Chapter 29

Three days passed in a flash.

Yang Chen, who had been lying in the hospital for four days and three nights, finally recovered to his usual lively state.

He completed the discharge procedures at noon and, accompanied by the Mad Taoist and Tang Yino, left the Jinzhou Second People's Hospital around one in the afternoon.

Tang Yino took the opportunity to give Yang Chen a brief report on her work over the past few days in the taxi. When she mentioned the Hengyang Laboratory issue, she paused for a moment.

"As for the Hengyang Laboratory... everything has been investigated. The liquidation and auction process has been completed. It's an overall auction, including the laboratory building, land, facilities, and equipment. The starting bid is 54 million RMB."

"A deposit of 2.8 million RMB is required before the auction, and the official auction date is the 21st of this month. The auction is being handled by a company called Jincheng Auction in the Xibu District. I've also checked, and the owner of this company is named Zhao Zeran."

"Zhao Zeran?" Yang Chen frowned slightly when he heard the name.

"What? Do you know the owner of the auction house?"

"Yes, you could say we're old acquaintances..." Yang Chen stroked his chin and said with a hint of amusement, "We used to hang out together, so how could I not know him? Anyway, book a private room at Jinhu Hotel for me tonight. I'll invite him for dinner to get some information."

"Alright..." Tang Yino nodded in agreement.

It was only then that the taxi driver, somewhat impatiently, asked, "Where are you guys going?"

"To the BMW 4S store on the Ring East Road."

"Are you going to buy a car?" Tang Yino asked.

"Yes, having a car will be more convenient," Yang Chen smiled and said, "There's still a lot to do next."

"Oh..." Tang Yino nodded, knowing how much money Yang Chen had, and didn't find anything amiss... Yang Chen himself used to have a pearl-white Porsche, but his mother later sold it and took the money away...

The Jinzhou Auto City is located on the Ring East Road in the Wenden District.

Compared to the Xibu District where the municipal government is located, the Wenden District, just across the river, is much less developed.

The buildings along the river are modern and beautiful, but once you pass this area, you'll find old residential areas and neighborhoods mostly built in the 1980s and 1990s.

The Jinzhou Auto City is built by the river. After crossing the Lujian Bridge that connects the two districts and turning left, it's less than 300 meters to the auto city.

The Mad Taoist wasn't interested in accompanying Yang Chen to look at cars. After getting out of the taxi, he went to the green belt by the river and lay down, saying he needed to rest for a while and that Yang Chen and Tang Yino should go on without him.

After a bitter laugh, Yang Chen didn't insist and took Tang Yino into the auto city.

The BMW 4S store is located at the outer edge of the auto city. As soon as you enter, you can see the particularly prominent BMW logo. Directly opposite the BMW 4S store is the Mercedes-Benz sales hall.

"What kind of car do you plan to buy?" Tang Yino, carrying her bag, closely followed Yang Chen, looking curiously at the interior decoration of the 4S store and asked, "Didn't you like Porsches before?"

Yang Chen replied, "BMW looks more business-like, and a Porsche isn't suitable for me now."

"Oh..." Tang Yino nodded in understanding and didn't comment further.

Clearly, Yang Chen had already decided on the model he wanted before coming. He led Tang Yino straight to a deep black BMW X6M in the center of the showroom without waiting for the salesperson to greet them.

When Yang Chen opened the car door, a female salesperson in her twenties ran over with a notebook and smiled, "Sir, you have good taste! This is our newly arrived M-series imported X6. There are very few in Jinzhou, and it will definitely make you stand out!"

Yang Chen, an experienced car enthusiast, knew the interior, exterior, and specific parameters well.

He didn't need the salesperson to introduce anything further. He pulled his head out of the car and patted the door, asking, "What's the price now?"

"The price of this car is 2.18 million RMB. We have a significant promotion right now. If you place an order today, you can enjoy an immediate discount of 88,000 RMB, plus a new car package worth 58,880 RMB..."

