Super Rich: It all started when I met a young woman in a sleeper car.

The line of cars outside the vehicle management office was incredibly long.

Chen Xun parked the car, and Yang Xiaotao was the first to jump out, taking a series of photos of the brand-new white car with her phone.

"Who in my family understands this! My first car! Although it's not entirely mine, it's practically mine!" she muttered as she took pictures, changing the angle several times.

Lin Xinyue came downstairs carrying a file folder containing a car purchase contract, invoice, certificate of conformity, and a bunch of other documents. She flipped through it, her brow furrowing slightly. "Chen Xun, did you bring your ID card and residence permit? Don't come back later saying you're missing something."

"I brought it." Chen Xun patted his pocket.

Li Qian was the last to get off the bus. She didn't look at her own blue car, but instead glanced around the vehicle management office compound. There were quite a few people, with queues at several windows, and scalpers loitering around the lines.

"Let's go, let's get in line," Chen Xun said.

Four people joined the queue for new car registration. The queue moved slowly, and the man in front of them was arguing with the staff at the window about environmental standards.

After taking enough photos of the car, Yang Xiaotao started taking selfies, even pulling Lin Xinyue and Li Qian into the frame: "Sister Xinyue, Sister Qian, look at the camera! Let's commemorate this!"

Lin Xinyue smiled helplessly, still flipping through the documents in her hands. Li Qian merely turned her head slightly to the side.

A "ding" sounded in Chen Xun's mind.

[Detection indicates that car purchase investments for the bound targets: Yang Xiaotao, Lin Xinyue, and Li Qian have been completed.]

[Calculating rebates...]

[Current favorability ratings for targets: Yang Xiaotao 86, Lin Xinyue 84, Li Qian 82]

[Base rebate multiplier: 10x]

[Critical Hit Rate Calculation... Critical Hit Failed]

[Total rebate of 3220000 yuan, already credited to account]

Chen Xun's expression remained unchanged, but he was still quite excited inside. More than three million!

Moreover, the money came from a legal and legitimate source, and he's too lazy to bother figuring out the system's payment process anymore; as long as the numbers on his bank card have increased, that's all that matters.

The line moved slowly forward. Finally, it was their turn.

Chen Xun handed a stack of materials through the window. Inside was a young female staff member wearing glasses, who took them and began entering them into the computer.

After recording for about five or six minutes, she suddenly stopped, stared at the screen, and looked at the materials again.

"Wait a moment," she said, then picked up the internal phone and whispered a few words.

Chen Xun's heart skipped a beat.

The female staff member hung up the phone and said to Chen Xun, "Sir, there's a problem with the system information for these cars. We need to check it. Could you and the car owners please wait in the office over there? Our manager will come over to handle it right away."

"What's the problem?" Chen asked.

"We just need to check the vehicle's origin and the compliance of its paperwork," the female staff member said in a very official tone. "It will be quick, please cooperate."

Yang Xiaotao leaned closer: "Huh? What's wrong, brother? Is there something wrong with the car?"

"It's alright, just cooperate with the examination," Chen Xun said.

The four people were led to a small office next door. Inside were just a few chairs and a desk.

After waiting for about ten minutes, a middle-aged man wearing a shirt and slightly overweight walked in, carrying their materials.

"Are you Mr. Chen Xun and... Ms. Yang Xiaotao, Ms. Lin Xinyue, and Ms. Li Qian?" The man looked at them.

"Yes." Chen Xun nodded.

"My surname is Liu, and I'm the person in charge here." Director Liu sat down and placed the documents on the table. "It's like this, our system shows something... unusual about the purchase channels for these vehicles. We need to investigate further."

"Something's wrong?" Chen Xun looked at him. "The car was bought from a legitimate 4S dealership. The invoice and certificate of conformity are right here. What's wrong with it?"

Director Liu smiled, a slightly subtle smile: "The paperwork is complete, but the system indicates that some of the buyer's information... needs verification. Furthermore, we've received feedback that the origin of these vehicles may be questionable."

He paused, then lowered his voice slightly: "Someone reported it."

The office fell silent for a moment.

Yang Xiaotao's eyes widened. Lin Xinyue gripped the file folder in her hand tightly. Li Qian's gaze shifted from Director Liu's face to Chen Xun's.

Several thoughts flashed through Chen Xun's mind in an instant.

report?

Who reported it? What was reported?

The car was purchased from a 4S dealership recommended by Zhou Wenbin, following the company's purchase process; everything was legal. Unless…

"Director Liu," Chen Xun said calmly, "the car was purchased through legitimate channels, and you've seen all the paperwork. If there's a problem with the system, we can cooperate in the investigation. But could you be more specific about the claim that 'someone reported it'? What was reported? Who reported it?"

Director Liu waved his hand: "I can't disclose that. Anyway, the verification takes time, and you guys probably won't be able to finish today. Why don't you go back first and wait for our notification?"

The delaying tactic in those words is all too obvious.

Chen Xun didn't reply, but took out his phone: "I'll make a call and ask the car buyer."

