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

"A monster?"

Looking at the chubby boy in front of him, who was holding up a plastic transformation device and had a righteous expression, Lu Jingyan felt that his career was suffering an unprecedented dimensional reduction attack.

He has arrested murderers, fought against capitalists, and even clashed head-on with a supernatural entity called "the System".

But he never imagined that one day he would be defined by a ten-year-old elementary school student as... a monster that needs to be defeated by light.

"Wang Xiaozhuang, put the transformation device down first."

Lu Jingyan rubbed his throbbing temples, trying to communicate with this kid who was engrossed in a tokusatsu drama in the same way he would with a normal human being.

"I'm not a monster, I'm a police officer. I didn't bully Sister Su Xiaoxiao either, I was just... discussing work with her."

"I don't believe it!"

Wang Xiaozhuang clutched the transformation device to his chest, his face flushed red. "I saw it all! That day on TV, you made Sister Su cry! Sister Su is so kind; she brings us fruit every day and helps me with my homework. How dare you scold her?"

Lu Jingyan: "..."

He now understood why the child "admired" Su Xiaoxiao so much.

So it's like the saying goes, "He who takes a bribe is beholden to the one who eats his food."

"That's no excuse for writing threatening letters."

Lu Jingyan decided to skip this inexplicable topic. "Wang Xiaozhuang, I'm asking you, why did you threaten me with newspaper clippings? Who taught you that?"

That's how it's portrayed in movies!

Wang Xiaozhuang's eyes lit up instantly when this was mentioned, as if he had found his area of ​​expertise. "The most skilled assassins and underworld bosses all use this method to issue challenges! That way, the police can't find fingerprints or handwriting! It's called counter-surveillance!"

He looked smug, as if he were a seasoned veteran who knew this stuff well.

Zhao Tiezhu, who was standing next to him, twitched at the corner of his mouth as he listened.

Wow, they've even learned counter-surveillance. Kids these days know so much!

"Do you even know that those who get caught in the end in the movies are all people like you who think they're so clever?"

Lu Jingyan ruthlessly shattered his illusions, "You think you're safe just because you cut out the words? Paper fibers, glue residue, even the marks you left when you cut the newspaper can all be evidence. Not to mention your fingerprints covered in spicy snack oil, which are brighter than a light bulb under ultraviolet light."

Wang Xiaozhuang's face instantly fell, and the smugness he had just displayed as a "high-IQ criminal" vanished completely.

"and……"

Lu Jingyan squatted down, his gaze level with Lu Jingyan's, a hint of amusement in his eyes. "Your letter isn't very professional either. 'Nowhere to bury the dead'? That's too cliché, it lacks any impact."

"Huh?" Wang Xiaozhuang was stunned. "Then... then how should I write it?"

"You should write, 'I have reserved Your Excellency's head.'"

Lu Jingyan instructed in a serious tone, "Or to put it more simply, just two words—'wash it clean.' That'll make you seem unfathomable, understand?"

"oh oh!"

Wang Xiaozhuang nodded repeatedly, like a primary school student listening attentively, and even wanted to take out a notebook to write it down.

The couple, Section Chief Wang and his wife, who were standing nearby, were on the verge of fainting.

What is all this about?

A police officer gave a live demonstration of how to write a threatening letter? Isn't this a bit too weird?

"Ahem!"

Section Chief Wang finally lost his temper and slapped his son on the back of the head. "What are you learning! Do you want a next time?!"

He turned to Lu Jingyan, forcing a smile that looked more like a grimace: "Captain Lu, please don't take it to heart. This kid's been corrupted by those trashy movies. We'll definitely give him a good talking to when we get back! We'll break all those DVDs of his!"

"Breaking the disc is only a temporary solution."

Lu Jingyan shook his head and looked again at the chubby boy who was holding his head and looked aggrieved.

"Wang Xiaozhuang, I'll ask you one last question."

His voice suddenly turned serious.

"When you grow up, what do you want to be?"

Wang Xiaozhuang hesitated for a moment, glancing at his father's murderous gaze and then at Lu Jingyan's expressionless face.

Finally, he mustered his courage and said in a childish voice:

"I want...I want to be a mafia boss."

Why?

"Because...because the gang leaders in movies are all so impressive! They have tons of henchmen following them, always surrounded by followers, and everyone's afraid of them!"

In Wang Xiaozhuang's eyes, there glimmered a naive yearning for "power".

"If anyone dares to bully the person I like, I'll call a hundred of my brothers to chop him up!"

After hearing these bold words, Lu Jingyan fell silent.

He didn't fly into a rage like Section Chief Wang, nor did he find himself at a loss for words like Zhao Tiezhu.

He simply looked at the ten-year-old child quietly, his eyes revealing a complex emotion.

After a long while, he slowly opened his mouth. His voice was not loud, but it was like a scalpel, precisely dissecting the essence of the problem.

"Wang Xiaozhuang".

"You don't want to become a gangster."

Lu Jingyan stood up, looking down at him with a calm tone, yet it carried an undeniable sense of conclusion.

"You're just naive..."

"There's too little homework."

Wang Xiaozhuang: "?"

Section Chief Wang and his wife: "??"

"Being obsessed with these vague and violent fantasies every day indicates that your spiritual world is too empty and your energy has nowhere to go."

Lu Jingyan pushed up his glasses, looking like an old Chinese medicine doctor giving a diagnosis, "And the root cause of all this is insufficient academic pressure. There is no higher-level, more frightening goal to occupy your mind."

"So, I've decided..."

Lu Jingyan looked at the chubby boy who was still looking bewildered, and a kind smile slowly appeared on his lips.

"I'll find you something to do."

"I'm giving you a 'gift' you'll never forget."

Wang Xiao-zhuang shivered for no reason, feeling as if he were being targeted by some prehistoric behemoth.

He had a premonition that this "gift" might be worse than being sent to a juvenile detention center...

It's ten thousand times more terrifying.

"Captain Lu... Captain Lu."

Section Chief Wang sensed the awkward atmosphere and cautiously asked, "How...how do you plan to discipline him?"

Lu Jingyan did not answer immediately.

He simply took out his phone, opened an orange shopping app, and his fingers flew across the screen.

A few seconds later, he looked up and gave Wang Xiaozhuang a bright smile.

"Xiao Zhuang."

He shook his phone screen, which showed a shopping cart full of items.

"You like Ultraman, right?"

"Then do you know what lies behind the light?"

Wang Xiaozhuang answered instinctively, "Is it...is it darkness?"

"No."

Lu Jingyan shook his head, his smile growing even more benevolent.

"It's a sea of ​​practice questions."