She is the most beautiful rose

Chapter 270 I don't want him to feel indebted
His body was too tired and covered with scars. Although the injuries were not fatal, he felt sore and uncomfortable, so Shen Manzhi walked a little slowly.

No one from Linjiang showed up along the way.

Baihu paid special attention and found that Mr. Qin's group had probably really left, as he didn't see anyone until he went downstairs.

The three of them walked into the living room, the door to the side hall opened, and Si Qi walked out.

Shen Manzhi raised his eyes and looked at him.

She asked Bai Hu and Shen Ci to wait outside. Bai Hu was still a little wary of Si Qi in his heart, "We'll wait for you at the door."

Shen Manzhi had never understood what emotions were in Si Qi's eyes before, but at this moment, there was clearly a hint of guilt, and perhaps something else mixed in.

At first, she didn't doubt that Si Qi put drugs in her teacup.

She thought she had suddenly fainted and lost consciousness, so Si Qi went to Yuncheng in person. Coincidentally, she fell ill again on the way, which caused a series of misunderstandings.

But later, as I regained consciousness, I recalled that before I fainted yesterday, I did not feel the same pain as before, with tinnitus, headache, and general weakness.

Moreover, Baihu actually brought Qin Yanfeng and a large army to break into Linjiang, and even called his master.

Shen Manzhi understood it after a little thought.

Si Qi probably wanted to take the opportunity to keep her.

Help her investigate her mother's old case and give her two choices in exchange.

Or go to Yuncheng to complete an extremely dangerous mission.

Either stay in Linjiang and become an official.

Si Qi knew very well that she would not stay, so he designed a plan for her to stay here, thus "missing" the first option.

But Si Qi didn't expect that Shen Manzhi's illness came so suddenly that he couldn't stay with her as before, leaving her to bear such great pain alone.

What was even more unexpected was that her illness was not a mental illness at all, but rather stemmed from the cruel live experiment research conducted abroad. It was so serious that she needed intensive treatment to decide her life or death.

He even "imprisoned" her in disguise...

Si Qi's eyelashes trembled slightly. He was risking her life to keep her.

Shen Manzhi looked very calm, and even spoke in the same tone as usual, "Master has told you everything?"

This was the first time Si Qi apologized to her.

"Sorry……"

"fine."

Shen Manzhi didn't let him finish his words. She even spoke in a brisk tone, as if she didn't care too much. "Ignorance is not a crime. Besides, my condition is not that serious. I won't meet the King of Hell so soon."

The humorous tone did little to lighten the heavy atmosphere between the two.

Si Qi's hands hanging by his side moved slightly, as if he was holding back, and he asked her softly, "Why didn't you tell me?"

While carrying out the mission for Linjiang, she was captured and taken to Delson's laboratory, where she was injected with the serum drug she had developed.

Logically speaking, Si Qi has the right to know.

She also told her master the reasons that Shen Manzhi had not mentioned.

She didn't want Si Qi to feel that he owed her anything.

So she lowered her eyes and smiled, "I didn't think it was so serious at first, sir, you have helped me a lot."

In the past two years, Si Qi was by her side every time she had an attack. Without Si Qi, she would completely turn into an irrational beast.

Shen Manzhi looked at him quietly and returned to the purpose of the conversation. "I heard that the mission in Yuncheng has been postponed. If the treatment goes well, leave this to me."

Talking about this, Si Qi knew what she was going to say, "Since I have taken over your mother's affairs, I will not abandon them. You don't have to worry about Yuncheng's affairs..."

Shen Manzhi called out to him solemnly, "Let's put it this way. You've already agreed, so I have to do it. If the treatment goes well, I will go to Yuncheng in person. If it doesn't go well..."

Si Qi felt like there was something stuck in his throat. For the first time in front of Shen Manzhi, he lost his usual relaxed and deep demeanor. At this moment, he only felt indescribable emotions.

She curled her lips and smiled lightly, "If it doesn't go well, just continue with the treatment. There will always be a chance to come back in the future."

But the reality is not as easy as she said. Success means life and failure means death.

Si Qi pursed his lips, his eyes filled with emotions, "Do you really have to be so clear with me?"

"..."

Shen Manzhi's silence already represents what she is thinking.

But it is not necessary to distinguish them, but Si Qi has done so much for her over the years.

