Although Caitlin immediately began to mobilize the law enforcement officers to assemble a team after discovering the problem, but after learning that the Noxians were coming, the number of law enforcement officers who were willing to follow her to form a team was less than half-and even the half were willing.
Most of those who followed Caitlin and stayed at their posts were fighting with both sides, almost wanting to leave first.
That's all because the entire team is Caitlin.
If it were another law enforcement officer, I'm afraid that half of them would be willing to take up arms, and no one standing in their position would be willing to do so.
Although the number of law enforcement officers gathered was insufficient, Caitlin was still not depressed. Her life as a law enforcement officer made her gradually learn to accept reality and self-release. Although she was very dissatisfied with the reactions of these law enforcement officers, at least... at least there were still people who were willing to do so.
Stay at your post!
After these law enforcement officers buttoned up their coats, packed their equipment, and arrived at their posts, Caitlin issued the next order without hesitation.
"Piltover was shamelessly attacked by the Noxians!" Caitlin stood in front of the law enforcement officer's queue and shouted loudly, "According to the law enforcement officer's manual, we must run now to the north of the city to stop the enemy!
Now, everyone listens to the order: turn right - turn! Run - walk!"
However, as Caitlin gave the order and blew the whistle, none of the law enforcement officers who had just lined up moved. They all looked at Caitlin as if they were fools. A few of them even shook their heads helplessly and turned around.
Just leave.
"What are you doing?" Caitlin's eyes widened in surprise, "Where are you going?"
"Go where we should be!"
"You should follow me to the north of the city now!" Caitlin raised her voice, "The law enforcement officer's manual says that in an emergency..."
"Prioritize the defense of Lanxun Manor in an emergency."
"That's right!" Caitlin nodded, "I will be the first -"
"Yes, that is your home. If you don't go first, who will go first?" Someone in the crowd responded, "Unfortunately, my home is not in Lanxun Manor!"
"That's what the law enforcement manual requires-"
"Because the one who compiles the manual lives in Lanxun Manor!" This time, the person who spoke walked out of the team with his head held high and faced Caitlin, "But we are not, we are just law enforcement officers who make a living in North City.
Not an inch of land!”
Caitlin looked at the familiar face in front of her in astonishment - this was one of her team captains, and one of her favorites. In her plan, when she was promoted to sergeant, he should be her
The successor to the current position.
But now, this person whom she was extremely optimistic about, without any hesitation, said something to her that was completely unbecoming of a law enforcement officer.
"You are a respectable leader." Seeing the shock on Caitlin's face, the other party couldn't help but shook her head, "But it's a pity that you are as clean as a petal that has never fallen to the ground.
Don’t understand anything!”
"..."
"Do you think you are the only one who wants to be a perfect law enforcement officer? You are the only one who is brave? You are the only one who is honest?" Since the other party has already spoken, let's just get to the bottom of it, "That's because your surname is Gila Mann and you don't have to support your family.
Don’t worry about future promotion!”
"..."
"Law officer? Protect fairness and justice? Bullshit!" The more he spoke, the more excited he became. The face of the law enforcement officer, who was several years older than Caitlin, turned red, and his whole person seemed like an exploding Hex crystal. "The entire Piltover
Husband, who the hell doesn’t know that the law enforcement officer is the dog of the big shots in Lanxun Manor——"
"no……"
"It's a pity that I'm not a real dog, and the bastards of Lanxun Manor are not worthy of me abandoning my family to protect them." Looking at the helpless Caitlin, the other party seemed a little discouraged, "Miss Caitlin, you are different from them, we
We all respect you and believe in you... Maybe ten years from now, when you are no longer so naive, if you can still be as clean as you are now, then the ranks of Piltover's law enforcement officers will also become clean.
"
"..."
"We believe in you and are willing to stand by your side, but that's all." In Caitlin's silence, the other party sighed, "The big shots have private guards and don't need us little guys to work hard. Compared to
Beicheng, I care more about our own home - now, everyone turn left and run!"
The law enforcement officers followed his orders, turned left, and ran away in front of Caitlin, heading towards their own neighborhood.
Only a few people remained where they were - they were either single, or they couldn't really give up on Caitlin, so they were just frozen in place.
At this moment, Caitlin's mind went blank.
She instinctively wanted the law enforcement officers to not act in accordance with the law enforcement regulations, but she couldn't speak when she saw their backs leaving.
As those familiar colleagues broke up with her, Caitlin finally realized clearly for the first time that the so-called regulations and rules were not necessarily fair and reasonable in themselves.
As the daughter of a congressman, Caitlin has become an outlier in the circle around her because she strictly abides by Piltover's laws and rules.
As a law enforcement officer in Piltover, Caitlin also became an outlier among the law enforcement officers because of her strict compliance with the law enforcement officer regulations.
She always believed that her persistence was correct and that only by strictly following the rules could the problem be solved.
But at this moment, when the arrival of the Noxians tore the past order to pieces, she finally realized that the laws and rules of Piltover had completely different meanings to different people.
Some people follow the rules, but they just keep eating and don't act too recklessly.
And some people follow the rules but only bleed and sweat for others.
In the past, Caitlin had always regarded Piltover's laws and rules as an insurmountable yardstick, but because she subconsciously stood in her own perspective, she never clearly realized that even the same laws and rules would be different for different people.
From a human perspective, it is completely unfair.
For a moment, Caitlin even felt "tired and destroyed" in her heart, which made her want to draw her gun and fight the Noxians.
Then, just when she was frustrated and at a loss, in the southern sky, a beam of light shot straight into the sky.
Looking at Zu'an's emblem on the clouds, Caitlin suddenly remembered Wei, whom she had just met, and the answer she gave when she asked her whether the world was black and white, or a delicate gray.
"Then let's make the range of black and white clear as wide as possible."
Wei's relaxed and matter-of-fact tone seemed to appear in Caitlin's ears again.
Just as the world is not clear enough in black and white, there are also many problems with laws and rules.
But just as the range of distinction between black and white can be made as wide as possible, laws and rules can also be modified!
Maybe when necessary, you should also take some flexible measures!
Thinking about this, Caitlin finally became excited again.
"Everyone, if anyone wants to go home and be with their family, then feel free to move!" She puffed up her chest again, "If you still want to believe me, then follow me - we are not going to Lanxun Manor
Let’s go head-to-head with the Noxians, let’s go to the academy and fully arm ourselves first!”
After saying that, she turned left without hesitation and ran towards the Piltover Academy of Science and Progress.
Behind her, the remaining law enforcement officers, after being skeptical for a moment, finally set off to follow her footsteps.
