How A Ride-Hailing Driver Comes To Dominate The World? [EN]: Chapter 27

27. Beating Up? What’s Wrong with a Ride-Hailing Driver Having Some Money?

The guy smiled and said, “Drive carefully, don’t get distracted. I’ll explain when we get there.”

Yang Chen nodded, took a light breath, and sped up toward Fukang Garden.

Fukang Garden was an older neighborhood, much like the one Yang Chen used to live in.

The entrance to the neighborhood was narrow, and the dim lights at the gate created an unsettling atmosphere.

Yang Chen stopped the car and said, “Hey man, we’re here at Fukang Garden. Can you tell me now why you wanted to give me a bad review?”

The guy chuckled and sent a voice message.

“You guys can come over now.”

Seconds later, a group of people rushed out.

They surrounded Yang Chen’s car, pounding on the windows and gesturing for him to get out.

Yang Chen was genuinely confused.

He quickly turned his head and asked, “What’s your name?”

“Zhao Zhongyu,” the guy replied.

“Okay, Zhao Zhongyu. So, what’s this all about?” Yang Chen asked.

Zhao Zhongyu chuckled and said, “I spent the whole day with her, eating, drinking, and having fun, deliberately waiting until the last fifteen minutes to get her a ride back to the dorm. I was hoping she wouldn’t make it back and would have to stay at a hotel with me. Couldn’t you have just said you couldn’t make it? You actually took a shortcut to get her back on time. Didn’t I waste a whole day’s worth of effort and money?”

“Are you two dating?” Yang Chen asked.

Zhao Zhongyu retorted, “Of course.”

“Since you’re dating, why worry about just one night? You can always plan another date. It’s not really fair to blame me for this, is it? Besides, you told me to hurry and get her back as soon as you got in the car. How was I supposed to know you were playing some kind of game?” Yang Chen asked.

“Stop talking nonsense! I don’t want to hear your excuses. All I know is that you ruined my plans. Get out of the car, and I’ll teach you a lesson!” Zhao Zhongyu said arrogantly.

He had just learned 【Bajiquan】[a powerful and explosive Chinese martial art]. Dealing with a few small fries shouldn’t be a problem, right?

Zhao Zhongyu’s buddies surrounded the car, so Yang Chen couldn’t drive away.

If Yang Chen tried to force his way out, there might be an accident, and they would definitely damage the car in the process.

This was a new car, and he didn’t want it to get scratched or damaged on its first day.

So, Yang Chen got out of the car.

Zhao Zhongyu said to his friends, “Guys, I was supposed to be with Lin Xiaoyu tonight, but this son of a b*tch drove 15 kilometers in 15 minutes to get her back to the dorm. We have to teach this clueless driver a lesson. After we’re done, I’ll treat everyone to skewers and drinks.”

At this moment, the security guard from the neighborhood came out.

But as soon as he saw that it was Zhao Zhongyu and his gang, he immediately got scared and went back inside to turn off the lights and pretend to sleep.

It seemed that the security guard knew these people and knew they were trouble.

Since he couldn’t afford to offend them, he decided to hide.

Yang Chen didn’t blame him. He would only get beaten up if he intervened, so it was better for him to protect himself.

Yang Chen smiled and asked, “What’s this about? You’re going to beat me up just because you didn’t get laid?”

Zhao Zhongyu chuckled and said, “Otherwise? I should be having a great time with her in a hotel right now, but it’s all because you were nosy and took her back. Don’t you think I should teach you a lesson? I think you should thank me. After this, you’ll definitely understand how to behave.”

“How to behave. Guys, let’s go, let’s finish this quickly and go get some skewers.”

Yang Chen quickly shouted, “Wait a minute!”

Zhao Zhongyu laughed and said, “What? Are you scared? Okay, kneel down and apologize to me, and I’ll spare you. We’re waiting for skewers, don’t waste time.”

Yang Chen smiled and replied, “There are lights here, and there’s surveillance at the entrance. It wouldn’t be good if they filmed you beating me up. Let’s go over there to the dark where there’s no light. You can beat me up and leave, and there won’t be any evidence left.”

“Haha… you’re very smart. Then why did you do such a stupid thing in the first place? Let’s go, let’s go practice over there,” Zhao Zhongyu said arrogantly.

Normally, 6 against 1, without weapons, 6 should win, right?

So it was understandable that Zhao Zhongyu was so arrogant, after all, they had the numbers advantage.

A group of people walked into the darkness, and then screams of pain were heard.

Not long after the screams stopped, Yang Chen walked out with a smile.

Then he got in the car and left.

Seconds later, the security guard cautiously walked out of the guard room.

He looked toward the darkness, wanting to go over and see, but he didn’t dare.

After a while, Zhao Zhongyu and the others emerged, limping and supporting each other.

When the security guard saw this, he quickly turned around and ran back to the guard room, continuing to pretend to sleep.

“Zhao Zhongyu, who the hell did you mess with?”

“I didn’t even get a chance to throw a punch before he knocked me down.”

“You’re responsible for this. You have to cover our medical expenses, lost wages, nutrition expenses, and miscellaneous expenses. Hiss… it really hurts, he hit hard.”

