Why race if you don’t have money?

Chapter 2 I Really Like It
On the Nanyun Mountain Road at night, seven or eight performance cars were driving towards the mountain top platform, most of which were Japanese performance cars.

Guangzhou and Shenzhen are close to Hong Kong Island, so they generally have a high acceptance of Japanese car brands. Coupled with the hit movie version of "Initial D" a few years ago, the JDM (Japanese modified car) trend swept in, causing Japanese performance cars to become increasingly popular. Everyone in the street racing world regards themselves as the God of Cars in Akina Mountain!

Soon the convoy drove onto the platform at the top of the mountain. After parking the car, a blond and energetic young man got out from the driver's seat of the Mercedes-Benz SLK55 AMG. He was Pan Zhihui, nicknamed "Sun Life Glory".

Sha Minghui glanced at the mountain road behind him and shouted arrogantly, "That fat guy Wang Yidong can't even keep up with the car going up the mountain, and he actually wants to drive a Corolla to race against my AMG. What a fool!"

Listening to Sha Minghui's words, the rest of the team smiled in disdain. It was true that this fat guy might have watched too much "Initial D" and had a bit of a brain glitch, as he actually drove the Coroll up the mountain to race against the AMG.

I really don’t know who gave him the courage, Fish Leong or Fujiwara Takumi?
After everyone laughed at them, they saw two orange lights appear in their field of vision, and a tenth-generation Toyota Corolla slowly drove over.

Seeing this, Sha Minghui immediately came over, leaned over Wang Yidong's driver's window and taunted him, "Fatty Wang, you stole your dad's car, will you get spanked when you go back?"

"Sha Minghui, if you crash the Mercedes, your dad might not just give you a spanking."

He lost the game but not the battle, especially since the "goddess" Xu Yali was sitting in the passenger seat of the Mercedes-Benz, Fatty Wang didn't show any sign of being scared.

Sha Minghui snorted contemptuously at Wang Yidong's stubbornness, then pointed at the co-pilot and asked, "Where's Chen Xiangbei, the gunman you hired because you're afraid of death? Is he scared too and doesn't dare to come along?"

"Afraid? Are you kidding!"

"Your driving skills are not worthy of my attack. Let my little brother Chen Xiangbei teach you a lesson!"

"Remember, watch carefully and learn from it later!"

I have to say that Fatty Wang is really good at talking nonsense. If Sha Minghui hadn't treated him like a fool, anyone else would probably be furious.

But Wang Yidong soon realized that it would never be the talk that would break through the defense, but reality.

Sha Minghui looked superior, turned around and pointed at the passenger seat of the Mercedes-Benz and said, "Stop messing around. How long will Chen Xiangbei take to arrive? A single moment of springtime with me is worth a thousand gold coins, understand?"

Through the rear glass of the car, Fatty Wang happened to see Xu Yali's profile. His heart was instantly broken and all the dirty words in his heart were stuck in his throat and he couldn't say them.

Seeing Fatty Wang's frustrated look, Sha Minghui stood up and spat, saying disdainfully, "Bah, what level are you, and you're worthy of chasing the same girl as me?"

If it wasn't for the purpose of showing off in front of Xu Yali and demonstrating his strength to a bootlicker like Wang Yidong so that he could recognize the gap, otherwise he would have no interest in taking on this rookie racing.

As soon as Sha Minghui finished speaking, a driver on the side of the road shouted, "There's a car going up the mountain!"

Hearing this, Fatty Wang came to his senses, pushed open the car door and said, "Are you in a hurry to lose? Isn't it here?"

After saying that, Wang Yidonggang quickly walked to the fence of the mountain road and looked at the lights going up the mountain in the distance.

But soon Wang Yidong felt something was wrong. Why was there only one light? Could it be that one of the lights on the Santana in Uncle Liang’s shop was broken?
Before he could figure out what was going on, he saw a motorcycle carrying Chen Xiangbei appear in his sight. Everyone on the platform at the top of the mountain was stunned. Racing cars and riding motorcycles up the mountain?
The most confused person at the moment was Wang Yidonggang. He really believed what Liang Chi said in the afternoon, and subconsciously imagined Chen Xiangbei as a hidden master at the level of the Sweeping Monk.

The entrance scene should be the car stepping on the accelerator and stopping in front of everyone, accompanied by the rising dust and smoke from burning tires, and then opening the door and getting out of the car in a cool manner!
It's really not that cool. At least you can take a taxi. At least it has four wheels. How cool is it to take a motorcycle?

The tough image that I maintained in front of Sha Minghui is now ruined!
"Hang your mother, and there are people riding motorcycles and running in the mountains. It's really eye-opening."

"Are these two losers here to make people laugh? They're willing to accept a show of their level?"

"Sha Minghui only relies on his car's ability to bully others. It's normal for him to take down a rookie."

The other drivers at the scene burst into laughter. They came here with the intention of having fun, but they didn't expect that these idiots would actually turn it into a comedy.

"Brother Jie, what do you think the captain was thinking, recruiting a moron like Sha Minghui into the team?"

This young man named Brother Jie is Qin Lianjie, the leader of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen Light Spot Team.

