It had been three or four days since Meng Hao saw General Gudeyef.
Normally.
General Gudeyef, the burly, bearded man from the bear country, would have been eager to meet Meng Hao the moment he arrived.
But.
This time.
The general had deliberately delayed meeting Meng Hao for three or four days.
At first.
Meng Hao thought Gudeyef had been held up by some urgent matter and couldn't spare the time.
Later, Meng Hao realized.
The bushy-bearded uncle had intentionally dragged his feet.
He.
Naturally knew Meng Hao's primary objective for this trip... which was to stop the bear country from continuing their long-range super-bombardment attacks on the United States.
Actually.
If your bear country wanted to target US ships, then just do it.
Just don't drag Meng Hao into it.
With this thought in mind.
Meng Hao finally met Gudeyef.
As a result.
Before Meng Hao could even speak.
Gudeyef first hugged Meng Hao... Well, after three or four days, Meng Hao had already been so numbed by the bear country's alcohol that he was reeling. When Gudeyef, the bushy-bearded giant, suddenly embraced him, all the mixed alcohol and food from the past few days came rushing back up, and he vomited it all out.
Moreover.
It all landed on Gudeyef.
Looking at the disgusting vomit.
Meng Hao felt extremely embarrassed.
It was obvious.
Gudeyef had changed into a completely new set of clothes to meet Meng Hao.
This was enough to show how much this bushy-bearded general from the bear country valued Meng Hao.
The words of doubt that were on the tip of Meng Hao's tongue were completely suppressed.
And looking at the colorful vomit in front of him, Gudeyef seemed utterly unfazed.
"Oh my, it's too hot in here. Our dear young friend Meng Hao is so thoughtful, he was afraid I'd get too hot..."
Gudeyef, while carelessly taking off his outer coat and handing it to a server, teased Meng Hao.
"...So he decided to throw up all over me the moment we met, so I could take off my clothes and avoid heatstroke."
Although.
The heating in the bear country's buildings was quite comfortable.
It was definitely not hot enough to cause heatstroke.
And Gudeyef's words were clearly intended to alleviate Meng Hao's embarrassment.
With his coat off.
Gudeyef felt a slight chill.
However, for a burly man from the bear country, this slight chill was nothing.
"I was held up by some matters these past few days, and couldn't receive you the moment I should have..."
"So, I'll pour myself a drink first, as a form of self-punishment..."
"Here, bring the alcohol..."
Damn.
Gudeyef was as impressive as ever.
He said he would have one drink as self-punishment, but.
He directly grabbed a brand new, unopened bottle of "Life Water" vodka.
He unscrewed the cap.
And chugged it down his throat with a gulp.
One must know.
The alcohol in the bear country is different from that in Great Xia.
Most alcohol bottles in Great Xia are labeled as 500 milliliters... Of course, they usually don't reach 500 milliliters; those capitalist breweries are considered generous if they put in 450 milliliters... But the "Life Water" vodka from the bear country is truly labeled at 750 milliliters.
This entire bottle of pure alcohol.
Is equivalent to three bottles of 48-degree Baijiu from Great Xia.
Indeed.
Even Gudeyef.
After downing that bottle, he was already a bit tipsy.
"Have some food, have some food."
Meng Hao sighed.
Actually.
Strictly speaking.
Gudeyef's statement of three drinks as self-punishment was not wrong.
After all.
This one bottle was equivalent to three bottles of Great Xia's Baijiu.
Three drinks as self-punishment... Well, one bottle could be considered one drink... Three drinks, three bottles, no big deal!
...
Slightly tipsy, Gudeyef did not stand on ceremony.
He directly sat next to Meng Hao.
With his left arm around Meng Hao's shoulder, he picked up a whole roasted goose with his right hand and stuffed it into his mouth.
"I say, brother Meng Hao, you won't blame your old brother for not accompanying you these past few days, will you..."
"As for why your old brother didn't come to see you for these three or four days, it wasn't because I was tied up with something..."
"It's just that your modified, small sightseeing submarine, the Shenhang, is simply too useful..."
Then.
Gudeyef didn't wait for Meng Hao to demand an explanation.
He began to explain the whole story like a string of firecrackers.
For example.
Packing the Shenhang sightseeing submarine full of explosives...
And for example.
The Shenhang sightseeing submarine's underwater cruising range is truly long...
And for example.
The Shenhang submarine could not be detected by the US side at all...
"So, in these three or four days that I haven't seen you, we've sunk four or five US submarines, which must have caused hundreds of billions of dollars in losses."
"However, you did say before that the Shenhang could not be used as a combat weapon, so it's my fault as your elder brother for not listening to you."
"But I've already had three drinks as self-punishment, so let's just let this matter go... If, my dear brother, you're still not satisfied, we can have another three drinks."
Meng Hao was rendered speechless, a mix of laughter and tears.
He had originally come to demand an explanation.
But.
Good heavens.
Gudeyef, the bushy-bearded fellow, had confessed all his "crimes."
This suddenly left Meng Hao a bit stunned.
He really didn't know if he should still pursue the matter.
Just as Meng Hao was dazed.
Gudeyef misinterpreted Meng Hao's meaning.
He thought Meng Hao was still angry.
Ignoring the pleas of those around him, he picked up another bottle of wine and was about to bite off the cork.
Then he would pour it into his mouth.
My word.
This time, Meng Hao was truly startled.
This Gudeyef.
Was he too honest?
He was actually going to continue drinking to apologize.
If he downed two bottles of pure alcohol vodka.
Even if this bushy-bearded uncle had a strong constitution, he would definitely be sent to the hospital for a stomach pump.
The incident had already happened.
And the other party had apologized.
He was even willing to ruin his health by drinking to apologize.
Meng Hao naturally couldn't pursue the matter any further.
He quickly snatched the vodka from Gudeyef's hand.
"I say, Brother Gudeyef."
"This is not how you apologize."
"If you drink these two bottles of pure vodka, you'll likely be sent to the hospital for emergency treatment."
Seeing that Meng Hao wouldn't let him keep drinking.
Gudeyef's face lit up like a child's.
"Look, my dear brother Meng Hao cares about his older brother."
"Alright, alright, I won't drink directly from the bottle."
"Let's drink properly."
"Come on, get me cups, and quickly pour some wine for me and brother Meng Hao!"
"Damn it, I asked for cups, why are you bringing such small ones? Are they for a cat to drink water from? Hurry up and get bigger cups, at least three liang capacity."
Having drunk too quickly.
Gudeyef was already slightly tipsy, and his speech was starting to slur.