Substitute Driver's Notes

Chapter 60 Master Li, how come you're so fast?

Can you speak human language? How am I fast? You're the fast one! Do you think I'm some inexperienced young man? Every experienced driver knows how to slow down the pace.

Li Wei pointed to the scale and said, "Master Chen, this scale is no good; it's way too over the limit."

Master Chen rubbed his eyes, looked at the scale, and exclaimed, "Holy crap! What did you do to the weighbridge? How could there be so much?"

Li Wei quickly denied it: "No, I didn't do anything."

"Nonsense, if you were even slightly gentler, it definitely wouldn't be like this," Master Chen concluded with a very certain tone.

Li Wei vehemently denied it: "I'm very gentle."

Master Chen retorted angrily, "Do you think you have more experience than me? If you hadn't been so rough with this, smashing and trampling, I would have eaten the tollbooth."

The toll collector shouted through a megaphone, "What's going on? Should I call the traffic police to come and take a look?"

Mr. Chen poked his head out of the sleeper berth: "Miss, please don't trouble the traffic police. They've had a long day and it's not easy for them. My buddy doesn't know how to weigh people the first time. Could you please give me another chance?"

The chubby, fleshy-eyed toll collector smiled and said, "Sure! Go talk to the cars behind you. As long as they make room, it's fine."

Huh? How can a girl say "by the way"?

Master Chen got up, put on his shorts and shoes, and said to Li Wei, "Go to the back and tell those trucks that this scale is inaccurate. It will weigh at least ten tons more than the target weight, and they will all run away. Keep an eye on them from crashing."

Li Wei agreed and got out of the car, walking towards the back. Before getting back in, Master Chen said politely, "Thank you, beautiful lady. I could tell at a glance that you are a blessed person. Beautiful and kind people are always blessed."

Li Wei heard it clearly and couldn't help but admire this guy who lied against his conscience, calling out "beauty" so smoothly.

When they got to the back and told the other trucks in line that the trucks weighed more than 20 tons, the drivers were shocked and called for their fellow drivers to get out and beg to cut in line in the next lane.

The area behind the car quickly cleared up. Li Wei looked at the drivers who were begging and pleading like groundhogs in the adjacent lane and couldn't help but find it a little funny. He wondered if they would scold him if they found out the truth.

Mr. Chen saw in the rearview mirror that there was space behind the car, so he put it in reverse and backed up.

Li Wei ran over and stood in front of the weighbridge, looking at it.

After waiting for a while, Mr. Chen slowly approached the weighbridge after the toll collector gestured from the window. Following Wang Fuyou's operating steps, he skillfully accelerated and decelerated, smoothly passing the front of the vehicle. Then, he accelerated, and when the rear three axles approached the weighbridge, he floored the accelerator and simultaneously pulled the auxiliary handbrake. The twelve wheels of the rear three axles instantly stopped rotating and were dragged across by the front of the vehicle.

Li Wei saw the data coming out from afar; the bright red 46 tons almost blinded his titanium alloy eyes. But he was the protagonist, and would never use such a derogatory term as "dog eyes" to describe it.

Li Wei was almost in despair looking at the nearly three-fold difference in the payment amount. "I'm a slightly incompetent driver. Next time someone says something, I'll just have to humbly accept it!"

With a sigh, Li Wei walked forward with his head down, ready to get on the bus. After paying the fare and changing his card, Mr. Chen accelerated and drove off, seemingly unaware of Li Wei's presence.

Startled, Li Wei quickened his pace and chased after him, shouting, "Wait for me! I haven't gotten on the bus yet!"

That bastard definitely did it on purpose. He drove four or five hundred meters before stopping, got out to relieve himself, grabbed a crowbar and started banging on the tires, tightened the rope, got back into the passenger seat, and by the time Li Wei ran over, he was already lying down.

You filthy bastard, how dare you mess with me? So what if your driving skills are slightly better than mine? What's with the attitude? You made me sweat buckets late at night.

