Villain? No, I'll catch up with the protagonist after passing the civil service exam.

The lobby of the municipal bureau was brightly lit.

Li, who was on duty, was slurping his instant noodles when suddenly everything went dark. When he looked up, he almost choked on a mouthful of pickled cabbage.

A woman in a beige dress, without makeup yet breathtakingly beautiful, stood in front of the reception desk. She carried a heavy brown paper bag in her arms and a black backpack on her back, looking like a delivery person—if you ignored the innate, suffocating aura of authority she exuded.

"Y-you...hello? What's up?" Xiao Li wiped his mouth and stood up subconsciously.

"I'm looking for Lu Jingyan."

Su Man's voice was soft, yet it carried an undeniable firmness: "Please inform them that... Su Man has arrived."

Suman?!

The fork in Xiao Li's hand fell onto the table with a "clatter".

This name is number one on the Special Investigations Unit's blacklist! It belongs to an internationally wanted criminal! It's the infamous "Scorpion" who strikes fear into the hearts of everyone!

How dare she swagger into the police station like that?

"Ms. Su... wait a moment! I... I'll contact Team Lu right away!" Xiao Li's hands were trembling as he reached for the alarm while signaling to his colleague next to him to call for backup.

"Don't be so nervous."

Su Man noticed his panic, and even managed a smile. "I didn't bring a gun, nor did I bring anyone. I'm here... to turn myself in."

"Confess?" Xiao Li thought he might have misheard.

Just then, a series of hurried footsteps came from upstairs.

Lu Jingyan, along with Zhao Tiezhu and Su Xiaoxiao, rushed down like a whirlwind. He had already seen the scene in the lobby through the surveillance cameras upstairs, and the chill he felt had not subsided but had intensified.

"Su Man, what do you want to do?"

Lu Jingyan stood at the top of the stairs, looking down at her warily, his right hand already on the holster at his waist. "This is the Municipal Public Security Bureau, not a place for you to play house. If you're planning a prison break or some kind of terrorist attack, I advise you to take a look around."

As soon as he finished speaking, dozens of heavily armed special police officers instantly emerged from the shadows around the hall, and countless infrared aiming points densely covered Su Man.

If she dares to move even slightly, she'll be riddled with bullets.

However, Su Man didn't even blink in the face of this overwhelming killing intent.

Her gaze pierced through the crowd, past the cold muzzles of guns, landing solely on Lu Jingyan. In her eyes, there was no fear, no madness, only a chillingly deep affection.

"The Imperial Banquet".

She called out, her voice so gentle it could melt your heart, "I don't want to do anything. I just...missed you."

The entire room fell silent.

All the SWAT team members felt their hands holding the guns tremble slightly.

Sister! This is a standoff between the police and criminals! Can't you please respect our profession? What's with the sudden confession of love?

Lu Jingyan's face was as black as the bottom of a pot.

"Ms. Su, please watch your words. There is no such relationship between us."

"It didn't exist before, but it does now."

Su Man stepped forward and placed the brown paper bag she was carrying heavily on the reception desk.

"What is this?" Lu Jingyan frowned.

"dowry."

Su Man laughed, a laugh tinged with sadness, yet carrying a resolute air of desperation.

She opened the bag and took out the items one by one, placing them on the table.

"These are the keys to twenty secret accounts I have in a Swiss bank, containing approximately 30 billion US dollars."

"This is a list of the Black Widow organization's global network of contacts, including bribery records of several small country officials."

"This is my money laundering ledger from the past few years in Jinghai City. Every single transaction is clearly recorded, accurate to two decimal places."

With each item she took out, the breathing of those around her quickened.

Zhao Tiezhu's eyes widened, Su Xiaoxiao covered her mouth, and even the usually calm Director Chen (who rushed over upon hearing the news) couldn't help but hold onto the door frame, afraid that he might have a heart attack.

This isn't an account book; it's a nuclear bomb!

If these things were released, they would be enough to cause an earthquake in half of the Earth's underground world!

