Letter 166 written to Wei Zixuan

  After a crisp sound of clinking glasses, Liu Ziguo drained his cup, while Li Ni still just took a sip, but the power of alcohol made her cheeks even redder. She smiled politely and said to everyone: "You all eat well and drink well." Just then, Wei Ziyuan accompanied her to go toast at other tables.

  Liu Ziguang had just sat down when the wine cup in front of him was snatched away. Lei Meng smiled with ill intentions, holding a wine bottle to pour Liu Ziguang a drink: "Alright, Little Liu, you're quite capable of fighting, thanks for today, if there's anything I've wronged you about in the past, don't take it to heart."

  While speaking politely, he filled Liu Ziguang's wine cup to the brim, then carefully lifted it and presented it to him with a hypocritical smile, along with the full cup of white wine that weighed at least half a liang. Regardless of his true intentions, he had mastered the art of appearances.

  Liu Ziguang generously raised his wine glass and drank it all in one gulp. Since he was the host, Lei Meng didn't need to accompany him. After Liu finished drinking, he picked up his own cup again: "Little Liu, let's go three rounds first."

  Liu Ziguang turned the white wine cup over and placed it on the table, picked up a large high-footed glass used for drinking red wine and said: "Small cups are for women, men use this to drink."

  Then, without saying a word, he picked up the wine bottle and "clink clink clink" poured a full cup, about three or four liang of white wine, in front of Lei Meng, and then took another cup for himself.

  "We two brothers will go first, I'll take the lead." Liu Ziguang raised his wine cup and downed the strong liquor like he was drinking plain water, clinking the bottom of the cup against Lei Meng's.

  Desperate tactics, Lei Meng took a swig of wine and downed it in one gulp. The 52-degree liquor burned his throat all the way to his stomach, making him feel extremely uncomfortable. He started coughing violently after just one cup of wine.

  "Xiao Lei is drinking too fast, slow down, leave the last two cups for now, I'll go with Xiao Liu for a walk." Cao Dahua also changed to a red wine glass, poured himself a full cup, and tapped the bottom of the cup on the table: "Xiao Liu, cheers."

  Liu Ziguang's wine glass was also full, and the two of them drank separately. The security guards cheered for Director Cao together. On the other side, Lei Meng drank a mouthful of yogurt and recovered. They were all people who wanted to save face. In this situation, how could they be willing to lag behind? He gritted his teeth and poured himself another full glass, looking for Liu Ziguang to drink with him.

  Two people drank continuously for two or three cups, and nearly nine liang of white wine was consumed. Adding the three cups from the previous collective toast, it was more than one jin. Originally, Lei Meng's physique could handle drinking one jin of white wine, but he couldn't withstand this intense drinking method. Drinking three liang at a time, it was like drinking plain water; who could hold their liquor against this?

  By the time he downed his third cup, Lei Meng was already dizzy and stumbled when he stood up. His speech was slurred: "You guys keep drinking, I'll just go to the bathroom first." He leaned against the wall for two steps before falling forward and snoring loudly.

  Colleagues at other tables were startled, casting surprised glances, Cao Dahua quickly smoothed things over: "Nothing's wrong, nothing's wrong, Little Lei is just too excited today, had a bit too much to drink, he'll be fine in a minute."

  After that, he arranged for two colleagues to help Lei Ming back to the room to rest. Now there were three fewer people at the security table, leaving only three people and Liu Ziguang facing off against each other. The wine scene was like a battlefield, where the brave would win in a narrow encounter. Although Liu Ziguang was alone, his momentum had already intimidated others, making Cao Dahua and the others dare not underestimate him.

  Director Cao hinted that two subordinates would engage in a car battle, Liu Ziguang was a come-and-go person who didn't care about the route you took, I only went one way, and other rules didn't matter to me, but it was necessary to drink with a large cup, finishing it all in one breath.

  The security guards were all over 1.85 meters tall and weighed over 90 kilograms, with robust physiques to match, so their capacity for liquor was naturally not bad either. Having learned from the previous lesson of being knocked out by thunder, they didn't dare underestimate their opponents this time around, and could only take turns drinking, having a cup then resting for a while, eating some food and drinking some fruit juice to dilute the strong liquor in their stomachs before continuing to drink.

