At this moment, on both sides of the road at the top of Nanyun Mountain, there are already more than a dozen performance cars parked neatly. Members of the Light Point Team, having heard that the lead driver Qin Lianjie will be racing a high school student, mostly came with curiosity to watch.
What kind of high school student qualifies to race against the "South Cloud Mountain Car God"?
Even more outrageous is that it’s said Qin Lianjie offered 30,000 yuan to initiate the challenge!
Moreover, the event is held to the "highest street racing standards."
Besides the usual road closure crew at the foot of the mountain, several key overtaking points have observers reporting the race’s status in real time to the top of the mountain via walkie-talkie.
You could say it’s quite a spectacle!
Both Shining Hui and Ma Minghan also arrived at the mountain top platform to watch the race. Beside them stands a man with a crew cut, smoking a cigarette and observing everything expressionlessly.
"Your Light Point Team’s lead racer is going all out against Chen Xiangbei, looks like his skills aren’t all that, huh."
"Shining Hui, you spent two hundred thousand to join this team, what a waste."
Ma Minghan rudely mocked the arrangements made by the Light Point Team.
Chen Xiangbei, after all, only beat Shining Hui once, fundamentally, he’s still a broke and down-and-out guy who even can’t afford a car at home and has to drive Fatty Wang’s dad’s Corolla for mountain racing.
For such an amateur, the Light Point Team’s Qin Lianjie sees him as an expert.
That can only mean one thing, this Light Point Team is full of rookies!
Faced with Ma Minghan’s mockery, Shining Hui was both angry and unable to retort.
His family is at most rich, but Ma Minghan’s family has both wealth and power, naturally a tier above.
Seeing Shining Hui silent, Ma Minghan turned to the crew-cut man and asked, "Car Lo Quan, what do you think of Qin Lianjie’s skills?"
The crew-cut man’s face showed disdain as he commented.
"Car Lo Quan" is the professional driver Ma Minghan hired from Hong Kong at a high cost, whose real name is Liu Shaoquan, and he once took third place in the Ericsson F2000 Formula Championship Macau Grand Prix.
The top two racers that year were Sato Takuma, who later entered F1, and Fukudawa Yu, who also won the Japan GT Championship.
From the opponents’ results, it’s clear that although Liu Shaoquan only got third place, it was still quite noteworthy.
However, Liu Shaoquan didn’t stick to the formula race circuits in the end and transitioned into a professional touring car racer. He is now sponsored and trained by Volkswagen, competing in lower-level touring car events in Germany.
"Shining Hui, did you hear that? That’s Qin Lianjie’s true skill level. You should quit this so-called Light Point buddy group, it’s just a bunch of losers."
Ma Minghan’s ridicule intensified; after all, underground racers are worthless in front of professionals!
By the rail of the mountain top platform, the Light Point Team’s leader, Cao An, was saying to Qin Lianjie: "Ajie, aren’t you taking this too seriously? The opponent is just a high school student."
To be honest, Cao An didn’t understand Qin Lianjie’s big show of motivation. In the past, when outside teams challenged, he never prepared this seriously, how strong could a mere high school kid be.
Even if this kid won against a Mercedes AMG driving a Toyota Corolla, but is Shining Hui even considered a driver?
He joined the team because he has money, not because he has driving skills!
"Team leader An, that high school kid is very strong, you’ll see soon."
Qin Lianjie didn’t explain much; he knew very well that a high school student recognized by Liang Chi should not be judged with ordinary eyes.
Hearing this, Cao An shrugged; there really was no rush. They would know the high school kid’s prowess once the race began.
Just then, a voice came through the walkie-talkie placed on the railing from the observation point at the foot of the mountain.
"A performance car is coming up the mountain, its spoiler is quite exaggerated. It looks like a blue-black Subaru."
"That’s right! It’s a Subaru Impreza STI! The Subaru Impreza is coming up the mountain!"
Upon hearing this model, everyone showed puzzled expressions. Didn’t that high school kid drive a Corolla last time?
How did he end up with an Impreza STI in just a week?
With this doubt, the many drivers waiting at the mountain top got excited, eagerly moving closer to the platform railing, wanting to see who this Subaru Impreza is.
The only one whose expression was not puzzled but shocked was Qin Lianjie.
Only he knew that Liang Chi had a Subaru Impreza in his collection but didn’t expect him to let Chen Xiangbei drive it.
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Watching the car lights on the mountain road approaching, the blue and black Subaru Impreza drove to the mountain top and stopped abruptly in the middle of the road.
As the car door opened, the silhouette of Chen Xiangbei emerged in everyone’s eyes, this is the scene Fatty Wang once anticipated!
"Damn, it’s really that high school kid from last time, upgraded so quickly, huh?"
"I told you, even Shining Hui wouldn’t be so weak as to be overtaken by a Corolla in two corners if he’s driving an AMG; looks kid was just playing possum!"
"But he’s just a high school kid, how did he manage to play possum?"
"Who knows, but if he can get a Subaru Impreza, he must not be simple."
The people on the mountain top started discussing Chen Xiangbei, as an old saying goes, clothes make the man and the saddle makes the horse. The appearance of the Subaru Impreza directly elevated his status and competence by more than one level.
However, that’s all it is. After all, any car that makes it into the Light Point Team is not lacking in performance; they’re not new to the scene.
Getting off the car and facing the crowd, Chen Xiangbei appeared calm, without any of the stage fright typical of a high school novice.
He locked his gaze on Qin Lianjie and directly got to the point: "Uncle Liang already sent you my account number, just make the transfer when it’s time."
Upon hearing Chen Xiangbei’s first words being about getting Qin Lianjie to prepare the money,
the implied meaning is that he has already assumed he has won even before the race started.
"Damn, what did you say!"
"Brother Jie gives you face, and you really take yourself as something special?"
"Kid, be humble, don’t be too arrogant!"
The drivers present started angrily shouting; fully aware of arrogance but hadn’t seen such arrogance, thinking driving a Subaru Impreza makes him all that?
Faced with the dissatisfaction of the present drivers, Chen Xiangbei seemed a bit helpless. He was just giving a reminder, what does that have to do with being arrogant...
At this time, taking advantage of Chen Xiangbei being criticized, Ma Minghan came over and mocked: "Loser, where did you rent a second-hand car to show off? On account of us being classmates, I could lend you some money to rent a car too."
Seeing Ma Minghan’s obnoxious move, a hint of a smile appeared at the corner of Chen Xiangbei’s mouth. Without saying a word, he whipped out his phone and sent a text.
"Account number sent, transfer fifty thousand first to show your strength."
As this hilarious move came out, someone at the scene couldn’t help but burst into laughter, didn’t expect this high schooler to not only be arrogant but also quite amusing.
"Damn, you think I’m stupid?"
Ma Minghan’s face darkened; he didn’t expect Chen Xiangbei to be so shameless and actually sent an account number.
"Just messing with ya, cute isn’t it?"
"Fxxk your mother, what did you say!"
Hearing the familiar "just messing with ya" again, Ma Minghan was instantly infuriated to the breaking point.
He has never been humiliated by anyone, and it happened twice!
PS: Sorry, guys, caught up in the local tradition of having a banquet lunch. Had relatives over, so I couldn’t just leave after eating, hence the delay.