How A Ride-Hailing Driver Comes To Dominate The World? [EN]: Chapter 429

Behind the Assassination

Cai Jiaying walked aimlessly down the street, her eyes constantly searching for Asian faces.

Songpa had specifically asked for a Dragon Country person [Chinese person], so she had to find an Asian face to approach.

Meanwhile, in another hotel room.

Zhang Bo, also from Dragon Country, was being tortured with electric batons by a group of people.

“Ah! Ah! Spare me! Spare me! Heng-ge [Brother Heng]! Spare me! Give me one more chance, I promise I’ll bring you a head tonight. Ah! Ah! Stop shocking me! Stop shocking me!” Zhang Bo pleaded in agony.

Chen Heng, speaking in broken Dragon Country language, said with disdain, “Is it that I’m not giving you a chance? I gave you three days, and you still haven’t brought me a head. I don’t think you have the ability to do it. Tonight, I’ll have someone bury you.”

Zhang Bo: “No, no, no! Heng-ge! Believe me, give me one more chance, I promise to bring you a head before twelve o’clock tonight! I beg you, I beg you. I’ll kowtow [show deep respect and submission] to you, I’ll kowtow to you!”

As he spoke, Zhang Bo kowtowed to Chen Heng repeatedly.

Chen Heng stepped on his head, patted his pants, and said, “Alright! I’ll give you one more chance. If I don’t see you bring someone over by twelve o’clock tonight, all your documents will be burned. I’ll let you be a homeless person here for a while, and then I’ll bury you.”

Zhang Bo: “Okay, no problem, no problem. Thank you, Heng-ge, thank you, Heng-ge!”

Chen Heng took his foot back, kicked Zhang Bo, and said, “Get out of here!”

Zhang Bo quickly kowtowed in thanks and then got up and ran out.

Arriving on the street, Zhang Bo also walked aimlessly.

He also had to find a fellow countryman to bring to Chen Heng, or he would be finished.

Before long, Chen Heng saw a Dragon Country girl’s face in a group of foreign faces.

It was like a timely rain after a long drought [a welcome relief]. Zhang Bo immediately walked over.

“Hello, are you from Dragon Country?” Zhang Bo asked.

Cai Jiaying, feeling the same way, smiled and nodded, saying, “Yes! Are you also from Dragon Country? What a coincidence, to meet a fellow countryman here.”

As the saying goes, among fellow countrymen abroad, a shot in the back is common [a warning that fellow countrymen abroad can be treacherous].

Both of them had this idea.

Zhang Bo: “Haha… it’s really a coincidence. Are you here alone?”

Cai Jiaying: “Yes! Are you alone too?”

Zhang Bo: “Yes! Why don’t we team up? It’s good to have a companion.”

Cai Jiaying: “Okay.”

Both thought they were the hunter and the other was the prey, and they immediately agreed to go together.

Yang Chen bought two gold necklaces and returned to the Maktoum family’s villa.

That evening, Yang Chen went to Maya’s house discreetly.

At this time, Maya’s father had already been buried.

Yang Chen was a little surprised. He didn’t expect the burial to be so quick here.

Muslim funerals emphasize quick burial, simple burial, and earth burial. If someone dies at night, they are buried the next morning; if they die in the morning, they are buried in the afternoon. Moreover, they don’t use coffins, etc., but wrap the body in white cloth and bury it directly in the ground.

Yang Chen didn’t know much about religious things. He thought it would be like in Dragon Country, where the coffin would be kept for three days for relatives and friends to say goodbye.

At this time, relatives and friends had already left, and only servants and bodyguards were with Maya and her mother.

When Maya saw Yang Chen coming, she immediately ran over and hugged him, crying.

“Chen-ge [Brother Chen], please avenge my father. He can’t die in vain like this. Wuwu…” Maya said, crying.

Yang Chen gently patted her back to comfort her, “Don’t worry, I will definitely catch the murderer.”

Maya nodded and pulled Yang Chen to her mother.

“Mom, this is my lover, his name is Yang Chen. Whether you can accept it or not, I only love him and will not accept anyone else. Chen-ge saved my brother and also promised to avenge Dad,” Maya introduced.

