CHAPTER 56: CHAPTER 53: OVERTAKING (PART 2)

"What... the pickup actually overtook Ye Lei’s McLaren..."

"Did I see that right? Ye Qiu actually used that broken pickup to overtake the McLaren?"

When Ye Qiu overtook Ye Lei, the people who were originally mocking Ye Qiu were stunned, some exclaiming in disbelief.

"No, no way, how is this possible? How can that nearly scrapped pickup surpass the supercar McLaren, and how is Ye Qiu that strong?"

For a moment, people couldn’t believe it, and the one who found it most unbelievable was Xiao Wei, who had always despised Ye Qiu and bet against him.

Back when Ye Qiu’s pickup wouldn’t start, he was at his most sarcastic, but he never expected Ye Qiu would actually drive the pickup to surpass the McLaren, such a supercar. He felt like his eyes were going to pop out at that moment.

"No, no way, how did he do it."

Xiao Wei was shocked, then recalled the bet he made with Ye Qiu. As long as Ye Qiu could drift through a turn continuously in the spiral curve, he’d have to eat shit.

And just now, Ye Qiu not only drifted through continuously but at a speed of 4 meters per second, which shocked him.

One must know that he couldn’t even drift continuously through that curve, let alone drift from start to finish, and all at a speed of 4 meters per second; plus, in transitioning to the second curve, he overtook the McLaren-driving A-level driver, Ye Lei.

"So, does that mean he’s even stronger than an A-level driver?"

At this moment, although Xiao Wei didn’t want to admit it, the strength that Ye Qiu exhibited clearly told him that Ye Qiu was several times stronger.

Thinking about having lost the bet, Xiao Wei’s eyes darted around and saw that Ye Qiu was still in the race, he quietly stood up to leave, but just as he was about to go, Wang Xinrui stopped him.

"Why are you trying to run when you notice you’re going to lose the bet?"

Seeing his goddess blocking his way, Xiao Wei didn’t dare admit it for a moment, and with so many people watching, he scratched his head and laughed, "No way, I keep my word. I’ll fulfill my promise when Ye Qiu comes back."

Hearing Xiao Wei’s words, Wang Xinrui thought about how he’d have to eat shit soon and felt nauseated, covering her mouth and stepping back repeatedly.

Returning to her seat, she opened the forum to see posts shocked by Ye Qiu overtaking Ye Lei, finding it amusing.

"You’ll be even more surprised in a bit."

Seeing Ye Qiu’s support rate noticeably increase, a happy smile appeared on Wang Xinrui’s face.

...

"Ye Qiu, this kid actually did it, using that shabby pickup to overtake Ye Lei."

Luo Yun, who had just witnessed Ye Qiu overtaking in the scene, could hardly believe it as he spoke to Situ Yang beside him.

Situ Yang’s eyes flickered, and he nodded, thinking to himself, "Could it really be you?"

"Xiao Yang, do you think after overtaking Ye Lei, Ye Qiu can also overtake Ye Yu?"

Luo Yun looked at the spiral track where the pickup was closely following the McLaren and asked in doubt.

Although Ye Qiu just overtook Ye Lei, the gap between Ye Lei and Ye Yu was still large, so he thought Ye Qiu passing Ye Lei, yet wanting to overtake Ye Yu, would still be quite difficult.

Situ Yang smiled slightly, looking at the pickup closely following the McLaren from afar, and said, "Will overtake in less than three seconds?"

"What?" Luo Yun was surprised, and just as he was about to speak, he saw the pickup on the spiral track that had been maintaining a 4.8 meters per second drift, suddenly accelerate in the transition to the third turn, instantly pulling alongside the McLaren forced to its limits by Ye Qiu’s 5.1-meter per second drift.

"It’s not that easy to pass me."

Ye Yu, surprised by Ye Qiu’s sudden acceleration matching him, was not flustered and continued stable driving, aiming to surpass the pickup at the turn entrance and enter the curve first.

He knew whoever entered the curve first would control the pace on the third turn.

Because once in the curve, though during the drift, Huaxia’s 2.7-meter wide track left half a car’s space; on this 90-degree circle requiring continuous drift curve, how skilled would you need to overtake from behind?

Therefore, thinking of this, Ye Yu refused to relent, using all of the McLaren’s potential, barely managing to enter the third turn ahead of the pickup.

"Phew..."

Entering the curve, Ye Yu breathed a sigh of relief.

"Next, I’ll adjust my mindset, gradually control the pace, and slowly leave you behind." Confident after taking the lead into the third turn, Ye Yu spoke and glanced at the rearview mirror, surprised to see no cars.

"Hmm?"

Startled, just then he suddenly heard the roar of an engine, making him pause.

Looking through the rear side mirror, he saw a pickup using continuous drifting and moving parallel to him.

"How is this possible?" Ye Yu was stunned, and just as the shock came over him, the pickup overtook him in his brief distraction.

Swoosh.

Watching the pickup truck that had obviously continued to drift faster after overtaking him, Ye Yu was dumbfounded. In his shock, he lost control of his car, and his McLaren crashed towards the guardrail.

