How A Ride-Hailing Driver Comes To Dominate The World? [EN]: Chapter 428

The Jinbai Trip

Huang Shou’s wife and children were still in Hillman’s hands. Although his two stabs at Lansheed did cause some trouble for Yang Chen, he was, after all, one of his own. Yang Chen couldn’t just sit idly by.

It would be too unreasonable for him as the big boss to ignore his subordinate’s captured wife and children.

Yang Chen sent another message to Qiu Yuhong.

“Chairman Qiu, Hillman has captured Huang Shou’s wife and children. Inform our brothers in Jinbai to find a way to rescue them. That old dog Hillman used his wife and children to threaten Huang Shou into assassinating Lansheed. He must pay the price. You and the brothers in Jinbai should keep an eye on Hillman from now on. When the time is right, I will personally deal with Hillman.”

Qiu Yuhong quickly replied.

“Okay, I’ll take care of it immediately.”

After arranging the work, Yang Chen drove home.

Bodyguards from Starlight Defense were already watching at the door to prevent Hillman from harming Maya.

Yang Chen opened the door and went inside. Maya, hearing the noise, cautiously pressed her ear against the bedroom door, listening to the sounds outside.

Yang Chen called out, “Maya, I’m back.”

Hearing Yang Chen’s voice, Maya quickly opened the door and rushed into his arms.

“Chen, what exactly is going on? You’ve scared me so much that I’ve been restless and couldn’t sleep all night,” Maya said, sounding anxious.

Yang Chen checked the time and said, “It’s getting late, let’s go to sleep. You’ll know the answer tomorrow.”

Maya: “Is something wrong with my parents? Chen, please tell me the truth. How can I possibly sleep?”

Yang Chen considered it and nodded, saying, “Don’t worry too much, it’s just my guess. I’ve already caught the person who assassinated your brother. He said that his wife and son went to Jinbai for tourism and were captured by Hillman’s people. Hillman demanded that he assassinate your brother, or he would kill his wife and son. So, he stabbed your brother twice. Hillman definitely wouldn’t assassinate your brother for no reason. I’m worried that he’s targeting your whole family. You said your parents were coming to see your brother, so I wanted to send someone to follow and protect them. This is just my guess; it may not be the case.”

Maya: “Hillman did it? Why would he assassinate my brother? Is it because I’m with you, and he’s retaliating against my family in anger?”

Yang Chen: “It’s hard to say. But I don’t think it’s likely. It’s probably still a matter of利益问题 [profit and interests]. Anyway, no matter what, now that Hillman has taken action against your family, I can’t let him live.”

At that moment, Maya’s mother called her.

Maya quickly answered the phone. Before she could speak, her mother cried and said, “Maya, your father has been assassinated! What are we going to do?”

Maya’s tears immediately flowed down, and she said, “How could this happen? Who did it?”

Her mother cried and replied, “I don’t know, I don’t know who did it. The murderer has already escaped. Your father was shot to death while waiting at a red light on his way home after a royal family meeting. What are we going to do? Your brother’s life or death is uncertain, and your father has been assassinated. Who exactly did this? Waaa…”

Listening to her mother’s heart-wrenching cries, Maya’s heart also broke.

“Mom, I’ll be right back. Stay at the police station and don’t go anywhere. Wait for us to come and pick you up. Understand?” Maya said.

Mother: “Okay! Come back quickly. But you must be careful.”

Maya: “I know.”

Hanging up the phone, Maya hugged Yang Chen and cried loudly.

“Wuu wuu… Chen, my… my father has also been assassinated. It must be Hillman, it must be him. Why is he so cruel, killing my father and brother?” Maya said, sobbing.

Damn it!

In the end, he couldn’t save Hassan Qi.

Yang Chen gently stroked Maya’s back, comforting her, “Don’t worry, I will avenge your father. If it really was Hillman, I promise he and his sons will die too! Go pack your things, I’ll call someone to arrange a plane, and we’ll go to Jinbai immediately.”

