Chapter 49: The Fake Thatched Hut

  Han Qin lightly sipped a mouthful of Maotai wine, and quietly started the auxiliary system. A few seconds later, the beautiful secretary Hu Mei gave out the answer, this is standard fake wine!

  He came to this conclusion, Han Qin shook his head and smiled wryly. He was quite lucky that he didn't think he would encounter a fake one the first time he drank Maotai. If it weren't for the help of this auxiliary system, who knows if he would be considered a fake after drinking the real thing in the future! Isn't this a case of "the false is true and the true is also false"?

  Jian Qin savored a mouthful of wine, and then smiled mysteriously. Liu Jian saw the sign and wondered if there was something wrong with this Maotai? Liu Jian also carefully tasted a mouthful of wine, the aroma was very strong, but the soft, sweet and mellow flavor that Maotai should have didn't come out well!

  Liu Jian is now just a small section chief, but more than a decade ago, he was a full colonel in the army. After moving to the local government, he was demoted three levels! Maotai has a special relationship with the military, most of it is purchased by the military and government, only a small portion is sold on the market! When he was in the army, whenever leaders came for inspection, they would only drink Maotai.

  As for the authenticity of the wine, Liu Jian still has the right to speak. Just now, I didn't notice that it was not carefully tasted, just gulped down a cup, and also didn't think about this aspect. A newly opened high-end hotel would openly sell fake wine! After careful tasting, this wine is indeed not authentic, but it's also very well-made. If no one pointed it out, I wouldn't have noticed! The top-level counterfeit wines are all made by retired master craftsmen from the Maotai Wine Factory, using base wines that are almost identical to real Maotai. It's difficult for those who don't often drink Maotai to distinguish.

  Putting down his wine glass, Liu Jian looked at Han Qin with a complex expression, even starting to doubt the information in Han Qin's file. Could this young man really be from an ordinary working-class family? At such a young age, he could tell the difference between real and fake Maotai with just one sip - was it possible for a commoner's family to cultivate such refinement?

  Liu Jian savored it carefully, and Deputy Director Li Jitong, Ding Wenhui, and Liu Xiang also followed suit, taking a sip, but couldn't quite make out what the fuss was about! Although they had all drunk Maotai several times before, who could guarantee that what they drank in the past was genuine?

  Liu Jian heavily knocked on the table and glared at Liu Xiang angrily! This hotel was recommended by Liu Xiang, he should have an unusual relationship with this place, so it's natural for him to handle this matter!

  When the leader got angry, Liu Xiang's small face with acne suddenly turned bright red. He glared at the female waitress in the private room and shouted: "Call your manager over, I think you don't want to run this hotel anymore!"

  The waitress saw that the pockmarked face was very fierce and didn't know which god he was, so she was too afraid to speak and quickly left the private room to find the duty manager.

  Zhang Xin didn't drink red wine or juice, but instead drank baijiu with everyone else. She raised her cup and smiled: "If Liu Ke can tell whether this Maotai is genuine or not, that's a good explanation - it's all due to the skills honed from drinking on public funds! But Han Qin's skills are even greater than Liu Ke's, which makes it really hard for us to understand..."

  She paused for a moment, and then Zhang Xin suddenly remembered Mayor Yan asking Han Qin to drink good wine together, and Han Qin even asked if it was Maotai or Wuliangye! Zhang Xin exclaimed: "Han Qin, do you often drink Maotai at home too?!"

  Han Qin smiled wryly, it seems that this matter still needs to be kept secret and not explained. Han Qin could only gloss over it by saying: "I don't have such skills, I just happened to guess correctly! If Liu Ke couldn't tell the difference, how dare I say this is fake Maotai!"

  Many things, the more humble and hidden they are, the more people feel that they are unfathomable! Liu Jian nodded secretly, confirming that his judgment should not be wrong, this Han Qin is not simple!

  After a few minutes, the waiter led in a tall and thin young man into the private room. As soon as he came in, the young man smiled all over his face, offering cigarettes to everyone present one by one, but they were all declined.

  The tall and thin young man saw that several people were waiting for him to explain, so he smiled and said: "Everyone, sorry about this. It's probably a misunderstanding. May I ask which unit are you leaders from?"

  Liu Xiangyao said with a swagger: "This is the old cadres' office of the Municipal Government Office." He paused, pointed at Liu Jian and said: "He's our leader. You're openly selling fake liquor, give us an explanation!"

  Damn it! The tall and thin young man despised the old couple in his heart. Even the small civil servant who served the elderly wanted to drink real Maotai, how much production capacity does Maotai Wine Factory have? It's a personal item that people want to drink genuine ones, wanting to exhaust Maotai Wine Factory to death! Now 80% of Maotai on the market are fake, not selling to you small civil servants who eat public funds, sell to whom?!

  If you said it was the Public Security Bureau, the Taxation Bureau, or at least the Sanitation and Epidemic Prevention Station, they would at least give you a bottle of wine as an apology. What about the old cadres? Why didn't you say it was the Earthquake Administration or the Meteorological Bureau? Government departments also have to be divided into three, six, nine grades, these marginal offices, who cares about you!

  The tall and thin young man sneered coldly, "Everyone must have made a mistake. Our hotel has always operated in accordance with the law, all wine and liquor are purchased through normal channels, there is absolutely no possibility of counterfeit alcohol! Please feel at ease and drink!"

  Han Qin looked at the manager and thought to himself, "This is blatant bullying!" Usually, when a customer discovers counterfeit goods, the seller will readily exchange them. But this small-time manager doesn't even put the city government's office in his eyes, and he still wants customers to drink fake wine as if it were real! It seems that there are significant forces backing him up!

  Liu Jian saw that the other party didn't take the old cadre's place seriously, so he sank his face and threatened: "Young man, if you say so, these few bottles of wine must be sold to me as authentic Maotai!"

  The slender young man didn't eat this set at all, and said indifferently: "What the leader said is nonsense! It's really true. There is a phone number for querying the authenticity of Maotai wine on it, you can query it on the spot. If not, you can report to the consumer association, or you can also report to the technical supervision bureau!"

  That's why the young man dared to be so arrogant, he had his own capital. These wines were all taken from the Maotai counterfeit specialist, and they were all their private goods! Even if it was reported to the Technical Supervision Bureau, in the end, the counterfeit specialist would still have to take them back to the factory for testing, and finally, nothing would come of it! If he really couldn't cover it up, a word from the boss behind the scenes, these small officials wouldn't dare make a sound!

  A few words from the slender young man left Liu Jian speechless! Usually, he thought that working in the municipal government compound made him a big shot, and in front of relatives and friends, he felt like a somebody. Now he knows, it's all just farting! He clearly knew he was drinking fake liquor, but still had the nerve to pretend there was nothing he could do about it! At this time, the consumer association and technical supervision bureau had already closed for the day, where can you go to find someone? What's the use of calling to inquire?!

  Liu Jian didn't come down to Taiwan, Han Qin smiled and said: "Liu Ke, since the boss guarantees it's not fake wine, we don't need to suspect anymore! Just drink with confidence!"

  Liu Jian let out a sigh of discontent, glaring at Liu Xiang with annoyance. What kind of place did you bring me to? A good meal and now I'm full of anger!

  The manager saw that the leader was no longer speaking, said "excuse me" and left the room, secretly laughing in his heart, not having the ability to pick faults, isn't it asking for trouble!

  As soon as the thin young man left the room, Han Qin walked up to Liu Jian and whispered a few words in his ear. Liu Jian's expression suddenly changed to one of joy!

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