Ye Yu was greatly alarmed and hurriedly maneuvered the McLaren. Finally, after the front of his McLaren hit the guardrail, it came to a stop.

"I lost. He really managed to overtake me in that way!"

Ye Yu lowered his head, his face full of bitterness.

"Haha, I thought I was some genius driver. That Ye Qiu doesn’t look very old either, yet he can..."

Recalling that scene, Ye Yu lowered his head and fell silent.

Hiss.

Just then, Ye Lei’s blue McLaren stopped beside Ye Yu’s yellow McLaren. Seeing his brother in the car as if he had lost his spirit, Ye Lei felt a sense of helplessness.

"Ah, that guy is really amazing. Even my big brother lost to him."

Ye Lei shook his head, then rolled down the car window and knocked on Ye Yu’s window, shouting, "Brother, cheer up. We still have to complete the assessment. Didn’t you say to us not to embarrass ourselves, let alone our master?"

Hearing Ye Lei’s words, Ye Yu nodded but still wasn’t in high spirits. He restarted the car and said "Let’s go" to Ye Lei before driving away.

"Ah, it seems my brother was deeply impacted. But who exactly is that Ye Qiu with such skilled driving abilities, and who will ultimately win between him and Situ Xin?"

While thinking, Ye Lei started his car and left.

...

"Haha, it seems I really am old. I’m not as sharp as you in judgment." After Ye Qiu overtook Ye Yu, Luo Yun, who was uncertain whether Ye Qiu could overtake him earlier, shook his head and sighed to Situ Yang beside him.

Situ Yang merely smiled slightly, not saying anything, though his eyes were filled with increasing doubt.

"Haha, I don’t know if Ye Qiu can overtake Situ Xin and achieve the final victory." Luo Yun looked at Ye Qiu, who was getting closer and closer to Situ Xin, and couldn’t be sure this time.

...

"Wow, Ye Qiu, you’re awesome! Hurry up and overtake that Situ Xin, and let those who underestimated you see that they were all wrong."

Wang Xinrui was truly happy for Ye Qiu at that moment, completely disregarding her goddess image as she jumped up and shouted.

After shouting, she turned her gaze to those around her who had just mocked Ye Qiu, her smile growing even more pronounced. Then she saw Xiao Wei gaping wide-eyed as if he had seen a ghost, and shook her head, "You reap what you sow."

Thinking about how Xiao Wei would be eating shit later, Wang Xinrui could almost smell a stench coming from Xiao Wei, and she hurriedly covered her nose and left.

...

"The pickup truck has consecutively overtaken Gemini, and now it’s neck and neck with Situ Xin? Who will emerge victorious in the end? Let’s wait and see..."

A post appeared on the racing drivers’ forum at that moment, drawing in those who were shocked by Ye Qiu’s consecutive overtakes to quickly click in as if finding a home.

First post: This brother driving a pickup truck, Ye Qiu, really shocked me. However, it’s still difficult to beat Situ Xin, as Situ Xin is a master of cornering, and his Lexus also has a certain advantage in bends, so Situ Xin will ultimately win.

Second post: Haha, what the above says is true, but don’t underestimate Ye Qiu. Didn’t you all mock and laugh at Ye Qiu just now? But in the end, didn’t Ye Qiu’s pickup truck still consecutively overtake Gemini’s McLarens? So I think Ye Qiu has a chance of winning against Situ Xin.

Third post: I’m a bit unsure now, but I still think Situ Xin has a better chance of winning due to his experience.

Fourth post: Experience makes you great? But Ye Qiu also drove a pickup truck to surpass McLaren. Can you do that?

At that moment, the forum was distinctly divided into two camps following Ye Qiu’s consecutive overtakes of Ye Yu and Ye Lei.

The group supporting Situ Xin was still dominant, but as Ye Qiu got closer and closer to Situ Xin, with several near-misses of overtaking, the support for both sides was rapidly decreasing. Once Ye Qiu overtakes Situ Xin, his support will certainly surpass that of Situ Xin.

Meanwhile, those who had bet on Gemini earlier looked grim, especially those who bet on Ye Lei, because it was stipulated beforehand that whoever was eliminated first couldn’t participate in the second round of competitions.

This means that during the second round, Ye Lei wouldn’t be able to compete with Ye Qiu and others.

So the people who had bet on Ye Lei now found that they had lost all their money, making them curse in frustration.

Although those who bet on Ye Yu hadn’t lost money yet, they could only pray that Ye Qiu or Situ Xin would be eliminated in the second round, as Ye Yu being third would at least temporarily secure some of their money.

And those who witnessed Ye Qiu’s formidable strength turned deeply regretful, but at that moment it was too late to place a bet on Ye Qiu, so they could only hope that Situ Xin would muster the strength to defeat Ye Qiu in the end.

But as they were praying fervently, hoping for Situ Xin to defeat Ye Qiu, someone suddenly exclaimed: "Oh my, look, Ye Qiu has overtaken Situ Xin..."