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finished the wine, they stared at me with eyes wide

open. I seemed to be completely fine, as if nothing

had happened to me. Then I filled another four

bowls with the wine and placed them in the front of

the regimental commander and said, “If you are a

soldier and have the guts, empty the four bowls of

wine! But this is only a qualification match. If you

finish the four bowls of wine, you’ll have the right to

play the drinking game with me. I challenge you first

with this. Do you dare to face the challenge?”

The regimental commander looked at his

subordinates for a moment and then he said, “As a

soldier, I’m not afraid of death. Why would I fear to

drink?”

So he emptied the four bowls of wine. Then I

filled another twelve bowls with wine and stared at

the other three officers. I was obviously challenging

them.

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