Chapter 271 - 250: Something’s Not Right With Everyone After Drinking

Chapter 271: Chapter 250: Something’s Not Right With Everyone After Drinking

Inside the banquet hall.

All sorts of pastries, desserts, and drinks had already been served, and waiters weaved through the crowd, attending to the guests.

However, no one was interested in any of that. Like Louis, they were all curiously discussing what kind of wine Xuanfeng Bank would be serving.

After all, Xuanfeng Bank had mentioned it was a special, magical kind of wine.

Just how special and how magical it was naturally piqued everyone’s curiosity.

Suddenly, everyone in the banquet hall fell silent and turned to look at the opening main doors.

A figure walked in. It was none other than the president of Xuanfeng Bank, Fire Silica (Chapter 197).

Of the four major power leaders in Dalat Town, only Fire Silica and Feisen had survived, and both were now fitted with electronic shackles.

Feisen had already been assigned to handle diplomatic affairs.

Feisen was also handling Baguda’s applications for international flights with various countries.

Fire Silica, on the other hand, had been placed in charge of Xuanfeng Bank by Lu Feng. After all, with an electronic shackle on, he could be trusted.

Most importantly, Fire Silica was one of the four major power leaders of Dalat Town. If he could keep so many vicious underlings in line in a place like that, being a bank president would naturally be no problem at all.

The invited guests had naturally inquired about who the president of Xuanfeng Bank was before arriving, so they recognized Fire Silica at once.

Once inside, Fire Silica stopped and ushered in Baguda, who was behind him.

Now that they were both under the Xuanfeng Alliance’s system, he understood the protocol; Baguda’s position was higher than his.

Baguda’s appearance naturally drew even more attention.

He had always been the public spokesperson for the Xuanfeng Alliance, appearing in every news release, while the Xuanfeng Alliance’s Governor was never seen.

Naturally, the bottles of blue-packaged liquor being carried in behind Baguda also drew attention. The characters on the labels appeared to be from the Dragon Country.

Everyone knew this must be the wine Xuanfeng Bank was planning to feature.

Louis even took out his phone, aimed the camera at the bottles, and asked, "Maria, what is this liquor called?"

The intelligent assistant’s voice immediately responded from the phone, "My dear, this liquor is called Dream-Returning Wine."

"Mm," Louis replied earnestly.

Throughout the banquet hall, most of the guests were doing the same thing, using the Qingfeng Intelligent Assistant on their phones to translate and learn the name: Dream-Returning Wine.

They truly felt this intelligent assistant’s translations were even better than those of professional translators.

Master Kai also saw the Dream-Returning Wine and asked Ah Pao curiously, "Is this that Dream-Returning Wine you guys were talking about?"

Ah Pao nodded. "Looks like it from the bottle."

"Is this wine really that magical?" asked Master Kai.

"Yeah," Ah Pao confirmed with a nod. He had personally experienced its effects in the bar at Qingfeng Entertainment City.

The wine’s effects were simply incredible.

Baguda and Fire Silica walked further into the hall.

Once they were in, he smiled and addressed the crowd, "Thank you all for taking time out of your busy schedules to accept our invitation. The Xuanfeng Alliance will remember your friendship. Furthermore, I believe the Dream-Returning Wine we’ve invited you to taste will not disappoint."

A translator next to him immediately relayed his words.

This once again sent the distinguished guests into a flurry of discussion, all wanting to know just how magical this wine was.

Afterward, Baguda had Fire Silica go up and thank the guests on behalf of Xuanfeng Bank before finally having the waiters open the wine.

In truth, Baguda and Fire Silica were also very curious about this Dream-Returning Wine. They both knew the Governor’s plan was to promote it in a big way.

Moreover, they knew very well that the Governor always acted with complete confidence. This Dream-Returning Wine was definitely something special.

Upon hearing the order, the waiters didn’t hesitate. They went over to the bottles of Dream-Returning Wine, began opening them, and then carried the wine around, pouring a glass for each guest.

Other waiters had already distributed wine glasses to the guests.

Master Kai had been waiting in anticipation, so the moment a waiter poured him a glass, he immediately downed it.

Ah Pao did the same. He had personally experienced the wine he’d gotten from President Lu before. It was truly incredible.