"Sounds good," Yang Chen nodded and said without hesitation, "I'll take one."

"Uh... Ah?" The female salesperson was a bit stunned, thinking her ears might be playing tricks on her. She carefully asked, "Sir, you just said..."

"Didn't hear me? I said, I'll take one." Yang Chen took out his phone to check the time and asked, "If I transfer the money immediately, can the procedures be completed today?"

"Of course, of course!" The female salesperson, after a brief moment of shock, quickly came to her senses and smiled happily. She had seen many decisive customers, but never one as decisive as this!

The economic situation in Jinzhou wasn't great, and the store usually had only domestic models like the HuaChen 5 Series, 3 Series, and X1 in stock. Other models generally required some waiting time.

This M-series imported X6 had only arrived at the store the night before. She couldn't believe it was sold just two days later!

Especially since the buyer was a young man who, despite looking handsome, was wearing cheap clothes and whom she had only approached out of professional courtesy!

Yang Chen's decision was made, and the 4S store's efficiency was perfectly demonstrated.

The process of signing the relevant car purchase contract took less than five minutes!

After watching Yang Chen sign his name on the last contract, the lucky female salesperson let out a long sigh of relief... Honestly, she was worried that Yang Chen was just fooling around!

"Sir... the contract is signed. Would you like to settle the payment now?"

"Sure." Yang Chen nodded and followed the female salesperson to the counter.

However, the female salesperson, who was initially overjoyed, had her smile freeze when she saw the bank card Yang Chen took out... She cautiously reminded him, "Sir, did you take the wrong card?"

This was a transaction worth over 2 million RMB, but Yang Chen had taken out a very ordinary bank card...

"No, this is the right one." Yang Chen double-checked; he only had two cards, and this was the only one from the Construction Bank!

He placed the card on the counter and said, "Swipe it, and do it quickly. I'm in a hurry."

"Don't have the money, yet come here to show off..." At this moment, another young man who was already in the store looking at cars glanced at Yang Chen's card and sneered, "How much money could you possibly have in your account? Do you think VIP customer managers are born out of thin air?"

Generally, having a few hundred thousand to a million in savings would make one a VIP customer for most banks.

As a VIP customer, one would naturally have many corresponding identity proofs... and a series of prestigious and beautifully made bank cards like gold, silver, and diamond cards would be one of the more noticeable ones.

How could someone who could spend a few million on a car not be a VIP customer? And if they were a VIP customer, how could they only have an ordinary bank card?!

For some reason, the young man took out a golden bank card from his pocket and waved it in front of Yang Chen, showing off...

"Poor guy, look closely. This is what a rich person's card looks like! You need over a million in savings to get one. Do you understand now?"

While speaking, he kept glancing at Tang Yino, as if afraid she wouldn't know how rich he was. He then pointed to a white 520Li nearby and said to the salesperson, "I'll take this one. Please process the paperwork quickly!"

After saying that, he glanced at Yang Chen provocatively and said, "Don't waste time on some poor guy trying to save face..."

Clearly, he thought Yang Chen was here to show off, hoping to impress the beautiful and tall Tang Yino to achieve some ulterior motive.

This kind of thing had happened before, and the female salesperson's face changed slightly when she heard his words...

She had worked at this BMW 4S store for two and a half years and had indeed encountered similar situations! Last year, a young man brought his girlfriend to the store and chose a 600,000 RMB 5 Series car.

They completed all the contract procedures, but when it came to payment, the young man tried to pay with a demagnetized bank card.

The store's POS machine couldn't retrieve any information from the card, and they had to give up.

They agreed to come back the next day to pay and pick up the car, but that night, a salesperson found the young man selling snacks at a night market... Clearly, he didn't have the money to pay for the car!

What if the person in front of her was the same kind of person?

Buying a car could be such a headache. Yang Chen sighed and took back his bank card, turning to the female salesperson and asking, "Are you still selling the car?"

