Bobby was fond of alcohol. This habit was formed after he entered the Ministry of War from his superior.
This senior was a renowned drinker in the Ministry of War, and was very particular about drinking. There were probably very few people who knew better than him which tavern in Rodu had the best wine. Bobby had also drunk a lot of good wine over the years with this senior.
Based on his senior's experience, those taverns that were popular usually didn't have good wine. This was because the real good wine had to be brewed very carefully and stored in a strict cellar. If they didn't have their own winery, ordinary tavern owners wouldn't brew much wine themselves.
Just like the Titan Tavern that became famous because of the lady boss, the wine was very ordinary.
However, not everyone cared about the quality of the wine when it came to drinking. Many people cared about the atmosphere and who they were drinking with.
If the senior was still around, he would be very happy even if he had a bottle of low-quality fruit wine sitting by the roadside.
Of course, if the senior was here, he would be very happy to find another good wine in this newly opened tavern.
Meg also noticed this customer who came in. He could tell from his familiar uniform that he was an official from the Ministry of War. However, his position wasn't high, and he looked exhausted. His eyes were bloodshot as if he didn't have a good rest.
It wasn't difficult to understand his appearance from the experience of the Ministry of War in the past few days. Even the fact that he could come here to drink at this time meant that he was indeed a little far from the core circle of power in the Ministry of War.
"Hello, what would you like to drink?" Meg asked as he stood behind the bar counter.
Bobby came back to his senses and looked at Meg. He pointed to the wine glass in front of Irina, and said, "Please give me a bottle of the same wine as that lady."
"Maotai wine, 2,000 copper coins a bottle. There are also side dishes here. Do you want it?" Meg hinted at the price.
The income of the Roth Empire's officials wasn't very high. For example, this uncle who was experiencing a midlife crisis had an income of about 10,000 copper coins a month. It wasn't absolute that he would spend 2,000 copper coins on a bottle of Maotai wine.
"2,000 copper coins?" Bobby frowned slightly. This price was indeed much more expensive than the wine he usually drank. Even the wine that the lady boss of the Titan Tavern sent to him personally was only 50 copper coins a glass.
"Yes." Meg nodded, maintaining the appropriate temperature and distance.
Bobby thought for a moment and said, "I'll take a bottle and a serving of Drunkard's Peanuts. Give me two glasses."
Compared to the Maotai wine and whiskey that cost 2,000 copper coins per bottle, the Drunkard's Peanut that cost 30 copper coins per bottle was much more affordable.
Bobby didn't have much of an appetite, so he didn't order the other two strange dishes. Pig's ears and pig's tongue. Aren't these things only slum dwellers take home to cook and eat?
"Alright." Meg nodded slightly, took a bottle of Maotai wine from the wine cabinet, took two wine glasses, poured a stack of drunkard's peanuts, and sent them to the Bobby table at the door. "Please enjoy."
"Thank you." Bobby nodded slightly and picked up the round white bottle. The bottle felt very smooth and delicate. He untied the seal on the bottle, and there was a cork inside.
"What an expert." If the senior was here, he would definitely praise him.
Senior was not here, so Bobby praised him for him.
"Bo ~"
He pulled out the cork, and the strong fragrance of the wine suddenly came.
Although the restaurant had been filled with the fragrance of the wine, the fragrance of the wine from the bottle still made his eyes light up.
This wasn't fruit wine. It didn't have a fruity fragrance, but it had a mellow and lingering aroma. It should be grain wine. However, he had drunk many grain wines, but none of them had such a mellow and serene aroma.
The wine was poured into the glass, and the color was clear and transparent, reflecting the light in the crystal glass.
The senior said that good wine must be matched with a good wine set.
If such a clear and transparent wine was poured into an ordinary pottery cup, it would not be seen. But when it was poured into this clean and transparent crystal glass, it was purer than crystal, and it looked more high-end.
"How is this done?" Bobby looked incredible.
Whether it was a fruit wine or a grain wine, no matter how it was filtered, it would inevitably leave some impurities in the wine. Even if there were very few impurities, the color of the wine would never be transparent. It looked like a glass of freshly poured mountain spring water.
If it weren't for the intoxicating wine fragrance in the small glass in front of him, Bobby couldn't believe that this was a glass of wine.
"Senior, you have taken me to drink so many good wines. You must have not drunk this wine today. I will pour you a glass and try it." Bobby put the glass of wine on the opposite side. He was silent for a while before he poured himself another glass.
Irina, who had drunk two glasses of wine, was already a little blurred. She looked back at Bobby, and her beautiful legs were slightly wrinkled. She then looked at Meg and raised her eyebrows.
Meg shook his head slightly, indicating that he didn't know what the middle-aged man was doing, but it seemed that he was not waiting for a living person.
It might be a little scary to say that.
It should be said that he came to drink with the dead.
Oh, no, it should be to remember the senior.
Many people from the Ministry of War had died these days. It seemed that there must be someone close to this guest, but Yang Ming didn't know if he knew some relevant information.
Meg looked at Bobby calmly, thinking about how to get some information from him when he was drunk.
"Senior, this first glass is to thank you for your help in the past." Bobby picked up the glass and drank it.
En …
Different from the general clear and sweet fruit wine, and different from the general slightly bitter grain wine, this wine was soft. When it entered the mouth, the strong wine fragrance seemed to explode in the mind, penetrating into the limbs and bones. The delicate and elegant taste, clear and sweet, slipped through the lips and teeth.
After swallowing, the fragrance lingered in the lips and teeth, and the aftertaste was endless.
Bobby didn't put down the hand holding the glass for a long time. His face was full of shock and aftertaste.
Over the years, he had become half an expert in drinking with the senior. This wine was definitely the best wine he had ever drunk in his life. There was no other!
He didn't know why, but some things from the past suddenly flashed through his mind. Two middle-aged men who wandered around the taverns on the street, two middle-aged men who vomited all the way after getting drunk, two men who were drunk and hugging each other while sleeping on the streets …
Bobby's mood collapsed in an instant, and he began to sob and cry.
That was his most respected senior, that was his best drinking buddy in his life, that was his brother who had a life-and-death relationship with him …
In one night, everything was gone. Even his family and residence were gone.
He just followed the order and did what he should do … Why was he the one who died, and his innocent family?
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