It’s a scam!
After waiting for a while, today's second order finally arrived.
After helping the customer into the car and settling into the driver's seat, Xu Ning began to silently pray.
He hoped this order would also go smoothly and that the system wouldn't cause any more trouble for him.
Perhaps his prayers were heard, and then, as expected, an accident occurred.
The first half of the journey was smooth, but when turning right at the Nanshan Road intersection, a young man suddenly ran out from behind a car parked by the roadside.
Xu Ning's pupils constricted sharply, and in the nick of time, he slammed on the brakes.
“Screech~~~”
The car stopped just before hitting the person.
The huge inertia caused Xu Ning and the car owner to jolt forward.
Fortunately, they were both wearing seatbelts, otherwise the front windshield might have been shattered.
But just as the car had stopped, the pedestrian who had suddenly darted out let out a scream and then fell to the ground.
Xu Ning was greatly surprised and quickly got out of the car to check the situation.
He was certain that he hadn't hit anyone, so how did this person fall?
The car owner hadn't drunk too much and was still conscious; he followed Xu Ning out of the car in a panic.
“Ouch, it hurts!”
“Ah ah!!!”
The young man lying on the ground clutched his leg, wailing heartbreakingly, sounding as miserable as possible, as if he was enduring unbearable pain.
Seeing this, the car owner panicked even more and quickly took out his phone to call 120.
Xu Ning didn't rashly go to help him up; he narrowed his eyes slightly, observing the young man on the ground.
It was too suspicious!
Gently nudging the car owner, Xu Ning lowered his voice and said, “There's a dashcam in the car, right? Check the footage! I have a bad feeling about this because I didn't hit him at all.”
The car owner was startled, and his expression changed slightly.
Perhaps he had been flustered just now, but now, slowly calming down, he also sensed that something was amiss.
Recalling the moment of the “accident,” he indeed hadn't heard any sound of impact.
As an experienced car owner, he knew very well what this meant.
Either he hadn't hit him at all, or it was a slight touch, which would never cause the person hit to be so miserable.
Thinking of this, the car owner immediately got back into the car, preparing to retrieve the dashcam video footage.
But within a few minutes, the car owner got out with a troubled expression and shook his head at Xu Ning.
“The dashcam seems to be broken; there's no footage!”
Xu Ning took a deep breath, feeling that things were getting troublesome.
He turned around, squatted down, and asked with a tone of concern.
“Are you alright?”
“Can you stand up?”
Although the young man who was hit wasn't wailing as fiercely as before, he was still groaning and moaning, with a pained expression.
Hearing Xu Ning's question, he grimaced, as if enduring immense pain, and spoke.
“How do you drive?”
“Now that you've hit me, what are you going to do?”
Xu Ning narrowed his eyes, and upon hearing the other party's tone, he basically had a firm judgment.
This guy was faking an accident!
However, before he could say anything, the car owner spoke anxiously.
“I'm sorry, I'm sorry!”
“Let's take you to the hospital first; I definitely won't shirk my responsibility.”
“Anyway, I have full insurance, so medical expenses, lost wages, and everything else will be compensated!”
Hearing this, the young man lying on the ground struggled to his feet, slowly moved his leg, and began to walk with a limp.
Seeing that he could still walk, the car owner couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
At least it wasn't a big deal, otherwise, even with insurance, it would be very troublesome.
“How about this, you don't need to take me to the hospital, after all, you guys are busy!”
“I estimate this won't be too serious; you can just give me some money, and I'll go for a check-up myself!”
The young man who was hit acted as if he was resigned to his bad luck but was still considerate of others.
Xu Ning couldn't help but sneer; wasn't this the moment the truth was revealed?
But just then, to his surprise, the car owner actually agreed.
“I only have 600 cash in my pocket, is that enough?”
Xu Ning was about to stop him, but the car owner gave Xu Ning a look.
The young man who was hit seemed to hesitate for a moment, and then put on an expression of “sparing you this once.”
“Alright, 600 it is!”
“That's just enough for my check-up!”
“As for the remaining nutrition fees and lost wages, I'll just consider myself unlucky.”
Saying that, he quickly took the money the car owner handed over.
The car owner and Xu Ning silently watched him limp into the nearby Residential Complex, and for a moment, both were somewhat silent.
“He's faking an accident!” Xu Ning took a deep breath and said.
The car owner's face was displeased; in reality, how could he not know?
“Whether he's faking an accident or not, I'll just consider myself unlucky.”
“Who knew there were no surveillance cameras on this road, and my dashcam just happened to be broken!”
“If I can't prove he's faking an accident, then I'll just spend a small amount of money to avoid trouble.”
Xu Ning was puzzled, “Then just call the Traffic Police, we can't let those who fake accidents get away with it!”
The car owner looked at Xu Ning with a smile; at this moment, he felt Xu Ning was a bit like himself when he had just entered society.
Too young, too naive!
“That's right, we can indeed call the police!”
“But as long as he insists he's injured and needs to go to the hospital for a check-up, the Traffic Police will definitely let him go!”
“Even if nothing is found during the check-up, as long as he says he has a headache, the doctor won't discharge him!”
“And in traffic accidents involving personal injury, the Traffic Police need to impound the car and conduct an accident assessment!”
“There will be a lot of subsequent trouble, and ordinary people really can't afford to deal with it!”
“I have a business trip the day after tomorrow; I can't afford to waste my time here!”
Listening to the car owner's explanation, Xu Ning was a little silent.
It seemed to be true; he hadn't dealt with such matters himself, but presumably, the car owner must have experienced it before.
It seemed that in this situation, spending a small amount of money to avoid trouble was indeed the best solution.
Who knew his dashcam would coincidentally stop working!
They drove in silence, dropping the car owner off at the designated location, and Xu Ning received a 100 yuanDesignated driver fee.
[Congratulations to the host for working hard and earning 90 yuan, with a 100,000-fold increase, awarding 9 million yuan]
On the way back to the restaurant by taxi, Xu Ning began to ponder.
Having only a voice recorder on him seemed insufficient.
He should also get something like an action camera that can record videos to wear on himself.
He really hadn't expected to encounter all sorts of people in a regular designated driving job!
Back at the restaurant, the annoying Master Li had gone out, but Driver Wang was still there, so Xu Ning chatted with Driver Wang about the incident.
Driver Wang listened with a calm expression; after all, having worked as a designated driver for so many years, he had encountered far more bizarre things than Xu Ning.
“There are just some people who are professional at faking accidents; don't take it too much to heart.”
“Remember, if the car owner tries to push the responsibility onto you, just call the police directly.”
“As long as the car owner doesn't push the responsibility onto you, it's fine!”
“It's better to avoid trouble than to stir it up!”
Listening to Driver Wang's comfort and reminder, Xu Ning's eyes flashed.
Professional at faking accidents?
That meant they wouldn't just act once!
Perhaps, he might have a chance to deal with them!