How A Ride-Hailing Driver Comes To Dominate The World? [EN]: Chapter 157

A Crappy Phone (Subscription Requested)

Yang Chen was watching the time. He’d said he’d only wait five minutes and wouldn’t wait a second longer. He wasn’t going to indulge this kind of idiot.

Lin Long and his group wasted time chatting with fans along the way. When they came out of the residential area, they saw Yang Chen’s car driving away.

“Damn it, that’s the car! He really left!” Lin Long shouted.

“What are you waiting for? Get in the car and chase him!” a companion reminded him.

Lin Long and the others quickly stopped a taxi and chased after him.

Yang Chen drove to a nearby police station, got out of the car, and handed the phone to the police officer.

Before Yang Chen could explain the situation, Lin Long and his group rushed in.

“Brothers, look! This is the ride-hailing driver who took my phone and wouldn’t give it back. Get a good look at his face!” Lin Long said, filming Yang Chen’s face with his phone.

Yang Chen looked at him coldly and said, “Do you know that you’ve already broken the law?”

Lin Long: “Damn! Are you trying to scare me? You took my phone and won’t return it, and you’re saying I broke the law?”

The police officer next to him immediately said, “He’s right. Filming him like this and spreading it online is indeed suspected of being illegal. Quickly turn the camera elsewhere or turn it off.”

Lin Long quickly turned the camera elsewhere and said, “It doesn’t matter, my brothers have already seen his ugly face. Police officer, I want to sue him for taking my phone and not returning it.”

Yang Chen: “What nonsense are you talking about? I drove eight kilometers out of my way to deliver it to your neighborhood for free, and you actually said you were playing mahjong and didn’t have time to come down to get it, asking me to bring it up to you. How can you say such a thing?”

Lin Long: “When did you ask me to come down to get it? When did I say I was playing mahjong and asked you to bring it up? I was chasing your car, and you were so scared that you pretended to bring it to the police station, okay?”

*This idiot probably doesn’t know that ride-hailing cars have in-car surveillance, right?*

Yang Chen didn’t want to waste time talking to him, so he directly pulled up the surveillance video for the police officer to see.

With the video as evidence, Lin Long didn’t dare to argue.

Lin Long: “Since he delivered it, what’s wrong with bringing it upstairs for me? It’s just a small favor. Isn’t a ride-hailing driver supposed to serve us passengers?”

Police: “The driver’s responsibility is to safely take you to your destination, not to provide other services. Understand? Does he have to take care of your eating, drinking, and bathroom needs too? Should he buy you a house and find you a wife?”

Lin Long was speechless at the police officer’s retort.

Comments:

“666, this police uncle is right. I didn’t expect this idiot to be so disgusting, trying to mislead us into cyberbullying this driver.”

“Damn, so that’s the truth!”

“What the hell? Do you think we don’t have a sense of right and wrong? He delivered it to you downstairs for free, and you were playing mahjong and didn’t come down to get it, then you say he took your phone. How dare you be so arrogant?”

“He’s screwed, another one bites the dust.”

…

At this time, a companion whispered to Lin Long not to dwell on this and to make an issue out of the scratches on the phone.

Lin Long: “Okay, I’ll admit that was my fault. Give me back my phone.”

The police officer returned the phone to Lin Long and said, “It’s not just your fault, it was your fault to begin with. The driver was being kind, and you don’t even know how to be grateful.”

Lin Long immediately found the scratch and said:

“Hey! Hey! What’s this supposed to mean? I asked you to bring my phone upstairs, and if you didn’t want to, fine, but why did you scratch my phone? Police officer, look, it’s a new phone, how can I use it with such an obvious scratch? This phone cost me over ten thousand yuan. It’s an iPhone 14, not even released yet. I spent money and pulled strings to buy it, and he deliberately scratched it. Deliberately damaging other people’s property, isn’t that a crime? My ten thousand yuan phone, isn’t that enough to get him sentenced?”

The police officer carefully inspected it and found that there was indeed a scratch.

So, the question is, was the scratch already on the phone, or was it caused by Yang Chen deliberately?

Police: “Driver, did you make this scratch?”

Yang Chen shook his head and said, “No, it was already there.”

