Chapter 489 Whose life is this?
"Lin Li, don't treat us so obviously differently next time."
After the female passenger was delivered to her destination, Du Zhuo looked at Lin Li with a mixture of helplessness and amusement. He sighed and sighed:
"If a shrewd passenger remembers my license plate number and reports it, I'll be accused of customer discrimination and fined at least 200 yuan. I might even have to write a self-criticism and display it in the company."
Last time I picked up a passenger named An, he was very cunning.
Fortunately, passenger An was not the one who placed the order that time. He just lay there in the hearse without saying a word. He seemed very aloof and a bit unsociable, but at least the good news was that he couldn't give a bad review.
"Brother Du, don't worry. This is my specialty. I have plenty of funding and experience writing self-reviews. What's more, I just finished writing a thousand-word self-review today. I'm feeling very excited now. Do you want me to write you a backup one now?"
Lin Li's eyes lit up.
Du Zhuo: "(；☉_☉)?"
Hey, you're really stubborn, aren't you?
This thing feels hot too.
What are you expecting in your eyes?
As expected of a scientist, his brain circuits are different from those of normal people.
Seeing Du Zhuo's mouth twitch slightly, Lin Li smiled and finally said something more humane:
"Don't worry, Brother Du, I get it. I won't discriminate against these 'non-sample passengers' in the future. At least not in such an obvious way."
"That's good." Du Zhuo nodded, then thought of Lin Li's purpose and asked with concern:
"I see you didn't even talk to the passengers just now. Did you really collect the data you needed?"
Lin Li's initial screening was successful, and Du Zhuo was a relatively honest person after all.
Because he saw Lin Li didn't speak a word during the whole journey, he thought Lin Li was a little shy and at a loss, and didn't know how to communicate with the passengers, so he took the initiative to talk to the passengers for a few words. The content of the conversation was actually the same chat he would occasionally have with passengers while driving, hoping to help Lin Li.
The main reason is that they charged too much money.
If Lin Li didn't get anything, he would feel guilty and uneasy holding the money.
"Don't worry, Brother Du, yes, this is the experience I need. I have actually been observing and recording data all the time, so most of the time I don't need to talk." Lin Li smiled and nodded, comforting him.
Lin Li's smile was genuine.
——[Complete at least 10 commissions from strangers in the Empire while piloting a mecha (2/10)]
The changes in the progress of the task proved that his operation was completely feasible.
Next, all you have to do is continue to receive customers.
If the distance of an order is short, it will only take about ten minutes. If you are fast, you can complete this task tonight without having to take the risk of going to the bar street later.
Seeing that Lin Li looked satisfied and honest—the sunshine now didn't seem fake—Du Zhuo breathed a sigh of relief.
In this way, you can feel at ease taking the money.
"Brother Du, where is the best place to go to wait for customers now?"
The current parking spot can only be stopped temporarily, so Lin Li started the car directly and asked the experienced driver about this.
"If you want to wait for customers to come and take orders, there are actually not many places in Xiling where you can wait.
There are only three points: Nansang Station, the bus passenger center, and Dagou Bridge, but it is not easy to wait at any of them. Du Zhuo explained to Lin Li that
"When I was driving a taxi, I could often see passengers hailing or waiting for rides on the roadside, but now they're almost gone. It's all about ride-hailing now, and we taxi drivers can't avoid it."
"Apart from when there are a lot of people, like just now, I will go to the station to wait. Otherwise, I accept orders online. This is also the biggest part of taxis now, it's inevitable."
"The car is in your hands now. It's up to you to choose. If you want to wait, go to Dagou Bridge or the station."
After listening to Du Zhuo's introduction, Lin Li nodded in sudden realization.
That’s true. In fact, I can’t remember the last time I took a taxi.
It seems like it was still a childhood, when taxis still had the smell of leather and perfume. It was so close that people would feel a little dizzy when sitting in it, and were extremely prone to motion sickness.
"Can the order-taking platform tell the customer's gender?" Lin Li asked immediately.
"To protect privacy, there's definitely no specific gender. After all, the gender issue is so serious these days, some people recently called for "Angry Birds" to be renamed "Happy Birds." If we can filter for this, we'd also like to avoid female singles as much as possible, especially at night."
Du Zhuo shook his head, his face showing some palpitations and fear, as if the people around him had suffered some bad treatment, but he did not elaborate and continued to introduce Lin Li:
"But if you really want to look closely, some customers have very feminine nicknames and profile pictures, which can reveal their gender to a certain extent."
Du Zhuo quickly poured another bucket of cold water on the situation:
"But this method is not easy to use. First, it is not very accurate. Many people's nicknames and profile pictures are the system defaults. Sometimes girls will deliberately set unconventional profile pictures and nicknames for identity information.
