Chapter 325
Looking at An Wei's leaving figure which seemed to be a little gloomy under the bright afternoon sunshine, Zachary's eyes flashed a glimmer of light. He knew that An Wei must have had an unknown past and experience. If he didn't want to say anything now, Zachary wouldn't force him.
After smoking a cigarette, Zachary returned to the dining room from the kitchen. He had just sat down and was about to drink some water when he left.
At this time, an old man in his sixties, sitting on the side of the hall, suddenly fell to the ground, knocking over a lot of dishes and bowls on the table.
The waiter quickly went forward to help the old man up and said in a hurry, "B-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-are, what's wrong with you?"
"I'm fine. Help me up and give me another bottle of wine." The old man's cheeks were flushed. He patted the table and said to the waiter.
The waiter was in a dilemma. At this moment, Zachary came over and said, "Leave it to me." As if he was granted amnesty, the waiter quickly walked away.
"Give me some wine. Quick, bring me some." The elder shouted as he slammed the table.
Zachary held the old man and persuaded him, "Sir, you've drunk too much. You can't drink anymore."
"Don't worry about me. I want to drink. Give me wine." The old man shouted, and his big palm patted on the table.
Zachary stretched out his arms and pressed down on the old man. Then, he tapped on the old man's body a few times.
Suddenly, the drunken old man's face finally became sober. Seeing the miserable look in front of him, he apologized to Zachary, and then took out his wallet to pay the bill and left.
However, seeing the old man staggering as he walked, Zachary knew that the old man must have drunk a lot this time. Even if he injected the smell of herbs into himself, the wine had not completely woken up.
Therefore, Zachary went forward and helped the old man to sit down. Then he called the waiter over and wrote a formula on the paper. He handed it to the waiter and said, "Tell the kitchen staff to make this soup according to this prescription. Hurry up."
After a quarter of an hour, the waiter brought a bowl of steaming medicinal soup on the old man's table. Zachary held the old man and said, "Sir, this soup is for sobering up the wine. Have some."
"Drink sobering soup? I've seen too much. It's useless. You don't want to earn more money from me, do you? I still have something to do. I have to go." The old man waved his hand and didn't believe Zachary's words.
Zachary would not let a drunken old man go out. He held the old man down, scooped a spoonful of soup, and fed it to the old man's mouth. He said, "Sir, it's dangerous for you to go out like this. You can rest assured that this bowl of soup is free of money."
"Really?" The old man looked at Zachary doubtfully and then opened his mouth to drink the soup.
With only one mouthful, the old man's face suddenly became very surprised. He grabbed the spoon from Zachary's hand, and then he held the soup bowl and drank it one mouthful at a time. The old man drank up a bowl of medicinal-medicinal soup in less than five minutes.
After drinking the soup, the old man, who was drunk just now, had a red face at the moment. There was no more look of being drunk at all, and he seemed to be in high spirits.
"Young man, this soup is amazing. The hangover effect is so good, and I feel much better after drinking it," the old man looked at Zachary and said.
Zachary smiled and said, "Sir, this is an antidote soup specially prepared by me. It can not only dilute the alcohol but also nourish the body." "He's so powerful!" the old man exclaimed in surprise.
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Zachary smiled and said, "It's you, sir. You're not young. You can't drink like this anymore."
When he heard this, the elder couldn't help but release a long sigh, saying, "Sigh, in my current position, how can I not drink? Today, because of work matters, I almost fell out with an old friend who has been here for several decades. If I don't drink alcohol, I really can't feel at ease!"
"Old gentleman, it's time for you to take a rest. You should leave some work to the young." Zachary persuaded.
The old man sighed softly and said, "I am a person who offends people. Now, except for me, the black-masked Yama, who is willing to offend people, no one else will do it! Besides, even if they want to do it, I am still worried about it!" Hearing that, Zachary said, "Sir, what are you doing? Why are you so tired?"
The old man glanced at Zachary and said, "There is nothing to hide. To tell you the truth, I am a member of the Committee for Discipline Inspection."
"Jiwei!" Zachary was shocked when he heard the name. He didn't expect that this ordinary old man in front of him was a member of Jiwei.
In Hasbrouck, if officials were in charge of the management of people, the Discipline Commission could be in charge of the supervision of officials. People in officialdom would change their faces every time they heard the people of the Discipline Commission come to the scene.
Of course, because it was necessary to find out the default officials, this position would inevitably offend people. Therefore, it was no wonder that the old man just complained that his work was offending people everywhere.
He seemed to have seen through Zachary's thoughts, and he also seemed to want to tell someone about it. The old man said to Zachary, "The secretary of the Committee for Discipline Inspection, this position seems to be a good place for outsiders, but for me, it's like a tiger stool. Not only do I offend people, but also I have a bad relationship with many old friends because of this."
"How could it be?" Zachary asked.
"Why not?" The old man slapped the table and said, "My friends in officialdom, due to their reputation, are unwilling to interact with a black-faced Yama who catches people everywhere. It's not easy for old friends to come here to talk, but they still come here to plead. Do I give them face or not? If I do, it will be against the law. If I don't, I will naturally offend my friends."
Hearing the old man's words, Zachary finally understood the difficulties and difficulties in the old man's heart.
As a department of investigators, it was inevitable that some hidden rules and relationships in the officialdom would be involved. It was a big problem to deal with these miscellaneous things.
If they were in cahoots with each other, they would be condemned by the public as corrupt officials. If he forced himself to investigate, he would inevitably offend people, which would sour the relationship between the officialdom. Thinking of this, Zachary picked up a cup of tea and made a toast to the old man, saying, "Sir, let me toast you with a cup of tea instead of a cup of wine. In this position, you help the people get rid of the evils and help the country get rid of the evils. We appreciate you."
"Good, good, I'm satisfied with your words." The old man laughed and patted Zachary on the shoulder, took up the cup of tea, and drank it all.
Looking at the time, the old man got up and said, "It's getting late. Thank you, young man. I'm leaving."
"Goodbye, sir." Zachary said respectfully.
The old man took two steps, stopped, turned around, looked at Zachary and said, "Boy, is it convenient to make the soup you just gave me?"
"It's a little troublesome. If you want it, I'll send someone to send it to you," Zachary said.
"There's no need, there's no need. That would be too much trouble." The old man waved his hand and said, "I just want to know that if this is an energy production, I would like to order a batch."
"When it comes to officials like us, as well as business companies, drinking and socializing matters are unavoidable. If this antidote soup can be provided, I reckon quite a few people will need it. However, thinking about it, this isn't too likely. Doing something as good as this will definitely be quite troublesome." The old man waved his hand, about to leave.