Lin Long: “Damn! Are you trying to deny it? I spent over ten thousand to buy it, how much do you make in a month? You broke it, are you willing to pay for it?”

Yang Chen: “It’s just a crappy phone, I can have a box of them if I want.”

Lin Long: “Haha… I knew you were a country bumpkin. Do you know what kind of phone this is? An Apple phone, 14, not yet released. I spent a lot of money and pulled strings to buy it, understand?”

Yang Chen: “That’s for you. For me, I can have a box of them delivered whenever I want. A crappy phone can make you so smug; that’s all you’ll ever amount to.”

Lin Long: “Brothers, did you hear that? He’s showing off to me. He says he can have a box of iPhone 14s delivered whenever he wants. Come on, show me one. If a ride-hailing driver like you can get a box of iPhone 14s right now, I’ll eat them live on stream.”

At this moment, Arry walked in carrying a box.

“Mr. Yang, I finally found you. Why are we meeting here?” Arry said, panting.

Yang Chen stepped forward to help take the box and said, “A passenger dropped his phone in the car, so I brought it to the police station.”

Arry: “Oh, is that so? Then hurry up and pick one. Our CEO said you can take whichever one you want, as many as you want. It’s okay to take them all, don’t be shy.”

With that, she opened the box.

Everyone was shocked. Wow, the box was full of iPhone 14s.

Comments:

“Haha… you sand sculpture streamer, trying to freeload!”

“Eat it, he got a box of them.”

“Not showing off anymore? You bullied him because he’s a ride-hailing driver, but you didn’t expect him to be just experiencing life, right?”

“Haha… eat it live, unfollow if you don’t eat!”

“This driver is too awesome, how could he get so many 14s? Even smuggling wouldn’t get you this many.”

“There’s a UPS express bill on the box, it looks like it was legitimately shipped.”

…

Lin Long was so shocked that he couldn’t speak properly. He said, “This… how… how are there so many iPhone 14s? Are you guys smuggling?”

Arry: “Don’t talk nonsense! These are the phones our headquarters rewarded us with. Our boss asked me to bring them over for Mr. Yang to pick first. Who are you? Watch your mouth, I can sue you for defamation.”

Lin Long: “Impossible!

Apple 14 hasn’t been released yet, how could you possibly buy so many? They must be stolen or smuggled.”

Arry: “We are Shengjin Investment Bank’s Haicheng branch. Our US headquarters is one of the major investment banks on Wall Street. Isn’t it normal to get some phones in advance? This is the second time you’ve said something like that. If you dare say it a third time, we’ll see you in court, no mediation accepted! Also, Mr. Yang is a distinguished guest of our president and an important partner of our company. You better think before you speak. Our company just signed Zhang Xiang’s law firm, and we wouldn’t mind having him handle you. Also, we have detailed customs declarations here, do you see them clearly? Do you smuggle through customs?”

US Wall Street Investment Bank!

Zhang Xiang!

The legendary lawyer who can send the opposing lawyer to jail?

Lin Long didn’t dare to speak and quickly asked his companions for help.

The companions were also afraid of getting into trouble!

If this beauty really called Zhang Xiang, every word they said could become evidence of their imprisonment.

Yang Chen casually picked up a black one, compared it to Lin Long’s phone, and said with a smile, “Yours is a knockoff! Police officer, please compare them. Trying to scam me out of ten thousand yuan with a fake phone, police officer, isn’t this extortion?”

The police officer compared the phones and found that there were indeed some differences.

Lin Long: “Impossible! I spent over ten thousand to buy it, how could it be a knockoff? Don’t talk nonsense!”

Police: “It’s obviously different, we’re not blind!”

Lin Long quickly took the phone to compare it.

The companions whispered to each other.

“It’s really different, could the seller have cheated you?”

“Yeah! If he could get real phones, why wouldn’t he get more to sell?”

“They’re Wall Street investment bank phones, with express bills and customs declarations, it can’t be fake, so yours must be fake. You’ve probably been scammed.”

“It’s over, we’re in big trouble today. If he sues you for extortion, you’re done. Sorry, brother, rather than go in together, you go in yourself. We’re leaving first, I’ll take care of your girlfriend for you.”

