How A Ride-Hailing Driver Comes To Dominate The World? [EN]: Chapter 139

139. You Want to Leave After Threatening Me? (Seeking Subscriptions)

Seeing Dean Li pacing anxiously, Zhang Senmiao quickly asked him what was wrong.

Dean Li quickly reported the situation.

Director Chen of the Municipal Administration for Industry and Commerce unfortunately contracted brain cancer and has been receiving treatment in the hospital for over a month.

The treatment plan formulated by the experts was to first receive conditioning chemotherapy in the hospital, and then invite the American brain cancer expert Marta Chris to perform surgery on him after the cancer cells were controlled.

Because this surgery is extremely risky, only Marta Chris has maintained a near-perfect success rate worldwide.

Therefore, the hospital wanted to invite her to perform surgery on Director Chen.

However, they have been trying to schedule an appointment for almost a month, but Marta Chris is unavailable.

That’s how the foreign medical system is; you must make an appointment well in advance.

If the patients making appointments are all wealthy, then it becomes a matter of who is willing to spend more money to jump the queue.

The problem is that Director Chen isn’t a wealthy businessman and certainly can’t compete with those foreign tycoons in terms of financial resources.

Although Dragon Country [China] requested her services through the hospital, the United States declined, citing that other patients were already in line.

Both sides have patients awaiting life-saving treatment, and the patients in the US are offering higher prices, so the United States is unwilling to let her come.

This means that Director Chen’s condition will miss the optimal treatment window, and even if Marta Chris can perform surgery on him later, it might not be successful.

To put it bluntly, if Director Chen can’t receive surgery within a week, he might as well forgo treatment and spend his remaining days at home.

Zhang Senmiao quickly said, “Then find another doctor. Even if it doesn’t guarantee a perfect success rate, there’s still hope, right?”

Dean Li sighed and said, “The problem is that there’s a doctor with a near-perfect success rate, and the family insists on using her. We’ve contacted other doctors, but after seeing Director Chen’s condition, they’re hesitant to operate. After all, it’s brain cancer, and any mistake could have unimaginable consequences.”

There are essentially two possible outcomes for this kind of surgery.

Either it succeeds, and the patient recovers slowly with aftercare.

Or it fails, and the patient dies on the operating table.

Given the patient’s position, it’s understandable that doctors who aren’t completely confident are reluctant to operate.

Zhang Senmiao frowned and nodded, then looked at Yang Chen.

Seeing Zhang Senmiao’s gaze, Yang Chen immediately understood what he was implying.

“Mr. Yang, you’re the only one who can help Director Chen now. The 20% equity you hold is definitely enough to make the American company compromise,” Zhang Senmiao said firmly.

Yang Chen asked curiously, “I’m not familiar with the group’s situation. I’m curious why even a request from a Dragon Country hospital can’t bring that expert over?”

Zhang Senmiao said helplessly, “The main reason is that neither side is willing to relinquish control, which is why we initially agreed to limit both parties to a maximum of 25% of the shares. Although the hospitals controlled by both of us belong to the Dragon American International Hospital Group, they operate independently, and neither can control the other. We request experts from their side entirely at their discretion. Similarly, if they need experts from our side, it’s entirely up to us.”

Yang Chen smiled and asked, “What’s the point of that? What’s the purpose of forming this group if medical resources can’t be shared?”

Zhang Senmiao continued, “It’s not that they can’t be shared, it’s just… well, both sides want to dominate, and it’s evolved into this. Our country’s medical equipment almost entirely relies on imports, and many high-end instruments are difficult to import. Initially, the group was formed to facilitate the import of high-end medical equipment and advanced foreign medical technology. These are legacy issues, and neither of us has a better solution. After all, who wants to give up control?”

Yang Chen understood the situation of the Dragon American International Hospital. In the past, neither Dragon Country nor the United States would yield.

It was impossible to break the deadlock.

But now, Yang Chen’s presence would change everything.

