wavenovel Chapter 20 I only have the right to use the car 24 hours a day
Chapter 20 I only have the right to use the car 24 hours a day
It's almost time to leave work.
"Director Zhou, something terrible has happened!"
"Your car has been vandalized!"
A female colleague who was on maternity leave and left work an hour early was passing by Zhou Lang's red Xiaomi car and wanted to take a couple of photos, but she found that the car was badly damaged.
She called Zhou Lang's office landline and asked him to come down and take a look.
Zhou Lang was quite surprised. When he received the alert message in Sentinel mode that afternoon, he didn't pay much attention to it.
I thought it was some passerby or stray cat in the park that got close to the car's camera and accidentally triggered the alarm.
Upon hearing that Zhou Lang's SU7 Ultra had been vandalized, many of his colleagues stood up and followed him downstairs to the scene.
"How did it get scratched like this?"
"Oh no! The park just issued a notice a couple of days ago saying there's a problem with the surveillance cameras in this area!"
"What kind of deep-seated hatred must they have harbored to slash everything... Look, aren't the headlights broken too?"
"This is troublesome. Can the headlight cover be repaired separately? If not, replacing the entire assembly is expensive."
"Let's call the police first!"
Amidst the chatter of voices, Zhou Lang calmly turned around to look.
Tian Wenming also mingled in the crowd and came down to watch the excitement.
Many colleagues glanced at Tian Wenming, intentionally or unintentionally.
Although there is no evidence of surveillance footage, everyone has a gut feeling that Tian Wenming is involved in this matter.
"Oh? Director Zhou, what happened to the car?"
On the surface, Tian Wenming appeared gloating, but after sobering up a bit, he also felt a little scared.
But the thought of exposing Zhou Lang's ugly face as he tried to show off by borrowing the car made Tian Wenming feel great.
If the perpetrator cannot be found, Zhou Lang, the person who borrowed the car, will have to compensate the car owner.
This will likely strain the relationship between Zhou Lang and the actual car owner.
"Ideally, this car only has mandatory traffic accident liability insurance and no commercial insurance," Tian Wenming secretly dreamed. "Then Zhou Lang will have even more to lose, at least tens of thousands, right?"
Tian Wenming, smugly pleased with himself, said in a strange tone, "This car is a famous internet celebrity car. It's one thing for you to borrow it, Director Zhou, but how could you be so careless as to not park in a spot with surveillance cameras?"
"What?"
"Was Director Zhou's car borrowed?"
"Isn't it his own?"
"So... the Bentley and Audi, were they borrowed too?"
"No way... Is Director Zhou that kind of person?"
Zhou Lang shook his head and chuckled: "Clumsy Tian Wenming, who told you I borrowed this car?"
Tian Wenming scoffed, "Afraid of losing face? What were you doing when you borrowed the car? This car belongs to a popular online store called 'Extreme Speed.' Search for it on Douyin; the latest video is of this car!"
"I think I've seen this popular used car store on social media before."
Among the group of colleagues, Xiao Huang hesitated, wanting to smooth things over for Zhou Lang: "Did Director Zhou buy it from there?"
Tian Wenming laughed even more disdainfully: "Director Zhou might not even be able to produce the green certificate. He probably knows one of the workers inside and begged them to lend it to him for a couple of days."
"Now look what's happened, this mess has occurred because of you. With your salary, are you even able to afford to pay for the repainting?"
Tian Wenming took two steps forward, his expression twisted, and said to Zhou Lang with a forced smile in a low voice, "Pretend to be powerful and influential, and see how you embarrass yourself!"
Zhou Lang pretended to pick his ear with his little finger: "Are you done talking? If you're done, I'll switch to Sentry Mode replay."
Tian Wenming's sinister smile froze on his face: "Sentinel mode, what's that?"
Upon hearing this, the colleagues who were watching were in an uproar.
"Director Tian... doesn't even know about Sentinel Mode?"
"We at Feichi Power are in the automotive supply chain, and some of our product components are particularly relevant to the Sentinel mode..."
