How A Ride-Hailing Driver Comes To Dominate The World? [EN]: Chapter 423

Yang Chen was jolted awake by a rapid knocking on his door. He’d instructed everyone not to disturb him unless it was important, so this urgent knocking had to mean something significant was happening.

He quickly threw on some clothes and went to open the door.

The manager reported breathlessly, “Mr. Yang, there’s been an incident. Mr. Lanshid’s room requested an ambulance. Would you like to investigate?”

Yang Chen hurried out and took the elevator to the presidential suite floor.

Bodyguards had already cordoned off the area.

Seeing Yang Chen arrive, Lanshid’s bodyguards moved to block him.

The Aegis Security bodyguards [Aegis Security is Yang Chen’s security company] swiftly pushed Lanshid’s men aside, escorting Yang Chen to the door of Lanshid’s room.

Two bodyguards at the door tried to stop Yang Chen, and the Aegis Security bodyguards immediately engaged them in a scuffle.

The manager opened the door, and Yang Chen rushed inside.

He saw Maya lying on the floor and panicked, rushing to her side.

Lanshid tried to stop him, but Yang Chen kicked him away.

Yang Chen gently picked Maya up and placed her on the sofa. Noticing the obvious finger marks on her neck, he immediately understood what had happened.

Lanshid sputtered, “Who let you in? Get out! And you bodyguards, are you insane? I’ve bought the shares he held; I’m the controlling shareholder of your group now. Don’t you understand who you should be listening to? Beat him up, now! Damn it, you dare hit me. This isn’t over; you’re dead. I will destroy you!”

The Aegis Security bodyguards completely ignored Lanshid and continued to block his bodyguards.

Saving Maya was the priority, so Yang Chen ignored Lanshid and barked orders, “Get an oxygen tank over here, and three acupuncture needles, the thinner the better, and alcohol. Quick!”

The manager nodded and quickly used the walkie-talkie to order the staff to bring the requested items.

Lanshid protested, “What are you saying? I already told them to call an ambulance. Don’t move Maya.”

Yang Chen stood up and slapped Lanshid hard across the face.

Although Lanshid wasn’t a crown prince, he was still a prince, and this slap was a grave insult.

“You dare hit me! You…”

“Slap!”

Before Lanshid could finish speaking, Yang Chen slapped him again with lightning speed.

Lanshid: “You…”

“Slap!”

Another slap.

Lanshid’s bodyguards saw him being beaten and tried to rush to his aid.

However, the strong men from Aegis Security formed an impenetrable barrier. They were outnumbered and outmatched, so they could only watch as Lanshid was repeatedly slapped by Yang Chen.

“I am a prince! You are humiliating me like this; you are humiliating our royal family. You’re finished; I will never let you go! This isn’t a personal grudge; this is a diplomatic incident. You wait for jail!” Lanshid roared from behind the sofa.

At that moment, the staff delivered what Yang Chen needed.

Yang Chen carried Maya to the bedroom, grabbed the oxygen tank, and commanded, “Everyone out, close the door. Listen carefully, no one is allowed to come in. If anyone dares to force their way in, beat them until they can’t get up. Understood?”

The Aegis Security bodyguards replied in unison:

“Understood!”

Then they formed a human wall in front of the door.

Yang Chen locked the door and rushed to save Maya.

She had lost consciousness due to suffocation. If she could wake up on her own, the situation wouldn’t be too dire.

But if she remained unconscious, severe oxygen deprivation could cause irreversible brain damage.

Therefore, Yang Chen couldn’t afford to wait; he had to act.

He first placed the oxygen mask on Maya, then carefully removed her upper garment, disinfected the needles, and inserted them into acupoints such as the Shanzhong [center of the chest].

After a few moments, Maya’s breathing became noticeably heavier, indicating that she was gradually regaining normal respiratory function.

Shortly after, Maya opened her eyes.

Seeing Yang Chen’s handsome face, she immediately shed tears.