It was just that he had taken all the wine he’d received before to the bar for testing and hadn’t saved any for himself, a fact he greatly regretted.

Louis held up his glass. As a waiter came over to pour, he brought the glass to his nose and took a slight sniff, then frowned slightly. "It’s a high-proof liquor, but judging by the pungency, it seems to be a low-quality spirit infused with some other ingredients."

The owner of another liquor distribution company nodded and said, "And the liquid itself seems a bit cloudy. That could affect the mouthfeel!"

The other liquor distribution bosses all nodded in agreement.

Based on their experience, this wine from Xuanfeng Bank seemed rather unremarkable—nothing special at all.

But just then, Louis and the others suddenly heard two wails. Looking over, they saw that it seemed to be two men from the Dragon Country.

These two men’s eyes were red, and they seemed emotionally overwrought, as if they were about to cry.

After drinking the wine, Ah Pao had indeed lost control of his emotions again. He couldn’t help but say to Master Kai, "Master Kai, isn’t this wine magical?"

"It really is magical. I can’t help but think of my mom," Master Kai said, his eyes red. "Before coming here, I had just paid respects to her. She passed away too soon. When I was a kid, she raised me all on her own. She went through so much hardship for me, but I was so immature back then, always causing trouble and making her clean up my messes. Just when I was ready to be a good son to her, she got seriously ill and died."

"This wine is incredible. It actually made me remember the heart-wrenching pain of losing my mother, but I’m actually enjoying this feeling. What the hell is wrong with me? Ah Pao, what about you?"

"I’m thinking about my ex-girlfriend. She’s a mother of three now... and weighs 130 jin..." Ah Pao said with a mournful look. "My little sweetheart from back then only exists in my memories now."

Seeing the state the two were in, Yang Ming subconsciously took his glass and moved to the side.

’Like a couple of idiots!’

Louis saw this scene as well and shook his head.

’These people from the Dragon Country really don’t care about their image.’

The thought had barely crossed his mind when he heard a liquor distributor next to him also become emotional, his eyes reddening just the same. "This wine reminds me of the moonshine my father used to make. A pity... my father’s been gone for a long time."

It wasn’t just him. Another person started chuckling foolishly, then a third, whose expression also turned strange...

Moreover, he noticed the atmosphere around him was also growing strange. The other invited guests were starting to act abnormally, too.

’Have these people lost their minds?’

Then he drank the wine in his glass. Instantly, an indescribable emotion surged through his mind.

It was a longing for his wife, a memory of the sweetness of being with her. That sweetness was indescribable, and it seemed to burst forth all at once.

But beneath that sweetness, an inexpressible sadness couldn’t help but well up.

The crucial part was, he found himself, strangely enough, thoroughly enjoying this feeling. He then took out his phone and said with deep affection to his Qingfeng Intelligent Software, "Maria, talk with me. I really want to talk with you right now."

"Of course, my dear!" Maria’s voice replied from the phone.

And so, Louis began a very affectionate conversation with his phone.

Seeing the situation in the banquet hall, Baguda and Fire Silica were completely stunned.

They could naturally tell that something was very wrong with these people.

It all seemed to be happening after they drank the wine. ’Was it because of the wine?’

’That’s impossible, right?’

The waiters also felt a sudden strangeness in the banquet hall, especially one burly waiter who found himself being hugged and cried on by a wealthy female guest.

He had no idea why she was suddenly crying her eyes out.

Only Yang Ming, still holding his untouched glass of wine, knew what was going on. He had seen the situation that unfolded in the bar back in Tianzhou City. It was just that the atmosphere of a bar was different from here, so the drinkers’ moods and emotions were also different.

Still, the wine’s power was at its strongest in a bar. ’I wonder,’ he thought, ’if I put on a DJ track right now, would these people in the banquet hall just keep the music going and start dancing?’

Yang Ming glanced at Ah Pao again. That idiot was drinking and getting sentimental over his 130-jin first love again.

’So embarrassing.’

With that thought, he quietly put down his wine glass and poured himself a soft drink instead.

In a setting like this, he was determined not to drink the Dream-Returning Wine, because he knew he would be even more embarrassing than Ah Pao.