Maya nodded and turned to go back to the room to pack her clothes.

At that moment, Qiu Yuhong also called Yang Chen.

Qiu Yuhong: “Yang, something happened. Hassan Qi, whom you asked us to protect, has been assassinated. I have already ordered the brothers in the Jinbai branch to catch the murderer. I will let you know as soon as I have any news.”

Yang Chen: “Okay. I need to go to Jinbai immediately. You arrange the manpower. I’ll contact China Eastern Airlines to charter a flight over there. Just have someone from the Beijing branch follow me. You arrange things in Jinbai.”

Qiu Yuhong: “Okay! I’ll arrange it immediately.”

Yang Chen called the chairman of China Eastern Airlines and asked him to immediately arrange a chartered flight to Jinbai.

At 6:00 AM local time in Jinbai, the plane carrying Yang Chen landed safely.

Bodyguards from Starlight Defense’s Jinbai branch were waiting at the airport in advance, protecting Yang Chen and the others from leaving the airport through the VIP通道 [VIP channel/passage].

For safety’s sake, Yang Chen didn’t stay in a hotel but stayed at the villa of Maktoum, the president of the Jinbai branch.

The villa was surrounded by surveillance cameras and bodyguards, and there were towering trees providing shade, making it very private.

Maktoum: “Mr. Yang, welcome to Jinbai. Princess Maya, I am very sorry; please accept my condolences.”

Yang Chen: “Maktoum, have you caught the murderer who assassinated Prince Hassan Qi?”

Maktoum shook his head and said, “Mr. Yang, please forgive me, we haven’t caught the murderer yet. It’s strange; we’ve searched almost the entire Jinbai, but we haven’t found any trace of the murderer. We may need support from headquarters’ intelligence department to invade the traffic monitoring system to find the murderer’s踪迹 [traces/whereabouts].”

Yang Chen: “Report to Qiu Yuhong and have him help you.”

Maktoum: “Okay. Then I’ll arrange for guards to escort you and Princess Maya to see Prince Hassan Qi?”

Yang Chen: “I won’t go with Maya. Send someone to escort her home to take a look. I brought bodyguards, and I want to go to the Jinbai Oil and Gas Company.”

Maktoum: “Okay! I’ll arrange it immediately.”

Maktoum quickly arranged the guards to send Maya home.

Yang Chen had breakfast and went to the Jinbai Oil and Gas Company with his bodyguards.

Jin Ming had already informed the chairman of Jinbai Oil and Gas Company, Shafeer, to prepare to welcome Yang Chen.

At 9:00 AM local time, Yang Chen arrived at the Jinbai Oil and Gas Company.

Shafeer recognized Yang Chen from the photo Jin Ming sent and quickly went forward to greet him.

Yang Chen is now the major shareholder with a 57% stake, and one word from him can decide who becomes the chairman.

It was normal for Shafeer to act humble in front of Yang Chen in order to keep his position as chairman.

“Mr. Yang, welcome to Jinbai, and welcome to Jinbai Oil and Gas Company to guide our work. I am Shafeer Mohammed, the chairman of the company. Please take care of me, and please feel free to tell me if you have any needs,” Shafeer said, bowing slightly.

Yang Chen smiled and nodded, saying, “Mr. Mohammed, please don’t be so polite.”

Shafeer: “Haha… okay, okay. Let’s go inside and talk. Mr. Yang, this way, please.”

Yang Chen smiled and nodded, following Shafeer inside.

Shafeer took Yang Chen to visit the company’s various department offices and finally took him to the chairman’s office.

“Mr. Yang, please sit down,” Shafeer said, pulling out his boss’s chair.

Yang Chen smiled and waved his hand, saying, “No need, I’ll just sit on this sofa. Notify the shareholders; I want to hold a shareholders’ meeting. I hope all shareholders can attend. If the shareholding ratio exceeds 1%, even if they can’t come in person, they must send a representative or participate through a video conference.”

