How A Ride-Hailing Driver Comes To Dominate The World? [EN]: Chapter 196

Yang Chen quickly threw down the microphone and ran out, followed by the male employees. They rushed to the restroom area and saw a crowd of people surrounding Jin Ming and the other female employees, who were pressed against the wall.

Yang Chen squeezed through the crowd, and Jin Ming and the others immediately rushed to hide behind him.

“Boss, they’re Li Xiang’s people, deliberately here to retaliate against me,” Jin Ming said. The leading fat guy immediately retorted, “Don’t talk nonsense! We don’t know any Li Xiang! You just insulted my girlfriend, and now I’m here to get justice for her. What does it have to do with Li Xiang?” A female employee said, “Stop talking nonsense. I saw you chatting with CEO Yu Zhengqian downstairs when I was at Flying Investment.” Seeing his identity exposed, the fat guy quickly defended himself, “I just know him; it doesn’t mean this has anything to do with him.” Jin Ming said, “Your girlfriend splashed water on me after washing her hands, and I just said ‘be careful.’ Then she called me a psycho, so of course I’m going to call her a psycho back. What’s wrong with that? You know Yu Zhengqian, and your girlfriend deliberately provoked me. Are you saying you weren’t sent by Li Xiang?” The fat guy stubbornly denied it, saying, “Anyway, I don’t know any Li Xiang. You insulted my girlfriend, and that’s not okay. Who are you to her? Her boyfriend?” Yang Chen said, “I’m their boss. Talk to me if you have any issues.” The fat guy said, “Alright! Then how do you say we should resolve this?” Yang Chen said, “Since there was an insult, there must be an apology.”
The fat guy said, “Haha… that’s right.”

Yang Chen said, “Then have your girlfriend apologize to my employee. Also, after the apology, all of you leave here immediately. Li Xiang is the mastermind behind this. I’ll settle the score with him. You better not get involved. You can’t afford the consequences.”

“Haha…” The fat guy and his crew laughed. The fat guy said, “You’re very arrogant! I don’t want to cause trouble for the boss here. Let’s go outside to settle this.” At that moment, Zhang Lijun passed by with his underlings.

“Brother Chen? What are you doing here? Any trouble?” Zhang Lijun said, then he pushed the fat guy and his crew aside and came to Yang Chen’s side.

Last time, Li Dengfeng spent money to hire Zhang Lijun to intercept Yang Chen on the road, but Zhang Lijun recognized Yang Chen and gave up immediately.

Having seen Yang Chen’s helicopter and armored vehicles, Zhang Lijun saw Yang Chen as a god. Yang Chen smiled and said, “Just a bunch of punks causing trouble.” Zhang Lijun carefully sized up the fat guy and said, “Where are you from? I haven’t seen you around!” The fat guy said, “Is that any of your business? Who are you?” Zhang Lijun said, “My name is Zhang Lijun. Everyone around here knows me. You don’t even know me; you must not be from around here.” The fat guy said, “I’m from Songjiang. This has nothing to do with you. You better not interfere.” Zhang Lijun wanted to do Yang Chen a favor, in case he had any trouble in the future, he could ask Yang Chen for help.

Thinking of the helicopter and armored vehicles, Zhang Lijun couldn’t wait to become Yang Chen’s subordinate immediately. Zhang Lijun said, “What if I just want to interfere? What can you do to me?” The fat guy’s eyes turned cold, then he sneered and said, “You better not court death. My boss is Brother Di from Didi [a local gang leader]. What are you, daring to interfere in our business?” Zhang Lijun’s eyes widened, and he couldn’t help but feel scared.

Di Di was very famous in the Songjiang area.

He started out in the underworld in his teens and retired in his thirties. He has many businesses under his name, mostly bars, arcades, etc.

Although he personally retired from the underworld, it doesn’t mean his personal strength has weakened. On the contrary, because he has these legitimate businesses making money, he has more underlings than when he was in the underworld.

To put it this way, Zhang Lijun is like Di Di in his early days of entrepreneurship. The difference in strength between the two sides is too great, so Zhang Lijun was panicked and scared.

Seeing Zhang Lijun not speaking, the fat guy pushed him arrogantly and said, “Get out of the way! You think you’re a boss with a few punks?”

“Haha…” The fat guy’s crew laughed in unison. Zhang Lijun was embarrassed. He wanted to do Yang Chen a favor, but he didn’t expect it to backfire.

