America's Greatest Villain: I Defeat Magic with Magic

I had assumed that the daughter of an LAPD officer, even if she wasn't the bookish, well-behaved type, would at least be a pure and sunny girl next door.

But the person getting out of the car right now...

She had striking short hair with pink and blue highlights, and wore dark black lip gloss that looked like she had been poisoned.

She had heavy smoky makeup around her eyes, and even a sparkly nose stud hung arrogantly on one side of her nose!

On her exposed wrists, several crookedly drawn, unidentified letter tattoos could be seen.

Looking further down, the girl was wearing a black ripped leather jacket covered in metal studs on her upper body and ripped jeans on her lower body.

As she got out of the car, she chewed gum vigorously and blew a huge pink bubble.

Those heavily lined eyes rolled their eyes impatiently, and the look in their eyes as they glanced at the homeless people around them was full of the unruly arrogance of a "campus delinquent" from South Los Angeles.

Noticing Chen Yuan's shocked expression, Lister smiled awkwardly and blushed as he said:

"I had Lisa when I was 18. Her mother left us when she was less than two years old."

Having a child at 18 is not uncommon in the United States.

Lister raised his daughter alone and became an LAPD patrol officer, which is quite remarkable.

In addition, his busy work schedule made it understandable that he lacked time to discipline his daughter.

However, Chen Yuan could not sympathize with the other party at all.

If he had known his daughter would turn out like this, he would never have proposed the "Southern District Homeless Hot Food Care Program".

He was planning to build a grand narrative around Liszt's daughter, a "charitable young girl saving minorities"!

With that kind of delinquent-girl look, posting it online won't even get you any tears from the audience or endorsement from the university. USC will probably announce the very next day that it's revoking Rongdingge's "cooperative pilot" qualification for "damaging the school's reputation"!

Seemingly sensing Chen Yuan's unfriendly gaze, the girl named Lisa arrogantly curled her lip and said to Lister:

"Dad, do I really have to give these homeless people food? If Mary and the others find out, I'll definitely be laughed at at school."

Lister shook his head helplessly, but said very seriously:

"Are you planning to hang out with Mary and her friends in high school? If you cooperate, Mr. Chen and I can find a way for you to go to a better school."

Then Liszt turned to Chen Yuandao and said:

"I'm sorry, although she's always like this, she actually really wants to go to a good school."

However, Lisa glared at Chen Yuan fiercely. Clearly, this rebellious girl did not believe that this Asian man, who was only a few years older than her, could possibly secure a place in a good school.

At the same time, Lisa's system panel appeared before Chen Yuan's eyes:

[Target: Lisa Lister, 16 years old. Student at Public School No. 14 in South Los Angeles.]

[Recent criminal acts: Targeting resistance to school bullying. Last night, he opened his father's weapons safe without permission. He illegally possessed an AR-15 rifle, filmed a video of himself brandishing the gun in his basement, and sent it to the ringleader of the bullies.]

Suddenly, someone whispered in Chen Yuan's ear:

"Boss, the tattoos on her body are just stickers."

Chen Yuan turned his head and saw Anna, wearing black-rimmed glasses, standing next to him.

Anna is a high-achieving student at the USC School of Cinematic Arts, and naturally, in addition to video editing, she also knows how to shoot videos.

She was holding a professional mirrorless camera in her hand at that moment, and her original plan was to serve as the photographer for this event.

"Are you sure?" Chen Yuan asked, somewhat doubtfully.

Anna nodded expressionlessly and continued:

"And her earrings and nose studs are also magnetic. I've studied these things, and I can tell at a glance."

Chen Yuan immediately realized that Anna herself was a master of disguise. With just a pair of old-fashioned black-rimmed glasses, she could conceal most of her good looks, clearly demonstrating her expertise in makeup.

No wonder Anna was able to conclude that all the little trinkets on Lisa were fakes used to bluff.

Based on the system prompts, it's likely that Liszt's daughter, Lisa, experienced bullying or similar treatment at school, which is why she dressed up like that.

As the saying goes, if you can't beat someone, join them.

If Lisa doesn't want to be bullied at school, choosing this outfit is indeed a very clever idea.

Furthermore, she would even film videos to scare off bullies, clearly demonstrating that she knew how to protect herself.

So Chen Yuan asked Anna, "Could you find a way to... optimize her image? She can't possibly film a public service video looking like this."

"I can give it a try... but I can't guarantee anything."

Although Anna said that, her eyes gleamed as she looked at Lisa, clearly showing her keen interest in completely transforming a troubled girl.

Lisa, sitting opposite Anna, felt a chill run down her spine under Anna's gaze. Just as she was about to lash out, Chen Yuan said:

"Lisa, next up is Miss Anna, who will be creating a brand new look for you to complement our charity photoshoot today."

Lisa's face hardened, and she instinctively wanted to refuse.

However, Chen Yuan suddenly turned to Liszt and asked:

"Officer Lister, as a veteran patrol officer, you must have quite a few weapons stored at home, right?"

Lister was somewhat surprised by this sudden question, but he nodded nonetheless:

"As you know, the South District branch has a limited budget, so we usually purchase the necessary weapons and equipment ourselves in case of emergency."

"Then you'd better keep a close eye on the weapons safe," Chen Yuan said, giving Lisa a meaningful look. "Don't let any kids take it. I recently saw a guy on TT showing off his dad's sidearm, and it accidentally went off, causing a tragedy."

Liszt's face paled upon hearing this. He had wanted to say that his daughter Lisa wouldn't do such a stupid thing, but seeing how rebellious his daughter had become, he really didn't have the confidence to refute her.

Little did Lisa know that a tidal wave of emotions was surging within her at that moment.

Although Chen Yuan had only glanced at her casually, she sensed danger in his eyes.

When Chen Yuan mentioned keywords such as the family's weapon safe and AR-15, Lisa immediately understood: Chen Yuan already knew about her using her father's gun to film the video.

But how did he know?

Lisa swallowed hard in horror, completely baffled.

But she knew very well that if she didn't obediently do as Chen Yuan said, this guy would definitely tell her father about filming the video.

Left with no other choice, Lisa could only follow Anna, dejected, to Sister Soto's Blessed House to redo her makeup.

Watching his daughter's retreating figure, Lister also let out a heavy sigh.

"Lisa wasn't like this before. It's all my fault for being too busy and not having enough time to care for her."

Chen Yuan comforted her, saying, "She must have her own difficulties. Once she gets into a better high school, she will naturally return to her true self."

Lister nodded: "That's why I'm trying every possible way to get Lisa into a better high school. Chen, I really hope your method works."

Chen Yuan understood that Lister was probably only willing to bet on this young man because he had no other options.

Looking at Lisa's current state, Chen Yuan himself was not sure what to do.

About twenty minutes later, Anna finally came out of the House of Blessings.

Behind her, a timid girl in a white dress followed.

Upon seeing his daughter's appearance, Lister immediately rushed forward excitedly, exclaiming:

"My God! Lisa, you are so beautiful!"