Robert looked confused.

"You don't know him?"

Emily shook her head.

"Should I?"

Robert looked at Marcus.

Then suddenly his expression changed.

"Wait."

Marcus smiled slightly.

Robert stepped closer.

"Commander Hill?"

The hallway froze.

Emily looked confused.

"Commander?"

Robert immediately recognized the stars on Marcus's collar.

Not just the uniform.

The details.

The insignia placement.

The rank markings.

Everything.

He turned toward Emily.

"Officer, do you know who you're speaking with?"

Emily looked uncomfortable.

"No."

Robert answered:

"Commander Marcus Hill."

The name immediately changed the atmosphere.

Several officers turned around.

Marcus nodded politely.

"Good morning, Robert."

Robert smiled.

"I didn't know you were visiting today."

Marcus replied:

"I wanted to observe quietly."

Emily looked at Marcus.

Then at Robert.

"He's really a commander?"

Robert nodded.

"Yes."

Emily's expression changed.

The person she suspected of wearing a fake uniform was actually one of the highest-ranking officers in the department.

The stars she questioned were not decoration.

They represented decades of service.

Chapter 3 — The Captain Who Saw the Truth

Within minutes, Captain Daniel Brooks arrived.

He had received the message that an officer was questioning a possible uniform violation.

He expected a complicated situation.

But when he entered the lobby, he immediately stopped.

Because he knew Marcus.

"Commander Hill?"

Marcus smiled.

"Daniel."

The captain looked around.

"What happened?"