Maya’s mother, Adina, originally didn’t accept Maya being with Yang Chen, but when she heard that Yang Chen had saved her son and could avenge her husband, she immediately accepted it.

“Thank you. If you can really avenge my husband, I agree to you being with Maya,” Adina said.

Yang Chen nodded and said, “Let’s go inside and talk.”

Adina nodded and led Yang Chen and Maya into the study.

Yang Chen: “Let me be honest, the mastermind behind the assassination of Lansheed is Hillman, so I think the murderer who killed Uncle was also sent by Hillman.”

Adina: “Hillman? Is it really him?”

Yang Chen: “Did Auntie guess it was him?”

Adina nodded.

Maya cried and said, “It’s all my fault, he must be retaliating against Dad and Brother because I ran away. Wuwu… it’s all my fault, it’s all my fault. I killed Dad, I deserve to die.”

Adina quickly comforted her, “Maya, don’t think like that. Your escape won’t make him determined to assassinate your father and brother. The reason he did this is because he is a member of the First Prince Mordan, and your father is a member of the Second Prince Hawvid. Now is the critical moment for the First Prince and the Second Prince to compete for the position of Crown Prince. Hillman approached your father, hoping that your father would be an internal agent to deal with the Second Prince and help the First Prince successfully ascend to the position of Crown Prince, but your father refused. Your father wanted you to marry him, which was also a gamble. If the First Prince wins, relying on your relationship with him, our family won’t necessarily rise to a higher level, but at least we won’t be punished. If the Second Prince wins, the Hillman family will definitely submit to us. Your father just wanted to plan for the future through marriage, but he didn’t expect Hillman to be so vicious that he would kill your father and brother.”

Yang Chen instantly understood that this was the real-life version of the princes’ power struggle in ancient dramas.

“I’m going to find him to avenge Dad!” Maya said angrily.

Yang Chen quickly stopped her and comforted her, “Don’t be impulsive, leave this to me. Besides, do you have any evidence to prove that he did it?”

Maya: “Didn’t you catch the killer who assassinated my brother?”

Yang Chen: “Yes, I caught the killer. But Hillman can deny it to the death, what can you do to him? This matter can’t be impulsive, especially since it involves the Crown Prince’s struggle, there can’t be any mistakes. If you question Hillman so loudly, the First Prince may even kill you and Auntie to cover up the truth.”

Maya: “Okay, then I’ll listen to you, Chen-ge. What should Mom and I do now? Brother is in the intensive care unit, Dad is gone, and the next one should be Mom and me.”

Since it was for the sake of fighting for power and gain, according to the local customs, it was enough to kill the men, and women couldn’t accomplish anything at all.

However, it couldn’t be ruled out that Hillman would simply kill Maya and her mother to completely hide the truth.

Adina: “Maya, don’t worry so much, we’ll just hire more bodyguards.”

Yang Chen: “Don’t talk about hiring more bodyguards, there may already be traitors among your family’s current bodyguards, otherwise how could Uncle be assassinated on the way home? All the bodyguards and servants in the house should be dismissed. Pack your things and come with me.”

After thinking about it carefully, Adina felt that it made sense. How could Hassan Qi be so easily killed by the killer when he came back with bodyguards?

After the killer succeeded, why did the bodyguards let him escape so easily?

It was an understatement to say that these bodyguards had traitors, and the entire bodyguard team might have already betrayed them.

Adina: “Maya, let’s quickly pack our things and leave with Yang Chen.”

Maya nodded and quickly returned to her room to pack her things.

Adina called all the bodyguards and servants over, paid them their wages and severance pay, and told them to pack their things and leave as soon as possible.

Soon, Hillman received the news, and he immediately brought people to Maya’s house.

The bodyguards and servants packed their things and left.

Adina and Maya locked the valuables in the safe and left with Yang Chen with their daily necessities.

Just as they were about to get into the car, a convoy drove over and blocked their way.

A nasty old man got out, followed by a young man.

Maya whispered, “Chen-ge, that’s Hillman, and the one behind him is his eldest son, Hamdan.”

Yang Chen nodded and said, “Okay. You and Auntie need to be calm and pretend you don’t know anything.”

Adina and Maya nodded softly.

