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

Su Xiaoxiao lay on the hospital bed, weakly sniffing.

She struggled to open her heavy eyelids, and her vision gradually cleared.

The first thing that catches the eye is Lu Jingyan's cold, serious face, so close to yours.

Looking down, you can see he is holding a white porcelain bowl in his hand.

The bowl contained an unidentified viscous substance.

The thing was an eerie purplish-black color, and it was even slowly bubbling with green bubbles.

"Captain Lu... can we talk about something?"

Su Xiaoxiao used all her strength to let out a weak protest.

"Although I am badly injured, I want to live and don't want to be physically poisoned to death."

Lu Jingyan paused slightly in his hand holding the spoon, his brows furrowing into a tight knot.

"This is black rice porridge, and its nutritional composition is very scientifically balanced."

His voice remained indifferent, yet it carried a hint of barely concealed unease.

"I strictly followed the stoichiometric ratio for the dosage."

"The ratio of water to rice is 3.14 to 1, with an error of no more than 0.5 grams."

Su Xiaoxiao looked at the bowl of "poison," her lips twitching slightly.

"Then tell me, why does this bowl of porridge taste like gunpowder?"

Lu Jingyan remained silent for half a second.

He turned his head away, avoiding Su Xiaoxiao's suspicious gaze.

"The pressure cooker valve in the hospital cafeteria malfunctioned while the porridge was being cooked."

"I tried to fix it using physical means, which resulted in a slight overpressure release."

Su Xiaoxiao's eyes widened, and she asked in horror.

"You blew up someone's kitchen?"

"It wasn't really an explosion, but the ceiling needs to be repainted, and the head chef also needs psychological counseling."

Lu Jingyan turned his head, reverting to his unquestionable demeanor.

He scooped up a spoonful of black rice porridge, put it to his lips, and mechanically blew on it twice.

"Stop talking nonsense. According to the 'Regulations on Medical Rescue Management,' patients must follow the doctor's orders to supplement their nutrition."

"Open your mouth, that's an order."

Su Xiaoxiao stared at the spoonful of black porridge emitting eerie smoke, her face bearing the expression of someone bravely going to their execution.

She opened her mouth tremblingly and took a small sip.

The moment the porridge entered my mouth, an indescribable bitterness mixed with a burnt plastic smell burst forth.

Su Xiaoxiao froze completely.

Two lines of clear tears streamed down her face, and her voice trembled uncontrollably.

"Captain Lu, tell me honestly, do you want to inherit my Ant Financial credit card?"

"Nonsense, this porridge is rich in anthocyanins and trace elements."

While retorting with sharp words, Lu Jingyan gently wiped the stains from the corner of her mouth with a tissue.

His movements were incredibly clumsy, like a penguin that had just learned to walk.

But hidden in his bloodshot eyes was a tenderness that even absolute rationality could not suppress.

Looking at his awkward expression, Su Xiaoxiao felt as if a sweet jar had been overturned in her heart.

Although the porridge was so bad it could make a dead person come back to life, she felt a warm feeling in her stomach.

"I'll forgive your cooking skills since you donated so much blood to me."

Su Xiaoxiao squinted, like a lazy kitten.

"Captain Lu, your way of taking care of people is really hardcore."

Is it hardcore?

Lu Jingyan raised an eyebrow and took something out of his pocket.

It was a miniature police body camera.

He casually clipped the recorder onto the IV stand in front of the hospital bed.

The camera was pointed directly at Su Xiaoxiao's pale face.

"According to the special investigation team's interim management regulations, your life safety is currently under the highest level of control."

Lu Jingyan glanced at the red light on the recorder and said with a serious expression.

"We're starting to record now. Every four hours, you must swallow two anti-inflammatory pills in front of the camera."

"I'll access the data from the cloud backend. If you dare miss even one meal..."

He paused, his tone turning sinister.

"I'll write you a 3,000-word self-criticism based on 'evading law enforcement investigation'."

Su Xiaoxiao's smile froze on her face, and the warm atmosphere vanished instantly.

"Brother, I'm a patient! How could you use a body camera to watch me take my medicine?"

"Before the law, there is no distinction between healthy and disabled."

Lu Jingyan straightened his crisp shirt collar, looking every bit the impartial enforcer of the law.