Second, there is no time to use this method to identify.
Because there are two modes of taking orders, one is fully manual order grabbing, which is simple, but it is difficult to grab, and most orders will be given priority to cars that automatically grab orders.
The second is automatic order grabbing. Although you can set certain filtering conditions for the system, for example, in the case of someone in the front seat, only carpooling orders or special offers for three or fewer people will be accepted, this absolutely does not include gender.
Seeing Lin Li thoughtful, Du Zhuo added:
"Although we can determine whether there are women by calling and confirming the information with the passengers, we cannot refuse to carry them without reason. In the automatic order acceptance mode, frequently rejecting orders based on the selected orders will cause our order acceptance rate and completion rate to drop sharply, and passenger ratings will also become low.
The platform will quickly classify me as a low-quality driver and punish me – such as limiting orders, lowering my dispatch priority, or even banning my account. This is unacceptable to me..."
After finishing speaking, Du Zhuo turned his gaze towards Lin Li, as if waiting for Lin Li's decision.
"I understand," Lin Li nodded. "Then let's use the app to accept the order. Don't worry, Brother Du, even if I receive an order with only boys, I won't cancel it. I will complete the order normally and send them to their destination."
"Thank you," Du Zhuo said with a slightly apologetic tone, and at the same time said seriously, "Lin Li, if you receive an order with only men, it won't be counted towards the 410-hour subsidy. I'm embarrassed to accept it."
"I'll also help you keep an eye on our car owner group. If there's an order that suits your conditions, I'll see if I can help you take it over as soon as possible."
"So I'm open for orders, right? I won't just accept carpooling orders. Most passengers probably don't take a taxi for a full four people. We can call them in advance and offer some discounts and compensation. They'll probably be willing to do so, and I'll deduct the money from my earnings."
"Okay, but I'll still pay for it. Thank you for your kindness, brother."
…
[Complete at least 10 commissions from strangers in the Empire while piloting a mecha (4/10)]
My luck hasn't been good at the start of the night. I've taken six orders so far, and only two of them involve women.
Because there is a relatively long long-distance order, and the pick-up and drop-off are one trip each, it is already half past eight.
Strictly speaking, it is less efficient to just wait at the station. If passengers can be screened in both directions, you should be able to wait for two orders in two and a half hours without having to run around.
But there is no point in regretting it now, there is no need to think about it.
Lin Li asked and found out that Du Zhuo didn't plan to go home early today, and he didn't object to accompanying Lin Li on the night train.
That's not a big problem.
Because even if I can't finish it tonight, I will definitely be able to finish it tomorrow morning.
"Thank you, Master. Bye."
"Bye-Bye."
When we arrived at the destination again, the passenger politely thanked us and got off the bus.
Du Zhuo, who had been looking a little embarrassed from the beginning, quickly said to Lin Li, "Lin Li, let's go to the nearby public toilet first. I feel a little uncomfortable in my stomach."
Lin Li, who had already noticed something, nodded and said with a smile:
"Luckily, you held back, otherwise those passengers would have taken a free ride, and we would have been embarrassed to charge them."
Du Zhuo: “?”
Du Zhuo found it difficult to follow Lin Li's train of thought.
What the fuck is this freeloader you are.
This is really a shitty development.
Although if I really pulled it out, I would probably feel embarrassed to charge this passenger, but what I told you is completely different! !
"Stop talking about this, I've already navigated, drive here!"
However, Du Zhuo had no time to complain now. He had already selected the destinations when he was halfway through dropping off a group of passengers. He quickly replaced his daily mobile phone with his work phone, fixed it on a bracket, and played the navigation.
"We're already moving at full speed, Brother Du," Lin Li glanced at Du Zhuo and asked curiously, "Brother, generally speaking, if you vomit on the bus, you'll be charged 200 yuan, but if you encounter a passenger who pulls you on the bus, how much compensation should you pay?"
Du Zhuo's mouth twitched slightly: "You don't usually encounter that kind of person!"
"That's right," Lin Li nodded, thinking it made sense. He followed the navigation while reminding him, "Brother Du, if you can't hold it anymore, tell me. I have a way to make you hold it in longer."
The "Shit-Retention Talisman" will never forget its mission.
"Open quickly!"
The public toilet was not far away and we arrived there quickly.
"Wait for me in the car." Du Zhuo pushed open the car door and started sprinting.
"Let me go too. I also want to go to the bathroom." Lin Li closed the window and got out of the car.
Of course, Lin Li just wanted to pee.
As for abnormal physical conditions such as diarrhea, Lin Li has never encountered them since he embarked on the path of cultivation.
Everyone, you only poop when you want to, and pee when you want to. When you walk into a smelly public toilet, you can also create a breeze around you to drive away the stench. This is the meaning of cultivating immortals!