Shafeer: “Okay. I’ll arrange it immediately. When should we schedule it? Can we do it tomorrow afternoon after the stock market closes?”

Yang Chen: “Yes.”

Shafeer: “Okay. I’ll arrange it immediately.”

Yang Chen: “Then you can get busy; I’m leaving.”

Shafeer: “Lunch will be ready soon. If Mr. Yang has nothing special to do, please do me the honor of letting me treat you to a meal.”

Yang Chen: “No, I have other things to do.”

Shafeer nodded and quickly sent Yang Chen away.

It was obviously a bit too ostentatious for Yang Chen to go to Maya’s house with a dozen bodyguards in broad daylight.

This wasn’t Dragon Country [China], and he had to consider the local customs.

Many countries here have been fighting for thousands of years because of religious beliefs, and Yang Chen certainly wouldn’t be so arrogant as to think he could easily solve the local customs and religious beliefs.

It’s best to keep a low profile if possible and go to Maya’s house late at night when it’s quiet.

Yang Chen left the bodyguard who had been accompanying him and sent all the others away.

Afterward, Yang Chen strolled through the streets of Jinbai like an ordinary Dragon Country tourist, seeing what was special about this world-famous city of tycoons.

Before long, Yang Chen arrived at the gold market in the Deira district.

As expected of a city of tycoons, the gold jewelry here was really plentiful and of high quality.

The gold jewelry in Dragon Country is very small and delicate, such as gold rings, gold necklaces, and gold bracelets, all of which look very delicate.

The gold jewelry here is different; the bigger, the better.

The same goes for gold necklaces. The gold necklaces in Dragon Country gold stores are thin, while the gold necklaces here are very large, one of which is equivalent to dozens in Dragon Country gold stores.

Since he had come all this way, Yang Chen wanted to buy some tycoon-style gold jewelry to take back and give to his aunt and girlfriend.

It was a bit tacky, but it couldn’t be helped that these things looked really 壕 [ostentatious/extravagant].

Yang Chen: “Boss, let me see that vest.”

Boss: “Okay. But this is not a vest; it’s a necklace.”

Yang Chen: “The necklace is actually made so big; I thought it was a lady’s small vest.”

Yang Chen took the large necklace, comparable to a lady’s vest, and carefully observed it. The workmanship was very good, and the most important thing was that it was big enough. This thing could even be worn as golden silk armor in martial arts dramas.

As Yang Chen was carefully admiring the gold necklace in his hand, a Korean couple came over.

“Oppa [term for older brother used by females]… I want that necklace in his hand,” the girl said in a very 娇嗲 [affected/sugary] voice.

The man immediately said to the boss, “Boss, get us another one of those necklaces.”

Boss: “Sorry, this is purely handmade and is consigned here by someone else. He will only make a new one after one is sold. Please wait a moment; let this gentleman finish looking at it, and then I’ll show it to you.”

The boss’s way of doing business was fine.

The Korean man immediately said, “Hey, what country are you from? Our country? Island country? Or Dragon Country?”

Anyone who has seen Korean movies knows that some Korean villains speak with a contemptuous and arrogant tone and expression. At this time, this man had that kind of tone and expression.

Yang Chen didn’t want to start a conflict with him, so he ignored him.

“Hey, didn’t you hear Junxi’s words? Can’t you understand Eagle language [English]?” the girl also said with the same expression and tone.

“Axi, I am Cui Junxi, what is your name? What country are you from?” the man still spoke with that tone and expression.

Yang Chen put the thing on the counter and said to the boss, “Boss, how much is this?”

Boss: “1.65 million Dirhams.”

Yang Chen: “What is that converted to Dragon Country currency?”

Boss: “About 3.05 million Dragon Country currency.”

Yang Chen nodded and was about to ask how heavy the necklace was when Cui Junxi grabbed the necklace and said, “So you are from Dragon Country; no wonder you don’t recognize me, Cui Junxi. But even if you are from Dragon Country and don’t recognize me, Cui Junxi, it can only mean that you are very ordinary. Can you afford such an expensive thing? Don’t waste the boss’s time, and don’t delay him from selling it to me. Understand?”