He walked to the office window and dialed Zhou Wenbin's number.

The phone rang a few times before being answered.

"Brother Zhou, this is Chen Xun."

"Brother Chen? What's up? Got the car?" Zhou Wenbin's voice sounded a bit chaotic, like he was at a construction site.

"I got the car, but when I went to the vehicle management office to register it, the person in charge said the system showed an abnormal purchase channel and needed to investigate. They also said someone had reported it," Chen Xun said directly. "The car was bought from the store you recommended, under the company name, and the process was all compliant, right?"

There was a two-second silence on Zhou Wenbin's end.

"Absolutely compliant." Zhou Wenbin's tone was very certain. "I know that shop owner well, there can't be any problems with the paperwork. As for the vehicle management office... wait here, I'll ask someone."

"it is good."

After hanging up the phone, Chen Xun walked back and said to Director Liu, "We'll wait for the verification. Please do it as soon as possible."

Director Liu was a little surprised; he probably hadn't expected Chen Xun to be so composed.

"Well...you all sit for a while, I'll go and urge them again." Director Liu got up and left.

There were four people left in the office.

Yang Xiaotao sidled up to Chen Xun and whispered, "Big brother, is it... is it that bad guy who imitated our shop before who's behind this?"

Lin Xinyue's expression was not good: "If the formalities aren't completed today, the car can't be officially driven on the road. The new store is about to open, and we need the car for purchasing goods and handling paperwork. We can't afford any delays."

Li Qian, who had been silent until now, spoke up: "Reporting them. It's a common tactic in business competition. Our store has been too successful lately, and someone is trying to trip us up by obstructing us in various ways."

She looked at Chen Xun: "The car itself should be fine. The problem is that 'someone reported it,' so the vehicle management office has to go through the procedures. How long the procedures take depends on how much 'power' the other party has."

Chen Xun nodded: "That's what I thought too."

Yang Xiaotao became even more nervous and instinctively grabbed Chen Xun's arm: "What should we do? If they drag this out for a month, won't we be in trouble?"

"We can't delay any longer," Chen Xun said. "Zhou Wenbin is asking about it."

The waiting time felt exceptionally long.

The second hand of the wall clock in the office ticked away, one tick at a time.

Lin Xinyue kept checking the time on her phone. Li Qian walked to the window and looked out at the courtyard of the vehicle management office. Yang Xiaotao couldn't sit still; she stood up and then sat down again.

About twenty minutes later.

The office door opened.

Director Liu walked in again, this time with a completely different expression on his face, a forced smile, and a hint of embarrassment.

"Mr. Chen, everyone, the verification is complete! No problems, absolutely no problems!" Director Liu handed the materials back with both hands. "The system had a minor glitch just now, but it's back to normal now. It was a misunderstanding, all a misunderstanding!"

Chen Xun took the materials without saying a word.

Director Liu rubbed his hands together: "Um... I'll personally take you to get it done now, through the fast track, it'll be done right away, right away!"

The following process was incredibly fast.

Take a photo, make a rubbing, select a number, and produce a certificate.

In less than half an hour, I received three brand-new driver's licenses and vehicle registration certificates.

The temporary license plate was replaced with a formal license plate.

As I walked out of the vehicle management office, the sun was already setting.

Director Liu escorted Chen Xun to the door and even tried to shake hands with him, but Chen Xun simply nodded and left with the three women.

Back in the car, the atmosphere was a bit dull.

Yang Xiaotao held her driver's license, all her previous excitement gone, and she looked dejected.

Lin Xinyue looked out the window, lost in thought.

Li Qian fastened her seatbelt and said, "The people Zhou Wenbin hired are quite powerful."

Chen Xun started the car: "Hmm."

As he drove, he went through the recent events in his mind.

The shop that imitated the original was shut down by the industry and commerce authorities.

But those behind the scenes are definitely not done yet.

Reporting the vehicle management office is a dirty trick, low-cost, disgusting, and really like the style of that kind of person.

"Big brother," Yang Xiaotao whispered from the back seat, "Is it... that someone will try to mess with us again in the future?"

Chen Xun glanced at her in the rearview mirror: "Maybe."

"What should we do then?"

"We'll deal with whatever they say," Chen Xun said. "Their underhanded tactics show they can't beat us head-on. As long as our shop is doing well and our driving is steady, that's all they can do."

He paused, his voice softening slightly: "Everything's fine today, all the paperwork's done. What do you want to eat tonight? My treat, to celebrate picking up the car."

Lin Xinyue turned her head: "Are you really alright?"

"It's alright for now," Chen Xun said. "We'll talk about the future later."

Li Qian suddenly asked, "Do you know who reported it?"

Chen Xun looked at the road ahead and did not answer immediately.

After a few seconds, he said, "I have a rough idea."

The car fell silent again.

But that tense atmosphere gradually dissipated.

Yang Xiaotao touched the driver's license in her hand and said softly, "Then... I want to eat hot pot."

"Okay." Chen Xun turned on his turn signal. "Let's have hot pot."