  After a while, the two security guards who went upstairs to send people also came down. When they sat down, they secretly gave Cao Dahua a wink. Director Cao immediately understood that these two must have taken a large amount of Haiwang Jintun and drunk a lot of yogurt to protect their gastric mucosa when they were upstairs, and then fully armed themselves before coming down to fight Liu Ziguang.

  Two fresh soldiers were just in time to replace the other two comrades who had been drenched by Liu Ziguang, but when they saw the four empty wine bottles lined up on the table, they exchanged a glance and broke out in sweat. This wasn't drinking, it was drowning!

  Originally, there were not many white wines prepared, only a total of six bottles. With their way of drinking like plain water, others had just finished three rounds, and this side was already empty. Liu Ziguang wanted to ask the waiter to bring two more bottles, but was persuaded by Cao Dawei. Old Cao's heart was racing at this time. Originally, he just wanted to get Liu Ziguang drunk, but as a result, the other party didn't fall down, and his own side fell first. The remaining few partners were also unclear in their speech and dull in their eyes. If they continued drinking, they might have lost lives.

  "Bring some beer." Cao Dahua deliberately showed weakness, letting the waiter bring over two cases of Qingdao beer. In his estimation, Liu Ziguang was just a three-board axe, starting strong but unable to hold on for long. He'd try to get him drunk and see how deep his foundation really was.

  After drinking this wine, it was really dizzy and dark, the beer bottles were all over the floor, except for Cao Dahua and Liu Ziguang, several bodyguards slipped under the table, Director Cao himself was also slow in thinking, difficult to walk, even going to the toilet to relieve himself had to hold onto the wall, only now did he finally understand Liu Ziguang's capacity for wine, which can be explained with a Japanese surname "Sakei"!

  The security guards were drunk, Li Ni didn't know that she was holding her phone on the balcony making a call. Her son at home wanted his mom and needed to be coaxed to sleep. Mr. Li sang children's songs outside for half an hour before coaxing his son to sleep. When he came back, oh dear, all the security guards had fallen under the table except Liu Ziguang who was still sitting at the edge of the table eating slowly, his face unchanged.

  "Director Yin, why don't you persuade him at all?" Li Ni blamed.

  "Brothers, you've all had a hard day today, we need to drink and let loose..."

  Li Yan waved her hand and said, "Hurry up and help them all into the house. Drunkenness is no good thing."

  Due to the security guards being tall and sturdy, they were extremely heavy, so in the end, the hotel service staff had to be called over to carry them into their rooms. In addition, Cao Dahua was found in the bathroom, having vomited all over the place and lying in his own vomit, snoring loudly. The service staff held back the stench and helped him up, carrying him into the room, wiping him clean with a towel before throwing him onto the bed. As a result, Yin Zong didn't hesitate to give them a generous tip for their troubles.

  ……

  The next morning, the security guards woke up from their hangover, one by one with severe headaches, and rushed to the bathroom for a 30-minute shower to refresh themselves. When they looked around the room again, it was in disarray, with vomit on the bed and floor. They tried hard to recall what had happened the day before, but only remembered drinking three cups of wine with Liu Ziguang at the dinner table, and everything after that was a complete blank.

  Lei Meng was miserable, slept until midnight and vomited, his head was buried in the vomit for several hours. When he woke up in the morning, his whole head smelled bad. After washing and changing into new clothes, when he was tying his tie in front of the mirror, he saw that his eyes were full of bloodshot in the mirror. Lei Meng couldn't help but lament: "Cao Ge, is my alcohol tolerance really poor?"

  Cao Dahua responded with a thunderous snore, Lei Meng turned his head to take a look, shook his head helplessly, and Cao Ge, who was known for being able to drink a thousand cups without getting drunk, had also passed out. It seemed that yesterday's drinking session was indeed brutal, and it was unknown whether Liu Ziguo had died from drinking or not.

  After changing clothes, opening the door, I saw Liu Ziguang wearing sportswear and running shoes coming back from outside, with a ruddy complexion and excellent spirits. There was still a small towel wrapped around his neck, looking like he had just returned from a morning run.

  Lei Meng was somewhat puzzled and scratched his head, asking: "Did he go for a run?"

