How A Ride-Hailing Driver Comes To Dominate The World? [EN]: Chapter 68

“Alright! Stop with the nonsense, hurry up and finish. I need to go home and sleep,” Yang Chen said loudly.

Chen Lijun nodded and shouted, “Everyone get in the cars and get ready! What are you driving? These beat-up Volkswagens?”

Everyone else was driving Lamborghinis, Ferraris, or GTRs.

These sports cars can take off with just a tap of the gas.

If Yang Chen were to compete with them in a Phaeton, he clearly wouldn’t stand a chance.

This isn’t a gap that can be bridged with skill alone.

Therefore, Yang Chen had spoken with Wang Zijun in advance.

Wang Zijun brought his Lamborghini Aventador for Yang Chen to use in the race.

Wang Zijun cursed, “Damn, you dare to even suggest that? You guys drive sports cars and let him drive a sedan? Is that even a fair comparison? He’ll use my Lamborghini; that’s the only way it’s fair.”

Chen Lijun laughed and said, “You’ve got guts, lending your Lamborghini to a taxi driver for a race. Aren’t you afraid he’ll wreck the car and himself?”

“Haha…” Everyone laughed.

Wang Zijun immediately retorted, “Are you driving with your mouth? Why so much nonsense? Wait until you lose the race, and see if you dare to talk so much.”

“Me lose? I’m a professional racer. Even if I haven’t won any titles, I’m still not someone any Tom, Dick, or Harry [a common, average person] can beat. If I lose to him, besides letting him do whatever he wants, I’ll retire on the spot and say goodbye to sports cars forever,” Chen Lijun said confidently.

Yang Chen didn’t want to listen to his nonsense and quickly walked towards Wang Zijun’s car.

Wang Zijun opened the car door and beckoned Yang Chen to get in.

“Need to get used to it?” Wang Zijun asked.

Yang Chen’s eyes quickly scanned around, and he basically understood the car’s performance.

“No need! I drive every day; no need to adjust,” Yang Chen replied.

Wang Zijun nodded and quickly introduced the track to Yang Chen.

“Starting from here, running a lap around Se Mountain and returning here.

The most difficult part is the six consecutive turns on the opposite side of the mountain. If your driving skills aren’t good, you might have an accident at one of those sharp turns.”

Yang Chen nodded. According to the route displayed on the navigation, he could see that there was indeed a section of road with six consecutive sharp turns.

However, that’s not a problem.

Turning fast is what really matters. Anyone can step on the gas on a straight road, right?

Yang Chen was going to leave them in the dust at these six sharp turns.

At this moment, Wang Qianni got into the passenger seat.

Yang Chen asked with a puzzled look, “What are you doing here?”

Wang Qianni explained, “This is their racing rule! There must be a female companion in the passenger seat.”

“What kind of messed up rule is that!” Yang Chen said.

“Generally speaking, if the speed is too fast, women will definitely scream in fright. If the driver’s composure isn’t good enough, they will definitely be affected. These are just small tricks, not worth mentioning. But don’t worry, no matter how fast you drive, I definitely won’t scream,” Wang Qianni said.

Whether or not there is someone in the passenger seat didn’t affect Yang Chen’s driving.

So, Yang Chen didn’t ask any more questions and immediately started the car to prepare at the starting point.

There are a total of 5 cars participating in this race.

Each car is equipped with a tracker, and people at the starting point can observe the specific location of the five cars through the computer screen.

Chen Lijun is driving a modified GTR, which is his usual car for professional races.

The other three cars are a Ferrari 458, an Audi R8, and a McLaren 720S.

Because they often come out to race late at night, their cars have been modified to varying degrees.

Purely in terms of configuration, the Lamborghini Aventador that Yang Chen is driving is considered the least modified and therefore the ‘worst’.

However, as long as the hardware gap isn’t too big, Yang Chen can make up for the configuration gap with his personal skills.