If their first encounter in the chaos of the Internet cafe might have made Si Qi remember her kindness, but if one really had to count them all, she was the one who owed him more.

He allowed her to stay with Tang Lao to learn martial arts and personally made a training plan for her; knowing that she had no money, he did some "losing business" and asked her to complete some small tasks in exchange for remuneration; wanting to train her, he took her with him to complete tasks from the beginning. There was no such treatment in the whole Linjiang or even in the end of Beijing. Once when passing through a foreign war zone, with limited supplies, he stopped and walked along the way, and met a mother holding her dying child in the ruins.

Shen Manzhi followed the team carefully with her bag on her back. The person in front of her slowed down, so she leaned over to look.

Si Qi walked out of the team, took out some dry food from his coat pocket, squatted down and gave it to the mother.

She actually doesn't understand.

The mother's longing and desperate eyes could touch every outsider, but to the people in Linjiang who were used to seeing life and death, it was just normal. They couldn't even predict their own life and death, so they wouldn't have the energy to care about the life and death of others.

What's more, that was Si Qi.

He is a man who will never bow down, show mercy, and has a very low bottom line.

In the evening, we settled down in an open sandy land, lit a campfire, and started to eat and rest for a while.

Shen Manzhi took out some compressed biscuits and prepared to eat them, then looked at Si Qi, who was leaning against a boulder with his eyes closed. The flames of the campfire blocked her view.

She lowered her head, sat among the crowd, and ate her cake silently.

This time her mission focused on the communication network, and she kept a computer in her special backpack. In order to make it easier to travel, she cut her hair short and made it messy, and her face was covered with black powder, making it impossible to see her original fair skin and beautiful appearance.

"come over."

It was quiet at night, and the crackling sound of the burning firewood was not loud. Si Qi's low voice was carried to Shen Manzhi's ears along a row of people who were resting.

She held the computer for a moment, and only moved slowly to make sure that Si Qi was calling her.

Si Qi was very strict with her, and perhaps she had a rebellious nature at the beginning, but after seeing how ruthless this man was when she first followed Si Qi on missions, she was somewhat in awe of the 20-year-old Shen Manzhi.

Si Qi casually put the fur coat on his legs on her hand and asked, "How is the investigation going?"

Shen Manzhi looked down at the animal skin in his hand, blocking the cold night temperature.

Si Qi is the boss of Linjiang, so he is naturally well served by his subordinates. Even by the campfire, it is warmest there, and the others just stay a little further away.

Not to mention Shen Manzhi, who has little presence.

"Nanzhi."

It was not until Si Qi called her code name that she came to her senses and found that Si Qi was looking at him.

Shen Manzhi showed him the computer and only showed him the landmark on the map, "Here."

Si Qi took a glance and said nothing more.

Shen Manzhi looked over, wondering what he was thinking.

After turning off the computer, she took out a piece of chocolate from her pocket and handed it to him.

Si Qi raised his eyes and didn't answer, "Where are you from?"

"I went out this morning to gather information for exchange."

As for what to exchange, Shen Manzhi didn't say, and Si Qi was too lazy to ask and simply closed his eyes.

"You've run out of food?"

Si Qi opened his eyes and looked at her eyes, the only thing that hadn't changed on her body, and slowly said, "You want to ask about this afternoon?"

He handed food to the mother and son.

Shen Manzhi was warmed by the firelight and asked him softly, "You said not to be soft-hearted, and why do you still do this when there is a shortage of supplies?"

Si Qi seemed to smile, but she didn't see it clearly, she just heard his low response.

"A person's morality and bottom line are based on various interests. If someone has a grudge against me, my bottom line can be as low as nothing. Even human lives are in my hands, let alone morality.

I have no conflict of interest with her, so I can do whatever I want. As for the dry food…"

Si Qi paused slightly, which aroused Shen Manzhi's curiosity.

He fished something out of his side pocket.

Shen Manzhi leaned over to take a look.

It was the exact same chocolate as the one she had in her hand.

Of course, it was impossible for Si Qi to help strangers when he could not even satisfy his own food and clothing, otherwise there would be other people in the team who would give him their food, such as Shen Manzhi.

"you……"

Si Qi finally smiled and threw all the chocolates into her arms. "Stupid, how could I let you go and get the news by yourself?"

Shen Manzhi then realized that Si Qi had been following her silently, protecting her safety, and even used the same trick as her in exchange for a piece of chocolate.