On a starry night, a Bilgewater merchant ship with a damaged canvas applied to enter the Sun Gate.
There was no cargo on the ship. They were all wealthy people from Bilgewater who had survived the Soul-Eating Night but were unwilling to stay. They would wait and see the situation in the Black Mist in Piltover and make sure it was safe before returning.
Sister Luck made a lot of money with the help of this ship, but the tickets were still sold out instantly.
The boat that Caitlin and the bandaged Vi were on entered the port. Caitlin showed her police sergeant certificate and transferred to the patrol boat, so that she could quickly return to the police station and start drafting a report.
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Reporting at the highest level!
"Your first priority is to take care of your injuries first."
Pi City's high technology can quickly treat the skin injuries on Wei's body. Wei, a reckless man who is often injured, is now familiar with the routine. Now that he has returned to the city-state where he feels at ease, Wei has a bad smile on his face again.
"There shouldn't be any work tonight, right? I have to go have a drink first!"
Caitlin glanced at her and took a deep breath: "Gungun, don't get in my eyes."
After writing the report, she submitted it to her superiors at the highest alert level, and then she began to deal with the official duties that had accumulated over the past few days.
Most of them were content that she needed to review in person and were not urgent, and there were also some information sent by informants through letters, which allowed her to quickly digest what happened in Piltover during her absence.
"Shelley Chamber of Commerce...well, it seems there are a few abnormal transactions."
As a chamber of commerce founded by Chai Anping, Caitlin naturally paid close attention to it, and she was very keen to find something worth noting in it.
"There is also the cooperation with the Clock Academy, which is a huge expense."
The beautiful police chief raised his brows slightly, then breathed a long sigh of relief, leaned back on the chair and lay down.
The white light shone on her eyes, causing her to half-close them involuntarily, and a feeling of exhaustion gradually spread from her feet to her whole body.
"interesting."
Caitlin pursed her lips and then fell asleep slowly.
…
The next day, the news that the Peacekeeper returned to Pi City made the security of the entire city-state clearer, and no one wanted to get into trouble with her.
After Caitlin sat idle for a few rounds in the police car, she snorted teasingly.
"Refuse to show up? Or did I make a mistake?"
She turned the steering wheel and drove directly towards Clock Academy.
A moment later, she arrived at Heimerdinger's laboratory with her own identity, and rejected his students, gaining the opportunity to communicate alone with the furry inventor.
"Professor, I have a question."
"Ms. Caitlin, please say it, if I can help you." Heimerdinger admired, even feared, this policewoman with superb detective skills, as she often walked on the edge of what was allowed by the law.
A scientist, he didn't want to be targeted by such a policeman.
"Intelligence tells me that Gracie Shelley is in Piltover again, but why hasn't one of the business families received the news? What is he doing?"
"Oh!"
When Heimerdinger heard this, he looked at Caitlin carefully: "Didn't Mr. Shelley tell you?"
"..."
Caitlin was silent for a moment, and then replied with a twist: "I have been in Bilgewater investigating the Soul Haunting Night, and I just returned last night."
Isn’t this just trying to defend yourself!!!
Caitlin was going crazy inside. Both of them were smart people, so the implication was no different from the obvious.
"So that's it."
Heimerdinger tugged his beard, kept his face straight and did not make fun of Caitlin, and turned to talk about business: "Given the relationship between Mr. Shelley and you, there is no need to hide this from you. He did hide the fact that he came to Peel.
The matter in the city seems to be related to the previous war between Demacia and Noxus. I don’t know the real reason.
However, Mr. Shelley’s purpose of coming to Piltover has little to do with this city-state, but mainly to seek cooperation with me.”
Caitlin didn't ask about the content of their cooperation. She got Chai Anping's current address from Heimerdinger and left.
"Confirming the danger of outsiders is a necessary task for a police detective."
Caitlin knew there was something wrong with her mentality, but it seemed that because she left without saying goodbye last time, she was unwilling to adjust her state now.
With a certain urgency, she drove the car at a fast speed to the suburbs, where she found a beautiful small villa, or farmhouse.
There seemed to be faint laughter coming from behind the trees on the fence. Caitlin put the gun on the car, strode forward and rang the bell on the gate.
To her surprise, the one who opened the door was an oval-faced girl with a very sweet appearance. She was wearing a light yellow dress, and her beautiful blond hair was hanging down like the golden sunshine.
The two of them looked at each other through the iron gate, and were both stunned for a moment.
The girl was the first to regain her smile. As she opened the door, she asked, "Chief Caitlin?"
Caitlin took off her hat and tried to look calm and normal: "Yes, you are Miss Laxana Crownguard from Demacia?"
"it's me!"
The girl looked very happy to be recognized by her: "Please come in quickly, we are holding an afternoon women's tea party."
屮!
It turns out Gracie Shelley didn’t come to Piltover alone!
Caitlin felt that her embarrassment at the moment could create a racetrack.
"Women's tea party?"
