Following the voice, what entered Caitlyn's eyes was a man wearing a coat with short yellow hair, whose arms were modified into prosthetic hands.
"I am Chem-Baron Takeda Saito! I have cooperation with your family, you have an obligation to protect me!"
Looking at the man whose face was filled with terror, Caitlyn frowned slightly, then information related to him emerged in her mind.
Because of the peculiarity of Piltover and Zaun, people from any region, city-state, or country could always be seen in these two cities. Takeda Saito was one of them—he claimed to be from a samurai caste family in a distant land, exiled here because his ancestors were banished.
His main industry in Zaun was weapons smuggling. Not only smuggling Zaun's weapons out, but also assisting Piltover's dignitaries in smuggling some controlled items into Zaun. Precisely because of this, Takeda Saito had extensive connections with many families in Piltover. And House Kiramman, as one of the largest shareholders of the Piltover Wardens, also had extremely deep connections with Takeda Saito.
And according to what Caitlyn knew, as a Chem-Baron, Takeda Saito's planned ambition far exceeded the benefits of the territory he currently possessed.
Thinking this, Caitlyn frowned slightly—because just as Takeda Saito said, as a member of House Kiramman, Caitlyn had a responsibility to protect Takeda Saito's personal safety.
Especially since Takeda Saito had come to ask for help—so many Enforcers behind were watching. If she ignored it, related news would soon spread back to Piltover. At that time, what would other allies of House Kiramman think? The reason why so many large and small families and forces in Zaun constantly showed goodwill to House Kiramman was to get timely and effective help when encountering problems.
Thinking this, although feeling dissatisfied with this arms dealer selling death and chaos in her heart, Caitlyn's face was still full of calm as she said: "I understand, but what happened now? Why is Zaun suddenly so chaotic? Why haven't we received any news yet, but the upper level is already out of control like this?"
Hearing this, a trace of complexity appeared on Takeda Saito's face. As a member of Chem-Barons, even now, Takeda Saito found it hard to believe exactly what happened in the current Zaun...
Just when Takeda Saito was about to say something, suddenly, a slight sound of water came from behind him. This made Takeda Saito's whole body tense up in an instant.
Looking back, after discovering the figure in the distance, Takeda Saito couldn't care about anything else. He immediately walked quickly behind Caitlyn and others. Meeting the Enforcers' puzzled gazes, he shouted excitedly and agitatedly:
"That guy is coming! That guy is coming! Stop him for me quickly! Damn it, don't just watch here! I pay you so much tribute every year, isn't it just for you to die for me at times like this!!"
Hearing Takeda Saito's words, neither Caitlyn nor other Enforcers could help frowning secretly. Especially Vi on the side, looking at Takeda Saito's panic like a frightened rabbit, felt a burst of contempt.
"After Silco took control of Zaun, any trash can be a Chem-Baron, huh?"
Walking out from the crowd, Vi's face was full of disgust.
Vi didn't know much about Zaun in Silco's era, but Vi knew Zaun in Vander's era very well. Although Zaun at that time absolutely couldn't be considered having simple folk customs, both living environment and people's spirit were commendable.
Vi's background was relatively good, being Vander's adopted daughter. In her spare time, she could also go to the Upper City to play with partners. Even if she did some bad things, Vander would clean up the mess. But even excluding Vi's background, the Zaun environment at that time was much better than now.
Although there was no title of Chem-Baron at that time, there were also many district bosses. Even if there were conflicts between districts, they would share a bitter hatred of the enemy when facing Piltovians. And now? Based on what these Chem-Barons did, in Vi's view, even hanging them directly wouldn't be a problem.
Seeing Vi's figure, Takeda Saito's expression also froze slightly, saying somewhat surprisedly: "You are... Violet? You got out? But it doesn't matter anymore, Vander died long ago. And it seems you are doing pretty well, already hanging the dog tag of Piltover cops."
Glancing at the badge on Vi's chest, Takeda Saito froze first, but then sneered: "But that's good too, at least safer than staying in Zaun!"
Saying this, Takeda Saito glanced behind again. After discovering the figure in the distance gradually approaching, Takeda Saito's expression changed instantly, then quickly retreated behind everyone saying: "Anyway, stop this guy for me quickly!"