Dean Li: “Mr. Yang, why don’t you try contacting the United States? You’re going to contact an expert for your teacher anyway, right? Just ask them to come over together. You can use the 20% equity as leverage; it should work.”

Yang Chen immediately shook his head and said, “I’m not close to him; why should I help him?”

Dean Li: “But he’s Director Chen.”

Yang Chen: “Oh, don’t know him.”

Dean Li started to say something, but Zhang Senmiao quickly stopped him.

It was clear that Yang Chen was stubborn and wouldn’t easily do favors.

So, there was no point in trying to persuade him.

He would only help when he felt like it.

Zhang Senmiao said with a smile: “Mr. Yang, please relax here for a moment. Dean Li and I will go check on things. If the expert can’t be invited, the family will be very anxious, and I need to calm them down.”

Yang Chen nodded.

Zhang Senmiao and others hurried to Director Chen’s ward.

Zhao Yun walked over and said with a smile: “Sister Yang, you’re amazing! You’re a shareholder in so many companies.”

“I just buy them for fun when I’m bored,” Yang Chen replied with a smile.

Zhao Yun quickly asked: “Then can you also schedule an appointment with an expert for Teacher Wang?”

“Appointments are possible, but all expenses must be covered,” Yang Chen said.

Wang Tingting’s husband quickly said: “No problem, no problem! As long as Mr. Yang can help us schedule an appointment, we’ll cover all the expenses.”

Zhao Yun immediately hugged and kissed Yang Chen, saying: “Thank you, Sister Yang! Oh, don’t get me wrong; we’re best friends. It’s normal for best friends to be intimate, right?”

“Is there such a perk to being best friends? Then I’ll have to enjoy those perks in the future,” Yang Chen joked.

Zhao Yun immediately lowered her head shyly.

Zhao Yun’s classmates immediately stepped forward to greet Yang Chen.

They flattered Yang Chen just as much as they had flattered Yang Tianming earlier.

But Yang Tianming liked it, while Yang Chen didn’t.

It was like they were trying to get close to someone who was completely uninterested.

At that moment, a group of people rushed in.

Yang Tianming immediately became excited.

“Dad, second uncle, you’re here! He’s the one who bullied me; you have to stand up for me!” Yang Tianming pleaded like a child.

Yang Tianming’s father, Yang Guo, immediately asked: “You’re the shareholder?”

Yang Chen nodded.

Yang Guo: “My son is so grown up, and I haven’t even been willing to touch him. It’s not right for you to slap him in public, is it?”

Wang Tingting quickly stepped forward and said: “Mr. Yang, it’s my fault. It’s all because of my illness that these misunderstandings happened. Blame me if you want to blame someone.”

Yang Guo knew Wang Tingting. He was often called in as a parent when his son was in high school.

Yang Guo: “Teacher Wang, I know your situation. This matter has nothing to do with you; don’t worry about it. I don’t care what kind of shareholder he is; it’s not okay to slap my son in public. Don’t hit people in the face; that’s the bottom line!”

Zhao Yun quickly said: “This is all Yang Tianming’s fault. He lied about being able to schedule an appointment with a foreign expert and threatened another patient’s daughter to sleep with him. When his lies were exposed, that girl slapped him! Who else can you blame but himself?”

Yang Guo looked at his son.

Yang Tianming quickly explained: “I was just joking; I didn’t actually sleep with her. But she really slapped me in public!”

Yang Guo: “Did you hear that? My son was just talking; you actually did it!”

Yang Tianming’s second uncle, Yang Qing, said: “Brother, why are you even talking to them? Just tell us what to do. This slap won’t be forgotten; you must give us an explanation.”

Yang Chen smiled disdainfully and said, “It’s already done; what explanation do you want? He deserved to be beaten for bringing it on himself.”

“Damn! So arrogant? Do you know who we are? How dare you talk like that!” Yang Guo asked.