"Are you...are you serious?"

Looking at the pile of irrefutable evidence that could sentence her to death ten times over, Lu Jingyan felt an incomprehensible absurdity for the first time.

He doesn't understand.

Why would a drug lord who lives on the edge of a knife and is willing to sell his soul for profit suddenly make such a suicidal move?

"Of course I'm serious."

Su Man looked at him, tears welling in her eyes. "I know you don't believe me. You must think I'm plotting something, that I want to harm you. But Jing Yan, do you know what I mean?"

"The day you tore up that agreement in front of your house, I knew I had lost."

"I lost to your justice, and I also lost to... my love for you."

"Ugh—" Su Xiaoxiao, who was next to her, finally couldn't help but gag.

Su Man ignored the reactions of others and looked at Lu Jingyan with deep affection, as if the world had turned to just the two of them.

"I've figured it out. Since you refuse to step into my darkness, I'll tear this darkness apart with my own hands, and then walk cleanly into your light."

"These things are all I have, and all the evidence of my crimes. I'm giving them all to you."

She stretched out her hands, palms up, making a gesture of surrender.

"If you would just look me in the eye, if you would just admit... that I turned back for you, I would accept it even if it meant death."

These words were spoken with such passion and emotion that they moved heaven and earth.

If you ignored her face, which seemed to scream "Praise me!", and if you ignored the heavily armed special police officers around her, this would be a tragic love story about a heroine sacrificing herself for love.

however.

Lu Jingyan simply looked at her quietly, his eyes showing no emotion, no feeling, not even a trace of extra emotion.

He just felt... a headache.

It's a real headache.

He has handled murder cases, kidnapping cases, and even alien invasion cases (albeit fake ones).

But he had never dealt with a case like this before... a mentally ill person who turned himself in because of "self-deception".

"Miss Su."

Lu Jingyan sighed, walked down the stairs, and came to Su Man.

He didn't accept the so-called "dowry," but instead took out the silver bracelet from his waist.

"Click."

The cold metal buckle was fastened to Su Man's slender wrist.

"Although I find it hard to understand your thought process, since you've turned yourself in, I'll handle this officially."

Lu Jingyan looked at her with a complicated expression.

"However, there's one thing I need to correct you on."

"You're not doing this for me, you're doing this to... end your sinful life as soon as possible."

Su Man looked at the shackles on her hands, but instead of struggling, she showed a satisfied smile.

"I know you'll arrest me. It's okay, I'll be waiting for you inside. I believe you'll be moved by my sincerity."

Lu Jingyan: "..."

He turned around and waved to the stunned crowd.

"Take them away, separate them into different cells, and interrogate them overnight! Verify the authenticity of this evidence!"

"Also, find her a psychologist to take a look. I think she... is quite ill."

With Su Man taken away, the hall finally returned to calm.

Lu Jingyan stared at the pile of priceless evidence on the table and fell into deep thought.

Is there something wrong with this world?

Why are the villains starting to act unpredictably?

First, Lin Feng's system self-destructed, and now Su Man has turned herself in for love.

The plot is getting more and more...surreal?

"Team Leader Lu..."

Su Xiaoxiao leaned closer and poked the hard drive full of keys, her voice trembling, "Have we... done something amazing?"

"You've done a great service."

Lu Jingyan rubbed his temples, his tone helpless, "But how come this credit is so hot to handle?"

"Report!"

Just then, Zhao Tiezhu ran over with a newly printed preliminary interrogation report, his expression even more bitter than if he had eaten a bitter melon.

"Captain Lu, that Su Man... she's in the interrogation room, insisting you interrogate her. She said... she said she won't say anything unless she sees you, and she even wants to swallow the codes to this evidence!"

Lu Jingyan: "..."

He took a deep breath, picked up his police cap, and slammed it down on his head.

"OK."

"Then I'll go and meet this... 'ladies'."

"I want to see how many years of imprisonment her 'love' will be worth in the courtroom."