"Ah Bin, that's not right. Everyone's cups are filled, and mine is still empty?"
Gong Chengbin opened the jar and poured wine into the cups of Du Fei and Huang Bide in turn, then poured a little for himself before placing the jar beside him.
Shao Junjie was dumbfounded upon seeing this.
"Brother Jie, this thing isn't anything good, and it's very rare, so I'm keeping it to drink more myself. You can have something else later."
Gong Chengbin said with a mischievous grin.
Shao Junjie, who knew Gong Chengbin's personality, realized that his previous words had displeased him.
Knowing the reason, Shao Junjie immediately apologized with a fawning smile.
Finally, at Shao Junjie's repeated pleas, Gong Chengbin, with a pained expression, poured him a cup of the private brew from the small jar.
Shao Junjie immediately picked up the wine glass and brought it to his nose to sniff.
Gong Chengbin was indeed right. Even before drinking it, Shao Junjie could smell a faint aroma of rice from the wine brewed by the owner of Chuan Wa Zi. Coupled with its pleasant appearance, he figured it must taste good.
"Come, everyone, let's raise our glasses. It's rare for us to meet here, and today we happen to have the boss's private brew."
Gong Chengbin raised his glass first, before Shao Junjie could continue his appraisal, and signaled for everyone to drink.
The four of them raised their glasses together and downed the wine in their cups.
"Good wine, truly good wine. It has a lingering spring fragrance and a unique taste."
After a cup of wine, Huang Bide was the first to comment.
Following him, Shao Junjie and Du Fei also showed expressions of great satisfaction.
Gong Chengbin really hadn't exaggerated. The wine brewed by the owner of Chuan Wa Zi was indeed extraordinary.
"Come, come, since everyone is satisfied, let's have another cup."
As Gong Chengbin spoke, he picked up the small jar and poured wine for everyone again.
However, the small jar wasn't very large to begin with, and after pouring three cups, it was empty.
"Ah Bin, I suspect you did that on purpose."
Shao Junjie's wine glass had already been extended to Gong Chengbin, but the jar was empty. He glared at the other man.
Gong Chengbin flipped the jar upside down, tipped it slightly, and shrugged, indicating there was really no more, and he had little control over it.
At this moment, Huang Bide made a move to offer his wine to Shao Junjie.
Seeing this, Gong Chengbin was about to stop him, but Du Fei subtly kicked him under the table.
With Du Fei's intervention, Shao Junjie had already said that it was fine and that he was just joking with Gong Chengbin.
After a brief exchange of politeness, Shao Junjie ultimately did not accept Huang Bide's wine, and Gong Chengbin let out a long sigh before looking at Du Fei.
The reason for Gong Chengbin's unusual expression when Huang Bide offered his wine to Shao Junjie was significant.
Not long before, Du Fei had said he had a way to deal with Huang Bide, making him confess whether he had ulterior motives in partnering with Shao Junjie.
When Gong Chengbin heard this, he immediately thought Du Fei was joking.
Huang Bide had gone to great lengths to approach Shao Junjie and even become his partner, so how could he reveal it himself?
Du Fei then told Gong Chengbin that he could make a drug that, when mixed with water or wine, would make Huang Bide answer any question truthfully after ten to twenty minutes, much like a truth serum used by secret agents in movies.
Gong Chengbin initially didn't believe that such a thing existed, but Du Fei repeatedly assured him, and only then did he believe him.
Thus, Gong Chengbin began to scheme how to make Huang Bide willingly drink the substance.
Therefore, the dinner at Chuan Wa Zi today was actually a carefully orchestrated trap by Gong Chengbin.
As for the private brew from the owner of Chuan Wa Zi, it was purely a coincidence, but even without the private brew, Gong Chengbin would have found other wine.
As for the drug Du Fei mentioned, Gong Chengbin had secretly put it in before bringing the wine back to the table.
Regarding the fact that the three of them besides Huang Bide also drank it, Gong Chengbin was not worried, because Du Fei had told him that the drug had no side effects, other than making people completely open and honest after consuming it.
As the wine was finished, Gong Chengbin began to grow anxious. Several times, he almost couldn't resist asking the questions on his mind.
Fortunately, Du Fei stopped him in time.
Time ticked by, and Gong Chengbin kept glancing at Du Fei.
Until he looked at Du Fei again, and Du Fei nodded at him, Gong Chengbin's expression immediately became very excited.
"Mr. Huang, I have something I'd like to ask you."
Du Fei's nod indicated that the drug's effects had taken hold, and Gong Chengbin immediately began to prepare his questions.
After all, he had made extensive preparations for this moment.
Shao Junjie, who was eating dishes nearby, suddenly heard Gong Chengbin's words and looked at him with confusion. Was this guy going to bring up the old topic of cooperation again?
Shao Junjie was about to interrupt, but Huang Bide had already smiled and nodded, "Don't be so polite. Since you're Ah Jie's friend, feel free to ask anything. I'll tell you what I know."
"May I ask, Mr. Huang, do you have a wife and children?"
Gong Chengbin's question stunned Shao Junjie.
What was this guy up to? Why would he suddenly ask that?
Although Gong Chengbin hadn't mentioned cooperation, asking Huang Bide if he had a wife and children was utterly baffling.
Shao Junjie, standing by, suspected that Gong Chengbin might be talking nonsense due to being drunk, but that shouldn't be the case; it was only two cups of wine, and Gong Chengbin's tolerance shouldn't be that low.
Next, Gong Chengbin continued to ask other questions, each stranger than the last.
What puzzled Shao Junjie was that Huang Bide seemed to answer all of Gong Chengbin's questions without refusal.
Seeing that it was truly effective, Gong Chengbin asked the question that concerned him most: "Mr. Huang, when you partnered with Ah Jie this time, did you plan to cheat him out of his money?"
"Ah Bin, you're saying..."
As soon as Gong Chengbin finished speaking, Shao Junjie felt he had gone too far and was about to interrupt him to apologize to Huang Bide.
But before he could even finish speaking, Huang Bide's words next to him rendered him as if petrified.
"Yes, the reason I partnered with Ah Jie this time was to slowly lure him in, just like before. Then, when the time is right, I'll have him borrow money from banks or loan sharks, then abscond with all the money and disappear without a trace. I've done this many times in other cities, and this time is no different."
Let alone Shao Junjie being stunned by Huang Bide's words, even Huang Bide himself couldn't believe it.
What was happening to him? Why, when Gong Chengbin asked, did he reveal his innermost thoughts?
He clearly wanted to stop, but his mouth seemed uncontrollable.
Afterwards, Huang Bide subconsciously looked at Shao Junjie, whose face was filled with immense anger.