Our reporter (Huang Yaping, intern He Haofei) On the evening of the 12th, taxi driver Mr. Zheng picked up a female passenger who was drunk. Not only did this passenger not pay for the ride, but she also threw a punch at him. After the passenger left, Mr. Zheng realized that her handbag had been left in the car, so he drove to return it to the taxi company. After several hours of trouble, after returning the lost items, Mr. Zheng resumed his normal operations.
The drunken woman wobbled onto the taxi
At around 10 p.m. on the evening of the 12th, while waiting for the red light at Tian Sweet Well, Mr. Zheng Shuanglin, driving the Shaanxi AT3013 taxi, picked up two female passengers. One of them was unsteady and clearly drunk, needing support from the other passenger to sit properly in the car. They told Mr. Zheng that they were heading to Tumen.
When the car reached near Cao Yang Village, the drunk passenger suddenly requested to get out. Mr. Zheng stopped the car by the side of the road, and the drunk passenger started vomiting non-stop. Mr. Zheng quickly got out of the car to help her, but unexpectedly, the drunk passenger not only showed no gratitude but also suddenly threw a strong punch at Mr. Zheng's head. That wasn't all; the drunk woman, fueled by alcohol, kicked the car door as well. Although Mr. Zheng was very angry inside, he thought again and decided not to hold a grudge since the other party was drunk. At this time, the other passenger said they wanted to rest a bit and asked Mr. Zheng to leave first without paying for the ride. With a mix of laughter and sighs, Mr. Zheng drove away.
A large amount of property was left on the back seat
At 10:20 p.m., when Mr. Zheng was driving near Xi Guan Main Street, there was suddenly a mobile phone ringing from the back seat. Mr. Zheng quickly stopped the car and found a women's handbag on the seat, which must have been left behind by the two female passengers earlier.
To be cautious, Mr. Zheng directly drove the bag to the company. It was already past 11 p.m. When the staff counted the contents on-site, the bag contained two high-end mobile phones, 2 blogs from NetEase, 166 yuan in RMB, 8900 Hong Kong dollars, two bank cards, an ID card, and many other items. By midnight, the duty personnel of Fleet 4 of West Auto Company No. 3 managed to contact the owner through the clues in the bag.
Yesterday morning, the two female passengers came to Fleet 4 of West Auto Company No. 3 to collect the handbag. After the staff counted the contents on-site, everything in the bag was intact. The female passenger specifically called Mr. Zheng, who was still operating, to thank him: "Mr. Zheng, I am really sorry. Thank you for your honesty."
"Unjust wealth we absolutely cannot take"
Our reporter also contacted Ms. Kang, the drunk passenger, last night. Ms. Kang said that she had specially returned to Xi'an from Fuzhou to visit relatives. On the evening of the 12th, she enjoyed a happy gathering with friends and ended up drinking too much. Regarding what happened that night, Ms. Kang said that she felt very embarrassed and wanted to apologize to Mr. Zheng via our newspaper. "I feel very lucky to have met such a good person. I originally wanted to thank Mr. Zheng in person, but he was out driving and not present." Ms. Kang said that she must express her gratitude to Mr. Zheng again through our newspaper.
It is understood that Mr. Zheng, 37 years old, is from Hebei province. He came to Xi'an to work in 2002 and started driving a taxi in 2005. His family’s livelihood depends entirely on his taxi driving, and due to average economic conditions, his child and wife are still living in their hometown. "Regardless of how much or little we earn, we need to maintain a good attitude. Unjust wealth we absolutely cannot take," Mr. Zheng said to the reporter at the end of the interview.