But he was helpless. His strength was inferior to others, so he had to back down.

“Brother Chen, I’m sorry. I wanted to help you, but… sigh… awkward,” Zhang Lijun said self-deprecatingly.

Yang Chen smiled and said, “It’s okay; it’s the thought that counts. Do you know the Di Di he’s talking about? How strong is he?” Zhang Lijun said, “He’s very powerful. In the last century, when the laws were relatively lax, he relied on his ruthlessness to build his empire. He retired from the underworld around 2008. Now he has many entertainment venues under his name, such as bars, bathhouses, arcades, etc. He has many businesses and many people, so he is indeed very powerful.” The fat guy and his crew were proud, after all, someone was praising their boss for being powerful.

Yang Chen smiled and said, “I like dealing with people who have a dirty history. Are you clean?” Zhang Lijun said, “I can only say that I won’t go to jail, but it’s unrealistic to say that I don’t have any dirty stuff. Hehe…” Yang Chen said, “Alright! Since you’ve taken the initiative to help me twice, I’ll let you replace Di Di sooner or later.” Zhang Lijun straightened his back excitedly and said, “Brother Chen, are you serious? Don’t tease me about this; I’ll take it seriously.” Yang Chen laughed and said, “I never joke when I’m talking about serious matters.” Zhang Lijun said, “From now on, Brother Chen, you can order me to do anything. I’ll be there whenever you call, even if it means going through fire and water, I won’t hesitate to die!” Zhang Lijun had always wanted to be Yang Chen’s subordinate, and now the opportunity had come.

Yang Chen had Aegis Security, so he didn’t need to cultivate another force. But since Di Di was with Li Xiang, Yang Chen couldn’t allow him to exist.

Letting Zhang Lijun replace Di Di wouldn’t increase Yang Chen’s strength much, but it could reduce a small trouble.

The fat guy said disdainfully, “Damn, you’re very arrogant. You even want him to replace Brother Di? Why don’t you go to heaven? Damn it, if I don’t teach you a lesson today, I won’t be able to explain it to Brother Di when I get back. If you’re a man, let’s find a place where no one is around and have a good fight.” Fighting was fine; after all, Yang Chen had a big advantage in a 1-on-10 fight.

However, with Yang Chen’s current status, he certainly couldn’t do such things himself. Yang Chen took out his phone to call Qiu Tian to bring people over.

At that moment, Xue Jun arrived with the people who watched the venue.

“Everyone, the most important thing is to have fun when you come out to play, why bother… you?” Xue Jun looked shocked. Yang Chen smiled and said, “Oh, isn’t this President Xue Jun? What’s wrong, is this your place?”

Xue Jun: “It’s my uncle’s family’s place. Last time, you rejected Kang Sheng Investment’s participation in Donghang’s incremental shares, so my uncle sent me to manage the Dynasty [the name of the venue]. It’s all your fault. I should have been a big shot in the investment circle; isn’t that more glorious than watching the venue?” Yang Chen: “Haha… you can’t blame me for that; you have to blame your poor vision for finding a bastard to cooperate with.” Xue Jun: “Forget it, let’s not talk about the past. What’s going on? Are they causing trouble?” Yang Chen: “I brought my employees here for a gathering, and these bastards are causing trouble. Should I solve it myself, or will you do it?” Xue Jun: “Haha… Brother Chen, you’re joking; how can I let you do it yourself in my place? You go have fun; I’ll take care of them.” Yang Chen: “Alright! Then I’ll leave it to you to solve. They’re too arrogant; give them a lesson they’ll never forget. Understand?” Xue Jun: “No problem! Come on, take them into the private room and take good care of them, so they’ll never forget tonight!” The people watching the venue behind Xue Jun immediately rushed up and pinned the fat guy and his crew to the ground.

The fat guy shouted, “What are you doing? Let me go! My boss is Brother Di from Didi; he will never let you off for treating us like this!” Xue Jun: “Di Di? A small gangster, dare to be arrogant in front of my Xue family? You’re blind! Remember, Brother Chen is a friend of the Xue family, so find out before you cause trouble in the future! Take them in and take good care of them!”

“No! I was wrong! I was wrong! Brother Chen, let me go! Let me off the hook; I’m just doing things for money. Yu Zhengqian paid me to come; he said he wanted to teach Jin Ming a lesson. I’m really just doing things for money!” The fat guy shouted.

