"Let's pretend that what happened just now, never happened..."

Three minutes later, Yuan Wen tried her best to regain her composure and said in a calm tone, "Let's skip the preliminaries and get straight to the point."

Listening to Yuan Wen's words, Li Tianran couldn't help but sigh inwardly: that sentence still had a strange ambiguity, making people involuntarily think of something unsavory...

But looking at Yuan Wen's expression, Li Tianran didn't want to tease her any further. What if she became angry out of embarrassment and actually pinned a charge of "obstructing official duties and harassing military police" on him? How wronged would he be then?

"Alright," Li Tianran nodded, his expression calm.

Yuan Wen stared at his face, paused for a moment, and said, "You seem very relaxed."

"This is my home, and my family is here. Of course I feel relaxed and free," Li Tianran smiled. He wasn't quite sure why Yuan Wen would say such a thing.

Looking at Li Tianran like this, a trace of pity flashed in Yuan Wen's eyes, but after taking a deep breath, she still asked the question, "Li Tianran, do you know why I'm here to see you today?"

"To ask about the details of last night's case? To give me an award?" Li Tianran raised his eyebrows, grinned, and said, "A bonus or a medal? I'm not picky!"

"Heh..." Yuan Wen laughed, but her expression was somewhat complicated. She raised her head and said with extreme seriousness, "Li Tianran, I'm actually here to arrest you."

The smile on Li Tianran's face froze.

He thought there was something wrong with his ears, or that Yuan Wen was joking with him...

But the expression on Yuan Wen's face was very serious, with no signs of joking.

*Whoosh!*

Yuan Wen took out a folded piece of paper from her pocket, flattened it, and placed it in front of Li Tianran, saying, "This is an arrest warrant."

Li Tianran's eyebrows rose, and his hands grasped the document with the scarlet seal on it with extreme steadiness.

His gaze swept over the words on the arrest warrant, not lingering for too long.

Only on the last sentence did Li Tianran stare for a full ten seconds.

"In view of Li Tianran's violent assault, resulting in multiple deaths and causing extremely serious consequences and adverse social impact, the military police department is hereby ordered to arrest him in order to uphold national law and safeguard the dignity of the military police!"

Li Tianran suddenly laughed, his laughter tinged with a hint of helplessness.

"Adverse social impact?"

"I really can't figure out what serious consequences and adverse social impact I caused by killing those cultists."

"Made the military police bureau's prison seriously overbooked? Or plunged the entire South City into a state of panic?"

"The dignity of the military police isn't defended by killing real villains and arresting criminals, but by taking action against someone who saved hundreds of lives..."

"Such laws, such rules, really make me feel incredibly ridiculous!"

Li Tianran didn't roar angrily, but spoke with extreme indifference and calmness, delivering these words into Yuan Wen's ears in the clearest tone.

He placed the arrest warrant back on the table, never to look at it again.

Listening to Li Tianran's calm words, Yuan Wen knew that beneath this tone was hidden immeasurable mockery and sarcasm.

Every word Li Tianran said was like a knife.

Yuan Wen was silent for a moment, then said, "I know you have a lot of resentment in your heart right now, and you think our actions are unreasonable... But have you ever thought that you are just an ordinary person! You don't have the special right to take other people's lives at will, even if you have extremely good reasons! That's the law! Before the Yan Huang military and political system collapses, you, me, anyone living within the Yan Huang territory must abide by it!"

"Okay... Then tell me, according to the law, what is the correct thing to do after I break into the cult's lair alone? To patiently persuade those brainwashed madmen, telling them that what they are doing is wrong, that they aren't being good children?" The corners of Li Tianran's mouth curled up slightly, with an extremely sarcastic arc, "Or should I pretend that I took the wrong way, and then find an opportunity to call the police before they chop me into mincemeat?"

"Finally, I have to use my body to resist their knives and guns for more than ten minutes! Because it takes you a long time to get there from the city!"

Speaking to this point, Li Tianran looked at Yuan Wen, patted his chest, and said, "Look what this is?"

Yuan Wen didn't understand what Li Tianran meant, and tentatively said, "Your... chest?"

"Yes, it's made of flesh and blood... not an iron battle suit." Li Tianran said expressionlessly, "I'm not Iron Man or Thanos! Able to resist their knives and guns with my body for more than ten minutes. By the time your people arrive, I would have kicked the bucket!"

Listening to Li Tianran's resentful words, a complex emotion also surged in Yuan Wen's heart.

In that situation at the time, Li Tianran really had no other choice.

It was like two armies meeting on a narrow road: if you don't kill the other, the other will kill you!

"Don't be sarcastic..." Yuan Wen said calmly, "Listen to me finish."

"Alright." Li Tianran spread out his hands, indicating that he was all ears, "Please, go ahead!"

"Now that the world has changed, not only within the country, but even the situation abroad is changing rapidly. But no matter what, before the existing social system collapses, the government is still the most powerful." Yuan Wen's tone softened, and she said, "I don't know what secrets you have, it seems like all the troubles in the world are revolving around you..."

Hearing this, Li Tianran was also a little speechless.

Was this the legendary protagonist halo?

"Trouble is constantly brewing around you, and the world situation is changing drastically! Let me say something very cruel: in the future, the city military police may be unable to protect all civilians, and may even implement a unified military and government system! In that case, the military region will take over the city! The policies at that time will also be extremely strict and iron-blooded!"

"And the military region military police are different from the city military police. They have zero tolerance for violations of the law and are as cold as war machines!"

"We can now protect you and erase your files, but once the military region takes over the city, we will no longer have that right."

"Do you think you will be a law-abiding citizen who will never break the law again from now on?"

Li Tianran frowned. He initially thought that Yuan Wen wanted to arrest him, but now listening to what she was saying, that didn't seem to be the case.

"What exactly are you trying to say?" Li Tianran asked in a deep voice.

"We can give you a... an identity that can have special privileges." Yuan Wen stared into Li Tianran's eyes and said, word by word, "That way, even if the military region military police take over the city in the future, you can still have the power to act first and report later!"

Li Tianran's eyebrows rose.

He thought of those things that Yuan Zhenghong had told him before.

"You still want me to join the military police team?" Li Tianran suddenly realized.

"The future world will change drastically. Having an official identity is a good guarantee for both you and Han Han!" Yuan Wen said earnestly, "And most of the time, you can continue to stay here. You only need to go out occasionally to assist us in carrying out tasks. What a superior condition this is!"

Li Tianran was silent. What Yuan Wen said was indeed very reasonable. He rubbed his brow and said, "You... let me think about it!"

ps: The protagonist will not join the officialdom and will not be incorporated. Please rest assured!