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

The living room of the Lu family's old house was brightly lit.

Wang Meilan, wearing a silk bathrobe and with an extremely expensive face mask on, sat upright on the sofa, staring resentfully at the door. Seeing Lu Jingyan push the door open, she ripped off the mask, revealing a face full of disappointment and frustration.

"Son, did you drive that girl away again?"

Wang Meilan was so anxious that she slapped her thigh repeatedly. "The person who introduced us just called me and said that Jessica sent her a WeChat message crying, saying that you not only didn't pay, but also humiliated her! You even took her away? What did you do?"

Lu Jingyan changed into slippers, loosened his tie wearily, and sat down opposite his mother.

"Mom, you should try to have less contact with that matchmaker in the future."

"What's wrong? She's a top matchmaker!" Wang Meilan retorted, "Jessica is so great! A master's graduate from overseas, her family is in international trade, she's more than a match for you! Are you having another professional bout? Are you complaining about her heavy makeup?"

Lu Jingyan sighed, picked up an apple from the coffee table, and took a bite.

"Mom, she is indeed a returnee from overseas, but she's 'returned from the seafood market.' As for cross-border trade, if buying counterfeit goods counts, then it certainly is."

Wang Meilan was stunned, blinking twice. "What do you mean?"

"What I mean is, your son, I just personally escorted your future daughter-in-law to the detention center."

Lu Jingyan swallowed the apple, her tone as calm as if she were talking about what she had for dinner that night. "Suspected fraud, a huge amount of money. The person who introduced us was probably also scammed. The so-called socialite was nothing more than a member of a fraud ring where dozens of people shared an afternoon tea and even took turns wearing stockings."

"Wh...what?!"

Wang Meilan was so shocked she almost jumped off the sofa. Her well-maintained face was filled with horror. "Group buying? Stockings? They must smell awful!"

"This isn't a matter of whether it smells bad or not; it's a matter of whether it's illegal or not."

Lu Jingyan took out her phone, pulled up several photos of evidence taken during the interrogation, and handed them to her mother. "Take a look. This is what she called a luxury house. It's actually a show flat rented by the hour. These are her designer bags. They cost fifty yuan each wholesale in Yiwu."

Looking at the shocking evidence, Wang Meilan felt a wave of dizziness wash over her. Her usually impeccable judgment of character had been completely fooled by a conman with only an elementary school education?

"My God... what's wrong with this world?"

Wang Meilan slumped onto the sofa, patting her chest in lingering fear. "I even prepared a pair of full-green jade bracelets as a gift! If I had given them to her, wouldn't that have been like throwing good money after bad?"

"It's a good thing your son is a policeman."

Lu Jingyan smiled, a hint of helpless tenderness in his eyes, "Mom, I know you're eager to have a grandson. But such a life-changing event can't be rushed."

He put down the half-eaten apple, his expression turning serious.

"You can want me to get married, or you can want me to find someone of equal social standing, that's fine with me. But you can't find me a liar."

Wang Meilan felt a little wronged, "I was just fooled by her resume... who knew that young girls these days are so cunning."

"Wanting to marry into a wealthy family and change one's fate is perfectly understandable."

Lu Jingyan leaned back on the sofa, looking out at the dark night through the floor-to-ceiling window. "Cinderella can wear glass slippers, but only if she has to fight for them herself, even if she has to go barefoot, and not steal them from someone else's feet."

"I can accept Cinderella because it's a fairy tale, representing kindness and resilience. But I can't accept a fake princess because that's a scam, representing vanity and greed."

"The threshold for the Lu family is not low, but as long as the person is of good character and has a clean background, I am not against talking to them."

These words left Wang Meilan stunned.

Looking at her son, who looked tired but had clear eyes and a sound moral compass, the frustration in her heart instantly vanished.

Yes, her son is so outstanding, a rising star in the police force, what kind of good girl couldn't he find? She almost got blinded by a conman!

"Okay, okay, Mom knows."

Wang Meilan tenderly patted Lu Jingyan's head, just like she would when he was a child. "It was Mom's fault for being so foolish. I'll definitely be more discerning from now on. I'll go tell my old friends about that group-buying group right now, so they can avoid it too! It's absolutely outrageous!"

"Okay, you should get some rest."

Lu Jingyan stood up, feeling her eyelids drooping. "I'm going upstairs to sleep too. I have to report to the provincial department tomorrow."

Back in his bedroom on the second floor, Lu Jingyan took a shower, washing away his fatigue and the messy perfume smells.

He collapsed onto the soft bed and fell asleep almost the moment his head hit the pillow.

This week, he arrested his own brother, interrogated the domineering CEO, confronted the God of War, and even busted a fraud ring. Even with the system's support, his iron body couldn't withstand such an ordeal.

However, just as he entered a deep sleep, preparing to play chess with the Duke of Zhou (a figure in Chinese mythology associated with dreams), he fell asleep.

"BOOM—BOOM—!!!"

A heart-wrenching roar of an engine, like a chainsaw, ripped open the window and pierced his eardrums.

The sound came from near and far, accompanied by the screeching of brakes and the shrieking of tires against the ground, echoing through the quiet hillside villa area, sounding particularly arrogant.

Lu Jingyan suddenly opened his eyes.

My eyes were completely clear; there wasn't a trace of sleepiness left. Instead, I felt a palpable sense of morning grumpiness.

He rolled out of bed, walked barefoot to the window, and pulled back the curtains.

In the distance, along the winding mountain road, several blinding beams of light ripped through the night sky like swords. A few flashy modified sports cars were racing like mad dogs, their blue exhaust pipes clearly visible in the darkness.

This isn't driving; this is playing with fire.

"Why are you here in the middle of the night, not sleeping, trying to give me trouble?"

As Lu Jingyan watched the sports cars that were recklessly flirting with death, the icon for the [God-level Driving Skill] he had just acquired suddenly lit up in his mind.

He sneered, turned around and walked to the wardrobe, grabbing a coat and putting it on.

"You want to experience speed and excitement, right?"

Lu Jingyan picked up his car keys and strode out of the room, his eyes colder than the night outside.

"Fine, then I'll grant your wish. Tonight, nobody's going to sleep."