Jin Ming said angrily, “I knew it was sent by Li Xiang.” The other employees discussed.

“Was it sent by Director Li? Why would he do this?”

“Oh, isn’t it because Mingming poached you? He wants to retaliate against Mingming.”

“But we resigned normally; why should he retaliate against President Jin?”

“He has always been so domineering; don’t you know?”

“It’s really hateful; he doesn’t give us a raise, and he doesn’t allow us to change jobs; he’s really a rogue!”

“…” Yang Chen: “Alright! Let’s go back to singing; let’s go!” Yang Chen led the employees back to the private room. Xue Jun waited outside the door, and his men took the fat guy and his crew into the private room to teach them a lesson.

“Ah!”

“Help!”

“Don’t hit me! I was wrong! I know I was wrong!”… Back in the private room, Yang Chen smiled and said, “It’s okay; it’s just a small episode; don’t worry too much about it. Just play as you want; don’t let this kind of small thing ruin your mood.” Jin Ming: “Boss, do you know the boss of the Dynasty?” Yang Chen: “I didn’t know that the Dynasty was the Xue family’s property. I know Miss Xue Yining of the Xue family; she lives across from my house.”

“Wow, boss, you are so amazing; you actually have a good relationship with the Xue family. That Xue Jun didn’t even dare to offend Di Di for you.”

“The Xue family is a serious big family; how can they be afraid of a gangster?”

“Boss, I admire you so much; you have fulfilled all my fantasies about a domineering president.”… Are these people really traders?

The skill of flattering is more powerful than the other!… Di Di quickly learned that his men had been taught a lesson, and he was immediately furious.

But when he heard that it was the Xue family who beat them, he calmed down again. Although he was doing well, he was still far behind the Xue family.

After thinking about it, Di Di felt that the problem was with Yu Zhengqian. When Yu Zhengqian came to him, he clearly said that it was just a small, insignificant person in the investment circle, and he could just teach them a lesson.

How could he have involved the Xue family? The more Di Di thought about it, the angrier he became. He picked up the phone and called Yu Zhengqian.

Di Di: “Manager Yu, didn’t you say that you were just teaching a small, insignificant person in the investment circle a lesson? Why does she have a relationship with the Xue family? My people were beaten by the Xue family and are all hospitalized. I don’t even know how to end this now.” Yu Zhengqian: “Ah? The Xue family? That’s impossible! She is indeed just a small, insignificant person in the investment circle! I can guarantee you that I didn’t lie.” Di Di: “Don’t talk nonsense! My people are lying in the hospital now. You have a conflict with the Xue family, and you want me to take the blame; you are too unethical. I offended the Xue family, not to mention the medical expenses and settlement fees for my brothers, which will cost a lot of money. What do you say about this?” Yu Zhengqian: “Haha… this is easy to say. As long as you can complete the order, we will bear the medical expenses. I can guarantee you that she has absolutely no relationship with the Xue family; maybe her boss has a relationship with the Xue family.” Di Di: “Are you sure it’s just her boss who has a relationship with the Xue family?” Yu Zhengqian: “Sure!” Di Di: “Alright! Then you can pay me 100,000 yuan [approximately $14,000 USD] in medical expenses first.” Yu Zhengqian hesitated for a few seconds but finally agreed.

If Jin Ming is not taught a lesson, people in the circle will come to poach Flying Investment’s employees…. Yang Chen took a shower and lay on the bed, chatting with Zhang Xiang.

Yang Chen: “Do you know Di Di?” Zhang Xiang: “I know. Just an old gangster.” Yang Chen: “Can you get him in [imprisoned]?” Zhang Xiang: “Of course! His own history is not clean; it’s too easy to get him in.” Yang Chen: “Alright! Then you collect evidence. If you need help, contact Qiu Yuhong and let Aegis Security help collect evidence. I’ll see his follow-up actions here. If he dares to trouble my employees again, you immediately send him in!” Zhang Xiang: “No problem! I’ll call someone to collect evidence tomorrow. However, he can now do his Di Ge [Brother Di] stably, and he should also have some social relations to protect him. If we move him, we may have a conflict with the social relations behind him.” Yang Chen: “If he doesn’t trouble my employees again, this matter will be over. If he troubles my employees again, no matter who is behind him, I will send him to prison!” Zhang Xiang: “Understood! I’ll do it tomorrow!” In fact, Zhang Xiang’s consideration was correct. A person with a dirty past can wash his hands and become a boss safely; he must have a lot of relationships behind him to protect him.

