How A Ride-Hailing Driver Comes To Dominate The World? [EN]: Chapter 254

254. Your Trap Is Too Obvious

Chen Funian and Zhang Letian were scared out of their wits when they saw the evidence.

Seeing that the situation was dire, Zheng Yuanyang quickly called Chairman Wu Yuequan and reported everything.

When Wu Yuequan heard that they had jointly laundered money with Funian Orphanage, transferred benefits illicitly, and embezzled charity funds, he was also frightened out of his wits and could barely speak.

“You… tell everyone to close the orphanage gate, confiscate all mobile phones and other devices, and don’t let anyone leave or any messages get out! I’m coming over now with some people, and we have to contain this news!” Wu Yuequan ordered.

Zheng Yuanyang: “Okay, I understand.”

Hanging up, Zheng Yuanyang quickly instructed his subordinates to close the gate.

However, the police had already arrived, leaving Zheng Yuanyang no chance to act.

The Sucheng police, having received the report and evidence, exposed Chen Funian and the others’ crimes of colluding to embezzle donations. All those involved were being arrested.

Not only were Zhang Letian, Zheng Yuanyang, and Dean Chen Funian arrested, but also the orphanage’s finance department and faculty members who had participated in the embezzlement [theft] were taken away for investigation.

Now, only the children, four cleaning ladies, and two security guards remained.

The children, having never witnessed such a scene, were frightened and began to cry.

Cheng Junjun and the other women quickly rushed over to comfort the children and coax them to stop crying.

Yang Chen stepped onto the stage and said loudly: “Hello everyone, my name is Yang Chen. I’m speaking to you as the chairman of the Chenguang Charity Foundation, and I take full legal responsibility for what I say. I stated earlier that I can cover the orphanage’s reconstruction and the children’s living expenses. However, they must be transferred to other orphanages and cannot remain at Funian Orphanage. If the relevant departments and people from all walks of life trust our Chenguang Charity Foundation, then Huan’erle Children’s Growth Paradise, which we invested in Haicheng, welcomes these children. At the same time, our charity foundation also accepts social donations so that more like-minded friends can join us in helping children in need. Unlike other charitable organizations, we don’t have so-called management fees, ensuring that every penny is used on the person you want it to be used on. Our foundation primarily benefits children and environmental protection. Children are the hope of the future, and the environment affects everyone’s health. We welcome people with lofty ideals to work together in these two fields to ensure all children are educated and to improve our environment. I’ll stay in Sucheng for a few days until these children’s affairs are settled. If the relevant departments allow me to take them away, I’ll take them all to Haicheng. If the relevant departments have better arrangements, I can leave with peace of mind. In short, I will secure these children’s futures until they are 18 years old. Thank you all.”

The guests at the scene immediately applauded.

“We’re here to help these children. If you can really do what you just said, we can donate the money to you and let you help the children.”

“But how can you make us believe that you won’t be the next Sule Charity Foundation?”

“Yes! Who wouldn’t say nice things? How do you guarantee it?”

“If you don’t charge any fees, don’t your staff need to eat?”

……

Yang Chen: “Chenguang Charity Foundation currently has 2 billion yuan in funds. I also have an investment company that mainly invests in stocks, bonds, futures, etc. I have the ability to use these 2 billion yuan to ensure that the foundation will never run out of money. Of course, our staff needs to be paid, but that’s my company’s responsibility and has nothing to do with your donations. Frankly, I don’t need anyone’s financial help. I can help these children myself. I don’t need to cheat money. Our foundation conducts thorough investigations before donating. For example, this time we investigated in advance and found discrepancies in their accounts. Each of our donations will have detailed records, and everyone can see the details in the information section on the foundation’s website. We welcome everyone’s supervision. If any misappropriation or mismatched accounts are found, I am personally willing to bear unlimited responsibility.”

“Wow, he’s so impressive!”

“People with real strength are truly low-key. They focus on doing things well, not showing off [装逼 – zhuāng bī] in front of others.”

