Rian had always been a handsome guy, but the LAPD's sleek black uniform took it to another level.
Now picture this: a single man, facing five armed criminals—and taking them all down without a scratch.
One-man pentakill.
The moment was caught by a bystander in a surprisingly clear video, and once it hit the Chinese web, it exploded.
"Two to the chest, one to the head—damn, that's textbook Mozambique Drill!""Wait, this actually happened? Feels like John Wick just walked off a movie set.""No joke. This guy's got more presence than Keanu Reeves!""Goddamn, I'm in love. Why isn't a badass like him working as a cop back home?""Please. Back home, there's no room for heroics like this.""True. In Chūgoku, five armed criminals in one case? That kind of thing happens maybe once a decade."
Among all gun-restricted nations, Chūgoku's enforcement was the most airtight.
In the age of big data, even assembling gun parts from scratch could trigger an algorithm and get you flagged.
Unless you could forge an entire firearm from raw steel with your bare hands—then, well, respect.
Rian had no idea that his fanbase back home had exploded overnight.
The original video had been shot by a Chinese international student named Yō Rui, a.k.a. Rachel Yang.
She had just finished class when she noticed her YouTube notifications had blown up—hundreds of thousands of views and tens of thousands of comments on her latest upload.
Curious, she clicked through and realized most of the engagement was coming from Chinese netizens using VPNs.
So she jumped onto a few Chinese social platforms and—bam. Her video was trending everywhere.
A sudden spark lit in her heart.
She decided to dig deeper and post more.
Logging into the LAPD's public website, she combed through official bulletins—and what she found floored her.
"Oh my god! This officer got administrative leave on his very first day back on duty?!""Holy crap… he's insane!"
Excited, she dusted off her Weibo account, posted the video, and added an update:
@RachelInTheStates
Hey everyone! I'm the one who filmed the video of the Chinese-American officer taking down five armed suspects!So I did some digging, and guess what? After finishing his administrative leave, this officer returned to work—and within one hour of patrol, earned another seven-day admin leave!Why?Because he took down two more armed druggies—alone!One against five. Then one against two. All in less than 24 hours!
Her Weibo post went viral instantly.
"No way—is that true?!""What's this cop's name?""I'll pay ¥50 for this guy's full profile!""He's not LAPD. He's LAPGOD.""He's the real-life John McClane!"
Then came the comment that truly broke the internet—liked over ten thousand times and counting:
"I'm a Chinese-American living in L.A. My brother-in-law's an LAPD officer.He told me this guy's name is Rian Li.That legendary 1v5? It was his first day on patrol as a rookie officer!After his break, he returned to duty and went 1v2—earned another week off.And get this:The same day he went on leave, he was spotted having lunch with Taylor Swift at Little Door!That afternoon? He killed a would-be assassin.Not his latest feat though.Just yesterday, Rian went deep-sea fishing with Taylor Swift and Elizabeth Olsen.They pulled up 500kg of cocaine. Then ten armed cartel members showed up—Rian. Solo. Wiped. Them. All."
The reactions were instant and electric.
"Come on, that can't be real.""One guy killed ten cartel thugs with automatic weapons?! That's some Michael Bay level shit!""Wait. Hold up.He's a rookie?!""Forget the gunplay—did you say he dated Taylor Swift? AND Elizabeth Olsen?!""You mean THE Taylor Swift? And THE Scarlet Witch?!""I'm not buying it. Even getting one of them is unreal. Both? That's just fanfic."
Then came the kicker.
The same account uploaded a screenshot.
A still from a police bodycam.
In the image, Rian stood at the stern of a boat with Taylor and Elizabeth—saying their goodbyes, faces soft with emotion.
In the background: full SWAT gear. Armored boats. Rifles.
Silence. Then chaos.
"HOLY SHIT, this is real?!""Bro, where did you get this?!""Wait—is your brother-in-law even just a beat cop? This looks like top-clearance stuff!""Yo, this Rian guy is built different! He bagged both Taylor and Olsen?!""That's like… if a rural civil servant in Chūgoku was dating Yō Mi and Dì Lìrèbā!"
And then—BOOM.
Weibo's trending page was dominated by three tags:
— #LAPD_Badass_RianLi— #TaylorSwift's_Chinese_Boyfriend— #RianLi_Dates_Swift_and_Olsen
The entire Chūgoku internet exploded.
Even top-tier Chinese celebrities were stunned:
Yō Mi:
"Holy hell… it's real?!"
Dì Lìrèbā:
"That's one hot cop. If I were Taylor, I'd date him too!"
Ryū Yifei:
"A hotshot officer in L.A.? I live there too. I need to meet him."
Haku Ro:
"What?! He's that good-looking and still joined the force? What a waste of beauty!"