She is the most beautiful rose

Chapter 360 Are you testing me?
"More than 20 years ago, it was a department of a comprehensive tertiary hospital. Later, when the medical system resources were reallocated and mental health was included in the regional development plan, it became the Huaicheng Mental Health Center, and its scale gradually expanded from then on."

Qin Juan slowly untied the dusty past and began to tell her the story in a leisurely manner.

"Later, with the development of the city and the relocation of resources, it was gradually marginalized. However, it still had a good reputation from the past and was located in the suburbs with a spacious environment. Some mental patients with special needs from hospitals in the city or towns would be sent here for recuperation. The ABC zones were subdivided in recent years. You should know about this division."

Shen Manzhi raised an eyebrow, "What does this have to do with the Qin family?"

"After all, the Qin family controls the medical resources. The decision to separate the mental health center was made at the behest of the Qin family."

Shen Manzhi remained unmoved. "That's normal. As you said, there are reasons for policy changes."

"Let me explain further," Qin Juan chuckled, "The current A, B, and C zones were divided three years ago, and the basement was also started being built around that time. Didn't everything you saw inside last night seem less old than you imagined? There were even some sophisticated instruments and equipment?"

Shen Manzhi remained silent.

"Because it has only been operating for less than a year, and it is still in the trial phase."

“I can look up what you’re talking about.”

“Of course you can,” Qin Juan said with a smile, “but you won’t find any connection between the Qin family and these things.”

Shen Manzhi remained calm and composed. "Wasn't the person I saw last night a member of the Qin family?"

"Just him?"

Qin Juan leaned forward slightly, looking at her with interest. "Back when the Mental Health Center became independent, the director, legal representative, and investors behind it had no connection with the Qin family whatsoever. Not to mention the current zoning management and laboratory construction—these have absolutely nothing to do with the Qin family. You have no way of investigating. Even if you saw someone from the Qin family last night, so what? Would you know anything about the past?"

The past?

Shen Man frowned almost imperceptibly; Qin Juan wouldn't have gone off on such a tangent for no reason.

"What he did in the basement was, after all, something shady that couldn't be done in the light of day. Finding a secluded place where his identity couldn't be traced was easy for him. What does this have to do with the hospital's history?"

Qin Juan tapped his fingertip lightly on the table. "Pay attention to the time I mentioned. Twenty years ago, three years ago, one year ago."

He stared at Shen Manzhi's expression. "You only saw the Qin family last night. In fact, the Qin family was involved in every step of the past."

Shen Manzhi remained expressionless. "What are you trying to say?"

Qin Juan imitated her, leaning back leisurely, "A year ago, Jiahe Research Institute was reported for involvement in illegal projects, and he was taken away for investigation. You did it, didn't you?"

He didn't even use a questioning tone, "I've asked you several times before what grudges you have against him, but you've never been willing to say. Now I guess it's related to those studies in the hospital basement, but you know better than I do what he's doing."

Having already made up his mind about this, Qin Juan didn't wait for the other party's reply and continued, "Three years ago, Jiahe Research Institute introduced a foreign joint venture project. It was classified as an A-level secret and never made public. The information was circulated and stored in paper form."

He paused subtly, his pupils contracting slightly as he stared at Shen Manzhi.

"But at this time last year, only this document was stolen and was not exposed online along with other electronic documents from illegal projects."

The coldness in Shen Manzhi's eyes intensified.

Three years ago, the Chia-Ho Institute accepted the project collaboration, which was also the time when she successfully survived after being injected with serum.

Qin Juan looked at her with a half-smile, "Have I made myself clear now?"

The project was introduced by Chia Ho Institute three years ago, and construction of the hospital's basement began in the same year.

A year ago, the project's data was stolen, the Jiahe Research Institute was investigated, and experiments began to be conducted in the basement.

He precisely linked together a project that had occurred at the Jiahe Research Institute a year and three years prior, and then dragged her into it.

Very smart.

