Chapter 225 [0223] Persistence and Confusion

A terrible explosion and kidnapping case occurred in the Twin Cities Joint Cooperation Laboratory. Even if it seemed to be resolved satisfactorily in the end, someone still had to take responsibility.

Caitlin thought that person would be herself - as the head of security for the entire laboratory, she was to blame from any perspective.

However, that night, after the resolution of the parliament came down, Caitlin was surprised to find that she was praised instead.

The words on the commendation order were "Miss Caitlin remained calm in the face of emergencies. In accordance with the relevant provisions of the Law Enforcement Officer Ordinance, she maintained order at the scene and prevented a larger-scale riot. On the one hand, she quickly dispatched and successfully captured the kidnapper and maintained the safety of the citizens of Piltover."

This description is actually quite objective, but Caitlin, who received the commendation order, always felt that something was wrong. Shouldn't this be a way to make up for the mistakes?

Why does it seem that the problem with the Joint Cooperation Laboratory has nothing to do with herself?

After get off work, Caitlin returned to the manor of the Gilaman family and wanted to ask her mother what was going on.

Facing Caitlin's doubts, Lady Gillaman snorted and threw today's evening paper to her.

On the front page of the evening paper, the title of the article was printed in bold and large letters.

"Dockworkers' Revenge - The Construction of Zaun's New Port is Taking Away Our Jobs"

Seeing the title of the article, Caitlin's heart trembled violently - she grabbed the newspaper, and then found that the article really pointed all the spearheads at Zaun.

According to the article, it was the construction of the new port in Zaun that stimulated the Piltover workers working at the docks, causing them to act irrationally in anger.

Then, the article analyzed the possible impact of Zaun's new port in great paragraphs, and the hostility in it was almost visible to the naked eye.

They seemed to stand from the perspective of the workers, describing Zaun as an absolute "roll king", claiming that those Zaun people would take away Piltover's jobs and resources at a lower price, and then use Zaun's low living standards to distance themselves, implying that Zaun was a great threat.

As for the war masons and Noxus, the article didn't mention them at all.

Caitlin, who finished reading the whole article in one breath, was stunned.

"This... is not the case!" She looked at her mother in astonishment, "The Newport Project has nothing to do with this matter. Noxus is the culprit-"

"But Noxus has no chance. Zaun is our competitor!" Lady Jiraman sighed, "Caitlin, you are no longer a child. Be more mature!"

"But maturity does not mean turning black and white!" Caitlin frowned, "We all know that this was done by the Noxians. They are coveting our Hextech body modification technology..."

"So we should tell the people about this, let the people be furious about the incompetence of Noxus, and let them protest against the incompetence of the parliament?" Lady Jiraman sighed helplessly and looked at her daughter, "Dear, this It's for Piltover's consideration - although this matter has nothing to do with Zaun, the construction of the new port is indeed a big problem. "

"But one thing is one thing!" Caitlin still couldn't accept it, "The Sun Gate has more professional workers and more skilled services. We... We can give Ionia's trade goods extra customs clearance discounts. The conditions of the Sun Gate are unique. Zaun can't compare with us!"

"Silly child, how can things be so simple?" Looking at Caitlin who still insisted, Mrs. Jiraman shook her head gently and held her daughter's slightly rough hand, "You should have met the Lady Gray today, right?"

Catlin nodded - this was the first time she met Camille, and the strong and neat Camille left a deep impression on her.

"She has a sentence I want to give you." Mrs. Jiraman finally said, "This world is neither black nor white, but a delicate gray."

Delicate gray?

Catlin blinked her eyes and finally just nodded mechanically.

During dinner, Caitlin seemed a little absent-minded.

She just ate two bites, then stood up and said she wanted to take a shower, and left in a hurry. Mr. Jiraman wanted to say something, but was pulled by his wife.

"Let her think about it herself." Mrs. Jiraman whispered, "She is no longer a child. Sometimes, she has to figure out some things herself."

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In the bathroom, Caitlin turned the shower to the maximum, stood under the shower head, and let the warm water wash over her body.

After tossing for most of the day, Caitlin's body was very tired.

But compared with the entanglement and pain in her heart, physical fatigue is not a big problem.

Just as Caitlin said when Jace got into trouble, she was an outlier.

Caitlin was eager to realize her own value, so she embarked on the path of law enforcement officer. Among the law enforcement officers who took bribes, slacked off at work, and shirked responsibility, she was undoubtedly the cleanest.

And during the time she became a law enforcement officer, she also saw some dark things.

Without Kalya's guidance, Caitlyn certainly couldn't be as aware of the problems Piltover was facing as Lux, but many times she still felt something was wrong.

It's just that because of the prosperity of Piltover's economy, most of these problems are hidden under the water - when the market environment is good and even odd jobs can make a good living, many issues about fairness and exploitation naturally do not seem so acute.

However, with the end of the Ionian War and the gradual recession of the market, many problems that Caitlin had never realized finally emerged clearly.

When the profits flowing out of the fingers of the port's controlling shareholder are no longer enough to support the dock workers, the dock workers will naturally express something.

In this regard, the parliament chose to characterize it as Zaun's "malicious competition", but Caitlin obviously could not accept this definition. She clearly saw that the truth was completely different from the parliament's rhetoric!

Therefore, Lady Gillaman chose to give Caitlin advice with Camille's motto.

Black and white are ideals, and exquisite gray is reality.

And Caitlin could not convince herself to accept this point - compared to accepting this chaotic gray, she hoped to make the world black and white.

Unfortunately, she didn't know what to do...

Looking at the mist, she recalled all the people she had met, but the more she recalled, the more surprised she was. It seemed that all the characters who were once black and white were no longer like that in the end - even Jace, who was once an alien, has gradually grown into a qualified politician.

Thinking over it, it seems that only Wei, who competes with her every day, is the only one who is black and white.

Karlya's Little Classroom·Exquisite Gray:

[The world is neither black nor white, but an exquisite gray] is Camille's motto, and it is also the source of her title of Gray Lady.

These two chapters are considered transitions.