…

The companions immediately distanced themselves from Lin Long and ran away.

“Bastards! You’re not loyal! Chen Feng, you’ve been eyeing my girlfriend for a long time, haven’t you? Damn it, you wait, as long as I don’t go in, I’ll never let you go!” Lin Long shouted.

*Can friends you meet playing mahjong be called friends?*

*Who would put themselves in danger for a card buddy? That would be stupid, right?*

Comments:

“Haha… this plot twist is too fast.”

“Laughing to death, relying on having over a million fans to bully a ride-hailing driver, but he didn’t expect him to be a tough guy. Not showing off now, are you?”

“This streamer and his friends used their actions to explain what fair-weather friends are. Haha…”

“That guy named Chen Feng is a bit much, even if the streamer broke the law, it wouldn’t be too serious. What do you mean by taking care of his girlfriend? You and his girlfriend have been together for a long time, right?”

“Streamer, do you need friends? The kind who can take care of your girlfriend.”

…

Lin Long immediately chickened out and quickly said to Yang Chen, “Brother, I’m sorry, I was wrong, I apologize to you. I’ll leave first, and you should go back to driving, don’t let me delay your business.”

Yang Chen grabbed Lin Long’s arm and said, “Didn’t you say that if I could get a box of 14s, you’d eat them live on stream? Come on, eat them for your fans to see.”

Comments:

“666, the boss is angry.”

“Haha… I usually don’t laugh at others easily, unless I can’t help it.”

“This is the first time I’ve seen a streamer with this kind of request, eat it! Unfollow if you don’t eat!”

“You guys are going too far, Brother Long usually brings a lot of benefits to everyone, why are you kicking him when he’s down?”

“I hate two kinds of people the most in my life, one is the kind who kicks me when I’m down, and the other is the kind who doesn’t allow me to kick others when they’re down. Eat! You’re a dog if you don’t eat!”

…

Lin Long quickly said, “Brother, I really know I was wrong. You’re so awesome, you even have connections with Wall Street investment banks, why bother arguing with an ordinary person like me?”

“Hehe… where’s that arrogant attitude you had just now? If you don’t want me to pursue this, then delete your account in front of me, and I’ll settle with you,” Yang Chen said.

With over a million fans, and him making digital products, he can easily earn millions a year with this account. How could he be willing to delete it?

“That’s definitely not going to work! Are you kidding me? How could I delete an account that I worked so hard to build up just because of this little thing?” Lin Long replied.

Yang Chen nodded and said, “Then talk to Zhang Xiang!”

After speaking, Yang Chen called Zhang Xiang.

Lin Long still didn’t believe it and said to the fans in the live broadcast room, “He’s just trying to scare me, I don’t believe a big lawyer like Zhang Xiang would come over for such a small matter.”

Half an hour later, Zhang Xiang arrived.

Lin Long was shocked; it really was Zhang Xiang.

His live broadcast room comments:

“Damn! It’s really Zhang Xiang!”

“This guy is serious!”

“Haha… now it’s not just a matter of deleting the account, Zhang Xiang will definitely send him in.”

“His face is really swollen! He said he’d eat the phones if he got them, and he got them. He said Zhang Xiang wouldn’t come for such a small matter, and he really came. His mouth is cursed, whatever he says comes true.”

…

After Zhang Xiang understood the situation in detail, he said very seriously to Lin Long, “Mr. Lin, I now represent Mr. Yang Chen to formally accuse you of defamation, extortion, and infringement of Mr. Yang Chen’s right of reputation and right of portrait.”

Lin Long swallowed and said, “At most, I’ll apologize, it’s not a big deal.”

Zhang Xiang: “Are you questioning my ability? Extortion of more than 2,000 yuan is enough to file a case. You used a fake phone to extort Mr. Yang Chen for more than 10,000 yuan, enough to get you in.”

Yang Chen: “Lawyer Zhang, I’ll leave this to you, no settlement. His account must be deleted, and the heavier the sentence, the better.”

Zhang Xiang: “Understood. Mr. Yang, go ahead and do your thing, leave this to me.”

Yang Chen turned and left.

Arry quickly chased after him with the box.

Comments:

“Damn, so handsome!”