Hillman and Hamdan walked closer and greeted Adina very politely.

Adina endured the hatred and anger in her heart and returned a greeting to Hillman.

Hillman said to Maya, “My Sixth Princess, you’re finally back.”

Maya didn’t have her mother’s composure and patience, and she immediately said angrily, “Don’t talk nonsense, I’m not your princess, I didn’t agree!”

Hillman said with a smile, “Your father has already promised you to me, I am your fiancé. If you hadn’t run away, we would have been married long ago.”

Hamdan also said with a smile, “Sixth Mom, hello. Hamdan greets you.”

Maya couldn’t contain her anger and pointed at Hillman, wanting to question him if he was the murderer who killed her father.

Yang Chen immediately put his arm around her and said with a smile, “Maya, this is the nasty old man you said was forcing you to marry him!”

Seeing that Yang Chen had actually put his arm around Maya, Hillman and his son’s expressions suddenly changed.

Hamdan: “Presumptuous! Let her go!”

Hillman: “Who are you? What is your relationship with Maya?”

Yang Chen: “Isn’t it obvious enough? I’m Maya’s boyfriend. Since you don’t know about my relationship with her, I’ll let what you said just now go. If you dare to say those words in front of me again in the future, I won’t be polite to you.”

Hamdan waved his hand, and the bodyguards they brought immediately surrounded Yang Chen and the others.

At the same time, Maktoum rushed over with the bodyguards from Star Defense Jinbai Branch.

“Ho! Ho! Ho…”

Because there were too many people coming, they ran over shouting slogans together. The formation was very powerful and the momentum was very frightening.

Soon, Hillman’s people were surrounded by Maktoum’s people.

Hamdan immediately questioned Maktoum, “They hired your Aegis Security, oh, no, it should be called Star Defense now. They hired you as bodyguards?”

Maktoum: “No!”

Hamdan: “No? Then what do you mean by this?”

Maktoum: “Let me introduce you, this is Mr. Yang Chen, Chairman of our Star Defense Group.”

Hamdan was shocked and said, “You are the Chairman of Star Defense Group?”

Yang Chen nodded and said, “Yes! Is there a problem?”

Hamdan didn’t dare to answer.

Hillman frowned. He knew that things were a little troublesome now.

Once Star Defense intervened, it would not be so easy for them to deal with Adina and Maya.

Moreover, this matter was not something Hillman could decide. He had to go back and report to the First Prince.

Hillman: “Hamdan, tell everyone to make way.”

Hamdan nodded and immediately ordered the bodyguards to make way.

Yang Chen led Adina and Maya out of the encirclement, Maktoum followed with the bodyguards, escorting them to leave in a bulletproof car.

Hamdan: “Father, the situation is a bit bad. If Maya is dating the Chairman of Star Defense, if we move her again, Star Defense’s killers will definitely assassinate us.”

Hillman: “These are all small things. What I’m most worried about now is that they catch the killer and know that Hassan Qi was killed by us, then we’ll be in trouble. Let’s go, hurry up and see the First Prince, we have to let him find a way to solve this big trouble as soon as possible. Whether it’s buying them off or getting rid of them, we must strike first.”

Hamdan nodded and quickly followed his father to find the First Prince.

On the other side, Yang Chen took Adina and Maya to the villa.

To ensure their safety, Maktoum doubled the guards again, and they were all armed with live ammunition.

The laws of Jinbai [likely a fictional location] allow citizens to legally own guns, and it’s not reassuring without adding more guards.

Yang Chen: “Auntie, Maya, you stay here for now. After things are resolved, you can go home.”

Maya: “Chen-ge, thank you.”

Yang Chen: “You’re welcome, why are you being so polite with me?”

Adina: “Yang Chen, thank goodness we have you, otherwise Maya and I would have been captured by Hillman.”

Yang Chen: “Then you have to thank Maya, I’m protecting you because of her. Alright, it’s getting late, we won’t chat anymore. You should go to bed early.”

Maya quickly sent Yang Chen out and kissed him before letting him leave.

Yang Chen went to the next room to wash up and prepare to sleep.

Soon, Maktoum called him.

Maktoum: “Mr. Yang, First Prince Mordan wants to meet you. Do you want to see him?”

