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

The golden sunlight of the rising sun slanted through the blinds and onto the desks of the special investigation team in the provincial department.

Lu Jingyan slowly walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, holding a cup of freshly brewed black coffee.

He had just glanced down when he nearly sprayed the mouthful of rich coffee he hadn't yet swallowed directly onto the bulletproof glass.

The once solemn and dignified gates of the Provincial Public Security Bureau now present an epic spectacle that can only be described as magical realism.

The steps from the police reception hall extend three blocks away to the bottom of the ring road overpass.

The densely packed crowd formed a terrifyingly long line that stretched for a full three kilometers.

These people didn't display banners or cause trouble. Instead, they squatted on the curb with their hands behind their heads, forming a line even more orderly than elementary school students on a spring outing.

"Boss! Look downstairs! Did the supermarket deliver discounted eggs to our police station today?"

Zhao Tiezhu pushed open the door and entered, sporting two huge dark circles under his eyes, holding a half-eaten fried dough stick in his hand.

He squeezed to the floor-to-ceiling window and stared down with wide eyes, so shocked that he didn't even notice the fried dough stick falling to the ground.

"This isn't some old lady stealing eggs! It's those fake protagonists from yesterday's wanted list who ran away!"

Lu Jingyan gently swirled the coffee cup in his hand, a strong mockery and sarcasm rising in his deep black eyes.

Indeed, they were those once-arrogant gods.

However, they no longer possess the arrogant aura that once proclaimed "When the weather turns cold, the king is destroyed, and his entire family is wiped out."

The bald, middle-aged man standing at the very front of the line used to be known as the "Ultimate Immortal Venerable who has returned from cultivating immortality."

In the past, he would always appear riding a flying sword and traveling on lightning.

Now he not only has a bruised and swollen face, but also wears a tattered motorcycle helmet and is tightly clutching a thick stack of A4 papers.

"Don't push me! I've been queuing up to turn myself in since 3 a.m.! I'll fight anyone who tries to cut in line!"

The former Supreme Immortal turned around and fiercely spat at a blond-haired youth behind him.

"You damn delivery guy, don't think I don't know you! Your 'World's Richest Man System' crashed a long time ago!"

The blond-haired youth who was being scolded jumped up and cursed back without backing down, and then spat a mouthful of phlegm onto the immortal's robe.

"What are you bragging about! Your inner energy leaked out completely anyway! I wrote a 500-page confession by hand overnight!"

"The amount of money I embezzled and laundered is far greater than yours! The police will definitely prioritize processing my application to surrender!"

"Bullshit! I injured over thirty people in the street using my magic! My crime is far more serious than yours! I should be sentenced first!"

Two chosen ones who once looked down on ordinary people are now vying for the first spot to surrender themselves.

They actually fought like two stray dogs fighting over a bone, pulling each other's hair and getting into a brawl in front of the provincial government building.

They even went so far as to spit at each other in a vulgar manner.

"Silence! Everyone, line up properly! Anyone who dares to make a sound will be charged with disorderly conduct and detained for fifteen days!"

The special police officers maintaining order outside the gate impatiently shouted through a megaphone.

The immortal venerable and the wealthy god, who had just been wrestling, trembled with fear.

The two of them instinctively squatted down on the spot, covering their heads, trembling like two quails that had been soaked in the rain.

Su Xiaoxiao was holding a stack of newly printed police call records, laughing so hard she couldn't straighten her back.

She walked into the office and slammed the documents heavily on the table, almost laughing through her tears.

"Boss, your swift and decisive action was absolutely brilliant! These fake protagonists' mental defenses have completely collapsed!"

"Our emergency lines were ringing off the hook this morning before dawn, with calls coming in from people crying and begging us to arrest them!"

Lu Jingyan picked up his coffee, took a sip, and looked down coldly at the trembling group below.

"They didn't have a change of heart; they were desperate."

Lu Jingyan incisively tore away the hypocritical mask of begging for mercy from this group of people.

"In the past, they relied on their connections and power to act arrogantly, offending countless business tycoons, local bullies, and innocent civilians."

"Now that the cheats have suddenly disappeared, they've instantly fallen from grace to the mud. Those enemies they once trampled underfoot and slapped in the face are now roaming the world seeking revenge with machetes."

Zhao Tiezhu suddenly realized what was happening and slapped his shiny bald head hard.

"I get it! They've realized they can't even beat an ordinary thug. If they don't quickly hide in our prison, they'll definitely be beaten to death outside!"

"So they'd rather confess their crimes and seek leniency because they see the detention center as a safe haven for their lives!"

Lu Jingyan sneered, turned around, walked back to his desk, pulled out a chair, and sat down.

"Trying to use government agencies as their free refuge? They've got a pretty clever plan."

"Unfortunately, the law doesn't offer any sanction of asylum or pardon. Since they've so proactively delivered the evidence to our doorstep, we'll accept it all."

Lu Jingyan's slender fingers tapped lightly on the table, producing a crisp, decisive sound.

"Tell the guys who received the call downstairs."

"Make them investigate these people's confessions as thoroughly as possible. Intentional homicide, fraud, disrupting financial order—take every single one of them."

"They used to treat the bottom line as a joke, but now they're even willing to expose each other's dirty secrets in order to get a few months of reduced sentences."

"How can we, as law enforcement officers, not provide the perfect stage for this extremely ironic dog-eat-dog spectacle?"

Su Xiaoxiao immediately stood at attention, saluted, and responded crisply.

"Understood! I'll immediately send more people to ensure that the charges against each of them are thoroughly verified, and that they are given the longest possible labor camp sentence!"

Zhao Tiezhu was also excitedly rubbing his hands together, ready to go downstairs and indulge in a crazy handprinting frenzy.

"I'm going to issue the license plates right now! Anyone who doesn't give a clear explanation, I'll make them line up three kilometers away again!"

Watching the special investigation team members busily working with great enthusiasm, Lu Jingyan leaned back in his chair with satisfaction.

The sunlight shone brightly on the national emblem on the provincial government building.

This absurd farce, caused by substandard high-dimensional technology, has finally come to a satisfying end under the heavy blow of the rule of law.

Those supernatural thugs who were once high above others and thought they could control the fate of others.

In the end, they were stripped of all their glory, obediently lowered their arrogant heads, and knelt before the court of law.

Just as Lu Jingyan was about to close his eyes and take a short nap.

The office door was suddenly pushed open violently.

Director Chen rushed in, panting heavily, his sparse, Mediterranean-style hair completely soaked with sweat.

He was clutching a red emergency report tightly in his hand, so anxious that he could hardly breathe.

"Xiao Lu! Stop drinking your coffee! This is a big problem!"

Lu Jingyan suddenly opened his eyes, sat up straight instantly, and a fierce glint flashed in his deep eyes.

"What's going on? Are there still high-level system hosts who haven't been caught and are causing trouble?"

"It's not the host causing the damage! It's our hardware that can't hold up!"

Director Chen wiped the cold sweat from his forehead in despair and slammed the report directly in front of Lu Jingyan.

"Our special prison, located 90 meters underground, was originally designed to have a maximum capacity of only 500 people."

"But now they've crammed over three thousand former main characters into the bottom!"

"The detention center is completely overflowing! Even the bathrooms are full of high-ranking officials and elite soldiers! If they keep arresting like this, we'll have to make them pitch tents on the parade ground!"