“He’s so capable, I don’t think he’ll make money through this. He himself reported the Sule Charity Foundation, so how could he follow Sule’s old path?”

“Donating to them is better than other foundations charging dozens of percentage points in management fees, right?”

……

Soon, leaders from the Civil Affairs Department arrived.

Yang Chen communicated with them, and they finally agreed that Yang Chen could take the children to Haicheng, but before noon tomorrow, the Haicheng Civil Affairs Department had to provide a receipt proving that Huan’erle Children’s Paradise met the qualifications and that Yang Chen did take the children to the park.

For added assurance, Yang Chen asked Ji Kun to contact the Haicheng Civil Affairs Department in front of the leaders, and the three parties verbally confirmed the matter together before proceeding with the paperwork.

Once everything was settled, Yang Chen ordered Ji Kun to hire a bus and have the Chenguang Foundation staff send the children to Haicheng’s Huan’erle Children’s Paradise.

Since he was in Sucheng, Yang Chen felt he should visit his aunt.

Seeing that Yang Chen and Cheng Junjun were about to leave, Ning Shaolong quickly stepped forward and said: “President Yang, let’s have dinner and go to karaoke tonight. I’ll arrange everything. We agreed at noon, and I have to keep my promise. Come, all of you.”

This guy hadn’t given up and still thought the people he called from Jinling could teach Yang Chen a lesson. After all, he was backed by the Ning family in Jinling. Even if Yang Chen was a major shareholder of Qiaojiangnan and had a foundation and an investment company, he wasn’t afraid.

Moreover, Zhang Letian was detained because of Yang Chen, and he might face jail time. He would never let Yang Chen off the hook.

As long as he could lure Yang Chen to Yuanshangyuan according to his plan, Yang Chen wouldn’t be able to escape.

Yang Chen shook his head and said, “No, I need to see my aunt.”

Ning Shaolong: “Then we won’t have dinner together, but we have to go to karaoke. So many people want to donate to your foundation. After the Sule Foundation incident, you need to reassure everyone. Although you said you don’t need money, everyone’s goodwill is the same, and you can’t deprive them of the opportunity to contribute to children and the environment, right?”

Yang Chen could tell at a glance that this guy was up to no good.

Yang Chen’s principle had always been to face difficulties head-on and never avoid them.

If the problem wasn’t solved, the other party would always remember it and find opportunities to cause trouble in the future, even launching sneak attacks. No one could predict the consequences.

But if the problem was solved bravely, these issues wouldn’t arise in the future.

Therefore, even though Yang Chen knew Ning Shaolong was scheming, he agreed with a smile.

“Okay! I’ll go to karaoke tonight. Where is it?” Yang Chen said with a smile.

Ning Shaolong was overjoyed and quickly replied: “It’s at Yuanshangyuan. You can search for it on your navigation app. Then it’s settled. We’re still waiting for you to tell us more about the Chenguang Charity Foundation. See you there.”

Yang Chen nodded, waved goodbye to everyone, and left with Cheng Junjun.

Once they were in the car, Cheng Junjun said: “I think Ning Shaolong is acting a little deliberately [刻意 – kè yì]. Does he have ulterior motives?”

Yang Chen: “I brought bodyguards, so I’m not worried about him causing trouble. I’m going to see my aunt now. Come with me and have dinner with us.”

Cheng Junjun knew Yang Chen only had two relatives in this world: his aunt and cousin.

Going to see his aunt with him… did that mean meeting the parents?

“I… do I need to prepare anything? What should I bring?” Cheng Junjun asked nervously.

Yang Chen smiled and replied: “No, you’re fine as you are. Just buy something from the supermarket outside her community later. Her family doesn’t lack anything. I often send her things.”

Cheng Junjun nodded and then lowered her head, thinking about how she should act when she met Yang Chen’s aunt.

After a while, Ning Shaoqing called Yang Chen.

Ning Shaoqing: “Brother Yang, what are you doing?”

As a member of the jade gambling circle, Ning Shaoqing already knew about the impressive show Yang Chen and the Aegis Security Group had put on, and he was completely won over by Yang Chen.