"Keep... keep pretending!" The young man sneered, "Miss, you must be careful not to be deceived... The guy next to you is just here to show off, a poor guy..."

Tang Yino was at a loss, about to speak up for Yang Chen, but he stopped her with a look.

Looking at the young man who kept calling him "poor guy," Yang Chen asked with a hint of amusement, "Is your family very rich?"

"Not much, just a few tens of millions," the young man said, his chin almost touching the sky.

"Are you sure I can't afford it?" Yang Chen asked.

"Keep... keep pretending! I've seen your type before. What, trying to save face?" The young man laughed, sneering, "I won't let you get away with it! I'm sure you can't afford it, so what?"

"What if I can afford it?"

"Ha! If you can afford it, pigs could fly!" The young man sneered again, pointing to the white 520 nearby and said to Yang Chen, "Settle the payment within ten minutes. See that? I'll buy this car and give it to you as a sidekick!"

"Ha..." Tang Yino, who had been watching the young man's antics with amusement, couldn't help but laugh, her face full of sympathy...

"This is what you said!"

"Of course!"

"A gentleman's word?"

"Once said, it's done! Do you think you can fool me with your tricks? I'll play along and see how long you can keep it up!" The young man was quite arrogant, as if he had already determined that Yang Chen was a fraud.

But his smile lasted less than thirty seconds before Yang Chen had already swiped the card...

The young girl at the counter stared blankly at the receipt printed by the POS machine, frozen in place.

Yang Chen, on the other hand, turned to the young man whose face had suddenly turned pale and shrugged, "I've paid. Please come over and settle the payment for the white 520 so I can take both cars."

"This..." A cold breeze from the air conditioner made the young man shiver. He instinctively took a step back and laughed nervously, "What payment? We were just joking... You took it seriously..."

"What?" Yang Chen, who had been smiling, suddenly turned serious, "You were just calling me 'poor guy' a moment ago. Now you're going to back out?"

"Who's backing out? No... What do we have to back out about?!" The young man, now shameless, turned red and said, "What, are you trying to extort me?!"

"..." Yang Chen didn't speak, staring at him for a while before suddenly asking, "Is your father named Zhu Changyuan?"

"How do you know...?" The young man was startled.

Yang Chen continued, "When our Hengyang Group went bankrupt, your father was the most active... The glass at our house, was it your father who led the people to smash it? I didn't expect his son to be the same!"

"Hengyang Group..." The young man lowered his head, thinking for a moment, then suddenly his body trembled, and he looked up with a hint of fear in his eyes, "You... You're Yang Chen? Yang Xiuyuan's son?!"

He couldn't help but be afraid!

Who didn't know about the bankruptcy of Hengyang Group and the poverty of the Yang family? But Yang Chen could now take out over 2 million RMB to buy an imported M-series BMW X6 without a second thought. Did this look like a poor family?

The only possibility was that the Yang family had risen again... The woman who went to the capital to appeal, Yang Xiuyuan's wife, had perhaps found support. The situation of the Yang family... might have been reversed?!

A bankrupt Yang family was nothing to fear, but a risen Yang family... would inevitably be the focus of all attention!!

Just thinking about his father's extreme and even despicable behavior when Hengyang Group declared bankruptcy, a chill ran through the young man's body, straight to his head!!

Looking at the young man, whose face had changed and who was even trembling slightly, Yang Chen said in a calm voice, "Use a 520 to cover up your father's foolish actions. If you're willing, settle the payment. If not, just leave... and don't regret it later."

"I..." The young man shivered.

Just as he was about to take out his phone to call his father, Yang Chen said, "If you're not willing, get lost. I'll only give you one chance."

"Don't... I'll pay!" The young man was startled, sweating profusely, and quickly put down his phone, saying with a mournful face, "It's an honor for me to buy a car for Young Master Chen... How could I be unwilling!"

Saying that, he took his bank card and rushed over, with a sense of determination... "How much is that car? Quick, swipe the card and pick up the car!!"