Chapter 100: Illegal Unlicensed Taxi

Chapter 100: Illegal Unlicensed Taxi

“Stolen things?”

The female driver raised her eyebrow in disdain, speaking with a somewhat arrogant and contemptuous tone.

“College students have this kind of quality?”

Pei Ye smiled and said, “Don’t generalize. They cannot represent the entire college student group. Besides, those things were also deliberately left behind by me for them. If they take them, they can hold on for a while until I go rescue them. If they do not take them, they are doomed under a death calamity and will surely die.”

Although Zhou Huirong, Bai Xiaoxiao, and the others were prone to courting death, vain, arrogant, hypocritical, and overly clever, in Pei Ye’s view these were just ordinary flaws of young girls.

These minor issues were indeed unpleasant, but far from serious enough to require paying with their lives.

She could save whoever she could, treating it as completing today’s good deed quota.

If she could not save them, she would not blame herself. It could only be blamed on their bad luck and doomed fate.

The female driver’s impression of Pei Ye improved slightly.

“Stubborn but soft-hearted, that is probably you. You look fierce and not easy to mess with, but actually you have a gentle and tolerant heart.”

The driver sighed, seemingly moved by the image she had constructed in her mind.

Pei Ye silently shook off the goosebumps that rose all over her body.

She was almost disgusted to death by the persona this driver forcibly imagined for her.

What “stubborn but soft-hearted,” what “gentle and tolerant heart,” was she talking about?

No, she was extremely fierce.

Completely forgetting her own double standards, Pei Ye conveniently ignored that she had recently insisted to Professor An that she was very gentle and kind.

Because lives were at stake, the female driver stopped holding back and brought out driving skills reminiscent of Akina Mountain drifting from her lifetime.

She floored the accelerator, overtaking all the way through the ghost road, delivering Pei Ye to the destination in the fastest possible time.

“Thank you, master driver.”

Pei Ye thanked her and was about to pay when the driver reminded her.

“I saw in a group chat that the western suburbs are not peaceful. Be careful.”

Pei Ye: “???”

She had a very bad feeling.

The driver’s words felt like a flag, foreshadowing that this trip to the western suburbs would not go smoothly.

“Not peaceful? How not peaceful?”

The driver picked up her phone from the mount and opened a green app named Fengdu Communications.

She was in quite a few groups, and almost every group was extremely active, all filled with 99+ chat records.

She opened a group called Fengdu Travel T City Ride Orders Group, where hundreds of veteran ghost drivers were discussing illegal taxis in the western suburbs.

“Isn’t Ghost Festival approaching? The order volume in Fengdu Travel has increased a lot, and a lot of illegal taxis have mixed in to pick up business.”

The driver spoke indignantly. Their legitimate ghost taxi drivers had worked extremely hard to get their licenses. Not to mention the strict requirements for a license, such as at least ten years of driving experience while alive and no traffic-related cause of death, which alone eliminated ninety-nine percent of applicants. Entry barriers were so high, yet the Fengdu Travel department still strictly required high service quality.

If service was poor and they were reported by customers, ghost drivers could face dismissal or revocation of their licenses.

Every ghost driver was an elite who had fought their way up through countless competitors.

But those illegal taxis were different. They just grabbed a broken ghost car and started picking up passengers, with terrible service, exorbitant prices, and even threats to customer safety.

The female driver deeply despised such market-disrupting trash.

“Illegal taxis again?”

Last time she took a ride, that veteran soldier ghost driver had also mentioned the problem of illegal taxis.

The driver scrolled up through the chat and opened a photo sent by a group member.

The photo was of a murdered woman’s corpse. Although it had been mosaicked, it was still obvious she was not wearing any clothes.

“Most illegal taxi ghosts are not easy to deal with. They are usually wandering spirits or unemployed ghosts, with violent temperaments and easily provoked…” the driver said with great disgust. “Some unlucky living people who encounter them are either extorted or scared to death. Many illegal taxis take advantage of heavy yin energy to pretend to be normal taxis in the mortal world, tricking living people into getting in, stealing yang energy or committing robbery and assault… This victim died in the western suburbs of T City, and her soul has not been found. She was probably killed by a rogue illegal taxi ghost driver. What a pity.”

As Ghost Festival approached, Fengdu Travel had issued several safety reminders to registered ghost drivers.

News of a victim found in the western suburbs of T City had quickly spread through all driver groups.

Fengdu Travel also reminded everyone that if any illegal taxi was found taking orders, it should be reported immediately, and official underworld messengers would be dispatched to handle it.

Pei Ye said, “Hearing you say that, I almost hope I run into one. I can do some good and eliminate harm for the people.”

The driver was uneasy. “You should not say that. People make mistakes, horses stumble. Young people should still be more cautious.”

Overconfidence could lead to disaster.

Pei Ye nodded with a smile. “Thanks for the reminder. I will be careful.”

The driver added again.

“Oh right, if you get any information about illegal taxis, remember to report it through the app immediately.”

The Break Through the Dimensional Wall app connected to Fengdu Travel. Opening Fengdu Travel allowed direct reporting, and reports would go straight to the official Fengdu department.

“Mm, I know.”

The driver was genuinely worried about her, so she said a few more words.

Kindness from a stranger, even a ghost, did not feel bad.

Pei Ye happily got out of the car, and the driver watched worriedly for a while until her figure disappeared from sight before driving away.

T City had developed well over the years.

The western suburb XX County had originally been a small, sparsely populated village town, but now it had developed quite well.

The streets were well planned, with clean asphalt roads and rows of shops on both sides.

“Boss, may I ask if you know Yunan Academy?”

According to Professor An, once she reached XX County XX Road, she should be able to find Yunan Academy, but it was not there, so she had to ask for directions.

In recent years, with rapid economic growth and booming industries, more and more young people had become night owls.

Where there were night owls, there were naturally night markets, barbecue stalls, and late-night delivery shops.

After walking a few steps, Pei Ye went to ask the owner of a barbecue stall.

The owner looked about fifty years old, with short hair already half gray. At this age, he might actually know about Yunan Academy.

“Yunan Academy? Why are you asking about that thing?”

Thinking she was a customer, he did not expect her first question to be something so unlucky.

Pei Ye said, “My friend went there for an adventure and has not been reachable, so I came to check.”

As soon as she finished speaking, the barbecue stall owner looked at her with an expression that said she was clearly lying without even trying.

“Is your friend messing with you?” the owner shook his head and said something that shocked Pei Ye. “Yunan Academy was demolished a long time ago. That land was bought and turned into resettlement commercial housing for XX village migrants. Your friend is definitely messing with you.”