Who wouldn’t admire someone with unique vision and great strength?

Yang Chen: “I’m in Sucheng, heading to my aunt’s house. What’s up?”

Ning Shaoqing: “Sucheng? Isn’t that close to Jinling? Come to Jinling and hang out!”

Yang Chen: “Hang out doing what?”

Ning Shaoqing: “There are three jade gambling shops of good size in Jinling. I’ll take Brother Yang to sweep them all and teach the bosses a lesson.”

Yang Chen: “Haha… How influential are you in Jinling City? I don’t want to win something and not be able to get away with it!”

Ning Shaoqing: “Brother Yang, don’t worry. Our Ning family still has some clout in Jinling City. As long as you don’t provoke a few big shots, I guarantee Brother Yang will be fine.”

Yang Chen: “I’ll see how it goes.”

Ning Shaoqing really wanted to learn jade gambling from Yang Chen and sweep those jade gambling shops.

So, he quickly said: “How about this? I’ll go to Sucheng now and take Brother Yang over tomorrow. It’s settled. I’m begging you, Brother Yang.”

Yang Chen: “You… I’ll see how it goes.”

Ning Shaoqing: “Then I’ll head over first. Whether you come or not, you have to give me a definite answer tomorrow morning, okay?”

Yang Chen: “Okay.”

Ning Shaoqing: “Okay! Thank you, Brother Yang, I’m coming!”

After speaking, Ning Shaoqing hung up and quickly drove to Sucheng.

It only took a little over two hours to drive from Jinling to Sucheng, so he could arrive around nine in the evening.

Soon, Yang Chen and Cheng Junjun arrived at his aunt’s house.

His aunt jumped up happily and quickly pulled Yang Chen and Cheng Junjun inside.

Yang Chen: “I don’t need to introduce you, right? You’ve all met before.”

They had met at Li Xiaofei’s cousin’s wedding when Cheng Junjun’s father married her.

Cheng Junjun quickly bowed and nodded to Chen Yuyan to greet her, saying, “Hello, Auntie.”

Chen Yuyan looked at Cheng Junjun with a smile and replied: “Hello, hello. Sit down, sit down quickly. Chenzi, come help me get something.”

After speaking, Chen Yuyan pulled Yang Chen into the bedroom. After closing the door, she quickly asked in a low voice: “Chenzi, are you dating her? Did you change girlfriends again? It’s not good for you to be like this. But I think she’s good too. She looks good, has a good figure, and big hips, so she must be able to give birth. You should know how uncomfortable it is to have a small family, right? You’re not short of money now, you must have at least five children, and the task of spreading the branches and leaves of our two families will be entrusted to you.”

There was nothing wrong with that statement. It was indeed uncomfortable to have a small family. Otherwise, Yang Chen would only have two relatives: his aunt and cousin.

If his father had had any siblings, it wouldn’t be like this, or if he had had any siblings, it wouldn’t be like this.

It was too lonely to live in this world, even if you were rich enough to rival a country, you couldn’t say you were happy.

Yang Chen quickly replied: “There’s no problem with having five children, but it might not be with her. She and I are just partners and ordinary friends. We’re not dating. We met a little girl before, and now she’s become an orphan. We came to see her. After that was done, I came to see you. I couldn’t leave her outside, so I brought her along.”

Chen Yuyan: “Ah? How old is that child?”

Yang Chen: “Six years old.”

Chen Yuyan: “That’s a bit old. She’s already sensible at that age. If she were younger, I would have adopted her. I’m quite lonely now that I’m alone every day, and it would be nice to have a child to keep me company.”

Auntie was just over 40, and she had been a widow for almost 15 years. In the past, Li Xiaofei would occasionally go home to see her, which helped, but now that Li Xiaofei was in college and only came back every six months, it was no wonder she felt lonely.

Yang Chen said with a smile: “Why don’t… I find you someone else?”