"Taking medication is both your right and your obligation. Please cooperate with the investigation."

"Lu Jingyan! You're such a complete and utter straight man!"

Su Xiaoxiao grabbed the pillow next to her, as if to throw it.

But because the wound was aggravated, she gasped in pain.

Lu Jingyan's expression changed instantly.

He rushed forward and firmly placed his large hand on her shoulder.

"Don't move around. If the wound reopens, you'll need another blood transfusion. I don't have that much blood in my body for you to squander right now."

His tone was still cold, but the warmth of his hands shone through the thin hospital gown.

Su Xiaoxiao looked at him, her cheeks flushing slightly, a blush that went beyond her sickly appearance.

"You really don't care about the value of your own blood?"

"From a legal perspective, that is a reasonable allocation of public resources."

Lu Jingyan looked away, his voice lowering slightly.

"But from a personal point of view, I don't want my team members to become cold, lifeless pieces of evidence."

The two locked eyes.

The air seemed to thicken at that moment, and Su Xiaoxiao could even hear her own chaotic heartbeat.

Just as Lu Jingyan's face drew closer and closer, creating an ambiguous atmosphere...

"Clang!"

The door to the ward was slammed open.

Qin Mingyue pushed open the door and entered.

She was wearing a dark blue forensic uniform that she hadn't had time to change out of, and her face was frighteningly pale.

Lu Jingyan and Su Xiaoxiao were so startled that they both leaned back at the same time. Lu Jingyan almost spilled the bowl of black rice porridge on his pants.

"Forensic Doctor Qin, didn't you know to knock before coming in?"

Lu Jingyan's face darkened, and his tone was displeased.

Qin Mingyue completely ignored Lu Jingyan's anger.

She walked quickly to the window and pulled open the heavy blackout curtains.

At that moment, the midday sun streamed into the room.

"Stop playing house and having sex here."

Qin Mingyue's voice was more serious than ever before, even carrying a chilling quality that seemed to emanate from the very bones.

"Team Leader Lu, something big has happened in Jinghai City."

Lu Jingyan's eyes narrowed, and he immediately switched into work mode, instantly dispelling any ambiguous aura he had exuded.

"Remnants of higher-dimensional fragments? Or did someone illegally steal the experimental data?"

Qin Mingyue shook her head.

She pulled a tactical tablet out of her pocket and opened a blurry surveillance video.

The video shows the predator enclosure at the Jinghai City Wildlife Park.

It was a huge Siberian tiger with a large golden character written on its forehead.

It was lying on the artificial hill, its mouth opening and closing.

The voice coming from the video, though hoarse, was so clear that it made Lu Jingyan's brain freeze instantly.

"Listen, mortal! Today I am going to eat two giraffes. Get ready now, or I will raze this place to the ground."

The tiger was actually speaking human language to its keeper.

Su Xiaoxiao was so shocked she almost jumped off the hospital bed.

"This...this means the rule against supernatural beings being allowed after the founding of the People's Republic of China has been broken?"

Lu Jingyan stared intently at the tablet, the warmth of the bowl of porridge still lingering between his fingers.

His gaze gradually shifted from shock to coldness, a sign that he was entering a state of maximum combat readiness.

"It's not that it has become a spirit; it's that the underlying energy logic of Earth has shifted."

Lu Jingyan suddenly stood up and picked up the black tactical jacket draped over the back of the chair.

His voice echoed in the ward, carrying a ruthless and authoritative air of the rule of law.

"Who cares if it's some kind of tiger king or some kind of demon or monster?"

"Anything that dares to make a fuss on my turf must be under the jurisdiction of the Public Security Bureau."

He turned his head and looked at Qin Mingyue.

"What's the specific situation?"

Qin Mingyue took a deep breath and turned off the tablet.

"Just three minutes ago, the tiger had already ridden the zookeeper's electric scooter and rushed out of the zoo gate."

"It shouted at the security guard blocking its way..."

Qin Mingyue paused, her tone strange.

It said: "Don't block my way, I'm going to the city to find a good bathhouse to wash off this tiger skin smell."

Lu Jingyan's hand, which was buttoning his police uniform, suddenly froze.

"What else did it say?"

"It said it didn't want to work hard anymore; it wanted to become the King of All Demons in Jinghai City."