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

Just as Lu Jingyan's convoy drew a resolute arc on the streets late at night, turning around and heading towards the Lu family's old residence.

In the Yunding Mountain villa area on the other side of Jinghai City, the atmosphere inside Villa No. 1 was even colder than the Siberian cold wave.

A tall, straight man in a black trench coat stood quietly in the center of a secluded room. He didn't turn on the lights; only the pale moonlight from the window outlined his cold, hard profile, as if carved by a knife and axe.

He is Chu Tianjiao.

A name that strikes fear into the hearts of countless enemies on foreign battlefields, a man hailed as the "Guardian God of War".

Three days ago, he returned from the blood and fire of the Middle East, hoping to enjoy a moment of peace. However, what awaited him was a ransacked secret room.

This place once held everything he had gained during his ten years of military service—secret intelligence powerful enough to overthrow the regimes of several small countries, a tiger tally symbolizing his supreme power, and… some things that couldn’t be brought to light.

Now, they're all gone.

The empty safe, like a mocking mouth, silently testifies to the intruder's arrogance.

"Did you find it?"

Chu Tianjiao's voice was very soft, yet it seemed to have a physical presence, causing the scarred-faced subordinate standing behind him to tremble.

"Reporting to the God of War!"

Scarface knelt on one knee, his head almost touching the ground. "We've found it. According to our remaining intelligence network, this matter... is very likely related to Ye Fan."

"Ye Fan?"

Chu Tianjiao slowly turned around, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes that shone frighteningly bright in the darkness, which then turned into a raging fire.

Ye Fan was the "Northern Dragon King" whom he had personally cultivated, and a pawn he had placed in Jinghai City to handle some "gray" affairs for him.

Now, this dog he raised has actually bitten him back?

"Why would he do that?" Chu Tianjiao's voice was so cold it could freeze.

"I am unaware."

Scarface's voice trembled. "All we found was that Ye Fan was suddenly arrested the day before you returned to China. The person who arrested him was Lu Jingyan, the head of a newly established police unit in Jinghai City called the 'Special Investigation Team'."

"Lu Jingyan?"

Chu Tianjiao pondered the unfamiliar name, his killing intent growing stronger.

How dare a local policeman touch his people? And indirectly cause the theft of his most precious possession?

"My guess is," Scarface continued, forcing a smile, "that Ye Fan might have leaked the location of the secret room to the police in order to protect himself or atone for his crime."

This guess is reasonable.

Chu Tianjiao closed his eyes.

He quickly weighed the pros and cons in his mind. The things in the secret room must not fall into the hands of the authorities, especially the tiger tally, which was related to his true trump card.

The only way now is to get Ye Fan out before the police have a chance to conduct an in-depth interrogation and find out where the items are.

If the item is indeed in the hands of the police...

Then the only option is to use the most direct and violent method to let the entire city of Jinghai know the consequences of angering a "God of War"!

"Contact the person in the 'Dragon Group' in Beijing and have him pressure the Jinghai Municipal Public Security Bureau to release him immediately." Chu Tianjiao opened his eyes, his voice devoid of any emotion.

"Yes!" Scarface accepted the order.

"Also," Chu Tianjiao added, "that policeman named Lu Jingyan... he's interesting. Send someone to 'greet' him and give him a 'big gift.' I need to know just how much he's worth, daring to touch my people."

"clear!"

Scarface accepted the order again, then hesitated before asking, "God of War, what if... what if the city police refuse to release him?"

Chu Tianjiao slowly walked to the window, looking down at the brightly lit city below, a cruel smile curving his lips.

"You won't let go?"

He seemed to have heard a joke.

"Then we'll fight them until they release them."

He pulled a black satellite phone from his pocket and dialed an encrypted number. The moment the call connected, his aura changed drastically; the murderous intent honed in the crucible of countless deaths filled the room as if it were a tangible presence.

"it's me."

His voice was cold and resolute, filled with an unquestionable tone of command.

"Command the 'Heavenly Punishment' squad to assemble."

"Target: Jinghai International Airport."

After issuing the assembly order, the scarred man on the other end of the phone dialed another number.

"Hey, go deliver a 'gift' to the Lu family's old house."

His voice held a sinister glint in it. "Yes, it's that newly appointed Officer Lu. Let him know that some people's families are not to be trifled with."

……

Inside the explosion-proof vehicle, Lu Jingyan hung up the call with Director Chen.

"Chief, the situation has changed. The other party not only caused trouble at the airport, but also made direct threats against my family. I must go home immediately to check on their safety."

Director Chen was silent for a few seconds on the other end of the phone, then decisively said, "Okay! Home is the priority! I'll have Lei Ting and his men hold things off at the airport. Once you've dealt with things at home, come over immediately!"

"clear."

Lu Jingyan hung up the phone and floored the accelerator.

He stared at the blood-red word "death" on his phone screen, and for the first time, a fierce rage ignited in his usually calm eyes.

In this world, he is all alone, and his only attachment is his family in this life.

Although his adoptive father and adoptive older brother were both a bit dim-witted, they were still his family.

If you cross his bottom line, you must be prepared to be uprooted.

"Xiaoxiao, hack into all the security systems at the Lu family villa and switch the surveillance footage to my phone!"

"Tiezhu, get the brothers loaded! This time, our opponents might not be law ignoramuses, but real desperados!"

"receive!"

"receive!"

The convoy streaked across the empty streets like black lightning bolts, heading straight for the brightly lit manor halfway up the mountain.

However, just as the convoy was about to arrive at the Lu family's gate...

Lu Jingyan's personal cell phone vibrated again.

This time, it was an unfamiliar number.

Lu Jingyan frowned and pressed the speakerphone button.

On the other end of the phone came a processed, hoarse, synthesized electronic voice, tinged with mockery and arrogance.

"Officer Lu, how have you been?"

Lu Jingyan didn't speak, but listened quietly.

Did you receive the "gift" at your doorstep? Did you like it?

The voice paused, seemingly appreciating Lu Jingyan's silence, "Don't rush home. Your family is safe. I have no interest in taking action against those two old men for the time being."

"I just wanted to play a game with you."

"Right now, at Jinghai International Airport, my hundred brothers are waiting for you. Don't you like to talk about the law and the rules?"

I'll give you one hour.

The voice on the other end of the phone was full of provocative laughter:

"If you can get my people out of the airport unharmed within an hour using your ridiculous 'rules,' I'll tell you where the things in your secret room are."