novelraw Chapter 59: A New King of Cars is Born
Chapter 59: A New King of Cars is Born
Wow!
When they saw Xu Xiangbei, everyone was in an uproar.
Xu Xiangbei still had that shabby, loser aura, with a cigarette in his mouth, shaking his leg non-stop while standing still, looking like he thought he was the coolest and most badass on earth.
Anyone who saw this would want to give him a good beating.
"This guy won the championship? Wasn’t he driving a broken-down Santana? How’s he in Black Rose’s Ferrari now?"
"I saw this guy drive a Santana off a cliff with my own eyes, for sure it should’ve been a fatal ending, so how is he alive and well?"
"This guy’s driving skills are first-class. If he’s not dead, driving Black Rose’s Ferrari, he might actually catch up to Jack and pull off an upset!"
After a moment of shock, everyone’s eyes lit up when they looked at Xu Xiangbei.
"Xu... Xu Xiangbei? You... how are you not dead?"
Hua Ji stared at Xu Xiangbei like a stiff corpse, his lips trembling uncontrollably.
Earlier, he saw the used Santana crash off a cliff with his own eyes, and thought for sure Xu Xiangbei was dead. This way, he would have completed his task and been able to receive a five-million cash reward.
But never in a million years did he expect Xu Xiangbei to be alive and kicking!
What does this mean?
It means a duck that was already in his mouth flew away!
This was five million!
Hua Ji felt like his heart was bleeding.
"Pfft, how could I die so easily?"
Xu Xiangbei spat unhappily, joking, "Even if I die, it’d only be at the hands of a woman!"
Hua Ji angrily downed his glass of red wine in one go, glaring fiercely at Xu Xiangbei.
To use a cliched phrase, if looks could kill, Xu Xiangbei would have been dead a thousand times over from Hua Ji’s glare by now.
"Hua Ji, this is the pennant I got from the mountaintop."
Xu Xiangbei took the pennant out of the car and casually tossed it to Hua Ji, reaching his hand out eagerly: "Give me the million prize money right now."
"Hmm?"
Hua Ji hurriedly caught the pennant, his face growing more and more tense: "Mr. Xu, please relax, I’ve got the money ready. After all the racers are down the mountain, and I confirm who the real champion is, I’ll give the award to the winner then."
"So slow."
Xu Xiangbei rolled his eyes, leaning against the car door, puffing smoke in boredom.
"Black Rose, did this guy really win the championship?"
"What’s really going on?"
A bunch of leather-clad biker youngsters, with studs all around their joints, gathered around Black Rose, asking curiously.
Black Rose smirked slightly, saying faintly: "You’ll know in a moment."
As soon as the words dropped, a GTR came down from the mountain, steadily stopping before the bonfire.
"Quick, look, it’s Jack’s car, let’s ask Jack who’s the real champion!"
"Yeah, let’s ask Jack!"
Everyone surged forward, surrounding Jack’s GTR in layers.
Jack rolled down the window, not intending to get out of the car. In the light of the bonfire, Jack’s face looked quite unpleasant.
He had no choice; his pants had been pulled down by Xu Xiangbei. How could he face people like that?
"Jack, tell us, you’re the champion!"
Hua Ji squeezed through the crowd to the GTR’s window with difficulty, eagerly looking at Jack.
Jack snorted coldly, speaking indifferently: "I wasn’t feeling well today, didn’t perform well, and only then did that kid luckily win."
Undoubtedly, in the private race with Xu Xiangbei, Jack lost utterly.
Of course, Jack didn’t go into the specifics of the race rules because he had been left in the dust by Xu Xiangbei, who even gave him a half-minute head start, which was too embarrassing to tell anyone.
Wow...
As soon as the words fell, the crowd exploded like a pot on fire.
"Oh my god, did you hear that? Jack actually admitted he lost on his own!"
"No way? Jack is known as the UK’s underground racing king, participated in hundreds of underground races, never lost, and today he lost to a loser?"
"Damn, that guy actually managed to beat Jack. As they say, the real masters never show themselves. I bet he’s a professional racer, playing the fool to catch a tiger tonight!"
The crowd exclaimed in surprise, looking at Xu Xiangbei with eyes full of awe and wonder.
"What!? You lost?"
Hua Ji’s heart skipped a beat as he heard the sound of his heart breaking.
Originally, because he brought together Old Man Chen and Jack, the race attracted tons of wealthy second-generation entrants; he earned two or three million just from entry fees.
After deducting Old Man Chen and Jack’s appearance fees, Hua Ji’s net profit was still about a million.
But who would’ve guessed that neither Old Man Chen nor Jack won the championship, and it was snatched by the dark horse, Xu Xiangbei.
What does this mean?
It means Hua Ji has to give his entire net profit of about a million to Xu Xiangbei!
Hua Ji felt like his heart had shattered into pieces.
No grief is greater than a dead heart.
Originally, Hua Ji thought he was set to make a fortune tonight, but he never imagined it would end up like this.
"Hua Ji, book me a flight for tomorrow. I’m preparing to return to the UK."
Suddenly, as Hua Ji was beating his chest and stamping his feet, Jack spoke from inside the car.
"What? Jack, why are you going back to the UK? I have five races planned for you next month in Beijing, each with an appearance fee of no less than a hundred thousand, you can’t leave!"
Hua Ji was anxious; Jack was his cash cow. If Jack left, he’d indirectly lose a huge chunk of money.
"No, no, no, I’m not participating in any more races."
Jack shook his head repeatedly, seemingly having made up his mind: "Hua Ji, listen to me. I’ve never failed in an amateur race before, tonight was my first failure! You’re not a racer, so you wouldn’t understand the despair of an underground racing king who can’t even see the taillights in a race! I won’t let my underground king reputation be ruined in this country. I need to go back home, back to where I’m respected!"
A racing king who couldn’t even see the taillights?
Everyone gasped in shock.
"Unbelievable. This kid actually completely crushed Jack, leaving the UK underground king unable to even see his taillights!"
"Is this guy a professional racer playing dumb to catch a tiger? Tsk tsk, it must be, otherwise, there’s no way he could have made the arrogant Jack feel such a sense of defeat."
"Wow, I think I have a new idol. I want to get a photo with the new racing king!"
The crowd buzzed with excitement, feelings running high.
Many rushed over to Xu Xiangbei, offering cigarettes and drinks, constantly asking if he was a professional racer.
Xu Xiangbei seemed to savor the feeling of being the center of attention, smiling broadly, and had no qualms about taking photos with those who asked.
Of course, Xu Xiangbei only took photos with the girls, shamelessly exchanging contact info. As for the guys, he kicked them to the curb.
"Damn bastard, I’ll kill you!"
Hua Ji stomped his feet in anger, and with a snap, shattered the wine glass he held in his hand into pieces as he looked at Xu Xiangbei, who was basking in all the attention.