Taxi drivers in Hecticity are the unusual but at the same time ordinary type of worker.
The special thing is that they can reach almost everyone in Hecticity. From the tycoons who need to find a replacement for their car that broke down on the way, to peddlers whose daughters-in-law are on the verge of labouring, all of them have to stretch out their hands on the roadside or take out their mobile phones to call for a taxi.
And some of those taxi drivers are particularly impressive.
Some of them are full of downtown style, with a beard like an old dude who just got out of jail, cranky as hell. When they are stuck in a traffic jam, they will curse you and your ancestors with a variety of expressions, without any repetition of word choice during the whole journey.
Some follow the latest trends, placing anime and manga figurines at the front seat, putting stickers and hanging travel souvenirs inside the car.
Sometimes you may meet a driver who is artistic at heart. They may play classical symphonies during the journey while chatting with you about local politics and world events. Then they may even delve into topics like niche cinema and ancient Greek philosophy.
What is ordinary is that their contact with you is limited to the time from the start to the stop of the taximeter.
Sometimes when you get into an ordinary taxi, with an ordinary driver in the driver's seat, driving you to an ordinary place, once you get out of the taxi and go your separate ways, you will forget what each other look like within a few seconds to a few minutes - whether young or old, male or female, not to mention remembering each others' names, because passengers will not pay much attention to the driver's card holder, and the driver will not ask for the passenger's last name for no reason.
However, Joan Wong and a taxi driver have broken the boundaries between them.
When Dino was informed by John, he enquired Indy Yau again about the taxi driver, and that was when she suddenly realised what was going on.
"Taxi driver? I do remember, Joan always took the same taxi and came back by the same one, you know, the standard type of red taxi in the city. The number of the licence plate is very special, WE1314. It's easy to remember - "'WE' will be in '1' '4Ever'! Is it possible that she took the taxi in the middle of the night, not to meet a rich guy, but rather to date the taxi driver?"
When a traffic police in Choi Har Street stops the taxi with the licence plate no. WE1314, the young male driver, Tim Yeung, has just dropped off the passenger. He has come out for a little bit of stretching, holding a plastic bottle of beverage in his hand, leaning against the open trunk of the car. He drinks a mouthful and pauses for a while, looking in the direction of the Choi Fung Building, lost in thought.
He showed a bright and energetic smile to the traffic cop when he was intercepted.
"Sir, how can I help you? I'm happy to help the police chase fugitives like in the movies. If your motorcycle has broken down, it's okay if you want to take a free ride, I won't charge you for it," he said.
The traffic police cannot explain why there was such urgent instructions from the Traffic Control Centre to hold the taxi until SCIU comes to take over.
After a 15-minute detention, alcohol tested and ID card checked, with repeatedly inspection to make sure that the taxi interior is not illegally modified, and that the parking is in a legal position for dropping off passengers... all excuses have been used, and the traffic police can only embarrassingly request Tim Yeung to stay and wait for a little longer.
Tim Yeung finally feels that something goes wrong, "Sir, it's hard to make a living these days as a taxi driver. Please don't put me in a difficult position, if there's no problem, just let me go, okay?"
John and Dino arrived and raced towards the back of the taxi.
"Damn it!" At the sight of Tim Yeung, Dino cannot help but swear. "I remember him! He was the one who gave me and Carman a ride to intercept the hooker Miriam Miau that day! After all these days, he keeps driving around the neighbourhood, and even act like a good and helpful citizen? Hey, stop right there!"
Tim Yeung caught sight of the two police officers chasing after him and is alerted at once. He gets into the driver's seat and flees - as soon as he slams on the accelerator, his car dodges several metres, and almost knocks over the traffic police officer next to him.
He finally reveals himself as a dangerous criminal, desperately stepping on the accelerator, turning the steering wheel and backing up the car at high speed with the ear-piercing sound of the tyres rubbing against the road. He drives onto the pavement, swings his car around, trying to chase and hit John and Dino. He even smashes the glass windows of two shops on the ground floor, causing pedestrians screaming and running away for shelter.
John is on the left while Dino is on the right. They dodge to the two sides and then leap into the car.84Please respect copyright.PENANALI4MRivdXV
The door of the passenger's seat is not closed properly, it keeps swinging open and closed. John pulls the door handle and is about to get in.84Please respect copyright.PENANAzbK9bZG8ql
Without a second thought, Dino stretches out his hand and tries to reach in through the open window of the driver's seat to control the steering wheel or pull out the key.84Please respect copyright.PENANAxu8QcAHXMu
"Careful, Dino! Don't reach for the key like that!"
It is too late for John to stop him.
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(to be continued)
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