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

That eerie purple light, like a giant curtain, hung upside down over the night sky of the provincial capital. A fierce wind, carrying a biting chill, raged along the edge of the rooftop.

Zhao Tiezhu followed Lu Jingyan's gaze and felt a chill run down his spine; even his teeth were chattering.

"Captain Lu, what exactly is that thing? Even the alien invasions in sci-fi movies aren't this weird."

Lu Jingyan precisely tossed the tissue into the rooftop trash can and turned to walk towards the stairwell.

"Forget about the purple light in the sky, clean up the mess on the ground first. Interrogate the Azure Dragon Society's confessions overnight and make this case airtight."

Zhao Tiezhu was taken aback for a moment, then quickly followed up: "Captain Lu, the weather outside is about to change, are we still staying up all night writing case files?"

"If the sky falls, the tall ones will hold it up, but if the case file isn't written clearly, the prosecutor's office will send the case back."

Lu Jingyan's voice echoed in the corridor, carrying an undeniable sense of stability.

"Remember, we are police officers. Even if the Jade Emperor himself descended to earth tonight, he would still need a temporary residence permit. Without one, you'll be detained."

The conference room in the provincial government building was filled with smoke.

Several department-level leaders trembled as they looked at the action plan handed over by Lu Jingyan.

"Xiao Lu, you want to eradicate all the underground forces in the seven districts and twenty-eight streets of the provincial capital in three days? There's simply no way to manage that manpower!" Deputy Director Zheng wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, thinking that this young man was simply insane.

Lu Jingyan rested his hands on the conference table, his gaze piercing.

"If we don't have enough troops, we'll borrow some. I've already coordinated with the special police detachments of three neighboring cities, plus support from the provincial armed police force; that should be enough."

"This is a blitzkrieg; we absolutely cannot give them any time to destroy evidence or transfer assets. Leaders, the Green Dragon Society has fallen; now is the perfect opportunity to create a power vacuum in the provincial capital's underground forces. If not now, when?"

Looking into Lu Jingyan's aggressive eyes, the head of the provincial department stubbed out his cigarette.

"Damn it! Even if something really serious happens, the provincial department will cover for you!"

With a command given, the darkness of the provincial capital was completely torn apart by the sound of police sirens.

In the underground casino in the east of the city, gamblers were still reveling when they were suddenly hit by tear gas that fell from the sky, making them cry out in pain and all of them put on silver bracelets.

At an abandoned auto repair shop in the north of the city, several gang leaders who were preparing to flee overnight had just gotten into their cars when Lu Jingyan personally led his men to block their way at the entrance.

"Where are you going? Have you even had your car inspected before driving on the road?"

Lu Jingyan knocked on the car window, looked at the ashen-faced gang leader inside, and handed him an arrest warrant with a smile.

In just three days.

Just three days.

The provincial capital's detention center was completely full, with even the corridors filled with tattooed men reciting the "Public Security Administration Punishment Law".

Those thugs who used to run rampant on the streets, extorting protection money and lending money at exorbitant interest rates, now instinctively cover their heads with their hands at the sound of police sirens. The city's security has skyrocketed in an exaggerated, linear fashion, reaching its highest point since its founding.

Doors are left unlocked at night, and lost items are not picked up on the road. If an old lady falls on the street, eight blond-haired thugs will rush to help her up, afraid that if they are a step too late, they will be labeled as causing trouble.

Early morning of the fourth day, in the special investigation team's office.

Sunlight streamed through the blinds, and the air was filled with the rich aroma of coffee. Zhao Tiezhu, carrying two baskets of steaming hot xiaolongbao (soup dumplings), hummed an off-key pop song as he pushed open the door.

"Captain Lu, breakfast is ready! I went to queue up at that old-established steamed bun shop in the west of the city today, but the owner refused to take my money, insisting that we were the upright officials of the provincial capital."

Zhao Tiezhu placed the steamed buns on the table, his face beaming with immense satisfaction. "You have no idea how clean it is outside now. Last night during my patrol, I didn't even find a single person spitting on the ground. This police uniform is so comfortable!"

Su Xiaoxiao also came over, grabbed a steamed bun and stuffed it into her mouth, mumbling in agreement, "Yeah, Captain Lu, we really stunned all those old leaders in the provincial department this time. The way Deputy Director Zheng looked at you yesterday, he practically worshipped you."

Lu Jingyan sat in front of the huge electronic monitoring screen, holding a cup of black coffee, but did not say anything.

His gaze was fixed on the holographic map of the provincial capital on the screen.

On the map, the dense red dots that once represented criminal activity and organized crime have indeed been completely cleared. The entire map now displays an exceptionally healthy emerald green, representing the absolute pinnacle of public order.

However, Lu Jingyan felt no relief whatsoever.

Because under the deep scan of the "Sin Radar," he saw something else.

gold.

Dazzling golden specks of light.

As the purple light in the night sky grew increasingly intense over the past few days, these golden dots, representing supernatural power, began to light up one after another in various corners of the provincial capital. Unlike the chaotic red dots, they emitted an extremely restrained yet terrifying high-dimensional energy fluctuation.