Chen Yuyan immediately rolled her eyes and kicked Yang Chen, saying, “Your aunt’s husband is hanging on the wall. You little rascal [臭小子 – chòu xiǎo zi], aren’t you afraid he’ll come after you at night?”

Yang Chen: “My aunt’s husband is very honest and considerate. I think he would also hope you find someone else now. You’ve been faithful to him for 15 years, and Xiaofei will get married in the future. You can’t just live alone until you die. Think about it. I’ll talk to Xiaofei about it later.”

Chen Yuyan’s face turned red, and she quickly opened the door and went out.

Chen Yuyan: “I didn’t know you were coming, so there’s no food at home. I’ll go downstairs to buy some. Make yourselves at home.”

Cheng Junjun: “Auntie, don’t bother. Why don’t we go out to eat?”

Yang Chen: “Yes! Let’s go out to eat.”

Chen Yuyan: “What are you going out to eat for! Auntie will make your favorite lion’s head meatballs and braised pork for you. Haha… wait, I’ll go to the supermarket downstairs to buy groceries.”

After speaking, Chen Yuyan quickly changed her shoes and went out.

Every time Yang Chen came, Chen Yuyan would make those dishes for him.

Cheng Junjun: “Your aunt is so nice to you. I’ve never experienced any relatives being so nice to me since I was a child.”

Yang Chen: “When you have children, your children will be nice to you.”

Cheng Junjun smiled with a blushing face and replied: “Who am I going to have children with?”

Yang Chen: “Need help? I can still help with that kind of thing.”

Cheng Junjun playfully hit Yang Chen and said, “I hate you. I’ll ask you for help when I need to have children in the future if no one wants me.”

Yang Chen: “Haha… You’re so beautiful, how could no one want you, as long as you don’t have overly high standards. What do you want to drink? A glass of milk?”

Cheng Junjun: “Okay! Thank you.”

……

Meanwhile, Chen Guang, the owner of Yuanshangyuan and the Maybach owner from the earlier road incident, was calling his friends in Haicheng to verify some information.

“Brother Liu, hey, it’s Chen Guang. I wanted to ask you about something. Is the boss of Aegis Security Group named Yang Chen? Oh, it’s him. Okay, okay, okay, thank you, Brother Liu.”

Chen Guang stared at Yang Chen’s business card in a daze. He hadn’t expected that Yang Chen controlled so many companies at such a young age.

He slapped his thigh angrily and said: “Such a powerful figure [大佬 – dà lǎo], what was I thinking? Why didn’t I try to get his contact information? Alas… I don’t know if I’ll have a chance to see him again. If I do, I have to get to know him no matter what, at least add him on WeChat. Alas… God, I hope you can hear my plea and let me meet him again.”

……

At ten o’clock in the evening, Yang Chen and Cheng Junjun left his aunt’s house and followed the navigation to Yuanshangyuan.

Yuanshangyuan was a local nightclub brand in Sucheng, affiliated with Guangying Entertainment Company.

The boss of Guangying Entertainment Company was Chen Guang, the Maybach owner. His wife was named Chen Ying, hence the company name.

The company mainly operated karaoke bars, nightclubs, bars, game halls, etc.

Although it hadn’t yet expanded beyond Sucheng, it was quite influential locally.

Everyone else was singing, playing dice, and drinking, but Ning Shaolong was sitting there listlessly.

Ning Shaolong was worried Yang Chen wouldn’t come, which would ruin his plan for the night.

Just then, the door of the box was pushed open, and Yang Chen and Cheng Junjun walked in, a handsome man and beautiful woman.

Everyone quickly got up to greet them.

“Hello, President Yang, hello, Miss Cheng.”

“President Yang, we’ve been waiting for you for a long time. Why are you so late?”

“Come, come, punish yourself with three cups!”

“Yes, yes, yes, you must be punished with wine.”

“Not only must you be punished with wine, but you must also sing.”

……

Yang Chen said with a smile: “Everyone, just have fun, don’t wait for us. I won’t drink, I have to drive later. Let’s sing. If you don’t sing when you come to a karaoke bar, it’s like going to the bathroom without using it [茅厕 – máo cè].”