“I know. Aren’t you the boss of some supermarket chain? And isn’t this the deputy director? So what? I haven’t broken the law; what can you do to me?” Yang Chen mocked.

Yang Guo looked at his son and said in a low voice: “Fall down and say you feel dizzy and nauseous.”

Yang Tianming understood and immediately lay on the ground, wailing: “Ouch, I feel so dizzy, and I feel like vomiting. Did I get a concussion from the beating? I want a forensic examination.”

Yang Chen filmed Yang Tianming’s performance.

Then he said with a smile: “If you act like this, I’ll be thrilled. How about this: talk to my lawyer, Zhang Xiang. If you can win against him in court, I’ll pay you whatever you want.”

Yang Guo was shocked and said: “Zhang Xiang? Zhang Xiang, who’s known for being able to get the opposing lawyer disbarred? What’s your relationship with him?”

“I told you he’s my lawyer. Oh, and I’m also the third shareholder of his firm,” Yang Chen replied.

Yang Guo’s eyes widened in shock, and he quickly waved for his son to get up.

Yang Tianming looked at his father resentfully and said: “You told me to lie down, and now you’re telling me to get up. Is Zhang Xiang really as terrifying as they say?”

“Of course! If he wasn’t that terrifying, would I be afraid?” Yang Guo rolled his eyes.

At that moment, another group of people arrived.

Zhang Senmiao and Li Changqing led a middle-aged man who looked haggard but exuded a strong presence.

They were followed by more than a dozen men and women.

When Yang Qing saw the haggard middle-aged man, he was immediately shocked and hurried over to greet him.

“Director Chen, are you being treated in this hospital?” Yang Qing asked.

*Oh, this is Director Chen. It seems he came personally to ask Yang Chen for help scheduling an appointment with a foreign expert.*

“Yang Qing, why are you here?” Director Chen asked.

Yang Qing immediately pointed at Yang Chen and said: “This kid is too bullying; he beat my nephew. I’m here to get an explanation. We can’t be bullied for no reason, can we?”

Zhang Senmiao immediately whispered in Director Chen’s ear: “That’s Mr. Yang Chen, the third shareholder I told you about. I’ve explained the whole situation. It was entirely caused by Yang Tianming’s lies. Whether we can invite a foreign expert depends entirely on Mr. Yang’s wishes.”

Yang Qing suddenly felt a chill. *This is the end.*

Director Chen needed this guy to invite an expert, so he would definitely be in trouble for confronting him.

“If I’m not mistaken, these are some of your subordinates, right?” Director Chen asked.

Yang Qing’s nerves tightened, and he quickly nodded.

The staff members quickly nodded and greeted him.

Director Chen chuckled and said, “You’re really something! Using your subordinates for support. Xiao Zheng, call their Director Zhang and ask him how he manages these people.”

Secretary Xiao Zheng quickly took out his phone to make a call.

Yang Qing quickly said: “Don’t call, don’t call! Director Chen, please be merciful; we’ll leave immediately.”

Director Chen didn’t speak, tacitly agreeing to their departure.

However, Yang Chen didn’t want them to leave so easily.

If the forces behind Yang Tianming weren’t eliminated, he would continue to bully people. Since he ran into it today, he would play the hero.

“Since you’re here, it’s not right to leave after threatening me, is it? I’ve already messaged my lawyer. I want to get his opinion on whether your behavior violates any regulations,” Yang Chen said.

Director Chen understood what Yang Chen meant and quickly said: “Mr. Yang, there’s no need to ask a lawyer. His situation is definitely a violation of regulations. We are servants of the people, not anyone’s private army. Yang Qing’s behavior is a serious violation of discipline and must be severely punished.”

“Oh, that’s good,” Yang Chen said with a smile, then added: “Has your Administration for Industry and Commerce, the Tax Bureau, etc., inspected the Seaside Bright Moon Supermarket? Do they sell expired food? Do they evade taxes?”

“Well, Mr. Yang is right; we should conduct a routine inspection. And the fire department, the price bureau, etc., must also conduct routine inspections,” Director Chen said with a smile.

