He frowned, momentarily unsure of how to judge the situation.
Deep down, he even blamed Jiang Cheng a bit for being too impulsive; after all, if things escalated, it wouldn't benefit anyone.
Qi Yuan was torn for a moment over whether to inform the elders in his family about this.
"Wang Hao, we're out in public. How about we talk this over at home? Don't let the whole city find out; it won't do you any good either."
"I'm the victim, what do I have to fear?! He beat me into this state, and you think I'm afraid of people finding out? Are you fucking stupid?"
Seeing that Wang Hao was completely unreasonable, Qi Yuan looked at him coldly and took out his phone. "Fine, if you want to blow this up, I'll play along."
Seeing Qi Yuan about to make a call, Jiang Cheng pressed down on his hand again.
"No need, I'll handle it myself. Since he keeps insisting on making me pay, I want to see whose background is stronger today. Remember, you're not the only one in this world with a background."
With the system in hand, what did he have to fear?
He clicked on the Privilege Posturing Card rewarded by the system, and a phone number appeared on it.
But why did this number look so familiar?
Jiang Cheng opened his phone and scrolled through his contacts, and was left completely speechless.
Wasn't this his own father Jiang Jianming's number?
What was the system doing? Was there a bug?
It was a critical moment; he had already finished posturing, so the system better not pull any stunts like a glitchy card.
Jiang Cheng clicked it again, but it still displayed the same number.
Could it be that Jiang Jianming actually knew some big shots?
Seeing Jiang Cheng also take out his phone, Qi Yuan said with a grave expression, "Brother Jiang, although his father is the second-in-command of Shanghai, and my father's position is different, they are at the same level. This might not be easy to handle. See if you can take care of it; if not, I'll call my old man and have him figure something out."
Jiang Cheng nodded. "Don't worry, I'll make a call."
Although Jiang Cheng was still confused, he believed the system wouldn't be that unreliable.
Jiang Cheng quickly dialed the number.
The phone rang several times before Jiang Jianming finally picked up.
"So you finally remembered to call me, brat?"
"Dad, I'm in a bit of trouble here."
"What's wrong? What happened?" Jiang Jianming's voice on the other end immediately turned serious.
"I hit someone in Shanghai. I heard his father is the second-in-command here..." Jiang Cheng picked out the key points and told Jiang Jianming.
After listening, the first thing Jiang Jianming asked was, "Are you hurt?"
"No."
"As long as you're not hurt. Don't worry, I'll find someone to go and handle it now."
After reassuring Jiang Cheng with a few words, Jiang Jianming hung up the phone.
While Jiang Cheng was making the call, Qi Yuan had already ordered people to clear the scene. After all, if word of this got out, it would be even harder to clean up.
The owner here also knew Qi Yuan and Wang Congcong, so he was naturally very cooperative when something like this happened.
The onlookers were quickly dispersed.
After a while, the sound of hurried footsteps approached them rapidly.
The local police arrived and asked, "Who's been using violence here?"
The leading officer asked with great authority.
Qi Yuan glanced at the officers and said, "It's just a minor matter, a misunderstanding. You can go back."
Seeing Qi Yuan turn to look at him, the leading officer suddenly looked conflicted. "Young Master Qi, you're here too? This..."
The few of them looked at each other in bewilderment.
Qi Yuan's father was at the same level as Wang Hao's father, also a Deputy Secretary of Shanghai. Since Qi Yuan used to cause trouble often, the local police all knew him.
And they naturally knew Wang Hao as well; the two had been at odds for a long time.
Seeing the bruises on Wang Hao's face, the local police officers were immediately put in a difficult position.
"Young Master Wang, do you want to go to the hospital to get some medicine for those bruises first?"
Seeing that the police had finally arrived, Wang Hao's confidence returned.
"What misunderstanding? I've been beaten like this! It's this kid—arrest him!" Wang Hao pointed at Jiang Cheng viciously.
Seeing that Wang Hao was pointing at another young man instead of Qi Yuan, the officers all breathed a sigh of relief.
"What happened? Did you cause Young Master Wang's injuries?" the officer asked Jiang Cheng sternly.
Facing the officer's questioning, Jiang Cheng nodded calmly.