She tried to sit up and hug him, but then she realized her chest was exposed.

She instantly blushed and reached for the blanket to cover herself.

Yang Chen said, “Don’t move; there are needles in your body. You can’t cover yourself with a blanket. How are you feeling?”

He removed the oxygen tank.

Maya took a few deep breaths and replied, “I feel much better, but my head is still a little dizzy.”

Yang Chen explained, “Your brain was deprived of oxygen, so you’ll definitely feel dizzy. But it’ll be fine in a while, don’t worry. What happened? Did Lanshid actually try to strangle you?”

Maya immediately pouted and started crying.

Yang Chen removed the needles, wiped her skin with an alcohol swab, and helped her put on her clothes.

Maya immediately hugged Yang Chen, sobbing uncontrollably.

He gently patted her back, comforting her, “Don’t cry, don’t cry. This is Dragon Country’s Jingcheng [Beijing], I am your protector. With me here, you have nothing to fear. Your own brother even tried to strangle you; it’s best not to go back to that family. You won’t have a good life if you go back; you’ll probably still be killed. Don’t go back, okay?”

Maya sobbed and nodded, saying, “I’ll listen to you.”

Yang Chen replied, “Good! With you saying that, it’ll be easier for me to handle things.”

He then picked Maya up and walked over to open the door.

Everyone looked over.

Lanshid exclaimed, “Maya, you’re okay? I didn’t mean to hurt you; don’t be afraid, come here quickly.”

Maya hugged Yang Chen’s neck tightly, saying, “I’ve decided not to go back. I’ll send some money back to Mom every month, as my contribution to her and Dad’s retirement.”

Lanshid was furious, roaring, “Maya, do you know what you’re saying? You are a princess, with a noble status; how can you just say you won’t go back? I’m telling you, even if you die, you have to die at home, and you have to die as a princess. Understand?”

Maya’s eyes suddenly hardened, and she replied decisively, “I’ve already been strangled to death once by you, and Chen ge [Brother Chen, a term of endearment] saved me. My life now belongs only to him; you can’t order me around.”

Lanshid’s eyes gradually turned cold, and he said, “Do you know that you will harm him by doing this! I am now the controlling shareholder of Aegis Security Group, and it’s as easy as crushing an ant for me to kill him.”

Yang Chen retorted, “Is that so? Then why do they still listen to my orders?”

Lanshid looked at the strong men from Aegis Security Group, his anger rising.

He immediately took out his phone and called Qiu Yuhong, the chairman of Aegis Security Group.

The call connected.

Lanshid: “I’m Lanshid, do you know that I now control Aegis Security Group?”

Qiu Yuhong: “I know. Mr. Yang told me. Oh, your call is very timely; I was just looking for you. I’m going to work at Star Chen Defense Group, and I can’t keep an eye on Aegis Security Group for you, so you should quickly find someone to manage it.”

Lanshid: “What? You’re not the chairman of Aegis Security Group anymore?”

Qiu Yuhong: “I’m not. A shell company; it’s no fun being a commander without troops. Mr. Yang has already hired me to be the chairman of Star Chen Defense Group, and I’m going to take office now.”

A shell company?

Lanshid’s nerves tightened, and he quickly asked, “What do you mean by that? What do you mean by a shell company?”

Qiu Yuhong: “Oh, as early as last year, Mr. Yang had already ordered me to form Star Chen Defense Group, and all the businesses and assets of Aegis Security Group have been transferred to Star Chen Defense Group. The current Aegis Security Group is just a shell company.”

Lanshid: “What? Then the plane I just took, and the explosion-proof car, aren’t those from Aegis Security Group?”

Qiu Yuhong: “Those have already been transferred to Star Chen Defense Group; it’s just that we haven’t had time to change the paint. I was planning to order all the global branches to uniformly upgrade and gaizao [remodel] the equipment paint these two days. You can also consider this the last mission performed by these equipment with the Aegis Security Group paint, which is very jinian [memorable] significant. Congratulations.”

