She is the most beautiful rose

Chapter 352 When no one is around, it is possible

"Him too?"

Shen Manzhi looked at him meaningfully, "What if he is?"

"The Third District will submit a report to the higher-ups. Once it's confirmed, the cases can be combined and processed together. This person will have to be sent to the Third District..."

Shen Manzhi interrupted him, "Do you know where that mental patient ended up?"

Director Chen frowned.

"The assessment diagnosed the patient as having no voluntary consciousness, and he was sent back to his original hospital for treatment. The official statement was that the patient's condition worsened and he escaped from the hospital, causing this incident."

"That's a very reasonable explanation."

“Similar incidents have occurred before, with perpetrators also committing violent acts such as biting. At that time, an auxiliary police officer arrived in time to save the victim, but the perpetrator was not caught due to the help of his accomplices.”

Director Chen tried to understand what she meant, "But this person in the tea shop did not behave similarly."

"What if I told you that the auxiliary police officer who suddenly appeared was the same young policewoman from District 3 tonight?"

"Wait, wait, wait," Director Chen's heart pounded, "You mean, these three seemingly unrelated incidents are actually all connected to the Third District Police Station?"

The East District Police Station wasn't far away. Shen Manzhi saw the message on her phone but didn't reply immediately. She simply raised her chin slightly to signal Director Chen to get out of the car.

Director Chen glanced at her, then led her into an office. "According to you, the perpetrator in the first case escaped, and the perpetrator in the second case returned to his original mental hospital after being arrested by the Third District. If I hadn't come tonight, these three people would have been taken away by the Third District."

Shen Manzhi looked at him.

Director Chen's expression changed several times. "You can't just say things like that."

After all, these words implied, both overtly and covertly, that the Third Precinct police station had some unspeakable secrets.

Shen Manzhi sat down on the sofa as if they were old friends, leaned back, placed his bandaged hand on his knee, and said slowly, "I just stated the facts. The reasons are your guess, Director."

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Director Chen felt that this person was setting a trap for her. After a moment of contemplation, he calmly said, "There is a suspicious point here."

Shen Manzhi raised an eyebrow.

"If, and I mean if, these three cases are related, and the person behind them has an internal connection with the Third Precinct police department, why did they manage to let the first person escape, but then personally arrest the second person?"

Shen Manzhi paused slightly on her knee.

Because Qin Yanfeng personally handled that accident.

Shen Manzhi only found out a few days ago that he had been paying attention to these kinds of incidents because he was worried about her.

She lowered her eyes to hide her emotions, "Because a kind person subdued the perpetrator on the spot and called the police, the scene of the incident happened to be within the jurisdiction of the Third District."

This point of doubt has been explained, but Director Chen broke out in a cold sweat.

Since the other party can categorize this incident as a mentally ill act lacking self-control, thus downplaying the seriousness of the matter, they no longer need to worry about whether perpetrators of similar incidents will be caught, since they will all eventually succeed anyway.
Director Chen suddenly looked at Shen Manzhi, "If that's really the case, then the forces behind them have infiltrated more than just the Third District Police Station."

Shen Manzhi looked at him silently without refuting him.

"So you deliberately sent me to take the person away? But what's the use? If it's really related to the previous two accidents, District Three will come and take the person away too."

Shen Manzhi showed him the screen on her phone, "I want to know if he was on drugs or for some other reason."

The page shows her talking to another person, whose contact is labeled "Doctor," who says he has arrived.

"We have dedicated testing colleagues."

Director Chen stopped halfway through his sentence. He suddenly remembered that Shen Manzhi knew far more than he did, and that she also had powerful backers. Perhaps this was not a simple security incident orchestrated by someone else, but rather had other, more secretive purposes.

He said somewhat helplessly, "Alright, I'll take him there. Wait a moment, I'll have someone come and take your statement."

Shen Manzhi leaned back on the sofa and nodded, reminding him, "His name is Shen Ci."

Director Chen responded irritably, put on his police hat, and went out.

Actually, there were many things I didn't tell Director Chen, such as that tonight's accident was aimed at her.

Last night, Ares and Akso took everyone with them, even the White Tiger.

Jia Ge and the others are all at the barbecue restaurant on the main street. If anything unexpected happens, she will definitely go and check it out. Even though Ming Lan's people are there, she is not entirely at ease.

The main street was crowded. If she hadn't led Qin Yanfeng through the back alley, they would still be stuck here and unable to get back when the tea house was in danger.

The tea house is also highly likely to experience a similar incident to the one before, resulting in casualties and indirectly achieving the goals of the person behind the scenes.

Even if she gets there in time, the officers from the Third District Police Station will arrive and take her back to the Third District Police Station on the grounds that she is a person involved in the incident.

Take her back, and then quietly take her away.

