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

"My lord, are you truly so heartless as to use the lights of this mortal realm to burn my heart?"

The woman in red parted her lips slightly, her voice carrying a sweetness that seemed to penetrate the very depths of one's soul.

Her eyes, which had turned purple with anger, instantly became misty and alluring.

Inside the interrogation room, the originally chilly atmosphere suddenly became somewhat hot, and even a faint pink smoke appeared in the air.

This is a top-tier illusion technique accumulated by a thousand-year-old vengeful spirit, enough to instantly ensnare even cultivators with high self-control into a world of tenderness.

However, Lu Jingyan just gave a cold laugh.

He expressionlessly reached out and pressed a red switch on the side of the interrogation table.

"Sizzle—!"

On the ceiling, sixteen sets of industrial-grade high-power ultraviolet disinfection lamps were turned on instantly.

The light was not ordinary white light, but rather a dark purple hue that targeted the wavelengths of spirits.

"ah--!"

The female ghost let out a piercing scream, and the pink smoke vanished without a trace, like snowflakes meeting the scorching sun.

Her translucent body trembled violently under the bright light, and wisps of black smoke even rose from her bright red wedding dress.

"Lu Jingyan! You're insane! Turn it off right now!"

"You can't handle this? This is just the most basic physical disinfection procedure."

Lu Jingyan sat back down in his chair, crossed his legs, and looked as calm as an emotionless judgment machine.

He tapped the table, the sound sounding particularly solemn under the purple light.

"That move just now is called 'using evil magic to intimidate public officials' under our country's law."

"Now, let's talk about what you call a 'three lifetimes of love'."

The female ghost huddled in the corner of the interrogation room, her earlier allure completely gone, staring at the light tubes with terror on her face.

Lu Jingyan pushed up his glasses, his tone as calm as if he were reading a dry tax report.

"First, there is no evidence in modern forensic medicine and biology to support the genetic continuity of the so-called past life connection."

"Even if I did owe you something in my past life, that debt belonged to that dead man named 'Lu Moumou,' what does it have to do with me, Lu Jingyan, who has a valid ID?"

"That's a legacy debt; the statute of limitations has long expired."

The female ghost was stunned; her mind, which hadn't been working for a thousand years, clearly couldn't grasp this concept.

"But...but your soul is clearly still that person..."

"In Chinese law, the soul is not currently defined as an independent subject with civil rights capacity."

Lu Jingyan ruthlessly interrupted her wishful thinking.

"Secondly, and most importantly, humans and ghosts are on different paths."

He opened the Civil Code to the page he had on hand and pointed to the chapter on marriage registration.

"The Marriage Law clearly stipulates that both parties to a marriage registration must be 'natural persons' with full civil capacity."

"Your vital signs are currently zero, your heart rate is zero, and your breathing is zero."

"From a biological and sociological perspective, you are merely a residual consciousness enveloped in a high concentration of spiritual energy, commonly known as an 'illegal magnetic field'."

A cruel smile curled at the corner of Lu Jingyan's lips.

"You want to marry me? This is not only against the laws of nature, but also illegally forcing someone to engage in a civil activity against their will."

"In ancient times, this would be called abducting a man; in modern times, it would be blatant harassment."

"Please have some self-respect, you spirit lady."

The female ghost was stunned, speechless.

She fantasized in that dry well for a thousand years, imagining Lu Jingyan's change of heart, his fear, and even that he might be reincarnated and not recognize her.

But to her utter surprise, this man used the Civil Code to prove that she didn't even qualify to be a mistress.

At this moment, she felt that her ghostly existence had been subjected to an unprecedented dimensional reduction attack.

"You...you actually used these mortal people's worthless pieces of paper to humiliate my thousand-year-old devotion?"

The female ghost's originally beautiful face began to distort, and bloody tears gushed from the corners of her eyes, staining her bright red wedding dress dark purple.

"I don't believe it! I'm taking you away! Taking you back to that dry well, so you can stay with me forever!"

She screamed, and the walls of the entire interrogation room began to shake violently.

The tables and chairs, which were originally fixed in place, slowly rose off the ground under the pull of an invisible force.

The red-clad female ghost transformed into a thick cloud of blood mist, like a giant spider web, enveloping Lu Jingyan from all directions.

"Boss, this woman's gone mad! She's trying to force me to buy something!"

Zhao Tiezhu roared and charged out of the shadows.

He pulled the trigger of the specially made Gatling gun in his arms, but Lu Jingyan was faster.

"Physical suppression!"

Lu Jingyan shouted sharply and pressed the emergency button under the table.

"Click!"

Four high-frequency electromagnetic generators instantly popped up around the interrogation chair.

A spherical, dark blue protective shield instantly formed, firmly protecting Lu Jingyan in the center.

The cloud of blood mist crashed into the protective shield with a deafening "bang," but it couldn't advance an inch.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Zhao Tiezhu suddenly flung out the pulse handcuffs that were flashing with electric sparks.

"You better behave yourself! Don't think I can't restrain you just because you don't have a physical body!"

"Sizzle!"

The pulse handcuffs precisely locked the ghost's two illusory arms.

The high-frequency current on the handcuffs acted directly on the magnetic field center of the spirit, and the female ghost let out a terrible howl before crashing heavily to the ground.

"Lu Jingyan...you'll die a horrible death..."

She lay on the ground, her body flickering between light and shadow, clearly on the verge of her soul dissipating.

"I am a law enforcer. After I die, there will be a monument to the rule of law. You don't need to worry about it."

Lu Jingyan was preparing to have Zhao Tiezhu put the person into the "psychic energy collection jar".

Suddenly, all the lights in the interrogation room went out.

An unprecedented, terrifying chill, capable of freezing to the bone, swept through the building without warning.

Lu Jingyan's pupils suddenly contracted.

This is not the chaotic energy of Reiki revival.

This aura carries an ancient, strict, and hierarchical feel.

"Da...da...da..."

A series of neat and heavy footsteps slowly echoed from the depths of the interrogation room.

Lu Jingyan lowered his head and saw that the shadow on the marble floor looked like a piece of black cloth that had been violently torn apart.

Cracked.

A huge, pitch-black rift slowly expanded beneath the female ghost.

Through the cracks, one could vaguely see a white, bone-covered mountain and a Styx River flowing with karmic fire.

"Director Lu... oh my god..."

Zhao Tiezhu raised his gun with trembling hands, his voice filled with unprecedented terror.

"It seems like the underground... underground household registration department is causing trouble!"

Lu Jingyan stared intently at the crack, his hand already reaching for his police ID at his waist.

There, a dark blue talisman covered with ancient runes slowly rose as the gap widened.

From within the crack, a deep sound, like the collision of millennia-old ice, resounded throughout the entire area.

"The enforcers of the law in the mortal realm have overstepped their bounds."

"This soul is a criminal wanted by the underworld for karmic reasons; mortals are not allowed to detain it privately."