Yang Guo was sweating profusely and quickly said: “Our supermarket definitely operates in accordance with the regulations; there won’t be any problems.”

Director Chen said with a smile: “You’ll definitely say you’re compliant, but compliance can only be determined after a joint inspection by multiple departments.”

*He’s very sensible and knows what he should do to please Yang Chen.*

Yang Chen said with a smile: “Okay, irrelevant people should leave. I feel a connection with Director Chen, and I’m sure we have a lot to talk about.”

Director Chen: “Haha… Yes, yes, yes! I also feel like I met Mr. Yang too late. Everyone, please go out; I want to chat with Mr. Yang alone.”

Yang Chen: “Chairman Zhang, please stay too.”

Everyone nodded with a smile and hurried out.

Director Chen: “Mr. Yang, I heard from Chairman Zhang that dealing with the United States is difficult, and the expert hasn’t been able to come. Now you’re the only one who can save me, and I hope you will. If I survive, I’ll repay your life-saving grace in the future.”

Yang Chen: “That’s easy to say. However, while it’s easy to say, it’s not easy to do. If I want the United States to agree to let the expert come, they’ll definitely ask me to approve their proposal at the shareholders’ meeting. Chairman Zhang, do you think I’ll agree or not?”

Zhang Senmiao: “That depends on the proposal. If it obviously damages Dragon Country’s major interests, we definitely can’t agree. If it only gives them a small benefit, we can accept it. After all, the equity is Mr. Yang’s, and you have to save your teacher, so you have to give them some benefits. We can understand and accept that.”

Yang Chen: “Hehe… I know what you mean. Go ahead and do your work; I’ll call the United States to discuss it when I get home later.”

Director Chen held Yang Chen’s hands tightly, with tears in his eyes, and said eagerly: “Mr. Yang, my life is in your hands.”

At the same time, he slipped a check for 500,000 yuan [approximately $70,000 USD] into Yang Chen’s hand.

*There’s no reason to let people work for free, right?*

*So, it’s reasonable for Yang Chen to accept the check, right?*

*After all, besides Yang Chen, no one else is qualified to accept it.*

Yang Chen nodded with a smile.

Zhang Senmiao and Director Chen left.

In the corridor, Yang Guo and Yang Qing followed Director Chen, begging for mercy.

“You’re waiting to be punished!” Director Chen said lightly.

Unable to persuade Director Chen, Yang Guo and Yang Qing hurried back to beg Yang Chen.

Yang Guo: “Mr. Yang, it’s all my son’s fault; I apologize on his behalf. He’s a bastard and deserves to be taught a lesson.”

Yang Qing: “Yes, yes, yes! He’s been spoiled since he was a child. If the family doesn’t educate him, society will. I think that slap was well-deserved; otherwise, he’ll do even worse things in the future.”

Yang Tianming looked at his father and second uncle with a helpless expression, thinking: *Do you two have any integrity? You’re pushing me out to take the blame to protect yourselves.*

Yang Guo kicked Yang Tianming and scolded: “You bastard, apologize to Mr. Yang quickly! Damn it, if you mess around again, I’ll break your legs!”

Yang Tianming said resentfully: “Didn’t you say that as long as he wasn’t the third shareholder of Dragon American Group, we wouldn’t have to be afraid of him?”

Yang Guo kicked him again and scolded: “You dare to talk back! Isn’t he the third shareholder of Dragon American Group? Listen to the words you didn’t hear, you idiot!”

At this time, Zhang Xiang arrived.

“Mr. Yang, what happened?” Zhang Xiang asked.

Yang Guo was shocked. He hadn’t expected Yang Chen to be serious and actually call Zhang Xiang.

Many big shots and wealthy people couldn’t command Zhang Xiang. It seemed that Yang Chen really was the third shareholder of Zhang Sanfeng Law Firm; otherwise, it would be impossible to order him around.