Just like Zhang Xiang, even if he engages in insider trading, he can still become a myth in the investment circle because he has many bigwigs behind him to protect him.

To move them, you must first clear their social relations. Now Yang Chen already knows Zhang Xiang’s social network,

and he also has to figure out Di Di’s social network.

The next afternoon, Zhang Xiang sent Yang Chen a list, all of whom were influential figures who had a close relationship with Di Di.

Yang Chen compared this list with Zhang Xiang’s list and found that some of them appeared on both lists at the same time.

The most powerful person among them was Tang Chenghu of the Tang family in Haicheng. The Tang family is said to be descendants of famous generals, and because of their identity, they are very low-key.

However, they are very rich, and many large companies have their shares. For example, Haicheng Petrochemical, Haicheng Communication Company, etc.; they invest in industries that are essential to people’s lives.

Because they have a lot of cash, they hand the money over to Li Xiang to operate and make money. The reason why Di Di was able to get the protection of the Tang family was because he happened to save the Tang family’s old master, Tang Chenghu’s father, Tang Yu, when he was in the underworld.

Big families generally care about their reputation. If someone saves the old master, they must show their gratitude, so the Tang family helped Di Di to get to where he is now.

Now the situation is very clear; only by getting to the Tang family can Yang Chen successfully solve Li Xiang and Di Di.

Otherwise, even if Zhang Xiang collects enough evidence, as long as the Tang family and others are operating behind the scenes, Li Xiang and Di Di will not be able to do anything.

Sometimes, you have to admit it; a strong connection can do things that ordinary people can’t do and enjoy the legal treatment that ordinary people can’t enjoy.

Those who understand will understand…

“Damn, things are getting more and more difficult. This Tang family is too low-key; I have no contact with them. How can I convince them not to protect Li Xiang and Di Di?” Yang Chen muttered to himself.

…After three months of treatment, Chen Chunlan’s cancer has almost recovered, and she can continue to take medicine to maintain it.

These days, she has been clamoring to be discharged from the hospital, not wanting to waste Yang Chen and Zhang Yanni’s money; after all, the cost of more than 1,000 yuan [approximately $140 USD] a day for a star-rated ward is quite scary.

Yang Chen happened to have time, so he went to Longmei International Hospital to see her. Based on the principle of earning a little gas money, Yang Chen took a ride along the way.

Yang Chen: “Hello, are you the passenger with the last number 9538?” Female passenger: “Yes, how else would I get in?” Yang Chen: “Hello, this is our platform’s regulation. Each passenger must check the last number after getting in the car to avoid passengers getting in the wrong car and drivers picking up the wrong passengers.” The female passenger rolled her eyes and said, “Okay! Got it! Drive quickly! I’m in a hurry to go to the hospital.” Not very old; could it be that menopause is coming early? She speaks so aggressively; is she in a hurry to go to the hospital to see a gynecologist?

Yang Chen stopped talking and focused on driving. However, because it was rush hour, the road to Longmei Hospital was a bit congested, and Yang Chen could only drive slowly.

The female passenger became impatient and said, “Turn right at the traffic light in front and take Mingyang Road.” Yang Chen: “Beauty, I have to explain this to you first. The platform stipulates that drivers must follow the navigation in principle. Unless the passenger strongly requests to change the route, the driver cannot actively deviate from the navigation. Are you sure you want to take Mingyang Road?” Female passenger: “Why? It’s congested to follow the navigation; why can’t I change the route? Are you a living person? Can’t you decide which road to take based on the road conditions?” Yang Chen: “Because

