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

Jinghai City South Crematorium.

Normally, this place is filled with somber funeral music and solemn weeping, but today it's like a bustling, chaotic market.

"Help! He's come back to life! Old Wang has returned to collect his debts!"

With a bloodcurdling scream, the crematorium owner scrambled out of the waiting area, losing one of his shoes in the process.

In the center of the hall, a semi-transparent "spirit" emitting a faint blue light is floating in mid-air.

He was still wearing that iconic boiler worker's uniform, and although his face was blurred, his anger was almost tangible.

"Hey Zhang, don't run away!"

The spirit let out a low roar, its voice sounding as if it were speaking through a thick metal pipe, with a buzzing, deep bass.

"I've been tending your furnace for thirty years, and you dare to deduct my social security and housing fund contributions for the last six months before I leave?!"

"I've never enjoyed any happiness in my life, and now I have to line up for relief food after I die? Have you lost your conscience?!"

After saying that, the spirit actually did a smooth moonwalk in the air, and then grabbed a wreath and slammed it hard at the boss.

The surrounding crowd was terrified and huddled in a corner, closing their eyes and frantically chanting "Namo Amitabha Buddha".

Just as this dramatic struggle over unpaid wages, spanning the realms of life and death, reached its climax, a series of hurried yet steady footsteps interrupted the chaos.

Lu Jingyan, accompanied by Zhao Tiezhu and a dozen fully armed special police officers, stepped into the hall.

Lu Jingyan held a palm-sized electronic device that was flashing green light in his hand.

That was a "high-frequency magnetic field detector" that the provincial research institute had just rushed to produce.

"Team Leader Lu! Director Lu! You've finally arrived!"

The crematorium owner rushed over as if he had seen his own father, and hugged Lu Jingyan's tactical boots tightly.

"Look! Old Wang has returned as a ghost and is trying to kill me! In broad daylight, he's being unreasonable!"

Lu Jingyan glanced down at the trembling boss, his eyes filled with disdain.

He raised his leg and naturally kicked the boss away, his gaze falling on the blue spirit in mid-air.

"Old Wang, right?"

Lu Jingyan slowly pushed up his anti-radiation glasses on the bridge of his nose, his tone completely flat.

"Get down. Standing on high ground and making loud noises is already suspected of disturbing public order."

Old Wang's spirit was stunned. He floated in the air for a moment, his tone filled with disbelief.

"You...you can see me? Aren't you afraid of me?"

"Afraid of you?"

Lu Jingyan sneered and deftly pulled out a handbook with slightly frayed edges from his waist.

The blue-covered "Public Security Administration Punishment Law" shone with the brilliance of the rule of law under the light.

"In my view, you are nothing more than a mass of electromagnetic waves emanating from the earth's crust due to the revival of spiritual energy."

Lu Jingyan raised the detector in his hand, and the curve on the screen was jumping wildly.

"This is called residual electromagnetic waves of consciousness, which is a natural phenomenon within the realm of science."

"Stop spouting all that feudal superstition stuff about gods and ghosts. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, we're not allowed to become spirits, and we're not allowed to hold illegal gatherings after death."

Upon hearing the words "electromagnetic waves," the onlookers' tense nerves strangely relaxed somewhat.

Yes, ghosts would be terrifying, but electromagnetic waves... sound much more scientific.

"Bullshit! I can practically touch him with my bare hand, and you call that electromagnetic waves?"

Old Wang got anxious and rushed to his boss, his translucent fingers gripping the man's suit collar tightly.

"Hey Lu! Don't try to fool me with those empty words! I just want my housing provident fund! If you take even a penny less, I'll scatter all my ashes here!"

Seeing Old Wang's violent behavior, Zhao Tiezhu was furious.

He weighed the specially made large-caliber gun in his hand, his face trembling slightly.

"Boss, these electromagnetic waves are really temperamental. Can I use some physical methods to cool them down?"

"Don't rush him, make him admit defeat wholeheartedly."

Lu Jingyan took a step forward, and his rule-level [Absolute Rationality] emanated from his body, instantly suppressing the chilling aura in the hall.

He turned to look at the crematorium owner who was slumped on the ground, his voice as cold as ice.

"Boss Zhang, he said you owe six months' worth of social insurance and housing fund contributions. Is that true?"

