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022 Never Regret

The day passed quickly. After school at night, Zhang Yifei returned to the car repair shop. The door was still closed, but there was light in the warehouse behind him, which made Zhang Yifei not choose to go upstairs and go home, but walked directly towards the warehouse.

The warehouse door was open, and the lights were brightly lit inside. The car jacket on the Ford Mustang in the middle had been unveiled, and the black metal paint was shining with luster under the light. At this moment, there were three people standing in the warehouse. In addition to Zhang Zhiguo, Lu Ningping and Feng Linmu were also standing next to the Ford Mustang.

Seeing this scene, Zhang Yifei walked in and joked: "Are you guys planning to see my driving skills tonight? You guys were waiting in the warehouse so early."

"No big or small."

When Zhang Zhiguo saw that Zhang Yifei was smiling, he immediately scolded him.

"It's okay, young people, Zhiguo, don't seem to be a bunch of old-fashioned guys."

Old Lu replied with a smile, he likes Zhang Yifei's optimistic personality very much.

After saying that, Lu Ningping put his hand on Zhang Yifei's shoulder and hugged him to the Ford Mustang.

"Yifei, what do you think of this car?"

"It's pretty good. The new engine has been transplanted, the wheel hub, suspension and shock absorption have been changed, and it has basically reached the competition specifications."

"Yes, I know a lot."

After saying this, Lu Ningping looked back at Zhang Zhiguo, and the implication was that he taught him well. However, when he saw Lu Ningping's eyes, Zhang Zhiguo only had a bitter smile on his face. What this kid knew was not what he taught, but these things were too bizarre, and others thought they were bragging about their son when they said it.

"Do you know why your dad and Linmu changed the Ford Mustang?"

"have no idea."

"Because I drove a Mustang sponsored by Hong Kong Island and won the first field championship after we formed a team, so we agreed that no matter what car we drove in the future, we would keep a Ford Mustang as a souvenir. Even if I retired and went to Hong Kong Island later, your father and Lin Mu still changed this Ford Mustang for me."

"fine."

Zhang Yifei replied a little lowly because he remembered his team members. If the only thing that made Zhang Yifei reluctant to leave when he came to this world was the group of team members who accompanied him to fight everywhere. I wonder if they would keep a car as a souvenir after they left.

"But I'm still confused about Uncle Lu. Since the team members are still persisting, why did you choose to retire back then?"

After Zhang Yifei asked this question, the expressions of the people in the warehouse were a little heavy. When no one answered, Zhang Yifei asked: "Is it because of Awei?"

"Fly!"

Zhang Zhiguo spoke at this time to stop him, but Lu Ningping reached out to stop him.

At this time, Lu Ningping took a deep breath and said slowly: "I have heard of Yifei before. He will know about this one day. It's better to tell him now and let him understand the cruelty of professional drivers."

"Yifei, I retired from the army and guided special car driving. At that time, I met your father, Lin Mu and Awei. Later, I participated in some racing competitions and went to the UK to study professional racing. After I came back, I was sponsored by the car manufacturer to establish a team. Your father is a maintenance technician, Lin Mu is an automobile engineer, and Awei is my navigator."

When he heard the word Navigator, Zhang Yifei suddenly understood why Lu Ningping retired, because he was also a rally driver in his previous life.

The navigator can be said to be the eyes of the rally driver, the most reliable partner, and the person who entrusts life and death to each other. When a car is driving at a speed of 200 kilometers per hour on a strange and dangerous section, both the navigator and the driver's mistakes will lead to the risk of two people's death. Therefore, when it comes to the driver, they will introduce it as a team, instead of talking about the driver alone without introducing the navigator, because they are a component unit.

"Five years ago, our team competed in the Dakar Rally. At that time, in addition to our mainland team, there was also a Hong Kong and Japan United Team. The opponent's driver was my old opponent He Feng."

"I participated in the Hong Kong Yanjing Rally for the first time, but I only won the runner-up in the total score, and the champion was He Feng's team. So this time I met them again on the Dakar field, and I really want to win to prove my strength."

"That game was in the desert stage in Egypt. The high temperature climate made the car parts easily overheated. In order to achieve a more extreme result, I did not collect fuel and slow down in many corners, but forced the tail to pass by with the brakes. The result was that the brakes overheat and the braking capacity was severely reduced. When I passed the last long downhill bend, the brake force was insufficient, causing the car to lose control and roll down the hillside, and a raised rock hit the passenger seat."

Lu Ningping did not continue talking, but Zhang Yifei understood the result later. It was because of this accident that Lu Ningping was full of guilt and chose to retire in disgrace. The generation of Chinese car king ended in this way.

Perhaps if this kind of thing is in ordinary people, they would think that Lu Ningping's desire to win and lose is too strong, which leads to an accident. However, as a professional driver in his previous life, Zhang Yifei could understand Lu Ningping's choice at that time.

Professional racing is originally about wandering on the edge of limits and out of control. Success is called limits, failure is out of control. When you choose to become a driver and challenge the limits, you must bear the risks brought by out of control, and even pay the price of your life for it. Zhang Yifei was able to come to this world because of a racing accident, which is also his choice.

"Yifei, your dad said you like racing, but I hope you can understand the risks and costs behind professional racing. It is not a group of young people having fun on mountain roads or on the streets, but a road full of hardships and thorns. If you understand these, will you choose to become a driver?"

This is the difference between professional drivers and street teams. They know what the word "profession" represents and never easily let people choose this road. As for street racing, as long as you have a good car, everyone can play happily when they are good, and there is no need to consider many things.

"Of course, and you don't regret it."

Zhang Yifei replied with a smile, his smile full of determination. This is the path he has never given up even if he paid the price of his life. How could he give up now?

Lu Ningping felt Zhang Yifei's firmness without any hesitation or swaying, which surprised him. But soon there was a faint smile on his face. Now he also understood a little, why did Zhiguo say that when he saw his shadow on Yifei, he was as determined as the boy in front of him?

"It's good to find your direction when you are young. Get in the car. I'll go to Qixingshan with you to see how young people are doing now."

"No problem, Uncle Lu, don't be too surprised then."

"Okay, see if you can surprise me."

After Lu Ningping said this, he threw the key of the Ford Mustang towards Zhang Yifei.
Chapter completed!
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