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

"Dragon seed?"

Lu Jingyan stared at the dark, unappealing pill in his hand, his brows furrowing deeply. These days, are scammers so up-to-date? Instead of selling miracle cures, are they selling "dragon seeds" now?

"Yes! It's dragon blood!"

Shen Youchu, as if grasping at the last straw, her eyes blazing with fervor, completely ignored the mockery in Lu Jingyan's eyes. "Dr. Lin said that this was made by him using eighty-one kinds of precious medicinal herbs, and it took him forty-nine days to refine it in the alchemy furnace! Just one pill can make you conceive a dragon or a phoenix, and... and it can also lock a man's heart!"

"Locking in one's heart?"

Lu Jingyan tossed the pills back into the bottle and casually handed it to Qin, the forensic doctor behind him. "Take this to be tested first. I want to see just how many hallucinogens were added to this so-called 'miracle drug' to fool people like this."

"Don't touch my medicine! That's for Brother Yanchen!" Shen Youchu screamed and tried to pounce on him, but was held down by two policewomen.

"Leave it to him?" Lu Jingyan sneered, straightening his cuffs. "He doesn't even know if he's the father of that child, so how could he be in the mood to take your medicine? You should worry about yourself first."

After saying that, he turned and walked out of the ward, leaving Shen Youchu alone on the bed, going crazy.

At this moment, the wealthy circles of Jinghai City were in an uproar because of the news that Shen Youchu was pregnant.

Those wealthy young men who were usually impeccably dressed but whose private lives were a complete mess have all become extremely nervous.

"Holy crap! Shen Youchu is pregnant? Really? Young Master Gu has been in jail for a month, could this child... be mine?"

"Don't scare me! I just had drinks with her last month, and I didn't... you know that day!"

"Oh no! If that devil Lu Jingyan targets me and drags me for a DNA test, my dad'll break my legs! My old man hates these kinds of promiscuous women the most!"

"Quick! Check if any evidence was left behind that night! If all else fails, I'll go abroad and hide for a while!"

Suddenly, air tickets from Jinghai City to overseas destinations became scarce, and paternity testing centers in major hospitals received numerous anonymous inquiries.

Lu Mingze sat in the living room of the Lu family's old house, scrolling through his WeChat Moments with various messages about "going abroad for research" and "sudden illness," laughing so hard he almost fell over.

"Hahaha! These bastards, they're usually so arrogant, but now they're all cowards!"

He handed his phone to Lu Jingyan, who had just returned home, with a gloating look on his face. "Second brother, look at this young master Wang. He always loves to brag that he can 'pass through a hundred flowers without a single petal sticking to him,' but he just posted on his WeChat Moments that he's going to Antarctica to see penguins! What's the point of seeing penguins in the middle of summer? I think he's just feeling guilty!"

Lu Jingyan glanced at the screen and casually hung his police hat on the coat hanger.

"If you have a clear conscience, you have nothing to fear. They're just guilty of something they don't understand."

"That's right!" Lu Mingze patted his chest, looking proud. "Your brother here is so virtuous and never gets involved with these kinds of frivolous affairs. Otherwise, I'd be the one running away now."

Seeing his older brother's smug look, Lu Jingyan couldn't help but tease him, "Brother, are you sure you're just being virtuous and that the girls don't like you because you're too stingy?"

"Hey! How can you talk like that!" Lu Mingze snapped. "I'm just being frugal! I'm spending money wisely! Besides, if I were to squander money like they do, wouldn't Dad have a heart attack?"

Just then, the forensic doctor Qin called.

"Captain Lu, the test results are in."

On the other end of the phone, Qin Mingyue's voice carried an undisguised shock, "The ingredients of that pill are simply... simply a biological weapon!"

"How so?" Lu Jingyan's expression hardened.

"Besides high levels of estrogen and progesterone, it also contains high concentrations of psychedelic herbs, poppy shell extract, and even... trace amounts of arsenic and mercury!"

Qin Mingyue's voice trembled slightly, "This stuff can indeed induce symptoms of a false pregnancy, such as missed periods, vomiting, and abdominal distension. But long-term use will not only damage the nervous system, causing hallucinations and mental confusion, but also lead to severe heavy metal poisoning, and even... infertility!"

"False pregnancy?"

Lu Jingyan's pupils suddenly contracted.

That's it!

This explains why the size and timing of the gestational sac shown on the ultrasound did not match, and also explains why Shen Youchu became so eccentric and unreasonable.

