"I appreciate it, Elias," Shen Qingqiu says quietly, and at last calls his sword back to its scabbard. He does not make any move to grab or even touch Elias as the three of them arrange themselves in a loose marching order, but he does keep an eye on him for any signs of spellcasting or the decision to run. There's no malice in it; he simply considers this too part of his duty.

Once Elias has been properly booked in and Shen Qingqiu has made his report to Cerrit (which involves explaining a few things to Valdis, who was apparently under the impression that he was trying to make some kind of citizen's arrest, awkward) he returns to show Elias the evidence against him. The dagger and the journal.

"I found these in your bedroom," he says quietly. "Do you know anything about them?"