Free Web NovelChapter 2132: Chapter 2333: 54-Degree Autumn Moon White!!!
The three of them, as soon as they heard that, immediately shook their heads hard, looking scared out of their wits.
Right then, Hao Jian smiled and said, "Just now you guys looked like you really loved drinking. How come now that it’s your turn, you won’t drink?"
The three of them shook their heads hard again, then looked at each other in turn, not knowing how to answer, but the fear in their hearts was written all over their faces. Just now they’d been forcing someone else to drink, and it was drinking with a girl on top of that, of course they were willing. But the situation now was completely different. It was no longer them forcing others to drink — it was someone else forcing them.
The situation’s different now; you think the drink’s going to taste the same going down?
They were resisting it in their hearts, knowing this liquor couldn’t be drunk. If they drank, they were afraid this wouldn’t be something they could get away from so easily. But if they didn’t drink, it looked like they wouldn’t be able to pass this hurdle in front of them either.
The skills Hao Jian had just shown already proved a lot. Even if the three of them teamed up, they absolutely weren’t his match. If Hao Jian didn’t want to let them go, even if they wanted to run, there was no way they’d escape this restaurant. Maybe they’d get two or three steps out and then be dragged back and beaten senseless.
So the idea of running only dared appear in their heads; as for actually doing it, they didn’t have the guts. The consequences were simply unimaginable. Right now all three of them were struggling inside, in pure agony, not knowing what to do.
At this moment, Hao Jian just smiled. Since they’d just forced someone else to drink, they ought to have a taste of being forced to drink by someone else. That’s called reciprocity — you come at me, I pay you back.
He raised his hand and said with a smile, "Waiter, three bottles of baijiu."
Because things had gotten pretty noisy over here, the waiters didn’t dare come over to persuade anyone, but they had been watching the whole time. As soon as one saw Hao Jian ask for three bottles of baijiu, he immediately answered and ran off, then quickly came back with three bottles, put them on the table, didn’t say a word, and bolted, practically flying away from there.
When the three Shifty-Eyed Guys saw Hao Jian had ordered three bottles of baijiu and put them on the table, their faces got even uglier. Before it had still been beer, and drinking beer was whatever, you can’t really get drunk on that. But now what he’d brought out was baijiu. The alcohol content of baijiu was many times that of beer.
In other words, each of them could knock back seven or eight bottles of beer no problem, at most they’d just feel a bit bloated. But if you made them each drink a bottle of baijiu, wasn’t that basically sending them to their deaths? Even regular old drunks usually just down a couple liang at a time — that’s already a lot. Any more and they can’t handle it. If you made them drink a whole bottle in one go, the person would probably get alcohol poisoning on the spot and collapse.
The three of them looked at the scene, stared at the three bottles of baijiu on the table, and all shook their heads, full of resistance.
Hao Jian just smiled at this, pointed at the baijiu and said, "Come on, drink up. You three look like you’re pretty good drinkers. Just now beer wasn’t enough for you, so let’s go with baijiu. Baijiu should be enough for you, right?"
As soon as they heard that, all three immediately shook their heads. The Shifty-Eyed Guy said, crying, "Boss... we really can’t drink this. You... you... please spare us."
"Big bro, please spare us. If we drink a whole bottle of baijiu, we might lose our lives. We don’t know how to drink at all. Drink this much and we’re dead for sure. Big bro, let us off." Another one chimed in.
"Big bro, we were wrong. Please forgive us." The last one begged as well.
"What?" Hao Jian gave an evil little smile. "This liquor still isn’t enough to satisfy you? You want something with an even higher proof? Or maybe even more of it?"
When he said that, the three of them went pale, shaking their heads again and again.
"Big bro, I was wrong. Don’t punish us anymore, okay? I’ll do anything you say, just don’t make us drink. And drink a whole bottle of baijiu? That’s going to kill me." the Shifty-Eyed Guy sobbed.
Hao Jian smiled, looking like he understood them, then suddenly raised his hand again and said with a grin, "Waiter, these three big bros think the booze is too light. Bring each of them another bottle of stronger baijiu."
The waiter came over and asked, "Sir, the strongest baijiu we have here is Autumn Moon White, fifty-four proof. How about something lighter, forty-five proof Autumn Moon Red instead?"
Even though what the three Shifty-Eyed Guys had done earlier had pissed everyone off, Hao Jian was already making them drink a bottle of baijiu each. A normal person drinks a whole bottle and that’s about their limit. And now Hao Jian actually wanted a higher-proof liquor on top of that. That really gave everyone a headache.
