50s: Starting with a storage ring

Chapter 881 Three Bowls Settle the Fate

Based on Sun Zhiwei's true identity, he should not know about Base 909.

But the document he came with this time wasn't real; he even made up the name on the spot, so he spoke without any restraint.

His insight truly stunned Director Zhao and Chief Engineer Wang, while the others present seemed unmoved.

Since only Director Zhao and Chief Engineer Wang knew about Base 909, and the others didn't even understand what 909 was, they naturally wouldn't have any emotional reaction.

To say that Chief Engineer Wang was instigated in this matter would be to wrong him.

Chief Engineer Wang is actually a traditional STEM guy, but because he is the chief engineer, the engineers and researchers below cannot bypass him if they want to keep the ship for a period of time for research.

So, he was unknowingly pushed to the forefront.

The engineers and researchers at the shipyard weren't interested in the reactor; they simply didn't have the facilities to research one.

The real idea here is that it's much faster to study a working ship than a decommissioned one.

It's like a piece of equipment on a ship that needs to be tested for its effectiveness under high-pressure water.

If they had a real ship, they could get the data just by launching it; without a real ship, they would have to simulate a high-pressure environment before they could test it, which would incur too much extra cost and time.

So, once everyone below was tempted, they dragged Chief Engineer Wang into it as well, and even made him the vanguard.

Now, at the dinner table, Sun Zhiwei suddenly launched an attack, and Chief Engineer Wang was a little caught off guard. He was a master in terms of technology, but he was rather clueless when it came to interpersonal relationships.

Therefore, he did not respond to Sun Zhiwei's question in a timely manner.

Sun Zhiwei was also a little scratched his head when he saw this. He was afraid of encountering this kind of bookworm. Sometimes such people are very stubborn. Once they want to do something, nothing can stop them. They are also easy to be used as pawns.

Sun Zhiwei couldn't figure out how to handle the situation for a moment.

At this moment, the soldiers on the table next to him were already drinking and had reached a critical point, so he could only leave with the words: "Ship No. 4 must set sail tomorrow."

Then he picked up the wine bottle and walked toward the soldiers' table.

Today, Ji Yongjia and his two tables were outnumbered by the shipyard's five tables of security personnel. Although they had been drinking freely, they were still outnumbered.

As their leader, Sun Zhiwei naturally couldn't just stand by and watch, so he came over with a bottle of wine in hand.

When the shipyard security guards arrived, they all saw Sun Zhiwei. They recognized him because he was a stranger, dressed in military uniform, and sitting at the main table, so they knew he was Ji Yongjia's superior.

At this moment, Sun Zhiwei came over with a bottle of wine, his meaning was clear: he wanted to participate in this drinking contest.

That's perfect, let's take him down too. Immediately, several younger guys came up with bottles of liquor, and everyone else turned their attention to Sun Zhiwei.

Seeing that quite a few people had arrived, Sun Zhiwei looked at the small wine glass in his hand and said, "Everyone is so enthusiastic, it would be a bit impolite for me to use this small wine glass."

He walked around and took a large, unused, rough porcelain bowl from a nearby table and put it down.

These large bowls are rarely seen in the city; they are mostly used for serving soup.

But in rural areas, there are many of these large bowls. When the production team eats in the canteen, many young men use these large bowls as their rice bowls.

People back then could really eat a lot. Because they didn't have much oil in their stomachs, they could eat a whole bowl of brown rice, even if it was overflowing.

Sun Zhiwei poured the entire bottle of liquor into the bowl, but it was only half full. So he took another bottle and poured it in, and it was finally full.

Sun Zhiwei looked at the full bowl of baijiu and nodded in satisfaction. Then he held it up with both hands and said to the crowd, "Who would like to drink a bowl with me?" The security guards present looked at each other, none of them daring to respond.

They just saw clearly that this large bowl contained exactly two jin of wine.

Although everyone felt they could hold their liquor, they believed they had to drink slowly. No one could handle two bottles this time.

What to do? The entire security team was suddenly at a loss.

Ji Yongjia, who had already drunk quite a bit, watched from the side, his eyes darting around before he chuckled.

Although he didn't say a word, he was even more provocative than if he had. They were all young men, and many of them couldn't resist his provocation and stood up.

Seeing this, Section Chief Qu of the Security Department could only step forward and say, "Comrade Sun, we don't have any large bowls here, so we'll have to use a smaller one to keep you company."

"However, we can't take advantage of you. You drink one bowl, and ten of us will keep you company. How about that?"

"Okay, let's do it that way."

Soon, ten small bowls for eating were set out and lined up in a row, followed by the sound of wine being opened with a thud.

The small bowl was quite large, just enough to hold a bottle of wine. Seeing that the wine had been poured, Sun Zhiwei didn't hesitate and immediately picked up the large bowl to start drinking.

He kept gulping down his liquor, and in less than half a minute, he had downed two jin (1 kg) of wine. Sun Zhiwei let out a burp, revealed the bottom of his bowl, and looked at the other person.

Things had come to this point, and there was no room for retreat. Ten men from the security department, who were not heavy drinkers, came up and each picked up a bowl and started drinking.

Sun Zhiwei didn't wait for them to finish drinking. Instead, he took two more bottles of wine and filled the large bowl again. This time, he looked at Section Chief Qu of the Security Department.

Section Chief Qu felt a chill run down his spine; he had never seen anyone drink so much.

But they were toasting him, two bottles against one, and if he hesitated any longer, his security department would be in deep trouble, so he could only nod and agree.

The group quickly prepared another 10 bowls, and just as they were pouring the wine, Sun Zhiwei had already finished his second bowl.

Of Ji Yongjia's 22 soldiers, 10 had already fallen during the drinking contest, but they had also taken down nearly 20 soldiers from the security section.

The rest of the people were stunned by the sheer volume of Sun Zhiwei's food.

Only Ji Yongjia, despite having drunk quite a bit, suddenly became energetic.

Seeing that Sun Zhiwei was already pouring his third bowl of wine, he immediately became excited and started calling on his soldiers to prepare large bowls.

This time there were still 10, and he even kindly had someone pour them drinks.

By this time, the first batch of 10 bowls of wine had been finished, half of the 10 security guards had collapsed, and the remaining 5 were barely able to sit still and dared not move.

Seeing that Sun Zhiwei had already picked up his third bowl of wine, while the second group of 10 people hadn't finished drinking, Section Chief Qu knew that he had encountered the King of Wine today.

He had heard before that there were people who could drink without getting drunk, who drank alcohol like water and were known as "Kings of Alcohol." Today, he witnessed it firsthand.

But today, this "King of Wine" is specifically targeting them; they're really unlucky.

But now there was no turning back. He could fall down in a drinking contest, but he couldn't back down. Seeing that there were less than 10 people left, he had no choice but to join the fray.

(End of this chapter)