"Captain Lu, what are you looking at? Isn't this map quite green?" Su Xiaoxiao followed his gaze, somewhat puzzled.

"Green is just a facade."

Lu Jingyan put down his coffee cup, tapped a few times on the keyboard, and switched the radar frequency to abnormal energy monitoring mode.

Instantly, the green on the screen faded.

A dozen or so golden dots, like fireflies in the night, drifted slowly across the map of the provincial capital. They completely disregarded traffic rules and even the terrain.

There is a golden dot that is moving in a straight line through a mountainous area with no roads, at a speed of 300 kilometers per hour.

There's another golden spot that simply stays motionless, hundreds of meters in the air.

"This...is the positioning system malfunctioning?" Zhao Tiezhu dropped his steamed bun on the table, his eyes nearly bulging out of their sockets. "People flying in the sky? That violates Newton's laws!"

"Newton couldn't control them."

Lu Jingyan's voice was cold, carrying a sense of impending doom.

"These guys aren't training muscles, they're practicing some kind of mystical art."

He took a deep breath and looked away from the screen. The underworld of the mortal realm had been wiped out, but this was merely clearing the way for the battle of the gods to begin; the real hard battle was just starting.

"Tiezhu, put all the newly approved heavy firepower equipment from the bureau into storage and test it." Lu Jingyan stood up, straightened the hem of his police uniform, and moved with meticulous care.

"Xiaoxiao, go and check all the information about local chronicles, myths and legends, and reclusive sects in the provincial library. The more outrageous the better."

Although the two were completely confused, under Lu Jingyan's absolute authority, they immediately stood at attention, saluted, and turned to carry out the order.

After assigning the tasks, Lu Jingyan sat back down in his chair and picked up the meteorological bureau's analysis report on the unusual purple aura phenomenon from the early hours of yesterday. The report contained long passages of inexplicable data on magnetic field disturbances.

He opened the file and read only two lines.

Sudden.

The entire provincial capital trembled violently without warning.

The coffee cup on the desk was shaken so badly it tipped over, the brown liquid spilling onto the floor. The security bars outside creaked under the strain, and even the chandelier on the ceiling swayed wildly.

"Earthquake?!" Zhao Tiezhu grabbed Su Xiaoxiao and yelled as he tried to crawl under the table.

"It's not an earthquake."

Lu Jingyan suddenly stood up, took a few steps to the French windows, and ripped open the blinds.

His gaze was fixed directly on the most bustling downtown area of ​​the provincial capital. There stood the city's tallest and most iconic building—the Twin Towers.

At this moment, at the top of the 400-meter-high glass tower, an extremely dazzling blue light burst forth! The light, like a tangible storm, gathered and swirled wildly at the top of the tower.

It was accompanied by a huge explosion that pierced the sky.

boom--!

The sound wasn't an explosion at all, but more like the tearing sound of some extremely sharp metal slicing through cloth.

Under the horrified gazes of millions of people in the city, a cyan sword aura nearly a hundred meters long suddenly slashed out from the top of the Twin Towers!

The sword energy soared into the sky, carrying terrifying power that could destroy everything in its path, heading straight for the heavens.

Above the sky, the thick, gloomy clouds were actually cleaved in two by this sword! Sunlight poured down through the crack in the clouds, forming a huge pillar of light that seemed like a miracle, which enveloped the Twin Towers.

Cars on the street slammed on their brakes, triggering a series of rear-end collisions. Pedestrians screamed, raised their phones, and stared blankly at the sky.

"My goodness..." Zhao Tiezhu stood behind Lu Jingyan, staring at the sky cleaved in two by a sword, his jaw slamming into the floor. He even forgot to breathe. "Captain Lu, is this a sci-fi movie?"

Lu Jingyan did not answer.

His gaze was fixed on the top of the Twin Towers.

With his enhanced, abnormal eyesight, he could clearly see a person standing on the lightning rod atop the tower amidst the churning sea of ​​clouds.

A figure dressed in a blue robe, with long hair flying wildly in the wind. The person stood with their feet on the ground, hands behind their back, like a celestial being descended to earth.

The system alarm blared wildly in Lu Jingyan's ears again, so sharp it could pierce his eardrums.

[Warning! A super-high-dimensional energy entity has been detected descending!]

[Target locked: Chen Beixuan! Identity: A powerful cultivator in the rebirth genre!]

[Cultivation Level Assessment: Nascent Soul Stage, Great Perfection! Extremely Dangerous!]

Looking at that arrogant figure, Lu Jingyan felt no fear in his eyes, but instead a boiling fighting spirit ignited within him.

He casually ripped off the tie from his police uniform and threw it on his desk.

"Special Investigation Team, all members."

Lu Jingyan's voice was as cold as ice shards, yet it carried an absolute authority that could not be disobeyed.

"Grab your weapons and come with me to the Twin Towers. I want to see if the clouds he cleaved open with his sword can offset the fine he pays for disrupting air traffic control."