Yang Chen showed Zhang Xiang the video of Yang Tianming pretending to have a concussion and said: “This kid lay down in front of me and pretended to have a concussion, saying that a slap from my friend caused it. Also, this is his second uncle, the deputy director of the Beizha District Administration for Industry and Commerce, who brought a group of subordinates to intimidate me during off-duty hours. I don’t know if this violates any regulations, but I’ll leave it to you to handle.”

After Zhang Xiang watched the video, he said with a smile: “Understood. The problem isn’t significant, but if the matter is exposed, it will be. I know what to do; leave it to me.”

Yang Chen nodded and said: “Yang Guo, Yang Qing, Yang Tianming, you can say whatever you want to say to Lawyer Zhang. He now fully represents me in communicating with you.”

Yang Guo: “It’s such a small matter; do you have to involve a lawyer? You even called Zhang Xiang; are you really not giving us a way out?”

Zhang Xiang immediately said: “Whether this matter is big or small isn’t up to you; it’s up to me. If I say it’s small, it can be ignored. If I say it’s a big deal, then it is. Do you understand? Since Mr. Yang entrusted me to communicate with you, let’s go find a quiet place to talk; don’t disturb Mr. Yang.”

*No wonder the rich people in Hong Kong movies used to hire lawyers. It’s really comfortable to have a lawyer.*

*Everything is handled by the lawyers, and they have ways to use the law to protect the interests of their employers.*

Under Zhang Xiang’s authority, Yang Guo didn’t dare to resist and could only follow him obediently.

After a while, Chen Chunlan came back after the examination.

Wang Zhongjing said: “Mr. Yang, we’ve examined Teacher Chen thoroughly. I don’t think there’s any problem, and she should be able to have surgery. We’ll prepare a treatment plan overnight and report to you tomorrow morning. Is that okay?”

Yang Chen nodded and said, “Thank you! Transfer Teacher Chen to the VIP ward and send medical staff to take good care of her.”

Wang Zhongjing: “Okay, okay.”

Chen Chunlan quickly said: “Chenzi, no, no, I can just stay in the ordinary ward. It’s very expensive here; there’s no need to waste that money.”

Yang Chen comforted: “Teacher Chen, just rest assured and recuperate, follow the doctor’s advice, and get good treatment. I’ll arrange everything else. Your recovery is more important than anything else. I don’t have many relatives, so I must keep you. Yanni, take good care of Teacher Chen. I’ll go back first, and I’ll come to see you when I have time.”

Chen Chunlan was so touched that tears streamed down her face.

Zhang Yanni was also moved to tears.

The mother and daughter had suffered for more than ten years and were finally experiencing the feeling of being cared for by a man again.

Chen Chunlan quickly asked Zhang Yanni to send Yang Chen out.

Zhang Yanni nodded and sent Yang Chen to the parking lot.

“Brother Chen, when my mother is well, can I come to you anytime I have time?” Zhang Yanni asked.

Yang Chen nodded and said, “Of course! You’re like my sister; of course, you can come to me anytime.”

“I… okay. Then we’ll settle it like this. Drive safely; goodbye,” Zhang Yanni said with a smile.

Yang Chen nodded, got in the car, and left.

Zhang Yanni looked at the taillights of Yang Chen’s car and said softly: “Brother Chen, although I call you brother, I don’t want to be your sister; I want to be your wife. How wonderful it would be if we could still live together like before.”

Yang Chen drove home and called Yu Shishi.

Yu Shishi had already showered, put on cool pajamas, and exuded the fragrance of shower gel, as well as her unique girlish scent.

Yu Shishi: “Sir, what do you need me for?”

Yang Chen: “I want to call the United States. I need you to listen in, and if there’s anything I don’t understand, you can help me translate. My level of English is only so-so. Simple daily conversations are okay, but if it involves medical terms, I might struggle.”

Yu Shishi: “Hee hee… no problem!”

Yang Chen nodded and dialed Thomas Robinson’s phone…