  "Yes, if I don't run a lap in the morning, my whole body won't feel comfortable." Liu Ziguo replied.

  "Didn't you just wear a suit of clothes when you came? Where did your sportswear and running shoes come from?"

  "Oh, yesterday I went to the night market after drinking and ran into a set of Adidas sportswear and running shoes, originally priced at 300, but got it for 80 bucks, not bad huh?" Liu Ziguang said as he jogged away.

  Lei Mengqi's nose was crooked, his buddies were all drunk like dead pigs, and he still had the nerve to go to the night market to haggle over prices for cheap goods, is he even human?!

  Today's work schedule is not busy, Li Zong and Yin Zong took several engineers and designers to the bidding center for bidding, anyway, Long Shao's gang has been knocked down, there is no danger now, the security guards drank so much wine yesterday, so they are given a day off, free activities.

  It wasn't until noon that the security guards finally relaxed, and when they were eating lunch in the cafeteria, they all subconsciously avoided Liu Ziguang, afraid that he would come over with a bottle of white wine again wanting to clink glasses. After everyone's analysis and judgment, they reached a consensus: Liu Ziguang must have a special enzyme in his body that can break down alcohol, so much so that he never gets drunk no matter how many cups he has! From now on, they absolutely cannot drink with him!

  ……

  The whole afternoon was spent idly, colleagues from the security department played cards together to pass the time, and also discussed how to deal with Liu Ziguang.

  "Director Li doesn't think much of him, so let's set a trap to make him lose face. After that, he'll never be able to hold his head up again." Lei Meng stuck out his tongue and said with gritted teeth while holding the poker cards.

  "This kid is quite clever, it's not easy to trick him." a colleague said.

  "That's not necessarily true. As long as someone is human, they will have weaknesses. Liu must have a soft spot somewhere, we just need to find it slowly." Minister Cao interjected.

  "Hmm, I've got it. Wei, the assistant, is one of the top three beauties in our company, and an MBA graduate from a prestigious university, with standards higher than the sky. She hates those men who don't know their place and harass her. Remember when that white-collar guy from the design department sent her an email to confess his love? Wasn't he completely rejected and humiliated on the spot, eventually resigning in shame? How about this..." Lei Meng squeezed his eyes shut and lowered his voice as he spoke.

  Everyone who heard it clapped their hands and said it was good, with a face full of schadenfreude.

  ……

  While they were hatching their evil plan, Liu Ziguo had already strolled around the city for a big circle.

  There are two types of taxis in Longyang City, one is Xiali sedan with a starting price of 5 yuan, and the other is a three-wheeled motorcycle which can go anywhere for 2-5 yuan.

  Liu Ziguang rode this kind of cheap three-wheeled motorcycle, traveling through the streets and alleys of Longyang City to get a feel for the local customs. At the same time, he chatted with the motorcycle taxi drivers about the big mountains. Don't underestimate the occupation of taxi drivers, they come into contact with a wide range of social classes and their perspective can penetrate deep into every corner of the city. If you want to quickly understand a city, finding them to chat is the fastest and most effective way.

  In the late afternoon, General Manager Li and the designers returned triumphantly. They first held a small meeting in the conference room to announce to everyone that the scheme of Zhicheng Group had been unanimously recognized by the expert group and successfully shortlisted. Everyone was overjoyed and applauded.

  Taking advantage of others' inattention, Lei Meng quietly put a note into the pocket of Wei Zixuan's windbreaker on the coat rack by the door.

  After a while, Mr. Li announced that he would go out for hot pot tonight, and everyone became more excited. The dishes in the four-star hotel were high-end but not delicious, and they were not as satisfying as eating at a small sheep restaurant outside.

  When she went out, Wei Ziyuan took off her windbreaker and put it on, her hands subconsciously putting them in her pockets. It seemed like she had touched something, so she took it out to look at it. Her eyebrows furrowed as she saw the simple sentence written on the piece of paper: "Assistant Wei, I like you and want to be friends with you. Come to my room at 10 tonight? Liu Ziguang"

  Lei Meng and several other security guards walking at the end of the team couldn't help but secretly laugh when they saw Wei Zixuan's expression, it seems there will be a good show to watch.