“Damn, this driver is too cool, even I, a big man, am a little moved.”

“Haha… are you questioning Zhang Xiang’s ability?”

“He told you to delete your account just now, but you didn’t want to give up your money-making tool. Now it’s good, not only will the account be deleted, but you’ll also have to go to jail for extortion for a year and a half. It doesn’t matter how long, as long as you have a criminal record, three generations will suffer. Happy now!”

…

Yang Chen selected a few phones and drove away.

Arry finally completed the task assigned by the boss and was finally able to return to the company to report.

At this time, Li Xiaofei was chatting with her roommates in the dormitory.

Roommate Chen Yun bought an iPhone 13 and was showing off to her roommates.

“Oh, it’s not that expensive, only 8,000 yuan. I didn’t want to buy it at first, but Android phones get laggy after using them for a while, and the experience is really bad. So, I simply spent a month’s living expenses to buy a 13.”

The other two roommates also used Apple phones, but they were outdated, one 8 and one 10.

“Yes, yes, I also can’t get used to Android phones, they’re too laggy, Apple is smoother.”

“Actually, it’s okay, newly bought Android phones are still very smooth.”

…

Li Xiaofei used a Redmi, which she bought with the money she earned working during the summer vacation.

She used to like her Redmi very much, but it seemed a bit inferior in front of her roommates’ iPhones.

Especially since all three roommates used iPhones, and only she used a Redmi, it was even easier for her to feel unbalanced.

Li Xiaofei’s age is the easiest time to go astray. Once she is tempted and loves vanity, she will definitely take an immoral path.

At this time, someone downstairs called Li Xiaofei.

“Li Xiaofei! I love you! Be my girlfriend!”

As soon as the roommates heard this, they excitedly ran to the balcony to take a look.

“Xiaofei, Li Zhen set up a flower circle downstairs to confess to you.”

“Damn! What flower circle? Can you speak properly?”

“It really is a flower circle! He used roses to make a heart-shaped circle. Xiaofei, come and see.”

Li Xiaofei walked to the balcony and looked down angrily.

Seeing Li Xiaofei looking down, the guy named Li Zhen immediately shouted excitedly, “Li Xiaofei, I like you, be my girlfriend!”

At this time, Li Xiaofei spotted a familiar figure in the crowd and immediately ran downstairs happily.

“Damn! Xiaofei! Be reserved! Be reserved!”

“Is this woman so excited?”

“Hurry down and see!”

Li Zhen made such a big scene that not only were the girls in the entire building watching the excitement, but the boys passing by also stopped to watch.

“Damn, are the current freshmen so awesome? It’s only been a few days since school started, and they’re already making such a big scene to propose? I, a senior, didn’t have the guts to do this after four years.”

“If I had this kind of social skills back then, I wouldn’t still be single.”

“So romantic, that girl is so happy. There’s even an iPhone, I would have said yes. That girl must have been moved too. Who can resist this kind of temptation?”

“What? You call this romantic? I think it’s a bit of moral kidnapping.”

“Confession should be a natural expression of true feelings when both parties’ feelings have reached a certain level, not a rush to attack someone out of lust. If the girl has any self-respect, she will definitely not accept him.”

…

Li Xiaofei ran over, and Li Zhen saw that she was very happy and thought that his proposal was successful, so he immediately rushed up to hug her.

“Xiaofei, be my girlfriend! This is the iPhone 13 I bought for you, it’s my heart!” Li Zhen said.

Li Xiaofei ignored him and threw herself into Yang Chen’s arms in the crowd.

“Why didn’t you call me when you came?” Li Xiaofei asked.

Yang Chen: “If I had told you in advance, would I have been able to see such a romantic scene?”

Li Xiaofei hugged Yang Chen’s arm and explained, “He’s crazy, I just said a few words to him at the class meeting, and he said he liked me. It’s really funny, his love is so casual. Ignore him, let’s go.”

At this time, Zhang Yang ran over with a few people, panting.

Because he heard someone report that someone was confessing to Li Xiaofei, he quickly brought people over to stop him.

*Damn it, you dare to have ideas about my Brother Chen’s girl, don’t you want to stay in the University of Finance and Economics?*

“What are you doing? Embarrassing yourself, disrupting campus order, quickly pack up your things and get out! If you dare to harass my sister-in-law again, you won’t have a place to stay in the University of Finance and Economics!” Zhang Yang scolded.