Yang Chen: “This is their place, if the First Prince wants to see me, then I definitely have to meet him. It’s not time to fall out with them yet. You arrange it.”

Maktoum: “He said to take you to Yores Underground Entertainment City to play, and he will come over to meet you as soon as he finishes his work. The above-ground part of Yores Entertainment City is all regular places, game halls, bars, KTV [karaoke television], sauna rooms, SPA [salus per aquam, a health treatment using water], restaurants, guest rooms, etc. The underground part is actually an underground casino. The last thing missing here is rich people, but the law here prohibits gambling. Therefore, only a few powerful people have opened underground casinos. Mordan’s invitation to you to play there should have two meanings. First, to express his sincerity to you, he wants you to know that he is the boss behind the place. Second, he should be deliberately losing money to you, using this to buy your support for him.”

Yang Chen: “Have you found the killer who assassinated Hassan Qi?”

Maktoum: “No! It’s strange, I’ve used everyone to find him, and the headquarters hacker has also helped to invade the monitoring system and other searches, but still haven’t been able to find the killer’s exact hiding place. However, now that you mention it, it seems that those underground casinos haven’t been searched.”

Yang Chen: “Hehe… You tell him, I accept his invitation.”

Maktoum: “Okay! I’ll arrange the security work immediately, and then come over to pick you up.”

Yang Chen nodded and hung up the phone.

Yang Chen had two purposes: to get rid of Hillman to avenge Maya’s father, and to acquire more oil companies to strengthen his control over the UAE’s [United Arab Emirates] oil.

As for the matter between the First Prince and the Second Prince, Yang Chen had no interest at all.

If he could avoid participating in their struggle, Yang Chen would definitely stay far away.

Therefore, Yang Chen not only had to meet the First Prince, but also had to meet the Second Prince later, to make his attitude clear to them and avoid unnecessary strategic misjudgments.

As he was thinking, Maktoum called Yang Chen again.

Maktoum: “Mr. Yang, the Second Prince just called me again, he also wants to see you. He also wants to see Princess Adina and Princess Maya.”

Yang Chen: “Does he have any underground casinos or anything like that?”

Maktoum: “No! The Second Prince is simpler, he usually likes photography, travel, and playing with luxury cars.”

Yang Chen: “Oh, then you tell him, let’s meet at Yores Entertainment City later. I just want to clarify some issues with the two brothers in person.”

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

Yang Chen originally wanted to wash up and go to sleep, but now he had to quickly put on his clothes and wait for Maktoum to drive over to pick him up.

Yang Chen came to the next door, knocked on the door, and said to Maya, “I have to go out for a while, you and Auntie stay in the room and don’t go out. If anything happens, call me, and I’ll have someone come over to help you.”

Maya: “Okay. Chen-ge, where are you going so late?”

Yang Chen: “I’m going to see Mordan and Hawvid. Some issues need to be clarified with them in person, hoping to avoid some unnecessary troubles in the future.”

Maya: “Do you want me to go with you?”

Yang Chen: “No! It’s not good for you to follow. You and Auntie should go to bed early.”

Maya: “Okay. Then be careful. If the situation is not right, be sure to abandon everyone and leave immediately.”

Yang Chen: “Haha… Don’t worry. They don’t have the guts to touch me. As I said, I have a way to determine if I’m in danger. Go inside. I’m leaving.”

Maya nodded, waved goodbye to Yang Chen with a worried look, and then went into the house and closed the door.

If Yang Chen was in danger tonight, he would have seen his life countdown long ago.

Therefore, by reasoning backwards, as long as he doesn’t see the life countdown, it means he won’t be in danger.

Half an hour later, Maktoum arrived in a bulletproof car.

He also thoughtfully brought Yang Chen a bulletproof vest to put on. It’s better to be careful, and it’s always right to be cautious.

“Mr. Yang, I have arranged the security work. Now Yores Entertainment City, from the inside to the outside, from the top to the bottom, is full of our people. And our hackers have invaded their monitoring system, and now they can globally control the movements in the entire entertainment city,” Maktoum reported.

Yang Chen nodded and praised, “Well done. Let’s go, let’s go.”