Shen Manzhi closed her eyes. She had anticipated this step, but she didn't expect the other party to act so quickly.

Two police officers came in with a recording pen and a notebook. Shen Manzhi straightened up slightly. As the owner of the tea house, she naturally had to take responsibility.

After giving her statement, Shen Ci's side was still not finished, but there was no need to wait. Right now, her every move could be under surveillance.

After greeting Director Chen, she put on her knee-length down jacket, which was a bit too long for her to zip up, and slowly walked out. She then called Baihu and said, "Come see me."

Shen Manzhi couldn't hear what Baihu said over there because she turned the corner in the corridor and saw the man standing in the hall.

He was still wearing that crisp black overcoat, with a gray scarf draped over his arm, which made him look handsome and charming.

It would be even better if the corners of the mouth didn't droop.

Because he looked a little unhappy.

Shen Manzhi hung up the phone and walked up to him. "Why are you here? How's the shop?"

Qin Yanfeng remained silent, half-squatting down to zip up her zipper. He was stopped by Shen Manzhi raising her hand as she pulled it up to her chest. She lowered her eyes and whispered, "You're wrapped up like a dumpling..."

Before he could finish speaking, a gentle kiss landed on his forehead.

Her long eyelashes trembled slightly, somewhat confused, and then suddenly felt a pang of sadness.

Since deciding to remove the people around me last night, I contacted Minglan to arrange for someone to protect Afei and the others. After completing the last event at the tea house, I went alone to get a small moon tattooed on my shoulder.

All of this was part of her plan, proceeding quietly. She just hadn't expected to see Qin Yanfeng in the dimly lit attic while she was calmly and indifferently waiting for everything to happen, and that the wrinkles in her heart would be smoothed out.

But before they could have had more time to cherish each other, another change occurred.

Upon learning of the accident at the tea house and turning back, the biting cold wind swept over her. In just a few minutes, she had already thoroughly analyzed the other party's intentions. So, she contacted Director Chen as quickly as possible, resolved the matter, arranged for Brother Jia to go back and handle the aftermath, and then contacted Shen Ci on her way to the police station.

After dealing with everything, her highly tense nerves made her appear cold and indifferent, which is why she felt somewhat at a loss when she felt this tenderness.

It's like a complex emotion that has been hanging in mid-air being gently touched; those feelings that could have been suppressed or ignored can't help but want to be expressed.

She turned her head away from the gaze above her, her heart pounding wildly.

Qin Yanfeng wrapped the scarf around her neck, as if he knew she wouldn't wear her coat properly. "Your friend has returned to the store and has already cooperated with the police in checking the customers' identities. No one suspicious was found."

Shen Manzhi pulled down the scarf along her chin with her index finger. "Shall we go back?"

Qin Yanfeng looked at her for a while before taking her hand and walking outside.

That feeling just came back to her. Shen Manzhi stepped on his shadow and asked, "Is there something you want to ask me?"

The police station in the East District was a street away, and the crowds were all gathered in the bustling areas, leaving this wide street almost deserted late at night. Qin Yanfeng's car was parked on the side of the road. Hearing this, he turned around, and the warm yellow light from the streetlights hanging high on the roadside fell into her eyes as she looked up.

He raised his hand and touched her earlobe, the cold winter air staining her brow bone, nose tip, and ear red.

He shook his head. "If you're willing to tell me, you'll eventually. I just think you must be very tired right now, so I need to take you home to rest as soon as possible."

Shen Manzhi blinked.

But clearly, he was the one who needed rest the most.

She took two steps closer to him, then turned and looked around.

Seeing her so cautious, Qin Yanfeng thought that she was finally willing to tell him, and it was probably a very secretive one at that.

Then, unexpectedly, I was kissed.

He was slightly taken aback, and then Shen Manzhi leaned in and kissed him.

After kissing him, Shen Manzhi looked around before getting closer to him, gently pushing him back against the car. Her eyes crinkled slightly as she grabbed his collar and covered him with her own, saying, "We can't be intimate in public, but we can when no one's around."

Qin Yanfeng leaned against the car, his body stiffening for a moment before he obediently accepted his lover's kiss, his arms loosely resting on her slender waist.

Once Shen Manzhi takes the initiative, no one can resist her.

He was still trying to figure out which part of the process went wrong, but all he could think about was Shen Manzhi looking around, finding no one, and then kissing him on her own initiative.

It's really cute.

The word was so contrasting and unbelievable when used on someone like her, yet he happened to see it.

He was the only one who saw it.

Realizing this, Qin Yanfeng could hardly hide his pleasure, so he tightened his embrace and deepened the kiss.

Only when he felt the hand gripping his collar slip away did he half-hug the person, turn sideways, open the car door, and get into the car.