Yang Chen: “What the hell are you? Why should I know who you are?”

The girl immediately said with a proud face, “Junxi is the future successor of the SKC Group. Which businessman with any status in Asia doesn’t know Junxi?”

SKC is one of the major chaebol [family-owned conglomerate] groups in Korea, ranking third in overall strength, mainly engaged in energy, chemical industry, and information communication. It has two Fortune 500 companies with annual sales of over 100 billion 米金 [USD] and a total of over 100,000 employees worldwide.

Cui Junxi is the most beloved son of Cui Zaiyuan, the current chairman of SKC, and is indeed the most likely candidate to be the future chairman.

SKC has business dealings with Jinbai Oil and Gas Company and several other oil companies in the UAE.

Because Yang Chen and Buffett shorted Jinbai Oil and Gas Company, coupled with the collapse of crude oil market prices, Cui Zaiyuan sent his son Cui Junxi to take a look and find an opportunity to sign a few import contracts at low prices, so as to give him some gilding and make him more convincing when he takes over as chairman in the future.

Yang Chen took out his card and said, “This is Jinbai, not 首乌尔 [Seoul], what are you showing off? Boss, I’ll buy this necklace, swipe the card, pay in Dragon Country currency.”

The boss happily nodded and said, “Okay, okay. Miss, please give me the necklace; this gentleman from Dragon Country has decided to buy it. Thank you.”

The girl grabbed the necklace with her right hand, shook Cui Junxi’s arm with her left hand, and said coquettishly, “Junxi… I want this necklace. Even if you don’t give it to me, you have to buy it; you can’t let him buy it, otherwise people will think you don’t have as much money as an ordinary Dragon Country person. Right?”

Cui Junxi smiled and nodded, saying, “Shuzhen, you are right. Since you like it, I will buy it and give it to you.”

The girl immediately kissed Cui Junxi and said, “Thank you, Junxi. Love you.”

Cui Junxi said to the boss with a smug look, “Boss, we’ll buy this necklace.”

The boss replied with a troubled expression, “Sir, I’m sorry; this friend from Dragon Country has already said he wants to buy this necklace. I can’t sell it to you.”

Cui Junxi: “He’s just saying it; he hasn’t really bought it. I’ll pay now; sell it to me.”

The boss looked at Yang Chen with a troubled expression.

Yang Chen was about to call the bodyguards to come and deal with Cui Junxi when the girl disgustingly spat on the gold necklace.

Damn it, she looks pretty good; why is she doing such a disgusting thing?

The girl put the necklace on the counter and said, “Come on, buy it.”

Cui Junxi laughed and said, “Shuzhen, you are so smart.”

The girl smiled obsequiously and replied, “Thank you, Junxi, for the compliment.”

Cui Junxi still said with that disgusting expression, “Hey, I’ll let you have it, buy it.”

Yang Chen: “Close the doors and windows when you sleep at night [a curse/threat].”

After saying that, Yang Chen turned and walked away.

Cui Junxi laughed and took out his card to pay for the necklace.

The boss glanced at the girl with a disgusted look and quickly swiped the card, issued a receipt, and let them leave.

Yang Chen looked at other gold jewelry but didn’t see any other items that made him want to buy them.

At this time, a reporter walked up with a photographer.

The female reporter holding the microphone asked, “Hello, sir. We are from the Jinbai TV station’s ‘Challenge 100 Dirhams to Earn 1 Million Dirhams’ program team; you can call me Sasha. May I ask what country you are from?”

Yang Chen: “Dragon Country.”

Sasha: “Oh, Dragon Country, welcome, welcome. We just need to find a viewer from Dragon Country to participate. Do you have time now to participate in our program?”

Earning 1 million Dirhams from 100 Dirhams would definitely be very interesting for ordinary people to play.

