"Eating is fine, but no alcohol. I have to drive later."
Lu Baochuan hurriedly refused.
Normally, it's fine for him to drink a little.
But ever since that car accident, he hasn't dared to do anything reckless again.
Fortunately, his sister married a capable man who found a scapegoat to help him get away with it. Otherwise, given the severity of the car accident last time, he would not only have lost everything but also been arrested and imprisoned.
"Brother Chuan, it's just a little drink, what's the big deal?"
The young man poured a glass and pushed it in front of Lu Baochuan. "Just don't get drunk. It's a rare honor for you to do me this way, Brother Chuan. If I don't have a drink with you, I'll hold a grudge!"
Another young man quickly stood up, raised his glass with both hands, and said to Lu Baochuan in a respectful manner, "Brother Chuan, this glass is for you. I'll drink it first!"
With that, he downed the liquor in the cup in one gulp.
"I really can't..."
Lu Baochuan was about to refuse when another young man said, "Brother Chuan, you are our idol. If you're willing to have a drink with us, we can brag about it to others when we go back to the village."
With that, the young man also downed the wine in his cup.
Wow, this is great wine!
The young man smacked his lips, looking like he hadn't had enough. "If it weren't for Chuan Ge's hospitality, we definitely wouldn't have spent so much money to buy such expensive wine to drink."
Another chimed in, "Yes, it would be such a waste if Brother Chuan didn't have a drink."
Upon hearing this, Lu Baochuan began to lose his temper.
"Alright, since you're so agreeable, I'll risk my life to keep you company today!"
As he spoke, he raised his glass, tilted his head back, and drank it all in one gulp.
He was an alcoholic to begin with, and the alcohol he drank wasn't very good either.
These two young men, whom he didn't even know, turned out to be his admirers, and were even willing to spend a lot of money to buy such good wine to entertain him.
If you don't have a drink with the other person, you'd really be letting them down after all their good intentions.
"This wine is indeed delicious."
As Lu Baochuan savored the memory, he pushed the empty glass towards the young man holding the bottle, saying, "Come on, have another drink!"
"Thank you for the honor, Brother Chuan!"
The young man filled the glass to the brim, his face beaming with delight. "Brother Chuan, it's our greatest honor to drink with you. Come, let me toast you again!"
bite!
The three of them clinked their glasses together and drank three more glasses in a row.
The bottle still contained half a bottle of wine, and Lu Baochuan seemed unsatisfied, preparing to continue drinking.
This wine costs over eighty yuan a bottle; he usually can't afford it.
He'd already drunk half of it, so how could he be satisfied if he didn't finish it?
"Brother Chuan, you can't drink anymore!"
The young man tucked the bottle into his arms, saying, "You still have to drive later, so you can't get drunk."
"Don't worry, I can hold my liquor. Even if I drink a whole bottle by myself, let alone three people sharing it, I can still drive."
At Lu Baochuan's insistence, the young man had no choice but to take out the wine again and share the remaining half bottle.
Afterwards, the three of them had another meal together.
Perfect timing, it's time for Lu Baochuan to take over.
"Brother Chuan, are you still able to drive?"
The young man said worriedly, "Maybe we should just forget about it. You can't drink and drive, it's too dangerous."
"Don't worry, I already had a solution when I decided to drink!"
With that, Lu Baochuan strode toward where the bus was parked.
Soon, he arrived at the bus.
A bald, middle-aged man was sitting in the driver's seat.
It was his partner, Cao Defa.
"Hey, Lao Cao, I need your help."
"What's up?"
Cao Defa glanced at Lu Baochuan, pretending not to know.
"I had a few drinks earlier and I might not be able to drive. Could you cover my shift? I'll make it up to you tomorrow."
"Sorry, I have something urgent to attend to, so I'm waiting for you to relieve me."
With that, Cao Defa immediately opened the car door and got out.
Without waiting for Lu Baochuan to say anything more, he fled as if he were escaping.
Lu Baochuan stood there, stunned.
Only after Cao Defa's figure disappeared from sight did he stomp his foot in anger, "That son of a bitch, he won't even help with this little thing! If he pisss me off, he'll have to tell my brother-in-law, and you can forget about keeping your job!"
Despite his grumbling, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and get into the driver's seat when the passengers started urging him to get in.
Although he wanted to avoid drunk driving, it was already commonplace for him.
Besides, he hadn't drunk that much, so it didn't affect his driving at all.
So after much hesitation, he finally mustered his courage, started the bus, and slowly drove forward.
After driving only a few meters, several traffic police officers rushed over from the side and blocked the bus.
"Could I really be that unlucky?"
Lu Baochuan slammed on the brakes, his heart leaping into his throat.
"Someone has reported you for drunk driving. Get out of the car immediately and submit to inspection!"
A traffic policeman shouted this, immediately opened the car door, and pulled Lu Baochuan, who was still in a daze, out of the driver's seat.
The test revealed that the blood alcohol level was severely above the legal limit, which constitutes drunk driving.
"You're a bus driver, carrying so many passengers, and you still dare to drive drunk? Do you treat human life like a joke?"
After the results of the inspection were obtained, the traffic police officers were furious.
Lu Baochuan was instantly stunned.
He was tricked into drinking by two strangers, and then traffic police arrived in time to arrest him.
Isn't this too much of a coincidence?
There's a conspiracy!
In a flash of thought, he finally realized the truth.
Those two young men who were so enamored with him must have planned this all along.
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