14: Chase down the motorcycle gang, reward 50,000!
Chen Kai rode his Electric Scooter to the repair shop he frequented, parked it in front, and accepted the transfer from Zheng Liu Chang.
With 22,000 in hand, his savings in Green Bubbles now totaled a full 25,000.
At this rate, it wouldn't be long before he earned 100,000 to upgrade his intelligence.
Primary intelligence already cost thousands or tens of thousands, so wouldn't Intermediate Intelligence cost over 100,000?
Thinking of this, he felt a bit excited.
"Yo, Xiao Kai? Is your little electric donkey on strike again this time?"
Brother Wang from the repair shop joked, taking the handlebars of the little electric donkey from Chen Kai and pushing it into the shop.
"No, I just feel like it's lacking horsepower. Can you replace the battery and motor here?"
Chen Kai asked indifferently, pulling a cigarette case from his bosom to offer Brother Wang a cigarette.
When he was delivering food before, he inevitably encountered times when his little electric donkey had issues, and it was only through the recommendations of his peers that he found this repair shop.
Everyone who had repairs done here said it was good—cheap, fast, and quality work.
"Replace the battery? The motor? I can do both. Let me test ride the vehicle first."
Brother Wang reinserted the key and rode it for a lap in front of the shop.
"There's no problem at all. The motor is like it just came out of the factory; the horsepower is definitely enough."
Brother Wang took a lap and didn't notice any issues either.
"I feel like the speed is too slow. Can you replace it with a motor that has more horsepower?"
Chen Kai also felt that the motor's horsepower and torque were sufficient, but it was better to be safe than sorry; the intelligence provided by the system these past few days had all been accurate.
"A motor with more horsepower... I do have some salvaged parts from others, something mid-range. It would be eight or nine hundred yuan for a 3000W motor, and if I pair it with a battery for you, it'll be 1,500 in total."
Brother Wang frowned and thought about it. Life wasn't easy for anyone, and second-hand salvaged parts would be enough.
"How fast can it go?"
"A top speed of 80 to 90 is definitely no problem. I'll also reinforce the frame for you for free. It'll reach 100 km/h in just ten seconds—it'll definitely be a little performance pocket rocket."
Chen Kai stroked his chin. A top speed of 80 to 90... if he was going to be racing... that speed definitely wouldn't be enough.
"Then what about the high-end model? How much does it cost? How fast can it go?"
Brother Wang was stunned. He lit the cigarette Chen Kai handed him, took a deep drag, and said earnestly.
"You don't need a high-end model for food delivery, do you?"
"For the high-end model, I'd pair it with an 8000W torque-output QS series motor and a BYD Blade battery. Even using second-hand salvaged parts, it would cost seven or eight thousand yuan. Is that really necessary?"
"You probably don't need the specs of the high-end model. It has a maximum output of 8000W, can reach top speeds of 150 or 160, and has a 0-100 acceleration of three and a half seconds—faster than a motorcycle."
Chen Kai's eyes lit up. "Then let's go with that one! Can it be modified by today?"
Although his heart ached a little—six or seven thousand yuan.
But the system definitely wouldn't make him modify his vehicle for no reason.
"It can be done... it's just the labor costs and such..."
Brother Wang said hesitantly, performing a trick where he finished his cigarette in three puffs right there on the spot.
"Seven thousand yuan. Can you get it modified by today?"
"Deal! It's a deal."
Brother Wang readily brought out his payment QR code.
"Ding! Green Bubbles payment received successfully: 7,000 yuan!"
"It's settled. Come pick up the vehicle in the evening. But don't drive too fast; after all, this thing is an Electric Scooter. Even motorcycles can easily lose control at 150."
Chen Kai nodded. "Thanks for the reminder. I'll be going now."
Watching his WeChat balance instantly drop from 25,000 to 18,000, it would be a lie to say his heart didn't ache.
He just hoped the system would give him some valuable intelligence tomorrow to help him recover his losses.
...
At 7:00 PM, after receiving a call from Brother Wang, Chen Kai hurriedly went downstairs and scanned a shared bicycle.
As soon as he got on the shared bicycle, Chen Kai felt something was off.
"What the f*ck, why are the handlebars crooked?"
When he straightened the handlebars, the front wheel turned to the left.
When the wheel was straightened, the handlebars were vertical, locked in a position turned all the way to the right.
"What the hell, is this He Chenguang's bicycle? Lane biased to the left? Is it so that after he gets off, others can't just scan it and ride it away immediately?"
Furthermore, the pedals had been modified; you had to step on them up and down with both feet simultaneously to make the wheels move forward.
Chen Kai fell silent. Looking at the 2.50 deducted from his WeChat, he struggled internally for a moment.
In the end, that night, many people filmed the 'bicycle zombie' hopping forward on a bicycle, moving at an incredibly fast speed...
Half an hour later, Chen Kai finally managed to pedal the bicycle to the repair shop.
"Oh, damn, your bike is quite unique."
Brother Wang joked with a smile, pushing out the modified Electric Scooter.
Chen Kai was covered in sweat. He wiped his brow with his hand and then began to examine his little electric donkey again.
It didn't look any different; it felt like only two steel pipes had been added.
"This... can it reach 150?"
"Guaranteed. Just ride it yourself and see, but don't twist the throttle too hard."
Half-doubting, Chen Kai got on the little electric donkey and twisted the throttle all the way.
In an instant, the little electric donkey shot forward like an arrow released from a bow.
In just two and a half seconds, the speedometer already showed 100 km/h.
"Holy sh*t! Awesome!"
Chen Kai shouted. This acceleration completely crushed small motorcycles; even a 125cc motorcycle would have to bow down before him.
"I also slightly modified your little electric donkey to be completely compliant. I added a button to the vehicle: turn the button to the left for normal mode, which limits the speed to 80 km/h; turn the button to the right for extreme mode, which unlocks full horsepower."
Brother Wang, with a cigarette in his mouth, proudly admired his masterpiece.
"Awesome! The people's mechanic!"
Chen Kai hurriedly turned the button to the left to limit the horsepower.
Going too fast easily leads to trouble.
Only then did he ride the little electric donkey home, quietly waiting for the intelligence to refresh at twelve o'clock.
...
At 12:00 midnight, Chen Kai hurriedly opened the system to check today's intelligence.
[Today's Intelligence: At 8:00 AM this morning, at the intersection on the left side of Shanshui Road, a woman will have her bag snatched by the Flying Motorcycle Gang. The bag contains a Jade Rough Stone worth 400,000. A patrolling Hat Uncle will randomly commandeer an electric motorcycle at the intersection to chase the Flying Motorcycle Gang. After the bag is retrieved, the female victim and the police station will jointly reward the act of bravery with cash: 50,000 yuan.]
Chen Kai was stunned. He seemed to understand why the system had made him modify his little electric donkey yesterday.
So the racing was meant for this! Wouldn't that make it a legal violent motorcycle chase?
He knew a little about the Flying Motorcycle Gang; it was basically a two-person operation—one person snatched, and they would drive off immediately after.
Moreover, their motorcycles were modified, and the routes were pre-planned; four-wheeled vehicles simply couldn't catch them.
The only thing that could defeat a modified vehicle was another modified vehicle.
50,000 yuan! A reward of 50,000 yuan—suddenly, the 7,000 he spent on repairs yesterday didn't make his heart ache so much.
What man could refuse a legal race, especially one officially sanctioned?