Caitlin noticed the officer's uneasiness, glared at Li Lin, and snorted, "I'll settle the score with you later!"

Then she opened the door and walked into the interrogation room, went straight to the interrogation table opposite the interrogation chair, crossed her arms across her chest, and leaned lightly against the table.

At the same time, the sound of hard-soled boots hitting the ground was heard, and the middle-aged man's worried face left his hands and looked at the young and beautiful woman in front of him.

The man's appearance did have some of the roughness of a Noxian, with a thick beard and skin that seemed to have been weathered by the wind and sun and marked by time. He was wearing Piltover clothes, and at first glance, he seemed obviously out of place.

"I am Caitlin Gilaman, the captain of the Piltover Police. You have the right to remain silent, but every word you say will be used as evidence in court."

Caitlin paused for two seconds, giving the man time to think, then said, "I heard you were arrested because you resembled a fugitive from the Black Rose of Noxus?"

"This is all a misunderstanding, Miss Gilaman..." The man obviously knew Caitlin.

"This is the police station. Please call me Sheriff."

"I'm sorry, Sheriff Gilaman..." The man cried, his face distraught, almost speechless. "I, I'm not a criminal!"

"Everyone who gets arrested says this, but in the past two years we've had artificial intelligence systems, so there are very few people who are misunderstood."

Seeing the man's growing agitation, Caitlin gave him a gentle smile and changed her tone: "Okay, I was just joking. We all make mistakes sometimes, even robots."

She stood up straight and walked around the anxious man. "If you're willing to cooperate with me, I will investigate and clear your name... Since you know me, you've probably heard of my reputation for handling cases."

"Thank you, thank you so much, Chief Gilaman!"

Caitlin returned to the interrogation table, pressed the power button in front of the projector, then called up the recording system of the intelligent computer and looked at the man again.

"Name, age?"

"David, David Blake, I'm 47 years old, Sheriff."

"Where do you live? What is your job?"

"Well, I started out in the lower city area of ​​the middle square in the lower city, at 121a Alchemy Workshop Street. I was initially a handyman there, but then Speaker Li advocated for a comprehensive replacement of alchemy technology, so I was assigned to the southern part of the upper city to work in a dock robot manufacturing factory." David answered truthfully.

“How many years have you been working?”

"That's a question..." David hesitated and thought for a few seconds. "At the dock robot manufacturing factory, it's been over a year. At the alchemy workshop in downtown...if I remember correctly, it's been five years."

“You’re not from the Twin Cities?”

"How should I put it? I fled to the Twin Cities, I guess." David sighed. "I originally lived in the plains south of the mountains east of Noxus's magnificent barrier. A few years ago, the incompetent Emperor Darkwill launched a multi-front war and recruited soldiers from across the country. To avoid conscription..."

He didn't finish his words, but Caitlin knew what happened next without him having to say it.

"I've heard that Noxians value strength above all else," she asked casually. "If you join the war, you might be granted a higher rank and nobility. There's no need to work like you do today."

"Not every Noxian is a barbaric warrior. Who would risk their life for that foolish and incompetent emperor?"

David's tone suddenly became excited. "Back then, the iron hoofs of Noxus conquered my country, and my family was killed by stones from the siege catapults, and they didn't even say sorry!

"It's the king who's determined to rebel. We ordinary people have nothing to do with this. We didn't rebel against Noxus. We even welcomed this powerful nation to replace our equally corrupt royal regime. But I cannot accept this outcome!"

His eyes were red and tears were welling up in his eyes, and he said helplessly.

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have mentioned that." Caitlin apologized, her tone slowing down a bit.

"It's been over twenty years. It's all gone." David sniffed and smiled bitterly. "I'm already past my prime. I want to live the rest of my life in peace and quiet. I don't want to be cannon fodder on the battlefield deployed by Darkwill."

Caitlin was silent for a moment, the interface of the projection screen reflected in her eyes, then she tilted her body slightly, shifted her gaze back to David, and asked doubtfully, "According to what you said, since you have been in the Twin Cities for many years, you should know the changes here.

"Over the years, even before Chancellor Li came to power, Councillors Gilaman and Medarda have been advocating that all citizens go to the Law Enforcement Office in Piltover or Zaun to register their personal online information.

"Since Chairman Li took office, he's stepped up efforts to implement this across the board, sending mechanical engineers door-to-door to inquire about registration. Why isn't your name on it? Or perhaps..."

Caitlin called up an information system that ordinary law enforcement officers could not access, projected it in front of David, and showed it to him.

The system information clearly stated that the owner of the name "David Black" had died in the alchemical explosion attack planned by Renata Golask in the Zaun Sump two years ago.

"...What is this?" David looked stunned.

"Except for people from other countries, the information files of deceased people in the Twin Cities will be deleted by the system, but with the authority of the sheriff, I can still investigate the personal information of some of the deceased.

"There has only ever been one David Black in the Twin Cities, a Noxian native. There's no one else with the same name, and coincidentally, a Noxian visitor. Unfortunately, your name is on the death list."

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