The cultivator finished peeing quickly, while the mortal was still murmuring and struggling, so Lin Li went to the sink to wash his hands.
By the way, the juicy beef balls are called peeing beef balls, so why aren’t the glutinous rice balls with leaking fillings called pooping rice balls?
But just as Lin Li was about to leave, Du Zhuo asked, "Lin Li, is that you outside?"
"It's me, what's wrong, Brother Du?"
"Do you have any paper with you? The paper in this public toilet looks dirty and I don't really want to use it." Du Zhuo explained.
"some."
"Give me some, then. Thanks."
"OK, brother, stretch out your hand."
"good."
Du Zhuo didn't think much about it and simply stretched out his hand.
The next second, he felt his hand being gently held by another hand. Although it seemed like there was a layer of cold plastic gloves between them, the warmth soon passed through the thin gloves.
Holding hands?
Could this be the feeling of being in love... Oh my god!!!
"Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck—" Du Zhuo was so frightened that he almost fell down in the toilet. He pulled his hand back abruptly and said in shock, "Lin Li, is this a potion? What are you doing?"
Lin Li: "Brother Du, I am handing over my whole life to you."
Du Zhuo: “…”
Du Zhuo suddenly felt that perhaps the toilet cubicle was not meant to lock himself and shit together, but to separate himself from shit.
Oh shit.
When you, a research institute, recruit talents, do you really accept resumes instead of medical records?
Suddenly I felt that the toilet paper was not particularly dirty.
Seeing no one speaking in the cubicle, Lin Li stopped frantically. He materialized a small packet of paper and stuffed it in through the gap below. He said with a smile, "Just kidding, brother. Do you want me to wait for you at the door?"
“Huh…” Du Zhuo breathed a sigh of relief when he saw more paper being stuffed in. This proved that Lin Li could at least be saved. He then waved his hand and said, “No need. Wait for me by the car.”
Lin Li was standing outside, and he felt a little uneasy.
"OK."
Lin Li had no intention of torturing Du Zhuo any further. He took off the gloves he had worn to prevent Du Zhuo from developing a feces-playing habit while squatting on the toilet, threw them into the trash can, and then returned to the car to wait for others.
By the way, take this time to chat. You can't neglect your monogamous wife for the sake of the mission. This is the way of Lin Li's harem!
It seems that Du Zhuo is not someone who is prone to hemorrhoids, because he didn't squat for long and came out soon.
Seeing this, Lin Li began to "find a reason" to end the chat, but when the chat was officially over, he found that although Du Zhuo was already standing by the car, he did not enter the car door, but looked around.
"Brother Du, what are you looking at?" Lin Li couldn't help his curiosity.
"I'm checking to see if smoking is allowed here," Du Zhuo replied, then muttered to himself, "No one should be caught."
Then Du Zhuo took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and raised his chin towards Lin Li: "Lin Li, do you smoke?"
"Me? I don't smoke."
"It's good not to smoke. Cigarettes are not good things." Du Zhuo nodded and just stuffed one cigarette into his mouth.
"Brother Du, why didn't you just smoke in the toilet? You didn't have to be so cautious."
Seeing that Du Zhuo was always keeping an eye on his surroundings while smoking, Lin Li asked with some amusement.
Lin Li's words seemed to have touched Du Zhuo's G-spot, and he suddenly became much more excited:
"Fuck, smoking in the bathroom?
I will never smoke in the toilet again in my life. I have a traumatic experience with that place!
"Lin Li, let me tell you, I have a friend who was smoking while squatting on the toilet. He was playing with his phone while smoking, and when he flicked the ash he wasn't paying attention, and it landed on his head! Holy crap! Take this as a warning, seriously, not just me, but everyone should take this as a warning! My friend never wants to experience this again in his life!"
Lin Li: "Oo?"
Lin Li: "666 ate smoked roasted bird and didn't call me."
Du Zhuo: “?”
Du Zhuo was almost choked to death by a puff of smoke.
This Lin Li is a real foodie, he knows how to describe things, which immediately whets one’s appetite.
"But won't this leave scars?" Lin Li started to worry about his appearance the next second.
"Yes!" Du Zhuo became even more excited:
"My friend has a scar! Damn, the color is a lot darker than the surrounding area, deep and ugly!
Besides, cigarette scars are troublesome to begin with. Even if they stay on my hands, I need to change the skin several times before they fade to the point where they are invisible. But that place won’t iterate anymore. I guess this scar will be semi-permanent. I’m so fucking fed up with it!”
Lin Li reminded: "Uncle, it's your friend who is really annoying."
Du Zhuo: "Yes, yes, he's my friend, he's so annoying!!"
(End of this chapter)
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