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

"Seize it!"

At Lu Jingyan's command, the special investigation team and law enforcement officers from the Drug Administration rushed into the back hall of Huichuntang like wolves and tigers.

"You can't go in! That's a sacred alchemy ground! Unauthorized personnel will disrupt the alchemical energy!"

Lin Fan, with his hands tied behind his back and pinned against the wall by Zhao Tiezhu, was still desperately twisting his neck and shouting, "That's blasphemy! You'll be punished!"

"Behave yourself!"

Zhao Tiezhu slapped him on the back of the head. "What era are we living in? Still practicing alchemy? I think you've gone mad from practicing pedophilia!"

Lu Jingyan ignored Lin Fan's impotent rage.

He stepped over the threshold with the sign that read "No Trespassing" and entered the so-called "Alchemy Room".

I originally thought I would see some antique alchemy furnace or mysterious formation.

As a result, the scene before him made even the well-informed Captain Lu raise an eyebrow.

This is hardly an alchemy room.

This is clearly a dirty, disorganized, and unlicensed small workshop.

The small, dark room, which was only a dozen square meters in size, was filled with all kinds of plastic basins and woven bags.

The so-called "alchemy furnace" turned out to be a large electric rice cooker that was still plugged in, with a blender covered in grease next to it.

Countless dark pills were scattered on the ground, some of them crushed. The air was filled with a cheap fragrance mixed with a musty, sour smell.

"This is your... alchemy room?"

Lu Jingyan turned around and looked at Lin Fan, who was being escorted in. His tone was full of sarcasm. "If Laozi knew that you were using a rice cooker to refine pills, he would probably be so angry that he would jump off the Tushita Palace."

"What do you know!"

Lin Fan, neck stiff and face full of indignation, declared, "The greatest truths are the simplest! Everything can be a furnace! I'm using the fire of modern technology to refine the elixir of creation!"

"What a profound truth that simplicity is the ultimate sophistication."

Lu Jingyan sneered and casually picked up a woven bag next to him.

The bag was open, and it was mostly filled with white powder.

"Officers from the drug administration, please conduct an on-site inspection."

"yes!"

Two uniformed staff members immediately stepped forward with a portable testing kit.

They took samples, dissolved substances, and added reagents with practiced skill and professionalism.

A few minutes later, the detector emitted a "beep beep" sound.

"Captain Lu, the results are in."

The staff looked at the data on the screen with extremely strange expressions, even a hint of unbelievable absurdity.

"This is just a regular bag of high-gluten flour, the kind that's on sale at the supermarket. It got damp, and the aflatoxin levels are a bit too high."

"And this too."

The staff member pointed to another pile of already rolled black pills, "These are their best-selling 'Invincible Erection Pills.' The main ingredients are flour and honey, but sildenafil—the powder of Viagra—was detected in them."

"The dosage is extremely high; one pill contains the equivalent of three times the amount of a normal prescription drug. If someone doesn't die from taking this, they're lucky."

Lu Jingyan nodded, his gaze falling on the red jars labeled "Goddess of Mercy Who Grants Children" in the corner.

"What about that one?"

The staff member walked over and took out a dark red pill.

The testing took a little longer this time.

"drop--"

"Reporting, Captain Lu!" The staff member's voice instantly turned serious. "Large amounts of diethylstilbestrol and veterinary aphrodisiacs have been detected here!"

"For animal use?" Lu Jingyan's eyes instantly turned extremely cold.

"Yes, it's usually used to induce calving in pigs or cows. If humans consume it, it can cause severe endocrine disorders, resulting in pseudopregnancy symptoms. Long-term use can lead to liver and kidney failure, and even... cancer."

The entire room fell silent.

The way all the law enforcement officers looked at Lin Fan was no longer that of a liar, but that of a murderer.

Feeding living people veterinary hormones?

This is absolutely outrageous!

Lu Jingyan picked up the red jar and slowly walked up to Lin Fan.

"These are the eighty-one kinds of precious medicinal herbs you mentioned?"

He poured out a pill, held it up to Lin Fan's eyes, and squeezed it tightly with two fingers.

"puff."

The pill crumbled into powder and fell in a flurry.

"Flour, honey, Viagra powder, and hormones for pigs."

Lu Jingyan's voice was soft, but every word was like a slap in the face, striking Lin Fan hard across the cheek.

"Lin Fan, you call this 'alchemy'?"

"Is this the kind of food you gave Shen Youchu, and the food you gave to the patients queuing outside?"

"You're not treating an illness, you're feeding pigs in a slaughterhouse!"

Lin Fan's face turned a deep purplish-red.

His "miracle doctor" aura shattered completely in the face of cold chemical test data.

But he still refused to admit defeat.

For a protagonist who is used to being high and mighty, admitting that he is a fraud is more painful than being killed.

"You...you're slandering me!"

Lin Fan's eyes were bloodshot as he hysterically roared, "That's a medicinal catalyst! You don't understand! It's a catalyst to stimulate the body's potential! My true energy... my true energy is sealed inside!"

"True Qi?"

Lu Jingyan looked as if he had heard the biggest joke of the year.

He took the silver bracelet out of his pocket and shook it in his hand.

"Alright, then I'll see if your inner energy can withstand these handcuffs."

"Lin Fan, you are suspected of producing and selling counterfeit drugs, practicing medicine without a license, and fraud."

"If anything happens to the victim who is still in the ICU having his stomach pumped because of your medicine, you'll have to add another charge—intentional homicide."

Lu Jingyan approached step by step, and the powerful sense of oppression made Lin Fan tremble involuntarily.

"It's time to wake up from your dream of becoming a miracle doctor."

"No...it can't be...I'm the chosen one...I can't go to jail!"

As Lin Fan watched the handcuffs getting closer, a flash of mad ruthlessness suddenly appeared in his eyes.

He suddenly shrank his shoulders, his body twisting at an extremely strange angle, and he actually broke free from Zhao Tiezhu's control like an eel!

"Bone-shrinking technique?" Zhao Tiezhu was taken aback.

"Lu Jingyan! You forced me to this!"

Lin Fan took two steps back and suddenly reached his right hand into his robes.

"Whoosh!"

Several streaks of cold light flashed at his fingertips.

Those were several silver needles, each at least three inches long, gleaming with a faint blue light under the dim light—clearly they were poisoned.

"Since you're courting death, then I'll grant your wish!"

Lin Fan had completely shed his "immortal and dignified" facade, and his entire being exuded a sinister and malevolent aura.

He assumed a strange starting stance, the silver needles at his fingertips trembling slightly, emitting a tooth-grinding buzzing sound.

"To die under my 'Thirteen Ghost Needles' is a fitting end for you!"

"This acupuncture technique is specifically designed to target fatal acupoints! Even a miracle worker couldn't save you!"

"Go to hell!"

Before he finished speaking, Lin Fan pushed off with his feet and rushed towards Lu Jingyan like a ghost, the silver needle in his hand aimed straight at Lu Jingyan's throat and brow!

Extremely fast!

The surrounding police officers were so fast that they didn't even have time to draw their guns!

"Captain Lu, watch out!" Su Xiaoxiao screamed in terror.

However, faced with this deadly attack, Lu Jingyan stood still, without even trying to dodge.

He simply watched Lin Fan rush towards him, adjusted his glasses, and a glint flashed in his eyes...

Pity for the fool.