Lanshid: “…”

So he bought a shell company for 1 billion Mijin [US dollars]?

Fraud!

This is definitely fraud!

Lanshid immediately roared at Yang Chen, “You cheated me out of money! Aegis Security Group is clearly a shell company, and you still sold it to me!”

Yang Chen: “You zhudong [voluntarily] wanted to buy it; how can you say I cheated you?”

Lanshid: “But you’ve already transferred the assets and businesses of Aegis Security Group to other companies; why did you still sell it to me? Even if I wanted to buy it myself, you shouldn’t have sold it for ten yi [billion] Mijin [US dollars].”

Yang Chen: “What you said is interesting; I think the Aegis Security brand is worth ten yi [billion] Mijin [US dollars], can’t it? Besides, I offered ten yi [billion] Mijin [US dollars]; if you thought it wasn’t worth it, you could have not bought it. You paid and signed the contract without hesitation; how can you blame me? Shouldn’t you have investigated the specific situation of what you were buying before you bought it?”

Lanshid: “Then shouldn’t you have tixing [reminded] me?”

Yang Chen: “You didn’t ask me!”

Lanshid was so angry that he kicked the computer off the coffee table.

Now he finally understood why these Aegis Security Group bodyguards still listened to Yang Chen’s orders and not his.

So Yang Chen was still their boss, and he was just a customer.

When the boss and the customer have a conflict, the employees will of course side with the boss.

Even though a tuhao [nouveau riche] like Lanshid doesn’t care about this ten yi [billion] Mijin [US dollars], it’s still ten yi [billion] Mijin [US dollars], 80 kuai [yuan] a tong [barrel] of oil; how many tong [barrels] of oil would he have to sell to get it back?

Originally, he wanted to buy Aegis Security Group to zhuangbi [show off], but now he not only failed to zhuangbi [show off] but also lost both money and face, which is extremely miserable.

Just now, Lanshid thought he was the new controlling shareholder of Aegis Security Group, and he felt a little confident.

Now he has no confidence at all. If he provokes Yang Chen, and he orders overseas mercenaries to assassinate him, then he will be in big trouble.

There are several well-known mercenary companies in the world. If you compare the combat capabilities on the battlefield, then Blackwater Group, Wagner, and other mercenary companies are undoubtedly the strongest. These mercenary companies are equivalent to a regular army.

But in terms of assassination capabilities, the former Aegis Security Group was second to none.

Aegis Security Group’s killers often eliminate their targets in the form of accidents. Even if everyone in the world knows they did it, there is no legal way to deal with them.

Over time, no one dared to easily provoke Aegis Security Group; after all, no one wants to die unexpectedly and reasonably for no reason.

Lanshid had also heard of the prestige of Aegis Security Group, which is why he was willing to take out ten yi [billion] Mijin [US dollars] to buy the controlling stake.

Who would have thought that Yang Chen was so cunning, actually treating him like a monkey, and using a shell company to pian [swindle] away his ten yi [billion] Mijin [US dollars].

“Then I don’t want it now; you give me back the money, and I’ll give you back the Aegis Security brand. Okay?” Lanshid asked.

Yang Chen: “Do you think that’s okay? I’ve already sold it; how can I buy it back?”

Lanshid: “Maya, please say something for me. As long as you can persuade him to buy it back, I won’t force you to go home. How about it?”

Yang Chen had already decided to take action, and Lanshid would definitely not be able to take Maya away.

Even if it turned into a diplomatic incident, Yang Chen would do his best to keep Maya.

But Maya didn’t want to cause trouble for Yang Chen. After all, she was from the royal family, and if people at her parents’ level took action, it would really make Yang Chen pay a great price to settle things.

Yang Chen had worked so hard to build his empire; why should he give up part of it because of her?

Therefore, Maya persuaded Yang Chen to buy back Aegis Security Group, and try not to make the problem bigger.

