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

"Bang!"

The heavy hydraulic breaching hammer carries a devastating and violent force.

They smashed the special steel gate of the abandoned shipyard in the southern district of Jinghai City.

Zhao Tiezhu took the lead and rushed into the underground warehouse, which was filled with the smell of rust.

The dark barrel of the riot gun in his hand was pointed directly at several trembling men in black in front of him.

"Everyone, put your hands on your heads and squat down!"

"The provincial department's special investigation team is checking the water meter!"

"Anyone who dares to move, my rubber bullets don't have eyes!"

Several stowaways who hadn't even had time to pack their smuggled goods were immediately pinned to the ground and tortured by armed police.

The cold handcuffs clicked.

Lu Jingyan strode across the mess.

His deep black eyes swept over the explosion-proof, temperature-controlled box in the center of the warehouse, which emitted an eerie, dark blue light.

Qin Mingyue stepped forward wearing specially made anti-radiation gloves.

She carefully picked up a test tube containing a dark blue liquid.

His eyes behind the glasses were slightly narrowed.

"Team Leader Lu, the molecular structure of this thing is extremely unstable."

"This is not an ordinary high-dimensional awakening potion."

"It contains a large amount of hallucinogenic ingredients and central nervous system stimulants."

"This is practically a new type of drug disguised as science fiction!"

Lu Jingyan sneered, about to speak.

From the bulletproof command vehicle parked outside the shipyard, Su Xiaoxiao's urgent shouts suddenly rang out.

"Boss! Get back in the car!"

"The Ministry of Public Security's highest-level encrypted video line has been connected!"

"Minister Zhou personally made the call!"

Lu Jingyan's eyes sharpened, and he turned and strode out of the warehouse, getting into the command vehicle.

On the ultra-high-definition screen inside the car, Minister Zhou of the Ministry of Public Security appeared with a grim expression.

His brows furrowed into a tight knot.

"Jingyan, the shipment you intercepted at the shipyard is just the tip of the iceberg."

"The real trouble is overseas."

Without any further ado, Minister Zhou directly transmitted an electronic file with a top-secret watermark to Su Xiaoxiao's terminal.

"Two weeks ago, a miniature high-dimensional rift appeared out of nowhere deep in the Golden Triangle."

"A local armed drug trafficking group that was on the verge of being wiped out has rapidly risen again thanks to this so-called 'spiritual revival' energy."

"They rebuilt a vast criminal empire codenamed 'Dark Web'."

Su Xiaoxiao's fingers left afterimages on the keyboard.

The files were quickly decrypted and projected onto the center of the command vehicle.

A bluish-green crystalline powder appeared on the screen.

It's the same liquid that Qin Mingyue found in the incubator earlier.

"They packaged this newly refined drug as a 'miracle drug' for the cultivation world."

Minister Zhou's voice was heavy and authoritative, carrying an undeniable anger.

"These beasts claim that as long as you inhale this 'miracle drug,' you can open up your Ren and Du meridians."

"It can even awaken higher-dimensional abilities on the spot."

"But in reality, it produces extremely manic hallucinations!"

"It forcibly stimulates human potential at the cost of overdrawing one's lifespan, ultimately turning people into monsters who only know how to kill and consume!"

Lu Jingyan leaned back in his command chair, his long, thin fingers toying with a pure steel lighter.

His gaze grew increasingly cold.

"Using the guise of cultivating immortality for cross-border drug trafficking?"

"These bastards really have a creative way of combining feudal superstition with modern crime."

"Who is their leader?"

"What kind of deity has descended to earth, daring to cross the line of what is right in China?"

The screen image changed.

A bald, muscular man appeared, his upper body bare and his body covered in hard, bluish-black scales.

The man was carrying a blood-stained Gatling gun.

He stood with the bodies of two local anti-drug police officers beneath his feet, his smile extremely arrogant and cruel.

"His name is Khun Sa, the absolute leader of the 'dark web'."

Minister Zhou pointed at the monster on the screen, his tone grave.

"Intelligence indicates that Khun Sa's body underwent a rare semi-demon mutation due to close contact with high-dimensional radiation."

"He is now incredibly strong; he can tear apart armored vehicles with his bare hands."

"Those bluish-black scales are said to be impervious to swords and spears, and even conventional armor-piercing bullets cannot penetrate them."

"Now all the warlords in the Golden Triangle have been subdued by him."

"He's preparing to make China the largest dumping ground for his 'miracle drug'!"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Tiezhu couldn't help but let out a rough sneer.

"Invulnerable to swords and spears?"

"Boss, has this kid watched too many period dramas? Does he really think he's mastered some kind of invincible martial arts technique?"

Qin Mingyue also carried the test tube onto the command vehicle, coldly pushing up her glasses.

"From a biological perspective, the so-called semi-demonization is nothing more than abnormal proliferation of the stratum corneum of epidermal cells caused by severe high-dimensional radiation."

"Its defensive capabilities are indeed stronger than those of ordinary skin."

"But against a large-caliber anti-materiel sniper rifle, it's just a slightly tougher piece of human-shaped pork."

As Lu Jingyan listened to his subordinates' complaints, a bloodthirsty and insane sneer curled at the corner of his mouth.

"The forensic doctor is right."

"Whether he is a half-demon or a full-fledged demon, as long as he violates Chinese criminal law."

"I can turn him into a law-abiding corpse."

He looked directly at Minister Zhou on the screen, his voice firm and resolute.

"Sir, what are your instructions?"

Minister Zhou's tightly furrowed brows finally relaxed a bit when he saw Lu Jingyan's fearless demeanor.

"Given that your special investigation team has extremely rich practical experience in handling high-dimensional fusion crimes."

"After an emergency meeting overnight, the ministry has decided to specifically request that you, Lu Jingyan, personally take charge of this case!"

"Remember, whatever means are used, at any cost."

"We must completely cut off the source of this 'dark web' and not allow a single gram of 'elixir' to enter our territory!"

"Understood! Mission accomplished."

Lu Jingyan stood up abruptly and gave a standard and sharp police salute.

The atmosphere inside the command vehicle instantly reached its peak.

Zhao Tiezhu was even rubbing his fists together in excitement.

However, Minister Zhou on the other end of the video suddenly changed his tone and became somewhat hesitant.

"Kyo-en, although I have absolute confidence in your abilities."

"But the terrain in the Golden Triangle is complex, and Khun Sa's armed forces are extremely large."

"We cannot rashly launch a large-scale cross-border military strike, as that would cause a serious international diplomatic dispute."

Minister Zhou placed his hands on the table and proposed what seemed to be the safest and most traditional solution.

"So I'm going to ask Interpol to coordinate and give you a fake identity as a super drug lord."

"Xiao Lu, I'm going to send you undercover in the Golden Triangle, posing as a buyer."

"Once you gain Khun Sa's trust and find the exact coordinates of their drug manufacturing plant, we can carry out a joint raid!"

Upon hearing this suggestion, Su Xiaoxiao and Zhao Tiezhu were both stunned and turned to look at Lu Jingyan.

Faced with this classic crime thriller scenario where survival is a matter of life and death, Lu Jingyan didn't hesitate for even a second.

He stared at the screen, a hint of arrogant disdain flashing in his eyes, and decisively shook his head.

"Sir, we don't need to resort to the undercover tactics of Infernal Affairs to deal with a group of reckless mutant drug dealers."