Catch him

Qin Xuan's main purpose for coming this time was to visit Zhou Xiaoyu and Shen Yina. As for Gao Tie, Xiao Gang, and the other boys, since their injuries were minor, they would be discharged today.

Zhou Xiaoyu had been shot in the thigh, an injury hospitals should be quite adept at handling, so there shouldn't be any major problems. However, Shen Yina had been injured by the Profound Truth Sword Qi, which was harder to predict.

Therefore, Qin Xuan asked for Shen Yina's ward and headed straight for it.

As expected, after Zhao Long intervened, Shen Yina was indeed given a VIP ward. Arriving along the way, Qin Xuan found the door tightly closed. He couldn't help hesitating at the entrance for a moment before knocking.

There was no answer from inside the ward.

A moment later, a click sounded, and the door was opened from the inside. The person who appeared before Qin Xuan startled him. It wasn't that the person was terrifying, but rather that he was a police officer.

A police officer?

Why would there be a police officer in Shen Yina's ward?

Qin Xuan vaguely felt that he had overlooked something, and a sense of unease washed over him. But right at that moment, the police officer immediately turned back and shouted, "Quick, come and catch him!"

Hearing this, Qin Xuan felt even more ominous, yet he did not flee, because he clearly saw Shen Yina lying on the hospital bed inside, looking toward the doorway with some confusion, seemingly unaware of what was happening.

It was evident that Shen Yina was still quite weak. However, before Qin Xuan could make any further move, three police officers rushed directly out of the ward, attempting to subdue him.

Qin Xuan calmly took two steps back, instantly retreating into the corridor outside the ward, making the three officers' lunges miss completely.

"What are you doing? Why are you trying to arrest me?"

Qin Xuan asked.

"Why?" One of the tall, thin officers sneered with contempt. "You still don't know why after what you've done? We've been looking everywhere for you, and now you've walked right into our trap."

Hearing this, Qin Xuan became even more bewildered. But thinking of the fact that they were in Shen Yina's ward and talking about him walking into a trap...

He furrowed his brows, and a glimmer of understanding began to dawn on him.

Could these three police officers be blaming him for Shen Yina's injury? He recalled how many people had been watching at the time, how Shen Yina had been running toward him when she was injured, and how he had bolted immediately after the incident to chase the Sun Country ninja. He undoubtedly bore the strongest suspicion.

To be certain, Qin Xuan immediately said, "Wait. I am here to visit the injured. If you want to arrest me, you at least need to give me a reason."

"Visiting the injured?"

The tall, thin officer let out a scoff. "Do you think putting on a hypocritical act of visiting the wounded can wash away your suspicion? Catch him!"

At his command, the three officers, including himself, lunged at Qin Xuan once again.

Right there in the hospital corridor, the three officers attempted to capture Qin Xuan. Unfortunately, that tall, thin officer was no martial arts expert, and even if he were, capturing Qin Xuan would be exceptionally difficult.

With a swift pivot of his body and a push of both hands, Qin Xuan sent two of the officers stumbling three or four steps backward. Then, with a single hand, he blocked the right hand of the tall, thin officer, effortlessly redirecting him. The tall, thin officer instantly lost his footing and stumbled backward past Qin Xuan.

"If there's an issue, state it clearly instead of jumping to conclusions."

Qin Xuan said coldly.

"Damn it, this kid actually dares to assault the police!" The tall, thin officer finally regained his footing and flew into a rage.

"Assault the police? I was merely acting in self-defense. Do you have an arrest warrant? What crime have I committed? Trying to make an arrest without explaining anything—what kind of police officers are you?"

Qin Xuan walked up to the tall, thin officer and stared at him coldly.

Frightened, the tall, thin officer took two steps back, gritted his teeth, and said, "Are you going to deny that the bank president's daughter wasn't injured by you? The eyewitness testimony is conclusive, so don't even think about denying it!"

"Eyewitness testimony?"

Qin Xuan frowned, thinking to himself: Could it be Shen Yina? No, there must be some trickery here. Even though he had been closest to Shen Yina when she was injured, the flying blade and hidden weapon had been fired from the opposite direction; Shen Yina certainly wouldn't think he was the culprit.

Even Jin Gubang and the others, who were relatively close by, could clearly see that Shen Yina had only been injured after hearing Qin Xuan shout "Careful!" and turning around to face the object flying from behind her. The direction where Qin Xuan stood meant he could not possibly be the attacker.

Otherwise, Jin Gubang and his group of boys would never have listened to Qin Xuan's words.

Then who was this eyewitness the police were talking about? Could it be those students who had been standing farther away?

"Hmph. Whether you did it or not, we'll arrest you first and figure it out back at the station." The tall, thin officer's goal was simply to take Qin Xuan into custody and bring him to the station.

"I can guarantee you the real culprit is someone else." Qin Xuan's expression turned cold. "Besides, you were just questioning Shen Yina inside the ward. Her statement should count as primary evidence, shouldn't it?"

At these words, all three officers hesitated for a moment.

Because just moments before, when they asked Shen Yina whether Qin Xuan was the one who injured her, she had answered with absolute certainty that it wasn't him, though she didn't know who the real culprit was.

Logically speaking, this should have cleared Qin Xuan of suspicion. However, the bank president had given explicit instructions when passing by earlier: no matter what, they had to arrest someone first, even if it was just a scapegoat.

Although the bank president had no direct jurisdiction over them, if they could use this opportunity to establish a connection with him, many things would be much easier in the future—not to mention that the bank president himself undoubtedly possessed formidable connections.

Furthermore, if they wanted to investigate the true culprit, capturing Qin Xuan was a crucial breakthrough.

Seeing the officers hesitate, Qin Xuan knew his guess was correct: Shen Yina had indeed tried to clear his name. But he hadn't expected that the tall, thin officer would grit his teeth and wave his hand anyway, shouting, "Catch him!"

He refused to believe that three police officers couldn't subdue a college freshman. They had previously gone to Jinling University for a detailed investigation, and they considered themselves to have a "thorough grasp" of Qin Xuan's background.

However, all they knew was what the ordinary students knew. The students were completely unaware of the influence of the Zhao and Su families behind Qin Xuan, and naturally, these police officers couldn't have found out about it by asking around.

"I'm truly sorry, but I don't have time to play games with you."

Qin Xuan's expression turned frigid, and he prepared to deal with these three officers so he could enter Shen Yina's ward. After all, his primary purpose for coming was to have Shen Yina take the Tianshan Great Replenishing Pill. The sooner she recovered, the more at ease his conscience would be, especially since Shen Yina had been accidentally injured because of him.

Just then, a sharp shout echoed from down the corridor: "Stop right there!"

Hearing the voice, the three police officers immediately halted their movements. Seeing this, Qin Xuan naturally refrained from attacking them further. He turned his head and saw a middle-aged man wearing glasses walking over, accompanied by several doctors.

"President Shen, this is the Qin Xuan we were telling you about. This kid is the prime suspect in your daughter's injury!"

The tall, thin officer hurried forward eagerly, fawning as he spoke.

"President Shen?"

Qin Xuan looked at the middle-aged man in glasses and noticed that he indeed bore a slight resemblance to Shen Yina. It seemed he was her father.

"Is that so? Then why haven't you arrested him yet? If he dares to resist, that constitutes assaulting an officer, and the punishment will be even heavier." President Shen said indifferently. While it sounded like he was encouraging the three officers, he was actually intimidating Qin Xuan.

In his view, the phrase "heavier punishment for assaulting an officer" was enough to scare an ordinary student so badly that he wouldn't dare to fight back.