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

The corridor was quiet, with only the faint sound of the central air conditioning running.

That large bunch of vibrant red roses suddenly came into Lu Jingyan's view.

Su Xiaoxiao stood there, so nervous that she even slowed her breathing.

Today, she deliberately took off her usual loose-fitting windbreaker and put on a fitted beige trench coat.

Her long, slightly wavy hair, and even her lipstick, is a carefully chosen "man-slaying" color.

"Team Leader Lu..."

Su Xiaoxiao tilted her head back, her voice trembling slightly due to excessive tension.

"If... if sending a banner is too old-fashioned, would you accept this instead?"

Her eyes, which were usually glued to the computer screen, filled with code and data, were now staring intently at Lu Jingyan.

Her eyes revealed unreserved admiration, adoration, and the long-suppressed feelings of a young girl.

It's sticky and stringy.

Lu Jingyan stopped in his tracks.

His gaze passed over the bouquet of bright red roses and landed on Su Xiaoxiao's face, which was flushed red with nervousness.

As is his usual practice, when faced with such a "gift" with obvious emotional implications, his "absolute rationality" will instantly produce a perfect legal explanation.

For example, the "Code of Conduct for Civil Servants on Integrity and Self-Discipline" and "Prohibition of Accepting Bribes in the Workplace".

They might even demand that the other party write a 5,000-word written self-criticism on the spot.

But today.

Looking into the little girl's eyes, which seemed to be filled with starlight, the string of "procedural justice" in his heart loosened for a rare moment.

He neither backed away nor took out his handcuffs.

Lu Jingyan slowly reached out and accepted the heavy bouquet of roses.

The rich floral fragrance instantly dispelled the smell of disinfectant in the corridor.

"Thanks."

Lu Jingyan's voice was soft, and the coldness and sharpness he usually displayed when interrogating prisoners had faded from his deep voice.

Su Xiaoxiao was stunned.

She had even rehearsed her lines for rejection a hundred times in her mind, such as "It's just a colleague's concern" or "It's a blind box that came with the flowers."

But to her utter surprise, this tough captain, who had the word "straight man" etched into his very bones, actually accepted it!

"Captain Lu...?"

Su Xiaoxiao stared at him blankly, her mind buzzing.

"You...you're not kidding, are you? You're not going to read me the Criminal Law?"

Looking at her silly appearance, Lu Jingyan couldn't help but smile faintly, yet with an unusually vivid expression.

He lowered his head slightly, his gaze falling on the First-Class Merit Medal hanging on his chest, representing the highest honor.

Then, he extended his long, slender fingers and gently tapped the medal.

"In the past two weeks, you've worked four all-nighters, cracked seventeen overseas encrypted nodes, and intercepted the core data stream of the Temple of Gods."

Lu Jingyan raised his eyes, his gaze gentler than ever before, and quietly looked into Su Xiaoxiao's eyes.

"Without your technical support from the rear, I couldn't have defused that biological bomb by myself."

"So, this thank you is something you deserve."

Looking at the little girl's increasingly flushed cheeks, he unusually added a sentence.

"You deserve half the credit for this medal."

boom--!

These words were like a pink depth charge, exploding directly in Su Xiaoxiao's heart!

She felt like she was completely ripe!

The cycads are blooming! The ancient glaciers are melting! Even the King of Hell can speak sweet nothings!

"It's...it's half mine..."

Su Xiaoxiao was so excited that she could hardly speak, her hands were twisted together, and her toes were digging frantically into the ground inside her shoes.

"Then...can I understand it as...?"

She boldly took half a step forward, and the distance between them instantly shrank to less than half a meter.

The crisp scent of pine wood emanating from Lu Jingyan, mixed with the ironing smell unique to police uniforms, enveloped her completely.

"What do you mean by 'understand'?"

Lu Jingyan didn't dodge, but merely raised an eyebrow slightly, looking at her with interest.

