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

Lu Zhenhua's post on WeChat Moments, "Like father, like son," was like a deep-sea bomb thrown into a calm lake, instantly creating a huge ripple.

These days, we've all seen plenty of people flaunting their wealth, their kids, and their relationships, but to brag about paying 300 million yuan in back taxes, and claim it was because he was forced to by his own son, is truly unprecedented.

In less than half an hour, the screenshot of this WeChat Moments post spread through various channels and quickly topped the trending search lists on major social media platforms.

Netizens looked at the gleaming "Honest Taxpayer" banner and then at Lu Zhenhua's "painful yet joyful" expression, and they all laughed until their stomachs hurt.

Holy crap! Three hundred million! This isn't just paying back taxes, it's paying back half a listed company!

I admire Chairman Lu's actions; although he's heartbroken, he certainly gave him the utmost respect!

[The key is the caption, "Thanks to my son Jingyan for his encouragement"? Hahaha, I can already picture Officer Lu standing at his dad's bedside with handcuffs!]

Is this the legendary "putting righteousness before family" 2.0 version? Arresting the older brother first, then investigating the older father—is Officer Lu going to cancel the entire family's household registration?!

As public opinion fermented, netizens began to spontaneously take stock of Lu Jingyan's "glorious achievements" over the past few months.

From stopping the Dragon King from running a red light to arresting a domineering CEO for causing trouble; from issuing a parking ticket to his fiancée on the street to sending his own brother to a detention center for a "life experience"; and now, forcing his own father to pay 300 million yuan in back taxes...

Each and every one of these incidents, each and every one of these actions, precisely struck at the lifeblood of "privilege."

"Those who show no kinship will be executed on the spot!"

This term has taken over the entire internet's attention with an unstoppable momentum.

In a poll for "Most Popular Public Servant of the Year" held on a well-known forum, Lu Jingyan's votes skyrocketed, leaving the second-place candidate by millions of votes and securing the top spot without any suspense.

[The most hardcore public servant on the entire internet]

A mudslide in the world of villains

[The light of the rule of law that quells all forms of dissent]

All sorts of titles were piled on his head as if they were free.

In the special investigation team's office, Su Xiaoxiao looked at the rapidly rising data on the computer screen, her face flushed with excitement.

"Captain Lu! You're really famous! You're absolutely famous!"

She held up the tablet and leaned close to Lu Jingyan. "Look," she said, "even CCTV, the official media, praised the Jinghai police's 'Operation Thunder.' Although they didn't mention your name directly, it's clearly a compliment!"

Lu Jingyan was writing the case report with his head down, and only glanced at it indifferently when he heard this.

"It's just an empty reputation."

He pushed up his glasses, his tone as calm as if he were talking about the weather, "As long as those who want to exploit loopholes see these news reports and have some sense of what's going on, then my efforts won't have been in vain."

[Ding! Host's reputation value has exceeded the threshold, and accumulated righteousness value has reached the target!]

[Congratulations, host, you have obtained the achievement reward: Prestige Halo (Advanced).]

[Halo Effect: During law enforcement, it exerts a natural bloodline suppression on all criminals, increasing the rate at which their psychological defenses crumble by 50%.]

As he listened to the system's prompts in his mind, a barely perceptible smile finally appeared on Lu Jingyan's lips.

This reward is quite substantial.

Just as the entire special investigation team was immersed in a joyful atmosphere of "being proud of each other", the red internal hotline on the desk suddenly rang urgently.

"Ring ring ring—!"

The sound was particularly jarring in the quiet office, making everyone's heart skip a beat.

This phone usually only rings in the event of a major emergency.

Lu Jingyan's expression hardened, and he immediately answered the phone.

"I am Lu Jingyan."

The voice of the detention center director came through the phone, anxious yet tinged with something eerie:

"Captain Lu, something's happened! That... that Shen Youchu, she suddenly fainted in her cell!"

"faint?"

