She is the most beautiful rose

Chapter 351 You have to go too.

Joey bumped into the person, probably not expecting Shen Manzhi to come and help her, and then she fell to the ground herself, which startled her.

"Sister, are you okay?"

Her tone was urgent, and her expression was flustered; anyone who saw her would say it was a testament to their deep sisterly bond.

Shen Manzhi lowered her eyes to look at Qiao Yi, who was holding her hand that was embedded in shards of glass.

The girl, dressed casually with a roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) she bought from a snack shop stuffed in her coat pocket, looked annoyed as she tried to get the shards of glass out of her hand.

They obviously bumped into each other while they were visiting.

She bent one leg slightly in front of her and pulled her hand back, saying, "I'm fine."

The two colleagues following behind him completely subdued and handcuffed the man.

Meanwhile, Minglan's men had already pried open the back door. Qin Yanfeng was at the front and immediately saw Shen Manzhi on the ground. She was sitting in the mess of drinks on the ground, looking somewhat cold and lonely under the glaring white light.

His slightly lowered eyes even seemed somewhat indifferent.

Upon getting closer and seeing the blood on her palm, a surge of rage instantly rose within him. He glanced at the girl beside him, walked straight over, picked up Shen Manzhi, and was about to leave.

Shen Manzhi instinctively wrapped her arms around his waist.

“Wait a moment, sir,” one of the police officers came over and showed his identification. He looked at the person in the man’s arms. “This lady needs to come back with us to make a statement.”

Qin Yanfeng's arms tightened, and he looked at him with a deep gaze. "What you should be doing now is contacting the local police station to come to the scene, comfort the crowd, and handle the aftermath, instead of rashly taking away an injured person like this."

The man seemed intimidated by the look in his eyes and was momentarily speechless.

"Let them treat the wound first," Joey stepped forward to stop her colleague from continuing, looking at Shen Manzhi with concern, "Sister, they're just following procedures, please don't mind."

Shen Manzhi didn't speak. She sensed Qin Yanfeng's dissatisfaction and anger, reached out and touched his face, and whispered, "Put me down first."

Qin Yanfeng remained silent for two seconds before putting her down.

Shen Manzhi looked at the two police officers holding the man, her expression indifferent, and asked, "May I ask which branch of the police station you are from?"

The two exchanged a glance. "District Three."

She glanced at their epaulets and smiled faintly, "You two work really hard, having to provide services across districts on the eve of the Lunar New Year."

"us……"

"Why can't we leave? My girlfriend is terrified, we want to go home right now!"

An angry roar suddenly rang out near the exit, attracting everyone's attention.

A young couple holding hands tightly, the girl with her face buried in her boyfriend's chest, the boy glaring angrily at the people blocking their way at the door.

The customers behind him were also stirred up by his words, "That's right, we just came here to have a drink. If there's anything wrong, go find that crazy guy. What right do you have to detain us?"

Shen Manzhi turned her head and saw that the two police officers blocking the door and in front of her had obviously come together.

One of them showed his police ID and said sternly, "It's a routine check. What are you yelling about? If there's no suspicion, we'll let you go. But deliberately inciting the crowd and refusing to cooperate is obstructing official business, and we have the right to detain you!"

After he finished speaking, the atmosphere in the crowd became even more heated, and some people muttered a few curses under their breath.

Shen Manzhi frowned and walked towards the door.

After taking only two steps, red and blue lights flashed outside, and fully equipped armed police officers quickly jumped out of the vehicle and stood in two rows in the teahouse.

Director Chen was at the front, and as he walked in, he directed the people following him, "Check the identities of everyone present, and be polite! Arrest them and take them back to the police station, and bring the relevant personnel back to make statements."

Perhaps it was the director's calm and composed attitude in handling matters that suppressed the young people who had just spoken up.

At this moment, they only dared to mutter under their breath, "Haven't they caught everyone? What's left for us?"

Director Chen stopped in front of the two police officers who were stopping people, his wrinkled eyes showing a gentle kindness. "I know everyone is anxious, and everyone is worried after something like this happened. But you all come here often, so you naturally know how important a safe environment is. Therefore, I hope you can cooperate and help the police eliminate accomplices and conspirators, so that everyone can have peace of mind."

“If,” he changed the subject, glancing slowly around the crowd, his tone slightly somber, “then it is obvious who is responsible if everyone’s time is delayed due to the lack of cooperation from a few individuals.”

The seriousness of these words silenced everyone present; even those who were dissatisfied could only grumble in hushed tones to their companions.

Shen Manzhi took two steps forward, her injured hand hanging at her side, blood dripping from her fingertips. Yet, she looked calmly and sincerely at the disgruntled customers.

"I'm sorry to have startled everyone tonight."

As soon as she began to speak, the whispers below ceased.

"I will cooperate with the police to investigate the matter and give everyone a reasonable explanation. Please be patient and cooperate with the police in verifying your identity. If any injured friends or eyewitnesses are found, please let us know in time. Before midnight tonight, Mingguan will complete the compensation for all customers who were present tonight. Please keep your phones on. Thank you for your hard work and understanding."

"She sounds more like a police officer."

"What compensation? How did she know who came?"

"You forgot?" his companion reminded him. "Everyone registered their information when we came in."

Why should I believe you?

A voice rose and fell in the crowd, carrying a sense of doubt.

A lazy voice sounded from the side. Minglan crossed her arms, a medicine bag hanging from her arm, and looked at everyone with a half-smile, "Because she is the owner of this shop."

Upon hearing this, some were surprised while others remained calm.

A girl standing in front looked at her worriedly, "You should take care of your hands quickly."