Shen Manzhi lowered her eyes and smiled faintly, "What you've said doesn't seem to have any value to me."

“Is that so?” Qin Juan picked up his coffee, took a sip, and casually raised his chin at her. “Then tell me.”

"The Qin family has actual control over the mental health center. There's nothing to delve into about them relocating unfinished projects here for confidential experiments."

"The basement was started being built in the same year they got the project. Given the resources of Jiahe Research Institute, do they really need to find an empty place as a backup?"

Qin Juan rubbed the surface of the cup with his fingertips, then looked up at her. "Unless their initial goal was this place."

Shen Manzhi crossed his arms for a long time, then seemed to sigh, "You don't even know the details of the project, how did you come up with such a huge conspiracy theory?"

"Conspiracy theory?"

Qin Juan's gentle smile twisted into a mocking glint. "That night in the basement, in the corridor behind the secret door to the danger zone, you saw it too, didn't you? Jiahe Research Institute is, after all, a legitimate biological laboratory, subject to unannounced investigations and public tours from time to time. Even if they have more secret locations, where do they get their experimental subjects? I think no matter what, it's more convenient to use materials found locally..."

Before he could finish his last word, he caught a glimpse of the smile in Shen Manzhi's eyes.

It wasn't obvious, but it just felt a bit out of place.

After a moment's thought, he belatedly realized what was happening and smiled with a hint of amusement, "Shen Manzhi, are you testing me?"

The other person smiled with satisfaction. "I need to know your attitude."

Qin Juan watched her smile intently, then watched her slowly add sugar to her coffee, her slightly lowered eyelashes completely concealing the cunning she had just displayed.

She acted nonchalantly, deliberately contradicting and questioning him, just to get him to reveal his true thoughts on the matter. The more he talked, the more passive she became.

He clicked his tongue lightly, "You're not being sincere at all."

"You're the one who said you wanted to cooperate."

"Can we start thinking about it now?"

Shen Manzhi remained noncommittal, "Since you already have this idea, why not just investigate it directly?"

Having underestimated his opponent, Qin Juan admitted defeat, his voice even sounding somewhat lazy, "There are too many restrictions. We can only get to the bottom of things. After all, they are members of the Qin family, and their every move is likely to be monitored."

Shen Manzhi chuckled lightly, effortlessly exposing his lie, "You just want to bring him down, but you don't want the entire Qin family to be implicated, so you dare not investigate."

Qin Juan raised an eyebrow, "Have you forgotten who I am?"

She scoffed, "Aren't there plenty of people who use their status without doing anything? You know you've been tied to the same boat for a long time. If you don't jump ship now, the whole Qin family will be drowned when the truth comes out. You might as well strike first."

After saying that, she placed the spoon on the porcelain plate, asked for a glass of warm water, and looked up at him. "So this is why you came to me for cooperation, isn't it?" Qin Juan leaned forward, crossed his hands on the table and rested them on his chin, looking at her with a smile. "I like smart women the most."

Shen Manzhi gave him a cold look.

He didn't seem to care much and laughed, "I'm curious, who else do you think is included in the 'we' you mentioned?"

“Your Qin family is so powerful and wealthy, there are plenty of people who don’t want to be on the same boat as him.”

"They're just small fry."

"Qin Deyang".

"..."

Shen Manzhi smiled and said, "You got upset when I actually called your name."

Qin Juan's smile, which had been lingering at the corners of his mouth, suddenly widened again. "What about Ayan?"

"Sorry, he's in the same boat as me."

After saying that, she raised her eyes and flashed a sharp look, but her tone was as gentle as honey, "If you dare to drag him into this, I will definitely not let you have your way."

Qin Juan's expression was unreadable. His eyes gradually turned cold before he casually raised them again. "If the Qin family is submerged, how do you think he can escape?"

"He has me, so you don't need to worry about him."

Seemingly surprised by the other party's protectiveness, he paused for a moment, then chuckled softly.

