Jiang Ran let out a long sigh.

He put down his phone and raised his head.

A black sedan drove over.

The car window slowly rolled down, revealing the driver's head.

He was a middle-aged male driver with a weathered, experienced face.

The driver asked Jiang Ran, "Handsome guy, need a ride?"

Jiang Ran said, "No thanks, I'm planning to book a rideshare."

The middle-aged driver said, "I'm very cheap, take my car!"

Jiang Ran: "How much to Alice Apartment?"

The middle-aged driver checked his phone navigation, then said with a grin, "Only 100!"

Jiang Ran tapped on the rideshare app to check the price.

He saw that the phone showed only 30, and since he hadn't used the rideshare service for a long time, the platform had given him a 5-yuan coupon.

So he only needed to pay 25...

"No, no, find someone else!"

Even though he had just received a huge sum of 450,000 yuan.

He wasn't the type to waste money like a fool.

Of course, the more important reason Jiang Ran didn't take this middle-aged driver's car was that the moment he appeared.

The System sounded in his mind:

[Detected dangerous person! Please distance yourself quickly! Points +1! Points +1! Points +...]

When the middle-aged driver heard Jiang Ran wouldn't take his car.

His face turned cold.

He muttered under his breath, "Poor bastard, is 100 yuan enough for you to buy cigarettes for a lifetime?!"

Jiang Ran didn't clearly hear what the middle-aged driver said, but he could tell he was cursing him.

So he didn't want to engage.

Suddenly, he noticed that the middle-aged driver's cold, unfriendly expression instantly transformed into a beaming, cheerful smile in the next second.

Just like a chameleon.

Jiang Ran was a bit confused until the middle-aged driver, standing in that spot and seemingly addressing no one in particular, shouted again:

"Beautiful lady! Need a ride?! Very cheap!"

Jiang Ran turned around.

He saw a young woman in her early twenties.

The girl gave off an overall rustic impression.

She was dragging a worn-out black suitcase with her hand, and the backpack on her back was also black.

It was unclear which remote, impoverished village she came from.

Additionally, this girl's skin was dark and yellowish.

Her appearance was quite ordinary, with the only somewhat redeeming feature being her average height and build—neither too tall nor short, neither too fat nor thin.

When the girl heard the middle-aged driver calling her.

She walked over.

Speaking in accented Mandarin:

"Hey, uncle, how much to Fada Electronics Factory?"

"Oh, Fada Electronics Factory? Let me see, only 15 yuan!"

The middle-aged driver took out his phone, checked the navigation, and said.

Jiang Ran also took out his phone at this moment.

He locked his current location and set the destination to Fada Electronics Factory.

Hmm, this middle-aged driver finally had a conscience for once.

For a rideshare, from the airport to Fada Electronics Factory, it would cost 50 yuan.

But this middle-aged driver only charged 15.

Was this reasonable?

Not reasonable at all!

Jiang Ran discovered that Fada Electronics Factory was actually farther away than Alice Apartment!

Yet you charged me 100?

And charged this girl 15?

Are you running a charity?

Jiang Ran certainly didn't think this middle-aged driver was being sexist toward women.

He only felt that the middle-aged driver had ulterior motives.

Especially since this person had been flagged by the Danger Warning System!

Even though it was only Points +1!!!

This girl also seemed not very proficient with using phones.

She didn't know how to book rideshares either, and hearing it was only 15 yuan, she prepared to get in the car.

Jiang Ran, standing nearby, fell into internal conflict.

Should he intervene in this matter?

He stared at the rustic young woman's face.

Finally, he sighed deeply in his heart: "Jiang Ran, oh Jiang Ran, when did you become someone who judges people by their appearance?"

"If this were a rustic-looking but somewhat attractive girl, would you step forward without hesitation?"

In this world, one must always acknowledge.

That good-looking people receive more social privileges.

Seeing the girl about to put her suitcase and backpack in the car trunk.

Jiang Ran ultimately stepped forward.

"Hey, beautiful lady, don't take this car, there's definitely something fishy!"

Watching someone ruin his business right before his eyes.

Anyone would be unhappy.

The middle-aged driver angrily said, "Young man, what are you doing?!"

Jiang Ran didn't answer, just maintained eye contact with the young woman.

The young woman only made eye contact with Jiang Ran for three seconds before lowering her head, her dark yellowish face flushing with two patches of red.

Seeing this, Jiang Ran was momentarily stunned, oh, he almost forgot that his original host's appearance was quite handsome.

After the young woman lowered her head, her voice became somewhat unnatural:

"Handsome guy, this is my first time in this city, I don't really understand, what could be fishy about this car?"

Jiang Ran said, "This is an illegal taxi!"

The young woman looked at the black-painted car, blinking her eyes: "What's wrong with the car being black? Aren't there many car colors? There are white cars, gray cars too."

Jiang Ran was speechless, this young woman really must have come from some remote, impoverished village.

She could misunderstand even this.

Just as he was about to speak again.

The middle-aged driver had already gotten out from the driver's seat.

He pointed at Jiang Ran and said:

"Young man, if you're saying my car is an illegal taxi, do you have proof?"

Jiang Ran said, "Proof? Simple."

"Alice Apartment is much closer than Fada Electronics Factory."

"The rideshare is only 30, but you charged me 100."

"Yet for her ride, the rideshare would charge 50, but you only charge 15. Are you running a charity? If you were really charitable, you wouldn't be driving an illegal taxi here!!!"

The 20-year-old young woman, though slow to react, wasn't truly stupid and understood the implication of these words.

Therefore, she became somewhat cautious and said, "Uncle, you're not a bad person, are you? My mom said there are many bad people outside, told me to be careful."

"Of course I'm not a bad person!"

The middle-aged driver quickly explained: "Why would I give you such a big discount?!"

"Let me put it this way!"

"I could tell at a glance that you're from a poor family, and I myself came from a poor mountain village, I know how difficult life is for people like us, that's why I gave you a discount."

"Of course, I can't really be that charitable either, mainly because my wife also works at Fada Electronics Factory, she gets off work at noon and asked me to pick her up, it's on my way, so you understand now?"

"Oh!"

The young woman had a sudden realization.

But Jiang Ran was extremely scornful: "Nonsense, what are the chances of such a coincidence in the world?"

"Then show me proof that your wife works at Fada Electronics Factory, and the chat records of her asking you to pick her up?!"

The middle-aged driver clearly couldn't produce them, his expression turned ugly, and his movements became hesitant.

At this moment, the young woman stepped forward and said: "Thank you, handsome guy, for caring about me so much, but I'm still willing to believe this uncle! And my fellow villager good friend is waiting to pick me up at the entrance of Fada Electronics Factory, so it's fine, handsome guy!"

The young woman probably still chose to take this bargain because she genuinely lacked money.

But there was no helping it, some people are truly short on money.

The kind who eat instant noodles for all three meals a day.

You might think a few dozen yuan is nothing.

But for some people, that could be a whole month's food expenses.