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

As soon as the black SUV drove off the ring road, Lu Jingyan was forced to slam on the brakes and stop the car at the intersection in the city center.

It wasn't that he didn't want to drive forward, but that the traffic ahead was completely paralyzed.

Outside the windshield, Jinghai City in the early morning looked like a giant open-air mental hospital.

On the zebra crossing, a bald programmer wearing a plaid shirt was gesturing wildly at thin air.

"System! Give me some points! I want to max out my hacking skills and hack the boss's computer!"

He laughed wildly and rolled around in the middle of the road, completely ignoring the deafening honking of car horns around him.

Under the pier of the nearby overpass, a food delivery guy suddenly threw his electric bike off the road.

He took a deep breath and smashed the concrete bridge pier with a punch, sending debris flying everywhere. His finger bones were bleeding profusely, but he didn't even notice.

"Holy crap... Boss, are all the people in this city possessed?"

Zhao Tiezhu leaned halfway out of the back seat, staring wide-eyed at the chaotic scene outside the window.

The mad scientist "Doctor" who had just been arrested was still locked in the trunk.

"That delivery guy's hand was clearly broken, and he was still shouting 'Martial God's Overlord Body'?"

Lu Jingyan watched this scene coldly, his well-defined fingers tapping twice on the steering wheel.

Just then, the holographic screen of the vehicle terminal suddenly lit up, and Director Chen's distressed face popped up.

"Xiao Lu! Don't go to the CBD to arrest people! You can't catch them all!"

Director Chen was so anxious that he was sweating profusely and even buttoned one of the buttons on his police uniform incorrectly.

"The whole city is in an uproar! The 110 emergency call center is receiving 500 calls per second!"

"Take that mad scientist back to the provincial headquarters' underground interrogation room immediately, then come straight to the top-floor command center!"

"Minister Zhou of the Ministry of Public Security wants to have a direct video conference with your special investigation team!"

Twenty minutes later, at the provincial department's highest-level tactical command center.

The huge circular screen displays real-time images from hundreds or even thousands of surveillance cameras.

Every scene is a farcical spectacle of utter absurdity.

At the East District vegetable market, an elderly woman, unable to snag discounted cabbage, suddenly claimed she had been bound to a "poison king system."

She threatened to poison all the pork in the market, scaring the surrounding vendors into scattering in panic.

In the South District commercial street, a group of young men who claimed to have an "invincible sign-in system" were smashing each other's heads with bricks in a fight over a free internet access spot at an internet cafe.

The central surveillance camera view is of the pedestrian bridge in the CBD.

The super-rich person who was bound to the system was carrying two large sacks of hundred-yuan bills and frantically throwing money down.

The traffic below was completely blocked by the crowd of robbers, and several people were being trampled underfoot, screaming in agony.

"One hundred thousand..."

Su Xiaoxiao stood in front of the control panel, her voice trembling as she watched the crime rate soar.

"Boss, those 100,000 nanomechanical chips are now fully activated."

Lu Jingyan stood in front of the big screen, his deep gaze like a cold blade, sweeping over the ordinary people who had fallen into madness.

"Although we have completely sealed off the rifts in higher dimensions."

He spoke slowly, his deep voice echoing throughout the vast command center.

"But the technological pollution left behind by that madman has triggered an even more terrifying chemical reaction in this city."

He turned around, looked at Director Chen and the special investigation team members, whose faces were ashen, and gave the final assessment of this outrageous situation.

"In the past, we dealt with gods, demon lords, and domineering CEOs who crossed over from other worlds."

"They are aloof and detached from the masses; we only need to use physical force to defeat them."

"But now..."

Lu Jingyan pointed at the middle-aged woman on the screen who was going crazy trying to grab cabbage.

"This disaster has amplified the deepest greed and desires in the hearts of ordinary local people."

"The fabricated system became their excuse to vent their desires without restraint."

"This is no longer an invasion by foreign enemies; it is a complete collapse of internal order."

Suddenly, the large screen emitted a crackling sound, and the image changed.

Minister Zhou of the Ministry of Public Security appeared in the center with a dignified and solemn face.

"Jingyan's summary is very accurate."

Minister Zhou placed his hands on the table, his eyes blazing with fury.

"We have dispatched the highest-level escort vehicle to transport the captured tech geek to the secret base overnight."

"But the mess he left behind in Jinghai City must be dealt with decisively by the ministry!"

Minister Zhou slammed his hand on the table, making the microphone vibrate loudly.

"Jinghai City is the economic and cultural hub of the nation; it absolutely cannot be allowed to descend into chaos!"

"Lu Jingyan, heed my command!"

"Here!" Lu Jingyan stood at attention, his posture as upright as a pine tree.

"Effective immediately, the Ministry of Public Security grants your special investigation team the highest level of law enforcement authority!"

"I don't care if they're bound to a Godly Rich System, a Martial God System, or some other random harem system!"

"As long as they dare to disrupt public order and violate the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China!"

"Strict punishment will be imposed without exception! Absolutely no leniency will be shown!"

Minister Zhou's voice was firm and resolute, carrying the absolute will of the state apparatus that could not be defied.

"If the detention centers can't hold them all, then requisition the stadium!"

"If police resources are insufficient, the Southern Theater Command is ready to deploy troops at any time to assist in sealing off the entire city!"

"This is a war to defend the dignity of modern rule of law! Your special investigation team is the first line of defense!"

"Understood! Mission accomplished!"

Lu Jingyan gave a perfectly standard and sharp military salute.

With video communication cut off, the atmosphere in the command center instantly reached its peak.

This absurd, city-wide unrest triggered by a man-made golden finger has officially begun.

The aftermath of Volume 3 had barely subsided when the bloody storm of Volume 4 was already upon us.

Lu Jingyan strode toward the tactical equipment cabinet by the wall.

With a "bang," he pulled open the heavy cabinet door.

He took off his casual white T-shirt, revealing his incredibly muscular physique.

He then put on a specially made tactical bulletproof vest with an anti-electromagnetic interference coating.

Zhao Tiezhu couldn't hold back any longer and rushed over to wrap the spare Gatling gun ammunition belt around his body.

Qin Mingyue silently filled the medical kit with large doses of potent sedatives.

Su Xiaoxiao held the tactical computer and pushed up her black-rimmed glasses.

"Boss, the entire city is now controlled by system owners. How are we supposed to fight this battle?"

Lu Jingyan picked up a brand-new miniature submachine gun.

His well-defined fingers expertly pushed the magazine into the chamber.

A "click" sound.

The crisp metallic clanging sound was particularly clear in the command center.

Lu Jingyan raised his head, his deep black eyes flashing with an absolutely rational light.

A chilling smile curled at the corner of his lips.

"How do we fight?"

"Since that madman likes to mass-produce main characters so much."

Lu Jingyan pulled back the bolt, the sound of a bullet being chambered carrying a chilling murderous intent.

"Then let's wholesale him 100,000 sewing machines. Let's see which of these chosen ones can stomp the fastest!"

Zhao Tiezhu grinned excitedly and slammed the butt of his rifle heavily onto the floor.

"Boss! My gun's itching to fire! Which unlucky bastard should we go after first?"

Lu Jingyan put on tactical half-finger gloves, his gaze sharp as lightning.

"Let's go to the CBD overpass first."

"That fake rich guy who dares to obstruct traffic just because he has a few stinking coins, I can't stand him the most."