Shen Manzhi just felt that this person was a bit strange.

Qin Juan covered his mouth, cleared his throat, suppressed his laughter, and brought the topic back to the main point, "The organization behind you also wants to bring him down, but apart from a feint on New Year's Eve last year, it seems there has been no progress in the past year."

Nonsense, because I never intended to.

Shen Manzhi looked at him quietly.

“If we cooperate, working together from the inside and outside, we can definitely prove all his crimes.” Qin Juan smiled. “But the premise is that I need to know exactly what he is doing.”

Shen Manzhi half-clenched his fist and pressed it against his cheek, his index finger slightly bent and tapping. Cooperating with him was indeed the fastest and most convenient way to delve into this matter.

"As you can see, they use readily available samples for their experiments."

Qin Juan's pupils narrowed slightly. "What experiment? What's written in that document?"

He was still bothered by the paper documents that had been stolen a year ago and hadn't seen them himself.

There was actually nothing there.

Biological experiments that violate human ethics and common sense are written as pharmaceutical clinical trials, and the human subjects involved are labeled as volunteers who have accepted agreements and compensation. In this way, even if the matter is exposed, the research of the project can be legalized by the excuse of "agreement principles" and "legitimate needs".

Shen Manzhi collected her thoughts and instead of answering, asked, "Have you ever been inside that hemispherical laboratory in the central area?"

"We haven't had a chance to go in yet."

"Don't go near there."

Qin Yan's eyes darkened. "Why?"

Because Shen Manzhi had spent half a year in that kind of laboratory, she knew all too well how dangerous it was inside.

“The people working in the laboratory are all senior researchers. They are very vigilant and will not even let ordinary caregivers know about the patient in the iron cage behind the hidden door.”

"It's not difficult to find an identity."

Shen Manzhi raised an eyebrow. "Do you know where they came from? Do you know how they got into the lab?"

"These can all be observed gradually."

"They won't give you that much time."

Qin Juan narrowed his eyes slightly, his probing gaze falling on her.

“There have been three accidental attack cases in Huaicheng, which were handled by the police stations in the three districts. You can check them out, and then we can talk about whether we want to cooperate.”

A hint of suspicion flashed in Qin Juan's eyes, but his smile remained unchanged. "Isn't this a bit much? I've already laid out my cards, and you're still playing dumb."

Shen Manzhi lowered her eyes, leaned back somewhat uninterestedly, and crossed her legs. "I'm afraid you haven't thought this through. The seriousness of this matter is not something you can protect yourself by jumping ship in time. As your superior, you can do a better job."

Qin Juan's hand, which was resting in front of him, tightened slightly.

By bringing up the military, is she trying to drive him to his doom?
She left it at that, saying, "Give me your answer tomorrow morning once you've thought it through, because I don't have that much time."

Moreover, the information Qin Juan gave about the relationship between the Qin family and the hospital wasn't particularly valuable; both sides understood this, so why would she give him any benefits?

Qin Juan chuckled, "Okay."

He watched with half-closed eyes as the woman drank the warm water that had just been brought to her in one gulp.

He suddenly called out to her.

The warm sunlight cast a long, slender shadow behind Shen Manzhi. She turned slightly to the side, waiting for him to speak.

“Not everyone is like you. Ayan has his own family and relatives. If the Qin family falls or falls apart, do you think he will feel good about it?”

The sun was shining brightly, and perhaps because she hadn't been exposed to sunlight for a long time, Shen Manzhi felt the ice that had been swirling in her heart grow even colder.

She glanced at him lightly, "Now you're thinking about him? You can't enjoy the good things you enjoy, and you have to suffer the hardships you can't. Isn't that a bit unfair?"

"..."

Qin Juan pursed his lips slightly. How could he forget that this person was best at retaliating?

Sorry, sorry. Two chapters. If chapter 560 isn't out by then, it's locked. I'll check back tomorrow. I'll move it to Weibo.