…

Zhao Zhongyu said with a sad face, “How was I supposed to know he was a martial artist? If I had known, I would never have bothered him. Hiss… I feel a pain in my chest, he might have broken my ribs. Damn, he hit too hard.”

At this moment, Yang Chen drove back and stopped in front of them.

This scared them so much that they quickly scattered and tried to escape.

Yang Chen opened the car window and shouted, “Zhao Zhongyu, come here!”

Zhao Zhongyu was extremely scared and quickly said, “Bro, I feel a pain in my chest, you might have broken my ribs. You can’t hit me again, what if you beat me to death?”

He was so arrogant just now, but now he was utterly cowardly.

Yang Chen beckoned with his finger and said, “Come over and talk. I won’t hit you.”

Zhao Zhongyu cautiously walked over and stopped more than two meters away from Yang Chen, saying, “What’s the matter? Just tell me.”

“Change the bad review for me. It’s my first order in a new car, I can’t start off with a bad review. Also, pay the fare. The starting price is 10 yuan for 3 kilometers, and 2 yuan for each additional kilometer. You drove kilometers in total, rounded up to 11 kilometers, so you owe me 26 yuan. WeChat, Alipay, or cash?” Yang Chen said.

Zhao Zhongyu quickly and cautiously took out his phone and said, “WeChat, I’ll scan you, or you scan me?”

“You’re paying, of course you scan me!” Yang Chen shouted.

Zhao Zhongyu was so scared that he trembled and quickly scanned the code to pay.

Afterwards, he quickly deleted the bad review in front of Yang Chen and replaced it with a good review.

A bad review can be changed to a good review, but a good review cannot

Be changed to a bad review.

Yang Chen nodded with satisfaction and drove away.

Zhao Zhongyu was finally relieved and couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Yang Chen drove back while waiting for a suitable order.

At this moment, Lin Xiaoyu sent a WeChat message.

“Senior, did you take my boyfriend to school? How much do I owe you? I’ll transfer it to you.”

School?

Because he was driving, it was inconvenient to reply with text messages, so Yang Chen replied with a voice message.

“Your boyfriend didn’t go back to school. He asked me to take him to Fukang Garden. Then he called some people to beat me up, so I fought back and injured him. I asked him for the fare, so you don’t need to pay me. Also, let me say one more thing, your boyfriend is not a good person, you should break up with him soon.”

Since Zhao Zhongyu dared to call people to beat up Yang Chen, then Yang Chen didn’t need to hold back.

It would be best if they broke up.

Lin Xiaoyu immediately sent a video request.

Yang Chen pulled over and accepted the request.

Lin Xiaoyu: “Senior, are you injured?”

Yang Chen: “I’m fine.”

Lin Xiaoyu: “Ah? He called people to beat you up, and you’re fine?”

Lin Xiaoyu thought he was injured when she heard Yang Chen say that her boyfriend called people to beat him up.

Yang Chen: “I’m fine. He’s the one who’s in trouble. I probably broke his ribs. I’ll send you a recording later. I’m driving now, I won’t talk to you anymore.”

Lin Xiaoyu: “Oh, okay, okay. Then be careful driving.”

Yang Chen hummed and hung up the video call.

Lin Xiaoyu immediately called Zhao Zhongyu.

Zhao Zhongyu answered the phone and asked, “What’s wrong? Not asleep yet?”

Lin Xiaoyu immediately questioned, “Why did you call people to beat up Senior?”

Zhao Zhongyu was full of anger, and Lin Xiaoyu’s constant use of the word “Senior” completely broke him down.

“Why do you ask? You keep calling him ‘Senior,’ anyone who didn’t know better would think you’ve known each other for a long time and have a deep relationship. You just met, and you were chatting with him so enthusiastically in front of me. Did you ever think about how I felt?” Zhao Zhongyu questioned.

Lin Xiaoyu replied, “So what? You don’t think I would date a thug, do you? I think he drives fast and knows the roads well, so even if we go out and it’s late, we can still get back by finding him. Is there anything wrong with that? I’m just trying to spend more time together when we go out in the future, aren’t I? You called people to beat him up just for this?”

Zhao Zhongyu: “Yes! I called people to beat him up just for this! Are you feeling sorry for him!”

“Are you crazy? You’re being ridiculous!” Lin Xiaoyu shouted, and then hung up the phone.

Zhao Zhongyu became more and more upset and immediately called the platform to complain that Yang Chen had assaulted him.

Yang Chen was dropping off a customer when the platform popped up a notification.

“Dear driver, we regret to inform you that a passenger has filed a complaint against you. Please upload evidence to appeal within 24 hours, otherwise we will assume that the passenger’s claim is valid, and you will be subject to corresponding penalties.”

Afterwards, the system issued a reminder.

“Detected that the host has received a complaint, triggering a system critical reward. Congratulations to the host for obtaining an opportunity to strengthen physical fitness. After strengthening, the host’s reaction speed, vision, strength, memory, and other comprehensive qualities will be improved to the peak human level. From now on, excluding external factors such as weapons, the host is the strongest on earth. Please choose a place to lie down and accept physical strengthening. This process takes seven seven forty-nine [49] minutes. If the host is ready, you can give the system an order to carry out physical strengthening.”