Lu Yanjin

Biodata

Appearance

Lu Yanjin has a healthy, sun-tanned complexion and a gentle appearance that contrasts with his cold expression 12 22.

• Hair: Black 6
• Eyes: Dark 17

Personality

Lu Yanjin is a man of few words. His cold expression can make him seem intimidating, but he shows affection through quiet companionship and practical care. When Shen Yu asked him to stay in his hospital room, he sat beside him without speaking; Shen Yu found his presence reassuring 6 12.

He is protective and stubborn when Shen Yu is in danger. After failing to prevent his abduction, Lu Yanjin blamed himself despite his injuries. He also finds it difficult to lie to people important to him 17 22.

Skills

Protection and pursuit

Lu Yanjin trained at the police academy and carries weapons during operations 2 16 22.

• Joined the search for Shen Yu after Qingjiu’s kidnapping and organized a search of the bombed house for traces 2 3.
• Escaped a moving van with Shen Yu and used obstacles in the alleys to slow their pursuers 16.
• Resisted Bai Yin’s drug-induced control long enough to push Shen Yu toward safety, then attempted to confront Bai Xiaofan with a dagger 16.

Caregiving

• Changes Shen Yu’s dressings, prepares his medication and applies prescribed ointment to his injuries 6 32.
• Regularly braids Shen Yu’s hair, including styling it to help conceal it during the school investigation 12 30 32.

Equipment and Items

• Sidearm — Carried during the search for Shen Yu; it was missing when Lu Yanjin confronted Bai Xiaofan’s group 2 16.
• Dagger — Drawn from his thigh during the confrontation with Bai Xiaofan 16.
• Protective ruby talisman — A ruby bearing a talisman he obtained at Fomi Temple. He threaded it onto a red cord and gave it to Shen Yu as a discharge gift 7.

Relationships

• Shen Yu — His close companion and chosen younger brother, who calls him Brother Jin. Lu Yanjin stays at his side as a caretaker and escort; Shen Yu chose to spare him when Bai Xiaofan forced him to choose between his companions 6 10 17.
• Luo Ningsang — His captain at the detective agency. Lu Yanjin helps him search for and protect Shen Yu 2 10.
• Xu Shenzheng — A fellow team member who investigates Ancheng No. 7 High School alongside him and Shen Yu 11 12.
• Lin Xinluo — A colleague who watched over him after his escape attempt and urged him to recover so he could help find Shen Yu 17.
• Bai Yin — The man who hypnotized Lu Yanjin, subdued him after the escape attempt and drew several vials of his blood, interested in his resistance to control 15 16 17.
• Wen Wenyu — The psychological consultant Lu Yanjin accompanied Shen Yu to meet. Wen was secretly working with Bai Xiaofan and planned with Bai Yin to alter Lu Yanjin’s memories 14 17.

Story Role

Shen Yu’s first kidnapping and recovery

Lu Yanjin joined Luo Ningsang’s search after Qingjiu abducted Shen Yu. Following Shen Yu’s rescue from the explosives, he helped search the scene and later took turns watching over him in hospital 2 3 6.

When Shen Yu asked him not to leave, Lu Yanjin stayed beside his bed. Before Shen Yu’s discharge, he gave him his protective talisman 6 7.

School investigation and abduction

Luo Ningsang allowed Shen Yu to investigate Ancheng No. 7 High School on condition that Lu Yanjin remain with him. Disguised in school uniform, Lu Yanjin joined Shen Yu and Xu Shenzheng as they investigated Jiang Lian’s death and heard rumors about the wish-granting service Dream’s Lament 10 11 12.

Afterward, Lu Yanjin accompanied Shen Yu to meet Wen Wenyu. Bai Yin hypnotized Lu Yanjin and Wen and abducted Shen Yu, but Lu Yanjin helped pull Shen Yu from the van and carried him through the alleys. Bai Xiaofan intercepted them near a public road; Shen Yu chose Lu Yanjin to live when forced to choose between him and Wen 14 15 16 17.

Police found Lu Yanjin alive after Bai Yin and Wen planned to manipulate his memories and implicate Lu Changfeng. On waking, Lu Yanjin blamed himself for losing Shen Yu and later doubted that Lu Changfeng was the kidnapper, despite the images in his muddled memory 17 18.

Later recovery

After Shen Yu was rescued, Lu Yanjin remained beside him in intensive care for three days, reasoning that he would feel lonely if he woke alone. When Shen Yu panicked on learning that Luo Ningsang was at the Police Bureau, Xie Shuyang sedated him and sent Lu Yanjin away to rest 21 22.

Lu Yanjin instead went to the Police Bureau and joined the others dealing with Luo Ningsang’s case. He later accompanied Shen Yu back to the bureau for the Jiang Lian investigation and continued tending his injuries and medication 23 29 32.