Yang Chen reminded, “Fasten your seat belt and hold on tight!”

Wang Qianni nodded and said, “Got it! Don’t be nervous; I believe you can win.”

Yang Chen chuckled and said, “Me nervous? Just don’t get nervous when I drive too fast.”

“So confident? If you get first place, I’ll go home with you tonight,” Wang Qianni said with a smile.

“Why do you always want to plot against me?” Yang Chen replied.

At this moment, a young man with yellow hair walked to the front with a flag and shouted, “All cars, get ready!”

“Vroom…”

All the cars roared.

The yellow-haired man paused for a few seconds, then suddenly waved the flag and shouted, “Go!”

The five cars immediately shot out like arrows.

Yang Chen had never participated in this kind of race before, so he didn’t drive too fast at the beginning.

The other four cars were very fast and disappeared in a flash.

The fastest was Chen Lijun’s modified GTR. After all, it was his race car, and its performance was definitely better than the other cars.

In the blink of an eye, the GTR had already left Yang Chen’s Lamborghini Aventador more than two hundred meters behind.

Wang Zijun said loudly, “Brothers, let’s start betting! Whoever you think will get first place, bet on them. I’ll pay whatever you bet.”

The others who were waiting at the starting point to watch the excitement quickly gathered around.

“I bet on Young Master Jun to win. He’s a professional racer, and he’s driving a modified GTR; there’s no reason for him to lose.”

“I also bet on Young Master Jun to win!”

“Is there even any doubt? Of course, we’re betting on Young Master Jun to win!”

…

Tonight, it’s either a big win or a big loss.

Let’s go all in!

Wang Zijun said loudly, “Alright! I’ll take it all! Let’s see if you guys bankrupt me, or if I win it all!”

“Then you just wait to go bankrupt! I’m betting 100,000 [currency unit] on Young Master Jun to win!”

“100,000 is nothing, at least 500,000! Come on, I’m betting 500,000 on Young Master Jun to win!”

“I’m betting 1 million [currency unit] on Young Master Jun to win! All my living expenses for this month are going in! It’s obvious that Young Master Jun is going to win; what are you waiting for if you’re not going all in?”

…

Wang Zijun was still quite scared, but he was the first to jump out and start betting, so no matter how much everyone bet, he had to bite the bullet and accept it.

Otherwise, how would he save face in the future?

These second-generation rich kids just care about face. They can lose money, but they have to save face.

“Alright! I’ll take it all!” Wang Zijun said through gritted teeth.

He could only hope that Yang Chen could beat those second-generation rich kids.

If Yang Chen loses, he would have to pay out all his living expenses for the next year.

…

Wang Qianni was getting anxious when she saw that the taillights of the other four cars were gone.

Originally, she didn’t want to disturb Yang Chen’s driving, but at this time, she couldn’t care so much.

“Yang Chen, can we go a little faster? We can’t even see their taillights anymore!” Wang Qianni said.

“What’s the rush? It’s a straight road now; there’s no need to compete with them. Relax, straight lines aren’t fast; fast turns are what really matter,” Yang Chen replied.

Wang Qianni nodded and could only sit patiently.

Yang Chen is the driver, so whatever he says goes.

Although there’s no need to compete on the straight road, they really can’t be left too far behind.

So, Yang Chen slowly accelerated.

Before long, they saw the Audi R8 in front of them.

At this time, the speed of the Lamborghini Aventador had soared to 120 [speed unit], and Wang Qianni shouted, “Faster! Overtake Wang Jun’s Audi R8!”

Yang Chen ignored Wang Qianni and continued to drive at this speed.

Yang Chen had been observing the navigation, and the first sharp turn was 500 meters ahead.

He was going to overtake the Audi R8 here.

“Sharp turn ahead, hold on tight!” Yang Chen reminded.

Wang Qianni quickly replied, “Got it! I’m holding on! Faster, a little faster, almost there, almost there, give it more gas!”