She wasn't pregnant at all!

All of this was the work of that so-called "Dr. Lin"!

"What a wonderful 'Goddess of Mercy who grants children'! What a 'dragon among men'!"

Lu Jingyan hung up the phone, a cold killing intent flashing in his eyes. "This isn't sending a child, it's sending someone to their death!"

He turned around, looked at Lu Mingze who was still grinning foolishly, and asked in a serious tone, "Brother, you just said that Young Master Wang is going to Antarctica to see penguins?"

"Huh? Yeah, what's wrong?" Lu Mingze looked completely bewildered.

"Tell him not to go."

Lu Jingyan picked up his car keys and strode out. "Tell him he doesn't need to run anymore. This child isn't his, nor is it Gu Yanchen's. This child... simply doesn't exist."

"No...it doesn't exist?"

Lu Mingze stood there, stunned, and dropped the melon seeds in his hand.

"What do you mean? Shen Youchu is pregnant with... Nezha?"

Lu Jingyan didn't explain, but simply said, "Wait for my news at home," before driving off in his Wuling Hongguang.

In the interrogation room, Shen Youchu was still dreaming of marrying into a wealthy family.

"Dr. Lin said that as long as I keep taking the medicine, the baby will be born safely. At that time, Brother Yanchen will definitely change his mind and take me out of prison, and the three of us will be together..."

Wake up.

Lu Jingyan slammed the test report on the table, interrupting her reverie. "Shen Youchu, you're not pregnant. You're just poisoned."

"Poisoning?" Shen Youchu's eyes widened in disbelief. "No...you're lying to me! I'm having problems! I threw up! My belly is bigger! I can feel the baby moving!"

"Those are gastrointestinal spasms and abdominal bloating caused by the side effects of the medication."

Lu Jingyan ruthlessly burst her bubble, "The medicine Lin Fan gave you was full of hormones and heavy metals. Your so-called 'fetal movement' was just your intestines cramping."

"No! I don't believe it! Doctor Lin wouldn't lie to me! He's a reclusive master! He can bring the dead back to life!"

Shen Youchu shook her head frantically, her face streaked with tears and snot. "You're a policeman, you don't know anything about medicine! You're jealous! Jealous that I have a child!"

"envy?"

Lu Jingyan was so angry he laughed. He'd seen stupid people before, but never anyone this stupid. Being sold out and still helping the seller count the money, even risking their life for it.

"Okay, I don't know anything about medicine. Then let's take a look at this."

He took out a photo, which the special investigation team had just taken from the outside of the "Lin's Rejuvenation Hall".

In the photo, a middle-aged man wearing a Taoist robe and sporting a goatee is lewdly touching a wealthy woman's hand, seemingly muttering something. Behind him, on the wall, hang various banners proclaiming "Goddess of Mercy Who Grants Children" and "Miraculous Healers."

"Is this your miracle doctor, Dr. Lin?"

Lu Jingyan pointed at the man, "A quack without even a medical license, who made his fortune by selling fake medicine and seducing women. You are one of his many 'test subjects'."

Shen Youchu looked at the photo and her body trembled violently.

She recognized the man; he was her god, her last hope. But now, this god was looking at another woman with those eyes that disgusted her.

A kind of despair called "collapse of faith" instantly overwhelmed her.

"No...this isn't real..."

She clutched her head and let out a piercing scream, "Why! Why did he lie to me too! Why does the whole world lie to me!"

"Because you're stupid."

Lu Jingyan coldly uttered these words and turned to walk out of the interrogation room.

He had no sympathy for people who would abandon their brains for the sake of so-called love. The most urgent task now was to catch that "Miracle Doctor Lin," who had caused so much harm, to prevent more people from being victimized.

"Su Xiaoxiao, have you found out?"

"We've found Captain Lu!"

Su Xiaoxiao's excited voice came through the earpiece, "Lin Fan's 'Huichuntang' is near the City God Temple in the West District. Moreover, according to intelligence, he's going to hold a large-scale 'opening ceremony' this afternoon, saying he's going to pray for all the believers in the city."

"Praying for blessings?"

Lu Jingyan glanced at the gloomy sky outside the window, a bloodthirsty smirk curling at the corner of his mouth.

"Great idea. Let's go and give him a big gift."

"Tell Zhao Tiezhu to bring the SWAT team, fully armed. Today, I'm going to show this charlatan what it means to cultivate immortality through science and possess boundless magical power."