"A mid-level manager in the supply chain company, a specially evaluated engineer at the group level, doesn't know about Sentinel Mode?"
Zhou Lang was initially unsure whether Tian Wenming was responsible for this.
After all, unless he's completely stupid or out of his mind, he wouldn't resort to such low-class tactics against a new energy electric vehicle.
It seems... the case is solved. This idiot had no idea that new energy vehicles now have a sentry mode function.
"This car has cameras in all directions."
Left with no other option, Zhou Lang explained to him, "The battery in a gasoline car can't withstand prolonged discharge. But electric cars have large batteries that can power the camera all day long."
"Anyone who approaches a vehicle, whether it's opening the door to kill someone or deliberately scratching the car, will be recorded immediately."
"Director Tian, would you like to watch the playback with us, or think about how to explain this to the police later?"
Tian Wenming's face turned deathly pale in an instant, devoid of any color.
More colleagues gathered around, wanting to see who was so morally corrupt as to make such a scratch; conservatively speaking, it was enough to constitute the crime of intentional damage to property.
……
A few minutes later.
Zhou Lang preserved the evidence.
As expected, it really was Tian Wenming who scratched the car.
Sentry mode captured his entire crime in crystal clarity.
"In this function, there is no doubt that new energy vehicles are better than gasoline vehicles."
Zhou Lang sighed slightly, "Tian Wenming is really a strange person. He works in the automotive industry, but his business skills are so poor that he doesn't even understand Sentinel Mode."
If I hadn't been driving a new energy SU7 Ultra today, but a Bentley Flying Spur or an Audi RS6, I might not have been able to catch Tian Wenming.
Zhou Lang called Manager Kong of Jisupai.
"Please contact the insurance company for the SU7 Ultra, come to the scene, and get a rough assessment of the damage."
"Boss, are you alright?"
"Oh, don't worry, I'm fine. My car was parked in the park and someone scratched it."
Zhou Lang said, "The car cover is completely ruined; it basically needs to be replaced entirely. The headlight covers also have quite a few scratches."
"There are people like that?" Store manager Kong Xiangfeng was also taken aback. "We just finished preparing it over the weekend. I remember this car has a LLumar G2 wrap, which costs over ten thousand yuan. Just the wrap alone is enough to warrant detention, right?"
"No rush, the person who vandalized the car won't get away with it," Zhou Lang said. "If it's convenient, you can come over here, Feichi Power Technology."
Under normal circumstances, the police should have been notified immediately and evidence should have been collected.
The amount of vehicle damage exceeded the threshold for criminal prosecution. If seriously investigated, Tian Wenming will likely face detention or even imprisonment.
Although in practice it is more likely to result in a suspended sentence or even a relative non-prosecution, it is still enough to give Tian Wenming a hard time.
Zhou Lang didn't rush to confront this clown; someone would naturally come to him for help soon enough.
He returned to his office and brewed another cup of jasmine tea.
Sitting down at his workstation, Zhou Lang glanced at the two voice recorders on the table.
For recording meetings, I use one iFlytek and one Sony.
He thought for a moment, then turned on the recorder and put it in his coat pocket.
I adjusted my posture and started scrolling through videos on my phone.
A moment later, Michelle knocked on the door and peeked in her little head.
"Zhou Lang, Zhou Lang~"
She scurried up behind Zhou Lang and patted his shoulder: "I saw Tian Wenming rush into Wu Daxing's office in a panic, and he hasn't come out yet."
Michelle was also dumbfounded by Tian Wenming's stupid move, muttering to herself, "Some colleagues are saying that your car was borrowed, and Tian Wenming wanted you to pay a hefty sum, so he bypassed the surveillance cameras and scratched your new Xiaomi SU7?"
"First of all, there is no doubt that Tian Wenming scratched my car. This impulsive act will cost him his life."
"Secondly, Michelle, let me correct you on one point."
Zhou Lang said with a smile, "The car wasn't borrowed; I just have the right to use it for 24 hours."