Knowing he was in the wrong, Li Wei didn't want to say anything more about weighing. He realized he needed more practice in timing, and he was sure he would surpass them when the opportunity arose.

After accelerating from a standstill and stabilizing the speed, soft snores began to sound from the sleeper berth. This familiar route required no effort; the road was flat, and there were few cars in the latter half of the night, so as long as I didn't fall asleep, I was fine.

Staying up late is ultimately a necessary lesson for long-distance drivers. During this period, the economical speed of many trucks is around 60 km/h. While there is no need to overtake repeatedly on the road, if you don't deal with situations and just stare blankly at what's in front of you, you will naturally feel sleepy after a while.

Li Wei stretched his body, gripped the steering wheel with one hand, and used the other to look around at the items, wondering if there was anything else besides smoking to relieve his fatigue.

After rummaging around for a while, Li Wei sighed. The situation in the car was worse than he had expected; even the large bowl of noodles was cheap.

Oh well, I guess I'll just have to smoke to cheer myself up.

And you know what? After sitting in the car for a few hours, the stench from when I first got in was gone, and when I opened the window to smoke, the air outside actually felt fresher.

This is probably what it means to be so used to the smell of abalone that you become desensitized to it.

After running for a while, Li Wei frowned. He had only been focused on chasing the car at the provincial border and hadn't let the guy pass. He hadn't let him pass, as he had been sleeping at home in the afternoon and had drunk a lot of water after waking up, and now he felt a bit bloated.

According to the seasoned drivers, you can't stop on this road, or you might get a fine, and the bike owners won't cover the fines. But you can't stand not stopping!

They also said that most experienced drivers have prostate problems, mainly because they hold it in for too long.

Li Wei calculated how long the journey would take. "It's alright," he thought, "I can manage in a little over two hours. I'm sure I can keep going."

But this feeling was really unpleasant. Li Wei gradually pressed the accelerator, and before he knew it, he had accelerated to over 70 miles per hour.

There are many trucks on the road with speeds around 60 km/h. To increase speed, you need to overtake multiple times, and after overtaking so many times, you forget to look at the speedometer.

The truck gradually accelerated with a whooshing sound, passing a series of truck convoys. Li Wei forgot about saving fuel and was no longer sleepy. He arrived at the intersection of the highway with high spirits, changed lanes without hesitation, and turned into the direction of Runyang Bridge.

Seeing that the Shuangou service area was full of trucks, Li Wei suddenly realized that he was going too fast.

Anyway, a grown man can't let himself die from holding his pee. It's already like this. The parking fine is my own, but the gas is the boss's. There are few cars on the road late at night, so I need to get to the place as soon as possible to relieve myself.

Li Wei gritted his teeth and accelerated, overtaking several cars on the road.

Soon he saw the sign for the toll station ahead, telling him to slow down. Li Wei breathed a sigh of relief; at least he didn't get wet. Only poets get wet, but he was an experienced driver and didn't get wet.

As the traffic entered the square, Li Wei quickly pulled over, opened the car door, and jumped down the three steps without regard for the impact, which made his bladder ache.

Without a second thought, Li Wei ran to the roadside, pulling out his weapon as he ran, and rushed to the guardrail. Without even looking, he released water directly onto the outside of the guardrail.

The sound of rushing water filled the air, and Li Wei closed his eyes comfortably, shivering.

Suddenly, a furious roar of "Are you blind?" rang out from ahead, startling Li Wei so much that he widened his eyes and immediately knew something was wrong.

There was a rude guy squatting down to poop outside the railing, his head and face soaking wet, while I kept pouring water on him.

I don't want to cause trouble, so why does trouble always seem to find me?

Li Wei turned around; once this started, it was impossible to stop!

The sound of the car door closing woke Mr. Chen up. He glanced at his watch, jumped out of the car, and yelled, "Mr. Li, you say you're not fast at this speed?"

The guy outside the railing wiped his face and cursed, "You son of a bitch! Are you blind?!"