Being disgusted with their behavior was one thing, but if Hao Jian made the three Shifty-Eyed Guys drink themselves into serious trouble right here, that would be another matter entirely. If it was just a trip to the hospital, fine. But if something really serious happened, the restaurant definitely wouldn’t be able to wash its hands of it. After all, it all went down here: they ate here, they drank here. Trying to shrug off responsibility wouldn’t be so easy.
That’s why the restaurant waiter said what he did — he hoped Hao Jian wouldn’t blow things up so big that the restaurant ended up taking the fall too. That would be bad.
But Hao Jian just smiled and replied, "Bring the fifty-four proof Autumn Moon White. Three bottles. Otherwise I’m afraid these three bros won’t drink to their hearts’ content."
The waiter hesitated for a moment. Hao Jian added, "Don’t worry. If anything happens, I’ll take responsibility."
With that, the waiter finally turned around and went to get the liquor. Hao Jian had already said he’d take responsibility, and there were so many people sitting here watching. If something really did happen, having his words would make it easier to handle. So the waiter didn’t say anything more and went to get the bottles.
The faces of the three Shifty-Eyed Guys grew even more miserable in an instant. A whole bottle of fifty-four proof baijiu? My god, that was going to drink someone to death.
And just as they were thinking this, the waiter was already back, carrying three bottles in his hands. He put them on the table and scurried off again. Autumn Moon White, fifty-four proof — the bottles definitely looked smaller than the previous baijiu, but at this proof, a lot of people wouldn’t even make it halfway through before they were flat on the floor, dead drunk.
Seeing this, the three Shifty-Eyed Guys went paper white with fright.
"Big bro... this..." The Shifty-Eyed Guy was so scared he could barely talk.
Hao Jian smiled and said, "What? You’re not even going to give me that much face? Won’t drink?"
The Shifty-Eyed Guy was so scared he didn’t know what to say. If he didn’t drink, from the looks of it Hao Jian definitely wouldn’t let him go. He couldn’t win in a fight, so his only option was to drink. But if he did drink, he might really be leaving his life here today. His face was twisted with conflict and misery.
Just then, while he was still looking pitiful and refusing to drink, Baldy suddenly stood up and walked over with a group of men, stopping right behind him. Before Hao Jian could say anything, Baldy, fully understanding the vibe, went straight to stand behind the Shifty-Eyed Guy and gave him a light shove with his hand.
When the three of them looked up and saw Baldy, they all jumped in fright. The guy’s build was massive, and behind him stood a dozen or so men, each one looking vicious as hell. If they were just scraping by on the streets, these guys were the real professionals. One look at that formation and you could tell they weren’t in the same league.
The three of them were scared out of their skins, their hearts almost leaping out of their chests. Baldy didn’t bother talking nonsense with them. He gave the Shifty-Eyed Guy a shove and glared at him fiercely. The Shifty-Eyed Guy’s whole body trembled, then he read Baldy’s look — it clearly meant "Drink." If he didn’t, this group of people would start swinging any second.
Seeing that, he didn’t dare hesitate anymore. He grabbed the bottle of baijiu in front of him, twisted off the cap, and started drinking.
Worst case, he’d risk his life and drink. Maybe like that he’d still have a chance to survive. If he didn’t drink, looking at the posture of the men behind him, they’d probably pound him into mincemeat on the spot.
"I’ll drink! I’ll drink!" the Shifty-Eyed Guy said.
On the spot, the other two, scared out of their wits, followed his lead, each grabbing a bottle of baijiu and getting ready to drink.
"Wait!"
Just as they tilted their heads back to drink, Hao Jian’s voice rang out again, stopping them. The three of them looked at him, confused, faces blank.
Hao Jian smiled and said, "Remember, you have to drink it all in one go. If you don’t finish it in one breath, it doesn’t count. You’ll have to start over."
"What?!"
The three of them went pale again. But then Baldy glared at them fiercely a few more times. Even though they felt this was impossible, things had already come to this point — they didn’t dare say a word. They picked up the bottles and started drinking.
So you could see the previously arrogant and cocky three Shifty-Eyed Guys each grabbing a bottle and guzzling away.
Everyone’s eyes were on them, faces full of excitement. Who would’ve thought that coming out for a meal, they’d get to see such a good show?
