she continued to tell the subsequent events; "Before the girl left Piltover, I found her and tortured her. I learned that her name was Afuye, and that Hadli had actually returned to his hometown of Shurima, in Kenesor, all these years ago."

Camille was a little distracted, muttering softly, "I should have known this earlier... Apart from here, the only place he can go is his former home..."

After pausing for a few seconds, she took a few deep breaths, forcibly suppressed the sadness that surged in her heart, and returned to her expressionless state, "Sorry, I lost my composure."

"That girl, you..."

"I killed her. It's obvious." Camille replied before Li Lin finished speaking, "Since she chose this path, she knew what her fate would be."

"I thought you were going to let the tiger go back to the mountains." Li Lin chuckled, "So... does Stevan know about this?"

Camille hesitated for a moment. "I'm the family's top spy. I trained all the spies in the Ferros family. As far as I know, no one's skills can surpass mine."

This means that Stevan doesn't know about his planned bankruptcy.

Li Lin nodded. "So, do you know Stevan's specific plans for tonight's 'Hongmen Banquet'?"

"The Hongmen Banquet?"

"Uh, that's his conspiracy... I mean, plan."

"It's not wrong to say it's a conspiracy."

Camille understood what Li Lin meant, and her expression gradually became gloomy.

"He thought he had hidden it from me and that he had done it perfectly, but he didn't realize that I was the one who knew him best than he did himself.

"He wants to use a specially crafted magical poison, similar to the sleeping flower used by Verize who kidnapped the senator a year ago, but it can also work on me.

"Stevan wants to force you to make a Hextech core for him. If you don't agree, he will kill you, and then..."

Camille didn't finish her words, but Li Lin naturally knew what she wanted to express.

If he disagrees, Camille's Hextech core will be a backup, just like in the original world line.

"But, but...Grandaunt, haven't you and great-uncle always had a good relationship?" Abir finally couldn't help it and mustered up the courage to interrupt.

"Everything changes, child, especially the human heart... It is the thing in the world that can least withstand the test of time."

Camille said something philosophical that Li Lin had never heard in the game before.

"Remember my words, Abil, no matter what time it is, you can never completely trust someone...even if he is your most beloved relative."

I think this thing cannot be dismissed with one blow. It actually depends on the individual.

Li Lin had a different opinion in his mind.

But he is not the kind of person who can end the atmosphere or the topic, so he would not say such words in such an inappropriate occasion.

He was silent for a long time, then looked up at Camille, "What are you going to do?"

And she only said four words: "Clean up the house."

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