“Haha…”

“President Yang is right!”

“President Yang is generous [豪爽 – háo shuǎng]!”

“President Yang, what song do you want to sing? I’ll help you order it.”

Yang Chen: “I always sing ‘Blue and White Porcelain’ when I come to karaoke. I love that song.”

“Blue and White Porcelain” was one of Yang Chen’s best songs [拿手曲目 – ná shǒu qǔ mù]. Except for not being able to imitate Jay Chou’s slurred pronunciation, he was just as good.

“The sky is blue, waiting for the misty rain, and I am waiting for you. The smoke curls up, thousands of miles across the river…”

Cheng Junjun looked at Yang Chen intently, her eyes full of admiration. There was a light in her eyes.

A sneer appeared on Ning Shaolong’s face as he thought: “You only have the time it takes to sing this song. I’ll make sure you have a good time later.”

After Yang Chen finished singing, Ning Shaolong immediately applauded and said: “That sounds great! This is President Yang’s signature song, right? It sounds better than the original singer. I’m going to the restroom. You guys continue singing with President Yang.”

After speaking, Ning Shaolong got up and left.

Two minutes later, two drunk men suddenly opened the door and stumbled in.

The two men walked in and sat down heavily, then started groping [动手动脚 – dòng shǒu dòng jiǎo] the women next to them.

This provocation was too obvious.

The men in the box had to stand up and stop them. They couldn’t tolerate such lawlessness.

Drunk man 1: “Sorry, we came to the wrong box.”

Drunk man 2: “I was wondering why the girls looked different. They suddenly became so old and ugly.”

The woman who was groped couldn’t stand the humiliation. She immediately said: “Who are you talking about? No matter how old or ugly I am, I can’t be as old as your mother or as ugly as your mother!”

This woman saw that there were more people on her side and only two on the other side, so she spoke very harshly [毒 – dú].

Drunk man 1: “Hey! Are you looking for a fight?”

Drunk man 2: “Damn it [Cao Nima – Cāo Nǐ Mā], you can insult me, but why are you insulting my mother? I’m going to beat you to death, you cheap [cheap货 – cheap huò] trash with a big mouth.”

The men in the box quickly went up together and pushed and kicked the two men out.

The two men refused to accept it and hurled insults.

“Damn it [玛德 – Mǎ dé], you wait. If you have the guts, don’t leave!”

“If I don’t make you kneel down and kowtow to apologize later, I’ll change my name!”

Then, the two turned around and walked away angrily.

“Haha…” Everyone laughed.

“Some people are like that. They don’t know who they are after drinking a little bit. They think they own the world.”

“If those kinds of losers [渣 – zhā] were in Northeast China, they would have been rubbed on the floor in minutes.”

“Don’t pay attention to them. Let’s continue singing.”

“That’s right. There are so many of us. Are we afraid of two hooligans?”

……

A sneer appeared on Yang Chen’s face. Ning Shaolong’s trap was too obvious [刻意 – kè yì]. He was just trying to find fault with Yang Chen.

Yang Chen suddenly pinched Cheng Junjun’s ear, his mouth close to her ear, and blew a mouthful of hot air, causing her heartbeat to explode. At the same time, her entire face and ears turned red.

“What is this guy doing? I’m going to faint…” Cheng Junjun thought to herself.

Yang Chen said softly: “Hide behind me later.”

Cheng Junjun looked at Yang Chen in surprise and asked, “What do you mean?”

Yang Chen: “This was obviously arranged by Ning Shaolong, and the target is me. Look, many people will definitely come to take revenge later, and their focus [矛头 – máo tóu] will be on me. I can see through such a clumsy routine without even thinking.”

Just as he was speaking, the door of the box was kicked open.

A middle-aged bald man with a big gold chain walked in with twenty people.

The box door closed, and the lights turned on.

Standing next to the bald man were the two scumbags who had just been driven out for groping the women.