Then his men quickly stepped forward to take all the flowers on the ground and throw them into the trash can.

Zhang Yang ran to Yang Chen and said with a smile, “Brother Chen, why did you come in person? I can handle this.”

Yang Chen said with a smile, “Someone gave me a few phones, and I don’t need them, so I’m seeing if Xiaofei likes them. Xiaofei, pick one.”

Li Xiaofei’s eyes lit up and she said in surprise, “Wow! iPhone 14?”

Everyone was shocked; it was actually an iPhone 14?

Wasn’t it not released yet?

How could he have so many?

Looking at the expressions of these students, it seemed that iPhones were indeed high-end products in their eyes.

Chen Yun immediately said, “Impossible! The 14 won’t be released until the end of the month, how could you have it now?”

Yang Chen: “Ordinary consumers definitely have to wait until the official release to buy it. This was given to me by Shengjin Investment Bank’s Haicheng branch on Wall Street, so I picked a few. I personally always use Longwei phones and am not used to using Apple, so I’ll give Xiaofei one, and give the rest to others after she picks. It’s just a phone, it’s not a big deal, right?”

Wall Street Investment Bank?

This was a name that could only be seen in movies and books, and it was an unattainable dream for these students.

Li Xiaofei’s boyfriend was so awesome that even Wall Street investment banks had to give him new phones to please him, how amazing was he?

The Apple phones in Chen Yun and others’ hands instantly lost their appeal. They originally wanted to show off in front of Li Xiaofei with this, but they didn’t expect Li Xiaofei to directly get the 14 that others couldn’t buy, so what was there to show off?

The most important thing was that Li Xiaofei’s boyfriend was too awesome, where could they find such an awesome boyfriend?

Li Zhen looked at the iPhone 13 in his hand and instantly felt that he couldn’t show it off.

The best phone he could buy with all his efforts was already an outdated version, how could he have any confidence?

“Li Zhen, you’re a bit ridiculous, right? Her boyfriend is someone that Wall Street investment banks have to please, why do you like her?”

“This is embarrassing, right? Wait until you can get Wall Street investment banks to give you unreleased Apple phones before you confess.”

“Alas… what a pity. It’s not that you’re not good, it’s just that you can’t compare to her boyfriend. The best thing you can give is already something that has been eliminated in his place.”

…

“Zhang Yang, I’m taking Xiaofei to dinner. You tell them that Xiaofei has a boyfriend and is not allowed to harass her in the future,” Yang Chen ordered.

Zhang Yang nodded and said, “Understood! Brother Chen, go ahead and do your thing, I will notify everyone to let them know that they are not allowed to harass my sister-in-law!”

Yang Chen nodded and left with Li Xiaofei under the admiring gaze of hundreds of younger students.

“Too handsome, how great would it be if I had such a handsome and awesome boyfriend!”

“Wall Street investment banks have to please him, I don’t know what his identity is, he must be very powerful.”

“They are a match made in heaven! A talented man and a beautiful woman, a perfect match.”

…

Li Xiaofei complained to Yang Chen, “Cousin, you came just in time. My three roommates were still showing off their Apple phones to me just now. Pfft, what’s so great about them, I have the latest model, they can’t even buy it yet.”

*He really came at the right time.*

After all, he was someone who had been through it, Yang Chen was too clear about the comparison and vanity of Li Xiaofei’s age.

“Tell me directly if you want anything in the future, I’ll buy it for you. We don’t bully others, but we can’t let others bully us, and we can’t be tempted by anything good. Your cousin can buy anything others can buy for you, so don’t be influenced by them, okay?” Yang Chen said earnestly.

Li Xiaofei is beautiful and has a good figure, so she will definitely be tempted a lot.

In order not to let his cousin go astray, Yang Chen was really worried.

Li Xiaofei said happily, “Got it! I have the most awesome cousin in the world, I won’t envy others. Cousin, I want to eat something delicious, take me to eat.”

Yang Chen smiled and tapped her forehead and said, “Okay! Cousin is treating, you can eat whatever you want.”