He suddenly realized that occasionally putting down the case files and experiencing the seven emotions and six desires of ordinary people might not be such a bad thing.

The atmosphere in the corridor instantly heated up.

The ambiguous pink bubble almost completely overwhelmed the two of them.

Su Xiaoxiao took a deep breath, tilted her head back, and her heart was pounding like a drum.

Fight!

"So, you can interpret this medal as... a 'token of love' between the two of us?"

After saying this, Su Xiaoxiao closed her eyes tightly.

Her eyelashes trembled wildly, awaiting the final verdict.

Looking at her adorable, fearless expression, Lu Jingyan's smile deepened.

He was just about to open his mouth and say something in response to this fervent expectation.

Even just a simple affirmation that isn't too masculine.

however.

Just as those words were about to be uttered.

A sudden change has occurred!

【warn!warn! 】

[Highest Level Red Alert!!!]

In Lu Jingyan's mind, the system that had been silent for half a month and seemed to have completely crashed suddenly erupted with a terrifying alarm that could shatter the soul!

The voice was sharp and urgent, carrying an unprecedented sense of despair and violence!

The gentle expression on Lu Jingyan's face froze instantly.

His pupils suddenly contracted to their maximum size!

[Ding! The progress of Volume 3, "Ancient Martial Arts Cultivation Chapter," is abnormal! The worldview is undergoing a final leap!]

[The barrier to higher-dimensional space has been completely shattered!]

[A mythical energy tide is flowing back into Earth!]

[Host, please prepare for battle immediately!]

The deafening electronic sound was like a cold steel knife, ruthlessly severing all the idyllic pink bubbles in the corridor.

The rose in Lu Jingyan's hand was even snapped in two by the sudden burst of muscle strength he exerted.

"Captain Lu... what's wrong?"

Su Xiaoxiao opened her eyes and keenly sensed the sudden change in Lu Jingyan's aura.

The man with the gentle eyes from just now is gone.

In its place was a Shura, exuding a chilling killing intent, as if he were about to step into the abyss battlefield!

"Step back."

Lu Jingyan pulled Su Xiaoxiao behind him and turned around sharply to look out the window at the end of the corridor.

Something's happened.

Su Xiaoxiao followed his gaze.

The once clear night sky over the provincial capital was now completely covered by a thick layer of blood-red clouds!

Deep within the clouds, there is no longer lightning.

Instead, enormous black spatial rifts, seemingly capable of devouring everything, were spreading wildly like a spider web!

The earth began to tremble violently.

The entire police station building was groaning under the strain.

"What...what is that?!" Su Xiaoxiao covered her mouth in horror.

Lu Jingyan did not answer.

He stared intently at the strange phenomenon in the sky, while the system's countdown in his mind was beating wildly.

[Countdown: 10 seconds!]

Nine seconds!

[Eight seconds!]

"This is not just a spiritual revival."

Lu Jingyan casually placed the broken bouquet of roses on the windowsill and reached for the pistol at his waist.

His voice was as cold as ice that had never melted.

"This is Ragnarok."

boom!

The glass windows in the corridor shattered into dust instantly under the terrifying energy impact.

A strong wind, carrying a pungent smell of blood, howled and poured into the police station.

Lu Jingyan faced the storm and pushed up his gold-rimmed glasses.

"You want to descend upon this world?"

"Can."

He looked at the enormous, indescribable phantom of gods and demons gradually appearing in the sky, and a cold, arrogant smile curled at the corner of his mouth.

"As long as your divine realm also abides by China's 'Public Security Administration Punishment Law'."

[Ding! System Shop Update Complete!]

[The ultimate arsenal is now open. Host, would you like to immediately redeem the 'Causality Weapon'?]

Lu Jingyan coldly uttered two words in his heart.

"exchange."

Volume 4, Invasion from Another World.

Faced with a sky full of gods and Buddhas, the most hardcore police officer in Jinghai City drew his gun.