As Shen Manzhi was held in his arms, her body temperature slowly rose. She knelt down beside him and raised her hand to stop his movements.

A soft panting sound fell beside his ear, and Shen Manzhi looked at him with clear eyes, "Before we go to the barbecue restaurant, there's something I actually want to ask you."

Qin Yanfeng's hand landed on the hem of her hoodie, touching her smooth, firm skin. He lowered his eyes and stared at her lips. "What?"

Minglan hadn't called yet, but she invited him to have dinner with Jia Ge and the others at a barbecue restaurant.

Shen Manzhi sat in his lap, "You said you'd take me there first, but I said, what will you do if I go?"

Qin Yanfeng obediently took his hand out and wrapped it around her waist. "Yes, I said I'd wait for you at home."

"wrong."

He asked in a hoarse voice, "What's wrong?"

Shen Manzhi propped herself up and moved closer. He noticed that she was in a bad mood, so he came to find her. How could he not want to stay with her?

"You clearly didn't want me to go, so why didn't you say so?"

Qin Yanfeng wanted to kiss her, but he just looked at her with restraint.

She's right, and he doesn't need to argue: "Being too possessive will annoy you."

Therefore, he could only express himself in secret.

Perhaps it was because the streetlights were too bright that the light shone through the car window into Shen Manzhi's eyes, causing a thin layer of water to appear.

Actually, we should have followed up with a flirtatious remark to ease the tension: "Aren't you afraid I'll be snatched away?"

But he loved her cautiously, ultimately because she hadn't given him enough security.

So those words turned into reassurance, her voice low and gentle, "You always put me first, have you forgotten that I belong to you now?"

I am yours now.

Just a few words were enough to make Qin Yanfeng's eyes turn red.

The fact that she said those words herself was completely different from the fact that he could only secretly possess "her" in his heart.

His eyes were deep as he gently stroked her slender neck, his fingertips pressing against her lips as he whispered her name, murmuring between kisses, "It feels like a dream."

Shen Manzhi felt a slight unease in her heart, wanting to kiss his closed eyes to soothe his anxiety.

She reached her hands through her waist to hug the person, but was pulled back and wrapped around their neck, their intimacy palpable.

Shen Manzhi looked at him for a while, then let him be.

Back at Blue Bay, both of them were chilled to the bone. However, Shen Manzhi was bundled up in thick clothes and even broke out in a sweat while being held by Qin Yanfeng in the car. Seeing his pale face, she urged him to take a shower first.

"You want to come with me?"

Qin Yanfeng took his pajamas into the bathroom, and as he turned to look at the person behind him, a smile played on his lips. "Want to shower with me?"

Shen Manzhi remained expressionless and closed the door for him.

Qin Yanfeng's smile faded, and he lowered his head to take off his black sweater. The numb pain spread silently up his body.

Shen Manzhi rarely went into the bathroom with him, because no matter what, she would always be carried out in the end.

Since she didn't come in, Qin Yanfeng didn't bother to lock the door like he was trying to hide something.

The sweater was tossed into the laundry basket. He raised his hand to smooth the hair from his forehead, but the bathroom door opened with a click.

He instinctively stepped back, leaning against the edge of the washbasin, ready to make a joke, but saw Shen Manzhi's cold face.

Out of the corner of my eye, without thinking things through, my entire back was exposed in the mirror.

Seven or eight whip marks, entwined with thorns, were stained with blood.

Shen Manzhi pursed her lips, her eyes instantly reddening.

He cannot allow others to whip him.

They rushed over from the old house at night; it's obvious who did it.

As for the reason, if it wasn't because of her, why not say so?
No wonder she noticed several times that his face was pale and something was wrong, and that he would occasionally stiffen for a moment, but she never thought of anything else. She even took him around and pressed down on his back, so that he could not rest for a moment until now.

His love was so open and honest that seeing it with one's own eyes would make one feel heartbroken and sad.

Shen Manzhi's clenched fingers began to tremble, and Qin Yanfeng pulled her into his arms, blocking her view.

She frowned, tears welling in her eyes, "You always lie."

Tears slid down her cheeks, gently wiped away by her fingertips, and Qin Yanfeng cupped her face and kissed her to comfort her.

"Don't you feel pain?" Her long, damp eyelashes brushed against his fingertips, her heart aching terribly. "Why didn't you tell me?"

He sighed softly, "I'm afraid you'll worry, just as you don't want me to worry."

The two were equally adept at concealing each other's injuries.

Shen Manzhi's vision blurred, and she couldn't help but snap at him, "You're even arguing with me about this? We just said that in the car."

He kissed away the moisture from the corner of her eye, lowered his captivating eyes and looked at her earnestly, "Shen Manzhi, shall we be open and honest with each other?"