Qi Yun listened to the voice on the phone, a slight hesitation on his face.

He instinctively glanced at the screen to confirm it was Liu Meng's number before responding, "Ah, this is Qi Yun."

"Brother Qi Yun, it's Li Cuixia. Liu Meng has been assaulted!"

"Assaulted?" Qi Yun was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly asked, "How is he? Where are you now? I'll come right over!"

Li Cuixia replied anxiously, "We're at the city hospital. Someone hit him on the head, and the doctor is stitching him up."

"Okay, I'm on my way." After hanging up the phone, Qi Yun and Chen Wei immediately headed to the hospital.

This was his second time at the hospital today. In the corridor, Liu Meng, with his head wrapped in gauze, was complaining to his wife, "Why did you call Qi? My injury isn't that serious."

Li Cuixia, wiping her tears, sobbed, "Not serious? Your head is injured..."

Qi Yun had just stepped out of the elevator when he saw this scene, and his anxious heart eased a little.

Still having the energy to argue with his wife meant there was nothing major.

He quickly approached and looked Liu Meng up and down, frowning, "What happened?"

Liu Meng not only had his head wrapped in gauze but also had two cuts on his face. However, it seemed the wounds were not deep, just treated with some iodine.

Just as he was about to speak, Li Cuixia, still wiping her tears, said, "Liu Meng went to the construction site at noon to discuss compensation with the boss. They initially offered only half a million, and Liu Meng disagreed, leading to an argument with the boss. The boss started swearing, so Liu Meng pushed him, and then he called some people to beat Liu Meng up."

As she spoke, she pulled up Liu Meng's sleeve, revealing bruises on his elbow, "Look at the beating he took..."

After hearing this, Qi Yun frowned even deeper. Offering just half a million after a death and even orchestrating an assault, this was inhumane.

However, he also felt a bit skeptical. It was said that the construction site was building a more than one-kilometer long overpass, a major project. Logically, someone capable of handling such work shouldn't handle matters like this.

Beside him, Chen Wei also had a stern face and asked, "Didn't you dare to fight back?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Meng lowered his head and remained silent. After all, it's his old buddy who truly understands him.

Although he's older now and not as agile as before, dealing with a few ordinary people wasn't a big problem.

He was injured because he only focused on dodging and didn't dare to fight back.

Firstly, he was afraid of injuring someone and being unable to afford compensation.

Secondly, what if he fought back and ended up being charged with mutual assault and locked up? The boss is a major contractor, while he's just an ordinary person and can't afford to clash with him.

Though it felt a bit humiliating, that's reality.

Qi Yun had been watching his expression and could roughly guess what he was thinking. He turned to Li Cuixia and asked, "Did you report it to the police?"

Li Cuixia, her eyes red, replied, "We did. The ones who assaulted him were taken away by people from the Fuyang Road Branch C and told us to go to the hospital first for treatment and then head to the branch to make a statement."

"Was the one who ordered the assault taken in too?"

"Seems not. He wasn't there when the police came."

Upon hearing this, Qi Yun nodded, said nothing, and with a stern face, pulled out his phone and called the city hospital director, Yu Baoshan.

"Dean Yu, I'd like to ask you for a favor."

"Haha, just say what you need." Yu Baoshan's tone was very friendly, and for good reason. Last month, a big shot had a sudden serious illness and nearly didn't survive the trip to the hospital.

Upon arrival at the hospital, Yu Baoshan used half a pill of Bezoar Antelope Decoction that he had bought from Qi Yun and saved the day.

Due to his exquisite medical skills, he's about to be promoted to head the health bureau, with substantial authority at the deputy city level.

Upon hearing this, Qi Yun didn't waste words and directly said, "A friend of mine was assaulted and just finished treatment at your hospital. Could you expedite the medical assessment report for me?"

Yu Baoshan understood the implied request in his words and responded immediately, "Sure, I'll make a call right now. What's your friend's name?"

"..."

After hanging up, Qi Yun immediately dialed Ma Baoguo's number.

"Hey, Brother Qi, about what you asked yesterday, the detention center just got back to me, it's all sorted out. I was just about to tell you."

"Haha, great, thanks." Qi Yun chuckled and expressed his gratitude.

Ma Baoguo casually replied, "No need to be polite with me, just treat me to a hotpot meal sometime."

"No problem." Qi Yun readily agreed and then continued, "I need to ask you something. Are you familiar with the Fuyang Road Branch C?"

"Yes, the director there is an old comrade of mine," Ma Baoguo responded, then asked, "What's up? Are you in trouble?"

"Yeah, someone in charge at that construction site had some people beat up a friend of mine. It's pretty serious. Those who attacked him have already been taken by the branch."

Qi Yun didn't say it was the boss but referred to the person in charge. Although Li Cuixia said it was the boss, he felt that it likely wasn't the real boss, just a project manager or foreman.

"They beat up your friend?" Ma Baoguo's tone also turned angry upon hearing this. "Don't worry, I'll call the director there right away and make sure they handle those bastards properly."

"Haha, okay. Also, I heard from my friend that the one who directed the assault wasn't taken in. Shouldn't he be brought in for investigation too?"

"Is that so?" Ma Baoguo paused, "Hold on two minutes, I'll call and ask."

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