He didn't come here to watch this "farce" game tonight. He was just bored and went to the top of the mountain to get some fresh air and relax, and then he met him.

"Sha Minghui's family received tens of millions and several buildings from the demolition, and now he's joining the team and directly donating 200,000 to the team. What do you think, Captain?"

"No wonder, the captain is really wise."

When the driver who asked the question heard the origin, he suddenly understood and replied.

On the other side, Wang Yidong, despite the laughter of everyone present, quickly ran to Chen Xiangbei and asked quietly, "Holy crap, how did you get up here on this thing?"

"Uncle Liang took an order and drove away in his Santana. What can I do? I can't just run up here."

"Why don't you just give me a call and ask me to pick you up?"

"I called, but you didn't answer!"

After hearing this, Wang Yidong remembered that in order to avoid being bombarded with calls from his father at night, he simply left his cell phone at home and did not carry it with him at all.

At this point, Wang Yidong coughed lightly and pretended to be calm, then turned around and shouted, "Sha Minghui, the people are already here, just wait for your loss."

Perhaps Chen Xiangbei's appearance was too showy, so Sha Minghui came over with an exaggerated expression and asked, "Chen Xiangbei, can you drive?"

After saying that, Sha Minghui immediately waved his hand and said, "Sorry, I should ask you if you can afford a car?"

As soon as these words were spoken, many people at the scene showed contemptuous smiles on their faces.

Although Guangzhou and Shenzhen have seen the emergence of a large number of landlords and nouveau riche thanks to development and demolition and land sales in recent years, there are still countless people who cannot afford to buy a car, especially for a high school student.

"I know a little."

Chen Xiangbei replied with a smile, not affected by the ridicule at all.

"A little bit?"

"Chen Xiangbei, for the sake of being classmates, just admit defeat. Running on a mountain road is not like riding a motorcycle. If you rush out, you will die."

"It's okay, just drive slowly."

Drive slower?

Chen Xiangbei's words immediately caused everyone present to burst into laughter.

So much so that a driver from the Guangdian team couldn't help but stand up and tease Sha Minghui: "Sha Minghui, if you want to abuse him, at least find someone decent. This is a good boy!"

He was originally quite interested in showing off his glory and was planning to mock Wang Yidong and Chen Xiangbei, but the other party's stupid appearance made him feel embarrassed.

After all, what you want when you bully a weak opponent is a sense of accomplishment. If you don’t have that sense of accomplishment, it feels like you’re being bullied by a weak opponent!
"Chen Xiangbei, since you're seeking death, I'll grant your wish."

"You can't drive, but you should at least understand the rules of cat and mouse on a mountain road, right?"

Sha Minghui didn't want to waste any more time talking to Chen Xiangbei and the others. They agreed to the rules of the game and started running now.

The so-called "cat and mouse" rule is that when two cars are racing on a mountain road, one in front and one behind, the winner is the one who can overtake the front car or completely leave the front car behind.

If the winner is not determined in one try, the front and rear cars swap positions and run again.

If the strength of the two teams is extremely close and they can keep each other close for several consecutive runs, then the "sudden death rule" will be adopted. The two teams will flip a coin to determine the first and second positions, and the winner will be the one who wins.

"I know. I'll let you run ahead."

Chen Xiangbei nodded. He knew the rules much better than a novice like Sha Minghui.

"Fuck off! I need your Corolla to let me get started when my AMG starts?"

The more careless the words, the harder it is to accept. Even after Sha Minghui and Fatty Wang had exchanged insults for a while, nothing was as irritating as Chen Xiangbei's words. "Promote civility and establish new trends. What are you so excited about?"

Chen Xiangbei frowned and felt helpless about Sha Minghui's poor quality.

"Stop talking nonsense, get in the car and start now!"

Sha Minghui really didn't want to say anything more and just wanted to finish the race with these two idiots as soon as possible, otherwise his teammates in the team would definitely laugh at him for this race in the future.

"Not until midnight?"

Chen Xiangbei asked.

The time point for underground racing is generally chosen at midnight after midnight, because there will be fewer third-party vehicles and people on the road at this time, which not only increases the speed of the racing, but also avoids many safety hazards.

For example, in addition to the famous Japanese street racing manga "Initial D", there is actually another less famous manga called "Wangan Midnight", in which the English word means midnight.

So for underground racing, midnight is when the game begins.

"You're such a country bumpkin, pretending to know everything. You didn't even know the road was blocked when you were trying to climb the mountain."

Sha Minghui sneered and turned around to sit in the driver's seat of the SLK55.

“Very professional.”

Chen Xiangbei shrugged indifferently and invited Wang Yidonggang to get into the Toyota Corolla together.

The two cars ignited and started almost at the same time. The roar of the Mercedes-Benz SLK55's V8 naturally aspirated engine instantly resounded throughout the entire mountaintop platform, suppressing the engine sound of the Corolla to an inaudible level.

"To the north, it seems the gap is a bit big."

