Except for the crackling sound of energy flowing through Li Lin's power armor and the breathing of everyone, the room was silent.
"Okay, everyone, just listen quietly to what Li Lin has to say. He is my friend and my savior."
Fandel spoke in a calm tone, slightly easing the tense atmosphere. "Although Li Lin is not very old, I don't want any of you to disrespect him."
Seeing that no one was rude enough to refute him, he gave Li Lin a look.
Li Lin nodded to Fandel, his tone softening slightly. "Where were we? Oh, right, about the councilors' promise to me to change Zaun within five years and ease the conflict between the two cities."
He casually glanced at everyone's faces and found that most of them still had expressions of distrust and suspicion.
It was just because of Vander and the deterrent power he had just demonstrated that no one dared to question it.
Li Lin was not surprised by this. It would be abnormal if these people believed everything he said.
He paused, thought about what he was going to say next, and then continued:
"I know many of you don't trust me, after all, in your words, I'm a Piltover guy.
"This is normal, and I didn't intend to gain your trust all at once, because I think time will tell.
"But every word I say is sincere. I hope you can listen to me carefully..."
Next, Li Lin quickly recounted what happened in the parliament this morning, up to the time when Salo put forward the conditions.
Of course, he deliberately omitted some parts.
For example, some of Karina’s words would not leave a bad impression on everyone.
After Li Lin finished speaking, the room fell into silence for a long time.
After a long while, someone finally started to raise questions. "So, from what you just said, four council members agree that you can change the status quo in Zaun?"
The person who spoke was a woman with dark skin and smoky makeup.
She held a low-quality Zaun cigarette in her right hand, and her voice was a little low and hoarse, obviously affected by the smog in the city.
Li Lin remembered her name.
Last night before they stormed the old cannery, he heard Vi call the woman Sevika.
"Yes, a Yordle named Heimerdinger, who is now the president of Piltover University. He likes scientific research and was the first person to support me.
"Then there was Councillor Gilaman of the Gilaman family, my sponsor. She was a conservative councillor and didn't want to create too much tension with Zaun, so she supported me.
"Another council member, Senator Medarda, actually disagreed with suppressing Zaun. Because I proposed a concrete method to improve the conflict between the two city-states, and it was indeed feasible, she supported me."
At this time, a burly man who was almost as tall as Li Lin in his power armor raised a question:
"Midalda? Isn't that the wealthiest family in Upper City? They control the Sungate Sea Gate. I used to work as a porter there... Those people like to deduct our wages. They're not good people."
"Councilor Myrdal has been driven out of her family, and she is a Noxian, not related to the Myrdal family in Piltover."
Li Lin shook his head and revealed some of the information about Mel that Caitlin had told him before.
Vander took a drag from his pipe and raised his thick eyebrows. "You only mentioned three councillors, right? What about the other one?"
"The remaining councilor supports me out of respect for Councilor Midalda." Li Lin sighed softly. "He has three conditions, and producing results within five years is one of them."
Fandel frowned even more, feeling that things would not be as simple as Li Lin had just described. "What about the other two?"
"One is funding. Those big families probably won't sponsor us. That's not a big deal. At least Professor Heimerdinger can provide an investment on behalf of Piltover University, and the Giraman family is also willing to provide funding."
Li Lin paused for a moment. "The last condition is the real problem. If I can't produce results that satisfy the legislators within five years, my family, the Jiraman family, must take responsibility for my actions today..."
He did not explain what this so-called "taking responsibility" meant specifically.
Everyone present has worked hard to get to where they are today. They are not fools and understand what he wants to express.
"This..." Fandel's face flashed with surprise, and he was a little speechless. "You can actually do this for the bottom city..."
Since he has become the boss of the Black Alley and has four troublesome children under him, Vander has a way of identifying whether others are lying.
But nine out of ten of what Li Lin said just now were true, and the remaining one percent "false" was actually unimportant. He just didn't say what Karina and Mel originally said.
Moreover, after several previous contacts and the rescue last night, Vandel's trust in Li Lin was not comparable to that of a good brother like Benso who had been through thick and thin with him, but at least he trusted him very much.
"As a scientist, isn't the original purpose of developing technology to benefit the people?" Li Lin laughed. "The people of Piltover are people, and the people of Zaun are people too. All people are born equal. Why should we treat them differently?"
His last words caused a strange emotion to emerge in the hearts of almost everyone present.
Yes, people from Piltover and Zaun are supposed to be born equal, and most people even believe that Piltover originally belonged to Zaun.
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