Yang Chen smiled and said, “Okay! Then I’ll buy it back. Such a shell company is definitely not worth much. For Maya’s sake, I’ll give you one million Mijin [US dollars], and you sell the shares back to me.”

Lanshid immediately broke down, saying, “I bought it from you for ten yi [billion] Mijin [US dollars], and you’re only offering one million Mijin [US dollars] to buy it back? What’s the difference between this and robbery?”

Yang Chen: “Damn, your company is just a shell; no one would want it even if you gave it away for free. I’m giving you one million Mijin [US dollars]; that’s already very generous. If it wasn’t for Maya’s sake, how could I buy your shell company?”

Lanshid: “You… you’re making me so angry.”

Maya: “Chen ge [Brother Chen], can you give him a little more, just consider it my way of repaying my parents for raising me. Tomorrow, find me a job; I want to work hard to support myself.”

Yang Chen: “What you said seems okay. How about this, I’ll give you ten million Mijin [US dollars], as the cost of your parents raising Maya. In the future, Maya can zhudong [voluntarily] support them, but none of you can force her anymore. If you agree, I’ll have someone transfer this ten million Mijin [US dollars] to you. If you don’t agree, then we’ll leave.”

Maya: “Brother, please agree. This is the last thing I’ll do for you and Mom and Dad. From now on, you and I are no longer siblings. When Mom and Dad can’t work anymore, I’ll give them alimony, fulfilling my responsibility as a daughter. From the moment you strangled me, there is no longer any sibling relationship between you and me.”

Lanshid yao yao ya [gritted his teeth], nodded, and said, “Since you’ve made up your mind, then I won’t waste any more words. Ten million it is, give it to me.”

Yang Chen called Jin Ming and transferred ten million Mijin [US dollars] to Lanshid through a foreign account.

Lanshid tore up the equity transfer agreement, and he and Yang Chen were even.

But he paid ten yi [billion] Mijin [US dollars] and got back ten million Mijin [US dollars], which was really a big loss.

Yang Chen made a big profit, with nothing lost in the transaction, and got 9.9 yi [billion] Mijin [US dollars] for nothing.

Lanshid said through gritted teeth, “Yang Chen, this is just the first round; you’re only leading by one point for now. But don’t be proud; I will definitely get back at you.”

Yang Chen: “Based on you? You’re far behind, not my opponent; don’t embarrass yourself in front of me.”

Lanshid: “Hehe… you just wait to import more expensive oil from us. The ten yi [billion] Mijin [US dollars] you earned from me, I’ll make your country pay me back.”

Oh, this guy is still not convinced.

Yang Chen turned around and said to Lanshid, “Are you courting death, do you know that?”

Lanshid: “What? Is it not okay to raise prices normally? Oil prices are supposed to go up and down; if you’re not happy with the price increase, why didn’t you say anything when the price dropped?”

Yang Chen: “Okay! You wait for me.”

After saying that, Yang Chen left with Maya.

Lanshid looked at those bodyguards and said, “Aren’t you going to leave with him? I can’t command you; what are you staying here for? To monitor me?”

The bodyguards didn’t move at all; they just ignored Lanshid.

Lanshid was very angry, saying, “Get out! Get out! Can you understand?”

The bodyguards then quickly went out to wait.

Since they had received the money, they had to wait until 24:00 before they could go back.

After adjusting his emotions, Lanshid sent a video call request to his parents.

Hasanger: “Son, how did it go; did you persuade Maya?”

Lanshid: “No! Maya has clearly told me that she won’t go back, and she gave me ten million Mijin [US dollars] to bring to you, as a buyout of your kindness in raising her. In the future, she will stay in Dragon Country and won’t go back, and she will take on her responsibility as a daughter, and will give you the alimony you deserve.”

The mother next to him immediately burst into tears after hearing this.

A daughter who has been raised for more than 20 years is equivalent to severing ties with them; how could she not cry sadly?