For a god-like 豪 [tycoon] like Yang Chen, it doesn’t seem to be attractive at all.

Cui Junxi immediately interjected, “Find me! I am willing to participate! In terms of earning ability, our Korean people are definitely stronger than Dragon Country people.”

Sasha: “Sir, you are a friend from Korea! That’s great; we also need a contestant from Korea. Everyone, it’s like this: our program randomly selects friends from four countries on each continent to participate. This is not just a competition; it also concerns the honor of the continent and even the country where the 选手 [contestant] is located. Therefore, we sincerely invite you two to participate. It’s always better to decide the honor of your country yourself than to let others decide, right?”

Cui Junxi: “I can represent the honor of Asia; no need to find him. What earning ability can a Dragon Country person who doesn’t even know me have?”

Yang Chen: “What qualifications do you have to represent Asia?”

Cui Junxi’s girl immediately said, “Junxi is the future successor of SKC; if he can’t represent Asia, can you represent Asia?”

Sasha quickly said to Yang Chen, “Sir, we are really very sincere in inviting you to participate in this episode. If you really don’t agree, then I can only go find other tourists from Dragon Country. We are broadcasting live on Douyin International Edition [TikTok International Version], and Dragon Country is a market we must strive for.”

Yang Chen: “Dragon Country people can’t play the international version.”

Sasha: “No, no, no, overseas Dragon Country people, and some Dragon Country people who understand technology, they can play. As long as we can win the attention of these people, it will be enough to guarantee more viewers than other countries.”

Yang Chen shook his head and said, “Sorry, I don’t participate in this kind of game.”

After saying that, Yang Chen walked away.

With Yang Chen’s current status, he should be the organizer of this game, not a game participant for the entertainment of the audience.

Without even thinking about it, it must be those Jinbai tycoons who are bored and created this kind of reality show to have fun.

No matter what the host said, Yang Chen would definitely not participate in this game.

Cui Junxi laughed and said, “It’s wise of you not to participate in the program, because you will definitely lose to me. Remember to watch the program; I will definitely be the champion and become the light of Asia.”

Yang Chen was really annoyed by this Korean; he took out his phone and sent a message to Shafeer.

“Find someone to teach Cui Junxi, the son of the SKC chairman, a lesson. When he participates in the program, give me a hard lesson in front of the world’s audience.”

Shafeer quickly replied.

“Received! Mr. Yang, don’t worry; I will definitely handle it well!”

Yang Chen continued to browse the gold stores.

He chose a larger gold store and walked in.

At this time, a girl with an Asian face walked over.

“Handsome guy, hello, are you from Dragon Country?” the girl asked.

Yang Chen nodded.

The girl breathed a sigh of relief and said in Dragon Country language, “I finally found a compatriot. Brother, hello, my name is Cai Jiaying, from Dragon Country Fujian. May I ask what your name is, brother?”

Yang Chen: “Yang Chen.”

Cai Jiaying: “Hello, Brother Chen. It’s like this: I work here and saved some Dirhams. In order to avoid taxes, I didn’t deposit this money in the bank but kept it all in cash myself. I’m about to return to my country, and I want to quickly exchange these Dirhams for Dragon Country currency. Can I give you Dirhams here, and you ask your relatives and friends in your country to transfer Dragon Country currency to my family?”

Anyone who understands people working abroad knows that foreign taxes are much higher than those in Dragon Country.

If the salary goes through the bank, first, you have to pay high taxes, and second, foreign laws do not allow large amounts of money to be transferred back to Dragon Country.

Therefore, many Dragon Country people working abroad, especially some odd-job workers and illegal workers, will require cash payments.

In order to avoid taxes and facilitate sending money back to their country, these people will exchange foreign currency cash for Dragon Country currency with international students or local Dragon Country people. The method of operation is to give the foreign currency to the international students and let their families in the country transfer money to their families.

