ABT Chapter 0125 South Automotive Testing Report
Around 2 p.m., on the Pinche Forum.
A user named "Please Call Me Fange" posted a post titled "Questioning the Charging Standard for South Automotive Research Center's Identification Fees."
The post is very professional, discussing the laboratory testing charging standards and inspection processes in detail. Although the content is not lengthy, every sentence is well-founded, detailing various irregularities in the process of South Automotive's laboratory testing.
As soon as this post came out, netizens immediately began to discuss.
Some people immediately jumped out to ridicule the original poster, "@Please Call Me Fange, are you crazy? South Automotive Group's research center is the largest automotive laboratory cluster in Asia. Nowadays, there are too many nitpickers. The OP doesn't need to explain."
"So what's the point of saying that? There is only one automotive research center in our country, and it's understandable if the fees are a bit high. Moreover, it's fortunate that it's in the same city as Hongrui. If you go to another province or abroad, considering the round-trip expenses, it might be even higher than this price."
"LZ, have you not seen the reports? Our country's automotive research center is unique, and with such a big name as South Automotive, would they scam for such a small amount of money? I think the OP is just showing off, claiming to be an industry insider. Since you're an insider, find a cheaper place yourself."
There are also people who analyze carefully and verify related information online, "@the one above, you can't say that. You shouldn't take this attitude. We are all here to give advice to Hongrui. Your attitude is not right. I am currently in the United States, and I just visited an official website of an automotive laboratory. The testing charging standards on it are indeed as Fange said. The charging by South Automotive Research Center is indeed unreasonable."
However, more people just echoed the sentiments of the crowd, and the post was quickly flooded with over a hundred sarcastic comments, with some rational comments being drowned out by the flood of comments.
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Many older generations, including some so-called experts and scholars, often say that the new generation is too influenced by the internet, lacking normal communication and a sense of social responsibility.
But in fact, because of the highly developed communication methods, people have just changed to another way.
There are indeed keyboard warriors and mindless critics on the internet. But who can guarantee that these people, when placed in a real environment, won't stand up and speak out for justice?
Perhaps because the internet doesn't require much responsibility, negative traits are magnified. But personality remains the same, and it won't change because of different ways of participating in events.
Li Fanyu looked at the comments one by one, shaking his head helplessly.
Hongrui had already submitted the evidence to South Automotive and paid the identification fee. No matter how much he said, it wouldn't make a difference. So he didn't argue with some of the haters, just tagged Hongrui in the post, offering help if needed, and then closed the forum.
On Hongrui's side, to thank Xiao Wu and those friends from the websites for their help, after coming out of the testing center, he wanted to treat everyone to a meal at a small restaurant.
But how could these people let him pay? Instead, they each bought fruits and flowers and went to the hospital to visit Hongrui's wife together.
When the family learned that there were so many kind-hearted people helping them, they choked up and didn't know what to say.
"Brothers, thank you, really thank you!" Hongrui wiped away tears, grabbing everyone's hands and bowing repeatedly.
"Hong ge, don't say these words again, my ears are calloused from hearing them. Don't worry, on this matter, we brothers and the netizens on the forum are all with you!"
The one speaking was a young man, also the initiator of this donation assistance—Wu You, online alias "Cool to Have Nothing."
Since he bought the perfectly refurbished Lingmei DT1 through Li Fanyu's sale on the Pinche Forum, this guy has become even more active. He often posts photos of his car and organizes self-driving tours. Now he has become the representative of Pinche Forum users.
And since he bought that DT1, whenever his boss has nothing to do, he hitches a ride in his car to go to and from work. With the closeness he's built with his boss, he's now smoothly sailing in his career, getting promotions and salary raises. Having tasted success, he attributes all these achievements to that DT1 and the Pinche Forum, so his contribution to this assistance action is indeed considerable.
Because Hongrui's wife is in poor condition, both physically and mentally, after being injured, and seeing how busy Hongrui is, Wuyou, Xiaowu, and others got up and bid farewell.
The next afternoon, Hongrui received a call from the testing center informing him that the test report was ready for collection. Without wanting to trouble everyone further, Hongrui simply took a taxi and went there himself.
On the way, his mood was uneasy. According to the lawyer, this test report would determine the success or failure of the lawsuit against Mitsubishi.
The family of the injured had already sued him, and the court had made an initial judgment, holding Hongrui primarily responsible for the accident, requiring him to pay over a million in hospitalization and disability compensation.
The law is rigid; if you hit someone, the responsibility falls on you. Whether the lawsuit against Mitsubishi would succeed or not would determine Hongrui's fate.
This wasn't an exaggeration. For a blue-collar worker like him, over a million could weigh on him for half his life.
This was reality.
So, as he opened the test report, Hongrui collapsed.
Test Report:
1. Client: Hongrui.
2. Summary of Appraisal Commission: Testing and appraisal of the left front axle and steering drum of the submitted vehicle for quality issues.
3. Testing Process: Microscopic inspection of the submitted item revealed clear signs of impact and fracture due to external force. Hardness test showed no abnormalities. Metallographic structure test showed no abnormalities.
4. Test Results: No quality issues found with the submitted item. Inferred to be damaged by external force after the accident.
Hongrui held the thin test report, his eyes instantly losing their sparkle, as he collapsed powerless to the ground...
When Xiaowu and Wuyou arrived after contacting the center's staff, Hongrui had already been laid on a chair by the center's staff.
Seeing the two, Hongrui, a man nearing his forties, covered his face and burst into tears.
Xiaowu silently picked up the report next to him, flipped through it, and then handed it to Wuyou.
After carefully reading it twice, Wuyou exclaimed, "This doesn't seem right. There was a post on the forum yesterday, explaining how the testing process at Nanqi Testing Center is irregular, and it outlined the entire process and key points of the inspection. It said the test report should have clear data on the inspected item, but this report is so simple? Just 'no abnormalities'?"
One of the center's staff, hearing this, became displeased. "Young man, there are plenty of armchair experts and pseudo-scientists online. If everything they say counts, what's the point of us professionals? Might as well just do all the assessments online, right?"
Xiaowu frowned, pulling Wuyou aside. "Are you sure?"
Wuyou shrugged. "Why would I joke at a time like this? That post seemed quite professional to me, I even bookmarked it." Saying this, he took out his phone and found the post, handing it over. "See for yourself!"
Xiaowu carefully read through the post by Lifan Yu, then glanced at Wuyou.
"Get Hong ge up, let's go!"
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