Everyone felt a chill in their hearts. This was it.

They really brought people to take revenge.

Drunk man 1: “Brother Hua, they beat me and Xiaojun. Brother Hua, you have to stand up for us.”

Drunk man 2: “Yes, Brother Hua, you have to avenge us and not let these bastards [杂碎 – zá suì] get away with it.”

The bald man nodded, walked to the coffee table, sat down, crossed his legs [翘着二郎腿 – qiáo zhe èr láng tuǐ], looking very arrogant [吊 – diào], and said: “My two brothers went to the wrong room and were beaten by you. What do you have to say about that?”

Everyone quickly replied.

“They groped the girl first. We just stopped them.”

“That’s right! If you don’t control your subordinates and let them cause trouble while drunk, how can you be embarrassed to come to us?”

“Don’t think you can scare people with more people. We live in a society ruled by law, and the country is cracking down on crime.”

The bald man laughed loudly and said: “It’s still a society ruled by law? Okay, let my brothers help you understand what a society ruled by law is first. Brothers, get them, and then we’ll talk.”

The bald man’s people rushed forward, and the two sides immediately started fighting.

Yang Chen didn’t care about the others. He just needed to protect himself and Cheng Junjun.

Someone rushed over, and Yang Chen kicked him away.

The people brought by the bald man all rushed towards Yang Chen. Their goal was Yang Chen, and now that Yang Chen had knocked their people away, they had enough reason to gang up [围殴 – wéi ōu] on him.

At that moment, the box door was violently kicked open [撞开 – zhuàng kāi], and the five bodyguards responsible for protecting Yang Chen quickly rushed over, knocking down one with each punch, and soon took down all of the bald man’s people.

“Mr. Yang, I’m sorry we’re late. Are you okay?”

Yang Chen smiled and shook his head, saying, “I’m fine. Bring that bald head over.”

The bald head was brought over and thrown onto the coffee table.

Yang Chen stared at him expressionlessly and said, “Who sent you here? Tell me, and I’ll let you go. If you don’t tell me, you can forget about leaving.”

The bald man quickly quibbled: “It’s these two bastards. They said they were beaten here. As their boss, I had to come and get revenge, right?”

Yang Chen didn’t waste time arguing and said to the bodyguard: “Hit him! Hit him until he honestly confesses!”

“Yes!” the five shouted in unison.

Then, the bald head let out a pig-slaughtering roar.

But he just didn’t dare to confess who the mastermind was.

At that moment, Ning Shaolong came back.

The bald head and his gang all cast pleading [求助 – qiú zhù] glances at him. Even if they didn’t confess who the mastermind was, everyone could guess.

Ning Shaolong said hypocritically: “What’s going on? I just stepped out for a moment. How did it turn into this?”

Yang Chen: “What a coincidence. Ning Shao just left, and someone came to cause trouble. Ning Shao, these people weren’t brought by you, were they?”

Ning Shaolong: “How is that possible! I don’t know them. This is the first time I’ve seen them!”

Yang Chen: “That’s for the best. If I find out who the mastermind is, I’ll never let him go! You guys continue hitting him. Hit him until he confesses who the mastermind is.”

“Aiyo, aiyo, help, help. Someone’s going to be killed! Help!” The bald man shouted.

But Ning Shaolong still didn’t dare to admit he was the mastermind.

At that moment, Chen Gen, the manager of Yuanshangyuan, arrived with his own people.

Yang Chen had exposed the collusion [勾当 – gōu dàng] between Funian Orphanage and Lotte Supermarket, leading to Zhang Letian’s criminal detention.

Therefore, Zhang Kangwei, the boss of Lotte Supermarket and Zhang Letian’s father, gave Chen Gen a reward of 100,000 yuan, asking him to teach Yang Chen a lesson and make him leave on a stretcher.

Chen Gen took a puff of his cigarette and said, “These are all unfamiliar faces. Is this the first time you’ve come to our Yuanshangyuan? Tell me, what’s going on? If you don’t explain clearly, no one is allowed to leave!”