The boss's eyes darted around, and he stammered, "Director Lu... that's because his contract expired, and he hadn't had a chance to renew it before..."

"The contract expired and was not renewed, but the de facto employment relationship still exists."

Lu Jingyan incisively pointed out the core of the problem.

According to Article 14 of the Labor Contract Law, even without a written contract, as long as actual labor exists, the employer must pay social insurance in accordance with the law.

"Your behavior constitutes malicious default. In the mortal world, that would be an administrative fine, but in my eyes now..."

Lu Jingyan paused, his eyes narrowing slightly.

"You are the trigger for a supernatural mass incident. I can take you away directly on charges of 'endangering national security'."

Mr. Zhang was so frightened that he wet his pants on the spot, frantically waving his hands: "I'll pay! I'll pay right away! I'll double the amount!"

Lu Jingyan turned his head and looked at Old Wang in mid-air.

"Did you hear that? The law has upheld justice for you. Your demands have been met."

"Now, you can go back to where you belong, or cooperate with us for harmless disposal."

Old Wang's originally violent aura weakened a bit, but he looked at his translucent palm and then at Lu Jingyan's face, which was so calm it was almost inhuman.

A desire called "power expansion" rekindled in his mind.

"No! I have strength now, I can fly, and I can even walk through walls!"

Old Wang arrogantly spun around in the air, letting out a piercing laugh.

"With this ability, why would I need to be reincarnated? I'd rather stay in Jinghai City and live a carefree, wandering life!"

"Anyone who dares to mess with me, I'll go dance disco on their ceiling!"

"It seems you still don't understand."

Lu Jingyan sighed, a hint of pity in his eyes as he looked at serious lawbreakers.

"In Jinghai City, whether it's a physical carbon-based life form or an ethereal electromagnetic pulse like yours."

"Anyone who has the intent to commit illegal or criminal acts must accept the iron fist of the Chinese police."

"What? You think the handcuffs can't restrain you now that you don't have a body?"

Old Wang looked disdainful, thinking that Lu Jingyan was just bluffing.

"Then come and catch me! I'm in a quantum state; you can't even touch me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Old Wang suddenly turned around, and his body actually transformed into a streak of light, rushing straight toward the half-meter-thick reinforced concrete wall of the hall.

He wanted to demonstrate what "absolute escape" meant.

However, just as his forehead was about to touch the wall...

A cruel smile, seemingly tinged with the cruelty of the rule of law, curled at the corners of Lu Jingyan's lips as he softly uttered three words.

"Let's close the net."

Zhao Tiezhu had been holding back for a long time, and upon hearing the instruction, he pressed the red button on the black box in his hand.

"boom--!"

A dazzling white electric grid instantly burst forth from the four corners of the hall.

That is a "low-frequency electromagnetic capture array" developed based on "high-dimensional energy shielding technology".

Old Wang slammed directly into the transparent electric grid, making a sickening "sizzle" sound.

"Ouch! What is that?! It's burning me!"

Old Wang let out a miserable scream, his whole body stuck in mid-air like a fly stuck on flypaper.

His blue light began to flicker and weaken violently under the impact of that high-voltage pulse.

Lu Jingyan walked forward with a composed gait.

He pulled a specially made syringe from his pocket, which gleamed with a cold light. It was a magnetic field stabilizing fluid specifically designed for spirits.

"Since you think you're living a carefree life, then go and enjoy yourself at the bureau."

Lu Jingyan looked down at the spirit struggling frantically in the electric grid, his eyes revealing a cold, domineering gaze.

"Tiezhu, bring over that 'psychic energy collection container' that we prepared."

"Let's cool down this 'electromagnetic wave' guy and let him understand what it means to have a long and thorough investigation.

Zhao Tiezhu grinned and pulled a metal can labeled "Evidence Sealing" from the box behind him.

The surface of the jar shimmered with a dark blue light, and a series of chilling magnetic roars emanated from within.

"Alright, boss!"

As Zhao Tiezhu approached, he skillfully pulled the bolt of his gun, his tone filled with a hardcore threat.

"Old Wang, weren't you jumping around quite a bit just now?"

"It just so happens that I haven't tested the power of the liquid nitrogen cooling system in this tank yet."

"Are you planning to curl up into a ball and crawl in?"

"Or would you rather have my electromagnetic pulse gun perform a full-body skin peel?"