Caitlin followed Lux on catwalk while sizing up the rumored flower of Demacia.
"You should know all of today's guests." Lux chuckled and said, "When we came here a while ago, I heard that you and Vi went to Bilgewater. I was very sorry. I didn't expect that I would have the opportunity to see you today.
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"You don't have to be so polite, Miss Crown Guard, just call me Caitlin."
"Then you can just call me Lux."
Lux did not continue to refuse Caitlin and led her to the garden on the side.
Two ladies were already sitting at the small round table in the garden: one was Orianna, who was elegant and wearing a fluffy white dress, and the other was Jinx, who was playing with her long blue braid.
Caitlin's eyebrows raised uncontrollably.
"Jinx?!"
"Aha, it's you!" Jinx pointed at her and laughed: "Stupid policeman!"
"Don't curse, Jinx!" Lux quickly stopped her.
"I'm just telling the truth!"
Jinx retorted loudly, and Orianna on the side quickly stuffed a biscuit into her mouth to block her next words.
"Please sit down, Caitlin." Lux pulled out a chair and said, "I'll get you a cup."
"Well……"
Caitlin felt that it would not be a good idea to tell Lux directly that she was here to find Chai Anping.
"Thanks."
Seeing Lux enter the room, Caitlin's eyes flickered and she asked why the two of them were here.
"I often come here to play with Sister Lux these days." Orianna pursed her lips and smiled, "Sister Shelley also asked me to come here more often, so that Lux would not be bored."
"What are you looking at, you stinky policeman!" Jinx snorted, chewed the biscuits in her mouth and said proudly: "This is the chef's home, and rounding it off is my home!"
"..."
Caitlin was not so depraved that she could get angry with Jinx. She rolled her eyes and said, "I heard that you learned to pay for things you bought recently?"
"Isn't it awesome?"
"Awesome, awesome~"
Caitlin complimented her a few words: "I will take Wei Jian to see you another day."
"Vi?"
Jinx looked stunned: "Is it Wei?"
"You remember her?" Catelyn asked.
"I have a headache." Jinx shook her head: "The chef told me not to think about it if my head hurts."
"Hey, that guy can also cure his head?"
Caitlin was astonished. She never thought that Jinx, a lunatic, could be subdued by Chai Anping.
"What are you talking about?"
Lux came over holding a white porcelain cup.
"I'm saying Jinx has become smarter." Caitlin put a polite smile on her face.
Lux picked up the teapot, poured the tea for Caitlin, and sat down again.
"Jinx has always been very clever~" Lux smiled at Jinx: "Stay here for dinner tonight, and I will fry fish steaks for you."
"Eh--"
Jinx looked bitter: "The chef is not here, Lux, your cooking skills..."
"I'm working out very hard! Jinx, you have to believe me!" Lux vowed.
"If it really doesn't work, I can also cook." Orianna added in a low voice: "I think we can give Lux another chance."
"Wait, you said Gracie Shelley isn't here?" Caitlin extracted the key points of their words.
"Yes, stupid policeman, the chef took the boat with that stinky little yellow hair this morning... to..."
"Southern Continent." Seeing that she couldn't hold it back, Lux helped her supplement.
"Yeah!"
Jinx held her chin in melancholy: "How far is the Southern Continent? Can I fly there by rocket?"
"Probably... no." Orianna answered this question carefully after thinking carefully.
"Eh--"
"What is Mr. Shelley doing in the Southern Continent?" Caitlin asked.
"He made an appointment with Mr. Ezreal to go to the Southern Continent to explore the ancient ruins together." Lux explained to her: "He wanted to find something involving secrets, which seems to be only found in the ruins."
Caitlin made a nice nasal sound when she heard the words, with a little teasing and playfulness.
"Ezreal? He is a bold adventurer. He likes young rich ladies and plump ladies. I advise you to let your fiancé have less to do with him."
"Huh!?" Lux suddenly became alert.
"Piltover speciality." Caitlin took a sip of tea and simply summarized the incredible information.
Lux smiled reluctantly and began to reflect on whether it was a wrong decision for her not to go to the Southern Continent with Chai Anping this time.
——After all, how can the strong sunshine and windy sand in the southern continent compare to Pi City?
"Ahem, but I don't think you have to worry too much. The Earl of Demacia is very self-controlled. He didn't even fall for the pirate leader who seduced him."
"oh?"
Orianna and Lux both cast curious glances.
In order to divert their attention and absolve herself from suspicion, Caitlin did not hesitate to sell Miss Fortune's underwear.
"As expected of a chef, Ka Ka Ka!"
After listening, Jinx immediately gave a thumbs up: "I thought he was my Prince Charming at first!"
"Um?!"
It moved, Lux's enemy-finding radar moved again!
"Sir Shelley is indeed very charming!" Orianna held her face infatuatedly: "I really envy Lux!"
Lux put down the porcelain cup in disbelief, her little hands shaking slightly.
Good guy, are these all my potential love rivals?!