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

In the early morning, the sunlight in Jinghai City pierced through the eerie purple afterimage from the previous night and shone on the special investigation team's desk as usual.

The meteor shower and system alerts that night seemed like a collective hallucination, and the timeline did not seem to collapse immediately because of those signs of "higher-dimensional invasion".

At least, the morning rush hour in Jinghai City is still so congested it's heart-stopping.

Lu Jingyan pushed open the office door and walked in, carrying two servings of jianbing guozi (Chinese crepes), but paused the moment he stepped through the door.

His desk was submerged.

To be precise, he was completely obscured by a pile of brightly colored envelopes, some even reeking of cheap perfume. The stack was so high that it even blocked his "Public Servant" medal.

"What's going on?"

Lu Jingyan frowned, handed the jianbing guozi to Su Xiaoxiao who was secretly laughing beside him, and casually picked up the letter on top.

The pink envelope had a drawing of a heart pierced by an arrow on it, and was signed... Su Man.

"This is... a love letter?"

Lu Jingyan felt a vein throb on his forehead twice.

"It's not just a love letter, it's also a 'prison rehabilitation diary'."

Su Xiaoxiao, biting into a jianbing guozi (Chinese crepe), explained indistinctly, "The post office said these letters are all from the detention center and prison. Besides Su Man's, there are Gu Yanchen's, Ye Fan's, and even... that plagiarist Lin Feng's."

Lu Jingyan opened the pink letter.

A strong, almost pungent, rose scent wafted over, clearly sprayed on by the letter writer on purpose.

[My dearest Jingyan: It's as if we're meeting in person. This is my third day working on the sewing machine, and with each press of the pedal, I feel like I'm taking a step closer to you. The prison guards praised my dexterity, but I know it's the power of love...]

"vomit."

Lu Jingyan couldn't help but throw the letter back on the table, feeling like he'd have to skip breakfast.

He then randomly pulled out a white envelope that looked slightly more normal.

This was written by Gu Yanchen.

[Officer Lu, Greetings. I've deeply reflected on my domineering behavior while I was in prison. I used to think the world revolved around me, but now I know the world revolves around the law. By the way, I heard you like goji berry tea? I had my lawyer send you two pounds of top-grade Ningxia goji berries, hoping you can feel my sincerity in repenting...]

"A letter of repentance?"

Lu Jingyan sneered, "I think it's more like a bribery letter."

He threw the letter back, and looking at the table full of colorful "gifts," he felt a splitting headache.

These people won't stop causing trouble even after they're inside.

Su Man's self-pity, Gu Yanchen's domineering CEO-style flattery, Ye Fan's war god-like "mutual appreciation"...

These once arrogant "protagonists," after losing their glory and freedom, actually placed all their spiritual sustenance on him, the "villain" who personally sent them to prison.

What is this?

Late stage of Stockholm syndrome?

"Captain Lu, what should we do with these letters?"

Zhao Tiezhu walked over carrying a stack of files. Looking at the letters covering the table, he grinned and said, "Why don't we find a place to store them? These are all your 'spoils of war.' You can use them to write your memoirs when you retire."

"Spoils of war?"

Lu Jingyan pushed up his glasses, his eyes full of disdain.

"Keeping these things around will only pollute the environment and waste police resources on unpacking and inspecting them."

He pointed to the paper shredder in the corner.

"Tiezhu, I'm giving you a task."

"Shred them all. From now on, these kinds of harassing letters will be intercepted directly in the mailroom and treated as junk."

"We are the Major Crimes Unit, not the 'Dear Sister' program team, and certainly not some kind of emotional garbage dump."

"Okay!"

Zhao Tiezhu responded, picked up the pile of envelopes, and headed towards the shredder.

Accompanied by the hissing sound of the machine swallowing everything, all those so-called deep feelings, remorse, and resentment turned into meaningless scraps of paper.

Lu Jingyan sat back in his chair, turned on his computer, and prepared to start his day's work.

For him, yesterday's system warnings and the entanglements with these villains were all in the past.

As long as this world hasn't completely become a cultivation world, and as long as the law remains the highest standard on this land, he will still be the policeman who only follows the rules.

"Captain Lu, Director Chen wants to see you."

Su Xiaoxiao answered an internal call, her expression turning serious. "It seems there's a new case."

"A new case?"

Lu Jingyan turned off his computer and stood up to straighten his police uniform.

Yeah.

He preferred seeing suspects weeping in the interrogation room to reading sentimental letters.

Director's Office.

Director Chen solemnly handed Lu Jingyan a report.

"In the past two weeks, the economic crime investigation and criminal investigation departments have received dozens of reports, and the victims are all young men from well-off families."

Director Chen pointed to the photos in the materials, "They claimed to have been defrauded by the same organization called 'Swan Society,' with amounts ranging from hundreds of thousands to millions."

"The Swan Society?"

Lu Jingyan opened the file.

This is a club that claims to be a "high-end socialite training institution," and it recruits students online under the banner of "enhancing women's charm and marrying into top wealthy families."

"According to intelligence, this organization not only charges high tuition fees and brainwashes its students, but also organizes them to carry out premeditated 'pig butchering' scams."

Director Chen sighed. "That socialite you arrested before was just a small fry working alone. This 'Swan Society' is a well-organized and disciplined cancer."

"Moreover, they are very good at counter-surveillance and only accept business introduced by acquaintances, making it very difficult for our undercover agents to infiltrate."

Lu Jingyan closed the file, a playful smile curving his lips.

"Socialite training course? Marrying into a wealthy family?"

He remembered Jessica, who had previously bought stockings through a group purchase, and he also remembered his mother's enthusiasm for setting him up on blind dates.

"Chief, do you mean you want our special investigation team to take over?"

"right."

Director Chen nodded. "We need someone with enough influence and a 'fresh face' to infiltrate the enemy and find out their secrets."

"Wow!"

Su Xiaoxiao, who had somehow followed them in, volunteered, raising her hand, "Captain Lu, I'll go undercover! I'm not bad-looking either; with a little dressing up, I should be able to blend in as a socialite student!"

Lu Jingyan turned around and looked her up and down.

With a baby face, pigtails, and eyes as clear as a spring, she looks like the kind of innocent girl who hasn't been through the harsh realities of society.

"You can't do it."

Lu Jingyan shook his head, refusing without hesitation, "Your eyes are too clear; you can't portray that kind of greedy desire to take shortcuts. If you went into that kind of place, those shrewd people would see right through you in less than three sentences."

"What should we do then?" Su Xiaoxiao asked, somewhat discouraged.

Lu Jingyan remained silent.

He walked to the window and looked down at the Wuling Hongguang he had specially switched back for the sake of "keeping a low profile," and then thought of the Rolls-Royce Phantom that had been gathering dust in the garage for a long time.

"Since they want to marry a rich man..."

Lu Jingyan turned around, pushed up his gold-rimmed glasses, and a hunter's sharp glint flashed behind the lenses.

"Then send them the richest bachelor they can marry."

"This time, I'll go myself."

"I'll go and be their...prey."