Wang Yidong muttered something. Facing the beast-like roar of the AMG's 5.4L eight-cylinder naturally aspirated engine, the tenth-generation Corolla's 1.8L four-cylinder engine was almost like a cat's meow, highlighting its "weakness".

"It's about a hundred million."

"Xiangbei, I feel like you're a little nervous."

"I'm not nervous."

Chen Xiangbei denied Wang Yidong's statement on the spot.

"Then why did you insert the seatbelt into my buckle?"

Hearing Wang Yidonggang's words, Chen Xiangbei quickly looked down and saw that the seat belt was indeed inserted in the buckle position of the co-pilot seat.

At this moment, he was a little dazed and distracted. It seemed that he still had not completely gotten rid of the influence of the racing accident in his previous life.

Chen Xiangbei failed to secure a full F1 driver contract, and unwilling to serve as a test driver in a simulator or tending the water dispenser in the team's P-room, so he had no choice but to transition to touring car racing or endurance racing, just like other eliminated Formula One drivers.

But after sitting in the cockpit of the most advanced F1 racing car and feeling the unparalleled speed and passion, the same type of track racing can no longer make Chen Xiangbei excited again.

So Chen Xiangbei turned to WRC again. He hoped to find his original intention and passion for racing through different types of off-road events.

It was during the WRC championship battle that Chen Xiangbei, in pursuit of a more extreme speed and to prove his own strength, suffered a racing accident and rushed off a cliff, returning to 2008, more than a decade ago.

Now he was parked on the starting position again, listening to the roar of the engine. Even though it was just an underground race, the familiar feeling still made the accident scene flash back in his mind, which caused Chen Xiangbei to be distracted and insert the wrong buckle.

"It's okay. Maybe this Corolla hasn't been maintained, so the engine is a little shaking."

"The engine isn't shaking, it's me who's shaking..."

Fatty Wang asked in a tearful voice, "Xiangbei, does that frivolous Uncle Liang really never tell the truth? Are you capable of doing this?"

"No, now that you're here, what's the point of saying this?"

"With so many people watching, why don't you quickly replace the buckle? Remember, keep your composure and act natural!"

Chen Xiangbei emphasized this point specially, and his face turned red at this moment. After all, he was a top driver in his previous life. It would be so embarrassing if the "onlookers" found out that he had inserted the wrong buckle.

However, Chen Xiangbei's reminder was too late, and Fatty Wang's trembling movement as he fastened his seat belt was seen by the onlookers.

He asked Qin Lianjie in an incredulous tone, "Brother Jie, these two idiots don't seem to know anything. Will anything go wrong while running in the mountains tonight?"

"This isn't a race we organized. If you choose to run, then it's up to you whether you live or die."

Qin Lianjie's tone was very calm. Why race a car if you are afraid of death?

When the onlookers heard what Qin Lianjie said, they nodded and thought it made sense, so they shrugged their shoulders and said no more.

The two cars were parked side by side at the starting line. Sha Minghui looked at Wang Yidong's Corolla and couldn't help but roll down the window to show off, "Fatty Wang, I'm not trying to be harsh on you. Putting aside the difference in looks and talent, can Xu Yali even get into this junky car of yours?"

Hearing Sha Minghui's voice, Chen Xiangbei looked over and the first thing that caught his eye was the face of the co-pilot Xu Yali.

Xu Yali is not the type of girl who dresses glamorously, smokes, drinks and hangs out in nightclubs. On the contrary, with straight black hair, a floral dress, an oval face and bright eyes, she exudes the innocence and sweetness of a girl next door.

Just like Natsuki Mogi, if you only look at her appearance, you would never imagine that she would engage in prostitution for money.

It turns out that the more beautiful a woman is, the more likely she is to lie.

"You have no talent or looks, you're just a bunch of money, what are you pretending to be?"

Wang Yidong could tolerate other things, but being ridiculed in front of Xu Yali really made him feel uncomfortable.

"You poor bastard, all you have left is a tough mouth. Do you want me to drive slower and wait for your rickshaw?"

"You should change your name to Chui Shuihui. With your driving skills, you can't even beat Chen Xiangbei in flying a plane."

"Whoever lets go of the accelerator is a grandson, and whoever steps on the brake is a dog!"

Wang Yidong's rhetoric was not false at all, but when Chen Xiangbei heard it, he always felt that something seemed to be wrong.

Wasn't it me who released the accelerator and stepped on the brake? Doesn't it mean that Fatty Wang just needs to open his mouth to make a contribution?

As the two men were shouting at each other, a driver from the Light Spot team couldn't stand it anymore and walked between the two cars and asked, "Are you still going to run or not?"

"Let's go when we're ready!"

Faced with the urging of the light spot driver, Sha Minghui and Wang Yidonggang rolled up the car windows very unhappily.

"Fatty Wang, didn't you agree not to be a bootlicker? Why are you so excited?"

Chen Xiangbei looked at Wang Yidong's blushing face and tried to persuade him.

The provocation of simply showing off one's life would definitely not make Fatty Wang so excited. It must be related to Xu Yali.

This time Wang Yidong did not make any excuses, but just lowered his head and replied silently.

"If you don't really like someone, who would want to be a bootlicker?"

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