Lu Jingyan frowned slightly. "Is it a hunger strike or is he sick? Has he been taken to the hospital?"

"It's been delivered! It was sent to the supervised hospital immediately!"

The director paused, seemingly hesitating about how to phrase his words, before finally steeling himself and saying:

"But... after the doctor's examination, he said... she's pregnant!"

"What?!"

Lu Jingyan's hand gripping the microphone tightened suddenly, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

Is Shen Youchu pregnant?

How is that possible?

He quickly ran through the timeline in his mind.

Gu Yanchen had been imprisoned for almost a month for escaping from prison and assaulting a police officer. Shen Youchu was arrested after that for breaking into the prison.

In other words, if the child is Gu Yanchen's, it must be at least a month old.

"What did the doctor say? How far along are you in the pregnancy?" Lu Jingyan asked in a deep voice.

"That's the most outrageous part!"

The director's voice trembled. "The ultrasound shows the gestational sac is only two weeks old! Two weeks, Captain Lu!"

Two weeks?

Lu Jingyan's pupils suddenly contracted.

Two weeks ago, Shen Youchu was already detained in a detention center, where she was monitored 24 hours a day, and not even a male fly could get in.

Gu Yanchen was working on a sewing machine in the high-crime prison ward. The two were separated by several iron gates and high walls, so there was no chance for them to have any contact.

So whose child is this?

"Could it be... that someone is inside the detention center...?"

Zhao Tiezhu, who was standing nearby, overheard a few words and his face instantly turned extremely ugly, his fists clenched tightly.

If this were true, it would be a shocking scandal in the police force!

Don't make wild guesses.

Lu Jingyan interrupted him, but his gaze became unusually serious.

He trusted the management of the detention center and his colleagues. In this place with its ubiquitous surveillance and strict management, the probability of such a thing happening was extremely low.

unless……

This is not a simple "lifestyle issue," but a...

Supernatural events?

Or is it an elaborate "fake pregnancy" scam?

"Block the news."

Lu Jingyan gave instructions over the phone, "Don't let the media know, especially not Su Qingge. I'm coming over right now."

After hanging up the phone, Lu Jingyan stood up, put on his police cap, and his eyes were as cold as knives.

"Tiezhu, Xiaoxiao, come with me to the hospital under supervision."

"yes!"

The police car sped off, heading straight for the hospital.

Meanwhile, in the ward for serious offenders.

Gu Yanchen was squatting on the ground, skillfully mending clothes for his fellow inmate (a new skill he had learned) while humming an unknown tune. After this period of reform, his mindset had become much more peaceful.

"0721, someone is visiting!"

The prison guard's voice came through.

Gu Yanchen's eyes lit up. Could it be that Old Lu came to see him again?

However, when he arrived at the visiting room, he saw the lawyer's face, which was filled with sympathy and a sense of unspoken words.

"What's wrong, Lao Zhang? Why are you stammering?" Gu Yanchen was in a good mood and even joked, "Did the company's stock drop again? It's okay, let it drop, I don't need it anyway."

The lawyer sighed, looked at him with the eyes of someone looking at the Hulk, and said cautiously:

"Mr. Gu, the stock hasn't fallen. But... something's happened to Miss Shen."

"Youchu? What happened to her? Was she bullied?" Gu Yanchen asked anxiously.

"It wasn't because I was bullied."

The lawyer swallowed hard and managed to utter a sentence:

"She...is pregnant. The doctor said she's just over two weeks along."

"boom--!"

Gu Yanchen felt as if he had been struck by lightning, and his whole body froze.

Two weeks?

He stayed inside for a month, and she was two weeks pregnant?

"No...it's impossible..."

Gu Yanchen muttered to himself, his face changing from white to red, then from red to green, and finally turning ashen.

"She said she only loved me... She even went to break me out of prison... This child... Whose child is this?!"

A fierce roar echoed throughout the visiting room.

The elite social circles are in complete uproar.