before, there was an accident where a driver didn’t follow the navigation to save money, and the female passenger thought it was dangerous and jumped out of the car, so the platform issued such a regulation; in principle, the driver must follow the platform’s navigation, unless the passenger clearly requests to change the route.” Female passenger: “Oh, okay, okay. I now clearly require you to take Mingyang Road. Is that okay? You’re really long-winded.” Yang Chen: “Okay! If you take Mingyang Road, the actual fare will be a little more expensive than the estimated fare you see; I have to tell you this in advance.” Female passenger: “Why? Isn’t this a fixed price?” Yang Chen: “No, this is a special car service, which can theoretically meet any reasonable travel requirements of passengers. What you see is the fare according to the navigation; taking Mingyang Road will increase the distance, and the actual fare will be more expensive.” Female passenger: “What are you kidding me? I will only pay what I see, and I won’t pay a penny more! If you dare to charge me a penny more, I will definitely complain that you are charging randomly.” Yang Chen: “Beauty, this is not me charging; it is the platform charging. If you don’t pay, you won’t be able to use the BEEP platform to book a car after you get off.” Female passenger: “I don’t care! Anyway, I will only pay the 25 yuan and 86 cents [approximately $3.60 USD] I see, and I won’t pay a penny more, and I will complain that you are charging randomly. You also threaten me that I can’t use BEEP anymore; look at what you can do.” Damn, how can I not get through to this kind of person?

The fare of a ride-hailing car is calculated and charged by the platform and transferred to the driver’s account. The driver does not charge money and cannot charge money. How can I not get through to her?

Yang Chen doesn’t care about these few dollars, but this woman’s words are too annoying. I won’t indulge her; I’ll just follow the navigation; there will be absolutely no mistakes.

Even if she complains, it doesn’t matter; it can’t be established. Yang Chen still went straight according to the navigation and did not turn to take Mingyang Road.

The female passenger exploded and said, “I told you to take Mingyang Road! Can’t you understand human language?” Yang Chen: “I can hear human language, but I may not be able to understand non-human speech; it depends on its body language. For example, if a dog is barking, I have to see if it is baring its teeth or wagging its tail, so I can know if it is fierce to me or acting coquettishly to me.” Female passenger: “How do you talk? Can you talk?” Yang Chen: “I can talk! It’s you who can’t talk, right? I told you that not following the navigation will increase some fares, and the platform directly calculates and charges the fees, which has nothing to do with me. What do you mean by those words? Since you can’t accept the increased fare, then I’ll follow the navigation. You can complain if you want; anyway, it won’t be established.” Female passenger: “You…” Seeing that Yang Chen was not afraid at all, the female passenger felt that the complaint might not be successful, and her arrogant arrogance suddenly diminished a lot.

More than forty minutes later, I finally arrived at Longmei Hospital. The female passenger got out of the car angrily, pointed at Yang Chen, and threatened, “Wait for my bad review! Garbage driver!” Yang Chen: “Hurry up and give a bad review; see if I can delete it! You also want to threaten me with a bad review; look at what you can do. You treat yourself like the Old Buddha [Empress Dowager Cixi, implying someone who expects to be waited on] when you take a ride-hailing car; you’re used to it!” Female passenger: “You… you…” The female passenger was very angry; she couldn’t catch her breath, touched her forehead, and fell on Yang Chen’s car, and then was bounced off and fell to the ground.

“Damn! Isn’t it? A new trick of touching porcelain [faking an injury to extort money]?” Yang Chen said speechlessly and quickly got out of the car to see the situation.

“Beauty? Beauty?” Yang Chen shouted twice, but the female passenger did not respond. Yang Chen quickly shouted at the entrance of the hospital: “Call a doctor! Hurry up!” Yang Chen didn’t know first aid and didn’t know why she fainted, so he didn’t dare to touch her at all.

Soon, the medical staff came with a bed and quickly took the female passenger in for rescue. This matter was really unlucky.

Yang Chen parked the car and quickly went in to see. Although this matter can’t be blamed on Yang Chen, if something really happens to the female passenger, her family will definitely blackmail him; this is the norm.

Soon, the female passenger woke up. The doctor gave her a comprehensive examination, and there was nothing serious, mainly anemia and G cervical erosion.

This was her own reason and had nothing to do with Yang Chen. Yang Chen was about to leave when the female passenger immediately said, “Stop! Are you just leaving like that? You have to be responsible for me!” Yang Chen looked dumbfounded and asked, “Beauty, you have anemia, and that thing, what does it have to do with me?” Female passenger: “If you didn’t make me angry, would I be anemic? If you didn’t hit me, would I have G cervical erosion? You made me faint and hit me with G cervical erosion; do you think you can just leave like that? Do you think it’s possible?” In an instant, the whole ward became quiet.

Whether anemia is caused by anger is another matter, but was G cervical erosion caused by Yang Chen’s car?

Even if it was a disease caused by a collision, it was not caused by this car. Who knows who caused it.