Hearing this, Caitlyn also turned to look behind.
Entering her eyes, walking unhurriedly from afar, looking at Caitlyn wearing a tight combat suit, Faen also extended his hand with a gentle smile to greet.
"Long time no see, Officer Caitlyn."
To this, Caitlyn didn't respond immediately, just looking at Faen suspiciously. A moment later she said: "Rather than exchanging pleasantries, I want to know more about what exactly happened in the current Zaun."
"Just returning Zaun to Zaunites' hands, and then letting Zaun return to the position it should be in." Faen appeared very casual, then pointed at Takeda Saito behind Caitlyn and asked gently: "As for now, can you give me that Chem-Baron? This is Zaun's own business, no need for Piltover to intervene."
"Baron Takeda Saito is a partner of the Piltover Council." Hearing Faen's words, Caitlyn was silent for a moment, then said:
"If he committed crimes related to Zaun, then the Piltover Council will conduct a trial immediately. But you don't need to worry that Piltover will shield criminals; we just want to determine whether there is Piltovian involvement in this, to ensure Piltover's judicial fairness."
"So." Faen raised an eyebrow.
"So we have to take the prisoner away." Caitlyn said calmly: "To ensure judicial fairness."
Hearing this, Faen couldn't help nodding.
Worthy of being the chief of House Kiramman—unlike the Arcane anime worldview and the previous League of Legends worldview, according to Faen's understanding, this worldview mixed many other elements. For example, Caitlyn's mother wasn't the matriarch of House Kiramman, but one of the three major auditors.
And House Kiramman didn't have a matriarch in the traditional sense either, but voted in the form of a family council. And the younger generation was assigned work and rights based on their talents. And Caitlyn was the chief among the younger generation of House Kiramman.
Just like now, whether Caitlyn refused toughly or chose to compromise, it would inevitably affect House Kiramman's reputation and leave a handle in Zaun. But now, the same meaning conveyed in different ways, although if one insisted on finding fault, problems could certainly be picked out—who couldn't pick bones from an egg?
But undoubtedly, at least now Caitlyn spoke very beautifully. Even if an accident happened in the end, neither Zaun nor Piltover could find fault with Caitlyn.
However, there was a reason why Caitlyn could say this—
"Actually we know very well, you think you are qualified to say this because Piltover stands behind you." Glancing at Caitlyn, Faen's face was full of a gentle smile: "But what if I don't care?"
Looking at Faen who was still full of gentleness in front of her, Caitlyn also narrowed her eyes.
Caitlyn knew very well why she could say this. Similarly, Caitlyn also knew very well that if Faen really didn't care about the pressure from Piltover, then with just these few people at present, she couldn't stop Faen's slaughter at all.
Let alone these few people, even with a few more squads, the outcome wouldn't be better than those Zaun thugs in the mid-level square before.
But just as Caitlyn was still thinking, a voice came from the side: "Enough, Faen, stop here. Don't intensify the conflict further!"
Walking out from behind Caitlyn. Noticing Vi's movement, Caitlyn also looked nervously at this partner of hers, then signaled with her eyes that Vi's identity was sensitive, not to mess around in this kind of thing.
But Vi, who used to obey orders very much, returned a firm or stubborn look to Caitlyn this time.
Then looking at Faen, Vi said seriously: "I don't know where you come from, nor am I interested in what your purpose is, but I know what the organization called Wind of Change under your command wants to do... Stop here, don't try to go further."
Vi said seriously: "You are not a Zaunite, nor do you understand Piltover. You don't know what a terrifying behemoth Piltover exactly is. For Zaun, breaking with Piltover brings no good. It's just a Chem-Baron; even if you catch him back, it has no meaning. Just let this matter..."
Vi persuaded seriously—she wasn't a defeatist. Even saying, even now, if there was a choice, Vi would rather return to Zaun, because this was her hometown.
But the problem was, because of her identity, she couldn't go back. And having witnessed Piltover's Hexgate port operating day and night, maritime docks, Hextech factories, Hextech Crystal workshops with her own eyes... Vi knew very well that if a conflict really broke out, it would be destructive for Zaun.
But someone didn't think so—
"My dear sister, how did you become such a good dog~"