Under the faint light of the handheld lamp, Durin's facial features were very distinct, even somewhat striking, but both his skin and hair had a healthy glow that did not belong to a Zaunite.
Powder's eyes were full of vigilance.
Durin had a kind smile on his face.
After a short while.
It was Powder who broke the silence first: "Where is Vi?"
Her voice was cold, but she had lowered her gun.
Durin calmly said, "I can tell you about Vi, but you have to make a deal with me: tell me about all of Silco's properties and personnel arrangements."
?!
Powder's face instantly changed, and the gun she had just lowered was raised again, pointing at Durin, like a cat whose fur had bristled, and her voice involuntarily rose several octaves: "What do you mean? Do you know who I am? Do you know who my adoptive father is?!"
"I know. Silco."
"Then what do you want to do? How could I possibly tell you such confidential matters!"
"Then don't you want to see your sister again?" Durin still said calmly, "If I'm not mistaken, the reason you suddenly stopped looking for Vi's whereabouts is probably because Silco told you Vi was dead. But in fact, Vi is not dead at all."
"You're lying! Silco has no reason to lie to me!!" Powder immediately retorted.
"Then you don't understand Silco!" Durin's voice grew a few shades louder, "Have you ever understood the past grievances between Silco and Vander? Do you still remember how Benso died? The purple mutated monster that appeared at the Old Wharf Cannery, don't you feel it resembles the monsters born from an overdose of the first generation of Shimmer researched by Silco?!"
"..."
Powder was stunned.
She opened her mouth, wanting to speak but holding back.
As Silco's adopted daughter, she naturally knew the grudges between her two adoptive fathers and how the side effects of Shimmer created Shimmer monsters.
It was just that the original Powder believed that her erratic behavior had killed her teammates and adoptive father Vander, and she had been abandoned by Vi and labeled a menace.
At that time, Powder was already on the verge of a mental breakdown, mostly insane.
How could she, with her troubled mind, think about these trivial details normally? Now that Durin had pointed out the details, she instantly understood the key points.
After all, Powder's intelligence is beyond ordinary people; from her performance in the anime, she followed Vi and others to Piltover, sneaking into the Kiramman Family's laboratory in the Academy District to steal items, and could easily distinguish what was valuable, which proves how brilliant her mind is.
This is a genius; her talent is no less than that of Viktor, the assistant to the president of Piltover University and the future Machine Herald.
After Powder became Jinx, she alone, with her high intelligence, figured out the principles of Hextech Gems, and she had never even received higher education.
So Powder's arm, holding the gun, began to tremble.
She quickly linked several things together, thinking of a terrifying scenario.
But she didn't want to believe it, instead lowering her gaze slightly, clutching the hem of her skirt, somewhat at a loss, muttering, "Impossible, he can't be... You must be deceiving me, it's absolutely impossible... Mylo, Clagg, Vander, they were killed by me... It was me who killed them..."
As she spoke, her voice became more choked, tears welled up in her eyes, and her whole body began to tremble.
Durin couldn't help but soften his tone, saying gently, "Listen, little girl. Vander's death was not caused by you at all; it was just an unintentional act. I know that when faced with major trauma, people always avoid some difficult realities. This is a mistake everyone makes; you don't need to blame yourself."
During this time, he kept looking at Powder.
"But they're already dead... If I hadn't gone, they wouldn't have died—" By the end of her sentence, Powder's eyes were red from crying, and she suddenly looked up, staring intently at Durin, a fierce glint appearing in the girl's eyes.
At this moment, Powder's expression completely changed, becoming frantic. She clutched her forehead with both hands, and after speaking, she violently knocked her head against the arcade machine twice.
Bang! Bang!
The violent impacts made the arcade machine shake.
Crimson blood slowly trickled down Powder's forehead. She flung her hands away, and her entire facial expression seemed out of control, her facial muscles beginning to twist, the corners of her mouth splitting into the widest possible angle.
Then, Powder covered her face with her hands again, leaving one eye visible through the gaps between her fingers, tilted her head, and stared at Durin's face, then laughed eerily again.
"It seems you don't just have some personality cognitive disorder; everyone makes mistakes, and you don't need to keep blaming yourself." Durin's voice was calm, and he looked directly into Powder's eyes.
"Shut up! I said shut up!!!"
Powder suddenly roared.
Her eyes seemed somewhat deranged, and they were bloodshot.
Then, while shaking her head frantically, she shrieked hysterically, "Tell me, where is my sister imprisoned! I'll tell you everything about Silco once I confirm the information!"
"Don't get agitated. Vi and I met in Piltover; we're all good friends. She told me a lot about you two sisters, and Vi feels there are some misunderstandings between you two that she needs my help to explain." Durin said calmly, "But... I also happened to have some grievances with Silco and need your help."
"...You just said she told you about her and me." Powder, who had been acting crazy, suddenly stopped, like a gear getting stuck.
Doubt and confusion showed in her blue eyes, and after a moment of hesitation, she asked, "—Then tell me."
"When you two sisters are unhappy at night, you like to go to the rooftop of The Last Drop to chat and feel the breeze. And, Vi had a beloved doll when she was little, but a thug bullied her, snatched it, and threw it onto the power lines. She and you loved going to the rooftop to see if the wind or birds would knock it down, so she gave you an identical rabbit doll for your birthday."
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