Upon hearing this, Director Chen noticed the injury on her hand and clicked his tongue, "You were involved in the fight?" Shen Manzhi called out "Director Chen" and gestured to the mess on the ground, "I got shards of glass stuck in my skin."

Director Chen frowned. "You need to go too. Is Mr. Qin there as well?"

Qin Yanfeng was already showing signs of impatience, his eyes darkening slightly, but his tone remained calm. "Let me treat her wounds first."

Director Chen frowned. "Alright, alright, hurry up."

Minglan turned a stool around with her foot, took out the contents of the medicine bag, and helped out from the side.

Director Chen turned to look at the two police officers standing on the other side and asked kindly, "Which bureau are you two from, young comrades?"

The two men glanced at Joey beside them, and then, having heard the woman call this man "Director Chen," they became respectful. "Director Chen, we are from District Three. Tonight is the eve of the Lunar New Year, and the Municipal Bureau has assigned some police officers from various districts to take turns guarding several key areas. A few of my colleagues happen to be nearby."

Director Chen smiled kindly, "Oh, it seems there is such a thing."

He watched as his officers led the man away and said to them gently, "Thank you for your hard work, comrades. Leave the rest to us."

"Director Chen, isn't this the proper thing to do?"

Director Chen's attention fell on the girl beside him. "Who is this young lady?"

The man interrupted mid-sentence, then quickly explained, "She's a colleague from our police station. She wasn't on duty and was just having some fun here. She noticed something amiss and rushed over immediately."

Joey turned her gaze away from Shen Manzhi on the other side and obediently greeted the director.

Director Chen saw that she was still in civilian clothes and nodded with satisfaction, "Well done. Okay, leave things here to us. You guys coordinate with our colleagues. Thank you all for your hard work."

He didn't even have time to prepare a response before going to his subordinates to make other arrangements. Joey pulled his colleague back, saying, "This is their East District's business, we don't need to get involved."

"But Xiao Qiao, didn't you just say we had to bring them back ourselves?"

Another colleague laughed at him, "Even the director of the East District has personally taken charge, how could it be our turn to manage this? Let's go, hand over the duties, and head to the next place."

"You guys go first, I'll go say hello."

Joey walked over to Shen Manzhi and watched as the handsome man cleaned her wounds; the glass shards had already been removed.

Her face scrunched up slightly, and her voice was a little low, "Sister, I'm so sorry. I was in such a hurry just now, and I didn't expect you to get hurt."

Minglan, who was standing next to her, looked up and glanced at her.

“It’s nothing,” Shen Manzhi turned to Minglan and asked her to make a phone call for Jia Ge to come back.

Her wrist was gripped tighter, and she glanced at Qin Yanfeng. "I'm going to the police station."

"I'm with you."

Shen Manzhi placed her fingertips on his arm, looking at him with deep eyes, "I need you to stay here."

Qin Yanfeng looked up, but she said no more and only told Qiao Yi to go back first.

Joey quickly said, "Sister, I'll go with you, in case they give you trouble."

Shen Manzhi reached out and patted her shoulder, reassuring her, "Don't worry, it's alright."

Qin Yanfeng told her to go upstairs and change her clothes. Director Chen had just finished arranging things and said, "Let's go."

Shen Manzhi nudged Ming Lan, who was sitting on a high stool shaking her leg, and whispered, "Keep a close eye on those people who were shouting just now, and also those from District 3 who came tonight."

Minglan gave a thumbs-up to reassure her.

Qin Yanfeng beckoned to her hand, and Shen Manzhi turned around, leaning towards him in the shadow of the light. After a moment, she turned back and followed Director Chen out.

Minglan watched the two's little antics with her arms crossed, and clicked her tongue in a gesture that was hard to describe.

Inside the police car, Director Chen slammed the door shut and said softly, "I don't know if we're making things difficult for you, or you're making things difficult for us."

Shen Manzhi glanced at him for no apparent reason.

Director Chen sat upright, his eyes fixed straight ahead. "Do you know that policewoman?"

Shen Manzhi took out her phone and typed, "We've met a few times before."

“If you hadn’t suggested that I arrange for police to be nearby, I might not have been able to get here on time. This area is too crowded. Someone had an epileptic seizure on the main street and the ambulance couldn’t even get into the shop.”

Not hearing the people around him speak, Director Chen looked at her with surprise. "You know?"

"I just rushed over from there."

Shen Manzhi leaned back, forgetting the tattoo on her shoulder, and hissed softly as she explained the situation to Director Chen.

He was even more surprised. "The door is locked? From the inside or the outside?"

She looked listless. "Outside. I have security cameras in my shop, you can check them. But I suspect there are no accomplices inside. They didn't go inside, so even if the surrounding cameras caught them, they won't be able to catch them."

This area in the East District is a maze of streets and alleys, so winding that even locals can easily get lost. Generally, only the main streets are places for eating, drinking, and entertainment; the rest are ordinary residential areas or small businesses. For example, the shopkeeper's house where Shen Manzhi often goes to find good stuff, and the tattoo shop she visits, are located in extremely remote alleys.

In recent years, public security has improved, and no serious incidents have occurred. At most, it's just a few drunkards getting into a fight on the main street in the evening, or a few troublemakers meeting up and exchanging blows. Only when they can't resolve the situation do they end up being taken to the police station.

Shen Manzhi went there countless times because of this.

Director Chen naturally understood that if the people Shen Manzhi mentioned wanted to escape, they would have already planned their route, but they would definitely need to find them.

“We can’t just leave it at that. I’ve already sent people to investigate. We need to get some answers. Also, what’s wrong with that person? He seems a bit eccentric, like he has some mental issues, but he’s definitely not on drugs.”

Have you heard of the previous incidents of mentally ill people biting victims?