Of course, there will definitely be some discounts on the exchange rate, sometimes even exchanging at a 1:1 ratio.

Under such a huge temptation of 利益 [profit], many international students are also willing to do this; after all, their families in the country can use less Dragon Country currency to exchange for more foreign currency for them.

But this is, after all, an illegal and criminal act, and once caught, it will be a big trouble.

Not to mention the confiscation of illegal income, in serious cases, they may even be sentenced.

Yang Chen’s identity certainly doesn’t need to do this kind of thing.

Yang Chen smiled and said, “Sorry, I don’t do this kind of thing.”

Cai Jiaying quickly pleaded in a low voice, “Brother, please. I still have more than 200,000 Dirhams that I can’t exchange, and I’ve been delaying here for more than a month. I just observed that you only buy big gold, so you must be a rich person. I’m begging you; I’ll give you these Dirhams, and you can spend them in the blink of an eye. Help me, please. I’ll treat you to a drink tonight. Okay?”

Yang Chen shook his head.

Cai Jiaying: “Brother, I’ll exchange it for you at a 1:1.5 ratio. Okay?”

Yang Chen still shook his head and said, “Find someone else. I don’t do this.”

Cai Jiaying: “1:1 is fine, right? Big brother, my visa is about to expire, and I really can’t wait any longer. I’ll give you 250,000 Dirhams, and you ask your relatives and friends in your country to transfer 250,000 Dragon Country currency to my family. I know you have to bear a certain risk, but this income is enough to offset the risk you bear. Isn’t it?”

Yang Chen still shook his head and said, “I’ll say it one last time, I don’t do this kind of thing. Is that clear enough? If you pester me again, I’ll report you.”

Cai Jiaying quickly waved her hand and said, “No, no, no. I won’t pester you anymore, brother, don’t report me. Then you buy things, I won’t bother you. Sorry.”

Yang Chen continued to look at the gold jewelry, and Cai Jiaying ran away in a hurry.

Before long, Cai Jiaying ran to a hotel room.

More than a dozen people were squeezed into a suite. Seeing Cai Jiaying returning, they quickly quieted down.

Among these people, there was only one Middle Eastern face, and the rest were Asians, mostly from Southeast Asia.

Cai Jiaying trembled and came to a middle-aged man, saying tremblingly, “Brother Songpa, I’m sorry; I didn’t succeed.”

The middle-aged man said with a smile, “It’s okay; if it doesn’t succeed this time, then next time. However, there will be punishment for not completing the task.”

The others in the room laughed 嘿嘿 [hee hee], each with a look of eagerness.

Cai Jiaying was frightened and quickly pleaded, “Brother Songpa, give me another chance; I’ll go find another target immediately, and I’ll definitely lure him in. Please, please.”

Songpa: “Hehe… be punished first, and then do things. You guys hurry up; don’t delay her from doing things.”

“Thank you, Brother Songpa.”

“I’ll be quick; two minutes is enough.”

“I’m more powerful; five minutes.”

“Haha…”

Cai Jiaying was frightened and knelt on the ground, constantly kowtowing and begging.

“Brother Songpa, spare me, spare me. I’ll go find a target right away, and I promise I’ll succeed. If I can’t succeed, I’ll let you dispose of me. Please, please.”

Songpa smiled and flicked the cigarette ash on Cai Jiaying’s face, saying, “I’ll give you one more chance. If you can’t bring a sucker over tonight, I’ll have them kill you.”

Cai Jiaying nodded hurriedly and said, “Okay, okay. Thank you, Brother Songpa. I will definitely succeed; I promise I will succeed.”

After saying that, she ran out in a hurry.

The scene just now had frightened Cai Jiaying, and she couldn’t let that become a reality no matter what.

Cai Jiaying went to the public restroom to wash her face, then put on makeup carefully, sprayed perfume to cover up the smell of smoke, and then went out to find a target.

She had already decided that even if she had to seduce with her body, she had to succeed; after all, being slept by one person is better than being slept by a dozen people.