Hasanger bao zou [lost control] again, and threw the water glass in his hand.

“She has such danzi [gall]! She has wu [defiled] the honor of the royal family, and she still wants to sever ties with us; she’s dreaming! Where is she? I want to hear her say these words to me in person!” Hasanger roared.

Lanshid: “She has already left with Yang Chen. I have tried my best to persuade her, but she just won’t listen. I even gave Yang Chen ten yi [billion] Mijin [US dollars] to let him leave my sister. But he took the money and didn’t do anything, and took my sister away again.”

Is he starting to tiaobo [stir up trouble]?

Hasanger was angry again, and threw the gold watch in his hand.

“He’s zhao si [courting death]! He took so much money and still wants to take Maya away; does he have our royal family in his eyes? I must make him pay the price!” Hasanger roared.

Lanshid: “Dad, don’t worry; isn’t it easy for us to deal with him? Just raise the price of oil to their country a little bit, and wait for them to send someone to negotiate with us, and we can just make demands, right?”

Hasanger showed a sly smile at the corner of his mouth, nodded and replied, “That’s right. Before you come back, have a good chat with Maya again. If she really doesn’t want to come back, then you should come back quickly. As soon as you come back, we’ll raise the price of crude oil they import!”

Lanshid: “Okay! I know. I’ll play here for a few days, and see if there are any investment opportunities. I’ll definitely talk to Maya again the day before I go back, and hopefully I can persuade her. If I really can’t persuade her, then you and Mom can only pretend that you never raised this daughter.”

Hasanger nodded and said, “Okay! Then be careful. Bodyguards must be with you at all times, try to keep a low profile, and don’t be too ostentatious.”

Lanshid: “Got it. Hanging up.”

After hanging up the video call, Lanshid couldn’t wait to go out and play.

At this time, Yang Chen was taking Maya home.

Maya had made up her mind to be reborn in Dragon Country, and she was discussing with Yang Chen where to work.

Yang Chen said with a smile, “Just stay at home and help me take care of the house; I can still support you.”

Maya: “No! Since I’ve decided to live here, I have to live in a decent way, and I can’t be your jishengchong [parasite]. In the future, I’ll have to give my parents alimony, so I still have to work hard.”

Yang Chen: “Okay. Why don’t you go to work at a bank? I have a lot of deposits in the bank, and it’s still possible to ask them for a vice president or something. What position do you want to do?”

Maya: “Bank? Okay, okay, nine-to-five, no pressure. I’ll just be a teller, the kind that handles business for people.”

Yang Chen: “Okay! Haicheng [City] Bank, Gong Nong Shang Jian [Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Agricultural Bank of China, Bank of China, China Construction Bank], which one do you want to go to? I have shares in Haicheng [City] Bank, and Gong Nong Shang Jian [Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Agricultural Bank of China, Bank of China, China Construction Bank] has my deposits; I can arrange a job for you in any of them.”

Maya: “You can arrange it; I’m not familiar with these banks.”

Yang Chen: “Then Haicheng [City] Bank; scold whoever you don’t like directly. Even if the chairman of Haicheng [City] Bank troubles you, you don’t have to give him face; scold him if you should, hit him if you should, I can handle it.”

Maya laughed happily, saying, “Okay! This is good. Hee hee… Thank you, Chen ge [Brother Chen].”

Soon, Yang Chen sent Maya home.

Then he went to the hotel to find Buffett.

Buffett had taken a trip to Hang [Hangzhou] City and other places and returned to Jing [Beijing] City. He was planning to meet with Yang Chen and then return home.

Yang Chen already had a bold idea: to use the opportunity to forcibly suppress a certain industry that the system had rewarded him last time on oil, and take the opportunity to chao di [bottom fishing] oil companies in Jinbai [Country] and other countries.

As long as he can control these oil companies, Lanshid and his gang won’t be able to raise the price of crude oil imported by Dragon Country at will.