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

The first rays of dawn illuminated the runway of the border airport.

The boy with the severed finger, wearing Lu Jingyan's tactical jacket, stumbled down the gangway with the help of special forces soldiers.

The moment his feet touched the hard, rough cement ground, he felt as if all his strength had been drained, and he collapsed to his knees.

The boy pressed his mud-covered and blood-scarred face against the cold track, greedily kissing the soil of his homeland.

"Mom...I'm home..."

His chapped lips trembled violently, and tears streamed freely down his scars.

"I made it back to China alive!"

The heart-wrenching cries instantly shattered the tranquility of the early morning.

Immediately afterwards, hundreds and thousands of rescued compatriots poured off the plane like a tidal wave.

The sunlight shone on their emaciated bodies, and the shocking scars stung everyone's eyes.

Instead of rushing to get food and water, they spontaneously knelt down in a line.

The crowd faced the rising sun in the east and wept bitterly.

The cries contained both fear of hell and the ecstatic joy of being reborn.

The medical staff and armed police officers at the scene all had tears in their eyes.

Qin Mingyue took off her gold-rimmed glasses and silently wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes.

Even Director Chen, who was used to seeing life and death, turned around and quietly wiped his face.

At this moment, CCTV's news broadcasts and major social media platforms across the internet have been completely ignited by this transnational rescue operation.

Just ten minutes ago, the official Weibo account of the provincial department released footage taken by drone showing the entire process of the "dark web" being destroyed.

There's no longer that kind of hidden mosaic.

Only the absolute violence of Hellfire missiles can cleanse the area.

In the footage, Khun Sa's proud half-demon scales were shredded into pieces by machine gun fire, completely shattering the arrogance of his so-called higher-dimensional power.

And the epic scene of Lu Jingyan kicking open the basement iron door and saying to his compatriots against the bright light, "The motherland is taking you home."

The top ten trending topics were completely dominated by this transnational case within just three minutes.

Not a single hater, not a single sarcastic remark from a troll.

In the tens of millions of live stream viewers watching simultaneously, the densely packed chat messages were all the same color.

The screen was filled with five-star red flags and neatly arranged "Salute".

"I used to think that Captain Lu was a funny, ruthless tyrant who was in charge of dealing with weirdos."

"Only today do I understand for whom that gun in his hand was firing!"

"The reason we can't see the darkness is because there are heroes like these wielding thunder for us!"

"Watching that young man kiss the track, I, a rough and tough guy from Northeast China who is 1.9 meters tall, cried like a fool on the subway."

"Physically delivering drug lords from the clutches! This is the true backbone of the Chinese police! Captain Lu is awesome!"

The entire internet is in an uproar.

At this moment, Lu Jingyan's name was completely shed from the entertainment labels of "catching a live-in son-in-law" and "confronting a domineering CEO".

He became a true guardian deity in the hearts of countless Chinese people, protecting their homeland and cutting off evil.

Lu Zhenhua, far away in Jinghai City, watched the television with tears streaming down his face.

The former richest man slapped himself three times, shouting, "The Lu family's ancestral graves are finally emitting auspicious smoke!"

And this guardian angel, revered by the entire internet, is currently wearing a black baseball cap, preparing to slip away through the side door of the airport's VIP passage.

He hates these perfunctory, emotionally charged segments that involve reading reports.

"Boss! Where are you going?!"

Su Xiaoxiao caught up breathlessly and grabbed Lu Jingyan's tactical vest.

She shoved the hot tablet in her hand directly into Lu Jingyan's face.

His voice trembled with excitement.

"You're a global superstar now!"

"The CCTV reporter outside is frantic! Director Chen specifically asked you to go up and receive the hero's medal!"

"No, I'm busy."

Lu Jingyan pushed the screen away with disdain, pulled his hat brim down low, and strode towards his black SUV.

"Let Director Chen accept the medal on my behalf."

"I told them I inhaled too much Six God Floral Water in the Golden Triangle and was a bit unwell due to the change in environment."

"Boss, that's a really flimsy excuse!"

Su Xiaoxiao stomped her feet in frustration, her high ponytail swaying wildly behind her head.

Zhao Tiezhu threw the bound and gagged Kunsha into Qin Mingyue's bomb-proof medical vehicle and then ran over happily.

"That's right, boss! This is a momentous occasion that will bring glory to our ancestors!"

"I was hoping to get on TV with you so I could go back to the village and find a partner!"

"Blind dates? With your Gatling gun-like frenzy, what girl would dare go on a blind date with you?"

Lu Jingyan glanced at Zhao Tiezhu, opened the car door, and nimbly got into the driver's seat.

"Those honors and flowers are for the entire special investigation team; you can go and collect them."

He rested one hand on the steering wheel, his eyes revealing absolute rationality and clarity.

"These drug lords are nothing more than pawns in a higher-dimensional invasion."

"The real game has only just begun."

"I need to go back to the First Prison immediately to interrogate that fake Asura, Ye Chen."

Su Xiaoxiao was stunned for a moment, the excitement on her face instantly faded, and her expression became serious.

"Boss, do you suspect that Ye Chen knows the exact location of the higher-dimensional radiation source?"

"That coward may be a coward, but he's definitely not an idiot."

Lu Jingyan sneered and started the car engine.

"If he could organize such a large fundraising scheme in such a short time, how could those old foxes in the chamber of commerce have willingly handed over their money without someone backing him with high-level resources?"

"I suspect he still has some hidden information he hasn't revealed."

Just as he was about to step on the gas and leave the airport.

A cold night wind, carrying the smell of gunpowder from the runway, blew in through the half-lowered car window.

"Drip—buzz—"

Deep within Lu Jingyan's mind, the Police God System, which had accompanied him through countless major cases and had long since reached its ultimate version, suddenly emitted an extremely sharp and piercing buzzing sound.

This is a strange frequency that has never been seen before.

It sounded like some kind of extremely dangerous warning.

Lu Jingyan slammed on the brakes, his pupils suddenly contracting.

The virtual panel popped open on his retina uncontrollably.

Bright red warning characters flooded the screen like a waterfall.

[Warning! An unknown higher-dimensional dimension has been detected forcibly connecting to the current world!]

[WARNING! The Absolute Codex has been blocked by an unknown energy source, causing garbled characters in some permissions!]

Lu Jingyan stared intently at the dashboard, his long, slender fingers gripping the steering wheel so tightly it creaked.

Since he spent 85 million righteous points to exchange for the causal weapon.

This is the first time the system has experienced such a near-crash state of panic.

"Boss? What's wrong? You look terrible!"

Su Xiaoxiao keenly sensed that something was wrong with Lu Jingyan, and quickly leaned over the car window to ask him with concern.

Lu Jingyan took a deep breath, forcefully suppressing the tearing pain in his mind.

He turned his head, a look of unprecedented solemnity and fighting spirit flashing in his deep black eyes.

"Notify all special investigation teams that the commendation ceremony is cancelled."

"Return to the provincial headquarters immediately to prepare for battle."

"What happened?" Zhao Tiezhu also came over, completely bewildered.

Lu Jingyan shifted gears again, his eyes sharp as a drawn sword.

"It seems the plan to interrogate Ye Chen will have to be postponed."

"Immediately have the technical department block all abnormal energy fluctuation data across the entire network."

"This is definitely not an ordinary high-dimensional smuggling."

"There's a real dragon crossing the river, trying to overturn the table on our Jinghai City turf."