The reason why President Gao did not bring up this topic before was because he felt that Sun Yang and the other man had not drunk enough.
He didn't drink enough because this time he was drinking imported red wine. Governor Gao chose red wine because it's smooth and can make people relax, leading to excessive drinking without realizing it.
But red wine has a strong aftertaste and can make people drunk even more. By then, even if Sun and Yang are big drinkers, they will be completely drunk. As long as they are drunk, President Gao will be able to get information out of them.
So, President Gao has been observing them to see how much they drink. Unfortunately, these two people's alcohol tolerance is not exaggerated. They have already drunk two bottles of red wine each, but they still look fine.
This little bit of alcohol wasn't enough to make them say anything, but they took the initiative to talk about the disappearance early in the morning. President Gao couldn't tell whether what Director Yang said next was true.
President Gao decided to find another reason to let them have a few drinks. He had to let them drink more than three bottles of wine each, which would be enough to loosen their mouths a little.
After some thought, President Gao said, "Although we're a prefecture-level city, we're still far behind the provincial capital. If you two go shopping so early in the morning, I doubt you'll see anything interesting. How about this: After dinner, I'll take you around so you can have a good look around here."
After saying this, President Gao raised his glass and said, "A toast to the two leaders."
Director Yang didn't raise his cup, but smiled and said, "President Gao, a toast to the two leaders...is that appropriate?"
When President Gao heard this, he thought to himself, "You're the one who brought this upon me, so you can't blame me."
President Gao said again, "One cup per person, okay?"
So President Gao had a drink with each of them.
Li Cheng watched them drinking red wine like cows drinking water, and thought that such good wine was wasted.
President Gao added, "President Hou, you've met your old friend. Why don't you show some appreciation?"
President Hou wasn't a big drinker, having already had a few drinks, so she was already feeling the effects. When President Gao asked her to toast, she felt a bit embarrassed.
But he couldn't show his embarrassment. President Hou glanced at the overflowing goblet of red wine, then blushed and said, "I really, really want to toast each and every leader here with three glasses of wine. Otherwise, I truly can't express how excited I am to see you all."
This is so scary! If everyone drinks three cups, you will drink more than ten cups. Are you going to die?
But everyone present was a regular at the drinking table, and they knew that Governor Hou was just saying that. She was sure to have more to say, perhaps even saying that she couldn't hold her liquor well and was just doing her best to show her appreciation.
As expected, President Hou continued, "Unfortunately, I'm not pretty, and I can't drink much either. I'm afraid I'll disappoint you all."
At this point, President Hou paused deliberately. Seeing President Gao about to say something, she quickly said, "But we have Li Cheng! He can express my feelings for me..."
Li Cheng, who was sitting next to her, tilted his head and looked at her with squinting eyes, thinking, are you going to sacrifice me like this?
President Gao had already seen that President Hou was drunk, and thought that she had no fighting ability anymore, so it would be better to skip her and let Li Cheng go directly.
"Li Cheng, you are now President Hou's subordinate, but you used to be my subordinate. Tell me, what should you do?"
What else can I do? Just go ahead! Li Cheng waved his hand, and the girl in the long skirt came over.
"Fill it up."
After the glass was filled, Li Cheng stood up and said, "This glass of wine is for Director Yang first."
Li Cheng toasted, and Director Yang had no reason not to drink. The two of them clinked their glasses together and drank it all in one gulp.
"Good, good, good..." Everyone applauded and cheered.
Li Cheng thanked Director Yang and asked someone to fill his glass again.
"Director Sun, I'd like to offer you a toast. I'll drink it. Please feel free to do as you please."
After saying that, the two men clinked their glasses, and Li Cheng raised his head and drank it all in one gulp again.
Director Sun hesitated for a moment, and Director Yang said, "Old Sun, this is from Li Chengjing, how can you be so careless?"
Director Sun said, "You underestimate me. It's just a glass of wine, no problem."
Director Yang smiled and said, "Then what are you waiting for? Drink!"
Director Sun pointed to his throat and said, "I'm drunk. Wait a moment!"
Everyone laughed when they heard this, and Director Sun raised his head and drank all the wine amid everyone's laughter.
"It's so good! I haven't had such a good drink in a long time."
Director Sun sat down and shouted loudly.
President Gao thought to himself, okay, Li Cheng’s card works well, so let’s use it again.
"Li Cheng, you just expressed your feelings on your own behalf. President Hou said, 'We have Li Cheng.' Do you understand what he meant?"
Li Chengxin said, "You won't stop until you drink me to death, right?"
So, Li Cheng said loudly: "I understand, I understand very well."
"So what are you going to say next?"
Li Chengxin asked, "How should I express it? I'll give you a big one, otherwise you won't stop."
Seeing that the girl in the long skirt had already filled everyone's glasses with wine, Li Cheng waved to her. When she came over, Li Cheng said seriously, "When I walked in, I saw a large high-heeled glass on the wine cabinet in your hall. It was as big as a child's head."
As he spoke, Li Cheng made a circle with his hands.
The girl smiled softly and said, "That's our viewing cup. It's made of crystal."
Li Cheng pretended to be surprised and said, "Oh! It's made of crystal!"
"Yes, sir."
"Go and get it."
The girl was stunned for a moment, thinking she had misheard.
Li Cheng smiled again and said, "Just bring it here. We want to see it, isn't that okay?"
The girl had never encountered such a thing, but she reacted quickly. After Li Cheng finished speaking, she hesitated for a moment and quickly glanced at President Gao.
Seeing that President Gao was just looking at her and smiling, the girl smiled and said, "Okay, sir, wait a moment, I'll get it right away."
After the girl left, President Gao and the others looked at Li Cheng. Li Cheng said casually, "That wine glass is nice. It's big, transparent, and looks very rich. But it's useless just sitting there."
Except for President Gao, none of them noticed the large goblet. Now that Li Cheng said this, they all wanted to take a look at the goblet.
After a while, the girl in the long skirt returned, followed by the waiter in the red vest. Wearing white gloves, the waiter carefully held the goblet, which was about the size of a child's head.
The high-heeled glass was placed in the middle of the table. Several people looked at it carefully and felt that the glass was indeed as Li Cheng said, transparent and full of wealth.
Just as everyone was commenting on the crystal goblet, Li Cheng suddenly said, "Miss, could you please fill it up?"
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