Return to the City: The Strongest King

Jenny smiled bitterly and said, "Qinghe, even Pingqing has no solution. He's not from Beijing, what could he possibly do?"

At this moment, Lin Pingqing was also at a loss and smiled bitterly, saying, "Let's try. It's not just about how influential the person you know is, but mainly about having a good relationship with Li Jinhe, so that we can talk it over."

Song Xiaodong nodded and said, "Right, maybe we know him just by chance. It's always worth trying."

"Then I'll trouble you." Jenny was willing to try anything out of desperation. Song Xiaodong was just a young university teacher with no roots or influence, especially here in Beijing, not Ningjian. There was no way she could believe that Song Xiaodong could resolve the issue.

Song Xiaodong had just looked into Li Jinhe's situation. He was indeed quite capable, but still far behind compared to major families. Li Jinhe had always been cooperating with the Chu family's company, so calling Chu Xianling was the most suitable choice.

He dialed Chu Xianling's number, and it was quickly answered. Chu Xianling's voice, carrying an ethereal immortal quality, came through: "Hello, Mr. Song." There was a noticeable hint of surprise in her voice.

"Miss Chu, I have a favor to ask." Song Xiaodong got straight to the point.

"You're too polite, Mr. Song. It's Xianling's honor that you would think of Xianling when you need something."

"Here's the thing, a friend of mine had a bit of a conflict with the son of Li Jinhe from Zhenyuan Company and hit his head. Now, he's been taken to the police station, and Li Jinhe's family is being relentless, wanting to put him in jail. Could you help mediate, and we can offer some compensation? It was just a fight between kids; it doesn't need to be so serious."

Chu Xianling paused for a moment and said, "Mr. Song, such a small matter...you actually got involved personally?"

Song Xiaodong let out a laugh and said, "It's a friend's issue; I have to make an effort."

"Alright, you didn't ask the He family or Yushi to handle it, which means this Zhenyuan Company should have a connection with our Chu family. I'll make some arrangements; wait for my news."

"Alright, thank you. I'll treat you to a meal later."

"Having a meal is a small matter. If there's a chance, I'd love to have a deep conversation with you, Mr. Song."

"No problem at all."

After hanging up, Song Xiaodong said, "My friend is helping to contact them; we should have news soon."

Jenny and Lin Pingqing heard what Song Xiaodong said and felt that his casual conversation with the other party indicated that the person wasn't too influential, similar to Song Xiaodong, and they had little hope.

Jenny nodded, her expression unchanged, and continued discussing who else they might turn to with Lin Pingqing, continuously making phone calls.

Shui Qinghe wanted to comfort Jenny, but Song Xiaodong pulled her back, as comforting words were of no use at this moment.

About fifteen minutes later, Chu Xianling called again.

Song Xiaodong answered, and Chu Xianling said, "The matter has been taken care of."

"Thank you, Miss Chu."

"Don't forget your promise. I really hope to have a chance to have a candlelight conversation with you, Mr. Song."

"Absolutely no problem."

"I suddenly realized that doing such a small thing can lead to such an opportunity. Xianling really got lucky. I hope, Mr. Song, you'll have more of such small matters for Xianling to handle in the future."

"Haha, then you might find me very annoying."

After putting down the phone, Song Xiaodong realized that when Chu Xianling was on the phone, she was different from meeting face to face. In person, she always gave off an unworldly vibe, while on the phone, she seemed much more down-to-earth.

"How's it going?" Shui Qinghe immediately inquired.

Song Xiaodong said, "It's been taken care of."

"Taken care of... Huh? What do you mean taken care of?" Jenny instinctively replied without thinking, but suddenly realized what Song Xiaodong was saying and exclaimed in surprise.

Song Xiaodong smiled slightly and said, "The issue is resolved; your brother should be released soon."

"No way?" Jenny couldn't believe what Song Xiaodong said and immediately made a call to her mother.

However, her mother hadn't received news yet, so Jenny called her uncle, but his phone was off, and the same was true for her aunt's phone.

This made Jenny even more anxious, and she couldn't sit still, saying, "We should go to the police station. No matter what, even if the issue isn't resolved, I have to see if I can help in any way."

Lin Pingqing quickly said, "Yes, we should all go have a look. At the very least, we need to bring something for Xiaotong inside; we can't let him suffer."

Song Xiaodong and Shui Qinghe stood up as well, and Jenny immediately apologized, saying, "Qinghe, you and your boyfriend don't have to come with us. Originally, we wanted to have a meal together, but now with this issue, we won't disturb your date."

Shui Qinghe quickly said, "It's okay, we're coming along too. If there's anything we can do to help, we will. We are such good friends; I wouldn't feel at ease if you sent me away."

With Shui Qinghe's insistence, Jenny had no choice but to agree, and the four of them quickly headed to the police station, arriving in less than half an hour.